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THE CHINA MAIL,
KAKIL 21, 1937.
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BASQUE FRONT OFFENSIVE
General Mola's
Troops Make Big Advance
Hendaye, To-day.
General Mola resumed his offensive against Bilbao early yesterday morning.
THE OPERATIONS STARTED WITH AN INTENSE
CONTROL PLAN IN OPERATION
VALENCIA GOVERNMENT GIVES SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Gibraltar, To-day.
The control of the Spanish land and sea fron- tiers went into operation punctually at midnight on Monday.
BOMBARDMENT OF THE BASQUE TRENCHES, WHICH LAST- THE COMMISSION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A TUR- EÐ UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK, WHEN THE FIRST WAVE OF AT- KISH_OFFICER, CAPTAIN DEGADA, WHICH HAS BEEN AS- TACKING INFANTRY WENT OVER THE TOP.
SIGNED TO THE FRONTIER BETWEEN GIBRALTAR AND SPAIN, TOOK UP THEIR POSTS IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE HUGE IRON GATES BETWEEN THE FORTRESS AND THE SPANISH TOWN OF LALINEA WERE CLOSED AND BOLTED.
THREE SQUADRONS OF AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED THE GROUND FIGHTERS, SWOOPING DOWN AND RAKING THE LOYALIST TRENCHES WITH MACHINE-GUN FIRE,
THE INSURGENTS CLAIM TO HAVE PUSHED FORWARD THEIR FRONT OF ABOUT TWO MILES FOR A DISTANCE OF 400 YARDS.
The Madrid Defence Council announces -
successes on
further Government ABUSE OF
the Terual front, HOSPITALITY
where it is reported that the in- surgents have lost heavily.
The Republican advance on the Good Time On Robbery
Cordova front continues, several vantage points in the neighbourhood of Mount Signoma having been captured by the Republicans at the point of the bayonet.
REBELS ABANDON MONAL
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Proceeds
FOUR BRITISH DESTROYERS, ANTELOPE, ARROW, ACASTA AND VANOC, PUT OUT TO SEA SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER TO TAKE UP PATROL DUTIES BETWEEN THĘ POR- TUGUESE FRONTIER AND ALMERIA.
first ship in-
Meanwhile the spected at a British port arrived at Dover shortly after midnight,
The name
known as she the breakwater.
AIR RAID ON
the ship is un-BILBAO: TEN
remained outside
high degree of
It seems tha maintained by the
secrecy is to control officers, as the control of ficials at Dover have refused to give the press any information. Trans- Ocean.
Valencia Attitude
KILLED
Bilbao, To-day.
An air raid on Bilbao by in- surgent planes yesterday morning resulted in a death-roll of ten and a number of injured.
Quiet conditions prevailed on the land fronts, the Government troops claiming an-advance against the re- bels in the Tereul sector.
- In Salamanca General Franco has issued a decree amalgamating all political parties and has appointed himself chief.
Tat-ting, unemployed - aged was sentenced to three months imprisonment by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy when he The insurgents have been forced pleaded guilt to the theft of an to evacuate the town of Monal, in attache case containing articles of Asturias, while rebel headquarters clothing and money to the extent of near Grado were destroyed by Re8737 from Yuen Chan, a travelling
Paris, To-day publican artillery.
agent at No. 97, Connaught Road "The decisions of the non-inter Three Republican plaries,
West on April 4.
vention committee are contrary communique claims, were inter-
Detective-Sergeant Mottram said the principles of International cepted by 19 insurgent fighters that the defendant arrived in the Law," declares the Valencia Gov. while on the way back to Madrid
Colony on April 4 and went to see ernment in an official statement, after a bombing raid.
his clansman, Kam Pak, at the Ping "since they place the lawful Gov-
Dissolution of the different groups Showing greater speed and
On Steamship Co. He was given ernment of Spain on the same foot- and forming them under one party manoeuvrability, the loyalist planes permission to stay the night there. ing as the insurgents."
is expected to strengthen the gov- succeeded in returning to the aero-At 11 p.m. the same night the com-
This declaration is contained in ernment-Reuter. drome after bringing down two in plainant arrived from Saigon and a statement concerning the
in- surgent machines.-Trans-Ocean.
slept in the rear cubicle leaving his structions which have been issued attache case on the table. At two to the Spanish Republican naval in the morning the case was still and air forces by the non-interven-
awoke in the morning it had gone attitude to be observed by them to and so had the defendant.
wards the international control
BOY TO BLAME FOR HOLOCAUST there but when the complainant tion committee with regard to the
Village Fire Disaster Se Investigation
Erfurt, To-day.
The fire which last week com-
pletely destroyed the village of
The matter was reported to the scheme. Police and the defendant was trac The declaration goes on to com- ed to a house in Kowloon City, plain that experience has shown Questioned, he admitted the theft. that the insurgents obtain all neces- On the night of the theft defendant sary supplies from countries which stayed at a boarding house where have signed the non-intervention he made the acquaintance of a girl, pact. and for some time had a good time
PROTECTION TO SHIPS
Krenzebra, in Thuringia, was start- ed by a mischievous small boy, ac-
showering her with jewellery. He The instructions to the Republi- cording to the police investigation.
can forces enjoin them to afford The blaze razed the entire vi had taken her to Canton and in- lage to the ground while the men troduced her to his mother as his such protection, as is possible to were at work in the fields Franprospective wife but something hap- Spanish loyalist ships, so as to pre- Ocean.
pened and the girl returned to Hong vent them being held up or forced Kong.
to alter their course. This protec- Defendant had only $10 on him tion should be given irrespective when arrested and said that he had of the nature of the cargoes on lost over $300 in gambling. The
Any foreign vessel requesting as girl was willing to return the jewel-sistance must, according to the in- tery that had been given her.
structions, be similarly protected, and special attention must be paid in this respect to shipping in the Mediterranean.~~~
DISARMAMENT COMMISSION
Meeting Likely To Be Postponed
Geneva, To-day.
Belgian Cabinet Change
Brussels, To-day.
board.
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DIFFERENTIATION:
de-
The meeting of the presidium of
The Valencia Government the League Disarmament Commis
The Leader of the Belgian Liber clares in conclusion that from the sion, which was originally schedulal Party, M. Vietor de Laveleye;viewpoint of Spain's freedom and i
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