Munition Shipment Proves to Be Only Scrap Iron Prague, Aug. 12.
A di-year-old Hungsrian, Max! JGlass, a citizen of Czechoslovaki being' tried at Chrudim, Bohemi connection with a remarkable. arms fraud on the Chinese Government.
It ig alleged that Glats, while in Shanghai in 1924, undertook to supply farms end ammunition to the southern (Canton) government and received Jabout £12,000 advance payment.
When the boxes supposed to contain the goods were unpacked, they were found to contain nothing but scrap iron.
The Chinese complained to the! Ceechoslovaician "authorities, " but, owing to administrative disorders. in China, ten years passed before the: necessary documents reached Prague. /Then a warrant was issued for Glass's arrest.
Glass denies the charge, declaring] that' someone must have made unauthorized use of his personal papers when he was in China to practise the fraud in his name—Reuter.
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