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PROMINENT PEOPLE ARRESTED. PURGE IN RUSSIA. LONDON, August 1. ** The Moscow correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that Bela Kun, former Communist Dictator of Hungary and recently a member of the Soviet Secret Service, is among* the latest arrested in M. Stalin’s great purge, which the police are still continuing with unprecedented secrecy. They are exploiting the late Maxim Gorki's papers, which were impounded on the day of his death, and other old flies to augment denunciations and confessions. DRAMATIC DISCOVERY. 80,000 CARTRIDGES. PERPIGNAN. August 1. A fisherman found near Argelts fruit-boxes, labelled “Cherries,” containing BQ,OOO undamaged revolver cartridges of French manufacture. TENNIS IN GERMANY. SUCCESS OF AUSTRALIANS. HAMBURG, August 1. In the tennis tournament the singles resulted:— Second round.—McGrath (Australia) defeated Jamain (France), B—l. 7—6, 6—3; Kukeljevik (Yugoslavia Davis Cup player) defeated Sproule (Australia), 4—o, 6—2, 7—5, 6—l; Crawford (Australia), defeated Goepfert (Germany), 6—3, 6—4, 6—4; Bromwich . (Australia) defeated Ried! (Austria), 6—4, 6—o, 4—6, 3 6—2. YOUNG WOMAN KILLED. CAR SKIDS IN LOOSE METAL. DUNEDIN. Monday. Skidding in loose metal near Waikouaiti ftarly yesterday morning, a motor-car driven by Mr Eric Francis White overturned and a passenger, Miss Mona Agnes Kirkwood (21), residing at Waikouaiti, received fatal injuries. The driver escaped with facial injuries.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20261, 2 August 1937, Page 6
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208STOP PRESS NEWS Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20261, 2 August 1937, Page 6
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