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SENATOR PITTMAN DENOUNCES U.S. AIRCRAFT EXPORT TO SPAIN
WASEDA UNIVERSITY GENERALISSIMO NOT
HOCKEY VISIT
Programme Revised This Morning
FINAL TRIAL TEAMS FOR NEXT SUNDAY
TO BE ALLOWED
TO RESIGN
COMMITTEE & COUNCIL
RESOLUTIONS
LENIENCY PLEADED FOR REBELS
Canton, To-day.
NEUTRALITY ACT VIOLATED
WILL ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP CONSIGNMENT SPOKESMAN OF FIRM DECLARES PLANES ARE COMMERCIAL ONES
Washington. To-day.
At a meeting of the Hong Kong Hockey Association Interport Se lection Committee held this morn- ing, and attended by, representa- tives of the Civilians the Royal
The export of aircraft to Spain is described as a plain viola- Navy and the Army, the entire
In connection with the many rumours regarding the Gen-
tion of the spirit and intention of the Nentrality Act by Sena programme for the visit of the eralissimo's resignation from the positions he holds in the Gov-
tor Pittman, who states that he had intended to bitroduce a legis- Waseda University hockey team ernment, it is officially stated that the Central Political Council of
lation on January 6, 1937, to prevent all export of arms and am- was revised. while the Colony the Kuomintang held meetings at Nanking yesterday when re-
munition to Spain and hoped that the legislation could be enact- trial teams for next Sunday morn solations were passed to the effect that they will not even enter-
ed in time to hold up the consignment, which is not expected to ing were also selected.
lain the idea of accepting Generalissimo Chiang's resignation This excellent airview shows the centre of Madrid, Spain, the goal to leave the United States for at least half-a-month Those present were Mr. F. A from the posts of President of the Executive Yuan and Chair-wards which the entire rebel offensive is now aimed. 1-the General Post The legislation would extend the present Act to all major. Palmer (Civilians). Lt. Comdr. signation, if it should be received, before the bodies concerned for Building. The capture of Madrid is believed to be the key to the successed the licence to export stated that all the aeroplanes, the ex- Kemp. Hon. Secretary. Mr. G. Tman of the Military Affairs Commission, let alone laying the re- Office: 2-the Bank of Spads, beyond lies the Prado, & the Admiralty: 4 civil wars.
the Fine Arts Club; Sthe Ministry of Education; 6-the "Phoenir” A spokesman of the firm of aircraft brokers who were grant- Garwood (Navy) and Lieut. Met-consideration. eslfe. (Army).
From one source, however, it is learned that the Generalis- simo had already sent in his resignation but it was rejected. This source adds that the Generalissimo will persist in doing so, but that the authorities are equally determined to turn down the resignation as often as it is sent in.
The Japanese Varsity team will arrive in the Colony on the ss Taivo Maru on January 3 next and will play their first match the
following day.
It is stated that the reasons ad-, vanced by the Generalissimo are
The following is the complete that he had failed in his duty re-arranged programme:
T
Combined
maili-
head as
of the tary department to teach his subordinates discipline and that it
Lanchow Situation Out Of Control
Shanghai: The situation in
of the rebel arms.
port of which was contemplated, were second-hand commercial planes and were not equipped for conversion into fighting planes.
New York: President Roosevelt, in his weekly Press Con- ference, stated, that he favoured a legislation giving the Prest dent the discretion to apply arms embargoes to those nations affected by internal strife. — Reuter.
London: Although a COD-
siderable disturbance has been BRITISH
official circles bere
POPE'S CONDITION NOTR
AT ALL GOOD
THROMBOSIS SYMPTOMS
Vatican City. To-day. --The Pope's condition took a turn caused in for the worst last night and is feared to have developed the first by the announcement that the
American Colony was due to this, mainly, that the Lanchow, the capital of Kansu symptoms of thrombosis, arising from varicose veins in the left granted permission to certain
is obliged to keep quietly to bed. His leg is causing great pain leg. This condition is recognised as dangerous and His Holiness
private concerns to export which is aggravated by a sharp attack of neuritis.
|$24,000,000 worth of war mat- eral to the Spanish Red wii- Dr Milani applied electricalį.
tia, no statement will be made much effect while he is also Ambassador at Washington treatment without apparently until the report of the British anxiously watching the condi-been received
Jan. 9 (Saturday) Services (U.S.R.C, 4 pm). Jan. 10 (Sunday) * (RN.R.C., 3.30 p.m.).
Jan. 11 (Monday) v. Royal Navy (EN.RC. 4.15 p.m.).
Army
Jan 12 (Tuesday) A rest day. Jan. 12 (Wednesday) (RNRC. 4.35 p.m.).
„Jan. 14 (Thursday) v. University or 2nd Civilian team. (RNRC, 475 p.m.).
Jan. 15 (Friday) A rest day. Jan. 16 (Saturday)
1. Grupo De- sportivo Argonautas (Ground and time not known yet).
Jan. 17 (Sunday) V. Civilians (Ground and time not yet known).
Jan. 18 and 19 (Monday and Taen- day) Visit Macau,
Jan. 20 Depart for Singapore. The following are next Sunday morning's teams for the second and, last trial, to be held on the Royal Naval Recreation Club ground. King's Park, commencing at 10.15 am, sharp
Sianfu revolt came about.
Province, where Governor Yuh
At the same time the reports Sueh-chung's troops revolted in state that the Generalissimo har sympathy with the Sianfu mat pleaded for leniency for the lead-ineers is still out of control,'] ers of the revolt and is asking for according to the Chinese press,
which ads that communi their reinstatement,
The matter has been referred tr tions between Nanking and the Military Affairs Commission Lanchow have not yet been re- of which the Generalissimo is the stored. head-Our Own Correspondent.
BUFFALO HUNT
IN TOWN
Three Run Amok In City Area
THRILLING RUN UP TO P. W. D. OFFICES
Frobables (White):-Spr. Howlett (Army): A E. P. Guest (Radio) and Bdsm. Cox (Army); Lt. Comdr. Me- Coy (Navy), W. A. Reed (Club) and Consalves (Recreio); S. A Fowler Local police officers were. Lt. Kirkconnell
pro-
The Eurasia Air Service to Lanchow, which was interrupt-j ed by the trouble, at present terminates in Siamfu, and Gen-1
eral Shao Li-tsze, Governor of
(Continued on Page 10)
Pakhoi Incident Settled ?
ROYAL WEDDING
IN HOLLAND All Towns Celebrate Coming Event
a
tion of the Pope's heart which is stated to be bearing up well Fortunately the Pope did not
to
the
caused
transaction of routine business.
Government
(Continued on Page 103.
has
TRANSPORT OF
VOLUNTEERS FOR
THE RED MILITIA
French Activities Outlined
IDENTITY CARD AND SPANISH NAME
Paris, To-day.
EMBASSY
TRANSFER
DISAPPOINTMENT EXPRESSED
MANY BRITONS, REMAINING IN MADRIÐ
Madrid, To-day. The decision to transfer the British Embassy to Valencia was received with disappointment among those members of the Bri-
tish colony who do not propose to
✓
Valencia Govt's
Decrees
suffer from asthma except in the early hours of the morning, and The Hague, To-day. this has lessened the strain on the All towns in Holland are buzy heart
Officially, the Pope's con- Shensi, who was one of those with preparations for the wedding dition is described as stationary,
leave Madrid when the move is detained in Sianfu, has been of Princess Juliana and Prince but lack of sleep, due to the pain
made. in his leg. is proving weakening. summoned to Nanking to make Bernhard.
The British Chamber of Com- ja report on the mutiny.
In the evenings Government An atmosphere of pessimisen.
merce sent a cable to Mr. Anthony Meanwhile the task of repair-buildings, the Royal Palace and prevails in the Vatican and orders ing the damage done to the important structures in the Hague have been given by all religious in-
Eden, the Foreign Secretary, buildings and communications are floodlit while, thousands of stitutions to offer special prayers
pointing out that many members in Shensi have been begun.
of the colony are remaining in A peasants from the countryside "are for His Holiness, but the order has
Madrid in order to protect Bri plenary session of the Central coming to the city to see the not yet been extended Executive Council, convened for splendid sight.
churches and it has not
interesting revelations on the tish interests and they will be at transport of volunteers for the a disadvantage with no official January 2. will discuss the Traffic in the centre of the city any undue alarm. “larger problems of the
Red militia in Spain were pu-representation in the capital. (Navy), Lvided with something in the nation," according to Chinese corable the masses of pedestrians to received Cardinal Pacelli for the
His Holiness yesterday morning blished yesterday in the Intranei-Beuter. na-lis stopped during the night to en- Wright (E. Navy), Nerain Singh ture of big-game shooting th (Kamaon Rifies) and Partab morning when three buffaloes,
geant, which declares that the respondents in Nanking.
walk the streets in freedom. (Kumaon Rifles).
Officers of the Dutch navy ·pre-
CONDITION UNCHANGED campaign for recruits is being Possible (Colour):-U. B.
which were being landed together Souza
sented Prince Bernhard with
Later: A bulletin issued at mid- carried out, energetically through- the (Argonautas); Lt Comdr. Collier (with a number of others on Navy) and E.-L. Gosano (Argonau- waterfront at West Point, to be
pair of binoculars after he had night states that the Pope's condi- out the whole of France, especial-
ly in Paris. tas); Spr. Brown (Army), La sent to the Kennedy Town Slaugh-
been sworn in as a Dutch navaltion was unchanged-Reuter.
The paper declares that the re- Paris: It is stated that the Va- Malcolm (R. Nary) and M. H. Hassan ter House, ran amok and dashed
lieutenant-Reuter's Bulletin Ser- (Radio): Lt. Donald (R. Navy), G. H. wildly through the streets, paying
gular evening train from the lencia Government has published Fowler (YMCA), Pyara Singh (ELT.C.), L& Thomhill (P. Navy) not the slightest attention of an
has become known as "The Red cluding the creation of a General and P. O. Holdsworth (B. Navy), thing that was in their way an settlement of the Chengtu in-
Train" because it carries Bed Naval Staff under the command of Beserves:E. Xavier (Argonautas) creating no little havoc before the cident, it is reported that the nego (Full-back); Lt. Garden (Navy), till" was made.
groups every night to Perpignan, Capt. Luiz Gonzalez Denbiets. The tiations regarding the Pakhoi in-
several coaches being reserved second decree provides for the dis- (Half-back), A. Alves (Argonautus) One of the animals started its cident have also been brought to (Half-back); V. Band (Club) (For-
for such passengers who all travel solving of the Spanish Naval Com ward), J. M. Pinto (K.LT.C.) (For-mad career along West Point, up a successful conclusion in an ar-
on one general ticket.
mission in London and assigning. ward) and Wall (Police) (Forward). to Caine Road, down Lower Albert rangement between Mr. Eu Chung the Amsterdam University for the of the victualling trade has now headquarters for all the organisa- this body to the Naval Attache at The strike of storage workers At Perpignan, which is the the tasks formerly entrusted to The team to represent the Road and went along the Chinese mu, Director of the Asia Bureau Colony, which will be selected district till it reached the neigh of the Chinese Foreign Office, and purpose of bearing the congratu- also extended to the sales staffs tions engaged in the smuggling of the Spanish Embassy, after next Sunday morning's bourhood of Queen's College, in Mr. Y. Suma, Secretary to the versity to Princess Juliana on the ployees of the smaller shops have each man receives a "genuine Spanish Commercial Aviation Sys lations of the Senate of the Uni-of the larger food shops. Em-men and war supplies into Spain, The Board of Directors of the trial, will meet the Hong Kong Aberdeen Street. Here Sergts. Japanese Ambassador to China. Singapore Brigade, Royal Artil Davies and Wall, both attached to Details of the settlement, however, occasion of her wedding. so far refused to join the strikers. identity card as well as a Spanish tem is dissolved through the third lery, in a practice match on the No. 7 Police Station, fired at the have not yet been divulged.
The distance to be covered is 60 In order to stifle disorders, the name and then continues the jour- decree since commercial aviation Royal Naval Recreation Club animal with a Greener Gun but It is learned that Mr. S. Kawa-kilometres and students represent-authorities have placed mobile ney to Catalonia...
no longer exists in Spain, all the ground at at King's Park to-mor- failed to make any impres-goe, the Japanese Ambassador to ing every organisation în Amster-guards outside the shops which Eye-witnesses state that when lines being in the hands of the row week commencing at 4,45 |sion. It then retraced its China, is leaving Nanking this dam will take part---Trans-Ocean are occupied by the striding these trains depart from the Quail Army.
steps and went back to the morning for Shanghai He is go- Service vicinity of the P.W.D. offices ining to hold a conference with the Lower Albert Road, where it was Japanese Military Attaches in shot by Sanitary. Inspector Lacey. Central, and South China. after
p.m.
H.K. BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP
Three Events To Be Contested
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Canton: In addition to the Congratulations For
Princess
The Hague: A reisy race from Amsterdam to The Hague will be carried out to-day by students of
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
FRENCH STRIKE Quai d'Orsay Station at 10.05 pm. a series of new decrees, these in-
Mobile Guards Are Posted
-CHINA MAIL- SPECIAL
Paris, To-day.
workers.
LADY HOUSTON
d'Orsay Station, the place is clos❘ One other important decree pro- Although negotiations between ed to the public by the Ganie Mo-vides for the establishment of a the workers representatives and Lile-Traas-Ocean Service.
commercial headquarters in Mos- 2 The forthcoming marriages be their employers resulted in
cow/Trans Ocean Services who, together with another of which he will go back to Japan to tween Mr. Alfred Reginald Sey-Provisional agreement on thement ficer, had been following the buf-receive fresh instructions with re-mour Major, Assistant Superin- morning, the terms of settlement falo in a car.
gard to the datatanding Sino-tendent of Police, residing at the will have to be approved by the This animal knocked over a Japanese problems-Our Oron Upper Levels Police Station, and striking employees themselves be rickshaw in Caine Road before it Correspondent.
Miss Mary Kathleen O'Comer, of fore the agreement can come into was shot.
No. 168, The Peak, and Mr. Fres effect. It is generally expected,
Entries for the first annual Colony Badminton Champion-Morris, in a motorcycle-combina
of the Navy, Army and Air Force return to work on Wednesday, ships, to be held under the tion, were also in the hunt. Canton: It is announced by the Institute, residing at Courtland Trans Ocean Service, auspices of the Hong Kong The other two animals did not Nanking Government that as Gen-Hotel, Kennedy Road, and Miss Badminton Association, will create searly as much trouble, one eralinimo Chiang Kai-shekhaa Catherine Bestrice Pezz, of No. close at noon on Saturday, Jan- of them being shot near the Har been released, there will be three 8, The Peak, have been annornced. uary 16, 1937.bour Offices
daya": holiday for the New Year The events to be decided are The third buffalo was later for all Government Offices. It was Men's Singles, Men's Doubles found grazing in the playing field formerly decreed that the holl and Mixed Doubles, and the at the Hong Kong University! days, would be cancelled in view matches will: start on Tuesday, It was remarkable that nobody of the capture of January 26, 1937.
was injured.
Inspector Stimson and Sext Three Days Holiday is Joseph Soden, district Manager however, that the workers will
·AZANA'S BREAKDOWNAN Paris: The Spanish President,, Senor Azink, who is living at pre- sent in the Monserrat Fortress County Men near Barcelona under a strong
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