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Laval Coup Discovered?

New York, Dec. 16.

Laval 'is now belog detained in the Chateau de Pellevolain awaiting charges of an attempted coup d'etat designed to overthrow the legal Vichy Government, it was reported to-day

Reports of the expected coup d'etat were discovered on December 13 during a night meeting of the Cabinet Council and Laval was immediately

York Timer arrested, the New Domet

Vichy Denies Report

Viely, Dee. 10. spokesinua to-day An authorized deled both Anapciated Press and New York Times rumours

FRENCH JUDGE SHOT

Tuesday,

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December 17, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

Arms Transactions End Up In Court

Evidence was then taken. Cross-examinution will be tinued on Thursday.

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"We learned with profound shock the large-scale destruction of edu- catlonni institutions In England by the Nazi air force. We, the students of Chinn, are now fighting alde by side with your students, because we both fight for a commas ideal- justice and righteousness. In order to have a better understanding among students of the three great democra

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A deal involving 100 aircraft machine guns valued at G$109,685 was referred to at Central Magistracy yesterday Shanglial, Dec. 16.

when Henry Chos, 37, broker, appeared before Mr Lowry Chinese gunmen to-day assassinated charged with having obtained from Wong Bor, of the Hong- by the New York Times from Berne. Judge Edouard d'ilooghe, French kong Sporting Arms Company, $12,500 and $2,000 by false

The report said that the coup Consular Judge and legal adviser to d'etat was expected to take place on the French Municipal Council.

pretences.

Mr W. A. Mackinlay appeared for Wong from Chou to the effect that December 15 during the ceremonies

Judge d'llooghe was alighting from connected with the translation of the ashen of the Duke of Reichstadi, who his car at his residence at 6.30 p.m. he prosecution und Mr F. L. Zimmern the money was paid as commission message reads:

to him for the contract. That was was the son of Napoleon Bonaparte, when two Chinese closed in on him for Choo.

the first intimation they had that the and fired two shots each.

Mr Mockinlay said Wong had from Vienna to Parls.

The Judge's chauffeur, who will known Chan, casually for some years money was commission for Chos. A the shooting. immediately but had not had business dealings complete denial was made in a reply nessed

written by Deacons to Choa, and a sounded the alarm but the gunmen with him. Through Choo, he was escaped in the dusk down the maze introduced to Mr Lin, sub-manager formal demand for the return of the of alleyways in the vicinity. A cordon of the purchasing department of the money made. was thrown round the area, however, Central Trust of China and in June und reinforced police parties con- Lin usited him to

Are arms. for quote tinued the search well into the night. He sent quotations on June 22 and Judge d'Hooghe was admitted to 127 and on July 12 Choa told him the hospital with two bullet wounds in Central Trust wanted five per cent. the abdomen, and died at 8 o'clock. commission on the contract, which Police believe anti-Wang elements amounted to G$100,085. Wong land- were responsible in view of the re-jed bim $2,000 in notes for the express and decent hunding over of the Chinese purpose of being paid to the Central ctured that Laval's case involved courts in the French Concession to rust as part of tie. commission. internal relations

which hud ul

Nanking. Judge d'Honghe presided On July 15 the contract was signed,Airways and solutely nothing to do with rumour-over this court and also conducted subject to confirmation by Chung-April by the British Overseas Air-vey our proposition to the British ed German attempt to move troop the negotiations with the Wanging, but the following day lustrue-ways Corporation, an announcement University Students' Association for **** | consideration. In the name of the that Imperial Airways Chinese students, we beg to express Beross France to help Italy in Libya. Regime on behalf of the French tions were received from Chungking was made He declared that

had never authorities.

that owing to the closure of Lie (Far East) Ltd would be absorbed our deep sympathy and pledge our asked for much on and hau

Judge d'flooghe is the first im-Burma Road the contract, would be a later date. This has

now taken moral support". nover tried to force a passage. No portant foreign target of anti-Nan- susp

suspended.

place and the name Imperial Air- German troops had passed through king gunmen-United Press.

Evidence would bd called, con-ways (Far East) Ltd will be replaced the unoccupied zuc

zone,

tinued Mr Mackinlay, that Choa was by British Overseas Airways Cor- informed of this and csked to convey |poration. the information to Wong. On July

will be no alterntion in the There

Cairo, Dec. 10. (19, Choa again asked for commission staff or premises of the Corporation The R.A.F. Headquarters in the

and $12,000 was paid.

in Hongkong, said Lt-Comdr A. D. Middle East issued a communique to- S. Murray, Regional Director for the day stating that RF. bombers Far East.

scored five direct hits on a con- The Airwaya Corporation was centration of cruisers and destroyers

on Saturday night- formally established in November at Naples 1939,

and the undertakings of both United Press. companies were acquired after many months of preparution.

Since the Government approval for an Airways Corpora An exposition of Chinese Colli-

Imperial Airways and British About 26 people were killed and that the Central Trust had neither Airways have co-operated to streng-Guspices of the Association for the

between

There was considerable difference SHANGHAI WAR GIFT

desire to increase Veca Laval's his personal power. within the

Contract. Rescinded

Shanghal, Dec. 16. existing Cabinet by promoting him- With a fast minute rush of con- self through the elimination of the tributions, the Britishi Voluntary War "Vice" in his title and the New York: Contribution Fund has been able Time's suggestion that he intended again to remit £10,000 to Londen.

overthrow of the Government on This is the fourth successive month In Octuber Wong wrote to the Cen- Sunday, said the spokesman. There that such a sum has been sent in tral Trust and was told that the con- was no rent evidence to support such (addition to the first remittance of treet hud been formally rescinded. a rumour, although it was known £52,000 in August.-Reuter.

Chou was asked to get the money that Laval had attempted to widen

back, but after telling Wong he would his own powers without overthrow-

do so was not seen for about 10 anys. Ing Marshal Petain-United Press.

Enquiries were inade, disclosing

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