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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1937
NEW PROPOSALS TO THE POWERS
NANKING SENDS
ULTIMATUM
SHENSI CRISIS INTENSIFIES
FOREIGN WOMAN WITH REBELS?
BRITAIN'S BOMBING OF
OFFER
NEW SCHEME ON VOLUNTEERS
London, To-day.
BRITISH
EMBASSY
FRANCO BLAMES "RED" AEROPLANES
communication
Salamanca Today. "Red" planes and not National- list machines were responsible for: The extension of the the recent bombing of the British Canton, To-day. Non-Intervention Committee's Embassy in Madrid, it is stated Tension has greatly increas-scheme for the supervision of emphatically in a ed in Sianfu.
the ports and the land frontiers issued by General Franco. It is reported that Chau Yan- of Spain to cover the arrival in Official records show that no lai. Chinese communist leader, Spain by land and sea of volun-Nationalist plates were over the and an American lady com-teers and military personnel is capital that night, but were en- munist, are at present in the suggested by the fact that iden-gaged in attacking armies at Al- city to plan a communist sytical instructions were to-day cala de Henaves and Guadalajara. tem of government for the re-sent by the British Government: On their way, the planes were bels.
to His Majesty's representa not within 10 kilometres of the High officials
of the Central tives in Paris, Rome. Berlin, Embassy. Government were exceedingly ac-Lisbon and Moscow.
The statement recalls similar itive yesterday. and the Stateį
The instructions inform the Am- incidents when Nationalists were Council has determined to send anbassadors that the British Gor-blamed for outrages actually com- ultimatum to the rebel leaders,ernment are ready to consider.mitted by the Reds, notably the General Yang Eu-cheng and Yujmost urgently, any suggestions for shooting down of a French pas Hsuch-chung. to-day, demanding the establishment of a system of senger plane and the bombing of obedience to Government orders. rigid control of supplies for Spain Lejanes Insane Asylum-Trans-
Ocean. Kuo Chuk-tung, 37-and will also be glad to consider pointed Director of the Sian Head-any detailed proposals for control quarters, is moving ten divisions of other forms of indirect inter- of the Government forces to Tung vention. kwan (the 6th, 10th, 14th, 29th-
In the meanwhile, the British 28th, 60th 79th, $3rd., 95th.. and 103rd. divisions) and he is wait-Government adopt. within their Government suggests that each ing for the Central Government order to attack-Our Own Cor-1 | respondent.
General
FIGHTING EXPECTED
Canton, To-dayı
own territories, measures to pro- hibit the departure of volunteers and military personnel for Spain.
BRITISH LAW
RECORD FLIGHT
ATTEMPT
H. L. BROOKES OFF FOR SOUTH AFRICA
London, To-day. The English aviator, H. I Brookes, started from Gravesend The instructions announce that Aerodrome yesterday morning in
It is reliably reported that Gen- eral Suen Wei-yu and Feng Yan- the British Government will forth chai, recently appointed Chairman with be issuing a public potice to the record established by Amy offence Mollison, from London to South
13.11
ja sports plane to try and break
of Shensi Provincial Government the effect that it is and Commander of the 27th. Route under the Foreign Enlistment Act Africa. Army respectively, have cabled to for British subjects to accept any
Brookes will take a route via Nanking pledging their support of commission or engagement in the
forces on either side in the Spanish Marseilles. Brindisi, and. Cairo,! the Central Government."
then along the East African coast Skirmishes between the troops conflict, or for anyone to recruit
volunteers in the United Kingdora to the Cape-Trans-Ocean. of Generals Sten and Feng and the rebels is expected at any time for service in Spain-Reuter.
Shensi-Our Own Correspon- |
in
dent.
FRANCO-TURKISH DISPUTE
SATISFACTORY ACCORD
FORESHADOWED
Geneva, To-day.
Governments, the TO-DAY • TO-MORROW and Turkish
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e the immortal story
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WED. THUR.
THE LAST of the MOHICANS
SCOTT BARNES WILCOXON
Directed by Ovarya B. Solusj
UN HOWARD SMALL prodonim,
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Paris, To-day.
It is understood that the French Government is prepared to draft any laws which are necessary to prevent volunteers going to Spain on condition that control is really! enforced all round.--Reuter.
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE
Berlin, To-day.
The new British suggestion
W. S. GILBERT'S WIDOW
SURVIVED HUSBAND, BY 25 YEARS
The Bab Ballads and the Gilbert and Sallivan operas are brought to mind by the death which oc- carred recently, of Lady Gilbert. She had survived her famous hus-
At the request of the French President of the League Council, with regard to Spain, according to bend, Sir W. S. Gilbert, by a quar- Dr. Wellington Kos, has agreed to well-informed circles, will be welter of a century and was 87.
Lady Gilbert was Lucy Agnes, adjourn the meeting of the Coun-comed here as a good example.
If other countries really take second daughter of Capt. T. M. R. eil from January 18 to January 21.
This is taken to indicate that effective action Germany will be pre- Turner, of the Bombay Engineers. the Franco-Turkish negotiations Pared formally to prohibit the de- She married W. S. Gilbert in 1867. promise a satisfactory settlement.parture of any volunteers to Spain. He was then 31, had been called --Reuter.
but it is declared that to make not-to the Bar, and was a militia cap- intervention effective the French tain, very fond of writing humor- frontier must be closed complete ous verse 1g-Reuter.
Council,
The
PORTUGUESE NOTE
TURKEY'S NEW OFFER
Paris, Today.
He had only just produced his The Turkish Foreign Minister,
first stage burlesque, which was; Rushdi Bey, will pay a visit to
Lisbon, To-day. extremely successful, and from Paris before the next session of the League of Nations
Portuguese Government then on he progressed with steadi- which takes place on January 21, has published the contents of the ly increasing success.
Ever since his death in 1911 she i in order to take part in the fresh Note handed to representatives of negotiations concerning the future the British and French Govern-had lived at their Harrow Weald ments on the question of foreign home. Here she possessed a great of Sanjak and of Alexandretta
It is thought in diplomatic cir-volunteers in the Spanish conflict collection of her husband's manu-
The cles that the negotiations will take
Portuguese Government
scripts and many fascinating me- at least a week.
emphasises that it had examined,
mentos. the Franco-British Memorandum
Messages from Ankara state that with great attention and recalls In 1932 she consented to the the Turkish Government has work that in its Note of August 21 publication of many Bab Ballads ed out new proposals intended to Portugal reserved the right to leave her husband had not included in serve as the basis for the negotia-the Non-Intervention Committee his original book. tions.
if other States permitted the re- Lady Gilbert, vivacious and of The Turkish Government is said cruiting of volunteers and public much energy, maintained a close
Alexan- to invite proposals that GEORGE BRENT
collections for the military sup-connection with old friends. She dretta and Antioch be given in-
of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. of the Syrian Federation and Spain.
This, in itself, declares the rat of "The Micado” took place placed, under the joint protection Note, indicates clearly the signi- 51 years ago. of France and Turkey, Transficance attached by the Portu- Ocean.
guese Government to the ques- tion of recruiting which the Portuguese Government feared! world end by poisoning the inter- national atmosphere and bringing about serious international com- plications.
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ADRAMATIC REVELATION OF ECSTATIC FIRST LOVE!
MARSHALL CHATTERTON
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Introducing an ailing now par.
SIMONE SIMON
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MISTRUST FEARS
LIVE EELS HOLD UP TRAFFIC
AND SOME TRAVEL BY UNDERGROUND
two
Live eels held up traffic in New- Gibraltar, To-day. The Portuguese Government is, ington Butts, at the Elephant and Governor of Malta, it is therefore, in principle, ready to Castle the other day, when understood, arrived here yesterday take legal measures to prevent the cases of them fell from the back on board HMS. Queen Elizabeth, recruiting of volunteers for 'Spain, of a van. flagship of the Mediterranean bat feels that volunteer recruiting) - They escaped from 'one of the Fleet.
cannot be separated from other boxes, and many people watched a At present there are four Ad-forms of direct or indirect inter-policemen, a London Transport re- mirals hers, namely Sir Dudley Lerence in Spanish affairs. gulator, and the van driver and Pound, KC.B., Commander-in- The Franco-British proposals his mate try to recapture them.
It was a difficult task. Some of Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, seem to be an attempt to depart
the the eels went down the slot of the [Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Blake, CB. from the purpose for which
D.S.O., Vico-Admiral Commanding Non-Intervention Committee was tram track. Battle Cruiser Squadron, and Se-formed, namely, to avoid unprov-l cord-in-Command, Mediterranean ed charges and to expedite diplo- Fleet, Rear-Admiral Charles Ed-mstie negotiations,
ward Kennedy Purvis CB., and The Portuguese. Government is, motives of such action might be. Bear Admiral James Morrey Pipon, moreover; of the opinion that
Finally, the Portuguese GovEZA-
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