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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1939.

NAZI REPRISALS

Six Britons Ordered To Leave Germany

Further Steps By Britain Will

Have Same Result

Berlin, To-day.

Six British subjects resident in Germany have re- ceived orders from the Nazi Government to leave.

The expulsions are direct reprisals for the expul-

sion of six Germans from Great Britain. The British Embassy has been informed that all the

expelled Britons must leave by May 24.

Those expelled áre:

MR. H. C. GREENE, CHIEF CORRESPONDENT OF THE LON-

DON "DAILY TELEGRAPH,"

A BUSINESSMAN, AN ENGINEER, A TEACHER AND TWO DIR-

ECTORS OF COMPANIES.

IT IS MADE CLEAR THAT FURTHER “UNJUSTIFIABLE” EX- PULSIONS BY BRITAIN WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY FUR- THER GERMAN

REPRISALS.

Government circles told the British Embassy that the expul-j sion of Mr. Greene implied no im-] putation against his work as a correspondent, or against the po- licy of his newspaper, but was purely a reprisal for the expul- sion of the London correspondent of the "National Zeitung." Reuter.

POLISH ORDER TO ARMY OFFICERS

Warsaw, To-day.

GERMAN SOUNDINGS IN BALTIC

Stockholm, To-day.

A meeting of the Foreign Min- isters of Sweden, Denmark, Nor- way and Finland will probably take place in Stockholm on May

9.

The meeting will discuss the soundings recently made by Ger- many regarding non-aggression pacts. Reuter.

DUTCH ACTION AGAINST NAT. SOCIALISTS

The Hague, To-day.

A bill for the preservation of public order was tabled by the Netherlands Government in the se-I cond Chamber yesterday and pro- vides new penalties, not exceeding four years' imprisonment, for persons convicted of wilfully spread- ing false accusations against Government or for defaming public institutions by word, writing picture.

ALLEGED PLANS FOR ATTACK ON EGYPT

Rome, To-day, Alarming reports of alleged Italian plans for an attack upon Egypt are nothing, says "Giornale d'Italia" but an attempt to further the policy of encirclement by get- ting Egypt in the net along with those European countries which have been driven to oppose the Axis powers.

These tactics, adds the Italian commentator, betray the intentions. of their authors but are doomed to failure.

Nothing will come of attempts in London and Paris to sow distrust between Italy and Egypt-Trans- Ocean.

CANE FOR A SNATCHER

While holding a child with each hand in Tai Po Road yesterday afternoon, a married woman, Chan

of Lin, 32, was robbed

a wrist watch by a snatcher. the

Wong Kuén, 19, who was tually caught by a passerby, or

What the Nazis so calmly des- cribe as "unjustifiable" expulsion and coming into force immediate- A decree made known yesterday of Germans from Britain, were ly, prolongs the duration of ser- cases of espionage, the spreading vice of officers who have been pen-exceding five years will be incur- of Nazi propaganda and intimida- tion of Jewish refugees in Bri- tain.

STANDSTILL AGREENENT NEGOTIATIONS

Berlin, To-day.

Negotiations for a new stand-

still agreement began in Berlin yes-

terday, to draw a

sioned or retired on leave.

to

These officers are normally re- quired in two successive?years serve four weeks at manoeuvres. The obligatory period has now been increased to ten weeks. This holds for officers up to 50 years of age, for staff officers up to 56 years of age and for Generals up to 62 years of age.-Trans-Ocean.

LIVE BOMB DROPPED

ment to replace the so-called Ger- NEAR VILLAGE

man crédit agreement of 1938 which expires on May 31.

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The people of Trusthorpe, a coast village near Mablethorpe, Lincs., Economic circles state that Ger- ran out from their homes in alarm man debtors are expected to make when a bomb was dropped from an proposals to representatives of the R. A. F. aeroplane. British, American, French, Bel- The bomb landed in a wheatfield, gian, Swiss and Dutch creditors for conclusion of a new agreement.

The aggregate of credits falling within the scope of the standstill agreement is estimated at about 780 million reichsmarks, of which about 690 million Reichsmarks are still being utilised.-Trans-Ocean.

NAVAL VISIT

penetrated deeply into the soil and made a large crater when exploded. |

Had it fallen only a small distan- ce away in any direction there must have been great damage and loss

of life.

DELAY IN RELEASE

A penalty of imprisonment not

red by any person found guilty of carrying on "propaganda for par- tial or complete subjection of the Netherlands to the domination of a foreign power."

even-

Was

sentenced to four months' hard labour and six strokes by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morning.

NAVAL REVIEW

Rome, To-day.

A great naval review will be held in the Gulf of Náples on May 11 for The bills are mainly, directed against the National Socialist move-visit to Rome begins on May .9-

Prince Paul of Yugoslavia - whose

which ment led by Mussert

has

Trans-Ocean. violently attacked the Democratic Parliamentary regime in its press as well as in public meetings. Trans-Ocean.

Civilian Spy Shot

Paris, April 19.

lian spy to be executed in France Francis Gruneberg, the first civi-

since 1918, was shot on the parade ground at Nancy this morning..

He was a 26-year-old ́ ́Alsatian gardener, hired by the Germans to collect information about the Maginot Line.

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Although sentence of death was passed in January, under last year's law imposing the capital penalty on The accidental dropping of a bomb spies taken in peace-time, Grune- outside the range area is usually due | berg's execution had been delayed, to a "hook-up.” This occurs when and it was even suggested that he the bomb aimer operates the release might be pardoned, gear and the bomb does not fall im- mediately but becomes detached later.

Mexico City, To-day. Units of the American, fleet, con- sisting of the cruiser “Charleston", Every possible precaution is taken

Vera Cruz

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Gruneberg's fate was apparently settled by the arrival of the new international crisis, which made it appear, dangerous to relax the_ap-

the Visis" and to guard against this kind of ac plication of the revised law at pre-

"Fred

on Monday for a week's stay.

Admiral Wilcox, in command of the squadrong will visit the capital

on Tuesday, accompanied by

ty of his officera: · - · The

Government la pla

in honour of the

cident, which nevertheless occasion- sent. ally occurs.

"So it was an serious as that, I As a rule the results are not serl see, the pang mata muttered when ous because the practice bombs gen- his fallers woke him in his cell erally emplo do not weight more| sarly this morning, for seding, the filled with nothing military prosecutor, his counsel and than a charge which the Catholic prison chaplain, › he cloud of smoke to allow immediately. lised what their

than 2016 and

Rome, To-day. The Rumanian Finance. Minis- ter, who is also Governor of the Rumanian National Bank, will ar- rive in Rome in the next few days, according to press reports here.- Trans-Ocean,

Sonja Henle, and Ric

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