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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1937.

ALLEGED GERMAN ACTIVITY IN SPANISH MOROCCO

POWERS SEEK AGREEMENT

Italo-German Replies Under Examination

London, Jan. 9.

The Prime Minister before leav- ing London

for Sandringham, where he is spending the week- end with the King and Queen, presided over another meeting of Ministers at which consideration of the Spanish situation with par- ticular reference to efforts to put an end to foreign interference in the confict was resumed.

It is

not anticipated that a full meeting of the Cabinet will be held before next Wednesday, by which date practically all its members will have returned to London.

Meanwhile, the replies of the German and Italian Governments

to

the Anglo-French proposals continue to receive careful study. This further examination has served to strengthen the view that the prospects of exective non- Intervention is brought nearer.

The conditions attached to the Italian and German acceptance proposals are not regarded 14 rajaing insuperable difficulties. Insistance that agreement must be general and accompanied by effective control is regarded 05 self-evident. These conditions are implicit in the proposals put for- ward by Britain and France.

A further condition that such agreement must be rapidly follow ed by agreement prohibiting other formis of indirect intervention raised greater dimculties, but it is entirely in accordance with the British attitude that it is in the interest of Spain and of the world generally that all forms of inter- vention should be discontinued,

Growing Dangers Of International

Complications

London Committee To Introduce Entirely New Control Plan

London, January 9.

Unusual Saturday official activity was in evidence to-day, with a meeting of ministers and diplomatic visits belleved to portends fresh British initiative to circumvent the growing dangers of international complications in Spain. Diplomatie correspondents foreshadow that Lord Plymouth will introduce a new plan at Tuesday's meeting of the Non-Intervention Committee to abandon the existing methods of control and substitute a comprehensive plan including clauses dealing with air transport and volunteers.

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The atmosphere is embittered by attacks and counter-attack in the French and German press regarding alleged German activities in Spanish Morocco, while naval activity is reported to be in creusing on the Spanish coast. Two Spanish steamers, the Villa de Madrid and Clvda de Barce- lona, narrowly escaped torpedoing. The Norwegian ship Ibis mentioned earlier was released from Algeciras.

Meanwhile Berlin correspondents to Paris newspapers 'report acute differences of opinion be- tween Chancellor Hiller and the naval and milltary authorities. They assert that General von Blomberg and General von Fritsch, Commander-in-Chief, have earned, the Fuehrer's displeasure by opposing projects to assist General Franco, the Spanish insurgent leader-Renter.

OFFICIAL DENIAL FROM GERMANY

No Troops In Spain Or Spanish Morocca

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GERMAN PRESS COMMENT

Non-Intervention In Spanish Conflict

MENACE TO FRENCH DEFENCE SYSTEM

Grave View Of German Infiltration

Berlin, Jan. 8.

Paris, Jan. 9. The first oficial denial thai

The situation regarding German there were any German troops in

Berlin, Jan. 8. inditration to Spanish Morocco is Spain or Spanish Morocco WAS

described in authoritative French Commenting on the Reichs.gov. contained in a statement issued by a German news agency which ernment's reply to the Franco-circles to-night as very grave. states that in view of the reports British Note relating to the ques. Berlin denials of the existence of published abroad regarding alleged tion of the participation of foreign German troops in Morocco has German penetration in Spanish volunteers in Spain, the semi- added to the general apprehension. It is emphasised that German Morocco, the agency was authorisofficial "Deutsche Diplomatische

Correspondent" states influence in this zone constitues a ed to say that there are no Ger- Politische man troops in Spain or Spanish with satisfaction that the compli- serious menace to the French de- The notes state that the German Morocco.

cated situation has at last been fence system which is based on communications in North and Italian representatives on the

Political circles describe the re- clarified by the German reply open London Non-Intervention Commit-ports as a renewed effort to poison which it says "shows definite ways Africa and is a matter quite apart tee are being instructed to conduct | international relations and the and means for obtaining the alms from the Spanish civil war. negotiations on the basis outlined product of over-excited Imagina of the policy of non-intervention." in their replies.

After recalling the fact that the importance of the problem of par- ticipation of foreign volunteers has been recognized from the very start by Germany and Italy, while the other powers falled to see its significance and consequently re- fected the German-Itallar pro- posals that no passports should be issued to anyone wishing to join the Spanish belligerents, the semi- official organ continues as follows:

tion.

PRESS COMMENT

A new note, was struck by the

"Diplomatic The Times" says there should official

Correspon- be no delay in submitting to the dence" which, contrary to previous

suggestions Committee a draft of the scheme German

that the for effective control of all points troubles in Spain were the result of access into Spanish territory.of the work of international Bols It adds that Great Britain, whichheviks now refers to the dispute as a civil war, and urges that the occupies a position of greater de- tachment than any other country only way the Spanish tragedy can with regard to this conflict may be concluded is by returning to the well be expected to take the lead natural starting point, namely re especially since, just on account of cognition of the Spanish war as a this detachment, Lordon has been purely internal affair of made a seat of the Non-Interven- Spanish people.- tion Committee. In s case like leuter. the present the bolder lead that is given the more likely it is to be accepted and to be effective,-

British Wireless.

ARABS AGAINST ZIONIST POLICY

Request For National Government

the

MEXICAN ARMS BAN TO SPAIN

Assurances Given To U.S. Government

Washington, Jan. 9.. The United States Government has received renewed assurances Government from the Mexican

that no war material of American origin would be permitted to leave Mexico for Spain, according to Mr. Walton Moore, acting Secre tary of State.--

fleuler.

Germany, however, is still will- ing to support all measures which can prevent foreign interference in Spain and can turn the local affair into

conflict. an International There is no doubt that this is much

more difficult to-day than it was in the early stages of the conflict since the problem of to-day is not only to eliminate the possibility of future intervention by closing the gaps of the non-intervention agree- scale of fighting in Spain to that of an internal conflict.

OTHER FROHIBITIONS The question of the participa- tion of foreign volunteers, which was raised by Britain and France - therefore, only a part of is the problem. It will not suf fice to prevent the influx

Into Spain, volunteers

The French Governmerit is work- ing in close contact with the Bri- tish Government in the matter. which is a source of great satisfac- tion to France.- Reuter.

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CZECH STATE CONDITIONS

German Press Comment Causes Surprise

London, Jan, 8.

AIR RAID IN MADRID

British Embassy Hit By Bombs

London, Jan. 9. During the air raid in Madrid yee- terday the British Embassy pre- mises were hit by incendiary and || high explosive bombs Fires caus- ed were promptly extinguished. Two British subjects were injured in the Embassy annexo. The house opposite the Embassy in which are fats of British consular officers were also hit.

The British Ambassador at Here Gaye, Sir Henry Chilton, has been. instructed to address a vigorous protest to the insurgent authorities at Salamanca against this ap- parently deliberate violation of the safety zone, which they had under- taken to respect-- "British Werelem.

·THREE INJURED

Madrid, Jan. 8. The British Embassy was bombed from the air to-day and three per- sons were injured.

It is disclosed that the wound- ed are the Military Attache, Capt. E. C. Lance, Mrs. Norris, wife of an Englishman, who was at the Ein- bassy discussing business with the attache, and the Embassy cook.

The Embassy is at present used only for the distribution of food.

Incendiary bombs also fell in other parts of the city, all of them within the so-called neutral zone. -Reuter.

WORLD TITLE FIGHT

Anti-Nazi League Boycott

New York, Jan. 9. The powerful organisation of the non-secretarian anti-Nazi League announces that it intends to boy- cott the Braddock-Schmeling fight On June 3, The President sald that the League is opposed to Ger- man commodities and that Sche- meling is one of those trying to keep American money out of Ger- many.

There is a statement in the press that Schmeling may bent Brad- dock and then be used by. Herr Hitler to bolster the theory of Aryan supremacy. The organisa

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OBITUARY.

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London, London, Jan. 9. Henry Tonks, Blade Professor of

Fine Art in the University of Lon- don from 1917 to 1930, has passed away.

He was a doctor who abandoned medicins and the teaching of ana- tomy in order to devote himself entirely to painting and to teach The reproduction in English tion will do everything in its poing drawing. Among his pupils newspapers of recent comment ap-wer to prevent the fight taking were Orpen, Augustus John and bearing in the German press replace and picket every ticket of C. R. W. Nevinson garding alleged conditions in Cze-fice. choslovakia has caused both sur- prize and misgiving here..

He was 75 years of age and a native of Solihull in Warwickshire.

The Madison Square Garden au- thorities expressed determination-Reuter to hold the contest and, if neces- sary, transfer the fight to the Bol- diere Field, Chicago- fleuter.

MR. SUMA TO GO TO WASHINGTON

Mr.

Yakichiro

EMPIRE GEOLOGIST

Mr. Thomas

London, Jan. 8, Crook, the well- known British geologist, died to

| day.—

keutti.

PHYSICAL TRAINING IN BRITAIN

Extracts from the German news- paper contain highly coloured ac- counts of extensive Russian in- Huence in the Czech-State and re- petitions of rumours" which more have been authorita- than once tively denied in Prague. The char- meter of the information used in the German press comment is too far at variance with the facts of

·Shanghai, Jan. 10. or the Czech situation,' as they are

con but accepted in this country and ge

Buma, U.S. LICENCES

London, Jan. 8. other forms of intervention,nerally throughout Europe, that currently first secretary of the Ja-

The Minister of Education an- Washington, Jan. 8.

panese embassy and Japanese nounced in a speech" at Glasgow Immediately President F. D.particularly the delivery of war the publicity given to them in a

material and financial assistance, neighbouring and friendly State consul general in Nanking, is to-day that the Government sche- Roosevelt signed the arma

must likewise, he prohibited. The has created a' most unhappy Im-structed by the Tokyo Foreign Of-

me of national physical training bargo resolution. the machinery.

would be ready for publication was set in motion to prevent fur question of legal exportation of pression on the English mind.

Spanish gold by the reds must ther shipments of war material to kewise be examined. Mere pro-

Enquiries in authoritative Bri-

shortly after the reassembly of tish quarters to-day elicited a

Parlament on January 19. Spain.

not suficient as such statement that the views cited Licences granted to Mr. Richard will hardly be considered more from the German press were not presented for their con-Dinely to export, £900,000 worth of binding in future by certain states in acordance with

those held arms have been revoked by the than it was the case in the past. among well-informed observers In

It is only logical therefore, that London the German reply demands an British Wireless. effective control. But the situation in. Spain has assumed such serious aspect that even the esta- Alishment of such a control will no longer be sufficient.

Jerusalem, Jan. 9. It is understood that the Arab case to be presented to the Royal Commission argues that it is im- possible to remedy the Arab grie- vances under the terms of the pre- sent mandate, and urges the Bri tish Government to abandon com pletely the Ztoniat policy and in. troduce a National Government.

It is officially announced that that the Royal Commission will not be leaving Palestine until the Arab case is sideration Reuter.

GAOL-BREAK IN TSITSIHAR

Fugitives Caught And Executed

vance

Tokyo, Jan. 9.

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Munitions Control Board and the unused licences issued to Mr. Robert Cuse, in New York, have been cancelled........... Hester."

FRONTIER TOWN BOMBARDED

Paris, January 8...

mises are

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EXCHANGE "OF

HOSTAGES

Bilbao, Jan. 9. Negotiations for exchange of hostages between the Basques and Nationalists have broken down ac- cording to a statement of the Bag- que Government which blames the

attitude of the Burgos Government for the failure.

Reuter

STEELE RETAINS TITLE

"GORILLA" JONES GAME LOSER

Thrilling Battle

Freddie Steele. middleweight champion of the world, retained his title at Milwaukee on New Year's night by scoring s vincing decision over "Gorlin”. Jones, Akron negro, in a ten-round bout which gave the spectators plenty of action from start to finish

The champion was master of the negro at every stage of the fight, easily smashing the defence of the "Gorila" with vicious furries t every round. The former NBA champion took a bad beating but. proved game. Steele dropped him to the canvas for a count of three in the seventh round, but "Jones' falshed the round and managed to- stave off the threat of a kockout for the remainder of the bout, Mewah Weight Advantage :) Sterle was in fine condition, and entered the ring with a four pouna fice to leave for Washington as

weight advantage over the negro. counsellor. News of Mr. Buma's

He tipped the beam at 157 Ib.. While Jones weighed in at 153 1 transfer and promotion was re-

Prior to the fight the champion ceived here last night,

Formerly consul general in Can-quite voluntary. Its object was as an 8-5 favourite, the odds not ton, Mr. Suma is transferred to not to create specialists, or to renecting the heavy advantage Washington because of his finent make great athletes who could win which Steele demonstrated over. mastery of the English language at the next Olympic games. Nor the challenger. The contest was and his ability in conducting of was it intended to train men and the third between the two men. ficial publicity, as Japanese Am-

women for some specific State In their first meeting. in 1934, bassador Hiroshi Saito in Was-

purpose. Its simple and suficient they fought to a draw in ten hington reported that a good press aim was to inspire all citizens with rounds at Beattle. Again meeting for the Japanese cause in the

a desire to keep their bodies ft at Beattle the following year. United States la desirable,

British Wireless.

Steele won in ten rounds.

In view of the impending" de- parture of Mr. Suma for, America," Japanese Ambassador Shigeru Ka- wagge, will return to Nanking from Bhanghai on Monday or Tuesday- Union News.

BROOK TO FLY TO THE CAPEL

The principle of complete non- intervention demands also effective elimination of foreign agitators Two nationalist cruisers bom- who have already gained great in- barded the frontier towns, Port Duence in Epain. The problem of Lifting of the Japanese press Ban and Culars, on the Catalan the non-intervention thus has ban at Talislhar has disclosed a coast on Friday morning, accord-sumed an entirely new aspect sensational gaol-break,.on New ing to press reports here which add namely: not only the prevention Year's Eve when, with the conn- that it could be clearly observed of delivery of arms and the influx of certain Manchukuoan from the French side of the fron- of volunteers, but also the interna- gaolers, 103 prisoners in the mill-tier how about forty abells, fired tionalisation of Spain. It this is tary gaol suddenly rose and cap by the warships. exploded after not done, the application of the tured three warders.

hitting their targets.

policy of non-intervention would in Ther

armed themselves with 22

The docks and railway stations effect, be not neutrality but sup- rifies and made off, escaping to of the two, towns are stated to have port of the reds who in the past the countryside, where the local suffered considerable damage from have constantly been supplied with Japanese and Manchukuoan the bombardment but the exact war material from abroad.. Much troops and police rounded up 68 by extent of the damage, as well as time has been wasted already and the things in the proper perspec Cape, and back. He will fly by

the number of victims, is not yet considerable harm has been done Fifty-two of these including the known since the red authorities at which might easily have been tv will not miss again the chance way of the East coast route and ringleader, were executed by a fronce closed the frontier to all avoided if from the outset other for a determined and effective hopes to be back in England in

powers had adopted a similar clear action attitude as Germany and Italy.

the afternoon of January 5,

ing squad. Heuter

tramic Transofran News Fertire

London, Jan. 9. Mr. H. L. Brook, flying a Percival monoplane, proposes to leave 'Ora- "It is on'y to be hoped, therefore, vesend airport to-morrow morning that those powers who hitherto in an attempt to beat Mrs. Molli- failed to see or did not want to see son's record for the fight to the

-Transocean News Service,

eight days.-. Briziah Wireless.

He declared the scheme would be

TROTSKY TO LIVE

IN MEXICO®

Tamples, Mexico, Jan. 9. Leon Trotsky, who has been sent away from Norway, has ar- rived here. He will be allowed to live in Mexico provided he refrains from Communist : activities. Beuter's "Bulletin Service

DUKE RETURNS"

London, Jan. - 6. The Duke of Kent, who has been

attending the Royal wedding at the Hague, returned to England be

air to-day- British Wireless,

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EMIGRANTS

The number of enigrants leaving the Colony for the Straits Settle-

ments during the month of Decem- ber was 8,801,20