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PALESTINE PEACE

GESTURE

GEN. DILL'S ORDER TO

BRITISH FORCES

Tribute

To Co-operation The Three Services.

Jerusalem, October 12,

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General Fill in a special order to the British forces says that the strike and armed rebellion has been called off unconditionally by the Higher Arab Committee and that this result is almost entirely due to the energetic action of the three Services, although hampered by difficult circumstances.

The cordial co-operation of the three Services has enabled many severe blows to be inflicted upon the rebels and made possible the maintenance of all essential services.

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POLICE THANKED

After thanking the police for their co-operation, the Comman- der-in-Chief expressed the hope that the campaign of murder and banditry will now cease.

He, udded, however, that for some time to

it will be COME necessary for all ranks to keep in readiness for instant action to support law and order.- Reuter,

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SHOPS REOPEN

Jerusalem, Oct. 12. The Palestine Arabs returned to work this

morning after Xx months' strike. Shop windows were unshuttered for the Arst ume since the spring. Arab buses are running, but there are still terroristic incidents as for example the sniping of Jewish colonies last, night when a Jewish special con- stable was shot dead.- leuter Bulletin, Servier

PRESS OPINION

London. Oct. 12

MADRID PREPARES FOR DEFENCE

Women To Participate

Madrid, Oct. 11. An army of 40.000 miltis men, volunteers from all walks of life and of all ages, supported, by wo men sympathisers who carry arms and fight shoulder to shoulder with their men-folk, is ready to defend Madrid when the big attack according to sin official comes, broadcast from the capital by the Government radio station,

The Government simultaneously expressed confidence that in the final clash "the partisans of Hitler and Mussolink would be roundly beaten

Meanwhile, the man body of the attacking insurgents is ready to

move.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1936.

REBEL ARMIES

UNITE

Decisive Advance On Madrid

OPERATIONS TO BE

HASTENED

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Burgos, Oct. 11.

At the Nationalist Headquarters everyone is in high spirits at the news of the fact that the north and south Nationalist armies have been able to unite forces in the offensive against Madrid. On Saturday night General Varelas troops, that recently relieved Tale. do, and a section of the Monas- terio group of forces, met at Sobreros, and these finally were

JEAN BATTEN'S AMBITIONS

Tasman Sea Flight May Be Banned

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DEATH UNDER

TRAIN

Cousin Of Lieut. Col. Colville

Melbournă, Oct, 12. Miss Elizabeth Georgina Colvillo The Federal aviation authorities (32), of Cadogan Place, London, may forbid Misa Jean Batten's at who lost her life as the result of tempt to cross the Tasman Sea falling under a train at Knights- from Australia to her native bridge Underground Station, Lon- Dominion, New Zealand.

don, was a' cousin of Lieutenant- Colonel David Colville, Under- Secretary for Scotland.

The Civil Aviation Board is OD- posed to single-engined planes at- tempting to fy this 1,000-mile stretch of water. which has claim- ed more than one stout plane and gallant pilot Reuter.

LANDING SCENES

Port Darwin. Oct. 11. Miss Jean Batten. daring and Joined by troops of General lovely New Zealand aviatrix, caus- Escomeg. All three gave expresed the crowd which greeted her sion of the delight at this momen-here to gasp with apprehensive- When she landed to-day, tuous development in the cam-ness paign by cheering lustly for Gen-smashing the record for a solo 'ght from England to Australia eral Franco,

by almost a full day.

It is considered at Headquarters

The brakes of her pläne jammed here that this development will

as she landed and the machine greatly accelerate the advance un Madrid.

two "Nationalist spun swiftly around a full circle, since armies can now act as one. Gen-the tall skidding dangerously, a

But Miss Batten stepped out erai, Franco has transferred tr:e General Headquarters to Salamax-smiling and und'smayed. ca. but the seat of the Nationalist Government is still at Burgos..

The Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish National Army is now set- tling all details for the decisive advance on Madrid. For, the sake of the population of the capital, the operations are to be hastened to the utmost War bulletin No. 73 of the North Army confirms the conquest of Cebreros and el Tlem- blo in the Avila region, Cebreros

She said she was overjoyed to have broken the solo fight record for the long, arduous "voyage. The flight had been a train. she admitted. She felt well though she had had some unenviable ex- periences.

She will now Ay home to New Zealand, she announced. Fruter.

FLIGHT TO SYDNEY

Port Darwin, Oct. 12. Miss Jean Batten look off this s especially important, as it is the point of intersection of 5 mountain

morning for Sydney and arrived at roads. At el Tiemblo the Nation-Longreach Queensland, at 9 a.m. sheep G.M.T., where she will refuel. From alists have captured 7,000 which were destined for provision- Sydney she will fly across the Ing Madrid.

Tasman Sea to Auckland" Renter's Bulletin Service

As regards the military situation of Oviedo, the Nationalists are of- tering desperate resistance to the Keds. and General Queipo de

cia.

Llano announces that reinforce- ments are on their way from Gall-

The news or the term.ration of It is thought General Francisco

that Reacting to the report the Arab strike in Palestine, which Fracco, in supreme command of steamers belonging to the Reds are is officially estimated to have been the rebel rorces. may launch a transporting to foreign countries

for responsible

threa hundred mass attack to-morrow, a feast fart treasures * from churchés, deaths and over

thousand day of the Spanish rates. com- monasteries and castles. the Na wounded, evokes a chorus of ap-memorating the discovery of Ame-tional Junta has issued proval in the British Press.

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The newspapers offer congrato- | Reuter. lations on the statesmanlike in- vention of the three Arab Kings and also congratulate General Dill for holding his hand so long as the negotiations were going on.

The Arab Kings expression of "reliance on the goodwill of Hls Majesty's Government, which has already declared that justice will prevail." is re-echoed by all com- mentators, regardless 02 party. with the provision that British goodwill will only be effective if it is backed up by a readiness for concession and compromise on both sides in Palestine.

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REDS COVET GOLD

IN SPAIN

Burgos, Oct. 11

"A proof of the open discontent prevailing among the Reds is the fact that proclamations were seen posted in the streets of the towns on the Spanish south front. read- ing "Spanish gold must not go to Russia! It belongs to the Spanish workers, and must be divided among them."-THE is reference to a recent dispatch of bullor from Madrid to other countries.

The "Morning Post" expresses the opinion that the policy tereta- fore pursued by the Mandatory which was particularly `resented, Power could never bring

since the man in the trenches has manent peace to Palestine and

tint received no pay for

Somc may have to be substantially modi-

past.- fed in the light of its results. Pronanceun News Seruser.

The Daly - Herald Bayı Mandatory Power may bring or- der, but cannot bring peace and prosperity as long as the two na- tions continue at war--- Reuter

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MORE LAWLESSNESS

Jerusalem, Oct. 11.

city The inhabitants of this flocked to places of worship to-day where special prayers of thanks. giving were said for the end of the Arab strike, called for to-morrow. The bells of the churches pealed joyously.

However, although there is x truce in sight between the Arabs and the authorit'es. there have bean a number of lawless acts dur** ing the past 24 hours. Hidden salpers fired on the billets of the Cameron Highlanders in. Bethle hem The troops, turning out to meet the attack, indicted two casualties on the raiders

The authorities have imposed a collective fine of £1,000 upon Hebron following the wounding of three privates of the 2nd Battalion of Cameron Highlanders and a British constable in an attack on an armoured car unit south of the city Friday night.- Router.

CRICKETER'S DEATH

London, Oct. 12. The death has occurred of Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer and inventor of the googly, of heart faiture,—|

MADRID.MOSCOW WIRELESS.

("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)

Moscow, Oct. 12,

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pro- the

clamation to the effect that sales of such objects would never be recognised by the Nationalist Government and that those who took possession of them would be prosecuted by the law- Trunkorean News Service.

SUDETEN GERMANS HOLD MEETING

Two of Miss Colville's brothers are directors of the Scottish steel frm of David Colville and Sons. Ltd.

SINO-JAPANESE AFFAIRS

PRESS ACCUSATION OF

INTERFERENCE

Allegation Against

Britain

Her death is the second to ocar TOKYO FOREIGN OFFICE DOUBT

in the family within a month, for

her mother, Mrs. Jeannie Millar Colville, died at Arngomery, Kip- pen. Stirlingshire, at the end of August.

One of Miss Colville's brothers left Kippen on his way to visit his sister.

HOUSE IN LONDON

Miss Colville's father was the late Mr. Archibald Colville, of Arn- gomery.

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Tokyo, Üctober 12. Questioned at this morning's press conference, the Foreign Office spokesman said that he doubted the truth of the "Koku- min Shimbun's" allegation that "Britain was manoeuvring for invocation of the Nine Power Treaty."

Tokyo, Oct. 12.

According to allegations print

under streamer newspaper headlines in the Japanese "Koku- Her brother, Mr. J. M. Colville. min Shimbun." a joint protest to speaking from Arngomery to a re-Tokyo against violadon of the poter recently, sald:-

Nine Power Pact was suggested by Great Britain to other signatories of that treaty shortly after the opening of recent conversations at Nanking

"My sister lived with the family here at Arngomery, but she also had a house of her own in London, where she spent part of the year. "My sister had only been in Lon- don for about a week. When she left here she appeared to be in good healthy although naturally.she was upset at her mother's death.".

ARMS MANUFACTURE IN BRITAIN Royal Commission Ends Its Labours

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between the Japanese Ambassador. Mr. Kawagoe, and the

Chinese Foreign Minister, General Chang Chun.

The Journal refers to "faithless Britain's large-scale international conspiracy to hinder Sino-Japan- ese negotiations by invoking the

Power Pact

This pact, which was signed in Washington in 1922. binds the signatories to respect the sover- eignty and territorial and adminis- trative integrity of China.--. Reuter.

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FORTIFICATIONS IN THE PACIFIC

British Invitation To Japan

Tokyo, Oct. 12 The Foreign Office spokesman announced at a press conference that the Foreign Office received a few days ago Britain's invitation to discuss the maintenance of Article nineteen of the Washing ton Naval Treaty forbidding fur- ther fortifications by the United States," Britain and Japan in the

Pacific Ocean. ' The spokesman believed. however. that Japan would not be ready with a reply for some time.

The Japanese press forecasta that Japan will hold out for con- siderable ratification ļot

three of Article nineteen regarding Japanese territories.-- Reuter.

FIRED ON

London, Oct. 12. The report of the Royal Com-

CHINESE REPORTS mission on manufacture of arms

Shangha, Oct 12. appointed in February last year is in the hands of the Government...

The North China problem will Newspapers state that the re-be, the main point of discussion

unan'mous, will when the Sino-Japanese negotia- | MANCHUKUO PATROL.» port, which

that the show,

Commisalan tions reopen at Nank ng this week. are opposed to nationalisation according to the Chinese press.

the arms industry but

Chinese A semi-independent that in the event despatch from Tokyo states that propose

Sino-Japanese co-operation of outbreak of war the Govern the

Once take full programme had entered a "new munition making stage," and that "concrete plans" ment should at control of all

Also con- are now being studied by the Chi- businesses and should

nese and Japanese authorities in It is also stated that more strict North China- script capital.

control over export of arms to Reuter,

countries is ad- semi-civilized vocated

British Wireless.

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("Hong Kong Daily Pres" Special

Prague, Oct 12 Upwards of 50.000 persons took part in a meeting of the Sudeten- deutsche Party on Sunday in the and town of Teplitz-Schoenau, enthusiastically cheered the party leader. Konrad Henlein, when he appeared on the platform.

"Deputy Sandner, who is also

EMISSARY'S STATEMENT member of the Party's Executive,

Nagasaki, Oct. 12. declared in a speech that 3 mll-

Government's The Japanese, lion Germans in the Sudeten re-

special emissary Mr. Kuwashima glom obstinately refused to give up

Interviewed here to-day on his re- their chartered rights, despite

turn from China, declined to dis- famine and great distress The the Czech

cuss the instructions be took to the speaker appealed to

Japanese Ambassador at Nanking." people to realise what would nave:

Paris, Oct. 11.

Mr. Kawagoe, which are thought happened if in 1933 an emissary

The population of Paris learned to have contained the outline of from Moscow had taken over the Paris, Oct. 11.

leadership of the Sudeten Germans through posters that the Prefect policy which the Tokyo Gover Two British destroyers arrived in

instead of Konrad Henlein There of police ordered an anti-air raidment wished its representative to 8t. Jean de Luz, bringing 123 wp- men and children, who had beet would, the speaker continued, have rehearsa) for October 18, when all follow in negotiations with China. However, he remarked that from

BRITISH RESCUE OF REFUGEES

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imprisoned for two months as

PARIS ANTI-AIR RAID DRILL

been no more favourable ground Ughts must be shut at the alarm

hostages, first at Ban Sebastien in Europe for spread of Com-signal, and all motor traffic must consultations with Japanese of-

then at Bilbao. The destroyers also landed 76 other fugitives of different nationalities from Hlibao. The women and children were taken back to San Sebastian--- Transocran News Servicn.

WOMEN HOSTAGES EXCHANGED

St Jean de Luz, Oct. 12. Direct wireless communication The first exchange of hostages betwee: Madrid and Moscow has took place to-day when the Go now been opened. On this occa-vernment women hostages in Bil- women ston the Foreign Minister of the bao and the Insurgents'

were Madrid Government sent a wire-hostages in San Sebastian less telegram. to Litvinov in which brought here by two British des-

ཥ ་ ;" he stated that he wished to take troyers and exchanged, advantage of the inauguration of The arrangement for exchange this new service to express the was made by the Chilian gratitude of the Spanish people bassador. for the help rendered by Boviet Russia.

This help, the Minister went on

to say, would never be forgotten.

Reuter's Bulletin Service

Ass-

in Spain, and was the guarantee FUTURE OF SPAIN of a lasting friendship between the two countries.

Franan-zan News Seresce

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GRAND VIZIER AT SEVILLE

Sevilla, Oct. 11, The Grand Vizier of the Caliph of Spanish Morocco together with ED Moroccan Nobles, arrived here celebrate with all National Spain the Race Day. The Grand Vivier drove through the town with General Gucipo de Llana, and this visit establishes again the truth of the statements, that the Caliph of Morocco is in great accord with the Nationalist in Spalo Transocean News Service.

Burgos, Oct. 11. What Spain will look like, once the Nationalists come into power was set forth in a proclamation lasued on Sunday by the military cortand at. Coruna,

"Foremost Spain is to be united. without internal division. No part or its territory is to enjoy any spe- clal privileges, because subsidiary Governments invariably detract from the dignity of the State. The proclamation of the Catalan sta- tute two years ago for instance was ridiculous, while the promise of autonomy made a year ago by the Basque provinces, have been til -respected by the Basques, who have cooperated with the Reds against the Nationaliste. Trunturcan News Nersion.

a

starving

munism than this distressed area, and it was due to Konrad Henlein that order and discipline has been

amongst preserved nation of 3 milion souls

Hen ein then himself addrered the meeting, saying: "We demand to be recognised as belonging to a nation numbering: 100 millions." Henlein affirmed that the question of the rights of minorities in the Czechoslovakian State could only be solved with the co-operation of the Sudeten Germans. The | speaker's utterances were greeted with loud and prolonged cheering.

-Transocean News Service.

NON-INTERVENTION · COMMITTEE

One Man Wounded

Hsingking, Oct. 12. A Kwantung Army communique announced that Soviet troops fired on a Manchukuo, patrol unit fifty strong at Yangkuanping near the mouth of the Thumen Riyer at 2 p.m. on Sunday. One Manchukuan was wounded.

Both des received reinfarge. ments and confronted each other four hundred metres apart Reuter.

ANOTHER REPORT

Tokyo, Oct. 12. A message from Seoul states that four Manchukuan soldiers were killed, five seriously injured and two are missing in a clash of Man- chukuo. patrol units and Soviet troops near Hunchun, east border t? Manchukuo at 5 o'clock on Sun- day morning.-

be interrupted for half an hour.cials in Shanghai and Nanking be| Reuter,

Planes will circle over, the 'elty to control, whether really every thing is dark, and at the end

bombardment sham

work of

the rescue squads will take place Transnccan New: Serviço.

KING'S VISIT TO SOUTH WALES

Tour Through Depressed

#Aress

London, Oct. 12 The King will make a two-day tour of the depressed areas in Bonth Wales on November 18 and 19 Details of the tour have not yet been decided.

It is understood that he will not London, Oct. 12. visit the big towns but will spend The date of the next meeting of the time inspecting conditions in the International Committee for the countryside where depression application of the non-interven is at its worst

tion agreement has not yet been This will be the King's first visit Aared The complainants which to Wales, since his accession--- were presented at last week's Brituk Wireleša. inceling have been transmitted to their respective Governments by the Portuguese, Italian and Ger man representatives, and it is assumed that until they have received the replies of their Gov- ernment's to the accusations made further session will not be summoned.. British Wirelew

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CHANNEL CROSSED ON SKIS

NEW HUNGARIAN CABINET

Budapest, Oct. IL

GIRL GLIDER IN CRASH

received the impress on that the present Sino-Japanese negotiations were of the utmost importance.

Although sufficiently optimistie in these matters to doubt the pos- sibility of war breaking out, he voiced a warning that the Chinese A gizi għider pilot, Miss Norah Gernment must take the most-Coates, Laged 23, botr Osterburn- decisive measures to suppress the street, Hull, was seriously injured in an accident at Hull Acrodramé anti-Japanese feeling in the coun- try under its control. Unless the recently, ha Nanking Government could effec- tively control its people, disaster might follow.

Mr. Kuwashima remarked that the British and United States re- presentatives were very active in

string to gather information res- Pesting the negotiations.

He did not know, he added, whe-

ther or not they were engaged in

political manoeuvres.----

Beuter.

PARTY OPPOSITION IN FRANCE

Paria, Oct. 11..

Her machine was caught by a strong gust of wind when leaving the ground and carried to a height of 50 feet. Before Miss Contes could gain control it crashed on top of her.

MOTOR-CYCLING RECORD

Britisher's Feat

Frankfurt, Get. 12.

The British motor-cyclist Eric Fernihough created a world record for the kilometre standing start of 159.186 kilometres per hour.

Ernst Henne held the previous

"We shall not shrink from a record with 151:58 kilometres per Oght declared Colonel da la Ro-hour.

que, in Valenciennes, when ad- dressing over 20,000. This state-

HENNE'S RECORDS. Henne riding a 560 cubic cen-

The composition of the Hungarment is the answer to the declaratmetre BMW. created world's re lan Cabinet under the new Pre- tion of his opponents, that the

mier, Darany, is as follows: Fire Crossers would never dare to cords for the flying kilometre and ale 012722, and 262, per Hour Rome Affairs (Nicolaus von Koz resort to violence

respectively.

Reuter

ma), Foreign Affairs (Koloman

The answer to this statement von Kanya), War (General of In-came at the same day, when the fantry, Roeder), Industry (Horne Mayor of Lens, speaking at a misza), Public Works (Homan) meeting of the Popular Front, de Finance (Fabingi), Justice (Lazar)

clared that the Socialists were

Mr. A. G. Davis, LLB,

New

law and head of the Department

Mr. Leonard Philips, a medical The Minstry for Enlightenment | ready to fight for the possession of Zealand), LL.M. (Lond.), lecturer in student of Willesden, and Miss will be henceforth headed by the their freedom, and to sacrifice Gloria Feori, of Hendon, recently Premier, and the Trade Ministry even their lives. Premier Blum at crossed the Channel on water-skis for the time being by the Minister the same time reiterated his ad- from Dover to Calais and back, a of Industry

herence to the Popular Front- distance of 44 miles, in 67 minutes. Traniocon News Service.

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of Law, University College, Hat has been appointed lecturer in law "and" director of legal studies ́at University College Swansea.