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HONG KONG DAILY PŘESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1936.

REBEL ATTACK ON BEHOBIA

GOVERNMENT TROOPS

GET READY

Fire Opened On Main Body

Of Insurgents

Hendaya, September 3.

The insurgent sítack on Bahobia began in the morning, Three hundred men reinforcements from Pampelona in four Navarrese motor coaches flying the insurgent, scarlet and gold' flags arrived at an observation post facing La Puncha redoubts where they burst sandbags stained with blood. The defenders are still lying" about. Later new armoured cars, followed by two traclor-drawn runs, appeared.

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The new troops, mostly Carlists, wearing rød berets, advanced in extended order to Behobia according to plan, then took cover and opened fire on the main body of insurgents resting in the rear singing and shouting “Viva Espana!” In the meanwhile Govern- ment shell fell here and there, but many were duds.

END IN SIGHT

Approaching the international bridge trom the other side of Behobia groups of Popular Front militiamen spread themselves out at the entrance to the cown firlag unceasingly, whilst three govern- ment plantes flew over bombing the insurgent lines.

"It is the end and Irun will soon be taken," said some refugees who were crossing the fronder by the hundreds. The morale, uf Irun is about exhausted---

Reuter.

DESPERATE DEFENCE

Hendaye. Sept. 3. Contrary to earlier reports, it row appears that Behobis is proving an important stumbling block to the insurgents victorious advance on Irun.' They have made little ground since the cap- ture of San Marcial.

The battic was résumed vigor. ously at dawn, both sides subject- ing the opposing positions to heavy rifle fire.

The Government battery at Frenterrabia ceaselessly bombard- eh San Marcial Լո 2 desperate effort to prevent the advance of the insurgents 'now firmly estab- lished on several points surround- ing Irun, notably on B'dassoa River. Irun-Pampeluna road and San Marcial road,

Government forces worked all night long erecting delerces. The insurgents' advance was hampered at night time by dar ness and drizzle. All traffic ceased at Irun whlist the inhabitants rarely venture from their houses at Hendaye where stray bullets con- tinue to fall

Two French Civil Guards were wounded by Are from the Spanish side of the frontier near Behobia. Another batch of Afty four militiamen fled across the border and were disarmed.— ·

Reuter.

PLANES FORCED DOWN

Madrid, Sept. 3. The Government announces that loyalist forces defeated 2 deter- mined insurgent attack at Estremadura front,

Government planes flew over the

REBEL

EXECUTIONS

AT CORDOBA

President's Son Among The Victims

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Barcelona, Bept 3. Gregorio Azana, nephew of the President, was shot at Spanish Cordoba by order of the insurgent commander, according to the Gov- ernment press bureau.

Dr. Isla, head of the anti-tuber- culosis league, and Dr. Rulzymaya, director of the lunatic asylum, were among the intellectuals alleged to have been executed by the insur- gent Aring squad at Cordoba."" Reuter.

REBEL ACTION IN TOLEDO

Lisbon. Sept. 2.

FRANCE AND SPAIN

German Press View

WORLD TRADE REGISTER

Small Rise In Gold Value

ST. LEGER

Probable Starters And Jockeys

GORDON RICHARD'S RIDES MAGNET

London, Sept. 3. Comparatively stable exchanges during 1935 caused the gold value

London, Sept. 3. of the world trade register the frst small rise by 1.0 per cent.. The following are the probable, since 1929 states the League of 'starters and jockeys for the 8t Nations annual survey. Measured Leger to be run on September 9:--- in terms of sterling the Improve-Rhodes Scholar rent amounted to 5.3.

("Hong Kong Dally Fress" Special

Berin. Sept. 3. The French supplies of arms and ammunition to the Spanish Government are attracting much attention in the German press-

With gold prices somewhat un- "Der Angriff points out in this connection that that it is mant-der 1934, the quantum of world festly becoming increasingly dim trade rose by about 45 to 82 per cult for the French Government cent, of the 1929 level. to maintain sincere neutrality to

The gold value of Furope's trade the civil war in Spain. The paper declined two per cent.. while all goes on to say:

ather continents combined gained

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six per cent.. with North America beneating most, the United States twenty four and imports being exports 6.2 per cent, higher.

Export of gold bloc countries suffered declines, France 13.5. Netherlands 5. Netherlands Indies 45 lower. but those of Germany were 4.2. China 13.5, Japan 10,8 United Kingdom 4.6 India 3.0. Malaya 1.0 South Africa twenty one per cent. higher compared

scarcely be expected that orber countries will continue Indefinitely to watch this spectacle and consider themselves bound by the neutrality agreement which France--with whom the idea of

this agreement originated-perais | tently violates."

The widely read" "Dresdner Neuste Nachrichten" stresses that th's state of affairs cannot be prolonged. The paper says:

Reuter.

"It must be franky stated that with 1934. the French Government does not appear conscious of the grave responsibility which it assumed when it asked the other powers to bind

themselves to remain neutral."

war

A similar view is taken by the important "Leipziger Neuste Nach- richten," which writes that the. country which itself exports material to one of the belligerents forfeits the right to demand others to remain neutral. - Fransocean News Service.

RED MILITIA THREAT

To Shoot French Ambassador

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Sept. 13. London Silver prices to-day were down 1/16 as follow:-

Sept. 2

Bept. 3 19-11/16 19-5/8 .19-11/16 19-5/3

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Spot Forward

The forces of the Insurgents have now advanced, and are clos("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Paris, Sept. 3.

Ing arcund the town of Escurial in

AVIATORS MISS DIRECTION

Land At Carmarthenshire

London, Sept. 3. Richman and Merrill landed at Carmarthenshire unhurt. The ma- chine was not damaged. It is be- lleved that low clouds caused-them to miss direction.--

Renter.

(Earlier messages on the flight

Foxfield

St. Magaus Pizarro Magnet

Raeburn Mahmond Columelle His Grace Haulfrya Esquemelin

Thankerton Fearless FOX Precipitation Boswell

................(Dick) .....(Weston) (Perryman) (Vergette)

(Gordon Richards) ·

....(Burns) (Smirke) (Sam Wragg) .(Harry Wragg)

.(Lane) .(Bezant) ...(Besty)

..(E. Smith) ..(Beasley) (Jones)

signed to Plaster Cast and Juble.- No Jockeys have yet been 31-

Peuter.

HUNGARIAN PREMIER TO REST

Budapest, Sept. 2.

FIRM STAND IN

PALESTINE

U.S. MEMORANDUM

BRITISH PREMIER

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Balfour Declaration

Endorsed

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London, September 3.

A memorandum from the American Christian Conference an Palestine addressed to the Prime Minister has been received. I arges upon the Government of Great Britain firm adherence to terms of the Palestine mandate entrusted to its care by the nations of the world acting through the League of Nailons, ~

It adds: "The Balfour declaration upon which the mandate Is based has received the endorsement of the people" of the United States, expressed publicly by every President since the World War and, in resolutions passed

both by Houses of Congress.

unanimously

The opportunity offered to the Jewish people to establish their national home in Palestine was accepted by enlighted pub- He opinion fò Amerien as not o ly just and moral but as Irreva- cably guaranteed by International law-British Wireless.

CABINET DISCUSSION

CABINET MEETING

London, Sept. 3.

A meeting of Cabinet Ministers General Jullus Gomboes, "Prime | Was in session at 10 Downing' four hours Minister and Minister for War, has Street yesterday for resigned his latter portfolio and is when a number of current questions leaving here to-morrow for a rest both domestic and international cure in a German sanatorium. He were under consideration

Newspapera retains the Premiership.

state that con- alderable attention was devoted Field Marshal Somkuthy, Chlef to examination of the situa- of the Hungariari General Staff. tion in Palestine which Came has been appointed to succeed Ge- before the Ministers in the form of neral Gomboes at the War Mini-a despatch from Sir Arthur Wau- try.

chope,, British High Commissioner, It is believed General Gomboes in which recent events were fully will also resign from the Premier-reviewed. ship shortly on account of his con- | British Wireless, tinued ill health. Beuter.

DANISH MINISTER PASSES

Copenhagen. Sept 2.. The Danish ex-Premier, Dr. Niels Neergaard, died here on Wednes- day, aged 82. Neergaard belonged to the moderate left and has also been Minister for Finance and

Transocean News Service.

NON-INTERVENTION

the Province of Toledo, and the The Spanish Red Militia guard- capture of this strategically ex-ing the frontier to France threa- ¦ across the Atlantle appear on pars | Defence.- tremely important junction is only tened to shoot the French Am- 11.) a matter of days according to anbassador to Madrid, Herbette, ac- announcement made by General cording to a despatch to the de Llano during his evening broad- "Matin," which states that the cast from Sevilla. The general de Ambassador's motor car containing clared that another important bat- the Ambassador and his wife and the fought on Wednesday, besides a French citizen of Spanish origin, the battle of Irun. was the unnamed Cabalero, from San Sebas- successful attack of the Loyalists tian to the border, was held up by on Malorca Transuncan News Service

MADRID-BURGOS CONTACT

Paris, Sept. 2. Contact has been established be- tween the Madrid Government and

the Multia, who demanded that Cabalero should be surrendered to them.

The Ambassador protested vigor- ously, whereupon one of the Reds shouted. "Would you like a bullet yourself?" Herbette replied "Shoot the French Ambassador if you dare."..

The despatch goes on to say that the insurgent headquarters at at this stage a French frontier Burgos, according to Senor Man-guard intervened and released the cilla, the Argentine Ambassador, as car, which proceeded on its way quoted by the newspaper "L'Intran- | With all its occupants.— sigeant."

It is stated that Madrid has ap- enemy lines at dawn and dropped pointed Senor Americo Castro an a quantity of bombs. Two Insur-Extraordinary Ambassador And gent planes were forced down that he is proceeding to St. Jean aflame.- Reuter.

HEAVY FIGHTING

de Luz where diplomats are holding meetings with a view to arranging an armistice.-

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

fered by foreigners, but recruiting offices have now been opened at all Insurgent centres.

Government forces have been us-

Birlatou, Sept. 2. After a spell in which both sides on the Irun front were busy con- solidating their positions and re- pairing their defences, heavy fight- ing recommented this afternoon, Machine-guna and artillery vigor- Qualy bombarded opposing lines. ing the services of men af. other

The situation for the Governmentations for some time.-

Reister. Bulletin Sermer" troops suddenly changed for the worse when the insurgents made a big advance, occupying nearly the whole of Mount Turlarte, the main, bastion of the loyal defences be- fore Irus,

Observers on the trontier believe the Government position is now desperate, as the capture of the ridge opens the way to the com- mand of the main road from Irun to Ban Bebastian - Reuter.

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'FOREIGN LEGIONAIRES

Burgos, Sept. 3. Insurgent leaders propose to re- cruit another battalion of Foreign Legionaires, which will remain for the duration of the civil war.

Af the disbandment of hostilities those who wish to continue in the service will be absorbed into other battalions.

Hitherto, Gehemi Mola has op- posed calling on the assistance of

REBEL CAPTURÉ

Hendaye, Sept. 2.

Transocean News Service.

GERMAN ARMY MEASURE

French Attitude Outlined

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IN CIVIL WAR

LONDON COMMITTEE PROPOSAL

Lanndon, September 3.

Hungary and Finland, have signified' their. Intention to be It is proposed represented on the London Committee, which should be set up to deal with the questions · arising out of the operation of a non-intervention agreement among the powers. Agreement has already been received in Paris from Moscow to appoint a Soviet representative to serve on the Committee. With regard to Germany's attitude, the British Charge d'Affairs in Berlin made representations at the German Foreign Office yesterday and was promised an early reply.British Wireless.

GERMAN ATTITUDE

be expected from Berlin and that it will be favourable to the scheme Berlin, Sept. 3. Chancellor Hitler is now cons- for a committee which a increas- dering the question of appointing jingly regarded here as an essen- a. delegate to the International

tial safeguard of the non-inter- ventionist position.-- Committee of control an non-in-

British Wireless. tervention in Spain.

Germany is stated to be "ready in principle" to send a delegate, but the question of competence of the committee will fist have to be considered. Heuter. Bulletin Service.

PROMISE OF SUCCESS

KING'S VISIT TO TURKEY

To Be Welcomed By President

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London, Sept. 3. King Edward in the yacht Nahlin was expected to arrive at Tale of Ibres 02 the entrance to the Dardanelles this morning and the British Ambassador at Angora to- gether with a Government dele- gation proceeded there to receive, His Majesty. .'

The King will make a pilgrimage of some of the war cometeries on the peninsula and be conducted by General Fahreddine.

DRASTIC MEASURES

London, Sept. 3. The Palestinian altuation was the chief subject at yesterday's four-hour Cabinet meeting ac- cording to the "Telegraph" and "Morning Post" political corres- pondents, the latter of whom avers The Nahlin is expected to andor that a positive assurance was off Istanbul early to-morrow and given at the meeting that there it is understood the King will be would be no suspension of Jewish personally welcomed at the landing immigration to Palestine.

Ķ stage by the President, Kamal Despite the desire of the local Ataturk. The King's visit to Government for a compromise Turkey has aroused intense - with the Arabs in order to end terest. Despite the fact that the the strike, and campaign af visit is privatę and informal, an violence. both correspondents fore-

enthusiastic reception awaite him. cast strengthening of measures to British Wireless. repress lawlessness, possibly the imposition of martial law- Beuter.

MILITARY SERVICE

EXTENSION

French Advocates Disappointed

Paris, Sept. 2..

Those who hào, during the last

CLOSE ŠEASON FOR WHALING

Norwegian Suggestions Under Considerating

London, Sept. 2. Before the British Government

took the step announced last few days tried to arouse public night of the withdrawal of the re- feeling in vour of another pro gulation" imposing close season on longation of the universal military British whaling ships they wait- service to three years, received a

ed to receive proposals for settle- cold shower on Wednesday by a

ment of the whaling dispute which publication by the "L'Intransige the Norwegian Charge D'Affaires in ant," to the effect that contrary to London presented yesterday. all current rumours such an exten- these proposals did not slon of military service will not either any mention of the boycott take place, at least for the time imposed by Norwegian Seamen's Delng.

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* "L'Intransigeant states that the

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question had been seriously con an. Immediate settlement the

sidered by high military authorit les, but in the end preference had been given to the alternate solu- tion, namely strengthening all

careful

Unions or any suggestions which might have formed the basis of

Government had no option but to proceed with the issue of the new regulations. It is understood, never- London, Sept. 2 eastern fortifications.

theless that the new Norwegian Newspaper reports reaching

The Ministry of Aviation has proposals are receiving London from Hendaye on the shortened all existing contracts se

consideration in London since. Franco-Spanish frontier suggest as to receive earlier delivery of all

though not immediately accep that the initiative of the diplo- orders now under construction.

table, they are thought to contain matie representatives accredited 'The Cabinet Council has been con

suggestions worthy of study to the Spanish Government on yened for Monday next, and it is

British Wireless. behalf of humanitarian mitigation believed that a Ministerial Coun- of the saferings imposed on the cfl will be held the following Tues-

Paris, Sept. 2. France's reply to Germany's in- crease in the period of military ser

PORTUGAL'S VIEWS vice is likely to consist of a quanti- tative and qualitative increase in

London, Sept. 2. The British Government have guns and war materials, according to well-informed diplomatic correceived through the British Am-Spanish people by the civil war day, when final decisions will be

bassador in Lisbon a notification respondents.

the rebel forces attacking run and respondent believes that the ex-

"L'Intransigeant's" diplomatic cor- from the Portuguese Government of the latter's acceptance in prin- San Sebastian had captured the tension of French military service ciple of the propusal for an ad- strongly defended positions on Puncha Hill----- Reuter.

It was learned late to-night that

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14 meeting with, some promise of arrived at --- success. Last week a telegram Tranencenx News Service from the Foreign Secretary to Sir Henry Chiton was published in #hich it was stated it was to be the desire of the British Govern- ment to play their full part in any organised international effort to bring contending forces to agree to the discontinuat'on of cruelties reports of which, all too many of them substantiated. have appalled the outside world. The Spanish

HUNGARY RECALLS OLD TIMES

Recapture Of Fortress From Turks

Budapest, Sept. 2 The recollection of the critical

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BOYCOTT RAISED

London, Sept. 3 Reports from Oslo state that the Norwegian boycott of British whalers was raised last night. Bo far, the British Government have received no confirination of these reports, but it is understood that an offcial communication is on ite way to London. If this communi- cation confirms reports, the way will be open for consideration of the latest Norwegian proposals with goods hopes of reaching a basis of ultimate settlement of the dispute. |--British" "Wireless.

visory committee in London com- will be rejected on economic

posed of representatives of the grounds.

powers pledged to non-interven- Simultaneously, however. France tlon in the Spanish civil war and will likely forge ahead with the with the function of acting as organisation of collective security a clearing house for facts and pacts, in conection with which re-ideas in connexion with the appli affirmation of the Franco-Polish cation of various non-intervention Alliance of 1922 is regarded as a declarations. The Portuguese ac- important factor.

ceptance la accompanied by Government is now said to have days for Europe 250 years According to this correspondent number of suggestions and re- agreed to "the establishment of were revived, when the recapture M. Edouard Daladier, the War Min- quests for explanations which will contact through the diplomatic from the Turks of the fortress ister. estimates that in October the receive consideration in London and corps with the insurgent leaders Ofen in German army will number 850,000 Paris. Meantime it is understood However, he will remain in tele-men, of whom 280,000 will be pro- that the British Charge D'Ataires methods of warfare. Press tele of Regent Admiral Horthy de Special interest was centered on phonic contact with his staff and fessional soldiers, compared to the in Berlin was in touch, with the grams speak hopefully of a mutual Nagybanya, the Hungarian Arch- a group of descendents of those expects to be fully recovered in French military strength of 400,000 German Government to-day on agreement to abstain from ex- dukes, the Primate of Hungary, warriors who, 250 years ago took time to participate in the League | of whom only 80,000 are profession- this matter and there is a grow-ecution of hostages and to ex-members of the Cabinet, Represen- part in the storm, on the fart- of Nations Assembly meeting →

ing hopefulness in British official change prisoners

tatives of the Military and Civil. resa - Reuter's Bulletin Service.

quarters that an early reply may British Wireless.

Government, the Diplomatic Corps Transocean News Service.

London, Sept. 2. Mr. Anthony Exden is suffering a alight attack of chickenpox, which necessitates his absence from the Foreign Offeo for a short time.

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1686 Was solemnly and a large number of foreign with a view to a discussion of the celebrated here in the presence | delegations.