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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 27, 1998.

GERMANY REMEMBERS ALSACE WALK-IN

Berlin, To-day.

PENINSULA HOTEL "BOY" THREATENED

Pun Hong, 22, and Ho Kai-wah, 18, this morning appeared before

The press. points out that the Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon charged with demanding money German people is prepared to fol-with menaces from a 16-year-old low the Fuchter whatever may be mail despatch boy, Kwan 'Ping-

hung, of the Peninsula Hotel. his command.

are

All decisions of the Fuehrer, writes the “12 Uhr Blatt" taken in accordance with the people.

Det Sergt J. R. Sykes, who pro- secuted, said complainant was met by defendants in Nathan Road near the Royal Observatory at 7.20 p.m.

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Germany wants to have nothing on Friday. more to do with that sort of poli A third defendant, a boy charged tics which is pursued in secret be-separately in the Juvenile Court, hind closed doors. The Fuehrer asked Him for three dollars. He speaks to the people and the people offered $1.20, the only money he. speaks to the Fuehrer, about its had, but, first defendant suggested and that: they would search him destiny.

None is more careful in weigh-said that if he did not give them ing up the pros and cons of the $8 they would "show something" to case than the man who possesses him. the fullest confidence of the Ger- man people.

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The Fuehrer only has to take his decision and millions of Germans will respond: Fuehrer; let us know your command. We shall obey.

ACCUSATION DENIED The "Voelkischer Beobachter" repudiates the charge made in a large section of the foreign press that Germany has adopted an atti- tude designed to disrupt the nego- tiations aiming at a solution-of the Sudeten German problem.

In passing sentenced, Mr. ́ Him- sworth said he was satisfied first defendant instigated the others.

First defendant was sentenced to six months' hard labour and se- cond was given one month.

PRINTERS SEEK

SHORTER HOURS

Social legislation is being "It needs to be stated quité ex- sought whereby workmen en- plicitly" the central organ of the gaged in the printing trade in National Socialist Party writes, the Colony, humbering more "that the Berchtesgaden plan had than 5,000, will have their

hours of work reduced. already been accepted by the Czech Government and formed the basis A petition has been addressed by of the Godesberg negotiations the Hong Kong Printers' Guild, hence Germany did not put for-through its legal adviser, Mr. Peter ward any new demands at Godes-H. Sin, to the Secretary for Chinese berg. Actually the Godesberg Affairs, asking for Government's negotiations devolved exclusively help in improving working condi- on the procedure to be adopted to tions in the profession. The Guild put the Berchtesgaden plan into represents about 3,000 hands in execution.. To this end Germany various branches of the trade. has made certain definite proposals

Hours of work at present, accord- which were embodied in its memoring to a survey, are between 12 andum.

and 16. The Guild considers that such long periods, for men whose ""One does not go far wrong-in work invariably demands the utmost supposing that these proposals are

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ALSACE MODEL

closely modelled on the procedure concentration and expense of energy, adopted for the evacuation of gravely impairs the health of work- 80 Alsace-Lorraine by the German ers, and stresses the fact that troops in November 1918 and for per cent. of deaths in the profession the entry of French forces, that is are directly or indirectly due to to say, on the methods which at tuberculosis.

A reduction of hours should not that time found the approval of the

the French nation and its Allies. affect efficiency, according to There can hardly therefore be any Guild, which believes that efficiency, further discussion to-day concern-conversely, would be enhanced if ing the conditions of evacuation." workers have sufficient rest and re- -Trans-Ocean,

creation and enjoy normal health.

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