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LOYANG, July 31.5 : rank at Sub-Inspector and having CHINESE counter-offensives in South Honan during the trust and responsibility of an omice in charge of a Police Station;; the past few days have administered a crippling blow to but it was equally serious for LA LUSTY TALE OF THE DAYS WHEN AMERICA a man of 01, who, in consequence of i the Japanese driving westward from Sinyang, important the threats to deprive him bts WAS HEADING WESTWARD TO ITS DESTINY! town on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, and Mingkiang,

a considerable sum of money. ¡ miles north of Sinyang.

Lau went on Counsel was an or dinary member of the public who The Japanese pushed to the had the misfortune to be detained in west in three columnia. One, Hungham Police Station on suspicion based at Mingkiang, atruck at of having passed bad ten-cent pieces. He was unfortunate because he was Taingyang in the northwest, ana kai-fong of Hunghom, a No. 1 car other advanced from Sank-penter in Kowloon Docks and in fact wanmiao to Huangkang and was quite eminent in that district,

"Whatever else," continued Mr. Tsinyang, passing through

Whyatt, "may be said, I do not expect Yakang and Maolhih, while the anyone would suggest that Lau has third column pushed straight to been gulity of an offence. In

spite ..of. Tungpeh from Sinyang.

.tial ho... was detained In the Stallon for three hours and

SUBMARINE FEARED LOST Soviet Vessel Had 30 Men Aboard

25-The Berlin BERLIN, July newspaper "Voelkischer Beobachter" to-day published a Moscow dispatch The first and second columns are was only released after he had pro- saying that reports from Murmansk, reported to have already been beaten mised to pay Edwards $120. Sucli a Russia, told of the sinking of a Soviet back to Mingkiang following bitter charge as that which, if proved, as 1 submarine after it had collided with combats. another ship. The submersible, was said carried a crew of 30 men to! the floor of the sea,

sald

that

Japanese Push Repelled LOYANG, July 31-More than

the

of

submit it would be, will be, will show that defendant is a corrupt and dis- The third column la still battling honest ofcer and has abused hila posl- with the Chinese at Yuchhotlen, cast tion ns Officer in Charge of a Polico

To divert the Chinese Station. The dispatch

rescue of Tungpeh.

"When Lau was taken to operations were started immediately strength, a part of the invaders have station, it was about 7.20 am. There after a diver was uble to contact I made a detour to Kuhalenchen.

was an interpreter named Wan Wal- the trapped. men by pounding on

The Japanese set fire to all the yuen present in the Charge Room. the side of the submarine. It added

Edwards "A few minutes later, houses on their way of advanco, that the collision occurred during

thelrcame in, and on being Informed devastating a vast area in Russian feet manceuvres which were

wake and rendering large num- the matter, gave instruclons for Lau

310 to be searched. A immediately stopped when the word

note was bera of non-combatanta homeless. was flashed that a submarine had

One unconfirmed report claims that taken from Lau. been lost.

"Edwards Inter telephoned inspec rescue Kuhalenchen, east of Tungpeh, hasf The advices said that the

the Chinese.tor Carey, who is senfor Inspector in Kowloon and told him of the matter. operations were execedingly difficult been recaptured by since the submarine went down In Central News.

At the same time he said that Lau deep water and the sea, was heavy.

was a hat-fong, and Number One (The Associated Press was unable

carpenter at the Kowloon Docks. to obtain corroboration of the ac-

On hearing this, Inspector Carey, eldent immediately from either Mos- Row

A dispatch from 20,000 Japanese at Kaoplag, in south-thinking that such a respectable per- or Berlin.

Shunal, pushing castward to son was unlikely to have attempted to clared they had no information con- Lingehwan have been repelled by pass bad ten-cent pieces, asked Ed-

of the Chinese and are now fleeing towards to drop the charge

"However, Lau was detained until cerning the reported disaster

wards Changell, in the northeast, Murmansk).-Associated Press.

shortly after 10 am, when Un came It the Berlin report us tu the and Tsineleng, in the south,

on duty. Un has been attached to The Jupanese drive in Lingehwan the Station since July last year. adds another submersible to the re- was made in an attempt to establish Edwards was transferred in October. cent list of underseas disasters. The contact with their comrades at Hul-w To othree weeks afterwards, he first was a Japanese submarine. She hsten and Linlssien in northern Honan called Un into his private quarters. went down in deep water off one of to clear up Chinese units in the Tai-and said to him: Look here, Un, 1

Mountain All Thang

area along the think you and I can be useful to each the southern Nippon Inlands. hunds aboard were lost.

Shansi-Henan border.

other. Soinetimes there is a chance The U. submarine Squalus sank Violent nighting is reported to be to make some money. I can help you off the New Hampshire coast-fraging in the vicinity of listahsien, infund you can help me.' Twenty-six of those uboard died sauth Shansi.

"Nothing further was said, but the The Japanese com-; while 33 were rescued with a diving fineneed an altack un Liuchinkow, interpreter uxlerstood what ball.

enst of IIslahsien, on Saturday, meet-meant. The British submersible Thetising with stout Chinese resistaner.j Continuing, Mr. Whyatt said: went down off Portsmouth, England. Central News, Ninety-ve men were killed, while; four were rescued,

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"When Un entered the charge Room he saw Lau in the dock, and a few minutes Inter took him to the detectives room. Edwards followed CHUNGKING, July 31-Reports within a minute, but went to another Indo-Chino, while test diving. received here reveal that the Japan-route. Seventy-one affeers and men were ese lows in the Chinese guerilla attack "They sat around a table, and Un lost. This submersible has been on Henglin station, miles above said to Lau: This is, a serious case, on the Shonghal-Nanking and if you go to Court you may re- located by salvagers, including the Wusth U. S. S. Pigeon, and un-effort is being Railway, on Saturday morning was ceive a sentence of three years' im- far more heavy than the Japanese prisorament. Would you like the New Rescue Device spokesman cared to udinit in a press Inspector to settle it here'

au replied in the affirmative. HOME, July 30.--A new device conference in Shanghal.

A whole military lealn, it is stated, The interpreter thon enid: for the salvage of submarine crews was tested by the Italian naval was heavily damaged by carefully must pay a sum of 'wine-money' to authorities in the Gulf of Epezia laid land mines when it reached the the inspector.

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"Lau asked how much,

Un to-day.

Lou snid Tests were made on a submarine Several hundred Chinese guerillas replied: 'As you please.

then surrounded the shattered he would give twenty or thirty dollars In depth of 70 metres, and, ne-

train

and attacked the Japanese but Un told him this sum would not cording to on official announcement, troops. trapped Inside. All the be enough. Finally they agreed to the results were completely satis-Japanese, except a few, were killed $120. Edwards was present through- factory-Trans-Ocean,

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out the conversation and it was im- An extensive length of the railway, possible for him not to have heard of it is further learned, was torn. Traf-1 the bargain,

the not expected to resuine within "Lau and Un went the tlp Hong Gulld, which was about five minutes' u short time.

The Japanese-spokesman-at-the walk away, and there Enu asked the press conference in Shanghai merely Secretary to lend him $100. This was admitted the ottack and said that done, and the money was handed to St. Jean de Luz, July 30-A eight cargo couches were destroyed. Un. The latter said, however, that Lau then Franco-Spanish agreement has been le excused the incident by stating the agreed sum was $120.

and reached for the immediate repatria-that he could not detail his troups to told out a $10 which he bad, tion of 50,000 Spanish militiamen at guard every inch of the railway handed this to Un, mying that this was all the money he had. Un tookt present interned at a enmp in France. Central News.

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"On returning to the Station, Un hunded the money to Edwards, who TOMORROW "When Lau and Un went to the MGM Pleturo Club, there were severnt members present, and on seeing what happen- ed, they had a discussion, the upshot!

"Mr. Coseby informed the police,

Liege, July 30.--King Leopold of of which was that Lau was taken CHUNGKING, July 31-The Chi-the Belgtans to-day unveiled a 40- to see Mr. Loseby the following day nese Consul at ituala Lumpur has foot high statue of King Albert at by one of the members. reported that Mr. Chen Yung, a lead-the entrance to the new Albert Canal ing Chinese member there, has donnt-near Llege.

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