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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 12, 1989

NAZI

TACTICS OF

PLAYING ON NERVES

Official Danzig Journal Issues New "Warning"

"CITY BELONGS

BY RIGHT TO

REICH"

Danzig, To-day,

"For a strong Germany which is prepared for any marching orders, whatever they may be, the rattling of Polish swords is a trifle until the day arrives when patience and self-restraint come to an end in the face of Polish arrogance. "How long can that last? German policy sometimes

FULL POWERS

FOR POLISH PRESIDENT

Warsaw, To-day.

The Senate yesterday passed the Bil empowering the President to rule by decree until the next or- dinary meeting of Parliament.

The decree confers on the Pre- sident extraordinary financial powers for defence.-Reuter.

ANNOYED BY HOOTS: UNABLE TO PROVE CASE

"There is no evidence at all and I have to dismiss the summons,” said Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morning to Mr. A. B. Hamson, of No. 3, York Road, who appeared as complainant in connection with a summons issued against his op-

wong, for us.ng motor horn un- necessarily or in a manner cal- culated to cause public annoyance, at York Road at 9.80 p.m. on April 20.

reaches very swift decisions, which are very DOG-BITE COSTS posite neighbour, Mr. Kwai Lun-

accurately carried out."

This "warning" appeared yester- day in the "Danziger Vorposten," which is closely connected with the authorities, and the statement can therefore be taken as an official Nazi declaration.

FRAUD GANG ROUNDED-UP

MISTRESS $10

Miss M. Glendenning, of No. 7 Fung Wong Terrace, was summon- ed before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning, for allowing her dog abroad with who out a muzzle on April 24.

The paper says that any attempt by Britain to bring about a com-

Mahjong sets thieves promise solution in Danzig would be unacceptable to Germany, since worked as a gang, were convict- ed this morning, when charged British interference "in such a per-before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, with fectly clear question," must be con- obtaining mahjong sets by false

pretences.

sidered inadmissable.

"BY RIGHT”

Seven were accused. Huen Wing, 19, was sentenced to six months' hard labour, on three charges of aiding and abetting lar

Sergeant McKay said that & smal boy was bitten by the dog outside the house.

A fine of $10 was imposed.

Pun Kai-shing, of No. 5 Spring Garden Lane, was summoned for keeping a dog without a licence.

A Chinese constab.e said that the. dog was tied inside the back door of the house. Mr. M. A, da Silva Chan Choi, 19, was sentenced to told the Court that the dog was left three months' for obtaining mah-behind by a friend. It was only 2% jong sets by false pretences.

months' old.

The paper says Col. Beck's speech did not indicate any satisfactory basis for negotiations and con- ceny. sequently the next step is up to Poland. "Such a step will have to take into account the fact that the Danzig belongs by right to Reich."

Li Chung, 18, was sentenced to 8 Defendant was fined $2. months' for aiding and abetting The journal varns: "Poland, by larceny.. mobi'ising her troops and organis- Lo Kwong, 21, Chan Tak-po, 18, ing military demonstrations along Ko Kwan-sang, 23, and Lau Choi, GERMANY AND the German frontier, is playing 34, were

sentenced to 18

weeks'

with fire and is assuming grave hard labour each, for alding and risks for herself "-Trans-Ocean.

ALLEGED TROOP

CONCENTRATIONS

London, To-day.

abetting.

All were recommended for ban- ishment.

Det. Sergeant T. Cashman told the Court that over 20 sets of mah- jong had been obtained by the gang, Several Polish papers give pro-but no trace of them could be found. minence to reports of German troop Defendants also used a 12-year-old | movements, paying special atten-boy to work with them. They visit- tion to reported concentrations in ed houses, and described them- the vicinity of Brno, the capital of selves ás instructed by mahjong Moravia.

shops to collect sets.. more Ger-

Meanwhile; several mans have been expelled from bor- der districts for insults to the Po- lish State. Reuter Bulletin.

INVASION OF

FUNDAMENTAL CHUNGSHAN

AGREEMENT

London, To-day.

The "Evening Standard" reports that the Soviet Ambassador, M. Maisky, called on Lord Halifax yes- and terday at the Foreign Office clarified to a greater extent the So- viet attitude,

The paper declares that the So- .viet and Britain are now in funda- mental agreement. Trans-Ocean

Mr. R. P. -Morris; of the Gener- al Post Office, was, this morning fined $5-by Mr. R. A. D, Forrest →when he pleaded guilty to exceed- ing the speed limit in Queen's Road »Ekst on ́April 22,

FEARED

Macao, To-day. Chinese troops in the Chung- shan district are preparing to resist. a. Japanese invasion, which it is anticipated will take. place in the next few days as... result of the alleged concentra- tion of warships and troop- ships at various points on the const. 3.

It is believed the attack will probably be launched after the end of a meeting of the Ja- panese Military Counch in Canton, scheduled for to day. Router

OLYMPICS

Helsinki, To-day. Germany will send a team of be- tween 300 and 400 athletes to the

Answering Mr. Macfadyen, Mr. Hamson said he could not remem- ber the approximate time of the use of the horn by defendant. He said that he heard constantly a motor horn outside his res.dence, He had warned defendant on several previous occasions but he did not take down the car's num- ber on April 20 when he was dis- turbed by the horn although, on the following morning, he reported the matter to Trattic Inspector

Brittain.

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Mr. Macfadyen pointed out that he could not take "previous warn- ing to defendant" into considera- tion and he had to dismiss the

summons.

O'ympic Games of 1940, declared the

German business manager of the Committee, Dr. Jensch, yesterday. He estimated that between 20,000 and 25,000 German visitors would make the trip to Finland.—Trans- Ocean.

British Pavilion Being Opened By Mr. Hudson

New York, To-day. The British Pavilion, the largest and one of the most striking of the many costly foreign exhibits at the New York World's Fair, is to be formally opened to-day.

To mark the occasion, Mr. R. S. Hudson, British Se- cretary for Overseas Trade, will present on behalf of the City of London a silver gift rose- leaf bowl, to Mayor La Guardia of New York. The Pavilion, which is the larg-ton's family tree showing that he eat Britain has ever contributed" to was descended “from”King John, an international exhibition, occu- and replicas of the crown jewels, pies a dominating position.

It contains a copy of Magna Charta enclosed in a bullet-proof, burglar-proof and fire-proof case, guarded day and night and Ingured for $100,000.

It also contains George Washing-

besides models of British towns and photographs showing the life and work of the peoples of the Bri- tish Empire.

The band of the Coldstream Guards is giving concerts in the garden of the pavilion.-Reuter.