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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 18, 1989
SIR ROBERT HODGSON'S
BURGOS TRIP
St. Jean de Buz, To-day. Sir Robert Hodgson, the British Agent to Burgos, left here by car for Burgos.... Reuter.
Sir Robert Hodgson has been overtaken by events. He abandoned his vacation to return to Spain armed with full powers to conduct ar- rangements for a truce and to give what stipulations might be required of the British Government.
Britain's "aim was to secure terms from General Franco which the Republicans could accept with guarantees of performance given by Britain and France.
CONFIDENCE IN LOYALIST GOVERNMENT
Paris, Yesterday. Political and syndicalist or- ganisations in Central Spain have expressed confidence in the Republican Government and have declared their willingness; · to continue to fight, says a mes-. sage from Valencia.
An appeal is to be sent out to members of these organisations exhorting them to resist to the utmost all forms of "foreign op- pression."
It is also reported that Nicolas. Domingo, the Republican anti-spy chief, has arrived in Muroïa from Catalonia.
About one hundred Republican fugitives from Minorca, including many officers, arrived on board a sailing vessel in Algiers last night. They will be transported to Oran,
Dr. Juan Negrin and the For- eign Minister, Alvarez del Vayo, broadcast appeals to the popula- tion of Republican Spain shortly after their arrival in Valencia.
It was announced by Dr. Negrin
PARIS-LONDON IN that the seat of the Republican
41 MINUTES
A Vickers Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft, of the type used by the R.A.F., recently flew from Le Bourget to Croydon in 41. minutes.
Piloted by Flying. Officer J. K. Quill, a Vickers test pilot, it cover- ed the 205 miles at an average speed of just over 300 miles an hour. This included climbing to 18,000ft.
Flying Officer Quill, on landing, said that the machine behaved perfectly during the journey. Tho trip was very smooth until he en- countered the clouds.
Government had been moved back again to Madrid.
In spite of all obstacles the Re-
publicans were resolved, he said, to go on defending to the utmost the principles of national freedom.
-Trans-Ocean.
JAPANESE BOMB
LANCHOW
Lanchow, To-day. Japanese planes raided Tsing-
Lanchow yuan and
in far-flung Kansu yesterday, resulting in con- siderable civilian and property
He said that he did not “push" the plane, but let it fly. at its normal cruising speed. The losses. normal maximum speed of the The air raid alarm was sounded Spitfire exceeds 350 miles an hour. at 10.30 a.m. when 21 Japanese On November 18 he flew from bombers were sighted heading for London to Le Bourget in 50 min-Kansu. utes in a Spitfire fighter. This was claimed by the R.A.F. to be a record.
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Over Kansu, they split into two squadrons. Nine machines attack- ed Taingyuan, northeast of Lan- chow, dropping 20′ bombs in the
SERIOUS RAILWAY southern outskirts.
SMASH NEAR BARCELONA
London, To-day.........
They were. intercepted by Chinese planes and, failed to reach Lanchow. They released, a dozen bombs at Tahungköw, over four miles from the provincial capital.
The second squadron of 12 må chines invaded the city limits of A report reaching here states that Lanchow shortly afterwards. Ow- a serious-railway accident occurred ing to the appearance of-the on Saturday at Las Planas, in the Chinese fighter planes, they hur- vicinity of Barcelona, in which. 31riedly dropped about 80 bombs and persons were killed and over 100 departed.-Central News, Injured.
Two trains collided, one of them becoming derailed and crashing
down the
Ocean.
embankment. Trans-
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