Shanghai, June 9.
The French Fire Brigade was cal-Jed out yesterday afternoon when small fire broke out ina Chinese house behind 235 Route Frelupt. The fire-fighters had the flames under con-wol within a few minutes and, while the cause of the fire is unknown, one darkness, Wayside police station was of the occupants was slightly hurt n attempting to get out of the burning house.
Shanghat, June 9.
Ar. Shu Tsong Yung, residing in the French Concession, was stabbed at 5.30 p.m. yesterday' at the Chung Nan Hotel in Avenue Edward VII by one Tsao Ah Sze, to whom he refused to give a "cumshaw" the previous night, itis stated.
has been ascertained that the victim gambled at the hotel on Friday ight and was later accosted by Tsao for a "cumshaw"
'Yesterday, Tsao returned to the hotel with a vegetable Knife and, it i: alleged, stabbed Shu. The latter was taken to a hospital in a serious condition, while 'Tsao was arrested by' the Police and will now face trial in the Chinese Court, Shanghat, June 9.
During the first. five months of the year, 7,410 Chinese families totaling" 499,543 individuals were permitted' to take up residence the Hongkew area north of Soochow Creek, according to. statistics compiled by the rehabilitation section of the Ofice of the Japanese 'Naval Resident, Officer, the "Shanghai [Sainiehi" reported yesterday, 'The number of "Japanese residents Shanghai at the beginning of May was 68920, the daily also' reported Chinese workers employed in Japanese-owned cotton mills totalled 67841 at the beginning of the year the report also said, the "Mainichi" said.
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