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Madrid, March 20. No further attempt is being made to conceal the fact that Italian troops on the Madrid Front have suffered a crushing and demoralis ing defeat.
In consequence of the differences on the latter question, these dis- positions are not yet complete but it is hoped that Monday's meeting will mark some progress on this
matter.
the
At the same time that a Lele- As the Ambassadors were inform- gram, purporting to be from Signored yesterday, the British Govern- Mussolini, was found In Brihuegament is concerned for the next exhorting the Italian divisions in stage of
Non-intervention Spain to great efforts towards Committee's work, and hope that victory, these same troops were the scheme of supervision will be retreating in a disorder amounting brought into full operation as soon
as possible. British Wireless.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS
almost to panic in the face of the overpowering loyalist advance.
sentor This is admitted by a insurgent officer who has arrived at Algeciras, The Officer revealed that the Italians suffered serious losses, and "that "several divisions retreated in panic."
Following the capture of Brihue- ga by the Loyalists, the Govern- ment troops have now taken the town of Navalpotro, fifteen miles north-east of Brihuega.
** THE LAST ROUND-UP " A Government round-up of Italian prisoners in Brihuega con- tinued all day to-day.
Italians left behind were found hiding in all sorts of places, some lying under large piles of straw.
It is also claimed that enormous quantities of munitions were cap-
ADVANCE
Madrid, Mar. 20. Government
troops
na the Guadalajara front claim to have reached a point on the Aragon road from where the insurgents launched a big attack on March 8 this indicates an advance of over twenty miles since the counte" offensive started on March 13. The advance continues towards Siguenza from where the Govern- ment troops are now only six miles away — Reuter'» Bulletin Service.
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ADMIRAL GRACE PASSES
Formerly Commodore In Hong Kong
London, March 19. Admiral Henry Edgar Grace dled here to-day. He was a grand- son of W. G. Grace, the famous cricketer, and from 1922 to 1924 was Commodore in Hong Kong.-
Heuter
various
Admiral Grace Wis born at Downend, Gloucestershire, in 1876. Passing into the navy from "the training ship Britannia when 14. Grace served afloat in parts of the world and attained his lieutenancy in 1896. A com- mander in 1906, he served in the new 19,000-ton cruiser New Zea land when on her first voyage she made a tour of the world in 1913 to "show the flag."
DISTINGUISHED CAREER Grace had just received his cap- taincy when the war began. At sea throughout the connict, he took part in many of the chief naval operations, commanding
the successively
old 7,350-ton cruiser Grafton," the 5.250-ton Yar- mouth. fresh from the stocks, the larger cruiser Birkenhead and the new Vindictive.
In 1920 he was appointed pre- SEVERE CASUALTIES
sident of the Inter-Allled Sub- Santander. Mat. 20. Committee on Naval Control which Tee civil population of Oviedo is sat in Berlin for several months being evacuated on foot, and are in that year and. 1921. A year taking the chance of being caught later he went to the Far East as by the Republican besiegers' fire Commodore at Hong Kong. re- which intermittently sweeps the maining there until 1824 when he approach roads day and night.
returned to England and Forty Italians, reached Madrid
The Republicans claims that the made Naval A.D.C. to the King. and said they had decided to de-insurgent concentrations at Oviedo Promotion to rear-admiral follow- sert and join our comrades who
have been effectively disperseded in 1925 and soon afterwards he
inflction with the
of severe are prisoners."
casualties- Reuter.
tured.
MANY DESERTERS
Government tanks went into ac- tion this morning for the first time on the Cordoba front, where a column alleged to consist of 14,000 Italians, carried out an unsuccess-
ful attack on the loyalist positions, The telegram congratulating the troops at Guadalajara and pur- porting to have been sent by Signor Mussolini was found by the Re- publican troops in Brihuega, ac- cording to the Fabra Agency.
DUCE'S MESSAGE
The telegram is reported to say: "I follow with calmness the vicls- situdes of the battles on the Guadalajara Front, confident that the tenacity of our legionaries will overcome the resistance of the enemy.
"Crushing of the International Forces will be a success of great political value. Let the legionaries know that I follow hour by hour their action which will be crowned with victory."
A message received in Paris from Salamanca states that General Franco has accepted the resigna- tion of General Orgaz. High Com- missioner in Spanish Morocco and Commander-in-Chief of the In- surgent forces in Africa. Reuter..
SPAIN'S PROTEST
HOME DENTAL
Rome. Mar. 20.
It is officially denied here that the Duce sent a congratulatory
telegram to General Franco on his victory on the Guadalajara front. A copy of a telegram, allegedly from Signor Mussolini. was stated to have been found when the Spanish Government troops" cap- türed Brihuega.-Reuter,
ITALIAN OFFICER KILLED
Valencia, Mar. 18.
A Heutenant-colonel in the Italian Army and five other Italian officers. It is claimed, have been found among the dead following the capture of Brihuega, after days of intense Aghting.
The Loyalists claim that a most terrible effect upon the fleeing insurgents was produced by 45 chaser planes, flying low and using their machine-guns on the panic- stricken route.
The large booty taken by the Government troops includes 76 lorries. And 300 prisoners, all allegedly Italians, have been taken. --Reuter,
VALENCIA SEEKS FRENCH AID Alleged Offer Of Concessions
Was
was awarded the C.B. Appointed to the command of the submarine service in '1027, Grace held that post until the beginning of 1932 when he retired from the service
with the rank of Vice-Admiral.
ATTACKS ON
AIR RECORDS
Paris, Mar 20. Attempts by French aviators to attack several world aviation re- cords will be, made' shortly.
An attempt is to be made to bet- ter the altitude record, held by Squadron-Leader F. R. D. Swain (Britain) with a height of 49,907 feet.
M. Doret, who recently met with failure in his attempt to dy to. Tokyo from Paris within 100 hours, is to try again.
Another aylator is also reported to be planning to gain the Air Ministry's prize for completion of the fight under 100 hours.
Mlle Maryse Hilz, who already holds the altitude record for, wo- men, intends to beat the long- distance record for women.
All the attempts will be made with Gaudron-Renault planes..
Traniacean News Service.
MANY KILLED IN
MINE, EXPLOSION
London, Mar. -19. The Spanish Government On March 13 sent the Secretary-Gen- eral of the League of Nations, re- questing that it be forwarded to
Paris, Mar. 19.
Johannesburg, Mar. 20. States members, a communication
The receipt of a Note from the
Twenty-nine natives are om- asserting the presence of regular
Valencia Government offering clally reported, dead, while 26 are military units of the Italian army
concessions in Spanish Morocco. missing, in the Simmerjack mine in Spanish territory "infagrant in return for help by France is at Germiston, when fire broke out violation of the provisions of
confirmed here. It is, however, after several hundred Europeans Article 10 of the Covenant, whereby declared that milltary aid was not and natives had been overcome members of the League undertake
asked for, but that in any case the by a food of gas.
to respect and preserve against ex-French Government could not en- Thirty-two Europeans are in
ternal aggression the territorial Integrity and existing political in- "dependence of all members.”
The communication relies on de clarations by Italian officers and soldiers made prisoner in the Guadaljara sector and gives details of the troops, officers and arma- ment.→
British Wireleis. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
MEETING
London, March 20.
A full meeting, of the Inter- national Committee for the ap- plication of the agreement regard- ing Non-Intervention in Spain has been summoned for Monday after- noon.
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ter into any kind of special nego-hospital as a result of the disas- tiations with Valencia- Transocean Bouca Sorvina.
VOLUNTEER QUESTION
London, Mar, 19.
ter, the greatest in the history of the Witwatersrand gold mining in- dustry, and 29 are detained.
Four hundred natives passed through the hospital where fifty are still detained.
It is learned that inquiries will be made into the reports that after the conclusion of the non-inter- Rescue teams are still searching: vention agreement, Italian volun- the affected area but little hope teers had continued to arrive in is held or recovering further na- Spain.-Transgrenn Neus Berntre. Lives alive from the mine. Reuter,
Chapter Of Week-End
Accidents In England
London, Mar. 20.
It is assumed that this develop- ment indicates that progress bas To-day witnessed a chapter or been made towards ending the accidents in England, with the deadlock which arose in the Chair-floods in East Anglia the focus of man's Sub-Committee; and in a attention; London came into the reference to which, and speeding new with a shipping collision in up of the work of Non-interven the Thames while a train accident tion, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. occurred in Kent. Eden yesterday received the French, German, Italian, Portu- guese and Boviet Ambassadors at the Foreign Office.
the swollen waters, and flooding of an area of thirty-five square miles
is expected at any moment.
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the recent rains, a sold of the Bank of Spain.
folk, where the RAF aerodrome Roods train ran into a three-foot Certain dimculties were also en- and the village are menaced with cavity on a line in Kent countered in connection with the inundation,
The engine passed over the geographical distribution, accord- Every man available has been cavity but the goods trucks were ing to the nationalities of the conscripted to repair the e cracks in telescoped. Nobody, however, was International observers, who will the river bank which, however, injured- carry out the supervision scheme. seems to be beyond holding back Reuter,
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