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BIGGEST BATTLE

IN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937.

IN

CIVIL WAR

IMPERIAL

INSTITUTE

EXHIBITION

GOVERNMENT KILLED

REACH 8,000

Coronation Messages Insurgents Hold Captain Of

London, July 21. Londoners will be able to see the messages of loyalty to the King during the Coronation from throughout the Empire when the Exhibition, opens in the Imperial Institute on Friday,

Illuminated addresses in expen- sive and highly decorative caskets from the Sultans of the Federated Malay States and Zanzibar, the Queen of Tonga and rulers of India will be exhibited.

Among the exhibits will be a scroll signed by all the inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha.- " Reuter.

NO UNITY:

London, July 20.

British Ship For Enquiry

MADRID, JULY 21.

IN THE BIGGEST BATTLE IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR, WHICH IS NOW SLACKENING OFF. THE INSURGENT HEAD- QUARTERS AT SALAMANCA CLAIM THAT GOVERNMENT CASUAL- TIES HAVE ALREADY REACHED 8,000 IN THE PRESENT FIGHT WHILE IN MADRID IF 15 STATED THAT THE NUMBER of INSURGENT KILLED HAS AMOUNTED TO 2,000.

THE GOVERNMENT ARE STILL HOLDING PART OF THE TERRITORY GAINED DURING THE OFFENSIVE LAST WEEK.

The Insurgents state that in their counter-attacks that they have advanced four miles threatening to cut off the Government troops.

The British Vice-Consul at Coruna has reported that the cap-" tain and mate of the British steamer Candleston Castle which was captured off Santander by an Insurgent cruiser have been held for enquiry by the Insurgents..

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The British Vice-Consul has bees instructed to watch proceed- Lord Snell, speaking for Labourings on behalf of the British Government-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

when initiating the discussion of

the Palestine Report in the House

of Lords to-day, said the members,

of the Royal Commission who had

Investigated the situation and re-

commended partitioning, seemed

ANGLO-ITALIAN RELATIONS

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Italian newspaper

Rome, July 21.

correspon-

from

to have arrived at the conclusion dents who were withdrawn that the country would never be London by order of Benito Musso- united until it was divided. In lint before the Coronation, will be his judgment the better and surer returning to way lay in obtaining understand-vices on August 1.

resume their ser- Ing and co-operation between the two races.

chairman of

This decision is regarded as in- dicating the Improvement of Italo-British re- continuance of the lations. Reuter.

MORALE HIGHER

Madrid, July "20. The morale of the capital 18 higher than ever, in spite of re- thenewed intense insurgent artillery

He complained that the Govern- ment had endorsed the report before Parliament had had an op- portunity to pronounce upon it On behalf of the Labour Party he condemned the partitioning as in- equitable and hazardous.

Lord Peel, Palestine Commission, who was re- ceived with loud cheers. said he belleved that the deep-rooted facts of the situation were that it would not be possible to carry on govern. ment under a mandate without the greatest and most searching alterations in the mandate itself.

The race which had been intro- duced into Palestine was deter- mined, not to remairi in the minority. Inevitably.. therefore. the Arab believed that either him- self or his descendants would go down before the forces of the Jews, with which they would be unable to cope.

DEEP DISCREPANCY The least that could he sald about the Palestine Government was that it might have governed much better, Lord Peel went on But how could a Government flourish with the deep Arab and Jewish discrepancy? he asked.

"It was not until after the most thorough and tremendous afting and questioning that we moved slowly and reluctantly to the as- sumption that no mere change in the mandate was enough," Lord Peel concluded.

Lord Dufferin

activity to the west of the city.

A communique issued by the Defence Ministry admits that the insurgents have captured a hit east of Villanueva and Delacnada after a ferce battle in which the insurgents last many casualties.

The Government retaliated by bombing enemy positions north- east of Quijornia,-~~- Reuter.

MEDITERRANEAN QUIET-

NORWEGIAN

SHIP SINKS

Foundered Off Irish Coast

London, July 20.

A Norwegian steamer foundered off the south coast of Ireland when she struck rocks. The crew of sixteen took lifeboats and were landed safely:

Other vessels going to the res- cue found that the steamer had disappeared when they arrived~~~

Reuter's Bulletin Service,

BUDGE GIVEN FRIGHT"

Davis Cup Tennis

London, July 20.

The Inter-Zone Final of the Davis Cup was concluded to-day when, in match lasting two hours 25 minutes, Budge of United States beat G. von Cramm of Ger- many, 6-8. 5-7, 6-4. 8-3, 8-6.

Budge was given a real fright, and von Cramm, who was warmly

Just a few hours" after the Em-encouraged by the crowd, played

press of Russia arrived the P. & O. | inspired tennis in the first two Rajputana came through Lyee sets. He advanced to the net on moon, and slipped quietly along-backhand drives, and volleyed side her usual berth at Kowloon splendidly, though Budge" looked Wharf.

the better player.

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Passengers Interviewed on board by our representative reported that the voyage through the Mediter- ranean was particularly quiet and uneventful. They admitted that there is a war on in Spain--but nothing was seen or it on board the Rajputana, ether at Gibraltar or going down to Sues and the

Red Sea.

They were, however, much inter- ested to notice the famous German cruiser Deutchland" lying off the port of Tangler.

8 certain amount has appeared in the English papers lately on

The communique adds that in- surgent aeroplanes bombed Guada-the subject of fortifications at the asylum and foundling hospital, ing of the sort lajara yesterday, setting fire to the border of the Red Sea, but noth-

was noticed from which 300 old people and passengers од board many children' were rescued.

Rajputana.

Nevertheless Budge's forehand was rather weak. and he missed with several of his first services. In the first set Budge led 5-4. and had five set points, but von Cramm fought doggedly and rob- bed him of the advantage, finally winning the set in the fourteenth

game.

GIVE YOUR GUESTS

DEINHARD'S

WORLD

HOCKS

FAMED

& MOSELLES

"THE SIGN OF THE PERFECT HOST

CALDBECK'S

READY TO DO

MY DUTY

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urging him to defend China at all' costs and by all means by resisting Japan in her claims.

General Sung replied that he would do his best.

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General Tsal is going to Nanking on his own accord and "not on Budge, after losing the second instruction from the Goverment. set at 7-5, went to a two-love lead He could not say, however, whe-. In the third set, but von Cramm ther the 19th Route Army, of again recovered and levelled at which he had been the leader two-all., winning

be re-organised, adding against service. Budge did pre- that he would be ready to lead cisely the same thing in the next any army given him, as long as 8-4 game, and went to his points at he is offered the opportunity to do his part in sharing the burden of protection China.

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love game would

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Budge was quickly four-love in by

the fourth set and won it with the the loss of three games, but

Cramm came back finely in the final and deciding set. He led 3-1 and then after being love-30 on service, also won that game for 4-1.

Situation In North China

Nanking, July 20. that Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Latest reports are to the effect shek, President Executive Yuan and Chairman of of the Nanking..

together with Madame Chiang, the Miltary Affairs Commission, General Chin Ta-quin and others flew back to Nanking from Leg- shan at 6.30 p.m. to-day.

FOREIGN

RESIDENTS

WAR UNAVOIDABLE General Tsat Ting Kai is ac- companied by his secretary, Mr. Eugene Casng. The General is staying at his residence as 5 Vilage Road and will proceed to Nanking snatch a

or three days to re love game on service and then organize the 19th Route Ariny. broke through von Cramm's ser-

"War appears unavoidable and

Budge proceeded to

after two

vice to make the score 3-4. The it will be greater than the last American levelled the count in the one in 1932 in Shanghal" the Gen- eighth game on service after heeral stated in conclusion. ing 30-40,

After this games went with ser

ALARMED vice and were won to love at the

U.S. BASEBALL

Owing to the increasing gravity of the situation in North China,

A conference of the leading off- due to the concentration of such cials of the Government was im-large bodies of troops, it is believed mediately called to consider the by competent observers that the situation.

trouble cannot be ended by peace- ful methods.

Under-Secretary of State for Colonies, drew the at tention of the Lords to the fact at 4.20 p.m. this afternoon, but it Hostilities at the front ceased at that the Report was unanimous on the four major issues of the in-appears to be only a lull.

According to yesterday's deve- lopments. It is feared that war be- tween Japan and China in

It is belleved that hostilities will vestigation. It had dispelled the bellef that the existing, mandate certainly be resumed to-night, and evitable, .

could be made to work The Gov. ernment's view was that the Com- mission's scheme appeared equit- able and well conceived in its main outline, and both just and prac ticable. The Government belleved its inherent difficulties would be overcome.

VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS Representations regarding the proposed boundaries of the parti- tions of Palestine, for Jews and Arabs and neutral zone, would be received with every consideration. Lord Dufferin said."

While various modifications of detall might be found necessary the Government was not disposed entertain very substantial variations, he pointed out

to

He added that a military con- vention would be attached to the

treaties entered into with the Jewish and Arab states. This

the Chinese troops are holding their positionS

Orders from Japanese warships Japanese residents must assemble in the Yangtzse ports are that all at Shanghai before the 23rd

instant-

Since the feverish movements of Japanese and Chinese troops in North China, foreign residents are becoming greatly alarmed, and are

11th and 12th gaines.. In the vital against service giving him the lead thirteenth

game

Budge

WOD

in this set for the first time.

Then Budge served and actually held in a tense atmosphere; five match points before he could obtain the winning shot.

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Finest Fire Station In The World

London, July 21.

The King and Queen will this afternoon open the finest fire station in the world. This is the London County Counell Fire Brigade Headquarters situated on the Lambert Embankment and which has cost £390,000 to complete and which contains the best fire fighting appliances. Experts from all parts of Europe have been studying Its fire fighting appliances whilst the station was in the course of construction-Reuter's Bulletin Service,

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SENATE DEMOCRATIC

LEADER

NEW STAMP

London, July 21, The three-halfpenny stamp of Washington, July 21. New York, July 20... New York, Giants won again to been elected Democratic Leader in

Senator Alben W. Barkley has shortly, will be the permanent King George VI, to be sued very day, gaining on Chicago, whose the Senate in succession to the

issue and will be of the same size out of action. New Late Senator J. Robinson. He ob-halfpenny. It is the same colour as the present halfpenny and two- tained 38 votes against Senator as the previous 31d. stamp of the hits to five. Pat Harrison's 37-

previous relga

Cubs were York beat Cincinnati, four to three, with ten In the match preceding this Haffey hit a homer for the Reds. epic struggle, Henkel rather easily

St. Loula was humbled by Boston, beat Grant. It was mostly a base five to three, though the Cardinals une duel Grant brought off some hit ten to eight. beautiful half volleys and some Brooklyn took a narrow victory amazing recoveries, but the Ger-from Pittsburgh, two to one, six preparing to leave the war thres-serving, told in the end. Grant New York Yankees won a double-

man was the more forceful player, hits to eight. tened areas.

and this, aflied with his better. In the American League' the. Regarding British residents, it is match when he led 43 in the usual incredible luck holding good. had one big chance of saving the header from St. Louis, with their reported that the local Military fourth set Authorities are in receipt of in- formation from the North China

Beyrar Command that there is DXX necessity a result of two further clashes in evacuation

at present, for the the

of British residents Wangping area yesterday from Shanhulkwan, Chinwangtao, afternoon, and the wholesale Petalho, Tongshan and Tongku, exodus from the Chinese native city to the concessions in Tientsin its vicinity will be removed to a British residents in Tientsin and is progressing, the people tearing place of safety, when the are re that fighting will become general.

Meanwhile, there

Chinese Evening Press.

INTENSE NERVOUSNESS

Shanghai, July 21. Intense nervousness #prevails as

quired to do 80--

are heavy Chinese Evening Preu: the Pelping-Mukden rallway. Japanese troop movements along

at Tangku

Fighting is also reported to have

GENERAL MOURNING FOR MARCONI

inventor, Marchese Guglielmo Mar-

Rome, July 21. General mourning for the great conl prevalls in the Italian capital. Wäne all fags are dying at half mast, hundreds and thousands are parading before the Villa Farne sina, the seat of the Italian.

In the opener St. Louis-bit 13 times, and the Yanks, though they had but five hits altogether, made nve runs out of them to the Browns' four, Di Maggio homered with bases full. The night-cap was even worse from the Browns

yielded six runs this time it was point of view. Thirteen hits were again their “jinx”” for though they not enough to beat the Yanke", 11 hits and nine runs, though Davis hit a homer for the Browns in this gamel

troops, comprising a full army ages of Shigsangyuan, two miles is lying in state

It is understood that 35,000 broken out last night at the vill-Academy, where its dead president game to Detroit, after ten innings, Boston lost another hard-luck corps, will arrive convention would deal with the aboard transports from Japan, the north-east of Wangping, and at the Church of Santa Maria Degli and McNair and Mills, helped with when each hit 16 times. Foxx hit .maintenance of military, naval rst landing to be made, to- | Tahungmen, between Peiping and Angel this evening. the deceased another pair, but the Tigers got west of Peiping, Tachingtsun. After the transfer of the body, to two home runs for the Red Sox, and air forces, the use of ports, morrow morning. All these troops Nanyuan, the latter the 20th Army will be brought to his home-town two circuit drives from Walker and roads and railroads, and the will proceed to Tientsin by tralu. security of pipelines to the oil-

HMS: Grimsby has arrived at

helds, and other matters affect-Tangku, where there are some ing the defence and security of British nationals and interests. Palestine. as a whole... Reuter

AVIATOR MARRIED

New York: July 21.7 Harold Catty, the well-known round-the-world filer, married Miss Fenna Bolderhey, of Amsterdam, here to-day Reuter

"After the first clash near Fel ping yesterday afternoon the Japanese paused a little and then

barracks Reuter

HONOUE FOR RUSSIAN PROSECUTOR

Moscow, July 21. Public Prosecutor Vyshinsky has

recommenced thebomabrdment been awarded the Order of Lenin,

of Wangping at 7.45 pm The the botabardment continued until 18 p.m. after several buildings had been wrecked and the Marco Polo the Bridge had been partially troyed.

in Bologna on Thursday - Transocean News Service,

MR. EDEN RECEIVES MR. LANSBURY

ghest in the USSR, overs

ary Lawlessness, cently had

York at the right moment and managed to "squeese in the tenth run to win, 10 to B

Philadephia defeated Cleveland In a heavy hitting game, seven to dve, with 15 hits to 13. Campbell and Trocky hit homers for the In- dians

London, July 20. Mr. George Lansbury, who re- Chicago took a close ten-inning lengthy interview decision from Washington, four to was re-three, where each had ten hits

to their death, and with Bignor

the Proseceived by the Foreign Minister, Mr. White Box did not deserve the

Anthony Eden this morning Transocean #sut Service.

game for they had three errors.--

Beuter

Reuter.

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

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