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Hongkong Telegraph.

ACME 2TOLET

FOUNDED 1881

No. 1101

拜禮 號六十八英港香

WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST

26,

1936.

日十月七

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS 40.00 EE ANNUM

ARMIES AWAITING

BATTLE ORDER

REBEL DRIVE SEEK TO

ANTICIPATED Loyalists Meanwhile Pressing Oviedo

DYNAMITE BATTALIONS SHOW GREAT COURAGE

Hendaye, Aug. 25.

The greatest battle of the civil war is expected to to-morrow when, it ist commence at daybreak anticipated, insurgents who have been reinforced by 700 Foreign Legionaires and Moroccan regular troops, will begin an attempt to drive a wedge between Irun and San Sebastian..

The insurgents are at present occupying the crest of a hill overlooking the two towns. The Moroccan troops are well equipped with ten tanks and eight six inch field guns, many machine-guns and hand grenades. The Government troops are well entrenched, however, and are commanded by French, Belgian, and German officers, and equipped with the newest rifles. force of Asturian miners They are supported by

with large stocks of dynamite, who have sworn to die

on the spot rather than yield an inch of ground.— Kenter.

BOMBARDMENT RENEW

Hendaye, Aug. 25. The rebel air force resumed its aerial bombardment of Irun to-day-United Press.

Madrid's Plight

Madrid. Aug. 25. The shortage of food is becoming! apparent in Madrid. Butter, milk, beef and vegetables are hard to get. and potatoes are almost unobtainable. Tinned foods are ruling short, including condensed milk.

The sperid tribunal established on August 22, consisting of representa- tives of various organisations form; ing the Popular Front, for the pur- pose of trying officers and other's concerned in or suspected of mutiny,! hus condemned fvé, executed four

and sentenced numerous others to terms of imprisonment.

About 40 persons, most of them destitutes, are being fed and housed at the British Embassy. They re- fuse to leave, having no alternative but life in a work-house if they go to England.--Reuter,

Fight For Oviedo

Bilbao, Aug. 25.

Soviet Charges

Nazis Actively

Plan For War

Moscow, Aug. 26. The official Pravda, in an edi-

declares that Ger-i torial, tu-day many's extension of the period of

that thei military service shows Relch is

war.

actively preparing for

The paper says this latest move of Germany's explains the recent press campaign about the 10- crease of Russia's fighting forces~~ United. Press.

eradicate rebel snipers. The mules { ' refused to budge. Two volunteers took the dynamite, but were killed before they reached their goal.

On another occasion a miner foad- jed with dynamite, ran into u hotel Despatches reaching here tell of lobby and blew up the place, and the long, grim fight of a horde of un-himself with it. trained miners against rebel regulars

the

Reports from Bayonne indiente the outer

at Oviedo, which is now nearing its miners have captured the close. An eye-witness. aenda story of the manner in which this defences of Oviedo, have penetrated elty of 80,000 souls is being invested the city and are at present fighting in the streets for the possession of

by one of the strangest attacking the city. United Press. forces ever assembled. It com- prises 25,000 men, the main force consisting of 5,000 dynamiters, who work ny a vanguard of 10,000 riffe, inen and 10,000 others, unarmed, but | who scour the country for food sup- plies and guard the prisoners.

In a continuous rain, the men fight and sleep on the water-soaked ground, their sole goal the capture, of the rebel city. Most of the men are bearded and unkempt; clothed in Tags, for they use the best of their

PREVENT MASSACRE-

AMBASSADORS ACT IN SPAIN

SHOCKED BY PROSPECT

Hendaye. Aug. 25.

The majority of accredited

Spanish Ambassadorial re-

REBEL OFFICER GOES TO HIS DEATH

Walking to death rrect and proud, bare-headed Major Guadala jara, who commanded the Myntung fugees, under the chairmanship | Barracks in Madrid and fought furiously for scvral days againrhoverwhelming odds, is jeeved by his of the Argentine Ambassador, captors after his survenite, Mong of kis men were slaughtered by the victórimus loyalista after they Senor Daniel Mansilla, acting in had thrown down their arms. Major Guadalajara himself was shot before a firing "squad. the name of humanity and shocked by the threatened mas- sacre of San Sebastian and Irun prisoners by the Government supporters, convened to plan to protect the so-called hostages and other civilian captives.

They complied reports indicating the possibilities of the inquisition- Jike Treatment of prisoners and de-i cided to attempt to obtain a pledge from both sides that prisoners would not be harmed,

It was stressed that they were not

attempting to effect a truce, could not agree, they disbanded and

However, since the Ambassadors decided to report on the problem to Their home Governments.

body reconvenes to-morrow.-United

Press.

Schacht Flies To Paris

VALUABLE CONTACT WITH FRENCH

Berlin, Aug. 25. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, the Governor of the Reichsbank, flew to Paris this afternoon to return the 'recent vialt the the Governor of to Berlin uf Bank of France, M. Labeyries.

Dr. Schacht declares his visit is n aign that Germany supports contribute to French efforts to seaceful advancement of the inter- national situation through main- enance and development of personal contacts-Reater Bulletin Service.

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gigantic. Buliding scheme. Involving the expenditure of $20,000.- 000, will shortly mence with the calling of new Army barracks In Kowloon Important

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tions by a Speclat Com- mittee on Widows' and Orphans' Pensions in the Colonial Service aro White contained in Paper, the text of which is given on...... Slavery In Hongkong. Spa- ·

cial Article on Anti-gas measpres

to be taken in Hongkong are ontlined in • White,

the Paper issued by Home Office

the the

ADMITS JAPAN POLICIES NOT

ALWAYS RIGHT

BUT URGES FRIENDSHIP

ON PEOPLE OF CHINA

Yosemite, Aug. 25. Admitting that "in retrospect he realised that Japan's actions towards China has not always been correct," Mr. K. Yoshizawa, prominent Japanese diplomat, spoke to the conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations here to-day.

GRAFT-

PROOF SYSTEM SOONG EXPLAINS

REFORM PLAN COLLECTION OF TAXES

MOTORISTS.

WHOSE MOTTO IS

Canton, Aug. 26. The remodelling of the revenue col- lecting system in Kwanglung was ex- plained by Mr. T. L. Soong, Finance Commissioner, in a continuation of the interview reported yesterday, when he presented a general outing of the reform schemes contemplated, the new collecting, system will be graft-proof and it is expected It will in operation throughout the pro- vinee before October 1,

Cen-

"Safety

"First"

ALWAYS FIT

DUNLOP TYRES

BIG SUM FOR NEW HONGKONG BARRACKS

$20,000,000 TO BE EXPENDED

ROOM FOR SIX. BATTALIONS

The Telegraph", is able to. exclusively announce to-day the details of a gigantic scheme, in- volving the expenditure of more than $20,000,000 for increasing the accommodation for the? Garrison in the Colony.

Tenders will shortly be called by the War Onice for the first part of the scheme, which envisage. necom

notation for six battalions.

The new barracks will be construct- ed in the outskirts of Kowloon, the sile having already been chosen.

The mule stables, at present in Na- than Road, will also be removed to n less centralised district;,

It is probable that the Army un thorities will return Shamshulpoto the Government.

(Full story on Page 7.)

GIANTS INCREASE MARGIN

CARDINALS FALL BEFORE BRAVES

HOPELESSLY OUTHIT

New York, Aug. 23. With the New York Yankees a sure bet for the pennant of the

look more and more as though the American League, it commences to New York Giants would take top hours in the National loop and play their fellow-townsmen for the world championship.

Giants -won-again--to-day,--while-

nearest rivals, the formerly their smooth-working St. Louts Cardinal The banks' designated as collecting combination, went into a complete decline. Yesterday the Cardinals agencies are the Bank of China, the look a beating from Pittsburgh, the Pirates billing twenty-five times, Hank of Communications, the tral Bank of China, the Kwangtung and

Pittsburgh feat, and scored twenty Provincial Bank and the postal xavat today the Glants duplicated the ings branches, where they exist,

runs. St. Louis replied with eleven The determining and enforcing of hits and three tallies. the exchange rate between Kwang- tung dollars and the national yuan. with the ald of

Government's occupied

Mr. Seong's attention since his arrival.

the

However, he told the plenary session, which the Japanese delegation had requested for this discussion, that China can only be reconstructed by co-operation with all and under better Sino-Japanese relations, as a first step. His statement was most moderate.

"Japan's position relative to China's reconstruc-financial resources, tion is due to their geographical propinquity and racial affinity," said Mr. Yoshizawa. “We deeply regret the difficulties which arise relative to our efforts to re- : establish the former friendly relations and promote

China's progress.

China, he continued, was torn by civil war up to 1928. When Man- united churka and Nanking were China's unification was established; but it did not lart. The warlords struggled the same

as they bud done previously. It was only two months ago that Cleneral Chan Chai- tong was forcetl to quit Cariton, and Page 7. unity seemed near again. Thus it was plain that Jepun was not the obstacle to unification..

China's Integrity... When the Washington conference undertook "to assure Chinese In- Page 3. tegrity by means of the Nine Power Treaty, Japan led the movement, Mr. China had Pagó 6. Yoshizawa went on.

since raised her tariffs and repeated- ly violated her, treaty obligations towards Japan, specially the 1905 protocol prohibiting the construction Pags 7. of parallel railways in Manchuriu.

This led to the 1931 Incidentese "Chinese efforts against lives and property and

Interests have continued unabated.

ANGYPTIAN TREATY

TO BE SIGNED

TO-DAY

London, Aug. 25.:

All 'thirteen members of the Egyptian delegation will sign

clothing to wrap thele rifles. the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty to-morrow. Britain will be repre- They light in no regular forma-sented by Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, Lord lion, but net like friends on holiday, implicitly trusting their lea- Halifax, Sir John Simon, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir Miles ders, Gonzales Pena and Tomas Lampson. Bueno, men who led the 1934 revólt.

Ready For Sacrifice

The full text of the Treaty will not Egypt, in order to present Egypt's Le published until the end of the week, appileation for membership of the but a short communique is expected League of Nationninga

Nahar Paths, the Egyptian Pre anier, had two cordial talks with Me

Eden at the Foreign Dice, Yesterday,

On one occasion two males were to be issued after it in signed. bonded with dynamlje' and a timing The Egyptian, dulégation is device was, attached in order to ceeding, to. Geneva on ité, refury

"In the meantime, the Chinese" in Japan are treated with every con sideration.

Only Cure

"Personally do not think Jepun has always acted correctly. But China has not always been correct: hence, the ill-feeling. And, hence, the right feeling can be restored only after a long period of right relations and a morD

boll sides, Tonellistory attitude on }

"I feel:

for

best means is China to change her attitude towards Japan and co-operate. I'am con- Vinced that peace and stability pre only attainable for us all by courage- ously facing the stark facts. Untied Press.

AMERICAN WAR SECRETARY ILL

Washington, Aug, 25.

3. Mr. George Dern, the Secretary for. War, is seriously ill with heart trouble-Rotiter.

Mr. Dern Is seen on left in above pleture, taken when he was, in Hongkong with the Con- gressional "-party enroute to Manila for the inauguration of the Philippines Commonwealth." With him is Mr. Charles Hoover, US Consul-General in Hong-

·Jeong.":

No defuite rate has been determined on although 1.50 in Kwangtung cur- rency for one yean, or dollar, is now tentatively accepted as the figure. Such a rate is best adapted to the metallic reserve available, and the

Interests often ronflicting of all parties concerned.

be

If in the future there is any change

naturally in the ratio, i will based on general ecmomic and specific prevalling at monetary conditions

that tinte.

The Government will guard againat share fluctuations.

oblained.

But that was only the opener. The Cardinals lost the night-cap, too, Boston winning five to four, though Collins and Medwick homered. E. Mopre scored 1 clrcult for the Braves,

Brooklyn led Pittsburgh four to one when the game was abandoned

inthe eighth innings on account of rain, and raln postponed the Philadelphin-Chicago fixture.

The Giants bent Cincinnati by an amazing freak of luck. Though outhit fourteen to nine, and though Kampouri gave the Reds n homer, the Clunts scored six runs to five.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Meanwhile, in St. Louis,

the Browns were taking a beating from The Yankees, thirteen to one. The Yankees hit twenty-two times, to four. Dimaggio and Crosetti homer- ed.

Rowe allowed Boston only two- thirteen to score five.

:

The stabilising of the local cur- rency on the 1.50 to 1 ratio will re- quire material assistance from the Central Government. the Assurance of which Mr. Soong bas This is one of the urgent questions which sent him on his hurried acro-hits at Detroit, and the Tigers hilt plane journey to Kuling, in early August, when he reported the situa tion to the Finance Minister, Dr. II. Kung-United Press.

Barge

King's May Be Used

At Coronation

London, Aug. 25.

The King's Bargo.Mastor has pro- poned that King Edward should make a procession in the King's bargs along the Thames on the occasion of his coronation next year.

The last time the royal barge was used was in 1910, when King George and Queen Mary proceeded down the Thames during the peace celebration. -Reuter Special.

PEOPLE'S CONGRESS

Shanghai, Aug. 20, Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, said to-day that the National People's Congress would convene on November 12 as schedul- ed, despite the disturbance in Kwang- si-United Press.

Chicago Was disappointed by Philadelphia, whose batters unloosed

hitting a heavy

attack which staggered the lusty White Sox. Each team had ten hits, but whereas Chicago scored eleven runs the Athletics made thirteen

Cleveland entertained Washington, and presented their guests with the game, with the score of five to three, and four errors on the part of the Indians.-Router,

161,000 Men In Mimic War

ITALIAN FORCES

ON MANOEUVRES

Avellino, Aug. 25. An army of 101,000 picked Italian troops tramped the countryside in the Naples and Bari area-opposite Spain-in extensive manoeuvres to day.

At midnight the Red Army, com- manded by: General Amadeo Guillet, attacked the Blues, commanded by the Crown Prince Humbert.

watched:

Signor Benito Mussolini the battle from an obfervation post averlooking much of the baltio groundUnited Fround