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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1937.

FLOW OF FOREIGN RECRUITS

INTO SPAIN

SIMULTANEOUS ACTION URGED BY BRITAIN

Effort For Real Policy Of Non-Intervention

LONDON WARNING TO NATIONALS

London, January 11.

Special interest will attach to the coming meeting of the Lon- don Non-intervention Committee in view of the action taken yesterday by the British Government in pursuance of its efforts to secure a real policy of non-intervention In Spain. As reported last night, His Majesty's Government bave addressed communi- cations to Paris, Home, Berlin, Lisbon and Moscow urging that simultaneous action should be taken at once by ali powers to stop the flow of foreign volunteers into Spain.

The instructions sent to the British representatives in these capitals invits Immediate action on these lines in each country. and early enforcement of the control scheme drawn up by the non-intervention Committee to include volunteers and troops. The whole problem of dealing with Indirect forms of interven- tion, should it be urged, will be actively pursued forthwith.

The statement adds that a warn-¡ forces on either side of the Spanish. ing has been issued to all British civil strife, or for anyone to recruit volunteers in the United Kingdom

subjects that it is an offence under

the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870, for service in Spain.-- to take service in Spain.

The British note invites sugges- tions from other Governments which may find the present scheme unacceptable, but as the "Times" remarks, the matter is urgent and there is nothing to prevent the British Government from putting forward a plan of their own if that seems the best means of

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BERLIN COMMENT

Berlin, Jan. 10. The new British suggestion with regard to prevention of interven- tion in Spain, according to well- informed sources, will be welcomed here as a good example.

If other countries take really effective action, Germany is pre- avoiding further delay.

pared formally to prohibit the de- "Great Britain's admitted

parture of any volunteers to Spain, partialy in the conflict, it con..

but it is declared that in order to tinues, would make such initiative

make non-intervention effective the peculiarly appropriate. Nor will public opinion in this country be, French frontier must be closed

satisfied until it sees an end put to the dow of foreign recrulis into Spain and a beginning made with the withdrawal of those who are now playing such a dangerous part in Spain and Spanish territory.— British Wireless.

FRENCH APPROVAL

Faris. Jan 11.

completely- Hester.

SPANISH WAR FRONTS

Nationalists Claim Further Progress

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The British Ambassador here handed a note stating the British

Salamanca, Jan. 10. Government's new proposals re- Further nationalist advances ón garding the problem of non- the Madrid front are announced by Intervention in Spain to the the Salamanca headquarters, Under-Secretary of the Foreign The nationalists occupied Cuesta Ministry, M. Vienot, on Sunday, de las Perdices and Cerco according to Informed quarters | Ajuela on the outskirts of the city. here, which add that the French In the fights preceding the oc- Government has been in constant | cupation, the communists suffered touch with the British Government | a disastrous since Saturday and at once in formed London that the British proposal forbidding departure of volunteers for Spain was thorough- ly approved by the French Gov- ernment.

defeat and Bed in the direction of Fuencarral. The nationalists captured three heavy and one light Soviet tank and large quantities of war material many machine guns and a dépot of clothes and foodstuffs.

NEW PROPOSALS BY BRITAIN

Non-Intervention Question

London, Jan. 10.

The British Government to-day sent à communication to its dip-| lomatic representatives in Berlin, Paris, Rome,, Moscow and Idabon. embodying new proposals in the non-intervention question, at the same time dealing with the Ger- man and Italian answers.

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Tha British diplomatic repre- sentatives were instructed to ap- proach, immediately, the govern- ments to which they are connect ed asking for an early answer to the latest British proposals.

The communication in question comprises eight points, the first of which establishes that all powers now agree in principle that 'mea- sures must be taken, immediately to prevent the influx of foreige volunteers into Spain, and that at the same time all indirect forms of intervention must be dealt with that the control might be effective.

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The British Government urges that no plan would be effective unless al governments co-operate loyally to work it. The British Government now asks that con- crete proposals for effecting a con- trol be made immediately, un- dertaking" to give these considera- tion without delay.

The British government, in the meantime, proposes that every government should immediately forbid the departure of any more volunteers for Spain. The British Government itself sets the exam- ple by enacting is prohibition to this effect, and states that it will submit the replies received to the Non-Intervention Committee whose competence the British Govern- ment has no desire to infringe.- Tranneen News-Servira,

PORTUGAL'S NOTE

Lisbon, Jan. 10. The Portuguese Government published on Saturday the con- tents of a note handed on January 4. to the representatives of the British and French Governments, answering their 'note on the ques- tion of foreign volunteers in the Spanish conflict,

"SIT-DOWN” STRIKE

More Motor Factories. To Close

LIVES LOST AT SEA

Trawler Collides With Steamer

Detroit. Jan. 11.

London, Jan. 31: Negotiations for settlement of Seven members of the crew of the the motor. strike broke down 20 of the French steam trawler during the end over the question Notre Dame de Lourdes of 375 tons o evacuation of “sit-down" strik-" were drowned when the ship was era. Nearly a hundred thousand in collision with the British steam- workers are now idle.

er Theems of 553 tons in the chan- The General Motors Corporationnel of North Foreland yesterday. expects a further closing of fac- The survivors were rescued by the tories soon owing to shortage of Theems and were brought to Lon- materials.

don last night.

The Corporation is willing to meet the Union's 'representatives immediately the sit-down strikers cvacuate the factories, but it, de- clined the Union's conditions of evacuation on the ground that ac- ceptance would be tantamount to condoning illegal occupancy--- Reuter Bulletin Service.

CIVILIANS IN MADRID

Evacuation Urged By Commander Lister

Paris, Jan. 10.

Accord-

received "this

the from

The 271-ton Fleetwood trawier San Sebastian struck the reef of Islay in the Inner Hebrides yes- terday and foundered with loss of four lives Nine men were saved.--- 'British Wireless,

· LEAGUE MEETING DATE DELAYED

Request From France And Turkey

Geneva, Jan. 13. At the request of the French and Turkish Governments. the President of the League of Nations'

Council, Dr. Wellington Koo, has, agreed to adjourn the meeting of |that body «from January, 18 to

January 21.

This is taken to indicate that the French and Turkish Governmenta

The evacuation of Madrid by civulinda is strongly urged in a pro- clamation issued by Commander Lister, in charge of one of the capital's defence sectors. ing to messages is пож essential since surroundings of Madrid day to day are becoming are conducting negotiations over more and more a real battlefeld.

the Syrian problem which promise The city's main streets have ni-

a satisfactory settlement-Reuter. ready been bombarded." Lister

It will be recalled that, following urges the Madrid population to the Great War, France took over flee into the interior of Spain. the mandate of Syria, together where they will be safer. The with Alexandretta and Antioch, Commander closes his appeal by formerly Turkish ports. France re- saying that the evacuation of Mad-cently promised Syria her in- rid by civilians is desired also by dependence, and simultaneously the troops because this would Turkey claimed, at Geneva, the re- would make it easier to concen-

turn of her former territory. trate on Aghting the enemy.-- Tranmeron Neinx Service

For a little time. recently, it was feared Turkey would attempt a coup de force and the French au- thorities were prepared for im- mediate emergency action in Syria, where they possess a large garrison population of } of "French and native troops..

TERRIBLE CONDITIONS

London, Jan. 10. "Fear of pestilence, hunger, gas and Franco's Moors has taken

of the possession Madrid," writes Irene Hodson who was recently in Madrid, in a Sun- day newspaper,

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In describing the terrible con- ditions in the Spanish capital she The Portuguese Government says: "Only the winter cold has emphasized that it has examined so far prevented the outbreak of a the Franco-British memorandum typhold epidemie, There is the with great attention and recalls greatest scarcity of foodstuffs. that in its Note of Angust 21 ft Batter, milk, tea, coffee, sugar and had reserved the right to leave especially meat, are lacking. At the Non-Intervention Committee this moment the greatest anxiety If other States concerned permit is that poisonous gas might be used ter the recruiting of volunteers and in the struggle for Madrid."— public collections for the military Transocean News Service. support of the contending partles in Spain.

The French Government more-" A counter-attack of three red ba- orer, it is sald, announced to the tallions in the Las Rozas sector to British Government that the regain the lost positions was re- French Government is prepared to pelled with the reds suffering take all steps which are necessary severe losses, 137 bodes of Bol-mosphere and bring about serious

to prevent the departure of volun-shevists were recovered in this sec- teers Immediately after having ob- | tar alone, tained Parliament's consent and is The nationalist south army. re- willing to enforce the prohibition ports further progress of its opera- from any date which is agreeable tions in the Ronda sector where to other powers concerned,

they are stated to have inflicted The French Government also heavy casualties on the enemy. informed the British Government | The nationalist afth division re- that the measures planned by the ports the repulsion of communist French Government to make the counter-attacks neáz Arragon, Two prohibition efective would be an- bolshevist planes were shot down. nounced during the debate in the in an air Öght.-- Chamber next week-

Tretiochan Noua Service, Transocean News Service.

REMEDY OFFERED

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BOMBS DROPPED ON EMBASSY

Nationalists Blame Other Side

London, Jan. 10. Extension or the Non-Interven- tion Committee's scheme for su pervision of the ports and land frontiers of Spain, to cover the arrival in Spain by sea and land of volunteers and military person-

Salamanca, Jan, 10. Red planer and not nationalist nel, is suggested by the fact that

once were responsible for the re- Identical instructions have been

cent bombing of the British Ent seat to His Majesty's representa- tives in Paris, Rome, Berlin, Lisbon bassy at Madrid, it is stated em-

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PAMELA WERNER'S

DEATH

Further Revelations In Peiping Crime

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The French Ambassador; M.

Peiping, Jan. 11. Francois Poncet is leaving for It is reliably stated that when Paris to-morrow. There is the the autopsy in the tragic death customary reticence with regard of Miss Pamela Werner is to the object of his visit, but di- pleted, and the findings are placed continued inquest, it plomata here speak of a new move before the towards a Franco-German econo- will be shown that the mutilations mie rapprochement,

the girl suffered were not entirely It is suggested that Dr. Hjálmar due to the ravages of dogs. It is Schacht,, Minister of National possible that none of them were Paris, Jan. 10.

Economy, is to visit Paris shortly. caused by dogs. Altogether $7,40v volunteers for

It is known here that certain

Miss Werner, 19-year-old daugh- the Spanish red forces have been French circles

favour assisting ter of Mr. E. T C. Werner, according to the figures which the possibly supporting her colonial is believed to have been murdered recruited up till to-day in France, Germany economically, and even former British Consul at Foochow

on the night of January 7,

PARIS RECRUITING FOR SPAIN

"Echo de Paris" claims to have aspirations to some extent, în re- received from authoritative sour-turn for compensating action by ces, but these numbers include | Germany. It is possible these com many foreigners.

pensations may take the nature of

armament restrictions

This in itself, declares the Note, Indicates clearly the significance attached by the Portuguese Gov- ernment to the question of recruit- ing, which it feared wou'd end by poisoning the international

international complications.

The Portuguese Government 18. therefore, in principle ready to taxe legal measures to prevent the recruiting of volunteers for Spain, but with regard to the measures

The volunteers recruited proposed by Britain and France 1 gist of 9500 French, 3000 Italians,

Paris and the neighbourhood con"] Reutes. is bound to state that (a), recruit-

VISIT POSTPONED ing of volunteers

2000 Germans, 500 Belgians, 400 cannot be se-

Paris, Jan. 10. parated from other forms of indir-

Serbe and Cechoslovaks; while in

Owing to the gravity of the Eur- ect interference in the Spanish af 3000 French, 3100 Italians, 1100 Edouard Daladier,

Northern France the figures were.

situation opean fairs, (b), the Franco-British pro- posal seems to be an attempt to

Germans, 300 Englishmen, 250 War, has postponed his visit to depart from the purpose for which

Poles, Serbs, and Cechoslovaks. Morocco, scheduled the Non-Intervention Committee

The American volunteers who week. came over by the 3.5. "Normandie” was formed. The Portuguese Gov-

Beuter. ernment fa, moreover, of the opin-

were afterwards seen at ion that an isolated action out-pignan, the "Echo side, the Non-Intervention Com- Bays."

Per- de Paris

VOLUNTEERS FROM

JAPAN

mittee itself would only augment Transocean ewr Bernice. the distrust in European policy, however good" the motives of such an action might be. Finally the Portuguese. Government declares itself ready to take all measures to which other states are prepar- and Moscow by the British Gov-insued by the Franco government,

phatically, in a communicationed to bind themselves.

Transocean New Servies. Official records, show that no The instructions say that the nationalist planes were over the British Government is ready to capital during that night but were consider most argently any sug- gestions for the establishment of engaged in attacking the aero-

ernment.

Government's,

ALL-ROUND CONTROL

Paris, Jan. 10.

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It is understood that the French

a system of rigid control of sup-dromes in Alcala de Henares and Government is prepared to draft plies to Spain and that it will also Chuadalajara. On their way the any laws necessary to prevent be glad to consider any detailed planes were not within 10 kilo- volunteers going to Spain on con- proposals for the controls of other metres of the Embassy. The Franco dition that control is really enfor

statement, recaliced all-roung forma of indirect intervention.

similar incidents when the na. Bouter. Meanwhile, Great Britain súg-

tionalists were blamed for gests that each Government adopt,

ráges actually committed by the within its own territories, measures reds, notably the shooting down to prohibit the departure of volunio a French passenger plane and teers and military personnel for

the bombing of the Leganes Spain.

Insane Asylum.—- Transocean News Service

out-

British Embassy at Madrid on January 8, which resulted in the death of a military attache and the wounding of two others, was The Instructions to the diplomats announce that the British Govern-

made in a broadcast message by ment, forthwith, is issuing s públic.

General del Lano to-day. notice that it is an offence under

He said the object was to induce the Foreign. Enlistment Act for A startling assertion that Spanish Britain to take rides against the British subjects to accept any.com: Government aircraft were them-insurgenta- Inission or engagement in the selves responsible for bombing the Retar

OBJECT. EXPLAINED

Beville, Jan. 11,

Traveller's Story Brought From Cadiz

Gibraltar, Jan. 10.

Her body was discovered by coolles the following morning, half naked, terribly mutilated. She had apparently died from a blow on the head.

It is believed the mutilations were carried out at some house to which the girl was taken on her generally, M. way home, after an evening of Minister for skating with a girl school chum, The body is believed to have been disposed of later.

for

SLASHING PRESS

CAMPAIGN

Germany Hits Back At France

this

Berlin, Jan. 10. Herr Hitler is holding a reception for foreign diplomats to-day with Franco-German relations at their

An informant at Cadiz states worst stage of bitterness since the that preparations are being made | advent of the National-Socialists at Jerez and Cadiz for the arrival and the Nazi dictatorship. of this week of 5,000 Japanese

A stashing Dress campaign volunteers.

against the French attacks on the Meanwhile, the Governor of Morocco alarm has developed Malta is understood to have ar- swiftly, a typical comment this rived in Gibralter aboard the morning being that" of "Volkischer Mediterranean "Fleet Tingship, HMS. Elizabeth Four Admirals Dudley Pound, Sir Geoffrey Blake, are at present at the fortress: Bir James Murray: Pipon and C. E. Kennedy-Purvis.S

It is now freely predicted that the evidence. will show that the crime was one of the most flèndish. imaginable-- Reuter.

POLICE ASSISTANCE

Pelping, Jan, 11. Inspector Robotham of the British Municipal Police, Tientsin, has arrived here to assist in un- ravelling the mystery of Miss Pamela Werner's death- Reular.

MENINGITIS ON TROOPSHIP.

Gibrskar, Jan. 10. A case of cerebral meningitis is Beobachter" which asserts that reported to have developed aboard France wants a war in Morocco. the troopship Dilwara, which ar- a warning that she is determined way home from the East.

Germany, in the last hour, utters rived here this morning on her to prevent the game being played

at her expense... The extraordinary report that The Journal adds that London 5,000 Japanese volunteers are ex-will have to consider very seriously pected at Jerez and Cadis was where her interests, He, He brought here by a traveller from Diplomatie quarters in Berlin are the latter city, but has not been speculating, gravely on the sign Cónfirmed

leance of the new campaign, Reiter

Reuter

It is understood a second case is suspected.

There is one case of severe in- duenza aboard, or

All the troops have been landed here and 40 of them, who have had contact with the patients. have been isolated. -- Reuter

TURKISH MINISTER FOR PARIS

Paris, Jan. 10. The Turkish Foreign Minister, Rushdi Arran, will visit Paris be- fore the next session of the League. of Nations Council in, order to take part in the resumed negotia- tions concerning the future of Sandjak and Alexandrette.

It is thought in diplomatic cir- cles that the negotiations will take at least one week. Messages re- ceived here from Ankara state that the Turkish government has.work- ed out a new proposal intended to serve as the basis for the coming negotiations. The Turkish govern- ment is said to intend to propose that Alexandrette and Antioch should be given independence with-- in the framework of the Syrian federation, and to be placed under the joint protection of Turkey and; France.—-- Transocean News Servita.

FLIGHT TO THE CAPE

London, Jan. '10. The British aviator, H.L. Brook 'started from the Gravesend aero- drome this morning in a sport plane to try to break the record established by the English aviatrix, Miss Amy Mollison, from London to South Africa. Brook will take the route via Marseilles, Brindisi, Catro and then along the East African coast to the CapE.— Transocean News Service

POPE SUFFERS LESS PAIN

Vatican City, Jan. 10. His Holiness the Pope passed a comfortable day, and is suffering considerably less pain in his legs. He was able to grant two audiences this morning. Beuter.

NO. OHANGE

Vatican City, Jan. 11. The Pope spent a fairly good remains

night. His condition" unchanged

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

ARABS AND TURKS CLASH

Antioch, Jan. 10, visiting Rihanieh were to-day the League of Nations observers witnesses of a sharp affray be one person was killed and relatat tween Arabs and Turks, in which

wounded Reuter