(Continued from page 1) h Cze t mysterious aero- 5 Gente of Croydon, before the Germans ie two years ago has at tachments on 15, 1099, inlovdk Republic fic scene in the in Prague. the Consular service in China and is now in Australia, has been awarded the C.M.G. (Commander of the Order of St, Michael and St. George), according to the King's Birthday List of A German military pol caught ils orth, ae him roughly. Without Honours, It is understood that Major Bourne Winn turned and struck has been singled out for the conspicuous honour because of his Work in the police force here. Since side the Maine announced that he n an notice out-his assumption of office he has exerted Bád already been executed, his efforts üntiringly towards securing fearful. ünfeality pervades a better accord between the police everything. Everyone is terribly forces of the various areas, busy, but everyone knows in his It was in a large measure due to heart that what he does doesn't count, his indefatigable efforts that the agreement was reached recently between Stunts Invented to Please Petain the S.M.C. and the Chinese authori-"Those in high places have become ties for the establishment of the new utterly cynical seeking nothing but western area police force, whose their own advantage. Petain stands existence has for one of its primary aloof—the only disinterested figure.
Objects the restoring of order out of chaos in Shanghai's former famed Darlan dreams of naval victories.
Other Ministers think up little administratative stunts to please the Protracted Parleys Old man."
Negotiations between the Council "The French try hard to persuade and the Chinese authorities regarding themselves that Petain embodies the a joint controlled police force to new France' that will somehow operate in the area were protracted emerge. lasting well over a year and follow-"Pétain's words are law, but men ing numerous parleys between Major almost as old, though without his honesty, run the show. When Petain Bourne and the chief of the Chinese police force of the Greater Shanghai seéiüs in i bad mood, Ministers 1h-vent new law to please him.
Municipality, "Mr. Toller was acting vice-Consul "One day Aubert, Minister of Jus-at Chungking 1910-11, In 1911-12 he tice, had à brain-wave coming down in his hotel lift. He drafted a idw was pro-Consul at Swatow and was promoted to be a second class assist-setting up courts-martial for 'Black ant on October 1, 1912, After serving Bourse' operators on the back of an cue gt m peel office to type in various capacities he was promoted one of H.M. vice-Consuls in China on ad it signed by the Marshal before Tunch, July 1, 1925, He was employed in the "While they occupy France for the Foreign Office from May 1, 1926, and was promoted to be one of H.M. Present, the Germans do not forget Consuls in China on January 31, 1929, (the future. One reason for French He became acting Consul. General at ce-operation' is a veiled threat con-Chungking on April 22, 1930, and was veyed by Hitler in a written note to in charge of the Consulate at Tang-Darlan after a secret meeting with yueh from April 16, 1934, to October the Admiral. Hitler said that Ger-30, 1935, He was awarded the O.B.E. many looked forward to full and on June 3, 1935, and was in charge of Permanent collaboration with France 2 the Se France's share in the Consulate at Swatow from July 15, to October 14, 1936 and was pro-epi SENE of her con-ie new " would depend on moted to be one'of H.M, Consuls in ante French industry is be-China on April 16, 1937, iting the Armistice period. ing acquited wholesale by Germans as legal property in return for pay-
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