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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1939.

THE NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES

(Continued from Page 2). Godesberg (where he later received Mr. Chamberlain), set out by plane for Munich, He landed at 4 a.m. The town slept, but a picked detach-' ment of his personal Black Guard awaited him.

The clean up had already begun. The local Brownshirt leaders were under arrest. With his own hands Hitler tore their shoulder straps off.

At 6.30 he was en route for Bad Wiessee, where Rohm lay. The

long column of black cars rushed at breakneck speed through the love-

ly summer morning.

Hitler Whipped A

Man Senseless

The first man whom they en- countered on arrival Hitler struck across the face with his whip, beat- ing him senseless. He strode up to Rohm's room. The commander of the "Militia of the Streets" lay groaning in his bed with a hang- 'over. In the next room lay Heines, police chief. of Breslau, "with the

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BADMINTON WIN OVER VARSITY “B”

In the "A" Division of the Men's Badminton League last night, Recreio defeated University, "B" by 8 games to 1.

Scores were:-

L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva (Re- {creio).

beat C. S. Loke and K, H. Goh 21-17 beat C. H. Soon and S. H. Ling 21— 1 beat S. Y. Hou and O. S. Lim 21-12 M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios (Recreio).

beat Loke and Goh

21-10

beat Soon and Ling

21-9

beat Hou and. Lim

21-15

H. A. Barros and Dr. A. M. Ro-

drigues (Recreio).

lost to Loke and Goh

16-21

beat Soon and Ling

21-18

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beat Hou and Lim

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Club "A" Fifteen To Meet Naval Side

A Rugby game will be held on the Club ground, at Happy Valley, to-morrow at 4.45 p.m., when the Club "A" XV will play a Navy side.

Club's team has been selected as follows:-

J. T. Brown; H. F. Hopkins, E.' M. Watts, F. M. Thompson, D. I. Bosan- quet; J. Hutchison, J. R. Henderson; R. G. L. Oliphant, J. S. Dunnet (Cap-

Sir, May I through your courtesy tain), E. W. Stout; A. F. Walkden, G. advise those of your readers who are M. Marrs; W. Stoker, G. L. Eastgate interested in Air Raid Precautions that and K. H..G. White.

Hitler's case

is

rate

von

a course of instruction will commence: on Friday, at the Headquarters of the fa-Emergency Unit, Hong Kong Police

p.m.

LOCAL DOLLAR

evidence of his shameful vice still Reichstag' fire. present." He had flogged Jews to that he prevented both. death, committed murder. He was But if it was mutiny, at any shot of hand, but not for his vicious-incipient, what was General ness, his cruelty or his crime. Rohm Schleicher, the "Reichswehr's was put into a car and driven back vourite son," doing in that gallery Reserve, 20 Ice House Street at 5,30 The demand rate on the Hong to Munich. He was thrown into a with Rohm, the gangster? And The course will consist of about fif-Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-7/8. cell, a revolver was laid on the table. Strasser, the Radical-what had he teen lectures and demonstrations given "Spot" silver was quoted in Lon- "No!" said Rohm, who had killed in common with Von Fapen's clique, twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays don at 20-5/16 and forward at many men and never feared to look the Junker Diehards? And Von

and an examination at its conclusion 19-15/16. on death, "If Adolf wants to shoot Kahr, the veteran Catholic leader-Instructor, or

for certificates 18 Air Raid Warden

as Air Raid Warden. The London on New York rate me, he can do it himself.” After did he have communion with Ermat, Those attending will be required to was quoted at U.S.$4.6712 and two hours he was led out and placed who mocked at God?

complete the course and to sit for the the New York on London rate at against the wall.

Hitler claimed, "For 24 hours I

examination.

£U.S.$4.67. Several hundred made the same was the Supreme Court of the Ger- women and it is especially hoped that a The course is open for men and short walk. Karl Ernst, Hayn, man People!" He was not. He number of English speaking Chinese Heydelreek Koch, Lasch Uhl-they was one man strangling the

will attend with a view to qualifying Iwere the heroes of the Brownshirt that had suckled him. Those about as Instructors.

army. All day, all night, the him took the occasion to settle their be glad if those who wish to attend will

As accommodation is limited I shall} Black Guard squads lined the ex-own oustanding accounts. For 24 notify me at once by letter addressed Authorised Capital ecution yards, firing, firing. Ernst, hours the only law that ruled in Ger-to Police Reserve Headquarters, No. 2 dragged back from the boat at Ham-many was the gang law, "Shoot

Police Station, Wanchai. burg as he was going on

C. CHAMPKIN, holiday First!" with his young wife (Hitler had For the student of history the des- been best man), fell believing that truction of the Brown Army by its the Guard who shot him had mu-founder is an illuminating Lut not tinied against Hitler. He cried, a unique chapter in the story of "Heil Hitler!" as the volley broke.

They Sent The

Widow. His Urn

wolf

dictatorship. For the moralist there may be a thought in this: For 14 years the Storm battalions had

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But it was the Brown-Reserve Liability of Proprie forced their way in. The General shirts that were carved.

'sat at breakfast with his wife. They shot him down, her too. Murderers called on his colleague, General von Bredow "to take him for a ride."

(the end)

They fetched Gregor Strasser, one THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. time leader of the Nazi "Left." Four days later his widow received

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HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG, 10, Don Voeux Road, Central. Men fetched old Von Kahr, one-

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits time Dictator of Bavaria, who had

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

roosivad for one year or shorter perioda at rates refused to march with Hitler in the Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Eng. Wong Yun

Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon which will be quoted on application.

The Bank's Head Offos in London undertakes and Trustee business, and olains Tong, Esq. Beer Hall putsch ten years earlier. Sang, Egg Wong Chu Son. Esq., Han Ying Poems, w Chan Ching Bbok, Esq., Li Lan Executor

of Brillah Inooma Tax overpaid, on They beat him to death with hat-Esq. and Fung Fing Wab, Esq.

terms, which may be sacertained at any of its Agencies and Branchen. chets, threw his body in the swamp. Seventy-seven names were given out as "executed." Later Hitler ad- mitted "some hundreds." Probably a thousand fell. If it was decima- tion of his Brownshirt

army, it was lenient. "Mutinies," said. Hit- ler, in his justifying speech to the Reichstag, "must be broken by th age-old, inexorable iron laws," A thousand is not so bad, out of three million mutineers. "Shoot First" Was

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