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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1938.;
STRIKERS REBELS
TYING
REBELS GIVE ALHAMBRA
INDUSTRY WARNING OF
SERIOUS SITUATION
IN CALIFORNIA
STATE
OFFICER
WILL ACT
San Francisco, Dec. 3. The State of California's first move In the American, shipping strike was taken to-day by Mr. Timothy A. Reardon, chairman of the Californis Industrial Relations Commission,
"The Industrial tle-up on the watertront has reached such
pro- portions that practically every In- dustrial plant in the state has been detrimentally uffeeted," Raid Mr. Reardon,
He had received sinte-wide re- quests for the Commission to exercise Jogal Jurisdiction "to protect Call- fornia industry insofar as employees and employers are concerned."
Ir. Reardon added that he planned to consult all Interested parties, ...12..bring about an coiuitsble
Choplikend prevent a genera! Kus-
solution
pension of industry and employment.
Meanwhile, negotiations looking to the settlement of the maritime strike are stalemated and union members are planning. mass demonstrations on Saturday, in San Francisco and Oak- land.-Ünited Preșa.
CANTON-S'HAI TELEPHONE
NEW ATTACK
Southern Ports
Will
Be Bombarded Soon
London, Dec. 3.
General Francisco Franco, the insurgent leader, has warned British and other foreign shipping of his intention to bombard the area between Cape San Antonio, north of Alicante, and Marbella, west of Malaga.
There will be frequent aerial attacks both day and night, he states, on presumed enemy ships in Spanish territorial waters.
Mines will be laid in the harbour mouths of this zone, it is added.--Reuter Bulletin Service.
Bombing Casualties
18,
Madrid, Dec. 3. Bombing raids to-day killed seriously injured 110 and slightly wounded 200, including women, children and aged non-combattants.
to
Following the bombardment the Rightista launched an attack from three points in a renewed effort shotter the Government lines. They sent waves of infantry "over the top" in the University City sector, from and on the outskirts of Madrid. the Casa de Campo, around Pozuelo
Leftists maintain that euch attack
Canton, Dec. 4. The long distance telephone ser- vlee between Canton and Shanghai to being inaugurated to-morrow when the Mayor of Greater Shang-was repulsed and that scores of hai. Mr. Wu Teh-chen, will invite Mr. Huang Mo-sung and Mr. Tseng Yang-fusto speak with him between 9 n.m. and 10 am-Renter,
NO DEBT TALKS
London, Dec. 3. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancei- lor of the Exchequer, speaking in the House of Camunons, clearly indicated to-day that Britain would not be inclined at present to re-open War Debt negotiations and intimated that he did not anticipate an early Franco-Amerlean' debt settlement. United Press.
NEUTRALITY SAFEGUARD
London, Dec. 3. The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Munitions--to-Spain-B-was- passed through all its stages in the House of Lords this afternoon and Immediately received the Royal Assent.
insurgents were killed in a terrifie artillery barrage which prevented the Righlists' attempts to fortify new positions..
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Throughout the day Rightist, and Leftist air forces bombed the
STRIKERS GAIN IN HOUSTON
ONE SHIP-OWNER CAPITULATES
WILL OFFER CONCESSIONS
New York, Dec. 3. There were three important de- the United States opposition gun and infantry positions velopments in and engaged in frequent thrilling air, shipping strike to-day. aucts. United Press.
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Loyalists Attack
At Houston, Texas, the owner of the Lyjes Steamship Company, A orge leet of coastal steamers, in- nounced he would submit CE new Madrid, Dec. 4.
to contract the striking seamen, Shortly before, midnight last night conTRIN
increases terrific artillery bombardment Granting substantial commenced, the Loyalist batterics wages up to £4 a month and other firing rupidly along lie whole front, concessions.
In New York, after conversations Simultaneously, Iniantry launched n counter-attack, concentrating on the with leaders of the local longshore- men's union, the French Line offices north-west sector of the city.
postponed the departure of the liner
Fog has grounded all acroplanes-Champlain in the hope that her cargo United Press.
Rebels Surprised
With the Nationalists. Dec. 4. The Loyalist militia surprised the
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might eventually be discharged. The longshoremen refused to handle it as a reprisal against French dock workers, who refused to unload an American hip b because of their sympathy with the striking scamer
Meanwhile, it is uonounced, Washington officials are most
COT corned over the fact that the Ameri of can import and export trade is at present being carried on almost ex- clusively by foreign ships. This situation, of course, is a result of the seamen's strike which has tied up practically the whole of the United States merchant fleet.-Reuter.
rebel lines to-day, attacking from behind sandbag barricades at the heads of the principal streets with The second reading was moved by line-throwers, squirting ares Lord Plymouth, Parliamentary U-fire-United Press. "rter-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who is Chairman of the International Committee for application of the agreement regarding non-interven- tion in Spain. Both he and the Air Secretary, Lord Swinton, contested the opinion expressed by parties in the civil war. The object of the non-intervention policy Was prevent the
Wireless.
to
spreading
civil wor -beyond-Spanish-territory,—Brkish-
RATIONING GERMANY
TO PREVENT FOOD HOARDING
Berlin, Dec. 3. Food rationing has been inaugurat- ed in Germany with the issuance of a decree ordering all butchers and pro- vision merchants to sell butter, inrd and other fats only on a basis of official lists showing how much la allowed to each family,
The ordinance is designed to assure equal distribution and to prevent hoarding by excessive-purchases. United ProSL.
FRENCH FLIERS DEPART
TAKE OFF FOR FORT BAYARD
General Denain and his crew took off safely from Kai Tak Airport this morning at 10.45. They headed for Fort Bayard where a short stop will be made for inspection purposes. The plane will then continue to Hanol for in overnight stop..
on
General Denain arrived here Thursday evening from Hanoi, having flown from Paris in a large bombing piane. He is on an inspection lour of the French provinces in his capacity of Inspector General of the French Colonial Air Force.
SPECIAL AREAS BILL
London, Dec. 3. The Minister of Labour announced In the House of Commons to-day that the measure to amend the Special Areas Development Act, un- der whch the Government's sld for the depressed arens has been organise ed, would be' introduced soon after. the Christmas recess.—British". Wire-
less.
MOTION
PUZZLES HOUSE
ABDICATION MUST
BE AVOIDED
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DIDN'T KNOW THE LAW
WOMAN'S MUI-TSAI
OFFENCE
Amitting a charge of having on un- registered maul-tsal, Ho Slu-chun, 27- year-old married woman, of 84 Landon, Dee. 3. Hollywood Road, first floor, was fined Members of the House of Com-$50 by Mr. K. Keen at the Central mons are considerably puzzled by Magistracy this morning motion in the name of Colonel J. C. Inspector H. W. Fraser, attached to Wedgewood, former Liberal but now the S.C.A., said
said that about 5.45 p.m. an Independent silting the Op- yesterday Lance-Sergeant Lau Hing position benches, inviting the House was on duty in Hollywood Rond to subscribe to the opinion that the when he was approached by a man Oath of Allegiance already taken to who told him that an unregistered King Edward
not be mizi-isai had
n
any form of the Coronation ceremony cubicle on the first floor of 84 Holly- or by the presence thereat, or the wood Road. The detective went to absence therefrom, of any dignitary the place where he saw, through a or personage whatsoever, nor will crack on the door to the room, the the House of Commons substitute girl, You Nam, aged 0, sitting on a any other for the King of England. bed. She was holding a bunch of keys and she told the detective that Reuter learns that by "the absence she had been left in the room by de- of my thignitary Cotonet Wedge rendan smce-mid-day. The girl-was- wood means the Archbishop of
presented to defendant by her natural Canterbury, the Bishop of Bradford, father, through a go-between, on the Prime Minister or anybody else. February 24 last for the sum of $120 ColonelTM Wedgewood” told~~~Reuter Conton currency. Her parents had that the Coronation service was only not been traced, but the document in a church performance which had connection with the transaction had nothing to do with the people of this been recovered from a woman in 43 country, apart from their desire to Shanghai Street, second floor. Since she had been with defendant, the maintain, öld traditions. Whatever
girl had done very light work and she
happened, the King must be King, and the abdication of King Edward must be avoided at all costs.
appeared to be fairly well nourished. Defendant, who was the first con- cubine of a military officer now in It is understood that the leaders Shanghal, come to the Colony on of the Opposition parties have given February last and apparently did not general approval of Mr. Baldwin's know of the regulations concerning
atitude.--Reuter.
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