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FINAL EDITION
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Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED 181 FAQ - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
No. 160G
TROOPS
SUFFER SEVERELY
IN AFGHAN AMBUSH
Senior Officers
Two
With 15
Indian
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH"}
Die Scouts
BOMBAY, NOV. 26.
RAZMUK AMBUSHED BY AFGHAN
KILLED AND 75
HEAVY CASUALTIES WERE SUFFERED BY A
COLUMN, BRITISH OFFICERED',
TRIBESMEN TO-DAY ON A MARCH THROUGH WAZIRISTAN. FIFTEEN OFFICERS AND MEN WERE WOUNDED. --- REUTER SPECIAL.
HEAVY CASUALTIES
New Delhi, Nov. 26.
A Razmuk column, marching through the disaffected area of Waziristan to- day, was ambushed in the Khaisora Valley by Afghan tribesmen, and two British officers, Major Tindall and Major Seccombe, of the 3/7th Rajput Regiment and the 6/13th Frontier Force Rifles, respectively, together with 15 Indian Scouts, were killed in the action.
Two other British officers, Capt. Boyd and Capt. Phillips, both of the 37th Rajput Regiment, and 75 of the native troops, were wounded
Tribesmen Dispersed
The Government of India recently consulted the local Waziristan chiefs and In view of the disaffection in the Khaisera Valley, in the ter Rory 1,1
the Teri Khel tribesme, it way de- cided to despatch two columns intel the area from Mirali and Damdi,
It was hoped the expedition would strengthen the loyalty of the region and neutralise the efforts of the fires- brund Fakir of 1pi, win recently tous refuge there. preaching Edition
Nul against Government authority. punitive incresures of any kind were contemplated and the stubbar ap, position exhibited by a catdoralikó: seellon of the tibesmen was equales. unexpecter."
A lively engagement followed the arbust, but the Government troops. assisted by aircraft, finally resuleti |
attacking tribesinen wat base now concentrated at Bichekashaj.
The Fake of Ip), whose home is
the
bim for
GENERAL
STRIKE THREAT
FRANCE FACING NEW CRISIS
DISTURBANCE IN MEXICO
Paris, Nov, 27.
A general strike is threaten- ing France as a result of the
in the lower Tochi Valley, fed rejection by the Federation of tribal territory following the Govern Employers of the Matignon ment's action azokat instigating trouble over the alleged agreement. France's new conversion of a Hindu gir) to Islam.bour Charter, which is regarded as one of the most important reformis effected by the new Prime Minister, M. Leon Blum.
-Reuter Special.
Full Casualty Report
London, Nov. 26.
.
has
BRITAIN
SHUNS ALLIANCE
EDEN EXPECTED TO'
MAKE STATEMENT
TREATS FOR TRADE PACT. MTH AMERICA
MR. WALTER RUNCIMAN President of the Board of Trade, who announces the fact that explord tion of the possibility of a reciproculi trale part with the United Stairs has been proceeding for some time.
All Set For
Scottish Ball To-night
NAZI-JAPANESE EFFECTIVE SCHEME
PACT SUSPECT.
London, Nov, 26.
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27,
1936.
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LOYALISTS STRIKE
BLOW TO RELIEVE
MADRID PRESSURE
While Rebel Aircraft Government Cartagena
NATIONALISTS CHECKED
CAPITAL'S DEFENDERS
Raid
Base
BY
Madrid, Nov. 26.
A big Government attack in the Aranjuiz sector, with the object of cornering the insurgents on the left bank of the Tagus River and attacking the right flank of the army besicging Madrid, has met with success, according to a Government communique issued to-day.
It is stated that two villages have been captured and that Government troops intend to attack Toledo and Talavera.
News of these successes has helped considerably to raise the morale of the defenders of Madrid, who are also counting on a Basque offensive on the Biscay front to divert the insurgents' energies from the capital.
оп
Madrid have been In the meantime, rebel attacks repulsed. Two squadrons of tanks, supporting insurgent troops, made repeated attacks in the University City sector, declares to-day's Defence Council communique. It adds that three tanicaentioned in the latest Government of German and Italian make were captured.
The loyalists also claim to have repulse three Moroccan battalions, which attacked with unprecedented violence..
Government planes also failed attempts to bomb the capital god brought down two th ce-engined Junker machines. Renter Bulletin Serrice.
BERLIN DEFENDS ACCORD
AUCHTERMUCHTY NOTHING MENACING
Great ENLARGED!
1 rehably learned that Britain's objections to the German-| apere treaty will be volved in the of Commons next week. Mr. House Anthony Eden, the Foreign Minister,
clearly
With a fervour that would
IN AGREEMENT RUSSIA SHOWS UNEASINESS
CHINESE AVOIDING ALLIANCE
Aerial War Resumed
Valencia, No. 20. A resums of aerial activity is
which Jaims communique, thirty-one Government reouts put eight Junkers planes and twenty in-
urgent scouts to fight.
The communique adds that n altack in the Manzanares River sector some tanks being
was repulsed, captured-Reuter Spectul.
200,000 Refugees
Madrid, Nov. 20. Two hundred thousand people left the capital to-day for Valencia, in- cluding the stuff of the United States Embassy.
The evacuation was effected by means of 239 trains, 25,674 motor-cars and 2,564 motor-bures, uning over two million litres of petrol and 795 tons: of coal-Reuter,
PLANES RAID CARTAGENA
Seville, Nov. 27. Insurgent planes carried out u suc- cessful bumliardment of the Govern ment naval base at Cartagena, ae- cording to the lastest report broad- cast to-day.
indicating Britain's at Home, Scotsmen in many is reported to be planning a decis probably astonish compatriots
dis-parts of the worki gather to-: ton aloofness, and even hinting at approval through the question and hight to celebrate November 30 answer melbod.
--St. Andrew's Day. For fifty-German-Japanese agreement in Great resist pressure to join the Ger-port and several ships were serious-
Hongkong's St. Britain and elsewhere has caused a
The
Berlin, Nov. 26.
Hiven The reception
WON'T JOIN ANTI- COMMUNIST BLOC MINDING HER OWN AFFAIRS. Nanking, Nov. 27. The Chinese Government will
It is claimed the arsenal of De anti-Communist ly damaged. A number of Govern- The employers suddenly Informed
He will emphosise, it is believed, five years, the the Govermnent last night that the
escape the air raiders, found them- front, according to official circles ment vessels which left the base to the guns of rebel that Britain's view is that the pact Andrew's Society has seen to it certain amount of disappointment in man-Japanese Federation had decided not to con-
Diplomatische Korrespondenz, here, which declare that China selves under
lying in and have been Laue negotiations for the application couster to the British efforts that the celebrations in this Berlin.
Once is fully capable of suppressing cruisers which had been Colony do not suffer in com mouthpiece of the Foreign of the agreement until the occupavert the partitioning of the workd tion by strikers of factories had into idealogical blocs.
It is intimated that Britain mparison with those that take says: "It is very clear the limita-linternal Communist troubles, by wait for
tion of the agreement to the com-
It is generally anticipated that the M. Blum, faced with this diffleut decline to listen to any suggestions place elsewhere in the world.
As a restill, to-night's brilliant bating of the expanding philosophical her own efforts. situation, hurriedly consulted M. towards joining the Franco-Russian d'Ormoy, the new Minister at the fact, as a means of counter gesture function, like those in previous years, force of world Bolshevism branda us
in the biperst social event of our year. lies all assertions impuling the agree-signature of the German-Japanese to the German-Japanese alliance.
Distinguished guests of the Society maent is camouflage for Imperialistle, allance will be followed by renewed clude a Sino-Japanese anti-Com- The belief is growing, as redected include lis Excellency the Governor and thereby egoistic, menacing, in-attempts to persuade China to co- in the comments of the London and Lady Caidecall, His Excellency tentions.
il is announced munist pact. But it is pointed out, Commander-in-Chief,
Simultaneously to Parliament to-day, in the form of Times and Manchester Guardian, that the
Instituting conciliation pro- the Germun-Japanese accord is Admiral Sir Charles Little, and Lady that à census of all Germans living firstly, that China is not concerned ders; and, secondly, the question of Jesignat to
expansionist Little, Ils Excellency the General in Soviet Russia has been ordered by with Communism beyond her bor- Japanese penetration Omeer Commanding. Major-General the Soviet Commissar Jeshoff, says Jolicies; first,
Bartholomew, ani Mrs. German news agency report from Communism within the country is China; second, creation of Japanese A. W
her own affair concerning which C. G. Warsaw.
in three there is no need to seck an under- and German spheres of Influence in Bartholomew, Rear Admiral
Reports must be ready
political standing with a third party-Reuter. the Netherlands East Indies: third. Sedgwick. Brigadier, H.
C. days and must stale. the in Mrs. intervention possible Germat:
Seth-Smith, Colonel H.
(Continued on Page 12.) (Continued on Page 5.) Czecho-Slovakia.-United Press.
A full casualty report from ambushed column in Waziristan been issued by the War Office: Two British offlers killed: One British private killed; Twelve native soldiers killet;. Two British officers wounded: Nine British privates wounded; Sixty-three native soldiers wound ed-United Press.
BRITAIN SEEKING TRADE IN AMERICA
RECIPROCAL PACT
EXPLORED.
ACCORD WITH ARGENTINE
ecused.
Interior.
It was announced soon afterwards that the problem would be submitted
b
cedure in labour disputes. will:: obligatory arbitration. The Govern- ment will demand iminedlate din cussion of the mensure.-Reuter.
AGREEMENT IN BRITAIN
three
London, Nov. 27. The Colton Conciliation Board at Manchester, after hearing Uhe claim of weavers for a 15 per cent. increase In wages afferting over 100,000 men, announced that em- ployers and operatives had agreed to alterations whereby the wages of the tower-paid operative would be sub- stantially increased after months
Earlier, strike notices affecting 100,000 collon workers and expiring early in December, were handed in London, Nov, 26.
by operatives. The Collon Spinners' Mr. Walter Runciman, Presr Amalgamation and the Cardroom dent of the Board of Trade, told Amalgamation, after rejection by the the House of Commons to-day, Federation of Master Cotton Spinners of their demand for an increase in during question-time, that piece rates, served warning of their Anglo-Argentine Trade Agree-intentions. ment had been concluded, the
£121
A ballot of members of the Card-
a 90 per cent.
text of which will be published room and Cotton Spinners' Amalga as soon as possible after itsmations resulted in signature.
Mr. Runciman also announced that exchanges of a purely informal and
exploratory character had been pro- ceeding for some
time with the
strike vote-Reuter.
OIL WORKERS OUT
Mexico City. No. 20. About 4,000 of the Mexican Eagle
(Continued on Page 12.)
worth of British good exported to America.
screen
Virc
G. and
SCOTS' TRIBUTE AT CENOTAPH
United States with a view to ascer-Company's employees came out on a taining whether a basis existed for negotiations between the two coun- tries with a view to the conclusion of Trade Agreement.
Conservative member drew al- tention to the fact that the United
Mr. R. M. McLay, Chieftain, and Sir Athell MacGregor, Vier-Cliteftain, are here shown carrying a States exported-to.Britain in the first
**: (Photo: Mee Cheung).-- nine months of 1036 goods valued at inore than it was doing at present.wreath to the Cenotaph, accompanied by members of the Committee of St. Andrew's Society, this morning. £55,000,000 ngainst £30,000,000 Reater Special.
Mr. Runciman replied that he was well aware of the figures, but he did not think the Government could do
MANNING FOOD SHIPS
San Francisco, Nov, 20. Leaders of seven unions have agreed to supply crews for ships to corry food supplies to Alaska, which is seriously affected by the prolonged marine strike in America.-United Press,
them,
pursued,-Kcuter.
SAFETY ZONE IN BARCELONA
GEN. FRANCO GRANTS BRITISH
REQUEST MAJORCA NOT "OCCUPIED"
London, Nov. 26. General Francisco France, the. head of the rebel Junta at
STOP PRESS Burgos and commander-in-chief
M.C.C. Opens In Four-day Match
Brisbane, Nov. 27.
The M.C.C. touring eleven went In la bat to-day at the commelicement of a four-day match against Queens Innd.
At lunch the visitors had scored Bi for a loss of two wickets.
On resumption of play, the tourists scored slowly, lasing their third 103. w.ekat when the score --Reuter.
Tea score-302 for 5.--Reuter.
WAS
of the Nationalist armies in Spain, has complied with the British request for the definition of a safety zone for shipping in the port of Barcelona,
This was indicated in an Admiralty communique to-night, containing message from the Tear-Admiral com- manding the Third Cruiser Squadron, in the Arethusa, at Palma. It states that the Government of Majorca has informed him that a safely zone has.. been fixed by the naval staff for In neutral foreign and
ships Barcelona, and that it will be the sca to the south of parallei 41 degrees 20.3 minutes North.
The Admiralty explains, that this represents roughly a line from cast to west three-quarters of a mile south of Barcelona breakwater light. It adds that the meernge from the (Continued on Page 12.1
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