THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 2, 1987.
GOVERNMENT OFFENSIVE Lagranja Captured On Guadarrama Battlefront
DUKE OF WINDSOR'S WEDDING
Tours, To-day.
To-morrow, the anniversary of the birthday of the late King George V, is the wedding day of
MR. BALDWIN BECOMES
SIR STANLEY Peerage Letters
Patent Not Yet Granted
London, To-day.
REBELS RECOVER GROUND IN
COUNTER-ATTACK
Madrid, To-day.
Large-scale offensive operations have been
the Duke of Windsor and Missed by the King at Buckingham Pa-
Mr. Stanley Baldwin was knight- commenced on the Madrid front in the Guadar- Wallis Warfield.
It is learned from the Chateau de lace yesterday on receiving the In-rama Mountains sector by the Government forces, Cande that the hour of the mar-signia of the Order of the Garter. who have secured small gains after some severe
An Earldom was conferred upon fighting. riage ceremony has been advanced an hour and will take place at 11.30 the former Prime Minister on his
Progress along the long line of front attacked resignation last Friday and later his appointment to the senior Or-Was uneven. At Lagranja, the Government forces Four copies of the marriage cer-
entered the township and fully established them- tificate will be handed to the Bri-der of Chivalry was announced.
The Letters Patent for the Earl-selves after some stiff fighting, but at other sections tish Consul at Nantes for London registration.
Mrs. Baldwin received from the of the line the attack was completely held up.
a.m.
Miss Warfield's wedding dress of "Wallis Blue" has now been com pleted.-Reuter.
LL.O. DIRECTOR
To Visit China And Japan In Autumn
༣
Geneva, To-day.
The International Labour Bureau met here yesterday, under the chairmanship of the Czech Minis- ter of Labour, M. Javomir Necas, and in course of its deliberations
interna resolved to organise an tional technical conference on the coal mining question, to be held at the end of April, 1938.
an
dom have not yet been granted.
of the King the Insignia
Dame Grand Cross of the British Em- pire.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin were entertained at luncheon--by the Wire- King and Queen.-British less.
BRITISH FILM COSTS
£6,000,000 Paid To America
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THE INSURGENTS IN THE LAGRANJA SECTOR HAVE NOW FORTIFIED THEMSELVES IN THE NEARBY ROYAL PALACE AND ARE OFFERING A FORMIDABLE OBSTACLE TO FURTHER PROGRESS.
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Government aeroplanes have gent counter-attacks yesterday-and- been extremely active during the to-day, the Government troops left operations, bombing incessantly seven hundred dead on the field. and swooping down along the in- Reuter. surgent lines, pouring a wither- ing fire. into the trenches.
They have also heavily. bombed the Royal Palace near Lagranja and the building was considerably damaged with heavy losses • among the de
· fenders.
VALENCIA REPORT.
Valencia, To-day, According to a report received here from Madrid, the Republican forces made further advances yes- terday, capturing La Granja, Cerro de Cabeza Grande. and La Gallega. The Republican batteries have The insurgent forces retaliated furthermore taken military objec by bombing the chalets on a positives in Segovia under tion occupied by an Alpine batta- Trans-Ocean. lion, which has held the front throughout the winter.
London, To-day. Payments made to the United Mr. Butler, Director of the
States in respect of royalties on Labour Bureau, has accepted
American films exhibited in the invitation to visit Japan next
BILBAO STALEMATE On the Bilbao front a stalemate autumn and will use this opportu-United Kingdom probably amount- nity to make a tour of China anded in 1936 to a figure of the order appears to have settled bearing an India at the express wish of the of £6,000,000, according to a Com- appearance similar to the situation respective countries.
mons answer by the President of at Madrid following the first The French representative on the Board of Trade, who added that sweeping triumphs of the insur- the Administrative Board has like-one effect of the Films Act of 1927 gents when the gradual stiffening
:
a standstill at
AVILA AND BISCAYA FRONTS
Insurgent Communique
Salamanca, To-day.
A Nationalist communique
wise suggested that Mr. Butler had been to reduce the proportion of of Government resistance at last ports. that considerable fighting is visits French Indo-China and the cinema receipts accruing to ren-brought them to French possessions in India. Trans-Ocean.
LABOUR KEEPS UP OPPOSITION
But Civil List Bill
Passes House “
ters of United States films. tish Wireless.
Bri- points from which they have since going on into the Biscaya and Avila
been slowly forced back.
PALACE PARTY TO WAR DISABLED
King And Queen Chat With Men.
London, To-day. The King and Queen chatted to disabled ex-soldiers when they at-
General Mola's forces have hurl- ed themselves in vain against Bilbao's iron ring and have suffered
severe losses. In the last few
days, fighting has been spasmodic, with small local successes to both sides, but leading to no important change in the military, position. Reuter and Trans-Ocean.
Counter-Attack
fronts;
Attacks-launched in these sectors by the Republican forces have been. repulsed with heavy losses for the attackers.
On the Avila front, the Franco forces made a counter-attack, during which the militia suffered heavy losses. A huge conflagra- tion in the heart of Madrid. was observed from General Franco's
is positions yesterday. It
not known here what caused the fire. Trans-Ocean.
London, To-day. The House of Commons to-day passed the third reading of the Civil List Bill, which has now been. sent to the House of Lords. -
Madrid, Later. Following their advance around
REORGANISATION The Labour Party which has tended a Coronation Party organis- taken up opposition to the Civil Listed by the "Not Forgotten" Associa- Lagranja, Government forces are
AT VALENCIA Bill for the first time in history, tion in the riding school at Buck-now only eight miles from Segovia,
Valencia, To-day. urging simplification of the Mon- ingham Palace yesterday afternoon. which is already under the cover of archy and a gradual elimination of Four hundred men who were dis their artillery fire.
The Premier of the Valencia Considerable reinforcements and Government, Senor Juan Negrim, starchy ceremonial, continued its op-abled during the Great War were position to the end.
conveyed to the Palace from 1 hos- fresh troops and war material, in- has issued orders to all diplomatic On the division on the third read-pitals and homes around London cluding tanks, have reached the in- representatives of the Republican in the Royal Government to attend a conference ing, the vote was 199 in favour of and were entertained to a tea party.surgents besieged
When their Majesties appeared Palace at Langranja.
here on June 15. It is stated the Bill and 123 against.-Reuter
they were given an enthusiastic wel- Following their arrival, the in-that the matters at issue will be of come. Princess Elizabeth and Prin-surgents violently counter-attacked, political as well as economic char- Paris, To-day. Dr. Dorpmueller, German Minis- cess Margaret Rose accompanied forcing the Government troops back acter. ter of Communications and former the King and Queen. British Wire-somewhat s Director-General of the Reichs less, Railways attended the opening sessions of the 13th International Railway Congress, and paid a visit during the afternoon to the Ger- man Pavilion at the Paris World
from The official : comtuifnique Fair. President Lebrun and the
Salamanca French Minister of Public Works
(rebel) head tera, were among those present at the
that dealing with events on the Guadar opening of the Congress. Trans Italy will shortly establish a Lega-rama front, claims that during the Ocean.
Government attacks and the insur-
Italian Legation In Dublin
Rome, To-day. It is officially announced here
tion în Dublin.—Trans-Ocean,
PALACE FIGHTING During the day's fierce fighting, Government troops at Flone time forced an entry into the ground floor of the Palace, but machine-gun fire forced them to withdrawi
The Republican Minister of De- fence has, in the meantime, stated that the Republican army is to, be reorganised in two groups, namely the Basque army and the combined forces in the Asturias and at San- tander.
The Basque Army will be placed under the command of - General Uribiri, whilst General Llano Encominenda will be given command
the other group.
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