The Archive · 1928

Three Typhoons in the Pacific

The following weather report was issued at 9.20 p.m, on July 25 by the Siccawei Observatory "The two typhoons over the Pacific Ocean have apparently formed one centre, almost stationary.

Another typhoon nearing Guam N-W'ward, while a third one is passing N-N-E'ward "to the northwest of the Bonins.

From another source we learn that one of these typhoons is expected to reach' the neighbourhood of Shanghai to-day. the forged sweepstake tickets to the people in Java in return. This practice he is thought to have carried on for some considerable time. The suspicions of his fellow students were aroused by the large amount of mail he received and their amazement was even greater when they received letters from their relatives in Java asking them to make inquiries.

The man is said to have been arrested in rather an unusual man-

While one of the students found A pretext to engage with him in fight—and incidentally gave him 'a good hiding,—the others took hi keys from him and opened his trunk. In this they are said to have found a large number of: applications, ax well as many of the unsold forged tickets.

The matter was at once reportes to the authorities, who ordered the man to be detained.

Tt is not known what action will be taken by the three clubs con-corned but it is understood that the students are demanding that he man shall be handed over to the authorities for trial Avour 1,000 night shift workers of the Nagai Wata Kaisha No, 9 Mal, 60 Markham Road, stopped work at 9 p.m, on July 23 and lett' the mill quietly. "At si on July 24, 1,000 day turned up and carried on until 6.15,, when several of them threw stones and baskets at the Japanese foremen, resulting in the management stopping the machinery. The workers then left th: premises, and the mill closed down at 6.50 o'clock. of the Nationalist War Council, is 'a patron, and both he and Mme.

are taking part in an ancient C2: nese sword exhibition. This sword display forms a unique feature of ancient Chinese culture and it is understood that only a few peerie of the present are familiar with it.

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