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FUNDO WHAI THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1938. [AW]—†
Bitter Fighting In Spanish Civil War INSURGENTS REPULSED BARCELONA CLAIMS
Sixth Day of Franco's Drive
CERVERA, DEC. 28.
IRST REPORTS FROM THE FRONT ON THE SIXTH DAY OF THE INSURGENT OFFENSIVE INDI- CATED THAT THE INSURGENTS HADİ BEEN THROWN BACKİ WITH CONSIDERABLE CASUALTIES.
Below-zero temperatures continued to hamper. the attackers' movements, and the frozen plains impeded armoured car attacks, the cars rolling like hummocks over No-Man's Land.
TWO WOMEN missionaries photogaphed after the long walk down Lushan Mountain from Kuling, where they had been stranded for mary months with food supplies gradually dwindling end the constant threat of Sino-Japanese hostilities being waged in their district. Notice that
to replace their the woman on the left wears Chise cloth shoes. For many months foreigners in Kuling tave Ecen unable
There is little outwardly noticeable change in the situation behind the lines. With constant air alarms and bombardments the vil- clothing. lages are now virtually empty.
According to a Hendaye re- port 300 Insurgent warplanes bombed and machine-gunned
worn-out
COLONY-WAICHOW
fortified Loyalist base of Artesa HIGHWAY TO REOPEN
de Segre, while Navarrese and;
Galician columns advanced to- THE EXTENT of the collapse of the Japanese offensive in wards the town in bitter hand- the East River area in Kwangt ung is indicated by reports this to-hand fighting.
morning that motor communication will re-open between Hong-
Franco's urces are reported to be kong and Walchow. advancing on the vital town of Aloso) de Balaguer from the snow-packed] Montsech mountains,
Walchow, one of the largest of the East River citles, was
TC-
AUSTRALIA
SWELTERS
PERTH, Dec. 28. WESTERN AUS- TRALIA and New South Wales are sweltering in an unprecedented heat-
ware.
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The temperature al Perth to-day was degrees Fahrenheit, while in "country places in both states the thermometer soared to 112-United Press.
Big Drop In China's Customs Revenue
'SHANGHAI, Dec. 20. FOLLOWING THE FALL of Cun- ton and Ifankow, the Chinese Gov- ernment has lost 34 ner
cent, of marllime customs carnings through out China, according to statistics re- leased by the Maritione Customs ou
orities in connection with China's trado returns for November, this
year.
During November, the total pro- coeds from maritims customs to 23.- throughout Chinn amounted 300.000 Yuan showing a decrease of 3,000,000 Yuan from October.
The custom carnings registered by the Shanghal Maritime Customs dur- November totalled 0,900,000 Ing
Yuon, which represents 44 per cent. of the whole income in China and which contrasts to 9,200,000 Yuan for October.
The income gained by the stations still under the National Government during November was 18 per cent, of China's total revenue, showing a decrease of 10 per cent. from the pre- vlous month. During October the
ere-occunded arena occupied 60 per December 9,
Since then, the Japanese have been cent. of the total earnings in Chinn. be- but in November they accounted for iween Hongkong and Canton south 04 per cent. of the total revenues in
capital, the country, of the former Kwangtung
Two major stations in the areas with the exception of the Pearl still held by the Chinesa Government
their gun-are Foochow and Swatow.-Domei. River strip protected by boats.
Road traffle between Hongkong and Walchow will be resumed as soon as the highway bridges, which
Workless Ask captured from the Japanese on customs income through the Japan-
entirely cleared from the area For More Dole
LONDON, Dec. 28.
Catalonian The petition addressed to the
Thu Loyalist Government nt grim Barcelona admitted that struggle in under way on the southern. bank of the Segre for possession of Artesa de Segre. The Government stated that 300 German and tallan planes are constantly bombing and
the machine-guaning
The Loyalists claim | fortifications. - that three planes were brought down King on December 23 by uncm- by rifle fire.
ployed, requesting an increase in The Loyalists are heavily out-the dole by 4s. 6d. n week for
the Chinese shortly Ukrainian Peasants numbered in the Artesa zone, and are adult persons, and 1s. a week for blown up by
after the Japanese landing In Bins reported to be mobilising additional each child, has elicited a purely Bay, art repaired. troops at Barcelona, Falset, Tarragona
Bus services have already resumed Get Stiff Sentences and Reus, and rushing them to the formal reply that the King hus 'trent in special trains-United Press. transmitted the petition to the between Shum
Cabinet for decision. CATALAN DRIVE
were
border
Chun, the city, and Lungkang, seventeen miles northwarde
Warsaw, Dec. 20. Sle Ukrainian peasants of the of Werbow were village buxes sentenced to prison Lerms zinglast
and
be open for traffic
court of Brzezany to-day for being
Ukrainian organisation," and for manslaughter.
A letter sent by the representatives arge number of war refugtes Poloh Barcelona, Dee. 25. of the unemployed to the Minister of from Hongkong ulilised the An official Loyalist communique Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, asking yesterday to return to their homes from alx to 13 years by the district admits that the Insurgents have him to convena conferences at which in Kwangtung. advanced slightly in the sector at the question of increase in unemploy It is expected that the highways members of an illegal "Nationalist Solera, north-east of Borjas Blancas ment relief could be discussed, han between Hongkong. Tamshul
Walchow will and Aspa, but claims that they paid not yet been answered. heavily for the advances.
In their petition to the King, the within three weeks. All other reports stale that the workless quis.ed that the duis lines are holding firm under heavy should be increased before Christmas
and tank pressure from artillery
so as to enable every unemployed attacks.
Briton enjoy at least a Christmas
A Saragossa message says that it is meal and to have a warm room, since WAS Cun- officially stated that in the Tremp the temperature ouls.de
freezing priat.- sector, the Insurgents captured the siderably below remainder of the Montsech Sierra, Trans-Ocean. including Santa Maria de Meys, and
afterwards advanced south and gain-
TURKISH MINISTERS RESIGN
Respille was given to some of the convicted.
They were accused of killing
*
France Sells Out Polish peasant, who epused the arrest Munitions Shares
of some Ukrainians, bul witnesses proved an alibi for the defendants.
The Polish authores diso pro- Prague, Dec. 28.hibited the celebration of the 17th As an indication of the changed janniversary of the Ukrainian culturai tituation in Central Europe, the organisalon "Proswlla" which was French group closely connceled with scheduled for December 20 and 27.
organisation
Supports the Schnelder-Cruz:1 Works, which The held the majority at the Skoda libraries and Ankara, Dec, 28. It is officially amoy me Works thares, have sold their hold-Eastern Galicln-Trans-Occan, Balaguer and Masana.
Reports from Lower Segre Indicate Turkish Minister for Education, andings to a Czecho-Stvak group repre- that the Insurgents have captured the Minister for Economics have resenting the Czecho-Slovak Govern
because of #11 health mint the villars of Soleras, south of Torre-signed
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ed the entire Sierra Hanmamet.
North of Balaguer, the Insurgents captured the villages of Alun
cle
Trans-Ocean.
WARSHIP FOR DJIBOUTI
DEMUT, Dec. 28.
A TORPEDO-BOAT of the Levant naval division has been ordered to proceed to Djibouti, ahead of the gunboat Diberville, which was also ordered" to Djibouti yesterday.--Renter.
reading TOOME
many
The management of the Skeda Warks had been formally in Czech
Belgian Royalty's
hands, but until October the French Vacation in France
.
had their represintatives in the ad- ministration and the management.
Paris, Dec, 28. Director Rochette was recalled four
King Leopold of the Belgians and wecks. DKO.
CLOSE
co-operation inc existed the Queen Mother arrived this morn- between the Schneider-Cruzal and ing by express at Cote Dazur.
OT+ They will stay for a fortnight of mercial, as well as technical Skoda works with regard to com-
Benulieu-Sur-Mer-Trană-Ocean, ganisation-Trans-Ocean.-
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TOKYO, Dec. 28. PRACTICALLY FULL INVOCA- TION of the National General Mobilisation Act will be made early next year following approval by the National Mobilisation Council of six new draft Imperial Ordinances enforcement of relating to the Articles 6, 10, 11 and 13 of the Act.
The six Imperial Ordinances relate, respectively, to the control of wages, restriction of werking hours in factories, restriction of dividends by business corperations, appropriation of factories and workshops, appropriation of land, buildings and various establishments and requisitioning of commodities.
It is pointed out that invocation of the mobilisation articles is inspired to concen- trate Japan's entire economic resources for the building up of a new order in East Asia.
The measures will be executed in conjunction with the 3-year plan for the expansion of the productive capacity of industries which was approved and refer- red to the Government on Tuesday by the Planning Board.
To-day's session of the National Mobilisation Council to approve the Imperial Ordinance plans was held at 9.45 a.m. nt the official residence of Premier Konoge.
Upon invocation of the new provisions, all business corporations with capitals exceeding 200,000 Yen will be prohibited from declaring THIS IS THE “MOTHER” OF THE Chinese guerilla, dividends over 10 per cent. per annum, while Madame Chao Yu-tung, photographed just before he further increase in the rate of dividend will be left Hongkong for the South Sens. She is the moving denied those corporations which are at present
ennum-Domei, spirit behind thousands of vigilant guerillas operating paying more than 10 per cent, dividends per throughout China.
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DARING S'HAI COUP
BY BANDIT GANG
SHANGHAI, Dec. 29.
in
VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATING the extent to which armed crime has increased in the western boundaries of the Inter- national Settlement, fringing the Junaness-controlled areas recent weeks, there occurred yesterday a daring hold-up, almost unprecedented in the history of Shanghai.
LATEST
Tientsin Assassin Kills Taipan
Tientsin, D:c. 28.
A Chinese gunman in French Con- ccasion to-day fired three shiols point- blink at Wang Chu-lin, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, of a cafe, and
killed him,
The assumin escaped,
prominent The dead man was Tientsin industrialist-Unlied Press.
A lino of seven cars, contain- parked their own car across the as he stood outside ing a party of 15 American and road.
The party was forced to dismount British men and women was
and were
ere relieved of their watches, stopped near the Columbia rings and wallets to the value of up- Country Club within the Settle- proximately 1,000 Chinese dollars. ment perimeter by a band of The gang, who were reported to be
well-dressed, made u eleon armed bandits, and despite the early arrival of the about eight
who had flourishing pistols,
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SCHOOL-GIRL LAUNCHES H.K. SHIP
Penelope Dodwall. 10-year-old daughter of the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell and Mrs. Dodwell, launching a now waterboat for the Union Waterboat Company at Kowloon Docks yesterday.