OVERNIGHT NEWS PAGE
Spain
Madrid To Offer Resistence
Lisbon, Mar. 27.
As a result of the interruption of negotiations the Defence pence Council in Madrid, according to a perinhnent radio message, in in session and has deelded on tenacious resistance-United Press.
Madrid Hopeful
confused
Il Duce's Speech
REACTION IN LONDON IS MILD
fo
America Impressed
London, Mar. 27. The British papers show doubt as correct, interpretation of the Mussolini's claims The papers point out that for the first time Mussolini mentioned officially Tunis, Djibuti and the Suez Capal, without, how- ever, defining whether he has in mind territorial readjustments plans for a "moderate revision,"
or
Russia
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 28, 1939.
Westminster Film
London, Mar. 27. For the first time in the his- tory of Westminster Abbey a filo was shown there last evening depicting scenes in the Holy Land The congregation of 2,000 Included representatives of the Bussian, Greek and Syrian Churches while the Bishop of Jerusalem gated as commentator. The Dean of St. Paul's led the player for peace in Polesino and for the Jewish race.
The Congregation at the close the hymn: "Pray that Jerusalem May Have Peace."— Reuter.
The Daily Mall voices the opinion that the Franco-Italian disputes were Poland no matter for war but for discussion.
The Daily Express calls the Duce's speech "a mild thunder" and Lellevea that Mussolini 1105 renounced tor- ritorial claims.
Position No Worte
that clever The Times slutes diplomais should be able to make Madrid, Mar. 27. The populace fervently hope that the Duce's speech a turning point peace will come to-day, but a brenk-in European politics.-Trans-Ocean. down in the negotiations has left the situation
and uncertain. The terms appear to he still the thorny point. However, the fact that Extremadura has chosen to start a new offensive rather than Madrid 15 considered as an indication that the latter may be spared the horrors of further Bghting.
The famished population ate watery lentil soup as the first snowfall of the long winter
covered the
London, Mar. 27. Morning. papers commenting on Signor Mussolini's speech-generally
agree it is more moderate than had been expected.
"For all its bombast, the Duce's speech made no such demands upon have required a Fiance as must
NERVOUS OF THE REICH
Anticipating More
Demands
Warsaw, Mar. 27. purely negative answer," says The Military preparations continue, but Timer
are surrounded by the greatest #o- gaping The Daily Telegraph says, "alto-crecy, Rauter.
Impression left by the walls.ether, the and
speech
is that Signor Mussolini would now prefer a quiet settlement to an open breath, which he at one
to be courting."
scars of the city's wounds and the bomb-pitted strecta
United Press,
Franco Confident
Lisbon, Mar. 27.
radio on the The Nationalists" Madrid front at 2.30 am. proclaimed to the Inhabitants of Madrid that the hour of liberation was very near, Within a few hours the bl-coloured Bog will fly at the highest point of
over the capital, Franco's army coming all resistance, to enter the elty and bring peace and justice United Press,
FISHERY DISPUTE ENDING
Now Discussion With Japanese
Moscow, Mar. 27, Following a two hours' conversa- tion between the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Litvinoff, and the Moscow, Japanese Ambassador to Mr. Togo, on the vexing For Eastern fisherica controversy, Japanesa sources indicated that a solution la near on the basis of a compromise, Another talk is scheduled for Tues- day. The Japanese hope that the controversy will bo settled in time
Elections In:
Turkey
Ankara, Mar. 27.
Many former influential de- pailes lost their seats in tho general election for the National Assembly, but all members bo- long to the People's Party, the only political party existing In Turkey. Fourteen women were among the 124 deputies elected. --Reuter Special.
Enough Bovril For Any Emergency
At Annual Meeting.
for them to participate in the auc- Chairman's Revelation tions of the fishery lots, scheduled for April 3, under an Informal. nr- rangement whereby the Japanese
without competition will bid
for some 200 lots. The basic rents, however, would be raised.
Presiding at the Forty-second Annual General Meeting of Bovril Ltd.. held in London, recently the It arrangements are not completed, dealing with the Company's
Lord Luke, K.B.E. (Chairman), after Ac- they hope that the auctions will be counts said he was on the high sens postponed further and it is expected on his way home from America dur that there will be two or three mozeing the crisis last September, and on conversations between M. Litvinoff his arrival home in October he and Mr. Togo to clear up the maiter noticed in the papers a photograph for another year.
The main point in the controversy to-day was the substitution of other lota for the 37 lots formerly fished by the Japanese which were closed by the Soviet Union for strategie reasons. The Soviet Union has of fered seven lots in exchange of np proximately equal value, leaving 30 lots the subject of dispute.
Following to-day's conversation,
would refer matters to their respec- tive Governments for approval to proceed.---United Press,
of a collection of various packets of food products that had been collected for sale for charity, They were termed "hoarded goods and there
than any other product in the seemed to be more bottles of Bovril photo- graph. This was not surprising, but what was very surprising was that it should be considered hoarding for the housekeeper to purchase ar extra stock of Bovril, unless slie had
1
the last done so in hurry nt
time appeal Herald says the speech the Reich and the Fuchrer took place both M. Litvinoff and Mr. Toro minute.
to have International
"Down with Reich"
Warsaw, Mar. 27. Serious demonstrations against
The Daily makes the slivation no worse than yesterday after a meeting of Polish Nationalists in Bromberg. The crowd be sald before; and may
shouted in chorus "down with Hit- reduced Ühe
"the the Germans". ler" "thrash slightly tension.-United Press.
Polish army
must occupy Danzig", An informed traveler from Madrid said the situation there is acute, with "we want Koenigsberg”. anarchists and communists repre- The police had to take special men- the Germans and sures to protect senting a threat to General Casado's hopes to hand over control to the German propertyTrans-Ocean, Nationalists as an orderly as possible
Nervous of Reloh stop casado instrumental coup which succeeded mostly due promises seek Negotiations for Madrid have broken down and Gene-peace."--United Press. rul Franco's troops are reported to have advanced 25 miles on southern front, occupying an area
War Begins Again
Madrid, Mar. 27.
of surrender
the
of 200 square miles. It is declared that they met little resistance and
serted or surrendered.
Settlement This Week
The kind of hoarding which was objectionable was obviously that last- minuic rush, when a crisis arrived, to buy up and board away a large stock. On the other hand, to buy a reasonable stock of Bovril before a Moscow, Mar. 27, Prospects of setting the Soviet-crisis arrived seemed a proper thing Japanese fisheries controversy have to do. Those who purchased Bovril for perlod ahead were actually improved considerably, according to
leaving more chance in a crisis for the Japanese authorities. It is un- those who had not got stocks to get derstood that the Japanese are now what was available in the shops. willing to accept a temporary annual Warsaw, Mar. 27.
agreement and renounce ishery Reports that Germany has made demands on Poland lock all con-rights in respect of 37 fols which the Soviet insists on retaining for firmation, but it is thought that the
strategic, reasons. Paris, Mar. 27. military precautions have been in- Premter Daladler yesterday after-spired by the bellef that pressure in from the Reich for revision of the noon discussed with the
Announcement To-morrow
that. 10,000 Repubileans either de Minister, M. Bonnet, Signor Musso-status of Danzig may be expected. the auctions at Vladivostok, provided fore, who were wise would see to it
lin's speech. It is expected that M. Poland is stated to be determined not
to be taken by surprise. Daladier will on Wednesday make a statement explaining the French Government's standpoint concerning the itallan claims. Trans-Ocean
A Madrid broadcast blumes Gene- ral Franco for the change of attitude, and Burgon admits that Madrid has not agreed to the demand that the Republican air force be handed over by Saturday as a gesture of the sur- render of Madrid-Reuter Bulletin..
the
Did Not Add Fuel
'Paris, Mar. 27, Signor Mussolini's speech is the chief topic of newspaper comment. Journal says it can be sald Le that Signor Mussolin! did not throw petrol on the fire. "We do not re-
forces Signor Mussolini not to admit L'Epoque writes that prestige that German dynamism and ruse of les have frustrated his calculations. To hide the truth from the people he is forced to try to dazzle them by future successes-Reuter.
Madrid Prepares
Madrid, Mar. 27. Firing was heard early this morn- ing in the outer suburbs of Madrid. Deserters to the Nationalist lines at 3 a.m. reported that groups of in-cornise a code consisting of creating habitants raised white flags at high needs in order to be able to demand places, while fighting was going on rights, declares Erenouvelle. between civilians and that portion of
garrison
son which wants to con- tinue to resist the Nationals.
Meanwhile the Madrid radio an- nounces that is a result of
of the abrupt interruption in peace negotiations the defence.-junta continue in session and are carefully studying the map to prepare means of defence in order to oppose the tenacious defence of the enemy. All Republican forces are asked to remain at their posts to await the Junta's orders.United Press,
ITALIAN LOSSES
Rome, Mar. 27. Italian voluntary formations aght ing in Spain on the aldo of the Nationalist forces lost 88 military planes since beginning of their parti- to March 2, according to an official cipation in the Spanish civil war up announcement made here to-day.
The total Italian airplane losses include 57 pursult planes, 11 bumbers and two scouting planes-Trans- Ocean.
Palestino
Arab Woman Arrested And Sentenced
The
It is also stated that Poland is de- Anitely opposed to any concessions in the Polish corridor through which it has been suggested Reich might propose building a German highway.-Reuter,
Belief in Army
the
Warsaw, Mar, 27. "We believe in Poland's milltary power and bave no illusions about the hazy hopes of external support," says the newspaper Kurjer Poranny to-day,
Several meetings of patriotic asso- elations were held throughout the country yesterday. Typical phrases In the resolutions passed were, "We are ready for every sacrifice for Poland" and "We will fight for Po- land-to-the-last-drop-of-our blood."
China
ALLEGED SECRET CONFERENCE-Reuter.
ON ITALIAN CLAIMS
London, Mar. 27. correspondent The Rome
of the Dally Mall states detalls of an alleged secret conference between Italy and France on three points:
Equality of power of France and Italy in the Mediterranean;
A substitution of the Mussollat- Laval agreement of 1935 by a new the treaty on Tunis, Djibouti and
France has fulfilled all her obliga Suez Canala;
Italy to recognise ofclally that tons undertaken in secret treaty of 1018.
London the
New Nanking Anti-British Campaign
Shanghal, Mar. 27.
BOVRIL FOR EMERGENCIES In September last year, Bovril Ltd. and its associates had In England about two years normal sales supply. At a time of crisis, however, it was The Japanese, it is also under- obviously more dificult to cope with stood, are willing to participate in last-minute demands. Those, there- the Soviet guarantees Japanese or that they obtained extra supplies ganisations to obtain over 200 lots before a time of crisis and that they competition from Soviet maintained these extra supplies in without organisations.
their store cupboards. Actually to- The Japanese representatives in-day the Company's supplies dicate that a settlement will prob- even larger than they were in Sep- ably be reached in a few days to
tember last year and the Company was therefore capable of providing enable the Japanese vessels to sail for Soviet waters before Apell 10 extra supplies, without dislocating when the fishing senson hegins normal distribution, for all those wise people who wished to have stocks of Bovril in store,
Reuter.
REFUGEE RELIEF
$45,000,000 Spent By Chinese
were
The Company would endeavour to see to it that the supplies of Bovril for ordinary everyday use as 1 beverage, for cooking, and for use in illness, or convalescence, were sufficient, and they would actually be helped in this if people who could afford to lay in supplies laid them in and maintained them as a matter of course, without walling for an emer- gency to arise.
"INCREASED BOVRIL EXPORTS'
In spite of the disturbed conditions of the world's trade, the Bovril ex- port trade showed an increase over the previous year.
Chungking, Mar. 27. Since the outbreak of the war, more than $40,000,000 has, been spent on civilian relief by Government and private sources in China. or that
The Duke of Atholl (Vice-Chair- amount, about $30,000,000 came from
TVBS int (01|man), said: The world the provincial and local authorities, terrible state, imorally, financially, public bodies, business firms and and commercially, but the Company's individuals while the remaining product had won right through at $15,000,000 were allocated by the every point during these difficult National Government through the times because it was a genuine article, National Relief Commission.
1038, asked France for a free zone in mliliary, has launched a violent anik- Ipoh war to leave their home-
SOVIET REACTION
foreign campaign aimed chiefly Britain.
also
face
borders
300,000
Д
It was easy to handle, it kept well,
New Threat To Freedom
Of The Press
by
By the end of 1938, the National and Incidentally, he supposed. It was Relief Commission reported that 15,-about the greatest comfort in times 000,000 war refugees had been of adversity, It was very gratifying A foreigner from Nauking reveals assisted by either Government, public to know that their product was well
and that received all over the world. that that the Reformed Government, por private organisations The correspondent asserts Italy in her note of December 17,parently inspired by the Japanese 150,000,000 people or one-third of the
in China had been forced France at by Djibouti harbour, complete control
steads. Of the 15,000,000 unfortunates over the rallway from Addis Ababa
It is stated that during the recent aided by different relief organisa- to Djibouti, a change of the status of the italians living in Tunis, and a Army Day New Order Week, shoptions, the National Relief Commission seat in the administrative board of keepers were forced to display on alone cared for 548:802 in Klungsu the Suez Canal Company foreign posters which were
of whom 210,300 were in Shanghai, other Trans-Ocean.
pasted on rickshaws and
and 200,000 in Nanking. In Honan vehicles. For 10 days the
news the Yellow flood has rendered over papers featured anti-British editori-
The vle- people homeless. als and front page articles. The tims constituted the second largest Moscow, Mar. 27.
official Hain Pao carried bold
Paris, Mar. 27. Pravda assorts thal Sanor Musso- fini's speech is an eloquent answer flag, boycott British goods, confiscate located $5,000,000 for the development to restrict the freedom of the
The Chinese Government has al- stogans reading "Destroy the British unit succoured by the Commission.
The decree planned by the Govern- to those helpers of aggressors in Lon- British property In China, recover ment of industrial co-operatives to
sharply criticised press is don and Paris who, having shed a few all British Jerusalem, Mar. 27.
out Concessions, drive
erald war refugees.
Le Jour. the fate of Chairman
the of
Arab crocodile tears over
every Britisher from our
with One important phase of China's
According to the paper originally women's organisation
and swear not to co-operate Halfa, Czecho-Slovakia, have already re- in Madame Nasser, has, according to treated and started to assure that Britishers." The press urged the relief work deals with the caring for it had been the intention to forbid hends of States and to Arab press reports, been prrested there is no need to hasten any col-
Chinese to quit the employ of British her thousands of war orphans. Started attacks on
this protect secrecy and interned in a Bethlehem con- lective action against aggressors,
by Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Interests-United Presa.
measures for the vital of Apparently the hope has again been
National defence. The new draft, centration camp following sentenen
humanitarian work piece to-day being promoted in a nation however, defines offence as follows, wide campaign by
three organisa- any press campaign directed against
Relief
any form of organisation, any press tions, the Refugee Children
sponsored by the First campaign in relation to racial, con- Association Lady, the Wartime Children Relief fessional, and in particular Jewish Association headed by Mr. Ma Chad-questions, and any press campaign the stamp of foreign chun, formerly Mayor of Nanking, whieli bears and the National Child Welfare inspiration.
Le Jour declares that the decree Association with Dr. H. H. Kung na Dawson Creek, Brit.
in this form would mean the end Its director-general. Columbia, Mar. 27.
Formerly N. C. $5 or less than G$1 of any comment of conviction.- Eight members of one family were Arab women's organisation" In
were spent on each war walf overy Trans-Orcan. Jerusalem and Haifa have sent tele-speech has favourably irapressed drowned when an ice lam at the
and Murray month. To-day this $5-allowance offelaldom and financial circles in as juncture of the Pine.
in north-eastern British has been ratsed to $10 monthly in as it opens the Rivers
wide aren diplomatie Columbia flooded a
of many homes where refugee children possible ranchlands-United Prea.
ure kept, educated and even mode tion on behalf of Madame Nassar rendered caster, by the tactful that Herr Hitler's "moderate" address
ly's claims, which can of Italy's
productive. Central News. manner of their presentation.
of three months' confinement passed born in the hearts of these followers on her under markal Inw without of the Munich policy that Fascist trial.
aggression will turn eastward, avold-
This measure has aroused muching London, and Paris. Signor Musso- Indignation in Arab circies here, lini's speech shows the nearsighted- which point out that the arrestedness of this policy, und the improvi- woman's husband is editor of the dence of such expectations.—Üalted Arab paper Al Karmel in Haifa, Prest.
ond that the mandatory authorities have undoubtedly intended to deal
a blow at that publication.
AMERICA IMPRESSED
Washington, Mar. 27.
The conciliatory tone of Mussollol's
xrams of protest to King Ibn Saud, much, apparently, as
as well as to the central committee door for Franco-Italian
of the Arab Women's World League
towards conversations solution
in Cairo, requesting their interven-COR
Trans-Ocean.
Spelling Bee
tion
0
FLOOD HAVOC Family Wiped Out In British Columbia
REFUGEES KILLED
on January 30 was. followed by the Senator Cluade Pepper, who is absorption of Czecho-Slovakia. Two people were burnod to death often
spokesman for the Administra Signor Mussolini's pronouncement and eleven people injured, some of the sult of a on foreign affairs, said that the leaves the whole, question open, and them seriously, n
fire at a refugee camp speech Indlented that, a pencetul ominous in its conventional example disastrous How many of these words are settlement of the present crisis is of established technique.
sltunted en Connaught and Tonquin correct and solat is wrong with possible.United Press.
"None of the positive statements roads in Shanghal last week. As in in the speech, deserve the torm con- former outbreaks the blaze spread mezoninng
No Over Confidenco....
cillatory," says The Times. The with amazing rapidity, due to the herllible Formagog Kullblility
Stortforus
Now York; Mar. 27. address leaven Europe as before, almay construction of the various English Oxford · Dictionary." spēll-. The Herald Tribune issues a warn lacking in real security but apparent-buildings involved, and firemen were ings of these words will be found on Ing against accepting Il Duce'a ly enved momentarily om a new taced with a difficult task before the
Hames were finally subdued. papa D.
address na "moderate," pointing out crisis."United Press..
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