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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Warrants For German Spy Suspects
Four Of 18 Indicted Go To Trial
New York, Juno 22. Four of the 18 defendants indicted
in the Grand Jury Spy Ring expose the only ones in custody-plended not guilty when they came up for) trial to-day.
Bail has been fixed at £5,000 ench
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1938.
AIRCRAFT MASS TO DEFEND HANKOW
Not Enough To Spare
For Protection
Of Canton
Hankow, June 22.
River Flood Continues Unchecked
Japanese Say Chinese Provent Repairs
Pelping, June 23, Ninety per cent. of the water of still flowing the Yellow River is across the plains of Honan.
A Japanese spokesman said to-tlay With the Japanese drive on that Japanese experts believe they
ott
the
the
cau close the eastern brenches in the in the case of the four who have been Hankow drawing nearer and
dykes nt cost of 000,000 yen, and arrested, and the Judge has ordered nearer, preparations are being can complete the work within 30 days that Bench Warrants should be issued completed with the object of if the Japanese can drive for the arrest of the other 14 persons concentrating the entire Chinese Chinese troops operating orar indicted. Most of these people are Hald to be in Germany, Including two Air Force here to wim are described as oilcers of the city. Gernian War Ministry-Reuter.
Germans
Clash With
Lithuanians
Kaunas, June 22.
Crowils of Memel Germans, staging Nazi songs and roaring Nazi slogans, came into conffle! with a Lithuanian police post ni Memel
When the Lithuanian police found the Memel authorities in- active In [nce of the demonstra- tion they intervened.
The demonstrators were cele. brating the arrival of the Ger- man stramer Preussen, Several Nash were arrested, and four Lithuanian poller were Injured
Reuter
MEMORIAL TO LORD OXFORD IS APPROVED
London, June 22
defend
brench
the
80
I rettably learned thet bombers and 100 pursuit planes are elther already concentrated DIL Hankow or are on their way there,
A further 100 bombers have been promised for delivery in Honkow before the end of June while 100 French pursuit planes are slated to be on their way to the elty from French Indo-China.
not
Chinese planes so far have been able to participate extensively
-
The spokesman said that no timate could be formed of the damage or pustbility of repairs to the western ats! FUJI- beaches, as this area is rounded by Chinese troops.---United Preas.
SOLDIER HIT BY TRAIN
Corporal S. Malunud, 20, of the in engagements on the various fronts Hongkong and Singapore Artillery due to the fact that there have not rugatie, stationed at the
Morinn been enough pursuit planes to pro-
teel the bombers in operations for Camp, Chatham Road, was removed away from the bases. This is also to the Kowicon Military Hospital, stated to be the reason why the suffering from injuries to the head Chinese Air Force has not sent any and body when knocked down about pursuit planes to Canton to challenge seven o'clock last night by a railway the daily raids by the Japanese there.gine when in the act of crossing the railway line nt he Marina Camp. The official military view is that. His condition is regarded as stri- owing to the smallness of The en Chinese An Furve, the planes must be conceptzakeri alat 『དྔོན་ strategie centres 11) ander
to protect Chinese bonabers from Japanese ruids, and ało to ja otert f'httiese bombers when they go on bombing missions.
they go on
10
Any split in the Chinese An Fotie
R constituted at present woulį make each section so weak that i would be able
frotect neither Canton Hor Hankow. One City ዲያ the other must be miseriflerd: Whor the present ereumstances it has been dreided to concentrate on the defence
Renter of Hankow
GLIDER
RECORD SET
Berlin. June 22 Remening in the air for 17 hours,
The Prime Minister received at the House of Commons Ibis afternoon a deputation which urged that str should be taken for the meetion in 22 minutes, two members of the tie precincts 1. th Palace
Sylt Gliding Club set a new workd
1
TEMPERATURE
91 YESTERDAY
Hongkong was very hot yesterday. a maximum of 1 degrees being re- corded, while the minimum tempera- Espre last 114ght was 81 This morning 86 degrees WIS registered, with bandity at 74 per rent.
The Inst 24 hours were practically Frainless, and the year's rainfall is now
tual anebes below average,
boreal forecast is:- Sauth and south- west winds, ferah: fair generally with loral showers
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FINAL SHOWINGS. TO-DAY
A Gripping Gangster
Drama With a Gasp-
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LAW OF THE UNDERWORLD
Cops and
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TO - MORROW
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CHESTER MORRIS ANNE SHIRLEY. EDUARDO CIANNELLI WALTER ABEL
"SINNERS IN PARADISE" JOHN BOLES - MADGE EVANS
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A Millionairess 1: Lessons in Love
A C.O.D. Husband I
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record for motorless planes yesterday. NINE MONTHS FOR TO MORROW lale The previous world record for a glider sight with a passenger was 5 Mr. hours, 18 minutes. Chur-made of the chalk chts of the Island
Strof Sylt-Trans-Orcan,
Westonster of HI realament. with a suitable insertption, to the Lord Oxford and Asquith.
The deputation consisted of Lloyd George, Mr. Winston
Mr. Clement Attlee, Archibald Sinelals, Mr. Amery Sir Percy Harris,
Arrested
The night was NARCOTIC CARRIER
Sentence of nine months' hard la- [bour together with a fine of $500 or a further three months was passed on SMUGGLER CAUGHT
Ng Kiu, 31, unemployed, when he was The Prime Minister expressed id
convicted by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen of three at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- In possession agreement with the proposal, and his
of dutuubie tabarra utting
at the ing of possession of 449 heroin pills. readiness, In view of the unanim Yuen On what yesterday afternoon. support which was represented by the deputation, to move the necessary Kwok Sam, widow, was fed $10.50 with the alternative of month's resolution 10 Partament-ritish Wireless
imprisonment, by Mr. W. J. Lock- Abort Smith at the Central Mughstivicy
STOP PRESS
thela onking.
BANISHEE RETURNS Four months' hard labour were im posed on Tsang Tung, 50, unemploy- ed, for returning to the Colony before the expiration of his live
term at th banishment Magistracy this morning.
REMANDED AGAIN
FOUND STORE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS
A haul of 0.402 heroin plits and eight tuels of raw aplain was made by lievenue officers last week when they ended a premises in Des Voeux Road West, first flour. years' This morning at the Central Magic- Central tracy
racy before
Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith, A 44-year-old widow, numed Wong Yee, was accused of the pos session of the drugs. Wong pleaded not guilty and she will be tried to- morrow morning.
A further remand of a week was granted when Charles Hossack Teifer. 20, Lance-Sergeant A62, and four Chinese police constables made an- olher appearance before Mr. Q. At A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning on two counts of attempted extortion,
AR.P. LECTURE
WON'T INTERVENE
London, June 22,
Paramount Picture
HUSBANDS
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PATRIC KNOWLES BEVERLY ROBERTS Allyn Joslyn Gordon Oliver
Sensational Exposure of a
woman racket f "TIP-OFF GIRLS" with LLOYD NOLAN - MARY CARLISLE
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AH WILDERNESS!
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Asked in the House of Commons TOMORROW If in view of Great Britain's unclent friendship with the Islam Govern- ment, Britain would help to settle the of the succession to the question
An AR.P. leacture will be given Caliphate, the Prime Minister sald was a matter which by Mr. R. P. Dunlop, B.Sc. and the Caliphate Diploma of the Anti-Gas School, at concerned the Moslems, and one in the St. John Ambulance Head- which His Majesty's Government The would not be prepared to intervene, quarters to-night at D p.m.
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British Wireless,
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LIONEL
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