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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 1492

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

3, 1936. 日八十月七

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REBELS CAPTURE KEY POINTS AMERICA LEADS

IN IRUN ATTACK

LOYALISTS' SITUATION

DESPERATE

Carlist

On

Flag Flying Highest Ridges

Hendaye, Sept. 2.

It was learned late to-night that the rebel forces attacking Irun and San Sebastian had captured the strongly defended positions on Puncha Hill-Reuter.

FORTRESS FALLS

Biriatou, Sept. 2.

The rebels have captured Fort San Martial, key-point in the Irun defences, hoisting the Carlist flag at 2.19 p.m., culminating a day of bloody hand-to-hand fighting.—United Press,

STORY OF ASSAULT

Biriatou, Sept. 2.

The rebel troops, commanded by General Mola, having gained half a mile of ground in a ferotious assault on the outer defences of Irun, stormed the border village of Behobic to-day and routed the loyalist defenders from the shattered advance fortifications of Puncha Hill_____

A barrage of machine-gun, rifle and artillery fire, punctuated by aerial bombings, blasted the way to the outskirts of Behobie. With its capture, the Carlist flag was raised on the Customs House flagpole. Unable to withstand the withering fire, the loyalists broke and fled into Dehobie, pausing temporarily, to set ire to two deserted autoniabiies. Armoured cars, spilting bullets and electing hand grenades, reinforced the insurgent infantry as the Cus- toms House was stormed. Here three French militiamen were killed by ! grenades, their 15 Spanish com-i panions flecing earlier.

Fire Across Border

The rebels, convinced that spies on the French side of the border were directing the loyalist artillery. Bred at any moving object on the French side of the frontier.

Eventually the insurgents occupied the ridge overlooking Behobie, while the defenders fired from the sheller of houses.

The smushing offensive against the town commenced at 2.14 p.m., follow- ing a morning lull owing to fo Thereafter the fighting recommenced under a brolling sun, but it was only a matter of minutes before Bekoble felt-United Press.

Desperate Situation

Biriatou, Sept. 2. After a spell in which both sides on the Irun front were busy conso- Ildating their positions and repairing their defences, heavy fighting recom- menced

afternoon. Machine- this guns and artillery vigorously bom- barded opposing lines.

The situation for the Government troops suddenly changed for the worse when the Insurgents, made a big advance, occupying nearly the whole of Mount Turiarte, the main bastion of the loyal defences before Irun.

the Government position is now

Attempting

Armistice

In Spain.

Paris, Sept. 2:

Sonor

Contact has been established between the Midrid Government and the insurgent headquarters. at Burgos, arcording to Mancilla, the Argentine Ambas- sador, as quoted by the news- paper L'intransigeant.

It is stated that Madrid has appointed Senor Amerleo Castro on Extraordinary Ambassador and that he is proceeding to St. Jean de Luz where diplomats are holding meetings with a view to arrunging an armistice,

Japanese To

Retain Old

War Vessels

TERRIBLE COST OF WARFARE

THOUSANDS DEAD IN SPANISH TURMOIL

MOSTLY FROM. MASSACRES

Paris, Sept. 2.

Well-informed quarters e5- timate that the seven weeks of civil war in Spain have resulted

in the deaths of between 55,000 |

and 65,000 men, women and

children, of whom 40,000 were

either executed or massacred and the remainder were killed in battle. Nearly 90,000 are be- i lieved to have been wounded.

It is estimated that the casualties In the current Irun hostilities op-

proach 900 dead and 2,000 wounded.

The heaviest actual field fighting.

thus far, has been on the Guadar-

ramus front, where 2,000 are known

to have been lied,

motional

As Jar the losses to economy, it is said they went into at least 1,000,000 pesetas daily.

The bloodiest single engagement of the war WAS General Francisco

CLOSELY BELEAGUERED

MALAGA~the ancient city from which the British destroyer Shamrock evacuated British residents and visitors, is now closely besieged by rebels

and Its fall is expected,

FRANCE -ANSWERS GERMANY

Francu's capture of Badajoz, in which WILL INCREASE WAR air bombardments, executions and

street fighting resulted in between

13,500 and 4,000 casualties.

Attention is drawn to the fact that į

SUPPLIES

ALLIANCES

jeleven rebel regiments which on July į SEEKING NEW

19 marched on Barcelona, have com- pletely disappeared from the war mig. Either they have been killed, 'captured or dispersed, or they have : deserted. It is saki_that_5,000 civi- in Barcelona on the day the rebels marched to

lans were massacred storm the city-United Press.

ITALIANS IN ACTION

Perpignan, Sept.

Paris, Sept. 2. France's reply to Germany's increase in the period of military service is likely to consist of a quantitative and qualitative in Terease in

and Kuis

HONGKONG AIRMAIL SALVAGED

BAGS FROM SCIPIO RECOVERED

The Postmaster-General of Hong- from kong was informed by cable Landon this morning that "all-Hong- kong air mail was salvaged from the Selpio."

The London Post Office unticipates. The "message" "adds, "that "the fate-or- only a few items will be firully, un- disclosable,

Gall lives.

The Scipio crashed white alighting

a rough sea in Mirabella Crete, with the loss of twa War The captain, crew of three, and live well-hot the seven passengers were rescued.

It is reported that a column of materials, according to Italian anti-Fascists, exiles from informed diplomatie correspon- their own country, commanded by an [dents.. Italian colonel, have captured several villages in Catalonia from the in-l L'Intransigeant's diplomatic corres- surgent forces and have severed the pondent believes that the extension rood between Alumdeur and fueses. of French milltary service will be

rejected on economie graunds. They surrounded ELT! insurgent

Simultaneously, however, France the coluron near Vicien, capturing 200 Carlists. It is reported that 200 will likely forge ahead with

collective security addition. Carlist militanen joined organisation of

pacts, in connection with which re- (Continued on Page 5.)

affirmation of the Franco-Polish Alliance of 1922 is regarded as and important factor.

PROBING CHENGTU INCIDENT

JAPAN AWAITING FULL REPORT

REASSURANCES FROM CHINA

Nanking, Sept. 3.

Involving

The Cheng Incident,

According to this correspondent. M. Edouard Duindier: the War Minister, estimates that in October the German army will number 850,- 000 men, of whom 200,000 will be professional soldiers, compared to the French military strength of 400,000, of whom only 80,000 urd professionals. --Wenter.

Gomboes May Retire

SURRENDERS WAR PORTFOLIO

Budapest, Sept. 2.

The plane WIN Aying ivin Alexandrka to Brindisi, when she came down near the Imperial Air- which ways motor yacht, Iperia, took part in the rescue work.

ST. LOUIS DEFEATS

NEW YORK

RIVALS FIGHTING

FOR LEADERSHIP

New York, Sept. 2.

The Giants may have run their luck to the limit, and St. Louis may be on better ground, for to-day the Cardinals, depesed leaders of the National League, beat the New Yorkers, who displaced them, four lo three.

The Giants hit eleven times to the Cardinals' nine, but spoiled their ad- vantage by blundering three times in the field, and the St. Louis runners made the most of them and snatched the necessary exten tally,

Chicago scored four runs against a the murder of two Japanese by a

General Jullus Gomboes. Prime helpless. Brooklyn

team, which Chinese mob And the injury Minister and Minister for War, has Carleton smothered with fast pitch- severní ́others, is still simmering resigned his latter portfolio and is Ing, though seven men got to first. with the Foreign Ofce representa leaving here to-morrow for a rest Dodgers did not score a run. tives continuing to Investigate the cure in a Gorman.sonatorium. circumstances at the seat of trouble. retains the Premiership.

Meanwhile, it is understood Jupan

of

the affair until she receives n detail-

It

He

All other games in the National

rain.

Field Marshal Somkuthy, Chief of League were postponed of account of Observers on the frontier belleve ANSWER TO BRITISH wit not open negotiations to settle the Hungarian General Stuff has been appointed to succeed General

AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis Browns scored thirteen desperate, as the capture of the ridge NAVAL MANOEUVRE cd report from Mr. M. Matsumura, Gombous at the War Ministry.

believed General Gombocs runs on third Secretary of the Japanese Em- will also realign from the Premiership Sollers and Bell hit homers against aixteen hits when Clift bassy, who, is pursuing a separate shortly on account of his continued Philadelphia, and the Athletics scored investigation in Chengtu, the Sze-

Il health-Renter chuan capital.

oleven unies on twelve hits, alded by Hayes' home run. The Athletics had three errors.

opens the way to the command of the main road from Irun 10 Son Sebastian-Reuter.

Fierce Resistance.

Cleveland's, nine bits, including a four-bag-blow by Averill, scored four runs, enough to bent New York Yankees' three lällies, scored on three

London, Sept. 2.

The Japanese reply to the British note invoking til Escalator Clause of A spokesman of the Embassy here Hendaye, Sept. 2.

the Washington and London Naval emphatically dented to-day that

WOMEN IN TT. RACE Irun is now in a desperate plight, Treaties, says that Japan intends to Japan had already filed demands with the insurgents, almost on the retain 11,000 tons of surplus des-with the Nanking Government.

The Governor of Szechuan has

London, Sept. 2.. outskirts of the town and the defen-troyers and 15,000 tons of surplus

Thirty-six entries for the Inter- Informed Mr. T. Nagano, the Japan- dors driven back from key positions. The defenders at La Punchú offered

ese Consul at. Chungiting, that apnational Tourist. Trophy Race at the This is the Japanese answer to propriate melures will be adopted Ards Circuit, near Belfast, on Satur- Detroit beat Washington, though! desperate resistance to the Gavern-Great Britain's declaration of the in- for the early settlement of the day include French, German and the thirteen hits the Tigers collected ment troops. They clung to their tention to retain 40,000 tons of sur-Incident. He expressed site deepest Italian teams. Six women drivers were only sufficient to bring in three positions under a withering hall of plus destroyers.

regret for the affair, and the hope will take part in the race; five, how runs to the Senators' two, scored, on machine-gun and rifle fire.'

that the case would not affect the ever as reserves only. It is the first three safeties.. La Puncha was finally stormed The Japanese note is under cons friendly relations between China and time that women have competed in Rain postponed the Chicago-

(Continned on Page 5,)** sideration.-Reuter. "Billotin: Service, Juodn, United RUKO

the race. Britishi Wireless.

Boston battle-Renter,"

submarines.

hits..

IN WALKER CUP COMPETITION

WINS TWO MATCHES

IN

FOURSOMES.

Pine Valley, Sept. 1..

United States were two matches to the good at the end of the Walker Cup foursomes which were played over the Pine Valley course to-day. Britain succeeded in halving two of the games, but were badly beaten in the other two. The results in brief were:

R. Smith and Ed. White (U.S.) beat J. McLean and John Langley 8 and 7;

J. Goodman and A. Campbell (U.S.) beat H. Thompson and H. Bentley 7 and 5;

C. Yeates and W. Emery (U.S.) halved with M. Dykes and G. Peters;

H. Givan and G. Voigt (U.S.) halved with A. Hill and C. Ewing.

Investigating

Breach Of Neutrality Act

The

ap-

Washington. Sept. 2. Allorney-General, Mr. Homer S. Cummings. has nointed a commission to Investi gate and prosreute it necessary International Mercantile Marine, the Hamburg-America Line and other companies for alleged violations of the Amerl- can Neutrality Act.

the

It is suspected that certain companies have been trafficking in,arms, but the occasion or the countries involved are not f present disclosed.--Reuter,

FLYING ACROSS ATLANTIC

NEW YORK-CROYDON AND RETURN

ADVENTUROUS.

AMERICANS

New York, Sept. 2. Harry Richman, noted Broadway night club owner, and Dick Merrill, veteran air line pilot. left Floyd Bennett airport at 3.37 p.m. (E.S.T.), on a trans-Atlantic flight to England, They plan to make the round trip across the Atlantic, stopping ut Croy- don only long enough to refuel

to

Forty thousand ping-pong balls, crammed into the wings of the plane for buoyancy purposen, were among the several safety devices fitted into! the machine. Favourable weather conditions are forceust for the flight, The airmen stated that they hind received permission

land at Ifendon. They plan to fly at a height of from 16,000, to 10,000 feet, at the edge of the sub-stratosphere. The machine being used is a con- verted 8-passenger aeroplane fitted with a special 1,000 h.p. engine. It has been stripped inside to accom-

U.S. FORGES AHEAD

Goodman and Campbell were Ave up at the end of the morning round. though they were all square at the ninth. Reynolds Smith and Widly were one up, having been`square ut the ninth hole.

Peters and Dykes, Great Britain, were one up at the ninth and at the end of the round, but .Giyan and Volgt were three up at the ninth and |Improved to four up at the round's

Anish.

The weather was cool and overcast. The only time Thompson and Bentley led was at the tenth, when Thompson's ball struck Goodman's caddie. Campbell sank a twelve- foot putt on the eleventh and fourteenth for birdles. The Ameri- cans were still five up at the twenty- seventh, the British pair having won only the twenty-fourth hole on the second rotind.

· CRACKED UP McLean and Langley cracked up in the afternoon, winning only one hole. Playing against Givan and Voig Hill and Ewing made a magnificent recovery.--The---were-wlee-seven down during the afternoon. They might easily have snatched a sensa

oual victory had not H over- clubbed at the thirty-second green, his ball trickling off the green and into a lake. Tweddell, the British captain. expressed the opinion that the Britons would have wont R ก different club had been used in this

| case.

Dykes and Peters were perfect on their homeward play during the morning, having all par figures. The lead alternated all afternoon until the Briton squared with a birdie the thirty-third hole, Thereafter they halved the remainder.

SINGLES DRAW

on

The singles draw has been, an- nounced as follows:

Thompson vs Goodman;

McLean vs Campbell; Ewing Y5 Johnny

Cincinnati;

Hill vs Smith; Peters vs Emery: Dykes vs Yeates;

Fischer,

Bentley vs G. T. Dunlap, Jr., New York;

Langley vs White-Reuter.

Trotsky Under

Close Watch

modate a thousand galions of petrol, POLICE ESCORT TO

NEW RESIDENCE

enough for about twenty hours flying

Merrill, interviewed by Reuter, sald: "We should be dining In Lon- don fifteen hours after leaving Floyd: Bennett airport."--Reuter,

took

Oslu, Sept. 2., Accompanied by six police cars, M. A United Press mesange stules that Trotsky and his wife to-day left the. the sky was overcast when the Blers house which they have occupied, for

off, but

weather a year. favourable conditions are expected along the They were taken to a new re- Now England const en route to New sidence at Sundby, twenty miles foundland, with tail winds across the south of Oslo, where, in accordance Atlantic. The machine, which is an with the Government's decision, they live under the strictest pollce all-metal monoplane, is called "Lady | Peace,"

TWO TYPHONS. ONE TO EAST OF BALINTANG

Trolak

Jawyer stated that Traky Intended to begin a sult against the Norwegian Communists and the Fascist National Union Party, with a view to clearing himself from accusations-Reuter

PHOTO CONTEST TROPINES

The Manila Observatory, reporting nt 8.30a.m. to-day, gives the positions of two typhoons.

One is situated in about Long. 123, The three silver cups to be award- Lat. 28, moving north-west. The ed in connection with the Telegranit position Is south-east of Ningpo. | Antaleur · }'hotographie Competitlan, The other is located in about Long, are on view in one of the windows, 120, Lat. 18, moving W.N.W. This is of Monars. Whilpaway, Laidlaw & Ct, to the east of the Balintang Channel, Etil.