HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1934.
Plot To Undermine Hitler's Power
RUTHLESS ACTION AGAINST
TRAITORS
Captain Roehm's Fall From Grace
Special to the "Hong Kong Dally dangerous to the State both with
Pres" (Copyright).]
Berlin, June 30. Germany on Saturday remained the model of peace and order des spite the rapid fire of dramatic politiet events including the expulsion of the former Chief of Stat. Ernst Rcehm from the Na. tional, Socialist, Party, the arrest of "several high Stormtroop leaders and the shooting of the ex- Chancellor, General või, Schleicher and several others while resisting arrest.
A proclamatiofi issuca by the Fuehrer in the afternoon states "on this day I have removed the Chief of Staf, Roehm, from his office and expelled him from the Party and the Stormtroop organi- sation. I herewith appoint group leader Lutze to the post of Chief of Staff. "All Stormtroopers 'not obeying or acting contrary to his orders will be expelled from the Stormtroops and the Party or ar- rested, and brought to trial,"
CONFIDENCE ABUSED
A detalled account of the events leading up to this action was given in a statement issued by the Na- tional-Socialist Party's Press de- partment which says, in part, "For many months individual elements have attempted to drive the wedge in order to create antagonism be- tween the Stormtroops and the Party as well as between the Stormtroops and the State. The Chief of Stať. Rochm, in whom the Fuehrer had placed great confidence, not only falled to op- pose these endeavours but un- doubtedly encouraged them. With- out the Fuehrer's knowledge he
the Stormtroops, the General Staff and the foreign powers. It was proved that he, in both word and deed. had been active against the "present State and adership, making his arrest necessary as part of a general clean-up. At his artest by plain clothes men, General von Schleicher drew his Eun and in the ensuing exchange of shots
Hermann Goering, the Prussiary Premier. Chancellor Hitler's right hand man in the hour of Ger- many's trial. There is talk about
SHANGHAI'S HEAT WAVE
First Foreign Fatality
Shanghai, July 1..... The first known foreign fatality due to the heat is Lieut. Joseph Frederick Johnson, 33 years old, chief engineer of the United States transport Chaumont, who died Inst night aboard his ship after col- lapsing in the street.
CONDITION OF PEKING - MUKDEN TRAIN
MR. ROSS
Danger Passed
Chefco, June 30 The latest bulletin regarding Mr. J. P. Höss, third officer of the wounded when pirates seized the 3.5. Shuntien, who was badly ship at the mouth of the Yellow River on June 17, states that the doctor feels that he has survived the dangers of the attack,
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As to his ultimate condition, no He was a member of the 1925 The back part of his head was deilalte statement is yet possible. Class Annapolis-Renter.
HENDON AIR DISPLAY
was mortally wounded the probability of his becoming First Accident Since
together with his wife who at tempted to intervene.
THE NEW CHIEF
A special expulsion order by Premier Goering on Saturday afternoon ejects from the Prussian State Council the former Chief of Staff. Roehm the leader. the provincial president and the chief of police of all Silesia, Helnes. and the troop Brigadier Generals, Detten and Ernst,
stormtroop
Vice-Chancellor in place of Franz von Papen, whose loyalty is under suspicion.
- TRAITORS AND MUTINEERS
SMASHED
Berlin, July 1. The crisis in the Nail party js believed to be over. Blomberg Com- Stormmander-in-Chief of the Reichs-
vor
Inception
Hterally pulverised and his brain injured, but his injuries do not appear to Interfere with his faculties except his vision.
He is expected to have full use of his "fractured arm' when the bone unites.--Heuter.
HO CHIEN'S MISSION SUCCESSFUL
BOMBED
Englishman Reported To Be Killed
Tokyo, July 1. halkuan
A Japanese report, from Shan- through express from Peking to
states that be
Mukden Wis bombed In the vicinity of Lütai
rst GOVERNING OF
CHINA
An Englishman whose name has not been ascertained, 1 reported to have been killed.-Reuter.
FOUR KILLED AND ELEVEN
1 INJURED
Shanghai. July 1. The bomb explosion mentioned In Tokyo's message öccurred in a third class car Afty miles eastward
of Tientsin
Four persons, are reported to have been killed and eleven in jured...
The incident caused consterna- tion among the passengers, but the damaged car from the train, which resumed its was uncoupled
journey. The injured were co- veyed to Tientsin.
The explosion, fulls
Shanghai, July 1. General Ho Chilen, Governor of London, July 1.
Hunan, has arrived from Hong Squadron Leader S. P. Collett, Kong. He told Reuter that his the son of the Lord Mayor of mission, the prime objects of London, was killed at the Royal which were to remove misunder-predictions that hostile Air Force display at Hendon to-standings between Nanking and day when a day bomber, in which Canton and arrange co-operation. he was observer, crashed from a
In Hunan and Kwangtung against through trafic agreement.-Reuter. the Reds, has been successful.
weht. has issued an order repeal-height of 100 feet and burst into ing the State
flames 100 yards from the crowd- Emergency AFP-
ed public enclosure in which his claimed yesterday. and permitting soldiers
wife was watching the display. to go on leave." Blom-
The "pilot crawed out from the that the berg's manifesto says Navy and
wreckage with only slight injuries. Army are loyally behind Hitler.
The display was continued. The pageant had been held for the last Bfteen years and this is the Arst accident.
A leader with soldierly
The newly named Chief of Staff of the Stormtroops," Vittor Lutze, a "post official in his served as native province of Westphalia till the war in which he rose to the rank of Battalion Commander but was forced to retire by the loss of one eve. Returning to the business profession. Luize entered the Stormtroops and rose to the highest rank of the organisation over group leader," and at the age of forty-three last spring was appointed President of the Pro-Votion and loyalty.
of Hanover by Hitler.- Transocean Kuo Min.
vince
SEVEN DEAD
Munich, June 30. It is officially stated that seven high-ranking Stormtroop leaders were shot dead in the course of Saturday's vigorous purging ac
tion.
standing
deter-
mination and exemplary courage himself. he attacked the traitors. and mutineers and smashed them, The Army, Navy and bearers of arms of the whole people stand aloof in this inner-political strife and will thank the leader by de..
Good relations are demanded by the leader between the Army, Navy and Stormtroops to continue on the basis of joint ideals. Reuter.
LIST OF DEAD TO BE
ISSUED
Berlin, July 1, A further official" list of the dead will be issued to-night,
The list of dead includes such
General Goering, acting under Silesia, the Berlin well-known names as Helmes of special authority from Chancellor commander Hitler has placed General Dalur- Ernst von Heydelbreck of Pomer-gue in charge of Nazi Starmtroops anla and Count Spretiof Munich, in Berlin and Province Branden-
No official word has yet been given out regarding the fate of the former Chlef of Staff, Roehm. ---Transocean Kue Min:
entered into communication with General
Schleicher. von
Since these machinations · extended to negotiations with a foreign power -also without the Fuehrer's knowledge-it was no longer possi ble to avoid taking action in the interest of the Party and the State. RUTHLESS EXTERMINATION
The discovery of incidents which have evidently been carefully planned caused the Fuehrer, who had been inspecting the Labour camps in Westphalla, to fly at two o'clock early on Saturday morning from Bonn to Munich in order to attend to the immediate removal from office and the arrest of the most heavily incriminated, leaders. The Fuehrer with a few compan- ions at once proceeded to Wiesse on Lake Tegernsee--where the Roehm group was vacationing-in order to nip in the bud any attempt at resistance. In the exécution of the arrest, the conditions of such moral depravity revealed that every trace of pity is bound to vanish. The Fuehrer has ordered ruthless extermination of this cor- rupiton so that in futute millions of people will no longer be bur-evident than usual dened and compromised by the actions of a few pathological in- are also qulet. dividuals. The Fuehrer, moreover,
ITALY REASSURED
Rome, July 1. Chancellor Hitler's suppression of the revolt has reassured Italian fears that Nazi control is weaken- ing.
has empowered Premier Goering to take similar action in Berlin and especially to smoke out the reactionary allies "of this, political plot.
Great satisfaction is felt that he has shown his strength-Reuter.
CAPTAIN ROEHM. DEAD?
Berlin, July 1. 'Berlin is returning to its normal Ufe. Reuter's chief, correspondent to a midnight motor tour of the city saw crowded open air cafes and the usual crowds strolling in the pleasure. quarter, but members of the armed police were more
Cologne. Munich and
burg.
All criticism of summary shoot- ings and discussion of his orders and actions have been forbidden by General Goering. In the mean while July leave granted to nil uniformed Nazis is remaining in
The wearing force."
of Nazi uniforms is forbidden.
Berlin outwardly is completely calm, bur a constant' stream messengers afoot and on motor- bicycles reflects the hectic activity of. the Gayernment-Reuter.
Berlin, June 30. Faced with the gravest crisis since his appointment as Chan- cellor, Herr Adolf Hitler is taking drastic steps to purge the Nazi Party of all the extremist ele- ments.
Despite reports that his Cabinet Hamburg had successfully emerged from the
There appears to be по doubt that Captain Roehm is dead. It is believed that he committed sui- cide. Reuter.
VON PAPEN SUSPECTED.
stormiest week in its career, con- siderable tension existed in official
quarters to-day as the result of the dismissal of Captain Ernst Roehm, chief of the Nazi Storm- troops and Reich Minister, with- out a portfolio.
message received in Paris have occupied all the Berin rail- from Berlin stated that the Police
way stations and the Nazi Storm
A Berlin. July 1. Everyone is debating the proba- "bility of General Goering becom- Ing. Vice-Chancellor in consequence of von Papen's suspected com- plicity with the Nazi plottings Vice-Chancellor von Papen is still confined to his house.
"SERVICE OF HONOUR”
On Saturday forenoon the Fuehrer addressed a meeting of high Stormtroop leaders who had assembled in Munich, assuring them of his unshakable determina- tion to keep faith with the Storm- troops but at the same time to ruthlessly exterminate all undisci- plined. disobedient and morbid elements. Hitler then pointed out that the duties of the Stormtroops Papen's adjutants have committed constituted service of honour · for which 10,000 Stormtroopers have
Yesterday's sensations followed made heavy sacrifices and that ne
so rapidly that the nation did not expected every Stormtroop leader to Show himself worthy of these
sacrifices and serve as a model for his follower. Hs stressed that he had for years protected Roehm
Von Papen, though he has been released from protective custody, is not allowed to leave his flat,
It is rumoured that two of von
suicide.
have time to form any judgment. but generally the executions are regarded as welcome for purging the Party,
The general public has no pity for the executed persons who were responsible for many excesses, be- satraps in having like Eastern their own districts. As an exam-
against all attacks but that the latest developments had forced him to take action in order to rip end for In the bud and put an all time attempts to propagate a new revolution in ludicruous cirple, Captain Ernst was responsible
cles and ambitious individuals.
SCHLEICHER AND WIFE
KILLED
An offical report of the death of General von Schleicher recounts that during last week it had been ascertained that Schleicher had maintained contacts which were
Troops headquarters. It is rum have been arrested. oured that important personages
The encirclement of the fashion- able Tiergarten quarter by Gen- eral Goering's
police special aroused the most starting rum- ours, the principal qf which was This however, turned out reported trouble at. Munich. to be unfounded.
MINISTRY SURPRISED
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The Ministry of Propaganda were taken by surprise and were discussing the agricultural policy when "Reuter" informed them of the happening at the Tiergarten
at General and that the guard Goering's house had been strongly reinforced.
All forms of traffic through many of the leading thoroughfares is entirely barred/
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for suppression of Elizabeth Bero ner's film Catherine the Great.
Official circles declare that to- Ernest was ex-headwaiter and gave voluptous entertainments, "while day's developments are the cul- Heines in Breslan wad responsible mination of Chancellor Hitler's for many
brutalities, entering plan to purge the Nazi Party of houses of suspects at night time all the extremist elements. and mercilessly shooting them up. All is reported to be quiet in the
Reuter.
city.
It is understood the pilot's en gine failed when he was diving past the Royal enclosure and had come down otherwise he ran in danger of shooting over the crowd-Reuter.
CHINA'S IMPORT
TARIFF
Revisions Effective
To-day
Nanking, July 1
The revised Ümport tarifi is taking effect from to-morrow
He is remaining in Shanghai for two or three days and will then see Marshal Chiang Kải Shek tö submit a report on his mission
Reuter.
SIAMESE ROYALTY ON
COAST CRUISE »
J
Japanese elements
will create an incident as an ex- pression of disapproval of the
Draft Constitution
Shanghai, June 30. Mr. Sun Fo President of the Legislative Yuan, in an interview with Reuter this morning, sald that the Legislative Yuan bad completed the revision of the draft constitution, the would be published soon,
text of which The salient points are as follows:-
That the National Assembly be convened once every two years. legates be four years, one delegate" j That the office term of the de
to be elected in every 300,000 people.
That the President de respon- sible to the country.
That an Administrative Political Affairs Commission consisting of 20 persons be created and the members appointed by the Presl- dent.
has
A CROWDED TRAIN
Peking, July 1, After an interruption" of more
The revised constitution than
thirty months. through two additional chapters, one deal-. traffic was restored at 8.45 am.
ing with military and the other when the Ping Shen express left with finance. for Mukden.
The train
Was
The former provides.. that mil- crowded with į tary oficers are unable to become passengers, mostly for stations in- President nor interfere in politics. alde and outside the Great Wall. The Governors of the provinces In addition to 16 Chinese ralli are to be appointed directly by way police, the train carried seven
the Government. Copenhagen, June 30.
Japanese gendarmes as guards.
Mr. Sun Fo said that the draft Their Majesties the King and
This is understood to be part of constitution will, be brought up at Queen of Slam are coast-cruising
the through traffic
the general meeting of the Legis- agreement of Denmark for a few days and
though it is not included in the adve Yuan for discussion after then going to Hamburg-published version,
the recess, and will later be "for- Thousands of interested specta,warded to the National Assembly
including many foreigners for adoption saw the train depart.-Reuter.
are
Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, June 30. London silver prices to-day were down 1/8d, for "spot" and 3/18d forward, as follow:—
June 29 June 30
21.1/8 21 21.174
Spot Forward
21.1/16 The London on New York cross- The most important change is rate at 2.00 p.m.-to-day was probably the 'reduction of the duty 5.04.0/16, compared with 5.05.13/18 on cotton by five per cent, while at closing yesterday. the duties on metal, chemical pro- ducts and luxuries will be Increas- ed-Reuter."
BRITISH MINISTER
RETURNS
Pelping, July 1. Sir Alexander Cadogan has re- turned from. Wei-Hal-Wel-Reu- ter.
SCHLEICHER SHOT DEAD
The ex-Chancellor, General von Schleicher was shot dead while re- sisting the arrest of Captain Roehm, and leading subordinates have been gaoled.
tors
CEYLON ABANDONS FREE TRADE
Mr. Bun Fo" said that, he WÊR going to Honolulu during the summer recess for the benent of his wife's health-Reuter.
NEWSPAPER BAN LIFTED
Shanghai, July 1.
Colombo, June 30. Ceylon has abandoned free trade for the first time in history. The State Council, by a big majority, The "Hua Fel Jh Pao" has has passed a scheme of protective been instructed by the Cenizal tariffs levelled against eggs, and Kuomintang to other foodstuffs from India..
resume publica- tion. The paper is the organ of
Thus, the Japanese textilè quota, i the Central Publicity Department if passed will not be the first de- and WEN suspended early Inst parture from free trade-Reuter. month for publishing a report averring that the "Central Political
had Committee
approved of the through traffic agreement-
ECONOMY PAY CUTS AT Reuter.
AN END
Financial Relief To A Wide Community
London, June 30. To-morrow will bring financial improvement to more than four million people in Great Britain, for in accordance with the decl- ston announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his budget speech, July 1 will mark the end. of nearly three years of economy pay cuta.
General Goering officially stated that during the past few weeks a ittle clique of Stormtroop leaders had tried to make a second revolu- tion and to destroy the state, and this both he and Herr Hitler were determined to suppress them
Unemployment benefit will be Seven have been arrested. The fully restored
to the 1931, level Stormtroop leaders shot include concession, costing the Exchequer the Silesian leader Heines Cap- over four million pounds a year. tain Ernst (Berlin) and Captain at the same time all servants of Schneidhuber (Munich).-Reuter.
1. WIFE ALSO DEAD General von
the State will receive back half of
the pay cuts borne since the 1931 crisis. This will cost the State Schleicher's wife another four million pounds in a was killed at their villa at Neuba-full-year. blesburg, a fashionable suburb in Those affected Include Ministers Berlin, when the police went to of the Crown. Members of Parlia- arrest her husband,
ment, judges, civil servants, tea- He drew a revolver and ex-chers, police, insurance, doctors changed shots with the palice and chemists as well as members when his wife threw herself be-of the Navy Army and Air Force. tween those firing and was imortal-
When the Chancellor announced ly wounded. Reuter.
the concession he said, "We can venture to remove a substantial HITLER BETURNS BY AIR
portion of the load we have been Berlin, Later,
carrying without fearing that pre- Herr Hitler returned to Berlin back," and he expressed the bellet sently we shall have to put it
to-night by air from Munich ac-
that this relief to such a large companied by Dr. Goebbels..
portion of the community and the He was received
at the aero-world itself will hasten the pro- drome by General Goering. Dr.
cess of recovery. Frick, Minister of the Interior,
Another cheerful plece of” news and Herr Himmler, leader of the is that the official returns of un- Secret Pollice.
employment, during June, although
It la officially stated that Chan- not yet available in detail, are cellor Hitler was "spontaneously expected to show that approxim and enthusiasticaly greeted" en ately another 25,000 people have route to Berlin from the aero- found work during the month- drome--Reuter,
Reuter.
HONOUR FOR DUKE OF GLOUCESTER
London, June 30. HR.H. the Duke of Gloucester, the third son of His Majesty the King, has been created a Knight of the
Reuter.
Order of St. Patrick.
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