1939-07-04 — Page 27

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 4, 1939.

Goading The Czechs To Fury

Lawrence Tibbelt, famed American barltone, with Mitz Tibbelt.at their farm in Wilton, Conn. Mr. Tibbet sang at the White House reception to King George and Queen Elizabeth.

Strawberry Gives

Thanks

Santa Cruz, Cal,

Bridge Accepts Rain Checks

Twin Falls, Ich.

Now A R. Hogue believes it. A rain check means a free ride When W. P. Bryant told Hogue that ncross the Shake river toll bridge to if he would use fish meal as a fertil-baseball fans living north of Twin

The Strange Story Of An

English Pimpernel

TROOP CONCENTRATIONS at Ostrau on the Slovak border can no longer be denied. Nearly ton divisions strong, they are waiting for orders

to take over the German share of Slovakia.

As agreed in a secret arrangement with Hungary, Germany is to take the part-about one-third between her present frontiers and the River Vaha, and Hungary the remaining two-thirds, in return for her firm ad- left by one of them given a possible herence to the Axis.

Germany has been doing every-fetched if it were not that Nazis have thing in her power to provoke the been openly proclalining the end of Czechs Into active revolt in order to the Protectorate and that heavy con- provide a reason for absorbing the centrations of. troops hdd been made here. Schools are being used as Protectorate.

barracks.

No mention of the Kladno murder affair now appears in the controlled Press, as the true facts are too dis- Rusting to bear any glassing-over,

BRAWL

Sergeant Kniest was shot by two the German fellow policemen as result of a brawl over a girl.

The chief of the medical staff at the hospital and his assistants,

In addition, Herr Himmler, Chief of the 5.5. troupe, arrived a Prague. Tu alf inquiries the official news bureau declares that his viall had no importance.

The fact remains that S.S. troops are assembled in force at Iradcany Castle and that Hamler had long talks with the Protector.

and made to do gymnasilo exer- elsen in a heated drill hall. No regard was paid to age or sex. Many prisoners have committed suicide after being released. A note

reason. It alleges that many of them had been Inoculated while in custody, and on going to n doelor afterwards found that they had been Injected with tuberculosis and leprosy bucilli.

MYSTERIOUS

A strange story has been circulat- ing of a mysterious Scarlet Pim- pernel, who had been spiriting away suspects under the very eyess of the Gestapo,

For weeks the police had been on the point of making an arrest, only to find that their victims had left the country. A chance Interview with a young Englishman after his So far, the Czechs have not been release from prison where pri- stonded into rising, but a few more soners are kept in pitch dark vaults cidents like there and they may in which gold was formerly stored turn on their masters. Passive enabled the truth to be told. underground resistance continues.

who conducted the autopsy on the murdered man, were arrested to prevent them disclosing that he had been killed by German bullets. A lightning transport strike in the The two murderers disappeared.capital was only prevented by a One is still missing, The other was hurried decree imposing severe found dead near Kladno, whether penalties on shikers. murder or suivide no one knows. The Kirl, the cause of their quuriel, 1s under arrest.

In all about 500 Czechs, including 110 policeinen, were arrested, and a heavy Ane inposed for a crime committed by Germans.

FLAGRANT

DISCORD

There is rumour of Increasing dis- cord in the German ranks. It is known that Lieut.-General Frederice, commander of the Hradcany guard, was shot by his own men, while hist chlef of staff was conveniently away

army.

The young man, an innocent pawn

in the game, had been employed by Captain. Morton to teach English in Prague. He soon discovered that this was only a cloak to conceal more exelting activities.

The captain, who bad served under Lawrence in Arabia and had been through the Turkish -palan, spoke nearly every Euro- pean language like a native.

cam-

In the two months following the annexalion he managed to ref nearly 200 suspect families across the frontier Into safety, in many cases saving thetr jewels 2# well.

JEWELS FELL

קה

In spite of censorship, this story was soon coramon talk In Nachod, then Vienna. home of the Czech police college, The present whereabout of General where attacks had been made on the Blascowitz, who was in command eff Czech poller by Germans In the army of occupation, is unknown, retaliation for the murder, resulting Some reports say that he has been in the death of a Czech policeman shot, others that be is in disgrace in

His efforts would still be continu- who was shot in his bed through an Prussin, still others that he had dis-ling to-day but for unforeseen Copes. window,

appeared into Poland.

accident. Nearing the frontier with Well-known Czech figures have

a party of refugees, a child sitting also disappeared, including General by him knocked his arm and the

the Strovy, chler

who powerful car drove into a tree. headed a Ministry at the time of

their Gold and jewels fell from the crisis. Bis flat in Prague is hiding places and he was forced to now emply. Czech opinion is that any active revolt will begin in for it though considerably in- as best jured. Patching himself Sudetenland.

he could he calmly boarded a train The accident to the Berlin, Prague and left the country before the hue EXPIRERM wiren

นาม derailed seventy-five miles north of Prague, is and y caught up with him.

His fat was raided and nearly rumoured to be sabotage. Who turn-

£30,000 in notes was found, while ed the points so that the engine was driven on to'n pile of workmen's tools

the papers of many he wished to help were confiscated. is unknown.

Riots and

demonstrations touk place which the authorities were 50 Dagrant powerless to prevent.

Was

was this second murder that the Pro-

Neurath, von forced to make a grant of about £400 to the dead man's mother. Rome, though this blood money was in

check dignantly refused.

free To suggest that these affairs were deliberate provocation would be far

zer for his strawberry plants, it would Falls. Fans in towns north of here tector, Baron

Hiven receipts when they greatly improve their quality and re quantity. Later when he picked al cross the bridge to allend strawberry In the form of a fat min When they return, the rain now, he admitted Bryant undoubtedly and the receipt gives was right.

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Every effort is being made to stamp out nationalism.

Smietana's "Liburn,” which contains

The little village where it took place is now isolated from the out-spirited references lo freedom, was side world by cordons of troops. held up indefinitely by the singing Sappers have been dealing with the of national songs, and is now for work of clearing the track instead of hidden at the opera house. railway employees.

One of Laurel and Hardy's curly It 19 signineant that Himmler travelled on this train the day before, where the German Army is made a successes, "Pack Up Your Troubles" Grim stories are told of treatment laughing-stock by the

comedians, meted out prisoners at Eruo, most played to packed houses before German of all Czech towns, where military policeman saw it. I was the Czech Nazi Party has openly then immediately withdrawn. dered the police to suppress them.

Attendance at tengue footh::11 -An-eye-witness----recently - ***"matches"bas now been forbidden in leased reports that they were

consequence of riots at the Prague- forced to swim in a pool

Berlin match. exhausted, and then Dalled out

TIENTSIN NOW: WHAT NEXT?

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STOCK MARKET ·

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange-OMelal Summary issued yesterday:

With the exception of a fairly large line of Government 3% Loan done

%% discount, the market was

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Now here is the problem that faces the Japanese at Shanghai. Although full and very quiet. the Japanese populallon outnumber the British population by four to one, the British electors, 'qualified by pay- ¡ment of rate and pussession of land, outnumber the Japanese electors by three to two.

So marked is the British electoral preponderance that it is only by courtesy that the Japanese have held any seats on the Council at ull, the British put up 0 candidates, and all the British voted for them, the Council would be all-British. In fact, with usuul British ballot-box apathy, la 30 per cent. British poll is about

normal.

But by tradition, two of the scuts are reserved for Americans, and two for Japanese, The British voters are urged to give four of their nine votes

to these candidates, and the remain- ing five to British candidates.

For years that arrangement work- ed admirably, until, in 1836, Japan put up three candidates, pressing for greater representation on the grounds of greater population. The only re- jsult was that they came at the bottom

of the poll that year.

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The ballot-box. Then, cannot give, Japun control of the Shanghai Muni- elpal Counell unless, at great cost,] They can buy their way into a maj ority of the rate-paying and land- owning voters. Already they have all the liberties, and rights that other foreigners enjoy In the International Settlement. Afrendy there are many Japanese in the police force. Japan- ese troops can parade through the streets. Japanese business men da trade there,, as freely as the traders of any other nation.

1 In the past the Chinese have always clnmoured to eject the British and all the other foreigners with extra- territorial rights on Chinese Boll. Now it seems it is the Japanese who would thrust us out.

When they come to Shanghai they will have no legal or peaceful means to do so. A decisive challenge by power-politles must ensue unless the Japanese warhorse has already [been Ruled back on lis haunches

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Union Ins., $432 Providents, $4

H.K. Tramwaya, $18.40 Coments, $12,80

H.K. Govt. 31⁄2 Loan, $997%

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