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FINAL EDITION
Court
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1A
No. 16171
四拜禮 號一月四英港香
THURSDAY, APRIL 1,
1937.
日十二月二
Italians Must Help Staggering Rebels
To Avert Disaster
Annihilation Threatening Entire Nationalist Army in Spain
Hendaye, Apr. 1.
The combined military and diplomatic offensive, extending to three continents, is gravely threatening the cause of the Spanish rebels, observers here believe. The Nationalist armies apparently, at least for the moment, are in the gravest plight: since the inception of the civil war,
It seems undeniable that there is widespread disaffection in Nationalist territory, including Spanish Morocco and the strongholds at Valladolid, Salamanca, Burgos, Malaga, Algeciras and Seville.
to annihilate the
Loyalists are threatening Nationalist armies, including thousands of Italians and Germans, on the southern front.
The Madrid troops have freed the vital Valencia road. from immediate menace; they are threatening a new offensive against Burgos; they claim aeroplanes have destroyed two rebel headquarters in the Saragossa area; and finally, a reconstituted Government fleet has steamed into the Mediterranean on daring raids.
Arab Leaders
Seek Redress
Jerusalem, Mar. 31.
The Arab Higher Committee ho
decided to send a delegation to Lon- don to plead the Arab cause.
The delegation will comprise Jamolni Husseini and. Dr. Ozzattan- nous, both of whom visited London
More important still, it seems the Loyalists are now on an identical mission last year. supreme in the air.
A further blow to the insurgents' cause is the British
and French warning that neither power will tolerate
interference with its shipping. Moreover, Mexico,
always sympathetic to the Government, has decided to
assist the Loyalists on a large scale.
Barring a change in the fortunes of war, the Nationalists' only hope seemingly lies in the possibility of Italy despatching additional tens of thousands of fighting men and mun!-
advisability tions to Spain, the which Signor Benito Mussolini, - Italian Dictator, is now reported to
be considering.-United Press,
LOYALIST SUCCESSES"
Madrid, 'Mar. 31.
of
reports that Government troops have
Badly Holed Ship Safe
In Hongkong
187 Passengers Safely Transferred To Launch
A communique issued at mid-day captured several important strategie positions dominating the insurgent iine near Saelices on the Guadala-
The river steamer Kong Ning, jara front, in a continuation of the advance in which Milario, north-which went ashore off White Rock, near Saw Chau Island, west of Brihuego, was captured.
Several air squadrons collaborated shortly after cight o'clock last in bombing the insurgents' rear. night," returned to Hongkong From the Cordoba front it is fearu- about 9 a.m, to-day, according to ed that intense fighting is proceeding information obtained from her north-west...of Pozoblanco. Late
forces local agents, the West River yesterday the Government forces
Villa
Nueve Junction, Transportation and Trading Co. captured which
three on
Apparently the ship suffered little sides by infantrymen, and subjected damage, for she made the voyage on to an intense derlal bombardment, her own steam. The defence of the position was Her passengers, numbering 187, ar- conducted by Italian troops, many of rived in Hongkong about 5 o'clock whom were captured,
this morning by the launch Man Ying, The Government claims that 340 which was specially sent out by the lorries, bringing reinforcements and agents for the purpose. supplies, were either destroyed by
At the time when she went ashore, aircraft or captured during the past grave anxiety was felt for her safely
the effect that she was "fast
wha
surrounded
was to the aft
Reuter.
New Wanchai Market Open
Accommodation For 70 Stalls In $90,000 Trading Centre
The beat market both in the Colony and on the mainland-Wen- chal Market-was opened for busi- n this morning.-Costing about. $00,000 to build, the new market is situated just across the road from
the old one in Queen's Road East,
occupying the site where Kuhlan Monument formerly stood and a por-
tion of the western side of Admiralty property.
The new building is two storeys In height, and has accommodation for for Ash, 15 for poultry and 28 for 87 stalls, comprising 22 for meat, 30 vegetable.
There are also special quarters for the caretakers.
Every attention to the question of sanitation has been paid and modern have been installed. conveniences The flooring and the stalls are of terrazzo, thus facilitating to
continuous
ing
toce
the place state of cleanliness.
There is a cold storage plant for meat in meat in the basement, and another area for poultry baskets, elc., on the first floor. The usual practice of delivery by the main entrance has been dispensed with, and a new system has been instituted. There is now a new lane provided for the purpose.
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTE
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POLICE RESERVE INSPECTION
INDICATES
CURE FOR
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British Empire Urged To Take Lead In Security Drive Should Invito All Nations To Join Peace System
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Above, the Flying Squad drawn up at the annual inspecllon of the Police Reserve last evening, at which a warm tribute was paid to the Colony's volunteer policemen by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector General of Police, who is seen on left taking the salute. (Photo: King's Studio).
Tilden Loses Three Sets
To F. Perry
Detroit, Mar. 31.
In their barn-storming tour of the United States, Fred Perry to-night defeated the renowned Bill Tilden in straight sets, avenging himself for last night's defeat in a four set struggle with the veteran Amerlean acc.
Ferry won 6-4, 6-4, G-4. Ho has thus three ylotorles over Tiden to his credit, bat of the 35 matches he has played with Vines, Perry has won only 15.— Reuter,
INDIAN STRIKE THREAT LOOMING
Anti-Constitution Move By Congress Party
Police Protection Offered Workers
New Delhi Apr. 1. Giant demonstrations and a general strike, the closing of all shops and schools, have been organised by the Congress Party to usher in the new Constitution
which comes into force to-day.
The Calcutta Corporation has pass- ed a resolution closing all its oilces and schools for the day in protest
against the Constitution.
Leading newspapers are also ob- Eerving the hottal.
To counteract these plans, the lice have issued an order promising police Protection
to anyone compelled to ceasc work against his whi
BRITISH BUDGET DEFICIT
Defence Expenses To Blame For Position
LARGE DEBT...
REDUCTION
(Special to "Telegraph")
London, Mar. 31.
the past Revenue returns for financial year, which ended to-day, show Budget deficit of approxi mately £5,500,000.
Total realised revenue amounted to £797,280,000 and expenditure £802,- 880.000, but the latter figure includes £13,127,000 for redemption of debt, so that the current revenue for the year excceded expenditure by £7- 530,000.
.....
ture in
the
Expenditure on defenco "amoyhted to approximately £100,000,000, on increase of £7,021,000, compared with the Budget estimate and just over
£40,
9,000,000 more than the expendi- previous financial year. It nects the general acceleration of the understood that the increase re-
defence programme since the Budget was framed and more than accounts for the deficit at the end of the financial year.
The floating debt now standa at £098.130,000, compared with £782.- 170,000 a year age.-Reuter Special.
FEWER BRITISH JOBLESS
Encouraging Figures Published At Home
London, Mar. 31.
Britain on
JAPAN KEEPS
EYE ON CHIANG
Interested In Hangchow Parleys
REVOLT IN
CHARHAR
Shanghai, Apr. 1.
-Both the Chinese-and Japanese press this morning devote con- siderable attention to the Hang- chow Conference, where Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is meeting other Chinese military leaders,
The presence of so many military lenders at the Conference is regard- ed by Chinese commentators as an encouraging sign of military unity; which augurs well for the prospects
"national of
salvation." Japanese commentators agree that the Conterence is most significant,. auggesting that its deliberations con- firm "preparation of Arst 1
line of against
Japan."
defence
The Shanghal Nippon declares that plans for co-operation between the former North-Eastern Army, which has now been transferred to Hunan and Anhwel, and the troops OC General Han Fu-cht, Governor of 'Shantung. are being discussed........
Reuter.
Break From Charhar
Bhanghai, Apr. 1. Reports from Kalgan state that Mongolians. belonging to the Silingol League of Northern Charhar, have formed
Independent "Banner Government."
An
This move has long been brewing as part of a plan for realising com- plete separation of Charhar Chinese control
from
A similar government is reported |-to-have-been formed by the Chorhar League of Mongols," whe Inhabit territory further south-Reuter.
RUBBER CONTINUES
TO SOAR
Depleted
There were still 1,000,000 registered. World Stocks Seriously The latest province to form a unemployed persons in Cabinet is Assam, where a coalition March 18, but this is 27,000 fewer has been established consisting of than the month earlier, and 280,000
ww Musilms, one Hindu and one
fewer than in March of last year.- Indian Christian.
It has been Reuter-Special. organised by Sir Syedsa Adulla. — Router.
-Reuter.
FORMS MINISTRY VE
|
are
re-
London, Mar. 21. With rubber prices continuing to sour and the International Rubber Committee again meeting late -in April, the conversations between the United States and Britain newing expressions of anxiety and
Mr. Ray Atherton, in the course of repeated visits to the Foreign Office peck, re-examined the rubber and demand situation and the
OTHER FIGURES
London, Mar. 31.· ́ London, Mar, 31.
Puthn, Mar, 31, The Ministry, of Labour estimates Mr. Mohammed Yunus, leader of on March 15 the, number of insured An authoritative non-party the Moslem Independents, has formed persons in employment within the disappointment.
in Great Bri- three days operations.
The new positions west of Pozo-n view of her first message, which
The new market is up-to-date in review of political and economica ministry in Behar, where the Contain, exclusive
mately 11,242,000.
W 200 bianco give the Government troops aon the rocks but sinking." Men of every respect and is undoubtedly an problems facing the "Imperial Eress Party refused the responsibility, agricultural scheme. spprox.
more than the month before and be Conference is given in a new *PROCESSION BANNED
000 more than the year before. Calcutta, Mar, 31.
Adverse weather conditions on the book, "The Empire in the world",
The Government has forbidden the day affected the returns, especially in by Sir Arthur Willert, formerly secretary of the Congress Party and Northern England and Scotland, but head of the News Départment ave other prominent leaders of that nevertheless employment showed an
giant proces-Improvement over
vious month group to organise a
the previous of the British Foreign Office, sion and demonstrations to-morrow in most of the
Industries. principal At the same date the number of and two other authors, Mr. B. against the new Indian Constitution.
The procession hos
totalled 1,801,- K. Long, late editor of the Cape
201, comprising
wholly un- The Calcutta Corporation has de- employed, 187,677 Times, and Mr. H. V. Hodson, editor of the quarterly Round.cided to close all offices and schools 73,008 normally, in
in a similar protest.-Reuter. Table.
armer grip on important centres, in- HMS. Daring were recalled to stand asset to the Colony. cluding the Almaden mercury mines.by, while No. 4 Police launch was The insurgents have expelled 300 | Immediately rushed to the scene. women from San Sebastian, They Subsequently, ake reported that she have gone into Government control-had beached off Lin Tin Island, Jed territory by ship. The refugees south-west of Castle Peak. report n food
shortage in San Sebastian-Reuter.
WOMAN SPY 'SENTENCED
Barcelona, Mar. 31.
哺
Tho Peoplo's Tribunal to-day sentenced the 25-year-old dancer, known as Vera Vereniích, a French subject, to 20 years' imprisonment on her, conviction on a charge of espionage.-Reuter,
BETTER GUNNERS
Gibraltar, Mar. 31.
bombarded Algecirns a few months
To an unusually dark night is attributed the cause of the mishap, which occurred in a narrow channel ordinarily used by
small river steamers, and less than a mile from the usual course.
NO ALARM
The impact was violent enough to throw the Chief Officer, who was asleep, from his bunk. But at no time after the extent of the damage was ascertained was thère occasion for any great alarm. The passen-
ance and
1
SAIL ON JUBILEE HOLIDAY
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ingram Will Visit Canada
ships, which were lacking when they she was beached for temporary Ingram. Mr. Ingram is Secretary of League of Nations.
pairs.
TA
illegal.
and
Racoons amongst United
States,
The aftermath of
of United States linera is? strongly felt, and the shortage of stup boltoma is resulting in further deplo=" tion of avallable rubber stocks, creat ing a position rendered all the more serious by the continued. strikes by
been declared registered une off, and coolles in Malaye and parts of the
GERMANY
ADVISES BRITAIN
Overseas Empire Needs More Population
ment, and
employ
pre-
vlous unchy about 20,000°
but registered
East Indies.
Britain and the United States ap-
in March for the first time as a result pear to be agreed that it would be of the arrangements for second apuseless further to increase the quota pointed day under
the Last Unem- of rubber releasable for the world ployment Assistance Act. A further market, and that the main objective increase in
In registration from the same
must be to assure uninterrupted pro- duction, and adequate facilities for cause may occur in April...
transportation to the major consuming countries, notably the United States.
Mr. Atherton will continue his par leys prior to the meeting of the. Rubber Committee.—United Press,
The total of unemployed, on March 15, despite additional registration, was 20,044 less than February 22 and 280,330 less than on March 23, 1936, British Wireless.
MAKES FRIENDS
The book, edited by Mr, E. Thomas. Cook, is published by the Oxford University Press: The keynote of the work is the need for the planned development of an empire polley. Part of the Spanish Government's gers responded to the injunctions of Two well-known and esteemed feet between Valeuela and Alicante she ship's crew and maintained com- Australian residents of Hongkong aro Sir Arthur Willert, dealing with
plete calmness unill taken off. has been been
leaving for Vancouver by the Cana- foreign policy urges that the British practicing gunfire, smoke-screens and other manoeuvres, Fortunately, the mishap occurred dian Pacific liner Empress of Russin Commonwealth of Nations, should and the vessel was able to-morrow on a trip in celebration boldly assume world leadership to There are clear indications that there at low are now expert gunners aboard the later to refloat without any assist of their Silver Wedding, recently
create a collective security system to Lin Tin where attained. Proceed
In Europe, under the negls of the They are Mr. and Mrs. A. W. were effected by: the
London, Mar. 31. hole in the ship's bottom, Im the European YMCA in Kowloon,The democratic. Powers. would -bo. Commenting on the question of the nucleus of this system, in which Colonies, à German paper declares At the next.
tide, the tough. lakka
German, Italy and other nations tlist ....the." "British Dominions" and "| Ning refloated and began a During his stay in Canada, Mr. nov Kong
Shanghai, Apr. 1 insympathetle towards Colonies are at present sparsely cautious Journey under her own Ingram will devote his holiday to Le
League, would be cordially invited populated, and Britain is unable to learned from Chengtu that Wu steam, back, to the harbour, where
ding
essential pre- various Y.M.C.A develop to participate. An
send men to increase the populating-chang has arrived and has been warmly recelyed by the provincial she berthed at her usual wharf.
in the Dominion and the United Liminary would be an undertaking by overseas, Hendaye, [Apr 1;
is likely that the vessel
The paper adds that if Dritain authorities go States. Mra Ingram will return to the satisfed countries of Europe to Rébel planes bombed Durango last
Into
It is stated that his mission is con- dry dock to-day. Her cargo Hongkong in about three months examine with the utmost sympathy wants the Dominions to recover
absence, the grievances of the dissatised economically, she will have to find cerned with improving relations 1bd persons, most of them women and pany's other steamer, Kong So, Mr. W. Ashton will
men to all the vast empty spaces between Nanking and General Llu Achlidren, Including 23. who were in a which sails to-morrow morning for duties of Secretary and Assistant constitutes the only real chance of from other than people of her own Halong, Governor of Szechuan, which
Church United Preike
Wuchow.SANSONE,
have been strained recently-Reute Secretary of the YM.C.A.,
(Continued on Page '5.)
blood-Reuter Bulletin Service,
A Seville ncwspaper alleges thaty
below the stempost, being and is leaving on six months fur-
the Government” squadron. Ja now manned by Russlar, American and French naval technicians.Reuter,
DE INNOCENT VICTIMS
will
tho
night and are reported to have kliled is being transferred to the Com- time. During Mr. I combine the nations. This, Sir Arthur considers,
WITH SZECHUEN STOP PRESS
London, Apr. V The deaths hovo occurred Lieut-Gen: Sir Skipton Climo, and Canon, Walter Hicks, General Secret- ry of the North China and Ehrin- tung Masion, Reuter
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