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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

EARTHQUAKE SHOCK Wide Area of Central Japan Shaken

Tokyo, Mar, 11.

A wide area of central Japan, with Tultyo as centre, was rocked by a severe earthquake at 3.12 am,, yes- terday.

LANDING MISHAP

"AT UDORN

Damage To Delphinus

Delays Mails

March 13, 1939.

GO.C'S SIGNATURE Alleged Forgery At Naval Base

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A minute paper with a tag marked "urgent," and purporting to bear the ignatures of the G.O.C., Malaya, the Commodore, Maliya; and the

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Civil Secretary, was an exhibit in preliminary Inquiry Into charges of forgery and using as genuine a forged document, preferred against Merle Winston Frugtnelt and Christo- pher Rodrigo, who appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham, in Singapore,,

The minute paper, it was alleged,

matters concerning

The strongest tremor was felt in. Tokyo and its outlying districts, in- cluding Ibaraki, Tochigi and Sallama

Bad weather and a landing mishap Prefecturos, Clocks stopped at

at Udorn affected plane and mail ser various places.

According to the Central Meteoro-Vices at the week-end. In spite of one Imperial logical Observatory, the epicentre very poor visibility was a point 36 miles underground Airways plane, with passengers, af- near Sulkaido in the south-western rived from Bangkok on Saturday contained part of Ibaraki Prefecture, about 120 afternoon, but the malls did not ar- contract for 700 tons of timber for miles north-east of Tokyo,

rive until yesterday afternoon, being the Naval Base. No loss of life or damage to pro-held up at Udorn by damage to the perty was reported-Domei.

LATE NEWS

Moravian Incidents

Prague, Mar. 12.

a

Delphinus.

Frugtbelt and Rodrigo, it was The reluctance of Imperial Air-alleged, posed as employees of the Naval Base and went to saw mills ways officials to give concion in- formation makes it dimcult to state and had discussions with the prin

and the osslatant Just what did happen to the Del cipal partner phiaus, at Udorn, but it appears that

manager, her landing gear was damaged when Captain L. J. R.. White brought her down. A staff man, Mr. G. Bird,

was also on the plane at the time, but most of the passengers were aboard the Delius.

Tho, Dorado, piloted by Captain Dykes, left Hongkong at 11 am. on

in the minute paper, it was agreed to give a contract for 700 tons of timber at $105 a ton to the Slong Lim Saw Mills.

The principal partner felt uneasy about the thing and subsequent - quiries at the Naval Base resulted in the arrest of accused,

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to the Commodore, called wit- nesses for the Crown, told the court that the minute paper was not a genuine document and that the signa-

Delphinus, which it may take a week to repair. The mails were trana A series of incidenis, during which ferred to the Dorado, which idea Czechs osaniled Germans, occurred quiék trip from Udern and arrived in Bruenn. Moravia, to-day on the at Kaj Tak at approximately 1 p.m.tures were not theirs. None of them occasion of the anniversary of the In-yesterday. corporation of Austria Into the Relch.

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had given any instructions for an order for timber."

Passengers. by Della Six Europears, including

In one portion of the minute paper, All German house owners and chlid, and one Chinese came in by the signature "C. Dobby" appeared. tenunts had hoisted Swastika flags as the Della on Saturday afternoon. On being shown the paper by Court well as the Czecho-Slovakia flag, Mr. and Mrs. L. de Robeck and Mrs. Inspector Gray, the G.O.C. sold it The first incident occurred in the Murici Balnes returned from leave. was not his signature and it was very morning at the German

Hotel Mrs. L. J. R. White, with her young unlike his signature. Hoffmann, where

of son, came from London to join her Czechs smashed a window and at-husband, Captain While, who was tempted to tear down the Swastika piloting the Delphinus when the flog.

number

Udern mishap occurred, and who operated by the C.N.A.C. will be in- About the same time, a German came up yesterday in the Dorado. augurated on March 14, a trial flight Arenian was assaulted by Czechs in Mr. A. C. Lambert, Imperiai Air by a Douglas plane on March 8

street and knocked down.

ways aircraft Inspector, came from having proved satisfactory. Planes Dying between Chunging and When a Czech crowd sang the Bangkok.

Hanai will stop over at Kunming. Czech National Anthem in the largest

Central News. square in the city, a German, who DELAYED THREE HOURS did not take off his hat, and his wife were assaulted. The police, it is Pan-American Clipper Away alleged, did not interfere.

FOUR SKELETONS FOUND

Port Albeni, Mar. 11. In Foggy Weather Another incident took place when a

British Columbia Umber cruisera German student was attacked by

Due to take-off from Kai Tak al to-day found four fully-clothed Czeclis.

8.30 a.m. on Saturday, the Pan- skeletons-grim evidence of what News of the incidents attracted American Clipper was held back un-happened to Ginger Coote, an Army large crowds, who marched through til weather reports became more plane which disappeared on May 27 It's Way to the streets singing German songs, favourable, and did not leave until from Vancouver on

Czech 11.45 am.

Zeballos. The and protesting against the

plane crashed with nction.

Her slx passengers Included Mr. terrific force in the woods In the further affair

place in Henry C. Lamond, who is returning Albent Canol region. United Press. Prague when several young Germans to Honolulu atter A two months' in a Czech cafe 'were assailed by business trip to Hongkong and GERMAN PLANE CRASHES Czechs as they sang German songs. China. He represents several New

manufacturers, Two of the Germans were seriously York injured in the fight, while the pollee paper and stationery firms.

of arrested one

the assallanis.-

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Arabs Flogged

Jeruzalém, Mar. 12.

After the introduction of corporal

punishment in Palestine a few weeks ago, the first, sentences of flogging were passed to-day by the British authorities on two Arab boys aged 14 and 12 years.

tenced to five years

especially

Milan, Mar. 12.

Two German officers saved their Messrs. Hao Chay-kun and Chiong lives by parachuting when a German Phol-hun, who arrived by the Clip-plane bound from Tripoli to Stettin per on the previous day, returned to crashed at Dagaloe, near Ferrara. Four other officers and one elvilion Manlia.

were killed.

The accident is believed to have

AIR FRANCE DEPARTURE been caused by formation of ice on American Consul in Shanghai, the wings. Reuter...

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'AIR SERVICES Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

Outward

Among Passengers Despite the murky, unpleasant weather on Saturday morning, the Air France plane leti for France and The 14 year-old youth was set-termediate places according

passengers-in- Imprisonment schedule. The nine and 12 lashes, and the younger boy cluded Mr. M. Hall; American Con-.

For London, Australia, British was sentenced to six lustics..

sui in Shanghai, who went to Hanol. Two other young Arabs were sen-He will spend a vacation of about 10 Countries and Europe: Imperial Air-

days in

in Indo-China before returning ways 7 a.m. March 14,

For U.S.A via Manila, Guam, All-the-sentences-were-passed-for- to

passengers were: Mr. Holtz, Honolulu, Philippine Clipper 8.30- carrying arms, and were imposed by the Jerusalem milltary court. Teans a director Eurasia Aviation Corpora-m. March 16.

For Chungking Slan, cic.: Eurasia Ocean.

tion, who went to Hanol; Mr. P. M. Badre, Air France official, who also and C.N.A.C. service Indofinite.

tenced to death,

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went to Hanel; Mr. E. M. Abade, who is going to Bierut; and Mr. W. S. Lloyd, who is going to London.

There were also four Chinese pas-Ush sengers,

CHUNGKING TO HANOI

Inauguration of Service By C.N.A.C. To-morrow

Chungking, Mar. 12. The Chungking-Hanoi Bir service

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Chinese And Annamites In Hanoi Brawl

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ITALIAN MURDERED

Felping, Mar. 12. The body of Father Junipro Cocci. Italian Franciscan, Catholic mission- ary, who was murdered by Chinese Communist troops near, Kwohsien in northern: Shansi : on March 6, was recovered by Japanese troops and taken to the District Government Ofice at Kwohlen--Domeßai".

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