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一一拜级 號八十月正英港香 MONDAY, JANUARY

18, 1937. 日六初月二十

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No. 15th

PARIS READY

TO BAN ALL

VOLUNTEERS

But Will

Will Alter Stand If Plan Impracticable

RUSSIAN NOTE SUGGESTS NEED OF QUICK ACTION

Paris, Jan. 17.

The French reply to the British note, which proposed the banning of volunteers for Spain, was issued by the Foreign Office to-night. It states that France agrees with Great Britain with regard to the need for banning volunteers without waiting for a complete system of control of war materials and men sent to Spain.

However, the French note adds that if, at the expiration of a reasonable period, the ban is shown to be impracticable, then France reserves full liberty of action either in denouncing the engagements contracted or organising international co-operation to make control

effective.-Reuter.

UNILATERAL scheme NOT

SATISFACTORY

Moscow, Jan. 17.

The Soviet reply to the British note of January regarding the banning of volunteers to Spain, urges that as the insurgents had not agreed in principle to the proposals of a scheme of control, those powers wishing to share in my control plan should undertale to act immediately.

It is suggested that the period necessary for the establishment of control be ten days,

Russia's note points out harm would be done to the Spanish Gov- ernment if a control agreement were unilateral. It adds that the Soviet Government, though not sending volunteers to Spain, would regard such a unilateral agreement as inex- pedient-Reuter.

NALDERA SAILING TO-DAY

300 PASSENGERS

FOR FAR EAST

London, Jan. 17.

The P. nud O, liner Naldera, which is undergoing repairs in dry dock at Southampton, following damage to one of her propellers, is sailing at p.m. to-morrow (Monday). A new propellor is being fitted,

The Naldera, which was bound for the Far East, with three hundred passengers aboard, left London you terday but had to put in nt

Southampton owing to the damage to her propellor.

The passengers will have spent two nights aboard, in the dry dock, before the liner resumes her Journey. Reuter.

Stabilisation Sought

ROOSEVELT'S CHIEF. OBJECTIVE

Washington. Jan. 17. International "currency stabilitullon appears to be the major objective of President Roosevelt's see hd nd- ministration.

France To

Send Wheat

Into

Spain

Barcelonn, Jan. 17. Senor Comerera, Fool Minister

for the Catalan Government, on his return-from Paris to-day, toldi-news-- papermen that the French Gorem- ment had authorised the export to Spain of 20,000 tons of wheat.

The French Government, he said. in order to

had taken this course

assist in alleviating the sufferings of the people of Spain, due to the pre- sent intense focd shortage.—Renter Special.

LEFTISTS' IRON RULE IN SPAIN

AMAZING SWING TO

COMMUNISM

POLITICAL JEALOUSY

FIRST DIRECT EMPIRE FLIGHT

Above is seen in the Imperial Air taps Ruing-boat Centaurus which has arrived at Brindisi on the first direct flight from Britain with passengers and mail for Empire countries. She is bound for India

and Australia.

REBELS NEARING MALAGA

TAKE NEW GROUND IN SOUTH SPAIN

WEATHER STOPS, OPERATIONS

Gibraltar, Jan, 17.

The insurgents advanced a step

STRIKERS HOLDING FACTORIES

REFUSE TO LEAVE

THEIR POSTS

WORKERS IN CONFLICT

Fit, Jan. 17,

The "sil-down" strikers who

here, have voted not to evacuate the factories.

FLAGSHIP VISITS MANILA

ADMIRAL AND LADY LITTLE ARRIVE

You need

The SECURITY and

DURABILITY

of

DUNLOP FORT 90

EUCHARISTIC CONFERENCE PREPARATION Thousands of Pilgrims To Visit Manila

Manila, Jan. 17.

The eyes of the entire Catholic world are turned towards the Philippine Islands, the only Catholic nation in the Far East, where the thirty-third International Eucharistic Congress is being held, in Manila, from February 3 to 7.

Devout pilgrims from every corner of the globe are flocking to the "Pearl of the Orient" to pay their collective homage to God, and one of the greatest problems faced by the Congress authorities is where to house them. They include archbishops, bishops and priests and people from every walk of life, from the lowliest to the highest. The Hierarchy of England and Wales will be represented by the Right Rev. Michael McGrath, Bishop of Menevia, who will be accompanied to Manila by the Rev. C. C. Martindale, S.J., a member of the Permanent Committee of International Eucharistic Congress.

Outstanding personality 21 the Congress will be the Papul Legate. Denis Cardinal Dougherty,

of

ENTERTAINMENT Germany To Philadelphis, who left the United

ARRANGED

Manila. Jun. 17. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little,

Friday on board his dugship, ILM.S. Cumberland, on a six-day visit. Lady Little arrived a little later In H.M.S. Falmoutlı,

Station, arrived here from Hongkong

nearer Malaga to-day when they are occupying the Fisher au- Commander-in-Chief of the China stormed and captured the village oftomobile body-building plants San Pedro Alcantara, near Marbella, This information was contained in messages from Algeciras.

Further operations were suspended! awing to the slurmy weather. Restor.

NEW YORK MARKET ADVANCES..

BUT TRADERS ARE CAUTIOUS

New York, Jan. 10. The entire list advanced on the New York Exchange to-day, led by U.S. Steel.

Traders continued to be cautious, however, due to the foreign situation

retarding investment operations.

They claim that the General Motors Corporation has negotiated for set- tlement with the so-called "Flint atliance organised by non-union

Conscript Men Abroad

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States on December. 20 en roule to Manila. Accompanying him as mein- bers of the Papal Mission are Muns. J. Carroll McCormick

and Mons. Louis Fitzpatrick, also of Philadel phia, while other members have been named from Germany, Italy and China.

Scheduled to start on February 3. the Congress will really get under way on

on February 1 with the arrival For the first time since the intro-here of the Papal Legate, who will duction of conscription. Hery Adolt procced after the reception cere- Hitler has decided to enrol Germans monies at the pier, through the green living abroad. Like anyone else, the lawns, of the. Luneta park and the German who live away must serve historic Walled City, to the Cathedral with the army or the labour corps, of the Immaculate Conception, where

Berlin, Jan. 17.

Sir Charles enlied on Senor Manuel Quezon. the President of the Philip- Pine Commonwealth, this afternoon at the Malacan Palace, where a con- stabulary battalion forward - a-guard-This-service-decree, issued to

strikers, in order to crystallize sent of honour. mment against the strike and chise trouble.

The uncertain and irregular com- modity markets also influenced the a stock market.

Other courtesy calls were also ex- changed, in the course of the day.

It appears to be the one big point į Si, Charles, in an interview, re- of Mr. John Henry Lewis, labour called his first visit to Manlia, whiel leader, that the Union of Automobile was cut short by King George V's Workers should be recognised as the death. He declared that he was very sole bargaining agency for labour by glad to return to the Philippines a alf the General Motors workers.second time. Reuter.

POPE CONTINUES AUDIENCES

IN SPITE OF LACK OF REST AT NIGHT

Vatican City, Jan. 17.

His

Le Pope Holiness

spent rother disturbed' night, with Interyals of pain in the leg.

However, he was able to give several nudiences today, and also Jan. 15. Jun. 10. Change had important, conversations with 184.53 185.73 Up 1.20 Ove German bishops. Reuter 55.66 50.31 Up 65 Special.

DOW JONES AVERAGES

37.05 37.28 Up .21 105.77 105.80 Up .12 Volume: 1,705,000 shares.--United

Industrials.. Itails .... Paris, Jan. 17.

Utilities General Francisco Franco's Bonds revolution, planned as a swift coup d'etal to smash "Red rule" Press. in Spain, has given the Com- munist Party power greater than its wildest dreams.

Franco's plans went awry when he was thrown back at the gates of Madrid, when he found Barcelona and Alicante beyond his reach, While he hamered at Madrid the people of the cities flocked to the red banner of Bolshevism.

Com-

STOP PRESS

GARDNER SENTENCED

+

Before the revolt began last sum- mer Spain had 50,000 Communists. To-day they number nearly 1,000,- 000.

This amazing swing to the_left, making Spain the strongest. munist nation except Russlu, is due AL the Criminal Sessions this mainly to the fact that all workers morning, Joseph Charles Gardner, even those in white collars-must aged 40, pleaded guilty to six charges belong

to some Leftist party or of fraudulent conversion and Inbour group to hold a job. There fraudulent fixing of used duty stamps no work, livelihood for whilst in the employment of the neutrals in Loyalist. Spain,

Union Insurance Society of Canton, The Communists, Socialists and Ltd., Anarchists control the labouring

no

Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jr., appeared

Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the masses with iron-fisted discipline for accused and made a plea for Secretary of the Treasury, appeared and, paradoxically, the Communists leniency.

at a secret session of the Senate often

appear to be the most con-

Banking and Currency Committed servative of the Lefthat parties.

The Chief Justice (Sir Atholl Mac-

last Friday, and urged for an extens Composed of

of comparatively young Gregor) sentenced accused to 15 lon of the presidential power to men and women, the Communists months hard labour on each charge. devaluate the dollar and to operate are

parate are working along well-defined the terms to run concurrently, Fis the stabilisation fund..

However, despite the meeting be-cabane. Two of the Communist Lordship said he took a serious view

members. ara examples of of the caso, us accused

ing secret, sufficient testimony leaked this pollical trend. One is 20, the trusted position.

out to indicate that Mr. Morgenthau other in his early thirtles

is more optimistic regarding the The Socialiste till ars troubled by world trend towards monetary internal Jealousies partiesilarly, the

PA itsinbilisation.United Press, NATUR

was in n

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A series of brilliant entertainments has been arranged for the dis- tinguished visitors-Reuter.

COTTON PRICES HIGHER

New York, Jan. 10, Prices were 1 to 3 points higher on the New York Cotton Exchange to- day.

The market was quicl and feature- less except for evening up operations, Many traders are holding aloof from the market pending most detall- ed knowledge of the loan cotton liquidation programme. - United .Press.

STRIVING FOR PEACE

E. H. Fitzgerald, left, and E. P. Marsh, conciliators of the Department of Labour, have been working quietly but tremendously to get unions. and employers to compromise and end the suicidal maritime strike," which is costing millions in wages and losing operatora enormous suma,

and customs they may never be able ita recovere

instructs German Consuls abroad to enrol the 1917 class, German sub Jeets born in that year are now liable to be called upon for army or labour corps service.-Router Special,

BRIGHT BUSINESS OUTLOOK

PHILIPPINES PASSED

GOOD YEAR

FOREIGN TRADE BEST IN YEARS

Manila, Jon. 18.

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nection with the Congress will be most of the religious services in con-

held.

The Cathedral, the dome of which by a is the first landmark seen traveller upproaching Manila, dates back

to 1870 and is the aft edifice to rise upon the site, the frst four having been destroyed by earthquake, fire and typhoon.

Cardinal Dougherty will live at Malacanan Palace as the guest of

President Manuel Quezon, and is expected to depart on Journey to the United February 17.

11is

States

return

on

FORMAL OPENING

The Congress formally opens at five

'clock in the evening of February 3 with the reading of the Papal Brief and the salutation of the Papal | Legate, followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, which will remain exposed in three of the main churches of Manila throughout the duration of the Congress. hchruary

4. 5

and G have been respectively, women's, men's A rosy picture of 1rade

en's days, and will be taken and children's and up with indoor and outdoor masses business prospects in the Philippines and other religious ceremonies. for the year 1937 is painted by lead-Sunday, February 7, masses will be ing businessmen here.

said in all the churches as well as

One and all agree that the past at the huge open-air altor erected in year has been one of ever-increasing the Lunets, followed by the Solemn prosperlly in every line, with the Procession and Benediction of the boom in gold mining providing the Blessed Sacrament, His Holiness the most outstanding feature.

Pope's personal blessing, which will be received by radio and broadcast "The year 1930 will pass into through loudspeakers, and the closing history as one of the most active and speech of the Popal Legate, marking successful post-War periods of the formal conclusion of the Con- business in the Philippine Islands,"

gress, states Senor Cornelio Balmaceda, The entire resources of Manila, a Director of Commerce. "In the en-city of approximately 280,000 inhabi Ure twelve months an almost fervid tants, will be taxed to the activity surged through practically during the Congress in accommodat- utmost ing and feeding the tremendous

all lines of business."

estimated that the

Foreign trade, he points out, was crowds of pilgrims congregating the best in five years; money in here. It circulation increased; domestic retail Anal day of the Congresa will trade soared; prices the country's see at least 500,000 people thronging staplo products Ruch 113 sugar, the churches and open spaces to re tobacco, copra and hemp surged ceive the Pope's blessing. higher both in the Islanda and and

BOOKED TO CAPACITY In- CTC government revenues

passenger and freight traffic indexes entered new high ground: vents and colleges have been booked Hotels of every description, con- credit was casier; and "to cap it all, to capaelty for months, and Manila a gold mining boom set in, at has been gone through with a fine tracting all classes of Investors and tooth-comb in order to place every largely increasing .the country's production of gold."

avallable bed-in schools, clubs and Total Imports antt exports in the Faithful during their brief stay.

private homes at the disposal of the first ten months of 1930 showed an Temporary homes have been found Increase of 33 per cent. over the for 15,000 of the pilgrims, the Con corresponding period of 1035. Exports gress. Housing Committee admitting alone were 46.5 per cent.higher, its Inability to cope with a larger with sugar experts 62 per cent, number, and it is believed that thou- hemp 4 per cent, and copra 55 per sands of visitors to Manila will be cent. Imports increased by 18 per compelled to spend their nights in cent, will all lines of manufactured the open. Many of them will be goods showing heavy gains Filipinos from all parts of the - Aggregate retall sales increased by archipelago, et

Fifteen ocean-going ÷ liners have 78 per cent over,inst year while; building construction figures gained been chartered by delegationé druh abroad, and will arrive ahorite batera