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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1936.

SAN SEBASTIAN TO SHARE

FATE OF IRUN

Mola About To Make

Triumphal Entry

STRATEGIC POSITION

CAPTURED

Government Militia Make

Hurried Departure

Hendaye, September 12.

Insurgent troops under General Mola are expected to make a victorious entry into San Sebastian to-morrow. In the mean. while four thousand Government "defenders are harriedly evacuat- ing the city and crowding the road to Bilbao.

This morning the insurgents launched a violent attack on the Hernani and Oyarzun sectors and captured Santa Barbara, #'strategic position dominating all points occupied by the Popu lar Front militia. The Government troops retired, whereupan in- surgent aircraft bombed the outskirts of the town preliminary to Infantry advance.

EXODUS TO BILBOA

The Governor of the city, Colonel Ortega, In view of the hopelessness of the situation, calmly organised evacuation of the Popular Front adherents by lorries and cargo boats to Bilbao. He was assisted by Basque nationalists who assum- ed the duties of auxiliary police determined to prevent anarchists burning or pillaging the town.

At & p.m. Colonel Ortega was still working at his palace. He declares that he and his staff will be the last to leave.-

Reuter.

MILITIA DEFEATED

Hendaye, Sept. 12. The defeat of the Government militia before San Sebastian by General Mola's troops is reported to-night. Loyalists have begun the evacuation of the town which it is thought possible the insurgents will occupy to-morrow. Reuter,

HEAVY BOMBARDMENT

Hendaye, Sept. 12, Since the Red defenders of San Sebastian failed to reply to the nationalist ultimatum demanding unconditional surrender. heavy br- tillery of the Insurgents on Satur- day resumed the bombardment of the town. Bix inch guns have been brought into position at Mountorlo from where the entire city can be shelled: The evacuation of women and chlidren from the city has already begun.

REBELS BESIEGED

IN ALCAZAR

Government Concern For Women And Children

Madrid. Sept. 12. The Insurgents desieged In Alcazar. Toledo, arc reported to have declined the Government offer¦ to allow women and children to leave the fortress. It was earlier thought that the insurgents would accept the offer, but according to Colonel Barcelo. commanding the government forces, the rebels sent out a message refusing the offer.

GRADUAL EVACUATION,

GENERAL MOLA

FRANCO-POLISH AGREEMENT

Explanation By Polish Newspapers

Warsaw, Sept. 13 The ceremonious and cordial re- ception accorded the General Ins- pector of the Polish Army, Marshal Rydz-Smig on his return is re- garded here as sign of the im- pertanée of his mission in France.

This has given rise to specula- tions in the press, the foreign pa- pers also freely speculating as to the real Importance of the Franco- Polish Agreement, the main fea- ture of which seems to be the re- 'vival of the Franco-Polish Military

Convention.

The Polish newspapers, whose utterances hitherto have been taken as officially inspired, em- phatically state that the agree- ment with France Is decidedly bilateral, and the agreement is not the repudiation but merely another confrmation of Poland's policy to reject collective agreements, a thenry which WGS Invented by Litvinov,

Among the papers to present the situation in this light is for ins- tance the semi-official “Gazetta Polska"

news

which states that the broadcast by the French Agency "Mitropa" that Poland had consented to Soviet Plaries crossing Polish territory is "purest inven-

It is understood "that the women and children in Alcazar, Toledo, whom' the besiegers promised to spare. agreed to leave the fortress gradually following a decision by the insurgent ringleaders durington". the night.-- Reuter,

NON.INTERVENTION

IN SPAIN

More Representations To Portugal

The agreement between Poland and France is exclusively bilate ral, and was entered into. by both countries under this express un- derstanding", the paper concludes. 1 panacean Nerce Service.

TREATY OF ST. GERMAIN

Obligation Not Fulfilled

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Prayue, Sept. 12

London, Sept. 11. The British Government has in- structed its Ambassador at Lisbon to support urgently and strongly In anticipation of a further ad the further representations made vance of the nationalist troops by the French 'Goverument to Lis- After the capture of San Sebastian, bon in the hope of persuading Por- That the signatories of the several foreign consulates have al-

tugal to participate in the work of treaty of St. Germain have falled 'ready rented houses at Bilbao. All the International Committee to LO fuifl their obligations 45 the foreign consuls except those of control the non-intervention agree- guarantors of the rights of Belgium and Switzerland decided to ment with respect to the Spanish national minorities, which were leave Ban Sebastian immediately civil

war. The Committee meets assumed by that treaty, is the after the opening bombardment.- Transocean News Service.

again ly London at 4 p.m. on Mon- charge made in a telegram ad- day

dressed to the surviving signatories by 67 German deputies and sena- tors of the Czechoslovakian Parlia- ment, which was published by the German paper. "Diezlet."

MADRID FRONT

Paris, Sept. 12.

This is the fourth time within week that Great Britain has made representations, and it is

A Madrid telegram states that it not thought that Portugal is likely

"We are neither legally or ne tually in possession of equal rights. The League of Nations has not fulfilled its duty as guarantor of However, in the event of further

the Treaty of St. Germain en dificulties being insurmountable, Laye," declares the telegram.

is officially admitted that Govern- to weaken he ties with France ment forces had retreated to Tale- vera sector.

and Britain, particularly in face of Strong reinforcement the renewed German colonial de- were despatched from Madrid to mands, strengthen the Government line on this front where insurgents ap- pear to be well provided with heavy artillery, aramunktion and air- craft.- Reuter.

SAN SEBASTIAN ENCIRCLED Hendaye. Sept. 12. Completely surrounded by land and expecting an insurgent attack every hour, San Sebastian has be- "come a prey to severe internal war- fare. According to refugees, A battle has started in the streets between Anarchists and Basque Nationalists

Heavy firing by insurgent artil- lery is reported on the outskirts of the city, but the main attack is expected to-morrow morning upon the expiry of the ultimatum giving foreigners and civilians 48 hours to leave.

The insurgents will And that the town is denuded of money and merchandise, all of which has been commandered and despatched to Bilboa by sea, and hence the in- habitants are in a parlous 'condi- tion.

it is unofficially suggested that the which was despatched to all the next meeting of the International surviving signatories of the treaty Committee will have to consider on September 11. the seventeenth applying the non-intervention anniversary of the signing of the agreement to the whole of the

treaty- Iberian Peninsula.--

Transocean News Sérvice. Reuter.

FOUR-HOUR BATTLE

Burgos, Sept. 12. It is reported that the anti-Gov- ernment troops have advanced 10 miles nearer to Madrid, Ten Gov- ernment planes were shot down in the course of the fighting.

It is also announced that the new-positions completely dominate Pasajes, the commercial port of San Sebastian, captured by the anti-Government troops.

STATE OF ALARM IN SPAIN

Extension Ordered

GERMANY'S AIR INVINCIBLE RED

INVINCIBLE RED ARMY READY

TO DESTROY

MIGHT

Hitler Beams Like A Schoolboy

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Nuremberg, Sept. 12. Chancellor Hitler beamed like a schoolboy, when 400 of Germany's latest fighting planes and bombers zoomed over the centre of the town na he drove" to the congress hall to" address the Labour Front- Thousands of people cheered both Chancellor Hitler and the aero- planes, which will be participating in Monday's big parode of Ger- many's air might "I have always made it my first commandment

never to destroy anything but to create, and chat is just the op- posite what had been done in Russia." declared Herr Hitler.

"Germany was not in the for- .tunate position of the Bolshevik and the Jew who possessed a superflulty 0% land. If they possessed the Urals, Biberia and the wheatfields of the Ukraine. Germany under National Socialist leadership will be swimming in plenty instead of having to fight for existence." he added.

Referring to the four-year plan, Herr Hitler declared that nothing shall be impossible. The Labour Front signified one will, one deci- ston. one achievement- Beuter.

the AERIALA DE

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Sept. 12 London silver prices to-day were down 1/18 as follow:-

Sept. 11 Sept. 12 19-1/2 19-7/18 19-1/2 19-7/16

Spot Forward

FOREIGN DIPLOMATS IN SPAIN

Only Madrid Residents Recognised

("Hong Kong Dally Fress" Special)

Hendaye, Sept. 12 Through its representative in St. Jean de Luz, the Madrid Govern- ment informed members of the diploinatie corps who had taken up residence there that it would in future only recognise those dip- lomats who dwelt in Madrid. Government enroy added that with this statement his missiori in St. Jean de Luz ended. Transocean News Service.

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EVACUATIONS FROM SPAIN

German Admiral's Report

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Berlin, Sept. 12.

Three hundred and eighty four. more Germans, and 1.950 foreign- ers were transported from Spain by German men-of-war or mer- chant vessels from Aug. 26 to Sep- tember 10, according to a report Issued by Vice-Admiral Boehm. from the cruiser Nuernberg. The total number of persons transport- ed since the outbreak of the civil war is thus brought to 11,537, of which 4.927 were Germans.---- Transocean News Sèrvice.

FRENCH STRIKE

SITUATION

Premier Blum Proceeding To Lille

Paris Sept. 12, Premier Blum is proceeding to Lille at the request of M. Salengro, Minister of the Interlor, following the decision of the textile workers to reoccupy the works they vacated yesterday.

Madrid, Sept. 12. The special War Committee of the Cortes, at the request of the Government, has extended the state of alarm "second degree martial law" for a further thirty days,

The workers' decision was the result of refusal of the employers Parliament will meet on. October to accept M. Salengro's arbitration. 1 in conformity with the constitu- | Rauler tion of the country-

A desperate battle lasting four hours ended in the withdrawal of Reuter's Bulletin Service. 1,500 Mitiamen, who left many dead.

The positions at San Sebastian from the south are apparently in- changed, pending the capture of

INSURGENT. CLAIM

at

KWANGSI CURRENCY

Canton, Sept. 13.

Rabat, Sept. 12. As a result of Nanking's promise The operations against Madrid Renteria and Pasajes. The Gener- A direct hit on the Government to transmit $5,000,000 for the re- have not abated. The insurgenta al Starr deny the Madrid report barracks in Madrid during an inhabilitation of the finances in have routed

the Government that Huesca has been captured,surgent air raid is claimed in a Kwangsi, the Kwanga banknotes colutans in the 'region of Telavera and state that the Government broadcast from Seville. which have risen from 60 to 85 and the and have opened the way to the Unes are still 10 miles from the states that 250 Militiamen were capital,

town- Reuter

Reuter.

illed-

Reuter,

Canton-Whchow Exchange has re- sumed operations

Dar Dao News Service,

M VOROSHILOV

CAMPAIGN AGAINST

CRIME..

Success Of German" Measures

SOVIET WAR MACHINE ON DISPLAY

COSSACKS CHEERED BY CROWD

Foreign Delegates Impressed

Moscow, September 13.

"Our invincible Red Army is ready at any moment to destroy the enemy in his own territory, declared M. Voroshllov, "Com- misar for War, in an address to the Minsk troops participating in the Soviet military hanoeuvres.

The British-French and zechoslovak military delegations watched with much interest the huge march past of Infantry, cavalry, artillery and "tanks, while hundreds of aeroplanes roared overhead & detachment of Cossacks received a great ovation from the crowd.

"After the parade a dinner in honour of foreign military de- ("Hong Kong Daily Fress" Special) legations was given by General 'Nuremberg, Sept. 12 Uborevich, District Commander- Drastic measures introduced by In-Chief. He said that the Red the Nazi Government to stamp out.

crime have had highly satisfac- Army was an army of peace for tory resuits, declared Reich Mints-defence. The forces working" in ter without portfolio, Dr. Frank, in

certain countries menaced a world an address at the Nazi Party Con-

war, but flortunately the majority gress in Nuremberg on Saturday.

The Minister pointed out that of countries are taking all mea- particularly "preventive custody," sures prevent a war. which allows permanent detention.

delegates represented countries of habitual criminals, has done a great deal to render dangerous

which conducted a persistent po- enemies of society harmless.

lley of peace. The Bovlet support- ed this policy by all possible

The total number of convictions throughout Germany decreased from 556.000 in 1932 to 310,000 in 1935, according to the Minister, while the number of compulsory emasculation of habitual sexual offenders tell from 872 in 1934 to 324 in 1935, and 120 in the first

tx months of 1936.

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The Minister concluded his ad- dress by contrasting Germany's successes in fighting of crime with conditions prevalling

Soviet Russia, where criminality, particu- larly among juveniles, was in- creasing alarmingly. Tennsheep Nexs Service.

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"We do not want war but if forced we have a strong army to defend us and the cause of peace, he declared.

At the dinner Major General A. F. Wavell, of the British, Mission, in reply hoped that a delegation of the Red Army will soon visit England.

FIGHTING SPIRIT OF RED ARMY

British Officer's Tribute

Admiration

spirit "and

Moscow, Sept. 12.

to

for the fighting pertinacity of the Red Army was expressed by Major-General A. P. Wavell. head of the British mission

the- Soviet manoeuvres, at a dinner in honour of the visiting missions. Major-General Wavell declared: "The brilliant Red Army's tremen- dous achievements, have greatly astonished us." He wished them every success,

M. Goloded, replying, emphasis- ed that the main task of the Red Army was defence of the peaceful building-up of the country. Reuter

tanks. General Schwissgut em- General Schwelesgut. French phaalsed that Franco-Russian co- General Luza and Czechoslovak, operation was only aimed at delegates paid high tributes to the peace.--- Red Army. especially the 'aviation Reuter

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