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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1938. -

DENMARK ARRESTS NAZI SPY RING

Copenhagen.

After secret investigations lasting several months Denmark's police recently swooped on a Nazi spy ring.

Fourteen people were arrested, among them three Nazi journalists, a German doctor, the director of a bank in Danish Schleswig, a solici- tor's clerk, and three Danish citizens.

The following statement) One of the Nazi agents in alleged was issued after a meeting to have been stationed on the Great at the Foreign Office:

"The police have undertaken a series of investigations ns al result of discoveries pointing to the establishment on Danish territory of an Information ser- vice whilch could be carried on in case of war.

"THE PRINCIPAL” "Some arrests have been made in various parts of the country but it is not yet certain whether any action will be taken in some cases."

"The principal person concerned is a man of foreign nationality living in Copenhagen, named Horst von Paugk-Hartung, who, it is alleged the planned the organisation of service.

"This was being done in the interests of a foreign power. "It was not, however, concerned with Danish naval or military con ditions, but almed only at procuring Information from the Danish coasts regarding the movements of ships and similar malters."

WATCHED SHIPS

Herr Horst von Pflugk-Barttung. a prominent member of the German colony here, is Copenhagen corres- pondent of the Nazi newspaper, Berliner Boersenzeitung.

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Belt, the narrow outlet from the Baltic, while another is said to have operated at Skagen on the northern-

most tip of Denmark.

Their tank was to report to the gang's headquarters in Copen- Jaren the movements of all foreign ships passing through the Straits.

The police inve evidence that on one occasion, at least, Information concerning a Russian cargo ship on vay to Spain was telephoned its from Copenhagen to Hamburg and thence, presumably, wirelessed to | Franco's cruisers.

PRECAUTIONS

Elaborate precautions were taken to prevent discovery of the con- spiracy.

Two of the principal members of the ring, although they both lived In Copenhagen, never met and used to correspond through a thled perton In Korsor. 50 miles away.

As well as its observations on foreign shipping the organisation is believed to have acted as a clearing house for information collected by Nazi agents in the Scandinavian and Baltic coun-

tries.

Is

Herr VON Palugk-Harttung known to have been in daily contact with the German Legation here.

HUSBAND STRUCK

WRONG

MAN

A husband, married only a few weeks, whose wife complained that a man had been following her, ran into the street and attacked a man he found there.

It was the wrong man, and at Stratford, E., police court recently the husband, William Harris (28), shop manager, of Grove Hill, South Woodford, was sent to prison for four months for causing grievous bodily harm to Emil Gustav Gloor. of Dalston Road, E.

As he left the dock Harris cried "I am innocent," and his wife was car- ried from. court screaming hysteric- ally,

Leni Riefenstahl, plumber's daughter who became à German film star and one of Chancellor Hitler's few woman friends, sald to have left Germany aboard the liner Europa to promote her film of the 1030 Olymples in America. Hitler authorised her to make a super-talkie, of the Olympic Games and her assist- ints shot 1,700,000 feet of film. Herr Hitler formerly parked his car in front of her apartment

In a fashionable part of Berlin and inter she was his frequent din- ner quest. Gossip about them bas dwindled,

Berlin Landmark To Go

UFS

Chancellor fitler's plan to reconstruct Berun as une "Eternal City" dooms this Victory monument in the Tiergarten, facing the Reichstag building. City's reconstruction will take 25 yearя.

BIRTH-RATE HIGHEST

FOR FIVE YEARS

Fewer Mothers Die

Reduced infantile and maternal death-rates in England and Wales during 1937 are the chief points of the report, issued recently, of Sir Arthur Mac- Nalty, chief medical officer of the Ministry of Health.

and Wales.

first time below 2,000,

SULTAN'S SONS CARRY THE

HAGGIS

Ipoh,

The Perak St. Andrew's

The figures show a fall in maternal mortality to a rate of Society made history and 3.13 per 1,000 total births, the lowest ever recorded in England "whoopee" at the Ipoh Town Hall recently when 60 Scots Sir Arthur states that had deaths occurred in 1937 at the assembled with nearly 350 same rate as in 1934 814 more mothers would have died. The guests to take part in the number of mothers who died last year was 1,988, and was for the society annual ball, for which most elaborate preparations had "From the medical and humanitarian standpoint," Sir been made. Mrs. Harris was called and said Arthur adds, "every life that can be saved must be saved."

The ballroom looked beautiful Gloor was not the man who had followed her

Infantile mortality-rate fell being: 100,993, or a decrease of 8,545 with its drapings of tartan banners, from 59 per 1,000 births in 1936 on the 1936 Increase,

Interspersed with attractive colour to 58 last year, or only one

OLDER MEN

posters depicting some of Scolland's higher than the record low rate age. Sir Arthur

With regard to the mortality of old giens, corries and historical towns.

stoles that the of 67 in 1935.

chances of males surviving to pen- The suclety made history in that slonable age have improved nearly tim Sultan of Perak, with the Raja The number of births registered 38 per cent, and on women nearly Perempuan Besar, attended support- was 810,557, an increase of 5,205 on 43 per cent. Ninety years ago 9.20 ed by the British Restdent and Mrs. 1930; and deaths, 609,574, were per cent. of the men who reached Linchon, the Raja Muda and the 13,810 more. The birth-rate of 14.900 lived to be 85, and 11.0 per cent. Rajn Puan Besar. was the highest since 1932, when it of the women. was 15.3: the denth-rate of 12.4 was 10,3 higher thas 1936.

The Chairman, Mr. H. A. Chap Notice of appeal was given and pell, saich Harris was fortunate not sureties fixed at £50.

to be on a charge of manslaughter.

Gloor, a Swiss, said for some days he was unable to see through the Injury to his eyes and he had has- pital treatment,

his

Harris said thui on October wife came home from shopping in a fainting condition and said a nan had been following her.

He went out in his carpet slippers and seeing o man who appeared to be hiding in the shadows run away, he followed. They came to blows."

The next day he apologised to Gloor's relatives for having done wrong to an innocent man.

Hawkers Sell No-Hawker Signs

Melbourne.

According to the experience of After the singing of "Auld. Lang 1930-32 about 10 per cent, of the men Syne," the Chieftan, Mr. J. S. Fergu- One hawker here has solved the and the birth-rate 204, but of every would do so.

In 1809 the death-rate was 10.0 and 16.5 per cent. of the women son, referred to the fact that the problem of making a living by offer-1,000 babies born 153 died.

But the rate of mor-Sultan was the first reigning Sultan 'n for sale, before hauewives have

tality of men over 70 was actually to have attended their ball. time to shut the door in his face, afwas

Highest number of deaths-128,713 |tigher in 1936 than in 1926,

caused by disease of the! sign reading "No Hawkers Allowed." heart.

The most enthusiastle hygienists

The club had the distinctive and of having for they already have such a sign, he

hardly anticipate a sensible increase unique experience fers instead one reading "Beware land and Wales at the end of 1937 ments Sir Arthur,

The estimated population of Eng in the supply of centenarians," com- whisky and haggis hearers his two of the Dog."

was 41,031,000, the natural increase

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a successor, become a rival to more surely than many Invish super- Robert Taylor? Is the popu- films have done in the past, and their larity of "leg shows" waning? Joccurrence is timely and hopeful."

These bre questions which the British Film Institute is asking. Its report. published says that "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been the most successful flm of the year, and goes on.

proclaimed to be dead, seems as yet quite a vigorous corpse."

The Ubrary of historical films pre- "Though we may still be far from served by the Institute now includes the day when our Gorbos and Robert | 600 silent and talking pictures, among Taylors will be superseded by Dopey, them "The Life of Charles Peace," Grumpy, or Sneezy, the growing made in 1003. plasticity of the cartoon film, and the wide popularity of its appeal suggest tremendous possibilities."

EXIT GLAMOUR

Referring to the increasing numberį of Alms reissued, the report states: "i is significant of a rising standard certain of Alm appreciation that 'popular types of film are hardly represented at all.

"Crude humour, featureless con- glomerations of logs and glorious girls do not, apparently. Attract audiences as much as they once did. Signs are encouraging for British production.

Big-scale dims have beer tower, but the scales more than balance by the greater concentration on facets of

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MORE FILMS IN SCHOOLS "Films such as 'Owd Bob," "Edge of the World,' 'Bank Holiday,' and 'South

Number of cinema equipments in schools and colleges has risen from

910 to 1,400.

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