Tuesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 3, 1939.
SPANISH WAR TO END THIS YEAR DECLARES FRANCO IN INTERVIEW
London Workless In New Year's Eve Clashes
With Police
LONDON, Jan. 1.
CLASHES between unemployed and mounted police occurred in the West End of London on New Year's Eve, when members of the National Unemployed League marched from Piccadilly Circus to Trafalgar Square, carrying a black-painted coffin with the inscription: "He died for want of help".
They were informed that they would not be admitted to Trafal- gar Square. This announcement was received with a loud proicst by the demonstrators, who attempted to force their way into the Square. This gave rise to the first clash, the police charging the demonstrators and dispersing them.
new pro-
The unemployed, however, attempted to form a cession at Piccadilly Circus, which was again dispersed by the police.
The first clash occurred shortly after midnight, and complete order was restored In the West End early on Sunday morning.- Trans-Ocean.
General Hata Said To Be Relieved Of Command
Shanghai, Jan. 2.
It is authoritatively learned that General Hata, who succeeded General Matsui in February 1938, and who was the "capturer of Hankow," is to be replaced.
CHINESE SONGBIRDS
War Reduces Shipment
To Australia
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His successor is Lieut.-General Otuzo Yamado, two classes junior to General Hats, and also junior in rank to the Japanese naval Comman der-in-Chief, Admiral Oikawa.
New Machinery Reveals Plans For The
For American
Munitions
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.
THE United States army has decided to spend $33,500,000 to purchase speolal machinery to manufacture munitions, accord- Ing to Major-General Wesson, Chief of the Ordnance Depart- ment, writing in the semi- official publication the "Army Ordnance."
He says that the machinery will be installed in a group of new inland shell-loading w powder-making factories to be held for use in an emergency.--- Reuter.
Big Social Programme For British Statesmen
Rome, Jan. 1.
Reconstruction Of
The New Spain
AIMS TO BECOME LEADER
OF ALL THE SPANIARDS
SAN SEBASTIAN, Jan. 1. · INSURGENT Spain will achieve ultimate victory this year, declared General Franco in an interview with the well-known Spanish publicist, Sen. Manuel Aanar, publish- ed in the "Diario Vasco" to-day.
Victory which will put an end to the civil war is approaching with gigantic strides, he said, and in support of his contention, he pointed to the unexpectedly rapid progress made by his forces in their offensive against Catalonia.
In paying special tribute to the fighting qualities of the Insurgent Spanish soldiers and
The programme for the visit of Me: Neville Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax has been issued as follows:
They will arrive by train in the afternoon of January 11, and will drive to the Vita Madamu, where come they will stay during their visit.
Then they will go to the Quirinal Palace to sign the guest book, and
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then to the Palazzo Venezia to see Dúce.
A dinner and reception will be held in the evening, at the Palazzo Venezin
On January 12 they will lay wreath on the tomb of the Unknown The present whereabouts of Gen-will lunch at the
Soldier, will visit the Pantheon and eral Hata are not known, but
Quirinal Palace one with the King of Italy. They will report states that he was returning view a gymnastic display in the after- to Japon, while anothor
that he is lying seriously ill in hos- declares pital in Narking-Reuter.
officers, he expressed the hope Danger Seen
In Germeny's Demand For
'
military army
that the new Spain would be- pronounced nation, possessing second to none.
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Another thing which the war had;
shown was that Spain is capable of Submarines
nehleving Independence in the domain of production armaments. In future, its armament industries would undergo far-reaching expan- sion,
PARIS, Jan. 1. GERMANY'S cfalm for submarine parkly with Britain is widely com- RECONSTRUCTION PLANS
mented upon in the press, and the general opinion is that it is Ger- General Franco then proceeded to many's Intention to help Kaly by A proof that nothing in China cun
noon and attend a gala performance disclose his plans for carrying out the building submarines which can be escape the influence of the war was
at the Opera in the evening, follow-work of reconstruction in renascent sent to tho Mediterranean morc ed by supper with Count Ciano, provided when the E. & A. steamer
Spala, Ultirua' victory in the civil easily than surface craft, On January 13 they will probably war was Nankin soiled for
he insisted, an end in Australia
not, ton have checked the flow of trap afterwards lunch with the British war was over,
visit the Vatican in the morning, and itself. It was his intention when the The view in, also expressed that, Saturday morning. Whereas the pcd birds into Hongkong.
to have recourse to
submarines will be used to break crew usually carry thousands
Minister at the Holy See. The 270 birds,
In the persuasion in order consisting of 40 afternoon they will visit a minerals Spaniards, regardless as to whet
to get all any future blocicade and to hamper small Chinese songbirds for sale in binckhend nuns, 80 whitehead nur, exhibition, and will later attend a they fought under the Insurgent or whether
British shipping. Australia, there were only 270 birds and 150 nutmeg, inke up little reception at the Governor of Rome's Loyalist flag to join hands in building building a large number of small The "Figaro" says that Germany is aboard for the present trip. Broken from, but defy concealment. They pulace. They will attend a dinner services
up a new Spain on a basis of social submarines which can hide in the and disturbed
two sinal cages, Occupy conditions whole forepart of the ship is their in the evening, and will leave Rome dedicated to the work of improving whereas other naval powers
but the and reception at the British Embassy justice. His special care would be North Sea and due to the war in and about Can- ruditorium.
English Channel, at midday on January 14.-Renter. the fol of the Indigent sections of the building large submarines.
population, with a view to raising the general standard of existence in Spain.
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The first steps had already been taken in this direction. In the near
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The newspapers generally take thei view that the German move will arouse British opinion to the danger of a possible threat to British naval
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future, Spain would possess 200,000 supreinacy. workers' dwelling houses. National health and hygiene would occupy a that the result will be to turn the
The "Journe Industrielle" thinks MARZOSALIESIOGIMAKSA prominent place in the Government's British more against dictatorships programme,
which will not sult Italy at the mo-
Even during the war, the number ment she is hoping to use Mr. Cham- of beds in the sanatoriums for the berlain's visit to obtain concessions treatment of tubercular diseases had from France, and the paper asks been increased by 2,000 to 8,000, and whether Herr Hitler intended to tor- would eventually be raised topedo the Italian plan in advance. 35,000.
Reuter.
The work of national Integration, General Franco went on to say, would be carried out in an atmoy- phere of domestic peace, virile work, And economic und cultural stability,
WANTS ALL TO ASSIST
The problem of prisoners of war would not present any dißculty
FOUR PEERS IN NEW YEAR HONOURS
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prisoner, at Le Cateau about three)
with
the new Spain was firmly resolved to weeks later. When the Allies Issued enlist the help of all who were wil-a threat to deal drastically
ing to do their part. Professional commanders of submarines who sank cruminals and responsible Loyalist unarmed merchant vessels and left leaders would alone be excluded from their crews to drown, the Germans the new national fellowship, he de- retaliated by placing 20 captured odicers in solitary confinement for three months. The officers selected were those who had distinguished
clared,
Workshops erected in the prison camps would provide prisoners with an opportunity to find their way back relatives and Graves was included Into the national community. A because he was a nephew of the supreme tribunat would be set
up
late Viscount Grey. He remained in
at the end of the war, and would re- captivity until the War ended. examine all sentences passed by the He joined the B.B.C. in 1925, be- | milliary courts, and in this way will came Empire Services Director in assure the rule of justice in new 1933.
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Spain,
He could not imagine a better re- pire programmes from Daventry.
He has planned nearly all the Em- ward for his labours than to win over to his side those who had been bls of Fiji and High Commissioner
SIK HARRY LUKE, the Governor enemies, provided their condition was the Western Pacific, entered sincere. This applied even to those Colonial Service as Private Secretary Loyalists who had led the country, to the Governor of Sierra Leone in Turning to foreign policy, General 1908. He was promoted fo be Franco emphasised, the importance of Colonial Secretary in Sierra Leone We collect Spain as a Mediterranean
Power.
in 1923 and became Governor of There are
three things which Malta in 1930. Next year he would induce me to rally and mo-knighted. He was at Malia during bilise the Spanish people", he declar- dificult times, especially during the ed. "First, in order to defend
the Abyssinian crisis. Christian doctrine, secondly, In the event of a threat of foreign invasion, thirdly in the event of anybody seek- ing to allocate to Spain a
servile role in the Mediterranean.
MUST BE RECOGNISED AS MEDITERRANEAN POWER
Q.B.E.
was
CAPTAIN A. 8. WILCOCKSON, was the pilot of the Mayo composite aircraft plane Mercury-the upper half of the famous composite plane- on the record fight across the At "There would have to be no men-lantic and to South Africa. He be tion of the Mediterranean without came a ploneer pilot in commercial mentioning Spain, which would, in air services across the Atlantic after future, not recognise any of the being a Cavalry officer (3rd Hussars) Mediterranean agreements which had in the Great War. been concluded without Spanish several record flights. participation."
He has made
NEW DOCTONS
In conclusion, General Franco atressed the importance of a bond of unity existing between · Spain and -Portugal, as they were two nations
striving for like ideals. A pronounce- The following names have been ment on the principles governing the added to the Colony's register of Altitude. of Spain towards Latin medical Amerien would be forthcoming in the Kam-ieng, graduate of Hongkong Leong near future. The les with Spanish University, and Dr. Yu Lung-wong, Morocco were indestructible, and (China Medical Collego). would lead, at the conclusion of the
war, to
a new period of Mornoen
of prosperity in
practioners: -Dr.
is view, by expresslog his desire and Plans had already been drawn up intention to become leader of all the for the founding of a University of Spaniards, and to liberate, Spain Oriental studies in Cordova,
once and for all from the-heresies General Franco wound up the inter- of Soviet Communimas-Trans-Ocean
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