ARTILLERY DUELS
CONTINUE
MADRID'S BUILDINGS
DAMAGED
Efforts Made To Evacuate Civilians
London, November 23-
The military situation in Madrid has undergone Httle change in the last two days. The weather has precluded air bombardment, bul artillery duck continue and many fine buildings in the city are being severely damaged.
Government forces claim to have gained some ground and the only footing which the insurgents are maintaining in Madrid is the salient at University City on the north-west which is pressed on three sides by Government millila. Close hand-to-hand fighting is -taking place in this district.
Efforts are being made to evacuate civilians from the capital. and taxis and motor cars have been organised for this work. It is hoped thereby to ease the food situation which is beginnlag to cause suffering among civilians.
Government defenders appear to have received military rein- forcement in men and material.
TWO QUESTIONS IN COMMONS
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The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden (" will make statement' In the House of Commons this "afternoon upon the Spanish situation. A special meeting of Ministers was held yesterday, evening, at 10 Downing Street to consider this matter. The Prime Minister, Messrs. Neville Chamberlain and Eden, Sir John Simon, Sir Samuel Hoare and Sir Thomas Inskip were present
Two questions are shown on the order paper for answer in the Commons to-day. One asks whe- ther British vessels calling Spanish Mediterranean ports will be protected from search or mater- ference on the high seas and while in territorial waters, and the other question is whether the Govern-
BRITISH MINISTERS IN CONFERENCE
Spanish Situation Claims Attention
1:
London. Nov. 22. The admitted.y grave situation In Spain, with its threats on in- ternational complications, was dis- cussed at 1 meeting at No. 10 Downing Street this afternoon. when
Frime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, conversed with pis chief Ministers.
verz
the
Those present at this discussion Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Anthony Eden.. the Foreign Secre- tary, Sir John Simon, the Home
ment will recognise a blockade by Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare. Furst
Spanish rebel forces.
The British Government have so far received no reply from the Burgos Administration to the IC- quest transmitted to them last week that a safety zone for foreign shipping at Barcelona should Indicated as had been done in the case of other ports in possession of the Spanish Government.
British Wireless."
MAJORCA USED AS WAR BASE
Allegations Against Italy
be
Lord of the Admiralty, and Sir Thomas Inskip. Min'ster for Co- ordination of Defence.
It
is hoped that the Foreign Secretary will be in a position to make a statement in the House of Commons to-morrow.-- Henter.
WARSHIP MOVEMENTS
Barcelona, Nov. 22. The British cruiser Arethusa left here for Palma to-day- Reuter.
London, Nov. 22. The movement of the cruiser Arethusa from Barcelona, which port the Spanish rebels have threatened to bornbard from the sea. has no special significance 1. is learned here.
The Arethusa
The destroyer. HMS. Gerland, is believed to be still at Barcelona and arrangements are being made to evacuate British nationals from that city, if they wish to leave, following the threat of attack.- Kouter.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1936.
SIXTEENTH DAY OF BATTLE
Madrid Withstands Rebel Assaults
London, Nov. 22. The sixteenth day of the battle for Madrid finds the insurgents with one important foothold in the city but with little prospect of a speedy capture of the capital, states Reuter's special correspon- dent with the insurgent army.
Some front line observers es- timate it will take another fort- night to capture the city.
Meanwhile, according to an off- cial statement from Valencia, where the majority of the Govern- ment leaders have taken refuge. loyalist troops have begun another flerce assault on the Casa Campo sector. They drove ward this morning and claim to have isolated the insurgents in this area.
del for-
The Government militia also asserts that it has surrounded the rebels in University City and the Carabanchel district,
Artillery is supporting the in- «fantry attack which, if it is finally successful, will be the prelude to an offensive on a wide scalp...
The activity of the Government troops. combined with continued bad weather, have rendered Im- possible rebel air raids over the capital.
On other fronts, too, the Gov- ernment troops claim to have kon victories. They have advanced, it is said, in the direction of Huesca and Saragossa,
The trenches occupied by the Moorish troops in the Carabanchel sector have been blown up by powerful mines and the insurgents were forced to evacuate a large section of their front lines at this point, which the Government troops have occupied. The insur- gents left several hundred dead on the fleld.
The Insurgent forces, Cn the
ether hand, assert the Govern- sity City yesterday were repulsed ment'e counter-attacks in Univer- with heavy losses to the attackers and that in the Carabanchal Bato sector the nilitia made no head-" way.- Center.
ATTACK PRESSED
London, Nov, 22. Operating without aeroplanes, but maintaining a heavy artillery bombardment, the insurgents are reported to be pressing the attack upon Madria.
They claim the offensive this evening is developing satisfactorily and that the model prison. stronghold of the loyalists. has been reduced to ashes.
LE
The loyalists' most formidable alkies are at present the cold and
wear,
KEELUNG
INCIDENT
Mr. Eden's Statement In Commons
MOSCOW DEATH FOREIGN SUBMARINE
SENTENCES
German Engineer. Conderuned
Berlin, Nov. 22.
London, Nov. 23. In the House of Commons, to day. Mr. Anthony Eden, after re- capitulating the facts of the naval incident in Formosa as emerged from the investigation of the Naval Court of Inquiry in Hong Kong. Jaid that a copy of the re port of the Inquiry had been coin municated to the Japanese Govern- ment who had now send an interim reply expressing regret that such an unpleasant incident should have occurred, adding that further in-suckling's behalf. quiries are being made in the light of the Court of Inquiry's report
Pending the result of a satisfac- tory and Anal reply from the Japanese Gavemment he would be unable to regard the incident 13 closed
The German engineer, Stickling, and all those accused with him of systematic sabotage la Russian mines, have been sentenced to death by the court at Novcalbirsk, where they stood trial." This an- nouncement was made here to- day.
full accord-
Sir Charles Cayzer (Con., Ches- ter) asked whether, when satisfaction has been ed the Government, they in- tended to permit IL further courtesy visit of British ships to Japanese ports or ceive similar visits of Japanese warships to British porta.
war-
re-
Mr. Eden replied he thought his answer made clear that a pre- liminary would have to be for this matter to be cleared up- Reuter.
HOSTILITIES IN SUÏYUAN
Aerial Activity Reported
Petping, Nov. 23. Further aerial activity is report- ed in Eastern Sulyuan according to Chinese sources which state that seventeen aeroplanes from Chahar terday dropping shel: bombs on new over the Esinho region yes- one village, causing several casu...i-. tles among civilians,
Sulyuan troops are at present Handicapped by the bitter cold which is at 15 degrees Fahr, under zero, according to Professor Y. P. Mel of Yenching University who an investigation returned from tour in Sulyuan. It is added that the troops badly need goves and overcoats.
Professor Mel estimates the Manchu-Mongol attackers to num per 15,000 while the defending
forces are 10,000..
A "Japanese report that the Mon- gols led by Wang Ying captured Hungkeherhtu in in Eastern Sul- yuan 'appears to lack foundation.
An armoured train collided with a freight tralo on the Sulynan railway yesterday. One signalman and two soldiers were injured. traffic being delayed for
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saven
Valencia, Nov. 22. Allegations that Majorca is be-
1s covering a¦their" tanks. The Moorish troops ing treated as a virtual Italian number of places a Spanish are particularly demoralised by the possession and a war base for the waters and went to Barcelona from snow, notwithstanding the mul- equipment of the Spanish insur-Falma only last Wednesday.
tiplicity of overcoats they gent army and attacks on the
either purchased or stolen. Spanish "malaland, are being made
Strong searchlights, after night-hours.- here.
fall, concentrating along the Man- Reuter, A
zanares River. picked out loyalist tanks attempting to make a cross- ing. In one of these machines the Government experts have fitted j Events in Sudyuan are moving gigantic loud-speaker. sald to be towards a crisis following two de- "audible for six miles, and from the velopments reported
front line it regales the insurgents i week-end, with Government propagandu during artillery luils- Router. #3
semi-oficial statement de clares the insurgents have at pre- sent some 10,000 men of the re- gular army on the island, and un- der threats of imprisonment or execution have enrolled 25.000 more in a Fascist force. led by Italian officers and equipped with modern arms from Italy.
Italian ships come to the island twice weekly with provisions and war materials, while 14 tri-motor- ed Italian seaplanes and three Italian destroyers are stationed in the harboux.— Renter.
ITALO.GERMAN DIPLOMATS
Welcomed By Franco's Government
Seville, Nov. 23. Two newly accredited Charge d'Affaires to Franco's government from Italy and Germany reached Seville to-day and were given an enthusiastic welcome- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
AGITATORS UNDER DETENTION
Shanghai, Nov. 23. Beven members of the "National Salvation Association" have been arrested by the French and Settle ment Police at the request of the Chinese authorities. It is under- stood that they will be kept in preventive detention pending the appeasement of the present. in- dustrial unrest. Reuter.
NEW MONETARY AGREEMENT
Dutch Support
The Hague, Nov. 23.
the Netherlands Government have It is ufucially, announced that
approved the Anglo-French-Ameri- can gold agreement and propose to co-operate therein. Beater.
SWISS ADHESION
Berne, Nov. 23. Switzerland's adhesion to the Anglo-American-French monetary convention which preceded the devaluation of the franc is brought a stage nearer by a communication addressed to the three Govern- zerland approves on general lines ments notifying them that Swit-
the convention, adhesion to which is at present being discussed by the Government--- Renter's Bulletin Service,
"SUPPORT SUTYUAN**
MOVEMENT
Shanghai,, Nov. 23.
Dr. H. H. Kung. Finance Minis ter. has contributed $10,000 to the Entyuan troops as a token or ap preciation of their gallant de- fence against the invaders,
In response to the "Support Butyuan" movement, the Klangst Cheklang Anhwet Consolidated Bureau also contributed $10,000 to the soldiers now staging defence on the Sulydan front.--- Gentral News
CRISIS BREWING
Shanghal. Nov. 23.
over
the
First, Nanking is sending troops
The German Moscow made further representa- Ambassador at
tions to the Russian Government
time be given for an appeal on to-day demanding that adequate
The sentence upon Sticking bas aroused the greatest indignation in Germany.
The official news agency of the Reich describes the sentence as "monstrously high-handed."
ACTIVITY
MADRID GOVERNMENT
ALLEGATIONS
Prompt Denials From Berlin And Rome
London, November 23. Nothing has been heard at Gibraltar regarding the attack on Spanish Government warships by submarines as alleged in a message from Madrid. -
The Spanish Embassy In London is awaiting a report from Madrid, and the British Government have not received any in- formation of the outrage from its diplomatic representative in Spalo-Reuter's Bulletin Service:
MADRID COMMUNIQUE
Madrid, Nov. 23.
Der Montag calls it an interna- tional scandal and groundless In- An official communique states justice. justifying Germany's at that several submarines, apparent- titude to the terrorists of the foreign attacked the Spanish Soviet and warning the civilised | Government warships at Dam, at world to join an anti-Bolshevik the entrance to Carthegena har- bloc for the sake of peace.-
bour. Renter.
CONSUL IMPLICATED
It is now disclosed that during his trial the German engineer. Stickling Implicated ม certain Herr Grosskopf, former German Consul at Novosibirsk and Consul-General at Kief.
now
Evidence 'n this connection was given in camera, but a serious a'plomatic incident is feared as a reault of the publication of the proceedings.
Unless their sentences are com- mited, Stickling and the other eight defendants convicted at Novosibirsk, will be shot and their property confiscated.- Reuter.
JAPANESE TROOPS IN PURSUIT
Sequel To Kidnapping
On Train
One torpedo struck the cruiser Cervantes, doing some damage. Other torpedoes ware Bred at the cruiser Mendez Nunes without do- ing any damage. Reuter.
· DISTINCT LIST..
London, Nov. 23. The Ministry of Air in Madrid in
"SPECIAL AREA” IN SHANGHAI
Japanese Agitation Continues
Shanghai, Nov. 23, After agitations by local Japan- ese, for a "special area" in which they will have more concrete ad- ministrative power, representatives of the Federation of Japanese a message issued this morning" Street Unions have presented d declared that the cruiser Miguel | petition to Consul General Kaname de Cervantes was yesterday struck Wakasugi requesting the creation by a torpedo which It is alleged | of such a district on the extension belonged to a foreign feet. The roads in the Hongkew and Chapel Cervantes, which has a full load districts. tonnage of 9,237, is stated to have entered Cartagena with a distinct list.
A similar resolution was lodged with the Shanghai Municipal Coun- cll. The action followed several The Spanish. message also alleges masa meetings of Japanese district that torpedos were launched, by organizations under the leadership submarines against the cruiser of radicals who are apparently de- Mendez Nunes without causing | termined to pave the way for
dathage.-
British Wireless.
"There
GERMAN REPLY
are DO
Berl, Nov. 23.
German sub- marines in Spanish waters," was
NOT ITALIAN
Japanese concession in this city.
Under the Japanese plan, the "special" are" would be governed by a Council consisting of equal numbers of Chinese and Japanese members. In such a case, it is pointed out here. the Chinese au- thorities would have only nominal
In Jurisdiction
the area and
Japanese advisers would probably be attached to the police, public utilities and tax bureaus.
the Japanese living outside Hongkew district would not have. to pay extra for power, telephones and water as is at present the
Union News.
Tientsin, Nov. 23. the official reply given to Reuter Japanese troops during the week-in connection with the Madrid end continued the hitherto fruit- Government's allegation regarding less pursuit of 400 mutinous East attacks by foreign submarines.—
Reuter. Hopel militiamen, who carried out a daring hold-up on a train be- -tween Shanhalkwan and Tongshan
on Friday night.
The mutineers kidnapped eight persons abcard the train but re- leased all except two Japanese after they had escaped from the railway line. It is understood that the captives have been identified as an officer named Sakurai, com- manding the Japanese gendarmes at Tongshan, and an adviser to the East Hopei militiamen, named Eiral
Rome, Nov. 23. It is officially denied that the submarines which are alleged to have attacked the Spanish fleet case. were Italian- Reuter.
The disaffection of the militia- men was due, it is stated, to the dismissal of their commander by General Yin Ku-keng, head of the East Hopel autonomous Govern- ment, which enjoys Japanese pro- tection.- Reuter,
COMMANDER OF GENDARMES
Reported Suicide Of Japanese Major
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FIRST FOG OF WINTER
Hopeless Confusion Around London
קו
NANKING WARNS FOREIGNERS
Travel Forbidden In Red Area
Shanghai. Nov. 23. London, Nov. 23. Entrance Into the northwestern The first fog of winter blacked provinces of Kansu, Ninghsia and out the British Isles last evening. Chinghal by foreigners is prohibit- The King after visiting Windsored by the Nanking Government, it
his groped
country home, is learned to-day. The reason is Belvedere,, In the fog, which re- understood to be the intensified duced visibility to a few yards.. drive that the Government troops
to
On the Thames, Humber, Clyde, are making against the Communist. Mersey and at Belfast shipping was' | Army in that area brought to a standstill. Trains were hours late in arriving at their destinations.
Nanking has reportedly decided to suspend for the time being the issuance of safe-conduct passes to In the main roads around Lon-foreigners wishing to travel in the
CHIEF OF CLAN massed in northern suyuan, pre- Japanese captives of the mutinous don visibility even a yard ahead North-west. It is maintained that
MACLEAN
Death Of Famous Old Soldier
London, Nov. 23. Fitzroy (Donald) Maclean, twenty- The death has' occurred of Sir
sixth Chief of Clan Maclean
was impossible.
to assist the operations of the Sul- yuan provincial forces against the
Tientsin, Nov. 23. Manchu and Mongol invaders Major Furuta, commander of menacing the province from Cha- the Japanese gendarmes in Tong- har. Secondly, the Mongols ате shan, who was one of the two
East Hopei militiamen, is reported
In such circum- to have ended his Hie by "hara stances road trafic "was severely Kirl" assuming responsibility for upset, cars becoming jammed in breakdown in arrangement for hopeless confusion and resulting in transfer of the mutingers from many fatalities- Chang to Tongshan for incor i Reuter.. poration in "the militia "there:- Reuter
paring for a general southward offensive from Pallingmiao- Heuter.
EMIR ABDULLA IN JERUSALEM
To Meet Members Of Royal Commission
Ten years ago he made a vow to
Jerusalem, Nov. 23. recover Duart Castle, ancient-
Great interest is aroused by the stronghold of the Macleans allen- ated from the family two hundred arrival of Emir Abdulla of Trans- years back. He accomplished the fordan here to-day, who has been vow in 1912 when hundreds of trying very hard to bring better clansmen from all parts of the
world excorted him to his ancestral
home.
relations between Britain and the
Arabs. He will be interviewing members of the Royal Commission who are at presently touring North Palestine.
Reuter's Bulletin Service,
CUSTOMS, OFFICERS
BEATEN
Mas Attack By
· Formosans
Foochow, Nov. Nov. 23, Ten Customs officers were severe- by beaten with hammers and fron bars when they attempted to carry out & search of a Japanese steamer, the Saikyo Maru, from Keelung
The Customs men boarded the craft to look for smuggled goods, but before they could begin their (Turkish war medal); task they were set upon by 50 selected to report on French Formoeen hooligans,
t cavalry manoeuvres, 1865, served Having battered, the officers In Canada with 13th Hussars, helpless, the Formosans landed the 1888-69, commanded West Kent cargo without paying duty on it Queen's Own Yeomanry Cavalry. Several of the injured officers
are in a critical condition.- Brite
Sexton
Bir Fitzroy Maclean was born in May, 1835, so that he was over a hundred years old at the time of his death. As far back as 1852 he Joined the Hussars, which regiment he commanded in 1871 He served in Bulgaria and the Crimea, 1854- 55: was present at the cavalry affair at Buljanak, battle of the Alma, and xege of Sevastopol (medal, two claspe); A.D.C. to General Sir George Brown, G.Q.B.: 1880-99 A.D.C., 1859, to Field-Marshal Lord Reuter,
AID TO FIGHT INVASION
Canton, Nov. 23. Owing to the Mongol-Manchu insurrection in North China, and the courage of the Government troops in repelling the invaders, the Kwangtung provincial authori→ tles have ordered all Government employees to contribute one day's pay towards the fighting funds as a patriotic gesture and example to the whole country...
travel is now dangerous because of the unpredictable future course of the Reds.
At the same time, it is under- stood. the Central Government plans to instruct the provincial governments concerned to inform all foreign, residents within their Jurisdiction that the local Chinese authorities will not be responsible for the protection of "foreign travellers who are not provided with safe-conduct papers Union Newi.
HOME RACING
Manchester November Handicap
General Yen Bik-shen, Chairman of the Provincial Government of
London, Nov. 23. ghensi, has contributed the whole
The following is today's call- of his late father's fortune towards aver for the Manchester November the war funds, and has also tele- Handicap to be run on Wednesday: graphed to Generals Li Tsung-Jen Penny Royal 7 to offered; Sca and Pei Chung-hat, of Kwange Bequest and Nightcap 10 to 1. Province, swearing that he has re-offered, 100 to 9 taken Free Fare solved to sacrifice his life in de- 12 to 1 taken and oneren. Chrysler tending the country against the II 100 to 7 untered, 100 to 8 takeri foreign invadera, 19 Chiners Evening Press;