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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 二拜禮 誠三月一十英港香·

1936.

日十二月九

WAR STORM

DRAWS NEAR ΤΟ MADRID

Furious Bombardment By Guns and Planes

NATIONALISTS NOW ONLY

SIX MILES FROM CITY

Madrid, Nov. 2.

Two Rightist aircraft flew over Madrid to-day a few minutes before 5 p.in, and dropped two bombs in an outlying district, one of them striking a school-house and killing several children.

The civilian population, meanwhile, has evacuated the neighbouring towns of Brunete, Mostoles and Alcorcon, under a terrific bombardment from the Rightist batteries.

Alcorcon is less than eight miles from Madrid. General Mola's troops, attacking from the North, have commenced the difficult ascent of the mountains

towards Val de Morillo, between Brunete and Escorial.

On the South front, Nationalists have attacked the

town of Pinto, only seven miles from Madrid, and

Moorish cavalry is attempting an encircling movement.

Ari intente artillery and perist bombardment preceded this assault, the Rightist war planes bombing the countryside in the vicinity of Getafe, presumably trying to locate: the Leftists' artillery and advance in- fantry lipes.

A trio of Rightist bombers dropped 60 incendiary bombs on Barajas aerodrome, but did only minor dam-

bombed age. They also

various viBages-United Press.

Aid For Loyalists

Madrid, Nov. 2.

Up-to-date war materials, given by proletarians from all parts of the world, is arriving in Madrid every hour, according to un omcial an- nouncement..

The Government announces that it La vigorously pressing the attack on Navalcarnero with combined lund and air forces.

LOCARNO MUST BE REVIVED

NO MEDITERRANEAN

TREATY YET

BRITISH STAND

DISCLOSED

London, Nov. 2.

A new Locarno pact must come first, is the feeling in British

There have been two insurgent air official circles regarding the pro- raids over the capital, one at 9am.posal of Signor Benito Mussolini, and one at 5 p.m. The first illed Italian Prime Minister, for three men and two women, the second three children in the outlying Mediterranean agreement between

suburbs-Neuter Bulletin Service,

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Important Advances

Lisbon, Nov. 2.

Great Britain and Italy.

of 11

While it is felt that much Dure's speech yesterday at Milan, in which he outlined the Italian foreign was practical commonsense. policy, Important advances are claimed by the opinion is held that Locarno pací the insurgents in the attack annegotiations must precede any con- Madrid. The Villa Viciosa, 10 miles templated Mediterranean overtures. south-west of the capital, is said to

Moreover, if such an Anglo-Italian

have

been captured, while on the act in the Mediterranean as Signor Aranjuez-Madrid road the insurgents. are said to be within three miles of Mussolini suggests were eventually Madrid's suburban terminus.

contemplated, there would

im-

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Millions Go To Polls In

United States Election

REPUBLICAN

CHOICE

Governor Alfred Landon,

Re-1 publican candidate for the United States Presidency.

Frank

Peace,

Asks Gayda, or European War?

Rome, Nov. 2.

· Mussolini's Signor Benito speech and its repercussions in London and elsewhere have been given tremendous prominence in

the. press.

Virginio Gayda, writing in the semi-official Giornale d'Italia, -saya that Italy's foreign relations. "are dominated by the alter- natives of frank peace or in- evitable war with England in the Mediterranean and Europe.”— Reuter.

King Edward Will Speak

To-morrow

DOMESTIC ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED

London, Nov. 2.

ODDS FAVOURING

ROOSEVELT

BUT NATION IS TENSE AS JUDGMENT AWAITED.

Washington, Nov. 2.

To-morrow 45,000,000 Americans go to the polls in an election whose paramount issue is whether the country will continue, to follow the New Deal and President Franklin Roosevelt or "return to the American way" with Governor Alfred Landon of Kansas.

"Straw ballot" results are being eagerly studied here, but the Literary Digest alone forecasts a Landon victory.

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The New York Herald-Tribune poll gives Roosevelt 315 sure votes in the Electoral College, and 266 are all that are necessary to win the election,

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who is favoured to win the US Presidential Election, which taken place to-day.

The New York Times gives the same candidate 236 certain Electoral College votes, and 170 more as "likely." But both these latter polls were taken before Coronation

Governor Landon and his Republicans opened their campaign for the repeal of the Wage Tax.

The effect of the Wage Tax on- slaught and the shipping strike which now threatens to tie up the nation's merchant fleets and many associated industries, is still unknown, but may sway the electorate In the crucia? states towards Landen.

Mr. William Randolph Hearst, the famous newspaper mujnate, arriving by the Queen Mary from Europe on the eve of the election, prophesied Landon victory in his New York evening paper, the Journt. Ste urges his readers to vote for Landon and save 'America.

National_Holiday

Election Day is a national holiday and night clubs, bars and restaurants are preparing for huge crowds of celobrants But no beer, or spirita can be sold until the polls are closed

Cinemas throughout the country have arranged to Nash the election returns on the screens.

It is estimated that 900,000 people

will Jam Times Square, New York's heart, and watch the coloured lights which will Indicate, on building tops, the progress of the elections.

Radio stations will broadcast the returns almost continuously.

The

Associated Pressbas tensed to transmi 280,000 miles of wires election figures to the presses of the nation and will employ a staff of 50,000 people in gathering and collat- ing the returniY.

Riots Anticipated The King's Speech at the opening tramway mediately arise the problem of the

Riots are anticipated on the East eastern Mediterranean countries, and of Parliament to-morrow will deal side of New York and strong forces piso, presumably, the Spanish prob- lem, since Spain would inevitably be largely with domestic matters, Includ- of police will be on hand to cope

ing a Bill for the better maintenance with any emergencles,

A fierce artillery bombardment of Getafe was opened at dawn.

It was involved.

to be followed by an infantry attack, and Getafe was expected to full with- In a few hours.

Another difficulty is the recognition of Italy's conquest of Ethiopia.

In the British view, however, the In the North the Insurgents are new Locarno Treaty possibilities are stated to be advancing from Leon regarded as comprising the matter of Pass in the Guadarrama Mountains most outstanding moment, ns such an towards Villalba, the capture of agreement, it is felt, would be a most which would seriously threaten the useful step in promoting a general position of the Government troops in European settlement.-Reuter. Escorial-Reuter.

U.S. Rejects

Norwegian's

War Claims

. EX-MAGNATE'S SHIPS

BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE

of public order, with particular re- Wall Street odds are lengthening It is ference to Jew-baiting in the East to 7 to 2 against Landon.

total of $5,000,000 estimated that End and the recent encounters be will be bei in New Yoric alone on

the outcome of the election. tween Fascists and Communists.

dividual wagers range from $100 to $40,000,

The Bill will possibly provide for the complete banning of political unt- forms, provided this can be done without impeding the traditional Bri- tish freedom of assembly and action. -Reuter. London, Nov. 2, British recognition of the Italian conquest In Ethiopia, demanded by Signor Mussolini in yesterday's speech, is emphatically stated in British circles not to be a practical proposition at the moment.

PROTESTANT OATH

London, Nov. 2.

of the King's most solemn One afrmations, namely, the Protestant It is pointed out, however, that Oath, will be taken at to-morrow's thero has already been a sort of de State opening of Parliament, to which the King will go in the same facto recognition by the British, inso- far as the British Legation has had coach in which the late King George rekations with Marshal Grazioni in rode at his Coronation. Addis Ababa.

In the absence of a consort, the

Master

REQUISITIONED With reference to the Mediter-King will be accompanied by the

Washington, Nov. 2.

A request by the Norwegian Gov- ernment that the Unlied States con- sider the claims of the formerly rich Norwegian ship-owner, Hannevig, some of whose assets were re- quisitioned during the Great War, lias been rejected by Washington." ...The claim Involves several

millions of dollars.

ranean, Britain's sole interests is de Duke of Beaufort,

clared to be to preserve the status Horse.

quo, and Is the marked desire of

of the

In-

Several of the Wall Street Orms have announced that they will keep open all night for transmission of orders to their offices in London.----- Reuter.

FAMOUS K.C. SUCCUMBS

COLLAPSES AT DINNER

London, Nov. 2. The famous KC., Mr. Curtis Bennett, collapsed while speaking at a dinner in London, and died shortly afterwards.

Still Hunt

Neutrality

May Be Seen

By Television

U.S. MAY MOVE TO SMASH STRIKE

HINT OF "STRONG. MEASURES".

NAVAL GUARD FOR SHIPS?

San Francisco, Nov. 2. The Government may take "strong measures" to end the dangerous seamen's strike im- mediately -and prevent ita spreading to allied industrial fields, threatening to throw into idleness over 100,000 men by Wednesday,

Terming the walk-out "a challenge to the nation's wel- fare," Mr. F. W. McGrady, Assistant-Secretary of the De partment of Labour, declared to-day that ship owners were considering asking the Navy, to supply safety crews" to tect perishable cargoes.

pro-

any

"The free flow of water-borne foreign and inter-state commerce has been prevented, and will involve directly and indirectly the welfare of citizens of the whole nation," Mr. McGrady

"When warned. group, whether bankers or employers labour, take action which is en- dangering the welfare of the nation they are assuming a position which The Government must challege to protect the state and the people," said Mr. McGrady,

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He Indicated that such a position at present exists,

MAY "BREAK" STRIKE

It was indicated for the first time to-day that ship operature asighi mngje sider working their vessels in de-

B.B.C. INAUGURATES ance of the strike.

SERVICE

Safeguards BRITISH LEAD

BRITISH SCHEME

CONSIDERED

'

THE WAY

"The empoyers have no plans for continuing operations but they must protect their ships tied up in port from fire and ollier hazards," said a spokesman,

This apparently confirms the report that skeleton crews will be placed aboard the Bed up steamers.

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London, Nov. 2.

SLOW PARALYSIS The British Broadcasting Corporu-

Meanwhile, the slow paralysis has London, Nov. 2 lion's television service froin Alex-

andra Palace, which has previously spread to the Atlantic and Gult-of- Mexico ports, giving the movement The British suggestion for Coin-

been in operation only for short ex-

the

of appreance to

general be of Investigation missions

perimental periods, was formally maritime strike which will eventually centres on stationed at different

inaugurated to-day, when the offcial effect the entire nation. Already 18 Spanish soil to make the execution of

to speakers were ships are idle in New York, following apeeches and

both the Baird and

the calling of n sympathy' strike, and the International Non-Intervention broadcast on

there are 50 tied up in other Atlantic ports. Altogether, 5,000 men Pact more effective, was animatedly I.M.I. Marconi systems.

striking on the cast const. and at great length discussed by the sub-committee of the contracting

powers this afternoon.

The discussion followed a state- ment by Lord Plymouth, President of Non-Intervention Commitice, giving the British suggestion in more concrete terms.

the

The Postmaster General wished the service, well, and Lord Selsdon, Chairman of the Television Advisory

Committee, assured listeriers that the television service which was being Introduced was undoubtedly ahead of the rest of the world. The British Broadcasting Corporation, he de- elared, would be résolute to maintain it so.

area

fire

Five ships are idle ni Houston, Texas, where seamen's pickets turned back longshoremen. I is estimated thut 2,000 are out "in sympathy" along the Gulf—United Press,

INQUIRY WALK-OUT

San Francisco, Nov. 2. A walk-out of attorneys repré- Just how wide the

servèd A communique issued at the close

Palace Stationsenting five Seamen's Union featured of the meeting says the members from Alexandra

the resumption of the Commission's decided to refer to their Governments would prove to be, he could not pre-

dict. n number of points raised during the cover Greater London, with a popula-

"Roughly speaking, It will investigation to-day. discussion.

tion of about ten millions, but there

It added that the sub-committee in- may be some surprising extensions. vited the members of the main com- For instance, I should be unwilling mittee to make similar references to to lay heavy odds against a resident their Governments so that the whole in Hindhead in Surrey viewing the question could be reconsidered by the Coronation procession next year". sub-committee at the earliest possible In the 11ght of experience at Alex- andra Palace, the Corporation would moment--Reuter.

proceed with the location of a second and subsequent transmitting stations

pubile Interest Justified British Wireless.

DUTCH LOAN ANNOUNCED

FOR CONVERSION OF FLOATING DEBT

Amsterdam, Nov. 2,

The first three per cent. loan since 1005 is expected to be issued by the Government to-morrow at 95% per cont., for the conversion of the float- ing debt.

to 100,000,000 The loan amounts guilders, half of which will be absorbed by national funds and the other half offered to public sube- cription. It will probably be re- deemable in 20 years-Reuter,

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RETURNING FROM PALESTINE

RESERVISTS SOON GOING HOME

London, Nov. 2.

The War Office announces that the Reservists of Section A of the Army Reserve, recently called up for ser- vice in connection with the rein forcing of the Garrison in Palestine, are to return to England. aboard the Laurentic on November They will arrive at Southampton

15, the Tuscania on November 16,

Admiral Hamlet, in an introduc- tory statement, said the hearing would be Impartial, fair and thorough, and he announced

on interests would be permitted to make opening statements.

that

Mr. Aaron Sapiro, attorney for one of the Unions, objected, saying the procedure would permit the involve- ment of controversial issues not belonging to the inquiry. He then left the Courtroom, followed by the

Union representatives.

and Later, Mr. Sapiro returned sold the Unions were willing to provide evidence by witnesses when they were subpoenaed.

Meanwhile, the Abedrcen (Washington) and seven Grays Har- bour lumber mills are closed, due to the strike-United Press.

SEEK SOLUTION

New York, Nov. 2. As the sit down" strikes sprend

and along the Atlantic

Gulf of Mexico coasts 10-day, jeopardising the entire United States shipping in- dustry, the Maritime Commission opened its fact-finding shearing in San Francisco in an attempt to solve

the deadlock between employers and employees.

and the Ormonde on November 19-But the representatives of the

Router's Bulletin Service, ·

British circles to recognise állan Before reading the Speech from interests Insofar as they are 10 the Throne, embodying the Govern- ciprocal, but it is not thought that & ment programme for the new session, bilateral Mediterranean Pact, or even the King will repeat the following The deceased was appolated Chair

INDIAN RAILWAYS a multilateral one, could promote this

man of the London Sessions only a declaration:-"Solemnly and sincere- end.-Reuter.

in the presence of God, I testify fortnight aro-Reuter.

London, Nov. 2. that I will be a faithful Protestant,

Mr. 8. F. Balfour has been ap-| The Government of India has ap and that I will, according to the true

pointed Secretary of the local Com- pointed Mr. H. C. Headle, Chef intent of the enactments which secure

mitter which will have charge of Traffic Manager of the South African the Protestant succession of the

arrangements la connection with the Railways, as a member of the re- Throne of my realm, uphold and

celebrations on the occasion of the cently appointed Indian Railway

which Coronation of H. M. the King. maintain the sald enactments to the

Enquiry Committee, of

Sir Chairman--- preliminary list of members of the Ralph Wedgwood case best of my power, according to law."!

Reuter's Bulletin Serulcea..

Commliice is given on .......... Pago 7. British-Wireless.

an individual or a stock-holder in an Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of American company. State.

Informed the Norwegian The note to the Norwegian Govern- Minister at Washington that there ment also declined to accept inter- was no valid basis for a daim by the national urbitration in the former Norwegian magnate, either as .... Reuter,

TUAN CHLJUI

Shanghal, Nov. 3. The death has occurred of Marshal Tuan Cui-Jul, noted War Lord and former Provisional Chief Executive at Pelping-Reuter.___

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Sallor Union of the Pacific walked out of the meeting, declaring they objected to the opening statements and refused to submit the case on controversial issues. The hearing was resumed without them.

The liner Virginia, one of Ameri- ca's largest, due to sail from New York for the Pacife coast to-morrow, has had to cancel her trip. Her 500 passengers have bad their money returned to them. The Virginia was the 19th vessel tied up by strikers In (Continued on Paga 43