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FRENCH LABOUR BRITAIN
UNREST
Municipal Workers
To Go On Strike
The
Paris, Dec. 27. discontent Ritong the French workers in the neighbour- hood of Paris still continues. Work in many factories is not yet run- ning smoothly and fresh strikes are expected.
100,000 employees of the Paris have municipal administration now decided to strike on Tuesday the 29th December as an expres sion of their dissatisfaction. This strike, however, will be only in the nature of a gesture since it will last only one hour and will be carried out in such a way that nelther hospitals nor transport, light, gas and water services will be affected.
Lord Plymouth, chairman the London committee on
intervention in Spain
of
non-
BRITISH EMBASSY
EVACUATES
In the evening the workers will hold a demonstration in front of the Town Hall while a deputation before will lay their grievances the city administration. The chief demand of the municipal emplo- yees is for a rise in wages since although the present government granted wage increases to the wor- kers of the private industries soon after taking office it has not yetmediately. Is departing for Valencia raised the wages of the municipal employees, nor even restored the wage arrangements made by the
Madrid, Dec. 28.
The British Embassy, acting on arders to evacuate Madrid im.
at once.
All the refugees in the Embassy premises have been requested to Laval government. The city ca-leave by Wednesday.--Reuter. ministration hitherto refused to
entertain any demand for the in-
crease of wages and the forthcom
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1936.
AND FRANCE SEND JOINT
INSTRUCTIONS
Action To Discourage Enlistment
Of Foreigners In Spain
Danger To Peace Of Europe
London, December 28.
The growing concern of the British Government at the increasing number of foreignoen. entering Spain to take service in the contending armies is reflected in the measures taken yesterday in Bertin, Rome, Lisbon and Moscow urging that the Governments in each of these four capitals should immediately instiinte necessary legislative or other measures to prevent their nationals leaY- ing their territory for service in Spain. The decision to take this step was reached on Christrans Eve after consultation with the French Government whose representatives in the four countries " concerned took similar action.
The importance of effecting agreed prohibition of enlistment of foreign nationals has been emphasised at recent meetings of the Non-Intervention Committee, and at last Wednesday's The Committee, however, meeting Lord Plymouth, the Chairman, appealed for immediate action. contented itself with appointment of a technical sub-committee, and this measure was regarded both in Paris and in Landon as inadequate in view of the danger which indirect intervention re- presented to the peace of Europe. The consultations which followed between the French and British Governments on Thursday resulted in concerted instructions being sent urgently to the representa- tives in the four capitals to which the Anglo-French non-intervention and mediation proposals had been addressed earlier in the month-British Wireless.
NON-INTERVENTION
IN SPAIN
Anglo-French Notes
To Berlin
Berlin, Dec. 27. The British and French "Am bassadors called at the Foreign Office at noon to-day, and each handed to Dr. Gauss. chief juri-
ing strike has therefore been de- MADRID FRONT alcal adviser of the Foreign Office.
cided as a "frst warning.”—
Transocean News Service.
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ARBITRATION BILL
Parts, Dec. 28.
The Senate, by a vote of 170 to
- 89, adopted the Bill providing for compulsory arbitration of labour disputes with only a few modifica- tions of the text as passed by tha Chamber of Deputies.
Reuter.
DAUGHTER BORN TO DUCHESS
Home Secretary Observes Royal Custom
London, Dec. 28. The Duchess of Kent and her baby daughter who was born at 11.20 Christmas morning are both reported to be doing very well. In accordance with constitutional practice the Home Secretary, who must be present at Royal births. was summoned to Belgrave Square early on Christmas day and a bulletin announcing the birth and stating that Her Royal Highness and the infant Princess were do- ing excel'ently was signed in the presence of Bir John Simon, coples being sent to the Home Office and to the Lord Mayor of London in accordance with custom.. The bulletin was posted at the God- hall and Home Office.
The infant Princess will rank as the sixth in succession to the Throne.
FIGHTING
Vigorous Attack By Both Sides
Madrid, Dec. 28. There has been severe Aghting Yesterday on the Madrid front. the "Government launched an of
Barrio Denseza fensive on the sector, south of Madrid. At 1.30 am. the Loyalist lines opened a heavy and precise artillery fire, which preceded the advance ́„of militra.
· memorandum
concerning the present condition, of 'nen-interven- tion in Spain.
VOLUNTEER QUESTION
Berlin, Dec, 27. The fact that the British and
GERMAN WARSHIPS
FOR BILBAO
Steps Following Seizure
• Of Steamer
Berlin, Dec. 21. Germany's steps in reply to the seizure of the steamer Pálos by the Spanish Government authorities in me Bay of Biscay, will be announ- ced Monday or Tuesday,
'In the meantime, it is generally warships agreed that German have been sent to Bilbao, though
It is stated that both notes are of it is not known precisely what or-
ders have been given them. a similar naure.-
Semi-omcial comment respecting Reuter
ine Anglo-French representations on the subject of the despatch of volunteers to Spain, was made to- day. It was pointed out that Ger- many months ago had emphasised that volunteering in the Spanish civil war was one of the most im- portant aspects of the work of the Non-Intervention Committee.
French governments have taken diplomatic steps in the capitals of other countries represented in the Non-Invention Committee in or- der to point out the importance of the question regarding the par- ticipation of foreign volunteers in the Spanish conflict has now been confrmed by a semi-official Ger- mar news agency. The German The operation was undertaken government, the agency adds, des- with the idea of hampering Gener-cribed this question some months al Francisco Franco's plan to en- ago as an important form of in- circle Madrid and to open up the terference in the Spanish affairs. possibility of taking the rebel pol-Transocean News Service.
MISLEADING REPORTS tion in the Casa de Campo on the
Berlin, Dec. 27. flank.
The reports in French political Meanwhile, the insurgents made a vigorous attack from Casa de circles that a number of German Campo and actually succeeded in troops are fighting with Franco's crossing the Manzanares River, army estimated from 20,000 to 25,- driving the Government troops be-000, consisting of 5000 men in spe- fore them. However, the mittetal services and two regular divi- rallied, and supported by a heavy sions of the army, is vigorously counter-attacked. denied by a German semi-official artillery after very violent Aghting the in-newaagency. In political circles in Berlin, states the agency, it is un- surgents were repulsed.
Both sides lost very heavily.-
known from which French circles such misleading statements could Reuter.
come, but in any case it must be from circles who have an interest in poisoning the political atmos- phere. The grotesque figures men- tioned were pure invention.- Tennzorran News Service..
Bre,
BOXING DAY ACTION
Salamanca, Dec, 27. On Boxing day, according to the latest bulletin issued here, the fifth division of Franco's army re- The news of the birth of the
made by the Princess was immediately convey-pulsed an attack
Corbalan, indicting ed by telephone to members of the enemy near
losses. Чтобре 01 the Royal Family who were spending heavy
southern army were engaged in Christmas at Bandringham-
dearing up the ground gained British Wireless.
during the actions of the past few days and took many prisoners. mostly members of the Inter- national Brigade who were sur prised when in an intoxicated condition.-
ROYAL FAMILY AT SANDRINGHAM
Greetings By Telephone From Duke Of Windsor
London, Dec. 28. Queen Mary is suffering from a slight cold and has remained in- doors since her arrival at Band- ringham. It is hoped she will be able to leave her room in a day or two.
The King and Queen were greet- ed by hundreds of people as they walked to the morning service at Sandringham Church on Christ- тав day, accompanied by the Princesses and other members of the Royal Family.
Shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve, Christmas greet- ings were conveyed to the party at Sandringham by telephone from the Duke of Windsor. British Wireless.
JAPAN ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE
Tokyo, Dec. 28.
An earthquake shook Tokyo and other parts of Japan this morning,
Transocean News Servies
GANDHI BREAKS
SILENCE
Prepared To Go To Gaol Or Hang
Faizpur. Dec. 27.
The Mahatma Gandhi broke a two-year sllence when he spoke to-day at the Village Industries' Exhibition, held in connection with the National Congress here, for which 30,000 political Bgures have assembled.
"Show me the way, and I am prepared to go back to gaal," he declared. "I am prepared to hang.
"If you do what I want, the Vi- ceroy will admit he has been wrong and will offer to return with the rest of the Britons on the next steamer.
"And I would reply: India is big enough to hold you, and more like you." "
His words greatly impressed the cut without serious loss of life. Congress' camp, as it was consider- The most serious loss was ined possible that they prefaced his Wijima Island, where one person is return to active politics.
later, however, dead, two missing and ten injured. Interviewed Bome 500 dwellings were dam Gandhi scouted this interpreta
tion aged.--
Reuter Reuter.
NOTE CIRCUI VTION
INCREASE”.
Sign Of British Trade Recovery
London, Dec. 28.
An authoritative spokesman told Reuter to-day that many per- sons of all countries wanted to join the night in Spain. The other side started its work in support of the Leftist group collecting money in behalf of the Spanish Government, he pointed
out.-
Reuter,"
much earlier, by
SPANISH CIVIL WAR ORPHANS
Soviet Russia Prepared To Assist
Listan, Dec. 28. The Spanish Government repre- sentatives who have been visiting Russia state that the Soviet 15 prepared to adopt all children whose parents have been killed in
είνα war. the
They will be brought up and educated
In Russia.
Reuter's Bulletin Service..
GERMAN AIR LINER
CREW SAVED ·
Dakar, Dec. 27. The crew of a German South Atlantic air liner were drama- tically saved by a fast motor
The Bank of England return for cutter belonging to a rival French the week ended December 23 show-line, it was learned here to-day ed a further expansion in note when the men had come safely to circulation to a record figure of shore.
$474,115,561. In the previous week, The cutter was near at hand which was then a record, the total when the big German machine was £467.695.333. The increased landed in the sea after having lost spending power of the public con- sequent upon trade recovery is her propellor. The crew transfer- shown in the fact that the aggre- ted to the cutter, but the plane had to be abandoned owing to the gate expansion in four weeks up to
!icavy 8823 December 23
£28,548,597 was
Reuter. which exceeds the aggregate ex- pansion in the corresponding period of 1935 by £5,367,279.— British Wireless.
SHIP DELAYED BY GROUNDING
London: Dec. 27. The German liner Pretoria has left Bouthamptop for Capetown after being aground on a mud bank in Bouthampton Waters for sixty hours.
The captain states that he ex- pects to arrive at Capetown, for which port the vessel was bound, according to schedule, as he will omit the calls at Lisbon and Cas- ablanca.-
Reuter.
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PRIMATE'S RECALL TO RELIGION
London: Dec. 28. The Archbishop of Canterbury in his "Recall to Religion" broad- cast address last night commented on the slackening and scorping of old standards of morality. He asked could there be a more timely oc casion for recall to religion than. in the coming coronation year. He hoped the leaders of all, religious denominations would prepare the people for their share in the coronation which meant their consecration with and through the King to God. British Wirelgan."
ANGLO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT
Mediterranean Problem
Rome, Dec, 27.
General Misja, leader of the government forces defending the Spanish capital
GERMAN ARMY VETERAN
Death Of General Von Seeckt
Berlin, Dec. 27. The creator of the present Ger- man army. General von Beeckt, died suddenly In his Berlin home The Anglo-Italian Mediterranean
on Sunday morning, aged nearly 71, The General's death came agreement can be regarded as an accomplished fact, it is declared quite unexpectedly since on Xmas by well-informed circles here. The
eve he was in apparently perfect final form of the agreement was
health and visited the soldiers of definitely settled, it is understood, the 67th Infantry Regiment of at the last conversation of the which he was appointed com- British ambassador, Bir Erle Drummander. in chief by Chancellor mond, with the Italian foreign Adolf Hitler on the occasion of his minister, Count Ciano, on Saturday, 10th birthday, in April of the pre- and the agreement is expected to sent, year. comprise the following 5 points: 1-mutual obligation to maintain peace;
ti
2-assurance that ea ch
that
country will respect the interests of the other; 3-assurance free access to the Mediterranean will be maintained; 4.-Assurance of free and unrestricted trame on the all seas; 5,-assurance" that status-quo will be maintained in the Mediterranean with regard to strategie positiona; naval bases and spheres of influence of both coun- tries. The draft of the agreement is now only awaiting the final ap- Proval by London and it is expect ed that the signature will take
place early in the new year- Transeren News Service.
LEAD DEPOSITS IN SPAIN
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Although General von "Seeckt rendered important services in the staff and later as chief of the Kreat war as Mackensen's chief of
bis name only became known to general atan of the Turkish army the world in 1920 when he was ap pointed Commander-in-Chief of the German army which he de- veloped into a highly qualified and efficient force.
BERLIN BLAZE UNDERGROUND
Railway Station Involved
Berlin, Dec. 27.
A large Are broke out at 6 pm. on Sunday. In the Underground Railway Station now in course of 'construction at the Potsdamer North-South Plats of the new Suburban Railway. In order not to obstruct the tragic above ground many provisional work- shops had beeri established under- ground in the future station in connection with the further exten- sion of the tunnel. The materiai in these workshops together with wooden beams supporting the shaft and the wooden planks above now serving as roadway provided a mass of inflammable material.
Enormous quantities of smoke which came pouring through the cracks made the work of the fire. brigades extremely difficult and the firemen had to wear smoke maaks in order to get within exec-. Hive distance to the fire. Enormous quantities of water were poured into the shaft but up to the pre- sent time the Bre has not yet been got under control.
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Anxiety-la also felt for one of the neighbouring buildings which the work of construction necessitated to be supported by iron beams, since these beams, it must be ex- pected, will become red hot and give way. Special measures of pre- caution, however, have now been taken by the engineers for this eventuality. Fortunately there were fire broke out, the only persons un- no workers in the tunnel when the der ground being the watchmen who were able to rescue themsel-
ves in time.
Transocean News Service;
ROADWAY TORN UP
Berlin, Dec. 27. Excavator to-axy alded fire- fighters, tearing up the roadway of the Potsdamerplats to enable fire- men to reach a big fire raging in a tunnel of an underground rail- way, at present under construction.
Baulks, sleepers and tar barrels, fed the firmes, and à dense smoke prevented firemen approaching the
General Herman Goering and Dr.
In 1928 however, he was obliged-blase through the entrance of the to reaign since he had permitted tunnel, the eldest son of the former Crown Prince. Wilhelm of Prussia, to participate in manoeuvres
Josef Goebbels, Minister for Air After and Propaganda respectively, join- his retirement he made several ed the huge crowd which watched long journeys abroad, including the fight against the flames- China.
The national socialist govern- ment showed its appreciation of the valuable services which Gener- al von Seeckt had rendered to the Reichswehr and on his "70th birth- day he was the recipient of distinc tions and honours from Chancellor Transocent News Service.
Hitler.-
ADVISER IN CHINA
Berlin, Dec. 27, The death has occurred of Ge- |neral Hans von Beeckt, the recon- structor of the post-war German
Paris, Dec. 27. All lead deposits in the provin- res of Cartagena and Ciudad Real have been requisitioned by the Va
the government, states lencia "Echo de Paris." The lead will be supplied to the Soviet Union under a trade treaty the provisions of
the Soviet recently concluded, Unton supplying military equipment Army, who in 1934 came to the Far East as chief military adviser tó Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's Transocean News Service.
Nanking forces but later returned to Germany owing to ill-health- Reuver.
in return.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S CENTENARY Congratulatory Message From The King
London, Dec. 28.
In a broadcast address to-day to Austraila on the occasion of the
HIGHER POST FOR SOONG RUMOURED
Marshal Chang To Get Another Chance
Reuter.
FIRE CONTROLLED
Berlin, Dec. 27. It is understood the fire is practically extinguished, at 1 am.
The Bremen only gained control after 17 brigades had been in operation for some hours, directed by the head of the fire fighting force speaking through a loud- speaker connection in a specially equipped motor car.
Many underground workshops. most of the tunnel's electric wiring de- and Wooden panelling were stroyed.--
Reuter,
KWANGTUNG FOOD CONTROL
Canton, Dec. 28:
It le reported that the Food Con- trol Association of Kwangtung Province as planned by the Civil Finance and Reconstruction De partments under the Chairman- ship of Mr. T. L. Boong has been successfully organized.
Certain restrictions having been removed, it is expected that large. quantities of Hee will soon be ar riving from Hunan and Kiangsi Provinces..
The Central Bank and the Cen-
centenary of South Australia, the
Nanking, Dec. 28. Duke of Kent delivered the follow- ing message from the King and
It is persistently rumoured that Queen: "Retain happiest memories Mr. T. V. Soang, former Finance of our visit to South Australia and Minister and brother-in-law of
welcome this opportunity of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, may be-tral Exchange Department of greeting its people once again. I come President of the Executive Shanghal have also received tele. have followed and shall always Yuan in succession to the Gener- graphic instructions from Mr. T. follow with close interest the for- dilasimo, who would then reisin Boong to purchase rice from dif- tunes of your state and of the only the chairmanship of the ferent provinces for the relief of Kwangtung province. Consequent- great Commonwealth of Australia Military Affairs Commission. · ·
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removed
or which it now forms a part. I It is stated in reliable quarters ly, the danger of a shortage in congratulate you on the anniver- that General Chang Hsueh-liang the supply of rice has now been sary you are celebrating to-day will return to Slanfu shortly and and I pray that your state may resume his post there, to continue ever increase in prosperity and his work of anti-Communist sup- happiness," ti British 'Wireless.
RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO
No Change In German Attitude
pression and to prove his loyalty and sincerity. [--
General Yang Hu-chen, one of Chang's close allies, will also be leniently treated, it is believed.— Hestar.
(Other messages on pare 1)
Chinese Evening Press.
CHINA TO OBSERVE HOLIDAYS
Nanking, Dec. 28. On account of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek having been re- leased and escorted safely back to Nanking, the Central Government has now proclaimed three days? holiday for the New Year as be- fore, and
ters declared, covers only the Changchun, Dec. 28, The German Government does technical problems of trade and
The notification for the Gulpen- not contemplate recognition of does not in any way imply or in- Manchukuo, authoritative quarters clude political recognition. The sion of all sorts of amusemente declared to-day in reply to foreign situation, they added, has not on New Year's Day, owing to Gen- press reports that it is planning changed, since the conclusion of eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek's de- that accord, and there are no tention in Sianfu has, therefore, The German-Manchukuo com- grounds for expecting a change been cancelled to extend de jure recognition.
Chinese Brening Press, mercial agreement, the same quar-, Union News:
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