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MILITARY OPERATIONS ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL 6 P.M. TO-DAY
NATIONALIST
ADVANCE
Heavy Red Losses Reported
PRISONERS TELL OF RUSSIAN BRUTALITY
~CHINA MAIL"
The
SPECIAL
Salamanca, To-day. Nationalist forces con- tinued their advance in the Boadilla del Monte sector, to the west of Madrid, yesterday. Counter-attacks by the Reds
were
repulsed with heavy losses to the latter.
NON-INTERVENTION
IN SPAIN
POSITION OUTLINED
BY MR. EDEN
REDUCING THE RISKS OF.A.
EUROPEAN WAR
London. To-day.
The subject of non-intervention in Spain was raised in the House of Commons debate on foreign affairs yesterday, and in in their precipitated retreat, the replying to a question in this connection, Mr. Anthony Eden, the Red troops left behind & dead Foreign Minister, admitted that non-intervention had not realised and 150 wounded as well as three, expectations but asked whether that was sufficient cause for de- tanks, two armoured cars, 23 masnouncing non-intervention a result which would bring more arms into Spain without control chine-guns and numerous rides.
RUSSIAN OFFICERS
ww
Mr. Eden said he believed that would bring the risks of aj The majority of dead, as the in-. vestigation of their identification European war nearer. The alternative was an active measure of papers showed, were Soviet, Rus-intervention by this country in war, and nobody advocated that. Non-intervention. despite its admitted shortcomings and sians and Freach volunteers.
At the Democratic National Headquarters in New York City, James blatant breaches, had on the whole reduced the risks of a Euro- pean war. Nevertheless, the situation was profoundly unsatis-Farley, Napoleon of the United States Democratic Party and campaign The Nationalists also captured factory and they were searching for some means of improving manager of President Frankia D. Roosevelt, is here shown with workers 100 prisoners during the action. the non-intervention agreement, and obviously the best method as they tabulated the votes their idol received in a landslide which swept The latter confirmed the fact that of doing so would be hy some method of control. nearly all the higher posts of the command on the 3adrid front are
held by 500 Soviet Russian officers
who are fighting with the Red PERPETUAL PEACE
forces.
The prisoners also compiained
that the Soviet Russian officers)
FABLE
were driving the Red militiamen Italy's Disbelief Voiced
to the front with the greatest
brutality, threatening those with death who refused to obey their orders.
Planes And Artillery In Action
By Mussolini
With reference to the ku-
imanitarian work. Mr. Eden mentioned that in one part of Spain alone, British warships!
had evacuated 200
persons
President Roosevelt back kuto office last month.`
FRENCH DEFICIT OF £45,000,000 Impossible To Increase
Taxation
weekly for some time past, and so far as the general situation was concerned, Mr. Eden said our position in Europe was cer- 60 PER CENT. OF BUDGET tainly better than at this time
TAKEN UP WITH PUBLIC last year, and that was not Rome, To-day.
without importance
DEBT AND DEFENCE im the thecrtable of fauxintinence of peace...
Paris, To-day. He added that he took some
After an all-night sitting, the perpetual peace" was voiced by
at comfort from the fact that a semi Chamber; by 489 votes to 107, Signor Mussolini in a speech Littoria, one of the new townships official German agency said two The Red positions in the Te-in the reclaimed Pontine marshes days ago that it could not be deni- adopted the Budget providing for
on the occasion of the inaugura-led that the recent speeches of Ma deficit of about 545,000,000. tuan, Quero Caminos and
Expenditure is estimated to be tion of the new public works. Leon Blum, the French Premier,
Tevezue at Il Duce declared that all their and himself represented an hon-482,574,000 and by a squadron of 60 Nationalist African accounts had been settled est attempt to find a way out of The Finance Minister, M. Au- pursuit and bombing planes, while but others still remained. He firm-the present difficulties and the be the Nationalist artillery shelled ly believed, however, that these ginning of genuine work of rerol, stated that 60 per cent of the Budget is taken up by the pu- the Red entrenchments, the loca- could be regulated in the ordin-construction-Reuter.
blic debt and the national, defence tion of which had been signalled ary way. "We Italians deny the TUESDAY'S MEETING to them by Nationalist scouting fable of perpetual peace,” he said. London: The Sub-committee of scheme and that it is impossible
though they desire the longest Non-intervention
Valle Hermoso quarters were attacked!
planes.
(Continued on Page 10)
ITALIAN ADVANCE
IN ABYSSINIA
Friendly Greeting- From Natives
materials
£236,853,000.
POLICY CRITICISED
Beuter's
DROP IN TEMPERATURE -
There has been quite a drop in the temperature in the 24 hours ending 9 am, this morning. We are informed, by the Royal Ob- servatory that the reading at am. yesterday morning was 708, whilst at 9 am this morning. €2,4 degrees was registered. The lowest recording in the last 24 hours, was 'KINE 2* 2.2MM
The coldest day this year was
<---
on March 5, when 432 vLE 20- corded.
INDIAN COLLIERY DISASTER
European Manager Believed Killed
CHIANG'S MESSAGE
TO NANKING
EXPECTS TO ARRIVE IN CAPITAL TO-DAY
PRINCE TEH SHOWS CO-OPERATION
Nanking, To-day-
"As far as I know I shall return to Nanking on Saturday,” says Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in an autographed letter to General Ho Ying-ching, ordering a cessation of hostilities. against the rebels.
The Government forces have accordingly suspended military operations until 6 p.m. to-day. The Generalissimo's letter was dated December 16.
Prince Teh, one of the leaders of the Mongol invasion in Saiyaan, has announced a cessation of operations in order to en- able Nanking to deal with the Shensi revolt - Reater.
Canton: It is officially reported that the Central troops in the four provinces of Hupei, Hunan, Kiangsi and Kwangtung have received instructions from General Ho Ying-ching, the Minister of War, to assemble at Hanków within three days. It is stated that the combined strength of these forces is 100,000 and that they have been instructed that they are reserve troops to the 150,000 now surrounding Shensi Province.
A message from Sian states! that Madame Chang Hsueh-
liang, who is pow in England, ROYAL
WEDDING
At A Premium
has cabled to her husband to advise him to cancel the pre- Hotel Accommodation sent revolt and to release Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek at once. Hence, on Thursday, Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang,
The Hague, To-day. Enormous stands. are being
the revolting general, sent his erected at every corner to accom secretary, Mr. Li Kim-chou, by modate the crowds for Princess air to Taiyuan, the capital of Juliana's wedding on January 1- Shansi Province, urging Mare Hotel accommodation is at a pre- shal Yen Hsi-shan, Pacifications, whole foors at the chief Comab korinteriiinf Sarrationenik)
Suiyuan; to act as mediator in hotels having been reserved by }the" Court ford vdistinguished the Shensi situation.
foreign visitors. * The Young Marshal has assured The wedding ceremonies will be Marshal Yen regarding the safety broadcast by Dutch stations from of the Generalissimo, and the lat-9.40 am GMT and the British ter sent his two lieutenants, Gen-Broadcasting Corporation will re- Lerals Chao Tal-men and Chulay the wedding service to Eng- Yung-chang, with Mr. Lig Kim- land with an English commentary. chou to Sian yesterday to see the Reuter's Bulletin Service. Generalissimo, and, to negotiate! terms with the Young Marshal so as to send them to the Central |Government for consideration. -
From Our Own Correspondent.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
FORTHCOMING WEDINING The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Capt. David Murray Larmour, RA.O.C., and Mirs Jean Andres Jaffrey, of Greenford, Weedon Road, Northampton en route to the Colony by the 8.2. Bawalpindi.
JAPAN- AGREES
wil meet on to increase taxation.
150 REPORTED DEAD AS possible period of peace--Reuter. Tuesday and the Committee Pro Bulletin Service.
per on the following day,, to dis-
RESULT OF EXPLOSION cuss the Red Spanish Government's]. The financial policy of the HIS MAJESTY
reply regarding the control and in-Blum Government
Calcutta, To-day. was severely into criticised during the debate by the ADMIRAL OFportation of war
The European manager and. 150 Spain.
former Ministers of Finance, Mminers are believed to be dead as The reply, which was handed to Pietri and M. Renaud. The late the result of an underground ex- THE FLEET
London, To-day-The House of the British Charge d'Affaires
ter pointed out that the farther plosion in a colliery near Asansol, Commons has adjourned for the London, To-day. Madrid, Mr. G. A. D. Ogilvie-For-devaluation of the franc, towards on the East Indian Railway route Christmas holidays until January
its which France was driven by a in Bengal announced last night bes, on Thursday, is now on It s
19, subject to any recallicas Retention Of Over-Age Rome, To-day.
that His Majesty King George VIway to London
mistaken financial policy, would The reply of the French Gos- The occupation of the remain has assumed the rank of Admiral ing sections of Western Abyssinia of the Fleet in His Majesty's ernment, however, is still not yet by Italian troops is making good Fleet, to date from December 11to hand-Trans-Ocean Service. progress. According to the latest 1936, the date of his accession to
The King's assump- BRAWN CUP DATE CHANGED ters outside Parliament. report, a detachment has reached the throne. Gambela, which lies near the Sution of Coloneley-in-Chief of the dan frontier and is an important Royal Marines, of the rank
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
of
have extremely serious conseque It is understood that the colliery of necessity. The House of Lord ences, and he implored the Got is not afire and efforts are being has similarly adjourned until Jan ernment not to listen to the ad-made to recover the bodies. Reu- uary 26, Beuter's Bulletin Ser-
vice. vice of certain irresponsible quarter's Bulletin Service.
M. Rezand vædded
al-
that, The Brawn Cup League match though normally the deficit could
centre of trade for Western Abrs. Field Marshal and of that of Mar between Central British School be easily covered by a loan, the
sinia and the Sudan.
of
shal of the Royal Air Force;
The population, who had beard take effect from December 11, are -British Wireless the approach of the Italian also gazetted. troops, hoisted the Italian flag to
Service. greet them in a friendly manner. and the landing field was cleared by the natives for an Italian squa dron of seven planes. Trans- Ocean Service.
LEAGUE COUNCIL
SESSION Nineteen. Points On Agenda
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIALr.
Geneva, To-day.
FIRST PRIVY COUNCIL ·
A and the "y Ladica, schedu-financial policy of the Government led to be played at the School this had made it doubtful whether afternoon, has been postponed loan operation would be success- until 10.30 a.m. to-morrow. ful since public confidence ́wai
lacking Trans-Ocean Service.
D.G.S. GIRLS WIN DE
The Brawn Cup League encoun- ter between the D.GS. and the His Majesty the King held his RW.F. Ladies, originally scheduled first Privy Council at Buckingham for today, was played last Thurs Palace yesterday morning. It is day and resulted in a very good understood that the King approv-win for the schoolgirls by five goals ed the proclamation of the Coron to nothing. jation, which is to be read in Lon Helen' Bockler (2), Mabel Churn, don to day-British Wireless Ser-Stells Roberts, and Eva Churn,
were the goal-scorers.,
vice.
FRENCH PEASANT LEADER ARRESTED Alleged Attempt To Start Strike “CHINA”MAIL" SPECIAL
Paris, To-day. The French peasant leader, Dor-| geris, was arrested on Thursday night for his activities in Inciting!
German Colonial Problem the French market gardeners to
strike "again" yesterday morning,
Among the 19 points on the agenda of the 36th Session of the
Berlin. To-day-Attention is ly that Germany must be in a following the hearing of the case League Council, which has been given to Dr. Hugo Schacht's position to produce raw materials in which he and his secretary were convened for January 16, 1937, the article in, the American magazine in territory under her administra accused of having attempted to dispute between Poland and Dan- Foreign Affairs, in which he suption, and that German currency bring about an unlimited increase zig, the Sandjak question, the form- ports Germany's drive for must circulate in such territory, in prices and having incited the al reopening of the Locarno Pact colonies. It is suggested that Dr. Dr. Schacht asserted that the crowds to: demonstrate.” negotiations, and, above all, the Schacht had a high degree of in- other questions concerning the Although the strike has not yet „problem of raw materials will be spiration for his article.
outward expression of sovereignty taken effect, and no reports of any discussed.
A German news agency states could be the subject of discussion. violence have been made, it is un- It is believed, however, that the that for the first time two funds The German colonial problem is derstood that carts en route to question of raw materials will mental conditions have been stats not infperialistic, nor is it a ques-Paris tryer the suburbs have been have to be referred to the Comed which represent Germany's tion of prestige but solely one of stopped by the striking peasants. mittee ---Trans-Ocean Service..
nimum colonial demandó, name- economic existence Beuter
Ocean Service....
ftist Republican party; li ber Kroon, which he collected $20,000;
Best (mouthin. He spoke in:
Cruisers
London, To-day."
A message from Tokyo states that Naval circles are of the opin-· (ion that the Japanese Government is Lavourably disposed towards the British proposal to retain five over- age cruisers by invoking the Escalator Clause of the London Naval Treaty.
It is understood that a reply to the that effect will be sent to British Government-Renter
AMERICAN NAVAL
DECISION Sequel To British- Announcement
Washington, To-day. The Navy Department has an- nounced the retention of 59,000 tons of destroyers in excess of Treaty limits. The retention of 40,000 tons was announced pre- viously and the additional 19,000 tons matches the cruiser tomare which the British Government. zx- nounced will not be scrap Beuter.
REPUDIATION OF WAR
Beenos Aires, To-day lution repudiating war |strument for the setti
conflicts was DES by the Pan Ameri yester