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三拜禮辦四廿月二英港香 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
24,
NATIONS KEEP
GUARD ALONG
SPANISH COAST
BRITISH WAR VESSELS DO MAJOR DUTY
London, Feb. 23.
The zones into which the coast of Spain will be divided under the scheme of the International Non- Intervention Committee to exercise, from the sea, control of the importation of war materials, have been set down and approved by the sub-committee.
The divisions, and their respective guardians, are as follows:
North coast-Britain and Portugal
North-west coast-France and Russia
South coast, from the Spanish-Portuguese border to Almeria-Britain
Almeria to the Franco-Spanish frontier-Germany
and Italy
The island of Ivíza and Majorca-France
Majorca-Italy
Spanish Morocco-France
Canaries and Rio Doro-Britain.
As yet, Russia has not accepted her |
zone of control. It
was originally suggested that Russia guard the east const. us that is nearest her base in the Black Sea.
The section provisionally allotted to Russia Includes part of the Bay of Biscay. There appears to be no particular eagerness to patrol these iroublesome waters,
Ten Miles From Shore
The ships of the various patrols will keep their stations ten miles oft store and presumably will have the power to examine any vessel ap proaching any Spanish port.
The control scheme will operate from March 6. simultaneously with........... the land observation plan.
of
Great Britain will defray the cost I keeping the British naval units on patrol. It is authoritatively estimated that she will also pay approximately £100,000 for the full year in connec tion with the control of the frontfer ashore, the object being to prevent the importation of war materials by either side in the civil war. Bri- Iain's share is 18 per cent of the total cost of the control plan.-Reuter.
PREPARE TO FIGHT BOMBERS
POWERFUL BRITISH DEFENCE FORCE
WOMEN LIKELY WILL ASSIST
· (Special to ""Telegraph”)
London, Feb. 23.
Precautions Against Air Bombardment
Berlin, Feb. 23. German householders have been ordered to deposit a duplicate front door key to be at the disposal of the secret police..
The order at first aroused the belief that the keys would be at the_disposal of the secret-potice, but it was later explained officially that the order was entirely in connection with anti-aircraft de- fence plans,
would enable
police to enter any house in an emergency willout doing damage. -Reuter Special..
ITALIANS MASSACRE SUSPECTS
RULE OF TERROR IN ADDIS ABABA
Rome, Feb. 23.
It is reliably learned that over six hundred persons have been
executed in Addis Ababa fol- lowing the bombing incident in which Marshal Graziani was wounded.
In addition, more than two- Supplementary fire-lighting sor-hundred natives were killed vices to deal with the effects of in- when the Italians "investigated tate the employment of 200,000 men, soveral suspicious quarters in Under the Government's new defence the capital. plans it will take three.
months to
cendiary bomb attacks, will necesst-
It is understood that Italian
train the men to become efficient fire officers and soldiers fired on the Oghters.
The minimum recruitment for the crowd during the bombing, caus- scheme will be 100,000 and as the ing a hundred casualties. This modern large aeroplane can carry news was not mentioned in the ∙1,000 incendiary bombs, at least 20,000
men will be required to fight fires official communiques.
in London alone. Each volunteer | Press.
will be granted £6 for equipment
and there will be further grants amounting to £3
Auxillary fire stations will be established and equipment with high power. fire-fighting appliances. A patrol system wil be established. Women will be enabled to full certain duties in this service.-Reuter Special.
AGITATOR DEPORTED
San Francisco, Feb. 23, George Geoffrin, a former sergeant In the French Army, has been placed aboard a deportation train en route to Franco, He is pocused of Com munite propaganda amongst the Mare Island navy yard employees,
Geoffrin has fought deportation proceedings for a year--United Pras,
United
1937.日四十月正
CORRESPONDENTS HUNT NEWS
In this littered compound, where papers of a retreating Government military office have been scattered but not destroyed, foreign and Spanish newspaper correspondents are hunting for nows. These correspondents frequently risk their lives in expeditions into the firing line to get first-hand knowledge of the battles raging, around Madrid.
TO-DAY'S
RACING TIPS
Champions Is Big Event
(By "Captain Foster")
The Champions is the big event for Valley, and my nomination to win to-day's race meeting at Happy this important race is King's Warden, though Bear Claw and Diana Bay will need watching.
THE LEIGHTON HILL STAKES
Prospero
Tze Tin Election Day
THE LADIES PURSE Wild Life
Boolat Bay
King's Lead
THE ADELAIDE STAKES
Electron
Able Amazon Ranger
THE JOCKEY CUP Royal Highness
Amberley.
Laughing Girl
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS PLATE
Discovery Bay
Dick Turpin
Amulette
THE LUSITANO CUP Happy Eve
Expansion Timo
Rosemary
THE SPORTS. CLUB CUP AND HONGKONG STAKES
Gordito
Pagan Love Tempest
- THE CHAMPION STAKES
King's Warden
Bear Claw
Diana Bay
THE CRIFFINS CONSOLATION
STAKES
Centre Forward
Beenlo View
Vira
THE NORTHERN STAKES
Rose Evelyn
Tiny Star
17th of September
THE CONSOLATION STAKES
Honeymoon Evo Soldier of Bellain Pontiac Bay
DAILY DOUBLE EVENT Gordito/Centro Forward
PLANES OF ALL NATIONS
JOIN TOUR OF OASES
Cairo, Feb. 23.
Forty-one aeroplanes, piloted by airmen of eleven nations, took off this morning on a five-day international oases rally.
Those taking part comprise nine Slovakian and two Belgian planes, British competitors, including Miss besides Austrian, Polish, Rumanian Lly Dillon (aying a P. A. Swallow); and Syrian machines.
Protection For Coal Miners
INSPECTION RULES MAY PROVE INADEQUATE
London, Feb. 23.
The House of Commons this evening discussed the Gres- ford colliery disaster, in which 265 lives were lost in September, 1934. Both the opening Opposition speaker, Dr. David Grenfell, himself a miner from his 12th. to his 35th. year, and the Secre- tary for Mines, Captains Crooks hank, who followed him, describ- ed the accident as one of the most appalling in post-war mines
record.
"The debate arose out of the report recently made public of the inquiry into the explosion, and Dr. Grenfell, who paid a tribute to the ability and patience of the Chief Inspector of Mines, Sir Henry Walker, who presided over the Commission, said a study of the report impelleu serious disquiet about the whole machinery for supervision and inspection which Parliament had been building up for nearly a century.
He felt that inspection had proved | Ineffective at Gresford. He hoped the House would make it unmistak ably clear that it required the strict- cat administration of the law and re- gulations, and that, if new legislation were necessary, it would pass it to protect the men who contributed to the wealth of the country and the comfort of Its people by coal- gelling.
THREE POINTS
AIRCRAFT BUILDERS LAID OFF THOUSANDS LOSE
EMPLOYMENT.
BINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $38.00 PER ANNUM
The World's
Master Tyre
New Four-Power
Pact Must Await Italian Consent
AUSTRIA BOUND TO LISTEN TO MUSSOLINI'S WILL
Vienna, Feb. 23.
Only generalities are mentioned in a communique issued at the conclusion of the meeting between Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, Austrian Chancellor, and Baron von Neurath, German Foreign Minister, now on a visit here. This indicates that no major decisions were reached.
Reports that a Four-Power Pact between Germany, Italy, Austria and Hungary has been mooted persist to-night. It is asserted that the matter will be a prominent topic when Dr. Schuschnigg visits Signor Mussolini in March.
Political circles point out that not even preliminary Austrian consent to the Pact can be expected without full agreement by Il Duce.
USELESS SACRIFICE OF LIVES
REBELS MAINTAIN
OVIEDO HELD ✨
VALENCIA BOMBED
London, Feb. 23. According to an insurgent message from Salamanca, the Government army has uselessly sacrificed men in an attack on
Oviedo, which the rebels main- tain is still in their hands.
The insurgent hendquarters at Salamanca put the Government losses nt Oviedo as high as 4,000.
It is claimed that the Government [ has lost numerous casualties also on the Asturias and Andalusian fronts,
VALENCIA BOMBED According to despatches reaching London from Spain, shortly before Incendiary dawn and again, later,
bombs were dropped in Valencia, tho new Spanish capital, both in the town itself and in the harbour section. But
little damage is
reported. At-night all lights in the city are 'turned out for fear of air
All
raids.
The Secretary. for Mines comment- ed on the difficulties in the way of arriving at frm conclusions about the accident, owing to the fact that It had been' impossible to enter the affected area, which was scaled up after the rescue efforts proved un- is expected that a further 2,000 men own food.--Router Bulletin Service, avalling and could not yet be safety on night shifts will be rendered idle unsealed, and that a great deal of the later. evidence presented to the Commission was contradictory. There were three questions:
Flest-Observance of the law "by
those engaged in the industry itself -owners, officials and workers-and
The Company is at present work- ing on Government contracts total- ling $19,000,000 and on commercial contracts amounting to $4,500,000. 10,000 men, and despite the fact that The plant employs approximately
It
WEEK'S HEALTH
RETURN
TWELVE CASES OF DIPHTHERIA
In the meantime, it is understood that Dr. Schuschnigg has not made any concession concerning the Hapsburg restoration. As a counter to the Nazi welcome given to Dr. Schuschnigs yesterday, Government organisations were summoned to give Baron von Neurath an
"Austrian" farewell, and a hundred thousand non-Nazts lined
the the route to station.-Reuter.
TWO DENIALS
Berlin, Feb. 23. The Wilhelmstrasse disclaim any knowledge of the proposal for à de- tensive pact with Austria-Reuter."
London, Feb. 23. The Austrian Legation formally denies the report that Baron von Neurath has proposed a Four-Power Pact in Vienna-Reuter,
ITALIAN FEELINGS OFFENDED
INVITATION TO NEGUS RESENTED
"INCREDIBLE BUT TRUE"
"
Rome, Feb. 23. The Italian press is expressing able-bodied
led men between the surprise at the invitation of ages
of 18 and 45 must carry a certi- Great Britain to the Emperor of
when Acate,
Ethiopia to attend the Corona- attending places of Santa Monica, Feb. 23.
amusement, Indicating that they are tion of King George VI. Four thousand employees of the doing defence work of some kind.
One paper declares the fact Douglas Acroplane Company were for 30 days and must provide their
Otherwise, they will be imprisoned "Incredible but truc." indefinitely laid off at noon, and it
The Giornale d'Italia states that it would be imprudent to allow a repre- sentative of the King of Italy to be regarded as being on the same level as a representative of the Negus. Con- sequently, it is improbable that any Italian representative will attend the Coronation-Reuter Bulletin Service.
NEGUS WON'T ATȚEND
London, Feb. 23. on that he would say no more than it is privately owned, it is virtually
The Emperor of Ethiopia will not that the Attorney Gen), had the considered Government property, on whole question of proceedings under regard to trespassing are posted.
which
the usual restrictions with
attend the Coronation of King George, The return of notifiable diseases it appears. consideration:
The Committee of Industrial Or-for last week shows twelve enacs of
The Ethiopian Legution, which still Secondly.Administration of he
of which Mr. John L. diphtheria (six deaths), eight of functions here, announces the accept- ganisation, of existing law, and in this connection Lewis is chairman, is demanding the dysentery (three deaths), six of ance of the invitation to the Negus Captain Crookshank reslated the reinstatement of
that the discharged, work-typhoid (three deaths), Ave non-representative, and says criticism of the Inspectors concerneder and demanding a vote to choose fatal occurrences of cerebro-spinal Emperor will designate a representa- which had been made at the inquiry. and elsewhere, and sinted that no dis-a baguiner on CLO, terms, which fever, two non-fatal cases of chicken- tive later.--Reuter Bulletin Service. ciplinary action would be taken;
all office drafting-room pox, ane case of measles, and Thirdly-Amendment of the exist workers from the ballotting. Sign-one non-fatal occurrence of small-
members of the pox. ing law and regulations. It might be cantly, they are
Association.---- There were 54 deaths from tuber- that greater powers should be given
culosis. to Inspectors or that the organisation of the inspectorate required modifien- lon, but on those points they must await the report of the Royal Com- mission on Safety in Mines, of which Mr. Grenfell himself was a member.. "Let us learn what we can," de- clared the Minister In conclusion, "from this catastrophe and try to in- crease knowledge and strengthen ad- ministration. It is the best and only consolation we can offer to the bereaved."-Brüish Wireless.
V.DALA. MEETING
Employees'
plant's
United Prest.
U.S. BUSINESS
SEVE
ENORMOUS INCOME
New York, Feb. 23.
A United Press survey reveals that the net profit of America's leading business enterprises in 1986 rose by over 50 per cent. in relation to the precoding year. They were less. than one per cent. behind the 1989 high level earnings,
ANGLO-CANADIAN
TRADE PACT
Ottawa, Feb. 23. A new Anglo-Canadian.
trade agreement has been signed.
The contents will bo announced in both Parliaments shortly. It is be- lieved that wider reciprocity is the basis of the understanding-Reuter Bulletin Service.
BRITAIN' AND UA.-
London, Feb. 23,, The mealing of the Victoria
· Asked, in the House of Commons tour German entries, including Cap- The competitors will by to Assuan Diocesan Missionary Association, pre-
there were any immediate prospects thin von Blomberg, son of the Ger- to-day and Luxor to-morrow, and viously announced" 'for 5 p.m. to-
Tho total represented a gain of 48 an aggregate of 6791,003,132 report- of an Anglo-American Trade Agree- man War Minister, with Captain von then on Friday make a 600-mile cir-morrow in the Cathedral Hall, will per cent above the 1933 gure and ed by the same organisations in the ment, the President of the Board of Sternberg as co-pilot; seven French cuit of onses in the Libyan dezert be held in the Book Depot instead, approximately a do per cent, im- previous year
Trade replied: "I"shall not, fail, to planes, including one piloted by On Sunday, the fight will end with (6 Queen's Road Central) The provement over 1929.
Some Industries report 1938 as the Inform the House if the exploratory Princo Bibesco; Ave Egyptian a speed race of 310, miles over the speaker will be Mr. Gurney Barclay, The survey discloses that 478 cpr-best year: in their history, but discussions now in progress reach a machines, one piloted by an Egyptian Libyan delta, similar to the King's the Far Eastern Secretary of the porations report 1990 earnings to tobaccos and utilities are below the stage at which I can usefully make a girl; thron Italian, four: Czocho- Cup Race In England. — Reuter,
Church Missionary Society.
total $1,220,030,017, compared with | 1930 earning: Ievel---United Prési further statement, m-British Wireless,