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RESISTANCE

TO REBEL ATTACK

BUT MILITIA

DRIVEN FROM

BRIDGEHEADS

Insurgents Now Across Manzanares River

Talavera, Nov. 9.

The insurgents officially claim to have -captured the Toledo, Segovia and Orincessa bridges.

In the Carabanchel region, the rebels assert, Government troops and women helpers are pouring boiling oil and water on the attacking troops from

the house-tops.-

Reuter.

RESISTANCE FOR INSURGENTS

London, Nov. 8.

The insurgents are continuing to meet stubborn resistance from the Government militia both at the Toledo and Segovia bridge-heads, states 1 message from Reuter's special correspondent with the insurgent forces. He adds that the rebels have not crossed the Manzanares River at any point up to now.—Reuter.

STILL HOLDING

OUT

London, Nov. 8.

After an all-day battle, the Government troops are still holding the insurgents at bay on the far side of the Manganares River, according to a telephone despatch. from Reuter's Madrid correspondent.

At 6.45 p.m. the militia claimed to have advanced- about a mile in a counter-attack.

Heavy gunfire and aerial bombing are believed to have caused from 150 to 200 deaths and serious casualties in the capital during the day. -

Shells were falling on Madrid áll¦ toe their places at the city's forti- afternoot, and some are reported to ikations.

ARMY DICTATORSHIP SOUGHT IN JAPAN

"SHOWING THE FLAG" IN PALESTINE

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When the 2nd Battalion of Sents Guarda purnded through one of the 051 nirbant arters Jerusalem, during the recont trouble in Palestbar, the authorities were gratified at the effect. The "showing of the flag" considerably cooled the tempers of the Araḥ element. Here the Guards, fed bị, their pipers, are marshup to the city's outsiei ris from Mede encanument near at hand.

STOCK PRICES UPWARD

STRONG CLOSE IN

NEW-YORK-

New York, Nov, T.

Prices were upward on, the New York Stork Exchange lo-day.

Motors, mercantiles and amuse- ments led the entire list, with the exception of railroad issues.

The strong close created a bullish utlook for next week's market,

have fallen in the Puerta del Sol, Mr. Christopher Holme, Renter's which sentiment was amplified Madrida Trafalgar Square. and special correspondent with the in-

others have dropped into the Square sargent troups, says the fighting the sensational dividend of Citwles, where are situated the | arvind Madrid is the woughest ex- War Office, the Bank of Spain, and perfenced during the whole war. the Mimaries of Air and Marine

all-day

by

disburse-

ments,

The Bond Market and issues

Curb Exchange were aley irregularly higher.

The militiaown occupied a magnificent system of concrete trenches, he says, the Scottish Volunteers Takennd displayed wonderful courage The reinir have empturest twà of and determination. Despite a cong

Lint.

bombardment 心 militia kept the Legionnaires and Zloorish troops in check during

esterday's fighting.

Industrials When The insurgents enter. the heart of the city i series of des- Rails perate and prolonged street

battles Utilities expected, with hand to hand fights for every defended alley and build-Bords

the volunteer workers Wilh the Szoltish ambulances during fighting, Leuund Carabanchel,

state

that

Karlier mesSURES shops are closest day Madrid but thal¦ cafes are open and a large number of people are walking the streets in bright sunaitiño.

Shouts of "Long Live the public!" greeted a battalion of newly- equippest millitiumien and t colunin of 400 navyles as they marched 1

DIRECTS REBEL OPERATIONS

-Colonel-Moreno - Calderon, Chief of Staff in the Army under General Francisco Franco, is directing the strategy of the attack on Madrid.

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A statement issued by the spanish Embassy in Landon claims Madrid is still in the hands

of the Government forces and that tram- way and public utility services Bre functioning normally, although there Is heavy fighting on the outskirts of the city. No

has insurgent force entered the city proper, it is asserted. -Reuter.

Strong Counter-Attack Lisbon, Nov, B.

The insurgents officially state that

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AFFIRMS NAZI SOLIDARITY Hitler Says Germany

Is Anti-Red Bulwark

WELDING

EUROPEAN BLOC SEEN

OF CENTRAL

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Munich, Nov. 8.

Apart from few absolutely mad persons, everybody believed the Nazi movement would remain in power for ever, declared Herr Adolf Hitler, the German Chancellor, speaking in the famous Beer Cellar here, where the Nazi movement was nourished in its infancy, on the anniversary of the ill-fated Munich putsch.

Herr Hitler was uproariously grected by his old comrades.

The Chancellor said the new German army would fight and die for the Third Reich if the hour should

ever come.

Negotiate

For Strike

Settlement against the red Jewish-Bolshevik flood.

The time would come, he said positively, when the world would see in Germany a bulwark of civilisation

Dr. Wilhelm Frick, Minister of the, Interior, to-day orderial ull Germany

they have not entered Madrid, but are SHIPYARD WORKERS to participate in the celebration of

holding the positions occupled last night, reinforcing the left wing, which is being counter-attached by 20,000 militanten.

A storm is raging over. Mindrid. compelling the attackers to walt ill the weather clears before resuming their operations.—Reuter.

Conflicting Report

London, Nov. 8:

JOIN WALK-OUT

SOME CARGO HANDLED

San Francisco, Nov. Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour, has announced that the em- ployers and the seaman have agreed Official Insurgent reports from to resume negotiations id-day. Avila that Insurrectionists have captured the Segovia and Orincessa Meanwhile, the Strike has been bridges and have formally entered aggravated locally by a strike of ship- Madrid, are still unconfirmed.

yurd workers.

the bloody Münich putsch and an- nounced that no entertainments of a frivolous nature would be permitted. -Render,

Beckoning Vienna

Vienna, Nov. 8. Count Ciuna, the Italian Foreign Minister, nerived here to-day on an otllefal visit.

No Recognition

CABINET NOW CONSIDERING

NEW DEMANDS

Political Chiefs

Chiefs Will Fight Fascism

Tokyo, Nov. 9.

Rapidly maturing military plans to introduce a dictatorship, is welding the political parties of Japan into a united opposition front, according to reports.

The Army aims at controlling capital and industry and establishing a sort of military communism.

Mr. Chuji Machida, President of the Minseito, the largest political party in Japan, and Mr. Masazum Ando, the Chief Secretary of the Seiyukai, the extrer Right party, both have delivered speeches denouncìr. Fascism and promising to uphold Parliamentarianism at all costs.

The military leaders disavow any intention seeking a dictatorship like those in Germany and Italy, but declare they desire the members of both Houses to be precluded from holding Cabinet portfolios in order to avoid unreasonable intervention in the administra- 'tion of affairs.

BRITISH PROPOSAL REJECTED

PACIFIC "STATUS QUO" IMPOSSIBLE

UNITED STATES'

ANSWER

New York, Nov. 8.

Powerful capitalist syndicates are apprehensive of the Army's demands, which are at present under the con- sideration of a Cabinet sub-commit-

teu--Reuter.

NEW BLUE FUNNEL SHIPS FOR

FAR EAST

STEAMSHIPS

I announced that Alfred Holt operates the

The British proposal for the 10 NEW 10,000-TON maintenance of the status quo of fortifications in the Pacific area lafter the expiration of the Washington and London treaties,. was rejected by the United States and Company, which late in September, according to famous Blue Funnel liners in all the Washington correspondent of parts of the world, is building 10 new. the New York Herald-Tribune, 10,000-ton vessels for the Far East usually well-informed.

despatch states The Washington that the United States would be will- ing to discuss the question of a status quo in forification provided it were Tinked with the neutralisation of! the Philippines or a new general ad- justment of the whole Far East ques- tion. But Washington will not con- sider as, an Isolated subject the

of the article of the continuance Washington Treaty concerned.

trade.

The Holt Hect is being gradually converted from coal to oil burners,

Story on Page 7.

American "Junk" Finds Use In China

Shanghai, Nov. 3.

One of the reasons, given for rejec- tion of the British proposal relates to the American policy in the For East, where, according to the Herald Tribune, the State Department feels American interests will be best served by non-aggressive policy suscep-

Broken glass, old newspapers, tible to diplomatic treatment but at worn out automobile tyres and the same time backed up by an adequate naval force and fortifica- found on American dump heaps, other "mixed cargo" usually tion."-tenter.

are put to many uses in China.

Hundreds of tons of such "uscless" materials are shipped to China from the United States each year.

The broken glass is melted down and used in mak- ing perfume bottles and win- dows, Peanuts bought from, a Szechwan Road vendor are like-

Of Franco By R. U. R. TO PLAY

Britain, France

RETREAT

London, Nov. R. ON MURRAY PARADE

GROUND

It is understood that the British, French Governments Jave It is reported that he brought and statement of Signor Benito Musso-greed that in the event of the cap- of Madrid by the insurgents lini's wishes regarding Austria's future

The Band and Bugles of the 1st. ly. to lie wrapped in an ancient they will not recognise General Bn. The Royal Ulster Killes will play edition of an American metro- ture palley towards Germany.

Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, the Austrian Francisco Francy's Government au-Retreat on Murray Parade Ground to-politan newspaper.

Chancellor, Herr Kolainan de Kanya. tomullition will be similar, tomorrow on (Tuesday) commencing at i

the Hungarian Foreign Minister, and

Tho

1. Band and Burgles, "Aldershot."

2. Band, "Our Director."

3. Bugles "Royal Irish."

4. Band "Regimental March of the! 18th. Royal Irish Regt." 5. Bugles, "Fall In."

The news followed a broadcast re- The strike lenders, however, have port from Jeriz de la Frontera that agreed to allow seven ships at Hono-

Count Cline, meet at conference on that at Addis Ababa after the Italian pm. The programmus is as follows: Colonel Monasierlo's cavalry had cut lulu to proceed to California, and November 11, after which it is ex-occupation, when the British Minister ali ronds from Madrid to Valencia. have niso ordered the longshoreinen pected that Austria and Hungary will maintained contact with the Hallans

the for

protection of British This was necomplished at 0.15 am.

at Sanoficially announce recognition of the to unload perishable cargo

Interests, but the question of re On the other hand, direct com- Francisco---Neuter.

Italo-Elhloplan empire. munication from Madrid this morning

The failure of Signor Mussolini to did not arise.-Router Special..

cognition of the Italian suzerainty asserted that the capital was holding

confrm his support of Austrian in- out and the people were heartened by

dependence since the recent Italian reports of success of militia counter

rapprochement with Herr Adolf attacks, ulded by the last-moment

The Japanese gunboat, Sagu, left iter, the German Chancellor, hastoration of the House of Hapsburg can preserve Austria from the Nazi in- arrival of well-trained and powerful harbour this morning, for Canton on broused the suspicion. In certain fuence. They openly assert this be- rainforcements-Reuter Special.

E routine cruise,

Austrian quarters that only the res-jefftenter.

GUNBOAT LEAVES

OPIUM ADDICTS

Pelping, Nov. 1. Capital punishment will be im- Sham-posed on opium addicts. here next year in a renewed drive against the drug habit. The number of opium addicts in this city, accord- ing to oficial statistics, totalm 150,000,--United Pross,

8. Band, "The Dear Little rock."

7. Band and Bugles, "The Royal South Dawns."

8. Buglers will sound "Retreat,”” 9. God Save the King.