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Hongkong Telegraph

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FOUNDED 1681 No. 14984

THURSDAY, AUGUST 四拜禮,辦七月八英港香

27,

1936.

日一十月七

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REBEL ATTACK ON

IRUN CHECKED

ENGAGEMENT CONTINUES

Ultimatum

SUIYUAN

INVASION

EXPECTED

Presented MOVEMENT LIKELY

FROM CHARHAR

To City's Defenders MANCHUKUOAN

LOYALISTS LOSE MANY NEW FIGHTING PLANES

Hendaye, Aug. 26.

The battle for Irun continues in the darkness of a night made hideous by scream of shell, blast of bomb and crazy chatter of machine-gun and rifle, but the

insurgent

attack on the Government troops, entrenched on the hills surrounding the city, has apparent- ly been checked. The Government troops continue to hold the dominating positions.

Heavy firing continued at Irun throughout the afternoon, following the rebel attack of the morning. Both sides maintained a lively fusilade, but the rebels were at least temporarily checked.

Insurgent aircraft dropped forty to fifty bombs on Irun during the day, but the number of victims and extent of the damage are not yet known.

A score of refugees, mostly women and children, have arrived at Hendaye.

.Rebel planes dropped pamphlets in Irun, presenting the defenders with an ultimatum that unless they sur- rendered by 8 o'clock to-night the town would suffer

the same fate as Badajoz.-Reuter.

Story Of Battle

Hendaye, Aug, 26.

Shells fell on the French froutler village of Benhodie, endangering the lives of residents, as a result of the pitched battle for the possession of Irun. A Spanish neroplane liew over the frontier in the heat of the fight in order to escape pursuing planes.

A United

Preas correspondent

watched the battle for Irun from the

root of a hotel. It lasted through-

out the day and part of the night ધર્મ

Irish Offer

To Assist Insurgents

Dublin Aug. 26.

Five thousand men have volunteet - connection with General

311

Irish

and began with a protructed rebel O'Duffy's plan to send aerial bombardment, followed by an Brigade to assist the Spanish in advance of infantry behind machine-

ner | surgents. guns and tanks. The attackers

Officials are reticent as to how the guined two and half miles and there- Free State's non-intervention decision after consolidated their positions, frets the plan.-Reuter's Bulleth They have formed virtually a com- Service. plete circle outside Irun.

An artillery duel then commenced, the Irun forts bombarding the rebel positions and the rebels replying with field artillery.

Picked

Troops

Fleked and well-trained Moorish and Spanish Foreign Legion troops led the attack this morning. And it! is estimated that 200 shells and bombs fell in Irun, where there was great property damage and where several are belleved to have been killed.

Rebels deny London reports that there were. 400 killed in the action, and maintain that in the whole day only twenty, lost their lives on_both sides, despite the heavy fire.----- United Press.

Malaga Surrounded

Burgos, Aug. 20.

Rebel headquarters

NEUTRALS URGED TO ORGANISE

FRENCH PLAN OF SUPERVISION

TO PROTECT EMBARGO

Parla, Aug. 20.

A Permanent Committee, composed of representatives of the countries non-inter-

announced adhering to the Spanish

to-day that Malaga, held by loyalists, venilon agreement, with headquarters

IRREGULARS

Peiping, Aug. 27. The Saiyuan situation has grown more tense,

An invasion by Manchukuoan irregulars from Charhar is ex- pected momentarily.

It is reliably stated that irregulars are using in northern Charhar with the intention of attacking Sul- yunu by three routes. The Arst column of 2,000 men, commanded by notorious

Wang Ying and Liu Kwel-lang, bandit, chieftains, 13 marching from Shangtu. The second is coming from Huatch and Chang-

pel, and consists of 10,000 men under Li Shou-hsin. The third column is

expected to consist of an unknown

uoans, starting from Kuyuan

number of Japanese and Manchu- and Dolonor-United Press.

VASSAL NOW AN ALLY

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN. TREATY TERMS,

SIGNIFICANT. SAFEGUARDS

London, Aug. 26, Britain and Egypt have signed a new treaty which, according to the consensus of opinion in Great Britain, means that His Majesty's Govern nient is exchanging a vassal for an ally and is strengthening its naval position in the Mediterranean.

This development is considered highly significant in view of the Italian threat of domination of Bri tain's "life line" to the East and India.

The treaty provides

1. Thut Britain shail maintain, a naval base at Alexandria, paying rent;

2. That Britain shall Increase her armed forces in Egypt;

3. That Egyptians shall undertake to construct strategic roads assuring a rapid transit of troops between Alexandria and the Suez Canal;

glorious

Spend a g morning shopping.

at

WHITEAWAY'S

Sale Ends

and return home laden with bargains.

Saturday, Aug. 29

REBELS MASSACRED AFTER SURRENDER

• Grim tentiming of the ferocious temper of loyalists in Spain. this illustration shows the bodies of men of the Montana Barracks, irko aurrendered to “overwhelming numbers at the outset of the zeroft, and who were shot down in cold bland in the barracks equare,

"CALL TO

ARMS"

DENIED CANTON WARS ON

GAMBLING

FOREIGNERS WARNED BY

NEW SPOKESMAN

Canton, Aug. 27.

Announcing the most drastic drive against gambling in Kwangtung Province, Mr. T. L Soong, the Finance Commissioner, declared to-day: "Foreign residents who plan to invite their Chinese friends to their homes for mah jongg in the belief that the gambling law may be evaded will be seriously mistaken -and-will be doing their Chinese friends no favour,--

"The law will be enforced strictly and the penalties will be severe. Even the death sentence will be imposed in some cases where gamblers are protected by ring leaders,"

PLAN TO

EVACUATE HONGKONG

IF GAS ATTACK

DELIVERED ·

HIGH COST OF DEFENCE

LONDON PAPER IN ERROR

STALIN

MADE

NO SPEECH

NO TRACE OF SLAIN JAPANESE

DETAILS OF FIGHT AT CHENGTU

MOB FOUGHT POLICE

Shanghai, Aug. 27. Moscow, Aug. 20, The Government

The two Japanese who were has officially denied the London Evening News killed by a Chinese mob at verbatim repert of M. Iossef Stalin's Chengtu Inst week, though their alleged "call to arms,"

bodies have been removed by Commissat made any such speech covered, are known to be news- It is stated that no Government,their sinyers and cannot be dis- over the radio or otherwise.

The Evening News reported that papermen, Kelji Fukagawa and M. Statin, Russia's Dictator, in a radio Kozaburo Watanabe, both of address, warned the Soviet Republics Shanghui.

to

bo prepared "for mpinentous events" as the enemies of Russia were

The one missing Japanese national, getting into position."United Press, who was beaten by the mob, has been

found only slightly injured.

--FLAT DENIAL

"It is now disclosed that the ChineseTM London, Aug. 27.

police fought valiantly to protect the address purporting to

The Evening News story na radio Japanese. A force fight between po- have been lice and rioters raged around the hotel where the Japanese were atay- denied by the Soviet authorities killed and many police and civilians made by M. Ione Stalin, is Antying, and a Chinese policeman was They declare no such broadcast was were injured.

made.-Reuter,

Recommends

Re-Planning

The voters also attacked and wrecked the Bureau of Public Safety and a store which was allegedly sell- ing smuggled Japanese goods,

The Japanese gunboat, Hira, has steamed to Chungking from Ichang and a demand for the immediate sup- pression of "mob rule" has been pre- sented to the Governor of Szechuan by the Japanese Consul General at

For London Chungking.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT

Stern plomatic action is forc.. shadowed by the Japanese Ambas- sador, Mr. Kawague, who is at pre- sent in Tsingtao Reuter,

Testifying to the seriousness with which the new Government is ap- proaching the gambling' question, a Commiss a Commission of seven members, has been named to draft regulations and

thelr supervise

execution. The Com Commission includes some of the highest officials of

of the province. The provincial chairman will be head of the commission, ex ofleto. General Yu Han-mow, commander of the 4th Houle Army, will be vice-chairman. Other members will be the Finance Commissioner, President of the High Court and Chief of the Kuomintang Party organisation In Kwangtung.

DEATHS NOT REPORTED Elaborate gambling establishments.

Shanghai, Aug. 27. 4. That in addition to being given such as the one near the frontier of

London, Aug. 20. The Chinese press, reporting tho complete independence eventually, the British territory administered by

Recommendations to alter the face anti-Japanese disturbances at Cheng. Egypt will be protected by the Brithe Hongkong Government, whlet

cul- the change of

of a large section of West and Central tu, capital of Szechuan, which tish army and Lomlon may sponsor was closed on

Lundon are contained in a report of minated in mab attacks on a Chinese Cairo's application for membership in ministration and severely, canapéd the League of Nations;

by the recent typhann, yielded an

Tachuan While the local Air Raids the Traffic Advisory Committee on the firm allegedly involved in handling normous revenue to the Government Precautions Committee is main-of the unsightly Charing Cross rail Hotel, where several Japanese resid.

old-standing controversy on, the fate sauggled goods and the formerly.

Mr. Soong points out that the loss taining silence regarding its way bridge and awkward streets in ed. makes no mention of the alleged

killing of two Japanese the neighbourhood. of these revenues, and also those work in connection with the de- The Committee advises that Char- The focal Capanese press Is playing formerly derived from legal er ex fence of Hongkong against gasing Cross station be permitted to re-up this angle of the story.-United -orbitant taxes, now being abolished, 4. That there will be En inter necessitates drastic readjustment of attacks, the Telegraph learna main on the north side of the Thames, Preas. nutional conference in

the provincial budget. The readjust-from a highly authoritative with a combined road and rail bridge coming winter to discurs the aboli.ment is made the more imperative source that important develop leading to the south, with the addition tion of the fixed Court, returning to owing to the plan of the new regime ments are taking place. Egypt full judicial authority over to increase expenditure on education foreigners:

6. Bri.ain will withdraw her troops from Egypt on the instalment plan," as a concession to the Egyptian Na- tionalist sentiment, shifting her prin cipal garrisons to the Suez Canal

Cairo this

3d-

.

of adequate approaches.

The Committee further recommends

the complete re-planning of the cen and raise salaries of deserving em- ·Enquiries in responsible quarters tral area. The cost is not, estimated, 7. That Egyptians be allowed toployees, especially men of the low-indicate that the authorities have but it would obviously be enormous. emigrate to the Sudan, hold their own salaried ranks. property and take an active sbare in the Government of the Sudan, which heretofore has been a British mono- poly-United Press.

TELEVISION PROGRESS

A

ELIMINATING PROCESS

almost completed a plan which, taking advantage of the natural tendency of the masses when sub-

to

Mr. Soong promises the elimina-jected to aerial bombardment tion of many useless or ineficient vacate crowded city areas, calls for This, a temporary exodus of population on employees of Government: coupled with an efficient and honest a scale unprecedented in the history system of

the of warfare. tax collection and suppression of smuggling, will coun- Only the police and essential teract the loss of revenue to which the province had no proper claim, and will also façilliate larger expen- diatre where these are advisable in

workers will be encouraged to re- main in the city of Hongkong in the event of an air raid.

Temporary accommodation

and

has been completely surrounded and possibly in London, has been suggest-LONDON TREATED TO the public weltaroment as an food and water will be provided for

surrender is expected momentarily, ed by the French Government, it is.

-United Press.

A radio broadcast Boys the rebels have captured the Rio Tinto mining region, the miners having unconditionally surrendered.)

learned.

one

EXHIBITION

London, Aug. 20.

Television history was made to-

persons.

Reuter Special.

Leon Trotsky Warned

IN POLITICS

subjects.

King Dines In Greek Tavern

DELIGHTED AT WARM WELCOME

Athens, Aug. 20. King Edward VIII dined last night MUST TAKE NO PART a Greek tavern with the British Minister and ather guests. His Majesty sampled native dishes and wine, which he found delicious. He then visited an open-air cabaret. Oslo, Aug, 20.

The Royal party did not leave by The Minister of Justice has re- the yacht, Nahlin, until this after- quested the Passport Office to ask M. noon. They expressed delight at the Trotsky to agree, during the re-welcome accorded by the Greek

Using his own department. example of extravagance and mis-750,000 of Hongkong's million popu- The object of the Committee would

management under the old regime,lation in the hills surrounding Kow- Rio Tinto. Taken

be to maintain close contact between

Mr. Soong declared that many of his loon. The people who vacate the the Governments concerned and to

staff of 425 were superfluous and crowded areas will be scattered fur

·Ġibraltar, Aug. 20.

receive details from each

Govern day, when the B.B.C. station in North examinations would soon be started and wide in small communities, from Soville their neutrality.

ment

the measures taken to ensure London sent the drat transmission to weed out the unit and unrequired It is unofficially estimated that the mainder of his stay in Norway not to public and also appreciation of the

for public exhibition in connection

The same practice will be civil defence (excluding army, navy intervene in the political affairs of way His Majesty's incognito had been The Committee would also con- with the opening of the annual Radio adopted in other departments, until end etc) of Hongkong will coat other countries, and to confine his respected...

While visiting the Acropolis, King sider extra measures which it might Show at Olympia.

the Government $1,500,000. In view activities to the writing of historical

works and treatises

directed Edward approached by a well- be advisable to take.

The audience, possessing receivers, the people have an efficient body of

public servanis.

of the depressed financial position, it

other country. General Dellano announced "with

known Athens character who, in Meanwhile, France has speeded up was scattered all over London and

seems likely that the only way against

"It 18 understood rosorve" the report that the rebels work on the non-intervention treaty was delighted at the

that the Chief of national costume, sella postcards. excellent re-

which the Government will be able hind possibly captured San Sebastian, plan, making demarches to the coun-production. It saw and heard Ulter-

work will be

to Police and eight officers have visited The Greckt police tried to prevent His to finance this

Trotsky and convoyed to him the approach, but the King Intervened The Government broadcasts say tries which have not yet proclaimed ary celebrities and. artists by means

institule a five or ten year plan.

warning of the Ministry of Justice.— and bought some of the postcards An arms embargo against Spain of cinema Alms-Reuter's Bulletin

Full Story-on-Page 7.

Reuters Bulletin Service. ...- Reuter,;

Servico..

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SMUGGLING PROBLEM The smuggling problem in the South-west never resembled that in (Cɖstinued on-Page-12,)·

any

not

was

Reuter Special;