1936-01-20 — Page 7

THE CHINA

NDAY. JAMIJAKT:24.

NEW WAR CLAIM

“VILLAINY”

OF BRITAIN

EXPOUNDED

Special Teaching For German Recruits.

ENGLAND THE VIOLATOR OF BELGIAN NEUTRALITY

Berlin-The statement that it was Great Britain who violat-

ed the neutrality of Belgium at the beginning of the war and thus compelled" Germany to

march in is made in a Hand- book for German Soldiers" pub- lished fo 1936 by an active army company commander, "Captain Reibert and recom mended for the reading of new recruits.

The book begins with an out- line of German history which -throws novel light on the begin-

ning of the wat then says:

FILM SHOWING STRENGTH- OF RED ARMY

Special Screening In Paris For French And Soviet Officers

Paris

To a privileged andiense, con-

sisting of officers of the French

and Soviet armies, a fhu show- ing the Russian Army on E- oeuvres in September was shown here recently.

The film showed the great strength of the Soviet in fighting aeroplanes and thanks.

YOUNG COUPLE - MAROONED ON BARREN ISLAND

Multi-Millionaire On Travel Honeymoon

£8,000,000 CASTAWAYS

TRADER HORN"

CURSE SAID TO

DOG ACTORS IN NOTED PICTURE

The Weed

Sack

Renaldo Threatened S

With Deportation

PRESIDENT APPEALED TO FOR CLEMENCY

1

Josephine Johnson

LEEDS of the cocide, dry-burred earth and the asters dead as hay. and rough. Dangerous seeds The path was sore with dust from jwhich, ground-up, might poison grinding of the cows feet, but the Seeds of the quack, grass, slippery other earth cracked and hard as and struse-coloured. Faise out stone. Drouth land. Hill country, seeds that take good soil or bad, and no rain for three months. Het flourish in rain or drouth, and ruin looked down where the steers Hollywood-In an effort to land. Grooved seeds of the moved along the dry creek-bed, save Duncan Renaldo, star of daisy black and white seeds that switching at files and hunting for the stake pools. Their bones jut- the film "Trader Horn" from make a former swear. deportation from America, pro- Old Kale Brian went stooping ted out sharp enough to eat the minent film actors here have along the pasture path, and the fide, and the skin fell in wrinkled sent an appeal to President

dast. came up in a grey smoke folds where the flesh was parched Dust powdered all weeds Roosevelt

The petitioners include Jack around his feet and sank back in sway.

still air. He stopped from side along the path. By their action they hope to to side along the path and moved free Mr. Renaldo from what is out away into the pasture where a

drying clump of thistles called the "Trader Horn" curse

Oakie and Hoot Gibson.

the evil spell which seems to broken on the ground He pulled dor the footsteps of some of of the grey thistle-flowers and those who took leading parts in shoved them down, dry seeding;

dafin his sack. Brisbane (Queensland)-Mr-the jungle picture. The writer

Thistle seed rained land George Vanderbilt. 21-year-old It is for forging an affidavit "Russia, France and Britain American multi-millionaire and to a passport before sailing for Thistle seed, and cockle with its his bride have been stranded on Africa to take part in the film sreen and flabby leaves. No mat

were

united Although France and

gium.

are on a

2

fast.

TO-MORROW'S STORY"

-To-morrow's story will be "The Shooting Of Constable Slugger," by Lord Dun- sany

way.

30

"Come

over the war

Russia an uninhabited island off the that Duncan Renaldo now ter how good this Warren Nickels's! Down at the hill foot, where the had planned their attack on Ger- Queensland coast for two days stands in danger of being de land, thistle seed would take it in house was, he could see Wolf mov- the end... "Let him swear to diging around in the potato field, ported many not until 1917 (when their and two nights.

Prison Sentence

and knife the old man mum hacking the dead, and shriveled The Vanderbilts to

"Let him have sun on his plants in a wandering military preparations were

He was found guilty of this bled. have been ready), the Serbian honeymoon trip that is taking!

act in 1933 and was sentenced bead. Lord, and the salt in his stopping to rest his hands on the conflict was a welcome oppor-them round the world. tunity for them

Only At Lady Musgrave, Island, in to two years' imprisonment, to teeth. Let him work as I've work-hoe; Jamie crawled after him be Let him feel sky swimming tween the potato stalks, and drag-! Britain lacked a case for wan the coral belt off this coast, be followed by deportation. ed

од Let him know noon sun but that was soon found for they left their yacht and went His prison sentence expires in in his head, and his stomach heave red his cracked little feet in the

his dust. January. Then the yachtre ashore. British diplomacy."

Jamie was grown and skinage. Besides being blamed for bead, O Lord!" On Two Fronts

turned to the mainland for some that stores.

Renaldo's prison sentence, the It would be rich land this War-as a beagle, with his spice show- Captain Reibert says

Trader Hora" curse is said to res Nickels owned. Rich bottoming twisted in hard buttons down Germany was manoeuvred into A violent storm arose. The a war on two fronts, and ne yacht could not make the island be the cause of his matrimonialiland, 2nd level. Fall-ploughed and his back Brian heard his shrill

troubles.

waiting for the seed. And there child-voice come up through the plan of defence for this neces-

"Where's grampaw?” he sitated marching through Rel. And there, for two days and

two nights. the young couple Soon after his return from would be high land and slopes air. "But although Belgium: had were cut of from the civilised playing in the picture in Africa where the winter wheat came green heard Jamie ask, and Wolf answer.

his wife sued Miss Edwina in long even rows. No man with I dunno,” in a mumble...

Picking things. Up world. been declared neutral, she re-

Booth. the leading woman in money would work hit country-wandering- fused to allow the German They made a rude shelter and the film, alleging alienation of gravel ground and mallein-rooted to something."

Mullein; there was the one weed "I seen a white bng walking on troops to enter. although they waited till the weather became her husband's affections.

Mulleins had a the ellum leaf, Papa white bug. were willing to pay for any calm enough for their friends

She claimed £10,000 damages he'd forgotten. damage'

to rescue them--Reuter.

from Miss Booth, and the suit pretty flower, yellow and cup-like a four-pinch. What would Inherited £4,000,000

has not yet been settled- shaped, and the big woolly leaves make a white bag like that, huh,

Miss Booth, too, has had were like giant rabbit ears, but the Pop?"

(Continued on Pays 10) many troubles besides this law-seedah God! the seeds were like herself with the enemy bilt, was married to Miss Lucille suit since he made the film. She rabbit teeth, gnacing at the land Parsons early last September at returned to America suffering Hand-rooting you'll have to do, Powers."

New Jersey, This passage adds: "The Ger-West Orange

from a mysterious tropical dis-Warren Nickels, each giant plant 202.-3.30 Army was obliged to Fifteen hundred guests.

jease which kept her an invalid rooted out by hand in the sun,{ march into Belgium. This present at the ceremony.

Her father took her to London Lord make him do it in the sun), gave Britain the cause for the On the bridegroom's 21st

and the aly seeds burrowing where for treatment.

the stalk falls. war which she had been seek-birthday, September 24, be in- ing Although she herself had herited 20,000,000dol (£4,000,- violated Belgium's neutrality 000). He will get 20,000,000 Britain declared war Ger. dol. more when he is 35. many on the pretence of de fending it."

"Yet Belgium allowed both!

Mr. George Vanderbilt, SOD French and British troops on to her territory, and thus allied of the late Mr. Gwynne Vander-

on

POLICE RESERVE

Orders For The Current Week

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H.: King, Inspector General of Police. Indian Company Training Course Part I: A recruits of the Indian Company

were

14 KILLED IN FEUD FIGHT Tribal "Vendetta" In Anatolia

NEW RUM COCKTAIL Kale shook the high stairs down

REQUIRED

Government 'Research In United States

in the dark mouth of his sack, jand they fell with a dry rastling quiet in among the other seeds. Then he picked up the long sack, wide and stated, but - curiously flight, bobbing" on his shoulder like a little mound of straw. He peer Washington. The United ed around him once more, search- States Government is anxious ag with his pale old eyes. to discover a new type of cock-

tail.

The idea is to popularise the rum produced in the Virgin SETTLING OLD SCORES Islands..

"This has been revealed by the Ankara (Angora). Secretary of the Interior, Mr "Willi attend Indian Company A pitched battles in which 200 Barold Ickes, in a talk to news Headquarters on Tuesday, January people, intent on wiping out ok

One of his assis papermen.

st Central Police Station on

nesday, January 22

17.30.

under Sub Inspector. R.

medi

All about him the pasture stret- ched for scres, dry and dusty, with white stones cropping from the

THOSE ELUSIVE TIGERS

Reported Seen Aga

Near Saikung

21 at 17.30 hours, for instruction soures in an Anatolian "vendetta." tants, he explained, was at

Inspection Fazade: "All ranks

took part, has resulted in the work on a "Virgin Islands Cock the Indian Company will be deaths of fourteen people near tail and was "doing all the

(Southern Anatolia). testing himself.”— Twelve others are seriously in- Ur. Ickes stated that the

new drink was being sponsored The two tigers reported to have 26-year-old farmer named by the Public Works Admins been seen in the New Territories Salih cherished a grudge againstration, which has financed a were again sighted at about 10 Nedimi, another young fan

distillery to produce the island's Pat on Saturday, by an Indian who belonged to a neighbour famous brown The rumstation guard on the eastern side

alth to the of Saung Police Station village:

fres a source of [natives

for a general inspection of

ment etc., by the Company

mander. Dress Bine Uniform,

Cap with White Covar,

Brace, Tuach

liceman" an

carried. The Equip will make a point of bei Training Course. Members of the Fly wil -attentKennedy Range on Wednesday, January 2 at 17.15 hours to fire the art Revolver Course under Sub Inspector Hopkinsv

Instructional Patrol: The next Instructional patrol for member of the Flying Squad will t place on Friday, January 31-1 Members will parade ste Police Station at 17:30 sharp. Dress Blue and Cap with White Com

Emergency Unit Res Training Course - Part Members of the Emergency Beserve will attend Kenne Range on Wednesday, Ja

at 17.15 hours to fire the

Revolver Course

Inspector Hopkins.

D. I

D.

Hong Kong, Honda,

PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM

modern publie

After a violent quarrel at zami ket, Salin fired a number of shots his "enemy," killing him on the spot.

The day following the funera relatives of the victim, toge with friends and partisans,

to avenge him, and atta Salih's house.

A combat between the rivi asued, revolvers, kaiv ,and other wegp

rushe to the

"KNOCK-OUT LOUIS

Well-Trained

Toronto: claiming an -twin girls have

a Canadian Nat

train to Mrs.

the 30-year-old tario railway fo

The childr the train

The guard izmediately inform- fed the officer in charge of the station, Sergeant B. G. Clarke, who went out with a party to the relapot where the beasts were seen.

Several shots were fired into he undergrowth by the party, but rear without result."

unce that

stein

CONTRACT BRIDGE

bear Three Clabs To Meet Louis!

This Afternoon berplats

Twins

Three clubs, the Kowloon Cric- ket Club, the American Club and the Club de Recitio will partici- pate in the Inter-Club Contract Bridge Tournament at King's Park). jat 5.30 pm to-day

The Rical twins now take an The following players will re- honoured place with Canada's present the Club de Recrei

Mears. A. Barros, P. N. Sikz,

A. Remedios, A. Alinco TES ina, A. Noronha, FORS ̋and-

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