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The
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EDITION
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Hongkong Telegraph.
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FOUNDED 1981
No. 15111
三拜禮 號十二月正英港香 WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 20, 1937.. 日八初月二十
REBELS LOSE BRITAIN WON'T STAND
GROUND FOR DOMINATION OF
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTY $36.00 PER ANNUM
DUNLOP FORT
This new tyre meets the conditions pro duced by increased car.efficie
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Colony Takes Stock of Vital
Driven From Valued SPAIN BY FOREIGNERS Food Supplies
Strategic Position
Madrid, January 19.
After beino for over two months in possession, rebel forces were to-day driven out of their strong positions on Los Angeles hill by a fierce loyalist attack.
This position is near Getafe airport, five milés south of the capital.
The Government forces took over 200 prisoners and a largo quantity of munitions.
The victorious militiamen promptly re-named the position Red Hill.
It is estimated that 1,000 insurgents were holding the hill when the Government forces struck southwards from Madrid. The hill was regarded as of strategic importance as it dominates the villages of Getafe and
Carabanchelalto.-Reuter.
ESCAPES TORPEDOES
Valencia, Jan. 19
it ly learned from Tarragona that
a submarine of unknown nationality fired two torpedoes in the direction of the Spanish vessel, J. J. Slaterm off Punta del Foro,
The torpedoes missed the ship but exploded on the rocks below the port. The steamer ran for shelter into Tarragona.
FRENCH SHIPS TO FIRE
It is ofcially stated that Instruc- tlons have been sent to French war-
ships, cruising off the coast of Spain, to be ready to reply to any attack - obviously directed against them.
These orders follow yesterday's episode, in which unidentified air- men attempted to bomba French destroyer, dropping ten missiles without effect.-Reuter,
BRITISH PROTEST
London, Jan. 10.
the
The British Ambassador to Spain, who is at Hendaye, has been instruct- ed to enter a protest with Spanish Insurgent nuthorities against the caso of interference with a Bri- tish ship on the high seas on January 12, when the Cardili steamer Bram- hill was fired upon by the insurgent armed trawler Larache.
The protest was announced in the Commons by the Foreign Secretary, j who added that a British cruiser hac ascertained that the Bramhill carried no contraband.--British Wireless.
Big Reservoir Opening On January 30
Cracks Trans- Continental Flight Mark
Newark, N.J., Jan. 19, Mr. Howard Hughes, film pro- ducer: flying his own monoplane. established How imas-con- tinental record to-day.
He llew the 2.430 mites from Los Angeles to this city in seven. and a half hours.
during the hour,
Is highest speed fight was 370 lles per te claimed.
The previous record for this distance waLM nine and Jirati hours, by Hughes himself, last year,—Reuter, -
FRESH STRIKE RIOTS
PICKETS CLOSE DETROIT PLANT
MURPHY OFF TO PARLEYS
Detroit, Jan. 19.
Eden Warns Commons of Grave
Responsibilities Ahead
London, Jan. 19.
The year 1937 will be acutely difficult in international problems; but it will also be a year of international opportunity, declared Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, speaking in the House of Commons to-day.
He emphasised the point that Britain would likely be called on to play a great part in world affairs. She therefore had an immense responsibility. ·
If
Referring to the civil war in Spain, Mr. Eden said that the risk of its involving Europe in conflict, though not yet wholly removed, had been definitely limited, anyone believed that as an outcome of the civil war any single power was going to dominate Spain for, a generation, rule its life and direct its foreign policy, Mr. Eden was convinced, he said, that person was mistaken, The House responded with cheers.
Britain would be strongly opposed to such domination. And so would 24,000,- 000 Spaniards, he added.
Almost the only thing that could unite Spain would be the common hatred of some foreigner. The proud Spanish. people would feel the least ill-will towards those who inter-CO-OPERATION WITH vened least in their affairs. There was nothing in the Anglo- Italian declaration, he emphasised, which entitled any foreign power to intervene in Spain, whatever the complexion of its Government.
In the
Great Britain's interest Spanish conflict was two-fold, Mr. Eden explained: firstly, that the con- lict should not spread beyond Spala; secondly, that the political indepen- dence and territorial Integrity of Spain should be observed. Non- Intervention remained the right policy for Europe to pursue
the
He agreed that the more fact that the subject of volunteers fur the Spanish war had not been raised earlier gavé certain powers cause, to some extent, to argue the Justice of intervention. Then, referring-to- revent non-intervention incasure passed by the French Parliament, he said that if all Governments would place themselves in the same position, the situation would be better.
When he was speaking of recruit- ing in Britain, Mr. Eden was inter- rupted by the Scottish Communist, Mr. W. Gallagher. who challenged the Minister to say that any man had gone to Spain for money, and not for, principic.
Gives Ready Answer
Mr. Eden had his answer ready. He mentioned the case of a recruit
who was altered. £40 0 Week, with
expenses as a fighting plot, with a bonus of £500 for every спету machine he brought down. He men- tioned, too, the statement of an unemployed miner who said he had drunk lo go to
A fresh outbreak of serious rioting been induced when
Nelther side, it appear Patriated.
Wide Power Given To Roosevelt
Washington-Jan-19-
Riding down Republican op position, the Senate
to-day
voted in an extension of the Presidential power to devalue the dollar and continut Stabilisation Fund Act to June 30, 1939
the
The decision was taken fot- lowing the Senate's rejection of Senator Vandenberg's amend ment requiring a complete audit of the operations of the Funak when I finally expires. The Senator charged that the vast power given to the President and the Secretary of the Trea- sury to manipulate the Fund secretly was dangerous paid un- democratic-United Press.
RUSSIAN LEADERS SUSPECT
has occurred in the motor industry Spain, but that he had left the ship strike, Fighting started outside the on the way and had been Briggs motor body manufacturing
could be company, when 2,000 pickets formed held free of responsibility for the hure loop, tivo abreast, and con- failure, hitherto, of negotiations for tinually trotted past the employees' a large exchange of prisoners. entrance to prevent non-striking workers entering.
With respect to Morocco, Mr, Eden said that the report of the British The police used tear gas and even-Consul-General in that area was tually charged the pickels, who generally reassuring, as were
also million nevertheless succeeded in closing the the reports of the navel authorities MAY DIE FOR PLOT galloon Jubilee Reservoir will factory.
HIS EXCELLENCY TO
OFFICIATE
Hongkong's 3,000
us for us reports of the alleged land-
bo officially opened by His The rioters included some workers ng of German troops were concerned. Excellency the Governor from the Briggs plant, reinforced by ment would continue to watch the
Saturday, January 30.
ол
Despite lack of rain during the past few weeks, the new reservoir
---Reuter.
STRIKE SETTLED
He gave assurance that the Govern-
situation in Morocco closely.
AGAINST STATE
sympathisers of other concerns.
BUKHARIN IS This will be one of the last im-not
The fact that the Briggs factory is
connected with portant ceremonies to be undertaken Motors Corporation indicates that;
The General Hopea For End Of Strain UNDER CLOUD by Sir Andrew Caldecott before his the strike is spreading:
The Government hoped and be- departure for Home in April,
lieved, Mr. Eden asserted, that the
Moscow, Jan, 19. recent Anglo-Italian Mediterranean declaration marked the end of the Russian fender, Bukharin, has been It is officially stated that the Later reports sald the Briggs Lac- still contains a considerable volume tory would re-open Wednesday, the chapter of strained relations between dismissed from the editor's chair in of water, and this has, in fact, been strike having been settled.
the two powers. drawn upon for some considerable
Neverthless, the document All the employers who were dis-
marked Izvestid, most prominent Russian time in order
He is one of the to replenish other charged recently will be re-employed. no departure from former policy by Gr
"Old at the Bolsheviks, but fell Britain, called for and embodied no under reservoirs.
concession, and did not involve the made to Implicate him in the terrorist. cloud when an attempt was modifcallon of any Britain's existing plot against Stalin last August. friendships. It had been of service The Governor of strike-harried ranean situation, just the same. M. detuined under suspicion. It is still Although he was exonerated at the appeasement of the Mediter-
subsequent officlul inquiry, he still Michigan, Mr. Frank Murphy, hus Yves Dalbos, the French. Foreign not known whether Bukharin will be Later, a country club, with every rushed to Washington to confer with Minister, amenity, will be constructed by Miss. Frances Perkins, the Secretary Yugo-Slavia,
welcomed it. Turkey brought to trial with Karl Radck, private concern and in time Shing for Labour and Mr. John Henry agreed with it.
and Egypt former editor of Pravda, also accused Mun should become the Colony's Lewis, labour leader, and search for
of plotting against the administration. most popular rendezvous.
formula on which to base resump.
Radek was arrested with Sokolnikoff tion of negotiations between
and, other prominent Russlaris and, General Motors Corporation and the United Automoblie Workers' Union.
The situation remains deadlocked. -Reuter..
The roadway connecting Jubilee Reservoir with the main highway is now thrown open to the public, and provides one of the finest drives in the Colony.
MURPHY IN WASHINGTON
Washington, Jan, 19,
the
to
Greece
trial on January 21. These suspects ince conviction before the military collegium of the Supreme Court; and conviction means death.
Britain Must Be Armed The Government was convinced, with his fellow-suspects, will facu that the re-equipment of the fighting services was an indispensable means to the nation's objective: namely, the negotiation of European settlement and the strengthening of the authority the League, authority Mr. Eden emphasised that the work of political appeasement and economic
of
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the The indictment alleges that accused formed a "Trotsky group" which carried out espionage for cer- tain foreign stoles and aimed at the
TO AID KING-BROTHER
London, Jan. 10. It is authoritatively stated that the Duke of Gloucester is relinquishing POPE STILL SUFFERS bly army career in order to assist the King by attending various
Vatican City, Jan. 19. functions and engagements, and the The Pope is suffering Increased pain co-operation needed, the collabora- disruption of the military might of Duke and Duchess will take up re-in his legs and was only allowed to tien of alt if it were to succeed. If Soviet Russia, the acceleration sidence at York House, which will be eit in an armchair for a short time that is forthcoming, undoubtedly the military operations against the state, own town house, probably late this morning-Reuter Bulletin Ser- nations could create a botter, saner and the restoration of capitalism In In March.Router.
Ivice.
(Continued on Page 12.)
the country---Router.
their
officini
of
GERMANY URGED
Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secre- tary, who, in the House of Commons yesterday, warned Germany of the danger of over-emphasis of national- lam, at the same time saying the world must co-operate with Germany. He advised nations not to attempt to dominate Spalu.
LYNCH WHIPS MONTANA
BRITISH FIGHTER TAKES TITLE
*
After
magnificent flight which went this whole distance of 15 rounds, Berny Lynch, the Englishman, last night defeated Small Montana, formerly of the Philippines, to win the world flyweight championship,
The bout took place at Wemb ley Stadium and was watched by a
hago
crowd. In the end only one and a half points. divided the boxers, Lynch, just getting the verdict because of his --- more consistent attack.
Fall.
story, with a round by round description special to the
"Telegraph" Staff Reporter
As a part of the defence programme for Hongkong the Government is collecting information regarding food supplies in times of emergency.
A food sub-committee of the local defence committee has been formed, with Mr. J. H. Taggart, managing director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., at its head.
The Committee has been charged with the task of discovering what stocks of all food commodities are available in Hongkong in times of emergency.
By the term "emergency" is meant general strikes, as occurred in 1925, when Hongkong was at one time on the verge of starvation, or in the unlikely event of war.
Devaluation
Of Japanese
Yen Feared
It is understood that, whereas the regular Garrison maintains a reserve of food supplies, there is not yet any arrangement which might be nomically possible for holding re- serves for civilians.
eco-
The "Telegraph some time ago disclosed that the plans for the local Defence Committee envisage, in the event of war, a mass displacement of cly.
civilian population Into the hills
BUT CONTROL WON'Tsurrounding the city. This "dis-
EFFECT POWERS
A
...
New York, Jan. 19.
placement" would be a natural out- come of any threat against Hong- kong
Mr. Taggori, as Chairman of the Food Sub-Committee, has undoubted- Banking circles here regard the ty got to consider whether there Japanese exchange contral decrees should be an organisation for, firstly, as "nothing serious," but trade quar- distributing food to the Chinese ters express the fear that the decrees householder; secondly, whether to point to eventual devaluation of the make the Chinesa householder pro-
and the establishment of
yen
Зарапезе
ceed to a central food "dump" in
to Germany's trade policy similar order to draw rations; or, thirdly,
On
barter basis.
will undermine the
whether to provide cooked food nt Bankers ridicule the fear that the central "kitchens." exchange control
The Sub-Committee, in making its Anglo-Franco-American monetary ac decision, is faced with the task of card or seriously adversely affect feeding over three quarters of a United States economies,
The bankers-are-
emergency,
ordinances are at the million people in the event of any
hali
speculation
yen on you
mainly to A similar Food Council in England exetange Insists that a minimum of six months' and to stagger imports of ray supply of essential foodstuffs is cs-
materials so as to
foreign sential. to prevent
Exchange shortage. They express
the belief that legitimate trunauctions
Fresumably the same requirements
will not be affected, cuntending that are also essential for llongkong. the fact that Japan is a large im porter of raw materials will offset any world market advantages of cheapening the yen, on which ac- count yer devaluation is not ex- pected.
One bunker said that the ordin ances were probably partly political and party economic. He said that the higher cost of living in Japan nad aroused a mild "social unrest" on which account it is likely that the control measures were offered as "sop."
Simultaneously it
is contended
that the decrees will prevent violent fluctuations in the yen, such as oc-
Hongkong's
Coronation
Delegates
TWO UNOFFICIALS CHOSEN
The Telegraph under- curred two weeks ago, when un stands that Government exceptionally heavy demand
Jur
will shortly announce that
foreign exchange created by pay- ments for colton and wool imports the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell brought a one ceat drop in the ex- and the Hon. Dr. S. W. Te'o change rate.-United Press,
A
SERIOUS TROUBLE
spokesman of
a prominent
have been chosen for the New York, Jan. 19. signal honour of represent. foreign trade association, commenting the Colony of Hongkong ing on the Japanese financial situa at the Coronation of Their tion, to-day sald "Things are much more serious than they appear on the Majesties the King and surface."
Queen.
to barter.
He expressed the opinion that the Financial Decrees indicated
In addition to Mesars. Dodwell that Japan lucked foreign exchange, and and Ts'o, certain representatives forecast that Tokyo would be forced of the Hongkong Volunteer De- to devalue the yen and then resort fence Corps and the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Corps have. "Such transactions," he said, "would seriously hurt American exports." been chosen to represent their
He drew attention to the fact that respective units. : the United States had recently lost a These representatives include, it is huge Brazilian steel order because understood, Lt. Cdr. J. Petrie, D.B.C., Japan had negotiated an agreement Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, p.5.0., to barter Japanese steel for Brazilian and one or two other oilicers who cotton.-United Press,
would ordinarily be in London in May,
It was
at first thought that His
STOP PRESS Excellency the Governor, who leaves
early in April consequent upon his promotion to Ceylon, would be able to attend the Coronation. It appears, London, Jan. 10. Col. F. W. L. Bisscit has
however, that Sir Andrew will not appointed commander of the Hong- to arrive in London by May 12.
been have sufficient time at his disposal
kong Infantry Brigade and Major
N. M. S. Irwin has been pointed in
Thirteen sub-Committees are work-
ing on the pluns fur the Coronation
G.S.O. First Grade British troops in celebrations in Hongkong, and there China-Reuter,
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| every indication that the local festivities will transcend even the
A man, was burnt to death in a firo Jubilee Day celebrations in 1938 for which broke out at No. 125 Bonham brilliance..
Strand East this morning The but
Hundreds of thousands of
break Involved the first and second light bulball British--will be used Boors, occupied by the Tai Yan
Rattan Factory. The man who lost by Government and business houses Isis life was named Wong Tal aged and arrangements are being made.
to illuminate the Colony at ; night, 35. a obop-keeper from Canton, wha
was temporarily residing at the ad for Chinese dragon and lantern pro dress. The cause of the outbreak cession A and the extent of the damage are not i declared a public holiday,WERE «May 12-Coronation Day--will be Telegraph, appears on-paro Beti mewn praktiske