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THE HONGKONG

Warrants For German Spy Suspects

Four Of 18 Indicted Go To Trial

New York, June 22. Four of the 18 defendants indicted; In the Grand Jury Spy Ring expose;

the only ones in custody-pleaded not gulity when they came up for trial to-day.

TELEGRAPH

THURSDAY, JUNE

AIRCRAFT MASS TO DEFEND HANKOW

Not Enough To Spare

For Protection Of Canton

Hankow, June 22. With the Japanese drive. on in the case of the four who have been Hankow drawing nearer

and urrested, and the Judge has ordered

Bal, has been fixed at £5,000 each

that Dench Warrants should be issued nearer, preparations are being

1938,

River Flood Continues Unchecked

Japanese Say Chinese Prevent Repairs

Pelping. June 23. Ninety per cent. of the water of flowing the Yellow River is still across the plains of Honan.

A Japanese spokesman said to-day that Japanese experts believe, they jean close the eastern breaches in the dykes at a cusi of 000,000 yen, and can complete the work within 30 days off the near

for the arrest of the other 14 persons completed with the object of if the Japanese can drive the

Indicted. Most of these people are concentrating the entire Chinese wild to be in Germany, including two Air Force here to defend the who are described as oilleers of the

city. German War Ministry.-Reuter.

NOTED GERMANS ther

DEPRIVED OF CITIZENSHIP

Chinese troops operating breach.

The spokesman said that no es Umate could be formed of the damage or posibility of repairs to the western this area is still sur- breaches. rounded by Chinese troops.--United on Press.

It is reliably learned that 80 bombers and 100 pursuit planes are

aircutly concentrated Hankow or are on their way there..

A further 100 bombers have been promised for delivery in Hankow before the end of June while 100 French pursuit planes are stated to be on their way to the city from French Indo-China,

have

not

SOLDIER HIT BY TRAIN

Berlin, June 22, Another list of 74 persons who have

Chinese planes so far been deprived of German citizen-} ship was published in the official been able to participate extensively

Corporel S. Mahomad, 20, of the in engagements on the various fronts Gazette to-day.

due to the fact that there have not Hongkong and Singapore Artillery Marina The 1st includes Dr. Gottfried seen enough pursuit, planes to pro-Brigade,

stationed at the Treviranus, the German talesnen tect the bombers in operations far Camp. Chatham Road, was removed who was Malister in the Bruning away from the bases. This is also to the Kowloon Military Hospital, Cabinet in 1932 and fed from the stated to be the renson why the suffering from injuries to the bend country during fomous Hitler "purge" Chinese Air Force has not sent any and body when knocked down about pursuit planes to Canton to challenge seven o'clocle last night by a railway the daily ralds by the Japanese there. engine when in the act. of crossing the railway line at the Marina Camp. His condition is regarded as seri-

on June 30, 1934.

oftim victims of the purge.

Dr. Treviranus was reported to be one of the In fact, he had a narrow escape. The The official military view is that, the smallness of the murderers of General Schleicher and owing to

strategle his wife drove up to Dr. Trevirnnus's Chinese Air Force, the planes must

few house while he was playing tennis In be concentrated at o

centres in order to protect Chinese his garden. He leapt over a wall to bumbers from Japanese raids, and where his car stood, drove off in a hall of bullets and hid in a forest, also to protest Chinese bombers when Ten days later he escaped from Ger- they go on bombing missions. many in disguise and went to Eng-

nd, where he has resided since. Another famous German who was

li deprived of citizenship to-day's list is Otto Wallburg, well-known flm comedian of the German screen- Trans-Ocean.

MEMORIAL TO LORD OXFORD IS APPROVED

019

Any split in the Chinese Air Force It is constituted at present would make each section so weak that it to protect neither would be able Conton nur lankos. One city the other must be sacrifeed; under the present circumstances It has been decided to concentrate on the defence of Hankow.--Reuter,

TEMPERATURE

91 YESTERDAY

Hongkong was very hot yesterday, a maximum of 91 degrees being re- corced, while the minimum tempera- ture last night was 81. This morning 80 degrees Wis registered, with humidity at 74 per cent,

The last 24 hours were practically rainless, and the year's rainfall is now 10.41 inches below average.

Local Forecast is:-South and south- west winds, fresh; fair generally with Joçal showers.

SET GLIDER RECORD

Berlin. June 22. Remaining in the air for 17 hours, 22 minutes, two members of the Sylt Gliding Club set a new world record for motorless planes yesterday.NINE The Prime Minister received at the the previous world record for a House of Commons this afternoon a glider night with a passenger was 5 deputation which urged that steps hours, 18 minutes. The fight was NARCOTIC CARRIER

London, Juno 22.

should be taken for the erection in mode off the chalk cliffs of the Island the precincts of the Palace of);

Hot Sylt.-Trans-Ocean, Westminster of monument, with

suitable inscription, to the inte Lord Oxford and Asquith.

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Sentence of nine, months' hard la- bour together with a fine of $500 or a further three months was passed on SMUGGLER CAUGHT

Ng Klu, 31, unemployed, when he was The deputation consisted of Mr.

of three convicted by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen Chur- Arrested Lloyd George. Mr. Winstan

In possession

at the at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- cbill. Mr. Clement Attlee, Sir cattles of dutiable tobacco Archibald Sinclair, Mr. Amery and Yuen On wherf yesterday afternoon, of possession of 140 heroin pills. Sir Percy Harris.

Kwok Sam, widow, was fined $10.50 of a month's The Prime Minister expressed his with the alternative agreement with the proposal, and his Imprisonment, by Mr. W. J. Lock- readiness, in view of the unanimous hart Smith at the Central Magistracy support which was represented by this morning. the deputation, to move the necessary resolution in Parliament.--British Wireless.

Germans Clash With Lithuanians

Kaunas, June 22. Crowds of Memel Germans, singing Nazi songs and rearing Nazi slogans, came into conflict. with a Lithuanian police post at Memel-

When the Lithuanian police found the Meme) nuthorities in- . active in face of the demonstra- tion they intervened.

The demonstrators were celo- brating the arrival of the Ger. man steamer Preusser Several Nazis were arrested, and four Lithuanian police were injured. -Reuter.

BANISHEE RETURNS Four months' hard labour were im- posed on Tsung Tung, 50, unemploy- ed, for returning to the Colony before

expiration of his five years')

terni at the banishment

Central Magistracy this morning.

the

REMANDED AGAIN

A further remand of a week was granted when Charles Hossack Telter, and four 20. Lance-Sergeant A02, Chinese police constables made an- other appearance before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning on two counts of attempted extortion.

A.R.F. LECTURE

FOUND STORE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS

A haul of 6,402 heroin plis und eight taels of raw oplum was made by Revenue officers last week when they raided a premises in Des Voeux Road West, first flour.

This morning at the Central Magis

Lockhart tracy before Mr. W. J. Sinith, a 44-year-old widow, named Wong Yee, was accused of the pos- session of the drugs. Wong pleaded not guilty and she will be tried to- morrow morning.

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