'A verdict of death by stabbing was rendered by the Chinese Court Procurator yesterday in the, case of [Lee Soo-ngo, 40-year-old Ningponese, who was murdered on the night of July 8 in Lane 7%, Baikal Road, Wayside district, Lee, who resided in House 4 in the Jane, was attacked by a Japanese soldier, according to reports, and wounded so seriously with a' knife Jor bayonet that he died, He leaves fa wife.
The Municipal Police end the Japanese Army authorities fare me vestigating the cas Workman Loses Arm Shanghai, July 6, 'As the result of being' caught is some machinery at Kung Dah No. 3 cotton mill yesterday, a Chine workman had his arm amputated, Tot Accident occurred at about 4 a.m. ant jthe man was removed to St, Luke! hospital.
Tur local Inspectorate of Customs has resumed the collection of tht silver equalization tax, promulgated on July 10 at 25 per cent message to the "Sin Wan Pac has been levied ever since the adoption of the currency reform by the Chinese Government in Noverr ber 1935 in order to prevent the ovtflow of silver abroad. Collection of the tax, however, was virtually sui pended during the past two. months, when the value of silver abroad was more or less at par with its domestic quotations. The gradual rise of the silver price in overseas markets dur ing the past fow days, it {9 reported, has once more made the levy of tht equalization tax necessary.
Che hour, 'They tried, ineffectually, open the gate on Macleod Road and then went through a hole in the fence, decamping quickly in the general direction of Shanghai Theidentarly, the Swann' servants tive in quarters at the end of the garden about a hundred yards away fud one of them, seeing what was up. elt his room in an attempt to. get through to the house of Mr. Hugh Middleton, 565. Macleod Road, about Gri eighth of a mile away. He found his way barred, however, by a num= ber of other bandits standing around li. Maclevd Road, on watch, and Geelded (6 be dseréet and stay where "Curiously enough, a Chinese land-broker," Mr, Swann told the "North= Chiva' Daily News" yesterday, "had Fiven me $500 in a paper, parcel fake home for him the day before the bed-room.
Winter clothes and was left intact."
"They got away with $43 in cash from me and about $8 from the Russian watchman," he went on. pairs. Other raised vessels which may be found to be too badly damaged for service will be scrapped.
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