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FINAL EDITION

18,

1937.

日六初月二

Hongkong Telegraph.

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No. 15189

四拜禮 號八十月三英港香

MARCH THURSDAY,

SPAIN ASKS Blueland Landing

BRITAIN TO GRANT HELP

Offers Concessions To London And Paris

'AS INDUCEMENT TO JOIN IN WAR AGAINST REBELS

London, Mar. 17.,

A demarche by the Spanish Government at Valencia, with a view to obtaining British and French assistance in the civil war, has been published by the insurgent authorities at Salamanca,

It appears that the Spanish Foreign Minister, Senor Delvayo, presented a note to Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, and M. Yves Delbos, Freneh Foreign Minister, at Geneva on February 9. In this, the Spanish Government offered to cede certain rights in Spanish Morocco in return for help against the rebels.

Inquiries by Reuter in London to-day reveal- ed that such a note had been received by His Majesty's Government, but that no reply had yet been given.

However, it is pointed out, neither Britain nor France can entertain the proposal for a moment, as it would be contrary to their treaty obligations. A reply in this sense is likely to be despatched Boon-Reuter.

Big Blunder

London, Mar. 17.

Experts on foreign affairs tarm the loyalists' offer to France and Britain) is the greatest diplomatic blunder of the civil war,

It is understood that the offer did not include any lerritorial concession. However, special concessions, pre- sumably mainly of a naval and aerial nature, were offered.

and It is reported that British French foreign affairs experts have}, been ordered to draft identical repiles which will shortly be despatched to Senhor Delvoyo, the Spanish Foreign: Minister. United Press.

Aerial Activity

BRITISH DIPLOMAT DUE HERE

AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO COLONY

ARRIVING

NEXT WEEK

Party Mowed Down

By Machine-Guns

Evade Patrols But Stumble Upon Strong Land Force

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TELLS OF NIGHT'S ADVENTURE

By the Telegraph's" Special Correspondent With the Blucland Forces

By RADIO

Aboard H.M.S. Berwick, 12.30 p.m.

We returned to H.M.S. Berwick at 5 o'clock this morning after a successful raid on Redland territory, during which our forces succeeded in cutting an important cable line five miles inland.

The destroyers Dainty, Danae, Decoy and Defender left the Blueland base after dusk yesterday and, with all lights covered and absolute quietness reigning on deck, crept in to Starling Inlet.

As we passed several startled junks and sampans, the only evidence that we

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BOMBS SHAKE JERUSALEM

Continued Violence Worries Britain

NO WISH TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW

Jerusalem, Mar. 17.

A constable and several Jewish passers-by were injured by the explosion of a bomb in a crowded main street of Jerusalem at 7 p.m. to-day. An Arab has been arrested in connection with the outrage.

Sixteen

persons, including four children, were injured, and two are in a serious condition, it was disclosed later.

Two further bombs were thrown later to-night into an Arab cafe in a main street. Seven Arabs were injured and taken to hospital.

Late at night, a third bombing took place. A missile was tossed into an Arah cafe on the outskirts of the city and four were injured.-Reuter.

TEN YEARS

were abroad was the brilliant phosphorescent wake as the propellers of our four FOR HEROIN

ships churned us in towards the shore.

The four Blueland ships anchored about three miles off-shore and everything still in pitch darkness-the work of transferring a landing party of Royal Marines and seamen commenced. The parties went overboard from the destroyers into several whalers and cutters, and set off silently for the northern shore of the inlet, a sharp look-out being kept meanwhile for Redland-patrol- boats.

Shallow water made. it necessary for us to wade ashore for about 150 yards, and paddy-fields which we, encountered after we had landed added to our discomfort.

We Bually scrambled up to the Shalaukók road, where we found a similar raiding party from our flag-. ship-1.M.S. Derwick-awaiting us.

LUCKY TO GET ASHORE We were lucky to get ashore undetected. The Redland defenders, apparently suspielbus-fred several Verey ghts but there was no gun-

His Majesty's Ambassador to Londott, Mar. 17.

at China. His Excellency Sir Hughe M. Military activity in Spain is

to aerial Knatchbull-lugessen, K.C.M.G., will present mainly confhied warfare. On the Guadalajara front, arrive in Hongkong on Wednesday according to Government Com afternoon, March 24, accompanied by Knatchbull-Hugessen, the munique, Loyalist alreraft have been Lady very active. Some 25 bombers claim Misses Knatchbull-Hugessen, Mr. W. Bre.

C.

(Private Secretary), Graham

My bedraggled and wet clvillan to have wrought terrible destruction when they attacked the insurgent (Air Attache), and Mr. and Mrs. my legs, I rushed up the road with Wing-Commander and Mrs. Kerby clothes clinging uncomfortably by lines while 30 pursuit planes attacked

Burn (Chinese Counsellor).

party of Marines. A filé along concen- Blackburn and machine-gunned rebel

Ambassadorial party will the road we were greeted with trations.

arrive by special saloon attached to perfect hail of Verey lights, and we' It is stated in the same communi- the express leaving Canton at 1.30 were forced to lie flat in the mud

Several p.m. que that

und due

the at

Kowloon and slime in order to escape detec- puriult planes and, one big Junker terminus at 4.30 p.m. They will be tion. bomber in aerial action, while the met at the Station by Capt. W.J.R. Fortunately I managed to pick a Government had only one casualty. Cragg. A.D.C. to His Excellency the shallow puddie. But all around me a pursuit ship..

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the rebels lost

On the other hand, General de Llano, the rebel staff officer, in a broadcast last night, claimed that 19! Government planes had been brought down in the past few hours Agtung.

of

A Lisbon message reports that a radio broadcast from Soville states the American Embassy hos, moved from Madrid, to Alicante-Reuter Bulletin Service.

Nine-Power Naval Talks

The

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ATTACKS BRITISH POLICY

ASSERTS IRELAND

DISMEMBERED

DE VALERA ON WAR-PATH

:

TRAFFICKER

SESSIONS SENTENCE ON JAPANESE

RACING ACROSS PACIFIC

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THREE PLANES WEST BOUND

on

"DELIBERATE

ATTEMPT"

DEPLORES VIOLENCE

London, Mar. 17. Mr. William Ormsby-Gore, Scere- tary of State for Colonies, syondur. In the House of Commons to-day, de- plored the assassinations and acts of violence in Palestine in recent weeks. He welcomed the statement issued by the Officer Administering the Gov- crnment declaring the Mufti of Jeru- salem

em and other members of the Arab Committee had expressed Their abltorrence of those acts. But, unfortunately,

theso

Higher

erlines had con-

tinued, he pointed out

It

was extremely difficult to ensure security in a country where tension was seule, following the prolonged disturbances and lawlessness of last year, Mr. Ormsby-Core

explained. He hnd

discussed with the ther measures for dealing taking further drug trafficker in the Colony was Imposed by the Chief Justice, Sir with the Increasing number of acts of the Criminal violence. The Atholl MacGregor, at

High Commissioner Sessions this morning on Kepaklo was due to reach Palestine next Fri

40-ye Itabashi,

year-old

Japanese day to take up matters with his ad- teacher, who was sentenced to ten visers and to consult with the Com- years hard labour on being found mander-in-Chief and the Chief of guilty on charges of unlawful pos- Police as to the matter of urgency. There are three plunes head-session and importation of 724 ounces of heroin, sufficient to make ut least ing over the Pacifle, not actually

18,000,000 pills. racing, but all anxious to reach Accused was arrested on January asked: "How long does the Govern

4 as he was about to disembark fromment intend to tolerate this state of Honolulu as soon as possible s0

the 5.S. Hupeh, which had arrived

The heaviest sentence so far passed" High Compile the question "of"

WOMAN GOING ROUND WORLD

WANTS MARTIAL LAW

Mr. Josiah Wedgwood, Labour,

that the element of competition from Tientsin. The drug was found affairs? When will martial law be

does enter the case. Amelia Earhart, circling the globe, took off an hour after the Hawaiian Clipper left for Hawaii. The big Sikorsky boat of Pan-American Airways, bound for New Zealand along the same

route Misy Earhart is following, has olao started its fight.

OVER PACIFIC

GUNS ALONE CANNOT State, in a radio broadcast on St. Right around the world.

GUARD PRESTIGE

Claims H.K's - Importance

Not Recognised

Now Urged Eastern interests, commercial, cultural and politica?.

London, Mar, 17. The Soviet proposal for

Conference Nine-Power Naval has delayed the now

Anglo- German bilateral trealy provid- Ing for an annual exchange of information on building Pro-

STERILICE ----

It is learned that Sir Robert Craigio, of the Foreign Office, who has just been named Am bassador. Io Tokyo, is at present en route to New York, hoped afgnatures to the obtain the Anglo-t

-German Treaty before his departure, but the Soviet og Festion delayed completion of his tasksUnited Press.

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Oakland, Mar. 17. Dublin, Mar. 17. Amelia Earhart, noted airwoman, Mr. Eamon de Valera, Chief hopped off from here to-day on

the projected flight across

Pacific, Executive of the Irish Free planning eventually to complete

She will fly by the quickest route Patrick's Day, Bald Britain had to Port Darwin, North Australia, and

follow Imperial Airways routes no right to wrest part of Ireland Africa. She will ny the Sahara and from the remainder "to sult her South Atlantic and then the Corib-

bean Sea, own interests.

to

She is accompanied by a competent to leave Mr. de-Valera dafd he had recently amateur pilo but expects been urged to restrain the frish from him at Fort Darwin after the worsi further political endeavours and to part of her fight is becomplished.

United Press. make them content with their present

CREW OF FOUR status as a Free State and with their

Oakland, March 17. relations with Britain and the British Commonwealth. The Commonwealth

Amelia Earhart has hopped off for nations seem to have greater difficulty Fort Darwin. via Hawall; and with "Hongkong should be regarded as something more than an understanding Ireland's alms than her go a rellef pilot and two navi- From gators, as far as Australia, war-time base and considerably more than a mere Crown Colony,

the people of other countries. "It should undoubtedly be the focal point of British Far

"This ancient aallon," said Mr. de there she will continue alone.

The Hawallan Clipper hopped off Valera, is, altogether distinct and

We want an hour before her, from Alamedla.

Pan-American Airways' big separate from Britain.

exploit, dominate nor in-The neither jure any other people. We simply Sikorsky, bound for New Zealand claim the right to choose our own took the air at the same time. governmental institutions to suit our Reuter.

The Sikorsky, BOYS

the United left about an hour after Miss selves, tree from outside dictation and Interference."

There was a breathless moment, this the Ministries of the Fighting. The first step towards really cordini Services." Di

relations between Britain and Ireland, service adds, when it seemed Miss Hongkong, states Truth's corres- he said, must be a frank recognition Earhart's plane was about to dive into pondent, is by no means impressed of the liberty of the whole Irish the line of automobiles on Maitland with Mr. Ormsby-Gore's explana nation. The new Constitution will Drive. It dipped, but rose sharply ilon that

His Excellency the secure the liberty of (wenty-six and easily cleared the trame. Governor's appointment to Ceylon counties, but only when the other six was deelded upon for reasons. of joined in under the same terms would OVERTAKES CLIPPER

with Britain better crinkland: March 17. A good relations high, public policy."

Thus declares a correspondent of Truth, the London weekdy, in a recent comment on the reply of the Secretary of State for the Colonics, Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, to the protest of the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council and the Chamber of Commerce against the transfer of Sir Andrew Caldecott to Ceylon..

"When Hongkong's trueim- portance is appreciated."; goes - on this correspondent, "perlaps its Governorship will cease to be the plaything of the Colonial Omice, and will be placed on a footing requiring the services of an: eminent administrator, with direct access to the Cabinet, thus avoiding the present unfortunate overlapping between the Foreign. Office, the Colonial Office, and

It seems to us," he goes on, possible. (Mr. de Valera's reference Miss Earhart sent a radio message "that while Ceylon may have its was to the Free State and Ulster) that she had overtaken the Hawaiian

Clipper Reuter. United Preza (Continued on Page 5.).

was

proclaimed?"

in his luggage. His defence, which

Mr. Ormsby-Gore replied that he conducted by Mr. IL G. Sheldon, did not know that martial law was C., and Mr. Hin-shing Lo, on the the best method of dealing with the Instructions of Mr. J.. M. Hall, was that he had no knowledge of the wound. The British Government would be reluctant to declare martial drug, which he was asked to carry law, he said, as It would mean the by Wang Sheung-sang, who was scu-end of all civil Government. tenced at the last Sessions to seven

The Minister sald he was satisfied years hard labour for a similor that the acts of violence were or- offence.

ganised by local bodies and by small Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown murder gangs. He Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu- | Arab outrages had no connection with the Higher Committee. — Reuter.

tion.

This morning, the defence called Special. two witnesses from Tientsin to say that accused was asked by Wong to carry the luggage down to Hongkong from that port.

Addressing the jury, Mr. Sheldon said that the facts regarding the ar- rest of his client were not disputed, the sole and simple. Issue being whether or not he had any knowledge" of the drug. The prisoner had said in evidence that the luggage was curiously uiven to him by Wong who. enough, was not called although he was the man who really held

the As far as the defence was: concerned, Wong was not called for truth. obvious reasons, but the Crown could have done so if they wanted to rebut the story given by accused.

Was Buro the

FLOODS BURST DYKES

LARGE ENGLISH

AREA AFFECTED

London, Mar. 18. Desperate efforts to check the flood at Soham lode, Cambridgeshire, have falled.

MONEY OFFER DENIED Referring to the incident at the

The subsiding banks had been Wharf Office where accused

when was thoroughly reinforced

the alleged to have stopped Revenue water burst through the bottom and Offleer Word from telephoning to his militons of gallons poured forth with superior officer and offered him $3,000 if he would let him go, Counsel said such force that a 30-ton barge, used his client was entirely misunderstood, as a bulwark, was carried down-,

ood.stream.

The leader of the flood-ighters He spoke in Mandarin and not in English as alleged, and all he said despairingly said that thousands of was to the effect that he had a friend acres would now be flooded-Ro "on the second floor." In any event,

weiter. ‚ not · convinced If the jury were

of the truth of this, ho submitted it was equally consistent with guilt

London, Mar, 17, Anxiety in regard to the flood situa- as with fear, for it was a well- known fact that innocent persons tion in the low-lying ten country of always did foolish things when con- England is still acute and the banks. fronted with a crime.

of the swollen River Ouse and its Counsel, concluded by naking the tributaries are being constantly Jury that if in future they might have watched.

The Minister of Agriculture, in the an uneasy feeling, they should nequit his client.

Replying for the Crown House of Commons, this afternoon, Crown, Mr, sold the foods had engaged his close.

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CONTINUED ANXIETY