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BOMBS AND SHELLS HURLED INCESSANTLY AT SPANISH CAPITAL

General Gil Yuste, above, was recently appointed Minister of War by the Nationalist Burgos Government under General Franco.

GERMAN-JAPANESE

AGREEMENT ·

MUTUAL FIGHT AGAINST. COMMUNISM

TRADE PACT WITH MANCHUKUO

ALSO SIGNED

Moscow. To-day.

A German-Japanese agreement has been initialled, despite the Japanese denial, states that Tass Agency, which asserts that though the agreement refers to the mutual fight against Com- munism it is cover for a secret. German-Japanese Treaty pro- -viding for concerted action in the event of one of the two signa-

tories becoming involved in war with a third State.

Rome: A fresh indication of Italo-German collaboration is

ARRESTS BY THE provided by the support the Italian press gives to the reported

SOVIET

anti-Communist agreement between Germany and Japan. "Gadya." in the course of an article in the Giornale d'Italia, which authoritative quarters characterise as very well informed, says - Alleged Confession By that the Italo-German-Japanese association in the extensive

Germans

struggle against Communism has been imposed by the deliber- ately aggressive plans of Russian Communism; the Japanese- German agreement announced yesterday forms part of this defence.

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MILITARY AND ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE

Moscow, To-day.

DISORDERS IN

BEIRUT

Grave Situation

Disclosed

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Beirut, To-day.

Berlin: A 12,000,000-markĮ

"Times" Comment

Our picture shows the new wind canal at the Aerodynamic Ex- perimental works at Goettingen, Germany,

CHIANG RESTORES

CONFIDENCE

RED TROOPS STILL SHOW FIGHT

STUBBORN RESISTANCE

CONTINUES

200 TO 500 PEOPLE KILLED AND WOUNDED IN AIR RAIDS

London, To-day. Despite the probable entry of the Spanish insurgents into Madrid over the Manzanares River, information reaching London oficial circles indicates that the Government troops are still en- gaged in the defence of the capital and will continue to show stubborn resistance. The Government is considering dissolving the Defence Committee and restoring command by officers. — Reuter's Bulletin Service,

Madrid: Bombs and shells were hurled incessantly at the capital yesterday. The total casualties are not known, though it is established that at least 200 to 500 people have been killed or wounded in the past three days' bombing The north station, which was heavily bombed, was evacuated 48 hours earlier, but

REINFORCEMENTS FOR nine people were killed in the simultaneous destruction of ad-

SUIYUAN FRONT

joining houses. The telephone offices, one of the highest build- ings in Europe, appeared to be one of the main objectives of the bombardment. Bombs have fallen in the neighbourhood of the Shanghai, To-day. The defenders of Suïyuan are greatly Boyal Palace, the Italian Embassy and the headquarters of the London: "Japan's genius for encouraged by the arrival of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek by Military Government, but the extent of the damage is difficult, contract will shortly be signed imitation is proverbial but the air, in Taiyuanfu, the capital of the neighbouring province, Shan- to ascertain owing to the dense cload of dust and smoke hanging by Mr. Kato, the Manchukuoan latest venture does not promise to si, according to Chinese reports received here to day.

over the scene in most districts. The outskirts of the city have The Generalissimo was ac-been evacuated, and the areas are now war zones,→→ Router.

of

(Continued on Page 10) Great Britain Seeks Information

evening ratified the Franco-Le-German agreement. banon Treaty. The Parliament

the

proferred

WAR CANNOT BE AVOIDED

sen, Vice-Chairman

companied by a staff of twenty, Paris: The Spanish Nation- including General Chien Ta-alists' advance towards the chui and was met by Yen Hsi-centre of Madrid continues, ac- shan, the Pacification Commis-cording to reports received with whom he immediately con-reports stress that the surprise sioner of the two provinces, here yesterday afternoon. The ferred concerning the measures attack made by Colonel Yague's! due to the Manchu-Mongol in-column on the north-west of

vasion.

capital

NEW MEDIUM-TERM LOAN

£100,000,000 Issue Decided In England

London, To-day.

The

The Goverment is issuing a new medium-term loan of £100,- ,000,000, in the form of a 25 per cent. Landing loan, 1969-57, the issue price, being 98. money will

be used partly to france the redemption £35,000,000 worth of " bonds maturing on Ferbuary 1 next and, partly to fund the floating debt.

Renter

WORKERS

Short Visit To The Colony

(Continued on Page 5).

24-HOUR INFERNO

Aerial Torpedoes Used Against Madrid

WARM RECEPTION IN KOWLOON

Madrid, To-day.

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The majority of the German Trade Commissioner, and ajbe as profitable as her previous people arrested have already con- Gernian concern for the supply borrowings from the West," says fessed to military and economic of a coal hydrogenation plant the Times in a leading article on espionage, the distribution of Fasin Manchukuo, the delivery to the reported Italo-Japanese-Ger- cist literature among the Russians extend over a number of years,

man understanding. and the plotting of terrorist acts, Manchukuo is deducting 2,000,-if it is officially published, will be Generalissimo To Fly

Anticipating that the alliance,

M. Litvinoff informed the Germa000 marks from the purchase described as purely defensive, the

To Front Ambassador, who in reply admitt- ed the existence of Nazi groups in price for a licence to make syn-Times remarks that Bussis's in-

Madrid had a considerable bear- other countries, but said that there thetic petrol froin coal by the tentions at present were undoub

Russia

SUIYUAN SITUATION IS tedly pacific. A Fischer method.

(Continued Qn Page 10) were none in the Soviet-Reuter. German

ing on the general situation, and Japan rejected the idea of ai IN CRITICAL STAGE

since the Colonel's troops suc- number of other major tran-non-aggression pact.

Generals Sung And Berlin: The Soviet secret police

ceeded in entering the city at under considera- “Tanks and bombers in Kwang- [From a Special Correspondent). have made a number of fresh ar-sactions are

Han Meet

the very spot where the Reds rests, following the destruction by tion, including the Manchukuoantung. and levies and ravaging on

were offering the most serious Canton. To-day. Canton: Yesterday at 1 pm

It is believed that fire of the Bureau for the arma-import of locomotives and blast the Mongol border would doubtless

be described as instruments of Seeing that cannot be General Sung Chi-yuan, Chair-resistance. ments industry, occupying two furnaces. The new German

of Smi-man of the Hopei-Chahar Political the Nationalist forces will now floors of the administrative build-|

self-defence against Soviet aggres-avoided on the frontiers Commissioner for Manchukuo ission. So in the last analysis they yuan Province with the Man-Council, and General Han Fu/advance from the University ing for heavy industries in Mas-

City quarter in an eastern dir- Another Boor was partially leaving in the near future for are, but that aggression has not charia-Mongolian bandits, backed chu, Chairman of Shangtany Pro-

yet taken chape and the power up by the foreigners, Generalis-vincial Government, had a meet- ection in order to cut off the destroyed. Russian political circles Tokyo.

suburb of densely-populated whose strategic preparations for simo Chiang Kai-shek and his fing in the Tai-ming District, believe that the building was set on fire to conceal cases of embezzle-

war, which is admittedly desired Aide-de-camp, General Chien Tai- which is south of Hopei Province Quartro Caminos, which is most- ly inhabited by working-class ment in the administration

by neither side, include the slaugh-kwan, left Loyang for Taiyuan, and to the north-west of Shang people, from other parts of the CANTON RED CROSS ter and ruin of the neighbouring the capital of Shansi Province, tong Province. It is learned! heavy industry.-Reuter.

country's subject, cannot hope to yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock that the two leaders discussed the sustain successfully the role of aby air, arriving there at 2.20. He defences of the two provinces. London: The Timer learns that timid and well-intentioned prig." was cordially welcomed by the Their conference is regarded as

FRESH ANXIETIES Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign

Shansi leader, Marshal Yen-Sik- an important one by certain for Japan's latest move cannot fail Secretary, saw Mr. Yoshida,

of the Mili-eigners in North China as it should to arrest the recently noted abatetary Affairs Commission and con-act 3.5 2 hindrance to the Japanese Ambassador, at the Forment of the Russo-Japanese ten-

of Suiyuan. It will eign Office on Monday and told sion, for her new affiliations will currently Pacification Commis-invasion him that Britain would be inter- enhance the anxieties of those who sioner of Shansi, who had been be recalled that during the last recently instructed by his aged week certain threats were made ested to have some information re-see disaster looming in the vicis mother to donate all the $870,000 to Marshal Chang Hseah-liang,

reported Japanese-ity of Russia's western flank.

of of his late father's fortune to the Acting Commander-in-chief There is now no respite in the A party of 35 members of the The Chamber of Deputies last garding the

Japan has two new friends national defence of the country. Bandit-suppression in north-west-day-long and night-long inferno Canton Branch of the Red Cross whose penchant for "recognising

ex-i All military officials and fern China, Marshal Yen Sik-sen, of bombardment of the city by Society arrived in the Colony this British official circles consider obvious realities" does not

Pacification Commissioner of powerful aerial torpedoes, high morning from Canton by train building is strongly guarded ow- that there is such an agreement intend to accepting the axiom that soldiers of the province have de Shansi Province, and Generals explosives and incendiary artil- and were met at the Railway Sta- ing to the prevalence of disorders, being and that it is believed

to signatures to international agree-clared that they will die for the

tion by the Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, daring which shops were looted

In doing so country against the foreign -Sury and Han, warning them not iery shells.

The seventeen-storey Telephone Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. to help the Suiyuan troops. The Besides, re- and six people killed and 100 in-consist of two parts, firstly a bar-ments are binding.

threat, however, was ignored, for offices, the highest building in Ho Kom-tong, Mr. A. Morris, Com- jured. Troops and armoured-cars ter arrangement for the exchange she has exacerbated relations with vasion of Saiyaan are patrolling the streets, and it is¡ of German munitions and muri-Russia, jeopardised her own free-liable reports state that the troops the military officers in China Madrid, is at present the object/missioner of the Brigade, Mr. J.

with dom of action and apparently has of Szechzen, Yunnan and Kwei- stated that martial law will be tion making machinery proclaimed if the present grave Japanese merchandise, and second-obtained no considerable compen-chow Provinces have cabled to the have joined together to meet any of a violent artillery bombard-Ralston, District Superintendent, ment, the shells falling in the in-Mrs. R. Langley, Secretary of the ly a political agreement which may satory benefits. She has also pre-Generalissimo appealing for per-

mediate neighbourhood, one of Brigade, Dr. J. E. Dovey," Mr. not go further than a common de judiced the prospects of an Anglo- mission to go to the front to re Big Offensive To Be

which crashed the room adjoining Fung Ping-fan, and Mr. Chan Japanese rapprochement, whose pulse the invaders.

Launched? TENSION CONTINUES

the chamber in which foreign | Man-kai. desirability she has been wistful-

It is also reported that the Gen- Beirut: The situation caused by

men were awaiting Having been repulsed in the newspaper

The visitors arrived promptly the religious disorders during the

it is no part of British policy to Gralissime has instructed the Air Sulyuan invasion with heavy calls from abroad.

Force Corps of Loyang to help in losses, the Manchurian-Mongolian

A number of buildings in the by the 1110 am. Express, being celebration of the Ramadan festival here on Sunday continues to be ex-

involving adherence to doctrinal the defence of Suiyuan, and will bandits held a military meeting in main thoroughfares are ablaze-der the charge of District Com- missioner Wu Chat-man, who was tremely grave. The tension exist-

Paklingmiso yesterday with their Beuter.

greeted by Mr. W. J. Carrie and ing between the Moslem and Chris-

foreign advisers and foreign mili-

then introduced to those present. tian population of the city again

Lary officers. It is stated that

The Cantón contingent, which led to aumerous clashes in various

they have decided to launch an

comprised 18 girls and 13 men, quarters. The total number of

offensive on the Suiyuan. "troops

were very smartly uniformed, the persons injured during the recent

from four different directions on

men being dressed in khald with incidents is stated to be about 70.)

Friday. The Bandit Commander,

pesked-caps, while the girls were Police and military detachments

Chang Hai-piang, led his irregu-f

dressed - în bine uniforms with "a blue beret and carried a steel- were constantly patrolling the

London, To-day.. Peiping, To-day.A message Catholic Missionary, had escaped, lars to Shangtu yesterday to rein- streets dispersing the demonstra-

His Majesty the King left Lon-from Mukden states that Father and was expected to arrive at force the bandits-From Our We are informed by Mr. A. I helmet over the back of the right tors to prevent further incidentden at 12:30 pm, accompanied by Burns, has arrived at Tanghua Tunghna, to the east of Mukden,

Own Correspondant.

R. Moss, Civil Superintendent or shoulder, while several carried

the gas-musk attachments in he two Ministers, Mr. Ernest Brown, under an escort of Japanese gen-yesterday. A companion Chin- GEN. CHIANG'S SON ARRIVES Kai Tak Aerodrome, that Minister of Labour, and Sir King darmen-Better A ese captive, named Wa, also e IN: GERMAN CAPITAL

French aviator, M. Japy, who is NEW ASSISTANT, SECRETARY |sley Wood, Minister of Health, for. A message received here yescaped. Both gained their free

fying from Paris to Tokyo, and OF U. S. NAVY.

a heavy two-day programme of terday was to the effect that after dom while troops were attacking Berlin, To-day Generalissimo who left the Frenca expital on [touring, "during which he will being held captive by, bandits the bandit forces.

Chiang Kai-shel's sm. Mr. W. K. Monday, took an free Hangi at -Washington, To-day. President travel one hundred miles in the since February 5, this year, in al- - During their captivity, the ban-Chiang, has arrived. He is stay-12:30 pm and is due to arrive Roosevelt has appointed Mr. depressed industrial », acess. of most an impregnable mountain dits extravagantly demanded intering at the home of an Army Cap here this afternoon at 1 o'clock Enquiries Charles Edison, the inventor's South Wales and Monmouthshire, fortress in south-eastern. Man- alía a ransom of $5,000,000 and stain and will shortly begin his According to present arra tery outbreak have: met son," Assistant Secretary of the visiting 22 different centres in all, churía. Father Joseph Clarence supply of

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fighting military studies at a military sca- ments, M. Japy will continue his response that there "is"? Navy Reuter

Reuter.

Burza an American Roman weapons, including artillery,

Reuter

fight to Tokyo this evening friformation.

situation continues. —Reuter

---Trans-Ocean Service.

claration against Communiam. Reuter

KING LEAVES FOR WALES

Tour In Depressed Industrial Areas

ly desiring for some time past, for

be committed with entanglements

groups-Reuter.

(Continued On Page 10)

Father Burns Arrives

Safely At Tunghua

invasion.

FRENCH AVIATOR DUE TO DAY

Japy On Flight To Tokyo

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DYSENTERY EPIDEMIC

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