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Bowers. above: Claude G. American Ambassador to Spain, was vacationing in San Sebas- tian when that city fell to the rebels. He is, however, reported safe.

NANKING PARDONS

HAVE NO EFFECT ON KWANGSI POSITION

General Tsai Favours

Early Action

INVASION OF KWANGTUNG?

+From Our Own Correspondent? Canton, To-day. Cancellation of the arrest of Generals Chen Ming-chu and Li] Chi-shen, leaders of the Foo chow revolt, as passed by the Executive Yuan, does not materially improve the Kwang- si situation as General Li is participating in the Kwangsi movement, while General Chen; Ming-shu is still in Europe.

Both Generals Chen' and Li take care not to enter. terri-

General Tsai Ting-kai, com-

MAJOR SUCCESS FOR FRANCO'S FORCES AIR BATTLE WAGED AT

GUADARRAMA

DICTATOR'S SON SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MADRID

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

The troops of General Franco have scared an important sue- cess on the southern Spanish coast, according to reports received here.

The three columns advancing "on Malaga finally succeeded in overcoming the Reds defending the harbour city, and it is re ported that the whole town is already in the hands of the Na- tionalists. The first major air battle of the civil war is said to' have taken place at Guadarrama, when Nationalist planes, flying over El Reventon, were attacked by a Government squadron. One Nationalist plane is reported to have been shot down, and all the occupants killed.

Le Jour publishes the names of numerous French nationals who have been murdered by the Communists since the beginning of the civil war, the proprietors of several large. Madrid hotels being included.

The paper goes on to address a query to the French Govern- ment, asking how much longer these outrages will be tolerated, and whether the life of a Frenchman is worth less than that of other nationals whose Governments have protested energetically against the assassination of their subjects.

Paris: The son of the for- former Spanish Dictator, Primo de Riviera, as well as several were sentenced

RAILWAY LOANS other persons,

IN CHINA

to death by the Supreme Mili- tary Court in Madrid after a trial held to ascertain the res-

Govt Action Landedponsibility for the recent fire in

By British Press

REHABILITATION OF NATIONAL CREDIT

the Madrid Prison, according to reports, here from Spain.

JOURNALIST DETAINED

a

Faris. A sensational incident! occurred at St. Nazaire, when Spanish journalist, de Lolinedo | London, To-day, escaped from the steamer Christo- A tribute to the Chinese Gov-bal Colom, after having been de

here.

tory under Nanking, and there ernment's step with reference tained on board by the Revolu fore the cancellation of their to the railway loans has been tionary Communist Seamen's Com papers mittee because of his alleged Na arrest makes little difference to paid by the financial

tionalist sympathies. these two insurgent leaders:

The flight was soon discovered, The Financial Times says that manding the 19th Route Army, full recognition must be given but, on being overtaken by his the evident desire of the pursuers, the journalist fired sever- is reported to have reached to

secure al alarm shots, and the French Wuchow, where he has estab- Chinese authorities to lished his headquarters. He is the rehabilitation of national police arrived on the spot, arrest- reported to favour an early in-credit. The paper acknowledgesing him for carrying firearms with- vasion of Kwangtung with the sincerity of the authorities out a permit

ABDEL KRIM'S ACTIVITIES Canton as the keycity to be in the matter and says that the]

Minister of Railways evidently Berlin-Although the French captured....

Several clubs and other pub-takes the broadest view of his Ministry of Colonies has denied that Abdel Krim, chieftain of the lic bodies here have tele responsibilities. graphed to Generals Li Chung-

Tumours

On his shoulders will fall the Ryfkabyles, who was imprisoned jen and Pai Hsung-hsi, Kwang-task of the improvement and on the Island Reunion after hav- si warlords, urging them, to extension of the railway system ing surrendered to the French 10 obey the orders of the Central to conform with modern stan years ago, has escaped. Authorities. The effect of such (dards and efficiency, in order persist in Faris that Abdel Krim telegrams is not yet known to meet the growing needs of at large. Generals Li and Pai, however, commercial expansion. have become more adamant

The paper Deutsche Allgemeine

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Credit must take an import-Zeitung received a report, accord- since the Nanking troops have ant part, and the agreement been ordered not to advance on regarding the old debts is best to which Abdel Krim has not Kwangsi..

calculated to facilitate the pro- HAUNTED HOUSES OCCUPIED Vision that external finance will be necessary until Chinese Nanking troops, along the West River towns are urged capital is prepared to under-

take such work.

by the Fourth Route:: Army headquarters here not to billet

OTHER CONGRATULATIONS

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ESCAPE REPORTS DENIED

CIVIL WAR REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE

WEDGE BETWEEN IRUN

AND SAN SEBASTIAN FOOD SHORTAGE IN MADRID

Hendaye, To-day.

The greatest battle since the outbreak of the civil war was ex- pected to open at daybreak to-day when it was anticipated that the insurgents, who have been reinforced by 700 foreign legion- airres and Moroccan troops, will begin their attempt to drive a wedge between Irun and San Sebastian.

The insurgents are at present in occupation of the crest of the hill overlooking the two towns, and the Moroccan troops are well equipped with 10 tanks, eight 6-inch field guns, many ma- chine guns and hand grenades.

The Government troops are well entrenched and are com- manded by French, Belgium and German officers. Equipped with the newest rifles, they are supported by the Asturias miners, with large stocks of dynamite, who have sworn to die on the spot rather than yield an inch of gromd. — Reuter.

Montevideo: The Uruguay Foreign Minister has expressed thanks to the other South American countries for their acceptance of his country's

A new reign of terror rules in Spain, with scores killed and hundreds plan for mediation in the Span wounded in heavy inkling between Fascist rebels and loyal Republicans ish civil war, and suggests that This picture, taken en the occasion of recent rioting in Madrid, indicates these republics should send de seriousness of the new situation, in which the life of the Republic is gravely threatened.

Of Chinese Meanwhile, students of the

Censorship Of Chinese Press Criticised

Abrogation Proposed At Council Meeting

Minister Of War Seriously, III

Washington, "to-day. — Kr. George H. Dern, above, United States Secretary of War, is seriously ill with heart trouble. -Reuter.

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PORTRAIT PAINTER PASSES

legations to meet at Buenos Aires in order that, they may discuss the steps to be adopted in order to carry out the plans.

National University are divid- fed in their support of the two The sides in the civil war. law students have sent a telef gecam giving their moral D port to the insurgents, while the

medical students have likewise sent a similar telegram to the

Reu Government in Madrid. the ter's Bulletin Service.

A motion to abolish censorship of Chinese news- papers in Hong Kong was pro- posed at this afternoon's meet- ing of the Legislative Council by the Hon. Mr..M. K. Lo, who put his resolution in the fol- lowing terms:---

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Shortage Of Food

In Madrid

HIS EXCELLENCY SHOWS DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT

A bulletin -issued from Gov. ernment House this morning is to the effect that His Excellency the Governor's condition has de finitely improved and if His Ex- cellency construes to improve no further bulletins, wii de insped

CRICKET CAPTAIN KILLED Bakewell Seriously Injured

London, To-day.

Returning from Chest

after Northampton's jagainst Derby, whtie

won on the first 5 Madrid-A shortage of food is Northway, the becoming apparent, butter, milk, Northamptonshire

That in the opinion of this beef and vegetables being hard to ket Club, was ki

are almost Bakewell, the count famous Council, the present censorship Set, while potatoes

Tinned food is also opening batsman, was seriously of the Chinese Press should be unobtainable.

running short, inchiding condensed injured when their ear left the abrogated."

road at a sharp bend near Kib- milk The motion was seconded by

The special tribunal, establishedworth, Leicestershire, in the the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga.

since August 28 last, consisting of early hours of the morning. MR. LO'S SPEECH

was taken to the Addressing the Council, the the various organisation forming Bakewell

the Popular Front, for the purpose Leicester Infirmary and his Hon Mr. Lo said:

In-rising to move the Motion of trying officers and others con-condition is stated to be criti- standing in my name I desire, at cerned or suspected of mutiny, has cal. - Beuter-

the outset, to point out that this up till the present condemned five Bakewell had a very success matter not only affects public ex-men, four of whom have already ful match against Derbyshire, penditure, but also raises at least been executed, while numerous who are, incidentally, leading two questions of principle, name-others have been sentenced to im-the county championship table. He made 241 runs not out in ly, Constitutional Procedure and prisonment. -

the second innings tetal of 411 Freedom of the Press.

About 40 people, mostly desti-for 6 declared. *The relation to public expen-tutes, are being fed and housed in ditare is of course obvious. Ac-the British Embassy. They're

cording to the Estimates for 1936 fuse to leave, having nothing but DROUGHT HAVOC

there are four censors whose total the workhouse before them if they annual salaries come to $4,584.00, should go to England-Reuter. and two Press censorship coolies

xt $336.00, making a total - 20-

Paris, to-day-The Ministry of Charlottesville, Virginia, Toual expenditure of $4,920.00. (1) Colonies states that the news-day-The death occurred here do not know whether there are of Prince Pierre other items of expenditure direct- paper reports that Abdel Krim yesterday

in private homes and schools, The Financial News welcomes has escaped from Bermion are Troubetzkoy, the well-known parly or indirectly attributable to the as their presence there will be the efforts of the Chinese Gove devoid of foundation.-Renter. trait painter-Reuter.

considered a nuisance.ernment and remarks that the Soldiers are allowed to put up Minister of Railways is to be in public buildings, ancestral congratulated upon the worship halls and unoccupied sure of success he has achieved houses.

in the direction of rehabilitat

All the haunted houses in Sze Hai, Shuữ Hing, Tu

Shing at now, occupied by the Nanking troops.

mean

ing the Chinese Railway credit.

The City editor of the Times comments on the steadily in

Chengtu Populace Oppose

National Council Of Labour Meeting

IN CANADA

Alberta Legislature's Problems

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Edmonton.-To-day.

Opening Of Consulate Colony, in: Victoria and Kow-ternational Federation of Trade the calamitons drought 7

Shanghai, To-day-The attack the opening of the Consulate,

London: A special meeting of the

The special session of the Al- censorship). Approximately National Council of Labour was

con-berta Legislature, hastily summons- $5,000.00 may not seem a large held in London yesterday to annual expenditure, but I may ob-sider the Spanish situation and its ed by the Premier, Mr. Aberhart. this opened and will list for three serve that this is about the annual international implications.).

Reports were made to the Coun-days. Its tasks will mainly be the cost of running all the plzy- grounds for the poor children of eil on the joint meeting of the In dealing with problems arising from loon, and represents about two Unions and the Labour and Socia It is announced that, owing to months' expenditure of the Society list International at the end of the drought, the Debt Readjust- (creasing evidence of the firm on the four Japanese at Chengtu, |zob, estimated at about 2,000, at-[for the Protection of Children for July, and again last week, and on ment. Act, applying to debts cor- sentatives of organised Labour and fextended for three years-Renter everything they buy, but most ernment to improve the crediting of the Japanese Consulate were staying, overpowering the the Colony.

The Nanking troops pay for intention of the Chinese GoSzechuen, is a' sequel to the open-stacked the hotel where the visitors looking after the poor children of the meeting between the repre tracted, prior to July 1932, will be

soldiers complain about the of the railways Reuter.

there, & step to which the Chinese local police. Mr. Karoku Shiba, CONSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURE the Foreign Secretary last Wednes

"I will now proceed to deal with day? heat and high humidity in

jobjected strongly. ".

Chief of the Japanese Coneniar

(Contimied on Page 10) RED OFFICIAL PASSES

The Foreign Office in Nanking Police in Chungking, has gone to the question of recently informed the Japanese Chengtu to investigate the incident, Procedure. Moscow, To-day-The death o Government that the proposal Was So far it has not been revealed “ONE OF GREATEST CRIMES curred here to day at the age of not welcome as Chengta was not whether the four Japanese were

IN HIST

4pm-55 years, after a brief illness, of a treaty port. The tour victims officially, connected with, the open- Sergey Sergervich Kamenev arrived at Chengtu from Shanghai ing of the Consulate. Two of them of the the head of the Anti-Air Defence last week, and they were accom-have been described as Shanghai section of the Red Army. He was panied by Mr. Elchi Iwal, the new newspaper men, the third as 2 dscow also a member of the Central Ex Japanese Consul in Chengtn who Shanghai-Mukden Bailway official, Heidara tiks it is ecutive Committee of the US.S.B. however, remained in Chungking.and the fourth as a merchant from

!" After a-mass meeting, opposing Hankow.----Beater. my duty to unmask "Beuber.

Kwangtung.

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Oslo, to-day

greatest crimes

Trotsky's comm

executions.

Constitutional!

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LOSE BATTALION

FOR PALESTINES

Malta, Today-The 1st

STOP PRESS lion, King's Own Senttish

The motion was defeated

by 14 votes to 2

-MR. W. C. BULLIFT NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR IN BOSCOW

Mr. Washington, Today. WC Bullitt, the US. Ambas- sador in Moscow will succeed Mr Strapss as-Ambassador in Paris

velt

This posi

ers will be leaving here for-Pa-loo lestine to reforce the British forces there.

Service.

Kenter"

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