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17, 1936.
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The spectacle of dead and wounded in the streets of the cities of Spain is commonplace, with fierce fight- ing in a seare of acetorn between rella and yaists. In San Sebastinn, on the illustration shows, hospitals are receiving their daily quata of casualties, and women and children stand at the entrance, with declara and meses, hoping to identify victims of the civil strife.
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INSURGENTS ATTACK
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SAN SEBASTIAN
London, Aug. 16.
OFFICIALS INSTALLED
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
ATTENDS
Canton, Aup 17.
The most impressive ceremianles
the And
most rigid precautions nisked the formal assumption of civil and office of all the new military high officials in the Kwang-
After a month of civil war, fighting in Spain is still tung Government to-day. raging with increasing bitterness and with apparently no end in sight.
per"
Marchal Chiang Kai-shek sonally supervised the oath-taking and arrived punctually at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in spite of
the typhos.
Chiang to
In his address, Marshal emphasised hi determination complete the reorganisation
.
Over 27
An insurgent attack on San Sebastian was resumed this morning, three columns of lorries loaded with men, guns and ammunition, participating in the advance.
He spoke for volution. It is expected that the rebel cruisers, Canarius, Es- Kwangtung, bare of the Chinese re- unification in the country, and ex- pana and Almirante Cervera will co-operate in the at-hour, stressing the importance t his atter disappointment tack by bombarding the heights dominating San Sebas-prersing
made during the part deearle. tian. But heavy fog and bombing by Government air- the slow prog Kartung Alarshel Chiang also explained t points of nth the fundamental craft has hitherto prevented his.
Principles, the application of which According to a message from Hendaye, the insur-Dr. Sun Yat-sen's three People's gents hope that if they succeed in isolating San Sebas-were essential to the reconstruction tians the Government forces will retire, thus avoiding a repetition of the horrors of street fighting witnessed at -Badajoz.-
if
11 is understood that General Mola and General Franco have ordered the!
Lu larger towns
be captured possible without bombardment, but if the Government forces refuse to retire,
the insurgents will shell San
Gov Sebastian from fand und spa. emment forces have been seen qua
on the heights ready to meet any mg
attuk.
in
It is reported that after a flere
lin
Government. Battle troops were defeated, with the los uf 170 inen, while a message from
garrison Habat states that the charge of that territory which has hitherto been loyal to the Govern inent has joined the reads. - Reuters
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Lisbon, Aug. 16. After the capture of Badujoz, column of Foreign Leglonantres and Moorish troops were reported to be narching towards Megida, where strong culums of Government troops is stated to have arrived, intending to march on to Badajoz.-Reuter,
French Sympathy
Madrid, Aug. 16.
M. Jouhnux. Secretary General of the French Confederation of Labour, has arrived here to convey the gympathy of French workers with
eir Spanish comrades-Reuter,
Still Optimism
of Kwangtung as a model province,
heuters
surgent army. In the course of a rudio_broadest to-day.
There would be no truce-with "Madrid's Government and no pity for the leaders, he asserted.-Reuter.
Britons Freed
Gibraltar, Aug. 10. Four British officials of the Rio Tinto Mines, near Huelva, arrived here by motor car to-day and are going to England on leave.
Madrid, Aug. 16.
They said the Communists, who "We find ourselves faced with a
war, though that have seized the Mine and are pre- long and serinus does not mean that optimisin is un-paring to defend it against the rebel the Prime forces advancing along the railway declared Justified," Minister, Senor Giral, interviewed by from the coast, trented them very
Itindly. Reuter to-dns.
·
Spain's capital elty has a practical- ly normal appearance. There was even a bull Sght to-day.
The banks moratorium, however, has been extended another month and a censorship is imposed on all foreign mails.
Seven British mine officials are staying at the Rio Tinto property to cure for the company's interests. Up
to the present no damage has been done to the plant.-Reuter.
Majorca Mined
Gibraltar, Aug. 16.
the Spanish it learned that Mr. Ogilvie Forbes, the British
at Majorca have laid Charge d'Affaires who has just re-insurgents turned from London, called a meet-nines at all the important quays and French Village Bombed
ing of the British residents to-day coves of the Ilund in order to pre- Goverminent expeditionary at the British Embassy and em- vent Hendaye, Aug. 10. A-Spanish plane, evidently by mis-phasised the urgent necessity of their forces landing from the sea. take,
bombed the French frontier evacuation while the opportunity re-
mathed. village of Biriatou last evening. One bomb bit a house, but the four occu- pants, who were playing cords, were
unhurt.
Foreign shipping has been warned by the insurgents of the presence of Ile answered the objections of the the mines and has been requested older members of the community that not to visit the island.-Renter. departure would mean the loss of their livelihood, with the advice to
It is not known whether the plane was a Government or Insurgent matoke that risk than to risk their lives.! chine. An inquiry has been opened. --Reuter.
Italian Destroyer at Seville.
Rabat, Aug. 10.
An Hallan destroyer has arrived at Seville-outer,
Reuter:
"We Want Victory"
er,
Fires on Town
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Gibraltar, Aug. 10. The Spanish Government destroy- steamed Almirante Valdes, through the Stralis, Aring about Burgos, Aug. 18.
twenty shells on the insurgent ; "We want nothing but victory, batteries at Carnero Point.
The insurgents, however, did not smashing and final," declared Gen- eral Mola, leader of the northern In-reply-Router,
TYPHOON SEAS WASH OVER BUND
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Seas broke over the Hongkong waterfront for hours during the typhoon,, and the unusually high the which accompanied the storm, wash ed over the floors of all piers, as can be seen in the illustration.
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