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INSURGENT DRIVE ON VALENCIA

Fighting Spreads Along

Wide Front

London, July 18.

While Insurgents and Loyalists wore to-day celebrating the second anniversary of the Civil

"PRO-FASCIST" SECTION OF H.M. CABINET

UNDER FIRE

Lord Strabolgi's Accusation

London, July 18. During the course of the War in Spain, General Franco debate in the House of Lords on continued his advance

on the Valencia.

second reading of the Anglo Turkish (Armaments An Insurgent report claims that Credit) Agreements Bill, Lord the stronghold of Mora de Rubielos Strabolgi said it was now known has fallen, and flerce fighting is now that there was to be no loan to

are celebrating China.

wat

with

proceeding on a 22-mile front.

The Insurgents

the the anniversary of parades, bull-fights, religious services and spreches.

with The Loyalists, content

less claborate arrangements, are merely

and decorating their towns

cities and organlaing visits of civilians to the fronts and visits to soldiers centres behind the trenches.-Router. "IMPREGNABLE" LINE CRACKS

Hendaye, July 18. In a territic anniversary offensive, succeeded in the Insurgents have smashing the so-called impregnable mountain defences protecting Sagunto and Valencia.

The Labour Peer asserted that it was. In Great Britain's interest to

give a loan to China to enable her to support her struggle against easily than she agression more could do at present. Apparently, however, the pro-Fascist section in the Cabinet was more friendly to Japan than to China.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

MILITARY INQUIRY BLAMELESS.

Speaker Rules On Privilege Issue

London, July 18.

A crowded House of Commons heard the Speaker give his ruling on the new Breach of Privileges issue raised by Colonel A. P. Hencage, Conservative M. P. for Louth, who raised the subject on Thursday last week by atuting that he had Informa- tion Indicating that Mr. Duncan in fact, been Sandys had not, summoned by a Military Court of

before IL Inquiry to appear

Outlining the information supplied by Lt. Col. Heneage, the Speaker sald

that individual members of the Military Court of Inquiry knew nothing of the summoning of Mr. Sandys to appear before them, and they had not had any say whatever in the Court.

the

summoning of witnesses to attend

evidence satisßed him that the officers The Speaker added that the new

of the Milltary Court must be assured that they were entirely dissociated from any responsibility for the breach of Privilege.

CROSSED ATLANTIC IN ERROR

American Airman Asserts

Set Compass Incorrectly

Dublin, July 18. The trans-Atlantic flight by 33-year-old Douglas Corrigan, who landed at Baldonnel Airport· in Ireland out of the blue at 2.30 p.m. yesterday, may go down in history as the most remarkable ever made.

Corrtran claims that he flew the Atlantic by mistake!

stop flight from Los Angeles to New Last week. Corrigan made a non- York in a ten-year old aeroplane which he purchased for $900, ..

the Floyd Bonnet Airport in New After advising field attendants at

York that he was taking off on a return Olght to Los Angeles, Corri- gan took to the air in his battered machine at 5,17 a.m. yesterday. breach of "I left the Floyd Bennet Airport The essence of the Privilege, however, was the summon- in New York to return to Los tng of a Member of Parliament be-Angeles," he claimed in an interview a Military Court, and whether he with United Press in Dublin to-day. fore a was summoned by the officers com- posing the Court or by offleers making the holding the Court was immaterial preliminary arrangements for

from the stand-point of Privilege.

was for the House to

decide what

Lord Stanhope, lender of the Government in the House of Lords, said he was at a loss to know what Lord Strabolg meant by the pro- Fascist section of the Cabinet, as he Wap unable to place any of his colleagues in that entegory.

The sole reason The Insurgent infantry advanced

the British No speedly that artillery often ligged China as it had assisted Turkey was Government was unable to assist unfortunately, the position because, the position of Turkey. The whole of China was entirely different to

It is claimed that in this action "Kreement with Turkey was founded|etion, any, should be taken on

Primarily on financial and economic

behind.

on the

The Insurgents are now outskirts of Vivers, from where they cun roll across the plains to Sagunto,

25,000 Loyalists were killed, wound- ed or imprisoned.-United Press.

SEE VICTORY IN YEAR

Burgos, July 18. General Franco. In a statement to Reuter lo-day, predicted Insurgents would guln

with year.

#

that the

victory

The Insurgent lender udvocated need of friendship between Insurgent Span and Grent Britain.—Reuter.

MORE THAN CONFIDENCE

Barcelonu, July 18, Senor Del Vayo, the Loyalist Gov- enment's Foreign Minister, issued a statement to-day saying the Loyalists were entering the third year of the Civil War with something more than confidence in victory.

Republicam Spain, he declared, hnd] decided to struggle to the end, to thei Last man, for the Inst inch of Spanish SUR. BrutET",

FRANCO SUPREME

Burgos, July 18. General Franco has been appointed! Supreme Commander of the Army and Navy by the Insurgent Council of Ministers. The appointment was announced following a meeting of the Council to-day, when the new post and title were created.

considerations,

The Bill passed the second rending without division-Reuter,

Japanese Note Fails to Clear Atmosphere

Washington, July 18.

Mr. Cordell Ifall, the Scerctary of State, Indicated to-day that Japan's latest Note

United on Staten rights In China had not settled the Issur to the satis- faction of the US. Government,

Mr. Kull said that a scrutiny of China incidents that affected American interests and the Rub- sequent Japanese representations thereto showed that the matter In to many of its aspects a con- Linuing discussion.

As some phases were cleared up and eliminated new pliases appeared. Mr. Hall declared.— Reuter.

the

Insurgents will secure ultimate victory.

General Franco is now Generalis- that simo of the land, naval and air forces of "Nationalist Spain."-Trans-Ocean.

ITALY IS PROUD

"Fuscista are very proud to have: served and to have contributed blood and materials towards your victory," Signor Mussolini's cable states.

Rome, July 18. Signor Mussolini has cabled "The blood fraternally shed by our General Franco on the anniversary legionnaire volunteers has created in of the Spanish Civil War, express-indispensible friendship between our Ing congratulations and confidence two peoples."-United Press.

it

his disclosure of new facts.

be that the matter should be allowed The Speaker said his advice would

rest where it wag

I ta

|

The fading of the Committee of Privileges and the decision of the House remained substantially un- affected, said the Spencer.

They had found that a Breach of Privilege was. in fact, committed, without making uny reflection on anybody.----Reuter.

"

"Due to an unfortunate mistake I

set my compass wrong when I got. above the clouds.

moment I took off and I was flying "Visibility was very bad from the

through a dense fog for some be before 1 became aware of the fact that i was over the sen.

"When I

I discovered my mistake I petrol was low and i was compelled not know where I was. My to keep on flying in the direction I had frst taken.

"I was sure surprised to find myself over the coast of Ireland,"

ONLY 30 GALLONS LEFT

the When Corrigan landed at Baldonnell Airport only 30 gallons

of petrol remained in the tanks of his machine,

He had neliher navigation. Instru-

AIR FORCE NEEDS ments nor radio.

CARBURETORS

London, July 18, The Ale Ministry has announced that, in order to increase the supply of carburetors, a new factory will be erected at Coventry, under the management of a well-known motor cur company.

Extensions to existing factories will be made at the Bristol Aeroplane Company's works at an cathimated cost of £1,500,000. Expenditure of this amount has already been ap provec-Reuter.

Governor Opens New Ceylon Dock

Colombo, July 18.

Only one other person has nown solo from New York to Europe. That was Colonel Lindbergh, who flow his famous "Spirit of St. Louie from New York to Paris on May 20, 1927, Corrigan, who made his remark- able crossing in 28 hours, 13 minutes, new a plane similar to, and almost as old as, the machine used by Lind-

bergh. Actually, three peoplessed

addition to Corrigan, have erossed the Atlantic solo, although not all by the routes chosen by Corrigan and Lindbergh. The

arc

the late Wiley Post and late Amelia Earhart. Jean Batten has also made a solo crossing of the south Atlantic. Corrigan's plane was in perfect condition when it landed In Ireland.

United Press,

NOT AWARE OF ERROR

Reuter states that Corrigan was not aware that he was flying over the Atlantie until he was 25 hours in the air, when he thought he should have thebeen near Los Angeles, his destina-

tion,

"It was in

only when I caught a glimpse of fishing smacks and the The new dock, cost £100,000-high hills that I realised that I had Reiter.

Sir Andrew Caldecott, Governor of Ceylon, opened the Colony's new graving dock Colombo harbour to-day,

VERITYS

completely lost my bearings," he said, "OPEN DETENTION"

Dublin, July 18. Corrigan is held at the

U.S.

Legation tinder

a form of "open detention' pending clarification of his status.

He is not interested in being a heru, and insisted in

over his plane besonally checking. before discussing his Impressions with United Press.

"i thought all along that I was en route to Los Angeles until I saw the fishing smacks off the Irish coast,” he said. "It was only then that I decided

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single engine of his ram- shackle plane is only 175 horse-power, which is less than that of the "Spirit of St. Louis", which Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic 11 years ago. The speed of the machine is scarcely 100 m.p.h., so that Corrigan must have had the throttle wide open from the time he left New York, since the dis- tance is approximately 2,800 miles.

HAD TO BANK TO BEE He revented that extra petrol tanks installed in the cabin of the plane were so high that he had to bank the machine to see where he was golug. The plane was equipped with a compass and turn-bank indicator and no other instruments whatever. The only food Corrigan had during the 28 hours he was in the air was a couple of bars of chocolate,

The door of the cabin locked a latch and was fastened shut with

wire.

In one respect his equipment sur- passed that on the modern plane lown round the world last week by Howard Hughes, who lacked a de- Icer.

JULY 19, 1938

JEWS BEAT OFF ARAB RAIDERS

Attackers Leave Six Dead Near Samaria

Jerusalem, July 18. American Jews repulsed a band of 100 Arabs attacking the Jewish settlement near Samaria. The marauders fled, leaving Bix dead.-United Press.

REVOLT PROPAGANDA

thousand

Jerusalem, July 18. A police raid on a house in Tel- a-Viv led to the discovery of several pamphlets, printed In Arabic, English, German and Hebrew, inciting the

to populace revolt against the British authorities.

A number of persons, including ono women, were arrested.

An offelal statement says that the raided house was one of the most important centres of 'anu-British

Ocean. propaganda in the Near East-Trans-

Four Raiders Downed At Nanchang

It is

Nanchang, July 18. now established that al- together four Japanese planes were shot down by Chinese airmen during the dogfight over here early yester- day morning.

Three of the aircraft have been located in the vicinity of Nanchang while efforts to And the fourth are being made by the Chinese military Authorities.

of

The H-fated machines were among fleet of 11 bombers which staged ruids over the Kinngsi provincial capital in two squadrons nine planes each. The Arst squadron came over the city around 6.25 a.m. An undisclosed number of Chinese pursuit planes at once rose to eng- age them and forced them to retreat.

The second squadron came over about 20 minutes later and WIS intereepted by the Chinese craft.

The invaders released some 36 bomba in the eastern outskirts of the city. More than 10 houses were destroyed. The four plenes were downed dur- ing the two dogfights,

In the meantirne, Wucheng, on the west bank of the Poyang Lake, wus also rated by 10 Japanese bombers, which released a number of missiles in the outskirts,-Central News,

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Corrigan carried a 15-foot rod with which to, knock ice from the wings of

planet

his

The Director of Air Commerce would not say whether Corrigan's punishment for flying across the At- lantic

without permission or the necessary papers would be severor

"It's a great day in the history of the Irish peopic, and we won't want to spoil their fun right now by talking punishment," he declared.

"Our main problem now is to pre vent other youngsters from starting the same kind of junkets."-United Press.

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