1938-07-23

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

JULY

1938

"Holy Man" Defeated

After 8-Day Battle

AFGHAN REBELS' FIERCE

FIGHTING

·REVOLT of 2,900 Afghan tribesmen, organised by the "holy man" Shami Pir, was crushed by Government troops and airplanes after eight days of fighting.

When Shami Pir murrendered, his tribal army on the Afghan border broke up.

Shami Plr, wailing with tribesmen | tured have begged the King's pardon, in Waziristan (Indon tribal territory on the Afghan frontier) for a chance to invade Afghanistan with another to the British army, surrendered military authorities at Wana when the revolt failed,

The rebels, mainly Sulaimon Khel | tribesmen, came under the sway of Shamal Pir when they ned from Afghanistan to Waziristan last win- ter to escape pubishment for risings against the Afghan Government.

LOST 100 MEN

Shumi Fir came to Waziristan from Syria early this year. Recently he announced he would organize a tribal army to invade Afghanistan.

New

Sham Pir was brought to Delhi by an RAF aleptone. He is to be expelled to Syria, and he will be taken to Karachi on the way back,

WARDERS ON "LIFE

SENTENCE"

ARISING tide of discontent among England's prison warders has re- sulted in Mr. W. J. Brown, the Civil Servants' leader, launching a 1am- paign to secure them better condi-

The Sulalman Khef tribesmen re- turned to Afghanistan at the begin-tons. ning of June.

Messages from Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, tell how 10,000 troups and airplanes had to be brought into action to erush the revolt. The tribesmen, masters to guerilla war- fare, had over-run the Eastern Pro- vince.

Troops frat came to grips with Die rebels in the Gomal Valley on June 22. After an all-day battle the tribesmen were routed by artillery | and airplane bombardments,

In this fight the tribesmen lost 100

men.

The Afghan troops, reinforced, ful- lowed up the retreating enemy, who mnude determined stands day after day, but were Anaily routed.

In the later stages of the revolt the tribesmen, outnumbered and battered by artillery and a rain of bomba from ten planes, look to hand-to-hand fighting

With their long tribui knives they tried to forec back the troops who charged them with fixed buyɑnets.

300 KILLED

Although it is estimated that 300 rebels were killed. The Afghans claim that their casualties were only

While many concessions have re- cently been granted to prisoners, prison staffs, it is alleged, have a "life sentence."

"In my opinion," Mr. Brown told a reporter, "the prisul service is the worst treated section of the whole Government service,

"Ever since 1918 the prison umeera have been refused the right to belong to a trade union.

There was set up instead, at the instance of the Home Oflice, a body called the Prison Omeers' Repre- sentative Board,

representations

Normally,

the which the Board makes in the Coin- missioners are rejected?"

Although pay has improved, Mr. Brown claims there are farievances in respect of hours of work, allowances and pensions.

Dog's Duck Dinner Costly

Cleveland. Stephen Kravic's dog had a "ducky" dinner but his master had to pay the ebeck. Judge Lewis Drucker ordered The leader of one revolt, named Kravle to pay Mrs. Elsie Bixius $4.90 Shabhi, was among those killed-35 cents per pound-for her two Four other leaders who were cap- ducks eaten by the dox.

a score killed and wounded.

SALE

DOORS OPEN AT 8.30 A.M.

"Girls Drew Lots To Kill Boy"

POLICE ALLEGATION

Two girls drew straws to decide

which of them was to murder a boy aged ten.

That is the allegation made by police investigating the death of the boy, J. C. Nelson, who was shot at the roadside inn of his father, Harvey Nelson, at Waycross, Georgia, Inst April.

The father and two of his wol- tresses Verna Mae Clark, aged 18, and Mary Kent, aged 17, have been arrested.

The police allege that the father has made a confession that the boy was murdered for the sake of £160

Insurance and that he proposed to the girls that they should draw to decide who should kill his son,

WAITED IN PORCH

After upper that night J. C., as he was usually called, walked out on to the porch and it was there he was

nhoi.

At the time, the father reported that his son had accidentally killed himself, and denied that it was mur- der, but now the police quote him an saying, "Verna took the pistol, went to the back of the porch and squatled or the wall. When J. C. walked uut she fred."

Harvey Nelson's wife died two years ago and he was sentenced to 20 yours imprisonment for manslaugh-

un bail.

King Gustaf of Sweden, foreground, 80 years old on June 18, with his three brothers, shown In Stockholm. This is the first time in 50 years the royal brothers had been pictured together. Their total age is 300 years. At rear left to right, are Prince Osent, 79; Prince Charles, 77, and Prince Eugene, 73. The king is an ardent sportsman.

SPY RING G. MAN GETS THE SACK

Broke Secrecy Oath Alleged

EON TURROU'S career as the "ace" of the American "G-men"

ended with his dismissal from the Federal Bureau of Inves-

tigation "with prejudice," to quote the term used in the official |

fer, but having appealed, was freed

It was stated in court that he beat | announcemont. his wife shortly before her death.

City Proud Of Bit Of Grass

Salinas, Cul Saltmus belleves it is the only up- and-coming city in the United States which has grass growing on Main street.

The patch is only a few inches square and is made possible by the fact that it sprung up around the base of a big iron stop button in the centre of the street, which saves it from autoksis.

Turrou is the investigator who has; COURT ORDER SOUGHT been given the chief credit in expos-

ing the widespread activities in the The Department of Justice in- United States of the notorious "spydicates that the action is taken be- ring" and in enabling spy charges to cause he has broken the oath bind- be brought against 18 people, includ- ing all "G-men" not to disclose in- Ing two offelals of the German War formation. Ministry in Berlin.

The charges are those of conspiring Unkissed Husband Sues

to obtain and transmit to Germany secret plans concerning United States

San Francisco. aircraft, ships, and coastal defences.

Countiess divorces have been ask- Turrou's dismissal has arisen fromed by the wife on the ground that his decision to write a series of news- their husbands never kissed them, but paper articles describing the activi- ja husband turned the tables and ask- ties of the alleged spies from his in- led for divorce on the grounds that side knowledge.

his wife never kissed him.

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