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No 1170

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APRIL WEDNESDAY,

7, 1937.

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MADRID SAYS

Government Ships Tell

"Persecution"

Of

REBELS WARN BASQUES TO CEASE RESISTANCE

Madrid, April 6.

The attention of a British ship was directed to the alleged harassing of a Government flotilla by the German cruiser Leipzig, when the Spanish warships were on their iway to bombard Ceuta recently.

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According to a communique, the flotilla was round. ing Cape de Gata when it fell in with the Leipzig. Shortly afterwards, the commander of the Spanish ships sent the following wireless message to the British ship in the vicinity: "We beg you to observe we are the object of per- sistent persecution by this German cruiser. Thank you."

The answer came:, "We have picked up your message. Will reply at an opportune moment."

The Government ships then continued on their course, follow- ed by the Leipzig.

Later, the Government radio station at Almeria observed the Leipzig signalling insurgent positions, but the flotilla continued to wards Ceuta, where it opened an intense bombardment of the port at midnight, Sunday-Reuter.

Rebels Attack Again

St. Jean de Luz, Apr: 6. The sound of violent gunfire early to-day along the Basque coast in- diented a bombardment of villages by three Insurgent warships.. It is be -lieved the object.of.the.bombardment COM- was to cut the Government

Asturins and munications between

The warships were Santander. driven off by, chore batteries even- tunlly.

The Insurgents claim their advance is continuing relenilessly, despite had weather.

The right wing has had to sùbduo machine-gun nests at every corner of Orchandinno-Durango the winding

road, but the leaders claim the pro-

WARSHIP

GUARDS PEL-AN-

Hurries To Stranded Vessel Off Whampoa Feared Attack

By Pirates

Aground less than a mile from

gress of the attacking force continues. Whampou and surrounded by

The Insurgents are still pounding at suspicious looking junks, the the centre, where the Basques are officers and crew of the Chinese resisting stubbornly,

Drop "Last Warning"

steamer Pel-An spent an anxious time last night,

The Pel-An, a 2,000 ton steel Tientsia, WUN Insurgent planes have scattered vessel registered in Jeaflets over the Basque country. con- arriving at Whanpon from Shang- taining General Mola's "last warning" hai when she went hard ground, the lights of Whampoa juMË und declaring he has decided to finish with the war in northern Spain. He ahead. threatens to raze to the ground the whale of Biscay Province, beginning with the numerous factories of the urca, If the Busques continue to resist his troops-Reuter Spectal.

Algeciras Bombed

Almost as soon us the vessel wont aground junks and sampons Com menced to surround her."

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Amid the blare of bande and patriotic oratory, Germany launched another 10,000-ton cruiser, the Ad- miral Hipper, at Hamburg recently. This scene shows the christening ceremony of the ship that Admiral General Erich Raeder, commander of the fleet, sald was destined to be the flagship of the cruiser fleet. I

was named in memory of Germany's last High Seas Fleet commander during the World War.

Air Liner's Wreckage Discovered

Albuquerque, April 6.

The wreckage of the bly trans- continental acroplano which left Burbank, California, for Kansas City

on April 3, with eight passengers and two pilots aboard, has been found by a searching machine on a mountainside near here.

There are no algns of life. Tho plane belonged to the T.W.A. and is the second of lia big liners to crash within the past few days. It had to fly through heavy weather In the mountain country whero-it-mel disaster.—. Reuter.

Officers Of Coast Sh May Revive Wage Battle

Contemplate Direct Appeal To London Ballot Taking This Week-End

The Telegraph is authoritative- ly informed that the China Coast Officers' Guild is conducting a

An urgent call was put through to the British Naval authorities in ballot of its members this week- Hongkong, stating that the vessel end on the question whether toured that stre was about, to pirated by some of the junks, and collective action should be taken London, Apr. 0.

requesting assistance.

| regarding salaries.

About 400 British officers and Spanish Government planes bomb.

Captain A. E. M. 11. Cunningham od Algeciras this morning. The cx Graham, Commander of the British engineers will be affected by the plosions were seen from Gibraltar.

West River Patrol, was at once ballot, which, concerns two of the According to the Spanish Press communicated with, and within a few largest British shipping companies Agency the filers, after bombing minutes of receiving the calf the operating in the Far East,

Seamow was despatched Action originated in Shanghai and munition dumps, flow along the coast gunboat

ballot papers are being distributed to and rained explosives on the new in- from Canton. surgent armaments factory near | An Boon ny she arrived in sight of members of the Guild from the Algeciras.

the Pel-An the junks and sumpang centre, About 100 ballots will be decamped. The Soumow stood by all taken in Hongkong.

Members of the Gulid employed

to be disantiafled

It is announced that the death roll night. as a result of the recent bombing by

wounded,

al, in the second occasion in al- by, the shipping companies in que

CANADIAN STATUTES INVALID

Privy Council Ruling Angers Ottawa Constitutional. Reform Urged

Ottawa, Apr. 6.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was attacked in the Canadian House of Com- mons to-day by Mr. R. B. Bennett, Conservative Opposi Lion leader and former Prime Minister, and by Mr. C. II. Cahan, former Secretary of State, in connection with recent judgments invalidating three Canadian social legislation statutes.

Mr. Bennett accused the Privy Council of misquoting the British North America Act, upon which the Canadian Constitution is based,

He declared the validity of the natutes should not have been re- ferred to the courts, but only con- crete cases arising therefrom. He did not suggest the abolition of appeals to the Privy Council, Mr. Bennett went on, but he urged amendments to the British North America Act so no to give the Domision

undisputed Parliament power to legislate on social matters. M. Ernest Lapointe, Minister of Justice, agreed with the Opposition were that constitutional changes neevesury. He suggested a national convention to work out such changes, after conferences with the provincial Montreal Mr. Cahan, veteran member, accused the Privy Counell colonial status-Reuter. of trying to relegate Canada

Hovernments,

to

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Seeking To Aid Sugar Production

But World Parley's Progress Is Slow Delegates

Non-Committal

Still

London, Apr. 6..

The World Sugar Conference con- tinued its general discussion at to- day's session, the speakers Including Dr. H. Collin (Holland), Mr. C. T. te Water (South Africa), Mr. Vincent Massey (Canada). Dr. Meck (india) and Mr. Liu Chich (China), as well Da representatives of France, Ger- many, Belgium, Hungary, Czecho- Slovakia and Dominica,

the

According to a communique, speakers generally agreed in ad- mitting the expediency of an inter- national arrangement which would restare the balance between produc- tion and consumption, but confined themselves to general statements with regard to the solution which seemed to them possible.

Later, an attempt will have to be made to arrive at an exact method and figures upon which any inter- national agreement might be based.

Delegates who have so far spoken unanimously hope that an agreement will be reached.--Reuter,

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THE CORONATION

STERN ACTION TO SUPPRESS

BORDER RAIDS

R.A.F. Planes will Bomb Fugitives' Refuge

PEACEABLE PEOPLE WARNED TO EVACUATE VALLEY

New Delhi, Apr. 6.

A warning to hostile tribesmen in Waziristan that the Indian Government intends to take stern action to suppress lawlessness, is contained in a proclamation issued recently.

The proclamation states, that as opposing tribesmen are using the Khaiṣora Valley, and the territories around it, for the collection and concealment of fugitives, and other illegal purposes, it has been decided to attack those persons found in these territories. Planes of the Royal Air Force will raid the valley lands, from to-day, by day and night, and until further orders.

Hence, says the proclamation, those wishing to save: themselves, their children and their animals, should leave the area and not return until it is declared safe.

Bomb Aimed At British Destroyer?

near

London, Apr. 6.

have A bomb, presumed to been dropped from Insurgent Spanish aircraft, fell British destroyer, H.MS. Gal- lant, in the vicinity of Cape Ban Antonio Alicante this afternoon, necording to a report received br London.

As far as is known the destroyer was unhit-Reuter,

EXPLAINS INDIA'S PROBLEM

Close Co-Operation On Frontier

London, Apr. 0

of

the

London, April 6. The King and Queen were shown

A statement on the position round the alterations in progress at affairs in India was made in by the Earl Marshal to-day. Later to-day. The Under-Secretary for Westminster Abbey for the Coronation House of Commons at question time the Queen visited a firm of gold-India said provincial autonomy had leaders smiths in Albemarle Street and in- come to operation on April 1. As the spected the work on her Crown House was aware, however,

of the Congress Party in six pro- vinces, where that party was expect ed to command a majority in the legislature, had doclined invitations to form ministries. These had ac- cordingly been formed from other parties.

British Wirelcas.

JAPANESE FLIERS RACE TOWARDS CALCUTTA ON

LONG ROAD TO LONDON

Insurgents of the city of Jaen has most exactly a year that the Pol-Aring depression cuts which

Last information received at Kal Tak from the speeding reached 123, in addition to 200 has been in dificuilles. On Aprong been only partially restored, and also Japanese monoplane, Divine Wind, which is racing to London for of sterling a record and to deliver Coronation greetings to the King, said She rekurding Payment Insurgent Advance Island, in the Hainan Straits.

was eventually, redouted after per salaries. It is stated that special she had landed safely at Hanof and had taken off again at

her coal cargo was jettisoned, mention is made in the ballot papers

by way of Karachi, and reports of her progress were eagerly Kaisha Line, and palbrics in local currencies miles on the Biscay front in yester-the. Dairen Kisen er charter-toi of the question of payment of sterling | 4.40.p.m. last night. She was expected to fly direct to Calcutta,

awaited this morning.

communique, from Salamanca slates to Inmurgents advanced threp

last

УСАК she stranded

on Enkhlong

of

The Pel-An day's⠀⠀ fighting."-Thaế Government is carrying general cargo for Can- counter-allacked with Russian tanks, ton. Part of this cargo in being but the Loyalista were completely de-fightered from the vessal this morn- 'fonted and suffered severe losses, in- ing and it is anticipated that she cluding 100 prisoners Reuter But will be refloated, on this pfternoon's letin Servica.. CAR tide.

Major

Victory

Madrid, April 6.

SWINBURNE CENTENARY

London, Apr. € The Loyalists are reported to have won' a major victory, on the fouthern-

The centenary of the birth? for front, in which they routed the In Algernon Charles Swinburne Is being Burgent add coptrod 180 prisoners commemorated by articles in the press, exhibitions and pebild-readings

and a German kamics a

They have taken possession" of V

downfall

Big Increase In Italian Navy Budget

Rome, April 8.

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and then

However, Reuter messages indicate Stam, and landed at about 10.20 mm. that the plane lunded in Indo-China, G.M.T. (0.20 p.m. Hongkong time).

The fliers hope to reach Croydon in mado for Burma. to no word. The plane took off for under 100 hours. Burmese territory at approximately

near the Slam bordef?, that, there |

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p.m. Hongkongvine Wind,

The Resident in Waziristan has in- formed the Council of headmen that The responsibility for the continued activity of the Fakir Ipi rests with the Torikhel tribesmen, Government allowances for the Khossadars, who were enrolled to act as Government police, have been cancelled. They were enrolled to protect communica- tion as tribal police, All Torikhel contracts have been cancelled. Ban- "nurnzomak "arcas-have-been-closed until further notice to all Torikhels.

Moreover, from April 7, ny Torikhels seen by the Government's forces are liable to arrest, unless they pre headmen corning to see political officers,

The resident has also ordered an explanation, by April, 25, of the rea sons for the harbouring of the mur- derers of Lieutenant Beatty of the British Indian Army, who was killed in an ambush in February.-Reuter.

LA ROQUE DEFENDS

HIS PARTY

Nothing To Do With Old Croix De Feu

Paris, Apr. 0· Colonel de la Rocque, leader of the

French Social Party, in the course of a broadcast, denied the charge that in his new party the Croix de Feu had been reconstituted, since eight per cent of the Social Party niem- bers had never belonged to the- organisation.

The Congress party was prepared to accept office only if its leaders in the provinces in question were to cite the terms of a Congress resolu- He claimed that the Social Party tionsntisfied and able to state had over two million followers, publicly that the Governor would whose work, he said, could not be not use his special powers of inter- destroyed or even checked-Reuter ference or set aside the advice of his Bulletin Service.

Ministers in

tional activiti,

Bara to their constitu- | 10:

The Croix de Feu, was disbanded

The Provincial Governments with by Government decree a few months the full approval of the Governor ago, General and Secretary of State; declined to

give any undertaking in regard to the use of powers con-

"BANK OF ENGLAND * ferred on them by the Act and obli- Fations imposed upon there approval

London, Apr. 6, Mr. Montague Norman was re of Parliament But the Governors

subject to their obligations, elected Governor of the Bank of Eng- offered, the fullest assurances of sympathy land to-day, and Mr. B. G. Catterns and support to any ministry which Deputy Governor-British Wireless might be formed. Congress leaders were unfortunately unable to accept

LEAVE AGAIN.

received by the much assurances as adequately ful- botwoon Bannu and Razmak were Reuter says: "The

Oncial advice which left Tokyo ebrly yesterday Telegraph at 10.30 am. states that filling the requirements prescribed attacked by large, forces of triber morning for Croydon, reached! Henol the two fllers left Vientiane at 6.25 by the All-India Congress Committee men whom they repulsed with heavy 1,112 miles, in six hours six minutes, night stay at Vientiane They wit it had previously covered the Tokyd-

from Talhoku, Formosa, a distance of] p.m. (HLF. time) to-day after an alir FRONTIER TROUBLE Local political, rallitary and air) of his poetry. The uxhibitiori at the 1937-38 show, an increase of 248,000, boku lup in just over keven hours, direct, lo Calcutta, staying the rontier Mr Butler said 'consider- / authorities, were working

The Italian Daval estimates for

for re-fuelling purposes only. Clegg, pray at Oxford will be 000 according to report submitted thus maintaining an average speed of expect to reach Karachi to-night and

SOFFIARCO-Wooks and. Includes to the Chamber of Dupulles

about 200,tiles per hour. Made will attempt to fly from Karachi to of the most valuchie Swinburne The total expenditure contemplated as the altza lant and King Vientiane Vanidan tomorrow, shopping only for

Patty Powess isol Province, bordering i rra land food pul Britten: Wirelesriiksund in 1887,000,000 FRAUKASEY MO

Regarding eltuation on North-weat

THE CLORD

able unrest continued in the northern eqllaboration in dealing with the part-of-Waziristan. On March 29 situation and the Commander-in

"road unite which were protecting the Chief himself had gone to Peshawar passage of a convoy