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The

FIRST EDITION

Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 10174.

-拜禮號五月四英香

MONDAY, '- APRIL ̈

1937.

日四廿月二

RELENTLESS

AIR

RAIDS CONTINUING

Durango Bombed For

Fourth Time

WOMEN & CHILDREN SHOT BY MACHINE-GUNNERS

London, Apr. 4.

Insurgent aerial activity is the chief feature of the Spanish war news at present. It is reported from Bilbao that Durango, upon which General Mola's troops are advancing, was bombed from the air for three and a half hours yesterday afternoon. Many buildings, the railway station and trains were destroyed, and incendiary bombs started fires in several places.

The evacuation of the civil population has begun, a Many number of special trains proceeding to Bilbao. families whose homes have been destroyed are now arriving in Madrid, where shelter has been arranged for them.

Air raids on the suburbs of Barcelona and at other points on the Catalan coust were carried out by two rebel planes which are reported to have come from the north- east. They were chased from Barcelona by Government planes. The number of casualties is not known.-Reuter.

BOMBED FOR FOURTH TIME

alr

Valencia, Apr. 4.

to

4

Insurgent

raiders attacked Durango for the fourth time in four -days-- yesterday...—afternoon. Many

non-milliary objectives are said have been bombed, including hospital where two nurses were killed and a lunatic asylum where, it alleged, after dropping eight bombs, -the planes swooped low and machine-

gunned the courtyard, in which were

number of mad women. It is also asserted the planes machine-gunned women and children as they ran for shelter.

Cruiser To "Rescue" Ambassador

DEATH FOR WAR PRISONERS

four DEATH-This remarkable pleture, taken surreptitiously at Salamanca, Spain, shows

A moment after the lens recorded the scene, the con- Loyalist soldiers facing a Rebei ring-squad. demned men were no longer all ve. Vust toll has been taken in human life by Loyalists and Insur- gents alike, in the bloodiest war in Spain's long history.

MOTOR STRIKES ENDED

Chrysler Dispute

Now Settled

Ford Will Talk About Wages

New York, Apr. 4. Labour troubles besetting the United States motor industry wore considerably, eased during the week end with the settlement of the Ford strike and the announcement that the four weeks' old Chrysler Corpora-

dispute ilon

had bcon virtually sotiled.

The Chrysler settioment hinged upon a conference between Mr. Walter P. Chrysler and Mr. John Lewis, the C.1.0. leader, after which It was stated that the substance of an agreement had been reached and that a settlement was now only a "matter of phraseology.""

The Ford factory closed by pickets is reopening Monday. The company has agreed it will hold wage discus- sions In Detroit during-the-week- Reuter.

-DISPUTE SETTLED

Detroit, April. 4.. According to an official source, the

which has tied up

the Chrysler factories in this state and elsewhere, involving 50,000 workers, "has been virluntly scilled."—Router.

Falmouth Experienced alspute

Heavy Weather

A Basque Government delegation On Voyage From

now in Valencia has received a tele- gram from Bilbao asking it to protest

revenge, There

only were

H. K. Northward

to the world against these bombing and denying the assertions prisoners of war were slaughter- Fears that His Excellency, Sir ed by the people, of Durango in Hughe M. Knatchbuill-Hugessen, three British Ambassador to China, might political prisoners there, it is stated, be experiencing an uncomfortable and they have been sent to Bilbao trip from this Colony to Shanghat in for their own safety-Reuter:

the Admiral's yacht, H.MS. Fol- mouth, led to the dispatch of the light cruiser H.M.S. Dance from Valencia, Apr. 4. Hongkong on Saturday to be placed The fall of an important mining at the disposal of the Ambassadorial junction,

Cordoba party. Fenarroys,

GOVERNMENT ADVANCE

Province, to the Government arms, The Ambassador left Hongkong in

en-

is expected momentarily,

the Falmouth eight days ago with wife, two daughters and The Government troops have cuthla the railway to Cordoba and have tourage for a shirt visit to Macao, captured 30 prisoners ond war and the party afterwards went on material.

to Swalow and Amoy to pay calls on An official communique reports their way to Shungahl. Loyalist planes as having bombed the aerodrome at Navalmoral and the railway stations at Telavern, Availa and Daidra. Intense, aerial activity is also reported on the southern front.

---Reuter.

News of the rough weather being experienced on the China coast led HE. the Commander-in-Chief, Ad- think miral Sir Charles Little, to that the party might be, getting the worst of any heavy seas in the Ful- mouth as she is small ship and he decided to accelerate the northern programme of the Danne no that the

THE QUEEN MARY Ambassador could transfer to her, if

HOSPITAL

OFFICIAL OPENING

ARRANGEMENTS

The new Queen Mary Hospital is to be officially opened on Tuesday, April 13, by His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott

His Excellency will arrive, at the Hospital at 4 p.m., and after a speech by the Director of Medical Services Sir (Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington), Andrew Caldecott will perform the opening ceremony. A group photo- graph will then be taken, and visitors will subsequently inspect the interior

he wished to, at Pagoda Anchorage, Foochow.

The Danne was due to leave for Shanghal in about 10 days time. The Admical ordered' her to leave on Saturday evening and it is expected that the light cruiser will, arrive, at Foochow this, morning.

ITALIANS WIN MOTOR RACE

Rome, Apr. 4. The Mille Miglia Motor Race was

of the hospital. Refreshments will won by the Italians Pintacuds and

bo served inter.

Mambelll in 14 hours, 17 minutes and 32 seconds, this representing an kilometres average speed

FORMER SULTAN DEAD

per hour,

Farinky and

Paris,

Apri

who were second, finished in 14 hours, 30 minutes. and 49 seconds; whilst the

-LITVINOFF'S UNDERSTUDY

Moscow, Apr. 4.

ROYALISTS CALL FOR ARCHDUKE

Thousands Parade In Vienna

SIX RAIL WRECKS IN SIX DAYS

Two More Mishaps On Southern Line

Battersea Death Toll Now 10

London. Apr. 4.

Vienna, Apr. 4. The biggest Monarchist demon- stration which Austria has seen since the Great War was held hero to-day- on the occasion of a memorial Mass for Emperor Charles at the Cathedral

The death roll in the Batterson train which was packed with 4,000 Lcgi- timists. Thousands of others lined smash is now ten, following the death the square outside, carrying flags, and of one of the injured passengers, the Hapsburg colours, black and Captain Maxwell Lawford, after the yellow.

amputation of his leg, and another

Archduke Eugene, when he ap-male passengers, as yet unidentifled. peared at the Cathedral entrance.afier Mrs. Maxwell Lawford died of her the Mass, was received with thunder-injuries earlier. ous shouts of "Heil Otto," and "We want Otto back Immediately."

The Legitimists then formed a pro- cession, completely blocking traffle, but were finally dispersed without trouble developing-Reuter,

J

Supporting Strikers

In Spite Of Advice Of National Chiefs

London, April 4. Members of the Glasgow district

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The World's

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FRANTIC

HUNT

FOR FREIGHTER

GERMAN

VESSEL

SENDS SOS

American Rescue Ship

Standing By

New York, April 4.

It is feared the 4,000-ton German steamer Borkum. formerly the Ingram, out of Newport for Houston, Texas, and carrying a crew of 34 and three passengers, may have foundered. She sent out m SOS call from mid-Atlantic.) yesterday.

Up to now nothing has been seen of her by the British steamer Zealandic and other vessels which are searching for her.

The German liner Bremen, which left New York Friday morning, has sent a wireless message that she has altered course in order to assist in the search. The United States freighter Exeter also reporta that she is rushing to the aid of the stricken ship.

EXETER STANDING BY The German freighter Borkum has been located.

The American freighter Exeter has sent a wireless message that she has found the distressed ship in Lat. 39.50 North Long St24-W She is u standing by abeam.-Reuter,

NO IMMEDIATE DANGER ***

New York, Apr. 4. It is learned here that the German steamer Borkum is in no Immediate danger,

Two more railway accidents, mak ing six within six days, occurred on the Southern Railway carly to-day. An empty electric train collided with shunting engine near Victoria Station and the driver of the elec-scene, is continuing her voyago trle train died of his injuries.

The steamer Poniyprodd is stand- ing by, pending the arrival of the Gorman steamer Bremen.

n

Two ballast trains collided at the entrance-to-p-tunnel-near-Sevenoaks,

was seriously

but no-a110

Reuter.

hurt-

YAGODA LOSES HIS POST

Moscow, Apr. 4. M. G. G. Yagoda, Commissur for Posts and Electrical Communications, has been relleved of his posts for derelletion of duty.

The Exeter, which first reached the

Reuter.

SOVIET IRON ORE FOR BRITAIN

NEGOTIATIONS TO OPEN AT ONCE

£2,000,000 DEAL

By A Foileal Correspondent

Active negotiations are about

EXECUTED:

Has Desta Demtu, son-in-law of Halle Selimele auch lost of the native lenders In revolt in Ethiopia, executed by a native band commanded by

Itailan omcers, in the Guraghle Moun- tains. The Ras had been snen- tioned as a likely representative of Halle at the coronation, much to the chagrin of the Italians,

Prices Rise In New York Stock Market

But Traders Continue To Be Cautious

New York, Apr. 3.' Prices were higher on light trading on the New York Stock Exchange to-day.

Considerable caution still exists, pending the decision on the Wagner

to open, I learn, between Arena, Labour Bill the Soviet trading organisation

It is officially announced that M. V. Amalgamated Engineering Union have P. Potemkin, Soviet Ambassador to decided fully and unqualifiedly to France, has been relieved of his support the striking engineers at the diplomatie dutics, and has been ap- Beardmore plant, despite the advice pointed First Assistant Commissar for of the National Executive of the Foreign Affairs, to work with M. Maxim Litvino, the Commissar.-A.E.U. that the strikers 'return to Zinovie and his alleged pro-Trotsky and Steel Federation, for the quarter railroad carnings and pros- Reuter.

Moulay Abdel Hald, Sulan of French pair Bohelland Carriers, Morocco at the time of the Agadir were third in 14 hours, 54 minutes Kino incident, died to-day--Reuter)

and 65% reconds Reuter

their work. Reuter

..

The former chief of the Omu was Prominent of the trial of the Metro Vickers engineers and at that of

comrades-Reuter, 0,

CHINA'S CORONATION DELEGATE

The favourable factors include the in London, and the British Iron improving steel production figures. excellent retail sales, good second Immediate purchase of 500,000 pects of railroad equipment orders tona of iron ore from Russia, improving, The deal, it is understood, will The unfavourable factors include involve the sum of approximate-the

ly 2,000,000, (1 g

situation, uncertain labour,

and quiet legislative uncertainties foreign trading. In commodities, Acute shortage of raw material for The Bond Market was irregular steel making in this country had with United States, issues irregular.

to seek compelled the Federation

The Curb Exchango was frm with

fresh supplice of ore outside

the

usual sources. This will be the first prices higher, occasion on which Russia has ex- ported ore in this quantity to Great Belloln.

DOW JONES AVERAGE

Industrials The amount represents about three

Halls. weeks domestic production, at the ties current rate, and is almost exactly Bonds double the total foreign imports of Iron ore last year. by car be

....

At the present time raw supplica are being handled in this country at the rate of between: 8,000,000 and 8,500,000, toris, a. year, or 700,000 tons a month. Foreign Imports of iron ore in the last three years were

1930

1935

1934.

247,000 tons

'84,000 Long'

125,000 tons

Under the Anglo-Soviet-Trade Agreement of. February, 1934, Rus- alon payment and receipts during 1037 should be in the ratio of 1 to 1.2 ∙respectively.

Other things being equal, there- fore the deal should involve an increase of £1,000,000 in British exports to Russia during the current year.

NEW CONSUL The new Italian Coisul

April 2. April 3. Change 182.75 133.64 Up: 70 00.13 00.40 Up 33 31.49 31.56 Up·· 102- 101.23 101.31 Up.06 "Voltane: 640,000 shares. United Press

FLIERS CLAIM NEW RECORD

FOR JOURNEY FROM SAIGON: TO NICE

Paris, April 4.

The French airmen, Pisavy and Cornet, arrived at Le Bourget to-day at 4,27

On their arrival at Nice carlier in the day, they claimed to have broken, the record for the Bight from Balgon to

France

Originally, they set out to brea

Journey Gendrale record for the in Hongkong, Com Patano a prize. 624400.

Melito will arriv

an achievethe

board the They encoun urday next April experience $10. Mr. Blancon will leave in- and endo

Conte RossC OUT

mediately afterwards!!