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FOUNDED 11061 No. 18001

POP MAA-TXUS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1936.

BRITAIN DISLIKES

BEHIND THE LINES IN SPAIN.

ANTI-RED PACT

Suspicion Of Hidden Terms Felt In Official Circles

GERMAN-JAPANESE AGREEMENT

WEAKENS BRITISH POSITION

London, Nov. 25.

British circles suspect the Japanese-German agreement announced in Berlin goes farther than the published terms indicate. It may, indeed, resemble an ice- berg, reaching farther below the surface than above.

Well-informed quarters, however, have no news confirming the reports that the two countries have agreed to a defensive military alliance.

Such a step, if true, would naturally weaken the British position in the Far East.

There appears to be a readiness to credit the reports of a barter agreement, under which German arms will be exchanged for Japanese raw materials. Taking its published terms alone,

it felt the agreement does not alter the situation, und it is regarded merely as an announcement made for political reasons and confirming The long-standing aflity between ibe contracting parties. Neverthe-

by! less, the agreement is disliked Britain in as much as it represents a further secretion to die wystem of blocs representing opposing idealo-f gics, and any such alignment runs! counter to British policy, as frequent-

matic clear by Mr. Anthony Eden; the Foreign Minister, and Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister

Reuter.

Italy Not Affected

Rome, Nov. 25. The Italian Government is not affected by the German-Japanese agreement, it is stated in authorita tive circles,

It is added that no accord exists between Home and Tokyo, though in some matters their views are nearly

identical-Reuter Bulletin Service.

Academic Interest

Washington, Nov. 26. The United States is only academi- cally Interested in the German- Japanese pact, according to

the

BRITISH ALLIANCE

WITH CHINA REPORTED

JAPANESE RUMOUR FLATLY DENIED

H. K. GOVERNOR NEGOTIATOR?

Shanghai, Nov. 26. Surprise has been caused in political circles, here on It being! learned that the report was circulat- ing in Tolye that negotiations-for-uh- Anglo-Chinese offensive and de- fensive alliance were proceeding,

The report has been published in |

from its the Tokyo Nicht Nicht, Shanghai correspondent, who added

ENORMOUS FRENCH

Picture shows a scene from one of the Catalan Government artillery lines. A young militia woman distributing food to the soldiers.

ARMAMENT ARMS FOUND

Paris, Nov. 25. .*

The Government is making an appropriation of 10,500,000,000 franes for armaments h 1937. constituting the largest defence badgel ever presented in France. ---Reuter Bulletin, Service,

FLOATING. WARSHIPS: HOSPITAL:

Secretary of State's office-Reuter that the Governor of Hongkong and TO ACCOMMODATE

Bulletin Service.

Italian Adherence

Romo, Nov. 25.

Reliable diplomatic quarters' re- port that Italy's adherence to the Japanese-German pact against Com

munism is imminent.

The Japanese Ambassador con- ferred at length with Count Ciano,

to

Mr. T. V. Soong have also negotiated an agreement whereby Britain would construct a railway across the island

in Hainan and exploit mines South China.

of

The reparts

emphatically arc denied by a spokesman of the Chinese Government, who describer them as "Irrational efforts of journalistic im- agination."

ANY BATTLESHIP

EXPERIMENT IN AMERICA

IN EMBASSY

SPANISH ALLEGATIONS AGAINST GERMANY

Madrid, Nov. 26.

The police who entered the German Embassy after ita evacuation-state-they-found-80-Spanish--Dascists-taking-refuga.

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REBELS

TRAPPED

Surrounded by Loyal

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in Madrid

RESCUE EFFORTS FAIL: SIEGE OF BESIEGERS

Madrid, Nov. 26.

The rebels raised the red and gold standard of the monarchy at Casa de Velasquez on the northern out skirts of the capital after their unsuccessful attempt to rescue 2,000 rebels trapped in the Hospital Clinico, University City.

The insurgent artillery, assisted by bombers, raked the ranks of the loyalists surrounding the hospital, where the 2,000 who came to lay a siege are themselves besieged by the militia of a besieged city. But they could not disperse the militia.

Rebel planes succeeded in dropping packages of food and medicine to the trapped soldiers.

The loyalists continue to hold the model gaol against repeated attacks of the rebels.-United Press.

STICKLING ESCAPES DEATH

ATTACKERS SLAUGHTERED

Talavern de la Reina, Nov. 20. Rebels clain aircraft killed by barb and gun 1.309 of the 2,000 loyalists wün,delivered a

surprise attack on the Beld headquarters at Talavera-United Press.

REBEL FORCES SURPRISED

Lisbon, Nov. 25. While the Nationalists were rushing'

SENTENCE FINALLY up thousands of remforcements to

COMMUTED

SIX RUSSIANS EXECUTED

Moscow, Nov. 25. "It is officially announced that the sentence of death passed on Police assert the Embassy was fortified and that they dis-the German engineer, Stickling, covered large stocks of arms, including machine-guns and hand- for sabotage, has been commuted grenades, with ample supplies of ammunition.-euter.

SUSPICIOUS DOCUMENTS

Valencia, Nov. 26.

The Minister of the Interior announces that police search- Ing the abandoned German Consulate at Cartagena found a quantity of most important documents relating to espionage. together with flashlamps and gas masks.--Reuter.

Fires Warning Shot

Relations between Britain and

Washington, Nov. 25. the Foreign Minister, yesterday and China have lately been increasingly

Gibraltar, Nov. 25. Disclosure of plans for a gigantic Japanese circles do not deny the

An Insurgent trawler fred a shot, possibility of tuly's adherence to the cordial, especially since the visit of floating drydock, which will have a

the Italian officials decline Sir Frederick Leith-Ross. Britain relatively high mobility, has resulted across the bows of a Russian steamer agreement.

was passing through evidently wants China to succeed in in speculation in International circles which comment.

that the dock is designed for use Straits of Gibraltar from west to cast Local Japanese say there is no her task of national rejuvenation and

bryond the projected Pearl to-night, while about five miles off question of Japan recognising Italian will give all the legitimale assistance for

Europa, Point.-Reuter. sovereignty in Ethiopia and Italy in her power, it is pointed out. Talk. Harbour base.

The Navy Department reveals such recognising the Independence of of an alllance, however, is manifestly

features of the new dock, a pointed Madrid Reports To London Monchukuo in connection with the absurd, the spokesman said.

China wishes no alllance

steering apparatus, that

London, Nov, 25. anti-Communist pael, but it is bellev- ed these mutual acts of courtesy even now is steadfastly resisting convince many officials and experts

to bind herself by an that it is designed for utility in con- The Spanish Embassy has handed would be preliminary steps to the pressure

with feel operations, con- the British Foreign Office settlement of Japanese commercial alliance with another power against neetion

ceivably thousands of miles from munique regarding the activities of affairs in Ethiopia.--United Press. Russia.

floating dock might be used in Guam, Hawall. It is suggested that the the Italian and German warships in the Mediterranean. The contents of

Russia's Reply

and bow

and

What we want is to be left alone to work out our own salvation in our Samoa or the Philippines in the event the note are not disclosed. own way," he added.-Reuter. Moscow, Nov. 25,

that

It is officiully confirmed.

the German- Russia's first reply to Japanese anti-Communist agreement has been refusal to sign the Far Eastern Fishing Convention with Japan. The pact had already been Initialed and is of great advantage to the Japanese.

Germans Feel Resentment

It is not expected that any official statement on the agreement will be made at present, as

the Soviet OVER NOBEL PEACE

PRIZE AWARD

leaders are fully occupied with the meeting of the All-Union Congress.

Reuter.

A com-

of the fleet undertaking large-scale The arrival of this information has trans-Pacific ope

operations.

excited interest in view of the rapki

dock would not

ap-

FRENCH DOCK STRIKE

IN SYMPATHY WITH U.S. WALK-OUT

THREAT OF REPRISALS

the

It is surmised the do

Havre, Nov. 25. be likely to accompany the fleet into accumulation of circumstances

an explosive parently leading to

French dock workers have struck areas of passible hostilities, but that crisis. it could follow in a well protected

in sympathy with the United States Gibraltar reports. that several seamen and have refused to unload rear and dock at the nearest islands

and liner Washington where It could be assured of safety. armed trawlers are patrolling the the

The buoyancy of the new dock wili; Straits.

freighter Collamér.

It is learned that the United States an Adinirally has issued enable to operate in shallower

representations water than section docks. It will be official statement regarding British Embassy has made able to handle the largest battleship warships' movements in the Mediter to the Quai d'Orsay in an effort to

two ships get the United Press,

The

"routine."

which might otherwise have been ranean, forced to steam to the Philippines or Hawail if crippled in some Aslatin operation.-United Press.

Berlin, Nov. 25. China Reticent

The German Minister at Oslo, the Norway,

to ต expressed Nanking, Nov. 20. Norwegian Government the great The Foreign Office has not received surprise of the German Government any official report from Berlin with regarding the award of the Nobel PEASANTS GUARD

German-Japanese Pence. Prize to the radical, Herr von Alliance, and is therefore withholding Ossietsky, just released from comment at present.

German prison camp. Speaking unofficially, a Foreign

German It is understood the Omer oficial said the agreement was obviously not connected with China. Government reserves the right to draw its own conclusions from this

regard .to the

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However, China raight be adversely award, while recognising the Nor Influenced by any German-Japanese wegian Government, as such, is not

Entente-United Presa.

directly concerned. Reiter Bulletin Service.

EX-P.I. OFFICIAL DEAD

"Not Anti-Russian"

Tokyo, Nov. 20. Announcing the signature of the Japanese - German null - Communist agreement, the, Foreign Office. states

Columbus. Nov. 25. that Jnoan entered the pact because Communism threatens world peace.

William Hall Phipps, 72, Auditor General of the The spokesman recalled that the former Cominterished purposes for Philippines, died of apoplexy to-day

(Continued on Page 7.)

Mr.

-United Press..

OLD CHAPEL

FEAR ROCKEFELLER WANTS. TO TAKE IT

Paris, Nov. 25.

The peasants of the vinge of Chauvory-le-Chattel have established a day and night guard on the Chapel, of St. Hubert, the finest example of pure, old Gothic

Gothic architecture in

France.

which

described #5 are

The Admiralty says the concello- tion of naval leave at Malta was due to a gole which made communica- tions between ship and shore Im- possible"

unloaded

Cyclops to Spanish waters. How- that local longshorem New York.

to imprisonment for ten years. Six of the Russians who were tried for the same offence have been executed, whilst two others have had commuted to ten their sentences

years' imprisonment,-United Press.

It will be recalled that Germany threatened to sever diplomatic rela-

tions with Russia and to take reprisals If Stickling were exccuted.

"CRIMINAL WRECKING" "

Moscow, Nov. 26. Besides Stickling, the death sop- lentes on two Russians, Leonenko and Kovalenko, were commuted to ten years' imprisonment.

the Madrid front preparatory to 0 gigantic new offensive, Government inuutiomen, 1,500 strong, conducted a surprise attack on Talavera, 70 miles behind the rebel lines.

The militia were concentrated at San Bartolomo, 15 miles south of Talavera, and suddenly advanced _with_batteries of three and four_fuch guns and shelled their objective for

on hour.

They actually gained a footing on- the outskirts of the town before the Nationalists counter-attacked and forced them to retreat.-Reuter.

HALF MADRID LOST

Avila, Nov. 25. The Nationalist high command has asserted that over half Madrid is either in the hands of the insurgents or rendered uninhabitable by repeat- ed bombardments.—United Press.

SECURITY ZONE

London, Nov. 25. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, told the House of Commons to-day that General Francisco Franco, In the case of six other Russians, the Spanish rebel chief, had informed described as the main organisers in the British and other Ambassadors in "criminal wrecking and subversionist Spain, of the extension by approx activities by the counter-revolu-imately a square mile of the securily ionary group," the death sentences zone in Madrid, whch will include the

were carried out.-Reuter.

Government

Retains Its

Preston Seat

British and American Embassies and several legations.

Mr. Eden trusted the zone would afford safety for non-combatants of all kinds, he said.

Mr. Noel Baker asked if the Government would make reports on such incidents as the alleged sub- marine attack on a Spanish Govern- ment warship off Cartagena, on the ground that such incidents might result in an international, war.

Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty, replied in the negative,

NARROW MAJORITY adding that it was vital that the

OVER LABOUR

London, Nov. 25. The by-election at Preston, caused by the appointment of Mr. W. M. Kirkpatrick to represent the Export Credis Department in China, has resulted as follows:

Capt. E. C. Cobb (Nat

Gost.)

Mr. Bowles (Lab.) Miss Florence White (Ind.)

British Government should not inter- fere with things which did not con- corn it-Reuter Special.

EVACUATING EMBASSY

Washington, Nov. 25.

The State Department announced to-day that Mr. Eric Wendelin, the Charge d'Affaires in Madrid, bad 32,575. advised that he was evacuating the 10,070. Embassy early on Thursday, with two

3,221. motor buses and one truck.

A COUNTER. MOVE

New York, Nov. 25.

has

now The maritime strike assumed an International aspect as a result of the walk-out at Havre.

Mr. Ryan, of the Longshoremen's The Admiralty denies that sub-

.wki refuse marines are accompanying the tender Union, has countered with a threat

Govt. majority unlond French ships at observers are of the 1 to'

the Masters, Mates and ever, sume

Miss White stood for pensions Meanwhile, opinion that British ships are moving

spinsters-Reuter. of the to the Spanish war zone to impress Pilots Association has accused Mr.

Preston returns two members, and upon the Spanish Rightlats the fact Ryan' of "direct sabotage" that Britain will not tolerate inter- strike, charging him with sending at the last General Election ference with her shippingUnited longshoremen through the picket Kirkpatrick was second on the poll, lines in direct defiance of every securing 30,797 votes against 32;225 his nearest Labour principle of organised labour." recorded for United Press.

Press,

Germany Angered

London, Nov. 23. Following the Spanish Govern ment's demand that the German and Itallan embassies in Madrid shoul They fear that Mr. Johri D. Rocke- be vacuated within 24 hours, the feller, in accepting St. Hubert as a

German press is angrily protesting gift from the French Government, in

States United Press,"

(Continued on Page. 4.)...... planning to carry it to the United at reports from Madrid that the

Jopponent.

1,605. for

Mr.

It is believed the party will consist of 50, including women, children and Embassy employees.. About 100 Americans are remaining in Madrid.

-United Press.

CRUISER TO AID

Washington, Nov. 25. The Navy Department has sent a wireless to the U.S.S. Raleigh, a WON'T MAN FOOD SHIPS

cruiser 'now In the Mediterranean instructing her to arrange for the San Francisco, Nov. 20.

FAIR WEATHER have strikers

evacuation of American refugees Surprisingly the failed to sign the agreement to

from Valencia, where ... Mr. Eric The anticyclone hus moved into the Wendelin, Charge d'Affaires, and the Alaska, llow, shios to enrry food due it in reported, to the Govern Pacify depress

east of Japan Embassy staff, together with about 50

is indicated to

private citizens, are expected from men employtes unload the vessels. the west of Shantung. Local fore Madrid to-morrow-Router Special.

cast Eust winds, moderate; fair. ment's insistence that Alaska Hall-shallow depression

-United-PreRS.–