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BADAJOZ LEFT IN RUINS FOLLOWING RAID BY REBEL BOMBERS

Adolph Kiefer, above, the sen- sational Chicago High School back-stroke swimmer who smash- ed every known exisiting mark in these events, gave America her first aquatic title yesterday when he shattered the exisiting Olym- pic back-stroke mark of 65.2-10 recs. which stood to the credit of George Kojac (US), by clocking 659-10 secs. for the 100 Metres.

THE TYPHOON Is Expected To Pass South Of Gap Rock HIGHEST GUST OF WIND THIS

YEAR REGISTERED THIS MORNING

According to 2 statement issued at 10 am. to-day by Mr. C. W. Jeffrers, Director of the Royal Observatory, the ty phoon was first located at Yapı

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the 7th. It pursued a west-north-north track until

moved in a west-north-west direc-

is DOW

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INDIAN HOCKEY XI

WIN 10 TO 0

WILL MEET GERMANY IN

OLYMPIC FINAL

100,000 AT HANDBALL CONTEST

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Berlin, To-day.

Austria and Germany qualified for the finals of the handba!! tournament by winning their semifinal matches yesterday after- moon. The Stadium was crowded to its fullest capacity, 100,000) persons, which is a record attendance for handball, witnessing the two matches.

Both Austria and Germany won their matches with com- parative ease. the former defeating Hungary by 11 to 7 and the latter beating Switzerland 16 to 6.

The semi-finals of the Olympic hockey tournament were like wise decided yesterday afternoon. The Indian team, who should easily retain their world title, beat the French team by ten clear goals, while in the other semi-final Germany qualified to meet India in to-morrow's Final by beating Holland by three clear] goals.

likewise be held to-morrow.

The basketball finals will

GENERALS PAI AND LI DEFIANT

Little Likelihood Of Peaceful Solution

CANTON PARLEY HOPES DIMMED

(From Our Own Correspondent]

the

The deputies of Chile, Peru and Uruguay held a short Con- ference yesterday, when decision of the International Football Federation concerning

CIVIL POPULATION

IN PANIC PORTUGUESE FRONTIER GUARDS KEPT BUSY

CIVIL GUARD AGAIN REVOLTS

Paris, To-day.

A Sevile wirelesss message picked up at Rabat claims that Badajoz is completely isolated, and it is declared that its surren- der was expected yesterday. It adds that the armies under Generals Franco and Mola have effected a junction at Merida, and says that the territory occupied by the anti-Government forces is being extended daily. They now occupy the provinces of Galicia, Leon, Castille, Jean, Aragon, Navarre, Asturias, Estra- madure except Badajoz, and Andalusia except Malaga. It is de- clared that these provinces are completely calm and that work has been resumed..

London: Mr. Ogilvie Forbes, Counsellor of the British Em- bassy at Madrid, now on leave in London, will shortly return in charge of the Embassy. The Ambassador, Sir Henry Chilton, who was in his summer quarters at San Sebastian at the begin- ning of the Spanish outbreak, has since moved to Hendaye. The British population of Madrid now probably does not exceed 200 Renter.

Madrid: Little military acti- vity occurred yesterday in the Guadaramma mountabis, where

PLANES AT

SEVILLE

the Government forces are con- GERMAN Members of the American and Mexican committees which took part in solidating the position already the dedication of the newly opened road connecting Mexico City and won The Government, how- the football match between Laredo, Texas, are here shown at the Tasquillo Bridge, Mexico, where they ever, claims successes in other Austria and Peru was discuss-stopped to view the beautiful rugged scenery of the surrounding country parts of the country, and the ed. The result was that Chile This bridge, some 200 miles from Mexico City, spans a deep canyon. The rebel strongholds of Saragossa and Uruguay have joined in committees arrived in Mexico City four days after crossing the border. Peru's protest Federation's decision.

against the

RUSSIA'S NEW ARMY

It was especially emphasised| Cantos, To-day.

protest was to be addresred to in the proceedings that the

the

use

International

Committee, and not to the Ger

OFFICIAL DECLARATION

The Lokal Anzeiger pablishes

la declaration made by the Minis-

CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY

IN GERMANY

Berlin, To-day. Difficulties for the five-

ter Extraordinary and Plenipoten-Power conference in the autumn are foreshadow- tiary

Dr.

and Granada were expected to fall yesterday. The Govern- ment troops were then within six miles of Saragossa -- Reu- ter's Bulletin Service

Panic In Badajoz

HEAVILY BOMBARDED BY FOUR PLANES

32 Foreign Machines For Rebels

BERLIN DENIAL

New York, To-day.

Twenty heavy German Junker bombers and five German pursuit planes manned by German military Lisbon. Later:. Badajoz is now pilots have arrived at the anti-

heavy bombardment since 4 pm ville, according to a message to yesterday. Four three-engined the "New York Times,” sent by plazes are reported to have re-courier to Gibraltar.

the 9th, when at 6 am on that Still willing to leave Kwang, day it was situated 550 miles

Generals Li Chung-jen and Pai east-south-east of Manila. It then pursued a north-westerly Hung-hi, the two provincial mi- track until the 11th, when it Etary chiefs, are ready to resist an Organising Committee. reached the eastern end of the the Nanking forces should they in- Balintang Channel.

vade their province. Since then the typhoon has It is learned that General

for Peru, in London. Med in the newspapers as a result of the increase entirely surrounded by insurgent Government headquarters at Se- tion, and at 2 am. to-day was Chiang Kai-shek, President of situated south of Pratas Shoal. It the Executive Yuan and Chair Benavider to a special correspon-lin the Russian army, resulting from the lower-troops, and has been subjected to

man of the Military Affairs dent of the Lokal Anzeiger, about 100 miles south Commission, will south-east of the Colony and 20-against Kwangsi only as a last between Peru and Germany, and

force Otto Kriegk, about the relations ing of the entrance age for Russian recruits. pears to be following a west-north-

resort. He still hopes to meet jexpressing profound regret at the Russia's step is regarded MACHINATIONS west course, It should

pass Generals Li and Pai in Canton incident in connection with the

here as creating an altogether south of Gap Rock at about noon to remove all misunderstand-Olympic Games resulting in the

new situation. The papers ex- to-day.

fing,

press the opinion that the poli-j dispute over the football match The highest gust of wind of the Generals Li and Pai believe between Austria and Peru, which leave no doubt of the aggres

tical events accompanying it: year, 59 miles an hour, was re- that once they leave Kwangsi was won by Peru by 4 goals to 2sive character of Russia's arm- gistered at 9.50 am. to-day. The their troops will be reorganised but which was afterwards declar- barometer was still falling at 10 and their military power will be ed invalid by the International Tageblatt declares that the dan- The Berliner ament increases. am, and then stood at 29.46. gone forever. Therefore they Football Federation, and as a re-ger from the east is now great- The wind has now reached gale do not wish to become membersult of which Peru refused to reer than ever before-Reuter. force at Gap Rock.

of the Military Affairs Com-play the match. Harbour conditions were very mission and chairman of the choppy all this morning, and fer- Chekiang Provincial Govern-sentative ries had some difficulty in coming ment respectively. alongside.

ance

their wishes.

by

BY RUSSIA Comintern Activities.

Unmasked ALLEGED HELP FOR REBELS IN SPAIN

Ithe town in all directions, women

peatedly dropped loads of bombs

The correspondent states that into the panic-stricken towAL.

From the hills on the Porta-he personally saw some of the The German planes. guese side of the frontier the civil w

pilots are not in uniform, but, population is seen rushing out ofj according to the despatch, the Consulate privately and children fleeing to safety admits that they are German across the international bridge military aviators. over the River Guadiana, where the Portuguese frontier guards lare disarming and interning the

→ CHÍNA MAIL" SPECIAL *

Amsterdam, To-day. Under the heading "Moscow (men.

the throws away the mask," MAIL PLANE IN Maas-Pode publishes a remark-

CRASH

Wireless Operator

Killed

London, To-day.

German

German sources at Seville are quoted as saying that the Germans M. Benaviden, as Pera's repre-

will not fy the planes but will in- от the International

One bomb dropped among a

struct the Spaniards in their use. 1Olympic Committee, desired Most of the SZIA+ General Pai Hsung-hsi is the

group of fugitives attempting Seven Italian Caproni bombers pans and launches had left the mastermind in the Kwangsi authority had had anything to ĉa place on record that no German

able analysis of the secret plans to reach the international are also stated to have arrived in open harbour at 7.30 a.m., so that camp. He took a prominent

of the Third Internationale in

bridge, killing about 20

Seville in the last few days. it presented a deserted appear-part in the northern expedition with the matter. Peru's Olym-

the countries of Western people. pic team were very happy from

-Berlin, Later: The Ministry of 10 years ago, but disagreed

Europe.

Meanwhile, the Civil Guard, Propaganda stated that it knew No. 7 Typhoon Signal, indicat-with General Chiang from the the moment of their arrival in

The Mear-Bode asserts that following the abortive rising last nothing about the reported arrival ing that a gale is expected from very outset. General Pai was Germany, both at the reception

Moscow attempted systemati-week, again revolted, and is stat- of German planes at Seville, but the north-east, was hoisted at 4.13 then General Chiang's Chief- accorded them and at the way all

cally to infect the Spanish ed to have won over the Carabin regards it as incorrect. The opin- of-Staff. a.m. to-day.

were fulfilled

Army with disloyalty. Imme-eers and Castoms officers; and all ion is expressed that the state. Choppy seas caused the suspen-i General Li Chung-jen's their German hosts.

The Peru- When the night mail aeroplane diately after the outbreak of three groups have joined in atment that the German Corististe sion of the ferry service to Cheung troops captured Nanchang and vian

completely on the London-Hanover service, the civil war a meeting of the tacking the Government defend-at Seville admitted the pilots were Chan and many business people were known as the "steel astonished at the Federation's belonging to British Airways, Comintern, at which M.jers

{ruling. found themselves marooned, on the army.”.

German-military airmen is' base- made a forced landing in the Bucharin

present, Was island this morning.

JAPANESE TOUR OF NORTH

(Continued on Page 5) Rhineland early yesterday morn-held at Strassbourg, when it LUFTHANSA PLANES RELEASED less-Reuter. No further news of the typhoon

Shanghai: Mr. Kawagoe, the soVIET PARTICIPATION IN 1940 ing the machine was wrecked and was decided not only that all Berlin: Following the German was available at 3 p.m.

Japanese Ambassador, - sailed to-day on the Dairen Maru on ticipate in the Olympic Games at pilot is in hospital.

Shanghai: The Soviet will par- the wireless operator killed. The imaginable help should be ren-Government's protest the Lufthan dered to the Spanish Commun-sa aeroplanes seized by the Span- According to a message received a two weeks' inspection tour of Tokyo in 1940, according to Mr.

ists, but also that a completely ish Government on Monday have by the American Consulate North China, where he is ex-Ohta. Japanese Ambassador at The cause of the accident is not new method should be worked been released, and the evacuation General from the Manila Observa-pected to confer with high Moscow, in an interview at Sei-known, but the weather conditions out, by which the French army of German refugees is therefore tary this morning, another typhoon and civil officials. Immediately day en route to Tokyo on

Chinese and Japanese military shin, Korea, where he arrived to-lare understood to have been ex-should be communistically in-proceeding more rapidly-Beater. was situated at 9 am in about

fur-ceptionally bad. British Wireless spired. For this purpose the Longitude 134 E.; Latitude 10 on his arrival at Tientsin Mr. [lough-Beuter.

Service.

SECOND TYPHOON

N. moving north-west. The pasi Kawagoe will be plunged into a tion is well out to sea, some 500 series of interviews with Lieu-

miles to the east of the Philip-tenant-General Tashiro, Com- in North China, and later he

pine Islands.

WEATHER REPORT

mander, of the Japanese forces

team V23

CORPORAL KILLED AND 3 PRIVATES WOUNDED LATEST. OUTRAGE BY ARABS

was

experiences gained in Spain RELIGIOUS ORDERS DISSOLVED should be utilised. In order to Madrid: President Azans - has weaken the resistance it was de- decreed the dissolution, of religious reided that in France a far-orders and courts of justice in reaching Communist secret ser- the territory controlled by the in

vice be organised.

"To-day," the Mazr-Bode. con- tinues,

"every garrison France, has its own Commun- ist centre and Confidential

surgents-Beuter.

in 1,800 Rebel Prisoners

In Madrid

CHICHESTER IN PEIPING

New Zealand Fliers' Appeal

Peiping, To-day.

New Zealand aviator, and his com- Captain E. C Chichester, the

will proceed to Peiping to con-

panion: Mr. F. Herrick, who are "" Pressure remains highest to the fer with the leaders of the Ho- south-east of Japan. The typhoon pei-Chahar Comcil. On his re-

on a fight from Australia to Eng- and via Manchuria and Russia and is situated about 100 miles south turn trip Mr. Kawagoe will

were refused permission to TOGE south-east of Hong Kong, moving stop at Tsingtao to exchange Jerusalem. To-day. ---- A corporal was killed and three pri-Council of three members,

Siberia, arrived at 7.20 pm yes- west-north-west. It will probably views with Gen. Han Fu-chu, vates wounded when 30 Arabs surprised 10 soldiers, eight of whose task it is to spy on the Madrid: The 1,800 prisoners terday from Tsingtao. They were pass to the south of Gap Rock at Chairman of Shantung.

whom were bathing in a pool near the frontier of Trans-Jordan, officers and furnish the Comin who are in the largest prison here going there to make a personal nson to-day. The local forecast Mr. Huang Shao-hsiung, the The Arabs advanced stealthily and shot the two sentries, The term with regular reports." for having supported the insure appeal to the Soviet Ambassador, for to-day, as issued by the Royal newly-appointed Pacification other troops were able to reach their rines. The Arabs seized In Strassbourg it was assert gents include Generals Fanjul, Mr. D. V. Bogomoloff, to have the Observatory this morning, is north-Commissioner for Kwangsi, has their uniforms, scattering towards the hills.

ed that in the French Army, Capas and Montesinos, as well as ban removed--Renter. east to south-east gale, moderating left for Hong Kong by the Em A large force, besides Trans-Jordan frontiersmen, assisted Navy and Air Force, over 250 400 other officers of high rank Intera cloudy with rain and press of Japan en route to Canby aircraft, is scouring the countryside. Rexter's Bulletin Ser-cells already exist. --- Trans- These prisoners are accommodated

toni Beuter.

vice.

¡Ocean. Service.

(Continued on Pane 10)

squalls.

Fron

arrived in port yesterday,