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No. 15408

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 三拜禮 號六十月三英港香

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HUNGARY SEES NAZI DEMONSTRATIONS

POLICE RIDE Catalan Capital May Make Peace With Franco

INTO CROWD

OF STUDENTS

Austria's Loyalty To Hitler Pledged As Tension Increases

A threatening situation on the Polish- Lithuanian frontier, Nazi rioting in Budapest, Hungary, the Russian promise to aid Czecho- Slovakia in the event of an attack on that state, the French fears of a collapse of the Loyalists in Spain are some of the latest developments in tension-torn Europe.

Meanwhile, Dr. Arthur Seyss-Inquart has pledged Austria's love and loyalty to Herr Adolf Hitler and the terms of the plebiscite of April 10 are announced.

[Earlier despatches on the European situation appear on Pages 3 and 5.]

Budapest, Mar. 15. Mounted police with drawn batons to-day-the 96th anni verbury of Hungarian indepen- dence, charged a rowdy demons- tration of Nazi students who had been demanding action against the Jews and the res-

GUERILLAS AWAIT ENEMY

JAPANESE ATTACKS New German REPULSED. Map Embraces

toration to Hungary of the Wide Territory

Austrian province of Bürgen- land.

Eight students were arrested and several injured.

Political circ.es are talking of the probability of the formation of a Cabinet of national concen- tration, in view of the grave developments in Central Europe. --Reuter Spacial.

Plebiscite Terms Revealed

Vienna, Mar. 15.

It to revealed that the text of plebiscite for April 10 is as follows: "Do you acknowledge lerr der * our Fuehrer, and acknowledgo thas the reunion of Austria and the (Continued on Page 0.)

STOP PRESS

DESPERATE BATTLE ON RAILWAY FRONT

Hinkow, Mar. 16.

And

Vienna, Mar. 15.

A map which attracted crowds of sight-seers appeared on sale In bookshops in Vienna to-day. It shows all the German-speaking parts of Europe in red, including Alsace-Lorraine, the German- speaking part of Switzerland as far as Bertie. Southern Tyrol and parts of Czecho-Slovakia- Reuter Special.

Hitler Will Enter Berlin

Like Caesar

"Fuehrer Of Greater Germany" May Bo New Title

Berlin, Mar. 16.

Fail To Win Yellow River Objectives

llankow, Mar. 16. Despite desperate efforts, Japanese troops in north-west Shansi have hitherto failed to obtain a foothold on the west bank of the Yellow River, according to Chinese reports, which state that under cover ΟΙ

west bank of Sachu, but were repulsed with heavy

These are typical troops of the Eighth (Communist). Route

FRANCE PERTURBED BY INDICATION OF LOYALISTS' DEFEAT

Insurgents Sweep To New Successes In Aragon

Paris, Mar. 15.

A Spanish news agency has unconfirmedly reported that Barcelona has offered to capitulate to the Insurgents. However the news agency was unable to telephone to Barcelona, but reported that the Perpignan frontier Authorities had started for the frontier by motor after the situation had become untenable.

The director of the Paris paper, Le Temps, said he had heard confidently that Barcelona had sought peace terms, and simultaneously had asked General Franco to send a warship to embark 500 leaders, fearing that extremists would seize power and execute them.

Army, newly equipped for this type of warfare and many of them Bombers Over

using captured rifles and ammunition. In addition to his arms, blankets and rations, cách man carries a shovel for entrenching unless he is a machine-gunner, who has his digging done for him.

BRITAIN SPEEDS

AIR ARMAMENT

London, Mar. 15.

A speeding-up of air armament efforts was the heavy artillery and aerial bombard- ment, 3,000 Japanese troops on tri-recurring point of emphasis in the speech by Lieut. day Just launched a very fierce al- sek on the Chinese positions on the Colonel A. J. Muirhead, Under-Secretary of State for pulsed with our War, when introducing the Air Estimates to the House of Commons to-day. He showed that estimated other Chinese column is marching expenditure was £103,000,000 (including £30,000,000 to be defrayed by the Defence Loan) which represented 25 The Japanese forces on the Tungpu per cent. increase on the expenditure of last year.

Jasses.

Meanwhile it is claimed that on-

towards Wuchai and threatening the Japanese rear,

connects Ta.yuan rallway, wh.ch with Tungkwan, junction of the Tungpu and Lunghai rallways, are stated to be withdrawing to concentrations niler concen

culting

Amplifying the particulars he disclosed on February Tungpu line several poluils.

at Meanwhile Chinese and Japanese 3, Lieut.-Col. Muirhead said that in addition to the forces are also sald to be engaged in

The estimates include the foundation' for further expansion beyond the current programme.

the

severo Aghting in the vicinity of Metropolitan Air Force of 123 squadrons, there were 26

Hotain and Yumen on the east bank

of the Yellow River in south-east squadrons overseas and the Fleet Air Arm comprised 20 Shanat, and that both sides are Herr Adolf Hitler returns to Berlin stated to be suffering heavy casual-squadrons, adding: "We are midway between the 1,500 on Wednesday like a conquering❘tles-Reuter. Caesar. It is reported that the plans

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BLASTED BY CHINESE MINES Hsuchow, Mar. 10.

near Llang-

an attack

first-line aircraft aimed at for March, 1937, and the 1,750 for next year.">

on the temporartly placed with America in order to leave nothing 'undone to

Hongkong To Hear Voice Of Defenders

to assume the new all-embracing of, "Fushrer of Greater Germany". Hou is giving Field-Marshal Hermann Over 100 Japancie troops were An output from "shadow" factories Goering

Chancellorship, and

and it is blown up by mincs laid by Chinese was expected very shortly, he said.

at Hwangshan likely Hitler will establish now head- forces quarters at Munich in order to be in hslation on the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-Orders for certain instruments in closer touch with A desperate battle is going on in is recalled that Austen affairs. It way in Shantung on March 14 when connection with blind flying had been

he never liked his they launched the northern sector of the Tienstin Berlin residence.

Chinese positions. Pukow railway front in Shantung. The newspapers here have the big- where; the Japanese forces are ad- gest headlines of the year, which Simultaneously another Japanese achlove actual efficiency as soon as vancing southward in three columns. read: "Hitler's Proclamation To The column attacked Shinchang west of possible.

One of them is said to have reach-Austrians. "Austria's New Mission" the railway under the cover of an With regard to works abroad, pro- ed a point three kilometres south of "Hitler Addresses The World" artillery and aerial bombardment.

gress had been made in the provision Chaho, between Tenghalen

Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Minister for The Chinese ballation responsible reached Lungahan and is attackingropagands, has decreed a public for the defence of the town put up of accommodation in the Far East. right wing in the houday on Wednesday, and has pro- a stubborn resistance, driving back CoL Muirhead added: May 1 ex-

mised a "reception, unprecented in the

onslaughts of the press gratitude for the generous gift the history of Berlin". He

is da Janepeated

Casualties on both sides of $2,500,000 from rulers in the corating the city.. and preparing a were heavy. The Japanese losses "route of adulation" from the Tem were about 800 killed whilst half Federated Malay States towards the cost of additional squadrons to be pelhof aerodrome to the Wilhelm- of the Chinese battalion died.

stationed in Malaya." (Choers), strasse.

Fighting broke out also at Shaho Meanwhile

Is announced that and Chichho on the railway and the Gun Turrets For Planes Herr Hitler is returning to Austria to Lunghan, cart of the railway... address several meetings prior to the Unnese reinforcements were rush Col. Muirhead mild that in con- Plebiscito, the first of which will take

Lianghsistien, sequence of the obstacles met in to Hwangahan.. plavo at Graz-United Press. Shinchang and other points ytnes-turning guns by hand against the

day. Whyte Aerco Ashling is under-ruth of air, owing to the greatly, in- NEW stood to be proceeding-Central creased speed in aircraft revolving turrets, enclosing both man and rain.

Souhalen. Another column

the Chinese

vicinity of Tasochuan, while a third column is marching on Puyangshan. --Reuter.

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SINGAPORE

vy Bingapore,' Mar, 16.5

AMALLPOX DECLINES

Harry, Broadbent, the Australian Amalijos" cases during airman gerryli, khá 11-116 lm. hour ended midnight on fursday Greenwich 148an Time, in the course totalled 29 as against the of his attempt to dy from England | cars; ngure of 81% The brion de

previous

were being installed. In this essenting

requirement there was every reRION to belleve that Britain was better da than any foreign country

The General Offeer Command- ing, The British Troops in China, desires to warn the civil popula- tion of the Colony of Hongkong that it may expect to hear cors- siderable heavy gun and small "arma fire during the forthcoming combined operations between March 15 and 28.

TRIAL

TREASON IN GERMANY SOON

Berlin, Mar. 15,. It is learned that the trial of about

* Col Muirbead. dwelt at child ZAKDOTTORI charged with high trensOS

length on the greatly increased sp of Arhiere since the Great Ward. verde playri pemanggang mkia thì acessitated mi

la

Canton

Conton, Mar. 10. Taking advantage of the continued ine weather Japanese planes again carried out raids in the neighbour- hood of the city this morning.

The thud of heavy bombs could he slearly heard in Shameen ap- parently-from-the-direction of the

city. fur fleida north-east of the Reuter,

PLANES SEEN, FIRING HEARD BY MACAO

I

Macao, March 15, Two Japanese flying squadrons, consisting of 22 planes, were visible from Macao at noon to-day.

The planes, which were flying at Д were heading in great height, westerly direction presumably mak- ing for the Kowloon-Canton Railway. There were indications of Japanese

Portuguese Colony in the sound of

military netivity not far from the

shell are yesterday at about 6 p.m.

Four reports were distinctly heard but as yet no puthoritative Informa- on as to the place of the firing or the extent of damage has reached Micno.-Our Own Correspondent,

NIGHT RAIDS ON NANCHANG

Nanchang, Mar, 10. Twelve Japanese planes raided Nanchang in relays between 7.10 o'clock and 12.15 o'clock last night.

Shortly after 7 p.m. three planca came over the city but did not drop any bombs. At 6.50 pm. three planes appeared over, the suburbs, dropping about 30 bombs. About 10 o'clock three planes dropped several missiles within the city limits.

The last rald was staged at 12.15 o'clock also by three planes when more than 10 bombs were dropped Inside the city, killing many civilians and demolishing scores of houses near Haunbunmen and Banhsinfisiang. -Central News.

NIGHT RAID ON WUHAN CITIES

It is reported from Hendaye that extreme Letusts are moving io seize power in Barcelona, where there is grave. alarm. Generul Franco's Moroccan cavalry is sweeping the Catalan frontier, and from Caspe the gunfire is audible in Barcelono. The elvilians are terrified, filing the streets with banners demanding that the Government turn over power to the extremist Labourites.

Arresting Suspects

It is reported that the workers are arresting suspected France sympa- thisers, and it is reliably stated that Senor Juan Negrin flew to Paris to make

a final

for direct Inter- appear vention on behalf of the Loyalists, but that France refused,

Many in the Lerida region are Recing to the French border and In- surgent planes have intensified their attocks.

Barcelona, fearful of the first in- vasion since the war, has begun to call to the colours the Class of 1941 comprising boys of 17 and 18. How- ever, it is reported that the author!- ties are finding mobilisation dimeult. -United Press.

Spanish President Flees Barcelona

Toulouse, Mar. 18. The aerodrome here has been ad- · vised that the Spanish President, Senor Manuel Azana, and Senor Indalecio Prelio, Minister for Defence, are expected to arrive at any moment from" Barcelona. →→ Reuter.

France Deeply · Disturbed

Paris, Mar. 15: The French Foreign Minister, M. Poul Boncour, to-day received" the

would

British Ambassador, Sir Eric Phipps when, it is understood ha expressed the French Government's grave con- cern regarding the effect a speedy victory for General Franco have on the French, position.

These fears were not only based on diplomatic considerations, but of security. The view is held in well- Informed quarters that the German and Italian elements

General Franco's army are very large, and if they are not withdrawn, would con- situte a menace to the safety France's Moditerranean frontier, and France must ward of such a danger. -Reuter,

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of

Hankow, Mar. 16. Japanese planes staged a night rald on the Wuhan ellies about 7 pm. Catalans Deny Peace Quest

yeaterday. Scores of bombs rained on the suburbs.

·were

London, Mar. 15. The sensational reports published situation

The raiders in two groups of six each came from two directions, one in London with regard to the trom Anhwei and the other from in Barcelona are denied by the dele- Kiangal. They' converged · in the gate of the Catalan Government in vicinity of the Wuhan area and London. He mid he had just tele. broke into the elties.

Chinese search-lights criss-crossed the sky Government had stated that it did phoned Barcelons, and the Catalan

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UP not cons

anti-aircraft guns ¿sent burals of fire at the invaders.

After circling over the cities, the ralders dropped a large number of

bombs in the subur presumably

aimed at the, aerodrome.—Central News.

CYCLONE HITS ILLINOIS

contemplate, and had never con-

deed; a separate peace with the Nationalistá

Rumours of panic in 2

refugees leaving the ally and of

General

Franco's is being audible there, he said, wäre, baseless. He pointed out that Baroniona was 2003 kilometres from the bafymi tront and declared that Gener

be had now reached and normal comt