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RUNCIMAN HELPS TO DISSOLVE · SUDETEN- CZECH ANIMOSITIES

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Prague, Aug. 19,

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THE

HONGKONG

Search For Pole Fliers Now Resumed

Rumour Of Crash In Remote Rivar

TELEGRAPH,

Point Barrow (Alaska), Aug. 18. Scorchers Anve

for left here

Calville River, where natives re- Inst

Lord Runciman has returned to Prague after a long series of conversations with Herr Konrad Henlein, leader of the rebellious Sudeten German minority in Czecho-Oliktuk to drag the mouth of the Slovakia. It transpired that in his conferences with the British peace-maker, Herr Henlein referred to the alleged racial persecution of the Sudetens and the terrorism practised against them.

There has also been a meeting between Lord Runciman's staff and Herr Henlein's colleagues.

No official communique has been issued but believed the contacts have been helpful.

It is suggested that a meeting may be arrangest between Herr Henien and Dr. Milan Hodza, the Czecho- Slovakian Prime Minister, at which an effort will be made to break new ground in the direction of com- promise. Others believe that Lord Runciman muy submit compromise proposals himself, while a conference between the Great Powers is also mooted.

Although Lord Runeitun will see Dr. Hodza to-morrow It Is expected some days will elapse before it is posalble to diagnose the situation with any degree of certainty.Renter,

Lord Runciman Continues As Peace-Maker

Prague, Aug. 17. The interview between Lord Runciman and Herr Henlein, the widch so Sudeten leader, to much importance is attached, is taking place in secluded spol half-way between Prague and Asch. Herr Henleln lives in the latier town.

Every precaution is being taken to avoid publicity and only the two principals and their inter- preters are present,

Czec

The reason why the Government's dealings with the Sudetens have no far mainly been with Herr Kundt

causa Herr Henlein

taken the oath to

JAPAN CAN

it is

LIGHT HER LAMPS NOW

Danger From Soviet

Raiders Passes

Tokyo, Aug. JB. Light control in central Japan, after which was enforced shortly the outbreak of the Changkufeng affair and plunged the whole area. including the cities of Osaka, Kobe and Kyolo, into darkness after night. full, has been repealed as from to- night.

Eastern Japan, including Tokyo and Yokohama, will also be a blazo of neon and other lights to-night.

The light control precautions were taken as a safety measure against possible Soviet air raids over Japan,

Reuter Special.

MANILA SHARES

Antamok Atok

ported that a plane crashed

year.

FRIDAY, AUGUST

JAPANESE

RELEASE FRENCH SOLDIER

But Second Involved In Cabaret Brawl Detained Longer

19, 1988.

Seek Damages After Drop Into Harbour

Narrow Escape Of Mr. And Mrs. A. H.

Potts Recalled

Arising out of an accident in which he and his wife were thrown Into the harbour when their cor WRE allegedly struck from behind by a torry on July 9, Mr. A. 11. Potts, the well-known share broker, has brought

action, against the owner of the lorry.

$1,000 damages. claiming

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Pelping, Aug. 10. One of the two French soldiers involved in a cabaret brawl with It is believed that the machine Korean early on Tuesday might be the one in which M. morning-both were detained by

The action was mentioned in the Levanevsky and his four companion the Japanese authorities was weekly calling-over list of cases be- to the French fore Mr. Justice E. 11. Williams in disappeared whilst on a trans-Polar handed over

this morning, The the Summary Court to authorities Jast night.

when Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, re- other soldier will be returned Wh

presenting the defendant, asked for The search for Levanevsky was this morning.

an order for pleadings and leave to ofcially abandoned on August 12, 覆

Japanese spokesman stave file a counter-claim. Hearing of the case was fixed for September 22 at exactly twelve months after he dis- details of the original brawl, which appeared, but the new report has apparently concerned dancing part-10 a.m, Mr. H. N. Chau appeared for led to its revival.

fight from the United States Moscow.

nera. It is stated that one of the pawill be remembered that on the

French soldiers knocked down the Korean and then kleked him while

the on ground "like a beast animal",

11 to doing injuries that, net fatal," might affect the brain and make the Korean an idiot",

Levanevaky and his companions made a record flight from Moscow to Chiengo and were returning Soviet Russia when they disappeared. An Intensive search, in which Sir Hubert Wilkins and Lincoln Elsworth participated, was carried out recently.-United Press,

until

Lorry Driver Apparently

Went To Sleep

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The spokesman states that the two French soldiers then ran towards the Legation quarter but were seen by Japanese sentries outside the quarter. The sentries, joined by some Japanese civilians, took up the chase.

ARRESTED INSIDE LEGATION QUARTER

French The Japanese seized the soldiers outside the Legation Quarter, but as a result of correspondence and a re-investigation of the incident, a police report indicates that the arrests the were Actually mode inside Quarter," the spokesman continued.

Alleged to have been asleep while

"After the arrests, the soldiers were driving a motor lorry in Stubbs Road yesterday. Chan Foo, 25, lorry driver, taken outside the quarter to await the was charged before Mr. H. R. Butters arrival of the Japanese consular at the Central Magistracy this morn-

rn-police car. in a dangerous

"While the arrested men and their ing with driving manner. He was also charged with escorts were waiting for the police wilowing

unlicenced driver to car seven French soldiers from tho drive. A second man, Chan Tim-French barracks approached and tried

with driving ato remove the prisonera." Ining, was charged lorry without a valid licence.

Traffic-Sergeant Appleton suid that a military funeral procession was proceeding up. Stubbs Road yester- was on duty in the day, and he

bend just before

the

FAILS TO REPLY

Asked why the Japanese did not turn the prisoners over to the French patrol, who were the proper authorl-

the Arrests,

the The following quotations were re- vicinity, when he saw a lorry coming i tles for making ceived after the close of the morning down the road at a fast pace and go Japan spoken asserted that the

spokesman did not reply. session through Reuters:

around the Cemetery gates on the wrong side Japanese soldiers had expressed their of the road. Chan Foo was in the regret at making the arrest inside the Legation Quarter, but they had be driving seat but

appeared to asleep, while second defendant was the "right of pursuit," since they had Frenchmen from the holding the steering wheel. When followed the second defendant saw the Sergeant, scene of the brawl outside the Lega-

who tlon Quarter. first defendant, awoke

"Japanese have the right to pursue applied the brakes and brought the

miscreants anywhere in China,' the I vehicle to a stand-still,

Neither accused had an explana- tion to offer. Chan Foo was fined Ung. The following is Swan, Culbertson $50 or a month's hard labour on the & Fritz report on this morning's first count, and $25 or another_two weeks. on the second. Chan Tim- market:.

Prices were practically unchanged ming was fined $25 or two weeks' in a very dull session.

Businem Done

Prices in Peros

Aug. 15. AUR. 19.

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Czech consultalon-Reuter,

CAUGHT WITH OPIUM Arrested in possession of raw opium at. the Ping On wharf, Wong Cheung, 35, unemployed, was fined two months' $100 or, in default, imprisonment, by Mr. I Edwards at Central Magistracy to-day.

San Mauricio... Suyoc

United Paracalo

hard labour.

In Two Crowded Hours...Comes the Mighty Drama ....... You've Waited 3 Years to See!

evening of July D, Mr. and Mrs. Potta were proceeding along Connaught Rond West in their car when the accident happened. The car fell into deep water and was completely sub- Fortunately, Mrs. Potts merged. was able to force open the door and rose to the surface, followed almost immediately afterwards by her hus band.

Mother Won't Let Boy Go To Hospital

to

Λ car

driven by

Commander

Spurgeon was involved in a "traffle accident in Queen's Road East, out- side the Naval Dockyard yesterday. A boy, Chun Man-chiuen, 14, was knocked down and suffered injuries the right foot, but his mother refused to allow him to be taken to hospital.

Yu A 62-year-old woman,

Shlu, was knocked down by a taxi driven by Lai Wing in Castle Peak Road. when she ran across the road in front of the vehicle. She was taken to hospital with injuries to the head.

Also suffering from head injuries received when knocked down by a

Kat, taken to hospital. motor lorry, Fung

spokesman observed.

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was

"We are taking a very serious view of this matter, which is now the subject of diplomatic negotiations, it was added."United Preas.

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AT THE

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TO-MORROW

KING'S

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Vanished from the Earth!... Another Beauty Molded

to His Desire!

IS SHE WOMAN OR WAX???

The

119

18

128

13

picture

made

behind

closed

doors!

THE

Thrills, thrills, thrills! The slave girl becomes a bride... war lords demand conscription...O-Lan be- fore the firing squad..."For love I would die for you"... the stam. pede of the hunger-mad horde... the scourge of the locustal Out of Pearl Buck's best-selling novel, M-G-M has made its greatest entertainment!

GOOD EARTH

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Paul

STARRING

MUNIRAINER

with

WALTER CONNOLLY-TILLY

LOSCH - Charlie Grapewin • Jessie Ralph

Based on the Novel by Peart S. Buck » Adopted for the Stege by Owen Davis and Donald Davie • Directed by Sidney Frenkile

TO-DAY A MAJESTIC

AT THE

ACROSS

1 A book about foreign money

appears difficult (11).

D One of the cat tribe (4).

10 Set free the confleta herb-

aceous plant (11), ~

11 In red this is attained (4).

14 Hard to understand, this (7).

18 Period (5).

10 Symbole of control (5).

20 A sea-bird (3).

21 Sound disapproval (3).

22 The opinions that married men

may get from their wives (5).

23 Descendant (5).

24 Another name for a ram (3).

28 Lo about him might be used to

catch him (3).

27 Make of 'plane unpopular dur-

Ing the war (5).

28 Peer' (5).

20 Ciphers that are associated with

17 down in a game (7).

33 Cap made from an old weapon

30 This lack of depth surely does not describe the home of the Scottish monster (11).

37 Comparatively few people live

to reach these ties (4).

38 No, this insect does not help a farmer in hay-making (11).

DOWN

2.Area that might be part of a

Church (4).

3 Scottish Island (4).

4.When suffering a reverse he

starts resolutions (5).

B This 15 supposed to make up for the lack of sitting room for a traveller (5).

6 Not uniform (8);

7 Caretul in formal points (11).

8. Worres taken one by one in a

fondling manner` (11).

12 Saying goodbye in the services

for a holiday? (11).

13 An event at the sports

ΟΙ

a competitor at it? (11),

14 Many in a hurry to refine (7).

15 One of the ox family (3).

16 Little dap (going on round the

corner is forbidden) (3),

17 Signs of literacy (7).

25 Beside this little French resort a

city would show lack (3). 26 Tree (3).

30 Beheading a parent is different

(a).

21 Saint known by the Oxford fair

(5).

32 How sharper than a serpent's is to have a thankless child" ("King Lear") (5).

134 Card game not played at the

Portland (4).

35 Seen among the statesmen (4).

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

F

CARDSHARPER

SEAM ADDICT O, HUSH IOTAEVOJ

Warner Bros.'

Suprema Thriller--with

LIONEL ATWILL

FAY WRAY

GLENDA FARRELL

THE MYSTERY OF THE

WAX

MUSEUM

ALL IN GORGEOUS

TECHNICOLOR

SUNDAY QUEEN'S

AT THE

More Showers

Expected

CRUELTY TO CHICKENS

Eight full-sized chickens placed In a small crate, crushed so close

The first real downpour since the together that they could not movo: beginning of August which occurred This discovery led to the appearance this morning, indicated that Hong-in court this morning of a 62-year- kong's draught may be at an end. old woman named Tsang Kwal-lo. IN BAILLONE However, during the 24 hours before She was fined $6 for crucity.

DTAGONAL EMBALM 10 nm. only Bi of an inch of rain had fallen, although this has been improved upon since 10 o'clock.

TUINANNY HANGMAN STILTON

LTQUID APPETITE A MUSINNI TF DAIC DO HOLE YTOMATO KEEN R

USERI L CELEBRATION T

At the moment, the year's rainfall is about 21.11 inches below average.

the

corded 81, while humidity win 89 per cent.

The Royal Observatory weather report issued this morning stated that the anti-cyclone is stationary in the To-day's weather forecast says: Pacife to the south-east of Japan,

and depression remains Cloudy, showery," which suggests further welcome and necessary rain Tongking. The typhoon exists as

Hongkong was cooler yesterday, depression over Manchutlas

Local forecast #South the maximum

temperaturo being

over

a

and

84 with the minimum last night 79. south-west winds, moderate; cloudy, This morning the thermometer re-showery,