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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1936..

SARAGOSSA REBEL POSITIONS BOMBED BY PLANES

Great Anxiety Felt For Famous Cathedral

OVIEDO TOWN REPORTED IN FLAMES

Desperate Battle For Possession

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Hendaye, August 4. The famous Cathedral of Saragossa has been bombed by Catalan airpanes belonging to the Madrid Government's forces, according to information received here. --

The greatest excitement is prevalling among the population "of Saragossa. because the Cathedral is one of the most magni-

fcent architectural edifices of Spain.

DYNAMITE AS HAND

GRENADES

Paris, August 4. Saragossa and all other positions held by the insurgents on the Aragon front were bombarded by six government planes on " Monday, according to a message from Barcelona, which states that considerable damage was done.

Desperate fighting for possession of Oviedo still apparently continues, the latest reports stating that the town is in fames following an attack by armed miners belonging to the Workers' Militia which, lacking proper hand grenades, threw sticks of dynamite used in the mines against the insurgents-Transocean New Service.

CLOSING IN ON MADRID

Lisbon, Aug. 4.

A message broadcast from Madrid states that the ring formed around the capital by General Mola's troops is becoming daily more and more clase and tight, the army in the Quadarrama moun- tains having made considerable advance.

SARAGOSSA BOMBED

Barcelona, Aug. 3. Sixteen Government planes hea- vily bombarded Saragossa and insurgent positions on the Aragon front to-day.

It is claimed that the planes re- pulsed, and finally dispersed, in- surgent cavalry which was trying From Tetuan it is reported that to make a circling movement of a the third regiment of the Spanish Government position. Large num- Foreign Legion is now ready to bers of the insurgents surrender- embark for Spain to reinforce theed, it is stated- army of General Quipo de Llano. Reuter. Transocean News Service,

GENERAL SURVEY

London, Aug. 4.

PLANE LANDINGS

Paris, Aug. 3.

It is reported that the French After a lull of some days in the Government is not expected at fighting, the Spanish Government present to issue any statement as forces and the insurgents seem to

a result of its investigations into have resumed active hostilities. the landings of Italian planes in This is notable in the Guadarrama Morocco, area north of Madrid where the:

French circles now declare that

Government forces are reported to the inquiry may continue for have been heavily reinforced against insurgent columns which

weeks. Meanwhile. the Govern- ment reserves freedom of action.

have Madrid, as their objective. In other words, threatens to de-

Insurgent headquarters. in Seville

part from its present attitude of

Don Juan, third son of ex-King Alfonso, was recognised on Spanish soli when he was found in a car making for the fighting zone

"JUAN LOPEZ" RECOGNISED

Alfonso's Son In Disguise

OFFER TO FIGHT DECLINED

HEAT RAVAGE

IN AMERICA

Maize And Linseed Crops Affected

WHEAT SHORTAGE

London, August 4. With wheat assuming a fresh spectacular rise to the highest point since August 1930, the bellef that the recent boom might le out as the North American drought showed signs of breaking now vanishes.

It is calculated that the Ameri- can wheat "crop will not exceed 630,000,000 bushels, necessitating at least 30,000,000 bushels of imports, while for the first time in many years. France and Spain also are likely to be importers.

The Canadian prairie crop estimates grow successively lower and are now around only 210,000.- 000 bushels, and the United States maize and linseed crops are suffer- ing to an equal extent,

ADDIS ABABA

DISTURBED

Another Attack By Tribesmen

Paris, Aug. 3.

Addis Ababa is besieged by thou- sands of Ethiopians, who jurk in. the eucalyptus groves "around the town and frequently attack from different directions

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The Italian garrison is stantly on the qui vive, accord- ing to messages from usually rell- able sources received by a French agency from Port Said.

The report adds that the Italians are rushing up reinforcements by air from Diredawa, but one troop" carrying plane is said to have been brought down by Ethiopian marks- men.

Later, it was learned from the same dependable source that the Italian garrison at Mogglo, about, 30 miles from Addis Ababa, has been attacked by 2,000 tribesmen. who were eventually beaten off.

However, the Ethiopians won & Moreover, while the blistering victory in the feld when they heat is ravaging North America, ambushed a motorised column of farmers in the, Bouth American sixteen lorries. The column was continent have been experiencing | destroyed and the 200 native troops downpours, limiting expansion of comprising it. were destroyed. the Argentine acreage and The "Italians have accused the jeopardising yield prospects.

Ethioplan Bishop Petros with hav- ing been iri league with the enemy. He was shot by a firing squad the demand for animal feed wheat after a drum-head courtmartial- will be increased and much 'in- ¦ Reuter. ferior wheat will be diverted for this purpose,

Owing to damage to malze and linseed crops it is apparent that

As the "Financial News" 're- marks, the Argentine crop is now the most important factor in the future as if it is under normal it might, create genuine wheat

"Boer Kang Dally Press” Special

Hendaye, Aug. 4. Sentriesheid up a car travelling from Burgos to the scene of aght- ing, according to despatches here. The car had two occupants, one of whom, upon being questioned, shortage. stated that he was "Juan Lopez," } Reyter. 1).

a Spanish national living abroad, and who was eager to do his share in the present struggle.

When an officer by chance hap- pened to pass by he recognised "Juan Lopez" as Don Juan .de Bourbon, the third son of ex-King Alfonso. Don Juan, since the re- nunciation of the throne by his two elder brothers, is regarded as

heir to the throne of Spain by the Spanish monarchists.

By order of the Commander-in- Chief of the nationalist forces, Don Juan was conducted to the French border in a courteous and- most friendly manner. and the nationalists' profound thanks for This offer to help were expressed to

him.

His offer could not be accepted because the nationalist leaders, at the present critical; moment, do not want to raise the question ar the future form of Government.-- Transocean News ServicS.'

BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORIES

claim their forces are advancing refusing to supply arms or War from the south. Toledo now in

Jr necessities to either side in the

their Hands is, however, said to civil war, unless Italy adopta be under severe attack from Gov similar aftitude.- ernment supporters. }

•Renter' Bulletin Service.

SPANISH GOLD

Bordeaux, Aug. 3.

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Battle Near Madrid

London. Aug. 4. Conflicting reports are still re- ceived with both sides claiming victories.

In the northeast, Saragossa, the insurgent stronghold, is an im- portant factor in the situation and

Rebel headquarters at Seville owing to its military strength it is

A Spanish airman has brought || announce a fierce battle in the expected to be he objective of £250,000 of gold here from Madrid, district of Caceres, resulting in Government forces from the making nearly £750,000 worth of the repulse of government troops Barcelona area. Madrid itself is this metal to be flown to France who left 2,000 dead and surrender- reported as presenting an almost

ing a number of lorries and large a week normal appearance.----

Reuter's Bulletin Service,

suppiles of aTIDA. British“ Wirelem,

GERMAN WARSHIP

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MINOR ACTIONS

Gibraltar, Aug. 3. Only minor actions were reported

The radio station at Ceuta has to-day in the Spanish civil war. The stalemate continues on the announced that officers and crew of the German battleship Deutsch- tains near Madrid, though the inland are landing there.-

Reuter.

Guadarrama front in the moun-

surgents are maintaining their positions in spite of the fact that' they are apparently short of am- munition and supplies.

OFFICERS GREETED

Tangier, Aug. 4 The German battleship Dentsch- The arrival of strong Govern- ment reinforcementa from Valen- land and the destroyer Lach were. cia is expected to herald a push greeted most enthusiastically on against the insurgents at Guadar- cama which yesterday fell to the rebels at the point of the bayonet.

their arrival at Ceuta.

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SILVER MARKET.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

London, August 4. London Silver prices to-day were unchanged for "spot" and

for "Forward", up 1/19 follow:-

Spot Forward

as

August 4

August 1 446-1/2'0-19-1/2

.19-1/2 19-9/18

EXHIBITION IN “AMSTERDAM

FOREIGN FOREIGN RECRUITS FOR SPAIN

Ambassador's Efforts In Paris

NON-INTERVENTION IN

CIVIL WAR

Note Received With Marked Reserve In Rome

("Hong Kong Dally Press" Speciau)

Paris, August 4.

The "Figaro" asserts that the Spanish' Ambassador "here has opened a recruiting office, where not only Spaniards but also foreigners are accepted.

It is reported that the French Government's demarche with the Italian Government, which was made simultaneously with a demarche in London, and which has as an object the guarantee of the foreign powers that they remain neutral in the present confict with Spain, was received with marked reserve in Rome.

"MUST CONSULT OTHERS”

Although the press generally re-

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PLANE MYSTERY

frains from making comments.("Hong Kong Dally Press Special)

Paris, Aug. 4. political circles state that the pro-

Four French planes, comprising posal to abstain from intervening three types late 28 and one three- comes somewhat tardily.

engined Fokker, which were sent German Indignation

The train of thought is that, to transport French subjects from

·Bona Kone Daily Press Specta naturally because of the possibl-Spain have, according to reports In "Le Jour" been confiscated by Berlin, Aug. 4.

lity of repercussions from the

the Spanish government' and 'are being used, for military purposes. The semi-official German news Spanish situation on the rest of

The question is, declares "Le agency expresses indignation at Europe, Italy is much interested the exhibition now being held in in the question, but must consult Jour, whether these planes were Amsterdam and which is entitled other powers, for instance Ger- French subjects or whether it was really sent for the protection of "Olympia under Dictatorship." In many, before answering the

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for addition to pictures of left wing French suggestions.→

alding the extremist artists, large quantities Tianaran News Narusza.

Spanish government. II the French government did not as once make energetic protests, the as- sumption would have to be refard- ed as correct.

connection..

BRITISH CONCERN

of inflamatory material against Germany exhibited, which,

is states the news agency. through

London, Aug. 4. deliberate misrepresentation and

Urgent consideration is being suppression of the truth gives given by the British Ministers to totally misleading picture of Ger- many. Moreover the Exhibition contains a number of insulting al- lusions to the present Leader of

the German nation.- "Fransocean News Service.

PHILIPPINE GOLD SHARE

MARKET

Rich Market For British Machinery

(Through the courtesy of Messrs. G. A. Harriman & Co.)

Numerous wiseacres and such like in the Philippine Press and more recently in the local press, have been religiously advising us all not to buy any Philippine Gold Shares. They give us no reason for this beyond the fact the prices of shares recently have risen very con- siderably.

the French note delivered at the Foreign Omce on Sunday., and also communicated to the Italian Government, making a pressing

appeal for "rapid adoption and rigid observance of an agreed ar- rangement for non-intervention in Spain"

The British Government share the anxiety which

manoeuvre

In this

points out that the gold trasport from Spain which arrived at Le

Bourget aerodrome on Monday was the fourth since the outbreak of the revolt. Pearencena Hewi Service.

PLANES HANDED OVER

Paris, Aug. 4. Three planes destined for Spain' Spanish obviously were handed over to prompted the French appeal lest pilots on Monday, according to foreign countries should become the "Figaro," which asserts, how- involved in the Spanish crisis and ever, that one of them has been It is expected a reply will be sent obliged to make a forced landing on French Boll, which another has the French communication

apparently not yet started.--- Transocean News Service.

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without delay.--- British Wireless.

LORD TREVETHIN PASSES

Sudden Death While Salmon Fishing

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY

London, Aug. 4. British newspapers express satis- faction that a further stage has London, Aug. 4.

been successfully passed in ́ ́the Lord Trevethin, formerly Lord negotiations for the Anglo-Egyp- Chief Justice of England and tian treaty by the initialling at father of Justice Lawrence died Alexandria during the week-and

ARMY CHIEF'S BIRTHDAY

The military clauses of the treaty were initialled a fortnight ago and the remaining matters How to be considered are the civil clausea and various minor issues,

A pessimistic view is taken · of" early conclusion of the discussion of the remaining subjects. British Wireles.

be, cerning to-day's speculator or in- suddenly yesterday when salmon of the clauses on the Sudan. Fundamentally should

it understood that the price of gold vestor is that he is buying on fu- | fishing in the river. He was 92

ture possibilities, and this is done years old.— On the other hand the Govern- to-day is in the region of 140/- an

british Wireless. by investors the wide world over. - opposed to /- an ment claims that the insurgents ounce as

It is hard to say what was be on Guadarrama helghts, north of ounce some few years ago, and it Madrid, who launched an attack therefore stands to reason that it bind the statements issued during on the Red Militia, were defeated has become possible to praftably the past few days, but one thing is after

sure if it was in the minds of the desperate twenty-four-mine a much lower grade of ore

authors of these statements to hour battle in which 300 were kill-than formerly. ed compared with the government

It is also a fact that there is a wreck something that thousands of loss of 84, while a number desert- vastly greater quantity of low well qualified men are trying to ed to the Government ranks dur- grade ore than high grade ore. To build up, they went about it in

the right way. treat all this ore it requires a very ing the retreat.---- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

great deal of machinery which has to be ordered from America or Europe, foundations etc., have to be made and the machinery placed insitu... "

FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS

The ships

... Lisbon, Aug. 4. According to a wireless message in harbour gave the derman ves- sels a salute of guns and General from Barcelona, French, German Franco, the rebel commander, re- and Italian volunteers have ar While the insurgents claim to brceived the German staff officers rived at Barcelona and joined the

the outskirts, of Badajoz, Government claims to have block from the warships at the palace Militia against the insurgents.

Reuter's Bulletin Service. where he has his headquarters.--- Beuter.

.on

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ed the rebels' main outlet to the gea in the San Sebastian region, by, destroying Dyarzun.

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Biarritz reports that two Spanishı military planes, travelling from Madrid to San Sebastian, landed there when they lost their way. The two pilots were detained by the French police and the aero-

FIVE-POWER MEETING

BRITISH NAVY RESCUES

MAY BE OVERPRICED

Hong Kong Daily Press" Special}"

Béilín, Aug. 4

PSTOP PRESS

The Commander-in-Chief of the Luckily, their statements were German Army, General von Fritch, not taken seriously by the majority celebrated his birthday on Tues- of the investing public, and so, day. Among the many messages The was a telegram from Herr Hitler. not much harm was done. age-old law of "supply and de-conveying heartiest good wishes.-- mand" still exists in these Islands, Transorenu News Service

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RICH MARKET

BOCCA TIGRIS COMMAND

Nanking, Aug. 4.

HOME CRICKET RESULTS

London, Aug. 14.3

The following were the results of cricket matches concluded to- day:

It is reasonable that these gold a point evidently overinoked dur shares may be temporarily over-fag the past few days. priced, at the same time it may be a totally different matter when

The price of everything used by the machinery is obtained and the mankind has always been set by

At Swansea, Glamorgan won by mine in full swing. Asla digression this law. This condition of affairs

Jän innings and 12 runs. All- many mines on the Rand round has existed since man first traded Rear Admiral: Chan Chak hus | India: 112 (Mercer 7 for 48) and South Africa for the bare necessities of life been officially appointed as com-114 (Clay 8 for 43). Glamorgan Johannesburg in which should have been worked will probably exist far beyond the mander, of the Bocca Tigris forts, 238. cut by now, have due to the very time of anyone living today. No, in Canton.- London, Aug.4 great increased price of gold been thing will ever stop members of Reier. The measures taken by the Bri- able to carry on profitably and are the human race from trying to planes, which were armed with The favourable replies returned tich Navy have enabled most of the mining to-day a low grade ore | turn a trade, and no law has ever machine-guns and carried a quan- by Germany and Italy to the pro- British subjects in Spain as well which was not profitable with gold been respected or obeyed by citizens of any nation that interferes with tity, of ammunition and Govern-posal for a five-power conference at a considerable number of for at the old price,

* MORE THAN JUSTIFIED

their personal liberties."ANG ment propaganda leaflets have made to them on July 23 after the eigners of seventeen or eighteen been placed under guard.

meeting in London between the other nations to be evacuated The Philippine Financial Times Without wandering off the sub

Batavia, Aug. 4 In Barcelona it is reported that Fredch, Belgian and British Gov-safely. Practically all. British state "as most of these properties ject too far we do hope that the

The native rubber export duty ernments will now enable ex-subjects remaining have chosen to are increasing their tonnage and British machinery manufacturers, changes to-begin. The date, place do so at their own risk in order to milling capacity the present prices and their agents are alive to the is now 37, guilders per hundred of meeting and subjects for the look after their busines or pro may be more than justified six fact that there is a rich market kilograms. The last increase agenda require to be considered perty interests-

months from to-day. The only waiting for them in the Philippine on July 3 from 39 to 35 guilders - British Wircicis

British Wireless

criticism that can be made con Islands,

Reuters

200 Left Wing volunteers, of var lous nationalities; have arrived from France to exist in the Gor- ernment militią...... Reuter

London Aug. 4.

DUTCH RUBBER EXPORT DUTY

At Chelmsford, Derby won by 20 runs, Derby,80 (Fares 5 for 20) and 240. Essex 219 and 81 (MIL- chell 6 for 25,)

At the Oval Notis man by 45. rums Notts 174 (Goyer ATOT 81, Daley 5 for(49) and 118 - Burra) 117 Larwood 6 for 38) and 130 (Larwood 6 for 42)

At HoTe Middlesex won by an innings, and 108 runs Middlesex 337 (Hulme 114). Busser 115 and 114

Reuters