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Madrid, April 11, The capital this morning exper!- enced some of the heaviest shell- ing it had suffered in months, shel's falling indiscriminately the main streets in the city. A walter was killed and four cus- tomers sitting at a cafe window, were wounded. Another shell burst two blocks away from the British Embassy. It is generally opined that the shelling is a reprisa? for the heavy Government attack against the various rebel positions. Government artillery replied by heavily bombarding the insurgent lines on the outskirts of the city. "while planes bombed the insurgent in Casadecampo. entrenchment Co, Ltd.
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ATTACKS OPENED
THE ARMY
Mechanized Forces
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The expansion of the tank force the as contemplated will make number of battalions 14 with B possible addition to complete the units necessary for divisions, atates the Times" This will give more than 1,000 tariks to the field
it 13 too early to say what the force. rest'ts are like.-- Reuter.
- CIVILIANS KILLED
Valencia, April 11. Five civilians were killed and many injured in an air raid on the village Sagunto, 16 miles from here.
Reuter.
SEVERE LOSSES
The Mobile Division absorbs four Royal Tank Corps battalions and four cavalry regiments converted to light tanks. The five divisions také a battalion each, and one, or two, will be in Egypt. The Mobile Division is therefore changing its form and becoming in the main a tank division supported by me- chanized infantry, armoured cars, claim RHA., RE and Signals.
Salamanca, April 11. Insurgent headquarters that the fresh Government attacks
The mechanization of
the
on the Madrid sector were repul-artillery is approaching completion sed with heavy losses on the Gov-and by the end of the year there will be six mechanized R.HA. batteries ernment "side.
and 164 mechanized R.A batteries. Reuter,
India has 54 batteries, some me- chanized.
H.M.S. HOOD
Gibraltar, April 11. It is learned from official naval Bources that HMS. Hood has moved out to sea to protect British
occupied, several new lines and shipping round the Spanish coast. It is reliably stated that the cruf- ser is proceeding to the neighbour- hood of Bilbao and it is pointed out that there has been no change in the British Governmenta policy as regards the protection of British shipping from Interference.- Reuter.
Santa er. April 11. Government attacks. are report- ed to have opened on important objectives on the Basque Front but
WAZIRISTAN UNREST
Many Officers Killed
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All the other branches are con- forming to motor transport, and the main programme of mechaniza- tion will have been completed by 1938. A quarter of the Infantry la included and the main body will be on a light Infantry basis available for lorry movement when needed.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS
Latest Admiralty Announcements
The following appointments have been made by the Admiralty: Capt.-B. C. S. Martin, to Pre- sident for 8.0. War Course (March 23).
Lt.-Cdrs.-R. Dalby, to Doon (March 22); D. D. Doble, to Haw kins (April 12); and C. R. P. Thom- son, to Sussex (April 29).
Lt.Cdr. (E).-E D. H. Lawson, to Cossack (April 15)...
Payr. Lt.Cdr.-C. A Herdman. to Terror II (April 15).
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Lt-N. Scott Elliott, to Fortune FOR EXTRA STAMINA
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LL (B).-G. A. Alcock, to Fortune (April 1).
Sub-Lts.-G. L. de Fury, to Ver- non (April 1); and D. J. Godden, to Hussar (April 15).
Payr. Lts.-P. G. Bowden, to Hussar (April 15).
Payr. Lts-P. G: Bowden, to Eagle (March 1); and J. O. Brit ton, to Tamar 1 (March 19).
Mids.-A. N. MacPherson and J.
9. Bridger, to Enchantress (March 243.
Cd. Gunners.-W. G. Mallett, to Newcastle (March 18), and F. J. Gould, to Sussex (April 13).
Promotion
NEW FIELD BATTERY
Sub-Lts. (E)-E. G. Sutton and The King has been pleased to
J. C. Hodges. to rank of L. (E) approve the formation of the 371st:(seny. Oct. 1. 1936) Field Battery Royal, Artillery (Territorial Army). This unit will be brigaded in the 5th (West High- land) Army Field Brigade. Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).
Mr. Algernon Ashton IMPERIAL DEFENCE COLLEGE
London, April 11. "Mr. Algernon Ashton, the mu- sician, died to-day-iceuter.
Entries.
Messrs. W. G. Smith and E. B. Mackenzie. ELB Burgn. Lts.' (D) (seny, March 31) and apptd. to R. N. Hospi. Haslar.
Royal Naval Reserve Payr. Cdr.-B. J. H. Ayre, to St. Vincent (March 29).
Payr. Lt-D. P. Henry, to Cura-
Lt-W. 8. Harding-Raynes, to Drake (April 4).
Sub-Lt-L E MacD, GOL, pro- moted to Lt. (seny. Feb. 28).
The following Army officers completed the course at the Im- perial Defence College which ended on January 18 last:-Lieutenant-coa (March 20). Colonel H G. Martin, D.S.O., Algernon Bennet. Langton Ash-O.BE, Royal Artillery: Major ton was even better known to the and Erevet Lieutenant-Colonel O. New Delhi, Apr. 11.
general public by his innumerable M. Lund, D.S.O. Royal Artillery: The casualties among British letters to the papers and his in-Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. West, troops during the recent battle terest in tombs. He was born at DSO, MC.. Royal Engineers;
and Brevet with raiders in South Waziristan Durham in 1859, but in 1863 his Major
Lieutenant- are now given as seven British father, who had been principal Colonel S. W. Kirby, O.BE. M.C.. officers killed, together with two tenor at the Cathedral there, went Royal Engineers, Major and Brevet British non-commissioned officers to live at Leipzig where the Boy's Lieutenant-Colonel N. M. 8. Irwin, musical talent enlisted the interest DS.O., M.C., The Border Regiment; and 20 Indians of other ranks.
Five British officers, one British of Moscheles. Entering the Con-Lieutenant-Colonel. C. C. Malden. non-commissioned officer, two In-servatoire at the age of 16, he The Royal Bussex Regiment; Co- dian ofcers and 37 other ranks studied under Reinecke. Jadassohn lonel R. D. Inskip, D.8.0., MC... were wounded.
The casualty list is as follow:
Killed Major H. W. D. Palmer, 3/16th Punjab Regiment; Capt. M. B. Courtney, Punjab Regiment;
3/16th
Cant. N. M. Durrant, Medical Service;
Lieut. E. C. L. Hinde, Bombay Sappers;
Lieut. M. Earle, Royal Iery:
India
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Mr. A. G. G, Oates, entered as Proby. Payr. Bub-Lt. (seny. Feb. 1) and attached to List 2 of the Lon- don Division; and JB. Soutter, as Proby. Payr. Sub-Lt. entered (seny, Feb. 23) and attached to List 1 of the Clyde Division.
and E. F. Richter, and won the Indian Arany: Lieutenant-Colonel R.A.F. APPOINTMENTS Helbig prize for composition. Later G. B. Henderson, 11th 81kh Regl-
he became a pupil of Joachim Rament;" Major and Brevet Lleu- at Frankfurt.
tenant-Colonel M. A. Pope, M.C., Royal Canadian Engineers.
Some of his chamber music and songs were published at Leipzig where his work had a vogue which It has never attained in England. He was a composer of serious aims and some of his pleces have fine Royal qualities. In 1881 he settled in London and four years later was Artil-appointed professor of the plano
SOVIET FLOATING DOCK IN TOW
The following appointments ju the Royal Air Force have been notified:-
General Duties Branch Flight Lieutenants.-J. Mutch, to RAF. College, Cranwell (March 8): TH. L Nicholls, to No. 63 (B) Squadron. Upwood (Feb. 15); G. R. A. Elsmle, to Special Duty List, Istambul. Apr. 11
for duty as A.D.C. to the Governor A 4,000 ton Soviet floating dock. of Kenya (March 6); W. N. Mc- at the Royal College of Music, towed by Soviet tugs, has passed Kechnie, to No. 1 (Indian) Group Lieut. E. S. E. France, Rajput holding the post till 1910. He.through the Straits of the Darde- Headquarters, Peshawar, India Regiment;
gave a number of concerts In Lonnelles in the direction of the Medi- | (March 11). . Second Lieut. G. L. Scott, Fron-don and elsewhere. In 1894 he berranean, and it is believed to be ter Force Regiment.
toured with Ben Davies and Tiva- destined for Barcelona.- Transocean News Service.
It is now confirmed that two dar de Nachez. British non-commissioned oficers and twenty Indian troops of other ranks were killed in the action.
Wounded
„Major T. Z. Waters, Royal In- dian Army Service Corps: Capt. 8. D. Wilcock, 1/16th Punjab Regiment;
Second Lieut. L. H. M. Parsons, Probyn's Horse;
Capt. A. Palon, Second Moun- "tain-Battery;
Lent. F. D. Robertson, 16th Hyderabad Regiment.
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R.A.F. Officer Dismissed The Service
Flying Officer Robert Alfrea Flying Officer.-C. H. D. Wardrop, Charles-Auckland, of 97 (Bomber) to No. 57 (B) Squadron, Upper Squadron, who appeared before a Court-martial. · at the R.A.F. Heyford. (Feb. 23).
Plot Officers.-J. W. S. Fowler, Btation Boscombe. Down, Wiltshire, dismissed the Service, L V. James, to No. 63 (3) Squad- has been ron, Upwood (Feb. 15); J.-F. H. states the Times" The findings Weston, to No. 5 (AC) Squadron, of the Court on charges of drun--- Chakala, India; J. C. Betts, J. H. kenness at the RAF Station, D. Chapple, to No. 11 (B) Squadron, Boscombe Down, on December 27- Risalpur, India; J. A. W. Lawrence, 28 and of attempting to commit s loaded mier received of the votes cast Thomas, to No. 2 (B) suicide by discharging in to-day's important bye-election, whereas the young Rexist cham-Squadron, Konat, India; C. B. E Verey signal pistol against his Auckland was pion, who was the challenger in Burt-Andrews, 1. A. Ferguson, to bead were promulgated. Flying the tray, received barely 1/6th of No. 28 (A.C.) Squadron, Ambala, Officer Charles
India; J. F. Grey, to No. 80 (B) Acquitted at the Court-martial on all valid votes.
Squadron, Kohat, India (all March the following two charges:-Con- duct to the prejudice of good 11),
Jorder and discipline in that he, at Officers.-B.
Acting Pilot
Brussels, Apr. 11. The bye lection between van Zeeland and Degrelle resulted in. a win for van Zeeland hy 274,840 to 69,242,
Every elegible elector had a vote
The Premier's victory is seen in but there were 18,358 blank or
the right light, when it is noted spolled papers which were less
that Degrelle received barely as It is now confirmed that one than in the last general election. British non-commissioned officer, Degrelle thus received 19.05 per many votes as the Rexists and the Rogers, to No. 63 (B) Squadron, the RAF Station. Boscombe Flemish Movement together re- Upwood (Feb. 15); . C. Pendred, Down, on December 27, improperly two Indian officers and 37 other | cent of the votes cast.
ceived in the general election held to No. 224 (GR) Squadron, Bos drank alcoholic liquor in company. ranks were wounded in the en-
Two thousand semi-military po- last May. Thus one result of this combe Down (March 7); D. 8. with corporals and aircraftmen i gagement.-
lice were drafted to Brussels to deal election is that it fails to prove. Richardson, G. P. Westropp-Ben- the corporals room; conduct to with contingencies but though ex- N.C.O. Casualties
11 (B) Squadron, the prejudice of order and Air Degrelle's assertion that his move- nett, New Delhi, Apr. 12. citement was intense there were ment has grown into a powerful Risalpur, India; 3. H. Gies, R. B. Force discipline in that on Decem It is now learned that both the no disorders. Van Zeeland fought political force. The number of Smith, C.R. B Wigfall, to No. 00ber 27 he improperly flourished a for election on the platform for votes cast was 363,440 of which (B) Squadron, Kohat, India (March loaded Colt automatic pistol in the non-commissioned officers killed in the Waziristan nghting were men the continuation of the tripartite 278,840 were for the Premier and 11). of the Royal Corps of Signals. government in order to complete 68.242 for Degrelle, 18,358 votes be- They are: Bergeant N. Davies and the country's economic and finaning invalid.
cial recovery.
Corporal E. C. Turner--- Kleuter
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It is noteworthy that in the last election supporters of the Govern- ment polled only 64.55 per cent of the votes. Reuter.
·CHALLENGER'S. FAILURE
Brussels, April 11.
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to No.
Equipment Branch
officers' mess at the said station.
Fight Lieutenants.-F. C. C. BWEALTH FROM WASTE Hichens, to RAF. Station Feltwell
Transoccan News Service.
A new chemical process which is FREMIER DELIGHTED (March 12); J. 8. French, to Head-.
quarters, RAF, Aden, G. L. expected to make Britain self- Brussels, April 11.
(Indian sumelent in the production of sul- Worthingtou, to No. 1 Shortly after 1 p.m. to-day, the wing)
Statiory Kohat, India phúr has just been perfected by Belgian Minister of Interior Dr. (March 11).
research workers." Briefly, the pro- Schrifver, was able to tell press
Flying Officer. D. P. Frank-cess is one for the extraction of Ambala, India (March 11).
votes cast.
correspondents that the result in in. to No. 28 (A.C) Squadron, the dioxide from fumes which are the Van Zeeland-Degrelle bye The straight fight between Pre-election had exceeded the Govern- mier van Zeeland and Leon | ment's expectations, as it had been Degrelle, Rexist leader, has ended generally expected that Degrelle with Degrelle's defeat. The Pre-would receive 60 per cent, of the London, Apr, 11..
The Fremier made a statement The British Government has re- plied to the note of the Valencia
to the press, in which he expresses Government concerning the offer non-intervention of foreign counnis delight at the election result. of certain concessions in Morocco tries in the Spanish conflict. He will issue a manifasto on Sun- against active British help. The All other questions referred to in day evening addressed to the note turns down the offer point the nota can be shelved until re- Belgian people. Rexist quarters blank
turn of peaceful conditions. In draw attention to the 18,000 in It states that Spanish interests fact the British Government uses would be best served if the Valen- this opportunity to stress strict ela Government would confine ita non-intervention efforts to ensure as far as possible Transocean News Service
discharged by smelter furnaces and which, it is estimated, rain Accountant Branch
down on our industrial centres Squadron: Leader WE V.
tons of sulphuric acid. That re- Richards, to Aeroplane and Arma- every day of the year about 1000 ment Experimental Establishment, presents a waste daily of some 400 Martlesham Heath, for Accountant tons of pure sulphur in this coun- try alone. Throughout the world duties (March 11).
Commissiond Signals Officers
2,000,000 tons are lost annually' Flying Officer. W. G. Aggett, through waste gases. This dis- to RAF Station, Catterick (Marchcovery by British chemists will not only ensure an ample supply of a Dental Branch
material-vital to the manufacture valid votes which are claimed as Flight Lieutenants-F. M. Mar- of armaments, but it will incid voicing opposition to the Govern-gand, to RAF Station, Casport entally, pave the way towards a
M. J. Pigott, to R.A.F, Dépôt. Ux-solution of the problem of atmos bridge (March 18)..
Heric pollution.
ment
Prussoccan News Service,