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July 20, 1940

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SHANGHAI CRIME

Chinese Journalist Shot In Cafe

Shanghal, July 19. Samur H. Chang, prominent Journalist whose name

was on Nanking's "black list" WAS AM- sassinated to-day when two gun- men fired five bullets at him.

-The incident-occurred while he was having tea in a German- owned cafe in the International Settlement.

As the gunmen left the enle Pole named Krassnoll attempted to stop them and was shot in the ab- domen in the struggle. He died two hours Inter in hospital. The assas- sins escaped.

Chang was manager of the Asla Lite Assurance Company, a director of the Post-Mercury Company, pub- lahers of the Shanghai Evening Post und the Ta Mel Wan-Pao,

Chang was one of the best known For newspapermen in Shanghai, many years he was Editor of the To Mei Wan Pao.—United Press.

Attack On Newspaper

Shanghal, July 19. Among the suspects detained in connection with the bombing of the Chinese newspaper Shun Pao on July 16 is one Wang Ah-plu, an un- employed who recently joined the so-called East Asin Anti-Comintern: League in Chapel. He is sold to have| been given $40 by some political agents for his part in the attack on the Shun Pao.Wah Kiu Yat Po.

NEWS

Hitler Spurned

MOCK BATTLE IN ENGLAND

LONDON, July 19' (UP),—Iffice's} vagus peace gesture is destined to bei spurned in Britain where it is widely! LONDON, July 10 (Router) viewed as an insincere and futile at-Canadian troops held a mock, battle tempt to influence the appeasemen aginary German Invasion.

in England today, repulsing an in- elements and thus weaken the nation's war effort.

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Supported by every device of ma dern war, the First Canadian Divi- Registration of women and children slon occupied prepared positions in an and of men below. 18 and above 55 English village. By nightfall victory was theirs. They took thousands of years ends at 1 pm. to-day. There prisoners and annihilated what was was no last minute rush this morning. left of the invading force.

At 10 a.m. approximately 5,000 · Guns, rifles, tanks and dive bombers persons hnd registered. They com- all took part, Imitation bombs help- prisci approximately 2,500 women,ing the illusion. 1,000 children and, 1,500 men

Ex-Colony Resident

A. E. Pratt May Take Part In Australian Politics

The enemy,

represented by the Central Canadian Brigade, secured

strong

footholds before the defenders established contact.

The superior striking power of the defenders prevalled.

During the shom battle ᄆ ren! cnemy raider appeared over the coast some miles away. Some of the planes taking part in the battle few of to deal with

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AUSTRALIAN HOME DEFENCE

SYDNEY, July 19 (Reuter),—Mr. | R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, stated to-day that the The following, from the Sydneyi

Breat

impossible to Colony:

say when the divisions of the Australlon Im A. E. Pratt, now manuging-editor perial Force now in Australia will

Sydney Dolly News, came frael be needed overseas, and it Aberdeen to Melbourne as a baixa, there was great

It present troops

Bulletin, Is of Interest to many in the tion made in the European situa-

1 of

and was eduented at Scotch College in camps in the call alth

and the University, where he studied

As a result, the strength of the inw. Ile took up a cadetship on the nighting forces in the Commonwealth Age, went to London for A.P.A, and travelled throughout Britain and the would be temporarily limited to 80,-

000, and recruiting would have to be! Continent. Later he visited

China

temporarily and Japan to

interrupted at on early rather material for a

date. boolt. Two days after arrival ELL Hongkong he became editor of that

There are already 77,000 'men in city's Daily Press. Il-health sent him time in the last war.

camp, which is greater than at any Australia is back to Australia." The death of his

now concentrating on raising the father (shortly after coming Buckley and Nunn's to mange strength of the Home Defence forces Murdoch's in Sydney) caused

to quarter of a million. an an alteration of plans, and Pratt went! tecturing for Chinese rolic!

H.M.A.S. Sydney is a sister- lief com- mitless, became a Kew alderman, ship of the Achilles and Ajax, and was mentioned as a probable which fought the Graf Spec. opponent for Menzies in Kooyong.

He has three books to his credit essays, a sociological study and biography-Is. 37, and a bachelor.

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