1936-09-19 — Page 1

--

DON'T FORGET

THE STANDARD "9" OFFER

£135

FOR THE SNAPPIEST SMALL CAR

EVER BUILT

FAR EAST MOTORS

KOWLOON.

“Hongkong Pullrepla”.

for The South Chics Meeting Foot, Lefd.,

1&3, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.

The

Supreme Court

Dollar T.T.:—18. 23⁄4d, T.T. on New York:―31.1/16. Lighting Up Time 6.23 p.m. High Water:-22.54. Low Water: 16.55.

Hongkong Telegraph.

TEL. 29101.

POUNDED 18K! 六拜雞 號九十月九英港香:SATURDAY,

No. 1500R

TOLEDO'S REBELS BLOWN TO PIECES Two Mines Sprung Beneath Crowded Alcazar

FEW SURVIVORS FIGHT

WITH HIGH COURAGE

Toledo, Sept. 18.

Loyalists to-day dynamited the historic Alcazar of Toledo, which has been defended for weeks by a grimly determined force of rebels, with their women and children among them. It is believed that the majority of over 1,200 persons within the Alcazar perished in the terrific blast.

Two mines were exploded, each of 300 pounds of dynamite. They shook the entire city and some houses, already weakened by the constant artillery bombardment of the shambles of the Alcazar, were destroyed.

Immediately after the explosion, loyalist Storm Guards and militia men, with rifles and grenades, penetrated the ruins and engaged in a hand-to-hand encounter with the desperate surviving insurgents.

It is estimated that over 100 were killed and wounded, including 40 loyalists, in the post-explosion fighting.

An electric fuse over 200 feet long set off the mines, as a climax to the night-long clamour of sirens and loud-speakers, by which civilians

ARABS

AGAIN ATTACK

MARTIAL LAW TO. BE DELAYED

STILL were urged to

HOPE cvacuate the vicinity of the fortress. The rebels urged

FOR PEACE the release of the women, children and aged.

Shortly before the explosion 03

correspondent visited and inspireted

the elaborately prepared mines, ap-1

parently directly below the cellars Alfonso Plans

---where the woman 'and children” were"

huddled.

Jerusalem, Sept. 18.

The Jewish New Year was marked to-day with a recrudescence of Arab hostilities and an aftack was made last night on nine Jewish centres. There were --four- separate--on- orange-growing enluny, where Jewish watchmen, de- it, had exhausted thete ammunition and were preparing for the inevitable when British police arrived.

The explosion shattered the west To Return To feuding

wall and a great 'cloud of dust and smolte gave the impression of an -erupting volcano.-United Press.

Populace Watches

Madrid, Sept. 18. The civilian population of Toledo, encamped in the bitter cold a mile. and a half away from the rerne of Tragedy, watched the explosion which demolished the Alcozar and the in surgent garrison force with it.

The besieged rebels gallantly awalted their are fate, making o casional desperate sallies in the hope of preventing the suppers from con- summating their plot.

The blowing up of the Alcazur culminated one of the fiercest strug- gies of the civil war. From the point of view of the insurgents* inorale, its fall is considered a worse blow than the surrender of Oviedo or Huesca. From the military point of view, its importance lies in the fact that Toledo dominates the best road to Madrid, and also to Alicante, Valencia and Railine..

Whoever controls Toledo controls

the main outlet to the sea-a vitul factor in the defence of Madrid, most of whose food suj.plles come by this Toute.-Reuter,

100 Souls Safe

Madrid, Sept. 18.

· An eye-witness of the blowing up of the Alcazar at Toledo declares the explosion was tremendous, throwing huge stones into the air and thus wrecking the roofs of many houses. But 100 insurgents, including some "Women, and children, who had taken

refuge in a cellar, were unburt.

Own Country

Milan, Sept. 18,

Ex-King Alfonso of Spain. arriving here from Dellach. Aus- tria. indicated he was seriously considering a return to Spain in the event of a rebel victory.

It is noteworthy that he has purchased ten maps of motor roads In northern Spain- United Press,

MALAGA MILITIA REVOLTS

REFUSES TO FIGHT

INSURGENTS

H. M. VESSELS STANDING BY

Gibraltar, Sept. 13.

on

ܤ܂

Incendiaries destroyed a Jewish flour m near Samuhk, the domape being estimated at £6,000.

The Iraq pipe line was again dem- aged near Alulch.-Renter Bulletin Sirvice,

DELAYING ACTION

London, Sept. 18. It is understood that a meeting of Ministers at No. 10 Downing Street this morning received reports from the High Commissioner in Palestine, General Sir Arthur Wauchope, and the British Commander-in-Chief, General John Dill, with

with regard to the situation among the

It

Arabs the Government

SEPTEMBER 19, 1936.

日四初月八,

SINGLE `CUPY 10 CENTS $13.00 PER ANNUM

FURTHER,

SHIPMENTS OF LADIES' WOOL JUMPERS

AND CARDIGANS

In A Wide Range Of Colours.

PRICES:

$3.95 & $5.50

Each.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

VICTORY—FOR A MOMENT RESCUE

Chveriur: in the cxuberance of victory, Spanish Government militu. on a coptured ridge, pushed northwards against General Mule's rebel aing. “A few days later they had been smashed by the insurgente na they drove on the scaporte of the north. Their cheer- ing did not stop the rush of Foreign Legion and Moorish bapanets.

CLOSING DOOR ON ETHIOPIA

LEAGUE DISOWNS FORMER MEMBER

PROTEST BY SPAIN

SHIPS

FIGHT GALE

Forty Already Feared Lost Off New Jersey

LIVES OF MANY OTHERS STILL ENDANGERED

Cape May, N.J., Sept. 18.

It is feared that 40 lives have been lost at sea al- ready as an 80-mile-an-hour gale batters the New Jersey coast. Six are known to have drowned, 33 are missing and five were saved from the fishing boat, Long Island, which foundered off Cape May.

A dozen other vessels are in distress between the Virginia Capes and the New Jersey coast, including the Chesapeake, Elmirante, Hercules and the tanker Gulf Hawk. This last, with a crew of forty, is disabled five miles off Barnegat Lightship. The tanker Gulf Oil is standing by her but is unable to be of any assistance due to the mountainous seas.

The Coast Guard cutters Mohawk and Champlain are bucking the fierce gale in an effort to take succour to the floundering tanker's crew.

Scottish Star LABOUR

Reaches U.S.

Golf Finals

* J. McLean, the Scotch in- ternational golfer · achieved brill performance yesterday In the United States open pinateur golf championship, when in the Semi-final round, he defeated.

to George Voigt by 8 up and play.

Mubean played wonderful golf in a gale, und was six up at the 27th,

་

He will meet Johnny Good-

man in the, Anal: Goodman had À close mutch with J. W. Fischer,' whom he beat 3 and 1, after the players finished the morning round all square.

Geneva, Sept. 18. The League of Nations. Coune!!! tu-day formally opened its ninety- | third session. It is understood | that the Credentials Committed will find that the Ethiopian Government does not ful the conditions laid down in the Covenant which entitle it to re- presentation, and there is little doubt that the majority of the the British views as expounded in Assembly will endorse the re-the communique of July 24-Reuter commendation, thus clearing the path for the readmission: of Italy to the League.

Full report will be found on Poge 12.

WORKING FOR PEACE

Geneva, Sept. 18. The Counell of the League of

·

TO BACK DEFENCE POLICY

NO - DEFINITE

DECISION

Frank Speaking

In Executive

·

London, Sept. 18. The Executive of the Labour Party discussed for several hours to-day the attitude to be adopted towards the Govern- Meanwhile, the Spanish delegate Nations meets to-day with the hope ment's armaments policy.

of maintaining world peace, despite anxi Foreign Minister. Senor Deivayo, hus protested vigorously to diplomatic storm and the ominous Intends 10

M. Yves Delbos, the French Foreign civil war in Spain. putting M, tal law, Into operation until it sees how, the

Minister, regarding Portugal's alleged i continued violations of her neutrality situation develops. It is hoped the Influence of the moderate Arubs will have a steadying effect, but there is no doubt that falling a very lenite Change in the position martial law will be proclaimed.-Reuter Bulletin Service.

FAREWELL TO GUARDS

London, Sept. 18. The Duke of York, as Colonel of the Scots Guards, visited Aldershot to-day and made a forowell Inspec- tion of the Second Battalion, which lenves Aldershol for Palestine on Sunday.

In an address the Dulce said "You are going to Palestino under more or less active service conditions. The situation there is very delicate and The Queen Elizabeth,' flagship of your duty will be to maintain law the Mediterranean Fleet.

and order a toale that carries with which

il very heavy responsibilities, and arrived here from Malaga yesterday calls for the utmost tact. As your The alege of 61 days had reduced intending to sail for Maija, departed Colonel, I expect you by your be the garrison to pitiable straits. There at daybreak for Malaga, with the both on and off parade, and partl haviour, bearing and appearance, was one meal dully, consisting

of destroyer, H.M.S. Anthony. It is

a plece of horseflesh and a morsel of understood street #ghting has broken cularly in your association with the bread,

out in the southern seaport, various civilian population, to uphold the. rival political groups clashing and good name of His Majesty's Foot

Guards." British Wireless. that buildings have been set are.

The interior of the fortress was a terrible spectacle, unburied and de- composed bodies everywhere, but the The destroyer, H.M.S. Worcester, is garrison, including cadets and Bons of noble houses, were unduunted aiready at Malaga, whence it is re-

the

HARVARD TERCENTENARY throughout and kept touch with the Governor, has urgently appealed to ported that Senor Vega, the Civil world

by

wireless. They even the Madrid Government for im-

London, Sept. 18. organised a fete to celebrate

In connection with the tercentenary. Insurgent victory at Talavera and refusal of 600 of his militiamen to service of commemoration of John anmediate reinforcements, following the celebrations at Harvard University, a produced a typwritten "Siege News- continue to fight against the paper."-Reuter Special,

in-Harvard, binefacter of the University, surgents.

who was born in Southwark, London, in 1007. was held to-day in the Maluga Communista, in letters to Harvard Memorial Chapel of South- Communist refugees in Gibraltar, dewark Cathedral and was attended by clare they would rather smash the Aldermen and Counelllars. The whole of Malago than surrender and Mayor and Town Clerk are at Cam be shot by the insurgents for the bridge, Massachussetts, representing execuilos of the naval officers whose the Borough at the sercentenary celds: blood is on their heads-Rouser. brations-Drittah-Wirafeezi

Victory Bulletin

a

Madrid, Sept. 18. The War. Ministry has issued bulletin stating that loyalists destroy ed a rebel column In the Ronda (Continued on Page 10.)

In the civil war.

M. Delbas agreed that the Portu- queve attitude was fhadmissible and intolerable.--Reuter.

BRITISH POLICIES

However, no decisive action

to

It is learned that although no definite, decision was taken, the anticipated either, with rein or finitely favoured re-armament.. is majority of those present de- Italy's occupation .of Ethiopia Germany's remilitarisation

A resolution embodying that view- Rhineland. It is expected that the session will attempt to provide a point will be submitted to another breathing spell to allow the League executive meeting in Edinburgh on to recuperate from its unsuccessful

of the

¡ efforts to settle the problems of October 1, with a view to its being London, Sept. 18.

presented to the conference of the Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Europe. Secretury, to-day handed a note to Italy is not represented to-day, but party us a statement of polley.

the representatives of other Locarno Powers.

Baron Aloisi will lead the Italian:

to the Assembly table on Monday

The steamer fui Hay Atwater, with a crew of 28, has grounded in Delaware Bay, three miles south- east of Brandywine Lightship.

The barge Borke, five miles off | Lewes, Delaware, has sent out dis-

tress signals.

At niknight meteorologists gave hope that the northern coast would escape the brunt of the storm, re- porting the gale had veered slightly to the north-eust; However, the threat to Maryland, Delaware und New Jersey courts remained.

City Hard-Hit- Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is.

the hardest hit of the apparently storm orea. Its three main streets are littered with wreckage. Many streets are inundated and all com- munications are cut oit.

Other north Carolina cornmunities escaped more lightly.

The lack of land casualties is nt- tributed to the widesprend carly. warnings against the approach of the storm.

Four March of Time photo- Graphers, who were missing at sea, are reported to have reached land safely-United Press.

39 Missing

Cape May, Sept. 18. Following the sinking of a fishing vessel at the entrance of Delaware Bay, 39 persons are missing in the hurricane which still whips the coast for miles.--Reuter.

45 Drown In Nile Mishap

LAUNCH COLLIDES WITH BARGE

It is gathered that to-day's proceed- characterised by the

Cairo, Sept 18. I vill not be published, but it after the Assembly refuses a sent to ines were

frankest speaiting. Mr. Hugh Dal- is understood to express the British the Ethiopian delegates.

Latest reports of the disaster in- desire for a general settlement,

It is belleved a discussion of ton, in a vigorous speech, supported which it was at first feared that 200 It makes no specific mention of League reforms will be postponed. the Government's armainents policy had drowned, indicate that 40 med Russia, but restates more concretely, 1 United Press.

women and children have perished and was strongly backed by Mr. folinwing the collision of a barge John R. Clynes and other influential with a launchi. members of the executive.

FLAMES SWEEP CHEUNG

CHAU BUSINESS BLOCK

Three barges, corrying 200 ruitway It is understood that Mr. Herbert workers and their fantifex, were la Morrison criticised the proposal but ing towed by ther latinichi jus g FWvxq did not definitely oppose It.Reuter, excursion when min of, the „sutaks collided with the tow-bugt 11 BARE

A disastrous fire broke out early this morning on Cheung STOP PRESS

Chau Island, causing the destruction of at least twenty houses, together with shops occupying the ground floors. Fortunately no lives were lost.

The outbreak appeurs to have from Hongkong and conmenged originated in a piecegoods shop in operations from alongside the ferry Tal Sun Kal, the main street of the whart. The new No. 1 pallen trunch bonesa quarter. Owing to the fact also went to the scene kontering

GOVERNOR LEAVES

that the telephone cable connecting valuable Rakistanes,

Despite every effort, a hisĮ POR HONGKONG

the blund with the mainland wDE

broken during the recent typhoon, of house and shoes war cumyjatele communication by this means was destroyed: jy wag mag. When th impossible. Wireless, however, was first forry tofi by Thomsong, das quite. used in notifying the Longkong break was yumdebyly vues gaun. Police and Fire Brigade of the gute alush, Bio Thida term "Will y

The focal fire equiunent,da turen kulitides, varsting mİ KIND"

namaz bul Ister #livslkial "dith

Gunton, Jipt 18.

doutor

ON OTHER PAGES