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NON-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE

BRITISH GOVERNMENT DRAW UP SEVEN QUESTIONS

Method Of Procedure For. Dealing With Proposals

London. July 28.

In order to circumvent the deadlock over procedure which arose In the Non-Intervention Committee hast week, the British Govern- ment have drawn up a document containing seven questions for transmission to the other 26 Governments represented on the Com- mittee. These questions relate to salient points in the plan which the British Government, at the unanimous request of the Committee. were asked to devise and which was accepted as the basis of discus- sion.

It Takes a Bit of Doing

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1937.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN

MADRID

London, July 26.

The heaviest fighting now taking place in Spain is to the west of Madrid where Government counter-attacks failed to dis- lodge the Insurgents from "Brunete which the latter captured. yesterday.

An eye-witness to the fighting around Brunete states that the Insurgents lost thousands before defeating the Government troops who made several counter-attacks with heavy losses Heuter's Bulletin Service.

BRUNETE EL-TAKEN

Madrid July 25. Having admitted the capture of Brunete by Insurgents a few hours previosuly, the Loyalist Govern- ment now asserts that its troops once again control the town, a key- point in Madrid's western defence system.

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Stripped to the walat. "Loyalst troops fought in a temperature of 100 degrees in the shade, and eventually succeeded in ariving the Insurgents from, the town so lately occupiec.--" Reuter.

Earlier messages, through: Reuter, stated that a

Spanish Gavernment communique had ad- mitted the loss of Brunete, but on the heels of this report from t Jean de Luz, came the second- Brunette was again in Govern- ment Hands. The fighting in this area is Intensive and, losses on both sides have been enormous.

BARCELONA AIR RAID

Barcelona, July 25.

No less than 85 persons were killed and 150 injured in an In surgent air raid over this city at 3.35 8.m. to-day.

Five Insurgent war planes swoup- ed out of the night, rode low over the city's central, sections in brikant moonlight, and dropped a score of bombs,

Anti aircraft Batteries and machine-guns fired heavily on the raiders but without any apparent surcess.- Reuter.

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SPANISH SHIPS ARRESTED

London, July 25. -- The question whether the bulk of the Spanish merchant Navy is in support of the old Government or of General Francisco Franco's Insurgent Junta has been raised as a rest of a dispute following

the arrest of seven Spanish ships in South Wales and a number at other British ports.

The arrest

came after the alleged refusal of owners to comply with the orders of the Spanish Government. which sought to commandeer the ships,

'Most of these Spanish m'er- chantmen are registered at Bilbao and while that port was controlled by the Basque Government по difficulties were encountered. But since it has fallen into the hands of General Franco's troops, the ship-owners appear to resent the attempted dictation by the old. Government, which no controls their port of registry........- longer

At the instigation of the owners, writs were served on those con- trolling the ships which now will not be allowed to leave port with out an order from the Admiralty Court Reuter.

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LIQUEURS

A SUPREME ENDING TO ANY DINNER

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HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

MONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE - BAY

Frous the Ghagra (Boolland) Racers

Last week's deadlock arose over forthcoming. the British Govern the order in which the two major ment will then have authority to

North China Situation

"POISON GAS

Pelping. July 25. On Saturday night, it is report- ed that the Japanese military

points-withdrawal of foreign na-put the scheme as a whole to the authorities removed thirty motor

two parties, in Spain.

Jorries of poison gas from Tien- tsin to the Fengtal front.

army

The greatest activity prevails in the different Japanese camps. Owing to the excessive heat, it is reported that over forty to fifty Japanese soldiers are dying daily from sunstroke.

WAR PREPARATIONS

Tientsin, July 26. loads

It is reported that five train of Japanese troops are

stationed at Yukwan ready to

move at a moment's notice.

There are also over twenty Japanese war planes stationed out side Shanhaikwan Chinese Evening Prein..

t'onals from Spain and the condi- tional grant of belligerent rights The Brit'sh plan was produced to two sides in Spain-should be

10 days ago so there has already discussed. To overcome this diff been time for the non-intervening culty the British Government de Governments to examine it. fully. vised this alternative method of the seven questiona in regard to procedure whereby the Govern-It require Governments to state ments can give their views in plainly whether or not they agree,

TELEPHONES CUT writing The Chairman's Sub- to the relevant parts and to the

Tientsin, July 28. Committee, which is meeting at action which it entails. It 13 It is said that owing to the re-

The Japanese military author- the Foreign Office this afternoon,polated out once again that the peated breaking of truces by the

ities state the Army's telephones will be asked to approve this plan stands or fails in its entirety Japanese, General

Ho Looy-kit, and that the repair party which were cut in the vicinity of Lantang document, and to agree to the date. ance the proposals constitute a the Chinese Divisional Commander preferably this week. by which all

balanced whole. There is certainly is still in occupation of Lukuochiae went to fix them were attacked by replies are to be received. In no weakening in the British view and Wanping, and refuses to General Chang Tze-chung's com

Chinese garrison troops order to save time the document that recognition of belligerent withdraw hla troops, until the was circulated on Saturday night rights in the form visualised in the Japanese have entirely withdrawn mand. General Chang is Tien- for the information of the 28 re-

plan could not become effective to beyond the firing line, as altain's mayor and himself has urged presentatives on the Committee. The British Government are de

antil the Nor-Intervention Com-ready mutually agreed-

peace consistently. Reuter. sirous that no more time should mittee had reached the conclusion Chinese Evening Press. be lost particularly in view of the that arrangements for withdrawal Iact that difficulty over the of foreign nationals was working method of procedure has already satisfactorily and had made sub- cost a week. and when the stantial progress— general approval of the plan is British Wireless Service.

HOME CRICKET SCORES

London, July 26.

ATTEN.

ON LIFE OF AMIR HUSSAIN

The lunch time scores of Home

Jerusalem. July 26, cricket matches are as follows:- An attempt on the life of Amir Surrey 482; Kent 130 for 3, Abdullah Ibn Hussain, of Trans- Warwickshire 10 for 3: Lanca-jordan, has been planned accord- shire 281.

Essex 236; Glamaorgan 208 for 4 man which state that one of two ing to despatches here from Am- Hampshire" 245; Worcestershire

men arrested in connection with 187. for 8.

Northumberland 99 for 3; York-plot is named Husseini and is a

shire 348.

distant relative of the Grand Muf-

ti of Jerusalem. It is further as- serted that Husseini confessed to his guilt.

Northamptonshire 80 for 2; Bus- sex 251.

Derby 332 for 9 declared; Not- tinghamshire 103 for 8.

It is added that the population The scotes In the women's of Amman is very excited and that cricket match between the 1934 the opinion is widely held there English Touring Team' and Aus-that, the Grand Mufti himself traila are:-English team, 91 and should be held responsible for the 13 for 0: Australia, 205.-

plot.

Reuter's Bulletin Veresce

Transocean News Service.

TEA MARKETING

British Interests In China

London, July 26.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Chorlton ráquired concerning the China National Tea Company and suggested that representations be made to China that the establishment" of a Government organisation for the production and marketing of tea In competition with privato undertaking) was calculated to in- filet serious injury to British Interests,

Mr. Eden (Foreign Secretary), replying, promised he would consider kay representations, from British Interests bus hitherto none were received. Mr. Eden said he would make enquiries into the syndicate Router.

STRENGTH OF JAPANESE ARMY

Peiping, July 25. Japanese troops are continually arriving in North China. It is es- timated that the present strength of the Japanese army concentrat- ed in the Pelping and Tientsin 20,000 men, fully areas is over equipped and supplied with guns and munitions etc.

Although active military pre- parations are in full swing in the Japanese army, the Chinese army is ready and prepared to meet the invaders. Chinese Evening Press.

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· JAPANESE TROOPS REOPEN FIRE

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Pelping, July 25. At 11 p.m. p.m. on Sunday Fengtai commenced firing, at the night the Japanese troops Chinese troops of the 37th Divi- sion, and the Chinese troops re- plied, "

Firing continued up to 1.30 am. this morning and has not yet ceased.

The Japanese troops in the Bhakang District and Wu Li Tin have not yet been withdrawn.- Chinese Evening Press.

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TRAFFIC SUSPENDED Peiping, July 28%. Hallway traffic is again entirely suspended be- sult of the Sino-Japanese clash at tween Tintain-Felping as a re-

Lanfang. Reuter.

AERIAL ATTACK

Tokyo, July 26. Despatches from Tientsin state that a Japanese aeroplane squadron has bombarded, the Chinese bar- racks at Lanfang- Reuter

famous playwright, novelist, econo

Mr. George Bernard Shaw, the

mist, theologian, and Journalist- who celebrated his 81st birthday yesterday. Mr. Shaw visit- ed Hong Kong in February, 1931.

ADRIFT ALONE FOR TWO MONTHS IN MID-PACIFIC

JAPANESE FISHERMAN'S FORTITUDE

Mantia, July 26.

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In saociation with the Grand Hotel der Wagons Lits, Paking.

Pirating Of British Books

In China

London, July 28.

Replying to Mr. Wardlaw Milne in the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Eden (Foreign Secretary) said that he expected to receive shortly from the British Ambassadora report on the subject of unauthorised reprinting of British books in China.

Mr. Wardlaw MDne said that the catalogue of a new book store in Shanghai showed 'hundreds of English books offered at a discount of 40 per cent.

Mr. Eden added that he was aware of complaints and that was why he had requested a report-Reuter.

MALAYAN RUBBER PRODUCTION

FINANCIAL NEWS' COMMENT

London, July 28..

her production for June constitutes At first sight the Malayan rub-

INCIDENT AT LAUNCHING

OF ITALIAN

________ BATTLESHIP Wooden Stage On Fire

A story of amazing fortitude was learned on arrival to-day of the British ship Malayan Prince which, on July 16 when 500 miles west of ese fisherman, Yoshizo Adachi, Midway Island picked up a Japan who had been adrift alone in the mid-Pacine for nearly two months. It appears that Adachi set out Tientsin: Japanese sources here from Honolulu in a fishing boat state that Japanese planes bomb-accompanied by another Japanese. ed the Chinese barracks at Lan-The engine failed and they drifted fang, between Pelping and Tien-helplessly. His companion died of

Rome, July 26. thirst and hunger.

Standing on a wooden stage When Adachi was picked up he maintained that Malays could not Signor Mussolmi with the King and CHINESE RETURNING then collapsed. He had not enter says "Financial News" It le dan-launching of Italy's first 35,000 ton politely bowed three times and produce her ninety per cent quota. Queen of Italy witnessed the

Sino-Japanese tension was re-ed of a few drops when it rained. large estates are reliable those for only laid down eighteen months

FROM JAPAN

for many weeks apart from a few much Importance to the latest the wooden stage caught fire.

gerous, however, to attach too battleship, After raw fish only. His water consist-ngures as while those for the The keel of this battleship was nected last week in the arrival in Reuter. Shanghal of 120 Chinese Japan in the '86, Nagasaki Maru, News," states the North China Daily

tsin yesterday.

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from

a convincing answer to those who

the

ceremony

the smaller estates are not produc ago and the sister-ship was to be ton igures but sales figures of launched at the end of this year! small holders in rubber. It Italy will have six battleships of patently absure to suppose that the same tommage when her naval

rearmament plan is cotupleted Reuter's Bulletin Bervice.

SUMMER RECESS turned were studenta, and while The majority of those who re-

the production of smaller estates an exodus of Chinese during the

London, July 26.

Increased by 140 per cent as com- summer holidays in Japanese Friday for the summer recess, ex-mail holdings owing to a threat When Parliament adjourns next heavy clearance in stocks from pared with May. Clearly it was schools 18 an annual occurrence, tending to October 21, the custo- to cancel export coupons not used

CHINESE WOMEN AND CHRIS- the "Shanghat Mainchi" remarked mary arrangements will be made by June 30 and as stocks these DAVIS CUP FINAL

TIANS SHOW PATRIOTISM

that the size of this contingent was by which it will be possible for small estates are not recorded it Shanghai, July 20,

"exceptional." AN

the Lord Chancellor and the 18 Impossible to say what the true The Chinese are forming Anti-

Seventy-Ave Chinese passengers Speaker after consultation with native output really totalled in Aggression Parties all over the boarded the vessel at Kobe and 15 Government should the need arise June except that it was almost cer- country to cope with aggressive at Nagasaki. The "Mainichi" to recall the two Houses at an eartainly less than 24,000 tons. There acts of "the Japanese invadem quoted the locs! Chiese, press as lier date, daj

is no Justification for assuming

all members of the throughout China to be prepared proximately 4,000 are students. for Japanese aggression.

Church contemplated. Of the total,

LYING-IN-STATE

AMERICA LEADS

London, July 28. America led Great Britain 2-1

The Chinese Roman Catholle / stating that the evacuation of the According to the present inten-from these ngures, adds the paper in the challenge round of the Davis Blahop of Nanking has ordered 6.000 Chinese in Japan was being tions, the sitting on October 21 that Malaya can produce more cup to-day when Donald Budge will be largely formal as all necer than one hundred per cent of her and Gene Mako defeated F.D. sary business will have been base quota nor is there yet any fransacted by the end of this decisive evidence of her ability to wide and C. R. D. Tuckey (Bzi- week Parlament will thereupon produce her ninety per cent quota, tain) 6-3, 7-5 7-9, 12-10, on the be prorogued and the King will Recent statistics, however, un centre court at Wimbledon. open the new session on Tuesday doubtedly had been extremely suge On Baturday, D. Badge (Am October 20. This will be the first gestive and caused opinion to veer ca) defeated C. E Bare

on aince his accession that round to the view that the ninety-2, and HW Aus lot the King will go to Westminster per cent quota will-in fact be pro defeated Parker 6-3, 6-2

Parliament with the dured although some slight doubt To-day Hare will meet intry customary to such an must remain for little time to and Austin will be

come Reuter,

Yesterday the Chinese Women's Anti-Aggression Society of Shang- hal circularized a telegram calling upon all women of the country to support Generalissimo Chiang The lying Kai-shek, Head of the Narking of the Orthodox Church Central Government and the 29th nessed Route Arm

sands h to pay their last rerped

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Chinese Evenug Pr

open

British Wireless Service.

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