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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 9, 1989.

DRASTIC

GERMAN

ACTION IN KLADNO

Police Sergeant Sniped During The Night

Prague, To-day.

Drastic steps are being taken by the German au- thorities as a result of the murder on Wednes- day night of a German police sergeant. The victim, according to the German version of the affair, was Wilhelm Kniest, who was chief ser- geant of the German Orderly Police, and he was killed by an unknown assailant in front of the High School in Kladno.

Thetis Disaster Enquiry

London, To-day. THE Prime Minister

announced in

the

House of Commons yes- terday that the public enquiry into the Thetis

disaster would be pre- sided over by Mr. Justice Bucknill.

Questioned regarding yester- day's abortive attempt to raise the sunken submarine, Mr. Chamberlain said all the lifting wires were under the submarine on Wednesday.

on

On Thursday morning a heavy swell threw a heavy strain the wires and the after ones parted.

Consequently the forward wires had to be slipped.

Investigations have failed to re- veal the culprit, and the Germans are holding the entire town re- sponsible,

in

The Reich Protector, Baron von Neurath, has ordered the following emergency measures to be taken throughout the whole police dis- trict of Kladno and to remain force until further notice:

(1) Prohibition of all

meetings in the open air; (2) Closing of all cinemas, thea- tres and other public amuse- ment places;

(3) Closing of all schools

public

cause of the subversive tivity of a great part of teaching staff';

(4) All street doors and

GAS MASKS

FOR ALL

There are already more civilian gas masks in England than the numbers of the population, exclud- ing the young children for whom special devices are being provided, Sir John Anderson stated in a written - reply in the House of Commons.

He added that masks had been issued to local authorities respon- sible for more than 90 per cent. of the total population,

A larger reserve was being held than that originally contemplated to replace war wastage in the areas most liable to be attacked.

MR. EDEN IN GREAT DEMAND

London, To-day.

Mr. Anthony Eden is much in demand, remarks the press in com- menting on the former Foreign Secretary's visit to Paris in the middle of this month.

Arrest Of Wang Ordered

Chungking, To-day. THE Central Chinese Government has or- dered the arrest of Mr. Wang Ching-wei.

It is learned that the Govern- ment has obtained concrete evidence that Mr. Wang has been and is still negotiating with the Japanese Government for the establishment of a new pro- Japanese central government.

Mr. Wang is believed to be in Shanghai-Our Own Correspon- dent.

BIG JEWELLERY THEFT

A large amount of jewellery was this stolen in the early hours of

The "Daily Telegraph" enumer-morning from the first floor of No. ates Mr. Eden's numerous appoint- 314, Nathan Road, residence of Yu 'be-ments in Paris, beginning on June Wah, merchant.

ac-15 with a lecture on European the problems:

The newspaper says there could win-not be a greater demand for Mr. closed Eden if he were Foreign Minister.

Trans-Ocean.

dows are to remain from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. at night, Shots will be fired into all windows left open;

City

(5) The Burgomaster and

Council of Kladno are to be dismissed;

(6) A German Government com-

missar is to be appointed;

(7) All the local Czech police are to be disarmed and dis- missed for failure to dig- charge their duties.

· MORE TO COME

The Order states that should the

The State Secretary to Baron von Neurath, Karl Frank, and the of the

EXTENSIVE FLOODING culprit not be arrested by eight The flooding of Thetis was p.m. on June 9, further measures thought to be more extensive will be taken. than was anticipated, with a con- sequent loss of buoyancy.

Pending the provision of addi- Commander-in-Chief tional appliances and more fa- vourable weather, the salvage craft had temporarily with- drawn to Liverpool. Reuter.

London, To-day.

It is understood that the Con- troller of the Navy is going to Birkenhead to hold a conference with salvage experts to see what plan should now be adopted in sal- Vaging Thetis.-Reuter.”

GRYNSZPAN IN COURT AGAIN

Paris, To-day.

. Herschel Grynszpan, who murder-

German Police in the Protectorate, General Kamptz, arrived in Kladno yesterday afternoon, and at the latter's orders, the Czech police were disarmed at 6 p.m.

The Germans allege that Kladno, an industrial town of 20,000

in- habitants, is reputed to be the

Czech | headquarters of the

munists.-Trans-Ocean.

KENNEDY ROAD ROBBERIES

1

Com-

·Money and clothing, valued at ed the German Embassy councillor, $22,50, were stolen between 4 a.m. vom Rath, in Paris last year, was and 6 a.m; yesterday from No. 128, given another hearing in court Kennedy Road, residence of Mr. yesterday.

Petipp.

The prosecuting attorney said Mrs. Bilerose, of No. 126, Ken- that. Grynagpan had entered: France nedy Road, reports that clothing, without a visa, from Germany via valued at $20, was stolen from Belgium.--Trans-Ocean.

her ÷residence.

According to the victim, an un- known person entered the house through one of the windows be- tween 1 a.m, and 5 a.m. to-day, aud escaped with $1,267 worth of jew- ellery.

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