Knowing that a considerable amount of money would change hands in a lottery ticket shop on Nanking Road last night, in view of the fact that the drawing of the Refugee Relief Lottery is taking place today, and that consequently a large number of tickets were sold yesterday, three dating robbers, two of them armed with pistols, entered such an establishment at 622 Nanking Road near Chekiang Road, shortly after 7.20 p.m. and held up the manager of the shop, his six assistants and about twenty customers. Meanwhile, the unarmed member of the trio searched the various counter-drawers and China's Budget for Current Year Chungking, Apr. 4*.lt, is Jearnt-that the general budget of the National Government for the present fiscal year (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1939) totals $2,850. millions, as compared f'with $1,200 millions for the 1036- (pre-war) budget. The budget figures for the last two years were:—1937.:...$2,00 millions. 1938...$2,400 millions—Kuo Min.
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