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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOURDED 1581

No, 14903

五拜體 號 一月七英港香

FRIDAY, JULY 31,

1936.

日四十月六

BATTLE CRISES

AT FOUR POINTS

SPANISH REBELS FACE BIG ODDS

LOYALISTS BOMBING

INSURGENT

UNITS

London, July 30.

Spanish Government aeroplanes are bombing insurgents in the neighbourhood of Saragossa, which loyal columns are reported to be nearing.

While H.M.S. Devonshire, 10,000-ton cruiser, is lying at Valencia to take aboard refugees from Madrid, it is reported that tension among the British nationals in the capital has eased and most of them are disinclined to leave the city. They claim Madrid, is still well supplied with food despite the insurgents' claim to be threatening the city's communications with the coast.

ANGLO- RUSSIAN ACCORD

NAVAL AND TRADE

ed

AGREEMENTS

SIMULTANEOUS. STATEMENTS

London, July 30.

A bi-lateral Anglo-Russian naval agreement has been reach- on all points, states a Foreign Office communique, as a result of a meeting of the Russian Ambassador, M. 1. M. Maisky, a Counsellor and Naval Attache with Admiralty officials at the Foreign Office yesterday.

The treaty attains the object of incorporating the principles of the London 1930 Tri-Party Naval Agree-

That the Government feels easier about the situation is indicated by the report that the proposal to call up two more classes of recruits has been suspended ment. as an unnecessary measure.

It is reported that General Carrasco, former military Governor of San Sebastian, who led the rebels who, surrendered their barracks, Loyola, after a stiff fight, was executed to-day along with a score of officers of the garrison.---Reuter,

Air Offensive

Madrid, July 30,

the raked

bombed

Loyalist aeroplanes Guadarrumas

and area Oviedo to the north-west and Sara- gossa to the north-east 10-day.

Meanwhite, in the east, loyal troops converged on Seville, Indicat- ing that the fate of the rebellion! at Lour i hinges on developments points namely, Madrid, Oviedo, Sara- Rossa und Sexlile.

have

Loyalist air force und civilian aviators, with their planes, nre con- centrated at Getale Field and hastity

int mifitin armed civilian,

unfts been rushed to the front.

Senor Daniel Ovalic, chief of the that workers' militia, announcer rebels continue to hold the historie alcazar of Toledo, despite a shortage

of food and water.

In

nt Los

an all-night battle Passages, loyalist troops, supported

by Bisque nationalists, defekted

force of rebels and United Press.

A

WARSHIPS GUARDING WUCHOW

BRITISH AND U.S. STAND BY

GRAVE FEAR OF WAR

(Special To "Telegraph")

Canton, July 31.

!

It now remains to inform the other countries concerned,

that

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CREDIT AGREEMENT Simultaneously, It is announced an important Anglo-Sovict credit agreement has been reached. Mr. Walter Runciman, President of, the Board of Trade, made the dis- closure in the House of Common to-day.

Under the agreement, the Soviet

OFF. TO GIBRALTAR

HMS Queen Elizabeth, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, vihich in leaving Midta to-day for Gibraltar in connection with a reported concen,

tration of British warships at the latter port,

TYPHOON

STILL

THREATENING

gurantees to place £10,000,000 of GALES EXPECTED IN H. K.

orders in Great Britain within twelve inonths. The Export Credits Guar- antee Department has undertaken to nike arrangements to enable the Soviet buyers to pay promptly in cash the bills of the exporters.

The Soviet Government will issue five-year negotiable notes, bearing five and a half per cent. interest, the principal and interest of which will be guaranteed by the Export Credits Department.

The orders will not include war material-Renter

TO-MORROW. MORNING

This afternoon's reports-show that the typhoonis situate south of Pratas, moving very slowly, and, if it continues on its present course, will threaten the coast in the vicinity of Hongkong. Gales, and rain are expected before noon to-morrow.

Early reports of the typhoon Indicated that it was practical-

ly stationary or moving slowly W.N.W.

The Royal Observatory, reporting this morning, stated that the typhoon was situate about 80 miles south of the Pratas

Sultan's Gift Shoal, which is about 220 miles S.E. of llongkong.

There is the gravest fear of To Memorial

sixty-hostilities slew

Mighty Effort

between Nanking

Government troops and Kwangsi

With Northern Rebel Headquar-Hunan borders, and on parts of

iers, July 30.

on

General Mola told the United Press correspondent here to-day that the southern rebel column was meeting with the most desperate resistance. Hence, he thought, it was inadvisable to further delay its attack Madrid, He was therefore concen- trating and motorising his columns in an effort to surmount Guadar- romas, which the loyalists are stub-

rnly defending. bornly

General Mola's 40,000

force have to fight a lobalists-United Press..

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may

forces along the Yunnan und TOKEN OF RESPECT

FOR LATE. KING the Kwangsi-Kwangtung line.

Foreign nationals are said to be on Wuchow, where concentrating there are large military concentra tions also.

HMS. Moth and 11,M.S. Senmow, river gunboats, are ordered to stand by at Wuchow.

U.S.S. Mindanao left Canton for the West River port this morning.

Wuchow is on the Kwangsi side of the border.

The Conton-Wuchow Plane service of 300,000 has been discontinued-United Press.

TO LEAVE HONGKONG

Rebels Face Odds

Saragossa, July 29 (Delayed). Six thousand rebel regulars ure preparing to defend themselves in this area against an army of 40,000 lovalists approaching in five columns. The rebels are prepared for a long siege and are ready to drive inde pendently against Madrid from a point 160 milles capital, Medinacali.

south-west of the

Yat Sen, The Chinese cruisers, Yung Chien and Tung Chl, are ex- pected to leave Hongkong to-day for an unknown destination. The fal Chow will remain in harbour for

some days,

Meanwhile the Chinese cruiser Hai Yung arrived to-day from the North, while the cruisers Ying Jui Yun Chi are due during the week-

cnd.

and

At Medinaceli, this correspondent found the rebel chief, Colonel Luis Palacios, apparently impregnably the Government hus seized private

5,200 feet above sea level industries and Catholic Churches

iccatorce of 1,600 men. Apparent United Prese.

with a

ly they were more desirous of march- ing on Madrid than aiding in the de- Senco of Saragossa.

Colonol Palacios declares they had ridded the surrounding village of Communists, having executed 160.-- United Press.

Workers In Control

Plane Shot Down

Gibraltar, July 31. || A Spanish submarine has shot down a rebel troop-carrying plane en

London, July 30.

The latest contribution to the King Georgo Memorial fund is the sum of £5,000 from the Sultan of Johore, on behalf of himself, his people and the Government, In token of their grati tude for the, many great benefite received from. His Late Majesty's protection during the twenty-five years of his reign.

The fund is now nearing the total of £200,000.--Renter Special.

QUEEN VISITS SANDRINGHAM

WILL REMAIN FOR MONTH OF AUGUST

London, July 30. Her Majesty the Queen is leaving for Sandringham this week for a

rest. This is the first time she has visited Sandringham, since the death of the late King, her husband.

The local weather forecast is:-North and N.E. winds, moderate, probably freshening in a gale commoncing from the north; cloudy, rain and squalls later.,

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MYSTERY MISSION

Paris, July 30.

The question of armaments for Spain is agitating. French political circles.

M. Leon Blum, the Prime Minister, and M. Yves! Delbos, Foreign Minister, to-day denied reports alleging the delivery of French arms and aeroplanes to Spain, but the Rightist press is apprehensive lest reports that Germany and Italy are furnishing arms to the insur- gents may cause the French Government to reconsider

Rightists fear that. its neutrality declarations. interference of this nature might cause the Spanish trouble to spread into Europe.

It is believed the Government will leave a final decision with regard to the furnishing of arms to Spain until after the debate in the Chamber of Deputies to-

morrow.

M. Delbos, replying to questions in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber this evening, said if foreign powers sent arms to the Spanish rebels the French Government would have to reconsider its position.

KING TO HOLIDAY AUGUST 8

MONTH'S CRUISE IN MEDITERRANEAN

KEEPING TOUCH WITH LONDON

London, July 30. The King's holiday cruise, aboard the yacht of Lady Yule, this widow of the late Sir David,

A high official of the Spanish War Ministry arrived in Paris by air to day to try to obtain authorisation for the purchase of armament supplies from Prencir-fran.-It-is-stated-it.ba. falls is Paris ha will make his pur- chasts elsewhere.--Reuter.

Fleet Concentrating

Gibraltar, July 30.

It is strongly rumoured here that moat of the ships of the Mediterranean Fleet, which are now at balta, aro leaving that base for Gibraltar.

The authorities here are reticent in the matter-Reuter. Bulletin Service, Ambassadors Quit

London, July 30. Tho resignation of the Spanish Am- bassador to Italy is the latest of g series of diplomatic resignations in recent days.

Mr. C. W. Jeffries. Director of the Royal Observatory, stated this morning that it was very difficult to forecast the likely track of the typhoon at present; anything might happen,

Ambassadors at Paris and Berlin, the The resigning diplomats include the Allnister at the Hague, and a Coun- The Manila Observatory

Dalmatian eller at London--Reutor Bulletin morning gave the position of the will be along the disturbance as Long, 117, Lot 19, coast and the Eastern Mediter- Service. moving north-west. This is a more northerly direction than that given rancan, it is announced. He in the Royal Observatory report, and will probably leave England on would indicate that the typhoon is August 8 and will be away about making towards Hongkong.

A month.

Manila Mine Market May Collapse

BENGUET OFFICIAL GIVES WARNING.

Manila, July 31,

a.m.

Mystery Flight

Oran, July 30, Three out of six Italian aeroplanes, Two destroyers will escort His Ma-bound from Sardinia to Spanish justy's yacht.

Morocco, made a forced landing on During the King's absence from French soil to-day.

One cranked near Nemours, Algeria, England no regency will act for him.

documents requiring his and two of its craw were killed and Official signature will be sent by niessenger to one injured. Five machine-guns were various points of his route and will be found aboard the plane.

The second machino came down THAT Oran

third and the

near picked up, in all probability, by the cacorting destroyers.

No detailed itinerary.of the cruise Lamoulouya.

Ono of tho crow of this third mont authorities will be kept Inform- machino stated the planes were on ed of Ilis Majesty's movements and a mission to Nadar, south of Molille, the escorting destroyers will be in Spanish Morocco, which is held by,, constant wireless touch with the Ad Spanish insurgents.

The plane carried no markings or miralty. The King, also, will be able Lo keep in touch with London from the identification number.Reuter, yacht.

LINER REPORTS HURRICANE

Mr. Jeffries Informed a Telegraph reprezentative this afternoon that the typhoon was situate about 70 miles south of Pratas, moving extremely slowly either W.N.W, or N.W. It is not of a very extensive area, but is of considerable intensity, this being Indicated by the fact that a south- President of the Benguet Con-the centre between 10 and 11

Mr. Francis Hausserman, Vice-bound liner which passed through has yet been planned but the Govern solidated Mining Company to-day to-day reported wind of hurricane told the Manila Herald that the force. local gold stock market was “al-

The low speed of the typhoon, sald inost

tendency entirely

speculator's Mr. Jeffries, indicated

con- market, ruled by rumours Instead firmatory indications of this at pre-

to recurve, but there are

If any unforeseen developments sent. Assuming that it continues accur, rendering the King's presence Mr. Hausserman warned against felüler-on a W.N.W, or N.W. track, in London desirable, special arrange- the danger of a collapse which the coast in the vicinity of Hongkong ments will be made for him to make would deflect disillusioned capital is definitely threatened. A galo com- into other channels United Prese, (Continued on Pago`k:)

of facts".

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WOMEN'S SUICIDE PACT

FOILED BY · CONSTABLE

When Mak Sim drunk the whole bottle of poison, she had. forgotten her companion in a suicide pact.

The Queen returns to Buckingham Palace in September and will stay route from Cetun to Algeciras.

tliere until Marlborough House, which Rebels at Tetuan broadenst thats in progress of renovation, is ready for her Occupation. Marlborough Valencia has Joined the revolt.

Rebel planes have bombed the House will be Her Majesty's futura cruiser * Madrid, July 30.

residence.-Reuter Special. Almirante Fernandez and Employees of the Trans-Bediter-killed. twenty and wounded many

Prompt action by officials of the solution. The policeman Immediately rancan Shipping Company have seized more.-United Press, thut Concern's headquarters. It is

Kowloon Magistracy saved the life of seized hor and dragged her into thu noteworthy that the controlling In

the young anal who drained a bottle lobby of the Magistracy where he ferest in this company is held by

of poison in Gasolgne Road, just out-called for assistance, y

Muc- No sooner dld Court Sergeant Senor Juan March, reportedly the

At a meeting held at noon toginy, side the Court yesterday afternoon, Forty Americans, 08 Britons; 16 the Board of Directors of the long-. The amah, 21-year-old Mak Sim, was Mahan and Sergeant Nolan appear, richest man in Spain, who is charged with financing the present robellion Swiss and some French natlonais en-kong Land Investment and Agency seen by a Chinen constable to than the woman collapsed. It was bottle obvious that, sho had taken polson, and who is at prenent a refugee. trained for Valencia from hero to-day Co, Ltd., declared an Interim dividend awallow the contents of a

Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry with a military escort, to go aboard of $1 por share for the alx months which was later found to have hold as-her-face and lips-were-stained has formally denied the reports that the U. S, S. Quincy-United Press. ended June 30, 1080,"

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Refugee Train

Madrid, July 31.

LAND CO, DIVIDEND

No Significance:

Malta, July 30. Naval authorities bero doprecato a speedy journey back.

any suggestion that Vico-Admiral Sir The captain of Lady Yule's yacht Alfred Pound's journcy (to Gibraltar, visited St. James' Palace to-day and it is bellevod) has any speciak - discussed final arrangements for the significance. cruise with officials of the King's atult.-Router Bulletin Servico.

STATE THEATRE STORE BURNS

Was watch-

Berlin, July 30. Fire to-day destroyed the wing of a scenery store belonging to General Goering's Stole Theatre. The huge conflagration ed by a thousand people, and was finally subdued by the combined efforts of Black Shirts, Brown Shirts and police, as well as hall the entire Berlin Fire Brigade, equipped with gas masks-Router,

They explain that the Socond Son Lord, having inspected the naval and shoro establishments here, feels it is his duty to be with the majority of the Fleet.

The flagship, the Queen Elizabeth, will leave this base to-morrow with Vico-Admiral' Sir Alfred Pound's

stuff.

It is unofficially stated that tha hospital ship, Maine, has left for Spain, having been warned to prepare to receive 500 casualty cases-Router Special.

Evacuation Problem

Madrid, July 80. In an interview with a United Fress correspondent, Mr Wendelin, of the

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