ESCAPEE FROM MEMEL ANSCHLUSSĮ
MA TAU CHUNG SENTENCED
LEFT TO THE PROPHETS
Memel, To-day.
The question of the anschluss of Memel and Germany was pos- The case in which Lo Ah Winged but not answered by the new | former "carrier" in the Artillery President of the Memel Direc- Regiment of the Chinese Army, torium, Willi Bertuleit, when he attempted to escape from Ma made a lengthy declaration Tau Chung on January 9 and future policy. was shot, had its sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy, before Mr. E. Himsworth this morning.
It was disclosed that defend- ant had attempted to escape by crawling over the barbed wire, though warned repeatedly by the sentry on duty. He had succeed- ed in crawling over the wire and had run down into the fields sur- rounding the camp.
Four shots were fired at him, but he kept on running out to- ward Argyle Street, when the fifth shot brought him down. The bullet entered through the shoulder and came out through the chest. He was sent imme- diately to the Kowloon Hospital, where he received treatment. He had only been discharged yester- day.
When asked what he had to say, defendant stated that he had heard that the fighting go- ing on was very fierce, and that] he had tried to escape to get back into the fight.
Mr. E. Himsworth passing sentence, stated that the motive was no excuse for the deed. De- fendant was sentenced to 6 weeks' hard labour.
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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 28, 1989
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when the Anschluss will take place I must leave to the pro- phets" he declared.
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"The Directorium exists for the purpose of carrying out the will of the Diet and of our Fuehrer, Dr. Neumann”.
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ble role of endeavouring to teach must be relieved of the impossi-
Memel German children. The Lithuanian film censorship board must be brought to realise that German newsreels and culture Alms are appropriate for Memel cinemas. In the field of industry and commerce, the abnormal situation brought about by Lithu- anian attempts to make Memel economically and politically de- pendent on Lithuania must be corrected.-Trans-Ocean.
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