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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1937.

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FRANCO NOW MARSHALLING FOR ONSLAUGHT ON MADRID Sharp Encounters On Mazaranes Sector

GRIM FIGHTING

IN UNIVERSITY

REGION

EXTENSION.

AVILA, TO-DAY.

OF THE INSURGENT OPERATIONS AGAINST MADRID IS FORESEEN HERE AS A RESULT OF IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS, ACCORDING TO MILI- TARY HEADQUARTERS.

It is added that several Government attacks on positions

cutting the Valencia road been easily repulsed.

Insurgent planes heavily bombed the Arigon road leading out of Madrid, causing confu- sion to Government transport convoys.

The insurgents record a big battle at Organda, where, they say, the Government forces left 200 dead and surrendered command of a 15- mile front along the Manzanares.

ENCIRCLEMENT AIM

This success brings the rebels a considerable stage further in their movement to encircle the capital, though the loyalists affirm that the Valencia trunk road is still being used by them for evacuations and transportation of food.

Meanwhile the rebels claim to have captured the seaport of Motril, east of Malaga, without meeting re- sistance, and they expect to be at the gates of Almeria by the week- end.

GENERAL FRANCO.

GEN. HERTZOG'S

CONFESSION

GERMANY'S DEBT

·NEGOTIATIONS

No Agreement Reached After Long Talks

Berlin, To-day.

Since no agreement was reached in the standstill negotiations on Wednesday, the creditor nations (Britain, the United States, Czecho- Slovakia, the Netherlands, Switzer- land, France, Sweden and Belgium) met alone yesterday.

A joint session of creditors and {debtors, however, has been conven-

ed for this afternoon.

German banks and industrialists are not disposed to accept the credi- tors' der ads that credit. lines be shortened by 10 per cent, but the opinion is that a working agree- ment will have been reached by Monday next.

The fact that Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, President of the Reichs- bank, has invited all the delegates to a party on Monday indicates that an agreement is expected by then. -Trans-Ocean.

COLONEL LINDBERGH Tunis, To-day-Colonel Charles

PATRICK DUNCAN HONOUR GIVEN Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh

AT GOVERNMENT REQUEST

CAPE TOWN, TO-DAY.

landed at Carthago aerodrome here yesterday afternoon in the course of their flight to Egypt. Trans- Ocean.

RADEK TRIAL: OFFICIAL

sale for distribution of the Soviet Govern-

Warsaw, To-day-Thes

FURTHER REFERENCE TO THE INVESTMENT OF MR. PATRICK DUNCAN, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL DESIGNATE OF SOUTH AFRICA, WITH A KNIGHTHOOD WAS MADE ON ment's White Book on the Radek

WEDNESDAY BY THE PRIME MINISTER, HERTZOG.

The investment had aroused a) Besides the sinking of a Govern- storm of protest in the Union House ment steamer in Almeria harbour of Parliament as a contravention of the rebels claim that two loyalist the bombers were brought down near Granada.

Malaga is returning to normal and insurgent warships are scout- ing along the coast and capturing boatloads of refugees.-Reuter.

UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Madrid, To-day.

A communique issued by the Lo-

yalist Defence Committee yester-

resolution banning South Africans from accepting titles.

General Hertzog stated that the honour was bestowed on Mr. Duncan by the King on the advice of the South African Government.

The King had intimated, to the

GENERAL

trial, which has been translated into ten languages, has been forbidden in Poland Trans-Ocean.

MARITIME

STRIKE ENDED

Passengers holding reservations are request-

Government that he would like to ed to communicate immediately with us to confirm

bestow an honour on Mr. Duncan

day laconically declares that the re General Hertzog had thereupon re

and had asked the Union's opinion bookings. Persons intending to travel this Spring bels continued their offensive in the

University sector all day and night plied that the Union would wel- or early Summer are advised to arrange bookings

on Wednesday, but failed to break come the honour-Reuter.

the Government lines at any point.

-Trans-Ocean:

NAVAL CORDON SCHEME

London, To-day.

Participation of Soviet warships

in the sea control scheme in con- nexion with volunteering in Spain was agreed yesterday, although not

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prove it has no arms or volunteers on board for Spain-Reuter.

PORTUGAL'S ATTITUDE

London, To-day. The sub-committee of the inter-

immediately.

Importers may instruct shippers to resume forwarding via American Mail Line or Dollar Line.

without some opposition, at the national non-intervention commit-days. meeting of the non-intervention tee yesterday continued its discus- subcommittee.

sions of the control plan for Spain,

The zone system, however, is to particularly that part of the plan be maintained, and Portugal sti- which refers to control of Spanish pulates that she will also partici-coastline by foreign navies. pate in naval control if the Soviet Those attending the session in- does.

cluded the German: Ambassador, The scheme provides for a naval Herr von Ribbentrop. cordon round Spain. The warships A special committee, which has engaged in the cordon will report been appointed to discuss the si- to the London Committee if ships tuation resulting from Portugal's of a non-intervention Power has ap-attitude, will begin its delibera- proached Spain and is unable to Itions today. rans-Ocean.

schedules will be announced in a few

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