CHILDREN
BLOWN TO
PIECES
Madrid Air Raid
Tragedy
Madrid, Oct. 31. Hospita's are busy attending to the injured following yesterday's air raid.
A tragic survivor of the raid at Getale airport of Madrit, where seventy children were blown to
pieces yesterday, is a tiny baby whose mother was kiled while carrying it to shelter. The baby's three little brothers who were play- ing in the streets were all killed.
One bomb on Madrid crashed on the roof of a seventeenth century church, king several persons. Another fel' on a creche, killing a number of women and babies.- Reuter
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CASUALTY LIST
Madrid. Oct. 31.
It is now learned that 125 per- Hons were killed and 300 wounded in yesterday's air raid.- Reuter
SPANISH COAST BOMBARDED
Insurgent Warship Driven Back
Perpignan, Oct. 31. An insurgent warship bombarded the coast of the Gulf of Rosas, a few miles south of the French Frontier. Heavy firing by shore batteries forced it to retire.
No landing was attempted, but
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1936.
"THEY ARE UNANIMOUS IN THEIR HATE FOR ME”
GOVERNOR LANDON
U.S. SHIPPING HOLD-UP
Support For Pacific Coast Strikers
"New York, Oct. 31. An unanimous demand for a general shipping strike on the Atlantic coast in sympathy with the Pacific strikers was voted by the Seamen's Defence Committee to-day. The vote is intended to force the hand of the Internation- Seamen's Union Executive, which is meeting to-night.
The International
Union is meeting to-night to con
Seamen's
sider the unanimous demand of the Seamen's Defence Committee. for the declaration of a
general strike on the Atlantic coast in
"And I Welcome Their Hatred"
President
Fighting Speech By President
TWO
||
Roosevelt
TO ONE FAVOURITE IN WALL STREET
New York. October 31,
In his anal speech at Madison Square Garden, Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt denounced "the powerful Interests striving to restore the doctrine that the Government is best which is indiferent "Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate," he said. "They are unanimous in their hate for me and I welcome their hatred. I would like to have it said of my first administration that therein the forces of selfishness and lust for power have met their match. 1 like it to be said in my second that these forces have met their master."
Mr. Roosevelt did not specify whether or no he would seek to revive the National Re- cavery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act, but he replied to Governor Alfred M. Landon in general terms with a long list of New Deal objectives, namely, reduction of hours of work, raising of wages, ending of the monopoly of child labour and sweat-shops. supporting of collective bar- galning, reciprocal trade among nations, etc., adding that he would continue to seek these objectives' for they have only just begun to fight.
nor Landon.
Mr. Roosevelt on rising to speak created a prolonged burst of hys- terical cheering. The President delivered his speech in a fighting mood, rousing the tremendous pitch of excitement. Xelter.
crowd to a
Mr. Roosevelt said that they, the Republican audience of Gover would continue their efforts on be- half of the farmers and do all in their power to end the piling up of huge surpluses which have spelled ruinous prices for their crops. They would also encourage.co- operatives on crop Insurance and a stable food supply.
To-day there' W23 War and rumour of none of it, but
They wanted while guarding their shores they would continue to remove the causes of unrest and antagonism at home which might make our people easier victims for whom a foreign war is profitable.strike spreads.
He concluded with the statement that "those, who stand to pront by war are not on our side in this campaign.
war,
HYSTERICAL CHEERING President Roosevelt's supporters stormed Madison Square Garden
Government troops massed in the sympathy with the Pacific strikers. apparently eager to eclipse the de-
The committee is also still demonstration manding "sit down" movements in New York harbour on all ships at- tempting to leave within 24 hours.
vicinity as a precautionary mes- sure.
Several were killed and a num- ber wounded in the course of the bombardment which caused con- siderable damage.-Heuter,
ATTEMPT TO LAND
Paris, Oct. 31..
An attempt by insurgent troops to effelt a landing at Rosas on Friday appeared to have made a great impression on the authori- ties in Barcelona, according to fur- ther reports received from Catalan,. the capital.
It is feared that a new attempt will be made by the insurgents to land troops at some point in the Gulf of Rosas, just south of the Franco-Spanish frontier, and ex- tional measures of precaution are being taken to stop 200.000 men reponed to have been mobilised
for the defence of this section of the coast-
Franacean News Särvsce.
MODERN SCARLET
PIMPERNAL
Rescuer Of Women And Children From Spain
London, Oct. 31. A modern "Scarlet Pimpernel, who rescued at least 50 men, wo- men and children from Spain, 5 reported to have been arrested by the Communista at Malaga. He is an Englishman named Grice-Rut- chison, who exploited the trans- porting of prisonera in a tiny 8-ton yacht, the Honey Bee, from Mala-
ga to Gibraltar.
The strike is spreading every hour, and 150 vessels are now tied up. As a result of the hold-up it
accorded Governor Landon on Thursday, Workers and citizens of modest means pre- dominated in the crowd which was
in contrast more fashionable than
is estimated that at least 20.000 YUGOSLAVIA AND
west coast lumbermen Will be thrown out of work if the strike continues- Reuter,
IMMEDIATE STRIKE
New York, Nov. 1, After an uproarious members of the International Sea- meeting
immediate strike in sympathy with men's Unton voted in favour of an
the Pacific coast strikers.
"This decision threatens a com- plete paralysis of American ship
ping.-.
·Heuter.
THOREZ CRITICISES FRENCH POLICY
"Hong Kong Day Press" Special
Paris, Oct. 31.
Sharp criticism was directed at M. Leon Blum and the French foreign policy by Thorez, General
of France, at a political demon- Secretary of the Communist Party
manded that the neutrality policy stration in this city. Thorez de-
with relation to the Spanish con- fict be revised and his remarks Indicated conclusively that Popular Front was by no means in harmony with the Government. His comments on Franco-German relations were in the same vein as those uttered recently in Stras-
He became almost legendary. His method of operation was to land at dusk, make for the nearest pri- son and haggle wits the guards, bourg. who eventually discreetly turned |· 7'ransocean News Senviet. their backs while the prisoners
were hurried to the yacht.
SHOOT DOWN ALL PLANES
The Burgos
the
TURKEY.
Closer Relations Established
"TWO TO ONE"
Washington, Oct 3. Odds of 2 to 1 on Mr. Roosevelt the Republicans claim there may are quoted in Wall Street, although be a last-minute swing to Governor Landon if the Pacific shipping
Observers believe that if there is * outbreak of "strike violence similar to that of 1934, it may cost Mr. Roosevelt the states of Wash- ington, Oregon and California.
Governor Landon and President Roosevelt
are making speeches to-night, the former at St. Louis and the latter at Madison Square Garden, New York.
The republicans are concentrat- ing their attack on the employees contributions clause in the Social
KEELUNG
INCIDENT
Shanghai Paper's
Comment!
case.
("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Shanghal, Oct. 31. Ankara, Oct. 31. The American daily paper in On the departure of the Yugo Shanghái, the "Evening News," in slay Premier and Minister, Stojadinovitch, from the the Keelung incident says that in- the Fore.gn the course of a leading article on Turkish capital, an official com- Iternational, feeling is
overwhel munique was published stating mingly in favour of the British that in the course of a number of conversations which Stojadinovitch had with the Turkish President, Ataturk. Premier *Incenu and Foreign Minister Aras, it became evident that complete agreement prevalled in the views of both the countries regarding all questions concerning their interests.
policy of close co-operation on It was decided to continue the
lines prescribed at the outset and still closer economic and cultural relations. To this end it was in- tended to arrange for an exchange of students and to establish chairs for Turkish and Yugoslav lan- guages Yugoslavia and Turkey,
at the universities In
Stojadinovitch had been wel comed with feelings of extreme friendship in Turkey and his visit coming still more intimate.- had resulted in the countries be-
Twinance
&eux Service
LANCASHIRE COTTON
INDUSTRY
London, Oct. 21, The capital reconstruction scheme Lisbon. Oct. 31. announced for the Lancashire Government has Cotton Corporation-formed LTJ
that
Mr. Grice-Hutchison was a law- yer at Malaga for ten years before the revolution, and many insur- gent sympathisers are his personal friends. When the insurgents be- gan bombing Malaga many of them were imprisoned and some killed announced from every insurgent 1930 with a view to rationalisation as a reprisal, so Mr. Grice-Hutch!- broadcast station
French of the cotton industry in Lan- cashire by acquisition of 10,000,000 spindles of which uneconomic units of ces. General Franco has instruct were to be scrapped-provides for ed all the fasurgent headquarters | reduction from £12.325,115 energetically 'to attack and shoot down all planes dying over the Insurgent lines, irrespective "of na- tionality.
son used his influence with the au-milltary aeroplanes are unomcial- thorities and managed to get
ly assisting the Government for passes to convey & number friends to Gibraltar Reuter.
SPANISH PRINCES
FOR LISBON
("Hong Kong Daily Press” Sperial) | Router
London, Oct. 31.
· MADRID CABINET SEEKS SAFETY
Rabat, Oct. 31.
Two Spanish princes, Alvaro and Alfonsa: left London for Lisbon on Friday evening under assumed names. Both the princes refused to make any statement to the press before their departure concerning the object of their The insurgent radio station de- journey,
clares that all the Madrid cabinet They are the sons of the Infanta members have now gone to Barce- Alfonso, who was Commander-in-lona except Premier Largo Cabal- Chief of the Spanish air force lero who la superintending the before, the proclamation of the recruiting and despatch of militia Repubile. Transocean Nevi Service.
to the Madrid front- Reuter's Bulletin Service,
£4,543.894.
to
Referring to the statement that the Japanese authorities are amus- ed at the affair, the journal “re- commends them to enjoy the fun while they may, for Britain has a capacity for being "extremely un- amusing when sternly set on what she conceives to be a justified course of action."― Reuter.
BRUTAL TREATMENT
An earlier cable from Landon stated;
t
Pecurity Act which they denounce
as a "tax on wages."
On the other hand General Hugh
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TWO-HUNDRED MILE WALK
SETTLERS FOR ABYSSINIA
Italians Parade Before Viceroy
("Hong Kong Daily Presa" Specialy
Rome, Oct. 31.
An impressive ceremony took place at Addis Ababa, according to the Rome evening papers, when the first hundred so.diers of the Italian army to settle in Abyssinia, paraded before the Viceroy, Mar- shal Graziani, and received his words of congratulation and en- couragement before entering" upon the new life.
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It is announced that plans are under way for the settlement of four hundred families in the neighbourhood of Oletha about forty klometres from Addis Ababa, The press points out that the custom of soldiers becoming farmers in conquered territory is one which dates back to Roman times and that the Roman empire was built up largely in that man-
ner.
Johnson, ex-chief of the NRA. Woman M.P. Among parting settlers, Marshal Graalanl
con-
claims that he has seen a adential Republican report pre- dicting that Mr. Roosevelt will win Kansas, Governor Landon's state, by a small margin- Reuter.
NEW MAGNA CARTA
Brooklyn, N.Y... Oct. 31.
penultimate address of his cam- President Roosevelt, in the
paign, said that the administra- on had laid the foundation for a safer, happier and more American America.
Equally important tasks, rermain- ed. namely, to destroy the glaring Inequalities of, opportunity and security which in the recent past bad set group against group and region against region.
Jarrow Marchers
L
mar-
In bidding farewell to the de-
said "in a few days I shall visit you in your new homes and see how your work is getting on and how well you are acclimatizing yourselves."
London, Oct. 31. Two hundred employed chers
from Jarrow, who have It is also announced that troop brought a petition for presenta- general, Geloso, who is working his tion on Wednesday at the Bar o way through the province the House of Commons calling at- | Sidama encountered a band of tention to the distress of the area two, thousand natives who offered which the returning prosperity of strong resistance, but were finally the rest of the country has falled forced to retreat with heavy losses. to reach, arrived in London this -Transocean News Service, morning, completing the final stage of their march in drenching rain.
Over a considerable part of the 200 miles they have been accom- panied, on foot by their member of Parliament, Misa Ellen Wilkin- son, who will sponsor the petition. Members of all parties will at- tend the meeting in the Commons
The Social Security Act, which the Republicans had been de- nouncing as a "fraud and a delu- alon." was the new Magna Carta for those who worked, he said.-precincts on Wednesday at which
Reuter.
FRENCH AIR MARATHON
the plight of Tyneside town will be described by the Mayor and Town Clerk and Miss Wilkinson. Later the marches will be entertained to tea at the House
The march has been organised with the support of all local poli- Heal parties as a community ex- pression of Jarrow's claim for
QUEEN MARY INDISPOSED
Tondon, Oct. 31. It was officially stated at Mari- borough House to-day that Queen Mary is suffering from slight cold and as a precautionary men- sure is keeping to her room for the next day or so. The indisposi~ tion of Queen Mary is in no way serious. She has no temperature.
Her Majesty was to have open- ed the Annual Chrysanthemum Show at the New People's Palace in Mile End Road this afternoon, but the organisers, bave received from Marlborough House that the Queen regrets she will be unable to attend. She has cancelled her engagements for the British Wireless. next two or three days.-
From New York To help from the nation as a whole. an intimation
Paris
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Paris; Oct. 31.
The allotment of three million francs in prizes by the French Air Minister, Pierre Cot, for an alr race from New York to Paris has been announced for 1937.
The first prize will be one 'and a half million franes, the second one million, and the third half a million francs.
Writish Wireless
ARMS MANUFACTURE
IN BRITAIN
Royal Commission Issues Report
EXPLOSION ON OIL TANKER
Rotterdam, Oct. 31. An explosion on an oll tanker occurred here, this morning. Fir teen of the crew of 30 were res- cued after being badly burned,
Reuter's Bulletin Service. while the others are "missing, pre- sumably killed.-
London, Oct. 31. The Royal Commission on the Manufacture of Arms, in, an un- It is, moreover, announced that animous report. recommends that three official French teams will be the most effective available means composed of the renowned filers, private manufacture and trading entered in the race, ane to be of removing the objections against Rossi and Codos, the second to be would be limitation by interna- military avlators, and the third tional agreement
SEVENTEEN DEATHS It considers commercial plots from the Air the establishment of a universal explosion on the oil tanker in the Later: The death roll in the system of State monopoly imprac-
France.
Much publicity is being given ticable, and suggests that this early morning amounted to seven- "Extraordinarily brutal" is the this most pretentious of air races should not be part of the policy ten, fifteen being seriously injur description applied "here to the which is attracting, considerable of Britain. The Government should ed, treatment of three British sailors attention, especially in view of the continue to encourage measures The vessel was ander repali by the Japanese police at Keelung complete failure of the much ad- For the internal regulation and sell, blazing furiously.
vertised air race from Paris to control of arms, Salgon and back Transocean News Service.
recently. The Japanese-allegations that the men did not pay their bills is emphatically refuted. It is stated that an enquiry instituted by the Commander-in-Chief of the China Stution, Admiral Sir Charles Little, proved undoubtedly, despite the Japanese allegations to the contrary, that the sellors pala their taxifare and were seen to do so by a Petty Officer who was not with their party.
MOBILE FILM THEATRE
London, Oct. 31.
when the explosion occured. It is
Other recommendations include
The Chaplain who went on board the Government's complete rea-
to attend to the dying refuses to ponsibility for the arms industry: expected at any moment. Eight leave.although more explosions are Government manufacturing estab-bodies have been recovered from Eshments for navy and air arma- ments; restriction of the profita Reuter's Bulletin Service.
the sta
of armament firms in peace time, conscription of the industry in
and
The London and Midland Beot-war time; a more positive system tish Railway have built a Mobile of licensing the export of arms; Film Theatre which is setting out discontinuation of the practice of The enquiry also established that on a tour of the company's system lasing open general center; and the sallora, were sober when taken during which 572 performances complete cessation of the private to the police station, and when will be given to railway staffs of export trade in surplus they emerged they were badly film demonstrating emciency in second-hand arma- had his jaw broken. beaten and battered and one man their duties and acquainting them Reuter's Bulletin Service.
with the work or other sections and of the whole organisation of which they form part...
The British authorities do not object to the police exercising their proper functions in a case of disorderliness or drunkenness on the part of sailors, although It is generally known that the
Excellent results have already been obtained from exhibition of educational firms of this type at railway centres and the railway
The Corporation plans to proceed Navy feel great pride in the film vehicle will enable the service
with reorganisation and modern- isation of the mills
British Wireles.
ALBERTA DEFAULTS ON BOND ISSUE
Edmonton, Nov. 1. Premier Aberhart has announced that Alberta will defaula on the bond issue of $1,250,000 due for redemption to-day. The principal will not be paid, but, the interest of three per cent will continue to be paid:-
Bouter
good behaviour of their ratings to be extended to smaller and out when they visit foreign porta, In of the way districts- this particular, case complaint lles British Wireless
against the Japanese police for
the extraordinarily brutal manner.
in which the men were treated.
FLYING BOATS AT ALLAHABAD
Allahabad, Nov. 1. The new squadron of flying boats bound for Singapore arrived here and are staying for a few days before continuing the fight- Reuter.
BRITISH POLICY ON AGRICULTURE
London, Oct. 31, Mr. W. 8. Morrison, who takes up his duties as Minister of Agri- culture, on Wednesday, speaking in Gloucestershire last night declar ed there would be no break in the continuity of the Government's Agricultural policy. British Wireless.
MOLLISON'S NEXT VENTURE
Jim
London, Oct 31. Mollison, who has Justi flown the North Atlantic in 'ander. 14 hours, proposes after a brief delay to set off on a record- breaking fight, to the Cape. British Wireless
ARAB OFFICER MURDERED
Jerusalem, Oct. 31
shot dead, at Jenin, It is beloved An Arab police inspector was that Arab terrorists are respon
sible for the outrage----
·Router's Bulletin: Nereira
COUNTRY ESTATE FOR GOEBBELS
Berlin, Oct. 31. The Government has presented a country estate to Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, in grati- tude for his organisation of the National-Socialist Party in Berlin, which celebrated its "tenth anni versary this week Reiter's Bulletin Service.
GERMAN NAVAL ATTACHE
Captain Erwin Wassner, Naval Attache at the German Embassy in London, has been promoted to the rank of rear-admiral, He will retain his post, which he took up on April 1, 1933-the first German naval attache in London since the War, Rear-Admiral Wasser, who is in his fiftieth year and has spent 30 years in the German Navy, held and was decorated with the Frus submarine commands in the War. man Order of Merit for Talour. Ee last served afloat in command of the cruiser Karlsruhe,