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SOVIET BLACK SEA FLEET ISSUE WARNING TO "FASCIST PIRATES"

BRADMAN OUT

Bowled By Verity

When 82

AUSTRALIANS LOSE GRIP

Sydney. To-day.

Commencing the day requir-

ing 201 runs to avert an inn- ings

defeat. Australia lost

Fingleton and Bradman for 63 runs before lunch.

GOVT. ULTIMATUM

TO REBELS

MILITARY OPERATIONS

THREATENED

COMMUNISM MENACE

Canton, To-day.

A crowd of 5,000 was present in į It is officially confirmed that Messrs. T. V. Soong and W. H. sultry and overcast weather, with Donald, Chairman of the Economic Commission and British ad- rain threatening, when Fingleton viser to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek respectively, returned to (67) and Bradman (57) went out! Nanking at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. Immediately after his arrival, to resume Australia's innings at¦ Mr. Soong went to the residence of Dr. H. H. Kung, Acting Pre- 145 for 1 on a wicket which ap- sident of the Executive Yuan, and there had a conference with peared to be in good condition. Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. Kung.

(Continued on Page 5)

Scores:--

ENGLAND—Lat INNINGS

Barnett, b Ward

Fagz, e Sievers, b McCormick Hammond not out....

»

It is learned that Mr. Shong is optimistic regarding the re- lease of the Generalissimo in the very near future. He is the only person who has had a private conversation with the latter 57 since his capture.

71

231

Leyland. lbw b McCabe

Ames, e Robinson, 'b Ward

G. Q. Allen, L.b,w, b O'Reilly

Hardstaff, b McCormick

26

Verity, not out

Extras

Total (for 6 wita dec).. 426

It is also learned that Messrs. Soong and Donald will fly to Sian again with Madame Chiàng to-day. -

Govt. Planes Bomb Rebel Positions

Following Mr. Soong's privateį attempt to secure the release of the Generalissimo, a further delay() lof another 24 hours in the mili- įtary operations against the rebels Nanking: Madame Chiang Kai-jis announced by the Central Gov- Fall of the wickets: 1 (Farg) for shek. Mr. T. V. Soong and Mr. W.Jernment. It is definitely stated

27; 2 (Barnett) for 118; 3 (Leyland)F. Donald, the Generalissimo's that the Government has deter- for 247; 4 (Ames) for 351; 5 (Allen) European adviser, left for Sianfu for 368; 6 (Hardstaff) for 424.

R. W. V. Rabins, Sims and Voce by air this morning.·

did not bat

Twelfth man-Fishlock.

Bowling Analysis

Q

McCormick

Sievers

Ward

O'Reilly

Chipperfield

McCabe

M. R. W.

20 I 79 16.2°4 30

42-8-132-

1 17.86 13 2

42

Government aeroplanes are very actively bombing the rebel forces while the infan- try is keeping up a continual machine-gun fire on the re- bels... As a result the Gov. ment troops are stated to be rapidly advancing towards Sinnfu

mined to have all the rebels crushed within one week's time if the Generalissimo is not released before the expiration of 24 hours.

(Continued on Page 10)

CHOU LOU FOR SHANGHAI?

As rebel shells threaten Madrid with destruction, the stricken inhabitante sie hastening toʻplaces of safety. These women, with a few of. their belongings and their children, are shown trudging slong one of the ronds leading from Madrid.

KOMSOMOL SINKING

RAISES STORM

SERIOUS COUNTER-MOVE

BY GOVERNMENT? MASS MEETINGS THROUGHOUT

-THE COUNTRY

Moscow, To-day.

Diplomatic action by the Soviet is probable in connection with the alleged sinking of the Komsomol by a Spanish Nationalist cruiser, the incident being denounced in the official press, while mass meetings are being held throughout Russia, at which reprisals are demanded by the crews of the Soviet Black Sea fleet, who have pass- led a resolution to the effect that "These Fascist pirates must answer for the destruction of our. ship. We shall continue to sail the seas bravely without fear of pirates and warm our enemies

ANGLO-FRENCH POLICY that we will cut off the hands of anybody daring

...

IN ABYSSINIA

SATISFACTION IN ROME

to touch Soviet ships, people or territory."

Reuter.

Now that public opinion has been prepared it is thought that the Soviet Government is con- templating a serious counter move, the nature Rome, To-day-The Anglo-French decision to convert their of which has not been revealed

The Soviet Am- Addis Ababa Legations into Consulates is warmly welcomed as · Landon: fantamount to te facto recognition of Italian sovereignty over hassador, M.Misky, called at Canter. It is learned that Abyssinia and pares the way for the Anglo-Haly the writish Foreign Office, res Dr. Chou-Lou, Chancellor

of agreement in the Mediterranean, while it is also regrind as deterday, the visit, it is stated, the Sun Yat-sen University, is priving the League of the excuse of continuing to allow the being in connection with the Usually well-informed quarters leaving for Hong Kong to-day, and Abyssinians to sit in the Assembly.

sinking of the Soviet steamer state that Mr. Soong's previous will go to Shanghai from there by

Nevertheless, Anglo-Franco-Italian relations cannot return. It is announced here that up not produce the RMS Empress of Asia to to full normality until Britain and France grant de jure recogni- till the present time the For- visit to Sianfu did any concrete agreement for the morrow morning.Our Own Cortion of Abyssinia. As it is admitted that such recognition would eign Office has not received say 13 settlement of the issue but as a respondent,

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AUSTRALIA——1st INNINGS

J. H. Fingleton, e Ferity, b Voce

W. J. O'Brien, e Sima, b Voce

D. G. Bradman, c Allen, b Voce.

S. J. McCabe, e Sima, b Voce ..

A. G. Chipperfield, e Sims, b Allen

M. W. Sievers, e-Foc, b Verity #. A. Oldfeld, b

b Verity

W. J. O'Reilly, not eat

E. L. McCormick, b Allen

F. Ward, b Allen

C. Badcock, absent ill

Extras

..

Total

Fall of the wickets: 1

result of it he has strong hopes that a peaceful settlement of the

to

10 affair, compatable with the Gov- ernment's determination not Olmake any concessions as regards 3 its policy,

will be ultimately azhieved--Reuter.

$6

(O'Brien)

for 1; 2 (Bradman) for 1:3 (Mc-)

Cabe) for 2; 4 (Chipperfield) for 16;}

Hostages Wanted

Canton: A message from Tien- tsin states that owing to the stu- dents there wanting to capture Messrs. Chang Hsueh-min and Chang Hsueh-tseng. younger brothers of the Young Marshal, asį hostages for the Generalissimo,

5. (Fingleton) for 28: 6 (Sievers) for WASEDA HOCKEY the two brothers left the city se

30; 7 (Oldfield)

for 31; (Mc-

Cormick) for 80; 9 (Ward) for $0."

Twelfth man-E. RobinsOTI,

Voce

Allen

Verity

Hammond

Sims

Robins

Bowling Analysis

0. M.

R. W.

& 1 10 4

6

TEAM'S VISIT

Programme To Be Drafted To-night

SJ 1 19 3

3 0 17 2

4 0

SIX GAMES ARRANGED

1 0

(By "STICKS")

0 20

5.

AUSTRALIA—21] INNINGS

J. B. Fingleton, b Sims

W. J. O'Brien, e Allen, b

Hammond

D. G. Bradman, b Verity

S. J. McCabe, not out

A. G. Chipperfield, not "ost

Extras

Total (for 3 wkts.)

cretly for an unknown place. . It is learned that the mother of the Young Marshal has also left- Our Own Correspondent.

Letter Reproduced Canton: A. reproduction of the Generalissimo's letter to Dr. H. Kung has been pub-

BRITISH CONSUEAR SERVICE New Appointments Announced

London, To-day. necessitate a profound reversal of Anglo-French policy there is information regarding "the in

The following Consular Service no tendency in Italy to press the point yet. Reuter.

cident and is, consequently, not

Sir Rome: The Bulgarian Minement. -

in a position to issue a state-appointments see notified:

John Brenan' will next year take Trans-Ocean Service. lister has informed Count

jover the post in the Foreign Office Ciano, Minister" for Foreign

held by Sir John Pratt, who is re- Affairs,

tiring, and Ez. Herbert Phillips.

SOUTH AFRICAN TRAIN-

DISASTER

Capetown, "To-day Eight, per- sons were killed and 35 majared following the derailment

of z. crowded domin from Port Elizabeth to:- Cape Town, near. Oudtshoorn-Bexter,

OBITUARY

Mr. B. D. G. Barlow's Tragic Death

PLAYED RUGBY FOOTBALL IN COLONY

that the Bulgarian ARMS EXPORT BAN

to

Government has decided create a Consulate in Addis Ababa-Beuter's Bulletin Ses-1 vice. (Continued on Page 10)

TRAGIC FIND AT CHINA FLEET CLUB

Able Seaman Found Dead In Bed

US. Supreme Court Upholds Law

Consul-General at Canton will

succeed Sir John Brenan as Bri- tish Consul-General at Shanghai.. Sir John Brenan has held the Shanghai post since 1930, while Washington, To-day. Mr. Herbert Phillips has been. Administration circles were Consul-General at Canton since |most optimistic after the decision 1930.

of the U. S. Supreme Court, up Mr. Arthur Blunt, Consul-Gen- holding the legislation to ban the jeral at Manila, will be transfer- export of arms to belligerents. (red to Canton and Mr. William

"Informed quarters forecast that Turner, Consul-General at Yan-~- consequently the new neutrality nanfu will succeed Mr. Blunt, legislation to be submitted to Con- while Mr. William Stark Toller, gress in January will empower Consil at Tengyueh and at present. A tragic discovery was made at the President to prohibit not only serving on the Burma-Yunnar 6.45-am this morning in one of the export of arms, but also the Boundary Commission, is being

The Hong Kong Hockey Asso-lished in the Nanking and Shang. The many friends in the Colony the rooms of the China Fleet Club, shipment of essential war mater promoted and will succeed Mr. ciation Council meeting arranged a papers, it is stated. This of Mr. E. D. G. Barlow, formerly when the dead body of Able Seamar als such as cotton, wheat and Turner Reuter-

1 for this evening in connection proves that the Generalissimo is on the staff of the Hong Kong and T. G. Smith, aged 35, of HMS steel Well-informed circles pre- APPOINTMENTS APPROVED 32 with the forthcoming visit of the safe in Sian, for the letter is in Shanghai Banking Corporation Dorsetshire, was discovered lying diet that Congress will enact a 18 Waseda University hockey team his own handwriting. Our Own here, will be shocked to learn of on one of the beds

13 between January 3 and January Correspondent. „

$15, will take place at 6.30 pm)

in the St. Andrew's Church Hall,

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Fall of the "wickets: 1 (O'Brien) for and not at 5.20 p.m. as previously

38; 2. (Fingleton) for 162; 3 (Brad-reported.

man) for 186;

-Renter.

I understand that the visitors) will be playing six matches dar- ing their stay in the Colony, these being games against the Bong

STOP PRESS Kong University, the Grupo Des-

Sydney, To-day. Aus tralia 226 for 5. Reuter.

Later: Australia 309 for: 5 (McCabe 85, not out) tea score---Reuter-g

FOOTBALLER SUSPENDED

Emergency Committee Announce Decision

TWO PLANES SHOT DOWN. ARMS FACTORY DESTROYED

London, To-day?

his death at Dairen on Sunday.

There were no suspicious clr=| No details have been received, "cumstances and the deceased ap but it is understood that Mr. Ear-parently passed away from natural low was accidentally shot while causes out, shooting.

ban on raw materials, 23-2502– ments, this time Reuter

TYPHOON WARNING -

London To-day-His Majesty

the King has approved the follow-“. ing appointments in the diploma {tic service: Mr. H. A. Grant Wat- son, Linister at Helsingfors to be The body has been removed to A message received by the His Majesty's Envoy Extraordin

The eldest son of Me A the Royal Naval Hospital, Morta-American Consulate General from #ry and Mufster-Plenipotentiary

Barlow, formerly Chief Manager

of the Hong Kong and Shanghai and the funeral will probably the Manila Observatory at 10st Havans; and Mr. T. M. Snow, Banking Corporation in Hong take place this evening.

am states that a typhoon is 4 Minister at Havana, to be His Ma Kong, the late Mr Barlow was at-

tuated in about 119 deg. Longitude Minister Plenipotentiary at Hel {jesty's: Envoy Extraordinary and

singfors. British Wireless Ser- vice.

portivo Aryonautas;"' winners of

An insurgent broadcast from tached to the local offices of the Buitenzorge, Java, To-day --án or Fast and 7 deg. Latitude North, the Civilian section of the Inter- Seville claims that too Govern- Bank till about three months ago introduction of individual restriction typhoon, is, therefore, about 30 dinance has been issued effecting the moving west-north west. The Section Tournament, the Bayalment planes, were brought down when he left, of transfer, for from January 1, 1987 for native miles to the south west of Cebu, Navy, the Army, the Combined in the course of an air raid on Daizen. Services, and a Colony team..

He was a member of the Naval duty is still being levied--Reuter

Philippine Islszidis." The games, will probably be message from Madrid report Volunteer Force and "was 'a- very played, on the Club ground ated that the Government artillery, keen wireless fan. He had his

Badajozer

| King's Park, but as far as I during the bombardment of the town "trinauitting set and was in-

ber in those_r-gions where the special

know no game has yet been ax-San Sebastian sector, caused a fire the habit of getting up early in Xmas Parties In Germany

-

ranged between the visitors and which destroyed the insurgent the morning to talk to people" the Club! Providing there is time arms factory at Vega-Beuter's in Long Island and in England enough, the Waseda side will pro-Bulletin Service,

"During his short stay in the Berlin, To-day bably visit Macau

St. Jean de Luzes: The Basque Colony the late Mr. Barlow played ber of Chris The Colony have not been, so Minister of Justice arrived here Rugby football for the Club first given by the fortunate as Shanghai in the mum aboard a British destroyer and fifteen,

also the Party to a total proceeded to Bayone with a view At a meeting of the Emergency ber of visiting team, altho Committee of the Hong Kong Foot-all hockey enthusiaste will ball Association last night, Ng Po-with pleasure the visit kat. Inside-right of South Chinglayan team in 1934. *B*, who was sent off the field of the second occas play in the Second Round Shield Waseda beam game against the Cinb a fortnight shores, the Colo

>was suspended "Hit Tantary 1987

to negotiating with the insurgents (No for a large scale exchange of host- kges for - Christmas: 12 da pos?

members of poo) esantry yesterd

Tónng and old the - "Christmas | carola whiletsevë

Jarge num-contributions had been sent in, by artier were all those who could sword to enn-.

list pribute towards the Eur and three mullioned that the Christina o mese

Ch the Peace:

men

WATER TO BE CUT OFF Kowloon Residents Warned

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