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SOVIET BLACK SEA FLEET ISSUE WARNING TO "FASCIST PIRATES"
BRADMAN OUT
Bowled By Verity
When 82
AUSTRALIANS LOSE GRIP
Sydney. To-day.
Commencing the day requir-
ing 201 runs to avert an inn- ings
defeat. Australia lost
Fingleton and Bradman for 63 runs before lunch.
GOVT. ULTIMATUM
TO REBELS
MILITARY OPERATIONS
THREATENED
COMMUNISM MENACE
Canton, To-day.
A crowd of 5,000 was present in į It is officially confirmed that Messrs. T. V. Soong and W. H. sultry and overcast weather, with Donald, Chairman of the Economic Commission and British ad- rain threatening, when Fingleton viser to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek respectively, returned to (67) and Bradman (57) went out! Nanking at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. Immediately after his arrival, to resume Australia's innings at¦ Mr. Soong went to the residence of Dr. H. H. Kung, Acting Pre- 145 for 1 on a wicket which ap- sident of the Executive Yuan, and there had a conference with peared to be in good condition. Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. Kung.
(Continued on Page 5)
Scores:--
ENGLAND—Lat INNINGS
Barnett, b Ward
Fagz, e Sievers, b McCormick Hammond not out....
»
It is learned that Mr. Shong is optimistic regarding the re- lease of the Generalissimo in the very near future. He is the only person who has had a private conversation with the latter 57 since his capture.
71
231
Leyland. lbw b McCabe
Ames, e Robinson, 'b Ward
G. Q. Allen, L.b,w, b O'Reilly
Hardstaff, b McCormick
26
Verity, not out
Extras
Total (for 6 wita dec).. 426
It is also learned that Messrs. Soong and Donald will fly to Sian again with Madame Chiàng to-day. -
Govt. Planes Bomb Rebel Positions
Following Mr. Soong's privateį attempt to secure the release of the Generalissimo, a further delay() lof another 24 hours in the mili- įtary operations against the rebels Nanking: Madame Chiang Kai-jis announced by the Central Gov- Fall of the wickets: 1 (Farg) for shek. Mr. T. V. Soong and Mr. W.Jernment. It is definitely stated
27; 2 (Barnett) for 118; 3 (Leyland)F. Donald, the Generalissimo's that the Government has deter- for 247; 4 (Ames) for 351; 5 (Allen) European adviser, left for Sianfu for 368; 6 (Hardstaff) for 424.
R. W. V. Rabins, Sims and Voce by air this morning.·
did not bat
Twelfth man-Fishlock.
Bowling Analysis
Q
McCormick
Sievers
Ward
O'Reilly
Chipperfield
McCabe
M. R. W.
20 I 79 16.2°4 30
42-8-132-
1 17.86 13 2
42
Government aeroplanes are very actively bombing the rebel forces while the infan- try is keeping up a continual machine-gun fire on the re- bels... As a result the Gov. ment troops are stated to be rapidly advancing towards Sinnfu
mined to have all the rebels crushed within one week's time if the Generalissimo is not released before the expiration of 24 hours.
(Continued on Page 10)
CHOU LOU FOR SHANGHAI?
As rebel shells threaten Madrid with destruction, the stricken inhabitante sie hastening toʻplaces of safety. These women, with a few of. their belongings and their children, are shown trudging slong one of the ronds leading from Madrid.
KOMSOMOL SINKING
RAISES STORM
SERIOUS COUNTER-MOVE
BY GOVERNMENT? MASS MEETINGS THROUGHOUT
-THE COUNTRY
Moscow, To-day.
Diplomatic action by the Soviet is probable in connection with the alleged sinking of the Komsomol by a Spanish Nationalist cruiser, the incident being denounced in the official press, while mass meetings are being held throughout Russia, at which reprisals are demanded by the crews of the Soviet Black Sea fleet, who have pass- led a resolution to the effect that "These Fascist pirates must answer for the destruction of our. ship. We shall continue to sail the seas bravely without fear of pirates and warm our enemies
ANGLO-FRENCH POLICY that we will cut off the hands of anybody daring
...
IN ABYSSINIA
SATISFACTION IN ROME
to touch Soviet ships, people or territory."
Reuter.
Now that public opinion has been prepared it is thought that the Soviet Government is con- templating a serious counter move, the nature Rome, To-day-The Anglo-French decision to convert their of which has not been revealed
The Soviet Am- Addis Ababa Legations into Consulates is warmly welcomed as · Landon: fantamount to te facto recognition of Italian sovereignty over hassador, M.Misky, called at Canter. It is learned that Abyssinia and pares the way for the Anglo-Haly the writish Foreign Office, res Dr. Chou-Lou, Chancellor
of agreement in the Mediterranean, while it is also regrind as deterday, the visit, it is stated, the Sun Yat-sen University, is priving the League of the excuse of continuing to allow the being in connection with the Usually well-informed quarters leaving for Hong Kong to-day, and Abyssinians to sit in the Assembly.
sinking of the Soviet steamer state that Mr. Soong's previous will go to Shanghai from there by
Nevertheless, Anglo-Franco-Italian relations cannot return. It is announced here that up not produce the RMS Empress of Asia to to full normality until Britain and France grant de jure recogni- till the present time the For- visit to Sianfu did any concrete agreement for the morrow morning.Our Own Cortion of Abyssinia. As it is admitted that such recognition would eign Office has not received say 13 settlement of the issue but as a respondent,
31
12
AUSTRALIA——1st INNINGS
J. H. Fingleton, e Ferity, b Voce
W. J. O'Brien, e Sima, b Voce
D. G. Bradman, c Allen, b Voce.
S. J. McCabe, e Sima, b Voce ..
A. G. Chipperfield, e Sims, b Allen
M. W. Sievers, e-Foc, b Verity #. A. Oldfeld, b
b Verity
W. J. O'Reilly, not eat
E. L. McCormick, b Allen
F. Ward, b Allen
C. Badcock, absent ill
Extras
..
Total
Fall of the wickets: 1
result of it he has strong hopes that a peaceful settlement of the
to
10 affair, compatable with the Gov- ernment's determination not Olmake any concessions as regards 3 its policy,
will be ultimately azhieved--Reuter.
$6
(O'Brien)
for 1; 2 (Bradman) for 1:3 (Mc-)
Cabe) for 2; 4 (Chipperfield) for 16;}
Hostages Wanted
Canton: A message from Tien- tsin states that owing to the stu- dents there wanting to capture Messrs. Chang Hsueh-min and Chang Hsueh-tseng. younger brothers of the Young Marshal, asį hostages for the Generalissimo,
5. (Fingleton) for 28: 6 (Sievers) for WASEDA HOCKEY the two brothers left the city se
30; 7 (Oldfield)
for 31; (Mc-
Cormick) for 80; 9 (Ward) for $0."
Twelfth man-E. RobinsOTI,
Voce
Allen
Verity
Hammond
Sims
Robins
Bowling Analysis
0. M.
R. W.
& 1 10 4
6
TEAM'S VISIT
Programme To Be Drafted To-night
SJ 1 19 3
3 0 17 2
4 0
SIX GAMES ARRANGED
1 0
(By "STICKS")
0 20
5.
AUSTRALIA—21] INNINGS
J. B. Fingleton, b Sims
W. J. O'Brien, e Allen, b
Hammond
D. G. Bradman, b Verity
S. J. McCabe, not out
A. G. Chipperfield, not "ost
Extras
Total (for 3 wkts.)
cretly for an unknown place. . It is learned that the mother of the Young Marshal has also left- Our Own Correspondent.
Letter Reproduced Canton: A. reproduction of the Generalissimo's letter to Dr. H. Kung has been pub-
BRITISH CONSUEAR SERVICE New Appointments Announced
London, To-day. necessitate a profound reversal of Anglo-French policy there is information regarding "the in
The following Consular Service no tendency in Italy to press the point yet. Reuter.
cident and is, consequently, not
Sir Rome: The Bulgarian Minement. -
in a position to issue a state-appointments see notified:
John Brenan' will next year take Trans-Ocean Service. lister has informed Count
jover the post in the Foreign Office Ciano, Minister" for Foreign
held by Sir John Pratt, who is re- Affairs,
tiring, and Ez. Herbert Phillips.
SOUTH AFRICAN TRAIN-
DISASTER
Capetown, "To-day Eight, per- sons were killed and 35 majared following the derailment
of z. crowded domin from Port Elizabeth to:- Cape Town, near. Oudtshoorn-Bexter,
OBITUARY
Mr. B. D. G. Barlow's Tragic Death
PLAYED RUGBY FOOTBALL IN COLONY
that the Bulgarian ARMS EXPORT BAN
to
Government has decided create a Consulate in Addis Ababa-Beuter's Bulletin Ses-1 vice. (Continued on Page 10)
TRAGIC FIND AT CHINA FLEET CLUB
Able Seaman Found Dead In Bed
US. Supreme Court Upholds Law
Consul-General at Canton will
succeed Sir John Brenan as Bri- tish Consul-General at Shanghai.. Sir John Brenan has held the Shanghai post since 1930, while Washington, To-day. Mr. Herbert Phillips has been. Administration circles were Consul-General at Canton since |most optimistic after the decision 1930.
of the U. S. Supreme Court, up Mr. Arthur Blunt, Consul-Gen- holding the legislation to ban the jeral at Manila, will be transfer- export of arms to belligerents. (red to Canton and Mr. William
"Informed quarters forecast that Turner, Consul-General at Yan-~- consequently the new neutrality nanfu will succeed Mr. Blunt, legislation to be submitted to Con- while Mr. William Stark Toller, gress in January will empower Consil at Tengyueh and at present. A tragic discovery was made at the President to prohibit not only serving on the Burma-Yunnar 6.45-am this morning in one of the export of arms, but also the Boundary Commission, is being
The Hong Kong Hockey Asso-lished in the Nanking and Shang. The many friends in the Colony the rooms of the China Fleet Club, shipment of essential war mater promoted and will succeed Mr. ciation Council meeting arranged a papers, it is stated. This of Mr. E. D. G. Barlow, formerly when the dead body of Able Seamar als such as cotton, wheat and Turner Reuter-
1 for this evening in connection proves that the Generalissimo is on the staff of the Hong Kong and T. G. Smith, aged 35, of HMS steel Well-informed circles pre- APPOINTMENTS APPROVED 32 with the forthcoming visit of the safe in Sian, for the letter is in Shanghai Banking Corporation Dorsetshire, was discovered lying diet that Congress will enact a 18 Waseda University hockey team his own handwriting. Our Own here, will be shocked to learn of on one of the beds
13 between January 3 and January Correspondent. „
$15, will take place at 6.30 pm)
in the St. Andrew's Church Hall,
208
Fall of the "wickets: 1 (O'Brien) for and not at 5.20 p.m. as previously
38; 2. (Fingleton) for 162; 3 (Brad-reported.
man) for 186;
-Renter.
I understand that the visitors) will be playing six matches dar- ing their stay in the Colony, these being games against the Bong
STOP PRESS Kong University, the Grupo Des-
Sydney, To-day. Aus tralia 226 for 5. Reuter.
Later: Australia 309 for: 5 (McCabe 85, not out) tea score---Reuter-g
FOOTBALLER SUSPENDED
Emergency Committee Announce Decision
TWO PLANES SHOT DOWN. ARMS FACTORY DESTROYED
London, To-day?
his death at Dairen on Sunday.
There were no suspicious clr=| No details have been received, "cumstances and the deceased ap but it is understood that Mr. Ear-parently passed away from natural low was accidentally shot while causes out, shooting.
ban on raw materials, 23-2502– ments, this time Reuter
TYPHOON WARNING -
London To-day-His Majesty
the King has approved the follow-“. ing appointments in the diploma {tic service: Mr. H. A. Grant Wat- son, Linister at Helsingfors to be The body has been removed to A message received by the His Majesty's Envoy Extraordin
The eldest son of Me A the Royal Naval Hospital, Morta-American Consulate General from #ry and Mufster-Plenipotentiary
Barlow, formerly Chief Manager
of the Hong Kong and Shanghai and the funeral will probably the Manila Observatory at 10st Havans; and Mr. T. M. Snow, Banking Corporation in Hong take place this evening.
am states that a typhoon is 4 Minister at Havana, to be His Ma Kong, the late Mr Barlow was at-
tuated in about 119 deg. Longitude Minister Plenipotentiary at Hel {jesty's: Envoy Extraordinary and
singfors. British Wireless Ser- vice.
portivo Aryonautas;"' winners of
An insurgent broadcast from tached to the local offices of the Buitenzorge, Java, To-day --án or Fast and 7 deg. Latitude North, the Civilian section of the Inter- Seville claims that too Govern- Bank till about three months ago introduction of individual restriction typhoon, is, therefore, about 30 dinance has been issued effecting the moving west-north west. The Section Tournament, the Bayalment planes, were brought down when he left, of transfer, for from January 1, 1987 for native miles to the south west of Cebu, Navy, the Army, the Combined in the course of an air raid on Daizen. Services, and a Colony team..
He was a member of the Naval duty is still being levied--Reuter
Philippine Islszidis." The games, will probably be message from Madrid report Volunteer Force and "was 'a- very played, on the Club ground ated that the Government artillery, keen wireless fan. He had his
Badajozer
| King's Park, but as far as I during the bombardment of the town "trinauitting set and was in-
ber in those_r-gions where the special
know no game has yet been ax-San Sebastian sector, caused a fire the habit of getting up early in Xmas Parties In Germany
-
ranged between the visitors and which destroyed the insurgent the morning to talk to people" the Club! Providing there is time arms factory at Vega-Beuter's in Long Island and in England enough, the Waseda side will pro-Bulletin Service,
"During his short stay in the Berlin, To-day bably visit Macau
St. Jean de Luzes: The Basque Colony the late Mr. Barlow played ber of Chris The Colony have not been, so Minister of Justice arrived here Rugby football for the Club first given by the fortunate as Shanghai in the mum aboard a British destroyer and fifteen,
also the Party to a total proceeded to Bayone with a view At a meeting of the Emergency ber of visiting team, altho Committee of the Hong Kong Foot-all hockey enthusiaste will ball Association last night, Ng Po-with pleasure the visit kat. Inside-right of South Chinglayan team in 1934. *B*, who was sent off the field of the second occas play in the Second Round Shield Waseda beam game against the Cinb a fortnight shores, the Colo
>was suspended "Hit Tantary 1987
to negotiating with the insurgents (No for a large scale exchange of host- kges for - Christmas: 12 da pos?
members of poo) esantry yesterd
Tónng and old the - "Christmas | carola whiletsevë
Jarge num-contributions had been sent in, by artier were all those who could sword to enn-.
list pribute towards the Eur and three mullioned that the Christina o mese
Ch the Peace:
men
WATER TO BE CUT OFF Kowloon Residents Warned
"an advertisen:m
est of
ere fu' this, isque é residents
eres immediatel
north of