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HOUSES CHARGED BY TANKS

Great Breaches

In Walls

Made

Machine Gunners Put To Flight

Madrid, February 27,

A vivid picture of partielpation of tanks in street fighting at Oviedo has reached here. With the object of cleaning up a group of houses where insurgent machine gun posts were proving troublesome, the tanks charged the houses, causing great brea- thes in the walls and putting the runners to fight.

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Another tank penetrated the San Lazaro quarter, despite fire. from Insurgent batteries on Mount Maranoo which towers behind the North Railway Station. Reuter.

MILITIAMEN SURPRISED

Avila, Feb. 27.

It is reported that a thousand militiamen attempting to capture Robledo de Chay railway station. nine miles sout of Escurial, by a flanking movement were surprised by two hundred Insurgents who mowed them down when they ap-. peared on top of a hillock.

The claim is made that no muli- tamen returned ta their own lines, those surviving being taken prisoner- Reuter.

MOORS IN ACTION

Valencia. Feb, 27. The method of warfare pursued by the Moors in Spain is described by Captain Wintringham, nephew! of the former Liberal woman Com- moner, who is convalescing from a bullet wound received when acting as commander of a Government battalion a fortnight ago.

Captain Wintringham sald that the enemy's habit of using Moors as advance tops has worked to

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1937, INDIAN BUDGET RE-ARMING TO DEFEND

MEASURES

Silver And Sugar Duties "Raised

New Delhi, Feb. 27. The raising of India's duty on silver from two to three annas was announced by the Minister of Finance, Sir James Grigg, when be presented the budget in the Legislative Assembly.

The sugar excise duty has also been raised from 1.5 rupees to two rupees per hundredweight, while the sugar customs duty has been fixed at 7.4 rupees per hundred- weight, in addition to the cxcise at present in force.

Expectations of a heavy budget deficit formed the principal feature of the Finance Member's speech.

Although the Budget was a story of disappointment, Sir James Grigg hoped that the difficulties could be surmounted with little hardship and inconvenience.

The

realised surplus for the

MADRID WAR AT year ending March, 1936, which

STANDSTILL ·

Oviedo Struggle Continues

London, Feb. 27, The military situation around Madrid remaining stationary, the Government is using the lull to further strength its lines defend- ing the vital Valencia road.

cist forces as the "arm of the Reorganisation of the anti-Fas- people" is proceeding apace both in Madrid and in Barcelora.

had been ear-marked for the re- venue reserve fund, was 184 lakhs of rupees, or thirteen lakhs less than was expected.

SUGAR IMPORTS DROP There had been a strikingae- cline in sugar imports while sanc- tions against-imports from Italy had doubtless contributed to the unfavourable result.

The tendencies, of the latter part of the previous year had continued, with the result that the revised forecast for 1936-1937 showed a deficit of 197 lakhs instead of an estimated surplus of six lakhs.

16 lakhs, sugar alone accounting The Customs showed a deficit.of

for a deficit of 145 lakhs, which In the latter town the Catalan | justified the Government's refusal munique expressing the Cabinet's" Government has issued a com- to base the programme for remis- confidence in co-ordinating its ef- forts with those of the Govern- ment of the Republic, in order to organise as rapidly as possible ré-

alon of taxation on indefinite con- tinuance of this surce of revenue.

BRITISH PRODUCTS Regarding the decline of 75 lakhs in Customs recipts from British

the advantage of the Government gular army under a single com-piece-goods, Sir James said that

troops since these Orientals insist on stopping the fighting at night and going to sleep. This has en- abled the Government forces to advance over important terrain in darkness.

The Muors are quite good sol- diers if allowed to aght in their own way. They appear to be cool and indifferent under fire.

The officer added that the aght- Ing on the Jarama sector in many respects required more courage and quick wiltedness than any during the Great War- Rester.

BRITISH LEGION PEACE EFFORTS

To Do Everything To Prevent War

Birmingham, Feb, 27. Major Featherstone-Godley. Fre- sident of the British Legian, ad- dressing a gathering here од Saturday sald that the British Legion would do all in its power to prevent war breaking out. Since It came into existence, the Legion had been a dyke set up against the onslaught of further misery. To-day it had taken up the fight against threat. It was prepared to make a stand now as In the past against the folly of

War.

mand."

Despatches from northern Spain state that the battle around Oviedo continues. At least 12.000

United Kingdom products had not in spite of the reduction in duty.

succeeded in recapturing any part of the market they had recently

WORLD PEACE No Two Opinions In

United Kingdom

LONDON. FEBRUARY 27.

"IF THE GOVERNMENT HAD NOT CARRIED OUT ITS POLICY OF RE-ARMAMENT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SWEPT FROM POWER," DECLARED SIR THOMAS INSKIP, MINISTER FOR CO-ORDINATION OF DEFENCE, IN A SPEECH AT FARE- HAM.

BLUMS POLICY UPHELD

Flandin Launches Attack

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"It is very important that the whole world understands that there are really no two opinions in the United Kingdom as regards the necessity for re-armament. ' al- though there may be a division of opinion as to the way in which this should be met, and certain division of opinion as regards the desirable foreign policy.

"We are re-arming to defend the peace of the world, whether it be to protect France," Belgium or. Germany if she were attacked." -be sald-

Reuter

Philippines Future Discussed

Presidents Meet In Washington

Washington, Feb. 26. President F. D. Roosevelt to-day discussed the future of the Philip pine Islands with President Manuel Quezon, who is visiting the capital with General Douglas MacArthur. The latter is building up the Philippines deferice forces against a day, nine years now when the Commonwealth attains complete independence.

Paris, Feb. 28. A strong attack upon the policy of M. Leon Blum, the French Prime Minister, especially in the direction of finance, was delivered to-day by the former Prime Min- ister M. Pierre Fiandin. He 'de- clared that a quarter of the sube-

Senor Quezon is trying to ensure cribers to earlier loans launched that the United States will not Vincent Auriol, the Fin-throw the young' republic unsup- by M. ance Minister, did not intend to ported into the world, particular- renew their subscriptions and that ly with respect to tride, since the two London banks, at the last islande exports to the United

men have fallen on both sides in held, their prices having remained moment, had refused to subscribe States are approximately £20,000.-

the apparently endless struggle for the town, Avila,

beyond the reach of Indian pur-

anys a message from chase.

last to be gaining the upper hand, The Government forces seem at however, as they are closing in o the besieged city from several sides and have captured a section of the large arms factory in Oviedo.

DELICATE MOMENT

estimates were

Total expenditure in the coming year was estimated at 8,341 lakhs. 1,462 lakhs, including 75 lakhs for

The defence

the re-building of Quetts which was destroyed by earthquake.

After providing for an unavoid- able increase of six lakhs, the de- fence department cut down ex- At Valencia, referring to the in- penditure over the rest of the field ternational plan for supervision of by forty lakhs as a contribution Spanish ports, the Spanish Pre-to meet temporary dimculties. mler, Senor Largo Caballero said: The estimates showed a net de- "I consider that very soon we shall fielt of 158 lakhs

be experiencing the most delicate Renter. moment of the war. It will oblige us to make decisive resolves but I shall not remain at the head of Republican Spain t we do not take a firm decision,"

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BY-ELECTION Sir Arthur Salter Gets Big Majority

London Feb. 27. Polling in connection with the Oxford University. by-election. caused by the resignation of Lord Lasting peace, he declared, can- Hugh Cecil on his appointment as not be achieved through arma-

provost of Eton, opened on Tues- ments but through a spirit of today and concluded this evening. lerance alone.-

Transocean News Service.

CHILD VAGRANTS IN SPAIN Many Fall Victims To Winter Spell

Voling is done by past and, un like the procedure at the General Elections when result is decided by proportional representation, by-elections are decided by direct

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France with perfect sincerity and not have both independence and AIR LINK WITH

honesty towards catastrophe." de clared M. Finndin. "The repub- Blean regime will perish if you persist in your present policy.

"Economic and financial deve- lopments probably will not allow you to wait until May to choose a different policy," he asserted.

MANILA

Imperial Airways Negotiations

trade preference, but must take its chance with other nations when its day of maturity arrives, mak. ing trade pacts to protect itself

The foreign affairs expert. Mr. William Simms, of the Scripps- Howard newspapers, writes that li the United States acorns the Philippines trade, Senor Quezon M. Flandin predicted the, pro- may strike a bargain with Great bability of simultaneous Treasury Britain whereby new British and currency crises, necessitating fleet, based at Singapore, might that the Imperial Airways have inflation and control of exchanges. utilise Manila in time of emer- approached the Philippines Gov-

"You were honest when yougency, whilst Britain absorbs the swore you would not deflate; but Philippines export surplus.~~ events compelled you to do so." | Renter. sald M. Flandin. ....

CRISES PREDICTED

In reply, M. 'Elum asserted there

To Far East would be no reshuffling of the

Cabinet. "If I thought it desirable to have a Government of national

Hindenburg Commander's unton I would go. The Feople's

Indications

Friedrichshafen, Feb. 27. Plans are already in existence for a regular Zeppelin service be- tween Europe. India and the Far East

This somewhat startling fact is revealed in un article contributed ot a German technical magazine by Captain Ernest Lehmann, com- mander of the giant dirigible Hindenburg, who states that Ger- many will have a fleet of four big passenger Zeppelins by the year 1940 and will be able to extend re- gular services to other overseas countries.

He believes that the same type of construction as was used in the

The candidates were Sir Arthur Salter (Independent) and Profes- sor Lindemann Independent Con- servative). The voting resulted in

case of the airship under his com- an Independent gain, the result

mand will be adopted for the new Groups or destitute and home-beinig 7.880 votes for Sir Arthur Zeppelins, though passenger ac- less Spanish children, reminiscent Balter. 3,917 for Mr. Buzzard (Con-commodation is likely to be en

larged.

Paris, Feb. 27.

of the child vagrant army in servative); and 3,608 for Professor Soviet Russia in the first decade Lindemann- after the revolution, are reported British Wirele...

to be wandering about Spain mostly in districts in the vicinity

of the Bring lines. One estimate gives $0,000 or thesc child vagrants.

POPE'S APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC There are said to be quite a

Vatican City, Feb. 27. number of them in the foothills His Holiness the Pope's first of Quadaraema where, however, public. appearance following his many of them have succumbed illness is likely to be on Easter during the cold winter spell.- Tennantsan News Servran

CAMBRIDGE BOAT

CREW IN ACTION

Bunday when, weather permitting. he will impart the pontificial blessing from the central loggia at St. Peter's

Reuter's Bulletin Service,

IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED

London Feb. 27. An earlier Reuter's Bulletin mes- The Cambridge boat race erewaage stated: practising on the river Cam cover ed three miles from lock to lock in 14 minutes 41 seconds, beating the year-old record by 10 seconds. "Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Captain Lehmann forecasts the establishment of regular services between Europe and Fadia and the United States, such as, is now being run across the South Atlan- tic to Brazil

Prices of airship travel, he con- cludes, will inevitably be reduced, and he is of the opinion that the public will prefer this mode of travel to aeroplanes

Transocean News Service.

The recent improvement in his condition has been maintained:

Front Government cannot be transformed into a National Gor- ernment. In the interests of the country the present Government must stay."

PREMIER'S VIEWPOINT "We agree that there is reason

DR. SCHMIDT to

VISIT PARIS

Austrian Representative. To Coronation

Vienna, Feb. 27. Political quarters continue

to

Manila, Feb. 27.

It is learned on reliable authority

ernment with a view to extending the air services from Penang to Hong Kong as far as Manua.

Japanese enterprise is also on the scene, however, and a Japanese company is proposing to operate a service between Manila and Formosa.

FOREIGN STOCK- QUOTATIONS

Suspension Order In Germany

Quotations

Berlin, Feb, 27. for foreign stocks on the German stock exchanges as and bonds have been suspended

trom to-day.

A special permit is necessary for dealings in such issues unless. they are offered to the Reichsbank or other bank. licensed to deal in foreign currencies. The price to be fixed by the Reichsbank will be The service would link, up with gularly on the stock exchanges.

naturally lower than if quoted re- network of air 'routes em- bracing Japan, Manchukuo and rency Controller is expected to be

This step by the Foreign Cur Korea.

followed shortly, by a request to Reichsbank which would put them surrender foreign stocks to the at the disposal of the Reich Gov- ernment.

the

It is understood that both the British and Japanese proposals have been submitted to Washing- ton.

Benor Manuel Quezon, President

to introduce measures of caution query reports of the impending and to soft-pedal in our program- visit of Dr. Schmidt Austrian of the Philippines, who is at me," declared Mr. Elon.

Secretary of State, to the French Present in Washington, recently *M. Blum remarked that If a capital

sanctioned the extension or the National Government were form-

On the other hand it is common Royal Netherlands Indies always ed there might be shouts of joy. knowledge that Dr. Schmidt service to the Philippines. rising Rentes and a return of the most likely

Negotiations with capital to home, but the reaction chosen to represent Austria at the opening a

to be

& view to air service between

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"When we shall have got our

person

Manila will

thus become the

Reuter.

TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE

Flying

Boat Cambria' Under Test

of the masses must be considered, Coronation cerr Jony in London. Java and Manila, will shortly take he believed Betrayed, a beaten That he may visit Paris on his place in Washington. people raight forsake the Republic, return journey and use the oppor most important aerial junction in Cambria spent several hours yee- he said. He therefore declined to tunity to confer with political per the Far East, since it is already terday in test flights

London, Feb. 27. The Imperial Airways flying-boat contemplate a change of Govern-sonalities there is also considered the terminal of the Pan-American Atlantic off the Irish

over the very probable.

coast in It is reliably stated that an

Airways* trana-Facine service most unfavourable weather condi pause, we shall resume the People's question second breath after the present earlier visit to Paris is out of the Operated by the famous Clipper tions. Experts expressed them- Frent programme," he asserted.

At the conclusion of the debate. M. Blum's financial policy received a vote of confidence In the Cham- ber by 361 to 209 votes. Reuter.

SOVIET SHIPPING

*SABOTAGE

Several Prominent Men Arrested

Moscow. Feb, 27.

Transocean News Service.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

COST

Nigeria Contributes Sum Of £75,000

London, Feb. 27.

flying-boats

Reuter.

CORONATION DRESS DECISION Labour Party Against Court Uniform

selves well satisfied with the re- suits.

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Radio contact with the Foynes. Radio Station and with London and-with the other side of Atlantic was maintained throughout and on landing. Captain Powell, who' was in command, said they had been able to and their way here through cloud and aleet without he slightest trouble- British Wireless

GERMAN CRUISER IN TANGIER

Tangier, Feb. 24.

Laridon Feb. 27. Members of the Labour Party in Parliament will

As a result of investigation into their

The Goverment of Nigeria has prescribed Court uniform at the not wear the notified the Colonial Secretary Coronation ceremonies but will ap

intention the recent sinking of the Soviet 275,000 to the British Govern- resolution passed on Saturday by to contribute pear in formal dress according to a His Holiness spends most of his ice-breaker, Bemybrka, several high ment towards the cost of Imperial the executive committee of the dropped anchor in International day in the audience room and personages in Boviet shipping cir-defence.--

The cruiser. Dettschland, has takes a daily walk around the cles have been arrested on accusa The Colonial Secretary, replying the Party has always opposed in Tangler gave a banquet for Party. The Left Wing group of waters here. The Italian minister times on the arm of a secretary, that at least part of the 38 men this generous action and this fur- Labour Government, under Mr The Italian minister and a party apartment, sometimes alone, some- tions of sabotage. It is asserted expresses cordial appreciation of wearing Court uniform but the Admiral Von Fischer and omers, He refuses to walk with a stick. of the crew could have been ther evidence of Nigeria's readi-Ramsay MacDonald, nevertheless of Italian officers accepted an in- rescued had proper steps been news to play her part as a member decided to appear in traditional vitation to lunch on board the taken.

of the Empire Transocean Nous Service.

dress on special occasions Reuter's Buildin' Service.

Deutschland,-- Transorean News Berolie

Traneoccan News Service.

His Holiness the Pope to-day (Friday) enters into the thirteenth week of his flness, with high On warm days he walks a little hopes of recovery, after times on his balcony in the sun- when his life was despaired of." Fransarena Haus Barmer