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HANDCUFFED MEN MAKE DASH FOR FREEDOM

DRAMATIC INCIDENTS FOLLOW

MIDNIGHT RAID IN

RAIN

THE DRAMATIC escape of two handcuffed men after they had been captured by revenue officers following a midnight search in driving rain was described at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Vilna Once Again In The News

LITHUANIA HOPES TO

GET BACK CITY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, Sept. (UP)—The ques- It was revealed that six D. MacGregor (Foreman), Kwak Tu-four accused seldom left it and was

shu, J. M. Abraham, A. Dornn, Cheuk in occupation for about 10 days before lon of the future of Vilna, the city which was seized from Lithuania by people were originally ar-

Kwal-chuen, J. A. B. da Silva and the raid. rested by a raiding party in L. A. Silva.

Receiving information, Mr. Grim Poland, is expected to be the subject conversations between the Crown Case

mitt organized the rald and carried of Sa Po village when a big

it out on the rainy night of August 7 Lithuanians and the Soviet Foreign

es-Office as a result of tho First defendant and one of the Mr. Whyatt sold six persons were heroin factory was raided and 214,900 heroin pills,riginally arrested, but as they were enped men were arrested as the raid-invasion of Foland.

being taken from the village to the ing party approached the house, the It is Indicated that Lithuania woman deferidant was found under 780% grains of heroin suf-main road near Un Long two of the

a bed and fourth defendant was re- hopes to regain the Vilna area which ficient for 40,000 pills, and prisoners escaped and

traced,

vented when he sneered whilst hiding he once owned during the post-war

shuffle. 450 pounds of heroin

under some grass.

were

not

Continuing. Mr. Whyatt fald some- time at the end of July a stranger ingredients, enough to pro-went to the house of an old man. duce another 800,000 pills.

One man was detected when he neezed while trying to hide himself in some grass in a cockloft. A woman wan found hiding under a bed.

Two Escapo

captured,

also Four others were but two of the men, who were hand- cuffed together, made a sudden break

Lati Wan at Sa Po village and rented

roon on the

Two days premises.

later the four accused occupled the room and amongst their luggage were two large wooden boxes the contents

-unknown of which were

to Lau. The room door was kept closed and

The ease is proceeding.

Cricketing Prince Offers Services

of

the

for freedom, and despite an exten- Habeas Corpus Writ Nawab of Pataudt have pinced their

alve search, succeeded

in

getting

awny.

Sequel to these drumatic events was the

appearance before the

Chief!

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WAD

the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-The

Rajpipla and Maharajah personal services and entire resources of their States at the disposal of the SHANGHAI, Sept. 19 (UP),—The{King-Empes of Pataudi is

The Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor this judgment handed down last Wednes- morning of Lau Cheung (23) Lau Ki day on the Habeas Corpus writ in famous Worcester county and Eng (20) Li Ping (25) and a widow Ho the case of the four Chinese suspectsland Test cricketer, who was taught Frank Woolley and afterwards Ngo (40) charged with unlawful pos-in Tientsin was released for public played a notable part in Oxford

tion to-day.

The judgment said that in no event University cricket, scoring a century could the four Chinese suspects have in his first Varsity match. He sub- been brought before a British Court sequently qualified for Worcester, on a writ of Habes Corpus, since they and toured Australia with Jardine's

ression of heroin pills.

Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, prosecuted and necused were de- fended by Mr. Percy Chen, instruct- ed by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ.

The Jury composed of Messrs. D.

SATURDAY

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VICEROY OF

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Milas

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7,000 2nd Dec.

VICEROY OF

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INDIA

SANTHIA

*BHUTAN

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*BEHAR

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DRAMATIC Wantonly NY.K. Destroyed

ATTACK

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-A LONDON, Sept. 18 graphic eye-witness account of the tombing of a German submarine (Reuter)-Further details comes from a young South African regarding the loss of the The destruction of the submarine steamer Inverliffey on Sep- was observed from the start of the tember 11 discloses that the attack by the plot to the last nr

aflleer serving in the R.A.F.

bubble rising to the surface. ship was flying the flag of

"I was sent on submarine patrol." declared the

the young officer, "and sighted a submarine on the surface two miles away, travelling at about 12 knots in an easterly direction.

"I took cover in a cloud and approached the submarine from the stern, flying at 1,500 feet.

"Flying closer I saw that she was German, and after giving her a chance to identify herself, I dived, fring my front gun at someone, wear- ing a white hat who was standing on the conning tower.

"At 500 feet the submarine started to dive, and by the time I dropped my first salves of bombs, the nearest of which hit the water 15 or 20 yards directly ahead of the submarine, the craft was half under water.

Blown To Surfaco

the Irish Free State and was registered in Dublin.

Coming out of the fog, the Master of the Inverliffey sighted submarine, which fired soven rounds, giving the Inverliffey no alternative but to stop.

Obeying the submarine's orders, the Inverliffey's Master went aboard the submarine with his popers, where- upon the U-Boat commander inform- him that the Inverliffey would be

sunk.

ship.

The Master protested, pointing to the Free Stato flag and the Dublin registry, but the German commander took no notice and ordered the crew to abandon the

The

submarine fired torpedo The explosion of the bombs blew

that which struck the Inverliffey amid- her back to the surface

vessel gave me time to turn round, and I ships and the

was quickly then carried out an attack from the ablaze trom stem to stem.

The American tanker R. G. Stewart port beam.

the merchantmen's

crew rescued

and!

The nearest bomb of my second salvo landed six feet to the side of the conning tower. It was a direct

hit on the submarine's port side.

Colossal Explosion "There was a colussal explosion her whole stern lifted out of water.

and

from open boats.

Won't Sail Ships Under Eiro Flag

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter) theBeenuse their crews refuse lo sull under the Eire flag, the Irish` mail shilp Cambria and two cargo ships are being held up at Holyhead.

The crews allege that under the

"She dived Into the sea angle of 30 degrees.

nt

D11

"For 20 minutes afterwards I re-

mained over the spot watching large Eiro flag their wives would not be whirlpools caused by escaping air entitled to receive compensation for coming to the surface of the water. loss of life or injury in the event of

"By this time I assumed the sub-the boats being sunk,

A member of the Combrin crely marine to be out of action at the

"We are not scared to move bottom

the tea, and returned to Gaid:

the ships across. All we ask is that my base."

we call under the British flag." Dramatic Air Battlo

The L.M.S., is arranging to trans- LONDON, Sept. 18 (Router)fer the port of registration of their How a British plane evaded three neet of ships, which at present is German Bghters four miles up over Dublin, to a British port. the North Sea after the gunner had become unconscious and the naviga tor affected in going to his nid, is revealed by the Ministry of Informa- tion.

LINE

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Japan Ports/Honolulu.

Аката Мaru SEATTLE & VANCOUVER

Ilo Moru

NEW YORK via Panama.

........ Thursday, '5th Oct, (Blart from Kobo), (Convenient connection from Hongkong)

Moriday, 18th Sept.

Saturday,

23rd Sept.

*Arima Maru (Starts from Kobe) SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco,

Los Angeles, México de Balboa to 80, Rakuyo Maru..

24th Sept. LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAPLES via Suez.

21st Sept.

Friday

6th Oct.

Wednesday, 27th Sept.

Hakusan Maru

Terukuni Maru

Suwa Maru

Saturday,

Saturday, 23rd Sept

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Atuta Maru...

BOMBAY & KARACHI via Singapore & Colombo.

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Anyo Maru

Tuesday.

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Thursday,

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Friday,

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Sunday,

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18 S "PRESIDENT. COOLIDGE" LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter),~~~A |+*S B "PRESIDENT TAKT" Union Castle liner which left Cape-S S "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"! town Just before war broke out 3 S "PRESIDENT PIERCE The reconnaissance machine was arrived safely in England to-day with SS PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

• Omits Shanghal.. engaged by three German fighters, camouflage, painting on her hull in but the initial attacking manoeuvre the real 1918 manner. falled, only the leading machine She was at sea when she got the ~ being able to bring are to bear.news of the declaration of war, and' This was promptly returned.

her passengers, including women,

The plane, whose duty it was to Immediately helped to darken the bring home reports, used the clouds port holes and to paint the ship with and evaded the enemy, returning innumerable varieties of paint on.

board. safely,

The passengers also helped to make sandbags and took turns of duty with look-outs regularly.

Shortly before the combat the gun- ner had to remove the oxygen, ap- paratus in the rarified ait, and he The suddenly became unconscious. navigator went to his old and at- Landed him until he recovered, but in order to do this the navigator had

Naxi Ship Sunk ̧ ́ LONDON, Sept. 18, (Reuter).The Ministry of Information has received the following Admiralty announce- to remove his own oxygen lifeline mehe Berlin daily news bulletin

and was also affected.

off

"The

The two men had hardly recovered has stated that the German steamer Molkenbuhr was sunk when the enemy appeared, but they Johannes handled their guns vigorously and without warning by a British war- and the enemy,

planes were driven ship: This is completely untrue. When the Johannes Molkenbuhr was Plana Varaus Submarino stopped by, a. British patrol and LONDON, Sept. 18 (British Wire-boarded, the engine-room was found- less) A: Ministry of Information to be flooded and the ship sinking. """The vessel" look on 42 pösseffvers statement says: "Since the war broke PLEASE Tum To Pagi 2.

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