1939-01-11 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 11, 1939.

Father Christmas Shoots His Rival

BERLIN, DECEMBER 28, DISGUISED IN THE LONG WHITE BEARD AND RED CLOAK OF FATHER CHRISTMAS, HUGO FORTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD BERLIN BUSINESS MAN, WALK- GERWANSKI, ED ON CHRISTMAS EVE INTO THE HOME OF A YOUNG| COUPLE WHO HAD BEEN HIS BEST FRIENDS, SHOT DEAD THE HUSBAND, TRIED TO SHOOT THE WIFE, THEN KILLED HIMSELF.

Eighteen months ago, after Ger- wanski's wife had left him, the young couple, twenty-six-year-old Erich Raasch and his pretty blonde wife, threw open their house to him. But Gerwanski fel in love with Frau Irma Raasch and went to the house again and again. White her husband, a young cah, worked in

THOUSAND

POUNDS FOR TEA

his office, Gerwanski pleaded with CASKET

Frau Raasch to leave her husband and go away with him.

She refused. Finally she told her husband. The husband ordered Gerwanski to keep away from the house for ever. For a fortnight they did not see him.

Then, on Christmas Eve, it was revealed yesterday, their landlady announced: "Father Christmas has come."

WIFE LAUGHED Father Christmas walked in. He did not speak and they did not recognise him. After handing round packets of sweets he drew a re- volver. Raasch and his wife laughed, thinking it was part of the play. Suddenly he pointed it at Raasch und fired.

Frau Raasch, screaming, ran into another room. Gerwanski followed her and she knocked the revolver out of his hand. As he stooped to pick it up she turned the key.

A moment later she heard the shot with which Gerwanski killed himself.

To-night Frau Raasch is in hos- pital suffering from · 8 breakdown.

nervous

BRITISH TREASURY RETURNS

London, To-day. Exchequer returns show. that total ordinary revenue amounts to £518,047,998 against £508,464,823 a year ago.

LONDON, TO-DAY.

IN THE CITY OF LONDON YESTERDAY MORNING £1,156 WAS BID FOR A CASKET CON- TAINING ABOUT THIRTY- EIGHT POUNDS OF EMPIRE- GROWN TEA. THE MONEY WILL GO TO CHARITIES AS: SOCIATED WITH THE TEA IN- DUSTRY...

Occasion was the celebration of the centenary of Empire tea. The Lord Mayor attended and auctioned the casket, which was first sealed and will not be opened until the next centenary,

A much larger casket containing Empire tea and inscribed with the: Royal Arms was sent to Bucking- ham Palace for the King Queen.-British Wireless.

and

GLUT OF WHEAT ON MARKET

London, To-day. Rrepresentatives of the govern- ments of the twenty-two wheat- producing countries members of the International Wheat Advisory Committee met in London yester- day to consider the position -aris- ing out of the large world carry- over from the good harvests of the past year.

In the light of reports being Total expenditure less selfbalanc- considered at the present meeting, ing items is £767,715,416 against the Committee will decide whether

£678,801,065 at the corresponding it is necessary to summon a new

date of 1938.-British Wireless

GERMANY AND MANCHURIA

Tokyo, To-day.

..

International Wheat Conference.- British Wireless:

ADMIRAL LEAVING

the

ON CRUISE

On Monday, the German Ambas- sador received in Tokyo the Man- churia economic mission, prior to

H.M.S. Kent, flying the flag of its return to Hsinking...

Commander-in-Chief, Vice- Admiral Sir Percy Noble, and The Manchukuo Ambassador, in accompanied by H.M.S. Falmouth, Tokyo and his staff were present at will leave on a Southern cruise on the reception as well as represen-Sunday, January 15, visiting Saigon tatives of Japanese and German and Manila. ~ economic interests and of the Ja- panese defence forces.. Ocean.

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WHEAT GIFT ARRIVES.

Chungking, To-day---| The first shipment, 2,400 tons of wheat donated by the US. Red Cross Society to relieve Chinese re- fugees has arrived: în China, ac- cording to a Shanghai" message,

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