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INSURGENTS REPULSED AFTER FIERCE STRUGGLE NEAR MADRID

SAN FRANCISCO

BRIDGE

Ceremonial Opening Yesterday

San Francisco. To-day. Pressing 2 button a1 Washington President Roosie- velt opened the bridge be tween San Francisco and Oakland, the longest bridge in the world, yesterday. Gov- ernor Merriman severed gold chain with a blow-lamp. releasing thousands of Car across the bridge. It is 814 miles Jong and cost $90,000,- 000 to build.-Reuter.

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ITALIAN PLANE. CRASHES

20 KILLED AND 40. INJURED

Rome, To-day.

It is learned that 20 people were killed and 40 injured in the flying) disaster near Terracina on Wednesday, when the forming of! ice on the wings of a giant army plane

caused

the machine to! crash, only the pilot. Captain) Umberto Bernini, escaping death by leaping out with a parachute. The plane fell on some houses in the village of Rocengorgia, which were set on fire-Reuter.

PALESTINE ROYAL COMMISSION HOLDS MEETING

Jerusalem, To-day-The Royal Commission heid.

session resterday Renter.

its opening

afternoon.n

BRITAIN'S DEFENCE

POLICIES

MR. BALDWIN REPLIES

TO CRITICISMS

COMPLICATED AND BAFFLING PROBLEMS FACED

London, Today.

During the debate on defence in the House of Commons last night Mr. Winston Churchill (C.. Epping) strongly criticised the Government for delay in the progress with disarmament and urged that the House should demand a Parliamentary enquiry by | six or eight independent responsible, experienced, discreet mem- bers who had some acquaintance with such matters, representa- tives of all the parties to interview the Ministers and find out what were the answers to the series of questions which were dis- turbing some members, and make a brief report to the House, either of reassurance or of suggestion or remedying the situa- tion. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, replying on the whole debate, referred to the complicated nature of Empire rela- tions in reference to defence in the post-war period, but said that the Dominions had throughout shown anxiety about the state of world politics and had discussed with the Government their own defences.

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GAS-MASKS FOR ALL- British Free-Isme Scheme In Case Of Emergency

London, To-day. Mr. G. W. Lloyd, Under-Secre- try to the Home Off, toid the House of Commons: yesterday- that a Government factory ex- pected to produce 2,000,000 gas- masks a month, which would be issued free to the general public in

Substantial an emergency. stocks of the components had al- ready been produced and large- would begin assembly shortly-Renter's Bulletin

scale

vice.

Ser-

RUSSO-GERMAN TENSION

INCREASES

FOLLOWING WHOLESALE ARRESTS BY MOSCOW POLICE

Berlin, To-day.

The problems to be dealt with. largely because of modern ) developments in the air, were j

Be complicated and baffling. became more than ever

COT wined in the course of the de- bate of two things: firstly, that every endeavour which they could use in diplomacy and for- eign policy and in every other possible way should be directea to keeping peace in Europe; and secondly, if that peace should be unhappily broken, we should be prepared.

During a hill in the army manoeuvres in the Harz mountains. this German gun crew whiled away, the time by explaining the operation of x-feld plene to an interested youngster." The End is shown peeping through the range-sight.

FINAL CONFERENCE

PENDING

CHINA STILL STANDS

HER GROUND

NO ABANDONMENT OF HER

SOVEREIGN RIGHTS

(From A Special Correspondent).

Canton, To-day.

LOYALIST FORCES' SLIGHT ADVANCE BUT RESISTANCE IS WEAKENING

GRIM SIEGE IN CASA DE CAMPO

Madrid. Today.

The artillery and machine gun fire on the outskirts of the city is unceasing. The insurgents reached a bridge crossing the River Manzanares near the part of Madrid famous for dance halls and beer gardens, but were unable to cross; ~~The northern railway line traverses the river at this point. “Menirýtulle the in- surgents advanced to the Casa de Campo on the right lank, but were eventually driven back after a fierce struggles"; A com- munique says that the reports that the North Station had been captured or set on fire by the artillery bombardment are baseless. and adds that rain made the infantry movements more difficult. But the Government forces did not yield much territory and ae- tually advanced a hillé towards Villa Verde, raam Ves

It is semi-officially claimed that the GovernmenƐ forces have re-occupied Getafe and other villages in the neighbourhood.. ----- Reater

Toledo: It is understood that the insurgent line has now reached the outskirts of University City, which is the nearest point to Madrid, but the forces have not yet entered Madrid pro- per. Nevertheless the resistance of the Militia to the insurgent advance is stated to be clearly weakening. Reuters Bulletin Service.

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London: The sub-committee) of the international non-inter- vention comwittee met yester- day at the Foreign Office with Lord Plymouth in the chair to continue · its deliberations re- garding the appointment of supervisory committees at the Customs depots on the Spanish frontiers.

NEW MILITARY BARRACKS' AT KOWLOON To Be Completed In 1940 At Estimated East Of £1,350,000

New Today-To-day Sr. Victor: Wazender, Floan- The proposals sub-chal Secretary to the War Omer, mitted by the two belligerent parties in Spain with regard to this question were examined during the session.

Trans-

Those two things were not ne- cessarily contradictory. It was

The recommendations of the necessarily impossible to give in- Mr. Suma, the Japanese Consul-General at Nanking, recently sub-committee were to be-com- formation as to what was our de- called on Mr. Ku Chung-mu, Director of the Asia Bureau of the municated at once to the main fensive strategy and what was our Chinese Foreign Minister, to arrange the eighth and last meeting committee which was meeting plan for meeting air attack. If between Mr. Kawagoe, the Japanese Ambassador to China, and yesterday afternoon. there were two things that would Mr. Chang Chun, the Chinese Foreign Minister; after which meet Ocean Service. be welcomed by foreign countries ing, it is learned, the Sino-Japanese negotiations will be inter- it would be a clear explanation of rupted for a time. It is reported that the Japanese authorities those questions. We were, be have proposed to organise a commission to discuss the North cause of our geographical position China" and joint bandit suppression problems, but the Chinese and our imperial interests and authorities have refused to consider such matters as these, which placed with violate the Chinese sovereignty. It will be probably in the com- communications, so regard to offence and defence that|ing eighth meeting that both sides will arrive at a decision to ap-Morocesas, entirely surrounded we had to look to more than one point several commissions to study the Chengin, Pakhoi, Hankow by Government forces, are

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undergoing a grimi “siege in the | Casa de Campo..-- The Moors were

isolated after a ́ desperate night| battle, in which the insurgents

The tension between Germany and Russia has increased, fol- POLITICAL FUNDSident of the murder of the

IN BRITAIN

Supplemented From Abroad

London, To-day.

As for the recent Shanghai!

Japanese seaman, Mr. Yasuji Takase, contact had not yet been resumed late last night, and the Japanese bluejackets were Istill patrolling the place. It jis learned that the Japanese Seamen's Institute has asked the Japanese Government to take strong, measures to settle

lowing the announcement by a German news agency that the German Ambassador in Moscow has made "most emphatic repre- sentations to the Commissariat for Foreign Affairs regarding the arrests of German citizens.” The agency adds that the persons arrested are completely unsuspicious people carrying on the pro- fessions of musicians, book-keepers, mechanics, etc. The Moscow correspondent of the German news agency states that simul taneously with the arrest of the German citizens the arrest took

In answer to a Commons ques-this matter. place of Soviet citizens having relations with the German Em- bassy or belonging to the German school or the German Evan-tion yesterday, the Home Secre gelical Church.

tary, Sir John Simon, said he According to the Moscow could not make a detailed state | correspondent of the Nazi ment, but information had reached KING VISITS HIS Angrif, the Soviet secret police him which went to show that both chief. M. Soskowski, has been in the case of the Fascist and FLEET

shot on

a charge of plotting Communist organisations in Bri- against the life of M Stalin tain, their funds had been supple- as mented from abroad.--British 35 Units Inspected At Soskowski is described

Portsmouth

BOISTEROUS WEATHER

GERMAN LOANS IN BRITAIN

the head of the Polish depart-Wireless Service. ment of the Soviet secret police. TWO BRITONS INCLUDED Berlin: The foreigners arrested

Moscow, according to the) Angriff, comprise two English- men, five Germans, nine Poles and two Swedes. The paper adds H. M. the King had a rough trip that a most unfortunate impres-

CONDITIONS

Loudon. To-day.

London, To-day,

SHIP'S OFFICER CHARGED ALLEGED OPIUM

OFFENCES

NORTH CHINA SITUATION MOBILISATION BY BOTH SIDES

INSURGENTS PREPARING BIG OFFENSIVE

¡From A Special Correspondent] -

Canton, To-day. Though the weather has be- come cold in North China, both the Government and the Man-j

churia-Mongolian bandits have been busy in mobilisation James

The Johnston, aged 52, of for the last two days. Scotland, and Chief Officer of the Shansi troops of Marshal Yen

Chuen Chow, appeared this Shik-sen, Vice-Chairman of the

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Ground Littered With Bodies

Madrid: A small group

of

BOW

re reported to have utilised their best infantry, supported by artik

told a questioner in the Home of · Commons yesterday that the new bemacks st. Kowloon would see commodate 2,700 British and 900 Indian troops, and "would prob ably be completed at the end of 1940.

The cost was estimated at £1,250,000. The barracks were. required to accommodate addi- tional troops and units of the garrison. at present · occupying, temporary sub-standard hats. Reuter.

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MORE "WORDS" IN LONDON

AN ITALO-SOVIET "BREEZE?

"ARCEL VIOLATER OF

*TREATIES

London, To-day. The non-intervention

lery and tanks, but the Governmittee sat for 514 hours, ending ment force was reinforced by at 9.30 p.m. yesterday. A com- two fresh battalions and violently unique issued after midnight counter-attacked, forcing the in-states that the; committee ap surgents to withdraw with heavy proved the scheme, for the es- losses. It is stated that thetablishment of a system of bodies of Legionaries and Moroc-supervision in Spain, subject to

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HINDU CASTE SYSTEM

Icertain drafting amendments and confirmation by the respec- tive Governments.

The communique reveals that there was a heated exchange be- tween the Italian: and Soviet re-

Courageous Move By presentatives, the former alleging

Maharajah

· Soviet interference in Spain. He declared that the Soviet creed was the creed of war. Italy accepted the challenge, convinced that not The Maharajah of Travancore, only the future of Spain but the

Travancore, To-day,

and they are going to the front clamation throwing open all the

BATTING

¡morning before Mr. K. Keen... at Military Affairs Commission,

the Central Magistracy on foar have already entered the South- on the occasion of the celebration fature of all civilised Europe war different charges of breach of the lern part of Sufyan Province, of his 25th birthday, issued a pro-at stake. ¡Opium Ordinance..

The Soviet delegate, in reply, No Flotation Likely He was charged with (a) import-in North, Suyuan to help the State-controlled Hindu temples to said that the Italian delerate was

ing At Present in the Admiral's Earge when he sion must be made by the arrest

tacis of raw opium, Salyuan troops to defend the Hindus without distinction of piping a tone composed in Berlin. (b) with possession of the raw province, **

caste, birthpor- religion. The The division today was not be inspected 35 units of the Home of the members of foreign

[opium, (c) importing 18 taels of As for the bandits, they have Maharajah rules 5,000,000 sub-tween Communism and Fascism, Fleet at Portland yesterday. His parties who went to Moscow for.

{jerts-Beuter. "Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chan- prepared, opium, and (d) with the been reinforced by more troops

but between war und penes,be- Majesty had lunch aboard the the October revolution celebra-cellor of Exchequer, was asked in possession of prepared oplum from Jehol, and a large quan-

tween countries which glorified flagship. H. M. S. Nelson, and tions. It is alleged that they the House of Commons yesterday Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remediosity of foodstuffs and ammuni- NEW SOUTH WALES war and aggression and countries visited other warshipa. Later he came merely to establish a con- for an assurance that, in view of appeared for the defendant and tion was transported to Pak-

"(which detested wär and desired inspected the anti-submarine nection between the Russian and the existing frozen credits in Ger- Revenge Officer R0. Grimmitt lingmiao from Jehol by lorries

peace. Italy stood unmasked, be- school, where he saw the latest foreign. Trotskyist organisations. many, he would not sanction Ger-was for the prosecution. The case Prince Teh, one of the Mongo

Love the world as an aggresnor. devices for detecting and locating-Reuter,

man attempts to float a loan in was fixed to be heard on Wedneslian insurgent princes, arrived

76 For 3 At Lunch

and arch-violater of treaties. underwater exft.. His Majesty

this country at the present. Mr. day at 2.30.p.m. Bail was fixed at at Paklingunizo yesterday, and

The non-intervention commit also attended a lower-deck con-

Chamberlain, in reply, said that $5,000,

the bandits have elected. Li Bo Sydney, To-day. tee considered four complaints of cert, aboard H. M. S. Courageous tain fastures of the programme no issue of a German loan, so far

Shou-stien as their Commander- New South Wales took first alleged breaches of the agreement in the evening-Renter's Bulletin arranged for the King's inspection as he knew, was under discussion. Admiral Esteva, Commanding in-Chief. They are preparing use of the wicket in their four by the Soviet submitted by the MSR of the Home Fleet at Portland here, and in view of the current the French naval forces in the an offensive on Seiyuan from day match against the MC.C. Italian Government and found the PROGRAMME CUETAILED ̧. were curtailed The gale was a market quotations for German Far East, left Hong Kong yester- four directions, with the aim of here to-day, scoring

belmidence insumtient to, enable the London: An exceptionally severe companied by heavy minx, and at loans he did not think any such day for an unknown destination capturing Kreisul, the capital fore lunch.

tee to reach storm swept the English Channel high-tide a huge wave swept over question was likely to arise at the by the French Sloop Amiral of the province.

Leter: NSW yesterday and in consequence, cer-

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present -British Wireless Service Charmer.