London, Aug. 27.
When Major Wintle, M. of the First Royal Dragoons, who has been under detention in the Tower of London, appeared before a court martial terday. it is alleged the accused saw Air-Commodore Boyle, Director of Intelligence at the Air Ministry, and "then seemed actuated the belief. which might or might not have been well-founded, that he was the only person qualified to deal with the situation which was then arising in France"
Major Wintle, it is alleged, wanted a plane to fly to Bordea and when told he could not have one, he said: "To show you how much in earnest I am, I am going to shoot off one of my fingers." Air-Commodore Boyle. it is stated, was not impressed by this, and Major Wintle. in an excited mood, pointed his pistol at the former.
The accused, it is further declared, also said certain Ministers of the Crown—he named one or two—ought to be shot, and all officers of the Royal Air Force above the rank of group-captain and most senior army officers should be shot Major Wintle was eventually induced to leave quietly.
To the charge of assault on Air-Commodore Boy the accused pleaded not guilty, as he did also to the charge of pretending that he was suffering from defective vision of his right eye when he knew that he was not so suffering. It was The Biters Bitten in oval Japan Contest Factory Girl Puts Paid To 570 Fleas Tokyo, Aug. 27.
One of the most unique contests ever staged in Japan was held at the Hamana Textile Manufacturing Company, of Shizuoka Prefecture, when girl employees of the textile plant held a competition to see who could kill the most fleas and lice. h a prize of one sen for five fleas killed, Miss Fumiko Yamada walked off with honours for the first the campaign by bagging £70 fleas and lice for a total monetary prize of Y.1.14.
When the contest is ended, the names of the champion fleacatchers will be inscribed on a scroll of honour which will be hung in the dining room of the factory Fleas hadn't a chance as eagle-eyed maids got to work. Results of the frst night's campaign indicated that the vermin problem in the factories and dormitories of the plant would be solved speedily.—Domei, Chen Li-fu Chungking, Aug. 27.
Education Minister Chen Li-fu has been struck down by dysentery and was placed today on ihe extended sick leave list—Havas, alleged he had stated that he had consciously limited his vision during a medical examination because he wanted to get out of the British Army and join the French Army, The Prosecution made clear that the e of the accused was not ion.—Reuter, Mr. Weisberg asserted that Britain has nu territorial ambitions here whatever, but simultaneously clared that she would not h to defend the interests of allies.
The secretary expressed his belief that the rumours regarding incorporation of East Indies were probably inspired by wishful thinking; ne part of Netherlands residents, whd would feel more secure under the protecting arms of either England or the United States.
Strange as it seems, this threat is considered of more immediate danger than the threat of a Jai sion. Officials here have made definite, and, it is believed successful efforts, to appease Japan through economic cooperation.
S. Embargo on Japan Dr. Van Hoogestraten, manager of Commerce of the Ministry of Econo mic Affairs, told the United Press the very definite Netherlands s regarding a United States
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Discussing the administration of British Malaya, Mr. Weisberg said that England's programme regardless of the war was to continue educating and promoting self-reliance of the natives in order that they could participate more in the political and industrial life of Malaya.
He said that more funds were being spent on education this year than ever before, while legitimate trade unions, with a recognized leadership, were being encouraged to promote the standard of living of the masses. The cooperative movement was also being fostered, he said.
Mr. Weisberg said that one of the defects of the Singapore labour movement was the irresponsibility of its"leaders, and pointed out that the strike at the Goodyear plant here was fostered by such elements. Labour, he declared would be permitted to organize if unions were headed by responsible men.—United Press, Japan Rotary Club to Oust Foreign Ties Christian Organizations to
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