1936-09-24 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS," THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936.

MADRID ALMOST ENCIRCLED

BY INSURGENTS

Battle For Possession

To Begin

GOVERNMENT FORCES

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HAMPERED

Stubborn Defence

Defence At

Alcazar

London, September 23.

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The battle for possession of Madrid, which is now 'almost encircled by insurgent forces is expected to begin within the next twenty-four hours.

In the north, the insurgent and Government fgrees are en- trenched on either side of the Guadarrama range, but at certain points the insurgents have reached the Madrid side. threatening the general headquarters of the Government forces. In the Insurgent north-east, the road to Saragossa is dominated by forces holding Siguenza.

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In the south, the Government forces hold Toledo, but they are hampered owing to the' adamant defenders at Alcazar who, though expelled from the stables and granaries of the citadel, have now taken refuge in the cellars in the hope that the relief promised them in insurgent plane messages will arrive 'within forty-eight hours. The south-east remains the only free route for Government supplies and reinforcement through to Valencia.

Albacete

INSURGENT FRONT

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In the south-west, the insur- gent front stretches from Torrijos. Torty-Ave miles from Madrid, to Quismodo. five miles east Maqueda, and forty-one miles LIDM the capital, where Govern- ment forces are making a stand following their defeat at Maqueda.

This is a likely quarter for the main thrust against the capital as the excellent wide motor road runs to Madrid over open country.

To the west, the insurgent rcrth-west and south-west forces effected a junction, but the moun- country is only thinly

tainous held.

Thus the insurgents almost sur round their objective, the only gap being from Toledo to a point just east of Aranjuez, which is a rali- way Junction vital to the Govern- miens forces and the sole avenue of retreat.

ALLEGED BREACH OF NEUTRALITY Spain to Protest at Geneva

London. Sept. 23. Morring papers state the Spanish delegate to Geneva, the Foreign Minister. Senor del Vayo. will hand note to the powers protesting against alleged breaches of neutrality by Portugal and re- portedly detaling instances of the supplying of arms to the insur- gents... Reater.

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BELGIAN ENQUIRY

Brussels, Sept. 22. The Government has appointed a small ministerial committee to enquire into an alleged arms sean-Į army, dai

The powerful southern well-equipped with planes, is con centrating in the Toledo area for the advanca. According to insur gent headquarters. they will be commanded by General Varela, who was hitherto feading the at tack in the Malaga district- Reuler..

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NATIONALIST DENIAL

Hendaye, Sept. 23.

aimed at supply ng large quantities of arms to Spain.

The affair was discovered. It is reported, through finding a suit- case containing full details of the scheme in a railway carriage.

Antwerp is said to be centre of this lidt trade and police raids are continuing. It's stated that

one fald was carried out on the coast and a seizure of machine- guns was made at Ostend.-

The Nationalist radio station at Heater., Burges denies.. the report that the Alcazar in Toledo is nav totally destroyed. On the contrary, it is stated, the officers and cadets there are still holding out, and will be able to hold out till the troops of General Franco come to their ald.

Transocean News Service.

FIERCE ATTACK

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ARMS SMUGGLING SCANDAL

Political Personalities Implicated

London, Sept. 23.-MTS. Amy Mollison has asked to be permitted to fly the plane Miss Liverpool 1. in the Portsmouth-Johannesburg- air race next Tuesday. The, ma- chine is the one which Campbell Black was piloting when he was killed on Saturday 'and was to have been flown by him in the race. No decision is being laken gatil the relatives of Campbell Black have been consulted as to whether they would desire the machine to compete.--British Wireless.

NEUTRALITY IN

SPAIN ·

MONEY MARKET INCOME TAX ON

UNCERTAINTY

Franc Affected By Rumours

EMBARGO ON GOLD EXPORTS

FOREIGNERS

France And America

Oppose -

NOTES SENT TO NANKING

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London, Sept. 23. Rumours of impending changes in the French Cabinet, associated

Nanking, Sept 23. with the hasty return to Paris of Both the French and American the arch devaluationist, M. Paul Governments rejected the request Reynaud," from America, resulted of the Chinese Foreign Office that in further weakening of gold cur- their nationals in China be order- rencies in terms pt sterling, spot led to pay income tax to the franc falling to 17.86 whereupon | Chinese Government. In a note to British control pegged back, the rate to 76.28.

The underlying weakness, how ever, was spain reflected in for- ward quotations, particularly three months, which dropped to 7.00 before rallying to 8.87 discount.

In the latter "connection some quartera opine that the Startsa National Bank which had hither- to based its currency On the French franc. 15 now sukering from an attack of nerves and effecting forward sales, of French Currency against corresponding forward purchases of United States dollars which may account for the recent increase of premium for forward dollars in terms of sterling.

"Despite the fact that in the past

MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN BATTLE

DESCRIBED

INSURGENT CAPTURE OF ELRICO PASS

Defenders Exterminated

With Cold Steel

Paris, September 23.-

the " Foreign Office, the United States Embassy declared that

The insurgents' advance on Sierra Degredos which resulted in Chinese income tax law was inap-the capture of Elrico Pass, opening up the road to Avila, la described plicable to Americans in China,

In a despatch from Talavera del Areina. and also argues that the present regulations are impracticable" for the Chinese Government without adequate machinery to enforce the regulations universally.

The French note cites the pro- vision of thể Ŝino-French. Treaty, showing such regulations cannot be applied to French nationals in China.

The Chinese Foreign Ofice is now studying the French and American notes Reuter..

It adds that amidst the eternal snows of the Sierra, the Gay- ernment forces installed machine gun nests and even hauled up Artillery to the summits of the two peaks dominating the pass and an old Roman road.

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Three squadrons of“ msurgent cavalry attacked the government forces on the mountain flank. exterminating the defenders with cold steel The defenders on the heights thereupon retired

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It is stated that the government forces shot nearly ave hundred people, one-tenth of the popula- Mon of the village of - Arenas de Ban Pedro, including some fifteen. young girls.-

few days the Bank of France is KING EDWARD'S Benter.

estimated to have lost a further

£4.500.000 worth of gold, foreign. exchange circles doubt the funtours that France contemplates an over- night embargo on gold exports,

Discussion At Geneva but it is freely admitted that some

such action might soon be & virtual necessity,

London, Sept. 23.

Reuter. prospects of the Interna- tional Committee for application.

The

of agreement regarding non-inter-tħħitäkäBIBADANELL vention in Spain were the subject of discussion between the British and Frezich Foreign Ministers who dined together at Geneva last night..

Eden had a further interview with Earlier in the day. Mr. Anthony.

the

Portuguese representative, Senhor Monteiro, and it is under- stood further progress was made the question of Portuguese participation..

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The "Times" says that Senhor Montero was later in communiea- tion with his Government-- British Wirelenn.

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LONDON MEETING

London, Sept. 23... The sub-committee appointed by the International Committee on non-intervention in Spain was in sess on for about three hours in

London yesterday. A considerable amount of work is being done by the Governments to assist the work of the Committee The next meeting of the sub-committee has been called for Monday.- British Wireless

CHILDREN AS HOSTAGES

Outrage By Spanish Reds

St. Jean De Luz, Sept. 22. A telegram from the Mayor of Baragosa, to, the effect that 140 school children, who had been spending a holiday of four weeks la, a camp near Orib, were abduct-

ed by the Reds to be held ‘as

the

Im-

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Sept. 23........ Lomion silver prices to-day were down 1/16 as follow:-

Spot

Forward

Sept. 22 Sept. 23 19-1/2 19-7/16 19-1/2 19-7/18

„ETTEPOST FEDERUMIYU +

CHANGED ATTITUDE

OF LITVINOFF

French Paper Guesses Possible Reason

Paris, Sep. 22.

The Independent attude taken

HOLIDAY

Notable Economies At Balmoral

London, Sept. 23. The King, who is on holiday at Balmoral, Ja

notable making economies 52

Fis the Castle, Majesty refused. the bedroom formerly used by King . George. the best bedrooms Saying that must be reserved for guests, he chose a small room adjoining the pantry previously occupied by' one of the upper cervants.

Little more than half the staff taken by the late Majesties ac companied King Edward to Bal- moral Al carriages and Royal greys have been left behind and only a few ponies for the hills are now at Balmoral stables.

Arriving at Balmoral, the King, whose "enthusiasm for bagpipes is well-known, summoned the Royal band of six pipers which always plays at dinner, superintended the and Instructed them

rehearsal

Reuter.

up by Foreign Commissary Litvin-what tunes they were to play.— off in Geneva, has been an un- pleasant surprise to political cir cles here, since it had been taken for granted that Litvinoff would follow his normal course and sup- port the French viewpoint.

The foreign editor of the "Echo- de Paris," Pertinax, expresses the view that the charged attitude of Litvinoff may be due to the fact that the general staff conversa- tions between France and the Bo- viet Union, were not yet held im- mediately after the conclusion of the

Franco-Soviet Pact. In consequence of this, Fertinax states, the military pacta between

and the Soviet Union

MORNING SURPRISE IN LONDON

Big Ben Stops!

London, Bept. 23. Londoners hurrying to Duices this morning at about 9.10 were surprised when on looking at Big Ben they saw the dime was only 8.43, causing many to think their timepieces were out of order, but Czechoslovakia and Rumania are the fact was that Big Ben, had "banging in the fire," since neither sopped.

of these countries wish to enter

in

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Later it was found that a step-

terior of the tower had fallen on a spindle which turns the bands

Brussels, Sept." 23. The arms smuggling affair which

bostages, was received here with binding obligations waless France ladder used to whitewash the in-

utmost indignation. came to light. when the Spanish mediately after Military Attaché lost his attache Orio by, the Nationalists the Mayo

the "capture of case, which was found to contain proceeded there to bring the chu- compromising documents,

now dreu home, who had been unable

the

does so too---

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ANOTHER VIEW

Warsaw, Sept. 23.

"NO DELEGATES TO LEAGUE

Firm Attitude By Italians

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ETHIOPIANS MUST BE EXCLUDED

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Rome, Sept. 22. Italy won't send delegates to the League of Nations until the Ethio- plans are Anally excluded from the sessions at Geneva, according to authoritative quarters.

The decison to refer the matter

actual decison to withdraw was taken in Rome to demonstrate Big- nor Benito Mussolini's displeasure

at the Assembly's attitude concern- Ing Ethiopia.- Hruter.

SENATOR RECALLED

Geneva, Sept. 22. Senator de Michells. Italian de legate to the International, Radio conference which is at present meeting here, received instructions from Home on Tuesday, to leave the conference, whereupon he in- formed Abe President that he would be unable to attend the de- liberations henceforth.

• Considerable significance is at- tached here to the Italian Govern- ment's decision to forbid a further attendance of the Italian delegation ut this conference, which was con- roked by the League of Nations. It is believed that this may fore- shadow important events-- Transocean News Service,

QUESTION EXAMINIO

Geneva, Sept. 22 The Credentials Committee of the League of Nations, after a dis- cussion that listed two hours. decided to recommend that the League of Nations refer the ques- tion of Abyssinia's participation to the International: Court, at The

to the Hague Court has caused sur Hague. The Drafting Committee prise and it is believed Italy will has been instructed to prepare a decline to attend the forthcoming report and examine the various Locarno Conference until the de-legal questions pertaining to the cison of the Hague Court is known. problem, such as If the decision is against Italy 'she necessary for the is unlikely to associate herself in any new Western European security

pact.

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whether it is Assembly to vote unanimously, or' whether a

umple majority will do, in order to refer the question to The Hague, The question, whether the Abys- The rererence of the Ethiopian inian Delegation will be allowed question to the Hague Court is re- to attend the session until the garded here as a deliberate rebuff | International Court at The Hague co Italy's attempts at reconciliation

nas reached a verdict, has not yet and it is felt that the prospects of been decided.---` European appeasement have re- ceived a definite set-back

It is regarded as certain in the official quarters that there will be no Italian delegation for Geneva, ---- Reuter.

TO WITHDRAW

Tranaceon News Service

BULES NOT CLEAR"

London, Sept. 22 Geneva messages report that the Credential, Committee has decided to refer to the Permanent Court of International Justice at the Hague Geneva, Sept. 22. the question of the right of Ethio- The Italian delegation to the in-plan Delegation to gl. in League ternational Broadcasting Confer Assembly. It is not clear whether ence has announced its intention according to League rules of pro- of abandoning any further part in cedure the Ethiopian Delegation the work at the conference. The may or my not at pending the 'reason given is purely technical, award by the Hague Court and it is felt in Geneva that the British Wireless.

of the clack; preventing them from A GAS GEYSER

moving.

The Clerk of Works immediately WILL GIVE YOU

Madrid, Sept. 23. Reports from the Guadarrama front state that the insurgents were heavily defeated in the action near Lozoya reservoir, the main source of Madrid's water supply. Government forces have already seems to Implicate an increas to communicate with the parents" picked up over four hundred dead ing number of well-known political since beginning of the Civil War

The Ganeva correspondent of climbed the tower accompanied, by The insurgents had endeavoured to personalities,

the semi-official agency Iskra says | the makem to investigate the stop- He came to find them gone, and that Maxim Litvinof, Soviet For- page break through the front northwest The papers assert that

which

shortly put eye witnesses told him, how on of Madrid between Gascones and Socialist leaders involved in thetheir-fight the Reds had come to derable part in

eign Commissary played a consi- | right- Navaredone.

affair include the Secretary Gene- the dormitory at 2 o'clock in the Credentials Committee to recom-

bringing the Rexter'e Bulletin Service. The attack which was unpre-ral of the Socialist Party, Delvigne, morning, took the frightened chil-end referring the question of cedentedly force lasted all day The Flemish organ "Standard" dren to motor lorries and made admitting the Abyssinian Delega long and continued at night time, alleges that Delvigne did not only of with them. The insurgenta 'got near enough to buy the arms and ammunition the Government trenches to use for the Spanish Ambassador. but hand grenades, but with the fal that he "also acted as recruiting of darkness withdraw, demoralised agent for enlisting former Belglan by heavy losses, and abandoning officers who were to serve in the much war material Government Spanish Government forces as in-. troops

the retreating structors or machine-gunners.-—— pursued forces, for two miles.m,

Transocess News Service Reuter.

LAST ALCAZAR TOWER

COLLAPSES

Transocean News Serovo,.

GERMAN ARMY MANOEUVRES

Secrecy Observed

Berlin, Sept. 22. The German Army manoeuvres in West Germany are proceeding apace under great secrecy, with mechanised troops and aeroplanes predominating in the exercises.

tions to the League Bession to the International Court" at The Hague. The aim of Litvinoff, the agency continues was undoubtedly to make the Five-Power .conference impossible or dificult. Moscow was well aware that the possibility of Soviet Russia. being invited to participate in the conference was very slight and success of the conference would mean weakening Russia's position in. France... "Transocean News Servic

URUGUAY BREAKS WITH SPAIN

INCITING NATIVES TO REVOLT

("Hong Kong Dally Fren" Spéciali

The Generals commanding the Madrid, Sept. 23

Paris, Sept. 23, opposing forces will not know be- The last remaining tower of the

The Journee Industrielle pub forehand which aide wins the Alcazar in Toledo collapsed on shes a speech alleged to have battle, as is usual in the case of Tuesday when artillery of the been delivered over the Barcelona Army manoeuvres, but a decision. Government" forces continued to radio in the Arabic language by a will be given at the end of the fire at the fortress. The artillery Moroccan speaker, and in which exerciser Lombardment was, however, not the natives of Algier. Tunis and Correspondents of newspapers | hus withdrawn Its Legation from followed by an Infantry attack, Morocco are incited to rise against have not been given detalls of Madrid. KOMAN since a considerable part of the the authorities. The paper adds troop movements, in order that

Montevideo, Sept. 22. Uruguay has broken of dip- lomatic relatioris with Spain and

SULTAN'S ORDER IN MOROCCO.

Paris, Sept. 22. "All goods trafic between French and Spanish Morocco has been suspended until further notice, by order of the Bultan of Morocco. Al- though passenger traffic remains unhampered, it is feared that this order will have a 'serious effect on the Internatiorial Tangiera zosie,--- Transociar News Service

COMMANDER RETALIATES

As an answer to the suspension of the goods trame between the French and Spanish Morocco' zone. by the Sultan at the instigation of the French Government, the Com- zander-in-Chief of Spanish Morocco, General Argoz, has or- dered the complate closing of the This action is alleged to have Franco-Sparifah-Morocco frontier,

besieging, troops were transferred that the "Internationale" We one side cannot read in the followed the execution in Madrid according to a report by the ro the Maqueda front, to check the played at the conclusion of the papers what : Its opponent "fa") of three- alster of the Uruguayan | special" correspondent of the Nationalist advance on Madrid speech.

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