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No. 15737

一拜禮 號十三月一英港香

MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1939.

CONTINUES

DRIVE

TOWARDS FRENCH FRONTIER

CALDETAS FALLS: ADVANCE ON GRANOLLERS IMMINENT

A

SALAMANCA, JAN. 29.

WAR BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE INSURGENT HEAD QUAR- TERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT STATED THAT INSURGENT TROOPS IN CATALONIA WERE CONTINUING THEIR RAPID ADVANCE, AND HAD PUSHED Forward ON THE COAST ROAD AS FAR AS ARENYAS DEL MAR, ABOUT 24 MILES FROM BARCELONA,

After capturing the villages of Caldetas, Parets, Llisa de Vall, and Allola, the Insurgents succeeded late on Saturday afternoon in completely surrounding the town of Granollers.

Farther south, the Insurgents had advanced on an average six miles along the road from Manresa to Vich.

MANY PRISONERS TAKEN

Workers To Strike

As Arms Protest

In the Pyrenean section, the Insurgents had also advanced six miles.

The number of prisoners was stated to be very

London, Jan. 29. Nearly 40,000 engineers in London planned to-day to strike on Thursday large. by forming march down Downlng Street with a deputation to urge arms shipments to the Loyalist Gov- ernment of Spain.

The strike would mean a complete

In the district of Mataro, a field hospital with 800 wounded Loyalist soldiers was discovered. The men had

stoppage of work in some factories, been left behind without any medical assistance for three

and a partial stoppage in others—days.

United Press,

BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY.-Jack Tar, on shore leave, pays a visit to the "Sca Dragon" and seems to be intrigued by the old-fashioned rigging.-Jaffer,

Witness In Re-trial Of Tammany Leader Killed

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Jan. 29. GEORGE WEINBERG, one of the chief witnesses in the forthcoming trial of Johnny Hines, notorious Tammany boss, who is charged with corruption and political intrigue, was found shot dead in the bathroom of a house rented as a hideaway ́to-day.

Weinberg apparently

mitted suicide.

com-

The witness declared that at a meeting attended by "Dutch" Schults] and Hines, it was agreed to pay the The house had been rented by Tammany leader $1.000 down and Mr. Thomas Dewey, United $500 a week, States attorney, who is prosecut-

"After that meeting I saw lines ing in the Hines' trial, as a hide- every week and pald him the $300 away for Crown witnesses.

each time," Weinberg declared. Weinberg was

key witness,

the prosecution's

In Barcelona, 6,000 wounded Loyalist soldiers were left be- hind by the retreating army.

Great quantities of war material, including clothing, had been found in the Catalan capital, where life was now resuming its normal aspect. The streets had been cleaned, electric trams were running, and all public services had been resumed.

LOYALIST COMMUNIQUE

日一十月二十

"Sea-Dragon".

Has Test Run Before Trip To America

A PRETTY PICTURE.-The "Sea Dragon" presents a pretty ple- ture as she tacks in the wind outside Hongkong harbour, with her picturesque and colourful stern lz full view. happy omen in China, and Chinese characters reading "Sea Dragon- A Phoenix, the bird of Hongkong," are clearly discernible. The smaller inseripton below "prays for good winds to speed them on thefe journey."-Jaffer.

From Gerona, the Loyalist Defence Chilean Earthquake

Ministry issued the following bulletin on Saturday night; "Catalan front: The Loyalists repulsed enemy attacks cast of Solsona and Manresa. The enemy suffered heavy loss,

Severe vere Aghting is now going on in the Antaro district, where Loyalist troops

putting

up a stubborn resistance. Estremadura front: Enemy attacks in the Monte Rublo and Santo Veguna sectors were repulsed, and two aeroplanes shot

enemy down.

There is 18

are

On the other fronts,"

Barcelona says that

LOOTERS

DESCEND

ON WRECKED TOWNS

SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 29.

THE TOWN OF COELEMU has been entirely although absolutely precise informa- destroyed by the recent earthquake, according to

lacking

it is believed that the

report

tion is

1

Loyalist headquarters in Catalonia statement issued by the Minister for the Interior, Senor are now in the little town of Clot, Pedro Alfonso on Saturday night.

situated to the north-east of Barce

lona, 12 miles from the French frontier.

Some of the Loyalist Ministries are

In Gerona and Figuetas:

WARSHIPS ARRIVE

Nearly 400 children are known to be dead.

also completely

The towns of Pociling and Quirihue were destroyed.

Criminal elements of the popula- Referring to conditions in Barcelon have taken advantage of the lona, the report says that on Saturday conditions prevailing in the Turnt

a fleet of flashing boats entered the areas in consequence of the catas- deserted port, which has been cleared (trophe, and have looted houses de- of mines. The work of blowing up serted by their owners, the wrecks of some 50 sunken ships, which obstruct traffic in the port, will shortly begin.

Insurgent warships, escorted by a squadron of aeroplanes steamed into

port on Saturday afternoon, and were batteries. welcomed by a salute from the land

The city was lighted on Saturday night by electricity for the first time for several days.--Trans-Ocean,

OFFENSIVE IN RAIN

Barcelona, Jan. 20. The Insurgents continued their offensive on all zertors of the Catalon

Numerous looters have been arrested in Concepcion, Chillan and San Carlos, and exemplary punish- ment will be meled out to the cul- prits under martial law.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

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Chamberlain's Speech

BRITISH POLICY TOWARDS NAZIS STIFFENING?

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.

Mr.

RESPONSIBLE CIRCLES regard Chamberlain's Birmingham speech as the first 'major sign of the long-awaited stiffening of political policy towards the Totalitarian countries.

CHINESE MILITARY STRATEGY Dynamite Prevents River Crossing

It is noted that whereas Mr. Chamberlain previously suggested waiting for an appeasement "sign" from the other nations, he ex- plicitly commented in -Bir- mingham that it was time other countries made their

contribution.

Although official comment' is lacking, the impression prevails CHUNGKING, Jan. 29.

that officials are pleased that Mr. CHINESE MILITARY officials conformed with President. Roo- Chamberlain's position primarily to-day confirmed the report thatevell's recent indication that Chinese troops in south-western the Democracies intend to resist Shansi dynamited two feet of

thick ice in the Yellow River out the world.-United Press.

efforts to employ force through- near Yumen, north of Nung- kwan,

which prevented

Japanese from crossing.

the APPEAL GETS CURT RECEPTION

Berlin, Jan. 29.

The appeal for peace addressed to ice, the leaders and people of Germany ·

The Chinese are continuing to use high explosives to break the whenever the lee grows thicker,

مودا

On January 16 about a regiment of in Englund, has been curtly received number of leading personalities Japanese troops attempted to make in Germany, and the

д

Only

over the ice level criticism t it,

hid behind

newspapers

armaments

crossing at Yumen while Chinese troops

The "Voelkischer Beobachter" la- tocks on the western shore, where day protests against the assertion that had placed many machine-guns. Germany is responsible for the pre- when the Japanese had sent international polical situation, reached half way across the river did and claims that Hitler's efforts to the Chinese open fire, and as a sult secure a reduction of 600 Japanese troops were killed, and were opposed by the British Govern the rest retreated in great disorder ment. lo the cast.

If the signatories of the appeal The military chiefs sald that the regard armaments as the main cause same strategy had prevented other declares the paper, address them- of unrest in the world, they should, Japanese units from, venturing across the river.

to

It is reported that the Japanese military in Shansi are expceted open the second big offensive at any moment.-United Press,

GUERILLAS HARASS

JAPANESE

A Japanese report from Hankow this morning admits that there have been sixty-five encounters with Chinese guerillas in the Wuhan area since January 1-an average of over two battles a day.

(Continued on Page 4.)

LATEST

Arrest Of U.S. Lady Doctor

sustained 02 casualties. They claim of the Pelyong Women's Hospital for

The Japanese admit that they have

Tientsin, Jan. 30. Dr. Mary Miting, Superintendent that 1,198 Chinese troops have beeg many years, who was arrested by the killed in the encounters.

The guerilla forces total 15,700, the she refused to let her doctors and Japanese police in Tientsin because Japanese message adds.

nurses leave their patients to join a Further towards the coast, Chinese parade in the city, was released yes- guerillas continue to display great terday afternoon. activity in Pontung, opposite Shanghai.

She declined to make any cam-

ed for ten days.

On Friday night, eve of the open-ment upon her detention which last- ing of Sino-Japanese hostilities Shanghal In 1932, they launched, simultaneous attacks on a number of

Dr. Miling received the degree at villages in the neighbourhood of prominent in social work in Tientsin. the University of Michigan and was Pootung, inflicting considerable ca- She has many friends in the United sualties on the Japanese before they States-Renter. withdrew.

KINGSHAN FIGHTING Fighting on the Hankow-chang front, which has been intermittent since the Japanese abandoned major operations two months ago, broke out again on Friday.

front to-day, in spite of heavy rain debris left by Tuesday's earthquako national defence programme.

While workers were removing consideration of the President's men.

of the come

See Back Page For Further Late Nows

Soviet Troops Massing

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (8 not prepared to grant de facto A number of smaller 'quake shocks recognition of General Franco drive at one time threatened King- The spearhead of the Japanese were reported to have occtured on at the present, despite growing shan, but

Chinese reinforcements Saturday in Cauquènes.

The commandant of the garrison at from Latin-American sources, was as you were, with the Japanese pressure from Rome and also quickly arrived on the scene and, at Chillon estimates, that the number according to

the end of the battle, the position. killed in that town 13 10,000-

ob- back in their old positions and the Trans-Ocean,

servers.

situation quiet.

The two forces are opposite each

TOKYO, Jan. 30. Nevertheless, Spanish developments other in a system of trenches cast of

SOVIET TROOPS in large will have an important bearing dur- Kingshan, with the Japanese attempt numbers are concentrating near Santiago, Jan. 29. Ing the coming week in Congressional ing to outflank the Chinese at Tien- Omsk and Tomsk, in central The Urgel army corps is now

Siberia, according to reliable in. approaching the important town of theatre to-day, they were stunned to question of recognition has

of the wrecked

CHENGCHOW THREAT Chillian municipal Berga. The Loyalists are

First formal presentation

formation received in Hainking. On the Honan front, the Chinese offering GAVE GANG PROTECTION little resistance, but the Insurgent and two living persons-husband and from Representative John McCar-

are building up defences against a

Japanese military experts believe possible

that the new Soviet military move- Illnes, in return for the money, by the fact that the region in which

operations are considerably impeded wife-still seated

Japanese offensive on In the orchestra promised the gang protection from they are now operating offers serious

stails.

mack, Democrat from Mussa- He lunched

Chongchow, the important junction of ments are in preparation for imme- to-day with Dixie police

chusetts, who, in a letter raids Davis and Schoenhaus, two other im- banks, that is, gambling dives in the snow-covered mountains, will but ever,

to Mr. the Lunghai and Poiping-Hankow date mobilisation in the event of war They had been miraculously saved Cordell Hull, urged immediate re- Harlem "policy natural obstacles, since it consists of by a supporting beam, which how cognition, asserting that the Franco

railways. This city, it will be re-breaking out on Russia's two fronts portant witnesses, and the threo negro district of New York in which few ronds which are in poor condl-them.

(Continued on Page 4.)

In the East and West-Domel, were preparing to take

had completely Imprisoned regime is "accepted by 20,000,000 out; drive in the the gamblera bet on numbers, such tion. country, when Weinberg seized areas the numbers printed on certain)

of 24,000,000 people in Spain," volver, went upstairs, and a shot was pages

Boing without food and water for heard.'

In the central sector, the Insurgents four days, they were in a dangerous- newspapers,

The Administration apokesman and books or race tickets. telephone occupied the town of Moya, sly weak condition when rescued und Congressional leaders professed an He was found dead in the buth- "Dutch" Schultz demanded 60 per Viel

Junction of the roads to Manresa and were still dazed by the shock of the Willingness to discuss the matter, room,-Reuter,

cent of the profits In

disaster United Pres.

some on the grounds that Franco's Georgo Welabers, former "busi-berg, for the protection of his gang coast to-day, but exact Information million dollar racket, added Wein-wise continued its advance along the the multi- General Yogue's army corpa ko-

victory at Barcelone did not complete DRASTIC TREATMENT the subjugation of negg/manager" for "Dutch" Schultz, "and Jimmy Hines,"

the Loyalists, and FOR LOOTERS

others on the grounds that the matter the New York racketeer who wES *"bamped of" two years ago, accutrale, whom he named, agreed

regarding the positions reached by

was too delicate to debate publicly. Weinberg alleged that a magis-the vanguard is not yet available."

Santiago, Jan. 29. od lines of accepting $500 a week take care of any police raids and since the opening of the Catalonian have been reported.

Well-informed rources state that Militiamen are drastically handl-Catholic elements have been quietly Insurgents estimate Loyalist losses Ing isolated cases of looting which applying pressure on the Governmched fourth place in the aperture-siglit a "political fixe" for the Schultz

offensive at about 100,000. This Weinberg exured a sensation in prodigious spender who took as much the town of Alcoy in the province schools and hours of retreat 'to be

The witness described Schultz on a

for recognition, although they have number includes 67,100 prisoners.

Pranteering is being suppressed. made no fornial declarationa Cours during the trial by, adding: “I ny $18,000 to $20,000 a week from of

Monsignor Campling, archbishop of United Press. Insurgent bombers to-day ralded Santiago, myself" said Hinen 1850′ In front of the racket for his personal expenses, bombs on military objectives, and 13 and has informed the Government Aganay to Hongkong, it to-day on

hás ordered Catrolle bla^(Wines?) [home.".

Alicante dropping numerous handed over for homeless, children, chiefly entertainment-Reuter.

'Mr. W, O'Neill, Manager of Reuter's (Continued ok Page. 4).

(Continued on Page 4) :~~~ extended furlough

In

fix the arrests."

on

to

H.K. FAILURE AT BISLEY F.M.S. and Straits Too Good

HONGKONG RIFLEMEŊ made only a mediocre showing at the Bisley meeting last year, according to an announcement: cabled by "Reuter,"

The Colony's representatives secur-1769, whip Ceylon came third with

124 section of the Far East Trophy sight section

Hongkong were dure in the open- match for 1938, scoring 719, as com- - The sooth was edi, as compared with of the same Žmalch, pared wiil Federated Malay Staton 700 aggregated ♥ by the -winning aggrégate of 197, da

Sirudie Nettlementas, Federated

Straits

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Bettiomenta

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