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Jerusalem: 
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Five persons wore injured tonight when a bomb exploded in a 
crowded Jewish section of Jerusalem. The explosion occurred 
v/hilo Jewish pedestrians were out for their evening stroll . 
The bomb created a panic. The sound of the explosion was 
hoard in distant parts of Jerusalem. British troops rushed 
to the scene but there was no serious disorder after the incident. 
Southampton: 
The luxury liner Queen Mary ran through a jetty in Southampton 
harbor today, shortly after the huge liner Bremen ran aground 
at the entrance of the port. The wind and strong tide swung 
the Queen Mary into the jetty. The big liner smashed through 
the planks but apparently did no damage to her hull. 
The Bremen ran aground in a mudbank while trying to enter the 
harbor but tugs were able to pull her off. 
Hongkong : 
Chinese troops on the island of Hainan wore reported today 
to have repulsed an effort by the Japanese to land troops on 
the island. .The French and British government s had “ arned 
Japan last month that they would take : ,o ion if tho Japanese 
tried to occupy the Hainan Island. The island lies at the 
entrance of the Gulf of Tongking whore it commands the route 
to French Indo- China. 
Shanghai : 
U.S . Consular authorities announced today that the Japanese 
had apologized for the slapping of the wife of a U.S. Naval 
Officer, Mrs. Thomas hassle , by a Japanese sentry. The 
incident occurred at Chofoo several weeks ago v/hilo Mrs .Hassle 
was returning from a visit to her husband’s ship that was 
stationed in Chofoo. The Japanese Naval Officials at °hefoo 
expressed regret over the incident and stated that the offensive 
sentry had been punished. 
Berlin : 
The German government was reported today to bo drafting an 
order barring all foreign mil it car y officers from Gorman forti- 
fied zones and other military areas. Tho order also will 
require all members cf foreign defense forces now in tho 
prohibited areas to leave at once. Tho decree will carry stiff 
penalties for persons failing to obey the order. Another 
provision of the decree will require that all persons, both 
Gormans and foreigners, bo prepared to show their passports 
upon dorr nd 'while traveling through so-c. lied prohibitied 
zones. The odict will apply especially to tho Fe stern districts 
of Germany along the Rhino and other part s of tho French border. 
