Karachi. Sept, 1 1f T were given a choice of troops for my battery I would choose Indians every time." a senior artil-jory officer who has seen service in France, the Western Desert. Greece and Syria. told Reuter today, British troops7were magnificent in their dogged tenitefty, the officer said. and Australians excelled as shock troops. but Indians. for all-round adaptability as Troops. he preferred above all others. Their sense of dis-
fal ginling, he added. was really wonder-"If they are told to hold. a post
vou cab have complete confidence in they'l gliald it to the last man amd them' the officer said—Reuter, Extortioner Confesses In Court An extortioner, who was said to have written no less than 15 extort tion letters to Mr. Hsia Ting-yeo. high Chinese official of the Shanghai Customs Administration. faced the First Special District Court yesterday and confessed to the crime, Judgment was reserved. He was charged with the crime in which he tried te obtain $30,000. threatening to do serious bodily harm to his victim, His letters were sent to Mr, Hsia's home in Hart Road. Accused said that he had known his victim for some time. having seen him once in an outport. He was so poor that he was forced to try extortion in order to enable him to send hís children away.
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