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WON'T TOLERATE CRASHED IN SIGHT OF 400,000 FRANC GOAL
SEARCH OF HER SHIPS
Franco Warned To Keeps Hands Off
Italy May Take Hand In
Blockade Of Spain
BRITAIN MAY
MAY AUGMENT FLEET
IN
MEDITERRANEAN WATERS
London, Nov. 20.
It is understood that Great Britain will not tolerate any action by General Francisco Franco's warships outside Spain's three-mile limit if the Rightist leader attempts to enforce a blockade of Leftist ports. It would be suicidal for his ships to try to act under belligerent rights.
This means that a search of British vessels on the high seas by insurgent warships will not be tolerated.. The right of search within Spanish territorial waters, moreover, is rather obscure.
Apparently, however, the Spanish Government, as such, is entitled to stop and search British ships within the three-mile limit, but Great Britain will not submit to a search by General Franco's craft either within or without territorial waters, inasmuch as he does not represent, for Britain, a recognised Government.-Reuter.
FIREMEN FEED FLAMES
London, Nov. 20.
Emphasising Britain's decision to stand by the Spanish non-intervention agreement, Mr. Anthony Eden, speaking at Leamington, said that because some! firemen took a hand at feeding the flames is no reason! why the whole.fire brigade should leave its posts and join in fanning Europe into a furnace.
"Our decision was the right one," he said, “and we mean to maintain it."-Reuter.
Italian Warning
Rome, Nov, 20. Giornale d'Italie, in an editorial, says to-day that Italy "and other strong European powers" have de- elded to prevent the establishment of a Red Repubite in Spain, and strongly hinted that Italy would prevent Soviet steamery reaching Spanish ports-United Press.
Britain's Policy
London, Nov, 20. The United Press, following Mr. Anthony Eden's announcement that Great Britain would protect her ship- ping in the Mediterranean in the event of a blockade of Spanish ports, learns that British policy with respect to the Spanish situation includes:
SUSPECT
FASCIST PLOTTING
RUSSIANS ACCUSE
STICKLING
ORGANISING, TERRORISM?
RUSSIA REBUKES JAPAN
ANTI-COMMUNIST
PACT RESENTED MAY INJURE RELATIONS
Moscow, Nev. 20.
It is afficially announced that the Soviet Ambassador in Tokyo has in- formed the Japanese Foreign Minis- ter that the Japanese explanation of
STORMS SMOTHER BATTLE
LULL ON MADRID WAR FRONT
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS
Madrid. Nov. 20. There was reduced military netivity around the capital fo day. largely owing to bad weather.
Spasmodic fighting occurred in the vicinity of the model prison, but this was mostly con- ned to rifle and machine-gun fire, with occasional artillery salvocs.
There is no appreciable change in the military pesilion, and there were no nir ratis ia-day-Reuter.
COUNTER-ATTACK
Madrid, Nov. 20.
A communique issued by the De- fence Commitice claims that violent fighting in the University City sec- tor yesterday ended in the Govern- ment recapturing all the buildings occupied by Morocean troopa,
Insurgent counter-attacks in the morning were repulsed with consider- able losses,
Eight insurgent planes
were
| brought down in air battles in Madrid yesterday.—Router's Bulletin Service.
SUCCESSES' DENIED
An
Seville, Nov. 20. offietal insurgent broadcast elors that the insurgents have oc- eupled high ground in the University Chy, having repulsed with heavy losses the Government counter-at- tacks, mostly by columns composed entirely of foreigners,Renter's Bulletin Service,
SNOWSTORMS RAGING
The red monoplane in which M. Andre Japy endeavoured to create a 00-hour solo record from Paris to Tokyo, photographed when the aviator landed at Kal Tack Airport. As he was laxf-ing across the Hong- kong 'drome, ML. Japy nearly sped into the mounds of sand (shown in foreground of photograph) which caused a Latvian 'plane to capsize yesterday. Lt. Laine, the aviator attached to the French cruiser Lamotte Plequet, clambered onto the wing of Japy's 'plane, and shouted a warning. Japy crashed into a mountain-
side in Japan on the last staze of his record-making flight.
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL MURDERED
MACAO MAN SHOT TWICE IN BACK
ASSAILANT ESCAPES
(From Our Own Correspondent ›
Macao, Nov. 20.
An unidentified gunman last night shot and killed an official į of the Chinese Maritime Cus- Avila, Nov. 20. Snowstorms are raging to the north toms staff here, Mr. Che Koo- of Madrid in the Guadarrama moun-chan, firing two shots into his tains and around Escorial in the Gredos mountains. The twenty inches deep in some places.
Military operations are therefore temporarily held up-Reuter.
ANOTHER RAID
snow
is
Barcleona, Nov. 20. The Prade Museum fri Madrid was to-day bombed mid set afire by in- eendiary bombs dropped by insurgent areoplanes, according to an tin- noureement made here.-Reuter.
FRENCH VOLUNTEERS
Barcelona, Nov. 20. Two thousand French Socialists, in-
REPAIRING Damage
the alleged agreement between Jupan cluding women, arrived here to-day and Cermany--that it is designed to to fight for the Government.-Reu- fight Communism--is unsatisfactory ter's Bulletin Service. and is likely seriously to jeopardise relations between Russia and Japan.
Madrid, Nov. 20. The Ambassador added that the Soviet Government could not under due to rain and bad visibility pre- Taking advantage of the respite, istand why the German Government
venting Insurgent planes bombing needed the help of Japanese police, the city, the inhabitants were to- and vice versa, in order to struggle day busy repairing the damage, as against Communism in, their own far as possible, in order to clear the Novosibirsk, Nov. 20. junta's right to enforce a blockade:gineer, Stickling, and the
Allegations that the German en-country,
streets for the work of firemen and The 2. Resistance of
communique adds that the rescuers when that bombard- seize or search merchantmen, as long, Bussians accused with him of sabo-Japanese Foreign Minister made no ment starts. it is added cryptically,
Lage In Siberian mines, had caused reply,—Reuter. Nationalists have not been arcerded son gas to be released in many
3. Refusal to recognise the Rightist
any attempt to
belligerents.
2014
seven
shafts of the Kuznet workings causing
the status of at Britain will per-workers "lo die like rats," were made |
bicanwhile,
sensational trial here to-day.
mit her ships to enter Bareleond at by a witness at the second day of the their own risk, while making an effort to clarify the situation.
The prosecution introduced two Kroups of witnesses. One testified
Mr. Eden said a communique ex-that the defendants activities were plained that the Nationalists cou- templated hinckade was due to the limited to spreading dissatisfaction scandalous trafile in urins
among workers and endeavouring to
More Vessels Tied Up
Dangerous ruins are being pulled down, shell holes are being filled up and debris swept away, while long lines of refugees are carrying their household goods to safer quarters.- Reuter Special.
EXECUTED BY POLICE ·
Valencia, Nov. 20. it is reported that Jose Antonio de River, son of the former Spanish son yard at Alicante, where he was shot by a platoon of shock police- Reuter Special.
... carried undermine the Stakhanoy moveticat STRIKE SETTLEMENT Dietntor, has been executed in a pri-
by ships flying different tags, whose in the western Siberian mines. read nationally was largely Russian or Spanish.
Other witnesses alleged there was
NOT IMMINENT
Mr. Eden said a Nationalist note banished Russion leader, and the a link between M. Leon' Trotsky, had warned foreign shipping to Nazis, through Stickling, who was evacuate Barcelona-"within a very engaged "to
San Francisco, Nov.-20. organise terrorist short time."
A United Press survey of the Weat group with the object of restoring Coast waterfront shows that 213 ships capitalism and Introducing a Fascist are tied up by the present strike, asi regime into Russini-Reuter.
compared with 175 İnst week.
arc
Action Of Piracy When Mr. Eden made this state- ment to the House of Commons, the Opposition leader, Mr. Clement Alltec, angrily declared: "As these rebels... would not of the kind Indiented be mere piracy? Would it be resented Dritala?"
Mr. Eden answered: "At present have not accorded belligerent rights to either side.
We.
Ple
in
This is taken as an indication that Britain will do her utmost to effect the Rightists, a compromlac with averting the danger of a clash.
Four Danger Points British observers envisage four dis- tinet danger points, first, an olign- (Continued on Page 5.)
幕
ACTIVITY IN ETHIOPIA
ITALIANS. OCCUPY
JIMMA
Of these, 08 are lying idle in Son Francisco harbour, 60 at San Pedro, 25 at Portland, 39 at Seattle, 7 al Vancouver, B.C., and elght at Hono- luht.
While new conciliation moves have been brought to standsill, union leaders are most pessimistic, Lunde berg, the Seamen's Union representa- tive in San Francisco, does not believe that a settlement is anything like Imminent United Press.
CARRIES BIG
U.S. MAIL TO
FAR EAST
New Westminster, B.C., Nov. 20. The stemmer Silver Guava has sailed from here, carrying 35,000 lbs. of American mail to Manila. Pre- sumably some of this mail will be for Hongkong and China.
back before fleettig."
The Customs officer was proered- ing along Travessa do Aterro Novo Street, just off Avenida Almeida Riberro, Macao's nunin street, when a Chinese. rushed at him and after firing two shots made his escape. The victim of the attack staggered two or three steps, and then fell dead.
The motive of the murderer is not known.
The Custonts oflcer, who was aged!
about thirty-one, was attached to the Lappo Customs Station, In Macao, and he resided in the rolony, with his wife and three children,
SUSPECT TAKEN
CANADIANS BABY RACE MAY BUILD DECLARED AIRWAY TO
FAR EAST
Chicago, Nov. 20. Colonel Edgar Gorrell, Presi dent of the Air Transport As.. sociation of America, speaking to the National Foreign Trade Courtell, asserted that Canadians were discussing the possibility of a trans-Pacific air line vis
the Great Circle course from Chiengo, Winnipeg and Shang- hal,
Colonel Gürrell sald he under- sloud that the proposed route was 4,000 miles shorter than the Pan-American route... United Press.
RUSSIA IS KEY NATION
ROOSEVELT PICKS NEW AMBASSADOR
Macao, Nov. 21. FOR IMPORTANT
APPOINTMENT
It is now reported that the alleged murderer of Mr. Che Roo-chan has been caught.
SUBMARINE SUNK IN COLLISION
GERMAN U-BOAT IN FATAL CRASH
Berlin, Nov. 20. A German nuval disaster occurred to-day when the submarine U-18 was) sunk in a collision during target practice in the Bay of Lubeck.
of
1
cow.
Washington, Nov, 20.
LAWFUL
WON'T ENCOURAGE IMMORALITY
MILLAR WILL HELD LEGAL
Toronto, Nov. 20. Mr. Justice Middleton ruled this afternoon that although the rich and unmarried Canadian lawyer, Charles Vanée Millar, may have been eccentric, he certainly knew how to draw up fa watertight inst will and tesit-
melt,
Elforts by Millar's relatives to nullify the "Baby Rore" clause in Millar's will failed when Mr. Justice Middleton gave his decision tale afternoon, dismissing the claim of Millar's relatives that the clause was invalid on the grounds that it oflend- cxt public policy and tended to encourage immorality.
The
the
Judge held, however, that only legitimate children were eligible in
the Baby Marathon, whereby raost fecund Toronto mother between Hallowe'en 1920 and Hallowe'en, 1938, will receive $500,000 (Canadian currency).
Mrs.
The decision eliminates Pauline May Clark from the contest. She entered at the last moment with the
13 cuncement that she had borne
In the ten years stipulated in Millar's will, Mrs. Clark admitted
in court, however, that her husband
રાઇન્ડર
not the father of the five youngest children.
Mr. Justice Middleton announced that he would reserve judgment on the method to be adopted to de- termine the winning mother, or mothers,
His decision has eliminated thir-
Mr. Joseph E. Davies, a wealthy socialite and former head of the Federal Trade Commission, has been teen of Millar's relatives who sought to break the will, since another cinuse appointed U.S. Ambassador to Mes-stipulates that any person attempting to upset the wili will nutomatically fortelt any rights they
may have
the With
elimination the, un-Clark, leaders in the Baby Marathon are now Mrs. Llly Kenny, who claims to be the mother of 12 children, Mrs. Kathleen Nugle, 31, who has had 12 children, Mrs. Alice Timieck, 38, mother of 17 and Mes. Grace
President Roosevelt signed the up-had. pointment shortly before Mr. Davies'
departure, but held up nouncement until Soviet Russia had assured the U.S. Government that the
would Ambassador persona aruta,
new
of Mrs.
Mr. Davies is a staunch supporter Begnato, 43, mother of 23. Not all of of President Roosevelt.
these children, however, were born within the time limit stipulated in Millar's strange will-United Press,
The White House said last night that President Roosevelt considered the crew, eight are missing, the appointment most important in while 12 have been rescued-Reuter. View of the critical European sa- tion. Due to the present test of strength between Fascism and Com- munism, the White House bellevos
BELGIAN DEFENCE
PRECAUTION
PROTECTION OF THE
FRONTIER
Brussels, Nov, 201 The Committee of National De-
Rome, Nov. 20. Omcial' messages Iroin · Addis Ababa report that in Italian force
Fears that Christmas mail from has occupied the province of Jimma, while another column has taken pos-
the United States would be held up scasion of the Juvdo platinum mine nounced of Mr. Ronald James therefore been relieved. The Silver adopted a clause in the Defence Bill The forthcoming wedding is an owing to the martine strike huve fence of the Belgian Chamber har centro In the Wolloga thirty-five miles north of Core. assistant, of No. 194, The: Peak, to consignment at Manila 19 days be the Army be enlisted for eighteen district, Douglas Clerk Grieve, mercantile Guava is expected to deliver Its providing that certain contingents of Practically opposition
was Miss Frances Boulton, of No. 102, fore Christmas-United Press, estcountered.-Reuter,
monthis In order to protect the frontier.-Reuter's Bulletin Service;
no
The Peak
Soviet Russin to be one of the key
nations in the present European STOP PRESS
imbroglio.
Mr. Davies is married to Marjorie Post Hutton, heiress to the Post- Toustie breakfast food millions. Their wedding in New York last year was the best publiclɛed for a decade.
-United Preza.
TYPHOON WARNING
The Manila Observatory reports that there is a typhoon in about long. 140, Lat. 18, moving N.W.
We
are
ofcially informed that Hin Excellency the Governor will make a statement on the dysen- tery epidemie at the session of Legis- lative Council which will be held on- Tuesday, November 24.