The Archive · 1939

On Hainan Islands

Stragglers Hiding in Caves Routed Japanese—bluejackets defeated Chinese stragglers concentrated in caves eight kilometres north-east Lingshui in the southern part Hainan Island in a surprise night attack, according to communique issued by the headquarters of the Japanese China Sea Fleet yesterday afternoon. The Japanese continued mopping-up operations in surrounding villages. The Chinese lost 146 slain, the statement said, Japanese naval planes on Friday raided bases in the vicinity of Wanning in the south-eastern part of the island and caused heavy damage. according to the communique.

Japanese warships disposed of mechanical mine discovered floating south of mooring places of merchant vessels at Foochow in eastern Fukien sakes y sons Chinese Woman Found Stabbed The body of a. Chinese woman who had been stabbed to death was discovered yesterday morning shortly before 9 o'clock in a house off Pakhoi Road, when a young niece of the victim, who had just arrived from the Interior, called on her. Louza station detectives were immediately informed and investigations revealed that the woman, who was about 24 years of age, had sustained two stab wounds in the stomach and one in the head Her husband, Kao Yung-sen, 27. has meanwhile been arrested on suspicions of having some connection with the murder. The body has been removed to the public mortuary at Kiaochow Road., In the French Concession, the police thanks the following donations from personnel engaged in the campaign being pushed by that administration, have been in training since June 4 in order that during the present wee in which the Concession co-operate ing with the Settlement they may be more efficient in educating the publi in the observance of traffic regulations, In the whole city, as a matter of June 1 to June 15, inclusively, Please send your donations direct to the Head Office at 123 Boulevard de Montigny, Y.M.C.A. Building.

Anonymous $1,000.00 fuh Tan University Alumni Anonyn earmarked—[o summer, clothing mat u Tsai Kee, S.M.C lu Chang Yin in Hua Luan fact, every conscientious citizen is hi doing his utm. to prevent major accidents and whilst the object of th campaign is to prevent all accidents throughout the week—a thing which is hardly possible—there can remain no doubt in the mind of any normal thinking citizen of Shanghai. that &ccident figures during the coming week are going to be drastically cut. through their very own ce-operation.

Considering that during the past year, an average of five persons we killed and 95 injured each week in a total of 15,812 accidents for the Yih An Wong Loh. Sion Kiu Shu Yin Pan Kee Shui Sung Pah Yuen Pan Ka Chi Tsao Ven Za o Ven Chien Pan Ka T Tsao Yin Sun Pan Fu Ve Lin Chun Fu Hsin Koo) Cotton Thread Ce.

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000 year, the "Safety No Accident st Week" campaign is doing work which has been much needed and the sponsors of the campaign, who have worked for weeks in making it a success: should be shown the appreciation they deserve by strict obedience to traffic regulations donors below $30

In their attempt to reach all classes of the population, the sponsors the campaign have made ar acknowledged ments with the various forei Chinese radio stations it from where io be made throug whilst professional story-tellers h been engaged to visit the various: tea-houses and other places where the coolie element may be found. in order to depict to them the importance of obeying traffic regulations. 4 stories usually begin like tales and ultimately the moral the account has some connection or other with the present campaign. "Sob stories" in which the tragic results accidents are vividly related. also

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