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CAUTION
Police Prepare Dofonce Of Newspaper Offices
Shanghai, July 26. Shanghai's "Fleet Street," -that portion of Avenue Edward VII 300 the bund to yards in length from Klangse Toad, resembled an armed Comp this afternoon as armoured cars, machine guns and movable pill-box were brought up by the French Concession and Inter- national Settlement Pollco to guard and news agency the newspaper offices against possible attacks owing receipt of fresh warnings by telephone and post,
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Men Overboard
How Pirates Disposed
Of Prisoners
The story of how he had seen seven Д steel men, with their hands tied behind titem, pushed overboard by pirates, was related by a witness at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when six men were charged with murder. Another man, he said, bad a'heavy stone tied round his neck..
Within two blocks of Avenue Ed- ward VII, the northern eldo of which is the International Settlement and the southern side tho French Con- cession, the office buildings house three of the four English language newspapers, all the cable companies, four of the foreign-owned Chinese papers and practically all the news agencles,United Press.
Unconditional Release
Shanghal, July 20. The three arrested foreigners of the Shanghai Municipal Council's Public Works Department a Briton, Mr. Harold Rose, a German, Herr Dlaut, and a Russian lorry driver- were unconditionally released this morning by the Chinese Municipal nuthorities.
All the arrested Chinese are being released, and all the Publle Works Department trucks which were seized are being returned-Reuler,
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Elaborate Precautions The French Poller placed in swift Lar armed moving semi-armoured with a sub-machine gun between the building housing the United Press and Havas, and the Shanghai Even
entrance Ing Post building, whose was guarded by numerous detectives and police. They also placed mobilur machine gun mounted on a steel pit box on the opposite side of the entrance to the Shanghal Evenby Post building and a beavy machine gun mounted on an armoured car by "Blood Alley," opposite the buildings and plants of the China Press, Shang- hal Times, China Weekly Review and three foreign-owned Chinese papers terrorist 11 Was there where demonstration on Saturday night.
The International Settlement Police sent a heavy squad of plainclothes and sharpshooters and the Police took up positions within the buildings behind sub-machine guns and bullet-proot shields,United Press
men
Spanish Purge
Denials By Del Llano
Paris, July 26.
This morning's papers publish a statement made by General Queipo he de Llano at Burgos in which
various dentes, the emphatically rumours recently circulated about him by the foreign Press,
French At the same time the papers publish reports at the alleged dismissal of General Solchaga, re- garded in France as being pro French The paper Epoque regards this as confirmation of the rumours the Spanish Home asserting that Minister, Serrano Suner, manding the dismissal of all generals who oppose close co-operation with the Axis Powers-Trans-Ocean. Rumours Persist In Spain
Hendaye, July 20
was de-
It is reported that many Spanish the Falangists factions opposed to are joining forces in an attempt to prevent Senor Suner getting the
Jordana Premiership. General suld to be another candidate for the
post.
This evidence was given by Wong
were
July 27, 1939.
Cruelty Not Proved
Boy Allegos Was Burnt
By Firewood
A complete denial of having 11-
treated Hsu Wot-man, 10-year-old
boy, was made by Lain Tat-sam, 39, before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when hearing of the charges of ill-treat- ment and alternatively common assault, was completed. Lam wis discharged on both charges.
Mr. A. S, K. Lau appeared for Lam, and Mr. H. W. Fraser of the, Secretariot for Chinese Affairs prosecuted,
hnd
Evidence had been given at a Kwan-sik, the only member of a previour hearing that Lam had
Hou with a charced burned crew of nine men to escape with his burning piece of firewood, which had
men, who life, The
also been pushed against his thighs. charged with robbery were Tso Lum, 30, Leung Kam, 22, Li Fuk, 26, Chan Luk, 30, Li Wan-cheung, 27, and Chan Kam, 27. The case was heard by Mr. E. Himsworth,
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Dr. P. P. Kho of the Queen Mary Hospital, said he found several scars on the back of both thighs. There were five cars on the right thigiv, and four on the left one.
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Mr. J. B. Prentis, who prosecuted, Questioned by Mr. Lau yesterday, snid the nine men were coming to Hau sald the burning firewood was Hongicong with a cargo of metting poked against his right thigh twice, and grass rope. About 11 a.m. on and a piece of live charcoal
against his left leg once. TOMORROW May 22 a vessel came alongside and pushed fired three shots. Five or six men, flau could not explain the reason for
A Paramount rines and revolvers the scars on the back of his thigh.
Picture armed with
Burnt By Uncle boarded the boat and took the crew of nine back on the pirate vessel.
A submission by Mr. Lau that he About 7 p.m. the next day, Wong hnd never been ill-treated or burnt Kwan-sik saw the pirates bring Liby defendant, but that he had been Hung, one of the prisoners, on the burnt by his uncle, Chan Man-pong, deck, ile large stone round his neck was denied by witness. and threw him overboard. The other
Defendant sald he was the master eight prisoners were then brought on deek and their hands tied behind of a shoe shop at 140, Temple Street. He had branches at 37, Temple Street them. They pleaded for mercy and
and 7, Wonsung Street. Complainant offered the pirates $300, but this was was employed at 37, Temple Street, declined as the pirates said that if which was in charge of his manager, any of the prisoners was allowed to Lee Pak-yam. escape, that would be the end of the robbers.
case
Lam said he attended Kowloon Police Court on June 22 in conner- The pirates then tied the prisoners' tlon with a case regarding the theft behind their backy more of a piece of cloth from ls shop at hands securely and threw them into the sea. 37, Temple Street. After the
who survived was had been dismissed, he returned to The only man
37, Temple Street with complainant. Wong Kwan-sik.
He had later recelved n complaint Wong, in evidence, said that when from his manager, Lee Pak-yam, who he was thrown into the water he requested him to take Hau from, the began foating and heard 'he other shop, us Hnu could not get on with prisoners crying out "Save Life" the fokis. He sent for the boy's He took up the cry and one at the relative, Latt Ngal-man, and after robbers tried to hit him on the head explaining the position to him, asked with a rifle butt, but he dived beneath him to take the boy away. the water and by swimming under Hau was present at that time, but water, managed to elude him. After no mention of any ill-treatment or Boating on his back for about 15 burning was made. Larn denied minutes, said Wong, he was picked having ill-treated or burnt Hau at 37, up by a junk. He looked for the Temple Street. other prisoners
trace of them.
but could find no
Corroborative evidence was given
The hearing was adjourned to to- by the manager of the shop at 37,
Temple Street.
day.
GERMAN MINORITY
Rumania's New Complaint
Bucharest, July 26.
Both charges against, Lam were then dismissed by Mr. Macfadyen, who said that it was probable that defendant was being wrongly accus- ed,
Y.M.C.A. PROGRAMME
European Y.M.C.A. events for the coming week pre:
July 30-Discussion group, 9 p.m. Discussion on future programme, led by Rev. F. Short,
July 31-Final lecture, A.R.P. by Mrs. The economie life of the Rumanians Voluntary Ald Course,
in Banat, south-western province ad-Peters, i am. Whist Drive, 8.30
slowly p.m. joining Hungary, is being
August Bridge, 10 a.m. Bad- strangled by the Germans who are in a majority there, states-a-petition minton Section bathing plenie-3-p.m. to the Government by the leading Tickets $1. Badminton and mixed Rumanions at Timiscars, capital of swimming, 8.30 und 6 p.m. Banat,
August 2.-Flog Whist and mah- petition
that The
states
First aid class (men! the jong. 10 a.m. Rumantun and other sections of the only) 6 p.m.
population ure being consistently August 3.-Mahjong beginners, 10
boycotted, as orders from
have
the Germans their leadera not to. Fing Whist, 8.30 p.m.
August 4-Keep Fit Class, 10.30 trade with non-Germans, Timiscara has recently become the general am. Badminton und mixed swim- headquarters of German minority ming. 8.30 and 0 p.m. activity throughout Rumania, and August 5-Launch plenfe, 2.30 organisations which are run entirelyn. Kowloon Police Pier. on National Socialist lines,
isorders go out to the various minority!
Since General de Llano's removal there have been frequent unconfirmed reports of serious developments in the Seville area. Burgos dispatches admit that additional troops have been sent to Seville as a precaution- nry measure-United Press.
Cabinet Crisis Soon
Paris, July 20. The Pari Solr reports that Generals de Llano, Yague and Jose Solchagn are vigorously opposing the Falangist Senor domination of Spain under Suner..
Frontier despatches report that General Franco might face a Cabinet crisia soon. It is said that the chief catise of dissention is Count Clano's recent insistence to crush the Monar- chists, which convinced the three generals that Spain should not copy Nuzi And Forcist institutions United Pres.
Restoration Plan?
Paris, July 26. The Duke de. Maura. Spanish ananarchist lender, left Estoril, Por- where he is tugal, tor Lausanne, meetinit ex-King Alfonso, reports the newspaper Excelsior from Elabon.".
According to the report the Duke hna preciso instructions from Franco to discuss with the ex-King conditions
for a restoration-Reuter Special,
LATE NEWS
free zone on the Bega
Germans who have not enrolled in establish a the Nazl organisations are being canal running through Timiscara into systematically boycotted and and it Hungary, which is of considerable strategic and military importance. dmcult to continue in business.
It is understood that, one factor ind Meanwhile the Rumanian authori- the Rumanian decision is the
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Palestine
LONDON, July 28.One division
Dre
Sayre As New P.I. High Commissioner
WASHINGTON, July
20-The
of destroyers and five Government Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. engaged in Francis Sayre, has been nominated motor Inunchies patrolling the Palestine coast to by President Roosevelt to succeed prevent Jewish refugees from landing, Mr. Paul McNutt as High Com- Philippines.- revealed Mr. Malcolm MacDonald missioner for the during question time in the House of Reuter. Commons.
Mr. MacDonald also announced
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The bulk of these losses was borne
that it was contemplated making an during the last seven years have experimental settlement of 250 to BUD reached the total of 141 killed and refugees in British Gulana by the 456 wounded, despatch of a pioneer party In the autumn.
by the British army and air force, The ultimate number to be settled with 113 killed and 377 wounded. remainder represents losses would depend upon the result of the The experiment and further inquiry into suffered by the British police and
agricultural and industrial | administration, i
the
possibilities of the interior.-Reuter. British Casualties
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald made known these figures in the House of, Commons to-day.in reply to a written British casualties In Palestine question-Trans-Ocerit.
LONDON, July 20.
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