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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TROOPS RECAPTURE CHISUI DISTRICT

His Holiness the Pope, above., will broadcast a Christmas mes- sage to-night.

PROSPEROUS

CHRISTMAS

IN AMERICA

MAIL BREAKS

ALL RECORDS

SOVIET ENTERTAINMENTS

ON LAVISH SCALE

New York, To-day. The United States of America is enjoying the most prosperou Christmas season for many years.

Unprecedented volumes. of mail

NO EXCHANGE OF

HOSTAGES

BREAKDOWN IN THE

NEGOTIATIONS

GOVERNMENT FORCES WITHDRAW

FROM BOADILLA DEL MONTE

St. Jean de Luze, To-day.

Hopes for the exchange of some 4,000 hostages before Christmas between the Spanish Government and the insurgents have been dashed by a breakdown in the negotiations to-dev. A complete deadlock has now been reached, the main dificulty concerning men of military age.

There were scenes of disappointment by the crowd on the quay when a British warship arrived from Bilbao with only a few refugees but none of the expected hostages on board.

Paris: It is stated that the Government forces loft 125 dead foreigners on the battlefield when they retreated from the vil- Lage of Boadilla del Monte, to the west of Madrid.

This spectacular photograph, radioed from London to New York and The macrame, which was broadcast he the insurgents from then mailed to Hong Kong, was made by a rebel airman doring an attack Seville, added that the fag captured by the insurgents bore the on the outskirts of Madrid by insurgent airmen last month. At the lower inscription "Third International Brigade" in Russian.

right the smoke from an exploded sir-homh, which razed half a dozen build London: The Non-Intervenings, obscured the view. tion Committee, after reviewing the reply from the Spanish bel ligerents on the scheme of control approved a detailed plan for the supervision of the import of war material into

MADAME SCHMEDER

ARRESTED

Extradition Sought On Murder Charge

Spain by land and sea.

January 1, 1937 is fixed as the time limit for the replies from London. To day.. the Governments concerned, and if Madame Schmeder (not Schme- acceptance can be obtained by are being handled by the Post Of der Chapellut) appeared before them, the scheine will be forward- fices, giving the strongly rein the Bow Street Police Court, yes-ed to both parties in Spain for forced postal army a colossal task-terday on an extradition warrant applicand" wysoki 2=2imet af ten

days-Beuter..... Five thousand temporary emand was remanded for a week. ployees have augmented the 20,0)The French authorities are seek regular workers who report longest queues ever seen at, the

Pust Offices.

MR. EDEN'S 'ANKJETY London: It is understood, that

the ing her extradition on a charge of the Foreign Secretary, Mr. An

the attempted murder of M. La-thony, Eden, expressed a serious

The delayed European liners ar- rived in New York yesterday and some are due to-day, bringing al total of 27,000 bags of mail, whic the Post Office will try its best to deliver before Christmas Day.

Transport companies through-| out the country air, rail and road ---- report very hervy holida travel.

Thousands of people in.

lemaut Benter.

SWISS ATTITUDE IN ABYSSINIA

Italian Sovereignty Recognised

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Berne, To-day. The Swiss Legation in Rome ha

New York are braving the city's been commissioned to inform the prevailing icy snap in a final pertalian Goverment that the Swiss ade of the crowded sidewalks Federal Council recognizes Italian cramming the leading stores

sovereignty over Abyssiniz and

view of the sending of volunteers by Germany to Spain in a conver- sation a few days ago with the

ARGENTINE GOVT. SEEKS

· PURCHASE OF RAILWAY

Buenos Aires, . To-day-The Argentine Government is report- ed to have negotiated for the purchase of the British-owned Cordoba central railway for ap proximately £10,000,000:-Ben- ter's Bulletin Service.

which are doing a peak business.that the country is to be regarded Herr von Ribbentrop.

German Anzbassador to London, After this

The entertainments arranged by in future as a Consular district the latter left for Berlin to society are approaching the glam under the direct jurisdiction of make our of the pre-depression era. -

report to Chancellor the Legation. Reuter.

"KING GEORGE V

Keel Of Battleship To Be Laid Jan. 1-

London, To-day, -

器

Hitler.

*The messere was delivered by Mr. Eden and Herr von Ribben-

the Swiss Minister. Dr. Baegrez, trop, it is understood, also dis to the Italian Foreign Minister, cussed

the prospects of-the

Count Ciano, on Wednesday even- Locarno Conference-Beuter ing-Trans-Ocean Service. ⠀

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Zamora's Sons To Aid

FORTHCOMING WEDDING

In Defence Of Madrid

The forthcoming marrisze be-

Paris: The two sons of the

The keel of the £7,000,000 battle-tween Robert Grant Pitts Weigh-

1937.

HONG KONG EN FETE TO-NIGHT

EITERTAINMENT DELUXE

AT THE HOTELS

The

China Mail

WISHES READERS AND ADVERTISER

A Happy Christmas

AND PEACE AND PROSPERITY-

IN

The

Dew Year

NO "CHINA MAIL” TO-MORROW

There will be no edition of the

ship King George V will be laid ton, Missionary attached to the former Spanish President, Alcala down at Newcastle on January Presbyterian Middle School, Zamora, will arrive on Thursday China Mail to-morrow, Christmas Tainan, Formosa, and Miss Agnes in Barcelona, according to a re- Recent shipping orders for the Laurz Kinder, new en route to the port from that city, to enlist in the Day, our next issue being on Box- Tyne aggregate 22,000 tons, in Colony on

the 85. Carthage, is Republican militia and participate eluding 15 vessels for the Admir announced.

lin the defence of Madrid-Trans- alty costing $20,000.-Rexter's)

Ocean Service. Bulletin Service.

RECORD POSTAL INCREASE (Continued on Page 12)

OBITUARY

Henry Marriott

Richardson

London, Today** death

is reported here

Marriott Richar

Mr. Richardson, who was bor

1876 was the lite

London, To-day Postal

recedent month recorded for any

ing Day, Saturday,

OH TO BE IN GERMANY!

NOW ADVANCING

ON WEINAN

STERN RESISTANCE

EXPECTED

MADAME CHIANG OFFERS HERSELF TO REBELS AS HOSTAGE

Canton, To-day.

An official report confirms that the Central Government. troops recaptured Chisul District, which is 45 miles east of Miami: the capital of Shensi Province, from the rebels'at, moon yester ̧ day, and that they are now advancing to Weinan District, which“, is 30 miles from Sian. It is stated that the rebels have been heavily reinforced in this area.

At the meeting of the Central Política), Council yesterday morning in Nanking, General Ho Ying-ching, the War Minister,. was instructed to take strong measures immediately to crush the rebels.

There is no definite news of when the Generalissimo will be released. It is learned that Madame Chiang is offering herself as a hostage to replace her husband, but her brother, Mr. T. V. Soong, and herself are refusing to discuss political and foreign affairs with the Young Marshal, desiring to leave these questions to the consideration of the Central Government.

FISHERIES CONVENTION

A message from Tsingtao states that the Japanese mar- ines in the city withdrew to

EXTENDED their ships at 11 am. yesterday.

Canton: Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman Soviet Change In Attitude of the Nationalist Government off

Moscow, To-day. China, has been appointed Acting{

The Soviet Government has Chairman of the Central Political:

now notifed its agreements in Council, and Me Ky Cheng, Fre-principle to extend the Japanese- sident of the Judicial. Yuan, has Soviet Fisheries Convention for been appointed Vice Chairman of year under the forms of the something about the Central Political Council Christmas Eve that makes swabealed that Mr. all feel that worldly affairs Ching-wed and... must be relegated to the back Chiang Kai-shek ground when the more import concurrently Chazz ent business of ushering in Chairman of the this day of days is at hand, Our Own Corresponden and, judging by the arrange- ments made, Hong Kong, will

KING. EMMANUEL UNDERGOES

OPERATION O

Rome, To-day,KingVictor Emmanuel underwent & an opera- tion # Lew days ago for rupture. It is announced that he is making": satisfactory progress -Beuter.

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celebrate Christmas in

LOCAL DOLLAR

STEADY

Silver Prices Fall

The local dollar opening on demand this at 1/2 13/16.

It

"Spot silver fell to ~20%7 while "forward" also declined to 20-13/16.

INDIGNATION

AROUSED IN

SOVIET UNION

Komsomal Sinking Raises Storm

„REPRISALS DEMANDED

MCHINA MAN", SPECIAL

Moscow, To-day. The protest demonstrations

The London on New York crues throughout the whole of the Soviet the manner that has made so rate was unchanged at £ US-Uzios sexinst the alleged sinking many people come from other 1914, while the New York on of the Russian shio Konsomal by parts of China for this very London cross-rate was quoted at

a Spanish Nationalist warship are special occasion.

(Continued on Page 13)

£—US$4911⁄4 ̄2s compared with taking on a more pronounced form. £US$191-5/16.

INTER-AMERICAN PEACE PARLEY

POLICY DECLARED NOT ONE OF ISOLATION

Buenos, Aires, To-day.

In the closing address at the Inter-American

|

Mass meetings have been held in

all the principal Russian harbou-s. and cities, including Leningrad, Archangel . and Vladivostock, in which naval detachments joined with the civil povulation."

The crews of four Soviet ships in Odezes harbour have sent a peti- tion to the Government requesting that all merchant ships be equip ped, with armes for self-protection. In every one of the demonstrations the Nationalist set is characteris- jed as an act of piracy and the de- mand is made that reprisaia be Laker: S

The Soviet Government has taken advantage of the feeling of indig.

nation to levy a tax of one-and-a-

ceipts in November showed the month since October 1928-Bri- MORE BEER DRUNK Peace Conference, Mr. Cordell Hull, United half day's wages per month for

largest increase

the

fish Wireless Service.

Austria's Search For Oil

Vienna, To-day

now. Joined the

seeking to die

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1930 by the chief

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National Union Lof crowned with

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IN 1936*

Berlin, To day.”

States Secretary of State, declared that he could the construction of Sve new crus

sers and 10 new motarships. not emphasise too strongly the fact that the T-Ocean Service. “CHINA, MAIL" SPECIAL American nations were not moving towards a PUBLIC TRIAL FOR

34 GERMANS More beer was drunk in Ger policy of continental isolation. mary during 1936 than in the prem

"The free peoples of the world Espionage Charges and hopeful signs of oil have vious year, according to statistics

He said that they "were not

In Moscow ountered near Gras published by the Schaltbeias Fatoved by the mirage for self-reject the theory that war is ine Ermer Valley zendofer brewery which is the containment, but that they vitable, and are no longer thrilled also states that it largest in Germany,

were fully aware of its berile, by the panoply of the militarists.

Moscow, To-day, main of sand

The 34 Germans who were ar- Thirsty Germans drank 880, in a close-knit inter-dependent They would cry halt to any who, struck in the 000,000 gallons of beer in 1856, work, we see the folly of seek-through love for power, won rested on a charge of espionage Pfisterdorf that representing 14 gallons -perling to build a Chinese wall break the peace, and they belie for Fascist activities are expect-

may person," and the com

around our hemisphere. Our that fatere poate can be assured ed to face a public trial shortly,

pose is not to isoiste this by the arvelopment

The German Ambassador to continent, but to chart our own fon" everywhere

Moscow⠀⠀⠀ saw M. Lábvbrott. Fareien Commissar,” [connection with this

red that the beer during the year focrossed

about 2.8 per cent...

Lact very Co

Service

spite

path to peace and thereby set a repo

deal example to the other pro parts of the world.