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SIANFU REVOLT

OPTIMISM

PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT

EXPECTED

Mr. Soong Returns From

J.

Important Mission

Nanking, December 21.

Mt. T. V. Soon arrived here at 3.30 pm. Tron, Stanfu where' Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is still detained since his capture by the rebel troops under Marshal Chang Hsueh-llang on December 12. The outcome of Mr. Soong's trip Is not known at the moment. On arrival hern 'Mr. Soong immediately visited Madame Chiang Kai-shek in order to report the results of his visit, during which he had a private conversation with the Generalissimo and also ferred with Marshal Chang Bsuch-Hang.

Well-informed

quarters state

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of

EARLY RELEASE EXPECTED

that considerable progress to- wards a peaceful settlement the revolt was made as a result of Mr. Soong's trip and an atmos- phere of optimism prevails. Reuter,

GOVERNMENT ACTION

Shanghai, Dec, 20. Following the resumption of hostilities against Chang Haueh- Hang's rebel forces in Shensi, the Chinese Government troops claim to have captured "Hwahsien, 50 miles east of Stanfu. has been no serious fighting, as far as can be ascertained.

But there

Meanwhile, in a supreme effort to effect a compromise with the rebels and the release of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, still held by them at Stanfu, Mr. T. V. Soong, brother-in-law of the Generalla- simo, Central Bank president and one-time Finance Minister of China, has flown to the head- quarters of Chang, the Young Marshal.

Mr. W. H. Donald, the Britiah adviser to Marshal Chiang, has re- mained" "with the prisoner at Slantu. His efforts to gain the Marshal's freedom were ineffectual and he returned to Slantu merely tri keep the Generalissimo com- pany.- Reuter.

SITUATION UNCHANGED

Shanghai, Dec. 21.

The situation at Blanfu remains unchanged. Mr. T. V. 80ong, the former Finance Minister and most. prominent figure in China's finan- cial world to-day, is remaining at Sianfu with Marshal Chiang Kai- shek, whose release he hoped to secure by treating with the rebels under Chang· Hsueh-llang.

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The Nanking Government'a punitive expedition steadily closing in around the, rebels, and one section of the Central Govern- ment army has occupied Hwahsien,

50 miles east of Sianfu

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It la understood that the celeration of military operations of military oyerations has been postponed a further 48 hours in the hope that Chiang Kai-shek may be released in the meantime. -Reuter.

FRANCO-SOVIET PACT

Socialists Agitate For Annulment

Soong Confers With Marshal Chang

Shanghai, Dec. 21. Mr. 1. V. Soong, President of the Валк of China, former Finance Minister, and brother-in- law of Marsha Chiang Kai-shek reached Stanfu this morning, and after conferring Chang Hsueh-lang, he and Mar- chal Chang proceeded together to. see Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.

with Marshal

Mr. Soong in confident of a satifactory settlement, and all parties interested in the early re- lease and return at Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to Nanking are: anxiously watching the trend of the negotiations.

It is

"HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1936.

REBELS RESUME BRITISH SCHOOL

BOMBARDMENT

Madrid Again Faces Severe Assault

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CHILDREN

New Classification System

BLUM'S APPEAL AUSTRALIA BEATEN BY

FRUITLESS

Labour Deadlock In France

Salamanca, Dec. 20.

London, Dec. 21.

· Paris--Déc. 20. The rainy cold weather which The annual report of the Chlet

Premier Blum'a appeal to the. during the last few weeks seriously Medical Officer of the Board of employers and workers in the Lille hampered the offensive of the na- Education contains many referen- region of the metallurgical indus tional forces on the Madrid front ces of importance to the health tries, that they should settle their has at last ended so that the "na- and physical well-being and re-conflict in view of the danger tionalist artillery was enabled to cords methods whereby health and which the strike constitutes. for resume the intensive bombard-fitness of children at school is the French national defence re- mant of the Red positions.

mained fruitless, so far älthough the employers as well as the workers declared themselves will- ing to respond to the appeal

cared for an improved.

During the year the now system of classification, of nutrition school children in four classes was generally applied and the re- |sult of the routine examination of 1.887,351 children was that 146 per cent, were graded excellent, 74.1 per cent. normal, 10.8 per cent. slightly sub-normal and 0,7 per cent, bad

The reason for the deadlock is the employers' demand that the works should be evacuated by the workers and the pickets withdrawn. and that the mitigators or the strike should be barred from ra- instatement, ̈·

The bright clear sky and the re- sulting excellent viability not only greatly facilitated the task of the nationalist artillery but the present dae weather is also contri- buting to raise the morale of the troops who had been beginning to show signs of impatience in view of the temporary full in fighting necessitated by the weather con- ditions.

Comparison with past years is

Senator: Mathieu, whose state- Particularly, the Red positions at not possible as 1935 is the firstment before the senate induced the Northern Railway Station year of the new system of clasal- the Premier to issue the appeal Montana barracks and Segovia acation, but where statistics for the settlement of the dispute, barracks, were intensively shelled height and weight are given in the again conferred with the em- by the Nationalist batteries. G-reports of school medical officers players and workers in order to gantic columns of smoke rising there is almost invariably an in- reach compromise, but WILS from the completely burnt Nor- crease compared with previous forced to return to Parts from Lille thern Railway Station could be years.

without having accomplished tas seen within a several miles' radius,

For children who show symp- object of his journey... The Red artillery, on the other toms. however alight, of under- Transocean News Sormer. hand, was compelled to remain nourishment, and whose parents mainly on the defensive. That the cannot afford to pay. free meals morale of the Red troops was now

and milk may be provided extremely low is indicated by the school. In 1935-35 the total num- attempt to recapture their recently provided free, was 87.000,000 com- fact that they did not make any ber of meals including milk meals lost positions at Boadilla.

pared with 68,000,000 in 1934-35. The increase was entirely due to milk meals provided free. The number of these meals rose from

artny

The Nationalists, according to latest messages here, made further progress in advance into the in- terior of the city.

Other reports state that the southern of the Nationalists captured the town of Valencuela, in the pro- vince of Cordoba, inflicting very heavy losses on the Reds who re- treated in a headlong flight after only briet resistance and abandon- expected that Marshaled a great quantity of war ma- Chiang Kai-shek wil be released terial. Two planes of a squadron on or about the 22nd instant-

of the Red air force which had Chinese Evening Press.

come to the assistance of the Red troops on the ground, crashed and were completely demolished when trying to evade the anti-aircraft forces.--- Tronzaczan Neira Sorgina

SUN FO'S OPINION

Nanking. Dec. 21. Dr. Sun Fo, Chairman of the Nanking Judicial Yuan. and son of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen. left for Shanghai yesterday.

He expressed the opinion that there is no question of the safety of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, and that he will be Hiberated in three or four days' time.

Dr. Sun Fo also stated that the surrender of the rebel army will also be arranged without difficulty.-

Chinese Evening Press.

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DELIVERY OF ARMS

TO SPAIN

Girl Stenographer Involved In Permit Irregularity

Faris, Dec. 20 Rumours alleging a scandalous affair which occurred recently in the French Foreign Ministry and that arrests have been made in connection with the delivery of war material to Spain, are given prominence by the "Action Fran- caise."

The paper asserts that a -girl stenographer, Susanne Linder, Was taken into custody when she handed over permits for the exportation of AITOS to the Czechoslovak national, Rosenfeld. who is a native of Soviet-Russia and acting on behalf of the Red Spanish government.

Paris. Dec. 20. The demand that the Franco Soviet pact be denounced was un- The latter has likewise been ur- animously approved at a huge reated. The authorities' suspicions French Social | had been aroused by the expensive meeting of the (Fascist) Party here to-day.

mode of living of the arrested The meeting also passed à xe- stenographer and consequently a solution that France should mala-.

trap was set for her by playing the tain the strictest neutrality in export permits into her handa-- Spain and should turn her efforts |· 7'raniocean News Service,

to the reconstruction of the Stresa

front and a Franco-Italian · · rap-

prochement.--

Reuter

SAN SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE Considerable Damage Reported

Paris, Dec. 20. A message from Mexico states that at least 220 are killed and many hundreds have been injured In an earthquake which rocked San Salvador, in the small Central American republic of the same name:

BLACKMAIL CHARGE. IN GIBRALTAR Spaniard Arrested

Gibraltar, Dec, 20.

A sensation has been caused by the arrest in a crowded hotel here of a well-dressed Spaniard who had been interviewing the English- nian known as the "Scarlet Pim- pernel," a man credited with, hav- ing rescued scores of persons from the modern "terror" in Spain, Mr. Grice-Hutchison.

"The Spaniard threatened to mürder ; me," ... sold ̈ ̧Mr. Grice Hutchison, questioned by Reuter. The quake followed a volcanic It is understood the man has eruption, it is reported here... been charged with trying to black- There has been a considerable mall Mr. Grice-Hutchison, and a amount of damage in and near the detective listened to the conversa- town of San Vicente, around which- tion between the two men from ani. tive villages have been wiped out, | adjacent, room- 9PHÍ

-Reuter.

Reuter,

Nationalist

MADRID FOG LIFTS

Madrid, Dec. 21. The fog around Madrid which has been hanging for the,past few days has liited, but no major en- gagements are reported, though both sides in the civil war claim minor successes in the way of capture of a number of villages.

The insurgents continued their naval bombardment of the Catalonian coast-- Reuter's Bulletin Service,"

CONFLICTING REPORTS

London, Dec. 20. Conflicting reports of fighting to the west of Madrid have been re- ceived here from the opposing Bidea,

at

42.200.000 tn 1934-35 to 83.700,000 1935-36,--

British Wireless,

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MRS. SIMPSON LEAVES

Destination Mentioned As Egypt

Athens, Dec. 20. Mrs. Simpson left Patreo to-day, embarking on the "Athinat." She is travelling incognito with Egypt a destination |Traneoćean. Nemi Sermce.

CANNES REPORT

Cannes, Dec. 20. Mr.

Herman L. Rogers, Mrs. Ernest Simpson's host here, told American

newspapermen to-day that Mrs. Simpson would not see the Duke of Windsor before the, Spring.

She is remaining at Cannes 'with Mr. and Mrs. Rogers for several months, he added, and would

Christmas spend

quietly with friends at the Villa L'Ouviet.-

Reuter.

DUKE OF WINDSOR

London, Dec. 20.

The Madrid Defence Council, in a communique, claims to have 're- pulsed flerce insurgent attacks, preceded by intense artillery bombardment, and also maintains

The Duke of Windsor will prob that an important advance on the ably visit Erigland next summer Burgos front has been achieved. alter the coronation of King The Government forces, the com-

George VI, and resume his re- munique states, have cut the roadssidence at Fort Belvedere.-- connecting the northern insurgent Transocean News Service. army with its supply base.

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An insurgent, communique, an the other hand, claims that a big attack has been made on the Mad- rid front, near Villa Nueva, and surrounding villages, all of which were occupied after a protracted and hard engagement- Reuter.

REBEL OFFENSIVE

PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE American Plan Not Fulfilled

Buenos Aires, Dec. 20.

Paris, Dec. 20.

Great progress has been made According to reports from Mad-at the Pan-American Pence Con- rid the insurgent army underference towards obtaining the de General Francisco Franco has been sired unity, and co-operation be- heavily reinforced on the Madridtween the republics of the north and south continents, but the alm front and a big rebel öffensivé is expected before the New Year. of the United States, to get all But it is stated that the defenders these nations pledged to absolute of Madrid are ready for all eventu-neutrality in the event of a con- allties.

flagration outside their borders, Reuter.

has not been fulfilled.

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COST OF LIVING RISES

Problem In Paris

Paris, Dec. 20. Despite the most stringent mea- mures adopted by the price con- o commission, Parisian house- wifes are being confronted with a steady rise in the cost of living Thus it is announced that from Monday the price of milk will be increased from 1.50 francs per

tre to 1.80 francs.

The unauthorised action of many restaurants in raising the prices of wine has caused much discon- tent so that the authorities nave been obliged to issue * warning and to threaten, to penalize those restaurateurs failing to respond to the national appeal. v

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the orna hand the re-

ataurateurs maintain that their must raise the price of beverages profits are so meagre that they

I order to make ends meet. Transtream News Service

LORD PEEL IN PALESTINE

Narrow Escape From Capture,

Jerusalem, Dec. 20. Lord. Peel, the leader of the Bri- tish commission of investigation

in Palestine, narrowly escaped capture when bandits ambushed and plundered a convey of cars ten miles outside Jericho- Fransoceano, Near Korvire.

WET WICKET

Dismissed For 80 Runs: 145

For 1 In

Second Innings

BRADMAN SETS NEW

RECORD

England reaped the benefit of their huge score of 426 for 6 and the overnight rain when they declared their innings closed at this total and diamlased Australia for a paltry 30 runs on a sodden wicket.

Forced to follow on, Australia lost their first wicket for 38 runs, but Fingleton and Bradman batted steadily and brought the total to 143 at close of play, leaving them 201 runs behind England's first innings score. Fingleton was 67 not out and Bradman 57 not out, the latter at-the-same time establishing a new record aggregate by an Australian batsman in the Tests against England,

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Sydney. Dec. 21. The Second Test match was continued to-day in a sultry at- mosphere before a crowd of ten thousand people,

A thunderstorm overnight and further steady rain this morning made the wicket wet and likely to be of assistance to spin bowlers.

England's captain decided to close the innings at 428 for 6 and to make Australia bat under trying conditions."

Badcock was reported still to be suffering from a temperature and that he would not bat.

Australia's innings opened as sensationally as the wicket had promised. O'Brien was caught by Sims in the gully off Voce with the seventh ball of the bowler's arst over without scoring a run. It was an in-swinger and caught O'Brien unawares. The Arst wicket fel at one. Fingleton having scor→ ed it.

Bradman came in and off Voce's next ball put up a sitter to Allen" at short leg. 2 for 1) McCabe following, and in Voce's second

SCORE BOARD

57

291.

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England-1st. Innings Barnett, b Ward Fagg, clevers, b McCormick 11 Hammond, not out..... Leyland, Lb.w., b McCabe Ames, e Robinson, b Ward G. O. Allen, Lb.w., b. O'Reilly 9 Hardstaff, b McCormick Verity, not out

Extras

29

426

Total (for 8 wkts.) ............

Fall of the wickets: 1 (Fagg) for 27: 2 (Barnett) for 118; 3 (Ley- and) for 247; 4 (Ames) for 351; 5 (Allen) for 368; 8 (Hardstaff) for 424.

Bowling Analysis

McCormick

Slevers Ward O'Reilly Chipperfield McCabe

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0. M. R. W. 20 1 79 2

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30 0

42

8 132

2

41

17 86 1

13 2 47

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1. ↑ 1 31 Australia-1st., Innings.

over gave Sims a catch in the gully before he had scored. (3J. J. H. Fingleton, c Verity, b

Voce

for 1).

Chipperfield then entered andLP. O'Brien, c Sims, b. Váce put the score to 16 before Sims D. G. Bradman, e Allen, b Voce made his third catch, this time. J. McCabe, e Sims, a Voca

A.. G. Chipperfield, e Sims, b off Allen's bowling. (4 for 18).

Aller FINGLETON CAUGHT

M. W. Bievers, c. Voce, b Verity... 4 Australians had reached W. A. Oldfield. b Verity fifty after being, at the wickets. for W, J. O'Reilly, not out 82 minutes. Fingleton was caughtE. L. McCormick, b Allen

The

at point by Verity of Voce's bowl- F. Ward, b Allen

ing when he had scored 12. He c. Badcock, absent fli played a resolute innings, being

at the wickets for 55 minutes. The score was now 28 for 5. Voce, at this stage, had taken four wickets for eight runs.

The next wicket to fall was that of Slevers, who was caught by Voce at cover off Verity, having scored four runs. (30 for 6).

Oldfield was bowled by Verity with an off spinner, having only made one run. (31 for 7).

Extres

Total

Fall of the wickets:-1 (O'Brien) for 1; 2 (Bradman) for 1-3 (Mc- Cabe) for 3; 4 (Chipperfield) for 18: 5 (Fingleton) for 28; 6 (81evero) for 30: 7 (Oldfeld) for 31:8 M Cormick) for 80: 9 (Ward) for 30.

Bowling Analysis

At the interval, O'Reilly was 30 voce not out. He gave a chance before | Allen he had scored, and then made a verity six and a four off Verity in suce Hammond cessive balls McCormick was the

Sime other not-out bataman. having scored six The score at the ad-

journment was 87 for 7.

Slight rain fell five minutes be fore lunch,

ARAB DELEGATION

Jerusalem, Dec. 20. cluding members of the Arablan A delegation of Arab leaders; in-

council, are proceeding to Baghdad in order to discuss with Klag Ghazi and the Irak Government tne

questions relating to the de- mands and wishes of the Arabs in Palestine. Subsequently the dele-twenty thousand after lunch. The gation will visit King Thn Saud.

wicket seemed to have improved, but it was still soft.

At present the entire. Arabian press in Palestine is placed under

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On the road from Jericho to Jerusalem ve motor lorries were held up on Baturday by barricades and stopes and the contents were pliferea.--

Transocean News Serviço.

RED REVOLUTION MOBILISATION

· ALL DISMISSED The crowd had increased to

The eighth wicket felt for 80. runs when Allen knocked Mc- Cormick's off-stump, the batsman having scored 10.

Robins

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20. 5.

Australia 2nd. Innings JH. Fingleton, not out W. J. O'Brien, c Allen, b Ham-

mond:.....

D. G. Bradman, not out

Extras

Total (for 1 wkt.)

57

145

and was going strong at the close - Allen followed up his, success by with 67 to his credit. Bo far be diamissing Ward with the next has been batting for 183 minutes. ball, an in-swinger. Ward did not and hit four boundaries.. score any runs.

O'Reilly was not out with 37. which included three hits over the feld and two boundaries. He played a most aggressive innings for forty four minutes,

BRADMAN'S NEW RECOED played a stubborn and most care- Bradman. who is 57 not gut,

ful game. He reached his 60 t 111 minutes.

When be has scored, 27 he es AUSTRALIA FOLLOWS ONE

tabitshed a new record aggregate Marseilles Communist

With 346 runs behind in the first by an Australian batsman in the Preparations

innings. Australia followed on Tests against England by beating when the match was resumed at Clem Hills 2,660 runs. París, Dec, 20.

2.45 pm. Fingleton and O'Brien Bo far he has been at the The decisions of the last 24 hours That Marscivics communists batted very cautiously, but with wickets for 116 minutes and hit reveal that while the majority of have prepared regular monilisation the total at 38 O'Brien hit one of five bomdaries. the republics favour the ratinca- plans for the event of a Red re- Hammond's deliveries to give a tion of exclusively American convolution is the sensational asser- attter to Allen at shaft-leg. O'Brien ventions, the Argentine, on the tion made by a report to the paper, scored 17. (1 for 38). contrary, while loyally adhering to Te Jou, which acclares that the Don Bradman joined Fingleton the Pan-American Idea with regard plans provide for the mobilisation and 50 was hoisted on the board to the present.conference as a and

100,000 Red after fifty four minutes. At ter arming of The Provisioning' Board, at Bar-basis of universal peace, does not | workeru

time, the score was carried to 62 celona has been ordered by the Ca-feel bound to confine her treaties The message which points out for 1, Fingleton 30 and Bradman talan government to cut down the and accords to the western that this Bgure is probably not 12. rations of meat to the population hemisphere. ANYWAY WHANGA OXBzgerated since no fewer than

WICKET IMPROVES-BE

BARCELONA FOOD SHORTAGE

Salamanca, Dec. 20.

minutes

Bad light set. in at 5.46 p.: and held up the play for ten.

The closing score was 18% for 1- ∙Beuter

RAILWAY DISASTER IN SOUTH AFRICA

Capetown, Dec, 21.

in view of the increasing shortage Although the plan for an Amert 180,000 foreigners are lying in The sultryness and occasional of foodstuffs. The Red govern- I can League of Nations has been Marseilles, adds that Marseilles com sunshine dried the wicket quickly ment, moreover decided to enlarge referred to a Washington Communists have already accumulated and bright cricket was seen after A railway disaster is reported. the existing concentration campsmittee for study. It is generally large stores of machine guns, hand tea when Fingleton and Bradman, on the line between Port Elzabeth and to prepare new ones since the disapproved by the delegates here grenades and ammunition and using extreme caution, carried the and Capetown. A train was available prisons are no longer The labours of the committees that specially formed “shock | total to a hundred which had derailed thirty ve miles fro sufficient to receive the growing are now finished: A plenary alt- brigades are undergoing a regular taken 128 minutes to compile Oudlanoom It is understood that number of persons sentenced to ung will be held to-morrow and training under war-like conditions Fingleton gave a polished per eight persons were confinement by the people's the closing ceremony will take every Sunday in the environs of tormance in which his driving to thirty are seriously

and

courts,

place on Wednesday M

Marseilles, NON

the on-boundary was a feature: row in hospital at Oudsho Trainerun News Derrace.

Reuter

Tranaocean Neion Berniered Cake (He scored his 50 in 137 minutes Renter's Bulletin Service

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