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FOUNDED ! 一拜禮 號一廿月二十英沁香 MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936, HADH - ZINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

No LONG

REVOLT SPREADS TO

REBELS

ANNUM

DUNLOP FORT 190

This new tyre meels the conditions pro-. duced by increased car efficiency.

KANSU

DISARM HUNDREDS TREACHEROUS RAIN

LOYAL TROOPS

Serious

Developments In

Lanchow Reported

CHIANG KAI-SHEK STILL HELD BY YOUNG MARSHAL AND ALLIES

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

SHANGHAI, DECEMBER 21.

A SERIOUS SITUATION IS FEARED IN LANĆHOW WHERE IT IS LEARNED THAT KANSU PROVINCIAL TROOPS HAVE DISARMED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TROOPS AND APPARENTLY HAVE SEIZED OFFICIALS.

THE GOVERNOR OF KANSU, GENERAL YU 'SUEH-CHUNG, WHO WAS AT FIRST BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN DETAINED WITH MARSHAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK BY THE YOUNG MARSHAL, CHANG HSUEH-LIANG, HAS RE- TURNED TO LANCHOW FROM SIANFU. IT IS INDICATED THAT HE HAS JOINED CHANG AND HIS COMMUNIST ALLIES, IN A REVOLT AGAINST THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES.

-MEANWHILE, REPORTS FROM NANKING STATE THAT OFFICIALS ARE OF THE OPINION THAT CHIANG KAI-SHEK HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BECAUSE CHANG WAS NOT GIVEN ASSURANCE OF HIS OWN PERSONAL SAFETY AND IMMUNITY FROM PUNISHMENT

TREACHERY-UNITED PRESS.

RUSSIANS INCENSED

Situation Unchanged

Shanghai, Dec. 21.. The situation at Stanfu remains unchanged. Mr. T. V. Soong, the former Finance Minister and most prominent Agure in China's financial world to-day, remuining t Sianfu with Marshal Chiang Kai- AT BURNING OFshek whose release he hoped to

SOVIET SHIP

Moscow, Drc. 21.

The Husian Government to- day charged the Spanish insur- rents with burning the Soviet steamer Komsomol.

The Government refers to the Incident as

mast "one of the serious of the war," It adds that it is still too early to discuss "this incredible, criminal provocation."

"One thing is clear," the 6ovlet declares. "The Spanish Fascists and those supporting and managing their affairs will be unable to evade responsibility for

piratical this outrageous, act"-United Press.

STRIKERS'

DEMAND REFUSED

SETTLEMENT HOPE

FADES AGAIN · ·

PLEAS SYMPATHY

FOR

(Special To "Telegraph")

San Francisco, Dec. 20.

secure by treating with the rebels under Chang Hsueh-liang.

The Nanking Goverment's puni- live expedition is steadily closing in around the rebels, and one section. of the Central Government army has cecupled wahsten, 50 miles east of Sieniu.

It is understood that the accelera- tion of military operations has been postponed a further 48 hours in the hope that Chiang Kai-shek may be released in the meantime.-Reuter.

Open Bombardment

Nanking, Dec. 21. Government troops are bothbard- ing Weinau and, Husyin from the alr, and also have bombarded the suburbs of Siantu.

FOR HIS

REBELS MASS FOR DRIVE

LOYALISTS MAKE COUNTER MOVE

BOTH SIDES CLAIM FRESH SUCCESSES

DEAD AND INJURED

IN QUAKE

DISASTER · ROCKS .SALVADOR

MANY TOWNS DESTROYED

DEFEATS AUSSIES

ASHES DEFENDERS ALL

ALL OUT FOR

MERE 80 IN FIRST

FIRST INNINGS

England has practically won the second Test against Australia. This morning G. O. B. Allen, the English skipper, made, what from this distance appeared to be, a bold declaration, closing the innings with the overnight score of 426 for 6, and putting According to radio broadcast Australia straight in to bat at the start of the third day's play.

(Special To "Telograph")

New York, Dec. 20.

reports picked up here, the city of San Vicente, with a popula- tion of 25,000, la wrecked by an earthquake.-Renter, Special.

EARTHQUAKE AREA -

Paris, Dec. 20.

At least 200 are killed and many hundreds have lièži Injured In an earthquake which orked San Salva-

on the anal American

republic of the same name.

The quake followed a volcanic. cruption, it is reported here.

There has been Toffsiderable amount of damage in and near the town of San Vicente, around which five villages have been wiped out. Reuter.

Official Estimates

His policy was completely vindicated, when at lunch time Australia had lost seven wickets for 67 runs, Australia was then 359 runs in arrears with three wickets in hand, and on resumption the remaining wickets fell for a total of only 80,

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It is clear that week-end rain made the wicket absolutely treacherous, and although Allen might have allowed his men to continue their first innings, he presumably considered that the wicket would have rolled out casier later in the day, and decided to give Australia the worst of it.

FAMOUS CRICKETER RETIRED

MEAD DISMISSED BY HAMPSHIRE

25 YEARS IN FIRST RANK

London, Dec. 21. Following the recent sensa- San Salvador, Dec. 20. - It is officially estimated that more tional “dismissal” of A. P. Free- than 200 persons are dead and 400 man, the Kent spin bowler, injured in an earthquake which con- comes the startling announce

red about San Vicente, Salvador. San Vicente is 50 miles south-east-ofment to-day that Philip C. Mend, one of the greatest left-hand the capital, San Salvador.

Further reports stale that the batsmen the game of cricket shocks have devastated at least eight has ever known, has been "paid towns, San Vicente is ruined, while off" by the Hampshire County Tepelitan, Apustepeque, Vera Cruz, San Esteban, Sun Cayetano, Tecoluca Cricket Club. and San Sebastian are seriously Mead has been informed that he damaged.

will not be retained next season, but Communications are disrupted in recognition of his services to the throughout the quake zone.

club, he will be paid his wages until September next.-Router.

Apparently the San Vicente vol- suddenly come to life.-United Press. cano, long thought to be extinct, has

Aerial Survey

Paris, Dec. 20. According to reports from Madrid, the insurgent army under General Francisco Franco has been heavily reinforced on

Mexico City, Dec. 20. the Madrid front and a big rebel A Pan-American Airways pilot, offensive is expected before the surveying the curthquake area, has General Yu Yu-Jen has reported to the Government that Chang Hsueh- New Year. But it is stated that was apparently a combination of sent a radio despatch that the disaster linng maltes daily visits to Marshal the defenders of Madrid are earthquake and volcanic eruptions, Chlang and salutes him, expressing ready for all eventualities. United Press. hic regrets that the Marshal must continue in detention.-United PreAS.

Stormy Weather

Sydney, Dec. 21. Ten thousand people gathered in the famous Sydney enclosure under art overcast sky and in a sultry atmoK- phere for the continuation of the second Test match this morning.

Ahunderstorm overnight und further steady rain this morning made the wicket wet and likely to be of. Resistance to spin bowlers.

Allen immediately decided to close his innings at 420 for 6 and to make Australia bat under trying conditions. Badcock was reported still to be suffering from a temperature and that he would not bat.

MEDICAL

SAVANT PASSES

SIR JOHN BLAND- SUTTON

WELL-KNOWN

Wickets Fall Australia's innings opened as sen sationally as the wickel had promised. O'Brien was caught by Sims in the gully off Voce with the seventh ball. in-swinger and caught O'Brien un-surgeon, medical writer and lecturer, or the bowler's first"over.' It was an

STOP PRESS

has been playing in first-class cricket Mead, who will be 60 next March

for well over a quarter of a century, He first appeared in a Test team in 1011-12, when he played in four matches against Australia-two al Melbourne, one at Sydney and one scured 62 for 1 in their second

1928-9 when he played in one Test, at Adelalde. He revisited Australia innings.-Reutor.

but he did not play against Australia

Sydney, Dec. 21. At the ten interval Australia had

IN HONGKONG

London, Dec. 20. "SirJoli ̈ ̈ ̈ Bland-Sutter, noted

awares. The first wicket fell at one, holding an honorary LL.D. from Fingleton having scored it, while Aberdeen, St. Andrews, Birmingham, from Glasgow and Leeds, à D.Sc. O'Brien got a "blob."

Toronto, aud numerous ollier Bradman caine in and or Voce's scholastic distinctions, died here to- next ball put up a sitter to Allen at day. He was 81 years of age.

feCabe followed, and short leg. Score, two for one. Reuter.

in Vacc's Sir John Bland-Sutton, the great second over gave Sims a catch in Bellish surgeon, who was connected the gully before he had scored, with the Middlesex Hospital, London, Three for one.

for over half-a-century, was born at Enfield in 1855. Before his birth his mother and father were extremely anxious that he should be a girl. The result, he once said, was he had a girl's hands, which became the secret of his

his success as a surgeon.

the same time, however, his views were anything but feminist.

His

career was self-made, for, or leaving school he had to gain his living as a teacher and it was in that way that he corned sufflelent to pay fees for his first course of medical lectures. The only financial assist- ance he received from his father

emal During the last 26 seasons, Mead Chipperfield then entered to hit at a small sum us a reward for his has never failed to score less than anything and everything and put the tion. In 1878 he gave

success, in Greek in

in the arts examina- 1,080 runs or averaged less than 26 score to 18 before Sims made his and entered the Middlesex San Salvador, Dec. 20.

teaching Hospital, himself, by working да а Vicente have crumbled the walls that 20 seasons he topped the 2,000 mark, bowling, four for 16.

and twice-in 1821 and 1028-c earlier tremors cracked. the west of Madrid have been receiv

Meanwhile Fingleton had been de- and by coaching. At that time the ed here from the opposing sides. The first and most violent quake cored over 3,000 runs.

fending doggedly and when the fourth use of onbesthetics was still in a The Madrid Defence Council, in a occurred In the middle of the morn- Mend was not the stylist of Frunk | wicket fell bod scored two runs. primitive stage and, although the to have captured Hwahsien, 50 miles flerce insurgent attacks, preceded by several thousand inhabitants of Sana wonderful eye, and he has com-vanced to 07 for 7.

communique, claims to have repulsed ing, spreading panic among the Woolley, but he has always boasted

Middlesex was one of the most pro- Al lunch the score had been ad- cast of Slantu. But there has been intense artillery bombardment, and Vicente's religious processions, then mand of practically every

gressive hospitals, the senior surgeon no serious fighting, as far as can be also maintains that an important

known

under whom Sir John was trained, 'ascertained.

progress.

stroke in the gome, He has been a advance on the Burgos from has

laughed at antiseptic precautions and Many were injured. The toppling cricket for the lust 27 years, and his real adornment of English county

told the students that the chief Meanwhile, in a supreme effort to been achieved. The Government buildings killed two priests, one nun,

difference between the old methods effect a compromise with the rebels forces, the communique states, have three soldiers and many women and departure from the game is a real loss

and the new was merely that former- and the release of Marshal Chiang cut the roads connecting the northern children.

surgeons washed their hands after Kai-shek, still held by them at Sian-insurgent army with 1 supply base.

Loter

a second quake occurred,!

ideas they washed them before. an operation, while under the, new fu, Mr. T. V. Soong. brother-in-law other hand, claims that a big attack were at work in the ruins.

Insurgent communique, on the killing many of the rescuers who of the Generalissimo, Central Bank

The president and one-time Finance has been made on the Madrid front, dead are now heaped in a park, Minister of Ching, has flown to the near Villa Nueva, and surrounding

hundred refugees have headquarters of Chang, the Young villages, all of which were occupied arrived at San Salvador.-United

after a protracted and hard engage- Press.

Town Occupied

Shanghai, Dec. 21. Following the resumption of hostilities against Chang Hsueh- Hang's rebel forces in Shenai,, the Chinese Government troops claim

Marshal.

Prospects of a swift settlement of

Mr. W. H. Donald, the Britišli ud- the Pacific Coast Maritime strike faded yesterday when announcement viser to Marshal Chiung, has remain- was made of the employers' refusal cd with the prisoner at Slanfu, His of the demand for preferential em-efforts to gain the Marshal's freedom ployment for licensed personnel.

were ineffectual and be returned to

It was: charged that the unionists Siantu merely to keep the Generalls are attempting to deprive the ship-aimo company-Reuter. owners of the right to select their

own officers.

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Heavy Bombardment

Washington, Dec. 21.

Meanwhile, in a trans-continental radio telephone debate between Mr. Lapham of the San Francisco Shipment owners Association; and Mr. Curran Weinon, Huayin and Sanyuan dis-

It is reported here that the Govern

troops

are bombing

the

Reuter.

Conflicting Reports Conflicting reports of fighting to

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ment-Reuter.

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London, Dec. 20.

German Reinforcements

Kabat, Morocco, 21,

Fresh Shocks

in England until 1021.

WBS

New earthquake shocks at San uns per innings. In eleven of those third catch, this time of Allen's Konstrator In the dissecting room

Several

French circles bere charge that

Enhet Marco De Mrs. Simpson

the mysterious movements along the

cons!

of the German

cruiser

Koenigsberg and several German to Stay Quietly

linera are connected with the in- direct landing of Germán volunteers, who will ultimately reinforce the Spanish Insurgents.

of the Seamen's Union. Defence tricis destroying railroad slations on the Spanish coast, in order to Committee in New York, both leaders and the rebels ammunition depots plended for public support.

at Weinan Mr. Lanham defended the em-

They have also bombarded the ployers' attitude towards the right suburbs of Slantu.mayo to select their own personnel and Me, Yu Yusim, the Chairman of charged the unionists with having the Control Yuan, who is at Loyang, „violated the past agreement, o

In the Young "Marshal Chang Heuch

The volunteers will be lunded inj Africa, it is suggested, instead of conceal the exact details of the re inforcementa United Press;",\\\"

Loyalist Offensive

Madrid, Dec. 21, Loyalists launched 'a.mafor offen-

On the other hand Mr. Curran has reported to the Government, bet, sive: In the north and east. sectors

arted that, the unionista si demanda ilang, visite dally, falute; and ex- around Madrid in-dary in an effort, were just and Frengmiable.—Unked presses his regrets to Generalisanmo to periment; the grebels surrou

Chiang Kai-shek.United Pres

At Cannes

Cannes, Dec. 20.

Mr. Herman L. Bogers, dira. Ernest Shopson' host here, fold American newspapermen to day, that Mrs. Blouson would not see the Duke of Windsor, befere Spring.

at Cannes with Mr. and Mrs Hogers" for, several monika, he “addod,” and 'would"

to cricket.

SMASHING COMPANY UNIONS

STEEL OPERATORS CHALLENGED

4

Voce Does Well The Australians had reached nity after being at the wickets for 82 minutes. Fingleton was caught; af ly point by Verily off Voce's bowling when he had scored 12, He played resolute innings, being at the wie-

Erysipelas after operations was then kets for 55 minutes. The score was scourge in all hospitals. In 1880 now 28 for 5. Voce, at this stage, Bland Sulton was appointed Erasmus had taken four wickets for eight runs. Wilson lecturer and Hunterian

The next wicket to fall was that fessor to the Royal College of Sur of Slevers, who was caught by Voce 2000s. Since then he has held a large at cover. off Verity, having scored offices and has exercised his un

number of

of distinguished medical four runs. (30 for 0).

pro-

rivalled akiit as a surgeon in almost

Oldfield was bowled by Verity with an off spinner, having only all parts of the world. In 1912 he made one run, (31 for 7).

was knighted. nemen e turb

During the world-war he was kept. actively engaged as an officer of the R.A.M.C. In 1923 he was created a

At the interval, O'Reilly was 30 not out.. He gave a chance before

had a baronet. six and a four off Verity in succes-

man of wide interests, particu- sive balls. McCormick was the other not-out batsman, having scored six. Jarly in literature, he is an excellent The score at the adjournment was subjects and also a volume of speaker. He wrote much on medical 67 for 7.

memoirs.

Pittsburgh, Dec. 20, Steel company union men, num- bering 200, have deserted the com- pany organisations and joined the Slight rain fell five minutes before C.I.O, torces, following the leadership lunch. of Mr. Philip M. Murray.

Shortly after the resumption,

the

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POPE'S HEALTH POORVA Vatican City, Dec 20. His Holiness the Pope, le sanering sometimes from respiration difficulty, due to decasional attacks of asthma, according to authoritative quarters. bus his temperature and pulse remain 11 normal and his ortinar, bemarker.

estisfactory, United Fres

1. Mr. Murray, in 'a speech delivered | Australia were all out) for 80,

to-day, revealed- that his union had With Australia-846 rung behind an already organised 128,000 of the steel the Brst innings, Allen enforced the companies 200,000 union employees; follow-on-Reuter,

He warned that the men would Detalled scores to date follow ultimately strike unless the steel mill Barnett, bWard 3, Wine Foot operators permitted the C.LO, un- Fagg, c Slovers, b McCormick hampered organisation, United Prats Continued on Page (4.)

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