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一拜雞 號二月一十英港香 MONDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1936. ' 日九十月九

No. 15019

BRITISH

FULL

FACTS

OF INCIDENT AT KEELLUNG How Japanese Police Forced "Confession"

NAVAL OFFICER GROSSLY INSULTED, THREATENED

THREE SEAMEN OF THE BRITISH NAVY ARE THE CENTRAL FIGURES IN THE SENSATIONAL KEELUNG INCIDENT,. WHICH HAS CAUSED THE COMMANDER- IN-CHIEF OF THE CHINA SQUADRON, ADMIRAL SIR. CHARLES LITTLE, TO CANCEL HIS PROJECTED TOUR OF JAPANESE WATERS.

THE TELEGRAPH IS NOW ABLE TO

SEAMEN

PLANES FOR CHIANG KAI-SHEK

Ten Curtiss-Hawk fighters each posting $100,000 and purchased with Subscriptions from the public and på bile organisations of Shinghal, were dedicated at Lunghwa Aerodrome in honour of General Chiang Kai- shek. Our, pictures show at top, the trim line of ships which later were taken up, by Chinese wees and demonstrated to a huge, delighted audlenge. Below, one of the pla nes being christened by Madame Wu Te-chin.

REVEAL THAT THE THREE MEN ARE MADRID

Stoker J. "Topsy Turner, of H.M.S. Odin; A.B. H.J. Smith, of H.M.S. Bruce;

A.B. G.R. Harrison, of H.M.S. Rover.

Early this morning a Telegraph representative learnt in dramatic detail the full story of the incident, of how the three men were tortured by "third degree" methods by Japanese plain-clothes officials until they agreed to sign a "confession" admitting non-payment of a six-yen taxi fare, and that they had resisted the Japanese police.

When HMS. Medway, the sub- marine lotilind II.M.S. "Bruce visited Keelung on October 7, Smith, Harrison, and Turner were among the members of the, crew who were granted shore leave.

They decided to take advantage of the opportunity to visit Talhoku, the capital of Formosa, about twenty miles distant.

After spending the day sight- seeing they prepared to return to their ships. The last train, hal, however, deported at 11.30 p.m.

The three men were approached by a Japanese taxi driver, who offer- ed to return them to their ships for six yen.

They agreed on the price, and the tax driver drove them, en to the wharf alongside, watch tay H.M.S. Bruce.

HAMMOND HITS UP ANOTHER CENTURY

M.C.C. IN STRONG POSITION

Adelaide, Nov. 2. Walter Hammond, the famous Gloucestershire batsman, was Saw Driver Paid again the central figure of this Stockbridge, of HMS. morning's play between the Bruce, who was on duty on the M.C.C. and South Austraila, gangway, was approached by Turner when he performed the unusual

C.P.O.

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WITHIN

GUNS' REACH

Loyalists Evacuating Southern Villages

London, Nov. 1.

Madrid. is now within range of the insurgent artillery, according to the insurrectionists' radio communiques, flashed from many points of Spain, This claim is made with the announcement of the capture of the villages of Parla and Humanes, with four big guns, machine-guns and provisions."

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The Worlds

Master Tipe

TORTURED

IL DUCE OFFERING

BRITAIN ACCORD IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA Italy Will Fight

Fight The

The World To Protect Her Rights

MUSSOLINI'S PRONOUNCEMENTS CAUSE CRY: "WHITHER EUROPE?"

London, Nov. 1. "Whither Europe?" is the question anxiously asked in Paris to-day, evoked by Signor Benito Mussolini's speech at Milan, in which he offered Great Britain a Mediterranean agreement--on terms.

A uniformed German deputation was stationed prominently near Il Duce's platform.

Signor Mussolini declared that he had meditated every word of his address. He began by cataloguing "the illusions that had crashed."

First came disarmament. "Nobody will disarm first," he said, "and it is absurd to expect all to disarm together."

IL DUCE'S TONE HINTS disarmament conferences' procedure, Il Duce jettisoned

AT MENACE

BRITAIN CAUTIOUS IN OBSERVATIONS WANTS ROME'S

FRIENDSHIP

London, Nov. 2. Signor Benito Mussolini's speech at Milan, which has set all Europe buzzing, has been re-

ceived with caution in official circles and those who are in touch with Italo-British affairs are reluctant to comment until

be studied in detail.

Reuter's special correspondent at Madrid, Mr. J. R.the text of Il Duce's address can Allwork, describes his visits to the various fronts in the latest despatches from the capital.

He saw fierce fighting on the Toledo Road. Trying to reach the Aranjuez Road from Getafe, he was turned back. But he saw insurgent shells bursting 500 yards away, apparently directed against the railroad, from which an armoured train is operating.

The Government Bne appears to for change. for a 10-yen hole. He feat of scoring a second century

run from Brunete, on the Naval- gave Turner one 5-yen and Ave 1-yen in the same match.

carnero Road, through Humanes and notes, and witnessed Turner paying

to Parla, and thence to Pinto. the driver.

Hummond. had carried his over-

Planes have not participated In night score of 60 not out to 121 not the operations in the field, says this out by lunch this morning. He com-

correspondent, in the past few days, pleted bis 100 in 100 minutes, scor-though Madrid has been subjected to ing seven boundaries. He was never four daylight raids and one at night. in difleuities and treated all theReuter. bowling alike, in the first innings

The three men then went to a cabaret In Keelung. Shortly after 1 a.m. two Japanese policemen and a man dressed in "mutil" came up to Their table and demanded that they puy six yen to the taxi driver. The Hammond hit up 10 three sallors protested that the driver

Five thousand people sat under t

had already been paid. They were warm sun to-day to watch M.C.C. asked to go with the officers to the continue their second innings on a head office of the taxi company and fast wicket. At lunch the tourists discuss the matter.

had scored 197 for five, 04 runs be- ing added to the overnight total for the loss of two wickets,

To this they agreed and left the

cabaret.

At the moment the visitors are 208

Instead of proceeding to the taxi ahead with five wickets in hand.—~

company office, however, they were Reuter. taken to a police station, where they were seized, each by four men and violently thrown into chulrs.

Later. After the resumption only two more runs were scored before another "Confession" Drawn Up for six-Reuter.

wicket fell. The score was then 109

→ Later. A confession was drawn up and they were asked to sign it.

The M.C.C. had scored 236 at the They tea adjournment, Hammond's score refused.

being 136.-Reuter, ·

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Their arms were then held behind their backs, while the Japanese dressed in "muft" 'repeatedly struck them in the faces with his clenched Asts.

The proceedings were interrupled at 2.30 am. with the arrival of First Lieutenant T. C. Pack-Beresford of HMS. Bruce, who requested

their release.

The Japanese insolently told the Firitish pucer to leave.. "You are not a British officer," one said. "You

are nothing but a drunken. sot. Gat out of here."

· Lieut. Pack-Beresford asked upon what avidence the three sailors were -being-held--end-was told the word

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Queen Mary's

Condition Improves

London, Nay. 1.

Queen Mary is much better to-day. The cold from which sho is suffering is taking-iis normal dourse.-Rruter Special.

Evacuation Ordered

Bordeaux, Nov. 1 Reports from Hendaye state the Government of Spain has ordered the immediate evacuation of all villages to the south of Madrid, which are hotly threatened.-Reuter.

Franco's Blackbirds

10 KILLED

IN AERIAL DISASTER

LUFTHANSA PLANE

CRASHES

Meanwhile, the speech was accord- ed a mixed reception in the morning Daily Telegraphi newspaper. The

says it throws a cold douche upon the efforts of those who are seeking. through agreement, to bring a deeper sense of security to Kurupt,

Signor Mussolini, it is felt, gives an entirely new orientation to the snel European efforts at conciliation one that will not be readily accept- able. The position in the Mediter ranean is not one for dictation from either side, but for that friendly accommodation which is not further

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vd by a preliminary demand for con- cessions in Britain's part, the Tele- graph maintains, nor by language That approaches perilously near the hurder of menser

CLOSING RIFT7

After a scathing reference to the futility of the

the idea of collective security. "A virile people," he exclaimed, "realises that collective security is within its own frontiers and refuses to entrust its destinies to any third party." People would rightly refuse to fight for interests which did not concern them, he added.

Then followed a bitter allusion to sanctions, which the Dictator described as an attempt to wreck a work. of civilisation in Ethiopia. They were frustrated by the unity of the Italian people, who were capable of every sacrifice, even fighting against a coalition of 52 states.

Benito Mussolini

"LEAGUE CAN DIE" MUSSOLINI

Seventeen years of polemics had terminated in 1035 with a most promising accord with France, Signor Mussolini went on, but the League of Nations' sanctions had edinirils- tereci a douche, and as long as France remains cool, we must do the same," he said.

Austro-German Accord

He extolled the Austro-German agreement of July 11, which he dis- losed had been approved by him on June

In 'the course of a sympatheile reference to Kungary's position, he said: "Very, very soon, a solemn opportunity will occur by which Talian feelings will And

Public and striking manifestation."

The necessary conditions, moral, politicat #vi

economic, now exist to put Italo-Yugo-Slav relations on a new busls of concrete friendship, he revealed.

"It is time to cease putting Fascism and Democracy In antithesis," Signor Mussolini asserted. If tho érities visited Italy they would find It the

a real, ene country where authentic and substantial democracy had been developed.

Mediterranean Problem

The Morning Post understands that, Signor Mussolini's speech is the be ginning of a serious attempt to close the rift between

Great Italy and Britain.

The Daily Mail declares: "This Ten persons were killed and nation will wish to respond to

candid, well-disposed sprech at three seriously injured when a once," and the British Government, Lufthansa airliner, of the famous it adds, has already considered SCRAPS COLLECTIVE tragedy. Such

flying

organisation, methods of recognising Italy's new

Madrid, Nov. 1. General Francisco Franco's "Binck-German

Berlin, Nov. 1..

the

"If to Britain the Mediterrancan Sea is 'n route, for us it is lie," declared Il Duce. A two-aided clash over this issue would im- mediately become a European thing was unthink- uble.

The only alternative was a clear and rapid understanding, based the recognition of mutual Interests.

on

SECURITY: IDEA birds" have reappeared over Madrid crashed in the Thuringian Moun- empire.

The Times feels that Mussolini's three times, dropping pamphlets and tains to-day.

evident desire for an improvement surrender.

Milan, Nov. 1. urging the populace to

The machine was flying from in Anglo-Italian relations will be The League of Nations' is based If anyone contemplates the suffoca- Meanwhile, the battle On the

appreciated in Britain, 'where in spite upon the absurdity of absolute tion of Italian life in the Mediter- miles outside Frankfort to Erfurt-Reuter. suuthern front 15

The Lufthansa airliner crashed in of recent difficulties, a traditional Juridical equality, declared Signor rancan, the Italian people would Madrid rages continually, both sides

the Benito Mussolini, speaking to the spring up in unity, determined to using infantry, tanks and aircraft, a fog to the mountains. It was comfeeling of friendship towards

Italian people is still strong and Italian nation, and the world, of fight. Dusk found the rebels' positions pletely destroyed. slightly improved to-day.

A crew of three and seven of the widespread.

Italy's alms and objects, to-day. It The

Communist leader, Senor machine's passengers, including one economic position and has decreed passengers, the only survivors, were militarisation all industries of dragged from the naming wreckage just in time to save them from death Alcaceto, Castellon and Murcia, and has authorised confiscation of all by Arc.-Reuter, material necessary for defence.

Is unlikely.

"Marching orders for the afteenth

for-but armed?" Il Duce concluded.

It is the cardinal undertaking of must either renew itself or perish. Marching Ordors Caballero, is seeking to strengthen his British subject, were killed. Three British policy that the Mediterrancan Re for as we are 'concerned the year are: Peace with all near and shall semain an open highway for international trame, and it is com- League can die, he said. mon knowledge that Great Britain In a carefulty meditated speech, A storm of cheera rolled around will go to all lengths if necessary to before 250,000 listeners, Il Duce him as be ceased to speak-Reuter. maintain is freedom. There is added: nothing new In the situation and no

the "We can never forget that agreement could add anything to the League organised against us recognition of Italian rights and diabolical_ingenuity.". interests in this respect. Reuter. Italy rejected the system of coiled

tive security and the theory of peace one and indivisible, ns illusions, he asserted. Reuter.

Victims Buried

iheir

the loyalist resistance and counter-attack at Parla forced the

Later, Insurgents to retreat.'

the rebels brought five pursuit planes and two bombers into the figlit, and took Parla back again. They are now only 12 miles outside Madrid and six miles from Getafe.

The populace, staring in un disguised horror, saw the parades of white and black hearses, with the banners, "Victims of barbarous cruelty," "The rebels are employing foreign mercenaries to kill women the and children. These victims of the recent bombing ut- tacks, and included-70 children,

The air raids have served to stiffen {Press.

were

WAGE DEMANDS REJECTED

Further south, in the Alameda

Pittsburgh, Nov. 1. zone, loyalist pursuit planes stopped The Carnegia Illinois Steel Works rebel- bombers' operations-United has rejected the wage demands of

ils 25,000 workers,--United Press.

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with

SMASHES ILLUSIONS

Milan, Nov. 1.. Over 200,000 Jammed the Cathedral Square here in-/lay and vociferously (Continued on Page 4.)

Germany Impressed

Berlin, Nov. 1. Signor Benito Mussolini's speech in German people. Milan has deeply impressed the Newspaper headlines to-day pro- claim that Mussolini has appealed to the world.

Official

comment is withheld, pend ing a

closer study of the Italian declaration, but authorliative sources describe it as very important and bound to produce good-Reuter,