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No. 10030
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1936.
MADRID CAN HEAR REBELS? THUNDER Leftists Retreat Again On Navalcarnero Front
RIGHTISTS FAIL TO RELIEVE
BESIEGED
OVIEDO GARRISON
With Rightists Before Madrid, Oct. 16.
A war-weary and battle-grimed captain of infantry remarks to- day: "Madrid can hear our guns now."
However, fighting has been heavy, and the slaughter great, the rebels being forced to advance over difficult, corrugated hills on barbed-wire which the leftists have barricaded themselves in protected trenches, bomb-proof redoubts and machine-gun nests.
Meanwhile, it is indicated that the big thrust is coming from Navalcarnero.
It is noteworthy that rebel officers expect the early fall of Escorial and also the surrender of Navalcarnero, which would leave the capital without outer defences.--United Press.
FURTHER RETREAT
Navalcarnero, Oct. 16.
The Leftists on the Navalcarnero front retreated further to-day, evacuating Valmojado, after an intense artillery bombardment, at noon.-United Press.
RELIEF HELD. UP
Hendaye, Oct. 16.
It is learned here that the Rightist Legionnaires and Moors have not made the expected progress in their attempt to relieve Oviedo.
The Leftists are at present slowly but surely dynamiting their way towards the eastern side of the town, where stand the last Nationalist defences.
It is understood the rebel relief column has been checked on the far
side of Mount Naranco, to the west
of the city-United Press.
Sweeping Advance
Seville, del. 10.
A broadcast from rebel headquar ters here claims a sweeping advance over a 30-mile front from the west of Madrid.
Que column is closing on Naval- carnero, 25 miles from Madrid, and another belonging to General Mola's army, has taken Robledo, nine miles south-west of Escurial.
SUPREME DEFENCE EFFORT
CABALLERO HEADS ARMED FORCES
On the Toledo front an acroplane SOVIET ASKS
has been brought down and a Yugo-
Slav pilot taken prisoner-Reuter.
Stalin's Greetings
Moscow, Oct. 10.
The exchange of greetings between
M. Jossef Stalin, the Russian chief
the
INTERVENTION
PALESTINE
PEACE RETURNS
TOMMIES FRIENDLY
WITH ARABS
QUIT FIGHTING FOR FOOTBALL
Jerusalem, Oct. 16.
"An armistice," declared by the military authorities at the termination of the Arab strike, expires to-day and it is anti- cipated that further defensive measures will be abandoned. The British Army's plans have not been divulged, however.
In the meantime Palestine has once inore assumed n peaceful aspect, crowds on the mallets are reviving the
trafle problem. resounding throughout Jerusalem, ns the workmen diligently make up for lost time; while the peasants are pick- ing olives, and grapes or attending to their various harvests.
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The past is completely submerged and a large army among such peace- ful scenes seems completely incon- gruous. Milliary lorries ure packed with soldiers going swimming or to play football instead of to battle in the hills and to lonely high- way patrols. The troops' relations
liest.
London, Oct. 10. News from Madrid indicates that executive, and Spanish Communist the Government is making a supreme with the Arabs are now of the friend- leaders, la interpreted here as open effort to oppose the insurgents' ad-It is learned the General Staff is
embattled vanes on the capital. encouragement to "ecmrudes" of the Spanish civil war and indicatea the tightening of the bonds between the Communist Party in Spain and the Third laternationale. -United Press.
Non-Intervention
London, Oct. 16. Mr. C. R. Atlee, Leader of the Opposition, called on Mr. Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, this afternoon to express the con- cern of the Labour Party at the slowl
operation of the agreement regard ing nonintervention in Spain and to emphasise the importance of the time factor.
now considering the possibility of Senor L.. Caballero, the Communist manoeuvres which were interrupted continuing here the Sussex leader, has been appointed supreme by the emergency call to Palestine head of all the armed forces, and a Reuter. War Commission has been created for | the maintenance of a liaison between the fighting masses and the military command.
Meanwhlie, the Soviet press. is clamouring for immediate interven- Ilon.
It is reported from Osle that a Norwegian dicamer has been char- tered to convey arms and munitions
gun steamer la carrying arms on behalf of another country.
Political Chaos Envisaged
London, Oct. 16.
As a sequel to the recent East End
to Spain. The Norwegian Foreign disorders, Mr. Herbert Morrison has Minister has declared that Norway written to Sir John Simon, the Home com- loyally observing the Spanish Non-
Fin Mr. Eden explained that plaints of breaches of agreement had Intervention Pact, but that the Gov-Secretary, un behalf of the London has no legat
Labour Party, membera right
of Parlia to ment, the Mayors of London, mem- been referred to the Governments ernment concerned and that he hoped It intervene in a case where a
Not-bers' of the LC
and
members and would be possible to hold a meeting
secretaries of the local Labour of the International Committee next
parties, demanding that the Govern week to consider the replies of three'
ment "accept full responsibility of Governments.-British Wireless.
government and take immediate steps. to control happenings which, if not controlled, will lead to sociol disaster and political chaos."-Reuter's Bul-. letin Service.
TELEPHONE GREETINGS
Dulch revolutionaries have sent an envoy to Barcelona with money to ald the Government troops-Reuter,
GEHRIG ELECTED
Cleveland, Oct 10,
of tho New York
London, Oct. 10. Greetings were exchanged, over the telephone to-day between the Lord Mayor of London and the Mayor of Yankees, one of the greatest first London, Ontario, on the occasion of basemen of all time and a lusty hitter,
Lou Gehrig,
GERMAN EXPORTS
Berlin, Oct. 10.
the presentation at Mansion House has been selected by the Baseball ports over imports is shown in A surplus of £23,600,000 in ex- to th: Lord Mayor, by the General Writers Association as the most valu- Germany's foreign trade for the first Pass Offen, of the millionth telephone ubio player of the year, with 73 vates, nine months to be installed in London-British His rival baing Appling with 65 and according
of the present year, WITULERS.
Averli with 48.-United Press.
to ofiolal statistics. Reuter Spacial.
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NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING
The new Parliament Building in Tokyo, recently completed, is a good cxample for modern Japanese architecture, The building wilitch cost 15 million pon will be vccupied at the end of this year.
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NEXT YEAR WILL
BE TOO LATE
Britain's Last Hope Of Enforcing Peace
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
London, Oct. 16.
The prophecy that tuis miy be the last year in wich it will be in the power of Great Britain to build up real, collective security against aggression and prevent Europe falling under the domination of ruthless might,
by was made
Mr. Winston Churchill in a speech at Epping to-night.
He declared that at the present moment England and France together were probably at least as strony as Germany in physical force, and aided by all the Governments whose word was plighted to the Covenant of the League of Nations "we might build a rampart against aggression and avert a fatal catastrophe."
"Next year, when the German armies. are preponderant, it will be:
BOMBAY RIOTING VICTIMS
18 MORE KILLED IN STREET FIGHTING
CURFEW NOW ENFORCED
Bombay, Oct. 16. Calm provalis in the disturbed too late." warned Mr. Churchill areas as a result of the enforce-
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FAMOUS NOVELIST PASSES
MADAME ALBANESI'S
MISFORTUNES
MANY BOOKS,.
FEW PROFITS
Lonilon, Oct. 10. The death has occurred of Madame Albanesi, the well-known English novelist-Reuter,
Maria Albanesi, who wrote many | novels under that name and in carlier, yours as Lie hetveriun, was the daughter of Alexander Hender- son, a theatre manager well known In the '60's of last century. Her home ille was unhappy and, seeking when still n giri a means of keeping
herself, she turned to the writing oi thrilling stories crammed with in- cident, ranging from Idyllle leve scenes to blood-curdling horrors. The pay however, was pour and, though her output was larger than that of most authors, she made no more than a bare living.
Then she met and married Cecil Raleigh, the author of many melo- dramas produced at Drury Lane. As the marriage was unhappy, they soon separated and she resumed ner At that time International yright law was very hazy and, nithough over 1,000,000 copies of one of her storles were sold in the Unite: States, she
received practically nolang from the profits.
ment of the curfew at 10 p.m. | to-night.
The streets in the storm-centres are deserted, except for heavily armed police patrols.
In the fighting to-day 18 were klied and 170 injured..
Added to yesterday's losses in the Hindu-Moslem fishing. the total
casualties are now 31 dead and 310
injured.-Reuter.
DEFYING POLICE
Bombay, Oct. 18. The communal riots between Hin Jus and Moslems are developing on 'an organised scale.
The rioters have adopted a more menacing attitude and are defying the police, who have frequently been compelled to fire. A number of
shopa was looted this afternoon.
The authorities are closely watch ing the situation.-Reuter's Bulletin
Service.
MOCK RAID OVER PARIS
WHOLE CITY KEPT IN DARKNESS
Paris, Oct. 18. All lights In the city were ex- linguished or darkened to-night dur- ing a mock air rald, of which 70 sirens gave warning.
Motorista stopped their cars for a quarter of an hour, whereafter they were obliged to proceed very slowly and cautiously.
The cafe terraces were oloard, but theatre and cinema performances continued.
Volunteers tested the nipparatus for supplying fresh air to the under- ground railway, which will be used as an air raid shelter in time of war. The organisation of a great first aid station was also tested.-Reuter.
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MUSSOLINI
AIMS
TO END FRENCH PACT WITH REDS
Italy Feels European Crisis Threatens GERMANY MIGHT ATTEMPT OVERTURES TO PARIS
Rome, Oct. 16.
A movement designed to remove or diminish the Russian influence in European affairs is apparently forming. Signor Benito Mussolini, in seclusion, is preparing instructions for his Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, to follow when he visits Berlin, probably on or about October 20. ・・
It is understood that Signor Mussolini is convinced that a serious European situation is imminent unless Italy, Germany and Great Britain persuade France to abandon her friendship with Soviet Russia and quietly settle her own differences without outside intervention.
It is hinted that Count Ciano will carry to Herr Adolf Hitler a message suggesting that Germany make friendly overtures to France, which might possibly lead to a Franco-German understanding and à resultant diminution of the European tension..
DU PONTS SUPPORT LANDON
ENORMOUS SUMS FOR CAMPAIGN
FREELY ADMIT
ALLEGATION
A noteworthy fact is that the press has characterised the Russian sugges- tion of a naval blockade of Portugal' to end the intervention on behalf of the rebels in Spain, as “a deliberato altempt to sow discord in muddy in- ternational waters."
It is widely believed that the Ecl- glan announcement of a neutrality policy has been a severe blow to French political ottiences, and direct consequence of the French attempt to encircle Germany by mill- tury alliance and with Russin's belg. -United Press.
Intends to Protest
Paris, Oct. 18
It is reported that France intenda to protest against the Belgian neutra- lity policy, announced by King Leo-
Wilmington, Delaware, Oct. 10. Governor Alfred Landon's campold the day before yesterday. paign for the presidency of the United} States, on behalf of the Republican Office is awulting the official Belgian However, it is believed the Foreign Party, is being nunced to a consi-note of clarification, which, if un- derable extent by members and satisfactory, will result in a French business associates of the famous Du demand concerning the relation of Pont family, who have already con- the new policy to Belgian obligations tributed $333,000 to the Republican under the League of Nations Coven
chest, according to campaign made public in New York by Senator Lecarne Fact obligations, her at- reportant, Belgium's attitude towards her Guffey. He is chairman of the titude towards negotiation of a new Democratic Senatorial Campaign Locarno Pact, and her stand regard Committee.
ing the co-operation of the French The powerful industrialists and and Belgian General Stoffs on the bankers, the brothers Lammut and subject of the German border de- Pierre Du Pont, to-day admitted fence-United Press, their reported joint contribution et fund was "substantially correct." at least $194,000 to the Republican
In 1932 the brothers were opposed in polities, Lammot fighting for ex- President Hoover and Pierre for President Roosevelt.
British Questions
London, Oct. 18.
It la understood that Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Minister, hos anked the Belgian Government, through the Lammot, commenting on Senator Belgian Ambassador, for further Guffey's report, which covers figures elucidation of certain points in King up to August 30, asserted he had Leopold's recent statement of policy. made further substantial contribu--Reuter Bulletin Serive. tions since then to the Republican fund.
Senator Guffey said his investigo- tions warranted the prediction that the total of the Du Pont contributions would reach £750,000 "by election time."-Reuter.
Girl's Flight Applauded
London, Oct. 18.
BRITISH PEER WEDDED
QUIET CEREMONY IN MARSEILLES.
The Dominions Secretary, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, has asked the
Marseliles, Oct. 10.- Governor General of New Zealand Baron Kilbracken. second holder to convey a message of personal of the Uitle, who is 59 years of age, ACTRESS DAUCHTER
congratulation to Miss Jean Batten was married privately at the British who landed at Auckland at 6.35 - Leonora Taylor, a young English
Consulate here ANTI GAS "TRAINING
to-day.. to Mug Then came her marriage to Carlo
GMT, to-day after a solo fight of Albanesi, planist and composer, and,
who arrived from London, Oct. 16.
1,200 miles across the Tasman Sen, hospital nurse, while they were never wali
The Home Office announces that which has never been down by a Java this morning. financially, many yours of happiness ten specially selected doctors, trained woman before.
The couple are followed. They had two, daughters | at the Home Omce Civilian Anti-Gas
pending their Miss Batten, who nirendy holds honeymoon In Italy.--Reuter, one of whom, Meggie, became a School, are now ready to instruet many air records, his pleo thus famous actress. She died, however, nurses and doctors in anti-gus pro- compleical first solo aight from Eng
Lord Kilbracken, who has been In 1923 at a ume when she was des cautions.
the Chairman of Com- Iand to New Zealand, which the counsel to cribed as "one of the brightest orna- The Instructors will be stationed accomplished in just over 11 days,mittees of the House of Lords since ments of the British stage. The in London and other contres through In the course of it the created new 1923. Why a member of the Central blow
was a heavy one or her out the country. The Government record time of five days 21 hours 10 Control Board (Liquer Traffic) from mother, but it was not the only one, will provide technical equipment minutes for the solo fight from 10 is 100% for three years later Albanesi died. and the services of instructors free England to Port Darwin-British sistant Parliamentary Counsel to the
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