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THOUGH LOYALISTS CONTINUE PLANS FOR ADVANCE
Paris, Jan. 11. Belief is growing that the Spanish lead to a com- Loyalists are seeking promise, aimed at the termination of the civil war, which is based on an agreement between the Loyalists and the Spanish phalanx.
WEDNESDAY,
ENGLAND'S NEW AIR FIGHTERS VERY FAST
Hurricane Machines Now Part Of The Air Force
JANUARY 12,
1938.
Two Raiders Shot Down In Air Fight
Young Chinese Prove Themselves In Grim
Aorial Combat
Kweilin, Jan. 12. Once more proving their courage and ability, young Kwangsl pilots London, Jan. 11. Deliveries to the Royal Air Force fresh from Kwangsl aviation school, Hurricane fighters shot down two Japanese planes which of the Hawker which are capable of speeds exceed-raided Nanning and Lluchow yester
day morning. A Japanese pilot was ing 300 miles per hour have begun.
kliied and another captured. The Hurricane type was first shown to the public in June last. At that possibilities time only set-up. Two
0 prototype Was In
It is noteworthy that some Spanish reports aver the Fascist phalanx was never really satisfied with the Na- Elonalist
next mover
are discussed regarding the Loyalists' | existence. Since then the Hurricane care took to the air to intercepti
has been put into large scale pro-
Firstly a gigantic counter-attack duction. In the Teruel sector; secondly, a possible offensive against Huesca,
It is reported that the Republican General
neral Staff has approved of a plan for the complete encirclement of Huesca and of isolating and then re- ducing the town to surrender, which would make possible another road Into France for supplies.-United
Press.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS ARRANGED
Eleven Japanese planes were sight- ed heading for Nanning about 10 a.m. When
the enemy
machines the city, Chinese pursuit planes them. Several of them, however, succeeded in reaching the
city where they released, several bombs, killing one civilian and wounding another. No serious damage was reported.
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The first batch of these fighters has gone into service and the rate of construction has been accelerated a that there will now be a steady flow. Into certain fighter squadrons. The
After being repulsed the raiders Hurricane is a single sent low-wing split into two squadrons and headed monoplane with retractable under for Lluchow by two routes, one by TO - MORROW carriage and is fitted with a Rolls-way of Pingyang and the other by
Merlin 1,050 horsepower way of Wuhsuan..
over the suburbs of Appearing Liuchow. they were enveloped by more than 10 Chinese pursuit planes and engaged in a fierce fight. One of them was shot down in flames, the pilot being killed instantly: An- other was heavily damaged and crashed in a stream at Henghsien. The pilot of the second plane who descended by parachute was captured alive. Central News.
Royce engine,
A super-marine Spit-fire fighter, which is said to be the fastest mill- tary aeroplane in the world, will also ready for delivery jrz quantity.
soon be
London, Jun. 11. Success attended the negotiations in which the International Red Cross
It is authoritatively stated that the and British offeints participated for total strength of the combined Royal the exchange of prisoners by both Air Force and Fleet Air Arm has sides in Spain, It being agreed in been doubled since May 1035 when
should principle that prisoners
be the decision to expand was taken by exchanged in batches of 25.
the Cabinet.-British Wireless. The anxiety of the Government side over the fate of
of many prisoners held by General Franco's side held under the death sentence, has been allayed by the assurance of the British Agent at Salamanca that there is no Immediate danger of the
INEW PEACE
sentences being carried out.-Reuter. TERMS
EXPERTS TO AID IN WITHDRAWAL PLAN
London, Jan. 11.
The Chairman's Sub-committee of the Non-Intervention Committee de- cided to spend £5,000 on the study of administrative problems requiring solution when the International Com-: mittee Anally adopts the Spanish withdrawal plan.
UNLIKELY
Previous Mediation Efforts Rebuffed
lankow, Jan. 12.
OPIUM CARRIERS CONVICTED
30
Arrested at the junction of Canton Road with Shantung Street on Mon- duy while carrying 52 tacis of raw oplum on his person, Lo Cheung, 24, unemployed, was fined $500, or six months imprisonment in default, by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
Another man,
Wong Klu, 46, arrest- ed at the Kowloon Canton Railway five was Aned $350, or
for the possession of months. tack. A similar fine was imposed on Tokyo reports of new peace terms a widow, Wong Pui-hing, 61, caught beer was reported that specialists had
offered to Generalissimo with 38 iaels concealed in her girdle. engaged to advise with regard being
Arc discounted, to the problem of victualling and Chiang Kai-shek
In addition, she was fined $7 for the supply stores and also the Chief since it is emphasised that previous
pound of dullable Medical Officer to advise concerning efforts at mediation, notably those of possession of
tobacco.
Ng Hon-ki, 32, unemployed, vías the medical problems involved in the Dr. Trautmann, the German Ambas- China, were decisively application of the withdrawal scheme, sador in
rebuffed.
remanded for 24 hours on the appll- --Reuter.
cation of Revenue Officer Worden On the other hand, responsible
for example when he was charged with the pos- Japanese Ministers,
Railway of opium at the session Admiral Suctsug, the Home Minis- ter,
Station on Tuesday. Bail was allow strongly advocating declaration of war against China.-ed at $700. The bread ration in Madrid hastnited Press. been reduced from 150 grammes to 100 grammes per day per person.- United Press,
BREAD SHORTAGE IN MADRID
Madrid, Jan. 11.
STOP PRESS
GERMAN FEELING COLDER TOWARDS
JAPAN
London, Jan. 12.
are
FOOD UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
COMPRADORE FINED TOR BREACH-
it
Chan Kwong, manager of C. A Ying and Co., Ltd., was fined $10 by Mr. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning, when he was summon- ed for having possession of 44 blown tins of sausages unfil for human consumption.
SOVIET DIPLOMAT ASKS TO BE RECALLED
now
Burcharest, Jan. 11. Owing to the anti-Sovlet polley of Government, the
Rumanian
Minister to Russia's first and only Bucharest has requested the Soviet nuthorities to recall as "his presence in Rumania no longer has any meaning."-Renter Bulletin.
EGYPTIAN CABINET'S SALARY CUT
FRANCE'S NEW AMBASSADOR
Mr. M. W. Lo, for the defence, suid
Calro, Jan. 11. that the firm was a compradore's
Members of the Egyptian Cabinet under contract to the Admiralty, and
reduced their The Times Berlin correspondent the sausages were part of
voluntarily consign- have
cent.-Reuter says that while the invasion of China ment of goods sent back to the salaries by ten per is still hailed as supremely glorious, Colony from the firm's branch store Bulletin. there persists on uneasy thought in in Wethaiwel. They had been sent many quarters that Japan is laying back on board 11.M.S. Lowestoft be- waste to a formerly good customer cause of the unsettled conditions in of Germany and weakening herself the north, and had arrived in
In Novem in the bargain.
The fr ber. firm's storekeeper noticed Some of Tokyo's headstrong de- that the box of sausages was rather clarations on Japan's mission has old in appearance, opened it, and dis- taken aback even the staunchest of covered that the tins were blown. Japan's friends here. It is through The manager usually went through such
dispiriting reflections that the the stock at the end of every year, more prudent (and still influential) and the goods had therefore not been minds in Berlin are turning back to disposed of until the day for the an- Europe and particularly to the Four- nual stock
said he did not think
Power relations, as reflected in Cen- His
Paris, Jan. 11. It is announced that Count Boynel appointed de Saint Quin has been French Ambassador to Washington in succession to M. Bonnet-Reuter.
IF THE EARTH WERE FLAT
New York.
200-Inch If the earth were flat, a glass telescope reflector would permit man in San Francisco to read u sign in New York us clearly as the
tral Europe and the Mediterranean, that was a reasonable excuse for hav- --Reuter.
ing the goods in the shop, as it was the duty of defendant to get rid of the goods as soon as possible once he had been informed of their condition.
Mr. Lo sald that goods that were New Yorker reads it from across the found to be unfit for consumption street, says Industrial and Engineer-
were usually sent to Messrs. Lam-
mert's to be auctioned, but at the ing Chemistry.
time of the discovery, defendant was
unable to attend to the matter owing:
to pressure of business, and as the
DESTROYERS ON CRUISE
on
time for annual stocktaking was ap The 0th Destroyer Flotilla which proaching, had decided to leave the left Hongkong on Monday is due in the annual matter over until then. The box of Singapore shortly
ships, doing -BOURAGES Was the only one of the con- southern cruise. The
signment that was bad.
exercises on the way, are H.M.S. Sanitary Inspector C. Strange, food Duncan, Diana, Dainty, Defender and officer, prosecuted,
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