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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph

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No 1117

AZANA EXHORTS LOYAL TROOPS

Declares War Nothing Less than Invasion

FEARS CONFLICT SPREADING TO INVOLVE EUROPE

Madrid, Jan. 21.

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The crash of shrapnel over Madrid late afternoon coincided with President Azana's broadcast from Valencia, in which he urged the Republic to victory, and spurred the people to continue to fight "with as much determination as necessary to bring about an end of the war."

Meanwhile, the Defence Junta announced that non-combatants must comply with the compulsory order to evacuate Madrid within 72 hours. After that period they will be subject to ejection by force.

It is noteworthy that Senor Azana declared that the rebellion had now reached a stage of grave international proportions. "Because of the Moors and the help which certain powers are giving the rebels," he warned, "the Spanish civil war may develop into a general European conflict.

"We are witnessing a foreign inva- sion of Spain which is tantamount to an attack on the Government of the Republic." he asserted.

Rightist artillery answered him.

At 40 minutes after 5 'o'clock the re- bel guns commenced an Intensive bombardment...

Government Claims Earlier, Leftists claimed they had repubed a strong Rightist drive in the Cerro de los Angeles sector. And in the very early morning, fightist planes flew over the capital, apparent- ly on recounaissance, for they drop- ped no bombs.

The Government claims to be main- taining positions. gained in the past 48 hours,

The insurgent guns in the Cara- banchel actor blasted the capital with shrapnel and high explosive, killing between 20 and 30 in the Best few hours of the bombardment.

Government artillery dispersed an enemy concentration at Monte Garu- bita in the Casa de Campo sector.. United Press,

HITLER PONDERS POLICY

MAY DECIDE UPON. NEGOTIATIONS

SOON REPLYING

TO EDEN

Berlin, Jan. 21.

SPAIN INVADED,

AZANA CLAIMS

PRESIDENT AZANÀ

AMERICAN LABOUR DEFIANT

WILL TACKLE FORD WORKERS NEXT

五拜禮 號二廿月正英港香 FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1937.

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日十初月二十

FLOODS MENACE WIDE

AREAS IN AMERICA

Situation Seems Blacker Than Disastrous Days of 1913

New York, January 21.

Continuing heavy rains, which are melting the mountain snow, have heighten. ed sharply the menace to life and property in the eastern and central western arcas of the United States, for the rapidly swelling rivers threaten to reach levels un- equalled since the disastrous 1913 flood.

Many miles of land in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas are already covered with the swirling, yellow waters.

Throughout the broad and fertile valley of the Ohio River thousands have been compelled to abandon their homes and take refuge on high ground and others are banding together and making desperate attempts to bolster the dykes and levees, risking their lives in the process.

In Cincinnati the Ohio River has already done $1,000,000 worth of damage to property, and the level of the river is still rising relentlessly. It is expected to reach about 66 feet, which is 14 feet above the city's flood level. Further up the Ohio, at Portsmouth, flood waters are lapping the top of the town's £1,000,000 flood wall, and have caused 13,000 residents to prepare to evacuate.

At New Richmond 1,500 have been driven from their homes.

Southern Damage

Surging over the Kentucky low- lands, raging waters have derailed a passenger train, which struck a wash- out, and several were injured,

Some 20,000 are humeless in south- west Virginia, while in Indiana the Wabash and Winte rivers threaten to reach new high marks, according to the United States Weather Bureau, which has telegraphed warnings to all communities along the river valleys.---Reuter,

JAPANESE CABINET UNEASY

HIROTA SUSPENDS DIET SESSION

LACKS HOUSES' SUPPORT

Tokyo, Jan. 22. Ministers had an unenthusiastle re- ception when the Diet reassembled yesterday. The House of Peers greel

the ministerial speeches will dead silence, while in the lower house the speeches were interrupted by jeers, laughter, and cries of "No."

The voice of the Prime Minister, ROOSEVELT TOM. Kokl Hirota, when he tried to reply to an interpellator, was drowns ed by Interrupters. He finally left the rostrum angrily.

INTERVENE

Washington, Jan. 21.

time, the

3 Entombed,

4 Killed Mine Blast

In

London, Jan. 22.

Four miners have been killed.. four are injured and three are entombed by an explosion” which occurred nt colliery Chesterfield last night,

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Rescuers are at present able to reach the three entomb-.

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ed men, owing to the presence

of after damp.---Reuter,

PLAN TO WARN OF AIR RAID

H.K. MAY TEST "BLACK OUT" PLAN

A system ensuring that the whole of Hongkong would receive warning of air raids within a few minutes of raiders being sighted has been in- stituted. It is learned,

Plans for the defence of Hongkong include what practically amounts to a complete black-out of street and household lighting in the event of an air raid."

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Government was empowered to authorise lighting black-outs" at night, even for test purposes in tines of peace, by legislation recently not!- fled in the Government Gozelic.

At the request of the Princ Minister an Imperial Réscript was In the midst of negotiations, issued suspending the Diet session for which it was hoped might ease two days in the hops that, in that the tension In the automobile their hostile atitude towards the political parties will alter It is expected in well-informed strike, Mr. John Henry Lewis, Government. quarters to-night that the Chancellor, labour organiser, defiantly stated

The position in the Diet is reported Herr Adolf Hitler, will reply publie that the United Automobile to have developed to a serious point, ly to the speech Mr. Anthony Eden, Workers Union would 'tackla the veteran of the Selyukai parly, MrAir Force and Volunteers will parti-

owing to a statement made by the. British Foreign Secretary, delivered in the House of Commons on Janu-Ford and Chrysler factories as Kunimatsu Hamada, which the Minis-

won.

nry 19. Mr. Eden appealed to Ger- soon as the present strike was many to co-operate with other, na- tions for penee and prosperity.

At present Herre Hitler is studying the full text of Mr. Eden's address at

There would be no hall-baked compromise in the General Motors Corporation strike, he stated.

Berchtesgaden, and his reply is not expected to be delivered before the January 30 meeting of the Reichstag. Mr. Lewis' threw his bomb-shell

is an insult to the Army-Reuter. ter for War, General Terauchl, alleges

SEEKING PAYMENT

Meanwhile, further Franco-Ger- while In conference with MISS FROM DEFAULTERS

man talks have occurred and accord- Frances Perkins, Secretary for Ing to diplomatic circles the question Labour. Twice he talked with her of negotiation is in the nir.

It is believed that Herr Hitler is pondering, in his retreat in the Bavarian mountains.

mountains, on the advisa bility of

of making a

n definite statement as to whether or how Germany would be prepared to meet n. would-be

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and with labour leaders.

There is possibility that a partial "black-out" of lighting may be tried during the forthcoming combined operations, in which the Navy, Army,

clpate.

Leith-Ross Made No Agreements

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PILGRIMS FLOCK TO MANILA

Tatsuta Maru Provides "Convent at Sea"

A floating convent is arriving in Hongkong on Saturday next week.

The steamer that has become unique in maritime history is the N.Y.K. liner Tatsuta Maru. She is the. "official" Congress ship, and is flying the yellow papal flag.

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An entire section aboard has been set aside for nuns attending the 33rd Eucharistic Congress, commencing in Manila on February 3.

The "Convent at Sea" has aboard a private chapel where masses have been said every morning since the ship left San Francisco on January 7.

Twelve ships, in addition to the Tatsuta Maru, arè, carrying 15,000 official delegates and pilgrims to Manila. Nearly all will touch at Hongkong within the next few days or after the Congress ends on February 7.

LISBON TERROR ABROAD

REDS BLAMED FOR BOMBINGS

MANY INJURED BY BLASTS

Lisbon, Jan. 21.

A series of mysterious bomb explosions occurred in and near Lisbon to-day.

The

The Canadian Pacific liner Em- press of Russia, which arrives in Hongkong on January 30, is a ship full of pilgrims. From Hongkong the Empress of Russia will proceed to Sancian Island, where, if weather permits, pilgrims will be taken ashore In whaleboats to visit the Shrine of

St. Francis Xavler..

Most of the ceremonics in Manila Vill be conducted outdoors, and for this nurpose one of the largest altars in the world has been built on tha Luneta, Monlla's famous public square, The monumental allir rises on an elevated platform of such a height as to enable everyone to see the ceremonies. It Is air-condi- tioned and enclosed in glass walls.

The Congressional ceremonies will

commence-on-February 2 with the arrival of Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphin, who has been appoint- ed Pupal Legate.

first explosion damaged it house in the centre of Lisbon, which was formerly used as the Spanish

After addresses of welcome by civil Consulate, and simultaneously, an- other bomb exploded in the Portu-Legate will drive in an open carriage and religious authorities the Papai guese Radio, Club Parede, about 1e: from the harbour to the Cathedral of miles from the city.

the Immaculate Conception. There

Later, a third bomb exploded in the will be greeted by the bishops and the Ministry of Education, damaging clergy and will visit the Bleased the building. This was followed by Sacrament,

a fourth explosion at the Ministry of War.

The Minister of Interior attributes the outrages to Communists, saying they had been provoked by foreigners and alded by bad Portuguese.

Altogether six outrages hád curred by midnight. A meeting of

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The following programme will be observed:

February 3 Congress opened on the Luneta, 5 p.m. Benediction of Blessed Sacrament..

February 4-Ladies Day, Church

the National Anti-Communist Legion services for ladies in morning, Com- was being held at the Ministry of munion on the Luneta at 0.30 p.m. Eduention when a bomb exploded. Foreign and national meetings. Several leaders had lucky escapes. Five men were injured in the explo- - SIR FREDERICK LEITH-ROSSsion at the War Ministry.

Vacuum

February 5.-Men's Day.-General Communion on the Luneto at mid- The Radio Club will be unable to night, Pontifical Mass at 6.30 n.m. London, Jan. 21.

broadcast for several days, owing to February 0 Children's Day.- the damage done there, while the Special masses from 4 to 0. am. Asked in the House of Commons aerini tower of the National Broad Breakfast at 6.30 a.m. International for particulars and results of the casting Station on the outskirts of meeting of priests 4 p.m. Third Inter- mission of Sir Frederick Leith-Ross Lisbon was also damaged. 10 Chinn, Lord Cranborne, Under-petrel tanks of the

Another bomb exploded near the national Assembly in the Luneta,

p.m., followed by benediction of the Oil Blessed Sacrament. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re- Company, but merely damaged a

February 7-Pontifical Muss at the plled that in the course of his mis-truck and injured a tramp who was

Luneta, celebrated by the Papal sion Sir Frederick visited Tokyo sleeping other

another bomb

the Legate, Solemn procession of the evening. windows of munitions depois at Blessed Sacrament in the The visits afforded a most useful Belrolas, afteen miles from Lisbon. Final Benediction of the Blessed Papal Legate. opportunity for an exchange of An Englishman was detained in con- Sacrament, by the views on franciul and economic nection with the incident, but he Relay of broadcast to Congress by questions of common concern and that he was helping to rescue people.

was later released when he explained Pope Pius XI. interest to the United Kingdom and

by injured

bomb-Reuter Japan, but Sir Frederick was not Special. commissioned to negotiate any par- ticular points, and, in fact, did not conclude any agreement-Reuter.

twice.

POPE'S CONDITION · NOW BELIEVED PRECARIOUS

Vatican City, Jan. 21.

The condition of His Holiness the Pope is considered pre- curious to-night, and fears are expressed that gangrene is supervening.Rouler.

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Expedition To March Against

RYKOFF AGAIN ARRESTED

ALLEGEDLY PLOTTED

Mount Everest AGAINST STALIN

London, Jan. 21.

New York, Jan; 21. A denial that he would discuss It is believed that President F. D. stabilisation or War debts or Roosevelt will be forced to intervene, elprocal trade pact was made by Sir

offer my pains to God, For there SHOWS FORTITUDE (Continued on Page 4.)

Oito Niemeyer, Director of the Bank

must be suffering on the part of the Vatican City, Jan. 22.. of Englund, on his arrival here to-

It is learned early to-day that Himyatie Body of Christ, particularly

in Russia, Spain and Mexico." day,

Holiness the Pope is passing through

Diplomatie callers

against the mighty alle callers express concern fir Olio declared that the only one of the worst nights of his ill at the Pope's condition. pase of his visit was to discuss the nese. He has had practically no sleep His Holiness is s again suffering from defaulted bonds or numerous Gov-and the pains. In his legs,

creaseu anarply, legs have in-asthma. The difficulty in breathin Forniments, notably Germany and.

is putting an added strain upon his South American countries, most of Pope Plus is bearing his suffering heurt action. Defective circulation, which were held by Brittin and the with the greatest fortitude; In a 'coupled with the varicose ulcers on United States.-Renter's Bullella message to the Archbishop of Mlian, both legs, arouses fear of gangrene. Service.

he says. "I suffer, willingly and Reuter.

- negotiator half-way, provided. the

other side was willing to negotiate on to be considering an invitation from the German basis of perfect equality. Herr Adolf Hiller, delivered by -Retitor.

General Herman Geering, to visit Berlin.

**At present it da beliöved. Il Duce Rome, Jan. 21. will not depart from his rule of never Signor Benito Mussolini Is known leaving Italian soil-Reuter."

INVITED TO BERLIN.

pur-

The Mount Everest Committee has again received, through the Government of India and; the Secretary of State for India, the consent of the Tibetan Govern ment for a Brillati· expedition Illmalayan peak in 1938.

It is understood that despite religions sentiment Ans: Tibet against the enterprise, the per- mission-was.... given in view of ... the good relations between india -aand. Tibet and as a New Year

token of good-will-Kauter

Berlin, Jan. 21. The former Soviet Commissar for Posts and Telegraphs, M. Nykoff, has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot against M. Stalin, the the Soviet Dictator, according to |Angriff.....

M. Rykoff is an old revolutionary and a former President of the Council of Commissars. ·"He" was expelled from the Communist Party in 1929 and re-admitted in 1931.

Last August, "Mr Rykof "was. absolved of allegations made against him, in the Zinovieff trial-Reuter Special.