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Shanghai, July 26 Shanghal's "Fleet Street," that portion of Avenue Edward VII 300 yards in length from the bind to Klangse Road, resembled an armed Cump this afternoon as armoured

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Within two blocks of Avenue Ed- ward VII, the northern side of which Is the International Settlement and the southern alde the French Con- cession, the office buildings house three of the four English language newspapers, all the cable companies, four of the foreign-owned Chinese papers and practically all the news agencles-United Press.

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Men Overboard

How Pirates Disposed.

Of Prisoners

The story of how he had seen seven zuen, with their hands tied behind them, pushed overboard by pirates, was reinted by a witness at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when six men were charged with murder. Another man, he said, had a heavy stone tied round his neck.

July 27, 1939.

Cruelty Not Proved

Boy Allogos Was Burnt

By Firewood

A complete denial of having treated Hau Wai-man, 10-year-old

boy, was made by Lam Tat-san, 39, before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when hearing of the charges of ill-treat- alternatively common and, grauit, was completed. Lam was discharged on both charges.

ment

Mr. A. S. K. Lau appeared for Lam.

Affairs for Chinese and Mr. H. W.. Fraser of the Secretariat prosecuted.

nad

This evidence was given by Wong, Evidence had been glyen, at a Kwan-alk, the only member of a previous hearing that Lam had

Hau with a charred burned crow of nine men to escape with his burning piece of firewood, which had

men, who were also been pushed against his thighs. life. The charged with robbery were Tso Lam, 30, Leung Kam, 23, Li Fuk, 38, Cho Luk, 30, Li Wan-cheung, 27, and Chan Kam, 27. The case was heard by Mr. E. Himsworth.

Dr. P. P. Kho of the Queen Mary Hospital, sald he found several scars on the back of both thighs. There were five scars on the right thigh, and four on the left one. Mr. J. B. Prontis, who prosecuted, Questioned by Mr. Lau yesterday, Shanghai, July 20. The three arrested foreigners of said the nine men were coming to Hau sald the burning Brewood was the Shanghal Municipal Council's Hongkong with a cargo of matting poked against his, right thigh twice,

and grass rope. About 11 am, on and a plece of live charcont Public Works Department--a Briton, Mr. Harold Rose, a German, Herr May 22 a vessel came alongside and pushed against his left leg Blaut, and a Russian lorry driver-fired three shots. Five or six men, Hau could not explain the reason for

This armed with rifies

and revolvers, the scars on the back of his thigh. were unconditionally released

Burnt By Unclo boarded the boat and took the crew of nine back on the pirate vessel.

A submission by Mr. Lou that he About 7 p.m. the next day, Wong had never been ill-treated or burnt Kwan-sik saw the pirates briria Liby defendant, but that he had been Hunk, one of the prisoners, on the burnt by his uncle, Chun Man-pong, deck, tie a large stone round his neck was denied by witness. and throw him overboard. The other

Defendant said he was the master eight prisoners were then brought or a shoe shop at 140, Temple Street. deck and their hands tied behind He had branches at 37, Temple Street them. They pleaded for mercy and and 7, Woosung Street. Complainant offered the pirates $300, but this was was employed at 37, Temple Street, declined as the pirates sold that if which was in charge of his manager, any of the prisoners was allowed to Lee Pak-yam. cscape, that would be the end of the robbers.

All the arrested Chinese are being released, and all the Publle Works Department trucks which were seized are being returned.-Reuter.

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Elaborate Precautions The French Police placed a swift moving semi-urmoured armed with a sub-muschine gun between the buliding housing the United Press and Havas, and the Shanghai Even Ing Pust building, whose entrance was guarded by numerous detectives and police. They also placed moblie machine gun mounted on a steel pill box on the opposite side of the entrance to the Shanghat Evening Post ballding and a heavy machine un mounted on an armoured car by "Blood Alley." opposite tre buildings und plants of the China Press, Shang- hat Times, China Weekly Review and three foreign-owned Chinese papers

there WD5 a where

1errorist demonstration on Saturday night.

The International Settlement Police sent a heavy squad of plainclothes the mes and sharpshooters and Poller took up positions within the buildings behind sub-machine gun and bullet-proot shields, United Preis.

Spanish Purge

Denials By Del Llano

Paris, July 20.

This morning's papers publish a statement made by General Queipo which he de Llano ut Burgos

denies the various emphatically rumours recently circulated about him by the foreign Press.

French At the same time the papers publish reports of the alleged dismissal of General Solchaga, re- garded in France as being pro- French. The paper Epaque regards this confirmation of-the-rumours asserting that the Spanish Home

Wes de Minister, Serrano Suner, manding the dismissal of all generals who oppose close co-operation with the Axis Powers-Trans-Ocean.

Rumours Persist In Spain

Hendaye, July 20,

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It is reported that many Spanish fnctions opposed to the Falangista are joining forces in an attempt prevent Senor Suner getting the Premiership. "General Jordani sald to be another candidate for the post,

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Lam said he attended Kowloon Police Court on June 22 in connee- The pirates then tied the prisoners' tion with a case regarding the theft hands behind their backs inare of a piece of cloth from his shop at securely and threw them into the sea. 37, Temple Street. After the The only man who survived was had been dismissed, he returned to Wong Kwan-slk.

37, Temple Street with complainant. He had later received a complaint Wong, in evidence, said that when from his manager, Lee Pak-yam, who he was thrown into the water, he requested him to take Hau from the begon floating and heard 'he other shop, as Hnu could not get on with prisoners crying out "Save Life!" the fokis. He sent for the boy's and after He took up the ery and one of the relative, Lau Ngal-man, robbers tried to hit him on the head explaining the position to him, asked with a rifle butt, but he dived beneath him to take the boy away. the water and by swimming under} Hau was present at that time, but water, managed to elude him. After no mention of any ill-treatment or floating on his back for about 15 burning was made. Lam denied minutes, sald Wong, he was picked having ill-treated or burnt Hau of 37, up by a junk. He looked for the Temple Street. other prisoners

trace of them.

but could find no

Corroborative evidence was given The hearing was adjourned to to- by the manager of the shop at 37,

day.

GERMAN MINORITY

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Bucharest, July 20.

Temple Street.

Both charges against Lam were: then dismissed by Mr. Macfadyen, who said that it was probable that defendant was being wrongly accus- td.

Y.M.C.A. PROGRAMME

European Y.M.C.A. events for the coming week ore:

July 30-Discussion group, a p.m. Discussion on future programme, led by Rev. F. Short.

July 31.-Final lecture, A.R.P. Aid Course, by Mrs.

The economie life of the Rumanians Voluntary

in Banat, south-western province ad- Peters, 11 am. Whlst Drive, 8.30 Joining Hungary, is being slowly p.m. strangied by the Germans who are

August 1-Bridge, 10 am. Bad- in a majority there, states a petition minton Section, bathing plenie, a p.m. Government by the leading Tickets St. Badminton and mixed to the Rumanians at Timiscara, capital of Swimming, 8.30 and 0 p.m. Banat.

August 2-Flag Whist and mah- The petition states that the Jong, 10 a.m. First aid class (men Rumanlan and other sections of the only) 6 p.m.

population are being consistently

August 3-Mahjong beginners, 10

boycotted, as the Germans have a.m. Fing Whist, 8.30 p.m.

orders from their leaders, not to:

trade with non-Germans. Timiscura August 4-Keep Fit Class, 10.30 has recently become the general a.m. Badminton and mixed swim- headquarters of German minority ming, 8.30 and 6 p.m.

throughout Rumanio, and

plenic, August 5-Launch activity isorders go out to the various minority p.m. Kowloon Police Pler.

organisations which are, run entirely on National Socialist Unes.

Since General de Llano's removal there have been frequent unconfirmed reports of serious developments in the Seville area. Burgos dispatches troops bave udimit that additional been sent to Seville as a precaution- nry measure-United Press.

Cabinet Crisis Spon

Paris, July 20. The Paris Solr reports that Generals de Llano, Yogue and Jose Solchaga are vigorously opposing the Fulangist under Senor domination of Spaln Suner.

Frontler despatches report that General Franco might face a Cabinet crisis soon. It is said that the chief enuse of dissention is Count Clano's recent insistence to crush the Monar- chists, which convinced the three generals that Spain should not copy Nozl and. Fascist institutions.- United Press.

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Restoration Plans?

Paris, July 20. de Maura, Spanish The Duke monarchist leader, left Estoril, Por- lugal, for Lausanne, where he is mecting ex-King Alfonso, reports the newspaper Excelsior from Lisbon

According the report the Duke has precise Instructions from Franco to discuss with the ex-King conditions

for a restoration, Reuter Special.

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Warships Patrol

Sayre As New P.I.

Palestine High Commissioner

LONDON, July 20-One division

July WASHINGTON,

24.--The of State, Mr.

of destroyers and five Government Assistant Secretary motor launches are engaged in Francis Sayre, has been nominated Palestine coast to by President Roosevelt to succeed patrolling the prevent Jewish refugees from landing, Mr. Paul McNutt as High Com-.

the Philippines.- revealed Mr. Malcolm MacDonald missioner for during question time in the House of Reuter.

Mr. MacDonald also announced

have

that it was contemplated making on during the last seven years experimental settlement of 230 to 500 reached the total of 141 killed and refugees in British, Gulana by the 450 wounded, despatch of a ploneer party in the The bulk of these losses was borne. autumn,

by the British army and air force, The ultimate number to be settled with 113 killed and 377 wounded. would depend upon the result of the The remainder represents loca experiment and further Inquiry Into muffered by the Briffah police and the agricultural and industrial administration. passibilities of the Interior.-Router. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald made.

British Casualtios:

known these figures in the House of LONDON, July 20Commons to-day in reply to a written British casualties in Palestine question.Trans-Ocem.

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