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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
BLACK-OUT MISHAP
POLISH TROOPS MASS WHILE BRITONS LEAVE
(Continued from Page 1)
August 22, 1939. KOWLOON WEDDING
An Inquiry into the death of a in favour of collaboration between Radiant in a crinoline, gown of Chinese male, Mok Ying 35, who Germany and Hungary,
white aerlai tulle trimined with was knocked down by a tram-car,
The German press has reported orange blossoms, Miss Anna Joaquina No. 10 on July 27, the night of the heavy Polish troop movements on (Bello) D'Almada e Castro became black-out, at about 0.30 p.m., was the Polish-Bohemia frontier, parti- the bride of Mr. Wilfred Alexander heard before Mr. R. Edwards at the cularly near Teschen. The reports Reed at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, Central Magistracy yesterday. Bald the Poles have mined the most yesterday morning.
Doctor R. E. Alvares, Medical Om-Important highways between Poland cer in charge of the Victoria Mor-and Bohemia.
28.
sald at about 9.30 am. on July
body of deceased was ident)-|
fed by the driver and conductor of
per stop
Terrace,
Foreigners Start To Evacuato
(Domel).roses.
M.
Estelle
The bride's long full veil added Interest to her train; and was held in place by cluster of orange blossoms pinned high on her head: Her shower bouquet was of luber WARSAW, Aug. 22 There were mul- Tram-car No. 99. tiple injuries on the head and left foreign diplomatic authorities and
The bridegroom, who is the san side of the deceased's body. There sniper correspondents as well as of the late Mr. A. J. Reed and Mrs, were two fractures on the skull one foreign residents have started evacua-. I. Reed, is a clerk at Command at the base and one near the fore-tion of the capital in anticipation of Headquarters.
general crisia within the next few head. Six ribs on the left side were days.
Mr. J. T. D'Almada e Castro gave fractured. The spleen was torn by it
hla daughter away in marriage, whille has transpired that members of Messrs. F. A. Xavier and E. V. Reed the fractured ribs.
the German Embassy left Warsaw on acted as best men for the bride and N Hint, 43, driver of Tram-car Saturday Inst en route home, while No. 99, said at about 6.30 p.m. on the members of the D.N.B., ofcial Ger-m evening of July 27 his tram was man news agency, and other German
The Misses E. and O. Ribeiro, in travelling west at seven or eight miles newspapermen also began withdraw-salmon pink taffeta frocks trimmed
hour, When passing a request in yesterday.
with pleated tulle at the hem, after the petticoat alyle, and Miss opposite East Point
Informed quarters reveal that the D'Almada e Castro in blue taffeta Chuseway Bay, he saw arolier tram-British Enibusay instructed British with car on the east bound line. The nationals residing in Poland to leave with salmon pink tulle, were the tram-car was stationary at the re-the country at the carllest possible
bridesmaids, while The quest stop and
Castro, also in blue on passing it he date on Monday, while the French Almada switched off the motor and sounded also advised its nationals to return taffeta, was the flower girl.
Each the foot-bell, as they had orders to home immediately,
carried a posy of gladioll, and wore do.
The American Embassy announced cluster of flowers in her half. After sounding the gong he saw a that it was making all possible
The bride's mother attended the Chinese male run from the rear of efforts to protect the American re-welding in a smart brown floral the other tram across his own tram-sidents and their property in Poland urgette dress with accessories to cur about four feet in front. He im-in any circumstances,
The reception was held at the Club inediately applied the brakes, but be-
Poland Prepares
de Reércio, King's Park. The wedding fore the tram could stop he saw the Meanwhile, Poland has apparently cake, which attracted much attention, man run into the right side of prepared herself for a stiff resistance was made and beautifully decorated He was hit by the handrail and fell against possible German actions by the bride's cousin, Miss C. Xavier. Full-dress military preparations are!
When the happy couple left for the The tram-car stopped and he saw still
runtinuing throughout the honeymoon, which is being spent ut a man lying across the lines at the
country.
Repulse Bay, Mrs. Reed wore a smart war of his car. The Conductor and
It is reported that the fortifications ensemble, sent out fruin America, of himself then took the man to the
along the German-Polish border and dusty rose celanese rayon, with Loadside, where at St. John's
en those surrounding Danzig have al-face yollt, and corsage of orchids. bulance man, who happened to be on
Her accessories were navy. ready been completed. the Berne, attended to him. An am
Sloring of food is proceeding in bulance was immediately phoned for.
full swing. Although n #eneral Ng awaited the nrrival of the am-1!! bulance and a spare driver and then mobilization of man-power has yet proceeded with a Tramway Inspector to be announced, technical and en- fa the No. 2 Police Station, where tering corps have already been called out and assigned to different he reported the accident.
to the
bund.
Lau Ping. Conductor of Trum-car No. 99, corroborated the motor-man. Sergeant T. Melnnes said he was taken to the scene of the neeldent by the driver, but could find nobody who had seen it occur. He was present at Percival Street on July 28 when the brakes of the
ram were tested, and at to
10 m.ph. it had stopped in 33 tect. He was
He was lifted DIT seat when
his
the brakes were applied.
In reburning a verdict of accidental i death, Mr. Edwards said he was quite satisfied by the evidence given by the | driver of the trom, and he found hel was in no way to blame for the ac-| cident.
The Magistrate expressed his sym- pathies with the widow.
PAKHOI TENSION
Luichow Peninsula
Severely Bombed
bases.
tone.
APPEAL BY FENG Exhaustion in Japan Of Man-power
Chungkin, AUE. 21 General Feng Yu-halang. Vice- Chairman of the Military Council,
| in a broadcast speech this evening on the subject "How to strive for victory in the second period of the War of Resistance," exhorted the Chinese their efforts for national unity and urged them to carry on the struggle despite sacrifices and dit- ficulties.
LATE NEWS people in
Floods Rising In Tientsin
are flooded and business is at,
is
Expressing confidence thut the chances of a Chinese vletery Dre greater than ever, General Feng enumerated instances of difficulties of the Japanese armies in China, such as
loss of fighting morale, growth of war weariness and ex- haustion of man-power, which are all signs of Inevitable defeat, and which are entirely absent among the Chinese armies.
while
General Feng said the critical moment of the Sino-Japanese_war has already passed as far as China is concerned, adding "what need be done in future is only to apply the finishing touches."
The address also stressed the TIENTSIN, Aug 22 (Reuter)-necessity of close co-operation amont Kwangchowwan, Aug. 21. Victoria Road and parts of the the people, which is a most essential
are completely factor In IS The tension on the soulli-western British Settlement
military triumph. He const of Kwangtung has been aggray-flooded to a depth of seven feet. The pointed out the People would be ated since August 18 by a terrife French and Japanese Concessions are helpless without an Anny, Japanese Becial bombardment of the similarly affected and the water is the army would be ineffective with-
A further sharp rise out the people. coust anst the heavy
massing of steadily rising. Japanese warships of the Luichow is
Spected Peninsula and near Pakhoi.
With the arrival of a Japanese air-ja standstill. The food situation craft-carrier off Weichow, an island cute. Electric power in the British south of Pakhol, aerial bombard Concession has been cut ments were conducted on nine places, water is still available, including Wishek labour, on the The only available communication western coast of the district of Hot-possible is boats and rafts.
the In view of the serious threat to hong. on the Luichow Peninsule their Concession, the Japanese might city of Hulhong, Linkong. Yeung be forced to seek shetter elsewhere. kong, Mowming. Tinpak, Melluk, Pakhol, and the city of Sulkai. The heaviest losses were suffered by city of Suikai, which is very small and in the neighbourhood of Iswang- chowwan.
the
over
of Sulkai, After raiding the city the Japanese planes scouted Machang, a town in the district of Sulka un the border and flew over the leased territory and machine- gunned the Chinese refugees who were crossing the frontier. More than ten of whom were killed.
The French authorities have pro- tested to the Japanese-Wah Kin Yat Po
Echo Defies Rescue
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. Chiet Park Ranger Perry Brown the oddest was assigned to one of
to perform. tasks ever given man
It was to rescue an echo. Tourists reported a man crying for help. Brown raced to the scene and found n tourist sitting on a rock below the rim shouting into space.
off but
The refugee situation is tragic.
Smoke
The speech also denounced trai- tors such as Wang Ching-wel, and urged the Chinese people to realise that national Interest must be above- personal ambitions.-United Press.
TROOPSHIP ARRIVES
Ettrick Now Lying \In Naval Anchorage,
Commander Cooper, for H.MS. Daring. Sub-Lt. C. Mannestad, whe will join H.M.S. Lowestoft al Shang- hal, and Paymaster-Commander Kennedy were among those who arrived by the troopship Ettrick from England, via Singapore, yesterday.
The Ettrick first berthed at Kow- loon wharves, but later moved to the naval anchorage, where she now lies.
AMBULANCE MEETING
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