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二拜禮 𫘝九廿月二十英港香 TUESDAY,
No. 150
SPANIARDS SAY
SEIZED STEAMER
HAD CONTRABAND German Indignation Now Apparently Cooling
BERLIN CIRCLES DENY WAR CRAFT SENT TO BILBAO
Bayonne, Dec. 28.
A spokesman for the Basque Government has issued a formal statement to the effect that the seized German steamer Palos, captured by Government patrol vessels in the Bay of Biscay on December 24, carried contraband war materials.
The statement adds that the German captain was hailed and refused to disclose the nature of his cargo and that he destroyed compromising documents before the Palos arrived at Bilbao,Reuter.
GERMAN IRE COOLS
Berlin, Dec. 28,
Evidence that Germany is hoping to settle the Palos affair without a display of force was forthcoming from official circles to-day.
No fresh warships have been despatched to Spain, it is stated. Yesterday it was reported that ships had been rushed to Bilbao, where the Palos is held.
To-day's attitude contrasts strong-
ly with the statements made Satur- day und there is now n disposition to minimise the whole affair.- Reuter Bulletin Service.
Government Successes
Madrid, Dec. 28. The Spanish Government claims considerable successes in yesterday's Aghting, which lasted until nightfall. It is stated that militiamen complete- ly cleared the Common roads and that con
communications with the Gov- cmment positions hr Aravaca ve been re-established. The lines of communication with Pozuelo have also been cleared, it is said.
The Government claims to have In- letet heavy losses on the insurgents in these arens and to have captured five of the rebels' armoured car fleet. -Reuter Bulletin Service.
Many Priests Slain
Avila, Dec. 28. Monseigneur Goma, Primate of Spain, and Archbishop of Toledo, has returned here from Rune, where he was twice received by His Holiness Pope Pius.
The Primate is reported to have declared that 10 Bishops and 5,000 priests out of a total of 35,000, have been killed since the outbreak of the civil war-Reuter
Embassy Move Explained
London, Dec. 28.
Russia And
Japan Sign
New Treaty
“Moscow, Dec~28," A protocol establishing a tem- perary basis for continuation of the Russo-Japanese fisherles treaty has been signed here by representatives of The two Governments. It ta for the period of 1937 only.
It was recently reported that Russia would refuse to renow the recently announced German- Japanese anti-Cominunist treaty.
-Reuter,
RUSSIA, FRANCE BLAMED
The Transfer of the British Em- FOR INTERVENTION
bassy from Madrid to Valencia is
of
Madrid.
due to the fact that there seems to prospect of an early return Spanish Government to Hence, the British representative, Mr. V. C. W. Forbes, is not in a good position to maintain close contact with important political authorities.
Moreover, measures to supply the Embassy stuff with the necessary pro- visions are becoming increasingly diMcult.
Reuter:
Detailed Arrangements
IN SPAIN.
GERMANY'S
ATTITUDE
Berlin, Dec. 20. Franco-British representations re- garding the maintenance of the non-
in an officiul
With regard to the valuntary relief intervention agreement in Spaka were expeditions and organisations, it is to-day characterised pointed out that Mr. Forbes win be commentary as diplomatic notes "de- able to visit Madrid periodically and livered to the wrong address," give them the necessary assistance.- The German authorities
maintain that they made the first far-reaching proposals regarding the prevention of foreign volunteers taking service In Spain, but the success of their His Majesty's Government hos
efforts were sabotaged from
the decided to Instruct Mr. Ogilvie beginning by the attitude of the Forbes, British Charge d'Affaires at Soviet Union and leaders in France. Madrid, to close the Embassy and to
The damage caused by this attitude withdraw his staff and remaining can scarcely be repaired by belated diplomatic activity, the commentary. to Valencia,
present
adds,
an
London, Dec. 28.*
British subjects to seat of the Spanish Government
-As regords humanitarian and re-
-iler
con-
It seems unlikely that im work, the Spanish Government mediate reply will be given to the has now mode, through the League Anglo-French questions, put forward of Nations, efforts to obtain the ser-with a view to obtaining the German vices of such experts as they
attitude and clarifying the situation. siddir necessary. and will consider The spokesman described these quee- the reports of these experts
lions before
21% "not entirely simple."- taking any further.
Reuter. decision. Unless the Spanish Government has received reports of these exports the question of organised inter- national rollef measures does not arisc.
POPE'S CONDITION PAINFUL Vatican City, Dec. 28 Further, in regard to voluntary The condition of His Holiness the organisations already at work in Pope is unchanged and he is still Spain, and which are allowed to suffering from Intermittent pains In continue their Individual activities thee leg, due to the fact that the it will no doubt be possible for Mr. varicose ulcers are not responding to
(Continued-on Page:S.)
treatment.Reuter Bulletin Service
DECEMBER 29, 1936.
GOVERNOR Watches speCTACULAR BLAZE AT MONGKOK
The above picture, by a staff photographer, shows firemen engaged in battling with the flames in the disastrous timberparil fire at Atongkol viesterday. Insel is B. E. the Governor, snapped at the fire, which he visit- ed on returning from Fanting,
DURBAR BOYCOTT PLANNED
BUT INDIANS BEAR NO ILL-WILL
DISCOURTESY NOT MEANT.
Fulzpur, Duc. 28.
HOME FOOTBALL
LONDON TEAMS
WIN BRILLIANTLY
SUNDERLAND'S REVENGE
Brat
London, Dec. 28
Brilliant away victorics were The National Congress, 30,000 of scored to-day by Arsenal, Brentford whose members are gathered here, and Charlton, leaders in the including Mahatma Gandhi, to-day division of the English Football Len~ passed a resolution rejecting the new gue, while Sunderland, who also Government of India Act of 1935. Agure at the top of the table, had The resolution reiterates the de- | their revenge on Birminghom by mand of the Congress for a con-winning at home 4-0. stituent assembly, elected by adult suffrage for the purpose of drafting --a-new~ Constitution:--
The question of the acerplanée of office by Congressmen will be decided after the provincial elections,
The complete results in all four;
· leagues, na cabled-by Reuter, follow. FIRST DIVISION
Bolton
Chelsea Derby
A resolution declaring that Con- gressmen cannot participate in cele- brallons that might be held in India Huddersfield in connection with the coronation of Liverpool His Majesty King George VI, was niso passed, though it was made clear that the resolution was in no way in- fended to. express ill-will or dis- courtesy to the King's person. Reuter.
Plane Wreck
Manchester, C. Middlesborough Portsmouth Preston Shefeld W. Sunderland
0 Manchester U. 4|
Stoke City
1
0
3
Everton
1
4
Wolves
D
1 West
Bromwich
1
Grimsby
1
4
Leeils
2
0. Charlton
1 Arsenal
✪ Brentford
4 Birmingham
SECOND DIVISION
Aston Villa Barnsley
Found, But No Blackpool
Sign Of Life
Bradford C. Bury Doncaster Norwich
AIRMEN LOCATE BIG Southampton
LINER'S DEBRIS
FEAR 12 DEAD
IN. SMASH
Los Angeles, Dec. 28.
Swansea Tottenham West Ham
G Chesterfield
I Leicester
1
3
Fulham
2 Notia. F.
2 Sheffield U..
0
2 Burnley
0
1 Newcastle
&
1 Coventry
0 Flymouth
5 Blackburn
1 Bradford
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Bournemouth 1 Southend Aldershot
1 Millwall
Bristol Rovers Cardin City
Aerial carchers to-day located the Clapton Orient wreckage of a big mutiple-engined Crystal Palace nirliner, which js believed to Exeter have carried 12 persons to their Newport donths.
Notts County Swindon Watford
The wreck lay on a mountainside near Sagus, 33 miles north of "Los Angeles, the fuselage wedged into the rocky ridge and the wing some distance away.
There was no sign of life. It is belloved alt 12 occupants are dend. A ground searching party, directed by planes, motored by rough moun- tain roads to a point two miles dis- tant from the wreckage, and are struggling the remainder of the way afoot, through brush, timber and rock-fall, huving left ambulances and
hearses on the road.-
The plane has not yet been post- tively identified.-United Press.
An
POLISH TRAGEDY
Warsaw, Dec. 28.
accumulation of lee on the
0
0 Gulingham Torquay Walsall
Bristol City Queens Pr.
1 Northampton
2 Laton:
1
1 Reading
"
1 Brighton
0
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
...
2 Mansfield
0 Gateshead
1
Chester
2 York
2. Carlisle
1. Accrington
3 Lincoln
Empire Bound Closer By Radio Links
London, Dec. 28. Durlog the past year more Mian 30 broadcasts from the Empire Overseas including the change-over of Viceroys in India, and the meeting of the Gover- nor-General of Canada and the President of the United States, were carried out by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Empire Service has now com- pleted its fourth year of regular working. Arrangements for 1937 include a remarkable breadcast next Sunday in the course of which 24 nations will exchange greetings over the air.
The
has been programme organised under the auspices of the International Broadcasting Union-British Wireless,
CHIANG'S
POSITION STRONGER
AS RESULT OF SAD SIANFU EPISODE
NO FURTHER DANGER
Washington, Dec. 28.
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
INGLE COPY 10 CENTS WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
119.00 PER ANNUM
BRITAIN, CANADA FALL OUT OLD TRADE PACT
WITH AMERICA
U.K. DEMANDS
PREFERENCE:
Ottawa, Dec. 28.
The year-old Canadian-Ameri- can reciprocal trade agreement threatens to disrupt the Dominion's negotiations with the United Kingdom for revision of the Ottawa agreements.
Great Britain is asking for "a guarantee margin" of preferentiul treatment, as against the United States, since Britain glves Canada such preference over American pro- ducts of great variety. Britain wants this anomaly corrected in the revised agreement with Canada. The fact is that the United Kingdom construes. Canada's pact with the United States as impairing the value of British pre- ference under the Ottawa Treaty,
Canada, however, is reluctant to give Britnin the desired "guaranice margin", of preference, since the Liberal Government, under Mr. W. L. Mackenzie-King, hopes to widen the scope of the agreement with the United States in order to increase the reciprocal trade between the two neighbour nations.-United Prest.
Well-Known H.K. Business Man Dies
30 YEARS RESIDENT
IN COLONY
A large circle of friends will learn with deep regret of the death of Mr: William McKenzie Pittendrigh, principal of the Brm of Pittendrigh- and Wilson, Importers and exporters, which occurred at the War Memorial Hospital at four o'clock this morning. He succumbed to pneumonin after an Illness which lasted only a week.
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The late Mr. Pittendrigh, who was 55 years of age, had resided in the Colony for a period of 30 years, was extremely well-known and very popular amongst his friends. Ho the first came to Hongkong to join legal arm of Deseon, Looker and Deacon, and later joined the German import and export firm of Arndi and Co. Subsequently, he served 30 France in the. Great War with the Northumberland Fusiliers, being bad- ly wounded.
When the war was over, Mr. Pittendrigh returned to Hongkong and alaried the firm of Pittendrigh ond Wilson, with which he had ever since been associated as head.
Deceased leaves a wife and Ave children, who are at Home, and with whom much sympathy will be felt,
The funeral takes place this even- ing, passing the Monument at 5 p.m.
BIRCHING AND FLOGGING
The Washington Post, one of most respected nowspapers in the Union, expresses the opinion that the Sianfu episode, In which and the Generalissimo himself temporarily lost his HOME COMMITTEE TO freedom, has in reality strengthened the position of China's so-called Dictator,
"Once more," says the Post, "he
has made use of his enemies to in- crease his power.
The facts that Chong Hsieh-liang,
INVESTIGATE
London, Dec. 28.
In conformity with the announce. ment made by the Home, Secretary in the House of Commons before the
who led the coup, was unable to win Christmas adjournment, it is under- the support of the other warlords and stood that a Committee will shortly be
1 that the Nanking Goverment dis-appointed to enquire into birching and 2 played unsuspected strength are fogging,
significant indications that China has made real progress towards unity."
1 United Press:
Crewo Darlington Halifax Hartlepool Port Vale Oldham
Rotherbam
NO DANGER NOW Blockport
Washington, Dec. 28. Colonel Stillwell; United States The matches hetween Wrexham military attache at Pelping, has ad- Rochdale and Southport and Barrow is no apparent. need to evacu and ·Hell' City, Tranmere andvised the State Department that there
were not played...
¿
3 New Brighton I
American nationals from Shens.
He added that the release of Mor- shat Chlang Kal-shek had ended all the trouble, it seemed.---United Press,
ON HOLIDAY
The value of punishments ns a deterrent will be investigated and the objections advanced by penal re- formers on psychological grounds will be considered. The typo of offences for which flogging is a suitable punishment will also be reviewed.---- British Wireless.
THE ROYAL FAMILY
London, Dec. 28. CORONATION PLANS
At Sandringham, Queon Máry Is London, Dec, 28.
slowly recovering from the cold which kept her, indoors throughout wings of the machine, was responsible The Office of Works -- wilt, tako
Christmas. The King spent the day for the crash of a Polish airliner be- ppssesalon, of Westminster, Abbey
with a shooting party, including the tween Llow and Warsaw to-day in next week with a view to prepara- Mr. Patrick Duncan, Governor-Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of which four wore killed and three tions for the Coronation ceremony in General. Designate. of the Union of Athlone. The Queen and Princesses seriously injured of the ten pussen May. The Abbey will be re-opened South Africa, arrived in London to Elizabeth and Margaret Rose Joined него and crow aboard.-Reuter to public in August-Brilleh Wire- day for a short holliday-British the party for a plenic lunch. Special.
*British Wireless”
Wirelen.
London, Dec. 20.
ROOSEVELT'S SON TO WED AN HEIRESS
Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the most democratic Democrat the United States has ever had for Pre- sident, has become engaged to the daughter of one of America's greatest millionaires. She is Miss Ethel Du Pont, daughter of the house which controls an enormous munitions In- dustry and has interests in mince, steel mills, transportation and utilities.
SERIOUS LABOUR DISPUTE
FRENCH WORKERS MAKE DEMANDS
MAY IMPEDE NAVAL PLAN
Paris, Dec. 28. Another set-back threatens France's naval programme, in the shape of a serious labour conflel in shipyards in- volving over 12,000 men.
A meeting has been called for to- right and it is expected the men will denouncy the recently achieved Labour contract with employers, uwing to an alleged rise in the cost of living. They will probably de- mand a 15 per cent, increase in wages.
A dispute has also arisen in the famous Penboat Yard, where the one- time Queen of the Atlantic, the Normandie, was bullt. In view of the recent introduction, on labour's demand, of a 40-hour week here, em- ployers declined to give extra holidays at Christmas and New Year. -Reuter,
Germany, Goes Slowly
PRESERVES TRADE PACT WITH REDS
the
Berlin, Dec. 20, The trade and financial agreement between Germany, and the Soviet has been prolonged for another year, Meanwhile, an increase in number of Labour Service men by 60 per cent. during the coming two and a half years was announced by Labour Service Leader Hiel to-day,
He declared that Herr Adolf Hitler's four-year plan bad confront- ed them with a great and beautiful taste
Herr Hiet also forecast the doubling
of the number of girls in the Labour Service-Reuter Special
BUSY CHRISTMAS
AT HOME.
RECORD POST OFFICE:
ACTIVITY
London, Dec. 28, Christmas trame bath through the Post Office and on the railways: ex- ceeded even the expectations of off- cials, who were prepared for large. Increases on last year's Agures, in view of the many, signs of greater prosperity.
In two days, the Dost Offico de-
livered 200,000,000 letters, while de liveries of parcels on Christmas DAY were, saventy-five per cent, greater than last year.--British Wireless,