GERMAN NEWS,

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1928, Page 2

GERMAN NEWS,

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GERMAN JUSTICE. BERLIN. April 8,

Fearing a miscarriage of justice, the Prussian Minister of Justice granted a pi-sinner named Dujarditi, who served nine years for murdering his employer, a vear’s leave trout gaol tor the purpose of a new trial.

TENNIS PLAYERS. BERLIN. April 8

The “ Yossiehe Zeitung ” quotes the Intel-national Lawn Tenuis Association as stating England lias a quarter ol a million tennis players. Germany 85.009, United States 80,000, Australia 80,000. New Zealand 25,510. Canada 21,100, Smith Africa 10.250, and Italy 15.000.

GERMANY AND SOVIET. BERLIN, Ajnil 8,

Germany is only using the arrest of the engineers as a pretext for ruptuiing trade negotiations, said the Soviet War Commissar, \ oroshilofl. Hie German Government knew itsell to he too weak to complete the task and wanted an excuse lor withdrawing. Ynrosliilofl is greatly irritated. Tin* German newspaper “ Tagliche Ran.lsiban ’’ says Soviet methods of negotiation are intolerable to any civilised country. The Soviet must understand trading is impossible if German representatives are liable to he shadowed. persecuted ami imprisoned on idle pretexts.

CRIAI INALS ESC A RE. BERLIN. April f. Twenty-four members of a criminal hand which lias terrorised Alunsterland will, depredation and crimes of violence for years past were brought to trial at M mister.

II was discovered that a number ol important witnesses had not been .summoned. and the prisoners were taken to a not her room, where they created a disturbance. I lie police rushed in, hut were nimble to quell the prisoners, who rushed old. -Most of I hem were recaptured, hut the leader, Wilhelm Boss, escaped. The trial was adjourned pending his recapture. Two hundred crimes credited to the gang figured on the charge sheet.

ROUMANIAN POLITICS. BERLIN, April 8

According to the “ Vossische Zeitung.” the National Peasants Party of Roiiinaiiia had planned a revolt against the Government and threaten to proclaim an independent Government. Karlstadt. leader of the Alaniu, has summoned a party congress and it is expected three hundred thousand peasants will send delegates, and the resignation of Premier Bratianu will he demanded. The Government fears to forbid the congress because it would he necessary to use the Army which refuses to he employed for political purposes.