NEW GUINEA AIR MAIL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 157, 5 July 1934, Page 5

NEW GUINEA AIR MAIL

ROUTE 7P.OM MELBOURNE. Received July 4. 11-15 p.m. SYDNEY, July 4Mr. I’. Ulin announces that the first New Guinea air mail, which he is inaugurating with rhe Faith in Australia, will begin from Melbourne on July 24, via Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, and Port Aforesby.

i debt transfers, is regarded as a counter ; to Britain’s clearing house threat. LIST OF EXECUTIONS LIKELY TO BE DELAYED I VON PAPEX’S DEAD FRIENDS Received July I, 9.5 p.m. BERLIN, July 4. | Though, it is officially promised that ! a full list of those executed will be available to the public after the Cabinet meeting, it is now stated that the list is likely to be delayed until Wednesday, or possibly later. It is reported that those executed on ; Sunday include Herr. Edgar Jung, a ; friend of Herr von Papen, who, it is j believed, was the writer of the speech I von Papen delivered at Mai burg UniI versity attacking the Nazi extremists. [ Von Papen had been busy trying to I secure Herr Jung’s release. I ' THE RANK AND FILE ! STORM TROOPERS BEWILDERED Received July 4, 9.5 p.m. LONDON, July 3. The Daily Telcgnuph’s Berlin correspondent says that the feeling of the rank and tile of the Storm Troopers is of bewilderment. The leaders they were told to revere have been suddenly declared traito.s. Particularly is this so in the case of Herr Kar/ Ernst, who enjoyed great popularity. DRAMATIC DELAY EXECUTION OF HERR GERD Received July 4. 9.5 p.m. LONDON, July 3. The Daily Express’ Her.in correspondent'says that the Storm Troop leader, Herr Gerd, was facing au execution squad in the barrack square when a voice from a window roared, “Stop! Don’t shoot Gerj|P Thinking he had been reprieved, he was led back to the court martial, but the judges wanted to force him to compromise his fellow’ conspirators. They bombarded him with questions for two hours, Herr Gerd refusing to incriminate them. He was taken to the square and shot.