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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1939. 日一十月二十一
DRIVE "Sea-Dragon"
TOWARDS FRENCH FRONTIER
CALDETAS FALLS: ADVANCE
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GRANOLLERS
IMMINENT
SALAMANCA, JAN. 29.
WAR BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE INSURGENT HEAD QUAR- TERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT STATED THAT INSURGENT TROOPS IN CATALONIA WERE CONTINUING THEIR RAPID ADVANCE, AND HAD PUSHED FORWARD ON THE COAST ROAD AS far as ARENYAS DEL MAR, ABOUT 24 MILES FROM BARCELONA.
Aftor capturing the villages of Caldetas, Parets, Llisa de Vall, and Allela, the Insurgents succeeded late on Saturday afternoon in completely surrounding the town of Granollers.
Farther south, the Insurgents had advanced on an average six miles along the road from Manresa to Vich.
Workers To Strike
As Arms Protest
London, Jan. 29. Nearly 40,000 engineers in London;
MANY PRisoners TAKEN !
In the Pyrenean section, the Insurgents had also advanced six miles.
The number of prisoners was stated to be very
planned today to strike on Thursday large. by forming a march down Downing) Street with a deputation to urge arms shipments to the Loyalist Gov- ernment of Spain.
The strike would mean a completel
In the district of Mataro, a field hospital with 800 wounded Loyalist soldiers was discovered. The men had
stoppage of work in some factories, been left behind without any medical assistance for three
and a partial stoppage in others, Unitcil Press.
days.
MUSMAN'S HOLIDAY,----Jack Tar, on shore leave, pays a visit to the "Sea Dragon" and seems to be Intrigued by the old-fashioned rigging----Jofor.
Witness In Re-trial Of Tammany Leader Killed
WHITE PLAINS, New York, Jan. 29. GEORGE WEINBERG, one of the chief witnesses in the forthcoming trial of Johnny Hines, notorious Tammany boss, who is charged with corruption and political intrigue, was found shot dead in the bathroom of a house rented as a hidenway to-day.
Weinberg apparently com-| The witness declared that at a mitted suicide.
In Barcelona. 6,000 wounded' Loyalist soldiers were left be hind by the retreating army.
Great quantities of war material. including clothing, had been found in. the Catalan capital, where life was now resuming its normal aspect. The streets had been cleaned, electric trains were running, and all public services had been resumed.
LOYALIST COMMUNIQUE
Has Test Run Before Trip To America
A PRETTY FICTURE—The "Sea Dragon" presents a preity pic- turc as she tacks in the wind outside Hongkong harbour, with her picturesque and colourful stern in full view. A Phoenix, the bird of happy omen in China, and Chinese characters reading "Sea Dragon- Hongkong," are clearly discernible. The emidler inscripton below "prays for good winds to speed them on their journey.”—Jaffer,
From Geronn, the Loyalist Defence Chilean Earthquake
ore
LOOTERS
DESCEND
Ministry issued the following bulletin Gn Saturday night; "Catalan front: The Loyallsta repulsed enemy attacks cast of Solsona, and Manresa.. The enemy suffered heavy loss. Severe fighting is now going on In the Mataro district, where Loyalist troops a stubborn resistance. Pre putting up' Extremadura front: Enemy attacks in the Monte Rubio and Santo Veguna sectors were repulsed, and two enemy seroplanes shot down. There 10 nothing to report on the other fronts."
THE TOWN OF COELEMU has been entirely A report from Barcelona says that although absolutely precise informa- destroyed by the recent earthquake, according to a tion is locking, it is belleved that the Loyalist headquarters in Catalonia statement issued by the Minister for the Interior, Senor are now in the little town of Clol. situated to the north-east of Barce- lonn, 12 miles from the French frontier.
ON WRECKED TOWNS
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Some of the Loyalist Ministries are in Gérona and Figueras.
WARSHIPS ARRIVE
SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 29.
Pedro Alfonso on Saturday night.
Nearly 100 children are known to be dead. The towns of Pocillas and] Quirihue were also completely destroyed.
Criminal elements of the popula- Referring to conditions in Barce-tion have taken advantage of the lona, the report anys that on Saturday conditions prevailing in The rural a feel of fishing bouls entered the areas in consequence of the catas- deserted port, which has been cleared trophe, and have looted houses de- of mines. The work of blowing up serted by their owners. the wrecks of some 50 sunken ships, which obstruct traffe in the port, will shortly begin,
squadron of aeroplanes steamed into port Saturday afternoon, and were welcomed by a salute from the land batteries.
Insurgent warships, escorted by a
The city was lighted on Saturday night by electricity for the first time for several days.—Trans-Ocean,
OFFENSIVE IN RAIN
Barcelma, Jan. 29. The
Insurgents continued their offensive on all sectors of the Catalan
front to-day, in spite of heavy rain.
Numerous looters have been arrested in Concepcion, Chillan and San Carlos, and exemplary punish- ment will be meted out to the cul- priis under martial law.
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BRITISH APPEAL FOR PEACE GETS CURT RECEPTION
BERLIN, Jan. 29. THE APPEAL FOR PEACE addressed to the leaders and people of Germany by a number of leading personalities in England, has been curtly received in Germany, and the newspapers level criticism at it.
CHINESE MILITARY STRATEGY
Dynamite Prevents River Crossing
The "Voelkincher Beobachter" to-day protests against the assertion that Germany is responsible for the present inter- national political situation, and claims that Hitler's efforts to secure a reduction of armaments were opposed by the British Government.
If the signatories of the appen! regard armaments as the main cause of unrest in the world, they should. drelares the paper, address Them- selves to those who were responsible CHUNGKING, Jan. 29.
for rejecting the German offers. CHINESE MILITARY officials the assertion that nobody in
The paper also takes exception to to-day confirmed the report that wishes to interfere in Germany's England Chinese troops in south-western internal affairs, and recalls that only Shansi dynamited two feet of within the last few daya even thick ice in the Yellow River tain purely German affairs in a Cabinet Ministers had criticised cer- near Yumen, north of Nung-schoolmasterly tone, which kwan, which prevented the caused legitimate irritation in Ger- Japanese from crossing.
many.
had
The Chinese are continuing to use
OH, NO? high explosives to break the
In Germany, on the other hand, whenever the Ice grows thicker. declares the paper, no hostile
On January 18 about a regiment of campaigns are directed against other Japanese troops attempted to make countries either through the press or
crossing of Yumen over the fee, by the endio.--Trans-Ocean, while Chinese troops hit behind
rocks
an the western
cm shore,
they had placed many mach whe
PREMIER'S SPEECH
Only when the
Berlin, Jan. 29. Japanese hize!
Commenting on Mr. Neville Cham- reached half way across the river did berlain's speech delivered at Bir- the Chinese open fire, and as a result mingham on Saturday, the "Deutsche 000 Japanese troops were killed, and Allegemeine Zeitung" observes that the rest retreated in great disorder the attacks of the oppostion have not to the cast.
succeeded in inducing Mr. Chomber- The
military chicis said that the aim to desist from his policy of same strategy had prevented other international understanding. Japanese units from venituring across The paper stresses Mr. Chamber- the river.
lain's statement that all "reasonable It is reported that the Japanese aspirations" are entitled to be satis- military in Shansi ure expected to fled, and the paper sces those open the second big offensive nt any words a possibility of reducing the existing tension between France and PalyTrans-Ocean.
| moment.-United Press,
GUERILLAS HARASS
JAPANESE
-- A Japanese report from Hankow this morning admits that there have
been sixty-ave encounters with Chinese guerillas in the Wuhan arca since January 1-an average of over two baltles a dny.
The Japanese admit that they have! sustained 92 casualties. They claim that 1,190 Chinese troops have been
killed in the encounters,
The guerilla forces total 15,700, the Japanese message adds.
Further towards the coast, Chinese; guerilins continue to display great activity in Pootung, opposite Shanghai, On Friday night, eve of the open- ing of Sino-Japanese hostilities in Shanghai In 1932, they launched simultaneous attacks on a number of villages in the neighbourhood of Pootung, inflicting considerable. sualties on the Japanese before they withdrew.
co-
KINGSHAN FIGHTING Fighting on the Hankow-Ichang | front, which has been intermittent since the Japanese abandoned major | operations two months ago, broke out again on Friday,
The spearhead af the Japanese
A FIFTEEN - YEAR - OLD drive at one time threatened King- American girl was mentioned in shan, but Chinese reinforcements A number of smaller 'quoke shocks Court this morning in connec- the end of the battle, the position quickly arrived on the scene and, st were reported to have occurred on tion with a case in which two was "as you were", with the Japanese Saturday in Cauquines.
The commandant of the garrison at women and a man were charged back in their old positions and the Chillan esumnates that the number with exercising control
situation quiet, küled in that town is 10,000-prostitutes. Trans-Occan.
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Nairobi; Jan. 29.
The two forces are opposite each other in a system of trenches eust of meeting siteaded by "Dutch” Schultz
The cause were Wong Chat-mui, 45- | Kingehon, with the Japanese attempt- and Iines, it was agreed to pay the
year-old marled woman, Chan Fu-ing to outflank the Chinese at Tien- The house had been rented by Tammany leader $1,000 down and
Santiago, Jan, 29. yun, 62-year-old married woman and Mr. Thomas Dewey, United $500 a week.
While workers were removing Wong Kong, 24-year-old unemployed CHENGCHOW THREAT States attorney, who is prosecut-
"After that meeting I saw lines
The Urgel army corps 18 now debris left by Tuesday's earthquake man.
On the Ionan front, tho Chinese ing in the Hines' trin, as a hide-y week and paid him the $500 approaching the important town of of the wrecked Chillan municipal
carli_time," Weinberg declared
It was revealed in Courl that are building up defences ugainst aj The East African governments away for Crown witnesses.
Berga. The Loyalsts n offering theatre to-day, they were stunned to
possible Japanese offensive title resistance, but the Insurgent and two living persons--husband'and / Wong Chat-mul had resided for some Chengchow, the Important junction of yika Lengus to counteract anti-Brl- '
on have been called upon by the Tangan- GAVE GANG PROTECTION
operations are considerably impeded wife still sented in the orchestra time in New York, where the Ameri- the Luaghai and Peiping-Hankowish propagands, to strengthen the Hines, in return for the money, by the fact that the region in which stalls." -
can girl is believed to have originally railways. This city, it will be re- political departments, or to declare promised the gang protection from they are now operating-offers serious
(Continued on Page 4.) They had been miraculously saved come from. The girl has, been re- with Dixie police -to-day
the Nazi organisation tilegal.---Reuter. rolds on Harlem "polley.naturai obstacles, since it consists of Davis and Schoenhaus, two other im- banks," that is, gambling dives in the snow-covered mountains, what by a supporting beam, which how manded in the custody of the Salva
had ever.
completely: Imprisoned | tlón Army. were preparing to take a drive in the the gamblers bet on numbers, such tion.
the three negra district of New York in which few roads which are in poor condl-them. country, when Weinberg seized a re- as the numbers printed on certain. In the central sector, the Insurgents Being without food and water for Erald on Friday night by Misa 1. volver, went upstairs, and a shot was pages. in newspapers, telephone occupied the town of Moya, at the four days, they were in a dangerous Harrop, Lady Assistant of the Secre
books or race tickets.
Junction of the roads to Manresa andy weak condition when rescued and tariat for Chinese Affairs, on a hotel "Dutch" Schultz demanded 00 per Vich.
were silll dazed by the shock of the In Connaught Road. disaster-Called Press, cent. of the profits in the multi- General Yague's army corps like«!
The case came before Mr. N. A. D. million dollar racket, added Wein- Wise continued its advance along the
Forrest at the Central Magistracy. coast to-day, but exact Information
Weinberg was the prosecution's key witness.
He, lunched
portant witnesses,
heard.
and
He ivas found dead in the bath- room--Reuter,
tom
The Court case' was a sequel to n
FIRE IN CANTON ST. Squatters Rendered Homeless
OVER FOUR HUNDRED réfugees word rendered homeless A week's remand was asked by In- this morning, then fire broke out at 3 a.m. at the squatters", mange for. "Dutch". Schultz, and firmy Hines of his regarding the positions reached by Plot To Overthrow. C. Post of this SICA, wheep they have erected in Canton Road, near the Jordan Road
the New York táckoieur, who 'wIE "bumped off" two years ago, trate, whom he named, agreed to since the opening of the Catalonian
Weinberg alleged that a magiċ-
- the vanguard is not yel availablo.
Insurgents estimato Loyalist Jasses
Thi
ed Hines of accepting $500 a week sake care of any. police raids and offensive about 100,000.
numberedes 87,100 prisoners.
od Schulta anaturgent bombers to-day raided The witness described Schulla as
a large quantity of do ferry.
Siamese Cabinet were now being translated.
cuments were seized in the rald and
The blaze spread with astonishing able to evacuate the men whhoût The translation of these documents, rapidity from end to mid of the jury or loss of life, le furiker Chorges being preferred The Indicted, might possibly lead to and was not quelled unut 150 The women and
of the huts had bou-roxect against the rewridania, gyvo f
and firebria
* "political fixer" for the Schulta x the arrest.”
Eingapore. Jan. 30. A Siamese dulcier radio bulletin Welaberg, enundaanemaniion in 1 prodigious spender who took asmauen, the town of Alcoy in the province reveals the unearthings of a plot to Court during the tetal, by adding, XL $18,000 10330,000 a week front of allemto dropping numerous overthrow the Gowampent and myself, bald Hines $500 in frous "of the racket för his persocial experie Comte ca multus objectives mand: 12 restore, ex-King Prajwalipok," wh
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The clan war remanded; unuijjah