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FOUNDED 1881. 五拜愛、十二月一十英港香 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20,
1936.
日七初月十
No. 100
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MOTORISTS
WHOSE MOTTO IS
Safety
"First"
ALWAYS FIT
DUNLOP TYRES
BOMBS REDUCING MADRID TO SHAMBLES
MANY BURIED
BY RAIN OF
AERIAL DEATH
Spain's Ancient Capital
Riddled By
Bombs
225,000 DEAD AND WOUNDED IN FIVE MONTHS OF WAR
Madrid, Nov. 19.
AL
LL previous air raids were eclipsed this evening by a
most frightful visitation of fifteen three-engined! Junkers planes, escorted by fighting planes.
Incendiary bombs and aerial torpedoes were rained most freely on the town, thousands of people fleeing from their ruined homes.
A British judge inspecting the Arab guard outside the re-opened High Court in Jaffa, where many trouble-makers have huard the same judge sentence them to long terms of Imprisonment. It was in Jaffa thà
-trike began.
Numerous bodies are lying among the ruins, whilst PLANE SMASHED TO TINDER AS
people who took refuge in cellars in Anton Martin Street are stated to have been buried alive.-Reuter
"Something Must Be
Done To
.
Find Work'
CLOUDS OF SMOKE
Madrid, Nov, 10. "Madrid is still burning I can see clouds of smoke rising from the buildings,"
Mr. Packhurd, says United Press correspondent in the capital.
"Binoculars revent that the Mon- tin Barracks and Alba Palace are
ncar
smouldering. There is another fire !
the telephone building. 1 can the
rebels dragging, heavy artil- lery Into position near Madrid. This indientes that the artillery will supplement the infantry's advance in
the streets.
The rebels have put out of com-
THE KING mission a loyalist armoured train in
VISIT TO WALES
BLACK AREAS
the Punte de Los France's district." United PreSS.
JAPY FLEW INTO
Found
A$
Beside
More
MOUNTAIN
Unconscious Wreckage Flights Soon
Great Sedition Trial Begins In Russia
Parents And Dysentery Epidemic
Petition Sent
To C.S.O.
APPOINTMENT OF
·COMMISSION URGED
Eight mothers and fathers of five of the infant victims of the recent dysentery opidemic have petitioned the Hongkong Government, re-
CRASHED AT KAI TACK
Capt. Herbertes Cukurs, the Laivlan ·
questing the immediate ap- Air Force officer who crashed at Kal pointment of a Commission Tuck this morning whilst altempting to take off. He was engaged in a of Inquiry,
leisurely alr Jaunt of the Orient.
The petition is stated to be Telegraph Photo. signed by Capt. and Mrs. David Wilson, of Nathan Road, Kow-
loon, Capt. and Mrs. J. Beck, of LATVIAN Mrs. G. R. Lean, of the Royal FLIER
Prince Edward Road; Mr. and
Naval Dockyards; and Mr. and Mrs. J. Mardon, of 134 Argyle Street.
The dysentery epidemic was first brought to notice with the death of Brian David Wilson,
aged 9 months, son of Capt, and Mrs. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Lean, two of the signatories to the pétition, lost two children.
CRASHES
TAKE-OFF FROM KAI TACK
CAPTAIN H. CUKURS, the
Latvian flier who arrived here from Riga via Hanoi yesterday The petition requests that afternoon, seriously damaged his the Commission of Inquiry plane when he atempted to take cover, among other points, the off from Kai Tak Airport at 7 Moscow, Nov. 20..
following:
a.m. to-day. Cukurs him- (a) The source of infection;
self was quite unhurt but the The first instalment of the great sedition trial has opened (b). Whether the type of milk undercarriage of his machine has
Novosibirsk,
Mik" was been wrecked, German known I
as "Nursery engineer named Strickling and pasteurised prior to the epidemle Mr. Nelson, Assistant Super-
Itself manifesting eight. Soviet
intendent of the airport, was citizens being November 7;
at
$ miraculous as his take-off from Kai Tack Airport yesterday morning with a heavily-overladen 'plane, was M. Andre Japy's escape from death last night when, in pitch darkness, he flew his machine into the rocky side charged with sabotage...............in. London, Nov. 19.
of Mount Seburai, in southern Japan,
SAFETY ZONE SUGGESTED
dor to Spain, has asked General Franco to establish a safely zone
the port. around
that' they will extend the blockade to include all the Mediter- runcan and Bay of Biscay ports which the loyalists hold.
diente e, the insurgents have in-
London Nov. 19. Suggesting a compromise regarding The second day of thee blockade of Barcelona, Britain. through Sir Henry Chilton, Ambassa- King's tour of the distressed areas in South Wales was marked by the same absence of formality and facility for exchange of friendly re- marks between monarch and subject as yesterday.
The sight of derelict steel works, idle con pits and the display of cheerfulness by the unemployed population has ob- viously deeply impressed the King, who, in a typical remark The Itadio Club announces that the at Blaenavon this morning, de-son of the Red lender, Senur be Larro Caballero, who is held pri- clared, "Something must done to find work for willing soner by the Insurgents, has been hands."
His Majcaly's desire to learn the real condition of things was evidenced
by his demand to see the open letter
the
When the airman was found, by Japanese peasants, he was lying unconscious in front of his wrecked machine. How long he had been there no one yet knows.
He was seriously injured in the crash, but latest reports state that his condition is satisfactory, and that he is in no danger. Al 11 o'clock this morning, M. J.; | Leurquin, the French Consul Cenerut
is now revealed that the Foreign In Hongkong, received the following Office in August warned the loyalists cablegram from the French Ambas and rebels that it would not toleratesador In Tokyo: interference with British shipping be
end the three-mile Ilmit.--United Press.
DEATH SENTENCE'
Teneriffe, Nov. 19.
sentenced to death. Reuter.
Huge Toll Of Life
Madrid, Nov. 18. Shortly before dusk this evening,
"Japy was found injured besides his machine, which was smashed in collision with the hillede in the darkness at 7 p.m., on the island of Fukouka. The gravity of Japy's | injuries has not been ascertained, but I am doing all I can to assist him."
First information regarding the disaster that overlook the French aviator was received in Hongkong by Mr. Ashikaga, Hongkong Correspon- dent of the Osaka Mainichi.
Ashikaga's information was Mr. confirmed at 10 am. by Reuter and United Press cables, which establish-
SENSATIONAL GOLF
HORTON SMITH'S
RECOVERY
Pinehurst, N.J. Nov, 19,
The most exciling match in the
third round of the American Profes- sional Golf Association tournament here to-day was that between Horton Smith and Willle Goggin
Horton Smith was five down at
the 22nd, but he had squered the match by the 31st hole and took the lead at the 32nd, which he did not again relinquish,"
Jiminy Thomson surprisingly de- feated Pickard by 3 and 2, while McFaden, Craig Wood, Tony Manero, Denny Shute, Bill. Melhorn and
fourth round.-United Press.
employment of young men who had reading Spain has entered its fifth off from Kal Tack Airport at 5.20 a.m. Jimmy Vines all advanced into the
of
nited Press.
100 Tons of Bombs
London, Nov. 10.
It is omcially announced that over
NIGHTLONG VIĞIL
a hundred tons of bombs and ex-poris kept their landing lights on all
STOP PRESS
Sydney, Nov. 20.
Siberian mines.
It is alleged that the sabotage was specifically responsible for mine ex- plosions on September 23 resulting in ten miers being killed.--Reuter,
GUILTY PLEA
Moscow, Luier. According to the Tass Agency all the defendants have pleaded guilyt. The penalty is death.-eu-
uf
ter.
Recruiting For Regular Army
DIFFICULTIES MAY BE OVERCOME
London, Nov. 19,
of Lords, Lord
in the House
Speaking during the defence debate Strathcona stated that there would bu announcer shortly. mensures which, it was hoped, would remedy the present unfavourable position regarding recrulling for the Regular Army.
The War Office was well aware of the difficulties of foreign service pay and discipline, and were doing their best to make changes.-Reuter Special.
U.S. SILVER
The four-day match between the RESERVE
lan Xl commenced here this morning. 2,129,000 OUNCES
M.C.C. touring team and an Austra-
011 or
about
(c) Whether any or all of the supervising the arrival and de- deaths could have been prevented parture of the C.N.A.C., plane, had the authorities taken immediate which had just landed from precautions when the epidemic was Canton and was moored to the first notified on or about November buoy off the sea wall.
(d) Whether any action is templated by Government to prevent a recurrence of this or any ollier typo of epidemic.
con-
Cukers did not wait for the official's return to the hanger. He taxied off the tarmac in front of the hangar and commenced his run across Interviewed carly this morning, the the drome preparatory to taking off. Colonial Secretary, Ilon. Mr. R.A.C. He had proceeded only a short dis- North, stated that the petition and tance, however, when his plane struck not yet been brought to his notice. a patch of soft earth where the sur- He refused to state what action face of the landing field has been would be taken by Government until under repair during the past week few seconds the plane's he had had time to read the letter and In from the parents concerned.
undercarriage had collapsed and was wrecked. Government, it is understood, la
Luckily the machine did not turn still instituting Its own investigations, over and the pllot stepped out of it. and is expected to shortly issue
quite unharmed.. prelitalnery report,
Further cases of dysentery, includ- ing adults, are entering hospitals, but there have been no denths since last week.
Labour Party Castigation For Cripps
The machine is badly damaged. It has been taken back to the hangar. where the Far East Aviation Com- pany have commenced repairs.
Cultural
Agreement Expected
“IF GERMANY WERE | SEQUEL TO JAPAN-
TO DEFEAT US"
London, Nov. 20.
Dr. Hugh Dalton, Chairman)
GERMAN ACCORD
addressed to him by men from the Rebels and Reds engaged in a specta Monmouthshire valley who parti- cipated in a recent march of the un-cular duel above Madrid, in which at employed to London. The letterest three warplanes were brought ed that Jopy had been seriously in- stated that the
one in dames. It is not jured. enstern valley had down,
known whether the machines were The French aviator, who establish- been blighted by the dead hand of
ed the remarkable solo record of 58 poverty, and made reference to the Government or Insurgent.
Meanwhile, the Civil War that is hours from Paris to. Hongkong, look ten or twelve years' continuous un- never obtained work, women who month, with an estimated loss so far yesterday. were prematurely old and children
225,000 dead and woundedi.-| He carried sumclent tudi to take his plane 2,500 miles. However, it who were stunted and frail. It ap-
Reuter reports thol Insurgent has been established that he encoun- pealed for the abolition of the means
planes dropped a large number of tered head-winds practically the asked how the sufferers pants one Ministry of the In- whole distance from Hongkong to test, and could believe in the talk of prosperity Lerior, which was destroyed.
Japan and it is presumed that lack of
Berlin, Nov. 19. or joyfully celebrate the Coronation,
Japanese circles here belleve that fuel was responsible for the forced At Abertillery, the King watched
of the Labour Party Executive, a Japanese-German cultural agree- landing. children partaking of a meat costing
has sharply rebuked Sir Staf-ment, along the lines of that between 1d., of whom nine million had been
ford Cripps, K.C.
Austria and Germany, and including supplied by the authorities since 1921.
un arrangement for the exchange of His Majesty ended his tour at
Shanghai, Osaka and Tokyo Air-
Cripps, in the course of a speech artists and professors and students, Rhymney this, afternoon amid un-
supporting the Labour candidate will follow closely on the heels of broken demonstrations of loyalty and
last night, in response to in appeal
the Preston by-election, coused by Japanese-German
the from the French cruiser Lamotte
unti-Com- the enthusiasm, and returned to London.
appointment of Mr. W. M. my
M. munist understanding, which is at Kirkpatrick to undertake Before his departure, he said: "I the title "Prince of Wales" had a Plequet. holder.
trade present being negotiated in Tokyo. most Interesting two days.
Considerable anxiety was felt when, have had
Washington, Nov. 10.
mission to China, is alleged to Jinve It is pointed out in some quarters Now we must see what we con do,”
The King has also sent a message at 9 p.m., it was evident in Tokyo
Senator Thomas to-day sold that said that it would not be a bad thing that the report that the Japanese- Reuter Special.
to the counties of Glamorganshire that the aleman was missing. Through
the United States silver reserves, at for the British workers it Germany German political and economic agree- and Monmouthshire declaring that he lack of communications, it was not
present totalled 2,120,000 ounces.
defeated us, adding that it would be ment provides for the supply of had been grently touched by the possible to relieve this anxiety by
On the basis this he said that necessarily for the working class.
a disaster for the capitalists, but not armaments to Japon may be discount- warmth of the welcome accorded to announcing that he had been found
the Treasury had issued $1,000,000,-
ed in view of the fact that Japan him wherever he went. His
first
until early this The King's deep interest in Wales feeling was one of admiration for ly injured in the crash, his condition
morning.
000 in silver notes "just as good as
Dr. Dalton stated in an interview has her own adequate arms manus und his concern for the hardships of the spirit in which the people of stated to be "not serious."
Although M. Japy has been severe-
gold
that Sir Stafford Cripps had been facturing plants.
A Japanese military study treated with great patience since lie the depressed areas was further South Wales were facing
Also he said that the orden115
at present engaged in an the silver joined the Labour Party, "but there mission emphasised this evening on his return ot
Japy was found lying unconscious, reserves have so far not reached are limits to our capacity to remain extensive tour of Germany-Reuter. It is stated that the airman flew prolonged unemployment, and he in London from his tour, when he was encouraged by seeing the fine direct to Japan, instead of landing thigh, by harcoal burners. The the Silver Purchase Act requires, utterances."
with an injured head and broken one third of the gold reserves, which silent in the face of such Irresponsible approved the custom of singing "God efforts, both Government and volun- first at Shanghai, despite instructions Decident deprives him of the chance although they were approaching that Bless the Prince of Wales after the tary, being made to help them. He by the Japanese Ministry of Com- to win a prize of 400,000 francs offer-level. singing of the National Anthem at urged them not to lose heart and to Japanese authorities lasuing an edlet first person to break the record on no plans at present for any
Dr. Dalton added: fully share munications to the contrary, the red by the French Air Ministry to the
the astonishment and indignation ex-i any Welsh gathering where it was rest assured that their troubles were
In conclusion he said that he had pressed to me by many, leading customary to do so in the past when not forgotten-Rekler.
(Continued on Page 5.). a Paris-Tokyo Bight-Reuter.
now Labourite personalities in the past that there is a typhoon in about The Manila Observatory reports silver legislation-United Press.
few days."--Router.
| Long, 144, Lat. 17, moving N.NAF,
DEEP CONCERN
London, Nov, 20.
(Continued on Page 5.)
M.C.C. batted first,, and at the lunch Interval they had scored 50 runs for the loss of one wicket- Reuter.
Later. The score is now 77 for 1. Reuter.
Tea score:--105 for. 3.-Reuter.
JAPY'S INJURIES
Tokyo, Nov. 20.
а
traile
TYPHOON WARNING
com-