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Italians Remain Spain, Report
ROME, Mar. 25. INFORMED QUAR- TERS in Rome state that an undertaking has been concluded between General Franco and Signor Mussolini for the retention of Italian troops in Spain after the conclusion Civil War.
of the
agree-
Under the new ment, Italian troops will not be withdrawn, but will be. stationed throughout Spain for a considerable period.
In addition, new military instructors will be sent by
Republica
to
Spain has ind five capitals in just over three years, the last of them being Figueras, which was the seat of goverzi-, ment for only 11 days. Now, according reports Burgos, Mad- rid, the last capital, nay be surrendered peacefully fo the Nationalist forces Tho Republicans still rule over 85,000 square niles of terri-
from
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SPECIAL SAVINGS ON MANY ITEMS
WHITEAWAY'S
"HALT HITLER" MOVEMENT FLOUNDERING?
REICH TIGHTENS
MAY BE GRIP in EUROPEAN
ITS LAST
BURGOS
FRANCE
4) FIGUERAS BARCELONA — —
MZ MAJORCA:
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MADRID. JAY-NOV. 1935
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CO FIGUERAS MALI-SEBA, 1939
tory, with a population of 12,000,000. Over a million live in Medeld.
Mussolini to Spain in order First German
to "strengthen" the Spanish Army. ...
The report, if correct, indicates that Signor Mussolini has no luten- tion of honouring his undertakings to Great Britain and France that Italian troops would be withdrawn as soon as victory was assured for the Nationalists.
The Italian dictator has re- peatedly said that Italy's only interest in Spain was to assure
First German Colony May Be In Far East
BERLIN, Mar. 24.
UNOFFICIAL POLITICAL CIRCLES are talking
of the possibility of Germany soon having a colony.
mind the They have in former German treaty port of
that the Republicans would not Kinochow, which was captured Civilians
gain a victory.
In the Anglo-Italian Agreement, Simor Mussolint gave the following undertaking:
"I desire..
by Japan during the war, and returned to Chinn in 1922.
It is now again in the posses- sion of Japan, who, it is suggest-
to reagirm that fed, may return it to Germany. this evacuation has not been com-
One of the difliculties belleved vleted at the moment of the ter- mination-of-the-Spanish civil war, to stand in the way at the all remaining Italian volunteers moment is the problem of re- will forthwith leave Spanish terri- tory and all Italian war material conciling the transaction with will simultaneously be withdrawn. the carefully preserved Ger-
Currency
WAR
RACE!
LONDON, Mar. 24.
GERMANY IS MAKING rapid headway towards the complete domination of Europe while the "Halt Hitler" drive has become deeply bogged in diplomatic negotiations and enmeshed in international differences.
Hungary Evacuates Slovakia
INTERVENTION BY HITLER
BRATISLAVA,
Mar. 24. THE LATEST REPORTS from East Slovakia indicate that the Hungarians are beginning to
evacuate Slovakia.
The arrival of Hitler and his fleet at Memel seemed an ancient and almost irrelevant episode when the Slovakian ̈signature, to a 25 year treaty with Berlin granted Germany an important military zone on Slovakian soil.
The creation of German military establishments in Slovakia is regarded, first- ly, as being most important as a German spearhead aim- led at Poland.
Secondly, it places Hungary more completely at Germany's mercy.
SOLD FOR SCRAP
Latest Moves In Trade War
BERLIN, Mar. 24.
A NEW FINANCE plan providing for advance pay- ments by trade and industry on future tax payments is announced.
The object of the plan is to enable Government to finance {extraordinary expenditures.
Taxation bonds will be issued in recognition of advance pay- ments, but no interest will be payable.
Once Proud Liner plan will serve to finance
Of Dollar Fleet
LYING WHERE she ran Thirdly, it reinforces German strategic points for expansion aground off Kasho Island,
towards Rumania.
The conclusion of the German Taiwan, on December 11, Slovak front is apparently due Germany power to erect her own greater steamship of the Take truce along the whole Rumanian economie tact, giving 1937, the President Hoover, to suggestions to Slovakia from industries in Rumania and forc-former Dollar Line, has now offensive which was originally
Loyalty Oath
Chinese Leaders Swear Fealty
Billine of national spiritual mobili-
"I tolah... to repeat my pre-man Japanese friendship, vious assurance that the Italian Reuter. Government have no territorial or political aims, and seck no privi leged economic position, tu or with regard to either Metropolitan Spain, the Balearic Islands, any of the Spanisht possessions overseas, of the Spanish zone of Morocco, and that they have no intention armed whatever of keeping any
Goes To Lords
Berlin not to launch the counter-seeing the exploitation of corn-been sold for scrap.
CONFLICTING REPORT
sution promulgated recently, by SAYS HEAVY FIGHTING
the Supreme National Defence
Council.
The agreement,
It is oficially explained that the Reich provinces und towns' railwaya, posis, metor roods and other juridical | organisations.
COMPULSORY TAXATION
to take these taxation bonds. Only
in
Trade and industry will be obliged exceptional cases will Reich loans
LATEST
of As from May. the delivery bands, which so far has been uesá bo by the Reich and other authorities as a means payment, will abolished.. which was
Certain. concessions will be granted planned for this morning but to panics, has made it clear that
bonds: a drop in revenue resulting give the Hungarians an oppor- the German Colossus is striking signed this month, involves in connection with the taxation
glant-like towards the Black
payment of 300,000 yen.
these will be made good The signatories to the agreement from tunity to retire in an orderly Sea.
are the Kobe Seiko Kaisha (Kobe mainly by additional income tax and manner.
ITALY'S POSITION
Steel, Manufacturing Company) and "cuts". in public authorities' expen- The retiring Hungarians allege CHUNGKING, Mar. 24.
The position of Italy in the 3. Brandt of Aull & Company, Kobe, dilure Additional income tax will that their plans for the annexation of CIVILIANS and officials South Slovakia have been ulpped in European scheme has again been who represented the Lloyd Insurance throughout China are seeking to the bud by diplomatie intervention brought to the forefront as a Company in Great Britain, obligee of The Finance Ministry authorities take the oath of loyalty to the from Berlin.
Slovakian troops are still closely result of the King of Italy's the stranded liner.
funds condition that the State as prescribed in the out-guarding the frontier United Press. speech to which considerable gavo approval to the contract, it is
sald, on weight is attached in London,
Hitler's progressive encirciement should be deposited in the Yokohama of Poland through the annexation of Specie Bank and the remittance be of made after the, vessel was complete- Memel, BRATISLAVA, Mar. 24.
bls overshadowing It is officially stated that intense Lithuania-in fact the entire Baltic ly broken up and salvaged. The principal ceremony in the past Slovakian-Hungarian fighting con--together with the German inflira-
The President Hoover was involved three days was the giving of the oath finued to-day, and it is claimed that tion into Rumania, is believed here from 12 to 18 months. by Dr. H. H. Kung, Premier and the Blovaks repulsed the Hungarians to have placed Poland in a position
where it is hopeless to expect her to in an exciting incident a few months before her afranding when, on Finance Minister, to 200 Government along the entire front,
Air forces of both sides were very openly join on anti-Hitler bloc. officials in the Executive Yuan build-
Thus, while the anti-aggression August 30, 1937, she was bombed by ings, following which high public active.
A communique stated that the powers throughout the whole week Chinese warplanes about 20 nautical LONDON, Mar. 24.
leaders in Chungking swore feally.
Hungarians heavily bombarded places have foundered in diplomatic dis-miles off Woosung, Shanghal, suffer-
ing slight damage. tho encirclement,
ornaments of The HOUSD OF LORDS to-!
that behind the Slovak lines. estimate
The furniture and Chinese Sources
the liner have already been removed several hundred thousand of the
Soven bombers attacked the villages/cussions
therefore, day gave the first reading to the
nguin and were sold at a department store Attention, Chinese Currency Bill. The Chungking population under the of Zips and Neudorf, but it is not Hitler did an encircling of his own.
known whether there
centred upon reviving relations wie in Osakn early this year, second reading will be given on direction of the municipal govern-
ment and Kuomintang officials have casualties. SURRENDER MOVE DENIED
La Italy, whose financial drain from March 27. Burgos, Mar. 24.
Is being Before the first section of the BH taken the oath in the past few days Reports that Republican emissaries
and the possibility that efforts will aly's desire for peace have arrived in Burgos and have in committee stage was given a third at city halls, schools, temples and Bratislava continues to be very tense, Ethiopian and Spanish wars
of hope by quarters who have reached an agreement to surrender reading in the House of Commons to-athletic fields.
be made to bombard the town iseized upon in London as a glimmer- been opposing Britnin's rapprochement day, Mr. Pethick Lawrence proposed
with Russia as possibly antagonising feared-United. Pre88.
Italy.
forces, in any of the said terri
torics."
In Burgos, according to Nationalist
reports, three Republican delegates are now offering the peaceful surren- der of Madrid before the end of this week.
(Messages from Domel and United
Press).
Madrid, Reuter.
officially are
denied.-
Old Resident Passes Away
Came To Far East
43 Years Ago
FRANCISCO ANDRADE died at Queen Mary Hospital thir morning of pneumonia.
Deceased, who was born in 1880, was a Junk Inspector of the Harbour Omce. Ho leaves a widow, four sons and five daughters. One daughter is in Perth, Australia, and a son is in America,
The late Mr. Andrade was a native of Lisbon. He came to the Far East at the age of 10, Joining the Portu- guess Artillery forces at Macao. After serving his time there he came to Hongkong and was in the employ of Mr. A. M. L. Soares, before join
Amendment Seeks Guarantee Wipe-Off
исто any
atmosphero the Meanwhillo
It is said that 100,000 took the oath an amendment rejecting the Govern- at Nanchang, capital of Klangsu, and
SLOVAKS ADVANCE ment's guarantee of 234 per cent. 5,000 at Lanchow, capital of Kansu. The text of the national pact is,
INTO RUTHENIA Interest to the British banks if the
Paris, Mar. 24. Chinese banks failed to pay it. The "By our, conscience we pledge to observe the national pact and sup-
While Hungarian troops have begun amendment, however, was rejected.
Sir John Simon, concluding the port the National Government loyally debale, sald he believed that it was and unfinchingly and follow our new offensive at some points in
the
leader Generalissimo in the discharge Slovakia, the Slovaks claim to have second
advanced Into Ruthenia, according to made quite plain on reading of the Bill that it was the of our duties towards the State.
"Should we violate, the pledge we a "Havas" report Reuter. universal feeling of the House that! they were trying to do it good thing willingly subject ourselves to punish-
In the real interests of peace in show ment by the Government.”—United ing their desire to support what ought Press.
to be supported apart from any calcu lution of City interests.
Sir John Simon sald that he had the areatest possible confidence that they would not be called upon to fulfil the engagement regarding Interest if the Chinese Government practise what it had most honourably followed in the past, of doing its utmost to fulni its engagements.-
Reuter.
continues to
Stock Market More Cheerful
Warships Shell
Pakhoi Coast
Naval Activity South Of H.K.
Big Godown Destroyed
អាម
about
und
Other quarters interpret the King of Italy's remarks as a prelude to Italy's demand that Britain should give Italy financial aid.
They Interpret such a demand ins being the price for Italy reaching an amicable settlement with France- United Press.
MUSSOLINI'S SPEECH
Spectacular Fire 10.16 am. G.M.T-Reuter.
In Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Mar. 25.
POLAND DECLINES
The operation is expected to take
Refugees For N. Rhodesia? Commission To Investigate
LONDON, Mar. 24. THE COLONIAL OFFICE announces that the emigration joint committee of the ordinating committee for re-
settlement there,
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Sen Back Page For
Further Lite News
Rome, Mar. 24. The precise time that the important eneech Signor Mussolini is to deliver fugees has arranged for a com- on Sunday in connection with the mission of experts to proceed by affect incomes from 2,400 marks a Fasciat celebrations is not yet known. air to North Rhodesia to examine year upwards. Taxation bonds will but it is expected that it will be about the possibilities of a refugee increase in value according to tho lenth of time they are held. Thus, The commission will consist of Bir bonds taken in payment for taxes London; Mar. 24. James Dunnett, Colonel W. H. falling due after three years will be The Polish Ambassador visited Nicholls, who was connected with the credited at 12 per cent, premium.
operation ini setilement
ENORMOUS INCREASE Viscount Halifax at the Foreign Office refugee A N.TK godown was com at 6 p.m. to-day.
Kenya, Mr. M. Nuruck, former assist
The Secretary to the Ministry of Rheinhardt, slated delivered ant secretary to the Government of It is reported that ho
had rison pletely gutted a n result of a YUNGYUN, Mar. 25,
secretary In Uganda, Mr. H. Cread, that taxation revenues ACCORDING TO a message spectacular firo late last night. roland's reply, declining to sign a Palestine, and now assistant chief Finance, Herr
The godown, which was situated four Power declaration.
that former provincial commissioner in frorn six millard marks in 1933 to from Hoppo, the Pakhoi coast
across Soochow Creck. facing the
who was seconded by the Palestine they will riso still further in the Jewish Colonisation Association. next two years. The Stock Exchange was very quiet was shelled by Japanese naval
North Rhodesia, and Mr. A. Khasanof, at least 17 milliards in 1938, and and chemicals, the latter exploding
The commission will be associated to-day, but prices generally tended to units on March 23.
蟲 local A Japanese naval plane flew alone The Japanece immediately cordon-
committee appointed by financing of immediate great national ed off the area with sentries, who
tasks will bo spread over decades be higher, apart from it-edged | securities, which cased in absence of the coast and machine-gunned it.
Great Britain and France are re-the Governor. demand.
A moment later, two Japanese stood by with fixed bayonets and
The commission will probably also without costing the Reich interest. Brazilian Bonds were featured, warships slearned near Kotak en machine-guus.
The flames, which spread to the ported to be considering an immediate rising up to two points on rumours, the Pakhoi coast, under a smoke-
BRITISH ENVOY IN MOSCOW at present unconfirmed, of a possible
important archives wore establish a strong anti-Hiller bloc turists there--Reuter.
Moscow, Mar, 24. hurriedly removed, were extinguiah-reinforced with a concrete military
The King's Exequatur empowering WASHINGTON, Mar, 24The payment on Brad's dollar securities screen, and opened up with their caves of the Consulate-General, from conference with Rusala and Peland to visit Nyasaland to invesugato agriculReuter,
agreement.
M. Mikoyan, Commisar for For. Among commodities, jute was firm aval guns and machine-guns. where Senate Appropriations Committee to
élose Mr. Aldiyoshi Tajiri to act as Consul- Britain hd France are in Soon several other Japanese wared by the fire department-Reuter,
(Continued on 'Page "L), day approved the army grant of under Calcutta influences with some Chinese defenders returned the are..
Miss Taung $313,000,000, which is $10,000,000 local bear covering. Other sections vessels arrived and joined in the
anng Shuk Ching has been accord regarding the necessity for a General of Japan at Hongkong has elgn, Trade, and one of: M. "Stalin's
(Continued on Page 4) E received His Majesty's signature, more them was allotted when the Bill were generally, cheerful, but inactive, bombardment. The exchange of fire passed Urough the House a few weeks while Wall Street was frer insted a full hour Central News, appointed a Publid Vaccinator.
Spartak ago-Reuter,
ing the Harbour Office In August,
1023.
The funeral will pass the Monu- ment at 4 p.m. to-morrow.
US ARMY GRANT
London, Mar. 24,
Japanese Consulate, contained cotton
However, it understood further negotiation-United Press.
Foland has left the doors open for
IMMEDIATE CONFERENCE
London, Mar. ZA,
with
..
Herr Rheinhardt explained that the