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COMPLETE PANIC AMONG INHABITANTS OF SPANISH CAPITAL
The Lord President of the Council, Mr. J. Ramsay Mac- Donald, above, was taken îl at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, when he fainted and had to be convey- ed home.
“INCIDENT” AT KEELUNG
Official Statement Pending
London, To-day: In the House of Commons yesterday the Foreign Secre- tary was asked what satisfac- faction had been received from the Japanese Government in re- ply to the representations made, the ill-treatment of three British sailors at Keelung in Formosa., The Under Secretary. Lord Cranborne, replying, said that the Foreign Secretary in-
OD
"FOLLY" OF PILING
UP ARMAMENTS
LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET
SPEECHES
LORD PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL
London, To-day.
The Lord President of the Council, the Rt. Hon. Ramsay MacDonald, fainted and was carried out of the Mansion House during the speeches at the Lord Mayor's Banquet. He received the attention of Lord Dawson of Penn, after which he was able
to walk to his car leaning on a policeman's arm. He immediately
returned home.
The traditional magnificence characterised the Lord Mayor'sĮ Banquet at the Mansion House. Loud cheers were given for Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, as he made his way through the brilliantly uniformed crowd. In his speech after dinner Mr. Baldwin said that Britain would support all the attempts to re duce the obstacles to international trade. She had already made a contribution towards this end by undertaking not to indulge in competitive devaluation and in a non-exclusive imports policy.
INVASION OF SUIYUAN
Advance Of Troops Held Up
After welcoming the Anglo- Italian trade agreement the Prime Minister said that Anglo- Italian relations in the Mediter- ranean were not divergent but It completely complementary.
as to say was unnecessary much as usual about foreign po- licy, seeing that it was recently lexplained in the House of Com- mons But one matter was en- gaging the particular attention of the Government, namely, the Locarno Conference, "which we Canton, To-day. hope will constitute the first Owing to the concentration of soldiers and ammunition still be step towards a European settle-
[From A Special Correspondent) -
tended to take an early oppor- PREPARATIONS INCOMPLETE portunity of making a full state- ment on the incident in ques- The Government were, tion. however, still in discussion with the Japanese Government. and
Manchukuo
ment"
of Sui- (Continued On Page 10)
he was not able to make any ing incourpicts, the statement yesterday.
Mr. Winston Churchill (Cand Mongolian invaders Epping) asked when the Forjyaan have not yet been ordered to attack. It is definitely confirm- eign Secretary, would be able to make a statement on this mosted that before the Manchukue and Mongolian troops assembled in matter. Lord Cran-
Shangtu and Paxlingmiao as their bases, the Manchakue Comman-
serious
SOVIET-JAPANESE FISHERIES der, Li
CONVENTION
Two Years' Negotiations Brought To Successful Conclusion
Moscow, To-day..
It is learned that the Soviet- Japanese Asheries convention will be initialled to-day and will prob- ably be signed on November 11. The conclusion of the convention after two years of the most-dif- ficult negotiations is regarded as an important step towards the improvement of Soviet-Japanese relations. Reuter.
borne replied that he fully re cognised the serious character of the incident, but he was un- able to state when the Foreign Secretary would be able to make his statement.
British Wireless Service. -
DEMANDS MADE ON CHINA
Question Of British Interests
Shou-suen, and the! Mongolian Commander, Wang Ying, went to Tientsin to obtain the advice of their foreign friends as to the means of invading Sui- yuan, and at the same time to ask for foreign support by planes and!
It is learned that lammunition.
they went to Tientsin on Sunday, November 1, and left there on Saturday last.
(Continued on Page 5)
SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS
REPORTS TO BOTH GOVERNMENTS
UNCERTAIN ATMOSPHERE
[From A Specias). Correspondent)
Canton, Today.
HEAVY SHELLING PROCEEDING
REBEL AIRCRAFT MAKE
BOMBING RAIDS PRINCIPAL BRIDGES CAPTURED BY INSURGENT ADVANCE GUARDS.
London, To-day."
The Spanish Embassy in London made contacf with the Gov- ernment representatives in Madrid at 2 p.m. yesterday and was informed that the insurgents, had made no appreciable advance. On the other hand a Rabat message states that the occupation of Madrid is proceeding methodically, according to the Seville Radio, which says that though the Government Miltis is putting up de- termined resistance, the insurgent advance guards have taken the principal bridges across the Manzanares River, and have entered (the capital proper from the south and south-west successively......
According to a Madrid message Reuter's corresporsient there states that the inhabitants are now generally in a state of com- plete panic Shells are falling at the rate of three a minute around the Government' defences. Both the War Offer and the Opera House, are packed with high explosives, and for the insur- VICTORIA 300 FOR gents to secure a direct, hit on either building would mean the end
5 WICKETS
General Francisco Franco, left, Spain's insurgent chieftain, is here shown with General Moscardo as they inspected the ruins of the famous Alcazar în Toledo, where the zobel soetpants withstood a 71-day siege last month before their compatriots were able to penetrate the loyalist liner and rescue them..
EXPORT DUTY IN NEI
2 Per Cent. To Be Levied On Certain Products
Batavia, Today. A Bill introduced in the Peo- ple's Council provides for an ex- port duty of 2 per cent, on cer- tain Netherlands East Indies products, including rubla --Ex- empted products include leather, nutmeg. white, pepper, basked rice, resin, timber, coffee, gambia, etherial oils, sugar, tobacco rattan, gold and silver---Eenter.
PERRY TAKES THE PLUNGE
Joins Professional Tennis Ranks
TO MEET VINES ON JANUARY
AT MADISON SQUARE
Lee Dismissed For 160 Runs
of a big slice of Madrid., The Casa de Campo, the former, pri- vate park of the Kings of Spain, is now largely in the hands of [the insurgenta: "Aircraft dropped 17 bombs in the Safamanicz “quarter, while 27 people were killed and wounded in the bombing
of Vallecas, five miles:muth-west of Madrid.
Gibraltar: Flames over 500 Sam feet high were seen leaping from blazing off-tanks at Al- The M.C.C. match with Victoria meria yesterday, believed to was continued here to-day in bit-have been set on fire by a bomb- terly cold weather, with a heavy ardment by insurgent aircraft gale blowing and a heavy haite and the cruiser Cafferias: It is torm Victoria resumed their instated that four large tank. rings but lost. Lee before he could containing roughly 1,000,000 add to his overnight score.
gallons of petrol and diesel
Melbourne, To-day.
LABOUR IN USA
ANDATE GIVEN TO
GOVERNMENT
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Washington, To-day, President Roosevelt foresCES
Voce did not play to-day, follow-oils, are blazing The tanks are ing a strained chest muscle sus-situated on the North Mole and tained on the previous day. He are owned by the Camper. Cos saw a doctor and is receiving which carries a monopoly of oil diathermic treatment and is not distribution in Spain." Bombs that the coming rear will be an likely to play for a week or two are also reported to have fallen outstanding one in the annals of Barnett is receiving massage treat-on the company's gasometers labour legislation in a message to ment for a blow on the ribs, re-and power-station which sup- the third National Conference of Iceived from McCormick on Fri-ply Almeria with gas and elec-Labour. He said he believed that
day, but his injury is not. regard-tricity: Jed as serious. 61 Scores at the Junch interval to
day were:
AD
MCC=344 (Leyland 2, Barnett 131.) Hardstaff. 85, Fishlock 42 not ́outy Frederick 6 for 65). 2
110 not out. Voce 2-for 51).
New York, To-day. Fred. J. Perry, Wimbledon Victoria: 300 for 5 (Lee 160, Gregory singles champion for the past three years in succession, offi- Mr. Hsa Shik-ying, the Chinese cially joined the professional Ambassador to Japan, has asked ranks yesterday with a mini- for leave of absence from
the mum guarantee of G$25,000, Chinese Foreign Office to report His first contest will bel to the Central Government on the against H Ellsworth Vines
CO-OPERATION attitude of the Japanese au- who is at present in the Col-
PROPOSALS Shantung Flirts With Japan
[From A Special Correspondent)
ony with W. T. "Big Bill" Tilden and Mrs. Vines) on January 6,
(Continued On Page 103
Stubborn Resistance Continued
the United States had just given
la mandate to, legislators and--er- [ecutive for the adoption of much- needed labour legislation. He be- |lieved that the mandate directed the legislators, to proceed on these lines -until the workers ·ing Quatro Vientos: The close of every station - throughout the the third day's battle for Madrid, country were assured of decent.
LEWIS WORTHY in which the defenders were sub working conditions.
CHAMPION
Cornishiman Shows Rare Pluck
jected to a very hot artillery.bom- bardment all day, has so far left the insurgents in advance of some points but still west of the Man-
Shipping Strike Position
zanares River and not as yet in-New York: The maritime strike Įthorities in Tokyo with regard to
side the city, The Government has spread to the San Francisco Sino-Japanese relation's.. Mr.
resistance continued to be stop-shipyards, the Joint strife.com Chang Chun, the Chinese Foreign.
Perry signed up with, Francis:
London, To-day born, despite the fearful pounding mittee announcing the walk-out Minister, has cabled to Generalis Hunter, Tilden's doubles part 1 John Henry Lewis was a worthy from high explosives during the af approximately 6,000 workers simo Chiang Kai-shek, President her when they were an invincible champion last night at Wembley most confused action.
from the three. Bethlehem Ship- of the Executive Yuan, to ask air in the Davis Cup series and Pool, displaying all-round boxing
building. Gorporation's plants: whether he will grant leave to Mr. at Wimbledon in 1927, for competi-ability and solid punching
The defenders are, reported to Ships strike-bound in Pacifc have dynamited the Segovia ports are being allowed, to pro- Hau or not. It is also stated that tive play only and has reserved for Len Harvey, who is 29 years Bridge and continue to It is learned that a Japanese Mr. S. Kawagoe, the Japanese himself all other rights and pi-old, was featured in one of the the approaches to it with
ceed to their home pósts. New military Staff Officer of the Ambassador to China, will return vileges as a professional. He is at gamest battles of his career and guns posted in hous
York harbour was calm over the week-end. Japanese troops in North China to Japan to make a report to the present en route to Hollywood by in spite of being seven years side of the rive }Яew to Tsingtao yesterday Japanese Government on the re en route to Tsinan to interview salts of his meeting with Mr. General Han Fa-chu, Chairman Chang Chun and the attitude of
Canton, To-day.
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Lewis's senior he revealed sur- -TO-TOUR WITH VINES
prising strength and stamina, Perry will be touring with Vines The earlier rounds were
still hold the baldin
which is subjected the river near the
jof Shantung Province, to dig the Chinese Government towards and others and will make his pro-inspiring, resembling a wrestix pounding, “by à insu cuss-Sino-Japanese, economic co.the Japanese demanda.“. Mr. fessional debut at Madison, Square match, but the last three presentguns, fring about
operation in the province.
General by
UNCERTAINTY
Continued on Page #1
minute.
The strikers assert that over 200 vessels and 17,000 men, are- idle in Atlantic and Gulf ports, but shipownela, my thef- the figures are exaggerated." "Only Cleven ships are actually tied up. Meanwhile Mr. McGrady has an-
Be Kawagoe is also waiting for the Garden on January 6 receiving a ed a stirring spectacle, the instructions from the Japanese guaranteed percentage of the rate Cornishman's pluck endearing sides, General. Sung Car Foreign Office as to whether he receipts, which is expected to yield him to the crowd and accounting The front is a moet regred line nounced the remmption of confer Chairman of the Hopei-Chahärm be allowed leave or not.
$100,000 annually. Political Council, was invited to;
for the boos which greeted the so that though the Government ences between shipowners and at decision, although Lewis's win troops still hold many positions, least one of the striking unions,
this side of the river they have - Reuter was a most decisive victory.
After the fight John Henry already retreated to factory build Lewis entered is hospital for at-ings on the other side, from where tention to his eye injury Reuter, they make it possible for the
La full account appears in our insurgents to cross
The fighting continted fiercely sport pages) S
yesterday at the Casa- with some success
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London, To-day. Questioned yesterday whe-dinner again ther, in view of the recent de Tashiro, Commander-in-Chief of: Nanking: With both sides ap mands by Japan on China any the Japanese Troops arently willing to make nego- representations had been made North China, at Ptiations an atmosphere of uncer- by the British Government to yesterday. They exchangedainty surrounds the seventh meet- the Japanese Government for views with regard to thefing, between Messrs. Chang, Chin the safeguarding of British name question in the Pro- and Kawagoe scheduled for this rights and interests and for vinces of Hopei and Chahar. Iternoon. The meeting will be the maintenance of Chinese so-is stated that General Sung will the first since. Mr. Suma's vereignty, Lord Cranborne, for go back to Peiping tomOITOW. the Foreign Secretary, said
that His Majesty's Government expectation that British Inter-
had expressed to both the Jap-erts":"
anese and Chinese Governments affected by
the hope that a statem
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ADDRESS TO THE ****** THRONE
Labour Amendment Defeated
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