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l AIRSHIP HINDENBERG. Rucev, May 24. ’ The German ail-shin Hindenberg aplpeared over the British Isles last night ion her return trans-Atlantic journey from Lakehurst to Frankfort. I She was first seen over Ulster about 6 o'clock last. night. and later several iEnalish towns had a quad View of Ithe airship. l A parcel which was dropped from lthe ail-shin as she passed low over lKeighley, was found by two boy scouts. [who went to Morton Banks cemetery, about two miles from Keighley, where lahout 20 German prisoners were buried during the war, and placed tributes on the grave. TENNIS IN FRANCE. . PARIS May 24. l The French tennis championships were continued :.- women's nannies—rune!” Imss 'Yorks and Mname Mathseu defeated Misses Noel and chcrlejowska, 2—6, 6—4, 5—4. Men's Doubles. -- Semi-finale: Hughes and Tuckey defeated Perry and Auetln, 9—o, s—l, 6—4, 6—4; Borotra and Bernard defeated Brugnon and Bouasus, 7—5, 6——4, 4-—6, 4_s, B—3. WAIKRTO RACES. Maaroa Handicap: I—l Puss Math, 1.1 (R. Horne). 1; 6—6 Tooley Street, 1.4 (R. Kearns), 2; 10—11 Gold Mission, 8.5 (J. Leach), 3. Scratched: Tradesman. Farewell Hack Handicap: Le Grand. 1; High Tea, 2; Hawthorn, 3. Sch: Lionheart, Hunting Mars, Soles. MASSACRE AT HIRAH. LONDON, my 24. A massacre by Italnan Somalis at Harlr took a religious complexnon. Rbout zoo Amharic Christians were killed during the first six days after the occupation of the city. The victims were asked: ”Are you |s|am?” If they did not answer im‘ medintnly with the Mohammedan dociaration of faith they were shot ‘down. . m 1 am:-
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19894, 25 May 1936, Page 4
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