THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939.
CAR CHASE AND STRUGGLE
Clearg, Sunt
ON RUNNING BOARD
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A DRAMATIC CHASE by Lance Sergeant W. Rothwell › through Kowloon's streets in a Sanitary van, and the story of how the Sergeant was pushed off a moving car, and injured about the head and body, were recall- ed this morning by Det.-Sgt. H. J. Baldwin at Kowloon. Magistracy, when he prosecuted two men before Mt. Q. A. A. Macfadyen for stealing tools from cars, and for loitering with intent.
Accused, Leung Sum, 22, and Leung Sam, 40, it was stated, were believed by the police to be ringleaders in the stealing of tools and other articles
from various private cars during the last six months.
First accused was also charged with resisting arrest and with escaping from legal custody.
Det.-Sgt. Baldwin said that at 9.30 p.m. on June 20, Sergeant Rothwell was assigned to keep a special watch for a stolen car, No. 3578, in Matau- wei Road. The Sergeant, saw a car without headlights, noticed the num- ber was No. 3578, and attempted to stop it, but the driver ignored his or- der.
ON THE RUNNING BOARD The Sergeant boarded a passing Sanitary van, chasing the culprit through many dark streets. Even- tually, when the Sanitary van running paralle! with the car, Roth- well jumped on to the moving car, and holding first accused's neck or. dered the driver to stop.
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The driver, instead, accelerated, con- tinued for about 800 yards, and then suddenly swerved the car, colliding
NO POSTMEN IN REICH
London, To-day. There are no postmen In Germany, their jobs having been taken over by women.
Women are also conductors on bubes and ́trams, and carriage and engine cleaners.
These facts were announced on the Nazi radio yesterday. Reuter,
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with a lamp post. Meanwhile, the The "Koelnische Zeitung," publish-
"The German population of Bromberg
first accused had pushed the Sergeant ed in Cologne, meanwhile declared, off the car, causing him to fall and momentarily, to lose consciousness.
The thieves escaped while the Ser- geant went to the hospital, where he
'stayed for two days.
At 5.30 a.m. on September 11, both accused were seen by a Chinese de- tective, to try the doors of four cars in succession in Gascoigne Road park. First accused tried the doors while the second kept watch.
The detective arrested both.
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Second accused was sentenced, three months' hard labour while the first was remanded for 48 hours.
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Windows must be closed and the streets emptied after 6.30 p.m. every day.". It added that a certain nume ber of Polish personalities had been arrested and were held to serve as hostages.
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alone on account of her mutual aid pact with Britain. The implication was clear that Poland would get bet- ter terms if the western powers were to call off the war on all
Berlin, Sept. 11. (AP). Germany was said on good authority today to be waiting for Poland to "raise the white flag of surrender", and infor- willing mants added that "that would ensure fronts.
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