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CHEVROLETY

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No. 15007

三拜 十月九英港香

WEDNESDAY,

HONGKONG

INSURGENT BUDGET

DEFICIT

BLOCKADE CONFIRMED

400,000 Face Disease

Amd Starvation

ANARCHISTS

THROUGH

WILD

RUN

BILBAO

St. Jean de Luz, Sept. 15.

The insurgent leaders have imposed a blockade

CREDIT BALANCE

DEPRECIATES

NEW TAXATION FOR COLONY

As anticipated by the II. K. Telegraph last week, Govern- ment his budgetted for a deficit in 1937 of $3,498,910, the highest since 1925.

This information was made public this afternoon in a memoronultam on the financial position of the Colony Issued by the Colonial Treasurer, on introduction of the 1937 Budget In the Legislative Council.

upon the loyalist cities of Bilbao and Santander, hoping $2,088,405 as compared with the ap 'to starve nearly 400,000 persons into submission.

The rebels warned all foreign shipping to leave these ports by midnight to-night, after which hour the harbours will be mined and the rebel fleet will commence a patrol of the coast.

The estimated revenue for 1937 amounts to $20,760,250 an increase of

roved estimates of 1930. Included in this gure in the sum of $500,000

ག taken from the Reserve Account of the 1925 Trade Lisu leaving sufficient in that negant to write off all the capital outstanding should that be necessary. Deducting this sun of $500,000 from the total revenue for the year leaves $28,200,250 which may

revenue for 1937. Comparing this latter #gure with the approved esti- mates for 1936 of 526,671,845 it will be seen that there is an mcrease of $1.508,405,

Meanwhile there is a reign of terror in Bilbao, with be regarded in the true estimate of heavily armed bands of anarchists murdering and pillaging. Bodies are found in the streets daily. Typhoid is prevalent, and worse epidemics and starva- tion are imminent.—United Press.

LOYALISTS' CLAIMS -

Madrid, Sept. 15.

the It is announced that the loyalists' on Guadarrama front repulsed a minor rebel attempt to storm Navalperal and Lozoya.

The rebels on the Talavera front have bombed Sunata Olalla, Maqueda and Santo Domingo from the air.

The War Ministry, announces that during the past fortnight rebels in Morocco had executed 200 civilians! before firing parties in an effort to j

stated also suppress unrest. that 2 soldiers were executed on Saturday.--United Press. ~

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Heavy Fighting

Barbastro, Sept. 10. The biggest rebel drive thus far In this sector is under way, against

the loyalist lines, armand Huess the

insurgent troops opening their attack! at 6 am. The battle raged through- out the day, arullery, acruzßlanes, armoured cars machine

Funs and

participating the loyalists appeared

At

but the to have the upper hand, positions were virtually unchanged. Two rebel, Junker planes crashed during battles in the air--United Press.

Bonus for Airmen

Lisbon, Sept. 15. There is a price on the head of all rebel aviators. In an effort to amach

SPAIN IS PROMISED NEW ERA-

WANTS RESPECTED PLACE IN WORLD MUCH WORK ΤΟ BE DONE

Burgos, Sept. 15. In a speech delivered in confident tones, the rebels' General Mola, con- quern of trun and San Sabostian. new future for to-day promised Spain.

generation He asserted that the which helped to lose Spain's colonial

the rebels at Talavera, where a battle empire had passed its time in fruit- has been raging for days, the loyalistless lamentations, Justifying its errora command has offered

The revenue from duties is esti mated to produce £6,415,000 an in- crease of $1,080,000 on the estimate for 1936, due to the increases in liquor, tabacen

zanton spirit

| duties brought into force in 1936.

MOTOR LICENCE INCREASE

It is proposed to increase the motor vchlele licences from 30% to 50% with effect from 1st July, 1837. [3 is estimated that this will produer a further $12,000 which added to the revised estimate of $190,000 for 1936

makes $232,000 for 1937.

The closure of the gambling (está-

ishments at Shum Chun is antici- pater to cause a $125,000 reduction in the revenue next year of the Row- loon-Canton Railway.

Owing to the fact that less cash is available for short term investment the item Interest wil be reduced from $200,000 in the current your to $10,500 next year.

1936.

日一月八

SEPTEMBER

16,

HOPED FOR MERCY

These men, among hundreds of others, hoped for mercy at the hauda of loyalists in Spain when they surrendered to overwhellip numberi. Few escapeil with their lives, Above is a typical group of young officers on the way to execution,

DWINDLING

BRITISH POPULACE

SAVANT ADVISES BIGGER FAMILIES

-TRADE SLUMP

AHEAD?

BRITISH STEAMER STOPPED

FREED ON APPROACH OF H.M. VESSELS ANOTHER SHIP BOMBED.

Gibraltar, Sept. 15. London, Sept. 15.

A Spanish Government cruiser. Unless something is done, the which overhauled and stopped a population of England Asid Wales will be less then 6.000.000 British vessel in Spanish waters,

#ed from the scene at the ap Lao' centuries hence, warned Dr.) E. P. Poulton, Royal College ofproach of two of His Majesty's Physicians, when addressing the unbrats to investigate the affair British Association at Black-The cruiser instructed thy British

to-day.

pool to-day.

ateamer to alter enure and proveed The stressed the strain of modern to the port she bad just quitted, but civilisation, with its resultant nervous while the freighter was proceeding- 4333 mental

breakdowns, fealth to obey, under escort of the Spanish hazards, over-feeding, over-worry-fcenti, the two British gunboats up

att peared ing, and incessant demands for

the horizon. on ever more Jusupus standard

The Spanish cruiser immediately nude off. leavbut the steamer to

As forecast in the Telegraph, Government hins transferred the sum of $500,000 from the Trode on He-Middle class chicles regard the serve to 1937 revenue in order to re- family of four or five children as not duce the deficit, This leaves the sum

te the thing, if not actually in- of $32,301 to meet contingencies, decent," he said.

Lund sales, which were once une of Government's

nt's principal sources of revenue, have again sheen reducİNİ and Government does not anticipate that it will collect more than $200, 080 next year. The Telegraph anti-000,000 for this enuntry," he added.

that cipated

revenue under this |heading would be in the virinliy of

byo lakhs.

EXPENDITURE

Expenditure is estimated in 1937 to total $32,250,160 as under.

Ordinary Expenditure $30,617,130 Extraordinary Expenditure 1.042,030 For the purposes of conversion the 1r. 2d. dollar has been taken throughout.

Estimated revenue during the your

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a bonus off by S01 present enthusiasm of the million dollars revenue from Trade

£1,000 for every rebel plane downed.

United Press.

The

Must Evacuate.

The

youthful Spanish volunteers is to make a united, strong and Catholic Spain, and give her a place in the world like that she occupied at the time of the Catholic conquest.

Madrid, Sept. 16. American Embassy

General Mola warned the country notified refugees who have refuge that after the conquest of the present there that they must evacuate before, regime by the insurgents, the work September 23. After. that date the reconstruction must be done by mbassy will cense give refuge to the military, on account of its char- refugees but will continue its ordin-acter and the knowledge of the pro- ary business-United Press,

blems which are to be faced-Reuter.

Conspirators Shot

"FLED LIKE A WOMAN"

Paris, Sept.

·15.

A French correspondent at Burgos quotes General Mola as saying that the rebels are not fighting for the re-establishment of the monarchy.

Lisbon, Sept. 15, Following the discovery of an alleged conspiracy against the life of President Azana by Fascials of Mad- rid, the correspondent the Diario de Lisboa states, seven of those im- plicated were shot to death to-day Alfonso as "the king who in 1931 fled

Renter.

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Details Disclosed

Mudrid, Sept. 15. It is asserted that Sceret Pollee frustrated a plot to Assassinate Pre- sident Azana and other leaders dur- lag the past few daye.

an

It is noteworthy that the news- papers in the capital were permitted

details, but publication in. to publisti the

Meats was forbidden.

official despatch rebel guardsmen, with 2,000 women and children, peaceably Bur- rendered in n mountain fastness near Andujar. This is the first intimation of any activity in the far south aren.

United Press..

says

300

FINE TO CLOUDY

An anticyclone covers China and a depression is altugled to the nortli of Hokkaido. Local forecast:-North and NE winds, moderate; fine to cloudy

He adds that General Mols, in i ratio address. described ex-King

like # woman because he did not

is $28,780,250. This includes a half

Loan Account and Land Sales,

$206,000 from

LOWER BALANCE

On the basis of the figures shown In the Treasurer's Memorandum, the Colony's excess of assets over inbilities, which at the beginning of (Continued on Pupe 5.)

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MCMAHON'S SOLICITOR APPEALS

know how to die like a man-United SUBMITS JURY WAS

Press.

King Halts At Buckingham

ON WAY TO VISIT SCOTLAND.

London, Sept. 15. The Royal Standard is dying over Buckingham Palace to-day for the Arst time since King Edward's succession, Indicating that 1ts Anjeety will make Buckingham his official residence. Hitherto his home has been St. James'.

dirir. to King Edward is proceeding. Scotland on Friday to continue his vacation-Reuter,

MISDIRECTED

London, Sept. 15. George Andrew · Meßiplion, sen- lenced to a year's imprisonment yes- lerday at Old Balley for producing La weapon in the presence of the |King, is to fight an appeal.

His solicitor states

that

an appeat will be lodged, to-morrow on the

that

the Trial Judge mis- worted the jury

when he sald that McMahon's story

of a foreign plot against the King was told for the frst time at the Old Bailey, whereas McMahon claims to have told the same story to the War Office months ago.

"McMahim, it will be recalled, usked the Court to impose the heaviest sentence: possible, declaring that only to prison, would he be safe from die vengeance of those whose plots

hiz de bidErustrated-Reiter,

"It would be advisable to follow the lead of Italy and Germany and to encourage big families, though might be argued that 6,000,000*iN_0) more suitable population thun 45,-

her way Another British vessel, the second in as many days, was bombed with- out effect by an unidentified plone to-day. She suffered no damage of any sort.-Reuter Bulletin Service.

CARGO OF ARMS

Madrid, Sept. 15. It is reported that Mexican Sir Williain Beveridge, pessimisti- cally analysing unemployment, cm-steaner, the Magallanes, bearing 1,- phasised the increasing difficulty of 500 riftes, for the loyalists, has arrived finding a job with every year after Cartagem-United Press.

British As- He warned the 19:35. sociation of the inevitable reaction after the present trade recovery and the need for, preparing for 800,000 additional unemployed in

the nol distant future.--Bruter.

HELPLESS IN HURRICANE

RELIEF RUSHING TO NORWEGIAN

Rain Spoils Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE WASHED OUT

New York, Sept. 15.. There were Do games in the

being National League fo-day, all

postponed on accoun! of rain.

In the American League, New York beat Chicago handily by Miami, Fla., Sept. 15. seven a two, with fourteen hits to The Tropical Indio Ltd, has report-six.

thirteen to seven and six to one.

ed the Norwegian steamer, Noraviud, Washington beat St. Louis twice, the American steamer F.J. Wollte and the Coastguard Cutter Unalga racing to the assistance of the Norwegian ship Torvangen, caught in a hurricane about 350 miles north-east of Puerto itico.

Johnson and Higgins hit clrcults for Philadelphia, but the team's total of eleven hits only netted ave runs, whereas Detroit scored eight times on the same number of blows, with- out one homer,

Cleveland went

Inta

.double figures, thirteen runs on. Afteen hits, against Boston, the Red Sox' box laking score reading two runs,, four filts,

two errors.-Reuter,

Messages did not, indicate the seriousness of the Torvangen's plight, beyond reporting that she had broken her steering gear shid was water-United Press,

FINDS HUSBAND ALIVE

AFTER HIS FUNERAL

London, Sept. 15.

The wife of a Preston conl merchant who yesterday at- tended her husband's funeral to-day travelled home to meet him alive! Such was the extraordinary experience of Mrs. Kibble.

Mr. and Mrs. Kibble went to cognised his own dental work. Dorset seaside resort for a holiday Yesterday, while the "widow" was on August and two days later her attending the funeral of her husband husband went for a bathe but falled in Dorget. the dentist recognised his fo return. His clothes were found ellent in Preston, on the bench, and it

Mr. Kibble stated that he did not naturally was presumed that he had been drowned. remember what happened after he found Later, n badly decomposed body entered the Wan recovered from the sea and was himself in a train. He was unaware i identified as Mr. Kibble by Mrs that he had been reported missing.

Kibble, and a Preston dentist who re-¦ Reuter Specia).

water until he

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SOVIET GROWLS BACK AT GERMANY European Settlement Still More Remote

BRITAIN NOT PERTURBED

BY HITLER'S

OUTBURSTS

Moscow, Sept. 15. Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler's denunciation of, Bolshevism during the recently-concluded Nazi Con- gress at Nuremberg, led to-day to bitter press attacks upon Germany by Russian official organs.

Isvestia describes the Nuremberg Congress as an attempt to intimidate and blackmail foreign states,

It ridicules Herr Hitler's covetous reference to the Ukraine, the Urals and Siberia, which the Reichsfuchrer said should make a nation prosperous, and accuses the Nazis of aiming to disrupt the system of collective security in Europé-Reuter,

.

London, Sept. 15.

NOT PERTURBED

British circles are not perturbed unduly by Herr Adolf Hitler's denunciation of Bolshevism, which is felt to have been designed principally for home consump- tion.

PAKHOI TENSION EASING

TSAI TING-KAT TO LEAVE CHINA

HANDING OVER

COMMAND

fur

Nevertheless. the chances European settlement are regarded as more remote, though It is pointed out that Herr Biller's declaration of in- ability to make a pact with Bolstic- vism, while it seems to exeludo Russia and Germany from any bi- Interal agreement, does not necessuri- ly exclude German participation in multi-Interal agreements, to which Russia might also be a party.--Reu- #ter.

Backing Germany

Rome, Sept. 15. In reply to the British Govern- ment's proposal that a conference of Locarno Trenty siguntories be held In the second half of October, the Italian Government says it considers it necessary that the conversation should be

he preceded by adequate tle preparations.

Canton, Sept. 18. Tension in Pakhal is expected to his is precisely the German poi

outlined by Berlin's of view, 15 lessen following the announcement

d'Affaires in London, Prince Charge that General Thai Ting-kul, comman Bismark, in his recent talks with der of the 19th Route Army, is

Vansittart, Permanent leaving for Hongkong va Kwang-Sir Robert

Under-Secretary, of disposal

the Foreign chowwan, and placing the

Office-Reuter, 114 of his troops in the hands of General LA Chung-jen and General Pei Chinhsi,

The fact that the Kwangsi insurgent organisation is rapidly breaking up is indicated in the report Mat Bir. Lỗ ChJ-sen and Air, Lít Lu- yin have also left Nanning, the latter going to Lluchaw.

Although, General Pei

originally planned to take 让 trip abroad following the settlement with Nanking, he is now complying with Maushal Chiang

Chiang Kai-shek's wishes, cancelling his tour, and ass

assuring his new post under the Central Govern- ment at Nanning. He will

probably see Marshal Chiang in Canton later.

Interviewed to-day. General 1

Chung-jen confirmed that he had al- ready ordered demobilisation, adding that troops whler, have advanced into southern Kwangtung are being gradually withdrawn-Reuter,

MISSIONARY ROBBED

J

FACTIONS BATTLE

IN LYONS

BUT STRIKES NOW

LESS DANGEROUS

SETTLEMENT

SIGHT

IN

Lyons, Sept. 15. Several shots were fired to-night and a number of persons suffered wounds, when supporters of Rightists and Leftists clashed after a meeting of the Social Party, which is new political organisation composed main- Miss S. Myklebust. Lutheran Freely of the followers of the recently Church missionary, returning alone dissolved Croix de Feu-Reuter.

to

Hankow, Sept. 10.

Annung from Kikungsun was robbed of all her belongings at midnight on September 9 when nine hundits entered her houseboat the Han River.

LESSS TENSION

Paris, Sept. 15. The altuation in the textile strike ut Lille is easier, since a meeting of She returned' from the bandit delegates from a number of factories infested Upper Hun on September 10: | has agreed to return to work immedi-

United Press.

ately,

Feirs of a general strike appear to have been dispelled by the refusal of the Textile Union of Nord to con- sider extension of the strike to other industries of

of the north.

EXTRADITION FACT

Washington, Sept. 15, An Executive Order was made

Jude M. Leon Blum, the Prime Minister, public to-day whereby

Salengro, Minister for the Interior, Philippines Commissioner is emund M. Camille. Chautemps, Minister powered to address, requests for without Portfolio, receive delegations directly from employers und employees of the extradition of criminals through American diplomats and Lille District successively to-morrow, Consuls in China and Japan, and when it is hoped the Goverment muy specified elties of India, Austraila and be able to make an arbitrallon award.

Reuter.- Singapore-United Press.