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No. 13190

五拜禮 號十三月四英港香

FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1937.

日十二月三

With Knee Acuan, road shocks leave the chassis and steering unaffected, the steering column being connected with the wheels only through the knee units, Hence delving is safer; there is no pitebing or wheel shimmy: and the car Is under full control at all times.

FAR EAST MOTORS

GERMANS WAGE RUTHLESS WAR, BASQUES CLAIM

"BRUTAL ONSLAUGHT" GUIDED BY GERMAN-ITALIAN

STAFF, COMMUNIQUE

DECLARES

(Special to "Telegraph")

Paris, Apr. 29.

Bitter accusations against the German and Italian General Staffs are contained in a communique issued by the representative of the Basque Government here to-day.

"The German and Italian General Staffs at Deva are directing the most brutal onslaught of the civil war," the communique declares. "The Insurgents have 100 planes on the Basque front, whereas the Basque Government has the use of practically none.

"By razing to the ground different Basque towns and by the extermination of the civilian populations, their

TOLL OF THE AIR IN SPAIN

A common sight from Spain, torn by wear. A wounded soldier is being carried through a town in the neigh- bourhood of Madrid which has been devastated by artillery fire and atr bombs..

Clyde

Yards

plan is to make Bilbao surrender and to capture its large Thriving On

industries.

"In conformity with this plan, Ger- man vintors are machine-gunning the roads and country-side to pre vent people fleeing or aking the

wounded.

"The Busque people arc con- demned to die under the fire of Germans and the Insurgents.

The Basque troops maintain an admirable morale while waiting help which has not yet arrived," the communique concludes.-Reuter,

BRITISH SHIPS BOMBED, MISSED

TELLS OF HORROR AT GUERNICA

One-Third. Of Town's 13,000 Folk Slain

Bilbao, Apr. 30. Refugee Escaped As

Rebels-Arrived...

Bombs fell all around four British cargo boats in harbour here to-day whan 16 insurgent bombing pianos, .apparently German, carried out an air Fald lasting a quarter of an hour. Not one of the vessels was hit although spray from falling hombs splashed them,

"I thought our number was up when they came straight for us," said the member of the crew of one of the freighters afterwards.

Hendaye, April 29.

mode

Of the 13,000 souls who Guernica their home before Insurg- ent bombs destroyed the town, it is possible two-thirds escaped, accord- ing to Senorita Maria Golta, a refugee who fled just before the Insurgent troops entered. but who saw the bombardment from the first. The Insurgent cruiser Espana had

Goita -Senorita

did mot previously sent out a wireless war- ning, which was picked up at St. Jean whether her own family were alive de Luz, that British merchantmen or dead,

know

would be sure to be bombed or She said the market was crowded machinegunned if they ventured when the bombing started and crowds within Bilbao harbour, This warning rushed to their houses, whose roofs is considered to indicate that raiders were soon afire, only to be driven deliberately sought out the British back into the streets. Panic-stricken. versels as their targets.

the people scattered, but Meanwhile, 22 bombers, allegedly machine-gunned as they came into German, accompanied by six pursuit the open, this refugee declares.- planes, raided Guldacano in the after-Reuter,

SHELTER FOR REFUGEES

dropping high explosive and in- cendiary bombs, Twelve houses caught

fire and were destroyed. The woods around were also set afre.

were

Landon. April 20. Sir John Simon, the Home Secre- The planes machine-gunned the Intary, has agreed to the request of the habitants, Including women and National Joint Committee for Spanish

fied in alarm Rellet to children, as they

admit Basque refugee children

Britain. into

He only Router.

stipulates that the Committee should accept responsibility for their main tenance and that they be repatriated when conditions in Spain improve.-- Reuter,

Japanese Blamed For Rail Wreck

But Two Russians Die For Crime

.

INSURGENTS SUFFERING

Valencia: April 20. It is claimed that over 500 were left dead on the battlefield by the In- surgents when their infantry, com posed

Foreign Legionnaires, of attempted to advance against the Toons dominating the main road

rallway from Teruel

Moscow, Apr. 29. The Military Collegium of the Supreme Court has sentenced to death two accused, and others to long terms of imprisonment, on charges asking out of a rail disaster in which there were a number of casualties at Kras- noyarsk, Siberia.

News of the tragedy was only mado public to-day.

The court-announced that the Lwo principal Bocused were named Dmedov and Stet, They, with accomplices, aro alleged to have acled", under the direct orders of Japanese intelligence agents to cause the wreck. Reuter.

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and

Saragossa.

April Orders

London, Apr. 29.

New orders valued at £18.- 000,000 have been sccured by Clyde ship-builders during the the month of April, which is highest total for any past-War month,

In addition to about 40 war-- ships in course of construction. the Clyde has now 140 mer- chant ships on order, totalling 500,000 ft is estimated.-Reuter Bulletin Service.

LABOUR CAPTURES NEW SEAT

Government Retains

Two Others

Close Fights In By-Elections

London, Apr. 28. The results of three by-elections were made known to-day, In two,

BUS

STRIKE

INEVITABLE

Fail To Negotiations Fail

Deadlock Break

HOME COUNTIES NOW LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED

-LONDON, APR.-29.--

A BUS STRIKE IN LONDON TO-MORROW NIGHT IS NOW PRACTICALLY INEVITABLE, IN

· OF CONSEQUENCE

THE BREAKDOWN NEGOTIATIONS TO-NIGHT.

OF

BINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $34.00 PER ANNUM

The World's

Master Tyre

Contract Let Stanley's

For

Big Barracks

FIRST UNITS OF ARMY EXPANSION SCHEME TO COST $1,400,000

British Steel, Cement To Be Used Entirely

A $1,400,000 contract for the construction of the barracks for the new Stanley Peninsula fort has been let by the War Office to Messrs. Hop Cheong & Co., of 137 Johnstone Road.

The contract is one of the largest of its kind in recent years. It calls for the construction, at Stanley, of 23 buildings.

This is only one of several similar contracts to be let by the War Office in the near future. Similar under- takings will be required for the two new forts to be erected on the mainland. At least $20,000,000 will be spent on the construction of the new cantonment in Kowloon City,.. initial work on which is expected to commence shortly.

GANDHI URGING CAUTION

Nehru Militant In Reform Policy

-Minority-Ministry- Disapproved

Allahabad, Apr. 29. The Congress Party's working: com- mitice, before concluding its four-day session here, passed a resolution dis- approving the appointment of in

he provinces. terim ministries in the

resolution expressed the opinion that acceptance of ministerial office by those not in the majority wBS

country. Discussion was

The

The buildings for the new Stanley fort will be constructed of reinforced concrete, British cement being used. The two main buildings, each of three storeys, will be 300 ft. long. and will be used as quarters for the garrison. A similar building will be constructed for married men. Other buildings will include an officers' mess, gymnasium, school, hospital, cic. The Stanley cantonment, when finished, will be completely self con- tained.

Provision is made in the contract for the levelling of large-playing- football flelds, which will include grounds and tennis courts.

Covers 207 Acres

The military enclosure will occupy

an area of approximately 207 acres. In addition to the 23 buildings on this enclosure, the contract, calls for the construction of approach roads, and the levelling of sites.

Approximately 0,000 tons of Bri- tish steel will be used in the construc-.

An earlier message, before the breakdown was known to be a fact, said that if London struck there was a likelihood of a walk-out throughout the Home Counties.

While negotiations to avert the London bus strikea disservice to the devoted to future tion of this building. It is, under- were entering upon their most critical stages, the country plans for the evolution of a uniform stood that suitable arrangements have

of the contingencies

next few months. this steel, despite the world shortage. suddenly found itself facing the possibility of a simul policy in the provinces to meet the been made for obtaining delivery of considerable divergencies are re- A large number of tenders were taneous strike of many thousands of busmen throughoutled between Mahatma Gandi and received for the work. The success- Jawaharlal Nebru, Gandhi advising ful tenderers are one of the largest the Home Counties.

caution and gradual progress, Nehru construction firms in the Colony. urging the most militant programme. -Reuter.

At a conference held at Chelmsford

the Government retained their seats to-day, it was decided to support the but at Central Wandsworth the men now on strike and to cease 凸 gain. work at midnight to-morrow, when Labour Party registered

Details:

CENTRAL WANDSWORTH

the London strike is due to start un-

less demands are met.

If this strike is called, the busmen

a con-

will approach the Transport General demand The vacancy in this division was Workers' Union with the caused by the death of Sir Henry that the Home Counties strike should Jackson (National Conservative) and be recognised officially and the polling was us follows:

ference called for the purpose of ... 12,400, securing a national bus stoppage. Major H.L. Nathan (Lab.)

ONLY 24 HOURS LEFT Mr. Roland Jennings (Con.) 11.921.

Labour majority

BIRMINGHAM WEST

485.

the

With only 24 hours remaining be- fore the London bus strike decision becomes operative, the leaders of the busmen have been summoned to the This by-election, caused by the Ministry of Labour, following a two-

conference

between death of Sir Austen Chamberlain, nour

Government

mediator and Lord and his Ashfield

colleagues on the resulted as follows:

12,552. London Transport Board. The two 0,632. parties to the dispute have not met since the Ministry Intervened, but 2.920. their separate talks have now lasted

24 hours,

to Mr. Hoggs (Con)

Official circles here.declare Durango is still in the hands of the Basques.- Reuter Bulletin Service.

Mr. Crossman (Lab.)

Con majority

STALYBRIDGE

Tho, men express their determina- tion to cease work to-morrow' unless The vacancy in this constituency their demands are met and the posi-

resignation tion is regarded as critical. caused by the Was

The Transport Board's buses carry through ill-health of Mr. Philip Dunne (National Conservative). 5,000,000 passengers weekly and there Result:

the streets.-Reuter,

BRITISH ATTITUDE

Landon, April 20. Elucidation of the British Govern- ment's attitude with regard to the evacuation of refugees from Bilbao, By well-informed quarters, is now

The Government will Mr. Trevor Cox (Nat Com.) 21,001. forthcoming.

.. 21,567, way any Rev. Gordon Lang (Lab.) ass!st every proper humanitarian effort in connection with

334. Con majority the Spanish conflict,

The first thing necessary with re- gard to Bilbao, it is considered, is for General Francisco Franco, in- the Basque surgent lender, and Government to come to an agree Tent. After that the British Govern- ment will be able to consider what assistance it can render.

The statement that the British Navy

---Router.

R.A.F. Planes

Collide In

Air: 5 Killed!

London, Apr. 29.

The collliion of two Royal Air Force bombers to-day involved the deaths of five men of their crews,

Three machines were flying fri formation near Methwold on the Norfolk-Suffolk border when the propellor of one caught the tall of the lending machine.

Both fell almost instantly, one bursting into flames. The other landed

River partly in the Whiffey-Router Bulletin Ser-

pice.

DUTCH LINE TO AUSTRALIA.

Sydney, April 20. The Australian Government has granted the Netherlands Indies Air Company, subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Airlines, permission to

BORDER-FIXING

PARLEY PLANS

Moscow, Apr. 29, An agreement is understood to have been reached to resumo the con- Mongolia-Manchukuo frontier ference at Manchull on May 15,-- Reuter.

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It will be recalled' that initial bids' for the work on Stanley Peninsula were withdrawn by tenderers when above the price of steel rose estimates,

A re-issue of tender then became necessary.

MRS. SIMPSON TO REQUEST DECREE ABSOLUTE MAY 3

London, Apr. 20.

The delineation of this frontier has given rise to much controversy, and not a few dangerous clashes in the past, and at the last conference of Mrs. Ernest Simpson's application - the nations concerned it peemed a for her divorce decree, nisl to be made settlement without arbitration would | absolute will come before Mr. Justice

Bucknil on May 3.-Reuter. be impossible.

KING AND QUEEN TO SEE CUP FINAL TO-MORROW

London, Apr. 29.

The King and Queen, in a Royal Box decorated with 1,400

are abouí 5,000 of these vehicles on ablish a service between Java and red roses, will head the Cup Final crowd at. Wembley on Satur-

COMPROMISE HOPE

Į

day, when last year's League Champions, Sunderland, will meet Preston North End.

Australia, and it is understood the arrangement begins this year with two planes weekly.-Router Bulletin

The clubs have unaccountably re- Thousands of overacna visitors, in=} London, Apr. 20. Service. Negotiations for the

cluding many Indian princes, have fused to agree to the Football As50- of purpose

clation's suggestion that players' averting the strike of busmen in

purchased tickets for the match.

Sunderland is confident of winning shirts be numbered. Central London at midnight to while prepared to refer the issue to

Dut Tickat speculators are offering) were the evacuation Ismorrow

the public enquiry or arbitration, has for the first time in its history.. continued at will assist

Minstry of Labour to-day.

not modifed its position that the de- Preston has a clever and workman- Coronation Stand seats in exchange described as premature.

So far as is publicly known the mand cannot be met out of its in-like team, and a match-winning for Cup Final tickets, making a hand- It is known that negotiations be-

The Stadium pitch is excellent and General

the Transport Union maintains its de-ances but it is will hoped that com- centre forward, Frank O'Donnell, new come profit both ways. tween

Franco and.

foundBritish Scottish International, who has scor-

springy, Reuter, Basques arc proceeding-Reuter mand of a seven-and-half hours' day, promise may

od in every round. and the London Transport Board, Wireless. Special.

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