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"EXTRAORDINARILY BRUTAL" TREATMENT OF BRITISH SAILORS

BRITISH REGIMENTS STAND BY

Jerusalem, To-day--Two Bi- tish battalions in Palestine and two in Cairo are understood to de standing by in view of the deve- lopments in Baghdad Beuter's Bulletin Service.

MILITARY

COUP D'ETAT

AT BAGHDAD

Serious Situation Envisaged

PEACE OF MIDDLE EAST THREATENED

London, To-day. Far-reaching consequences in the Middle East are likely to be the outcome of the military coup d'etat which took

SEVENTY CHILDREN

KILLED

VICTIMS OF AIR RAID AT GETAFE

MOMENTOUS SPEECH BY DUCE

EXPECTED TO-MORROW

London, To-day.

Reuter's special correspondent at Parla on the Madrid front reports that death dropped among 100 school-children playing in the sunlit streets of Getafe yesterday. Over 70 were picked up dead following an insurgent air-raid by three bombers, apparent- ly aiming at a convoy of Government lorries. Most of the dead. childdren were blown to bits.

There were heartrending scenes as the parents searched for their little ones. Reuter's special correspondent, saw a woman: caying a two-year old girl with half her face blown away, but still alive, with her eyes wide open in surprise, as if asking who could have done it.

Madrid. Fifteen to 25 people, including a six-months old}

At the left is the wrecked plant of the Havana newspaper El Pais place baby, were killed in an air-raid on the capital yesterday, while following the explosion of all truck loaded with 1,500 pounds of dras mite. At the right is shown some of the 1,300 pounds of dynamite found in without bloodshed in Baghdad 100 people were wounded. Two Scottish ambulances were destroy-mall ear watside the pint of another Havana newspaper. El Diario in yesterday, according to obser-ed in the afraid at Parla. The staff were not injured.

la Marina, where alert police prevented its explosion. Four were killed in vers abroad. Yasim's Govern-

the Pais blast. ment, which included Jafar Pasha, Iraq's strong man, had pursued a policy of good rela- tioris with Iraq's neighbours, in- cluding Palestine, Saudi-Arabia, Trans-Jordan and Afghanistan. Hildaat Sulaiman in the past opposed the Anglo-Iraq Alliance. He belonged to the Cabinet în 1983 which was dissolved for lowing the trouble in the Mid-

dle Euphrates when revolt was -stirred up among the Kurdish

tribes.

ARMS SMUGGLING

Paris: The newspapers report the smuggling of arms from Syria across the Iraq frontier by Assy- rians and Syrian nomads, their aim being a revolt against Bagh- dad and Damascus. The arms be- longed to the French garrisons evacuating under the terms of the -- recent Franco-Syrian Treaty. The that smugglers assert that now France is leaving Syria, Chris- tians are now in a minority and

must arm.

RACIAL ISSUE Cairo: Apparently the racia issue is behind the Baghdad coup Tetat. The latest reports state that the trouble is apparently a -repercussion of the happenings in

Palestine which resulted in anti-| Jewish feeling. Isolated attacks

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, abore, celebrates his 50th birth- day to-day and the whole of the Chinese Repablic rejoices with him on this suspicious occasion. Local Chinese have remitted four lakhs to the Nanking Government towards the Generalissimo's

Birthday Plane Fund.

FRANCE'S AIR FORCE

against Jews are reported to have 50 Per Cent. Increase

In Machines

Milan: A political pronounce- ment of the first importance is expected to be made by Signor Mussolini when he addresses a huge crowd in the Cathedral Square here at 3 pm, GMT. {to-morrow.

There is no confirmation of the rumour that he willan- nomnos: recognition of "General"} Franco's Government, but it is expected that Italy and Ger- {many will recognise the insur- gents when they enter Madrid. The speech will be broadcast and immediately afterwards English. French and German summaries will be transmitted by radio. Reuter.

GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS

The following Government ap- pointments etc., are notified in the Government Gazette:-

BIG SHIPPING ORDER

Greenock Yards To Be Kept Bary

"London, To-dry. „An, order which will keep the Greenock Dockyard Company's works fully engaged for three Jears has been placed by the Clain Line. It comprises 10,000-ton steamers, in addition to four already being constracted in the same yards for the line- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

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SHIPPING STRIKE IN AMERICA Many Vessels Unable

To Sail

PACIFIC COAST COMPLETELY TIED UP

New York. To-day.

COPPER MARKET IN ENGLAND

Interesting Phases Disclosed

INDIGNATION IN LONDON

EMPHATIC DENIAL

OF ALLEGATIONS ADEQUATE REPARATION BY JAPAN HOPED FOR

London, To-day.

“Extraordinarily brutal” is the description applied here to the treatment of three British sailors by the Japanese police at Keelung recently. The Japanese allegations that the men did not pay their bills is emphatically refuted. It is stated that an en- quiry instituted by the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, Admiral Sir Charles Little, proved undoubtedly, despite the Jap- anese allegations to the contrary, that the sailors paid their taxi- fare and were seen to do so by a Petty Officer who was not with their party.

The enquiry also established that the sailors were sober when taken to the police station, and when they emerged they were badly beaten and battered and one man had his jaw broken. Be The British authorities do not object to the police's exercising their proper fractions in a case of disorderliness or drunkenness on the part of stilers, although it is generally felt to be known that the Navy feel a great pride in the good behaviour of their ratings when they visit foreign ports. In this particular, 'case complaint les against the Japanese police for the extraordinarily brutal manner in which the men were treated.

It is recalled that similar earlier episodes have occurred where there has been very good

reason to complain against the

DEPREDATIONS IN N. CHINA

Effects Of Japanese Manoeuvres

MANY

VISLAGERS - RENDERED

HOMELESS

From A Special Correspondenti Canton, To-day.

| behaviour of the Japanese police in Manchukuo. Some time ago,

·Britishy Indian (it is recalled, URGENT DEMAND FOR METAL (89bject. 25 jected to London, To-day, was defatred by the Japanese there have been The phases in the battle be police, and tween

copper producers and several other caser consumers with the stakes held se employees of British resi by speculators, are daily becom: dents in Manchukno have been ing more interesting. Yester. similarly ill-treated. day's further advance of £7/6, Milan: A political pronounce making the price of the Spot ment of the first importance is metal £4234, appears to indi-expected to be made by Signor It is reported that in Fengtai cate that the situation is. at Mussolini when he addresses a and the district around Tientsin in the Cathedral and Peiping where the Japanese least temporarily getting out of huge crowd

Square here at 3 pm GMT., manoeuvres are taking place, 211 hand.

to-morrow.

communications. are obstructed, While both consumers and pro- With regard to the postpone-farms and residences have been ducers are fighting for the same ment of Admiral Sir Charles destroyed and the villagers there object, which is large deliveries Little's visit to Japan; it is point-have been rendered homeless. of copper at co-salled reasonable ed out that when & new Commax-

It is learned that that Chinese at Nanking bas

custom that be

Mr. Thomas Stodart Whyte- Smith resumed duty as Land 0- eer on October 28;

Mr. Myles John Abbott retin-A strike of $7,000 maritime prices, the urgency of the demand) quished duty as Assistant Land workers has completely tied up is se great what Spot has been der-in-Chief hoists his flag it is Foreign Office Officer on October 28, and as De the Pacific coast shipping and is forced up willy-zilly, with the should pay

sent a protest to the Japanese Em a courtesy call in bassy against the violation of puty Registrar of Marriages on threatening to spread to the successive quota releases not yet Japan, as Sir Charles was inten- October 29;

west coast, gulf ports and Newable to make themselves felt: Con- ding to do at the end of the month Chinese sovereignty by the Japan=" Mr. Robert Hermus Kotewall, York.

A sit-down" strike sumers, who for the last seven when going to Yokohama, * where-

ese troops in North China, CMG, LLD., to be an Unofficial scheduled to start at noon months have carried practically arrangements had been made for General Lá Chung-jen. Pacifica- all American no stocks, are now most rapidly his reception and entertainment. tion Commissioner of Kwangni Pro- Member of the Executive Council yesterday in for a period of five years, with ships in New York harbour did acquiring the metal, the rate of But with this case pending it vince, will pay a visit to the effect from July 9;

not materialise, but the repre-consumption of which is reliably was obviously necessary to post-different districts in the province The Hon. Mr. Richard McNeil sentatives of the maritime estimated at 2,000,000 tons a year,

Jerusalem: -

Henderson, M. Inst. CE M. Lunions were expected to at-which is as high as the all-time pone the visit. The British Gov- from to-day, so as to inspect the The Iraq The number of French fighting Mech. E resumed duty as Direc tend the seamen's meeting last peak reached in 1929, when the paration will be made by Japan whole province.

ernment bopes that adequate re-military and social affairs of the d'etat is believed in well-informed planes will be increased by 50 per tor of Public Works on October 28. -(Continued on Page 6)

average- price of standard copper or an extremely unpleasant episode. circles.here to be due to diver- cent,, the Air Force effective in-

(was -£75/10s. zences of opinion over the en-creased by 10,000 and there will | forcement of military conscrip-|be 1,000 new officers, according to tion upon nomad tribes in Iraq.ļa decision taken at the recent Sidkey Bey wanted to stamp out a Council of Ministers held revolt of the Shia tribes in the Wednesday last.-Reuter, Middle Euphrates region and de-

occurred, some with fatal results.

CONSCRIPTION EDICT

coup

manded an army capable of rein-

Paris, To-day.

forcement, for which conscription ROOSEVELT ON

was necessary. But the Govern-i ment adopted a more moderate at- titude, not pressing the issue of conscription.

It is anticipated that the new Cabinet will enforce the general) conscription law. If so there is likely to be general trouble, as all the tribes are opposed to the idea. Sidki is known to favour ruthless methods

N.R.A.

POSSIBILITY OF A STATEMENT

DAMAGING. CRITICISM BY REPUBLICANS

New York, To-day.

op

So far President Roosevelt has. given very little indication of his

It is believed that the trouble, plans in the event of re-election, if it develops, will divert attention but speculation hinges on whether from Falestine and the Pan-Arab he may not yet make a stirring issue.

On the other hand if the announcement concerning the Na- Iraqi tribes revolt there is a like- tional Recovery, Administration în lihood that this will lead to gen-reply to the questions by Governor eral unrest in the Middle East Berber.

HMS. Grimaby is due in port from Singapore at 6 pm today.

Alfred Landon Democrats are aware of the damaging effect of the Republicans", continued asser- tions and that the 11,000,000 peo ple still unemployed realise that

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"be; initiated by

The elasticity of the operation of the producers restriction scheme is most warmly commend- led, but it is felt that they will be [hardly human if they do not avail themselves of the extra pound or two rise caused by the insistence of the demand, though it is gen- erally accepted that a further quota release is inevitable if the price soon goes around £431/2 Berter

-Beuter.

GENERALISSIMO'S BIRTHDAY

Canton En Fete

THREE PROTESTS

ترکی

Nanking Three protests have been handed by the Chinese Foreign Office to the Japanese Embassy (1) against the L panese army manoeuvres in the Peiping and Tientsin areas; (2) Canton, To-day lakainst the incident at Taiyuan, Early at four o'clock this where a house is allegedly to have morning, the cadets of the Kwang-been occupied by armed Japanese;" tung Branch of the Military Ac-land (3) against the wild specu ademy held an assembly to cele-lations in the Japanese press con- brate the 60th Birthday of Gen-cerning the assassination of Mr. eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek. At Yang Yung-tai, Governor of Ho 9 am at the Sun Yat-sen|peh, last Sunday Beater. Memorial Hall at Canton a cele- ibration will be held by Govern- ment officials and the public or- ganisations. At noon the Chinese Igun-boats at Canton will fire a salute of 101 guns and wall, the Slight dental defects and fat planes of the Kwangtung Air feet will no longer, disqualife re Force will take to the air at the crufts for the British Army, which same time, as a tribute to the Gen- system on eralissimo. — From A Special Cor-

ndard respondent,

RECRUITING FOR BRITISH ARMY Health Standards Lowered

London, To-day,

1Mowering,

dícs services. Measures are also eing considered-to.. popularise the ive and stimulate recruiting ---

others for the front. Reifer's Bolletín Service.

STOP PRESS

Manila, To-day ported last night Levy and Co, the Shanghai brok had bought a Manila Stock Fer

85,000 pesos

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