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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LATE

Another Briton Insulted

Tientain, June 17.

Jamieson, the British Consul-General Despite the strong protest by. Mr. on June 16, Britons continue to be singled out for searching.

A particularly gravating case was told to "Reuter" by a victim, who Is a highly respected incinber of the focal community.

When attempting to cross the In ternational bridge to go to his office, he was.peremptorily ordered by the Jupanese to line up at the end of the queue, despite the production of pass from his office.

The performance

Was repeated twice, whereupon the Chinese police motioned bin to pass, but he was set on by n Japanese sentry who insisted that several Chinese lined up behind him pass Arst-ßeuter,

Britain Plans Retaliation

London, June 16.

Diplomatic circles heard that Grent Britain has decided to resort to econo- mie retaliation against the Japanese, Cabinet officials are likely to deter- mine the extent for reprisals at an extraordinary meeting next Monday,

Meanwhile, the Foreign Office is maintaining Intimate consultations with the United States, France and

the Dominions.-United Press."'

Youth's Note Starts Search

"I am going to the Path of God. "I have not decided in what way, but I will definlicly and it all.”

These few words in a note dis- covered shortly after six o'clock this morning set pallce all over the Colony In motion in a frantic search for Klschin

i

June 17, 1939.

NEWS

Hankow Firms Won't Pay Taxes

Hankow. June 17,

False Alarm Bring's

Out Police Squad

The International Chamber of

The persistent ringing of an alarm the taxes assessed by Commerce at Hankow refuses to pay bell Central Police Station this the Wulan morning was responsible for the call- Special Municipality, on the grounding out of the Emergency Squad to a that the business of foreign firms has money changing establishment at 114 been suspended as the result of the Queen's Road shortly after 10 a.m. closure of the Yangise River,

Owners of the shop, the Chung Kee Negotiations will be continued by Money Changers were astonished the Special Municipality which points when their premises were suddenly out that the foreign concerns pald invaded by About Afteen pollee with taxes up to the fall of the Wuhan drawn revolvers. cities despite the fact that the Yangtse There were no robbers, River wns closed before then-installing new electrical attings.

But there were several electricians, Doniel.

Soviets "No" To Japanese

TOKYO, June 17. The Soviet Consulate at Hakodate, in Hokkaido, hus notified the Nichiro Fisheries Company that the Soviet authorities see no need for a supply ship to the Japanese fishing boats operating of Kamchatka, and there to grant a permit to the Company's fore the Soviet Government is unable Koryu Maru to sail for the Northern Woters on Friday.

communication has been The Soviet nude following negotiations between the

local consular office and the Japanese Company. It is revealed refused to vise the passports of 16 that the Soviet Consulate also fins

Japanese fishermen bound for the Northern Waters.—Domei,

Ice Now Barred

The electricians had short-circuited the pollee alarm system!

Gracie Fields Has Operation........

London, June 15.

Lord Dawson of Penn who is nt- tending Gracle Fields following her serious operation at the Chelsea Hospital, expressed her progress so far.

natisfaction with

It ataled at the hospital that

W23 Gracie had her best night's rest since the operation und her condition to- day is very satisfactory.

Cables and letters for the patient ore arriving at the hospital in a con- tinuous stream--Reuter Special.

Japanese Don't Like Newspapers

LONDON, June 10,--The Secretary, TIENTSIN, June 17.-The Japanese to the Japanese Embassy here. Mr." [are now enforcing strict mensures Shumichi Kase to-day pald a visit to jalong the southern borders of the the British Foreign Onlee and pro-

British concession.

tested against the British newspapers treatment of the Tientsin affair.

As a result of the tightening of the blockade nothing is now entering the concession.

21-year Chellaram Samtam which is

ed last night.

Farsee who disappear-

The pole was discovered at his ome at 91 Calne Road this morning. An appeal has been made to the Press to attempt to find the missing youth. He is described as being 5ti. Sin. in lielght, slim, dark brown eyes, smartly brushed hair, has a scar on the right side of his forehead and was last dressed in while trousers and A coloured check European-style Jucket.

Any person seeing anyone answer- ing to this description is requested to Immediately notify the police.

Father Lam Dies

The death accurred at the Cathulle! Mission at Shamshuipo this morning of Father Peter Lam Yam-long. He was born in San Wul, Kwangtung 70 Years ago, and after completing his theological studies in Hongkong was ordained by the late Mgr. Piazzoli In January, 1902. In his latter years he worked in Kowloon and Shamshulpo. The funeral servlee will take place this afternoon, the procession starting Iron the Precious Blood Hospital at 4.30 p.m. The cortege will pass the Monument al 5.30, and will proceed to the Catholic cemetery, where H.E. Mgr. Valtorta will officiate.

He protested especially against what he described as exaggerated re- The prohibition now extends to lec, ports of the stripping of British sub- a particularly depressing jects entering and leaving the Con- feature es the mercury is hovering cession. Untied Press.

around 100 degrees.-Reuter,

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Thief Fires Shot Into Bed

False Fire Alarms Costly

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St. Louis. Ernest Tait, returning home. Itom, a It costs the city of St Louis an movie, found his room ransacked, $10 average of $102,000 every year to gone, and his revolver fired. Unable answer between 530 and 600 false fre to and the missing bullet, he thought alarms, according to Majo Albert that the Intruder had wounded him- Bond Lambert; chairman of the board seif accidentally, but after a poor of police.commissioners. The cost of night's sleep, Tait found the missing onswering each alarm, false or other- slug-embedded in the mattress. wise, is estimated at $325.

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Women Out-Drive Men

VAS CAPE TOWN,

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n driving ride, they will put radios in all buses, licence failed in the examination, officials announced.

while only one woman in 10 failed. - Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FatoxRICI PERCY FRANIÊLES at 1 and 3, Wyndham Stroot in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.