THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28-1937.
DEMORALISATION OFIW
LOYALIST TROOPS
MADRID BATTALION A Couple of Strong Men DESERTS TO NATIONALISTOOM
FORCES
Madrid, To-day.
A renewed insurgent attack on the Govern- ment entrenchments about a mile south of Vil- lanueva de la Canada yesterday, was repulsed with the loss of 800 Moors.
However, a gloomy report of military condi- tions on the Spanish Government side is painted by a Havas correspondent with the troops on the Madrid front.
BRITISH SHIP CAPTURED BY REBELS
London, To-day.
The British steamer “Miru- panu” is stated to have been cap- tured by the insurgent armed cruiser “Ciudad de Valencia” în ́ Spanish territorial waters off Di- jon yesterday and was taken to Ferrol, the rebel naval base.
The cruiser fired one warning shot and the “Mirupanu” submit- ted immediately.Beater.
REBEL GUNS
AND GIBRALTAR
London, To-day.
The Government, he says, are re- ported to have lost fifty tanks in. three days fighting in this sector, while several Government brigades and battalions noted for their valour, were practically annihilat- ed
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A whole Government battalion is reported to have joined the in- surgents, together with their officers and arms at Avila, north- -west of Madrid.
The Government losses in Mon- day's fighting in the region of Mount Universal on the Teruel front, when the insurgents captured the villages of Royela and Calamarde, are es timated at 1,000 dead and wounded.
The Government forces are stated to have been greatly demoralised, having placed their last hopes in the offensive. Reuter.
BRITISH AID FOR REFUGEES
London, To-day. The British hospital-ship Maine left Valencia yesterday morning for Marseilles with 400 Spanish re- fugees on board.
In the past month the acting British Consul in Madrid has or- Two of the four large howitzers ganised the evacuation and trans- which were mounted overlooking the port to the coast of 1,200 refugees, Straits of Gibraltar and which were who have been taken to Marseilles reported to be threatening the Rock, by the Maine-British-Wireless.
had been removed, announced the
Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in the House of Commons yes- terday.
The battery had been possessed
by the Spanish Government before the civil war and the British Gov-
Gen Fulgencio Batista (left), Cuba's strong man, is shown talking to President Manuel Quezon, of the Philippines, at Camp Colombia, Cuba, just before Quezon left for a visit to Washington.
Trans-Atlantic
Flight
London, To-day.
More Showers Expected
The Royal Obser
Imperial Airways flyingboat this morning that pressure remains Cambria arrived at Foynes from highest over the East Indies and re- Southampton yesterday and will latively low over China.
prepare for the next experimental Local trans-Atlantic flight, which she is expected to begin evening.-British Wireless.
forecast: South and South-
to-morrow West winds, moderate; cloudy,
MAKE YOUR
TRAVEL
showery.
ARRANGEMENTS
MR. SUN FO COMING
ACROSS
ernment had been advised that had SOUTH
they been intended to threaten Gibraltar they would have been dif- ferently disposed.
Shanghai, To-day.
Mr. Sun Fo, President of he The howitzers were not seaward Legislative Yuan, is sailing to-day guns and were not a menace to ship-for Hong Kong en route to Macao ping, and the remainder of the and, later, Canton, where he will guns in the Bay of Algeciras were confer with Kwangtong officials on secondary. All the guns were out the Sino-Japanese situation. powered by the guns of the Rock. Mr. Sun Fo arrived in Shanghai The Goat after careful yesterday from Nanking, where he consideration, ·BAT NO reason to had several conferences with Get- raise the question, or for any an-eral Chiang Kai-shek xiety Reuer
Mr. Liang Han c General of the Legisla
member of the Centra
steamer Committee, will acc
leaving Hong Kong Po to Canton Union N
ali and Java at 10 am
and. e.
The RMS Cupress
is due at Hong Kong from harz teft hai on Friday at 6:00 am-
for this Port on July 27, leaves Hong Kong at 5:00 pm:
is due here on July 30 at about leaves Hong Kong for Manila at
15:00 p.m. the same day.
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