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FIRST EDITION
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Hongkong Telegraph
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1936.
No. 15021
FOUNDED RA 三拜證 賊七月十英港香
A RACE AGAINST DEATH
BATTLE RAGES
FOR OVIEDO Both Sides Claiming Signal Successes
REBELS ASSERT RELIEF COLUMN HAS ARRIVED
London, Oct. 6.
A desperate battle has developed in the vicinity of Oviedo, where the Government forces, including a large number of Asturias miners, have redoubled their efforts to capture the city, according to a message from Hendaye.
The Government claims to have entered the out- skirts of the city at three points.
On the other hand, it is reported that the besieged garrison made a sortie and defeated the Government troops beleging the city, while an insurgent relief column, composed of Moorish troops and Foreign Legionnaires, has arrived outside the town, after defeating the Government army in several encounters en route.-Reuter,
Madrid Bombed
Rabat, Oct. 6.
Thirty insurgent planes bombed
Madrid yesterday,
broadcast from insurgent head- quarters here.-Renter Bulletin Ser- vice.
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ARMS
according to a
COSTS
SOAR
Attack Repulsed
Modrid, Oct. 6. The Insurgents delivered a second altack near Navalperal to-day, but had to retire after suffering beavy losses, according to a War Ministry communique. Some of the best Gov- ernment troops have been sent from Madrki to check the insurgents' advance in this area. Reuter Bulle- tin Service.
Won't Surrender
Barcelona, Oct. 6 "We are prepared to fight to the end and conquer or dle," declared President Companys to-day,, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Catalonian revolution.
They were not only fighting Fascism, but the old military bureau eracy which they would drive back by a steady and herole offensive, le said.--Reuter Bulletin Service.
DR. COMBOES PASSES
NO EXPANSION IN
REVENUE
BRITAIN'S POSITION
London, Oct. 6. Mr. Neville Chamberlian, Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking at the bankers' annual dinner to-night, said Britain's this year's de- expenditure on fence programme was rising so rapidly. as to outweigh any rensonable probability of its | being counter-balanced by eor, responding expansion in PC-
venue.
There are still pictures in the situation," said Mr. Chamberlain, "causing us anxiety. Although no- the body can confidently say that prospects portend a time of settled peace, on the other hand there is no nation which wants to break peace, for none can but confidently believe that even victory would bring more loss and suffering in its train."
Continuing, Mir. Chamberlain sald that although Britain's foreign trade still lagged a long way behind that of some years ago, there was already un dication of Improvement during the past year, with a marked ad- vance in our exports, due to the more prosperous conditions in number of countries formerly our Hood customers.
EXCHANGE ADJUSTMENT
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日二月八
When run was ablaze, French journalist Raymond Vanker crossed the international bridge from Hendaye to get his glory. On Spanish soll guards stopped him; he stood by the military cordon, watching, waiting. Through the armed men staggered an old teoman, with a child of four in one arm, a baby in the other. Her burden was too great. Vanker took the opened fire, Vaaker run, bullets spattered round him. him and the old woman and the babe far behind.
older child, turned towards Hendaye. Spaniards .And as he ran a French officer went out to meet
Vanker was unhurt and got his story.
YANKEES WIN EKINS WORLD TITLE
MILES
AHEAD
Sensational Scoring In Globe-Circle
In Last Inning
GIANTS MAKE FIGHT OF
FINAL ENGAGEMENT
New York, Oct. 6.
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GERMANY FEARS DEVALUATION
BANKS CONCERNED FOR
FOREIGN TRADE
Berlin, Oct. G. - Increasing nervousness in German business circles about the future of the nation's currency and economic developments was reflected in the Bourse to-day in the sharp climb of share prices, caused by heavy buying.
The devaluation of the lira, which was a surprise, and the anticipated devaluation of the Czech-Slovakian crown, both served to send investors scurrying to acquire German and foreign shares.
NOTE TO JAPAN DELAYED
BRITAIN FEARS. COMPLICATIONS
DIFFERENCE WITH U.S.
London, Oct. 6.. On account of the reports of Sino-Japanese tension." Great Britain has decided provisional- ly to withhold her reply to Japan's note announcing the re- tention of 16,000 tons of sub- marine warships in excess of the treaty quota.
The Foreign Ofter and Admiralty last week were reported to have com- pleted the draft reply,
Contrary to the United States view. it is understood, Britain is con- tending that Japun has acted withies the
spirit of
of the treaty. Therefore
such
the
it was thought advisable to delay the note's delivery, for
for fear favourable communication at current critical juncture might be misconstrued as encouragement to Japan to establish a protectorate In China, and also allenate from Bri- tain the United States, nt a moment when Washington's collaboration in the Far East is considered essential. -United Press.
PRAGUE DEVALUES
Even the official warning that the possession of shares was no protec tion against devaluation, but that on the contrary profits might be con- frented by the state, falled to have any considerable deterrent effeel. Supplies were short and quotations rose generally by two to three per cent.
Well-informed banking clrcles, however, do not believe that devalu ation is imminent, though the ercation of an export mark la considered possibility. This would be used abroad for the purchase of foreign goods, and would be backed by gold coverage, possibly deposited abroad. It is realised that such a step would need co-operation by other countries, which might not be forthcoming, and bunking circles are exhibiting great. concern at the future of the country's foreign trade. Reuter,
ARMS ISSUE SPLIT
Labour Debates
- Its Policy
DALTON'S
ADVICE
Edinburgh, Oct. 6. Speaking in support of the rearmament resolution at the congress of the Labour Party here to-day, Dr. Hugh Dalton, former Cabinet Minister, said the centrul brute fact in Europe was the German rearmament programme. If n Labour Government came into, power to-morrow, such an administra- tion would be compelled to pro- vido for increased British
Prague, Oct. 0. Jodhpur, Oct. 6,
The gold content of the Czecho Leading the race between Slovakian crown has been reduced to The New York Yankees, with a burst of heavy three American newspaper re-between 31.2 and 33.21 millgrams.
The Cabinet to-day approved a bill hitting in the ninth inning, won the sixth game of the presentatives to circumnavigate providing for devaluation by 10 to World Series from the New York Giants to-day, and the globe in new record time, 1 per cent, of ils present value.
The exchange value of the currency will I be fixed by the Govern. with it the championship for the season. They scored "Bud" Ekins, of the New York
the international money market,
The time had passed, he declared, thirteen runs on seventeen hits, the Giants scoring five World-Telegram, arrived hero at ment, according to developments in armaments.
7.10 p.m. to-day, completing his Earlier to-day, the Prime Minister, for vague humbugging phrases. times on nine blows. The smallest crowd of the series, fight from Karachi in an hour M. Hodza, discussed
Czecho-Slova "We must say to the Fascist states: kian adherence the
to
and no So far, Anglo-French-There 38,427 persons, saw the Americans win their fourth and thirty minutes, aided by a American monetary agreement with further," Dr. Dalton argued..
ere is a limit
ON He goes
British and French representatives Mr. Herbert Morrison. another victory after an exciting game where the issue was in tail wind.
Allahabad 'at 8.30 4.m. to- and subsequently the Cabinet met former Cabinet member, declared the the Parliamentary billexerutive of the doubt until the fateful ninth inning.
and drafted the devaluaton
Labnor Reuter.
Furty considered that in the ucsence of a policy of collective security, the Government's rearma- Vienna, Oct. 6.
policy was purely competitive. ment
"We cannot vote for it in he It was officially announced to-day House of Commons," he advised.- that the Austrian gold price would Reuter henceforth be based on any market, chosen periodically by the Austrian Kational Bank.
In order to secure stability of the
whale of 1930 At 5.003.00
The Yankees were leading as the ninth inning began, but they climaxed the encounter by scoring seven times in this last frame, knocking Coffman, the Giants' third pitcher, out of the box. He was replaced by Gumbert.
Giants started off well, scoring twice in the first inning on a double by Ott. The Yankees evened the count in the second, however, Powell's homer sending
morrow.
to
Meanwhile, Leo Kiernan, of the New York Times, and Miss Dorothy Kilgullen, of the International News, have arrived at Alexandria, 2,843 miles behind Ekins.
AUSTRIA'S COLD PRICE
Refreshed at Basra by the first long sleep he has had since reaching Frankfort on the Hindenburg, Ekins halted for one and a half hours at price of fine gold, it will be fixed for Djask, Persia, which he left at 11.15 schlings per kilo.--Reuter. anying along the coast of Balu- chistan and crossin the Kirth
in Sellark. They went ahead in the third, Rolfe Mountains. He reached Karachi at scoring on a fly by Gehrig.
Yanks hit four times find scored twice in the fourth, ind Fitzsimmons, the Giants' pitcher, was replaced in
The re-adjustment in the exchange value of the frane must come like the cracking of ice at the approach of the warmer season to an ice- bound polar explorer. He Was agreeably surprised at the quick- ness with which the world seemed to the middle of the inning by Castle- have grusped the Implications of man after allowing five runs and nine The late. Dr. Julius Gomboes, | the tri-partite monetary declaration. hits since the outset, Hungarian Premier and Foreign Minister, whose death occurred yet- terday.
MENTON COLLEGE
WARDEN
"Though it will first be necessary jo provide for security against violent Buctuations In the value of gold us expressed in terms of com-
modities, I do not see any insuper- able difficulties in the way of our ultimately again arriving at un international currency system based on the free exchange of gold."--- Reuter,
China Growth Retarded
Oit homered for the Giants in the DIPLOMAT bemoANS
COMPLICATIONS
+ I
1,45 p.m. and left for Jodhpur at 5.10 p.m.
Legendary countries slipped beneath the wings of this modern magic carpet carrying Ekins across Tands of the Pyramids, over the Holy Land, above the gleaming spires of old cities, on the road to
the
Manila. He flies over mow-capped mountains to Hyderabad, the world's
and in the seventh Bartell
double and single by ¦ scored on a Terry.
Each scored once in the eighth,
Geneva, Oct. 6. The Chinese diplomat, Mr. King, Moore homering for the Giants.
Coni- Coffman pitched for the Giants in speaking at the Economic
His rivals are planning to follow the ninth, and was hit for three runs mission's debate here, outlined the and three hits, with none out, before recent developments in China, saying much the same route, but are faced Gumbert
elieved him. Yankees there were signs of rehabilitation but with the possibility of missing the scored first in this inning on Dan- that progress had been retarded by trans-Pacific Clipper plane. If they
and are again delayed.-United Press. complications ning's error at the pluie, where he many serious had replaced Mancuso after the lat-diculties.
London, Oct. 8. Sir John Miles, Senior Research Fellow at Menton College, Oxford, was to-day, admlited to the Warden- ship of the College, in succession to
HALF MILLION VISITORS Mr. Thomas Bowman, who hus re
ter was hit on the chin by a pitched As soon as the clouds on the Far tired after being Warden since
ball. Thereafter it was a rout, Eastern horizon cleared away, China Toronto, Det. E ∙1003. Ancient customs were ab-
Powell batting in two runs, Murphy would be a greater nation than ever, served.
The Government to-day revealed and Rolfe one each. Gomez was he said, as a buyer of the world's Sir John has been tutor, at Menton that 459,704 persons came to Callen- given the credit for the Fame, goods. since 1899. During the war he was dar, Ontario, to visit the Dionno though he allowed four runs and He drew attention to the losses legal assistant at the Ministry of Quintuplets at the Dafoe Nursery eight hits before he was relieved it caused by smuggling in North Ching, Blunitions and later was solicitor to during July, August and September, the middle of the sixth, Murphy, which was not an attack upon China's the Ministry of Labour-British and that 70 per cent of the visitors his rellar, allowed one hit only, credit but upon the legitimale trade
were Americans.United Prezzo
Continued on: Fags:12.) of all-countries-Reuter.
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Air Marathon
Widows Given
Prize
Money
Economists
Have Cure
For Wars
CHILD OF FRANCE AND BRITAIN
Geneva, Oct. 6.
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A world agreement on Internation- ni trade and communications, as contribution to the consolidation of peace, is contained in a draft resolu- Scond tion to be presented to the Economic Committee of the League by French, and United Kingdom delegates.
The resolution recommends States members to relax and, as soon as possible, to abolish quotas and ex change control.
hottest elty, and to Allahabad, "The
London, Oct. 0. City of God." He flies high above Bengal to Burma and Siam, and An' offetal announcement of the thence to Penang for a plane connec-donating of £6,000-the balance of tion to Hongkong.
the prize money in the England- Johannesburg Air Race to the wives and dependants of Findlay and Morgan, who were killed in an necident at Abercorn, was made to day by the Chairman of the Light
The appeal is supported by the Plane Club of South Africa, at an Scandinavian countries, Holland, Informal luncheon given by the Air Switzerland and. Belgium, and the ARRIVES AT IRAQ :
Race Committes to C. W. A. Scolt resolution is expected to be adopted. and Giles Guthrie, winners of tho
· Bagdad, Get. ́0.
Stanley Bruce (Australia) race.
day expressed himself in Misa Jean Batten, the New Zea He stated that Mr. Schlesinger, ment with the land aviatrix, has arrived at the Iraq backer of the race, had decided to reached between Britain, France and Petroleum Company's pumping grant £2,000 each to Mrs. Findlay the United States. He declared that station midway between Bagdad and and Mrs. Morgan and the balance if a serious effort is made to re- Damascus. She is on a fight from of £2,000 would be paid into a Trist establish general prosperity rapidly, England to New Zealand Reuter Fund for the benefit of their children the danger of war would be avoided, Bultetin Service:-
British Wireless.
Mr
Reuter