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三拜追:辦二月二十英浩香· WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2,

1936. H+

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FIRST GLIMPSE OF SHANGHAI

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WORLD'S MASTER T

SPAIN

ADMITS REDS

LENDING SUPPORT

Caballero Rallies Loyal

Forces for Offensive

GOVERNMENT CLAIMS GAINS

MILITIA TAKE POZUELO

London, Dec: 2.

The Government offensive on the Madrid front is progressing well, according to the latest messages. A Madrid despatch states that after effective artillery fire, militia advanced, supported by 40 pursuit planes, and evicted the insurgent forces from the village of Pozuelo,

A. Barcelona radio-message states that nine Government planes yesterday dropped 30 bombs on the Salamanca railway station and public buildings.

The Cortes met in the town hall of Valencia yesterday, three pur- suit planes circling overhead as a precaution against raids.

Senor Largo Caballero, the Prime Minister, while cameramen were busy shooting film of him, declared Russia was helping the Government and that they must be worthy of that support.

Men of the 2nd Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) marenting mong inė "Bund,at"," Shanghat when they landed from the Dilwara to take over from the Lancashire Furillera. Fresh from England, the men get their first glimpse of Shanghai in glorious autumn weather. Inset shows Lieutenant-Colonel J. F. Hume riding ahead of his battalion.

SPAIN IS

NATIONS?

BATTLE

GROUND

INTERNATIONAL

The President of the Catalan Parliament declared that his people | WAR IN PROGRESS were now entrenched to defend the rest of Spain.-Reuter.

Gas Bombs Used

Parla, Dec. 3. The French press to-day publishes- Mödrid reports that rebels threw gas bombs at the loyalist lines on Tues- day and that ve men were over- come and taken to hospital.-United Prosa.

Basques Attack Rebels

Bayonne, Dec. 1.

BRITAIN BANNING TRAFFIC IN ARMS

ره

BRITISH M.P. ALLEGES

London, Dec. 1.. Great Britain has passed a stago further the Bill which prevents shipping under the Red Ensign carrying arms and muni-

The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Gibraltar estimatestions for Spanish ports. Prior that there are 5,000 Germans housed in Seville's Exhibition Building and that they are rapidly being supplied with the latest products from German factories to equip themselves for cam-

A big Basque offensive in Alavu Province, in support of the Govern ment, is confirmed,

"The attackers have captured many-paigning,-- villages south of Bilbao and cui the water supply-in-several towns.-They also claim to have surrounded Villa Real

The young leader of the Basques, Commander Fernandez Lecunu, was killed whilst leading his men.

Neutral observers at Madrid estimate there are 12,000 for eigners at present serving in the International Brigade in and around Madrid, and a second detachment, including an unknown number of Russians, le arriving shortly--United Press-

"Belligerent Rights"

London, Dec. 1.

It is stated in Barcelona that the bridge insurgents have blown up a over the River at Zahorra, five miles Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign from the provincial capital, Victoria, Secretary, dropped the first hint that checking the Basque advance.

Great Britain will possibly grant the Leon Tins, the girl leader of a Spanish Rightists "belligerent rights," women's column of the Maxima when he was speaking in the 'House Gorky Battalion, has been killed in of Commons to-day.

an action against the insurgents" on This is the first example in recent history of the danger of civil war in Europe becoming a general war.

might

the Gijon front-Reuter.

Aftack Madrid

prove necessary at some stage of the comflict to grant "belli- gerent rights," he said.

Madrid, Dec. 1. The insurgents launched a violent

Earlier, Mr. Walter Runciman, the offensive against Madrid this morn-President of the Board of Trade, had ing.

introduced the Bill prohibiting British The fighting is described as the merchantmen transporting war male most severe seen on the Madrid front rials to Spain, He declared the for some time.-Reuter Bulletin Ser-enactment was essential to the safe- rice.

guarding of British neutrality.

Counter Attacks

..

PLANNED TO KILL PREMIER

JAPANESE HELD BY TOKYO POLICE

Tokyo, Dec. 2 Police have arrested an unemploy- ed labourer, in Hiblya Park; who gave his name as Hiroshi Watanabe,

In his pocket were lotters addressed to the Ministers for Home Affairs, Justice, Agriculture, Forestry,

Police say the man confessed he desired to assassinate the Prime Minister, Mr. Koki IIirota.

Mr. Eden expressed dissatisfaction at the way the Non-Intervention Madrid. Dec. 2.

agreement was being observed and denounced the actions of Russian and Loyalists continued a relentless other foreign volunteers who have counter-attack to-day, abelling the

gone to Spain to participate in the rebel positions continuously. With civil war. This question of volun- machine-guna and rides they oven-

he said, would be raised at ally forced the insurgents to re- Werkay's · meeting of the Non-

Intervention Committee. The Loyalists dynamited tho Meanwhile, the latest advices wore. Clinico, where 2,000 rebels are ho- that 3,000 Germans had landed at stick of dynamite encased in cement,

· Police said the man carried small lieved to be isolated in Univeralty Cadiz City, but failed to dislodge the de- that proceeded

in the Modeloa district.

fenders,

It is learned that the 45 persons) arrested on November 24 in a raid

were

to the vote in the House of Commons to-day, Wing-Com- mander James declared the so- | called Spanish civil war-had- already become an international civil war, fought on Spanish soil, with both sides getting enor mous assistance from abroad.

The House stopped talking to vote on the B which prevents British ships carrying arras and munitions to Spain, and the measure was passed 239 to 132, after a speech by Wing- Commander James, who recently visited the war-torn Peninsula, and who claims to have discovered that

both sides in the civil strife

arei receiving an enormous volume of foreign support.

The clash, he said, had ceased, to be a Spanish civil war, but was already an international civil war on Spanish soil

CHAMBERLAIN SAYS “NO”. Mr. W. Dobbie, Labour, asked the Chancellor

the of

Exche quer. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, whether he was aware that negotia” tions were proceeding in the City of London for a Japanese loan. He In- quired as attitude in this matter.

to the Government's

When found, the man was ill. He tions. .... said his sickness was due to spolied

milk.

ched to the sumably being ¦ harmless, though he had acted queeri

Various Nationalist ly for some time-United Press. heavily armed.

In addition it is reported that thou-

on the German Embassy, include 11 sands of French volunteers have en women, and that many

of the tered Spain. prisoners are aristocrats, Including

cluding the

Reliable observers state there are

Nationalist Moorish troops, participating in the Army's war at present.

Senorita Josefa Chavarri, the wo at least 33,000 foreigners, not in men's tennis champion, and Senor Luis Palatz, son of the President of the Madrid Stock Exchange,-United

* Press.

Japan Fears Groundless

Traffic Must Stop

London, Dec. 1,

Who was supplying arms; and to

which ide, was immaterial, declared

RARE ANIMAL QUITS CHINA

GIANT

FOR

OFF

Shanghai, Dec. 2. Mrs. W. H. Harkness, prominent

Mr. Walter Runciman, President of Now. Yorker, possessor of the rarest, the Board of Trade, moving second most clusive and most expensive rending of the Merchant. Shipping animal in the world-a Giant Panda B1 10-day in the House of Commons, What is Important, he said, is that asalled for San Francisco aboard All is quiet in Hongkew district, few British ships have been engaged the President McKinley to-day, following a day of excitement, owing in the traffle, which is opposed to the

Shanghai, Dec. 2.

to the Japanese perturbation over policy of the British Government, "mysterious" chalk marks on tele-

To stop

WAR CAN BE PREVENTED

Blum Pins Faith To Great Democracies

BRITAIN, FRANCE AND U.S.

MUST STAND TOGETHER

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”).

Paris, Dec. 1

M. Leon Blum, the French Prime Minister, in an exclusive interview to-day, declared that a general European war can still be avoided if the three great democracies, Britain, France, and the United States, co-operate to prevent it, and if normal economic relations can be restored..

However, he added, the menace of war is great as the arms race continues. Nations must constantly attempt to escape the conflagration in the face of recurring provocative incidents.

CHINA STERNLY WARNS JAPANESE

WILL NOT BROOK INTERFERENCE

PREPARED TO RESIST

Nanking, Dec. 2.

A stern warning against any attempt by Japan to interfere in the fighting in Inner Mongolia was issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to-day.

It was an answer to the statement of the Kwentung Army that Japanese (sympathies ile with the Mongol and Manchukuo invaders of Sulyuan that the Foreign Ministry delivered. The Japanese spokesman had stated, in part: "The Japanese is not indifferent to the eventual contingencies tending to

disturb the peace of Manchukuo or Bolshevising the entire territory of China, and will be obliged to take adequate measures should contingen-

arise."

cles

The Nanking Foreign Ministry re plies:

"The Chinese nation is tradi- tionally peace-loving and desires to retain friendly relations with Its neighbours. But China esanet allow her territorial integrity to be in- fringed on any pretext.

If any unprovoked aggression or Illegitimate interference should ever 'arise, China Is prepared to resist them with all her sirengih and re-

sources."-Reuter,

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HECKLED

DURING SPEECH IN BUENOS AIRES

KEEPING FREE OF LEAGUE

Buenos Aires, Dec. 1. President Roosevelt told

Argentine newspapermen to-day that the United States was still determined not to join the League of Nations.

He refrained from commenting on the possibility of the organisation of a League of American Nations, however.

During President Roosevelt's opening remarks, at the inauguro- tion of the Peace Conference, the

young

Senor Liboro Justo, a Com- from Brazil, visitor. Imperialism," ho

munist recently expelle

M. Blum went on to say that the mass of the people songs the Argentine President, must think clearly, and must not let themselves drift into that state of mind to which various crises mean that war is inevitable,

"I am convinced there exists in Europe and the world to-day a sufficient force which has firmly decided to avoid war," M. Blum declared. The Prime

Minister

forecast that the present arms race would end

with a new disarmament conference, and a new agreement for the Imita- Mr. Chamberlain replied that he tion of armaments following. How- was unaware of any such negotia- ever, he emphasised that the help of

the United States was vital. Mr. Dobble requested the assurance

that "Stories published abroad that no authority for raising such a France is on the verge of socitil re- consulting the House of Commons. loan would be given without-first.volution are wholly unfounded," he interjected. I am merely trying to Mr. Chamberlain answered merely, give France a 'New Deal. "--United

Press

"No."

Mr. A. T. Lennor-Boyd, Cónser- vative; asked whether there was any reason why Japan alone, should be excluded from the 'benefits - of-a foreign loan. Was it not now a good time to put relations with Japan on

better basis?: :he asked. Mr. Chamberlain did not answLT.

MOLLISON TO

STOP AT

CAPETOWN

.....

America's Good: 'Offices.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 1. Dalegations to the conference be ween American nations, meeting tion to a suggestion made by here, are reported to be giving atten-

influential group of newspapers in the United States that the American nations should offer their good offices to both sides in Spain.

an

AMERICAN

DOLLAR WEAKER

OPERATORS SHOW

SURPRISE UNSEASONAL DECLINE

London, Dec, 1,

heckled the

**Down with shouted.

Police arrested the young man and caused a small disturbance in the process, but President Roosevelt continued speaking, quite unruffled. completely ignoring the interruption.

-United Press.

STIMULATION

FOR HAINAN

PROMINENT PARTY VISITING ISLAND

Canton, Dec. 2. Mr. T. V. Soong; Generai Yu Han- mow and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu havo- left for Hainan Island aboard General Yu's private aeroplane a

at 0 a.m. to-day.

party will lond at Hollow for a short sett vetore, continuing on to

the island, where they will investi- gate the possibility of large-scale. developments in industry,

Mr. Soong will take this opportuni- The unsonsond weakness of the ty of visiting his native town, Wen- chong, and Mr. Tseng returns to dollar, which to-day fell to $4.91 in Canton, by air, on December The topic may come up for discuss the pound sterling, is arousing com-Reuter.

sion, despite the efforts being made

to limit debate to subjects already on ment among London foreign exchange the agenda...

operators who are surprised to note President Roosevelt's speech is the the seasonal strength caused by only part he is taking in the pro- payment for the United States' staple ceedings, which are expected to last exports and the cessation of the until Christmas.

American tourist traffic; to Europe Mrs. Harkness and the Panda të

Nairobi, Dec. 1. "In my country, they greet a public more than offset by the slowing down templed to sall Sunday, but were

Agure with showers of paper, and, of the flow of foreign capital to Wall When he stopped briefly at Nairobi, if necessary, by tearing up telephone. Street. search them, would they were going aboard the liner, throughout the area.

[be an Indigalty to It was believed they were made by would be an outrage, said Mr. Runci- tax on the Fanda had not been paid the famous English filer, announced a request for a message to the inittance of American dividends

capture them the explanation being that an export in quest of a record, James Mollison, said President Roosevelt in reply to terrorist elements to denote suitable man. If balllg

ots of attack

that he had decided to abandon the younger generation, elligerents' rights were granted-Britain should have to To-day Mrs. Harkness lind paid attempt to make the return trip in A Japanese Investigation; however, allow her ships to be stopped and small tax on the animal, and wont five days. This would have been a disclosed the marks were made by searched; yet it belligerents rights aboard the ship. Her Panda, worth remarkable record, but apparently reception he had received and the for the decline, however, in the quiet coolies distributing advertising litem-were withheld Britain would have to approximately U.S. $30,000. In the the airman is not satisfied with the street scenes were the most romark tures for "pink pills as a means of give her merchantmen naval support only one of its kind in captivity speed he is making on the southward able he had witnessed in his career. indicating the areas covered. —Router: (Continued on Page 17.) United Press.

| fight--Reuter

-Reuter,

phono poles and lamp standards an act of British vessels would be hold up by the Chinese Customs as on his race from: Croydon to Cairo į books;-here, you do it with flowers,"

spota

· President Roosevelt added that the.

HOLLAND NOT PERTURBED

AT RUMOURED THREAT FROM JAPANESE

It is pointed out, too, that the re

mell Tha: Haguo, Dec, 1,07 abroad is 'n contributing weakness, Rumours, of, a secret clause in the Possibly the most cogent reason derman-Japanese anti-Communlat the Dutch East Indies, is pure treaty, dealing with the future rat but persistent liquidation of the phantasy declared the 24 Forsign United States stock holdings in Minister; Dr. de Graed, in the dabei European acentinta.mRester.”

on; estimator to-day