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四拜禮 辦二十月一十英港香 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12,
GRIM FIGHT FOR BRIDGE Machine-Guns Check Infantry Charge
ATTACK
BUT BOMBARDMENT GAINS IN INTENSITY
Madrid, Nov. 11.
How yet another determined effort to enter the city of Madrid was frustrated is described to-day by Reuter's correspondent who visited the Government lines this afternoon to the north-west of the capital just as the attack matured, after artillery preparations. The objective of the rebels was the so-called French Bridge, cutting the Corunna Road a mile from the North Station.
The Government troops' morale was excellent. In the face of a hellish onslaught by guns, tanks, machine- guns and grenades, the militia grimly hung on to the to the position and good-humouredly pointed out correspondent the insurgent trenches near-by.
Then came the Nationalists' charge On the Colmenaros Quarter. A combined foric of Legion- naires and Moors came over the parapet, behind an artillery barrage. But the defenders promptly found the range and a hail of shells and machine-gun lead withered the attackers' ranks. The survivors fell back and took refuge in ruined houses close to the bridge. The capital's biggest ordval, bÀY,
Constanties.
the In
central streets minerous shells are crashing,
they are-in-the-Soulie-wont.....and.. the Rosales Quarter, while from the streets between the Puerta del Sol and the National Palace the rattle of machine-guns is audible between the
exploding thunder
Shells!
Reuter.
ever,
Heavy Bombardment
Lundon, Nav, H.
The shelling of Madrid was re- newed today with Increasing in- tensity, according to a telephone message received from Reuter's cor- respondent in the besieged eity.
in Shells have been exploding: parts of the capital.
batteries still - The insurgent cupy the same positions they held for the past two days, indicating that the Government's troops have succeeded only in holding up the al- tack. The optimistic talk regarding the progress
defence and counter
the offensive operations, appearing in supers, is not reflected in the pes- simistic attitude of the inhabitants. People only venture out of their homes when compelled to du se.
The
Kenerally inhabitants are
reports of apathetle regarding the
in the pro- Government successes
are vinces, while the newspapers
comments adverse publishing connection with the departure of the some municipal Government and officials from the capital-Reuter.
in
MOVE TO PROTECT SHIPPING
BRITAIN SEEKING
AGREEMENT
WITH EMPIRE
· GOVERNMENTS
London, Nov. 11. The serious position of British shipping as a result of competition from foreign lines, which were paid in the huge subsidies, was raised House of Lords to-day when Lord Lloyd appealed to the Government to assist Pacife operations and also vessels on runs to India juni other parts of the Far East.
traile noti The Bombay-Japan many years ago was entirely British, smd Lord Lloyd. Now 11 was. 00 per cent. Japanese.
Lord Essenden. 4 ship-owner, asserted that It nothing were done about it the line between Canada, Australia and New Zealand, British operated, was likely to discontinue its services. He said that Japanese
own
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FLUNG
ARMISTICE DAY IN HONGKONG
This picture gives an excellent impression of the ceremony which took place at the Hauphang Cenotapi
yesterday. (Photo: Mitng Yuen). Other pictures on Page 11,
EUROPE'S DANGER IS CREATION
TREND INDICATED
RECOGNITION
OF
BLOCS
IN VIENNA'S OF CONQUEST
London, Nov. 11.
A similarity of views and desires on the part of Great Britain and Poland was officially recorded here following a series of conferences between the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, and the Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Jozef - Beck.
It was agreed that a means should be found to safeguard Poland's legiti- mate interests in the proposed Western European Pact.
was
Both Ministers concurred in affirming that international co-operation best maintained within the framework of the. League of Nations and that nothing would be more fatal to the appeasement of Europe than a division of the continent into two opposing political blocs.-Router.
MARCHERS REFUSED AUDITION
PREMIER FIRM IN DECISION
DANGEROUS PRECEDENT
London, Nov. 11. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime
MUTUAL RECOGNITION?
been from
Moscow, Nov. 11.
has Considerable interest aroused here by the report Paris that Italy is negotiating with Japan for the recognition of her empire in Ethiopla in
return for
falin recognition of Munchukuo. The report suggests that the negotia- tions were commenced on the initla-
BABY BOY VICTIM OF
DYSENTERY
tive of Count Clano, the busy Italian CAPT. & MRS. DAVID
Foreign Minister-Reuter.
CONQUEST RECOGNISED
Vienna, Nov. 11. Austria has recognised the Italian) empire in Ethiopia-Reuter.
OFFICIAL ACTION
Vienna, Nov. 11. The three-power Italo-Austro- Hungarlan conference here announc- ed to-day that Austela and Hungary had offelally recognised Italy's con- quest of Eiliepla.United Press,
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KING PLANTS PLAIN CROSS IN FATHER'S MEMORY
London, Nov. 11. ·
His Majesty the King, annoticed and unheralded, paid an informal visit to the floodlit Field of Remembrance in Westminster Abbey and planted a plain wooden crass inscribed, "In Memory of King George V."
A number of children were the first to recognise the King. who after standing hare-headed for a few moments, trudged with. other mourners, in heavy rain and through pools of water, to examine the miniature fields of red poppies.
The King purchased two poppies from an ex-serviceman, placing a bumille of notes in the collecting box.-Reuter.
WAR WORK PAUSES
London, Nov. 11.
Score of thousands of men are women making munitions for Europe's next war halted in their work to-day for two minutes, in those countries observing Armistice Day.
ADVANCE QUOTAS
IN TIN
METAL BROKERS
AMAZED
U. S. PRESSURE INVOLVED
London, Nov. 11.
The in quota for Malaya, the Netherlands Indies and Nigeria has been increased to 105 per cent. of the standard tonanges for the last quarter
of 1936.
Ninety per cent. of the Increased quota is attributable to the Interna tional quota, the remainder being due 10 arrears already
surrendered by Bolivia, which in the last quarter
will export ninety per cent.
The exports by participating coun- tries,, as distinct from the signatories, will be similarly reckoned at ninety per cent of the international quota, plus their share of the Bolivian under-exports.
A look of blank amazement ap peared
the faces metal
of Brokers when the announcement was made public. The session had open ed with tin easy, owing to the hallday in the United Stales and the con- of orders. So the sequent lacks market appeared ripe for an inevit- able renetion when the quota bomb- shelf was delivered.
Theoretically, the increase releases an extra 5,300 tons in the, current quarter from Malaya, Nigeria and the Netherlands Indies, but some regarding quarters express doubts
licir ability to produce this full extra amount.
But Germany and Italy there WHS 130 hali. They gained two minutes for their armies, navies and air forces in the race for prepared- Lors
Czecho-Slovnida celebrated the dny by acquiring control of the Skotla artas factory, one of the world's greatest, previously controlled by the Schneider-Cruespt interests, of French nationality.
In Paris 8,250 Mobile Guards were concentrated at keypoints, for fear of Pascist demonstrations.
In Itome 25,000 troops puruded in full war kit to celebrate the King's 67th birthday.
IMPRESSIVE OBSERVANCE Great Britain's observance of the Armistice date was most impressive. Every possible activity was stopped. Even the trains were halted for two minutes.
King Edward, bare-headed, fuld n wreath on the Cenotaph at White- ball.
the Festival of Remembrance at Albert Hall, in which 8,000 veterans.
-To-night the King--participatedly......
of the Great War took part.
The service was concluded with a shower of 1,104,800 poppy petais through the rays of blood-red spot- lights one petal for each Briten killed in the war.
The United States paid tribute to her war dead in the rational ceme- teries throughout the country with a two minutes' silence at 11
. President Roosevelt, ut Arlington, handed General Pershing, Amerienn commander-in-chief during the hosti- ties of 1017-18, a simple foral wreath which the General laid on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.--
United Press.
Wrecks Car To Avoid Pedestrian
Swerving to avoid a Chinese who stepped off a traffle island in front of his cur, Mr. Reading, of 23, Gap drove the vehicle Into the Island opposite the Central Fire Station in Des Voeux Road Central at 11.30 p.m. yesterday.
and
Little Brian Wilson, nine-inonths- is generaly assumed that the MR. H. V. PEARSE IS old son of Capt. and Mrs. David extra quota accorded Bolivia will be
HURT IN CRASH ignored, since her ability to produce Wilsen, died within 48 hours of con- it is most doubtful. Many circles He are inclined to suspect that United tracting dysentery, last night,
States pressure has been brought to was at the Kowloon Hospital.
bear on the Committee, since the Sure Of Victory
Capt. Wilson, master of the B. & S. Americans felt that the forty per lines were receiving subsidies which Minister, has firmly reiterated his
steamer Yunnan, was expected to ar-cent. rise in price within the last London, Nov. 11.
three months calla for drastic action enabled them to deal with four times refusal to receive the delegation of The Spanish Foreign Minister,
trade.
rive in Shanghai last night. Ar- by the Committee, whose task is to Senor Delvayo, interviewed by tele- the amount of their
FOLLOW GERMANY
rungements were being made for him maintain the stability of the metal. Lord Templemore, speaking for marchers from depressed areas who phone to-day, told the Evening!
Vienna, Nov. 11.
-Reuter. Standard that the success of the the Government, stated the report of recently arrived in London.
Austria and Hungary have follow- to catch the C.N.A.C. plane to Hong- Leftists in withstanding the Rightist the Imperial Shipping Committee attacks during the past few days had had just been received and was be- a special intervention by Mr. Clemented the lead of Germany in officially kong which leaves Shanghai this nent to the Governments of the Attice, the Labour leader, in the recognising the Italian Empire in morning, so that he might attend his convinced Madrid of the defenders'
baby's funeral this afternoon. Dominions, in the hope that an agree House of Commons, the Premiter sald Ethiopia. ultimate victory.
ment could be reached on its
re-fall parties in Britain were horrified Meanwhile, the Exchange Telecommendations.--Reuter. graph's Madrid correspondent reporta a heavy morning bombardment by Rightist guns all along the front and the outbreak of fire in a number of buildings on the Madrid side of the
Manzanares River.United Press.
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Rosales Victory.
Paris, Nov. 11. The Chileun Embassy in Madrid has telephoned to Paris the report that the Leftist milia turned back bloody the insurgent attack in battle for Rosales district to-day. The Embassy belittled the reports of great fres in Madrid.
n
Nevertheless, the Embassy was in great danter of insurgent reprisals
at the city, which is under a heavy bombardment.
Explaining his reasons, in reply toj
The announcement was made at n
The funeral passes the monument
at the civil strife in many countries banquet to-night in honour of the at 4 p.. In. Europe since the war. He udied: tallan, Austrian and Hungarian de- "We are singularly free therefrom,legates attending the three-power but the representatives of certain Danubian conference here.-Reuter. tendencies in Britain are just as Members of the Diplomatic Corpa anxious to proceed by force as their had met, he said, and decided to fellows abroad." appeal to beth sides to prevent the bombardment of civilians.
The Government's resistance was amazing, he said, Neither side was asking or giving quarter. United
Press,
Still Hold Bridges
Madrid, Nov. 11. A communique Issued to-day states the militia still holds all bridgeheads lending to Madrid.
Bitter fighting is continuing in the aircraft guns within 30 feet of the ment forces live launched a counter- building.
n'inck, supported
by aeroplanes, The Argentine Charge d'Affaires forcing the insurgents to retreat.- reports Berce fighting on the outskirts Reuter Bulletin Service.
GIANT BOMBER CRASHES
Mr. Baldwin argued that any de- parture from traditional lines would alter the basis of British constitutional theories and open the way for a serious situation in the future. He
Rome, Nov. 11. foresaw an anxious time for Mr.
lec forming on the wings catised Attlee as a future Prime Minister if the crash of ginnt army bombing vast mobs try by an implicit threat plane near the village of Nocengorgo. of force to exercise control of and two lieutenants, two mechauden Government which they failed to ge and five villagers were killed in the by ballot.
GENERAL SUNG QUITS HOPEI
ARMY COMMANDER IN POST TEMPORARILY
Espionage,
Sabotage
Allegation
GERMANY PROBING MOSCOW ARRESTS
Moscow, Nov. 11.
Mr. H. V, Pearse, of the Imports and Exports Department, who was sitting alongside Mr. Reading, re- ceived scalp injuries and was re- moved to hospital for treatment.
The car struck the island with force and was extensively damaged, Mr. Pearse's injuries were caused when he was thrown forward by the Impact. His head hit the wind- screen, which was splintered but was not broken. *
U.S. CRUISER DEPARTS
The U.S.S, Augusta, with Vice- Admiral H. E. Yarnell, Commander- Pelping, Nov. 12. Following the mass arrest of for-In-Chief of the United States Asiatic eigners here and elsewhere in Russia, Squadron. left Hongkong this morn- General Sung Chch-yuan, Chair-t understood that allegations "of ing for Singapore, accompanied by man of the Hopel-Charhar Politicul
the U.S.5. Isobel, the Admiral's explosion as the craft hit the ground. Council, has realigned from his con-spionage and sabotage in favour of
a certain central European power" yacht, and destroyers. The Black The villagers were rushing to assist current post as chairman of the Hopel fave been made against a large num-Hawk and Fecos, other ships of the the crew, Several were injured..
Provincial Government. - The pilot of the big plane, Capt.
ber, both of foreign and Russian squadron, left yesterday.
The U.S.S. Talso is expected to General Feng Chi-han, divisional nationality.
here has The German Embassy
arrive to-day. commander of the 29th Army, bu been appointed acting chairman made an official inquiry regarding the German nationals arrested.--Reuter, Hopel-Reuter.
since the Leftists had placed anti-] Casa de Campo, where the Govern- comparatively small grievance rigimberto Bernini, was the only sur-
Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C. (Labour) complained that Lord Nuffield got his
d because he was influenilal and wealthy, whereas the marchers, who vivor of the crash. He escaped death vere orderly, were turned away by leaping with parachute. Reuter Specta?. | United Preis. -----
HMS. Sandwich is due to arrive to-day from Manila.
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