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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER 4, 1936,

SPAIN: WAR OF EXTERMINATION

Tales Of Appalling Cruelties

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"Times" Tells Of The Butchery

THIS picture of the situation where the Reds have tho upper hand in Spain is given in extracts from the account, printed in The Times, of a special correspondent on the Spanish frontier. THE anti-Fasclat revolution in Barcelona and Catalonia has become a reign of terror, to judge from information received here from Spain.

and searched three times for Fascists by "purification" squads. A none. was found, on the third visit the family of eight was taken away and shot dead. A notary of Tarrasa named Badia, the father of nine chil- dren, was similarly taken from his ap-home and killed.

Barcelona itself present an pearance of outward calm and of an approach to the normal, but beneath the surface lies the terrible story of the searching of houses by "purtiles tlon" nqunds, of the seizure of individuals or of whole familles and their mubsequent assassination lonely spots, and of the murder of nuns and priests.

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At the back of Barcelona rises o mountain called the Tibidabo, famous In Catalan lore. Across its shoulder and through forests winds the lonely Rabassada road.

Don Luis Perez Shmonills was a wealthy man' and a benefactor of thei Church, who lived in retirement with his family at La Garriga. A com- milter visited his house on July 29. talking away him and his son and killing them. The person who took the news to Barcelona was trembling and white with terror.

A captain of Shinek Pollee at- tempted to impose is authority on kome men under film who ob- fected. The men took him be- hind a wall and shot him dead. The story is from a witness of the deed, a man in an official position.

PADRE'S FATE

Here every morning for a week or longer have been found the bodies of a dozen or more per-

Padre Pares was a priest who at Kons who had disappeared from their homes or had been taken

his own expense founded a private from them by search committees.. school which was attached to the On the morning of July 27 the parish of Sagrada Familia. Jocal Revolutionary Committee at his housekeeper had taken refuge in Vallvidreres, a suburb of Barcelona friend's house. One day the on the Tibidaborldge, tried unsue-mortuary received in mysterious cir- cessfully to stop a large mutor-carcumstances his body and these of containing three armettinen und six his housekeeper and friends. women, which was speeding through. A lay nursing brother reports that 16 of his colleagues were taken from NUNS BETRAYED

the city's largest hospital and mur-

Filip- Padre Nicanor Costes is a

When the cur returned Inter with-dered.

made out the women a search was for them, and the bodies of four, who lino priest of American nationality J well-known had been shot dead, were found who was living in among undergrowth and trees. An- monastery near Badalona. With 40 other was 100 seriously wounded to other members of his Order he was be moved. The sixth was still con- tuken from the monastery by a com-

the local mittee. Two of the selous and was taken to

priests were Red Cross hospital.

killed and three wounded, and the others, he among them, were taken

The women were nuns of the Dominican Convent In Barcelona und had been taken from there on the pretext that they were to be put in a safe place.

The dead lay on the ground all Barcelona night and were taken to the next day. Fear was felt for the fate of 30 nuns imprisoned in a lonely

monastery near by,

VICTIMS OF KILLERS The house of a factory owner at Tarras named Satvans was visited

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By Reds Who Are Out Of Hand

Direct lift scored by day bombers in à low-flying attack on a bridge over the Guadalquivir, in Spain. A photograph showing attacking "planes and bombs exploding on the target is rare in the history of air warfare.

GAS MASKS AT

Ss. EACH

Alexandria, Aug. 30. Ten thousand gas masks, delivered here to-day from London, are to be sold to the public at 5s, ench. Revier.

SING SONG

GIRLS AID

CHINA'S

to the town hall at Badalona, where HAROLD LLOYD'S DEFENCE

after being questioned, they were released.

RESCUED

Padre Nicanor Coates was rescued with dificulty by à ear from the United States Consulate, which travelled under escort, and put in a refugee ship

the

former presi-

JEWELLERY WORTH £6,000

Nanking, Aug. 25. Ogo hundred and seventy dainty sing-song girls, the elite of the capital's slender beauties.

Chaplin the Richest whose sweet smiles and soft

Film Star

voice drive dull care from states- men and Nanking's other pro- minent citizens, are training themselves to assist directly in defence of the country the

Among the reported victims are the grey-hatred and patriotle Don Itamon Abadal, President of. Liga Catalana, and Don Pedro Bosc, the wealthy owner of the Algula chain of clothing stores.

A manufacturer named Valdes 1 Pujala, a brother of

against any future invader. the Barcelona Provincial dent of Council, was taken from his home at Matadepera, near Torrasa, with his father-in-law, "und forced to enter a motor-car and to drive it himself. Al a lonely spot both were shot! dead.

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TEDDY BEARS IN DANGER OF DYING OUT

Sydney, Aug. 31. AUSTRALIA'S konin tree-bear,

the prototype of the child's "Teddy-bear," and now almost as much a symbol of the Com- monwealth as the kangaroo. is dying out in the State of New South Wales, after having Jalready become almost extinct in

Victoria.

It is estimated by Mr. Noel Burnet, an authority, that only about 180 of them survive in their wild state there.

Mr. Burnet has a reserve near Sydney on which he is trying to pre- serve the species from extinction in south-eastern Australis. ......

Queensland is now the only Aus- tralian State in which extinction is not treatened, as there is believed to be over half a million of the animals there.

Laws to prevent the trapping of the animals, of which nearly 600,000 skins were obtained In 1927, have now been passed.--United Prest.

Girl's Claim To Be Clan Chief

Edinburgh, Aug. 23. Sitting in a court here which seem- ed to recapture the atmosphere of feudal Scotland, Sir Francis Grunt, the whitebearded Lord Lyon King of Arms, heard to-day legal arguments on the relevancy of the petition of a girl of 10 to bear the arms, of a chieftain of a Highland cian,

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Hollywood, Aug. 25. WHEN Hollywood's film actors pay their 1936 taxes on jewellery it is Harold Lloyd who

About three months ago, the has to write the biggest cheque. feeling among the charming in- Records of the county tax collecte habitania of the Chin Huai Just issued show that the Lloyd collection is valued at £6,000, just Canal district became so strong £3,640 more than that of Norma that talk of international crisis, Shearer, the leading jewel-owner border disputes and customs

among the actresses.

Joan Crawford's jewels are valued patrol began to dominate their at £2,000, and those of Joe E. Brown daily thoughts and conversation. and Tom Mix nt £1,500 and £1,000 Discussions of the relative efficiency respectively.

lot American and Italian bombing Mac West, the "Diamond Lil" of planes, and of large ill-equipped the screen, has her collection assessed armies against small, compact units and the most modern weapons, dis- at £700.

the gossip, the singing and the

Trupic that customarily occupied the

the

FURNITURE WORTH £15,000 - Harold Lloyd also ranks as the] greatest real estate holder among the sing-song girls' waking hours. In film colony, as well as having the end, the 170 who were most impress- most valuable furniture. His furni-ed with China's need in an emergency

Is assessed at £15,000.

presented themselves to the National Charles Chaplin is listed as the Gov

Government's Superintendent wealthiest star and Mary Plekford as Military training to be taught the the wealthiest actress, but a change duties of army nursing. visit

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ANOPUS, first of 29 four-engined flying-boats which the Short Com- pany is building for Imperial Alr ways, has successfully accomplished taxying trials on the surface of the River Medway, and its first trin).} fight. Mr. J. Lankester Parker, the company's chief test pilot, was in charge of the trials. With him was a crew of three.

In the course of the next few days the machine will be taken through other trials, culminating if all goes well with full-lond ascenta and de- her scents. Even lightly loaded, wing-loading the weight air-borne by ench square foot of surface of of the wings is higher than that many fully-laden boats, yet the Canopus took off easily in calm air after a run lasting only 17 seconds..

The production schedule involves emergence from the factory of one new boat every two or three weeks till the contract la fulfilled. Next to be launched is the Caledonia, which has long-range tanks and is Intend ed for experimental dying pre liminary 'to establishment of the trans-Atlantle airmail services.

Third will be the Cavalier, destined for shipment to North America for the New York-Bermuda servico which will be opened later this year. Twenty-eight ranchines In- Alt will operato along one or other of the Empire routes; the twenty-ninth boat concerned in the order is the lower component of the Mayo composite plane which in also to participate in experimental trans-Atlantic flights.

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Half-Sealo Flying Model Few aeroplanes have taken air with such a background of es- tablished data. In addition to every kind of experiment to determine the best possible shape and fashioning of ench component part, a half-scalo model of the Empire bonts has flown for hundreds of hours. This is the Short-Senior transport, monoplane, powered with four Pobjoy Niagara 88/05 h.p. engines, which in wing section, loention of power onits and many other important let ils โย exactly comparable with the new ants. It in a cantilever high-wing craft, without external bracing struts or wires, and the engines are mount- ed in the leading edge of the wings. Wing-flaps of the kind installed in the boats, adding some 30 per cent. to "it" when required for take-off and landing. were thoroughly tested in the Scion-Senior.

In itself the Scion-Senior has im- portant merits. In seaplane form is used by the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. for river services in Burma. Like its smaller relative, the Selon twin- engined transport, it is notable for high useful load relative to power employed. Its roomy cabin provides ample space for up to nino pas senigers, Controllable heating fresh air systems are fitted.

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"Carrying a load in pilot, passengers and baggage of three-quarters of a Lun, the Scion-Senior landplans, with maximum available power of only 380 h.p. Tenches the creditable top level speed of 140 imp.h:

It cruises at 122/127_m.ph.. and Iands with full load at 56 mph. Its service ceiling" is 12,000 feet, and normal range 420 miles in culm air. Calculations based on the known performance of the Selon-Senior in- diente that the Empire bonts should easily reach a maximum speed, of nearly 200 m.p.h. and cruike at more. than the expected 160 m.p.h., which is, nevertheless, sufficient to rank them as the world's fastest large flying-boats, military

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In the law conceals the greater portion the dally classes they are

tending their wealth.

from This year their stocks and bonds gave the impression

to

now at-

that they most

a.m.

were not reported. They have be-were not only the 170 come exempt from assessment since patriotle but probably the 170 most State income-tax became operative beautiful sing-song girls In in California.

land.

Last year Chaplla reported £498,- 902 in stocks and bonds. Mnry Pick- ford

Nonna

the

MISS "PRETTY JADE”

£257,062. reported

Under the energetle leadership of Shearer reported £58,460, Richard Miss Ting Mel-yu (Miss "Pretty Barthelmess £51.674 and Constance Jade" Ting to any who do not under- Bennell £20,804.

John

BARRYMORE'S YACHT

may

stand the literal meanings of Chinese names), the belles of Chin Huai are mastering the serious insks which are Barrymore has staged

athe nurse's daily routine. The "come-back" on the assessment rolls.heroes of Chinh's next war

Last year he was down to his last look forward with pleasure to any vacht with a total taxable valuation yound which falis to affect their ap of £11,315, of which £11,270 was his preciation of beauty, provided he boat Infante. This year his total is lucky enough to be coaxed back to £17,292, embracing real estate and health by one of Miss "Pretty Jade's" personal property in addition to hla Lassies. If coaxing the heroes back yacht.

Other assessment figures were: Charles Chaplin..

Mary Pickford

£125,200

Harold Lloyd

Richard Barthelmess

£30,045 £47,176 £22,040

Douglas Fairbanks

£21,002

Constance Bennett

£12,102

Joe E. Brown

£11,868

Gloria Swanson

£6,772

Joan Crawford

£6,554

Norma Shearer

£6,372

Ruth Chatterton

£5,471

→ Ann Hording

£5,004

The girl, Miss Catriona Maclean. Police Charge 'Dead'

of Ardgour, daughter of the late

John Licut-Col. Alexander

Hew chieftainship Maclean, claimed the when her father died some time ago, but the executive of the Clan Maclean Association announced that a kins- man, Licut-Commander H, H. Mac- lean, of Windover, Bursledon, Hemp- shire

hire, should be known as "

as "Heredit- Chieftain of Ardgour." If her petition is successful Miss Maclean will be the first girl clon chloftain for centuries.

ary

After several hours of logai discus- ston, the court adjourned.

Man With Forgery

Hunger Strike In Gaol

or

commer-

Dublin, Aug. 8. PROMINENT Irish Republicans arc on hunger strike in Arbour Hill military prison, Dublin.

Donald O'Donoghue, a former editor of an I.R.A. paper, has refused all food since his arrest on July 8.

to the trenches proves difficult after convalescence in a sing-song nursing

He has become so weak that Hospital, anyone who has sipped a military tribunal officials here cup of tea in similarly enchanting

decided that he la unlit to stand surroundings

lila trial.. will appreciate the circumstances.

Miss "Pretty Jade" and her fair companions, who include Misses "Lotus", "Plum Blossom"; "Amiable" and "Obedient", are studying not only hospital routine but also elementary political science and Western music. The significance of the music lessons Was

a little difficult to grasp, but the general Idea is to make the young ladies good citizens of the best modern type.

ROLES IN WAR The lovely probationers, when A Frenchina oficially declared questioned regarding their new pur- a month ago was discovered sult, disployed pride in achieving alive to-day when police came to new knowledge and increasing their the country. Their charge him with forging his own usefulness to

roles in the next war will be for "Corpse" was

Was M. Denette, of different, they promised, from tho Vitry-Le-Francois. He left his cafe parts played by their predecessors in there, was reported dead. He wrote the days when Nanking was on Im to a friend, who went to the police ifcir sisters, according to Chinese perial, capital. Three thousand of said some one was forging Denetta's

history, were permanent residents

dead

name.

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Paris, Aug. 25.

He recently served a term of im prisonment for I.R.A membership;; having dofled the tribunal by non-. recognition.

Cork

Alae hunger striking is a student, Thomas, MacCurtain, aged 20, arrested last week.

Ilik father was the Republican Lord Mayor of Cork who was murdered.

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