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SEVEN PLANES
SHOT DOWN
Air Battle On Aragon Front
Valencia, June 15. Seven Insurgent planes were shot down in a great air battle at the Aragon front, according to "com- munique which says that a num- ber of Government fighting planes defeated thirty, enemy planes. The government lost four machines. Reuter's Bulletin Service.
COLONEL CAPTURED
St. Jean de Lus, June 15, Up to sever this morning the insurgents are reported to have captured four thousand prisoners
central sector on the
including Colonel Vallejo, leading figure in the organisation of Bilbaos defence scheme.
General Franco personally super- vised the offensive.--. || Reuter's Bulletin Service.
REPORTS DENIED
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HIGH TRIBUTE TO H.K.N.V.F.
Commodore Visits Cornflower
Commodore E.B.C. Dicken. OBE, D.B.C., R.N., paid a visit to HMS Cornflower yesterday evening. He was piped aboard and was met by Commander J. Petrie, D.&C., om- cer Commanding the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force.
Commodore Dicken inspected an armed guard of, Chinese · ratings and then proceeded to the poop deck where he inspected cadets, sub-lieutenants and executive off- cers. It was a smart turn-out,
JUNE 16, 1937.
CORONATION
MEDALS
Awards To
Army Officers
The following is a list of officers to whom Coronation Medals have been presented in the South China area. The medals were sent out direct to each unit by the War Office authorities:---
· Major-Gen. A. W. Bartholomew, C.B., O.M.G.
Colonel V. E. Burkhardt, D 8.0. OBE.;
Col. N. M. S. Irwin, D.5.0., M.C.; Brigadier H. G. Seth-Smith. D.S O.;
Col. A. Burrowes, R.A.; Col. G. C. Gowiland, R.E; Lt. Col. T. N. R. Haycroft, R.E.: Lt (S. of W.) C. A. Luckin, R.K.; Lt. (S. of W.) A. C. Houghton,
The Commodore paid warm tri- bute to the officers and added that he was impressed that so many of them Eve up their time to training for a branch of service which was of the greatest import- | R.E.; ance to the Colony's defence. From a perusal of, the records of the Force he had been struck by its performance during the recent combined manoeuvres.
Durango, June 14:
At the conclusion of his address Reports in London papers that Bilbao is already. in General to the officers, Commodore Dicken Franco's hands, are stated to be addressed the ratings drawn up in not true. The real position at the the waist of the ship, and paid moment is that General Franco's them similar high tribute he had troops have advanced to the out-paid to their officers. skirts of the town, but will not
make further, advances until their positions are consolidated, although
Bilbao now lies virtually under WEDDING BELLS
WORLD AFFAIRS complete domination of the Na-
BROADCAST
Mr.
Hodson Talks On Russia
tionalist troops.
Transocean News Service.
LANDING PARTY FETCHES
BRITISH CONSUL
Blum-Lewis
Lt. (S. of W3 A. H. Higgs, RE; LA (Q.M.) W W. Parsons, RE; LE (Q.M.) R.. D. Smart, RE; Lt. Col. W. T. O. Crewdson, R.A.; Colonel IHL Wright, D.S.0.; Col. H. H. Blake, O.BE, M.B.; Colonel J. F. King; *. Col. L. J. Lightfoot, O.RE.; Brigadier F. W. L. Bissett, D.5.0.. M.C.
Brigade Commanders of 8th Heavy Brigade, RA; HK. Brigada, Hong Kong-Singapore, R.ë¡
Lt-Col. D. M. Barchard, RW.F.; Lieut. C. Jones. D.C.M. M.M.,
K.W.F.:
Lt. Col. J. Muirhead. M.G., Sea- forth Highlanders; "
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NINTH ANNUAL MEETING
Wallace Harper
And Co., Ltd.
GERMAN AIR SERVICES
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Big Improvements Reported
The ninth annual meeting of
Berlin, June "14: Messrs. Wallace Harper & Com- An unusually favourable deve- pany, Ltd. was held at the com-lopment was achieved by the Qer- pany's registered office yesterday man Air Company. "Deutsche with Mr. Wallace Harper in the Lufthansa" in the" last year, as chair, assisted by Mr. 8. Jex, Hon.
shown by a report just published. Secretary.
Among those present were:- Messra D. L Ballantyne, W. Blackmore, J. F. Shea, Kalley and Li Chor-chi, representing the Over- ees Chinese Banking Corporation. Addressing the meeting the Chairman said:
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"Betore proceeding with business of the meeting it is my sorrowful task to record the death
The number of passengers car- ried increased by 41.5 per cent. to 232,000 persons, mail carried reach- ed a total of over 2 million kilo- grammes, this being more than twice as much as last year, and the total distance down increased, by 15 per cent. to 1,532 million kilo- metres.
An especially favourable year was enjoyed by the Sino-German air line "Eurasia Aviation Corpora tion," the number of passengers carried increasing by 91 per cent, to 4,800, while the amount of mail'
Was over 13.700
of Mr. Colbourne Little, news of which reached the Colony froin England a few months ago. Mr. Little was one of the founders of the Company and served on the carried Board of Directors continuously grammes, which represents an in- from the Company's inception un-crease of 153 por gent 'til last year when he was obliged to resign owing to 11-bealth Through his passing we have lost a valuable friend and adviser.
"As you will have seen from the report which has been in your hands for the past two weeks, and which I propose to take as read if you will permit, the position of your Company at the close of the year under review can be regard
Lt. R. Paterson, D.C.M, Seaforthed as very considerably improved. Highlanders; *.
as compared with the previous year. The result of the year's working is a net profit of $29,307.68 earned after charging off adminis.
LL-COL R. M. Rodwdi, RUR.; Captain C. D. Hamon; Lt-Colonel J. H. L. Hindmarsh, Kumaon Rifles.
The wedding of Miss Prudence St. Jean de Luz, June 14.
Mary, younger daughter of the It is understood a landing party late Mr. T.W. Lewis, barrister and from HMS. Kempenfield went solicitor of Hastings, Hawkes Bay. ashore at Bubao at 6 pm. to-night New Zealand, and Mrs Lewis of to bring out the British Consul, the Helens May Institute, to Mr. who has remained at his post. CA. Elum, representative of the BOY SCOUTS ZBW last night, Mr. H. V. Hodson reporting on the progress of the US. Rubber Import Company. drew attention to a poster line he siege, throughout the days of bom-took place very quietly at four |
In his talk on "World Affairs" broadcast from Daventry through
had seen a few days ago. It read. "Eight Soviet Generals to be Shot." Most people would say to them- selves that. these Russian trials
TPS and executions were just a mys-
The Daily Pres
HONG KONG, JUNE 15, 1937,
LET'S BE FRANK
tery.
About 1933, sald Mr. "Hodson, a change came about Russia and she
played the game of national
diplomacy and defence as much as the other nations played it.
Mr. Hodson spoke of the external and internal affairs of Soviet Rus- sia and said that for months there had been the possibility of recon- cillation between Russia and Ger- many and the countries to be af- tected would be France, Japan,
Poland and Czecho-Slovakia...
Mr. Hodson
also
mentioned
Some time ago Governinent appointed a committee to effect an investigation into the dietry of the people, with a hint to concentrate upon the food of the possibilities of the German policy masses because a campaign to by way of making friends with the. educate the rank and file in the British Empire. In these possi- ways of economic and nourishingbilities there were two male things, feeding has long been conter namely, either a wedge between plated by the adininistrators of this Colony
Thus far nothing has been heard of the activities of this
committee of inquiry, apart from the facts that its sessions are characterised by that star cham- ber privacy so cherished in the "old colonial way," and that a report will probably, in the" near fature be submitted to Govern
ment..
•
Meantime a. very vigorous
cleric with fearlessnées re- meniscent of John Knox, thun ders against social chaos caused, so he contends, by the grossest of inequalities. People are un-, derpaid and undernourished, and
thinking and hard-hitting Rev.
J. D. MacLean, of the Kowloon Unión Church, is right. How- ever, that state of affairs is not peculiar to. Hong Kong.
From other sources we hear grumblings about deplorable housing conditions, sanitation und lack of "open spaces" for the masses.
bardment. This action was taken when wireless communication be-
tween His Majesty's Consulate and the ship was suddenly interrupted The destroyer Boreas is now at Santander and it is understood she
will take off the British Consul
and other British subjects from that port Reuter. »
MINISTERS REMAIN
Bayonne, June 14. The Basque Press Bureau an- nounces that the Bilbao Ministers held a Cabinet Council to-day and decided unanimously to remain in Bilbao` and organise the defence of
the city. Reuter
Bilbao
still
BILBAO FIGHTS ON
Bilbao, June 15. nights on. The Basque leader. Senor Jose Aguirre, broadcast a "back-to-the-wall' ap peal to citizens last night. He stated the Cabinet, realising the step towards the peaceful recon-situation was most delicate, bad
Great Britain and France,
or a
`struction of the world and · Get-
many's return to the League.
RÖSENHOLZ TRANSFERRED
Rosenholz,
Moscow, June 14.
been in continuous session but had
unanimously agreed to defend the 'city at all costa.“
Civilians were being evacuated to Bantander, he said, as quickly as. possible.-- Reuter.
RAPID ADVANCE
Paris, June 15.
Soviet Commissary The Nationalist nag is already for Foreign Trade, has been re-flying over several houses in B- moved from his post, by order of bao declare Insurgent broadcasts the Central Executive Committee, from the Basque front. according to an official announce- The Insurgents* advance is ment. No reason is given for his rapidly continuing through the suspension. It is merely stated suburbs, say further., despatches that his services will be used Begona Point fell into the hands elsewhere."—
of the attackers late last night Transocean News Service.
Reuter.
RUMOURS
DISPELLED
Paris, June 14. A message from Spain states
were
'o'clock on Monday afternoon, The service was held at St. An- drew's Church Kowloon, the cere- mony being performed by Rev. w. Baines, after which a ser- vice followed at the Russian Or- Road,
or-
of
MAKE HISTORY
Shanghai Prepares
For Jamborees
Boy scouts "made news" Last week with the approach" of summer camps and Jamborees, states the "North China Daily News."
stration, and other expenses, pro- viding generously for depreciation of building, machinery and tools, etc.. increasing the Stock Reserve and providing a reserve for bad and doubtful debts. Your Direc- tors recommend that this profit be appiled against the debit balance of $59,248.15 brought forward from last year, reducing this item to $29.940.47 to be carried forward to new account,
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Satisfaction la expressed at the development of extending the lines- in China, but the company regrets that it was not possible to establish" a direct lhe from Germany to China; due to the political situa- tion. which makes such a line over Russia Impossible.".
In the South American' service a total of 2.53 million kilometres, was travelled, representing an increase, over last year of 23.5 per cent.
Reference is also made in the report to the proposed air route to North America. It is stated that a new four-motored highseas plane- has been completed and will be tried out on the North-Atlantic route during the present summer.
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The fourth base ship will also be ready for service in the near fu- ture so that the requirements" for & North-Atlantic flight are, com-' pleted.---
Fransocean News Service,
EMPIRE AIR SERVICES
Vigorous Policy Urged
London, June 15.
"Continuous effort has been thodox Church. Jordan Kowloon
made to effect economies in every conducted by Father
possible way commensurate with Shalabonof, Priest of the Russian
sound business policies, and the Church of Canton.
success which these efforts have The bride was given away by
met is evidenced by a saving in Captain H.H. Williams, while Mr.
In the van of the scouts' parade | overhead expenditure this year of K. Kaluxhny and Mr. M. Koodiar-
will be nine youngsters who will $8,500 as compared with last year. off attended the bridgroom. The represent Japan at the Fifth World The full significance of this saving bride looked charming in a very
| Jamboree, opening near Amsterdam | will be better appreciated when it on July 31. They will pass through | is recalled that last year's figures simple dress of Ivory white
here in the m.v. Terukuni Maru. showed a similar saving of $16,800 gandle with an under-dress Anest tucked lawn and lace. She this gathering. ›
China also will be represented at over the previous year thus repre- senting a total paring down of wore a corsage spray of deep pink
$25,400 in overhead expense over
The Civil Air Communications balsam and maidenhair fern, and
the past two years. At this junc- Committee of the Imperial Con- a close-fitting halo-hat of white
ture I feel it is not out of place ference, presided over by Sir Ro Baku straw.
to draw your attention to the fact bert Parkhill, Australian Defence that your Directors have again Minister, has reported the unan- during the past year served with-imous view that the nations of but fees. a gesture which I am sure the British Commonwealth' should. you all greatly appreciate.
pursue a vigorous policy with re- gard to air services. It is recom~ STABILIZED EXCHANGE
mended that they aim at expan- "During the year under review ston of air services within each we have enjoyed for the first time | of their territories, with connec→ what has been, to all intents and tions between the member-states. purposes, a stabilized exchange and it is certainly to be hoped that the measures which were adopted to bring this about will continue in force in the future. That the in- terests of the majority are better served by such stabilization there can be no doubt.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Blum leave for Shanghai by the President Jefferson on Friday next.
inesweepers, trawlers and nahing
boats, by seâm
The protection of the British Navy has been granted to the re- fugees who will travel by sea as a special gesture of the British Government in response to an. ap- peal from President Aguirre to Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary.
in which the Basque chief asked for such assistance before a large- scale bombardment of the city was threatened by the Insurgents.
Reuter
MIAJA ORDERS EVACUATION
Madrid, June 14
General Misja, commanding the
Forty local Japanese scouts were being sought to attend the summer camp of the Japan Boy Scouts' Federation to be held near Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture, from July 20-25. This group will leave here on July 16, and return on July 31.
Another scout party, this time Chinese, will leave here late in July, to participate in the Pan-Pacific Jamboree to be held in Japan from August 2-10. The United States, Slam, the Philippines, India and other nations bordering on the Pacific, besides China, will also at tend this gathering.
Piano Recital
At Helena May
(Continued - from Page 1)
The countries represented at the conference had reaffirmed their willingness to co-operate as far as possible in linking the air lines of each other. Any method to this, end should recognise local control." not only over services operating within one's own territory but also in adiacent areas in which a coun- try is particularly interested..
"Political events of the highest importance occurred in South China during the past year as a result of which it is not unreason able to anticipate greatly improved Minor, which opens with a brisk trading conditions in the provinces where facilities for foreign air ser-
and vigorojis "Introduction." The which our territory covers. A
The Committee reported that provision would be made for con- sultation between member, nations
Madrid garrison, has ordered the Arst movement of this work is un-reeling of confidence is in evidence / Vices were likely to affect another. Immediate evacuation of the whole doubtedly the best of the four, and 'and this cannot be other than.com-member of the Commonwealth,
BILBAO SUEROUNDED BY FRANCO
..
of the civilian population in
contains many charming passages. ducive to improved business.
The Conference had noted ́ap- no que will deny that the bard-cial workers may do, the basic that the Basque Government met
batches.
Although Marina Barretto looks Firat the refugees from the pro- so very young and slender sne plays
"General recovery throughout provingly, the Committee states, trouble will never be eradicated in Bilbao this afternoon, thus dis-i vinces will move out, secondly the with undoubted 'power and the en- the world, and in America in par- the practice followed by Common-'
· nations' whereby when until our Urban Council is en pelling rumours that the Govern- residents of metropolitan areas, semble between the two players was ticular, is being reflected in cer- wealth
and lastly those who still live in most notably good and in fact hastain sections of our territory where operational rights were granted to a foreign air-line, the concession powered to act in certain specihed ment had fled. spheres with all the authority continues, and planes combed the Reuter,
Insurgent preasure on the capital the suburba
never been equalled at a Helena Chinese who have lived abroad for
some time have returned to settle. expressly provides for reciprocal May concert. proper to a civic body functioning dty almost continuously, at the
The second movement was down During the depression years re- rights, and it suggests the desirab under the jurisdiction of a Demo-same time: machine-gunning
on the programme as a Valse but mittances to these districts from lity of including in such conces- Housing, reclamation, crowds in the streets : who cracy.
would be better described": as 'an
overseas were tremendously re- atons a general safe-guard of the duced. Better times abroad are right of the Government, at its op- "Allegro" since Valse rhythm was water supply, drains, parks, running for refuge. There were streets and an hundred and one many victims.
hardly noticeable, this movement now causing a steadily increasing tion, to take over the ground. or- other subjects should be under its
The Bilbao radio station is all-
is very light and dainty and was now of these remittances and this ganisation within its territory on As we have remarked, all this
ent to-day-
played very well by both musicians has played a large part in our have suitable terms. supreme control.
Reuter..
The Committee had arranged is not peculiar to Hong Kong
The third movement is less ining secured, from one particular Given the necessary democratic FRENCH STEAMERS LEAVE But that is not offered
teresting, but led up to a vivid district which I have in mind, that the proposed air services. Paris, June 14
Tarental with which the suite more business in the past four across the Tasman Sea and Pacific months than in the previous four.Ocean ahould be discussed by re- excuse or upology. It is surely constitution and vested with ade-
-Three French steamers that at
ended, wh obvious that unless Government quate powers, the right men comes into the open with a cleat would be candidates for election tempted to run into Bilbao, with a and unequivocal statement of its and a vigorous policy would cargo of foodstuffs, were compelled to leave the harbour again, as the policy in the matter of socia! when practiced, effect many of bombardment that was carried out services, then all these pangent those reforms which are needed by General Franco of the town criticisms will soon earn for Hong so much and which, such is the made a stay too perilous Transocean News Service Kong a soubriquet. as undesirable lethargy of the Authorities, seem as that which besmirched Shang- so difficult of accomplishment. ha before the modern conception civic administration held sway!
As an
It matters but little compara, tively what well-intentioned so
Criticisms from pulpits and platforms merely means nibbling
at the decayed branches. What
is needed is a good and hard blow at the root.
20,000 EVACUATED
London, June 14 According to latest reports here, Bilbao, the Basque capital, is sur rounded by General Franco. It is also stated that negotiations for the surrender of the town between General Franco and persons acting on full authority from the Basque Defence Committee, have been going on.
The report that the Basque, Gov ernment has been transferred from Bilbao to Santander is denied of cially, the C
It is stated that General Franco offered pardon to all Basque malitia men, but demanded that the astia Bilbao, June 14. tors be court marttalled. The Some 20,000 women and children Basque Cabinet was irr session until and men who are over the military 3 am on Monday, when it was an- age are being evacuated to-night |nounced that Ellbad would be des to Santander in lorries, overland fended at all costs. ---
and in a fleet of merchantmen and Transocean News Service.
After this came three delightful years. solos by Marina Barretto, two "You will no doubt be pleased to Studies in C. sharp and P. minor learn that the progress we have of which the Arat was played with made during the first four months exquisite feeling. A really beauti- of the present discal year has been ful interpretation was given. The most gratifying and there is every second too was very tastefully indication that the end of this year played and she finished the group will see us in a position to more with the Bcherzo in B. Minor play than wipe on the remaining debit ed with charm and skill. Hearty balance which we are carrying for- Congratulations to both musicians ward from the year Just closed for a most delightful evening of musie
There was a large and most ap preciative audience.
Members of the Board of Direc- tore elected for the coming year were Messra D. L Ballantyne, W Blackmore and J. 1. 8hea.
presentatives of the delegations; concerned, Heuter
LOED SNOWDEN'S' WILL
London, June 14. Lord Snowden, famous former Labour Chancellor of the Bache- quor, who died recently left £1,- 366 in his will
Reuter,