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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1936
Colonel Charles Lindbergh, world famous aviator, photo- graphed on his arrival in Berlin last month.
TENSE SITUATION
IN MADRID
(Continued from Page 1) Feverish preparations for the defence of the city are being made. Measures "have been taken for dyna- miting the principal roads leading on Madrid. The Trade Unions have an- nounced that if Madrid is taken, the conquerors will find only corpses. Mem- bers of the Government have been threatened that if they attempt to leave the city by plane they will be shot dowIL
Lisbon: Radio reports broadcast here from the Na tionalists state that the ad- vance in the north of Spain is proceeding with mathematical precision.
The Madrid station amnounces that altogether 11 Nationalist Generals have been killed, while 18 others are in prison.
"ANOTHER NATION" The Seville sender broadcast an announcement by General Dellano, who states that "another nation." 10 after having delivered bombs the Spanish Government, now fights the Nationalists in another way, by cutting the cables to the Canary Islands, which are in hands
Professor Dr. Max Planck, President of the Kaiser Wilhelm Association, above, was honour- ed by Landon University on the occasion of its centenary with the degree of doctor honoris
cassa,
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
British Association Meeting
SIR J. STAMP. TO DELIVER PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
London, To-day.
Sir Josiah Stamp, the eminent statician, former Treasury official and Chairman of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, will deliver the Presidential ad- dress -The Impact of Science on Society" at the 166th meet-i ing of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, which opens at Blackpool on Sep- tember 9. An attendance of about 2,000, many from overseas, is expected. The 13 sections have heavy programmes of papers and discussionis over the whole field of science, but in keeping with the general scheme for the present meeting, the subjects for the most part will be brought into close re-i lation with practical problems of modern life-British Wireless Service
ALLEGED THEFT FROM FRIEND
Married Woman Charged
Ho Lui, a married woman, was this morning charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Ma- gistracy with the theft of a gold watch and chain, three gold ap-| pendages and $5, to the total value of $155.
Detective - Sergeant Dawman said that the defendant was relat- ed to Tang Yee Koo, the complain- lant, and two months ago went to live with the complainant at No. 16 Landale Street. On August! 13, the complainant found her jewellery missing. The defendant had absconded, leaving beṛ four year-old girl behind. On Tues- day she was seen on a tramear by the complainant, who caused her
of the insurgents. This "other B6, which enforced the demand by arrest. On her person were found nation" in Geneva declared that it firing three shots across her bows-$15.20 in Canton currency, $9.55 had decided to cease ali com A search party then boarded the in Hong Kong money and three munication with cities in hands of ship and made a thorough examina-gold rings and a metal watch she the insurgents.
tion of the cargo.
VOLUNTARY ARMY
Madrid: The plan of the Madrid Government to form a voluntary army from the Workers' Militia
had purchased for $51.50, the pro- The ship was then permitted to ceeds of the sale of the gold watch continue, but was warned not to proceed towards Cadiz, but to se
and chain. · its course towards the Mediter
ranean.-Trans-Ocean Service.
Sharp Press Comment
The defendant was
remanded
for 24 hours to raise $100 to make
amends to the complainant
AUTONOMY MOVE
was entrusted for execution to the President of the Cortez, Senor Mar-
Minister tinez Barrio, the
of Economics, Senor Fumez. and Gen- ¡eral Monge. The organisation
will embrace the whole nation.
After a Cabinet meeting, the Premier, Senor Giral, declared to the press that the Spanish Consul in Bremen, Senor Miguel Aldasore, and the Secretary of the Embassy the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger devotes Heung-hst, heads of the Kwangsi in Berlin had been discharged from a long leader to the action of the Government,
BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL LAW DISCLOSED
Berlin: In yesterday's edition!
IN KWANGSI
(Continued from Page 1) General Li Chang-jen and Pai
are now admitting
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the diplomatic service. The Pre-Spanish cruiser Liberdad in stop non-Kuomintang politicians
High officers of the sident of the Supreme Court, the Ping and searching a German ship their cause. Attorney General, three Presidents outside the Spanish territorial 19th Route Army renounced their a memberships in the Kuomintangi of the Chamber and 10 judges have waters. Terming this action
Sagrant breach of international when they joined the so-called also been dismissed.
law, the paper points out that no People's Revolutionary Govern- -ITALIAN DECISION Paris: Count Ciano, the Italian warship has the right to hold upment in Foochow in November,
vessel outside territorial 1933. Foreign Minister, yesterday hand-any ed the French Ambassador a ver-fwaters.
· Gentral Chen Ming-shu may bal note stating that the Italian "A breach of international law shortly proceed to Kwangsi if Government, în principle, accepts of this nature," so the paper says, their new venture gives sign of the French plan of neutrality. "ean, under certain conditions and success. He is now conducting CATALAN GOVT. DECREE at certain times have very serious propaganda for Kwangsi with the Barcelona: A decree of the nt- | COLSEQUENCES. In the pre help of Messrs. Huang Li-shih most importance was issued yes sent case Bolshevist freebooters' and Hu Tsin-ynan, well known So- terday by the Catalan Government. dared to stop a-German, ship from cial Democrais and political calculated to place the whole econo-looking after German nationals, writers.
mic system on a. new footing.. who, as many instances have prov- Kwangsi reports state that;
the harbours" of Santa
been laid.
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The most important provision of ed, had to fear for life and pro-northern military leaders such as this decree is that a foreign trade perty. In several cases German Generals Yen Hsi-shan, Sang monopoly is established, in order warships, salvaging German na Cheh-yuan and Han Fu-chu are to shield the new economic system tionals, were only able to do so not in favour of using Nanking against any detrimental influence under the threat of force.
forces to invade Kwangsi. The from extraneous sources.
WARNING TO FREEBOOTERS
authenticity of such reports is not, A further far-reaching innova- "If Bolshevist freebooters OF tion is the enactment that large Bolshevised Spanish warships and however, confirmed. agricultural estates will be collec-submarines again attempt to turn) tivised and operated by the Agricul-German merchantmen from their languages, that the entrances
with the coarse, serious international ques-Malaga, Cartagena and Valencia Itural Workers' Union
support of the Government. Small tions will arise. and medium-sized estates will be "It is to be expected that there dangerous, since mines have compulsorily united into corpora- necessary influence over the Bolshe - DEFENCE COMMISSION tive associations.
vist troops and sailora, will speedí- Madrid A Defence Commission ly take steps to prevent any fur-for the province of Biscay has been GERMAN INDIGNATION Berlin: Indignation is expressed ther outrage against German ships formed in Bilbao by representa
tives of Communists,, Social De- © MATINEES: Z0c-30e @ EVENINGS: 206.-30c.-50c,-70c.in the German press at the news and subjects."
that the German ship Kamerun The paper then goes on to deal mocrats and Anarcho-Syndicalists, was held up and searched by with the moral support, given to under the leadership of the Com- Spanish warships, the papers point- the Spanish Government by the mist Trade Unions. The Civil ing out that the boat was outside Soviet Union, and states that Ger Governor of the province is chair- the three-mile limit and therefore many holds in principle to the idea not in Spanish territorial waters, so of non-intervention, as clearly ex-
AUSTRIAN KEPLY · Vienna: The Austrian Govern- that the searching of the ship pressed in the last German › note constitutes a breach of internato France. The paper concludes went has declared its willingness however: "Germany definitely ex to agree to the French proposals tional agreements.
in the The anti-cyclone remains in the issued by the Royal Observatory The Kamerun next called at pets the Soviet Union to abandon concerning neutrality Genoa, but was heading for Cadiz the methods hitherto adopted, Spanish civil war. The official re-Pacific to the east of Japan; pres this morning, is south-west or var- on instructions received by the otherwise all the negotiations now port states that Austria has taken sure is relatively low in a trough iable winds, fight to moderate; captain to pick up refugees there. going on in London are in vain." the step under the assumption that extending from Indo-China gerous fine generally When the steamer was about 71⁄2 WARNING TO SHIPPING
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