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三拜禮 號五月五英港香

WEDNESDAY, MAY

1937.

日五廿月三

Italy

WILD BATTLE FOR BERMEO

Italians Wield Knives Against Militiamen

ANARCHISTS

REVOLT IN

CATALAN CAPITAL

Guernica, May 5. Despatches from the front relate that in a hand-to- hand encounter between Insurgents of the Black Arrow (Italian) Brigade and Basque militiamen, the former successfully defended their positions in Bermeo and beat off counter-attacks.

Flood water had soaked the ammunition of the men in lower Bermeo and they fought with knives and bayonets. Some, standing knee deep in water, preserved. their bombs from injury and tossed these among the advancing Loyalists, whose retreat was speeded up by the appearance of 30 bombers and a number of pursuit planes over the defences, spitting lead and high explosive.-- United Press.

BARCELONA REVOLT

Perpignan, May 4. At least 100 persons are reported to have been killed in fighting. In and Barcelona between anarchists the'

Catalan the supporters

hospitals 852 Government. The

crowded.

The

of

authoritles Catalan

installed tanks and machine-guns at

have

strategie points in the city.

At the

VESSELS LOADING

REFUGEES

moment the Government is believed Taking Human Cargó

to be in control of the centre of

Barcelona, but the anarchists have

the upper hand in the suburbs,

An earlier

report stated

following with police,

thint

the

From Bilbao

anarchists had gained control of most French Ship First

of Barcelona.

when Gov forces tried to.din

lodge

To Leave To-Night'

The

from the Telephone

La Rochelle, Moy 4. Exchange Bullding, where they had

Frenchi steamer. Margaux, installed themselves. The police were beaten off and chased by armed carrying 500 refugees, is due to leave men Into the suburbs. At this stage Bilbo on to-night's tide. Two other French vessels, with capacity for 580 casualties were unknown.

and 1,000 persons respectively, are leaving to-morrow,

It is also reported that the harassed Senor Companys, President of the Catalan Republic, has appealed for troops to come to his assistance from the fighting forces on the Saragossa front. Reuter.

It

►

U.S. Urged To Recall Troops

Reuter.

GENERAL AGREEMENT

Plans

Bigger Fleet

Must Be Equal To Its Vital Functions

Rome, May 5

An early increase in Italian navul power is foreshadowed in a statement made by Admiral Cavagnari, Under-Secretary of the the Navy, speaking in Italian Chamber of Deputics last night.

He declared front Italy intend- ed to increase her cruiser force and proportionately strengthen her other categories of naval armament.

the ncar "Italy will make, in future, the necessary efforts to have a navy commensurate with the im- portance of its vital functions, the defence of the country: and its ex- pansion, and with Italy's prestige in the world," said Admiral Cavagnari. -Reuter.

U.S. Seethes

ITALIAN TURNS LOYALIST

This picture was received from Madrid, with the assertion that the soldier at the left is an Italian who deserted from the Spanish Royat forces with his machine gun and gas mask, to the Loyalist ranks. Note ihat he shyly raises his clenched fist in the Leftist salute, instead of

the open-hand Fascist gesture,

COLONY DEFENCE BILL

TOO HEAVY

With Labour Hongkong May Ask For

Rebate This

Disturbance

Threats Of Strikes In

Many Centres

Citizenship Not For

#

Sit-Downers"

Washington, May 4.

The United States presents a trou- gaze is focused upon labour condi-

bled picture to the world when the

tions there.

In Hollywood It is cold and fogy; and film stars passed augmented to-day. No one has yet made n ges- picket lines when they went to work ture toward peace.

Mr. Homer Martin, C.1.O. leader ut Detroit, hus branded as "the first step of Fascism" Governor Murphy's proposed "littic Wagner bill for Michigan. It deals with labour's bargaining powers.

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Year

VOLUNTEERS AND ANTI-GAS WORK COSTS MOUNT

It is possible that the Hongkong Government may request the Imperial Government to rebate part of the Colony's contribution for defence in order to finance the measures adopted for protecting the civilian population against gas warfare.

A preliminary estimate of the cost of air raids Government has precautionary measures is $1,000,000. accepted,, in principle, the plans calling for this expendi- ture.

EAGER EYES ON DUKE'S ROMANCE

These ships have been selected by the naval authorities here for this work of succour on the orders of the French Government. They will re- ceive instructions as to their ports CONSULATE IN DANGER of destination when they are once

Perpignan, May 6.the high sens.

Men and women school teacher. is now learned that

the have

volunteered to accompany anarchists dominate President Com-children separated from their parents.

Barcelona administration, pany's after fighting had caused a stream of

In Kansas City housewives blood to flow in the streets of the

stocking baking materials for the city. The

London, May 4. anarchist lenders, have radiocast an appeal for a truce and

The Chairman's sub-committee of strike of bakers is threatening a and end of the uprising, though they the International Non-Intervention shortage of bread and pastry. have repulsed the Government's men Committee at a meeting to-day had San Francisco's building tradesmen who have tried to subdue them and under consideration suggestion are threatening to strike, and in the have severed the city's telephonic placed before them on behalf of the

same city negotiators are striving to communications,

United Kingdom that An appeal avert a milkmen's and hotel workers It is reported the French Consulate should be addressed to the two strike. has requested that marines from parties in Spain, with regard to the warships be landed to protect French bombing of open towns,

In the course of a general exchange property.-United Press.

of views, all representatives stated that, their Governments shared the hope of the United Kingdom Govern ment that means might be found to humanise the conduct of the present conflict in Spain.

ain. In this connec tion, the opinion was expressed that an appeal might be made to the two parties in Spain on a wider basis, by which they would be asked to under-

C.L.O. MOVES AGAIN take that the conflict should in future

At Pittsburgh, Westinghouse Elec- be conducted with the utmost regard

tric officials have promised co-opera- possible to humanitarian considera-

tion in a vote to determine whether tions, with a view to reducing the dangers and sufferings to which the 47,000 employees should affiliate with civil populations are exposed in time the C.L.O. Washington, May 4. · Representative Karl Stefan, Re-of war.

The sub-committee agreed thot

At Norwalk, Conn., 15 men and the publican of, Nebrasko, in an address

women pickets and employees of the sponsored by the National Council for at the meeting on Friday, so that in question should be further considered

Rider Hat Company fought furiously the Prevention of War, deplored the the meanwhile

In the streets. Police arrested four- representatives should expenditure of $20,000,000 annually on the American Army in the Philip their Governments as

have an opportunity of consulting con. Fighting was resumed at the police station. The Rider officials to the best pines, He urged that General Mac- Arthur, who is to serve in an ad-method by which the appeal might said their plant was not strike-bound but that pickets from the near-by visery capacity. In the Philippines, be made. The United Kingdom re-

Level Hat Company had attempted presentative intimated that he pro- and all American troops be with-

to induce Rider'e employees to walk Before the next posed to furnish, drawn speedily.

out.. The Army in the islands, he sold in greater detail the suggestions of meeting, a memorandum setting out to-night, had been inactive for thirty his Government in this matter,

The Filipinos desired their British Wireless. years. removal to give them chance to run untry in their own way. "General MacArthur has no busl-

Hendaye, May 5.. ness in the Philippines," declared Mr.

The Spanish Press Agency reports | 20 Stefan. "If we are going to give the Islands their freedom there is that two submarines have arrived hable that employers, unionists and should be punished," he said.

officer at Pasajes, within a few miles of the American reason why any should continue to keep us entangled route which Bilbao refugee ships and Government representatives will differ sharply on possible amend- will take when they evacuate non- compattants from the besieged Basque ments to the Wagner Act.

Part of the expenditure will probably be provided for in the Budget for 1937-38. But the financial position may render it necessary, it is understood, to appeal to the Home Government for financial assistance.

The Telegraph understands that Is the the estimate of $1,000,000 least amount that can be spent on air raids precautions. An estimate year from a military source lust 1

placed the minimum

expenditure to

ensure comparative At Auburne, Mc., 000 of an estim- necessary

at $3,000,000. This is in ated total of 3,000 employees of shoesafdition to the large sums that will be spent by the Imperial Govern- factories voted to compromise and return to work in three plants by the

ment on the aerial fortification o!! end of May, but peace is remote.

the Colony. They have been out for 40 days.

In New York, the Communist Hongkong's military contribution the leader, Mr. William Z. Foster, is urg-1 is used as part payment for

defence of Hongkong. But the air ing the Young Communist League

the not only to support the C.I.O. but ralda precautionary measures adopt- become leaders in it."

ed by the local committee. are responsibility of the local authorliles, and expenditure. under this heading must come from general revenue,

Neither Wanted Nor Needed In P...

their own country

in the Islands' affairs."

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· SUBMARINES LURKING

The speaker also urged the con solidation of the War and Navy City.

The United States destroyer Kane Departments into a single defence has proceeded to "an unknown French bureau as an economical measure, which would effect an annual saving port from there to observe the

(Continued on Page 7.) of $280,000,000-United Press.

A second series of conference to develop the Wagner Act's collective bargaining formula is progressing.

The Labour Secretory, Miss Frances Perkins, is urging labour and Industry to co-operate in this, direction with siato and federal governments to

and lock-outs. It avert strikes

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STRIKES ARE ANARCHY

In Kankakee, Ill., Circuit Judge W. R. Hunter to-day ruled that "sit-down strikes are a form of anarchy and

The Military Contribution to the Imperial Government amounts to 20 per cent of the revenues (less eer- lain items) of the Colony.

Peasants Cheer At Chateau Cande

Marriage Plans Not Complete

re-

SINGLE COPY ID CENTE $36.00, PER ANNUM

GREAT

DUNLOP

TYRES

make every road

a SAFER road

DISPLAY

AWAITS COLONY AT CORONATION

Thrills For Crowds From Land, Sea and Air

80,000 MEDALS FOR H.K. SCHOOL CHILDREN

A tentative programme for the Coronation

forwarded celebrations in Hongkong has been members of the Coronation Committees.

to

Unless members on the various sub-Committees raise objections to any part of the programme, it will be adopted by the Executive Committee.

Undon this programme, school children are to be given three days' holidays. Eighty thousand scholars-- Chinese and foreign--will be each presented with a Coronation medal, specially sent out from England for

the purpose.

Chinese dragon processions will be held in the streets of Hongkong on Wednesday, Thursday and silver dragon, jugglers, acrobats and other Chinese displays will be a

Friday. An enamelled dragon, a

feature of these processions, the first of which will pass

Government House at 2.30 p.m. on Coronation Day.

Juminations on Wednesday and

commence Thursday nights will

al 8 p.m.

There will be night-flying displays of Illuminated acroplanes from H.M.S. Eagle, which arrives in Hongkong from England to-morrow, and searchlight displays from British warships.

Fresh Signs Of Anglo-U.S. Co-operation

Chamberlain Explains Gold Purchases Runciman Talks On

Trade Relations

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London, May 4.

At 11 p.m. on Coronation night a bouquet of rockets will be fired from HMS. Eagle and three destroyers.

The Japanese community is parti- elpating whole-heartedly in the cole- brations and will stage a fireworks display on a particularly invish scale from 8 to 10 p.m.

FULL PROGRAMME The following is the full programme:

WEDNESDAY, May 12.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer

8 a.m.-Parade of Naval, Army and and the President of the Board of Air Force on the Happy Valley Race Trade both had questions to answer Course, His Excellency the Omeer in the House of Commons relating to Administering the Government

will co-operation with the United States take the salute.

in monetary and economie policy.

11 am-Church Services. There' Mr. Neville Chamberlain was asked will be no official Church Service about the stabilisation of gold in the in the sense that no oficial Invitations United Stales and collaboration be will be sent, nor seats reserved in

tween the two Governments in pur- the Cathedral for ometals,

lies of supplies gold with Noon.-Royal Salute.

12.30 stabilisation. He

Council p.m. Legislative a view to curental co-operation was meeting, to be broadcast through ZBW. chuses of fresh sup replied that general maintained with the United States A telegram of congratulations will be.

and other parties to the forwarded to His Majesty the King, monetary declaration of and the Loyal Address from the com- last

the purpose of munity of Hongkong will be signed maintaining, as for

as far as possible, the by all persons attending the meeting. equilibrium in gold. In pursuance of that policy, gold was purchased when necessary

Gomber for

system was

sured a

12.30

inese procession passes

MIDDLE Procession.

no change in the Government House, contemplated. He ar-

8 p.m-illuminations_switched on. supplementary questio er Night-flying displays by RAF. 'planes. that the Treasury was in touch with Fireworks display from 8 to 10 p.m.

of main- Washington with the

maximum ration.

another question

Replying to

on

11 pan-Bouquet of rockets from British warships in the harbour.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 Noon-Chinese procession through

streets.

the rising cost of living, the Chancel- lor said with increasing prosperity and Improved employment there was to rise a natural tendency for prices above the very low level to which they fell during the slump, but there had been no abnormal development sinn. at home, and the cost of living was still decidedly lower than before the depression started in 1920 and

1030.

AGREEMENT QUESTION

of 4

8 p.m.-Illuminations switched on. 8.30 pan-Chinese Lantern Proces- p.m.-Lantern procession passes

Gauze

and Government House. golden dragons will be on display in this procession.

Night-flying exhibition by RAF. 'planes.

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Chateau Conde, May 4.

. Mr. Runciman, who stated there Making their first appearance to-

FRIDAY, MAY 14 gether since the Duke of Windsor

had been informal contacts between British Government officials and M, Noon Chinese procession through Since 1928, Hongkong's contribu- relinquished the throne of Britain,

behalf of the streets. Frere, acting on tion to Imperial Defence has totalled the ex-King and Mrs. Wallis Simp-

Belgian Premier, M. Paul Van Zee- 3 pm-Display of Combined Scouts, the staggering sum of $55,031,398. son, whose divorce decree absolute The estimated Defence Contribution has just been granted, stood on the land in the latter's inquiry into the Hongkong Football Club Ground,

possibilities of reducing trade bar- Happy Valley for. the ensuing year is $5,379,600, terrace of the Chateau Cande to-day

riers; had his attention drawn to tho

pm-Chinese lantern

procession. an all-time record in our history, and waved to cheering pensants. with the exception of 1932 and According to close friends of Mrs.

The George V. Jubilee Trust pro- increase of United Kingdom exports

1033.

Simpson, plans for the marriage are

und re-exports to the United States, grammes of the Coronation will be and was questioned about the pro- sold in the streets by Boy Scouts during In addition, Government has ex-Incomplete. But "the Duke wil

spects

trade agreement. He the celebrations.

It is expected that the Coronation replied that it would not be safe to pended $1,300,048 on the Hongkong main several days here." It is in Volunteer Forces since 1920. The dicated that the Duke will not remain

assume, ax

the questioner had im Service and His Majesty's Speech will estimated cost this year is $158,308 at the Chateau until the date of the

plied, that the

the recent increase

In be relayed from England by ZBW. for the Hongkong Volunteer Defence wedding, however, but will seek a haven and so avoid un-

United Kingdom exports and re- The local broadcast programme will For the mo-

exports to Cors, and $42,914 for the Hongkong favourable comment.

the United States was include choral singing by the Hong- Philharmonic ment he has an apartment at the

mainly attributable to the reductions kong Singers and the Agures are records,

rear of the Chateau Cande,

which

Daventry's programmes in conner- tariff since 1034. looking forest-land, and Mrs. Simp- States tartne made in the United Society.

Mr. Runcitman

that the valuétion with the Coronation are as follows: son's suite is in the opposite wing,

swan lake.--United | of imports of mortar from the Faverlooking a

TRANSMISSION A Press.

United States Into the United King- dom had increased from about £82,-

(Wednesday, May 12) 000,000 In 1934 to rather over £93,000,000 In and he repeated

violations of law. Such strikers can

over-

Thereafter he refused six applicants for citizenship who answered affir-

SEEKING INJUNCTION matively the Judge's question as to

London, May 4. whether they believed in sit-down

The Duke of Windsor's lawyers, strikes, "If they favour sit-down strikes they do not deserve to be through a High Court Justice, to-day

strikes arc

Injunction against citizens. Such

not applied for en he assertedUnited Heinemann and Company, publishers, American,"

(Continued on Page 7) Press.

his previous of Commons]

HKT.

4.30pmTheir Majesties leave answer to the effect that exploratory Buckingham Palace. discussions in relation to an Anglo- 0 pm The Coronation Sarvien American trade.

were 1. The Proparation. 2. The still proceeding-British Wireless,

(Continued on Page 7.)

agreement