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四拜禮 號七月正英港香 THURSDAY, JANUARY
1937. 日五廿月一十
WARSHIPS
HEAD
DEFEATS MIGHTY VINES
-NATIONS MAKING PERRY
EFFORT TO END INTERVENTION Germany Massing Fighting Sea Units Off Spanish Coasts
BRITAIN DEMANDS DECISION IN ·
ROME AND BERLIN AT ONCE
Paris, Jan. 7.
World's Record Crowd Watches
FOUR-SET
VICTORY
Frederick John Perry, the world's greatest Hving tennis player. has won again!
Last night, before a world record crowd which packed the Madison Square Gurden, Perry, former Wimbledon title holder, made his debut in professional
tennis and defeated Ellsworth Vines, unofficial professional champion of the world, in four magnificent sets.
While diplomats are pondering the non-intervention problem, naval experts are worried over the massing of German warships in Spanish waters. Politicians are discussing the possibility of an Anglo-French blockade of Spain in the event of Italy and Germany failing to agree to credible power and accuracy, won rigid non-intervention restrictions.
The Englishmun, unleashing his terrife drives and volleying with in-
7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, in a best-of-live- sets match. The encounter produced 40 thrilling games, of which Perry won 22 agalust Vines' 18.
HOW PERRY DID IT
Simultaneously, 2,000 volunteers of mixed nationalities crossed the French border at Perpignan and entrained for Barcelona. Most of them are Poles.
A complete ambulance unit has started from Toulouse for And 40 Russian anti-aircraft guns have entered Bilbao, via slaying power, won what was billed
Barcelona.
Berbere,
Italy and Germany are expected to "answer the Anglo-French suggestions respecting non-intervention on Thursday, but it is likely they will avoid direct response.
A French spokesman said to-day that France was ready to participate in close control by land, sea and air, to prevent anything but foodstuffs and sanitary supplies entering Spain, However, she must receive co-operation from the Italians and Russians and Germans..
The Minister for Defence. M. Daladier, hus started for Toulon to inspect the Mediterranean defences in view of the threat of international trouble arising out of the Spanish civil war-United Press,,
Peremptory Demand
the Anglo-French proposals for the preservation of neutrality.
- London, Jan. 7.
Garrisons in the South-east of Sir Erie Drummond, British Am-: bassador at Itome, has conveyed to Germany have not been called upor
Shanor Benito Mussolini a note ex-for volunteers for Spain from amo
Irish Volunteers
Dublin, Jan. 7.
pressing "grave concern" at the con-commissioned officers, at which there tinued large-scale despatch of Hallan is satisfaction.--United Press. volunteers to Spain and peremptorily requesting an Italian reply before the -week-end to the Anglo-French ap-
peal for non-intervention agreement. It is understood that Germany also has been asked to hurry her reply.
Paris reports indicate French leaders are convinced that General Franco
upon his supreme effort to subdue Madrid.
has embarked
French Forecast
BRITAIN
AWAITS ANSWER
TO PROPOSALS TO ISOLATE SPAIN
AND PREVENT GREATER WAR
Berlin, Jan. 6.
NeyYork. Jan. 6. To-night Fred Perry of England, through superior skill, accuracy and}
as the Professional Tennis Cham- pionship of Bie world, when f1e defeated Ellsworth Vines at Madison
Square Garden in four sets.
The attendance was 17,033, and the
reipts GS58,117 which is a record
for a professional tennis match. PERRY TWISTS ANKLE
covered the floor & Be tricky at first and he twisted his
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AUSTRALIANS
WIN TEST
REBELS
ATTACK
MADRID
OPEN TERRIFIC
Leyland Hits Century BOMBARDMENT
In Forlorn Hope
Australia has won the third Test cricket match by Furry found the canvas which 365 runs. This morning they disposed of England's ankle in remaining four batsmen for an additional 87 runs, the attempting his famous slide during side being all out in the second innings for 323.
It was a great victory, thoroughly well deserved, developed his game to such heights but England went down batting gloriously. This morning
the first sel.
But generally he was very sparkling, and after a shaky star!
that he was finally complete master
the close.
of Vines, who fired rapidly towards Leyland and Robins, who continued the innings, showed Vines fed three-love in the second the utmost disrespect for the Australian attack and put set, but Perry quickly displayed his on 50 in 25 minutes. fighting powers by drawing level at
three-all. 11 Was noticeable that
Vines did most of the net attacking),
The brief scores of the match were: Australia 200
during this stage of the match, but for 9 dec. and 564. England 76 for 9 dec. and 323.
Perry was Irresistible later on, and
in the end won more or less as he
ked-Reuter,
VINES-"I WAS NOT SURPRISED"
Sir Eric Phipps, the British Am- Activity in the Cork district earlybassador, called at the Foreign Ofice this morning denoted that a conting- to-day. "It is understood he inquired
A later Reuter message states that fent of several hundred men were when the German reply to the Anglo-after the match it was revealed that departing for Spain immediately to French proposals for preventing in Vines was auffering slightly from in- Join the O'Duffy Brigade, which is tervention in the Spanish civil war assisting General. Franco's forces. would be forthcoming.
General O'Dully's forecs are due to move into the fighting line shortly, They have been provided with special green uniforms and will fight as a
their
officers.-
French diplomatists, 1 is under-unit under stoud, believe Germany will take a Reuter diplomatic offensive, isecking with- drawal of all foreign volunteers and leaving the Nationalists und, Loyalists to finish their fight, with the rest of Europe only observing proceedings and standing severely aloof.
Simultaneously, it is belleved, Ger- many is preparing for a possible general war.
It is noteworthy that it is generally believed that the withdrawal of all volunteers would favour the Rightists, In view of their superior general staff and officers.
British Warships Move
own
FRANCO- TURKISH TENSION
REVIVED FEARS OF COLLISION
11 Is announced. In London that 15 British warships are leaving Malta en route for Spain to-day and during the Turkey.
fluenza,
GERMANS TAKEN
PRISONER
(Special To "Telegraph"),
Madrid, Jan. 7. Rightists have commenced a terrific aorial and artillery bom- bardment of Madrid, centring
their attack on the Telephone Exchange building in the heart of the capital, following dešul- tory firing all yesterday.
The Telephone Exchange girls have sought refuge in the busement of the building, under the most in- tense rain of shells since the tightest troops reached the outskirts of the city,
The position in the series now is that England has won two Tests and Australia one, with two to be played. rebel, reports that the Madrid-
Melbourne, Jan. 7.
When 2,000 people gathered at the cricket ground here to-day for the continuation of the third Test, the weather was warm, although the sky had clouded over.
A tale of injuries was announced Vines, who expressed disappoint- from the pavillon. G. O. Allen is ment that he did not give a better suffering from knee frothie, W. Voce performance said "I was not sur-bas n "Jarred ankle and Maurice prised at Perry's excellence. His Leyland a strained shoulder.
about what 1 ex- play was just
All are remaining at Melbourne until January 13 for medical treat pected.
ment.
It is believed Germany will deliver her answer to-morrow-Reuter,
ITALY REPLIES TO-DAY
Roine, Jan. 5. Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, received Sir Eric Drum- Tilden, who plcked Vines as un mond, the British Ambassador, to-ensy winner before the match snidi However, Bradman revealed that "Perry played the finest game I have he had recovered from his bout of The British diplomat is believed to ever seen him play, especially in the influenza by going to field. have tuquired regarding the Italian third and fourth eats, when he was reply to the Anglo-French non-inter- faultless." vention proposals.
453 runs to win, with six wickets. England started the day requiring
George Lott, another professional lost. Leyland (09) and Robins (27) resumed batting and forthwith at- tacked the bowling,
A partnership
It is understood that on Italian note tennis player, said "Perry gave an with respect to this problem will be exhibition of beautiful tennis, but he handed to the British Ambassador to-ould not beat Vines every day of the morrow.—Renter.
week. Vines showed lack of con- fidence,"
SPANISH NOTE
Japan Seeks
Renewal Of
Negotiations
Pope Pius' Condition Unchanged
Vatican City, Jan. 6. The Pope's condition is prae- Heally unchanged this evening.
The Vatican la dominated by the uncertainty which la' pre- carious condition creates. The Cardinals in charge of Convoca- tion have been requested to re- main in or near Rome In case a crisis should arise.-Reuter."
Meanwhile, Leftist deny they have last Santa Rosa and also contradict
Escorial line of communications has been severed.-United Press.
Germans Captured
Biarritz, Jan. 7.
A Bosque Government radio com- munique announces that'a sumber of Armed Germans have beeh captured with the insurgent troops and will be treated us common prisoners, exe¢u- ted by garolling, Inasmuch as Ger- many has not declared war on Sphin and hence these soldiers cannot be considered prisoners, of wor.— United
Press.
Weather Intervenes
London, Jan. 0. "General January" has come to the nid of the hard-pressed. Spanish of 50 was realised in 25 minutes,
loyalists, who are trying to prevent the Insurgents from cutting the Leyland hitting magnificently to leg, while, Robins was most aggressive out for 323, and Australlu had won Madrid-Escorial communications. The Is doubtful In his driving.
by 365 runs. Only three extras were insurgents admit it
whether they can continue to attack At one stage the score was advanc- given away in this innings. ed to 207, with Leyland not ous 03 Leyland, who Anished with an along this line until the weather Im and Robins not out 44. Up to that undefeated 111, was in irresistible proves.
Meanwhile, on the north-east troni Ume the partnership had put on 72. form. He reached his 100 in 100 the Government forces claim to be They
sent up the minutes of buiting.
250 after 223 minutes, and included ten boundaries
in the knock, while when the innings continuing their advance, their alm closed he had batted for 104 minutes being to forestall any attack on the and had scored eleven boundaries. capital from that direction.
LEYLAND'S CENTURY Leyland and Robins continued to Reuter, bat with fine confidence and put the 300 up in 252 minutes; a partner- ship of 100 being realised
THE CLOSING SCORES England: 2nd Innings
in 60 T. S. Worthington, 'c Sievers, b
Ward
* * * ་ ་
10
Loyalist militia has captured the village of Renales, it is stated, 70 miles from Madrid, where a consider- able quality of war material was found.
Geneva, Jan, 0. The Spanish note, published this evening, does not ask for League in- tervention. It is merely informative, describing the recent actions of the German Navy in Spanish waters for Istanbul, Jun. 6. circulation among all members of M. Kemal Ataturk, President of the League.--Reuter, next few days. However, the dedawn to-day for Konyah, southern departed suddenly al
DANGEROUS COURSE partures are offelally described as
Genova, Jan, 0, "routine changes" not affecting the and Foreign Minister and Chief of the Nations expresses the fear that Ger- Anatolia, where, the Prime Minister The Spanish note to the League of number or size of British warships in General Staff are joining him im- many is endangering "the whole
Tokyo, Jan. 7. 'the area-Unlied Press.
mediately.
Mr. Hachiro Arito, Foreign Minis-alnutes. course of European peace," through
23 Six runs later Robins went, being | C. J. Barnett, 1.b.w,, b O'Reilly instructed Shigeru ter, has Fears are expressed that the sudden repeated acts of intevention in the Kawagon, Arnimsenior to Chini, to clean bowled when playing forward W. R. Hammond, b Slevers movement is connected with the re-
urge that Sino-Japanese Begollations to O'Reilly. Robles scored 01 In 75 M. Simultaneously, the note rejects the resumed before the opening of the minutes and bit seven boundaries. Lund, not out Izvestia, official Moscow publica-garding Antioch and Alexandretta.
Fleetwood-Smith Ames, cent Franco-Turkish differences, re- German ultimatum and insists the Dict session on January 21, accord- He reached his 50 in 47 minutes. J. Hordstaff, tlon, to-day charges that Germany is
Ward, b Flect- Spanish authorities were "merely
magnificent display of free batting. wood-Smith "deliberately provoking a confilet The temporary compromise reached exercising their right of examination ing to the Yomiuri Shimbun.
Verity followed, but with only 16 G. O. Allen, e Sievers, Fleet- with the Spanish republic in order to by the League of Nation's Council within Spain's territorin
The Journal adds that the employ-
Wood-Smith ment of Japanoso advisers, the con- runs nuded was caught at deep raid- change its blockade into direct war in December provided for the des- when they arrested the German trol of Korean malcontents and the on by McCabe off O'Reilly, having R. W. V. Robins, b O'Reilly **** engagements."-United Press.
patch of League, observers and the steamer Palos. withdrawal of the
reduction of the Chinese tariff are scored. 11.
H. Verity, e McCabe, b O'Reilly 11 recently Withholding Volunteers -
One run Inter Sims stepped in front J. Sims, bw, U Fleetwood. dca- The note, which is signed by Senor among the questions to be again patched French reinforcements from Detvuyo contends the PalosTM was taken up, while the anti-Communism of straight one from Fleetwood- Sinith the area, while simultaneousy France arrested by a Spanish vessel In and air transport questions in North Smith and was out for a duck, whila W. Voce, e Bradman, b Fleat- The Government has decided to
agreed to the postponement of the Spanish territorial waters and claims Chino will be negotiated on the basis Vece skied the next ball to mid-en Franco-Syrian・
wood-Smith hold up the despatch of further troops after the January meeting of the sisted of war
convention until that portion of the cargo seized con- of the memorandum presented to Mr. Where Bradman made an easy catch.
Extras Lo Spain until Berlin has answered League Council-Reater,
materials.—United Chang Chun, Chinese Foreign Minis Fleetwood-Smith WEB agnin
the Press
ter-Reuter, NY.
bowler.. Thus the whole team was
Russian Charges
Moscow, Jan. 7.
Berlin, Jan. 1.
war.
wators"
Total-
Government troops also claim to
51 have taken the Mount Naranco post- 171tions, on the Asturian front, which 10 dominate the long-besieged city of
Oviedo.--Reuter Special.
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Malaga Bonibed: Reprisals Taken
London, Jan.- 0.9 About 150 persons were killed and 0300 wounded in an insurgent air raid on Malaga on January 3, according to Information received in London. -
It is also learned that 150 helplessi:
Insurgenty prisoners were; shots to li
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