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TENDENCY TO MINIMISE PALOS SEIZURE REPORTED IN BERLIN
+
GOVERNMENT DISPLAY OF FORCE
OF INDIA ACT
IS REJECTED
Congressmen Barred From Participation In May Festivities
NO DISCOURTESY TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING
Faizpur. To-day.
UNLIKELY
BASQUE GOVERNMENT
·EXPLANATION
SPANISH PRIMATES REPORT
Bayonne, To-day.
A representative of the Basque Government made a for- The National Congress passed a mal statement yesterday to the effect that the German steamer resolution rejecting the Govern- Palos, which was seized by Government warships on Christmas ment of India Act of 1935 and Eve, contained contraband war materials. reiterating the demand for a con- stituent assembly to be elected by adult suffrage for the purpose of drafting a new constitution.
The question of acceptance of office by Congressmen will be de- cided after the provincial elec-
tions.
The German captain when hailed refused to disclose the nature of the cargo he was carrying and destroyed certain com- promising documents before the Palos arrived at Bilbao.Keuter.
Berlin: Evidence that Germany is hoping to settle the Palos adair without display of force is forthcoming from offi~} cial circles. No fresh warships have been despatched to Spain and, in strong contrast to the statements made on Saturday, Bulletin Service. there is now a disposition to minimise the affair.
Renter's
London: The transference of the British Embassy from The resolution declaring that Madrid to Valencia is due to the fact that there seems to be Congressmen cannot participate no early prospect of the return of the Spanish Government in any celebrations that might be to Madrid and as a result Mr. G. A. D. Ogilvie-Forbes, the British held in India in connection with Charge d'Affaires, is not in a good position to maintain a close contact with the important political authorities. Moreover, the His Majesty the King's Coronation measures to supply the staff with the necessary provisions has was passed by the Congress, become increasingly difficult. though it was made clear that the resolution was in no way intended to express il-will or discourtesy to His Majesty's person. Reuter.
As regards the voluntary relief organisations, it is pointed out that Mr. Ogilvie-Forbes will be able to visit Madrid periodical- ly to give the necessary assistance.
Avila: Monseigneur Goma, tions which the spokesman de- Primate in Spain and Arch-scribed as "not entirely simple.") bishop of Toledo, has returned-Retter.
CORONATION PREPARATIONS here from Rome, where he was
twice received by His Holiness
NO ITALIAN REPLY Rome: The Italian Government
London, To-day-The Office of the Pope. The Primate is reso far has not replied to the Anglo-
Works will take possession. of Westminster Abbey next week with a view to the preparation for the Coronation ceremony in May. The Abbey will be re-opened to the public in August.-British Wireless Service.
THE KING'S SHOOTING PARTY
London, To-day: At Sand- ringham the Queen Mother is slowly recovering from
the
THE POPE'S CONDITION UNCHANGED
Vatican
City, To-day-The condition of His Holiness the Pope is unchanged. He is still sufering from mtermittent pains in the leg due to the fact that the ulcers are not responding to treatment, Reuter's Bulletin Service.
French Notes on the question of participation of foreign volunteers in the Spanish civil war, accord- ing to a statement from authorita-į
tive quarters which adds that the date when the reply will be given has not yet been fixed as the Notes in question have to be thoroughly
Preparing Madrif's defences against the expected insurgent advance, these soldats are seen digging trenches on the outskirts of the city. All the while rebel planes were roaring overhead.
AIRLINER CRASHES IN STORM
Twelve Reported Killed
I
Los Angeles, To-day-Twelve are reported to have been killed when a giant airliner crasfied in a storm on the mountainside 20 miles from the Burbank Airport. -Reuter.
10,000,000. GUILDERS AS GIFT!
examined before the official Italian Sir Henry Deterding's
attitude can be ascertained.
Generosity
is GERMAN NATIONAL SOCIALIST
WELFARE ASSN. RECIPIENTS
is
All that is known here so far of the contents of the Notes cold thich kept her indoors ported to have declared that 10 gathered in the British press re-
the meagre information that throughout Christmas. His bishops and 5,000 priests, from Majesty the King spent the a total of 25,000, have been ports. Italian press comments are day with a shooting party, in killed since the outbreak of the to the effect that Taly will be will- ing to participate in the efforts cluding His Royal Highness the civil war. Beuter. Duke of Gloucester and the Earl The Queen and of Athlone. the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose joined the party for a picnic lunch. British Wireless Service.
MEDITERRANEAN
QUESTION
Soviet Warns Britain Regarding Italy
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Moscow, To-day.
$6
Delivered To Wrong
Address?
ANXIETY IN PALESTINE
New Uprising Feared Imminent
REVOLUTIONARY FUND NOW. TOTALS $25,000
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Landan, To-day. Considerable anxiety regarding
SHENSI REBELS TO FACE MILITARY TRIBUNAL
•
GENERALISSIMO GOING TO NATIVE DISTRICT TO ATTEND BROTHER'S FUNERAL
Canton, To-day.
Owing to the indisposition of Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek, the meeting of the Central Executive Committee, arranged to be held yesterday morning, was postponed.
As for the punishments to be meted out to the rebels in the Shensi revolt, it is learned that a number of the members of the Military Affairs Commission will be appointed to form a special military court to deal with the matter. The rebel leaders Mar- shal Chang Hsach-liang and General Yang Fn-cheng will prob- ably be given another chance so as to prove their loyalty to their country.
It is reported that the Generalisgimo is going back to his na- tive district, Fenghus, in Chekiang Province, to-day, to attend the funeral of his elder brother, Mr. Chiang Shib-bou, Member of the Chekiang Provincial Government and concn-renity Superin- tendent of the Ningpore Maritime Customs. It is learned Mr. Chiang passed away at his residence in Fenghua on Sunday at 1 p.m. He was 61 years of age and is survived by one son. ---
-Our Own Correspondent.
forsees Generalissimo Chiang
London: The Daily Herald RELEASE OF CHIANG Kai-shek and the Bed armies TO BE CELEBRATED uniting to resist Japanese pres sure, in commenting on the China situation in a leading
article. It goes on to say that the elements which demand ac- Itive resistance to the Japanese)
co-operation" are gaining.
Local Chinese Make Preparations
Preparations are being ruade by China is to unite against a the local Chinese organisations to toxmentor and there is at least celebrate the release of Generalis- some chance that she wil suc-
ceed. If she does the whole of sino Chiang Kai-shek the castern problem will change
the situation in Palestine is felt in kaleidoscopically. Beuter. informed circles following reports;
from Jerusalem that further dis-
orders are imminent.
The subterranean tension pre-
F
Providing the date to be fixed
for the celebrations does not clash with a football fixture, the South China Athletic Association football ground at Caroline Hill will be available for the merry-making.
The Confucian Temple, which
Chengta Incident
Settlement Canton: It is reported that vailing in mandatory districts is the negotiations regarding the constantly on the increase owing Chengtu incident concluded in to the frequent acts of pillage com- an arrangement between Ku is close by the football ground. the will be utilised at night, when the "CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL mitted by guerilis bands in the Chung-mu, Director of
vicinity of Jerusalem. According Asiatic Bureau of the Chinese Chinese community are to be en- Amsterdam, To-day-
by several musical A present of 10,000,000 guilders to these reports, suspicion is ex-Foreign Office, and Mr. Y. tertained to bring about a relaxation of the is to be made to the German Na-pressed that the money stolen by Suma, Secretary to the Japan-dramas organised by local profes
bandits during raids is finding its ese Ambassador to China. The signal actors and actresses. European tension only on conditional Socialist Welfare Associa-
on that this is not done at Ger- tion by Sir Henry Beterding, wh which is said to
way into a revolutionary fund, details of the agreement have
There will be a small charge for already total not been divulged yet. - Ous many's expense. It is further add-recently resigned as General Di£25,000, sterling.
(admission, but the entire proceeds The fund in Own Correspondent.
will be devoted to charity. ed that Italy is determined rector of the Royal Shell concern, question-so reports state-is to Bandits Active pursue the policy outlined by her according to unconfirmed reports be used for fancing Arab Na- Foreign Minister, Comet Ciano,
Again
MEDALS REWARD received here.
tionalists during new disorders on his recent visit to Berlin, when
The donation is to be in the after the termination of the or-! Carton: Marshal Yen Hsi- The Anglo-French represened, the fight against Bolshevism ducts, which will be bought in
he made it clear that he consider form of agricultural and dairy pro-ange harvest.
shan, Pacification Commission- tations regarding non-interven-
According to other reports, an-er for Shangi and Suiynan, re- tion in Spain was characterised the most important problem to be Holland in order to further Dutch other factor which is contributing ported to the Nanking Govern
the ment on Sunday that the Mon- agriculture, and it is further stat to accentuate uneasiness is
bandits “in ed that Sir Henry has already es- mysterious escape of several Arab gol-Manchurian tablished numbers of purchasing leaders from concentration camps. Shangtu have concentrated
Canton, To-day. and that 30 more foreign planes offices in Holland under the direc--Trans-Ocean Service.
and 20 more tanks have EZTİV- The Government Medals Re- tion of Dr. Van Dijk, MD,, who'is
ed there from Jehol during the ward Day for 1936 will take also in charge of the German es-
past few days. Marshal Yen is place to-morrow at Nanking at tates belonging to Sir Henry.
waiting for the Central Govern 11 am, with Mr. Lin Sen,
REPRESENTATIONS TO
GERMANY
Berlin, To-day.
to
dealt with-Trans-Ocean Service. in an official commentary as a diplomatic note "delivered to the wrong address," it being U.S. Planes For Spain pointed out that Germany made
the first far-reaching proposals LICENCE FOR FIRST SHIPMENT regarding volunteers but the!
-GRANTED BY GOVT. success of her efforts was sabo-]
Britain's tendency to submittaged from the beginning by Washington: A licence for the to "Fascist policy" is re-the attitude of the Soviet and first shipment of aeroplanes from gretted by the Soviet press in leading French circles.
the United States to the Spanish long articles dealing with the It was added that the damage Government since the outbreak of negotiations going on between Bri- caused by this attitude can scar-the civil war has been granted to tain and Italy.
cely be repaired by belated diplo a firm of aircraft brokers.. The Britain is warned that any agree-
|matic activity.
It seems unlike-total value of the shipment is ment on the important Mediter-ly that an immediate reply will be about £500,000,
given to the Anglo-French ques- (Continued on Page 10) ·
ranean question would be to the advantage of Italy, and that Bri-) tain's 'recognition of Italy as a Mediterranean Power would meal. the end of her undisputed control of the Mediterranean" rotter.
It is declared that the Anglo-
Italian agreement- must be based
on no uncertain. foundations as it]
King Zogu To Wed
Hungarian Countess?
Budapest, To-day.
would otherwise be liable to be up Achmed
FORTHCOMING WEDDING
DAY
Mr. Lin Sen To Officiate
It will be remembered that Sir The forthcoming marriage bement to say whether the Gov-Chairman of the Chinese Gov- Henry recently married a German tween Mr. G. Davies, who is at ernment forces should launch erament, presiding at the lady.—Trans-Ocean Service.
tached to Hong Kong Police Head- an offensive against the ban- ceremony. It is learned that Amsterdam: Sir Henry's gift,quarters, and Miss Margaret Dow-dits in Shangta before they among those who will receive No. 11 have time to prepare an inva-rewards are those mentioned in according to press reports, is only ney Green Russell, of
the lists-issued on the Double the first step in an extensive plan Bayview Mansions, Causeway Bay, sion on the East of Saiyaan. for the promotion of closer rela- has been announced.
Our Own Correspondent,
Tenth and on the anniverary tions between Western European
of the birthday of the late Dr. countries.-Trans-Ocean Service.
Sun Yat-sen Our Oron Cor-" | respondent,
THE RETURN OF NAVAL PROGRAMME
PROSPERITY
Christmas In Britain
FACES SETBACK
GRAVE LABOUR UNREST IN FRENCH SHIPYARDS
Paris, To-day.
MR. PATRICK DUNCAN ON SHORT HOLIDAY
London, To-day: Mr. Patrick Duncan, Governor-General De
sigaste of the Union of South
Africa, arrived in London yes-
terday for a short holiday
British Wireless: Service."
TEMPORAKT FISHERIES REGIME FOR 1937
King you will not hear anything from
London, To-day. Zogu I of Albania me regarding the affair.”
Countess Hanna Mikss, who is Christmas traffic both through set by many eventualities. —Trans- has become engaged to the Han-
the 18-year-old daughter, of the the Post Once and on the railways Oceàn Service.
Karian Countess Hanna Mikas, acate Count Armin Micas, is re-exceeded even the expectations of cording to rumours in circulation garded as one of the outstanding the officials, who were prepared SOVIET-RUSSIAN NATIONALS here.
beauties in Hungarian aristocracy for large increases on last year's Another setback threatens France's naval programme in the BARRED ENTRY -
The Countess, who has been liv-and is very popular. Her father, figures in view of the many signs shape of a serious labour conflict in the shipyards involving over [ing in Bome, for some time, ar who died a few years ago, was one of greater prosperity.
12,000 men. A meeting called for to-night is expected to de Lisbon, To-day--According to rived here by plane on Monday of the wealthiest landowners in the In two days the Post Office denounce the recent labour contract owing to the rise in the cost
order issued by the Ministry but refused to deny or comirm the county.
livered 200,000,000 letters, while of living, and to demand a 15 per cent. increase in wages for Colonies, Soviet Russian na zumours, merely stating that she King Zogu I, it will be recalled, deliveries of parcels on Christmas A dispate has also arisen in the famous Fenboel yard, where for establishing a temporary tionals will not be allowed to en- "could not any anything" on the celebrated bis 41st birthday on Dry were 75 per cent, greater than the Hner Normandie wag built. In view of the introductio ter Portuguese colonies in the fa-isubject. The matter has not reach-October 8, last.- rans-Ocean Ser-last year British Wireless Ser-the 40-hour week, employers "declined to give any extra holidays signed by the Soviet-Japanese au- ture-Trans-Ocean Service." -ed the official stage, anyhow, and vice.
for Christmas and the New Text — Renter.
vice.
Moscow, To-day-The protocol
fisheries regime for 1997 has been
thorities Benter.
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