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GERMAN AND ITALIAN SOLDIERS IN SPAIN NOT VOLUNTEERS?

RESIGNATION

REFUSED

Generalissimo Makes Second Request

CHENGTU AND PAKHOI

SETTLEMENT

Canton, To-day.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has for the second time, petition- red the Government to accept.hi: nations and requests for pun- g. It is oficially reported. ver, that at the meeting of Central Executive Committee am yesterday. it was unani- dusly decided to reject his pet estion once again, but he was grant fed one month's leave of absence.

Affairs Cozzunis The Military

sion has appointed General Li Lik-chun as the Chief Justice of the Special Military Court for the trial of the Shensi rebels.

It is learned that the Young Marshal is asking the Government aco reorganise his army and is re- questing severe punishments for himself.

The settlement of the Chengtu and Pakhoi incidents has been off- cially announced and confirmed by the Chinese Foreign Office. It is istated that, regarding the Chengtu incident, an amount of $98897.30 gational currency will be given to the families of the victims by the Chinese Government as indemnities, chile for the Pakhoi incident $3,000.00 will be given to family of the victim.

the

re-

It is also learned the ese Government has promised to dismiss Lieutenant-Generals Chiang

Shen-po and Fan Sung-chi. spectively Commander of the Peace Reserve Corps and Commissioner of Public Safety at Chengtu, and have passed the death sentence on the murderers.

It is reliably reported that the negotiations of the Shanghai and Hankow incidents will be discuss ed between the Chinese and the Japanese authorities after the New Year-Our Oven Correspondent.

DOLLAR LINE AT STANDSTILL

"President Harrison”

Ordered To Tie Up

FIRST TIME IN 13 YEARS

New York, To-day. The Dollar Line, one of the most important Ameri- can mercantile fleets, was brought to a standstill when the 6.S. President. Harrison, returning. from a world cruise, was ordered to tie up owing to the

strike, thus completing the paralysis of the Dollar Line fleet of 14 liners.

In the cockpit of one of the latest model Caproni bombing planes. Premier Mussolini in-

Il Duce ás keeping ginzelo spects the ship shortly after thepletion in the factory at Milan. touch with Italy's military

Programme.

NEW YEAR'S EVE IN COLONY

BUMPER NIGHT IS ASSURED

MANY CARNIVAL DANCES

At the stroke of twelve to-lharbour will sound their sirens night all the dancing and merry-for five minutes before making in the hotels and other hour, and when both hands of Everybody will join hands and the clock are pointing directly places of pleasure. will cease over the figure 12 a gun will be sing "Auld Lang Syne," and so fired and

...

*YUGOSLAV-BULGARIAN ~

FRIENDSHIP PACT

Negotiations Reach An Advanced Stage

ALLEGATION MADE BY SOVIET

BERLIN PLEASED AT RELEASE OF PALOS

BUT EXPLANATION DEMANDED

Moscow, To-day.

China Mail

WISHES ALL ITS

READERS AND

ADVERTISERS A Happy And Prosperous New Year

The claim to possess information showing that the Germans ANNUAL NAVAL

and Italians fighting for General Franco's forces in the Spanish civil war are not volunteers is advanced by the Soviet Govern- ment in expressing its readiness to agree, conditionally, to the Anglo-French proposals banning the despatch of volunteers to Spain.

M. Litvinoff, the Foreign Commissar, in replying to the Anglo-French Note, says that recently the rebel forces were re plenished by large numbers of German and Italian citizens, r riving in masses aboard special steamers. The manner of the re- cruitment of these citizens, their armaments and the despatch of the steamers in no way permitted it to be said that this was a case of volunteer movement.

INSPECTION

Impressive Scene At Valley

FIVE COMPANIES AND --BOWITZER BATTERY ON PARADE

There

- was a very· împressive Berlin: Germany appears to be well pleased with the speedy manner in which the steamer Palos was released. A communi-ceremony at the Race Course this que issued by a German news agency praises the "energetic and morning when His Excellency the prudent action" of the commander of the cruiser Koenigsberg Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admir bat expresses regret at the arrest of a Spanish passenger and al Sir Charles Little, carried out the partial confiscation of the cargo not consisting of war mater-the annual inspection of the Roy- ial. The communique demands the complete claring up of the al Navy and Royal Marine Land-

[ing parties ̈incident. — Reute.

INTERPORT SOCCER

Preliminary Details Discussed

The first meeting of the later port Committee of the Hong Kong Football Association was field; in

the Association office last nigh

St. Jean de Luzes: The A large number “of naval and chances for the successful military officers," as well as a few negotiation for the exchange from the Royal Air Force, watch- of hostages are now considered ed the proceedings, the main part mach brighter. The President of which consisted of the landing of the Basque Provisional Gov-of a battalion of four semen Com ernment in Bilbao has empower-panies, czë Royal Marine Com- ed delegates to negotiate with pany, and a Howitter Battery of the Burgos Jurita. Reuter's four guns under the command of Bulletin Service L

Capt. IBLISC, HMS Berwick

Italy's Reply Likely To Some five minutes before the Commander-in-Chief murwad - Es Be Favourable when preliminary details in con

Excellency the General Officer nection with the forthcoming In-

Commanding the British-Troops. Rome: It is understood that the Major-General A. W. Bartholo- terport in February were covered.

Mr. W. Pryde was elected chair- Italian reply to the Anglo-French mew, CB., C.M.G., C.B.E, DS.0. man of the committee and Mr. J. non-intervention request will be was greeted with the general salute. favourable in principle but that The Commander-in-Chief aZTİV- Kelvie was appointed manager it will require complete assured on the parade ground by car of the team.

ances that non-intervention will be and was received by the general The following were appointed maintained by countries sym-sahte, the missed bands playing to serve on the different sub-com- pathetic to the Madrid Governale Britannia" After inspect- ment, notably France and Russia ing the parade, he congratulated The reply will be sent in the next those who took part on their smart day or sa-Reater.

turn-out

Entertainment:-Major CM C. G. Manners, O.B.E., Messrs. Warren and W. E. Hollands.

Belgrade. To-day. Negotiations for that

Dittees: a pact of friendship between YugoslavİRİ and Bulgaris, guaranteeing the present frontiers and

ensuring political and economic có-opera- tion, have reached zá advanced stage. It is believed to be aimed at Bulgaria's entry into the Balkan Pact

1936 will be but a

the New Year will be ushered memory pleasant for some, in under traditional manner. not toq pleasant for others - There will also be firing of and the world in general will crackers, while the ships in the embark on 1937 with good re-

solutions.

What better way can there be to start the New Year than to foster

CUNARD WHITE the spirit of camaraderie amongst

STAR LINE

all sections of the community, and what more congenial meeting the there be than grounds can

Apparently Bulgaria has drop- ped her revizionist claims and this will possibly result in pressure on Italy, whose 边一 Auence in the Balkans would thereby be appreciably increas ed-Beater.

Housing:-Dr. S. To-Wong and Mr. C. M. Alves.

Selection: Messrs. J. McKel- vie, C. G. Warren and Dr. S. To-

wong.

Soviet "Manoeuvre”

Denounced

THE PARADE

The following took part in the parade:

Battalion Commander-Captain.. Rome: The Italian reply to the E E. Bent; DSC, HMS Ber- Franco-British Note regarding wick.

Battalion Second in Command- non-intervention in Spain will, ac-| Grounds: Captain G. W.-cording to informed quarters here, Commander, T. L Beevor, HMS. Kizu, AEC, and Mc. C. Mstate acceptance in principle o Medway, Alves.

Attempt To Capture Hong Kong Hotel, the Gloucester, FRENCH STRIKE Colony, if selected, as they have state o

North Atlantic

Traffic

London, To-day.

A new Atlantic liner of between thirty to forty thousand tons will The Company's officials said be built at Birkenhead for the that this would be the first Cunard White Star Line. It is time in 13 years that none of understood that this will be the its ships would be on service to first liner that Cammel Lairds, the the Far East or on

a world well-kziowa shipyard, has built cruise. -

since 1920 red will be of the in- - Beuter.

proved type of Britannic and Geor Interviewed by the China Mail gic class, less than half the size this morning, Mr. T. B... Wilson of the RM.S. Queen Mary, local agent for the Dollar Steam-

The Canard White Star Line ship Line, said that he had receiv eda mesange regarding the in- are planning to re-organise their cident and added that it was only feet by building eight or more new to be expected with the strike still liners at a total cost of about on. Mr. Wilson added that when £10,000,000 sad these will be used the 6s. President Coolidge arrived to capture the North Atlantic traf-

fe-Beater. in San Francisco two months ago, she was tied up and the same Late awaited the six. President Makin- lay on zerival at Seattle. The 2.3. President Harrison, said Mr. WIL- Stockholm, To-day Geon, happened to be the last of the has confered

Company's liners to arrive in the well-known America since the strike began and modal Title the fact that he has tied has highest Swe literary and

the Compa

GRETA GARBO HONOURED,

Kinr

the Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels?

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SOVIET BOAST Can Face World With Confidence

London, To-day.

"I am not revealing a state secret if I declare, with full responsibilhs for every word

Minister Of Interior's Warning

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day. The strike of storage workers

done in the past.

the French Government's propos-] Officer Instructor Lieut-Com- At this. meeting it was decidedals, but will make certain reser mander B. A. Currie, HMS. Ber- that the Chinese players from vations necessitated by the actual wick Canton could represent

SEAMAN RIFLE COMPANIES the state of affairs now prevailing in

"A" Company HMS. Cumber- land and EMS. Berwick Generally speaking, it is said, Company HMS Dorset- The following is the provisional

the Italian reply will follow the Interport programine:---

February 11, 1937 Hong Kong same lines as Germany's answer. Shanghai.

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HAILE SELASSIE'S MESSAGE

ex-Emperor

February 13, 1937-Hong Kong Chinese ▼ Shanghai.

February 15, 1927 United Ser vices Shanghai

A fourth game will be arrang-

London, To-day.

shire, HMS. Hermes and HMS. Capetown.

"C" Company HMS, Hedway and Submarines, HMS. Lowestoft and HMS. Falmouth.

(Continued on Fage 12)

CHINA MAIL" TO MORROW

in the wholesale houses and the victualling trade in Paris stilled, if the visitors stay here long Haile Selassie has published a NO continues The Minister of the enough, and this game will prob- New Year's memage in the news- Interior warned the strikers ably be against a team composed papers here, extending to all his There will be no edition of the friends in Great Britain his best “China Mail" to-morrow. Publicz». that if the occupied storage from Clubs on the mainland.

wishes for 1937. Trans-Ocean tion will be resumed on Saturday, houses were not evacuated by

January 2, 1937: Service

4 pm yesterday, evacuation FRENCH AVIATRIX

I say, that to-day we feel suf-woud be enforced by the police.

ficiently strong to defend our selves with success single- handed against any power or "combination of - powers,”- de- clared the Soviet Ambassador Maisky, at a banquet held at the Soviet Embassy.

He added that the main goal of the USSR, however, was not to win a war but to prevent war, and that goal Garbo, could not be accomplished by the U.S.8.3. alone, and that was why

Representatives of the work-

ers and employers will again confer and it is hoped that this will bring about a settlement of the dispute. Trans -- Ocean Service

BREAKS RECORD.

Solo Crossing Of South Atlantic

Condition Of The Pope

Vatican City, To-day-The blood time. His condition further im Brazil, To-day. clot or the Pope's leg has been proved in the evening as the re- The French arintziz, Maryes dispersed according to an- gn-mit of the dispersal of the blood

clot which formed in his left leg. INDOCEMENT TO VOLUNTEERS

Bastle, arrived here at 440 panthoritative source resterday aft EN FRENCH ARMY:

having left Dakar, Senegal, at noon and the patient's patri- hai 17.28 am She has thus bosten consequently, been considerably

Jean Batten's record for the solo creased. There is now Paris, Today, New ments to lunteers in the French crossing of the South Atlantic of of installing a

ered by an ordinance 13 bour, 155 minutes by 70 give His Holiness Army

French: soldiers minutes,

tion: Her plane rarried fratrod for 2.500.

per hour

the constant strain pe-to-his bed

It is estimated that

of 168 miles covery continues the Pope.

able to get up in about two montă

had a short aloep noon but is not yet

there is" alwayE

letin Ser