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COMBINED ATTACK ON MADRID

AWAITING FRANCO'S

ORDER

Bombers To Assist In Final Assault

Lisbon, November 2

Madrid is expected to fall within forty eight hours after launching A combined attack from the southwest General Franco's order for which is expected at any moment, says the milltary correspondent of the "Diario de Lisboa" with the In- surgents when word was given that a hundred aeroplanes will drop a thousand bombs on defence works, headquarters and barracks, inside and outside Madrid.

With the simultaneous opening of a heavy artillery bombard- ment, tanks, followed closely by waves of African infantry, will surge forward in an attempt to carry the advance into the heart of the capital,

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The insurgent forces comprise 20,000 Moors and Legionaries in addition to European cavalry. thousands of civil volunteers, and equipped with a hundred three- engined bombers and fast chaser planes. * large quantity of artillery 'comprising heavy and light batteries, and thirty heavy and light batteries, and thirty heavy tanks for street fighting.

General Varela's forces are ex- peted to be the first to enter Madrid.

The insurgent line riqw rests at Navalcarnero, Moraleja, Humanesa, Parla, Valdemore and Clenpotuelos Parla is the most advanced point. and only three miles from the Getafe airport.... Renter

FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS

Paris, Nov. 2.

No fewer than 1,500 French Left Extremists from Northern France are now fighting in the ranks of the Spanish Red Army against General Franco's troops, asserts the Nationalist paper "Le.. Jour." which declares that large scale enilstment of volunteers for the Spanish government forces are also going on in Belgium.

Every day so the paper reports -groups of Belginn, volunteers for the Spanish Red Army are crossing the French frontler to proceed to Catalonia via France. The paper points out that there is no possi- bility to prevent passage of Belgian volunteers possessing 'valid pass- ports through France.-- Trunkorrar Nowce Secnici.

INSURGENT GAINS

London, Nov. 2. Reports from frisurgent sources state that fighting is progressing around Parla where a Government attack was repulsed with heavy

losses.

The insurgents advanced ten miles on the northern sector, cap- turing several villages together with a quantity of war materials including two guns. The insurgents also occupied new points on the northern front- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

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AZANA'S STAY IN BARCELONA

Alleged Attempt To Commit Suicide

"Bone Kong Dally Press" Special

Paris, Nav. Z.

News of alleged attempted sul- cide by the President of the "Span- ish Republic, Manuel Azana, is contained in despatches received There from Valladolid which state that Azana, who is now staying in Barcelona

and whose position is

said to have become untenable, lo- tended some days ago to leave the Catalan capital but was prevented by Anarchists from so doing,

The despatches add that Azana thereupon attempted to commit suicide but

falled owing to the timely intervention ̈of General Masquele.. Transocena News Service, "

LUFTHANSA PLANE

DESTROYED

Ten Lives Lost

WITHIN RANGE

OF GUNFIRE .

Rebels Press On To Madrid

London, Nov. 1. Madrid is now within range of the insurgent artillery, according to the insurrectionists' radio com- muniques. flashed from, points of Spain. This claim is made with the announcement of the capture of the villages of Parla and Humanes. with four big guns. machine-guns and provisions.

"Reuter's" special correspondent at Madrid, Mr. J. R. Allwork, de- scribes his visits to the various fronts in the latest despatches from the capital.

He saw fierce fighting on the Toledo Road. Trying to reach the Aranjuez Road from Getafe, he was turned back. But he saw in- surgent shells bursting 500 yards away, apparently directed against the railroad. from which an arm- cured train is operating

The Government line appears to run from Brunete, on the Naval- carnero Road, through Humanes and to Parla, and thence to Finto. Planes have not participated in the operations in the field, says this correspondent, in the past few days, though Madrid has been sub- jected to four daylight raids and one at night.- Reuter

EVACUATION ORDERED

Bordeaux, Nov. 1 Reports from Hendaye state the Government of Spain has ordered the immediate evacuation of all villages to the south of Madrid, which are hotly threatened. Reuter

RUBBER MARKET

BOOM

Li

Frenzied Rush In London

London, Nov. 2.

A mad Monday was experienced Stock Exchange to day by the when a frenzied rush for rubber shares caused unparalleled scenes of excitement, as many as twenty brokers fighting around one jobber in a vain effort to execute Blood orders.

The boom evoking appeals for caution from the majority of brokers who, whilst admitting genuine holders of rubber shares originally acquired at much higher levels, are likely to hold out for still better prices and never re

sotle

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936.

"NATIONAL

SECURITY

GUARD"

New Czech Military Addition

("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)

Prague, Nov. 2.

The creation of a new peri manent military force, "The Na- tional Security Guard," whose special task will be to guarantee the inviolability of the national frontiers by guarding and occupy- ing the frontier .fortifications, al- ready in existence or yet to be bullt, was announced by an emer- "gency decree issued here. The new Security Guard, which will be independent of the army. police and corps of gendarmies, will be in a constant stat of preparedness and invested with extraordinary

powers.

A perusal of the instructions ksued to the new Ouard shows that its members are authorised to use their Arearms not only in self- defence or in warding of attack on themselves or, on fortifications guarded by them, but also "against any one who is acting suspiciously of failing to give a satisfactory re- ply to a challenge of the Guarda."

It is pointed out here that the creation of the new force, which is the Brst of its kind in Europe, is an important addition to the mili- tary strength of Czechoslocakia.—

'runancean Nowi Service

ROOSEVELT OR

LANDON?

Prophecies. On Eve Of Elections

New, York, Nov. 2." Last moment prophesies of the national chairman of the Dema- cratic and Republican Parties, and Mr. Hamilton. Republican, un- hesitatingly forecast Governor Landon to win with a minimum of 320 votes. Mr. Alexander Farley, Democrat gives Mr. Roosevelt 523 rotes, conceding Landon only eight. Mr. Farley is optimistic. seeing that Mr. Landon's State, Kansas, has nine votes.

OWTI

Elaborate plans by New York police to deal with the elections include an order by Police Com- missioner Valentine that

every known criminal in the city be arrested who might be used for -strong arm work. While polls are open every detective poireman is placed on reserve and all leave is cancelled. The Honest Ballot As- sociation is employing ten thou- sand watchers at the booths to prevent trickery.

ARMED PEACE

FOR ITALY.

War With Britain Unthinkable

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Milan, Nov. 2. In a broadcast speech here relay- ed in several languages Signor Mussolini made reference to Great

Britain and the Mediterranean.

He said that a clash between Italy and Great Britain was “un- thinkable."

The Mediterranean was only one of the routes for Great Britain to reach her overseas possessions, but to Italy the Mediterranean was a matter of lite. It had been said a thousand times and he would re- peat it again, Italy did not intend to menace this route, but only de- manded that their vital Interests be respected. There was no other way and Great Britain would have to accept this state of affairs, which was irrevocable..

War between Italy and Great Britain Was unthinkable, sald Signor Mussolini because it would involve the whole world. There was one solution and only one. said the speaker regarding the Mediterranean, and that was con- for my cillation. "I wish peace neighbours, near and far" reiterat- ed Mussolini.

However, the armament pro- gramme on land. sea and air would be carried out as per schedule. "We want armed peace!" stated the Premier of Italy.

Regarding home masters. Mus- solini stated. "We must develop! agriculture and all our efforts must be made to further this field of en- terprise."- Transocean News Service.

ROME-BERLIN AXIS

Milan, Nov. 2. The climax of Signor Mussolini's three day visit to Milan, the birth- movement. the Fascist place of was a broadcast speech, which was in relayed at various stations several languages including Arabic. A quarter of a million people assembled in the cathedral square to listen, to Mussolini, who made which re- a fighting speech in ference was made to the recent German-Italian agreements.

He said that all the European states Lad to co-operate round the axis formed by Rome and Berlin. Transocean Nova Service. "

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY

ILLUSIONS THAT HAD CRASHED

Political Views Of Mussolini

London, Nov. 1. "Whither Europe?" is the ques- tion anxiously asked Faris to-- day, evoked by Signor Benito Mus- salini's speech at Milan, in which

he offered Great Britain & Medi- terranean agreement-on terms.

A uniformed German deputation was stationed prominently near I Duce's platform."

Signer Mussolini declared that he had meditated every word of his address. He began by catalogu- ing "the illusions that had crash- ed "

First came disarmament. ""No- body will disarm Arst," he said.. "and it is absurd to expect all to disarm together."

After a scathing reference to the futility of, the disarmament con- ferences procedure,

Dice idea of collective Jettisoned the security. "A virtle people." he ex- "realises that "collective claimed. security is within its own frontiers and refuses to entrust its destinies to any third party." People, would rightly refuse to fight for interests which did not concern them, he added.

LEAGUE SANCTIONS Then followed a bitter allusion to sanctions, which the "Dictator described as an attempt to wreck a work of civilisation in Ethiopia. They were frustrated by the unity of the Italian people, who were capable of every sacrifice, even fighting against a coalition of 52

states.

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Seventeen years of polemics had terminated in 1935 with a most accord with. France. promising Signor Mussolini went on, but the League of Nations sanctions bad administered a douche, and "as long as France remains cool, we must do the same." he said.

AUSTRO-GERMAN ACCORD

POLITICAL STIR IN EUROPE

MUSSOLINI'S LATEST

DECLARATION

French Press Criticism

("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special;

Paris, November 2. Any possibility of a meeting of delegates of signatories of the Rome Protocols and representatives of the Little Entente is regarded by the "Echo de Paris" as having been frustrated by Mussolini's speech in' Milan. The paper goes on to say that if Mussolini is of the opinion that the League of Nations may be condemned to disappear, the question arises as to why italy has not left the League. ·

"Le Journal' expresses its agreement with Il Duce when the latter denounces "such superstitions" as disarmament, indivisi- ble peace and the League of Nations. The paper, however, adds that if I Duch "wishes to extend this process of cleaning up to the Little Entente" then it is necessary to energetically call a halt.

"Le Petit Parislen" opines' that Belgrade, Bucharest and Prague

have henceforch no other alterna- tive but to tighten up stil further the links uniting them and to form a defensive front.

"L'Oeuvre." whinks that the French and British democracies should draw closer to one another in order to restore to the small and medium-sized states their con-

while

the

Socialist

tidence in the Geneva peace ar ganization "Populaire" reproaches Mussolini with never having gone so far in his repudiation of international law and concludes that the Milan speech renders the organization of "collective peace" more necessary than ever... Pennanerar Neve Service.

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BULLYING TONE

London, Nov. 2.

Reuter correspondents indicated that Mussolini's speech has met

USE NO MORE

FOR LEAGUE

Collective Security Failure

STRONG WORDS BY ITALY

Milan, Nov. 1. The League of Nations is based, upon the absurdity of absolute juridical equailty, declared Signor Benito Mussolini, speaking to the Italian nation, and the world, of Italy's alms and objects, to-day. It must either renew itself or perish. Reform is unlikely.

"As far as we are concerned the

with varied reception in the capt-League can die." he said.

In a carefully meditated speech, tals of Europe and well informed political circles in Berlin hall the before 250,000 listeners. Duce speech as a most important state-added: ment which is bound to bear good

He extolled the Austro-German agreement of July 1, which he disclosed had been approved by fruit.

him on June 5.

In the course of sympathetiction of a bullying tone by Musso- The Paris Press opines the adop- reference to Hungary's position, he lint is not the best way to reach said: "Very, very soon. a solemn an agreement with Britain in opportunity will occur by which the Mediterranean and the speech Italian feelings will find a public is, described in Geneva as danger-

and striking, manifestation." The necessary conditions, moral, poli- tical and economic, now exist to put Italo-Yugo-Slay relations on a new basis of concrete friendship. he revealed.

"It is time and Fascism antithesis." asserted.

"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)

Cairo, Nov. 2 The Egyptian Parliament began a debate on the Angio-Egyptian Treaty on Monday in an extraorį dinary session It is announced at the same time that the negotia-ed tions foreseen in the treaty be- tween the British, Egyptian and Sudanese governments concerning Sudan's debts to Egypt have also begun here.—

2 PROPON News Service

The latest estimate of the Institute of Public Opinion and TROUBLE AT Statistical Agency predicts Mr. Roosevelt to obtain 54 per cent of the popular vote and 315 electoral college votes.

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The independent "New York Times" which is following the poll with 200 experts throughout the country predicts an overwhelming Roosevelt victory with more than 400 electoral college votes.- Renter

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

Candidates Prepare For Next Drive

New York. Nov, 1. in pointig out that the specula-

The rivals for the American pre- tive interesta recently patronising

sidency, worn out by the past few market necessitate this

days' violent campaigning, spent caution for the immediate future.

the week-end in their respective The recent 30 per cent, rise is carrying prices towards the point homes, President F. D. Roosevelt where the yield of, leaders is only at Hyde Park and Governor Alfred

Landon at Topeka; Kansas, about 5 seems

to

alente per cené van de mas at least gone far enough despite the well-known Stock Exchange prac- tice of discounting the eventuali- ties far ahead. Reuter.

The Lufthansa airliner crashed In a fog in the mountains." It was completely destroyed,

Each

Italian Officials Assaulted

to cease putting

Democracy

in

Signor

Mussolini the If

crities visit- they would And

Italy it the one country where a real. authentic and substantial de- mocracy had been developed.

MEDITERRANEAN ISSUE

ous and challenging.

It is stated in authoritative quar- tera in Rome that Italy does not deny Britain's right to rearm but she desires to know against whom these armaments are directed lieuter,

"We can never forget that the League organised against us with diabolical ingenuity."

Italy rejected the system of collective security and the theory that peace was one and indivisible, as illusions...

Over 200,000 jammed the Cathe- and dral Square here to-day vociferously applauded the points of Signor Benito Mussolini's speech on foreign relations

He rejected the idea of collective security as something that never existed and never will The Wilsonian ideology had been ship- wrecked, he said.

INDIVISIBLE PEACE Another illusion, he said was that of indivisible" peace, Indivisible peace meant indivisible war,

BRITISH PRESS COMMENT

London. Nov. 2 Signor Mussolini's speech is re- celred with caution in official cir-" cles, while those in touch with British and Italian affairs are re- The League, Il Duce went on, was luctant' to comment until the text ❘ based on the absurdity of absolute is studied in detail

Juridical equality. It must renew Meanwhile the speech is accord- itself or perish. It was unlikely ed a mixed reception in the morn-that it would ever renew itself, and A two-sided Ing papers. The "Daily Telegraph" as far as Italy was concerned it

says that Signor Mussolini's speech could die.

- to Britain the Mediterranean Sea is a route, for us it is life," declared II Duce. clash over this issue would im-

CHAMBERY❘ mediately become a European tragedy. Suon a thing was un- thinkable. The only alternative was a clear and rapid understand- ing, based on the recognition of mutual interests.

"Hong Kong Daily Press" 'Special)

Paris, Nov. 2 The Italian consul in the town of Chambery and the secretary of the the Italian delegation to League of Nations were, according

to "Echo de Paris, among the persons injured when Communists

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If anyone contemplates the suffocation of Italian fe in the Mediterranean, the Italian peo- ple would spring up in unity, de-

termined to fight.

"Marching orders for the

throws a cold douche upon the The League had organised an efforts of those seeking, through iniquitous slege of sanctions against agreement, to bring a deeper sense Italy, had sought to starve the of security to Europe. Signor children of Italy and break the Mussolini gives an entirely new.

*. force of the Italian army.

orientation to the European efforts speak especially to the English at conciliation and one that will who are listening on the radio," not be readily acceptable. The signor Mussolini challenged, position in the Mediterranean is not one for dictation on either side, but for that friendly accom- medation which is not furthered

In Chambery attacked a meeting / fifteenth year are: Peace with all by 'a preliminary demand for cou-

of the Italian colony. The paper states that the consul and the secretary had already left the building where the meeting was held and had entered their car when the latter was surrounded by communists who smashed the win- dows violently and assaulted the occupants of the car who had to be conveyed to hospital- Transorcon News Service,

CONCILATORY

&

GESTURE"

worked to prepare his final radio Il Duce's Speech May Open

Negotiations appeal.

The climax of this last stage of the two men's campaign was the concentrated drive for votes New York, New Jersey and Penn- sylvania, which together control A vital 99 votes in the electoral college.

Rome, Nov. 2. Mussolini's speech in Milan is generally regarded as "a conclia- tory gesture towards Britain" by diplomatic quarters here which be- lieve that the new urgent warning Is addressed by Il Duce to the Bri- Many now hold the opinion that tisir government may lead to the Governor Landon's chances de opening of negotiations for an pend upon the trend in New York understanding at an early moment. including state, with its 47 votes.

The passage of the speech in killed.

Mussolini Some 55,000,000 of the nation's which

referred Three passengers, the only survi-75,000,000 eligible voters have al-Hungary as “a mutilated body" also vor, were dragged from the flam-ready enrolled and it is conservá- ing wreckage just in time to save tively estimated that only 42,000,000 The machine was dying from them from death by fire. Frankfort to Erfurt

Reuter

Berlin, Nov. 1. Ten persons were killed and three seriously injured when a Lufthansa airliner, of the famous German flying organisation. crashed in the Thuringian Moun- tains to-day.

A crew of three and seven of the

passengers,

machine's ene British subject, were

will ballot

Leuter

to

mude a strong impression here and it is believed to have consider- „abis political significancë—–

TransoceanTM News Servtre.

near

and far-but armed!" n Duce concluded.

A storm of cheers rolled around him as he ceased to speak-- Kester

GERMANY IMPRESSED

Berlin, Nov. 1. Bignor Benito Mussolini's speech in Man has deeply impressed the German peobile.

Newspaper headlines to-day pro- claim that Mussolini has appealed to the world.

Official comment is withheld, pending a closer study of the Italian declaration, but authorita- tive sources describe it as very im- portant and bound to produce good.

Heuter.

QUEEN MARY'S HEALTH

London, Nov. 2. Queen Mary, who is suffering from the effects of a slight cold and is remaining indoors at Mart- borough House for a few days, is reported much better. The cold is taking its normal course.n British Wireless.

cessions on our part, nor by language that approaches perilous- ly near the border of menace.

"We do not intend to threaten the British imperial route in the Mediterranean, but the Mediter- ranean is our life and our rights must be respected.

ETHIOPIA RECOGNITION "An Anglo-Italian agreement is The "Morning Post" understands a vital necesary, but the conquest that Signor Mussolini's speech is of Ethiopia must be recognised as the beginning of a serious attempt a fait accompli, in the meantime, to close the rift between Italy and the Italian armaments programme

will continue unchecked,"

Great Britain.

the

the

The "Daily Mall" declares: "This. Dictator asserted.

He spoke regretfully of nation will wish to respond to the

French attitude candid and well-disposed speech change in the at once, and the British Govern- slace 1935, ment has already been considering. methods of recognising Italy's- new empire."

Loud cheers greeted the all- usions to the Italo-German under-- standing.

The "Times" declares that Bignor A permanent settlement of the Mussolini's evident desire for an Danubian Basın problem was im-. improvement in Anglo-Italian re-possible until justies had been fations will be appreciated in this done to mutilated ‘Hungary, country, where, in spite of recent Duce told his hearers- difficulties, the traditional feeling Reuter

of friendship towards the Italian people is still strong and wide- spread. It is a cardinal under- taking of British policy that the Mediterranean shall remain an open highway for international traffic, and it is common know- ledge that Great Britain will go to all the lengths necessary to maintain its freedom. There is nothing new in the situation, and no agreement could add anything to the recognition of Italian rights, and interests in this respect ∙Heuter:

SIR JOHN SIMON BEREAVED

Death Of Mother

·♫

London, Nov. a. The Home Secretary, Bir John Simon, was at the bedside of his mother. Mrs. Edwin Simon, who died on Saturday in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in her ninety-first year British Wireless.