Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 4, 1939.
Goading The Czechs To Fury
Lawrence Tibbell, famed American barltone, with Mrs. Tibbell at their farm in Wilton, Conn. Mr. Tibbet mng at the White House reception to King George and Queen Elizabeth.
Strawberry Gives
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Stinta Cruz, Cal. Hogue believes
Bridge Accepts Rain Checks
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The Strange Story
Of An
English Pimpernel
TROOP CONCENTRATIONS at Ostrau on the Slovak border can no longer be denied. Nearly ten divisions' strong, they are waiting for orders
to take over the German share of Slovakia.
As agreed in a secret arrangement with Hungary, Germany is to take the part-about one-third-between her present frontiers and the River Vaha, and Hungary the remaining two-thirds, in return for her firm ad- suelde after being released. A note herence to the Axis.
Germany has been doing every fetched if it were not that Nazis have thing in her power to provoke the been opchly proclaiming the end of Czechs into belive revolt in order to the Protectorate and that levy-con- provide a reason for absorbing the centrations of troops lead been made | Protectornir.
here. Schools are being used na barracks,
No mention of the Kladno murder uffair now appears in the controlled Press, as the true facts are too lis- gusting to bear any glossing over.
BRAWL
Sergeant Kniest was shot by two German fellow policemen A the result of a brawl over girl.
The chief of the medical staff at the hospital and his assistants. who conducted the autopsy on the murdered man, were arrested to prevent them disclosing that he had been killed by German bullets, The two murderers disappeared. One is still missing. The offer was found dead near Kladno, whether murder or suicide no one knows. The girl, the cause of their quarrel, is under arrat,
In all about 500 Czechs, including 10 policemen, were arrested, und a heavy fine Imposed for a crime committed by Germans.
In addition, Herr Himmler, Chlef of the 9.S. troops, arrived in Prague. To all inquiries the official newe bureau declares that his visit had no importance,
The fact remains that S.5. troops .pre assembled in force xl Hradeany Castle and that Himmler had long talks, with the Protector.
and made to do gymnastic exer- clsex in heated drill hall. No regard was paid to age or scx. Muny prisoners have committed left by one of them gives a possible reason. It alleges that many of them had been inoculated while in custody, and on going to a doctor afterwards found flat they had been injected with tuberculosis and leprosy bacilli.
MYSTERIOUS
A strange story has been circulat- ing of a mysterious. Scarlet 14m- pernet, who had been spiriting away suspects under the very eyes of the Gestapo.
For weeks the pollee had been on the point of making an arrest, only to find that their vicilms had left the country. A chance interview with a young. Engilshinan after his So far the Czechs have not been release from a prison where pri- gondied into rising, but a few more soners are kept in pitch dark vaults incidents like these and they may in which gold was formerly stored
on their masters. Passive enabled the truth to be told. turn underground resistance continues.
A lightning transport strike in the in the game, had been employed by capital was only prevented by a Captain Morton to teach English in harried tiecree Imposing severe penallies on strikers,
DISCORD
There is rumour of increasing dis- cord in the German ranks. It is known that Lieut.-General Frederice, cominunder of the Hradcany guard, was shot by his own men, while his In spite of censorship, this story chief of staff was conveniently away was son common talk in Nachud, the j in Vienna.
The young man, an innocent pawn
Prague. He soon discovered that this was only a cloals to conceal more exclung activities,
The captain, who had served under Lawrence in Arabis and Ind bern through, the Turkish cam- palen, spoke nearly Every Euro- pean language like a native
In the two months following the annexation he managed to get nearly 200 suspect families acrosI the frontier into safety, in many еле saving their jewela дя well.
home of the Czech police college, The present whereabout of General where attacks had been made on the Bluscowitz, who was in command of Czechi police by Germans in the army of occupation, is unknown. retaliation for the, murder, resulting Some reports say that he has been in the death of n Czech policemari shot, others that he is in disgrace in
His efforts would all be continu- who was shot in his bed through an Prussia, still others that he had dising to-day but for an unforeseen
appeared into Poland. Hope window,
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A rain check meang a free ride blace which the authorities were When W. P. Bryant told Hogue that across the Snake river toll bridge to powerless to prevent. So Dagrant if he would use Ash meal as a fertill- bareball fans living north of Twini was this second murder that the Pro- Baron von Neurath, Wils zer for his strawberry plants, it would¦ Fails. Fans in towns north of here tector,
grant of about really improve their quality and awe, Kiven receipts
they forced to make a when
£400 to the dead man's mother, quality. Later when he picked a cross the bridge to attend games, though this blood money WID In- strawberry in the form of a fat min When they return, the rain check dignantly refused,
free now, he admitted Bryant undoubtedly and the receipt gives
To suggest that these affairs were deliberate provoention would be for was right.
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Well-known Czech figures have decident. Neuring the frontier with alto disappeared, including General party of refugees, a child sitting Story, chief of the army, who by him knocked his arm and the headed a Ministry at the time of powerful car drove into a tree.
Guld und jewels fell from thele the crisis. His fat. in Prague is. now empty. Czech opinion is that ding places and he was forced to any active revolt will begin in run for it though considerably in- Jured. Patching himself up as best Sudetenland. The nevident to the Berlin. Prag and left the country before the hue he could he calmly boarded a train. It was derniled seventy-ive miles north of Prague, is rumoured to be sabotage. Who turn- ed the points so that the engine wos driven un to a pile of workmen's tools! is unknowT),
express
when
ISOLATED
The little village where it took place is now isolated from the out- Isido world by cordons of troops. Sappers have been dealing with the work of clearing the track instead of Trallway employees.
It
and cry caught up with him.
His flat was raided and nearly £30,000 in notes was found. while the papers of many he wished to help were confiscated. Every effort is being stamp out nationalism..
made to
Smetana's "Libusa," which contains Spirited references to freedom, was held up indefinitely by the singing
wational songs, and is now for bidden at the opera house.
sigrifeunt that Himmler
One of Laurel and Hardy's early Travelled on this train the day before. successes, "Pack Up Your Troubles," Gm stories are told of treatment where the German Army is made a meted out to prisoners at Brno, most laughing-stock by the comedians, Creman of all Czech towns, where played to packed houses before t the Czech Nazi Party has openly military policeman saw it. It was dared the police. to suppress them............. then immediately withdrawn.
eye-wliness
HE league football" lessed, reports that they were niches has now been forbidden in forced to 'swim in a pool wall consequence of riots at the Prague- exhausted, and then pulled aut Berlin ateb.
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TIENTSIN NOW:
WHAT NEXT?
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SERIOUS FIGHTING
BREAKS OUT ON MONGOL BORDER
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ing land or paying rates of a fairly and Manchukua forces on Sunday high value.
afternoon, Now here is the problem that faces Early this morning, the Japanese the Japanese at Shanghai. Although forces which advanced their positions Kholha the Japanese population outnumber on the right bank of the
the British population by Jour to one, River opened feree trillery bom-
of the the British electors, qualified by pay-bardment
Outer Mongol ment of rate and possession of land. positions on the opposite side of the outnumber the Japanese electors by River.. three to two.
The Japanese Yemaguta
detach-
So marked is the British electoraiment repulsed, a mechanised unit af Outer Mongol forces which preponderance that it is only by the courtesy that the Japanese huve held penetrated the. Khulha River bank if from Nomonhan. Ten Outer Mongol any seats on the Council at ait.. the British put up 9 candidates, and lanks were captured by all the British voted for them, the Japanese ralding unit. Couneli would be all-British. In fact, with usual British ballot-box apathy, 30 per cent. British poll is about
the same
In an outdinking movement, a Japanese flying column advanced to Changanobo, about 15 miles west of Changchunmizo, at 3 p.m. on Sunday But by tradition, two of the Ecuts and repulsed the Outer Mangoi forces are reserved for Americans, und two from the vicinity. About 20 Outer
normal.
for Japanese, The Dritish voters are Mongol tanks were disabled in the Jurged to give four of their nine votes
of the poll that year.
engagement.
Units at the Japanese air force
About
to these candidules, und the remain-appeared over the Outer Mongol ing five to British candidates.
arilllery positions on the Khalha For years that arrangement work- River, about 25 miles from Chang- ed admirably, until, in 1930, Japan chunmlão, at noon to-day and re- pw, up, three candidates, pressing for lentlessly bombed them. greater representation on the grounds The Outer Mongol artillery were of greater populatión: · The only re-silanced later in the morning. suil was that they came at the bottom | 100 trucks on the bank of the Khalba River were also strafed and damaged, feld dispatches further claim.
About 11 a.m. to-day 12 Soviet The bulloi-box, then, cannot give planes appeared over the Japanese Japan control of the Shanghai Muni-positions on Meregene Height facing elpal Council unless, at great coat, Nomonhas, while another 20 Soviet they can buy their way Into a ma)-planes came to bomb the ority of the rate-paying and land-Japanese positions at 11.40 h.m. Sub- owning voters. Already they have jected to intense anti-aircraft fire, all the liberties and rights that ether the Soviet planes on both occasione foreigners enjoy, In the International fled-Domel, Settlement Already thero ore many
Japanese in the police force. Japan ese troops enn parade through the streets. Japanese business men do trade there, as freely as the traders of any other nation.
In the past the Chinese have always. einmoured to eject the British and all the other foreigners with extra- territorin rights on Chinese, soli, Now it seems 11 is the Japanese who would thrust us out.
When they come to Shanghai they. will have no legal or peaceful means to do so. A decisive challenge by power-poiltles must ensue—unless The Japanese warhorse has already been futed, back on its haunches 'at Tientsin.
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