NEWG.O.C.AT
ALDERSHOT
Lt. Gen. J. G. Dill To Leave Palestine-
COMMAND FOR SIR W BARTHOLOMEW
Lt.-Gen. J. G. Dill, GOC. in Palestine, is to. succeed Gen. the Hon. Sir J. F. Gathorne-Hardy in the Aldershot Command, the most important command at home, on Oct. 12.
HEIGHT OF CRISIS
PASSING
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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1937.
ter, and leaves the question of fur- ther treatment of the matter
and (2) the absence of Germany open. -Trans-Ocean. and Italy from the control scheme will compel the committee to take effective measures to protect the sea-patrol.
BATTERIES REPLY
Berlin, To-day. The German News Agency gives the official version published by the The "Berliner Tageblatt" says Valencia Government of the bom- that it is an intolerable idea to have bardment of Almeira, according to Germany's representative sit at the which the German warship fired 200 same table with the representative shots from a distance of 12 kilome- the "Voelkischer tres. It is added in the Valencia of Moscow, and Beobachter" writes: "Germany now communique, that the Spanish coast- On the same date the Northern declares that it has neither the de-al batteries replied with about 70 des. Command falls vacant. Gen. Sir sire, nor the intention, to sacrifice shots and apparently hit one
The victims of the bom- William Bartholomew will leave any more of its brave seamen for troyer. the post of Chief of the General the sake of a welfare policy that bardment are given by the Valencia Government as 19 dead and 55 Staff, India, which he has held for is being pursued in London in res-
wounded. Trans-Ocean. three years, to succeed Gen. Sir Al- pect of the Bolshevik determination exander Wardrop.
to bring about war.-Trans-Ocean.
Lt-Gen. Dill has been in Pales- tine since Sept. 8 last year. He has been extremely successful in a dif- ficult role, for policy and expediency have hampered military considera- tions.
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COMMUNIQUE CHALLENGED ·.
Berlin, To-day. The Valencia Government has is- Valencia Attitude.
sued another communique, which states that Almeira is without mili- (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
tary fortifications. This state- Geneva, To-day. ment evokes strong-protest from the The representative of the Valen-German News Agency, which calls cia Government here placed a state-lit a piece of insolence, adding that are "so. blind ment in the hand of the Secretary- the "Red bandits" General of the League of Nations, with rage" that apparently they their first yesterday evening, on the subject of failed to note that in the bombing of the battleship communique they mention that their coastal batteries replied to the fire.-Trans-Ocean.
His personality and wide experi ence have fitted him for high com mand. He served on the General Staff in France, has commanded r brigade at Aldershot, and has been Commandant of the Staff College, as well as Instructor. at the Im- Deutschland. perial Defence College. As he is only 56, Aldershot may well be a stepping stone to an even more im- portant appointment.
Helped Allenby Sir William Bartholomew, who is 60, is a staff officer of very great ability. His experience has lain chiefly in that direction, except for the command of a brigade at Alder
shot from 1923 to 1926...
Germany's Statement
London, To-day.
Ribbentrop,
Herr Joachim von
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The Note states that entering the 10-mile limit and anchoring in Na- tionalist harbours is not part of the patrol duty. The presence of Ger- man ships in the harbours of Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza hindered the Ambassador to the Court of St. Valencia forces in carrying out James, acting in the name of the their campaign against the Nation-
German Government, has handed the Chairman of the Non-Interven-| It is stated that after the warn- tion Committee a written statement Valencia military Command answer-"criminal attack" made on the Ger- ing by the German commander, the
in which he called attention to the
ed that German ships would run no risks as long as they confined their
within In movements
the assigned limits.
He has been Commandant of the Imperial Defence College, Director of Recruiting and Organisation and Director of Military Operations and Intelligence at the War Office. the war he was closely associated with Viscount Allenby in the pre-
paration of the plans which brought about the final overthrow of the
Turks.
German 'Buses Not Equal To British
alists.
man battleship "Deutschland" by Valencia airmen, as well as to the
German measures of reprisal that have already been taken.
The Command, so the notes con- The text of the communication tinues, stated expressly that no res-handed to the Chairman by von Rib- ponsibility could be taken if Ger- bentrop closely follows in its open- man ships ventured into harbours ing words, the wording of the ori- that were centres of Nationalist ac-ginal announcement of the bomb- tivity, and would, therefore, often ing outrage issued by the German be subject to air-attacks.
Government, also making reference "FIRED FIRST" Last Friday afternoon, two Re-to the previous attacks on-Italian
warships. publican airplanes were making a Cape Town, May 12,
reconnoitring expedition, and, ac- The superiority of British motor-cording to the Valencia Note, were 'buses compared with those bought fired upon by a German warship. from Germany was revealed to-day The planes thereupon dropped the in Parliament by Mr. Oswald Pirow, bombs they were carrying on the Minister of Railways and Defence. ship.
WARNINGS RECALLED
STOP PRESS
TEL. 20022 or 33993
Berlin, To-day.
The Propaganda Ministry em-
phatically dentes Barcelona re-
ports of a German bombardment
of Cartagena The spokesman
stated that no information had
been eceived of any such ac-
een received of a tion.-Reuter.
MAN CHUK FERRY DISASTER
Five Year Sentence On Manager
Canton, To-day.
It draws attention to the warn- In the Canton District Court yea- ings that have been issued to the terday was concluded the trial in
manager
connection with the Man Chuk Ferry Valencia Government, and then in- forms the Non-Intervention Com-disaster.
- Mr. Chen Shiu-chuen, decision mittee of the
of the Reichs Government to withdraw for of the Kung Sheung Shipping Com- the time being from further parti-pany, owners of the ferry, was sen- tenced to five years' imprisonment cipation in the control system and
for careless management and a fine the meetings of the non-interven-
of $3,000 to go to the families of the tion committee.
victims. It is learned that
Mr. Chen will appeal. – Our Qum Cor- respondent.
Mr. Pirow stated that one Ger- The Valencia note continues: man firm had supplied 44 chassis at "The German Government made a cost of $56,100, and of these 37 no announcement of the incident had already developed major de- until 24 hours later, and yesterday fects. Five chassis had been pur-morning, at 5.45 a.m., one German chased from another German firm cruiser and 4 destroyers appeared |
Pursuant with these instructions, for $7,200, and four of those had off Almeira and fired 200 shots at the German representative did not also developed grave defects.
the town, whereby 35 buildings attend the meeting of the non-inter- vention committee. Neither was were destroyed, and 19 people kill-
representative present.- ed. The Valencia Government Italy's
realises the extraordinary serious- ness of the situation, and informs
On the other hand, said Mr. Pirow, 45 vehicles bought in Eng- land from Thornycrofts for from £900 to $2,075 apiece had developed major defects in only four cases, while of 46 Leyland vehicles, cost- the League of Nations so that the ing from £750 to £1,600 apiece, not facts may be placed before one had developed a single defect. other members of the League.”
B.UP.
Rain Foreshadowed
Trans-Ocean.
SHELLING OF ALMEIRA
Valencia Statement To League
the
Trans-Ocean.
"PLUMBER'S NIGHTMARE”.
BUDGET DEFICIT IN KWANGTUNG
Canton, To-day. The budget of Kwangtung for 1937 involves a deficit of $30,000,000 and Mr. Wu Te-chen, has ap Reference to "a plumber's night-pealed to the Central Government mare" was made by the Lord Mayor for a subsidy. Mr. Wu will, at the of London, Sir George Broadbridge, same time, cut down the expenses in a speech at the dinner of the of different offices in the province. Worshipful Company of Plumbers
at Leathersellers' Hall..
Our Own Correspondent.
“I am informed," said the Lord
The E. and A. s.s. “Nankin”; left Mayor, "that 1,800,000 tons of
for this Port on Monday with the water flow under London every outward Mails, and is due here to- day, and that the pipes would take Atlantic, and the it across the United States to empty it into the Pacific.
The Royal Observatory reports that pressure continues to be high- est over the Pacífic to the east of Japan; it is relatively low over Manchuria and in a trough extend- ing from Indo-China- across For-
Valencia, To-day. mosa and N. Luzon to the Pacific.
representative of the Valencia A ridge of moderately high pres- Government has handed to the Lea sure lies over the Yangtse Valley. gue Secretariat, in Geneva, a com-
Forecast.-E. and N. E. winds, munication concerning the Almeira "Well, all I can say is, that it moderate; cloudy generally, pro- bombardment. It is learned that sounds to me like a bably come rain.
it is mainly of informative rac-nightmare.”
orrow at daylight.
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