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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

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RAIN OF SHELLS IN JARAMĄ SECTOR STIFF FIGHTING IN ARAGON

Madrid, Feb. 19. The insurgenta threw their heaviest artillery into action on the Jarama River front, raining high explosives on the loyalist lines, to-day.

Approximately thirty big guns were moved to the front and participated In the attack. However, the Govern- ment forces continued feverishly with their work of strengthening their fortifications and defences, under the rain of shells.

Government aircraft also repeated- ly bombed the enemy batteries.-- United PreRS.

cut,

MADRID'S PLIGHT

London, Feb. 10.

The Madrid-Valencia rond is still according to a radio message from Seville, and the capital is un- able to receive its usual reinforce

ments from Valencia and Catalonia, as the secondary roads are also under fire from insurgent artillery and air craft.-Reuter Bulletin Service,

INSURGENT PRESSURE

Barcelona, Feb. 10. The Catalan Defence Council od- mits strong insurgent pressure on the Aragon front, where the insurgents are employing numbers of planes and tanks, as well as cavalry and Foreign Legionnaires.

It is stated, however, that the Government has managed to hold its lines-Reuter Special.

MORE VOLUNTEERS

London, Feb, 10,

The fact that the Franco-Spanish frontier will be finally closed at mid- night to-morrow has resulted in a big increase of volunteers of all nationall- ties crossing to-day Into Spain from Perpignan, British, French and Ger- man-recruits predominated.

are. ex-

Even large contingents pected to-morrow as a result of the intensifed last-minule propaganda by organisations recruiting on behalf of the Spanish Popular Front.-Reuter Bulletin Service.

ITALIAN BAN

Rome, Feb. 19. The Italian bin on volunteers for Spain, in accordance with the deci- slon of the London Non-Intervention Committee, has been officially an nounced, with penalties for infringe

ment.

The ban will be effective as from to-morrow.Reuter..

FORCED TO FIGHT

De la Reina, Feb. 19.

OF DRAUGHT

OF POISON

Found by Friends In Hotel Bedroom

HUNT BALL REVELLERS UNAWARE OF TRAGEDY

Grim tragedy occurred in the Peninsula Hotel shortly before 11 o'clock last night.

On the sixth floor, the annual Hunt Ball, one of the big social events of the season, was in merry progress.'

The music and happy laughter wafted down to a suite on the third floor, where a young American socialite, Miss |Ruth Elizabeth Claire Gregg, aged 30 last month, lay dying on her bed, an empty glass clutched in her right hand.

In the bathroom was an empty bottle, which shortly

pint of Lysol, before had contained half a

Miss Gregg arrived in Hongkong from Los Angeles early in December, and was understood to be remaining here until the arrival of her parents. Her father is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army,

Inquiries by Telegraph representatives elicited that Miss Gregg has been most depressed since the beginning of the month because she has not heard from her people.

Her father and mother are under- stood to have cabled in mid-January,

Barbed Wire stating that they were then leaving

To Protect Hongkong

WILL BE STORED FOR EMERGENCY

for Hongkong, via Europe. Since then she has not heard from them. Her birthday, it is stated, passed an- noticed.

With the exception of a short visit to Canton in December, Miss Gregg has not left Hongkong. She is stated to have been of

a retiring disposition, and made few friends during her stay in this Colony.

ATTENDED PARTY · However, the Telegraph has ascer tained that Miss Gregg attended a The largest consignment of barbed casual cocktail party last night with wire brought to Hongkong since the Dr. George Bolin, of the U.S. Publie Great War has just been landed, the Health Service, and attached to the local American Consulate. ·Ap- Telegraph understands.

The wgned

estimated at 20,000 rails, proximately a dozen people, includ- to the militarying several local talpans, were in the was authorities here.

party.

A reconstruction of events leading

In addition to the barbed wire, several thousand iron stakes have niso up to the tragedy shows that after been received. There is sufficient five members of the party had left Thirty-five captured Britons, be-wire in the consignment to run five to dine at the Hongkong Hotel, Miss longing to the Saklatvala Battalion, strands right around the coastline Gregg went up to her room on the so named after the late Communist and border of the Colony of Hong- third floor of the Peninsula, arrang- M.P, have arrived here.

kong. But actually, practically all of ing to meet Dr. Bolln a few minutes They declare that the Battalion was the wire will be stored away, to be

to be later. decimated during

"When some time had elapsed, Dr. Insurgent used in case of "emergency." un counter-attack in the Jarama River This large shipment became neces- Bolln, who also resides in the Penin- sary, it is stated, because of the dial-sula Hotel, rang through to Miss men state that they were in-culty of obtaining barbed wire in the Gregg's room to find out the cause duced to go to Spain to work as Far East. Very little of this product of her continued absence. agricultural labourers at a wage of is used in the Orient, and the military £0 per week, but were forced to authorities had to make their own ar- take up arms and go to the front-rangements for an adequate supply. Reuter.

sector.

The

PRISONERS TO FIGHT

Madrid, Feb. 19. The Popular Tribunal here has acquitted 84 Insurgent soldiers who were taken prisoner at Cerrorojo en January 19.

NO TREATY WITH DEFAULTERS?

Washington, Feb. 19.

Miss Gregg had evidently already swallowed the poison. She must have been in a semi-conscious con- dition for, although she lifted the receiver of her bedside telephone to answer the call, she did not speak.

Now thoroughly alarmed, Dr. Bolin rushed up to the third floor. Enter- ing the room he discovered the un- conscious girl lying across her bed, an empty glass in her hand and the receiver of the telephone lying on the ciderdown.

After the verdict, the Public Pro- A proposal that no reciprocal trade secutor

declared: The legitimate treaty should be made with any Government

of Republican Spain nation which has repudiated or re-

EFFORTS FAIL honours you by allowing you to fight fused to pay or adjust its debt to

She was then unconscious. Dr. in the Republican tanks for the in- the United States is made in

Bolin put through a franile call to dependence of your country and the resolution introduced in the Senate the House Doctor, Dr. Sking, who, liberty of the world."-Reuter.

by Senator Lewis.

however, was himself ill in bed. Senator William E. Borah declared Fortunately, Dr. Nicolson was in the that there was undoubtedly a move-Hotel and was immediately called. ment abroad to obtain reconsidera- With the House Sister, Miss Dexter, Prague, Feb. 20. {tion and re-adjustment of debts, and Dr. Nicolson worked for almost an The Czecho-Slovakian Government added that the whole proposition was hour to revive the unconscious girl. has prohibited the recruiting of based on a reduction of the present She died, however, after removal to volunteers for Spain or their passage debts.--Reuter. through

Kowloon Hospital. or departure from the country-Reuter.

BAN ON VOLUNTEERS

BELGIUM IN LINE

Brussels, Feb. 20,

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The reasons underlying the tragedy are a mystery. Miss Gregg was ap- parently in good spirits last night, and gave no indication that she was still suffering from depression. She left no note,

Identification of the body, which

CARAVAN ATTACKED

Harbin, Feb. 19. A bill to enforce Belgian non-

Sixty bandits attacked a Kokusai Intervention in Spain was submitted Transport Company motor caravan to the Cabinet Council by the Minis-in southern Sanchiung and kid-was taken to the Kowloon Mortuary, ter of Justice to-day. It will be napped' 24 persons after plundering was made by Dr. Bolin at 9 am, examined by u Parliamentary com-the transports. Troops are pursuing to-day, in the presence of Det. Sergt. mittee at once-Reuter.

them.----United "Press."

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