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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1939.
Scotland Yard On The Trail Of Foreign Spies
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 19.
TWO OFFICERS ATTACHED TO THE SPECIAL POLITICAL BRANCH OF SCOTLAND YARD ARE INVESTIGATING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE GERMAN. ESPIONAGE SYSTEM IN THE NORTH.
They arrived here some time ago and after consultation with the heads of the C.I.D. of Liverpool and Manchester, set out to counter work that has been carried on by important Nazi agents in England.
the
I understand that information supplied to German agents in North by Secret Service operators, purporting to be of vital importance to an enemy. country, was trans- mitted to Germany within a few hours.
The information was wrong, but it served as proof that the men under suspicion were acting 38 agents for Germany?
The Secret Service
men have received instructions from the Home Office to inquire into charges that other Germans in the North, not believed to be connected with the German espionage service, are play- ing some part in the spreading of Nazi propaganda.
SAYS HITLER IS A PRISONER
OXFORD UNION FAVOURS CONSCRIPTION
London, Apr. 28. The Oxford Union to-day adopt- ed, by 423 votes to 326, a resolu- tion approving the establishment of conscription in Britain.
Most of the erities referred less to the conscription itself that to the Government's policy or its composition. The resolution is very much in contrast with the one adopted in 1933 which assert. ed that "in no circumstances wil we fight, even for the King and for peace."-Havan.
BRITAIN BOUND TO OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS
London, Apr. 27.
The fate of Great Britain is bound to that of other European nations, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Secre-
A telling illustration of the wide-tary for War, stated in a speech at
ly differing conditions in which the King and Queen and Herr Hit- ler go among their peoples given recently by Mr. Herbert Mor- rison, M.P.
Was
the Constitutional Club to-day.
"To those who would regard con- scription as an-infringement upon individual liberty, I would say that the liberty of the nation as a whole Speaking at Hackney Wick to a cannot be sacrificed because some of meeting of Labour women, Mr. Mor-its citizens so value their own liberty rison recalled that the King and that they won't combine to defend Queen visited Hackney and moved it."~Havas. about freely. Herr Hitler made a speech at Wilhelmshaven and was guarded like a prisoner.
"The dictator of Germany," went on Mr. Morrison, "was protected by a large number of soldiers, police, secret police and Government spies -and it is highly probable that the crowd was well sifted out before its assembly.
CABLE LINES
HEAVILY TAXED
Cable and Wireless Ltd. an- nounce that owing to the over- especially in Great Britain, to the whelming response of the Public
Company's invitation to send free "Moreover, Herr Hitler, who telegrams, all lines of communica- would have us believe that he is tion are heavily blocked and delay universally popular with the Ger- in delivery is to man people, spoke from behind a bullet-proof shield.
"The King and Queen came through Hackney Wick and went on to the new housing estates with only a handful of civilian police- men to keep the roads clear for their progress."
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GERMAN TIBETAN EXPEDITION
After staying for nearly two months as guests of the Tibetan Government, the German scientific The demand rate on the Hong expedition, led by Dr. E. Schaeffer, Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-11/16. has left Lhassa for the old capital, "Spot" silver was quoted in Yalung Phodang, which has never London at 20-1/4 and forward at yet been visited by a white man. 20.
The London on New York was quoted at £-U.S.84.6812 the New York-London · rate £--U.S.$4.68-8/16.
The expedition is carrying many rate valuable presents from the Tibetan and Regent to the Fuehrer. It is expect- ated that the party will re-enter Bri-
tish India in June.
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