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BRITISH AIRMAN FLIES 10 MILES HIGH INTO THE STRATOSPHERE

70 DAYS OF TERROR IN ALCAZAR

FIRST SURVIVOR'S GRIM STORY OF HARDSHIP

TALE OF UNQUENCHABLE FAITH

AND UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT

London, To-day.

Reuter's special correspondent at Talavera. Mr. Christopher Holme, relates a story of unquenchable faith and unbreakable spirit in his report of the saving of the Alcazar. The first sur- vivor was carried to the local hospital, wounded and suffering from pain and fever, in a miserable state. He was filthy, clad in rags and half starved.

He catalogued his hardships during 70 days of terror. "The single doctor for the garrison of 1,200 worked day and night. Food was very scarce, and one horse was killed daily to supple- ment the meagre rations dropped from the air. Major Moscardo organised a hospital, mobilising the best educated women as

nurses.

There was a perfect system, of discipline. Everybody at- tended a daily Mass and their spirits were enlivened by their listening to the radio and publishing a humorous newspaper hand-written on the blank pages of old books.

A. ADVANCE ON MADRID : BEGUN

Government Forces Hurriedly

Constructing Defences

Rabat, To-day. The insurgenz advance on Ma- drid has begun, according to an insurgent wireless message from Burgos The Government forces are reported to be hurriedly con- structing three lines of defences around the capital. Reater's Bulletin Service.

FUTURE SEAT OF

GOVERNMENT

Ministers Leave For Alicante

Rabat, To-day.

"There was great excitement last week when two babies were born. It proved a strong moral influence, as the defenders for- mally renewed their pledges to die rather than 'hand over the;

babies to the attackers.

"The first big dynamite ex- plosion, though expected every hour, was like the end of the

One of Premier Mussolini's proudest boasts is that he has ne complished the rehabilitation of the Poutine marshes. Here is Il Duce as he threshed wheat in that region near Littorio and earned -the equivalent of 75 cents Hong Kong money.

HALSE HAS NARROW LEAD IN RACE

world. Many people were kill- NECK-AND-NECK STRUGGLE WITH

ed. but the women hid their tears to avoid weakening our courage We were at our last ebb on Sunday, when the shelf explosions indicated that relief

CLOUSTON AFTER CAIRO

London, To-day.

was coming. The enthusiasm At 10 p.m. British Standard Time last night six of the ori- was unbounded as we chased ginal nine starters, in the air race to Johannesburg had reached. the Militia, running like rabor were approaching Cairo. Two of them, Captain Halse, start- bits, towards Madrid." ing from scratch and flying a Percival New Gull, and Clauston, flying a Hawk-6, with a handicap of 6 hours 25 minutes 12 seconds, were already winging towards the south in a neck-and- neck race which began at Belgrade, from where both few the 1.176 miles to Catro without a stop.

The Diario Noticias recounts an incident last week, when the headquarters of the Militia tele phoned Maior Moscado threat- Halse remained at Cairo 37 minutes, but Clouston was con- ening to kill his son unless he tent with 21 minutes for re-fuelling, and thus reduced Halse's surrendered the Alcazar. Ma- lead to a meagre 94 minutes in 2,249 miles. jor Moscado requested that his Findlay turned up at Cairo at son be brought to the telephone 9.08 p.m. and left at 9.47 p.m.)

NEW WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD ESTABLISHED IN ENGLAND

THRILLING STORY OF AMAZING FLIGHT IN UPPER AIR LEVELS STRUGGLE WITH EXHAUSTION OVERCOME IN NICK OF TIME

London, To-day. A new world altitude record of 49,967 feet, was established by Squadron-Leader F. R. D. Swain on Monday, according to an an enouncement just made by the Air Ministry. The previous record was 48,698 feet. The flight was made in a Royal Air Force experiments! high-altitude plane. Mr. Swain is a member of the experimental sec- tion of the Royal Aircraft establishment at Farnborough.

How his life was probably saved by a knife with which he slit open his flying-suit when he was rapidly becoming weak from the high al- titude was described by Mr. Swain after a thrilling flight 91⁄2 miles high. Mr. Swain said that he climbed in a series of wide circles until he estimated that about three-quarters of an hour's petrol was left, at about 46,000 feet.

Looking down the light was almost dazzling, but looking up, the sky was very deep blue in colour, almost black. Below he could see the whole English coastline from Margate to Land's End. He had the impression that England was a very minute) country.

Then the pressure suit "he was wearing began to cause dis- comfort. He had difficulty in moving his arms and legs, with slight symptoms of cramp in his right arm, but he had no dif- ficulty in breathing.

When he reached 51,000 feet he found he could not climbi any higher and decided to call it a day and began to glide. The window glass in his helmet than bazed and the windows of the cabin-also-frosted. He was unable to see anything and was 13-] able to read his compass.

DR. CHOU LU RETURNS

Great Enthusiasm At Wharf

WELCOMED BY BANDS AND CHEERING

GEN. CHIANG IN NANCHANG

No Direct Talks With Japanese Officials

CHINESE ACCUSED OF LACK

"OF GOOD FAITH

[From 4. Special Correspondent]

Canton, To-day. The Generalissimo is still in

He

He started to feel suffocation and gradually grew weaker. He pressed the release lever to open the cockpit cover, but it Nanchang. It is learned, that did not function. He then tried he will not to undertake direct Mr. Se the zip-cord in order to get his negotiations with head clear of his helmet, but Kawagoe, the Japanese Ambas- could not find it.

sador to China; but will direct All the time he was getting Mr. Chang Chun, the Chinese weaker, and thought the only thing Foreign Minister, to solve the to do was to cut open the celestroid Sino-Japanese problems. window of his helmet with a knife, will probably return to Canton This was most difficult to do, owing,

before the Double Tenth to to his exhaustion, but with a final officiate at the opening cere- jeffort he managed to thrust in mony of the Whampoa branch Unprecedented scenes of ex-the knife, enabling an inrush of of the Central Military Aca citement and enthusiasm were fresh air to take place. He im-

demy.

witnessed

on the Kowloon mediately felt a lot better and was

Mr. H. Arita, the Japanese able to see his instruments. He Foreign Minister, has declared Wharf this afternoon, when discovered that he was running that the Chinese Government with bands blaring forth. and short of petrol and landed. does not use definite and effec- crowds cheering, the P. and 0. RESULTS WORKED OUT - tive efforts WIDE POWERS FOR C-INC. finer s.s. Corfu, bearing Chan- Mr. Swain was not aware that anti-Japanese movements.

to terminate the A cellor Chon Ln, Hon. LL-D.jhe had broken the record. when he series of 12 incidents has oc- (Heidelberg), Chancellor of the came down from the stratospherecurred in the last 10 months, An Order-in-Council entitled famous Sun Yat-sen Univer- The plane carried two sealed bard- and the readjustments of the and reached Belgrade, where heThe Palestine Martial Law Orsity, of Canton, came along thermographs to record the height Sino-Japanese relations

have decided not to

Victor der was issued last night, en-side, after a calm passage from attained, but they are so complicat-not yet produced satisfactory Smith was forced to land at Skoplje, powering the High Commissioner Europe via Singapore.

ed that they had to be sent to the results. Unless the Chinese

According to Radio Seville and enjoined him to die like a A the competitors were MARTIAL LAW IN certain Ministers of the Span-hero and pray and cry: "Long thankful for Egypt's warmth ish Government have gone to live Spain?" The son is alleged after the Arctic conditions in Alicante to prepare the future to have been executed the sage Europe, ice forming seat of the Government there. morning. Reuter.

Their departure at the moment

to

when Madrid is preparing withstand the insurgent attack has caused heartburning among their colleagues. Reuter.

PESSIMISM IN MADRID

Government's Lack Of Initiative

NATIONALISTS EXPECTED

AT ANY TIME

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Moscow, To-day.

The Soviet Enssian press no

longer attempts to suppress

the

sews of the Nationalist advance in

Spain, or the seeming lack of in-

PRINCE KILLED IN THE FIGHTING

Paris, "To-day.

A message from San Sebastian states that the 23-year-old Don Carles, cousin of ex-King Alforso

and brother-in-law of the Prince

of the Austrias, has been killed while fighting against the Gov- ernment-Reuter.

HUGE ESTATE REPORTED

Sir John Ellerman Leaves $36,684,994

London, To-day.

itiative on the part of the Govern- The estate of Sir John Eller-

on the wings compelling descents to low altitudes.

THE TWO RETIREMENTS

London, later: Two more com petitors have retired from the air Miller descended at race.

Ruma through a shortage of petrol. He took 41⁄2 hours to obtain a supply

continue.

FRENCH LOAN FOR POLAND

Negotiations Now Suspended

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

PALESTINE

ORDER-IN-COUNCIL ISSUED

!

London, To-day.

Central Exxecutive Committee.

Serbia, owing to oil trouble. He to delegate to the General Of- There was no doubting the National Physical Laboratory at Government co-operates closely faced a long and troublesome re-ficer Commanding the Forces pair job and decided to retire.

powers to make regulations for popularity of Chancellor Chou Teddington, for the result to be with the Japanese Government. the future cannot be predicted- (Continued on Page 5). securing the public safety and the Lu, who was one of the closest worked out

Mr. Swain wore a special air-The Generalissimo as well as supporters of Dr. Sun Yat-senj defence of Palestine. The new by proclamation in Palestine, pro- the Chinese Roumintang, Party was screened by a visor of heavy no comment with regard to this order will be brought into force and is a great mouth-piece of tight sealed flying-suit blown to the Chinese foreign affairs all ordinary air pressure. His face thorities for the moment offer

bably to-day.

Standing glass. He wore dochie gloves and declaration of Mr. Árita. Afterwards the High Commis-

breathed oxygen through tubes in sioner will decide, in consultation

his spherical helmet

Mr. Y. Suma, the Japanese with Major-General J. G. Dill, the Chancellor Chou Lo was accom- The aeroplane was tightly seal Consul-General at Nanking, Commander-in-Chief, when to is-panied by his private secretary;}el The machine roared through went to see Mr. Wu Ting-cheong sue & further proclamation dele-Mr. H. Ching, Professor K. Y. the air in the empty space at a of the Chinese Foreign Office at gating to the Commander-in-Khoon and Dr. M. S. Cheong, who speed of 1,000 feet a minute. The 5 p.. yesterday. Their con- ment troops, the special correspon-man, the famous shipowner,

Warsaw, To-day. Chief the widest possible powers, travelled with him when he left sun's glare is tremendous at these ference lasted two hours and dent of the Pravda giving a who died in July, 1933, has One significant result of the de- including the establishment of Canton for Europe and who have heights and is so dazzling that what transpired is not known. particularly dismal report on the been reported at £36,634,994. valuation of the French franc is, military courts and regulations been bis constant companions parts of the machine were painted

A number of Japanese resi conditions in Madrid.

Details of the will were first according to well-informed quar-which cannot be challenged by the since.

black in order to avoid the possibi-dents at Hankow were seen on Numerous persons, so the correspublished in August, 1933, and ters here, that the negotiations ordinary courts, and also censor-

ity of the pilot's being blindedboard a Japanese merchant ship pendent asserts, who up to a short it was then stated that so far concerning the issue of the second ship, arrest, deportation, control

on the way to Shanghai yester- time ago were ardent supporters as could be ascertained the part of the French loan for the of harbours and transportation by BIG SNOWSTORM IN To reach a height of 10 miles there denies that the Japanese day The Japanese Consul of the Popular Front, now seek to gross value of the estate was development of a coal railway land, air and water, trade and fee from Madrid to Valencia, Bar. £17,224,425. It is understood from Eastern Upper Silesia to commerce, the control, forfeiture

COLORADO

are evacuating the place, as has intense been rumoured celona or even Marseilles and Paris that there is still considerable Gdynia, begun on the occasion of and infiction of communal fines, It is the general belief that the property abroad which has not the visit here of the French Trade and the forfeiture and destruction Nationalists will soon be at

the yet been valued, and the final Minister, H. Bastide, have now of property as a punitive mea- gates of Madrid, and the corres estate therefore may be in ex-been broken off for the time be sure-Renter, pondent deplores the sady deflat-cess of £37,000,000.

ing. The journey which officials (Continued on Page 5}

H&M. submarines Oswald ed state of the Madrid air forces, The estate duty payable of various Polish Ministries were

The machine took off from the Proteus arrived in the Colony last and states that the motorised de many millions of which have about to undertake to Paris has being deferred

Eleven people were killed and aerodrome at- Farborough and evening from the North. tachments and the cavalry of the already been paid on account been postponed indefinitely. The In the opinion of the paper damage amounting to $1,000,000 landed at Netheravon. The total HMS Adventure and HMS. Nationalists are decidedly superior will be in the neighbourhood of negotiations for settling the de ABC, the loan, if now made, has been done in Colorado in the fying time was 3 hours 20 minutes. Capetown are at present out to those of the Government half the total estate. British tails of the proposed French. loan will be issued at the old rate of worst September snowstorm ever-Reuter.

exercises and will return to port Trans-Ocean Service.

Wireless Service.

to Poland for armaments are also

-Trans-Ocean Service. Iknown locally-Reuter.

(Continued on Page 10) some time during the week.

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xtensive Damage And

Eleven Killed

Denver, To-day.

INTENSE COLD

Mr. Swain had to fy over 100 miles. The cold was so that all the controls were fitted in

ball bearings in sealed compart

ments without grease-caps, as or dinary lubricating-greuse would Įhave frozen solid.

FLEET MOVEMENTS

and