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FIRST EDITION

Llivery, Supreme Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

五拜禮 二月四英港香 No. 16172

FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937.

日一廿月二

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HONGKONG WILL BE IMPREGNABLE

REBEL DRIVE Three New Fortresses U.S. TO URGE LAUNCHED ON Contemplated in New ALL NATIONS

BASQE LINE

5-Year Defence Plan

Claim Much COST OF SCHEME WILL BE $120,000,000

Attackers Claim

Progress Made

DEFENDERS DECLARING

INSURGENTS ROUTED

Special To "Telegraph"

Burgos, Apr. 1.

Tho-insurgents directed an attack against a semi- circle of mountain positions to-day, from which the Basque forces have been threatening Villa Rçal ever since their offensive against Victoria was checked due to lack af reserves two months ago.

UNLESS MORE WORKS NECESSARY

Policy Largely Determined

Japan's Future Attitude

(Special to "Telegraph")

By

Britain's expenditure on fortifications in Hongkong during the next five years may total the staggering sum of $120,000,000.

This expenditure may be greatly exceeded. It will almost certainly not be less unless Japan is willing to consider a new Pacific Pact, similar to the Washing-

Treaty which she abrogated.

If a new Pact is not brought into being Britain will make Hongkong tress, second in importance in the Pacific only to Singapore,

The rebel offensive was backed by a big concentrationton of troops and war material, including tanks and moured cars. Twenty bombers and forty fighters participated in the attack.

The Basques defended small stone and sandbag doubts, since the nature of the terrain precludes the construction of regular trenches.

A feature of the action was the continuous advance of light artillery, often tractor drawn, to positions behind

Lue infantry.

The Basque mountaineers-offered a stubborn resistance. Soine positions: were only taken after hand-to-hand fighting. The rebels, however, claim to have captured two guns, 16 ma-

chine-guns, and 200 rifles.-Reuter Special.

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Madrid Counter-Claim

Madrid, Apr. 1.

:

The Spanish. Government's version

of the insurgent attack on the Basque

TERRIBLE TOLL OF AIR RAID

Fliers Fire On Civil Population In Flight Many Killed When

a for-

The Homeland is already irrevocably committed to a refortification scheme for this Colony that exceeds anything carried out in the past.

In addition to the new fortifications at Stanley, details of which were exclusively announced in the Telegraph last month, Britain has decided to complete, before the end of the current year, two new forts.

Work on these-new-forts-will-commence. almost immediately. They will be manned by the Regular Army as soon as they are completed.

In addition, the military authorities antici- pate that anti-aircraft defences, particularly guns and searchlights, will be doubled before the end of 1938.

A complete defensive campaign has been It is mapped out by the military authorities. understood that a report has been sent to the War Office in England, outlining the steps that troops made a surprise attack last Churches Bombed are necessary to make Hongkong completely

front has been received from Bilbao.

The despatches any that insurgent

night against Government positions 'at La Berrugn, netr Trúbia. The Government troops retreated a short distance and then counter-attacked with fixed bayonets and put the in- surgenta to fight, kling many.

impregnable.

Bilbao, Apr. 1. eivilians A large number of

was New fortifications sunt increase in and 150 personnel for the Garrison have al- killed, including 13 nuns, were injured in an insurgent air raid ready been sanctioned by the Home on Durango, 20 miles south-east of authorities over a two-year period, Bilbao, yesterday.

but, in the event of further step An official Busque communique

This perlod may be being necesary, A Basque Government telegram to

churenes were Valencia claims the insurgents lestates a number of

Lembed and three priests were killed extended to five years.

Hongkong's garrison will probaby have been in- erenned to six battalions.

over 2,500 men in o mans attack in then they stood beside thel: allars. By the end of 1039. Eibar sector, in which it is estimated Women and children in the congrega- over 10,000 rebels participated. They as were alto dain.

The streets were machine-gunnert eventually retreated in the greatest disorder and Government. forces ure by the raiders and strewn with bodies Hur planes purtiopated in the raid. their ' advance,~-Houter |--Nester. continuing Special.

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Loyalist Advance

Madrid, Apr. 1. Government troops have advanced 12 miles on the Santander front, and have captured Sargentes, 30. miles north of Burgos.-Reuter."

Italian "Invasion"

London, Apr. 1.

HIGHEST LOSS YET

Valencia, Apr. 1. The death roll at Durango is staled hire to be the greatest anung elvillanx during any day of the civil war, 10 for any Government town is con-

Large Air Force

*

A large air force will definitely be based here and at Singapore.

The air defence plan recommended

by Major General A. W. Bartholomew

France Will

Use Force To

Defend Ships Warships Warned To Act In. Emorgency

Purls, Apr. 1.

18,000 Men Sit Down In Plants

General Motors Staff Striking Again Leaders Conferring To-morrow

Detroit, Apr. 1. A fresh outbreak of sit-down

strikes in the General Motors factories, in spite of the recent

settlement, was announced to-

ΤΟ DISARM

Cordell

Hull Discloses Government's Plan

LORD TWEEDSMUIR SPEAKS IN WASHINGTON SENATE

Washington, Apr. 1.

Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, declared to-day that the United States Government was planning to call an international disarmament conference.

Proposals to European nations for such a meeting, would be made through Mr. Norman Davis, who is at present in England attending the International Sugar Conference.

"It has been suggested that President F. D. Roosevelt may discuss with the Canadian Governor-General, Lord Tweedsmuir, now in Washington, the prospect of the introduction of the subject of world disarmament talks at the coming Imperial Conference-Reuter.

HARTAL GRIPPING

INDIA

Gandhi's Strategy Awaited Anxiously

Congress Party Means to Continue Fight Against Britain

Bombay, Apr. 1. The first day of the life of the new

WARMLY GREETED

Washington, Apr. 1. `. A full Senate Chamber and crowd- ed galleries applauded Lord Tweeds-· muir, Canada's Governor-General when be paid an official visit to Con- gress this afternoon, accompanied by the British Ambassador, Sir Roribld Lindsay, and the Canadian Minister, Mr. Vincent Massey.

Later, Lord Tweedsmuir visited the House of Representalives where he was given an equally spontaneous reception.

Earlier in the day, the distinguished visitor had visited Annapolis Naval Academy where he reviewed the cadets.Reuter,

TWEEDSMUIR SPEAKS

Washington; Apr. 1. Galleries of the Senale were day. Nearly 18,000 men em-Indian Constitution ended, with in-

a Canadian ployed! ntwo body plants increasing speculation regarding its jammed to-day when

Michigan, and Pontiac,

spoke during a the future. Developments are believed to Governor-General

of the upper house. depend largely on Mahatma Gandhi, specini recess Chevrolet Factory at Flint, are who is regarded as one of the most Lord Tweedsmuir, visiting Washing- idle.

important factors in the present poll- ton for the first time, declared: A conference to deal with the distical situation. pute has been arranged for to-

Doth the Congress Party and the "I want each of our great nationa inorrow between Mr. Homer Martin,

ministries bellevo new elee not only to speak the same language Workers, subsidiary of the C.1.0,tions will be ordered within the next but to think along the same lines; fot president of the United Automobile minority

six months in the six provinces where that is the road to effective co-opera→ and Mr. William Knudsen, Vice-

the Congress Porty secured majorliler ¡tion.". and is preparing to make a desperate bid to win increased popular support.

the

the

...

He emphasis she special similarl-

Congress Party circles declare that ties of Canada and the United States, whether now elections are ordered or saying, firstly, that both inve not, or the Governors decide to exer- same definition of what constitutes cise their special powers and govern greatness and goodness of human' without legislative assemblies, the

president of General Motors Corpora- Omcials are hurrying to the scene of the strikes in an endeavour to persuade the men to leave the fac- Lorics and return to work pending conference, nccording to terms of the recent strike settlement. Besides the factories affected by It is officially announced that all

of acceptance of office. It is this re- our great men are singularly alike." to close fusal to serve in provincial ministries Secondly, he said, their Governments the GO.C., will provide for a ring French worshipa have been instruct the strike, some departments of the party will not split on the question character," and that "the qualities of

merchantmen Pontiac Car Fuctory had

outside down owing to lack of bodies. Later, by the Congress Party members that had the same economic problems. in stopped on the high недз

ceased works at the Yellow has forced the formation of minority of protection that will be as perfected to assist French an is possible. It will include,

and to 4,500 of anti-Spanish territorial waters,

Accompanied by Sir Ronald Lind- Truck Company's Pontiac factory, Cabinets, addition to a network

which is partially owned by General Two daylight raids were madh and aircraft batteries, the concentration oppose, if necessarity by force, any

Meanwhlic, the hartal ts being ay, the British Ambassador, Lord Motors.

Tweesmuir shook hands with the Smut in this Colony of several squadrons of Inspection or change of course. some of the misalles fell on

widely observed throughout India to- Maria Church, where 45 were killed, H.A.F. bombers and pursuit planes,ject clutes that since the rights of a A communique Issued on the sub-

Later.

day, but from all centres come reports Senators present.--United Press. a priest who was hearing Anti-aircraft defences will be including a

that there have been practically no a woman's confession.

disposed na to guard, to the best of belligerent cannot be invoked at

n_standstill and most schools and offices are closed. There have been small processions here and there, but demonstrators have made no trouble, --Reuter.

cerned.

pre-

In a neighbouring convent 15 gut human ability, the whole of the Co- sent, orders given French merchant- | evacuating the factories and resum disorders. Business life la largely at

of 20 nuns were killed.

The ruiding planes machine- gunned, people fleeing through the fields outside the town.--Router.

RUBBER STRIKE SUBSIDING

lony, Including the New Territories. Insufficient Strength

The General Motors strikers are men navigating over three.miles from ing work, pending the conference to- the coast by Spanish warships to morrow-Reuter." heave-to and change their course re- main contrary to international law and the principle of the freedom of

CORONATION STAMPS

NEW AIR CHIEF MARSHAL NAMED

London, Apr. 1

Air Marshal C. L. N. Newall has been appointed Air Chlef Marshal→ Reuter.

The new appointee served in the

The Spanish Government has sent a note to Great Britain clinrging that "the "Italian campaign in Spain is

The recent combined manoeuvres really an invasion," and by forces of

proved that, while Hongkong's anti-the seas.

BURMA CHANGE Italian regulors.

aircraft defences were quite good,

The communique adds that no act! an of wor or of policing by Spanish they were insuficient to repet

~London, Apr. 1. documents, of 30 Photographs

invasion of any strength. This post-vessels could be tolerated in French allegedly belonging to the Italian

the best territorial waters, whatever might be

The office of Secretary of State tion. It is learned. on

London, Apr. 1, authority, is to be rectified at the the flag of the vess-Reuter. General Staff in Spain, accompanied

Coronation stamps of four de- for Burma, which, as a consequence the note. One of these purporia to be

of the separation of Burma from Zakkha Khel Expedition of 1909 and Singapore, Apr. 1. earliest possible moment,

nominations half - penny; penny India on April 1, is established from also in the Creat War, in which he

half telegram received from Signor The rubber strike among plantation

The Hongkong Volunteer. Defence

ROAD CONTROL

three half-pennies and two and a Benito Mussolini congratulating the workers is practically over. One re-

pennies will be available to the that date na distinct Government was mentioned in despatches three London, Apr. 1. Italian troops prior to their erushing port anys that workers have agreed Corps is to be asked to play un

in Coronation week, the Post- department, will be accommodated times and won numerous honours. public to resume work on employers grant- important part in the new defence,

Intelligence and Deputy Chief of the defeat on the Guadalajara front.

To-day, under a recent Act, 4,500 master General, Major G. C. Tryon, in the same building, as the India He was Director of Operations and

Office.

Air Staff from 1920 to 1931, and in ing a minimum daily wage of 80 scheme for the Colony, Although the

anti-aircraft batteries will be miles of trunk roads passed from the announced, new::

d to-night, speaking at Salls- Another message, whose photograph cents, which is an increase of 20 cent manned by men of the Regular Army, administration of diverse local au- bury half-pennies stamp would ment, Lord Zetland will combine the Commanding the Wessex Bombing at Sale As already announced in Parilaine latter year becamo Alr Omeer is sent, is sald to have come from the Another report states no genoral

offices of Secretary for. India and Area. He was Air Officer Command- "Fascist Grand Council, and extends greement has been reached but that members of the Volunteers Have been thorities, through whose areas they The t

workers have resumed their duties ear-marked to man the large number

of Transport. British long one he added-Router Bulletin Secretary for Burma British Wire-Ing the RAF in the Middle East greetings "to our 50,000 comrades now pending a thal, settlement of the of new Lewis Gun emplacements, run, under the central control of the bo of special Coronation design, and a

less, Service. (Continued on Page 5.)

from 1931 to 1934. In Spain United Press.

disputo-Reuter Bulletin Service.

Ministry

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