When laughs are longer and louder Laurel and Hardy will bring Intest them forth! The rib-Hekling comedy kings are offering their full-gth picture, "Our Relations, on the rereen of the King's Theatre to-day, Cast in dual roles, they play not only themselves hut also their newhat isreputable "twin brothers" and the results are the funniest ihn audiences live witnessed in many a month of laughs.
CAPT. POWELL
PASSES ON
Washington, Dec. 24.
NEW LEGATION IN ETHIOPIA
Brussols, Dec. 24,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EMPIRE
TRADE
BACKING
EXCHANGE OBSTACLE
CIRCUMVENTED
LINK, WITH
GERMANY
facilitate
Landon, Dec. 24.
between enmmerce
SATURDAY,
SIANFU ACCORD FORESEEN
FOREIGNERS FEAR EFFECT OF WAR U.S. REQUESTS PROTECTION
Shanghai, Dec, 24.
DECEMBER 26, 1936,
AMERICAN AID FOR LOYALISTS
FAMOUS FLIER AT HEAD OF RAIDERS
"XMAS CHEER FOR BURGOS"
Hendaye. Dec. 25. The "Yankee Squadron, under the leadership of tre famous airman, Dert Acosta, has started for Burgos, carry- ing hundreds of Incendiary bombs and planning to wreck hangars and munition dumps. Meanwhile, loyal- ist infantry is storming Burgos out-
A company entitled Compensation
A settlement of the Sianfu Brokers, Ltd., 'has been formed in London, under powerful auspices, to revolt is likely whereby Marshal British Dominions, Colonies and Eur-Chang Hsueh-liang will place opean countries whose normal trade himself under the protection of is curtalled by exchange restrictions, Marshal Yen Hsi-shnn. Governor
posts. of the adjoining province of The trade will be principally with
Shansi. Germany, on a barter system. The company is hundred per cent.
General Chong Kal-shek would British, with Lord Glenconner 1 then be reignsed and remain t Chairman.
Staniu to clean up the situation, It is understood that the British That inducements offered to the Government is offering no objections rebel troops are not known, but, in to the scheme and that the Dominions any event, their position
is - Governments also approve it, whilst coming untenable, owing to the 'the Germán authoritjes have pro-j overwhelming superiority the
intred certain facilities and privileges. Į government forces.
مردم.
The Compusty, in a statement, says Marshal Yen Hsi-shan has ably it realises that in some instances, ruled Shansi, which has been known competition will exist between a model province since 1911. He British and German munufactured | is fully inyal - to Nanking, but is Inepally a friend of Marshot Char! goods, but it proposes to work close contact with British Industry in¦ {[surty-Hang.--Reuter. order to ensure that such additionali German exports will not divert tende Moreover, it is ex- from Britain.
NANKING'S DEMANDS
Nanking, Dec. 24. Feelings of impatience are muafat- nts between United Kingdom! mg, following repented "requeris to and German expcris,
delay military operations."
preted that the compuny will be able. to assist in the furtherance of export | agreements
In the must vigorous battle of the northern campaign," which has insted for a whole day, more than 200 have been killed.
Acosta and his fellow-offteers refer to the bombs they carty ns "Messages of Christmas cheer for the boys of Burgos,”
Is Mers include: Eddie Schneider, Jr. Major Frederick Lord, Captain Barry are disappolated because they Gordon Barry. Mrs. Lord and Mrs. hoped their husbands would join ther for a party at Biarritz for Christmas.
SHELLING
MADRID
Meanwhile, at Madrid, the rebels have started a heavy artillery bóm- bardment and planes bombed the eity after nightfall. Many were wounded.
Terminating the pre-Christmas loll, saya a recent despatch, Rightists shelled the centre of the capitul Inte Five shells struck in within 30
The company emphasises that R
The Nanking press is specially out-this afternoon. has no intention of disturbing thei
the heart of the city early existing channels of trade where they spoken, demanding an
Sup minutes. pression of the revolt. The official; the Central Daily
are working satisfactores to, deat organ,
Company
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The Defence Committee states at noon that the Leftists had resisted
FESTIVITIES
with Turkey, Humania, Bulgaria and state on the Government successfully the Rightist attempt to The death has occurred of Captain) The Belgian Governnvent has on Jugo-Stavia, It intends to deal In of the advance of the Halsey Powell, aged 33 years, whose nouneed that the Beatlen at Addis foodstuffs, fats, oil, skins, hides, sisal, troops towards Slantu. We do not penetrate their lines throughout the promotion to the rank of Rear-¦ Airba wilt be replaced by
night. Con Jute and rubber. In the event of an want news of negotiations or of Admiral was recently approved, by j suinte – Gearrat, following the outbreak of war, shipments to the arrivals from Stanfu."
CANCELLED President Roosevelt.
xamples set by Brital, France al belligerents would be automatically! He served as a naval attache In Japan.
The general opinion is that a The Santander War Commissioner stopped.
peaceful settlement must be reached his ordered suspension of olf Christ- Peiping and was formerly commar- This will not mean the recognition
It is claimed that the volume of tler of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh, Ang-of Italian sovereignty, in Ethiopia,
Christmas Day, or that there wilmas festivities, saying: "To-day we Empire trade will be increased by the, be no further delay and Government must ship of the Asiatic Fleet-United Germany. Austria, Hungary.
more aler! than ever. Albania have rerumised the Italian theme, because countries like the troops will attack Sianfu from all Christmas festivities will be cele Prexx.
brated in due inne." conquest, --Reuter's Bulletin Service | United States and Japan, which are directions.-Reuter,
Frem Seville, General Del Lano Ins broade
de, that 500 men of the Loyalist International Brigade were village south of Madrid, Pietrobad, killed altempting to recapture
BELGIAN CÒÓNSCRIPTION
and
MISS CHURCHILL WEDS
New York, Dec, 24. Miss Sarah Churchill, daughter of
at present supplying the Dominions, do not buy from them in the samo ratio, whereas under the scheme trade would be balanced.--Reuter,
TREASURY APPROVES
FOREIGNERS IN DANGER
Pelping, Dec. 24.
Threatened hostilities are enda gering the safety of foreigners in Shensi province.
It
Brussels, Dec. 24. The House of Deputies has
He added that Nationalist troops proved of a Bill conscripting 84,000
Washington, Dec. 24.
had occupied Mostere and Villa del inen to milliary service in 1937, in
The Treasury announces its
The British Military Attache is Rio and warned that the evacuation accordance with the provisions of the Mr. Winston Churchill, has married proval of the barter transactions Roing to Loyang to-night to endea-period at several ports, including Defence Budget, recently introduced.th comedian, Vie. Oliver. The
couple will spend their honeymoon in With Germany, and states that it will your to arrange for the evacuation of Bilbao, hid terminated. Henceforth England-Neuter.
countervailing dutie Britteh subjects-Reuter.
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Nanking. Dec. 24. called blocked marks, which Bikewise The American Embasty ns. tele-i would not be considered to be subgraphed to General Yu Rauch-chung i ject 10 countervailing duties requesting protection for American Renter's Bulletin Service.
residents in Kansu and aid in evacun-i ting those who are in the dangerous zones.United Press.
NEW AIR PACT
London, Dec. 24.
REBEL DEFEATED
Nanking, Dec. 25.
the rebels would not be responsible for any foreign ships sunk, he sand. -United Press..
QUAKES CONTINUE IN SALVADOR
San Salvador, Dec. 24. Minor quakes continue to bring down houses in the devastated aren of the San Vicente volcano.
Stringent...........health_ measures. have.
The Exchange Telegraph's Lisbon It is officially stated that Central correspondent says it is reported that Government army vanguard troops the Portuguese Government has con-defeated rebet unfts north of Wairan, cluded an agreement with Imperial The rebels have withdrawn to been invoked, hundreds of corpses Airways and Pa-American Airways Weinan and Government troops, are being burned. Most of the refugees for regular air lines between Europe moving westward, north and south of are concentrated in a tent city of the and the United States, via Lisbon and the Wei River, and have captured village The Azores United Press.
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