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Hongkong Telegraph

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No. 10713

五拜禮 號十三月二十英港香

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30,- 1938.

SPAIN'S MAGINOT LINE

FALLS TO INSURGENTS

Franco

Claims

Heavy Gains

HENDAYE,

Dec. 29.

INSURGENT HEAD- QUARTERS have claimed the complete capture of the Loyalists' "Little Maginot Line" along the Segre River near Balaguer, while General Franco's crack! mercenary forces have smashed four lines of steel and concrete forti- fications.

is

From Saragossa it announced that Balaguer, the bridge-head of the Segre River, has collapsed, and also that the Loyalist system of sunken forts have been captured.

The Insurgents are said

SIAM'S BOY KING, Ananda Mahidol, recently returned from Switzerland, where he has been at school in Lausanne, to pay a visit to his native land. from which he has been He He is now thirteen years old. five years absent. succeeded King Prajadhipok in 1935, a council of Regency ruling during his minority. He is shown being welcomed at Bangkok,

to be driving the Loyalists JEWS ALARMED

into the Mediterranean.

The Balaguer bridge-head full after a surprise attack in the centre of the 90-mile Catalonian front, where only sporadic action took place during the first six days of the offensive.

General Franco sought to straighten out his curving line of advance by driving castward from Balaguer to Cervera.

Meanwille

Navarrese and Galician troops in the northern sector drove close to the vital communication centre at Artesa de Segro, and Spanish and Italian columns In the southern sector hammered at Borjasblanca,

AT

NEW LEVY RUMOURS

BERLIN, Dec. 29.

JEWS HERE are alarmed by the rumour, said to have come from a reliable source, that the 20 per cent. capital levy on their property is to be increased to 30 per cent.

It is declared that the first, instalment collected on Decem-

Poverty Rules ber 15 did not produce nearly as

At Nanking

SHANGHAI, Dec. 29.

much as expected.

Offcials of the Ministry of Finance

120 IN BIG SPY ROUND-UP IN REICH

BERLIN, Dec. 29. MORE THAN 120 alleged plotters for the assassination of high Nazi officials will be tried early in the New Year in the biggest treason case since Herr Hitler came into power. The plotters are reported to be led by Herr Franz Niraisch, a former writer and an ultra-Rightist, and it is said that they drew lots to determine the assay- sins.

It is not dispsed whether the purported piót involved the assassination of Herr Hitler.. Niraisch and 20 accomplices Berlin's imprisoned in Moabit Prison. They will be tried secretly.

are

The authorities are convinced that the trials will result in at icast 17 death sentences,

Several lawyers have already refused to accept the defence of the accused.--United Press,

日光初月一十

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SUNJA HENIE

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FRANCE ADAMANT AGAINST ITALY'S AFRICA DEMANDS

LONDON, Dec. 29.

THE IMMINENCE of Mr. Chamberlain's visit to Rome on January 11 is arousing interest in the attitude of the Powers concerned regard- ' ing Italy's demands on France.

M. Cambon, the French Charge d'Affaires paid his usual daily visit to the Foreign Office to-day, exchanging views with British officials, says "Reuter's" diplomatic correspondent.

It is understood that he repeated France's contention that Italy's present demands are such that they must be solved by France herself.

PREMIER'S OPTIMISM FOR 1939

Trials Of 1938 Were Outweighed By Gains

of

Although restoration of friendly relations between France and Italy is primary interest to Britain as a Mediterranean Power, there has never been any question of Mr. Chamber- lain mediating between the two countries during his visit to Rome.

British

circles recognise France's determination to look her own interests, and her

$3,000,000 MENEVILLE CHAMBER altitude is approved, extremely

Court Writ Against Film

Star

CHICAGO, Dec. 29. SONJA HENIE,

the

LAIN feels that if the past close contact being maintained lycar has brought its trials, these by the British and French

are outweighed by the gains.

governments.

He expresses this view in a Discussion of Franco-Italian New Year message to "Homo relations is not precluded during and Empire," the official Con- Mr. Chamberlain's visit, how- servative Party magazine. ever, since Britain's pact with

in referring to re-innament, he Italy is directly concerned with 53ys: "Our armed strength enables

us to say in the councils of nations any threatened disturbance of that in seeking friendship with all the status quo in the Mediter peoples, we shall meet in a spirit of rancan.--Reuter. reasonableness and fair dealing, but w will not force.

to

make concessions

Referring to the past year, Mr.

WILL NOT MAKE CONCESSIONS

London, Dec. 29.

that

former ice-skating cham-chamberlain says: "Rejecting the Well-informed diplomatic circles pion of the world, and now view that war is inevitable, and that have predicted that France will not to our only task is to prepare for it, make the slightest concession a popular film star, has been have consistently sought to remove Italy, and it is pointed out named co-defendant in- an: the possible causes of war, and by France, despite her superficial poll- direct consultation and discussion, to ticid differences, is as united on this new and fuller ensure of Issue us on any important inter- tween the

the nations.

Some observers said they appre- The action has been brought

"My hope and aim is that, by this ciated that Mussolini is not bluflug, on behalf of Fred Walton, ex-means, the international problems of

(Continued on Page 4.) vaudeville artiste, alleging that our time may be settled in a spirit the

Twentieth Century Fox of conciliation and co-operation."-

Router. (Continued on Page 4.)

action for $3,000,V30 secure and understanding be-nutional issue since the world war,

REALLY damages. AMAZING

FORECAST

BERLIN, Dec. 29.

HASTE would neither confirm nur deny the "THE FEVERISH

with which the fountain report, although they revealed that?

the actual figures of the first instal-pens of some journalists move General Franco appears to be THE INTERNATIONAL RE-nent would probably be published along the map of Europe is planning to converge his three LIEF COMMITTEE in Nan-in January.

really amazing," declares the armics in the vicinity of king has issued a report on its Jews have already paid up five "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung," Cervera, biting off a section of investigations into the changing per cent, on their property, and if the referring to an article by Mr.

conditions Catalonian territory by flanking economic

in and rumoured increase is true, it would Vernon Bartlett in the "News-

mean that they would still have one- operations, after which massed around Nanking. forces will advance on Barcelona!

The report gives a somewhat dis-quarter of their original fortunes to

lose.-Reuter, and the coast.-United Press. couraging picture of the situation, stating that this year's crops suffered considerably alike from floods and war, and are estimated to be greatly below average.

RELENTLESS DRIVE

LONDON, Dec. 29. That General Franco's offen- sive, in which 500,000 men are

FAMOUS AUSTRIAN DEFENDS JEWS

London, Dez, 29. The Austrian musician, While the grain produced in the

Erich of Ninking suffices for the Kleiber, has sent a letter to the Scala

Chronicle" (which was cabled to Hongkong in summarised form). According to Mr. Bartlett Germany, in the course of the coming year. will demand colonies" from Holland and Belgium, which, in the view of The German Government, would present greater advantages for the than the colonies formerly

Refusal by the Netherlands and

Mr. TAYS

Reich

engaged, is proceeding as relent-on in the area, shipments are Theatre, Milun, cancelling his engage-owned by Germany. lessly as ever after seven days, causing anxiety alike among dealers ments.

and consumers. Transportation is He refuses to appear because: "I

worse.

BIG FOUR CONFERENCE? Berlin Interested in New Reports

Bartlett,

A SHIT LIFTED ABOVE WATER BY A BOMB EXPLOSION,-During

their campaign in China the Japanese air forces have made a practice of systematically bombing Chinese vessels plying up and down the Illver Yangize. The above photograph-which is one of the most amazing of ite kind that has ever been secured-was taken just at the moment when a heavy bomb fell close alongside a sinall steamer, and shows how the tremendous force of the explosion it ed the vessel clean out of the water!!

London Firm Fined For

Selling Tokyo Goods

LONDON, Dec. 29.

LATEST

Soe Back Pago For Further Late Nows

"War Orphans' Complete Long Trek

CHUNGKING, Dec. 29.

is proved by the vivid descrip- suld to be insecure and frregular, have just learned that the doors of Delgian governments to comply with tions of fighting from "Reuter's" while levies, as well as luck of bank- the Scala Theatre will be closed to this demand.

ing facilities made the situation your Jewish fellow-citizens. Musle would have as a consequetice Invasion correspondents on both sides.

is made for everyone, and 1 cannot of those countries by Germany. A Barcelona message says that

The scnrelty of money, combined collaborate either as a Christion or an

The German newspaper observes that such sentiments merely reflect planes and arullery transformed the with widespread unemployment, holds artist." hill-bound plains of Lianos del Urgel out little prospect of the recovery

It is recalled that Kleiber refrained the wish of their author to discover- of formerly important Nanking in-

from renewing his contract as con- now that the main problem in in the Douthern sector, and the dustries. No less than 44 per cent ductor of the Berlin State Opera in Western Europe have been clarified,

(Continued on Page 4.)

Five hundred "war orphans", (Continued on Page 4.)

1035 when radical Nazis made an and that Eastern Europe does not,

who recently completed a long effort to prove he was non-Aryan, perhaps, arouse any longer such great and also accused him of sponsoring interest in Paris and London-new

journey up-river from the war "un-German muste"-United Pren, regions in which aggressive aims can Erich Kleiber, was born in Vienna be attributed to Germany-Trans-

zones, and now housed in the Wan So buddhist temple in the in August 1000. During the crisis in Ocean. Berlin

bekan which

the dis-

heart of Chungking, this after- with missal of Max von Schillings, Kleiber

noon celebrated a belated Christ- also acted provisionally as intendant,

THE WELL-KNOWN Kensington stores of John Barkers, mas party under the direction of but gave up that post owing to

soon gave

were fined £10 and twenty guineas costs in the West London Madamo Chiang Kai-shek. THE SUPPOSITION put forward in the British, French and pressure of other work. At the end

police court to-day on a charge arising from the sale of a Walle grey-clothed youths with red of 1934, when Furtwangler resigned American press concerning the possibility of a now conference

the leadership of the Berlin Phil-

raincoat made in Japan, which did not bear the necessary mark-arm bands brought themselves smart- of the four Munich Powers at the end of January, has naturally harmonic Orchestra as a protest

Ing.

ly to attention, with wooden clubs aroused much interest in Berlin political circles, especially in against Nazi political interference followed with musicians, Kleiber

Blood and The Treasury Department has an- The defence asserted that every- their own label, they should have representing rifles, and the youngsters saluted, Madame Chinng connection with the development of Franco-Italian relations.

sult, but his resignation was notnounced that Mr. G. T. Helvering, thing possible was done to comply indicated their foreign origin,

walked twiftly through the portals Nothing, however, is known here in the course of conversations be accepted.

The Commissioner for Interunt with the Merchandise Marks Act. The magistrale declared that it of the centuries-old temple to the regarding such a plan, and absolute tween the British and Italian states-

Revenue, has ordored thousands of For ten years Barkers had purchased

a gaily decorated Christmas tree. reserve is maintained on the subject. men, not only questions directly

Treasury Investigators In all depart-British raincoats, but owing to a was vitally important that legis-stage, where she was seated under Competent quarters, nevertheless, Interesting the two countries, bu! give it to be understood that the that problems of mare general Although Kielber, as an Austrian nents, und various law-enforcement siertage in October they accepted a latlon should be respected, not only Sho watched the children present result of the visit of Mr. Chamber-character will come up for considera citizen possessed a passport of that agencies to keep a sharp watch for supply of Japanese coats which were for the protection of the public, but plays, and heard them sing, whis,

accordance equally good.

It was of great importance to traders General Theodor Lu, who superin, inia and Viscount Halifax to Rome lion.

country, he was refused permission espionage activiiles, In

They were supplied without labels, when faced with the kind of com- tended the Ahn of "Good Earth" must be awaited before realisation It is also regarded as inevitable to leave Germany for Austria and with President Roosevelt's recent

for 21 strengthening af and Barkers would be entitled to sell petlilon they were up against from Hollywood, told them of the birth of the plan could be envisaged, all that Franco-Italian relations will be sent back from the frontier to Derlin, request

America's anti-spy defences.-Reuter, (Continued on Page 4)

them in that state, but having applied Japan and other countries--Reuter. Christ,United Press. the more so, since it is certain that

(Continued on Page 4.)..

BERLIN, Dec. 29.

PROTEST TO GOERING

U.S. Launches Big Anti-Spy Drive

Washington, Dec. 20.