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NO NEGOTIATION WITH MADRID

Unconditional Surrender Demanded

GENERAL FRANCO

CONFIDENT

"Our Movement Is On The Eve Of Triumph"

Burgos, October 21.

Negotiation with Madrid Is impossible. We ins at on uncon- ditional arrender." declared General Franco, leader of the in- vading forces, at an interview.

With a supremely confident bearing, General Franco sa'd: "Our movement is on the eve of triumph. We have taken Iles- cas, twenty five miles from Madrid, and advanced beyond that" place, invested Naval Carnero, menace" Aranjeuz, and dominate Escorial

CONCERN FOR SYMPATHISERS

The line surrounding the capi- tal has been drawn in and forti- fied. In a few weeks we advanced a hundred kilometres. We could have advanced further much quicker, but we did not wish to Bombard villages and towns where our sympathisers Ilve."

PLAN TO EVAÇUATE CAPITAL

Alleged Soviet Influence In Madrid

General Franco denied that the "Hong Kong Daily Press" Specialy insurgents ever used poison gas.— Router.

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TWO LINES OF DEFENCE

Lisbon, Oct. 21. An insurgent wireless message states that the Government has prepared two lines of defence, the first on the outskirts of Madrid where they have posted a thou- sand machine guns and the secand inside the city where bar- ricades and trenches have been erected.

The insurgents claim 10 have shot down six Government planes on the Aragon front- Regler's Rulletin Sermes.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, ` OCTOBER 22, 1936, “

BERLIN

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MEETING PERSONALITIES

CHANCELLOR HITLER

COUNT CIANO

BARON VON NEURATH Berlin. October 21-Count Clano started discussions with the German Foreign Minister. Baron von Neurath this morning. The Italian Foreign Minister's arrival last night in Berlin from Munich was ceremonially greeted and a banquet will be given in his honour to-night. To-day he will review Hitler's Youths and lay a wreath, at the German War Memorial. Count Clans will be seeing Chan- cellor Hitler on Saturday before his return to Rome-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

GIRL PAT'S

ADVENTURE

George Orsborne's Allegations

London, Oct. 20. George Orsborne," former mas- ter of the trawler Girl Pat, who is charged, with his brother James, with stealing the little Grimsby véssel, related in Old, Bailey to-day how he had navigaten across the Atlantic with only a school boy's

atlas.

Yesterday. when defence counser Closs-examined Mr. Tom Moore.

Burgos, Oct. 21. Interesting revelat ons are be- ing made by clrcles who are in a position to have accurate informe-managing director of the Mar- tion. concerning the fact tha Minister of Interior, Prieto is tek- ing advantage of the reported - ness of Premier Caballero to ac- tively pursue his plans to evacuat? the capital and transfer the seat of the Marxist Government from Madrid to "Barcelona.

According to informed quarters the scheme would already have been carried out" but for the strenuous opposition by the Soviet Russian Ambassador. Moses Rosen- ARAGON FRONT

berg, who is in favour of defend- Burgos, Oct. 21 Ing Madrid to the utmost. In Renewed activity has been re- view, however, of the fall of Ovie- ported from the Aragon Front. the do, it is stated that Rosenberg has mountain chala Alentisque, east dropped his opposition, and it is of Saragossa having been stormed belleved that

Government' by the Nationalists, the defenders will leave Madrid before being put to fight, leaving many

long and establish itself in Barcelona, dead and wounded, and a quan- where in tity of war material behind.

conjuncdon with the Catalan Marxist authorities it will This victory gives the Nation-proclaim, an independent "Soviet

alists control of the entire Al- cubierre mountain range, which borders 03 the provinces of

Huesca and Saragossa- Transuzena News Service.

GOVERNMENT CLAIMS

Madrid, Oct. 21. The Government claims two successful counter-attacks north- west of Madrid at Robledo, De Chavela and in a southward direction of Oviedo where three Government columns routed the Insurgents with heavy losses,

Azana's visit to Barcelona it is stated forms part of a pretext to visit all fronts in turn- Heuter's Bulletin Service.

The

WAR FRONT REPORTS

Murgos, Oct. 20. tionalist troops operating In the laga saetor have occupied the town of Antora on the main trunk motor road Jerez de 13 Fronters according to messages "received here, which however still lack oficial confirmation, The capture, of Antora would be an important step forward In the National'st's advance on Malaga. the two towns are only 40 kilometres apart.

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The 8th Division reports from Huesca that the Nationalists have occupied the famous place pilgrimage, Bandul Teria, 3 strategically important point on the Almudever-Tardiente road, capturing large quantities of war material from the retreating Reds in this action.

Republic."-

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Transocean New Seretes

AZANA'S VISIT TO BARCELONA Radio Statements By Both Sides

("Hour Kong Daily Preas" Special)

Paris. Oct. 21.

strand Fishing Company. which owns the Girl Pat, the suggestion was made that Mr. Moore encour- aged Orsborne to get rid of the ship in order to get the insurance, money. Mr. Moore denied the sug- gestion.

"To-day the defence adhered, to this suggestion, and George Or- sborne related several talks with his employer.

AMY MOLLISON | NATIONAL

INJURED

HEALTH

Forced Landing In A Field

DANGER OF FIRE AVERTED

her

London, Oct. 21, Mrs. Amy Malliston suffered a

shoulder when the aeroplane in broken nose and lajury to

which she was dying alone from France turned over during an emergency landing in a field in Kent.

She lost her bearings in fog off Dungeness and. as darkness was approaching decided to Jand. After doing so she applied the brakes, to avoid running into. houses around the field and over- turned.

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the airwoman's clothes were soak- with petrol, but she had switched ni the engine and danger of fire was thus averted. British Wireles

When berated from her cabin,

DOMESTIC "RIFT

· London, Oct. 20. Mrs. Amy Mollison, one of the greatest woman pllots Hving,, after an accident in which her plane was badly wrecked, announced to-night that she and Jim Mollison, equally famous fler, had decided to separate,

Replying to a question by Judge Singleton, he said he understood. one of the company's ships was to be cast away. This witness said that after the"Oirl Pat left Dover he found an atias belonging to his eldest son in his coat pocket, and that was their orily chart "for the Test of the trip around the world." He had talked with the crew of Jersey, and told them that, the ship looked as though she could stand a bit of punishment. "I sald

"Jim and I have amicably decid- we could circle round the Southed to go our own ways in future," Atlantic and come back by the she said. North Atlantic and leave her at Grimsby."

A little while before. while. Bying from Le Bourget to Croyon, Amy's At Cortablon a Spaniard offered machine gave her trouble and she hlm 16.000 pesetas and another was obligea to make a landing in ship for the Girl Pat, but he refus- the darkness. A lorry driver 'drag- ed the offer, he said. Hearing ad-ged her from the wreckage of the journed until to-morrow- Reuter

machine...

WRONG NAME

A radio message from Madrid states: "The Spanish President Azana is conducting important

London. Oct. 26. discussions in Barcelona with the

Thi nam of the managing President of the Catulan Gene-Company, owners of the Girl Fat.. director of the Marstrand Fishing ralidad, Companys on the plan of who featured as military co-operation Madrid and Catalonia"

between

Valladolid announces that the ac- The Nationalist radio station in

tual object of Azâna's visit to Bar- celona is to make arrangements. for the eventual evacuation of Madrid and removal of the Gov- ernment to Barcelona- Transocean News Servica:

FAMOUS DEFENDER OF OVIEDO Reveals Strength Of Besieging Forces

now

"Dong Kour Daily PressTM Specia!)

Burgos, Det. 21. The

famous defender of Oviedo, General Aranda, is stated to have asserted that the Marxist troops besteging Oviedo were be tween 5,000 and 8,000 strong, and

a witness in yesterday's hearing of the charge of theft of the vessel against fts master, was erroneously reported! as John instead of Tom Moore.- Reuter

AFGHAN MISSION" TO TURKEY

War Minister Received In Audience

Ankara, Det, 31. The President of the Republic,

She is not seriously hart bat la. suxering slightly from shock.-

Reuter's Bulletin Service

QUO TAI CHI'S OPINION

Geneva Talk About The League

London, Oct. 21. Everyone In Geneva said that China got more this year than anyone with her election seat in Council and the election of Dr. Cheng Fal-ting in succession to Dr. Wang Chung-hut as judge of the Hague Tribunal." said Mr. Quo Tal- chi with a smile when interviewed

'.

Ataturk has received in au- by Reuter. dience the Afghan War Minister;; The Ambassador continued that Mahmut Khan, who was accom- panied by the Chief of Staff of the for the Hague Tribunal who ob- there was also a Turkish candidate Afghan Army, as well as by the tained a majority of votes at the Afghan Ambassador to Ankara, League Council Subsequently the well provided with artillery, part and the Afghan Minister to Ber-Assembly elected Dr. Cheng Fal-!

of which was of Czechoslovakian In origin. The General stated that the Marxists also had 籍 Large number of tanks of armoured cars at 'their disposal-- Trunsocean News Service.

A message from Madrid announ- ces that the Red Minister 01 Interior, Pezas, has been placed in supreme charge for the defence of the capital The report adds that the appointment is causing considerable dissatisfaction And excitement among the Marxist elements in Madrid, in view of the fact that Pezas was formerly a member of the Guardia Civil which is a body of crack troops and has always been the traditional object of hatred for the Reds ---- ~ Transocean News Service, **

GRIP TIGHTENED

London, Det, 20, »

the fighting to sectors around Madrid Indicata dimeult

Reports from

chief: has tightened his grip on the Spanish capital materially. An apparently inexhaustible stream

The conversation between the President of the Turkish Republic and the Afghan War Minister, at which the Turkish Foreign Minis- ter was als present, lasted more than one hour. Transocean Feme keente,

of fresh troops is pouring into his hausted, and the winter, which it lines to participate in the final is anticipated will be exceptionally cssault on the greatest city in hard, has already begun. Spain, where the altuation to Bald

The insurgents, at present con- be becoming increasingly solidating their positions, claim to be within 20 miles of the capital

that General' Francisco Franco; Reserves of coal, for example, at one point.

insurgent Commander-in- are reported

to be almost ex- Beuter

ting by a large majority. Dr. Cheng was the Chinese Com- missioner at the Chinese art ex hibition at Burlington House which was so highly praised.

NON-INTERVENTION IN SPAIN

SOVIET EFFORTS FOR FREE ACTION

French Press Criticism

(“Hồng Kông Daiy Press" Special)

Paris, October 21. The conversation which Foreign Minister Delbes had with the Soviet Ambassador Potemkin is given considerable prominence in the press on Wednesday.

The subject of the conversation, states the "Petit Parisien," was the step taken by Russia with regàrd to non-intervention in the Spanish civil war, and the eventuality of Soviet Russia' withdrawing from the neutrality "pact and assuming freedom of action. France, the paper states, is, like Britain, still opposed to any interference in Spain,

"If times were not too serious to laugh, one would have to laugh at the efforts being made by the Soviet Govertiment," writes the "Figaro."

the paper con-

CAMPAIGN tinues, there was any country

Government Support In Britain

London, Oct. 21. Government support for volun- tary organisations is to be part of the national, health campaign. The Board of Education hope it may be found possible to ensure that the activities of the Central Counci ob recreative physical training. which exists to Co- ordinate the efforts of all, volun- tary bodies interested in physical recreation, may not be hampered for lack of funds.

Local education authorities are belag urged to appoint men and women organisers 0% physical training in their areas. At pre- sent less than half of the. 316 authorities employ such ganisers.

or-

Another step in the physical fitness campaign is free provision of physical training clothes and footwear for elementary school children for gymnasium use.

·British Wirele...

SHANGHAI COTTON

MARKET

Measures To Check Speculation

which ought to keep silent, this country is Soviet Russia. It is not only a matter of the munitions which are arriving ip great quantities at Bilbao, but of the part played by the Soviet Ambas- sador in Madrid, Rosenberg, who must be regarded as the reat power behind the Madrid Govern- ment."-

Transocena News Service.

DEBATE IN LONDON

London, Oct. 21. The newspapers anticipate that in reference to the appeal of the leader of the Parliamentary Op- position, Mr. Attlee for immediate summoning of Parliament to de- bate the Spanish question, Gov- ernment' will be prepared to de- vote the sitting of the House of Commons on October 29 to debate on non-intervention and to post-i pone prorogation of Parlament į until the following day.

The reply of the Prime Minister to Mr. Attlee's request will, it la expected. be communicated to Mr. Attine before the conclusion of the meeting of the National Council of Labour which is meeting to-day to consider the situation in Spain. -British Wireless.

CABINET MEETING •

Londo, Oct. 21. The Prime Minister presided over the usual meeting of the Cabinet at 10 Downing Street this morning.- 'British Wireless

Nanking, Oct. 21. "It's learned that the Ministries

POWERS SILENT of Finance and Industries are de-

London, Oct. 20. vising measures to check specula- tion

Concern is felt in Whitehall at: OR the Shanghai cotton the non-receipt of the promised tries to-day instructed the super- observations on the Soviet allega- market. The Ministry of Indus-Italian, German and Portuguese visor of the Shanghai market to tions of Infractions of the Spanish keep a close watch on operations. Non-Intervention Agreement. Heuter.

TIN COMMITTEE MARK TIME

vention agreement has been hand- ed to the Foreign office by the Spanish Ambassador.

On

It is believed a number of spect- fic charges are made, including one to the effect that large numbers of tanks and 100 fame-throwers from Italy were landed at Cadis October 15. It is also charged that a. German ship, believed to be destroyer, landed anti-aircraft guns at Algeciras on October 17- Reuter

SOVIET ATTITUDE

Moscow, Oct, 20 While it is regarded as unlikely that the Soviet will decide to with- draw from the non-intervention pact before the meeting of the In- ternational Spanish Non-Interven- tion Committee in London, political circles are pessimistic with regard to the committee's intention or ability to satisfy the Soviet "de- mands and predict that an early withdrawal will be followed by art arrangement to supply the Mad- rid Government's forces with ma- terial of war.

Meanwhile, official encourage- ment is being given to thousands ", of workers' meetings. held under the slogan: "Rush ammunition to Spain unless Fascist intervention is stopped."

Placards announce that millions. of roubles are pouring in to trade unior funds for the purpose of purchasing food and clothing for the Spanish civilians.

Foreign observers here believe the Soviet is unlikely to despatch troops and arms to Spain owing to the fear of precipitating an inter- national confiagration. It 1:33 thought more kely, that if the non-intervention pact is abrogated Russia will purchase ammunition in other countries, from which it will be sent to Spain.- l'outer.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL

London, Oct. 20-

Lord Plymouth, chairman of the international committee, has again approached the three Governments concerned requesting that they! The death has occurred of Ad- - send prompt replies to enable the miral - Bir Herbert Goodenough. committee to, meet at the end of; King-Hall, who destroyed the Ger- the week

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The Hague, Oct. 21. The International Tin Commit-

man "cruiser Konigsberg in East tee to-day issued a communique ing infractions of the non-inter-

It is understood that a note alleg | Africa during the Great War.-

Reuter, stating that the Committee is unable to arrive at an agreement with the Stamese Government tegarding the renewal of control after the expiry of the agreement now 'operation.

The Committee is meeting 'n Parts on November 5 and will issue a statement regarding negotiations with Slam Reuter

OFFICIAL MOURNING AT END

London, Oct. 21.

To day, nine months after the death of King George V., official mourning comes

а to

end. Omelal dinners and dances will be resumed. The Services will discard half mourning and mem- make more frequent appearances bers of the Royal Family will

British Wireless at social functiona

ANOTHER. VOYAGE Mr. Quo Tai-chi said, that every-

BY AIRSHIP one in Geneva was more firmly re- solved 'than ever that the League (Hong Kong Dally Press" Specialy must triumph in spite of the re- Frankfurt-on-Main; Oct. 21, cent failures. What alternative The airship Hindenburg depart- system of alliances and endless am. on the 16th Atlantic voyage, is there," he said, "except the olded or Wednesday morning at 8.30 armaments. Some criticise the the destination being South Ameri- League as being a part of the ca.. This voyage marks the begin- Versailles Treaty, but there is not ning of the weekly aleship service much of Versailles left." He did to South America. not think any major reform of the Covenant is likely to eventuate. Reuter

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