THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 11, 1989
BIG BATTLE RAGING IN EASTERN
MADRID
Many Buildings Held By Communists Stormed
Tanks Being Used By Both
Madrid, To-day.
A big battle was raging yesterday in the Plaza de Manuel Becerra, in the eastern section of the city, between the Communist rebels and Gen- eral Miaja's motorised troops. Tanks were used by both sides.
General Miaja claims to have taken the Plaza. The rebels are likely to be trapped, as the Junta's forces are advancing from the centre of the city to join those coming from Canillejas.
The Madrid Defence Council, in a broadcast at midday, claimed that the Junta had taken many buildings held by the Communists in the centre of the city.
It is reported that General Mia- ja's troops have captured the Ministry of Marine, the telephone building (which is Madrid's 17- storey skyscraper) and other im- portant buildings hitherto held by the Communists-Reuter,
ANOTHER ULMEIATUM
TURN BACKS, IGNORE VICAR
Because they did not filce the way their eighty-year-old vicar conducted the service parishioners at All Saint, St. Helens, Lancashire, sat with backs to him and chatted their among themselves.
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"Their attitude is an insult to God and to the Church,” the vicar, the Rev. W. E. Colegrove, said after- wards.
JAPANESE CANARD
Paris, To-day.
The Chinese Embassy has issu-
ed an official denial of a report itles in Tokyo and the United
broadcast by the Japanese author-
States to the effect that Dr. Wel- lington Koo, Ambassador in Paris, had sent a message to Mr. Wang Ching-wei approving his peace move-Reuter.
BRITISH AIR EPIC-BY U.S.
NEW ITALIAN CHAMBER HAS 700 MEMBERS
Rome, To-day.
The new Italian Chamber, officially styled "The Chamber of Fasci ́and Corporations" which on March 23 will meet for the first time, was last night announced to have about 700 members including all Italian Ministers, State Secretaries, the Presidents of nine "Professional Unions," the Presidents and Vice- Presidents of 22 corporations 28 well as as all members of the Fas- cist Grand Council.
A story of the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, when... half-trained young-
The members of the New Cham- but. sters were sent up to fight an enemy ber are not called Deputies, superior in numbers, machines and "National Councillors" and are not skill, has been turned into the grea-selected, but become members test British film yet made in tomatically by virtue of their posi- Hollywood.
tions in the Fascist Party or Italian public Life.
There are ten reels fo film-with
au-
The dissolved Italian Chamber
not a. woman in one yet. "Dawn had 400 members. Trans-Ocean.
self-
Patrol" e a picture which, because of its dual theme of noble sacrifice and the futility of war, should appeal to every woman,
the last word in modern screencraft. Fine acting and dialogue support: Edmund Goulding, the Londonèr who directed it, has done marvel- the brilliant work of director Goul- lously in maintaining so`realistic ding. Errol Flynn has never done atmosphere of anything better than his portrayal of a dare-devil pilot whose character changes when he has to forsake flving for responsibility.
Paris, To-day. The latest ultimatum presented The "scene" was the latest stage to the Communists by General in a long battle between the vicar and convincing an Miaja expired at noon yesterday, the Paris "Midi” bays.
According to official information from Madrid, artillery of the De- fence Council has encircled the last communist block of houses, ready to open fire.
It is reported, however, that Communist battalions have left trenches around Madrid and rush- ed to the assistance of their friends in the capital. Trans-Ocean.
AMERICA MAY EXTEND CREDIT
TO CHILE ALSO
New York, To-day.
and his parishioners, who for years have objected to diversions from the Book of Common Prayer, which they say the vicar has introduced.
Thirteen people attended the morn- ing service. The church was built to hold 830. There was no organ and only one hymn.
"The service did not conform with the order given by the Bishop of Liverpool, Dr. A. A. David," declared Mr. A. J. Kenwright, People's War- den and vice-chairman of the Paro- chial Church Council.
"Therefore we sat down in pro- test. The service should have fol- lowed the Book of Common Prayer. It didn't.
"On alternate Sundays when the Choral Eucharist Service is procee- ding we walk out.”
According to "Crockford's 'Cleri- cal Directory" Mr. Colegrove's net Now that an agreement with income from his parish is £716 Brazil has been concluded, finan-year and his house.
cial circles are discussing a sub- stantial credit for Chile, according to the "Journal of Commerce,”
HE WAS 'MARRIED' WHEN 6 WEEKS OLD
Fast workers : is Mr. P. W.
Estate, Broxbourne, Horts.
It is pointed out that such a loan would probably eliminato the necessity for Chile to enter into a new barter agreement with Gor-Raithby, of 4, Briarvillas · Keysos many.
He was "married” when six weeks
Prospects for the loan are said to be considerably enhanced by old. This is how it happened :—
abandonment
of the five-year moratorium on the Chilean foreign debt. Reuter.
NOT ACCURATE
He was christened at the parish church. Immediately afterwards baby girl also was christoned,
Four weeks later, in the parish magazine, his astonished parents read the announcement that Mr. P. W. Raithby had been married. The "bride” was the baby who had followed him at the font.
Washington, To-day. Commenting on the United States agreement with Brazil, Mr. Sumner Wellés, Under-Secretary of State, Explanation: the vicar, in error, said that nothing else was “under had made the entries under the hea consideration with any other Latin ding "marriages" instead" of under American country.-Reuter.
"christenings.”
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those early flying days in France.
It is so British in appeal that few will realise that it was made in
Superb, too, is the work of David California by an American firm..
Niven as the carefree youth who The flying sequences have never looks upon war as a joke until he been equalled.
sees his young brother brought down One scene showing a lone pilot in flames; of Basil Rathbone as a bombing an enemy ammunition base, nerveracked C.O. and of Donald blowing vast buildings sky-high, is Crisp as his kindly Adjutant.
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