THE CHINA MAIL JULY 29,
LULL ON THE MADRID FRONT
Both Sides
Sides Reported To Be Disheartene
LOYALIST DESERTIONS TO NATIONALISTS CONTINUING
London, To-day.
The battle on the Madrid front, which resulted in such terrible carnage, has now died away to minor operations, only occasional artillery fire and sniping shattering the silence which prevails on the whole front.
FRENCH SHIP ATTACKED BY
EXHIBITION OF
MYSTERY PLANE CHINESE ART
spaper reports here state that the French steamer "Jacques Schaffing," from Marseilles to Philippeville, was attacked off Minorca yesterday by two-en- gined monoplane armed with four
machine-guns
Nobody on board was hut and the steainer continued on her way.
The plane could not be identified-
Trans-Ocean.
Republicans and Nationalists were yesterday BASQUE CHILDREN burying their dead and engaged in reorganising
the gaps in their ranks, and it is stated that morale FRIGHTEN on both sides has suffered severely as a result of the THE WELSH ghastly slaughter of the past few days.
A communique issued by the Ma-the use of the Basque language in drid Defence Council states that the territory he occupies.
while the Madrid front was quiet Ocean. yesterday, fighting occurred between Toledo and Estremadure after loyalist bombardment or the na- tionalist lines.
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London, To-day. Immediate breaking up of
the
The Ann Chinese
will be held und the Hong
Guild next Tuesd from
at the St. hibitor Keang Shau Shek Chat Yaren
each will co entries, al development
esenting their
Although these artists were pupils of the late Mr. Ko Ki well-known artist in China, genre of each artist is fundamen ly different
-For instance, Mr. Wong Keung is well known for his of Chinese toilers and low
Trans-camp of Basque refugee children in people; while Mr. Chin Shra-ngong Carmarthenshire is requested by for his insert and bird studies be- the County Council in a petition to sides being a distinct colourist. Mar. the Home Office.
ITALIAN TROOPS "RUMOUR DENIED
than
the Yuen specialise in landscapes, and Yung Shan Shek and Mr. Ho Chat in Mr. Chan Yat Fung in pine tree studies; while Mr. Ip Shiu Ping's gold-fish and flower studies are dis- tinctly individual
The fact that they hav
Several ringleaders amongst London, To-day children, who had been active In Salamanca, the nationalists
Asked at question time in
the disturbing the peace of the district, claim to be pressing forward
House of Commons yesterday whe had been returned to Spain. On the Aragon iront, several villages ther it was true that more
This, however, was not sufficient, having been captured yesterday.
3,000 Italian troops had been land- says the petition, to restore order, ed in Cadiz on Monday this week, and the state of affairs has become advanced their Nationalist headquarters also au- the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony so bad that people living in the by their comin nounce that 13,000,000 rounds of Eden, said he had no proof of the neighbourhood of the camp no long-make it one of t rifle ammunition, 126 machine-guns truth of press reports to this effect. er feel safe-Trans-Ocean. and 50 field-guns have been captar-
should not be miss ed in the last few days..
LOYALIST DESERTERS Numbers of loyalists are e still de- serting on the Madrid front, it is claimed, and among those who en-
Between July 22 and July 25, he said, only Spanish vessels had ar- rived in Cadiz with troops from the west of Spain-Trans-Ocean.
tered the nationalist lines yester-RECRUITS BY
day was a woman who had been! serving a machine-gun and another
HOOK OR
woman, who had been one of 2 BY CROOK
tank crew.
From Stockholm it is announced
London, To-day
that the Swedish-Norwegian War The Air Ministry has officially
hospital at Alcay, considered to be issued an appeal to all PAF offi† the most up-to-date in Spain, and cials to assist recruiting the
for is administered exclusively by Nor-Air Force during their leave and wegian and Swedish doctors and thus do their share towards over- nurses, will shortly be handed over coming the difficulty of obtaining to the Valencia Government.
Inew additions to the Service.
For every trained recruit secured,
The staff of the hospital will leave a premium of 5/-, will be paid by Spain, it is announced, and will be replaced by Spaniards.
SPAIN
COND BELGIUM
Paris, To-day.
Senor Acquirre, President of the Basque Republic, who is at present on a mystery visit to France, told
pressmen yesterday that the situa- tion in his country could be com pared with that of Belgium during the war.
He denied the rumours that the harbour of Santander was block ed, but stated that this rumour kept many ships from t
The main care of the Governi at the moment, M. Acquirre were the women and children rov through the country from the war
Over 100,000 hart
been rescued, but there still rem
many more.
The future of the
rding to M. Acc
every
the Air Ministry, and for untrained recruit a premium of 2/-Trans-Ocean.
LOCAL WRESTLER AT HOLLYWOOD
Tor Johnson Turns
To The Fila
son,
mat
the same
Daulla, is now in Hollywood part in comedy sh
There must have been several film-goers at the King's Theatre
yesterday
in the "short"
Class," in which he
of a comment
worth
han
tally the
mson
Franco-Soviet Talks
Paris, To-day.
The Chinese Ambassador yester- day conferred with the French For- eign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, for several hours.
EARL BALDWIN TO VISHT AUSTRALIA 2
Earl Baldwin has the Australian Government
end the Australian brations next year.
While the
It is understood that the North China situation was discussed. Was
M. Delbos later received the Soviet a sal
bons Ambassad
Ocean
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