Fall of Nanking Imminent as Japanese Press On
Tokyo reports place Nanking within 1000 yards as Japanese forces mount a formal entry aided by heavy air and naval attacks. Chiang Kai-shek’s defense collapses with retreating provincial troops, while refugees flood boats and looting spreads through the city amid aerial bombardments and river clashes.
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Tokyo
Nanking
Nichi Nichi
Wuhu
Mae
Chiang Kai-Shek
Purple
Sen
Domei
Japan
China
Duce
Moscow
Yangtse-kiang
the Times
Pang
Bhanghai
British United Press
Kuyung
Shanghai Raid by Japanese Police Targets Hotel Hostages
British officials condemn the raid in Shanghai as twelve consular police seized three Chinese men and a woman from the Great Eastern Hotel, forcing one woman to travel in underclothes. casualties from the Tatung bombing surge hospital admissions and foreign leaders demand guarantees and damages.
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Shanghai
Great Eaastern Hotel
Hongkew
Tatung
Tuessay
Britain
Cold Weather Delays Aragon Front Operations In Spain
Intense cold and heavy snow suspend fighting on the Aragon front as troops endure frigid trench conditions. Barcelona reports troops gripping the front lines while supplies and mobility are hindered by the season's harsh weather.
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Barcelona
Aragon Front
Japan prepares to celebrate fall of Nanking
Anticipating Nanking’s fall before year end the stock exchange rallied. Millions of flags and lanterna are being manufactured for a nationwide celebration. The Cabinet plans a meeting at the Imperial Council under the Emperor to discuss policy toward the United States and Britain and whether to refrain from recognizing the Chinese Government or declare war.
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Tokyo
Nanking
Stock Exchange
Imperial Council
America
Britain
Japan
China
Spanish Border Incident Near Perpignan Claims Teen’s Life
A refugee Spaniard accompanying his sister after a dance was shot dead by Spanish carabineers near the French frontier at Perpignan. The carabineers allegedly ordered the group to cross the border and fired when the 18 year old Sebastian Gunde intervened to shield his sister. The incident prompted reports of cross frontier rushes by the Carabineers.
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Perpignan
France
Sebastian Gunde
Gundle
British Leader Pledges Spain Victory and Public Meeting
In Madrid on Tuesday the British leader vowed that upon returning to London a public meeting will inform Britons of the real situation in the Republican Spain. He rejected views that the Spanish republics cause is lost and asserted confidence in final victory by the Spanish Government.
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Madrid
London
Spain
Aeieala
Hawker Demon Crash in Avoca Injures RAF Crew
A Hawker airplane of the Royal Air Force crashed at Avoca oval after engine trouble, injuring Pilot Officer John Burgess and wireless operator Alan Loord. Burgess, 26, and Loord, who were on meteorological flights for the Weather Bureau, were taken for treatment after their craft struck a cow and overturned. It was the eighth accident of the week.
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Sydney
Hawker Mn
R.A.F
Avoca
Joh Burgess
Alan Charles Loord
Weather Bureau
Loord
Government orders inquiry into Hawker Demon crashes
An inquiry ordered by the Minister for Defence into recent Hawker Demon accidents will assess airworthiness, training flights, new aero dromes, and maintenance at the Flying Training School and depots. The probe starts yesterday, is not public, and will produce a full report for the Air Board.
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Lyons
Defence
Thorby
Air Board
Hawker Demons
Air Force
Gmmonwealth
Britain
Royal Air Force
Foregn Spy Shot Near Hitler’s Chancellery
A man believed involved in a spying incident at Hitler’s offices was admitted to a hospital with a chest wound after being found probing the Under-Secretary’s chest at the Chancellery. He entered the building unnoticed, went to the second floor, and fled into a corridor where he was shot.
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Erlin
Fital
Hitler
Snow and flood cut rail links in Bulgarian regions
Snow and floods in Bulgaria disrupt rail communications across western districts after a dry spell. Three men are reported stranded in snow drifts near Ralatina as heavy rains cause widespread damage and hampered transport and rescue efforts.
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Sofia
Weral
Bulgari
Rala Talna
Win
German Colonial League Leader Denounces Alternatives
Berlin reports General Von Epp addressing a large Sportpalast gathering. He asserted Germany cannot separate its economic life from the colonial problem and insisted Germany seeks only its former possessions. He dismissed Belgian Congo and Angola as fabrications and urged return of colonial property.
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Berlin
Sporta Palace
von Epp
German Colonial League
Germany
Belgian Congo
Angola
Confiscation of British Assets in Spain Questioned
In the House of Commons the Foreign Secretary Mr Eden reports numerous interferences with British companies assets by the Spanish government. Protests against Catalan collectivisation decree were raised by the British Consul general in November 1936 and again in May and September.
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London
House of Commona
Spain
Eden
Two Men Held in Murder Case in Melbourne Court
Two men, Mathew O Keefe and Roy McFarlane, were remanded without bail until December 14 in Melbourne as accessories in the murder of John Thomas Demsey. Senior Detective McKeogh said they were not proven guilty but allegedly present at the time.
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Melbourne
John Thomas Demsey
McKeogh
Mathew Francis O'Keefe
Roy McFarlane
Mornane
McFarlane
Keilor
Demsey
Mr. Sacks
Mr. Goldberg
O'Keefe
Demeeyh
Sickeogh
Ottawa Agreement debate outlines possible tariff changes
In the Australian House of Representatives the Ottawa Agreement debate set the stage for a London revision conference next year. Attorne y General Menzies and Commerce Minister White assured that empire trade and industrial growth remain central while inviting international reciprocity to stabilize world markets.
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Ottawa
House of Representatives
London
Page
Australia
Menzies
White
Mengies
Washington
Berlin
Paris
Rome
Lenin
Great Britain
Fr. Menzies
Germany
Spender
Scoroan
Eral
Country Party
Unusual Prime Minister Feat Revealed in House
Estimates to the House show Prime Minister Mr Savage returned over £1200 of funds granted for his Coronation visit to London. Four ministerial tours in the past year cost £13,000, with the total vote to Mr Savage at £6100.
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Auckland
House of Representatives
Mr. Savage
Treasury
London
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