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Lalary, Supreme Court,
Hongkong Telegraph.
No. 18087 CAR VITA=TMF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1936.
FRANCE WILL BUILD GREAT BATTLE FLEET
To Spend £200,000,000 In Next Three Years
KEEPING LEAD OVER GER-
MAN & ITALIAN SEA POWER (SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH!)
Paris, Dec. 21. France is embarking upoh a naval building programme of considerable dimensions as soon as the naval limitation treaties expire at the end of the current year.
Her new programme is designed to create "a most modern battle flect," possibly by 1910: that is, within three years.
Officials declared to-day that not a single ton of France's existing warships will be destroyed, following the British-American lead of retention of over-age tonnage. And the country intends to build as fast as her money and shipyard facilities allow.
The Superior Naval Council has] === decided that the nation's warship tonnaga of approximately 200,000 tone shall be increased to 850,000 tons. The cost of this great enter- prise will be at least £200,000,000, and will keep French shipyards busy for ten years.
The French programme's objective is roughly this:
1. A wor fect one-third na grent as
Italy's;
2. A war fleet one-half larger than
Germany's.
It is indicated that the Superior
BRITISH DECISION PLEASES
ITALIANS
Naval Council is not concerned over CONSULATE-GENERAL
the strength of the British and American fleets.-United Press.
FOREIGN .. CAPITAL MENACE
U.S. GUARD AGAINST CREDIT INFLATION
NO EXCESS OF RESERVES
Washington, Dec. 21.
FOR ADDIS ABABA
FRANCE TAKES SAME ACTION
London, Dec. 21:
The British Government has notified the Italian Government that it has decided to convert the Legation at Addis Ababa into a Consulate-General.
decision is quite independent of It is pointed out that this
Anglo-Italian negotiations in the Mediterranean, nor has it any bearing on the question of recognition of the conquest of Ethiopia by Italian Renter.
Arms.—
PARIS FOLLOWS. SUIT
Paris, Dec. 21.
UNDER SEVERE SHELL-FIRE
BBINGLE COFT CENTE
This is Madrid's famma, nese University City. In it lie hidd en hundreds of loyalist militiamen, with bombs and machine-guur. On its outskirts and in some of its buildings, insurgent troops have barricaded themselves. They are fighting ferociously in a series of day and night raids upon one another's strong points, and all the while cheila sercam overhead and "crump" into the positions held by loyslint and rebet alike. The bombardment kardly ever cească, and is generally sustained by both sideė,
Earthquake Destroyed
San Vicente
San Salvador. Dec. 21.
San Vicente, a town in the ing terlar of the republic of Salvador,
CONSUL- GENERAL PROMOTED
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GUNNERS AND AIRMEN DUEL Spanish Loyalists Lose Two Machines
BUT REBEL ARMS PLANT
DESTROYED BY SHELLS
London, Dec. 21.
A Spanish insurgent radio broadcast from Seville claims that two Government aircraft were brought down in the course of a raid over Badajoz.
A Government message from Madrid reports that loyal artillery, during a bombardment in the San Sebastian sector, set fire to the insurgent arms factory at Vega, which was totally destroyed.-Reuter Bulletin Service.
ARTILLERY DUELLING
Madrid, Dec. 21. El Socialista's Oviedo correspondent says that
Step Toward Government guns have blown up the arms factory at La
ú
Settlement Of Strike ·
SERVICE CHANGES.
San Francisco, Dec. 31, IN CHINA
Ship-owners and -the Pacific Murine Firemen'a, Ollers', Water- tenders' and Wipers' Association have BRENAN reached a tentative agreement on all disputed points, and have come HOME' #closer to a settlement of the strike than at any Uime during the past few weeks' crisis. Their representa- Lives met in secret.
was completely destroyed by two SIR J.
earthquake locks during the week-end..
The first night and
occurred Saturday the second Sunday morning, Buth were felt over a
wide area,
The death roll Is now estimated at 100, No foreigners were among the victims.—Reuter.
MYSTERY AVIATRIX "WANTED”
ALLEGEDLY SHOT YOUNG PILOT
THEN STOLE HIS PLANE
Versailles, Dec. 21.
a
summons
GOING
The agreement is subject only to the ratification of the full union membership.
"These important achievements are behind us. I hope a settlement of all -differences-with other unions-con be
speedily consummated," #aid spokesman.-United Press.
Nuffield's Gift To Distressed
£2,000,000 XMAS PRÉSENT
areas.
Vega, which has been manufacturing weapons for the insurgents since the outbreak of the civil war. The telephone building has also been set afire there, he adds.
Meanwhile, the rebels have commenced a long-range bombardment of Madrid, firing intermittently upon selected targets. A shell bursting near the Telephone Exchange Building hurled shrapnel through the press room windows within three feet of the heads of a handful of sleeping newspaper correspondents.
RUSSIANS PROMISE REPRISALS
FOR SINKING. OF KOMSOMOL
PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT
(Spacini Ta "Telegraph”)
the
The Government is prepared to take the offensive for the first time since the inception of the siege of Madrid in order to thwart the at- tempt of the rebels to make a junc- tion of
three powerful armies, by Including those commanded Generals Mola and Varelas.
an
It is reliably stated in a military
be quarter that This will important week" in the siege, with Monday or Tuesday the date of 'n "decisive battle."-Untied Press.
Exchanging Hostages
St. Jean de Luz, Dec. 21. The Basque Minister of Justice has arrived aboard a British dea- troyer, and proceeded to, Bayonne with a view to negotiating with the Insurgents for a large-scale exchange. of hostages for Christmas.
FL
use the capital of the trust for the Spanish rebels, and demanding "im Trotsky Seeks
Moscow, Dec. 21. Protest mass meetings throughout the country have will also open tentative discussions is possible that the delegates been held, following the Govern- for some kind of an armistice on the Sir John Brenan
London, Dec. 21. Lord Nuffield, the well-known ment's action in accusing Spanish Basque front-Reuter Bulletin Ser- London, Dec. 21. motor-car manufacturer and philan-robels of the sinking of the vice. Sir John Brenuh, British Consul-thropist, has placed at the disposal Soviet steamer, Komsomol. The examining magistrate is General at Shanghai, will take over for the benefit of the distressed
of three trustees a sum of £2,000,000 The workers' passed resolutions A far-reaching programme to pre-
to next year the post at the Foreign The trustees have full discretion to despatching vent the Impariation of foreign
threatening reprisals ogolnst capital from disturbing the United
Madame Schmeder Chapelut, Office held by Mr. John Pratt, who is States' domestle economy, has been
retiring.
mediato und decisive action against beautiful young Erench woman,
Inflation or support of measures udopted by the United States The French Charge d'Afaires In
Mr. Herbert Philips, Consul- likely to lift unemployment in the the Fascist pirates." Rome has been instructed to Inform who crashed whilst largling a General, at Canton, will succeed Sir distressed areas and for the social steamers have issued a protest. "Wei
The crews of numerous Black Sea Treasury Department.
It is officially announced that gold the Italian Government that France plane on farm at Selsey, John.
It is stated that Lard Numeld in order to defend the Fatherland, MUST QUIT NORWAY
must purchases will be sterilised in an in-has decided to transform the French England.
Improve our military knowledge active account
so that they cannot be Legation at Addis Ababa Into o uscă n
at Manila, will be transferred to desired to give practical shape to the they add. basis for credit Inflation in Consulate-General.
Earlier French officials had Canton, Mr. W P. W. Turnerwards the new monarch, King George destruction of the Komsomol. the United States.
Omelat quarters state his step found a young engineer pilot Consul-General at Yunnnafu will VI, and simultaneously to do any enemies are warned that Soviet ships,
IN FORTNIGHT Gold Imports and acquisitions of does not raise the question of domestic gold will be Ananced recognition of the Italian empire in named Lallemant in a held on roller, Consul at Tengyuah, withing possible to support the National Fitke Soviet people and Soviet terri-,
,
the outskirts of Paris with a take Mr. Turner's post-Reuser,
Government, particularly the Prime tory, are inviolable,United Press, bullet wound in his neck.
Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Reuter Special.
through the sale of Treasury bills, Ethiopia-Reuter,
thus preventing the influx of gold
from Increasing the excess of bank - DE FACTO RECOGNITION? reserves, which at present have
reached the total of $2,050,000,000 in
of
London, Dec. 21.
B
The engineer stated that a woman passenger had shot him in the back feet above Versailles, whilst he was piloting a plane 2,000
*consequence the steady Indux of Addis Ababa Legation into a Con- Britain has decided to convert her foreign capital In recent months.
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the Secret-sulate-General, and Sir Eric Drum-
Lallemant was able to land the ary of the Treasury, has announced mond, the British Minister to Rome, that the programme will be instituted has so informed the Italian Govern-plane in a field, but he states that the within the next few days.-Reuter.
ment.
woman, flourishing a revolver, jump The action does not constituted into the cockpit and took off with - DISTURBING EFFECTS.
de jure recognition of the Italian Washington, Later, conquest of Ethiopia, .It is officially
The summons is being despatched The Treasury's programma aims stated, but it is not explained whether through the British Foreign Office, the at offsetting the disturbing effects it entalls de facto recognition, charge against the woman being that both of the Inflow and outflow of United Press.
she caused injury to Lalleimant. capital.
Reuter Special...
Jn.
DECISIONS WELCOMED
Rome, Dec. 21,
When gold enters the country, the Treasury, through a sale of bills, will remove from the money, market an amount equal to that coming
The British and French decisions Britain and France grant de jure When gold leaves the country, the to convert their Addis Ababa Lego-recognition to Italy in Ethiopia, Ar bilis will be retired, thus returning been warmly welcomed as tantamount would necessitate
tions Into Consulates-General have it is admitted that such recognition the funds to the money market-to de facto recognition of Italian versal of British and French policy,
profound
sovereignty in Ethiopia, -
there is no tendency in Italy to press
Reuter,
TO AID CHAUMONT
It is considered that this move on this point as yet, Reuter.
.:
benefit of inhabitants. Mr. A. P. Blunt,¿Consul-General ins
·
succeed Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Stark
current expressions of goodwill to-
saya
The pirates will answer for the Our
Disarmament Appeal Is Rejected
Mexico Refuge
Oslo, Dec. 21..
It is learned on good authority that us M. Leon Trotsky's permit to re- main in Norway is not being renewed, he is leaving the Scandinavian sanc- tuary, within a fortnight..
His destination is believed to bo Mexico, where he has been given par-> mission to reside.
A British Wireless message ROYAL CHRISTMAS
Lord Nuffield states that he appre- elates that the Government has done London, Dec, 21.-
and is doing all that is possible within its legitimate sphere, but he feels The King and Queen will leave there is still room for a trust the London to-morrow for Sandringham, activities of which would not be where they are spending the Christ-limited by considerations which apply mas. Their Majesties, accompanied in the allocation of public money au- by their two daughters and Queen thorised by Parliament. Mary, will travel by Royal train The three trustees appointed are from: King's Crosa, to Wolferton. Mr. Nigel L Campbell, Lord Portal GERMAN REPLY TO that Trotsky was behind must of the British Wireless
and Mr. B. Seebohm Rowntree.
POPE TO BROADCAST TO
WORLD CHRISTMAS EVE:
Vatican City, Dec. 21,
ANTHONY EDEN
Berlin, Dec, 21.
Soviet Russia has brought pressure to bear on Norway to expel the former revolutionary leader since the disclosures at the recent trial of anti- Stalin terrorists, where it was alleged plotting for the Government's 'over- throw-Reuter Bulletin Service,
MRS. EINSTEIN DEAD IN U.S.
FAMOUS HUSBAND. SHUNS PUBLICITY:
The appeal made Inst week by Mr. Anthony Eden: British Foreign Secretary, for a European economie settlement has been refected by Diplomalle Correspondence, the Ger- man official news organ, which ways no healthy nation will barier
away His Holiness the Pope is planning to broadcast a message
hor
rights to live in exchange; for, the part of London paves the way [ | for an Anglo-Italian gentlemen's BULGARIAN RECOGNITION to the world on Christmas Eve. He is expected to make an appeal economic advantages.
The Journal adds
that any attempt agreement, in the Mediterranean
to settic for peace.
· armaments. Washington, Dec. 21.,
Conditions by
Princeton, NJ, D6, 21. 1s also reported as a situation de-
The Pope's broadcast is expected the week-end. It is stated that the economic pressure is doomed The Navy Department has ordered priving the League of Nations of an The Bulgarian Minister has to repipce, the Christmas address to f State dully and actively occupies urged the world to turn from arma. The United Prear adds that
to fall
Mrs. Elsa Elristein, wife or Popo receive his Cardinal Secretary
In his appeal fast Week, Mr. Eden- famous scientist, Leidend Reuters -the destroyers Bittern, Flach an excuse for allowing Ethiopian repre- formed Count Ciano, the Italian
Pecos,, at present in Manila, to pro-sentatives to continuo
the Cardinals, which has :beer: can- ceed to Chinwangian and assist the to sit in the Foreign Minister, that the Bulgarian celled owing to his liiness, and himself with stato affairs, ments competition to economic co- Einstein, died on Bunday, a Tian
Government has decided to create a
Meanwhile, in Rome, It is offelally operation, ¡ adding that an ornamenta | Illness of several week feed supply ship USS. Chaumont, at Nevertheless, it is explained Constulate al Addis Ababa. Recogal The Vatican to-day denied the stated that His Holiness will broad agreement wiLEH necessary pro was hot revealed until-to-day now present aground in that harbour. British, French and Italian relations ton of lalan sovereignty follows alarmist reports concerning the casts from his bed 11.30 p.m. requielts of any economic settlement, Ile Professor Einalainen United Press.A
cannot return to full normality antii, automatically.Reuters d'e *** Pope's health, which cirmilated over G,M,T: Thursday,—Reuter-f
Reuter Special
like for publicity of any Fort
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Rome, Dec. :21)-