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HUGE EXPORT OF CHINESE SILVER

Expulsions From The Communist Party To Cease

JANUARY 20, 1938.

TERUEL FIGHTING

Loyalists Conceda

Some Ground.

London, Jan. 10. Fighting around Teruel has begun ogabi.

Insurgent forces, heavily backed by aircraft, are vigorously attacking_the Government positions, and the Gov- im-ernment has admitted that it bus

had to concede some ground.

The Insurgents claim the

troops have captured two important points which have been held by the Government forces for over a year.— Render Bulletin.

Moscow, Jan. 19, A recent decree ordering the mediate cessation of indiscriminate and wholesale expulsions from Communist Party has been explained in a special article in Pravda, the semi-omcial organ.

dia-

The decree provides for the position within three months of cases Involving tens of thousands of mem bers of the party who have appealed against their expulsions, many of which were instigated by local party

lenders,

Under the decree, discharge from employment will no longer be one of the penalties of expulsion from the party, and the reinstatement within Afteen days of all who have lost their positions through such expul- sions has been ordered.

The decree,

decree, however, does terminate the periodic "purges" which have brought odium on the Soviet system. On the

Pravda contrary,

not

Of

The

that their

HEIGHTS CAPTURED

Saragozan, Jan. 18. Insurgent army claims to Muelton have taken the strategie Heights, United Press.

VALENCIA TRAGEDY

London, Jan. 10.

The tanker Esturla has sent a message sinting that an Insurgent air raid at Valencelo killed 600 children and set fire to benzol storage tanks. Flames were visible for 50 miles.--- United Press.

CAR OF BRITISH. PARTY HIT BY BOMB IN VALENCIA

Madrid, Jan. 18.

A party of British Members of Parliament now touring Spain nar- rowly escaped injury during an air raid on Valencia, the Spanish Gov- to a ernment's capital, according report from a Spanish ometal news

declares that the struggle against the Trotskyites is by no means finished, and all free and unfree enemies the party must be stamped out. The decree, states the newspaper, simply means the reinstatement of innocent agency.

FROM HONGKONG persons who have been expelled the city while the party was driving

Chinese silver coins and bullion to the staggering value of $320,000,000 has been shipped from Hongkong to the Bank of England during the past three months.

A further shipment of 0,000 cases, valued at over $30,000,000, Is leaving the Colony on Saturday by the P. &

. ner Corfu. The last shipment, by the P. & O. liner Rawalpindi a fortnight ago, was valued at $32,000,-

000.

Most of this silver is believed to be from the Chinese treasury in Canton. Part of the money is believed to be

on account of war materials purchases in various countries. But the major portion, it is thought, has been sent to London for safely purposes, and as possible coverage for future com- mitments should a Japanese blockade prevent future shipments.

It is believed that 90 per cent. of the precious melal sent to England is government-owned,

HOLLAND PREPARES FOR ROYAL BIRTH THIS WEEK

Amsterdam, Jan. 19. Everything is in readiness for the birth of Princess Juliana's baby, who one day may become ruler of the Netherlands.

Although the birth is not yet imminent, the doctors expect the huppy event to take place soon after to-morrow.

Broadcasting stations, including the short wave station PCJ which broadcasts to the Netherlands East Indies and the Far East. ure ready.. to make an Instant announcement.

Decorations and fireworks being kept in readiness, and con- fectioners and other shopkeepers are, prepared with appropriate souvenirs. ---Iteuler.

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RAIDS IN SPAIN

MADRID AGAIN UNDER ARTILLERY FIRE

London, Jan. 19. Spaulsh news agencies authorita- tively deny that 600 children were killed in on air raid on Valencia, However, it is not denied that the city was subjected to a large-scale aerial attack.

A United Press message from Mad- rld reports that the old capital of Spain was again subjected to an artlilery bombardment yesterday.

The same messange reports that Insur- gent planes which attacked Barcelona yesterday originated from Palma, where they returned after bombardment. Anti-aircraft

their

guns

are reported to have brought down one bomber-United Press.

MONTREAL TRAGEDY

SCHOOL DEATH

ROLL

MOUNTS TO 29

Montreal, Jan. 19.

The total death roll in the disas trous fire at the boys' school in Mon- treal has now reached 29.

The heat of the fire was so great that it was some time before the firemen could appronch the ruins.

A number of schoolboys were killed when they attempted to jump

to safely from the upper windows of the building-Reuter,

PRODATZEAVOR JELAS GAS PADARA NAISET | SIR CHARLES TURNER

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THE

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Bombay Secretary Dies In England

The doolh

London, Jan. 10.

has occurred of Sir Charles Aldin Turner, Chief Secre- tory of the Government of Bombay,

at the age of 60 years.

The late Bir Charles Turner had been a member of the Indian Clyli:

*Service since 1902,--fleuter.

by over-zealous provincial party "bosses,"

At the same

The raid occurred in the centre of

REFUGEE SCHEME

Madrid, Jan. 10. Negotiations have been completed for the removal of thousands of poll- tical refugees from the foreign lega- tions in Madrid. Their lives are in precarious conditions owing to short- age of food.

to a war trahing school. One of the was, bit by a bomb, but the time, the widest cars publicity has been given to a resolu-occupants miraculously escaped in- ilon of the Sovlet Supreme Court, Jury-Reuter, the enforcement of the constitutional guarantee of the right of every Sovlet citizen to employment. Persons dis- be charged for incompetence must found other employment, the decree states.

The decree is held as a new for- word step ushering in the

of end bureaucratic "bossism," and a more Judicial attitude is expected for persons suspected of political uni- reliability.

Citizens of the Soviet are to be freed in future from responsbility for the political crimes of the relatives.

Reuter.

STOP PRESS

JAPAN CRITICISED

BY JAPANESE

The French Embassy has agreed to repatriate aged refugees to France, and those of military age will be sent to a government concentration camp, -Reuter Bulletin.

NEW CHINA

BANK Note To Be Issued After January 25

Peiping, Jan. 19. The Japanese military paper, the Yung Pao, published in Tientsin, to- day states that $10,000,000 in n of the new China Federated Reserve Bank will be issued some time after printing on January 25, and will be exchangeable for Nanking's

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VICEROY PRAISED.

SYMPATHY FOR INDIANS BRINGS

APPRECIATION

Hyderabad, Jan. 20,

The Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, and Lady Willingdon attended a State Banquet to-day on their first oficial visit to Hyderabad.

The Nizam of Hyderabad, speaking at the banquel, said that the Viceroy's infinite pain and genuine sympathy for the welfare of India had endeared him to the masses of Indian peopic.......... Reuter,

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London, Jan. 19.

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ARAB TO DIE

MILITARY COURT SENTENCE FOR FIRING ON POLICE

I

Jerusalemn, Jan. 19.

Professor

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London, Jan. 10. "If rain penetrates our roof, yours would begin to leak too," declared

Prof. Dr. E. A. Heide, of the Mill-Count Stirum, Netherlands Minister, tary Medical College, Canton, was addressing the Royal Empire Bociety invited by the Hongkong University last night and alluding to common la the Eart Indian to give a film-lecture on the subject interests "A Contribution to the Epidemology chipelago,

Count Surum dwelt on the signi- and Blology of the Hookworm DlacaDO

den An Arab peasant has been sen. in China. The audience opplauded ficance of communications between tenced to death by the Military Court the interesting film, which is the first Singapore and Australia. He

produced inclared that centuries of cultural work for firing at the police during inves- one of its kind ever

were behind the British and Dutch; tigations into the murder of Profes- China. sor Starkey, the noted archeologist.

Expressing thanks for the kid re- and each would play their parta to. -----Reuter..

ception his lecture has found amongst prevent destruction of what had been built Inbourlously and Fuccess- the Professors and students of Hong- kong University, Prof. Holde em fully.

"It formerly we have been rivals, phasised the Importance of selentfe co-operation

Hongkong it is evident that the protection of between

China, University and scientists

our cultural schlevements, in those Paris, Jan. 10,

especially at the present time for the territories is a common Problem, but we should not allow ourselves to be The French

press generally welfare of the Chinese people.

Professor W. I. Gerrard, who pre- lulled by confident expectation of big approves the now Chautémps Govern-

alded, thanked the lecturer, and ex-brothers support. We are very much ment..

The new Cabinet members paid a pressed his agreement with the com-awake is making great sacrifices to traditional call on President Lebrun ments made by Prof. Heide, this morning. The Arst: Cabinet

FRENCH PRESS APPROVES CHAUTEMPS JADINET

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