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5 P.M. 31ST AUGUST

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

REBEL ATTACK ON

IRUN CHECKED

(Continued from Page 1)

GIANTS CONTINUE TO WIN

CARDINALS FAIL.

TO RALLY

Adóna ins

been recaptured "from"

the rebels-United Press.

Madrid Precautions

· Madrid, Aug.` 20. The Government has commenced emergency defence preparations in

the situation.

BROWNS BEAT Madrid, Indienting the urgency of

YANKEES

New York, Aug. 20. While the New York Giants con tinued to forge ahead in the National League, the former leaders, St. Louis Cardinals, whom they displaced, fail- ed to recover their form and fell be Core Baston.

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Gints beat Cincinnati, six to fivė, though they were, outhit, ten to eleven and had the only error of the game. Their luck still holds.

Firstly, the Government has closed all roads south of Toledo, and pro- hibits vehicular trafic except by spicchi pass;

Secondly, it has warned dissemina tors of false rumours that they will be regarded as potential enemies;

Thirdly, President Azana has ac- cepted the verbal resignation of ten members of the Tribunal of Guar- antees, including the president, Senor

Fernandez Gosset;

the

decreed Fourthly, he has Institution of special revolutionary tribunals to try seditionists rebels;

and

EUROPEAN RELATIONS IMPROVING

SCHACHT'S VISIT SIGNIFICANT

PARIS MEETS

OFFICIALS.

London, Aug 20. Paris and Berlin are speculating with regard to the visit to. Paris at Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, President of the Reichsbank, who was to-day the guest of honour at a luncheon given by the Governor or the Bank of France, and attended by M. Leon Blum, the Premier. and M. Yves Delbos, the

Minister, Economic and political circles in expect the visit, to result in an provement

Franco-German of

relations, ng Fily, raids ordered throughout economic and political relat the city have netted a new batch of well as in the international situation. Righilst leaders, and the prisons are Dr. Schacht, declaring that he is no economist and never concerns himself overflowing;

Ministry has with politics, is silent, but it i Sixthly, the War the

in military thought that the luncheon talk could uppealed for 'scerecy

have avoided hardly

the

Herr topic of affairs to prevent information reach-

Hitler's new conscription decree, the ing the enemy.

French reaction to which is shown in beenthe

St. Louis, on the other hand, was unlucky. Three homers, by E. Moore, Berger and Lee, with seven lits, only yielded four runs, and the Braves senred ten on thirteen hits.

KAVO

Though Pittsburgh outhit Brooklyn. the Pirates were beaten, ten to three. Bordagaray and Phelps Dodgers a homer apiece,

Philadelphin lost a double-header lo the Chicago Cubs, two to four, when each had hits in the opener, and four to seven in the night-cap when Phillier outhis the Cubs ten to sine. Camilli homered for the winners.

AMERICAN League

Boston trouneed Cleveland fourteen to one, hitting eighteen times to five. Chienge won from Philadelphia, six to three, when Bonura homered.

St. Louis Browns beat New York, five to two, though outhit, eight to nine, and though Croselli whacked a home run for the Yankees.

Boston's W. Ferrell held Detroit scoreltas, nud the Tigers four errora allowed the Red Sox to scorT BUYUN on eleven hita.-Reuter,

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Issued by Renter.

Meanwhile,

hns

fighting

with General Gamelin, the Chief of intensiẞed on all the major fronts,he fact that M. Blum has conferred but the leaders indicate that loyalists the General Staff, and that the High

their own. Military Counell has met. pure at least bolding

United Press.

Rebels' Progress

Lisbon, Aug. 26. The basis of all reports of rebel offensives in the most important are areas is, seemingly, that they progressing.

Er. Schacht's visit is criticised in extreme Left eireles, in reply to which M. Blum, its letter, says that even on the morrow of the decision to ex- tend the duration of military service will not refuse conversations, which, in Germany the French Government whether in the economic or political domain, may facilitate a general set-

of Europent problems.-

CANTON WARS ON GAMBLING

Layalists broadenst that Govern-tlement ment troops have captured Segovia, Reuter.

much War many prisoners and material, but this is unconfirmed. It is also stated that loyoilets and rebels are fighting hand-to-band in the streets of Oviedo.

loyalist sources However, Madrid admit the Cordoba campaign for has been halted momentarily "technical reasons."

Loyalists claim eight rebel aero- planes were shot down Tuesday on

fronts,

to

An

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North China, and was largely an official affair under the now defunct regime, according to Mr. Soong.

There would be no evasion of duties henceforth, and customs re

marked. Im- turns should show a provencat, he said, even before trade

whole shows any Increase. n take Among the Government's most ambitious plans the improvement and encouragement of industry, com- merce and agriculture rank pro merce

The Bay

oficial of ninently.

ended, Mr. Soong monopolies has promiset. The public will be per- enter- mitted to purchase stock in prises which the nuthorities consider sound and also in any which the Government is assisting

A rebel communique disclosed an important conference of leaders at Seville, where General Cabanellas declared that insurgents only awaited New York Cotton

"the opportune moment Madrid, and punish Senor Azana and 11.40/48 11.43/43 October ....

other guilty lenders. The slowness 11.61/62 11.51/52

of our march," he added, "is due to 11.50/50 11.53/53 an established plan and also to our important destroy desire not 11.00/00 11.82/62 cities."-United Press.. 11.02/02 11.88

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December

January

March

May

July

Spot

September.

October

December

January

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July

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10.47/47

Total sales: 2,050 tons. Chicago Wheat

September 110%/110%

1112/111 110%/110%. May... 108/1083 109/109

Tuesday's sales: 27,920,000 bushels.

December-10976/110.

Chicago Corn September 112%/113 December 0074707 May

112/1124 00%/00 994/924 02/0214 Winnipeg Wheat October 08/UG

974/97% December 0016/05% 06%/98% May

-96%/90% 08/073

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Paris

Geneva

15.43

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15.431

Berlin.

12.51

Athens

530

Milan Oslo VASTU Shanghui.

New York. Amsterdam Vienna Prague Madrid. Lisbon

Hongkong

Bombay.

Brussels.

Montreal

Monte Video

to

Strategic Success

Gibraltar, Aug. 20. A radio message from Seville says

troops General Mola's rebel

have captured the Loroyari River region, In the Guadaremmas, the main source of Madrid's water supply.-United Press,

It is

Embargo irged

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Sericulture, silk exports and rice production would be studied and in- the banks will help proved, and where possible.

The Bank of Canton, which is the agency through which most of the remittances from overseas Chinese were formerly received, will soon be reorganised under Chinese registra

Hongkong, as ut tion. Instead of present. Untied Press.

EXCHANGE

Setting

London, Aug. 20., reported that France and Britain have telegraphically instruct ed their Ambassadees in Lisbon to urge the Portuguese enforcement of an arms embargo, dus to the reports that rebels are receiving Portuguese: supplies and that the German steamer Kamerun has unloaded a cargo of T.T. Gasoline at Lisbon.-United Press.

Demand T.T. Shanghal TT. Skigapore Capture Confirmed

T.T. Japan 1.1. London, Aug. 26.T.T. Indla The Rio Tinto Company, London, T.T. U.S.A. has received information confirming TT. Menlla the report from the Spanish: insur-TT. gent radio stution at Seville that the TT. Bangkok

the mines T.T. Saigon captured rebels have

T.T. France without meeting resistance.

territory

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learns that the TT, Germany The company ang the mines as T.T. Switzerland well as the town of Merda had been TT. Australia 12.51 occupied by the insurgents and it is T.T. Lisbon

530

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Large Reserves

Tangier, Aug. 20. According to reliable sources, 12, 000 Foreign Legionaires and Moroc can troops have been transported to Spain, leaving 37,000 still in Spanish Morocco. Reuter Special.

Planes

Destroyed

Lisbon, Aug. 20. Twenty-one new Spanish Govern-

ment plancs, including "the 1071% bombers

-British Wireless.

NEW AIK SERVICE

Dublin, Aug. 20.

A daily air service between London and Dublin will be inaugurated on September 14.-Reuter's Bulletin Sor- vice.

BETAIL TRADE

London, Aug, 20. The value of retall trade in July was 5.8 per cent, higher than a year ago. Stocks were 1.7 per cent, great- in value and employment was 2 per cent, higher-British Wireless.

One case of Diphtheria and three cazes of Typhold (one imported) were reported to the local Health authorities on Tuesday..

Mr. W. A. Butterfield was amongst the passengers who arrived by the Empress of Asin to-day,

best

4 m/s, France

30 d/s. Indla...

U.S. Cross rate in London

and the aerodrome so damaged that several Government planes attempl- ing to land there overturned and took fre.-Reuter,

Labour Enquiries

by

London, Aug. 20 from recently imported

Mr. Arthur Greenwood and Sir

Citrine, accompanied France," were destroyed by the in- Walter surgent air raid on Madrid on Sun- Labour and Trade Union officials. day, according to a report from called at the Foreign Office this after- Burgos

noon and continued the discussion

The Insurgent Junta says the rebel they had with the Foreign Secretary sples in Madrid sent news so quickly fast Wednesday on the present situa- that the new Government planes weretion in Spain who was in charge of bombed only twenty minutes after arrival.

It is also claimed the hangars, stages of the Spanish orisis, was also workshops and depots were destroyed present-British Wireless.

Lord Halifax, the Foreign Office during the earlier

RUSSIA PLANS PURGE

OF TROTSKY ELEMENT

Moscow, Aug. 26.

A countrywide purge of all followers of Leon Trotsky is expected to follow the execution of M. Zinovieff and other leaders who were sentenced to death for plotting the murder of M. Stalin and the overthrow of the existing regime.

thrice The entire Soviet press demands which their

contemptible Investigation into all people in lead-chieftains have been executed. Ing. Soviet institutions to "expose Router. hidden enemies."

Secret polico have arrested Kurl Pravda says only the fenders have Itadek's secretary. M. Tivel, in con- been destroyed, but the treacherous nection with the alleged plot against remnants of this band, skilfully the state by Trotsky sympathisers. masked, continue their activitias, for United Press:

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