HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1936.
REBELS BATTERING AT THE GATES OF
Warsaw, Nov. 16.--The Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Victor An- tonescu, will arrive here on Novem- ber 25 for an official visit according to press reports here, which add that the initiative of the visit is due to Foreign Minister, Colonel Beck, who invited the Rumanian statesman.-Transocean News Ser-
vice.
FRENCH DIPLOMAT IN QUANDARY
Presenting Credentials
W
In Rome
Rome, Nov. 16. One means whereby Italy will overcome the difficult recognition of the conquest of Abyssinia was the change of title of King Victor Emmanuel
The new French Ambassador is waiting in Rome to present his' credentials, but is hesitating owing to the fact that to address the Kingas Emperor of Abyssinia would meer. acknowledging the annexation of Ethiopia which France does not want at present.
To enable the French Ambassa- dor to take the post, the title of King has now been changed to King Victor of Italy and Emperor of the Italian Empire.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
ROYAL COMMISSION ON PALESTINE
Arab Refusal To Co-operate
The
mission
MADRID
Blow At Weak Link In
Government Armour
Cautious Entry Into City
London, November 16.
The rebels are battering at the gates of Madrid. Latest mes- sages from insurgent sources indicate that the insurgents found the"" breach in the Government defences for which they had been seeking and lost no time in striking. 'I
The fact that the bridge of the French in the sector in which "the insurgents crossed the Manzares river had been blown up ought not to hamper their advance as the sluggish waters of the little river are only two feet deep and ought not to hold them up.
By advancing from the north" the rebels are not only taking the western defences in the rear, but entering Madrid over ground eminently suitable for the use of tanks.
GENERAL VARELA CONFIDENT
The latest news from the front comes via Lisbon. "Bridges are of no interest to me at the moment, Everything is going on all right," General Varela declared early this morning after the report of the crossing of the Manzanares,
General Varela's headquarters been 'moved » to Cuatro have Vientos aerodrome, only four miles from the heart of Madrid..
The advance was heralded by “a terrific bombardment, while bom bers dropped fifty tons of exple sives on the Goverment positions to be blazing which were seen furiously through a smoké screen.
SHELL FOR SHELL
Reuter's correspondent with the insurgents describes the fighting to have been most fierce at times. The mutter of machine guss never stopped for half an hour on end. Shrapnel and high explosives rain- ed over the ground from the Madrid batteries in a circle em bracing, a mile radius, but the in- surgents batteries replied shell for shell,
Moors and Legionartes made a
sweeping advance at bayonet point, carrying the ridge formerly held by the Government forces Reuter
TENERIFFE REPORT
Paris, Nov. 16. A message broadcast early this morning from Teneriffe gives the following report on the situation: of the Madrid front:
од
to
"Great activity prevailed ("Hong Kong Daily Prees" Special)
Sunday on the El Escorial sector, London, Nov. 16.
where the Reds repeatedly tried to Arab Higher Committee's break through the Nationalists' decision to boycott the Royal Com-lines. All these attempts were re- of Enquiry will, it is pulsed with heavy losses. The understood, not necessarily have Nationalist artillery succeeded in the effect of the Arab standpoint reducing the Red batteries. not being presented. It is, on the silence. Two Red airplanes. pllot-d' contrary, understod that the Arabs
by Boviet Russians were shot down, are collecting material which will Nationalist airplanes be laid before the Commission by Madrid on Sunday and bombarded
of the of representatives
the quarter of Custos Camminos, as well as the Palazzo Iglesia Avenue." Transocean News Service.
way
Arab Kings, instead of directly by the Arab leaders in Jerusalem Transoccan News Service.
MUNICIPAL FLATS IN BRITAIN
Mammoth Scheme By L.C.C.
London, Nov. 16. One of the largest schemes for municipal fats ever considered by the London County Council will be examined by that body to-MOTOW. Development is recommended of "a site of Bity acres formerly oc- cupled by the White City Ex- hibition at a cost of nearly £1.- 437,000. The scheme provides for 2,286 · dwellings containing 7,290 rooms 431 blocks will be ve storey high and accommodation will be provided for nearly 11,000 people.
Schools, public buildings
and children's playgrounds will be in- cluded in the layout.- British Wireless. "'
PREMIER IN CAR COLLISION
Escapes With Severe Shaking
London, Nov. 16. The car in which the Prime Minister, and Mrs. Baldwin were returning to Downing Street from Chequers was involved in a colli- evening near sou yesterday Uzikidge, Middlesex,
few over
RESISTANCE OVERCOME.
Salamanca, Nov. 16. Three columns of the left flank of General Varela's army have crossed the Manzanares River, They drove across the river at 4 p.m. yesterday and occupied the Government's former positions, according to an official communi- que from insurgent headquarters.
These three columns continued their advance in the north-west sector of Madrid, which, it was hoped, would be entirely occupied by the end of the right, as "the enemy's resistance has been over- come."
RUSSIAN AID FOR MADRID
Reported Departure Of Troop Detachments
Berlin, Nov, 15. Fresh German efforts in London to initiate effective control of armaments shipments to Spain are regarded as probable in view
KING CAROL'S SPEECH
Rumanian Policy Outlined
FULL SUPPORT FOR LEAGUE
+"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special
Bucharest, Nov. 16.
King Carol opened Parliament with a speech from the Throne.: The King in the course of his address said that the polley of the Rumanian Government would continue to see its highest alm in the maintenance of peace and the Integrity of her frontiers, which have been established for eter
Londor, Nov. 16.-It announced that the Italian Ambasador, Signor | nity." Dino Grandi, will leave for Rome He emphasised that the Gov- within the next few days in order ernment was convinced that this to report on his discussions with alm could best be attained by Mr. Eden concerning the under-strengthening Rumania's existing standing between Britain and treatles. and, having good re- Italy.—Transocean News Service.
lations with all states within the framework of the League of Nations. The Government' was resolved to
action support. any
THE WESTERN calculated to increase the au-
CHAMBER"
thority of the Geneva institution. After mentioning the repeated conferences between the States of the Little Entente and the Balkan Exlente, which furnished unsur- for re- affirming
solidarity and harmony of views prevailing be- tween these state groups, the King referred to the visits of Prince Paul in Prague and President Benes in Belgrade, and his own
New Chinese Play To passable opportunities
Be Produced
London, Nov. 16. The Chinese dramatist. Mr. St
of the delay of the insurgents be- Hsiung at the end of November is
fore Madrid and the many reports or Russian
arms and munitions shipments to the Government for-
ces.
To this assistance from Russia, newspapers are attributing Gene and Francisco Franco's recent isck
of success.
The "Voelkische Beobachter" for example. features a report frorg Canstanza, that strong detach merits of first class Soviet troops left Odessa on Friday for Spain in armoured auxiliary cruisers.
proceeding to Shanghai where he will produce "The Western Cham- ber" both in English and Chinese, Professor Mel Lán-fang 'will assist. Mr. Hsiung later takes the play to New York, where Mr. Maurice, Gest will produce, and afterwards it will probably go to London.
Lady Precious Stream" which has been touring the suburbs since it finished at the Savoy last month, is being revived next Monday at its original home,
Little the Theatre, with all the original cast. Mr. Hslung's translation of
There is no disation to link the Spanish 'question with the talks Herr Adolf Hitler, the Chan-Chinese fairy stories and illustra - cellor, has had with his army and other chiefs during the past few. days. These conferences are" be- lieved to have been quite genere In character- Reuter
de Campo'a forest, where 200 mili- tiamen, under cover of darkness, scaled the walls of the park and desperately attacked the insurgent outposts.
The attacking force was annihi- lated by the rebels, who also sum- tained severe losses in the fight.
Trained units of the Govern- ment militin again attacked Colonel Castejon's. column, which occupies a portion of the Casa de Campo, but the blow was delivered without artillery support and ap- peared to lack cohesion and re- termination..
the
visits to both neighbouring states The speech concluded with an appeal to all Rumanians to unite in politics.
The King had an enthusiastic reception both when arriving at when leaving Parlament and
House.--
Transocean News 'Service.
SHIPPING STRIKE HARDSHIP
Tourists Stranded In Honolulu
Honolulu, Nov. 15. tions by Mr. Chlang. assistant Chinese lecturer at the Landon
An appeal to American ship School of Oriental Studies ander Fins strikers to let one ship "at") Sir Reginald Johnston, will be least leave port, was made by the Yorkshireman, Mr. James Fenton, published early in December.— Reuter
who landed in Hawalf while taking a holiday trip home after spend ing eleven years in Shanghal..
He. is an the Shanghai police forte and has been stranded in Honolulu for days, on account of the United States shipping strike and the general tie-up in this
PUBLIC ORDER BILL
London, Nov. '18.
The second reading of the Pub- lic Order Bill, one of the main provisions in which is the pro- hibition of political uniforms, will be read a second time in the Com- mons to-day. It will probably be passed without division for all parties in the House are prepared to support its general principles.
port.
Said Mr. Fenton: "The deten tion of harmless people is out- rageous Surely one ship can be allowed to leave. immediately. Owners and strikers could be re- compensed for the cost.
"While we are forced to remain here, and many others are fast- It is rare that a major piece of going broke. Honolulu costs us legislation dealing with matters more dally than a week of living affecting all political parties comes in England," he complained.---. Further north, Colonel Barron's before the House without notice Reuter. column pushed forward and oc having been given of any single cupied houses, near the Segovia | amendment as is the case with bridge. It is believed the Govern- this measure.---+- ment's machine-gunners have ·British Wireless. withdrawn from this sector, pro- bably talding up a new position on the Madrid side of the river,
Heavy fighting continued other points south of Madrid throughout the entire day---- Reuter
MORE BOMBS DROPPED
Madrid, Nov. 15. Ten insurgent bombers and 12 ghting planes raided Madrid this morning and dropped a number of bombs.
The river was crossed only after
One te on the university ana the insurgents had met and bro- others on the North Station and ken the most determined resis populous dwelling-quarters, caus- tance of despair, the communiqueing a number of casualties. states.-
Government 'fighting / planes Reuter
went up to the attack but the insurgents Aed.
STREETS OCCUPIEL
Seville, Nov. 16, General de Llang 'has broadcast the statement that General Fran- cisco Franco, rebel commander- In-chief, has telephoned him that insurgent troops, are continuing their advance and have now po- gun the occupation of several of Madrid's streets.--- · Reuter.
›STRUGGLE FOR CAPITAL
It is inconfirmably · reported that two insurgenc bombers were
later brought down by Govern- ment machines.
Three six-inch shells fell near. the Cortes.
The militiamen have blown uş the French bridge, according to an official communique, owing to the pressure from the rebel at- tack at this point- Reuter
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS
PEIPING-SUIYUAN RAILWAY
Special Army Guard As Protection
"Pelping. Nov. 16. Trains on the Pelping-Sulyuan Railway, will be accompanied in future by a special army guard in consequence of the critical situa- tion 'on the
Suiguan-Chahar border according to local Chinese sources. The guard will consist of a hundred men selected from ,Madrid, Nov. 15,
the railway police. communique issued to-day; Manchu-Mongol forces investing after stating that a large number Sulyuan are expected to make the of women and children had been railway one of their first objectives killed in the air ralds of the pre- na the capture thereof would vious day, declares the Insurgents isolate Kwelha, Sulyuan's capital tried to force a way over the Man-lewer. zanares River by --way "of the French Bridge, to the north-west
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of the city.
NOT KIDNAPPED
SOVEREIGNTY OVER HER WATERWAYS
Germany's Repudiation Of Undertakings
British Press Comment
("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
London, November 16. Political circles here believe that the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden will make a statement on Germany's re-establish- ment of her sovereignty over her waterways.
The "Daily Telegraph" says, that the action on the part of Germany of repudiating a further part of the Versailles Treaty aroused rather regret than 'surprise ar - uneasiness, and added, that the importance of the German step will be thoroughly ex- amined by experts of the British Government.
The "Times" says that the German step has psychological rather than material importance, and adds the obviously inspir- ed view that it is to be regretted that Germany did not follow Turkey in seeking to gain her wish by way of negotiations.
The News Chronicle" says that the position. has become absurd, and the former allled powers would have been well advised had they themselves abrogated the clauses in question long ago. The paper attributes the responsibility for the emission of this step to France.-d'Orsay on Saturday, which was Transocean News Service.
PRAGUE SATISFIED
Prague, Nov. 16." Germany's announcement that she will re-establish her sover. eignty over her inland waterways has not caused much surprise, here, although Czechoslovakia is direct- ly affected by the German Govern- ment's action.
ernment interested. Moreover the German note would have to be carefully studied, in order to form a clear idea of its practical conse- quences.
A meeting of the departmental officials was held in the Qual,
attended by Leon Blum, and in the absence of the Foreign Minis- ter, Delbas, by Secretary of State, Vienot
The reaction of the press is dis- tinctly unfavourable. The "Paris Seir says that the German step had not made a good impression either in Paris or London, al-' though it could not be said that is was particularly surprising. The Political circles here consider the argument in the whole press is that Germany could have obtain- Berlin step as 1 logical con-
ed fulfilment or all demands by sequence of Germany's refusal to
negotiations. The "Excelsior" recognise certain clauses of the
asked whether. Germany is con-- Versailles Treaty. The assurances given by the German Government templating some kind of monopoly that nothing will be changed inn her inland waterways, adding the practical situation of shipping that sooner or later hew inter- on the Elbe, or in regard to the national agreement must be made, f'since. it was impossible that na- Czechoslovakian Free Port-Zone in
vigation of the mid-Europesi Hamburg, has caused much satis-
waterways should faction here— Transocean Nette Service
FRENCE ATTITUDE.
Paris. Nov. 15. Enquiries here as to the official attitude towards Germany's step
the "den
be left under ·
a single po
chat now, put the
Cailles Treaty s coun), de said the relations between to re-establish sovereignity over Czechowiakia" in
►
sharp
the Inland waterways have elicit be given completely new ed the information that
the by this latest step. French Government is not Jet In the opinion of the "Echo de prepared to announce its attitude Paris" an Immediate or towards the 'new unilateral de-
answer to Germany is impossible, nunciation of the provisions of seeing that much more serious
violatiori cas the Versailles Treaty- had beets), feder
the Versailles Treske” The Gov- ernment, it is stand would first get into touch with all other Gov.
MARXISTS HOLD UP FRENCH SHIP
CROPS
London, Nov. 16. With reference to Moscow's five- | year cotion plan the Russian cot- auc- French ton estimate Includes seed `which
18 about two-thirds of the' total.
Paris, Nov. 15.
· Marseilles, Marxists were cesarul in preventing a ship with a shipment declared as 5 tons of sugar for Palma de Ma- lorca, to leave,
The Marxists feared. that the "sugar" was in reality munition for the Nationalists, who are in possession of the Balearic Isles. Transocean News Service,
·NATIONALIST ARMY BULLETIN
Salamanca, Nov. 15. An official bulletin issued by the Headquarters of the Nationalist Army states that in the sector of the Madrid Front, farther opera- tions. were carried out, and the southern suburb positions Conzo- lidated.
The United States Departament of Agriculture in a review recently assumed the crop to be 2,850,000 bales, which is one-third of the Soviet total. Last year it was 2360 – 000 bales Actually she stands fourths after China. The carry-over of the unavailable crop gure is most suspect, but it is believed now to be self-sufficient for the present unexpanded textile tivity.--
Reuter
SOVIET ARREST OF GERMANS
the paper "Matiz”
Hong Kong Daily Press Speciai)
Paris, Nov. 16. Commenting on the arrests of German nationals in Moscow and Leningrad, writes that the "oviet Union seems to be determined to pre- cipitate a conflict dál Germany in order to deflect general atten tion from the events in Spain, where Boviet Russian aspirations have suffered a serious setback" Franumnus News Service.
Red Mtia activities. I is stated, have slackened, with the exception of an attempted attack by the Nationalist right flank. which was, however. successfully repulsed
According to an announcement from the radio station Villado lid. the "Nationalists succeeded in A mass attack, led by Moroccan
Shanghai, Nov. 18.
capturing an important Govern- In three air raids over Madrid | troops, aided by 15 tanks, was re-
Mr. Wiens, the American mis-ment position in the village of to-day 17 persons were killed and pulsed by the Goverment infan-
sionary. has telegraphed the Pozuelo de Alsroom. The capture over 100 wounded, according to a try, assisted by planes.
United States Embassy denying of this village not only streng- communiqué inued this evening. This morning a new attack wa the reports that he and his wife thens, the tank of the attacking
The papers publieft an estimate. repulsed at the same point,
were kidnapped by bandits. Both Nationallet forces in Madrid, but which they claim to be fully cor-"
Legionnaires and
Moroccans are safe.--
also commands communication roborated, that Government alt violently attacked again in the Reuter
between the capital and El Escor("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special) wahters and anti-aircraft gunners afternoon, after an artillery hom [have destroyed 100 insurgent bardment of intensity. Infantry.
Fransertar News Service
Budepest, Nov. 16.- planes in the past fortnight
An official communique beam- supported by tanks, advanced with:
menting on the result of the par- fine courage
leys conducted by the Italian For eign Minister, Count Ciano, and tire Hungarian statesmen during the former's visit to this city states that all matters of mutual con
been examined in spirit, and the?
London, Nov. 15. While fighting continues over à|zm 10-mile front, the Caas de Campo country: remains the chief battle- -ground in the struggle for ˆ«thề: No one was hurt except for a capital, according to cables re-
vere, shaking, and the Premier's car, when a burst tyre had been able to continue the though with the wing
board buckled
Ceived from Reuter's special cor“ respondent with the insurgent forces.
Three Britons" are reported to have been found among the e'ah after a fierce night battle tri Casa
SHREYNEL. SHELLS
<Madrid, Nov. 16...). the furutzwala z
HOME RACING
**London, Nov.-16. The militia, says the communi- The following is the call-over que," pretended to retreat. They for the Manchester November executed a sudden turning move Handicap to be run on November sor Madment,” however, and forced the 25:- -
Insurgente back to their own lines. Penny Royal 10/10 100/9 to It is unoficially claimed that Prudent Act 100/00, 100/7 to three tanks fell into the hands of Flam 100/8 o 20/1 1., and Sea the Government soldiery,
Bequest: 25/1 t) and o Reuter
TURKISH FLEET FOR MALTA
· London, Nov, 16.
The Turkish Fleet which is to cern
ITALIAN VISIT TO HUNGARY
pay a courtesy visit to the Britisko Fleet at Maita lett Letanbul to day lions showed that both countries for Piraeus and Balonikaz
British Wirele
comple