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LATEST GERMAN PROPOSAL

Abolition Of Danzig Commissionership

London, Mar. 28. According to the News-Chronicle, Germany los sent a note to Poland with reference to Danzig, proposing that the Danzig High Commissioner- ship be abolished, that any settle- ment he confined to Germany and Poland alone and that all rights in Danzig revert to Germany with the exception of certain port rights which Poland will enjoy,

one

The News-Chronicle suys Poland Is considering the note carefully, and that the proposals farin

the reason for Poland's hesitation to join the "Hall Hitler" bloc.-United Press.

Defence Loan

Latest Spain Situation ....

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

MADRID FALLS: SURRENDER FLAG HOISTED: FIGHTING

IN THE STREETS

General Franco's Insurgent troops after practically. com-- pleting their surrounding of Madrid yesterday · entered the former Republican ‘capital from which General Casadas and other fendern hind ited.

Having received no definite reply from the Loyalist Council of Defence to his demand for the surrender of the capital, General Franco ordered a new offensive. Artillery exchanges rocked the city earlier, and although resistance had been feeble, the Insurgents met unexpected opposition in the streets on the autskirts of the city.

Several Loyalist posts in the suburbs Arst surrendered and many prisoners of war have been captured,

On the southern front success is attending General Franco's drive. The offensive culminated yesterday in the capture of the importance city of Almaden, where the world's richest mercury mines are situated. The city has been in the Loyalists" - hands since the outbreak of the war in 1936.

Madrid, Mar. 28. Colonel Casado hus ordered the demobilisation of all recruits awalt- Instructions to rejoin the forces. This is regarded as confirming re- ports that the Repubileyns do not intend to resist Franco further.--- Reuter.

Positions Abandoned

Parts, Mar. 20. The Loyalists have abandoned a

Warsaw, Mar. 28. Appealing to the nation to sub- sembe generously to the £48,000,000 internal defence loan. Gen. Skwarczyski, lender of the Govern-number of positions on the outskirts ment party. declared to-day that Paland visualised war in the future as an era of fresh successes for the invincible Polish army,

He added that the Poles regarded the events of historical importance occurring near the frontieri calmly breatise they were confident of their own strength,--Reuter.

German Press Campaigu

Berlin, Mar. 28. Agitation about the treatment of Germans In Poland which was begun yesterday continued to-day in the Essen National Zeitung which has connections with General Goering

of Madrid, according to a Havas. message from Burgos. Whole units!

staterl to have surrendered tu the insurgents south of the city.me (Reuter,

Fall Imminent.

Madrid, Mur. 28. Early this morninu General Franco's troops believed that the oc- cupation of Madrid

Indian Maharaja Weds American

Indore, Mar. 28, The Maharaja of Indore an- nounced here at a special durbar that while in Europe he married an American fady, Miss Margaret Lawler,

It is understood that he met Miss Lawler In California several years ago.

This is the Maharaja's second marriage. He stated that it will

not affect the line of succession. -Renter Special.

was imminent Lithuania despite the unexpected resistance in the streets where the advancing troops frequently met musketry fire.

United Press,

Generals Surrender

ligndaye, Mar. 28. The newspaper, under the hend-

General Mlaja, accompanied by line "Intolerable burden on Germun- two members of the Madrid junta, Polish friendship." says the impres Generals Manuel Matallana and Leo- sion is gaining ground that the Polish poldu Menendez, have arrived at authorities are not masters of the Valencia by motor car. It is report- situation and make only feeble efforts that General Milaja is ready to

authority to keep control. I claimed that surrender German men, women and children Franco-United Press. are systematically attacked, Germun farms and houses are attacked under cover of darkness and German shops boycotted.

The paper says that hitherto the German public opinion has been silent, hoping it only a question of Isolated incidents.

This silence is no longer possible, for the steady intensification of the campaign and its non-suppression by the Follsh authorities represent in the long run an intolerable burden on German-Polish friendship."

A message from Gleiwitz says thri German workmen in Upper Silesia can get neither bread nor work. Reuter.

Russia

Big Troop Movements On Borders

Warsaw, Mar. 20. Information from Moscow

authorities were

says

to

Madrid Surrenders

General

Madrid, Mar, 28.

After a siege lasting nearly two and a half years, Madrid ims sur- rendered.

Composition Of The New Cabinet

London, Mar. 28.

·

Rumania

Appeal For Change In Regime

Bucharest, Mar, 28.

March 29, 1939,

Princess Alice

London, Mar. 28.. Princess Allco, sister of King George VI and her husband, the Daka of Athlone, will leave England on April 11 to pay a visit to IraJA. It is expected to last about one month.

The purpose of the journey has so far not been disclosed.--- Trans-Ocean,

Shanghai

Japanese Succumbs To Wounds

Daring Assassination Perpetrated

Shonghal, Mor, 28. The shooting occurred when Ataru

An appeal for a change in the regime in Rumania in the Interests of national unity is contained in Makino, who is assistant chief of the memorandum addressed to King Carel by 33 former Prime Minister, including M. Manlu, leader of the National Pensant Party.

Cotton Spinning and Weaving Com- personnel section at the Shanghat

pany's mill, was shot through the head while in a rickshaw going The appeal expresses regret that through the Yangtsepoo district. fle during the recent crisis the King did was picked up by Japanese_gendar- not invite the leaders of all the old merte and conveyed to Japanese political parties to discuss the sllua headquarters and Inter to the in- tion with him in addition to the Gov-firmary of the cotton firm where he ernment, and declares that the Kingdled recently assumed too much respon- sibility and authority.

14 demands the establishment of a regime of National Unity and Na- tional Faith, having direct contact with the people-Reuter.

INVITATION BY RUMANIA

Bucharest, Mar. 20. Addressing the Grand Council of 150 members convened for the first time since the founding of the State, M. Caineseu gave an assurance that all the other nations were welcome to conclude an agreement similiar to the trade accord between Germany and Rumania.

An emphatic dental was made in answer to a question whether the accord infringed Rumanta's indepen- dence.United Press,

Makino was a member of the Jo- panese Residents' Corporation.

All traffic was immediately sus pended after the shooting as the Ja- panese authorities halted vehicles going in either direction at Yangise-| poo and instiluted a minute search. A Japanese naval landing party and Japanese gendarmes threw a cordon around the scene of attack. Several Chinese were detained for question- ing.

the only tangible clue.

One cartridge shell proved to be

The shooting was particularly daring, as It took place in a heavily patrolled area in the vicinity of the | Japanese wharves. Shooting north

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The Under Secretary for Foreign Will not become effective until the ing to a Japanese spokesman at to Affairs. Mr. Butler, told the Commons yesterday that the British Govern- official-

day's press conference.--Reuter.

PACT WITH SLOVAKIA

Berlin, Mar, 28, The text of the German-Slovak clearings agreement was published yesterday. Although the agreement documents of ratification pre ex- changed in Bratislava, it had been provionally in force sinee March 23. Provision is made in this agree ly by the Lithuanian Government of ment for a regulation of the clearings On receiving this communication the and a Slovak national bank, which is day that in armed Chinese bandits the cession of Memel to Germany. through British Government

a German clearings bank A Japanese spokesman staled to- had expressed to be founded in Bratislava. The encountered Japanese troops at to the Lithuanian Government their agreement covers all ordinary trade Hunglao Road this morning and en- sympathy in the situation in which between the two countries but does kaged in an exchange of shots. the latter had been placed,

not apply to transit or ocean traffic.→ Trans-Occan.

ment had now been informed

White flats were hoisted through- out the elty to-day, but it is not yet known when the Nationalist troops will enter. General Casado has left Mr. Butler added that as both last his hendquarters. The central army December and on March 10 the his surrendered, acting under

the British Government had made it) orders of their chief, Colonel Pradas.

Wil Reuter.

enter

Tolland Over

clear, in reply to enquiries addressed "I ASKED MUSSOLINI”

to them as a signatory of the Mcmel It is believed that General Franco Convention, by the Lithuanian Gov- Madrid on April 1-emment, that they could only en-

deavour to secure respect for the most Memel Statute-in-vo-far-as-this-lay Ism." in their power,

it was understand- Madrid, Mar, 28. able in the c

in the circumstances of the case A broadenst message at noon to that the Lithuanian Government had, day announces that the Republican acted in signing the treaty with leader, Colonel Vazquez Prada, has Germany on the evening of March 22! assumed command of the Madrid without consulting the signatory garrison until occupation of the city powers, British Wireless. by Nationalist troops-Trans-Ocran,

Nationalist Troops Arriva.

Madrid, Mar, 28.

At 11.50 .m. Nationalist troops were already in the streets of north Madrid, udvancing centre.

The New Cabinet.

Kounas, Mar. 26,

A.

(Continued from Page 0.)

distinguished effort at Journal-

(pp.-38-40.)

What do you think of Eng- land's part in the war.

"I watched England; she was pondering deeply upon the step lo take, and then, in order to keep her supremacy, and also for the

The New Lithuanian cabinet issue of her pride and the sake of composed as follows: Prime Minister, able war machinery and quickened humanity, she moved her formid- Brigadier General Cernius; Deputy the organisation of new armies to towards the Prime

Minister, M.

Bizausicas; snatch from Germany's grip the con- Förena Minister, M. Furbsys: Ministrol of the old Continent." (pp. 38- All night long troops streamed ter of the Interior, Brigadier General 30.) from all fronts which are now de-altls; Minister of Finance, General Skucas: Minister of Justice, Tomos- massing large military forces along serted. Using special light unita Sutkus; Minister of Education, M. the borders of Latvia and Estonia. created for this offensive, which was

M. trains, the international express train carried their advance with practically flens, M. Germanas; Minister of from this war.

of troop headed by cavalry, the Nationalists Bistros; Minister of Agriculture,

Krikselunas; Minister of Communica- from Moscow arrived here three hours, no resistance. Three companies behind schedule on Monday.

carrying white fays passed over their National Defence, Colonel Musteikis. of it? Most of the fresh reinforcements Ines.-United Press.

that the Soviet

Due to the congestion

for Soviet border guards were sent from the White Russian Military Dis- trict,

Nationalists in Control

The new Cabinet represents coalition Opposition parties,

:

CLASH IN HUNGJAO ROAD

Shanghai, Mar. 20.

One bandit is reported to have been killed and another arrested, both being armed with Mauser pis- tols. United Press.

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Rome, Mar. 20. Italian Air Force Day, destined to

law of March 28, 1923, creating an commemorate the enactment of tho autonomous air erm as an integral part of the fighting forces, was cele- brated throughout the country to- day. In Rome a wreath was laid by two Italian Legionaries from Spain at the monument of the Unknown Soldier In Piazza Venezia in the

of Signor Mussolint and South Africa girmen, including 3,000

Hitler condening the Treaty of presence. Versailles, which resulted | 18,000

What do you think Legionaries.

In front of the "Altar of the Fatherland" Il Duce subsequently

of the Government and A The event for Europe was the decorated a number of airmen with end of a nightmare. The con- the gold service medal, while rela- Madrid, Mar. 28.

tinual distluslons, the reserves and tives of 30 airmen who fell in Spain The latter are represented by the protests of Germany It is understood that the Soviet The Nationalist salute with cx-

and the dia- received commemorative medals. troop movements have been prompt-tended arm is now seen everywhere. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of tribes between the Allies constituted

Education, and Minister of Agricul-a permanent danger, and a reason Signor Mussolini, accompanied by ed by the reported opening of nego- tations of unknown nature between Republican fags disappeared

The news spread like wildfire and ture-Trans-Ocean.

as K Germany and Latvia,

by magic.

The Soviet authorities were also reinforcing their defence forces along the border of Rumania near Bessara bla by mobilising the troops from the Haliker and Caucaman Military Dis- tricts-Domel,

·

NEW HOSPITAL

Appeal for Money to Cover Cost of Building

and

of

for anxiety for many nations. The members of the Government conclusion of the treaty was, there-burnerous other leading personalities, fore, for them, liberation.

afterwards watched a parado For Italy, on

Impero.-

In the contrary, it 31,000 airmen Vi The city exits are thronged with INQUIRY INTO W.P.A.

fugitives fearing reprisals and they

are desperately seeking means of Republicans Allege Graft

escape, but cars are scarce owing to

a petrol shortage. The streets

aro

Alled with soldiers who have aban-

doned the front lines. Republican

banknotes are refused in shops.

And Corruption

Washington, Mar. 28. Members of the administration in

It not known where General the House of Representatives to-day Casado, Chief of the Republican joined the Republicans and by voting forces, has fled, but he left Madrid 352 to 27 authorised an exhaustive before its murrender.

injury into the Works Progress Ad-

was a complete shattering of ideals. Trans-Ocean.

"We had won the war; we were utterly defeated in the diplomatic

battle. We were losing the whole of Dalmatia, our land by tradition and history. The colonial problem was resolved for us in an absolutely negative way." (p. 00.)

FRENCH AWARDS

Recognition of Services Of Shangkai Officials

Colour Riots In Capetown

CELEST

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STOLE FROM FRIEND

Young Girl Takes Watch From Fellow Lodger

Charged with the theft of a wrist-watch belonging to a friend, an 18-year-old girl, Tedi Suk-dat, was bound over in the sum of $100 to be of good behaviour for a year, by Headed by band carrying flam- Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central ing torches, 4,000 coloured men mare Magistracy yesterday. ched to Parliament House. They tried to enter the grounds and booed

Capetown, Mar. 28.

According to Inspector W. Mair, the legislators watching from the defendant stayed in the same house; steps of the House.

Assisted by civilians, the pollee No. 298 Queen's Road West, ground succeeded in closing the gates after floor, with complainant, Shum Pui- n desperate fight in which four mem-fong, a 17-year-old girl. Both werd bers of the police had to be sent to employed as apprentico hair-dressors: hospital

About 1 nm on March 20, Shum was in the

What do you think of your

The demonstration Shanghai, Mar. 28; new friends, the Jugo-Slaus?

The French Municipal Council has nature of a protest against the com-found her watch missing, and later unanimously endorsed the suggestion pulsory segregation of coloured men. it was found in the defendant's girdle. The Police look on Indifferently jministration. Republicans declared

"The Serbian mentality which to award gold and aliver medals to-Reuter,

of the high official

International Efforts are being made to complete while Nationalist supporters demon-that the inquiry would show that re-

dld, and still does, work itself Settlement in recognition of their lief was rife with politics, graft, cor-along the subterrancon the entire cost of rebuilding West- ; strate.

tunnels of outstanding services during the past minster Hospital tho new sita

secret societies... (p. 35.) The first troops to enter the city ruption and mismanagement,

London, Mar. 28,

which it has occupied for over 100 will be those from University City

close to that opposite

years, before the new

the Abbey

building lo

Reuter.

SOUTHERN OFFENSIVE

Burgos. Mar. 28. The Insurgents were given a. tre-

Democrat leaders assert that the inquiry will clear the W.P.A. of such charges.-United Press.

CONTINENTAL

.Tho Sturdy

Portable

of

HEALTH BULLETINS 18 months.

Two cases cach of Diphtheria and Mr. Sterling Fossenden, American Typhoid, 30 of Tuberculosis, 11. of Secretary-General of the Municipal | Mcasics, one of, Chicken-pox, and opened by the King next month. An

How would you define a good Council who will be retiring shordy, tour of Meningits, were reported on Q.poiitician?

will receive a gold medal, which will Monday. appeal for £100,000 was issued: on

MARCH ON CAPITAL

also be awarded to Major K. M. March 8 and so far 200,000 has been

The weekly return shows the fol Inised, including a gift yesterday of

Com- Jowing infectious diseases: Six caFES "True men, in politics, must Bourne, Municipal Police A. Washington, Mar. 20. £28,000, by the Chuirman of the mendous welcome when they, occu- The Workers' Alliance has started be animated by the human missioner, while Captain If. G. Reed, of Small-pox with seven deaths, 12 Hospital Mr. Bernard Docker.pied Almaden, the centre of then roll of 2,000,000 employees of the and devout sense; they must have Municipal Council Fire Brigade chief of Diptheria will Ave deaths; 18 of Irish Wireless.

greatest mercury mines in the world, W.P.A to determine if they are in a regard, u love and u deep vision and Major J. T. Ford, Municipal Typhold with ave death, 05

toward their fellow creatures. And Council Treasurer, who are also Moasies with 20 deaths, alx of which has been in Loyalist hands favour of a job march" on Washing all these qualities must not be de- retiring, will receive the silver medal. Chicken-pox with one death, 25 of Meningitis with 10 deaths, 15 of Bince the outbreak of the war. Ac. lon: It Congress, fails la sppropriate ated by dissirpulations, or rhetoric. I-United Press..

on additional $150,000,000 for relief.

or Hatteries, or compromises, or ser-

Dysentery with five deaths, dne: 'of | curding to, an, eye-witness the Loyal-

Puerperal Fover, and 133 of Ists offered less resistance in the past

Mr. Herbert Benjamin, general vite concessions." (p. 85.),

Tuberculosis with 92 deaths. ; Fecretary of the Alliance, said that

MEDICAL REGISTER The name of Dr Chung-ching | wang, a graduate of Edinburgo Uni- versity, has been added to the Iden

Spelling Bee

ow many of these words are 24 hours than on the drst day of ballots have been mailed to H correct and what is wrong with the now offensivo,

An Insurgent communique claims The ballots must be marked and re- that offensives, in the Cordoba and turned by April. 10.

the others?

Doriforus

Staticles

seigneur Biosmograph..

sedentory so amoniated

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moral fibre that this fibre is Invinci- blo.

"I believe that this, above all else,

strength and success.” (p.

TO-MORROW:

every

city and town with W.PA. offices. Q. And do you at this defini-has been the stuff and fabr of my

Hon?

Toledo sectors have resulted in thè Plans for a protest march will be English : Oxford Dictionary spell-1 capture of over 10,000 prisoners and worked out later if the relief workers Inos of these words toill be found on large quantities of war material approve of the propossUnited not to be suspected even by my

Reuter.

"On this ground at least I am proud to know myself as one

self--and feeling; na to my inmoat:

I do not sleep my way to register of medical practitioners. Dri

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