HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1936.
INFERNAL ASPECT IN SPANISH
CIVIL WAR
Columns Of Smoke Enshroud Toledo
DYNAMITE AND PETROL ATTACK
Desperate Defence Of
Ruined Fortress
Toledo, September 19. Columns of smoke Issuing from the ruins of Alcazar nowW enshroud Toledo following instructions from the Government commander to attack the fortress with petrol. Firemen drenich- ed the occupied areas with thousands of gallons of motor spirit, which when ignited with bombs, burst into sheets of flames.
Facing a hall of bullets and burning petrol, one of the in- surgents dashed from the ruins and seized a hose from the fre- men and turned it on the Government positions. The man feil, riddled with bullets. The Government attempt, however, falled and has so far not been repeated.
Subsequently, the insurgents made a desperate sortie but were met with a heavy fusillade. Many fell dead and wounded-be- fore they retired. The Asturian dynamile throwers made a breach in the wall of the fortress wherein the attackers planted ma- chine guns ready for the next objective.--Reuter.
ARMISTICE EFFORTS
Madrid, Sept. 19.
A move to obtain a twenty-four- hour armistice. In the fighting for the Alcazar in Toledo was inlated by the Chilean Ambassador who. called a meeting of diplomats with a view to a last effort to save the lives of the women and children.
The Ambassador cabled the Pre- "sident of the League Counci, stat- ing that a twenty-four-hour armis- tice would save the lives of 900 women and children who are at the point of dying. The message adds that the present Government at tack on Alcazar with dynamite. bombardment and petrol gives this operation an infernal aspect.-
Reuter.
SECOND ATTEMPT
Milong Kong Dally Press" Special)
"Toledo, Sept. 18.
A second attempt was made by the government troops to storm the ruins of Alcazar on Saturday morn ing after they, had been forced to retreat before the determined „fre of the insurgents who survived the dynamiting of the fortress on Fri- day, which was also unsuccessful. "Cadets launched a fierce counter- attack and succeeded in holding one tower of the fortress, which did not fall in the explosion.
The beselging miltiamen then decided not to attempt another at- tack, but resorted to further bom- bardment and dynamiting of the rulas.
The fate of fourteen hundred de- fenders, and four hundred women and children is not known, but it is supposed that a number are still" alive.- Transocean News Service.
INSURGENT CLAIMS
Lordon. Sept. 19. Insurgent claims constitute the main news of the civil war to-day. No further news has come tram Toledo where the Alcazar has not yet fallen the Government forces.
The insurgents are reported to be preparing the last stages of the advance on Madrid before the final attack. They announce that they have taken Navatria and penetrat- ed the valley of Lozoya, capturing Madrid's principal water reservoir. and taking in the rear of the Government forces on the Guadar- rama mountaina
According to the insurgent radio station at Tetuan, the insurgent warship Mendez Nunez received official confirmation of reports that a. Government fleet is sailing for Oran to "negotiate conditions of
surrender to the insurgenta..
A message from Palma received at Burgos states that the Balearic island of Iviza is again in the hands of the insurgents. The Catalan columns which occupied
the laland have re-embarked for Barcelona.-
Heuter
MALAGA REPORTS
London, Sept. 18. Latest reports from Malaga, where it is understood street fight ing occurred among various groups of Government troops yesterday. state that all is quiet. (
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Madrid and 2.000 Government troops are expected to-day,
So far as is known in London all British subjects remaining at Malaga have now evacuated by the British cruiser Shropshire and only one British destroyer is remainng there.
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
ALCAZAR FIGHTING..
Toledo, Sept. 19.
The fighting continued until nighttal last evening among the ruins of Alcazar, but the Govern- ment troops falled to overcome the resistance of the surviving insur- gents, many of whom are still manning the tumbled heaps of It is estimated that 100 masonry. insurgents were killed; while the | Government lost six küled and 12 wounded. The Government troops were preparing to resume the offensive at dawn to-day.
mortals.
After the explosion the survivors launched a fierce counter-attack. Marrassing the invaders with gry- nades and trench
The Government troops were subse- quently ordered from the ruins, after which the Government ar-
ters with tillery pounded the occupied quar- a rain of shells, while the Government forces erected strong barricades from which to start a fresh attack
was re-
The Infantry cffensive sumed later in the day, when the Government forces appeared to make a considerable advance.- Reuter.
CRITICAL SITUATION
ex-
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Marshal Tuthatchanski, Minister of War in Soviet Russin.
LOSSES ONLY SLIGHT
Desperate Defence At Alcazar
RED MILITIA REPULSED
POISON GAS WARFARE
Nationalists Take Precautions
ADVANCE ON MADRID
FAMOUS AIRMAN LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
"Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) | «
Lisbon, Sept. 20. Realising that the fall of Madrid may decide the issue of the civil
war. the Madrid Government is determined to offer desperate re- sistance to the advancing nationa- lists on the Talavera--Toledo
front, states the latest messages here, which add that the Red volunteer forces are completely demoralised.
The message goes on to say that 4.000 Nationalist Legionaries and 4.000 regulars are now concentrat- ed at Talavera. The commanders of the insurgerit, forces expect
troops.
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KILLED
Campbell Black's Sad End
COLLISION AT AERODROME
London, Sept. 19. Campbell Black, famous aleman. who with C. W. A. Scott won the England-Australia air race in 1934, was fatally injured when his ma- chine "Miss Liverpool" which was entered for the Johannesburg alr race
was involved in collision at
Speke aerodrome to Liverpool to- day. Black died in hospital.
Black's wife, the actress Florence Desmond, was rehearsing a new show in a London theatre when the news was received,
In the words of an eye-witness. Black was the victim of an "air. equivalent of push-bike, collision.” His machine and an Air Force
struck Black's
that the Red forces will shortly plane were taxling on the ground begin to use poison gas, particu- when the latter larly by dropping bombs from planes, and have therefore distri-plane and its airscrew hit the buted gas masks among their cockpit, seriously injuring Black.
Neither plane was moving over twenty miles Although the Nationalists them-weather was misty at the time. It an hour and the selves are in possession of equip-is believed this and the black and ment for polson gas warfare, they white colouring of Campbell Black's are determined not to use it ex-plane made it almost invisible cept in retaliation. ("Hong Kong Daily Press” Special)
to the Air Force pilot--- The Nationalists Paris, Sept. 20.
fully realise | Reuter. that the Red troops wil try des- The losses sustained by the desperately to hold the Guadarrama tenders of Alcazar. Toledo, during front, where the latter have pre- during the bläst which wrecked a large part of the fortress on Fri-pared exceptionally strong defence works. The Insurgents believe day was only light, asserts the that the capture of the capital the Red government decides to will be a relatively easy matter leave Madrid, which is considered by no means certain
special correspondent of *Paris
Solf" in a message from Toledo. The total number of the Red forces attacking Alcazar is roughly about 7,000.
Other messages from Toledo alate that the attacks on the fortress were continued throughout Saturday. Desperate resistance
was offered by the defenders who are still holding out in the south- west corner of Alcazar and forced the Red commanders to reinforce the attacking forces.
Two detachments of Red militia attempted to advance from Plaża Descodoba and from the well- known hostelry bearing the name "Inn of Blood," but were 'repulsed by the machine gun fire of the defenders.
The bombardment by, the Red ar- tillery, whose batteries have taken up a position on the hillside near Alcazar, was aided by squadrons of bombing planes completing the work of destruction and gradually reducing the fortress to a heap of ruins.-
Transocean New Service
REBEL ULTIMATUM TO BILBAO
Connection With San Sebastian Broken
Bong Kong Daily Presa" Special
Burgos, Sept. 19.
Trantocran News Service.
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(From Our Own Correspondent)
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AIR DISPLAY
MEETING
OMINOUS BACKGROUND TO DELIBERATIONS
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France To Urge Action
On Three Lines
EIGHTEEN REFORM SCHEMES
Geneva, September 19... Never has the League Assembly opening on Monday met in more menacing circumstances. The civil war in Spain, war talks at Nuremburg, Moscow's feverish rearmament, and the tense situation in Palestine all form an ominous background to the Assembly's deliberations. Yet none of these serious problems are likely to be discussed.
In order therefore to give the Assembly an aim, apart from lis general labours, the French Government will urge concerted action on three lines, namely disarmament, economic reorgani- sation and League reform.
On the disarmament side" the first step is likely to be the re-
the Assembly which has not sat creation of a Third Commission of NO SURRENDER
since 1932.
French economists are optimistic regarding the prospects of econo-
BY ARABS
mic reorganisation and believe that To Oppose Zionistic
the moment is propitious for start- ing another international con- ference almed at restoring the free Now of trade, currency, and ex-
form have been received and these
Eighteen schemes of League re-
Claims Of Jews
WARFARE TO BE CONTINUED
London, Sept. 19. The famous airman Campbell | change stabilisation, Black, winner of the Melbourne air race was killed this afternoon at an air display in Liverpool when
go to the First Communission for con-
between a big Air Force bomber dealt with in general discussion.- a colision on the ground occurred sideration after they have been ("Bong Kong Daily Press" Special
and a small Percival Mew Gul | Reuter.' aeroplane iri which Black had Just given a demonstration fight Both machines, were taxiing across
the aerodrome in slight fog when disaster took place.- British Wireless
UNIQUE CAREER
Served in the war in RNAS. and
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Piloted the present King when Prince of Wales on a big-game hunt in Africa.
R.A.F. London, Sept. 19. London silver prices to-day were up 1,18 as follow:-
Sept. 18 19-7/16 ..19-7/16
Spot Forward
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Sept. 19 19-1/2 19-1/2
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SOVIET PLANES AND PILOTS
Reported Arrival
In Barcelona
BRITISH DELEGATION TO GENEGA
London. Sept. 19. The main body of the British
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Jerusalem, Sept. 19. Although the Arab high · com- mittee was unable to come to any agreement on Saturday, it is
reported that the majority of the members were in favour of con- · tinuing the general strike and in- surrection. The outstanding Arab Irader declared that the Arabs
struggling against Zionism and the British fundamentally
Government's favourable attitude towards, it.
were
delegation to the League Assem- bly left London this afternoon or Geneva. The party included
The Arabs are willing to tolerate the Dominions Secretary, Flown 13 times between London Malcolm MacDonald and Mr. W, S. the Jews in Palestine as indivi- and Nairobi, and in 1929 covered Morrison, Financial Secretary to duals since the slight shift in the 5.000 miles in eight days.
the Treasury, who bas presided mandate policy or reduction in emigration Was "of relatively Three times awarded the Mans-over the meetings of the Interns-slight importance, but the Arabs feld Robinson Trophy by the Aero
tional Committee for application would never suffer the Zionistie Club of East Africa for the most agreement for non-intervention claims of the Jews and would op- meritorious flight.
Once Unked four East African capitals-Entebbe, Kisumu,” “Mom- basa. and Dar-es-Salaam, a dis- tance of over 1,600 miles-in a day! In 1931 rescued the German ace, Erast Udet, when the latter was stranded on an islet in the Upper
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amazing record of 2 days 4 hours 34 minutes for the 10,000 miles trip from England to Australia.
In October. 1934, with C. W. A. Scott. won the Mildenhall-Mel- (“Hong Kong Dally Press" Specialybourne, Air Race. setting up the
Berlin, Sept. 20. No fewer than 200 Soviet Rus- planes and pilots have arrived No far, in Barcelona to help the Red forces in their struggle against the Nationalsts, asserts the "Voelkis- cher Beobachter's" special corres- pondent in Marseilles.
A forty-eight hour ultimatum Hendaye, Sept 19. was issued on Saturday by the in- The situation in Santander is surgent general. Mola to the town The report declares that the becom'ag more critical every day. of Bilbao.
planes are either high speed pur- food supplies having been
The insurgent troops have ad-suit planes or large bombing or hausted ten days ago. Two ships'vanced to the immediate vicinity of transport planes, The transport containing about. ∙1.300 hostages
the town and aircraft as well as planes carried numerous armoured are lying in the harbour. About artillery bombarded the central cars, says the message. $0,000 refugees from Irun and San points. Sebastian are being sheltered in French towns in private houses, schools. halls and hospitals also Transocean News Service. being used as lodgings.ww
BRITISH REFUGEES FROM SPAIN
Relief Measures. In England
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London, Sept. 19.
A letter appears signed' by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. Archbishop of Westminister and others appealing for funds
Governinent troops dynamited a railway viaduct near Ormaiztegui. to secure a retreat so that the only direct connection between Bilbao and San Sebastian is broken- Transocean News Servico.
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DIPLOMATIC CORP'S IN SPAIN
Madrid Government's Request Ignored
St. Jean de Luz, Sept. 19. rd, which had removed to St. The diplomatic corps from Mad- rean de Luz at the beginning of
for British refugees from Spain the hostilt es, decided on Friday. many of whom have reached Eng- land entirely destitute. About 400 Madrid Government that they re- not to heed the request of the are being maintained from charit- turn to the capital, because the
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reports that 70.000 rifles have been forwarded to Madrid by plane from Soviet Russia.— — Troniocean News Service.
IN DISGUISE
Lisbon, Sept. 18. The Eerliner Tageblatt gives prominence to a message from Lisbon. stating that thirty three Russian aviators arrived in Madrid
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from Cartagena camouflaged ALE teams. They were immediately provided with army uniforms from the government forces~~ Transocean News Service.
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For this feat he and Scott were awarded the Britannia Trophy," the Royal Aero Club gold medal, and the silver medal of the Royal Aero- nautical Society.
Last year made two attempts to break the London to Cape Town record. On the first occasion en- gine trouble at Calro compelled him to return; on the second his machine broke and spun into the desert, and Black and a companion escaped by parachute, after having covered London to Calro in hours 10 minutes non-stop.
PLOT UNEARTHED IN BELGIUM
Plan To Overthrow Present Regime
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three football "Hong Kong Dally Fren" Specialy
REBELS RECEIVE MORE ARMS
able tunda and a comparable num-conditions which necessitated their "Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) ber still in Gibraltar or Marseilles departare were no longer existent are also dependent on charity. It is stated that only those foreign
Alicante, Bept. 19. Harrowing examples are cited of diplomate resident Spanish Two hundred and sixty machine men and women who have spent soll could be affidally recognised guns, as well as a great quantity most of their lives th Spain and At a meeting of the diplomatic [ of ammunition, were delivered at built up prosperous businesses or corps, it was decided not to parti- Alicante, on Friday night by the professional connexions and who cipate in the deliberations. Those Yugoslav steamer Jug, which had have had to leave behind every refusing to return to Madrid - proceeded from a French port. thing down to the smallest personal cluded England, Argentine Italy. The steamer put to sea again on exests. A committee has been U.S.A., France, Belgium, Norway, Saturday morning flying the formed to organise help for re Czechoslovak'a, Fla'and, Venezue'a, Yugoslav fag and with a French
Japan, Sweden and Holland
agent on board. ETransocean News Servies..
Prorocenu News Service.
The new Civil Governor and fugee military commander arrived from British Wireless.
Brussels, Sept. 20. The plot to overthrow the pre- sent regime by a coup d'etat "and replace it by a government after
of
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In Spain. Lord Cranborne is al-
pose Britain as long as she con- ready in Geneva representing the
Unued to support these." United Kingdom on the Council
This opposition would take the and Lord Halifax leaves London
form of continuous general to-morrow morning. The leader strike and constant tribal warfare the delegation, the Foreign as well as every possible attempt Secretary himself will travel by wir to to Paris tomorrow afternoon and Palestine until other nations pro- discredit Britain's policy in proceed by night train to Genevä While in Paris Mr. Eden will see the French Prime Minister. M. Leon Blum. who is not going to Geneva for the present at any rate.-- British Wireles
ITALY'S RETURN TO THE LEAGUE
No Abyssinian Delegates To Be Accepted
Geneva, Sept. 19. A public meeting of the League
Council was held to-day at 5 p.m. At yesterday's meeting of the Council the Becretary General of the League, Mr. Joseph Avenol, re- | ported his recant visit to Rome to interview Signor Mussolini and the Itallan Foreign Minister.
test against the British Falestine policy and Zionistic influence.- Tranen-ean Neue Service.
BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS London, Sept. 19.
A further 1.400 troops as part of the Palestine expeditionary force left Southampton for the Holy Land to-day. The men comprise the Royal Yorkabire Regiment and King's Royal Ediles,
The town of Samakh...was fined £3,000 as the result of incendiary firing of a Jewish four mill yes- terday, the damage to which was estimated at £5,000,- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
GERMAN RESIDENTS IN ABYSSINIA
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Addis Ababa, Bept, 19. The former German Charge
M. Avenal stated that Signor Mussolini agreed to Italy's re-d'Amaires in Addis Ababa gave an entry to the League on condition address before the German-com- that no Abyssinian delegates be munity, in which he requested accepted at League meetings. them to remain in Abyssinia, point- Reuters Bulletin Servies
ing out that the expected revival of economics under the Italian administration will be to their ad-
alon or the Germans in Abyssinia, to promote commercial relations between this country and many, and in this way Improve economic re-
FRENCH DIPLOMATIC vantage. It is he stated, the mis
SERVICE
Berne, Sept. 19. The French Ambassador here: also to
the Soviet Russian pattern was Comte Claival, having reached thelations between Italy and Ger-
discovered by the Belgian police-limit, is about to retire. The many. He assured them of the when the flats of the leading French Government, according to support of the Italian officials, functionaries of the revolution the "Basler Nachrichten," has al-adding that the Italian administra ary Socialist Party" were searched ready obtained "agreement for his tion demanded only respect on the at Brumels and other towns successor, 'namely. the present part of the foreigners →→→ Party had prepared detailed plans Phand, former French diplomatic Documents found show that the Ambassador at Moscow, M. Al- Transocean News SarvICE.
för arming the workers and creat-representative in Dublin. ing workers militias.— Transocean News Service
DOPE SMUGGLING
Los Angeles, Bet. 19. Maria Wendtis seriously 11 with influenza, and her trial for alleged dope smuggling has been Reuter
In authoritative quarters it is also stated that the Ambassador in Home, the Comte de Chambrun, is to be succeeded by Comte St, Quen- tin, who recently conducted certain negotiations with Italy on behalf of the French Onice M. Alphand in Moscow is to be succeeded by the sub-strector of the Political Department of the Qual d'Ormy M. Couldrett999 THE Transocean Fous Kernize.
ACCUSED BLINDS HIMSELF
Wiena, Sept. 10,
A thirty-year-old, theatrical per- former in Krems, who is facing a charge for murder, has put out both his eyes with needles in prison, for there a law in Austria which prohibite totally blind persons to be held in prison Finmancean News Nervice