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VIOLENT BATTLE RAGING ON DIRECT ROAD TO SPANISH CAPITAL

Alec Pearce, the Hong Kong Interport cricket captain, told a China Mail representative this of the morning that the lone

the toes had a lot to do with Colony's defeat by 217 run in Shanghai.

POST-WAR EUROPE IN MELTING-POT

BELGIAN NEUTRALITY

STATEMENT

MOMENTOUS EFFECT ON SYSTEM OF COLLECTIVE SECURITY

Paris, To-day.

Authoritative circles in France express the opinion that King Leopold's Belgian neutrality statement has thrown the whole post-war European system into the melting pot and has broken the network of pacts between nations concluded in search of neutrality. While official circles decline to comment it is gen- erally felt that the speech amounts to Belgium's breaking ́her alliance with France, denouncing the Locarno Pacts and with- drawing from the League without notice. Reuter's Bulletin

M.C.C. OPEN THEIR TOUR Perth To-day-The M. C. C. Touring team opened their Austra-Service. lian programme bere to-day withi

Paris: It is understood that à French Note to be presented a match against Western Austra-to Belgium will ask the Belgian Government for its conception lia. The game started in showery of neutrality and put other pointed questions regarding Belgium's weather before a small crowd, the obligations on other matters; enquire what repercussions the new side. policy will have on the accord between the French and Bel- Klow wicket being on the

toss gian General Staffs, and also question Belgium on her attitude to Western Australia won the

bat and in the the League Covenant. and elected to first half Hour lost two

for 26 rums-Beuter.

wickets

REPORTED SKIRMISH IN

SUIYUAN PROVINCE SITUATION NOW MORE DELICATE

(From A Special CorrespondentT

Canton, To-day.

Brussels: La the absence of

on the King's; lofficial comment

A striking photograph of the type of Moorish soldiers, who were transported by the Fascist rebels from Cetta, Morocco, to Serile by air last mouth. Large companies of these black troops were sent to Spain for the rebel move against San Sebastian, where bitter. Eghting took place between the rebels and the worker- soldiers loyal to the Leftist Government

speech well-informed circles point SERIOUS RJOTING IN BOMBAY lout that there is no question of Belgium's not recognising her! international engagements. Con- not envisage sequently she does

withdrawing from the League.

¡The problem facing the Gorera-

tent Belgit, by signing the new Western European pact, will goj beyond the engagements already made with the League.

Diplomatic circles express thej

ment is to determine to what ex-

Lieutenant-General Tashiro, the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese troops in North China, held a meeting in his headquar-opinion that if Belgium does not ters yesterday, but the purpose of this meeting has not been enter the new Western Pact she

Hindu-Moslem Clashes Result

In Thirteen Dentis

Bombay, To-day. Thirteen people have so far been killed and 140 injured in the-Hindu-Moslem griotz The MOTE situation is becoming tense-Reuter's Bulletin Ser

vice.

ENGLAND KEPT IN IGNORANCE

Official Statement Issued

VITAL. CONCERN WITH NEW BELGIAN POLICY

-CHINA MAIL- SPECIAL

INSURGENT TROOPS

ADVANCE

MILITARY ASSISTANCE

.BY SOVIET RUSSIA? DEMAND VOICED BY WORKERS

MASS MEETINGS

London, To-day. ·

Launching a big attack against Madrid along a 30-mile front the insurgents have already gained ground, according to a broad- cast from Radio Seville. It is claimed that the insurgent troops advancing from San Martin have occupied Chapineria, 25 miles from Madrid, on the direct road to the capital, and it is also claimed that Colonel Yague's column advanced several-miles, while Colonel Castejon's forces occupied Navas del Ray. ^ "A violent battle is now proceeding between Colonel Degado's column and the Government forces. -

The Portuguese reply to the Soviet accusations that the principal supply of arms for the Spanish insurgents is going | through Portuguese parts, has been communicated to Lord Ply

mouth, Chairman of the non-intervention committee. It is under- stood that, while denying the allegations, Portugal accepts in principle the suggestion that a commission should be sent to Por- tugal, provided similar commissions are sent to the Spanish ports.

Lord Plymouth is understood

to have informed M. Maisky, the Soviet delegate, that the Rus- sin suggestion that the British

SPANISH PREMIER IN HANDS OF NATIONALISTS?

and French fleets should watch the Portuguese coast is not a Paris proper matter for discussion, and therefore does not propose (to call a meeting of the non- jintervention committee M Maisky paid a further visit to the Foreign Office yesterday. and is believed again to have urged the necessity for th

Report Mentions Exchange For Primo de Rivera

11.

Paris, To-day. Emissaries of the Fascists

· have arrived here to negotiate. ́for the release of Senor Primo de Rivera, ako kas been keldimi

London, To-day early meeting of the commit-prisoner for some time in A statement, issued here from

[tee. official sources declares that the conjecture expressed in Paris that the Belgian declaration of

divulged. As it is reported that there was a clash yesterday be-will still be bound by her obliga JAPANESE SHIP neutrality was issued with the

to the League, and con- tween the Government troops of Suiyuan Province and those of tions

resequently, is not thinking of re- the insurgent commander, Li Sau-suen, who eventually treated, the situation in Suiyuan and North China has become pudiating the principle of collec- more delicate.

Besides, the Japanese authorities have already established a police-station in Fengtai, and 20 Japanese police have entered upon their duties. Consequently, General Sung. Chi-yuan sent his secretary, Mr. Koh Ting-ynan, to interview the Generalissimo by air yesterday for instructions with regard to the national de- Fence of North China, and General Han Fuk-kui, Chairman ofị the Shantung Provincial Government, is coming down to interview the Generalissimo by air himself this morning for the same pur-

pose.

MANOEUVRES IN SHANGHAI

も

Apprehension Shown By Merchants

SOME PEOPLE LEAVING FOR HONG KONG

[From A Special Correspondent]

Canton, To-day.

The Executive Yuan has issued. ta decree announcing that every citizen of China has to be enlisted for public works. Except those aged and ill, people of 18 to 45 years of age must work for the

Government from three to

tive security.--Renter.

(Continued on. Page 10)

THE PALESTINE COMMISSION

Favourable Conditions For Departure `.

WAY NOW CLEARED

London, To-day. The way has been cleared for. five the early departure of the Pales days per year. Their working tine Commission of Enquiry by spheres will be confined to within the official announcement that there 15 of the place where the en-fhave been no incidents during the listed citizens reside, while the past 24 hours, and that the is Government will provide board suance of daily communiques and lodging for them if the dis being discontinued. Now that the tance is outside that limit. The Government's preliminary condi- procedure governing enlistmentition, namely, the restoration of or- and demobilisation is the same as der, is satisfied, preparations are of that in force for conscription. being made for the despatch

is

The periodical manoeuvres

As the election of the delegates the Commission, which will pro- and drilling of the Japanese in the different provinces cannot bably leave at the beginning of marines in Shanghai has cans-be completed in time, the Central November-Beuter's Balletin Ser- ed considerable apprehension Government has definitely there. It is reported that these nounced that the meeting of the took place five Peoples Congress has been post- poned The exact date of the

DECISION JUST-FIED

an-vice.

the

LOST Freighter Sinks Off

Luzon Island ̈

west

Alicante, in exchange for the Premier, Sexor Largo Cabal- lero, who is in the hands of the Nationalists---Trena-Ocean. Service.

Military Assistance From Russia? Moscow: The demand that mili- support, or at least the silent ap- proval, of England, is completely tary assistance should be furnish false. England, so the statement ed to the Spanish Government if declares, was prepared for a de- the Soviet does not succeed in velopment of this nature, but, bringing about effective neutral” COMMITTEE

No Further Meeting

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IMPORTANT VICTORY" Burgos: The Nationalist troops

NON-INTERVENTION

Called

SOVIET BELEGATE PLYMOUTH'S REPLY TO

contrary to supporting such aity was voiced at mass meetings measure, England even tried to of workers here yesterday. The Manila, To-day.

demand is significant as indicat The Japanese freighter Moko dissuade Belgium from such

ing the probable course of Soviet Maru, of the Dairen. Kishen course.

The opinion expressed in the opinion if the Soviet Ambasan- Londen press is that the Belgian dor's representations to the non- off Piedra Point, on the Kaisha, sank last night 10 miles coast of Luzon, with a cargo of action has cast a bomb into in-intervention committee are not LORD

ternational politics and upset the received sympathetically! — Reu iron ore. The crew of 54 were?

London, To-day.) safely taken off by the Concordia, well laid plans of the diplomats ter

Acting which is now proceeding to Kee-The question is brought up as to what effect the declaration of

Lord Plymouth, lung-Reuter.

absolute neutrality will have on have now reached a point 35 Chairman of the International the old Locarno Pact, since. Eng-metres from Madrid, after having committee for the application land maintains that the agreeoccupied Aldes del Femo after a ment between England. and force. It is obvious, however, large quantity of war materials. sent the following letter to M. that English public opinion doesĮ not share the French dissatisfac- tion over the Belgian action, which is in fact even welcomed by the groups who advocate a policy of isolation in England.

JEAN BATTEN SETS OUT

Jean Sydney, To-day---Miss Batten, took off at 4.35 am. local time yesterday for her fight across the Tasman Sea to Anck- land-Beuter's Bulletin Service.

SHIPBUILDING REVIVAL

France battle during which the Govers of the agreement regarding inment Militia Tost 150 men and a non-intervention in Spain, has Belgium is ·still

(Continued on Page 103

Kagan, of the Soviet Embassy

"I have the honour to ac knowledge receipt of your Note

DACHTERMEN'S laf October 12, in which, on in-

From the military point of view, the Belgian step is a blow to English and French security, since British and French planes

STRIKE

Prices Affected In France

-CHINA-MAILS: SPECIAL.

morten París, To-day."

Istractions from your Govern- ment, you asked that I should convene the committee forth- with to discuss the proposal which you make therein to pro- vide for the immediate estab lishment of control over Porth-

Satisfactory Figures

can no longer cross Belgium, nor In Britain

preventing the alleged supply can Belgian landing or listening The important part played by guese ports, with a view to It is stated that the inland waterways in provid of arms through Portugal to HOPEFUL IMPRESSION

iposts be used. London, To-day. considerable conferring will have ing Paris with various goods is the insurgent forces in Spain. London: For the third day. in manoeuvres

unfor- As you know, all specific com- separate times yesterday. As

communique issued

The shipbuilding industry is to take place. between the three now demonstrated in an

way, by the continued plants which have been a result many Cantonese mer-meeting will be announced later succession a chants at Shanghai have been as soon as the election of the de- from the High Commissioner's beginning to share in the return-countries, since England especial-tunate

office in Jerusalem yesterday states that there have been no in-8, prosperity of the United y must know Belgium's attitude strike of the lightermen, thesejbrought 'against the Portuguese Kingdom. An increase of more before the next pact negotiations goods having to be transported by Government have been request- leaving for Hong Kong during legates has been completed. the last few days, for fear that shanghai: The decision to post-dents to report since noon than 75 per cent in tonnage un can be carried out--Trans-Ocean rail at much more expensive rates, ed, in accordance with the rules The well-known Renault motor of procedure laid down by the works, which had hitherto had all committee on September 21, to hostilities may break out. pone indefinitely the National Peo-previous day. It continues: der construction in Great Britain Service

supplies of heavy oil supplied by

at as early a date as pos- NEGOTIATIONS REOPENple's Congress, announced at Nan-The public is informed that, and Ireland, compared with a

sible such explanations as are king yesterday evening, passes owing to order having been re- year ago, is shown in the statis-

them sent by rail, and has been necessary to establish the facts. forced to raise the prizes in eon-

nce the reply of the Por sequenceTrans Ocean Service.

tague Government yet been received NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR [your Note-of

TO GREECE

tains no additional what

The preliminary negotiations without comment in most of the stored and the absence of sets of tics of Lloyd's Register for the STOP PRESS water ay 13, ad has be between Mr. Ka Chung-mow, (Continued on Page 101.

the Director of the Asia Bureau

of the Chineese, Foreign Office, and Mr. 1⁄2 Som, the Japanese Constl-General at Nanking and concurrently Secretary-General

KWANGSI TROOPS TO BE, DISBANDED

violence, in future an official.com|September quarter. Some 219 ves munique will be issued only when sels of 923,571, tous, gross were în the occasion demands, and the daily hand on September 30-the issne of the official comman que figures being the highest quarter- as a matter of routine, is being ly total recorded since September

1930 British Wireless Service,

FLEET MOVEMENTS

to the Japanese Ambassador to Canton, To-day-The disband-discontinued.***

China, are being carried on toment of the troops in Kwangni day. The purpose of their Province will be completed in the meetings is to exchange views very near future. It is learned so as to draw up the arenda {that General Li Chuar jen will; the "eaming fourth session then train 200,000 voluntaera in the Chang Chun-Kawagoe ne six months from Nover gotiations, which will be resume From & Special Corres ed next week.

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