1937-02-17 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1937.

HARROWING STORY OF FLIGHT

UGG FROM

Wounded rebel troops on the southern front leaving a dressing station, and able to smile for the photographer.

BALKANS CONFER FOR PEACE

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS

ATHENS, TO-DAY.

"THE BALKANS ALLIANCE IS NOT ONLY SEEKING TO BUILD UP PEACE IN THE BALKANS BUT IS TRYING TO ADD ITS CONTRIBUTION TO A EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT.” So said the Greek Premier, Gen- WibunumuTATUSFATHLONARIMAZONKONEKTIKERER1228912815R8266] eral J. Metaxas, in a speech at a

Special Prices For banquet given here to the foreign

Coronation Coins statesmen participating in the con- ference of Balkan States..

The conclusion of the treaty of friendship between Bulgaria and Yugo-Slavia gave rise to the great- est. hopes, he declared, as it could be regarded as the beginning of a "pan-Balkan Entente."

that It

Teason was for this Greece had given its sanction to the treaty.

NO FURTHER OBSTACLES - Replying to a toast, the Yugo Slavian Premier, Dr. M. Stojadino- vie, who is President of the Balkan

London, To-day. Specimen sets of new gold and silver coins to commemor- ate the Coronation, may be is- sued at special prices.

This was announced in

the

STRICKEN CITY

Hundred Thousand Refugees Plight On Road To Almeria

VALENCIA, TO-DAY,

SCENES SO TERRIBLE AS TO BE ALMOST UNBELIEV- ABLE ARE DESCRIBED BY THE VALENCIA MINISTER OF JUSTICE, SENOR GARCIA OLIVER, IN A REPORT ORDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

Senor Oliver gives a harrowing

Over

account of the sufferings of

their flight S

100,000 refugees during

from Malaga to Almeria in order

to escape the insurgents.

He describes the exodus from the

STRANGE

TALE BY

stricken city as a human cataclysm SURVIVOR

unknown in the history of Europe.

On the road to Almeria, he al- leges, refugees were bombarded by warships, bombed and ma- chine-gunned by aeroplanes and fired on from tanks.

The road was littered with dead. "Many who could no longer walk strangled their children rather than let them fall into the hands of the Fascists.

DERBY MINE TRAGEDY

London, To-day. Another tragedy was added to the long list of colliery explosions in England yesterday when a my sterious accident occurred at the "Then they dashed heads against the stones or threw South Normanton colliery, in Der-

of byshire. themselves under the wheels lorries."

their

Own

Four bodies have so far been re- Senor Oliver further alleges that covered by rescue parties but three many children were parted from are still buried in the debris. their parents in the confusion and trampled on by the stampeding crowd..

ALMERIA DISTRESS

Survivors of the accident tell a strange tale. They stated that. they saw no flame and heard no re- port but simply felt a heavy pres- sure which knocked the lamps out

At Almeria the crowds were un- able to find shelter and lay on the of their hands and blew their hats

off pavements. A

Italian

Meanwhile in Rome the newspapers continue to hint at an

Reuter.

internal split among the ranks of NEW SOVIET

the Spanish Government leaders.

House of Commons yesterday The trouble arose, they allege,

by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Lt. Col. John Col-

ville-Reuteri ville

Council, said that no further ob- GERMAN TRADE

stacles would now impede the work to be undertaken by the Council.- Trans-Ocean.

BRITISH AID

Destroyer To Carry

Food Supplies

London, To-day.

FIGURES

over the fall of Malaga, which is attributed to differences between in the loyalist various factions ranks.

KLEBER DISMISSED

WONDER PLANE

London, To-day. The News Chronicle" to-day publishes a message from its Mos- cow-correspondent giving sensa- tional details of new Soviet planes. In Madrid, the papers assert The correspondent alleges that the quarrel led to the dismissal from-command of the International the aircraft manufacturing indus- try is to be reorganised in order to Brigade of General Kleber, and his replacement by the Soviet military construct newly designed aero

planes having a speed of over 400- expert, General Goref.

General Miaja, chief of the De-miles an hour and a ceiling of more

than ten miles fence Junta, says a Madrid message,

The planes, he adds, will have a has been appointed supreme mili- Berlin, To-day. Germany had a favourable trade tary commander of the operations cruising radius of 6,000 miles with- balance at the end of last year for protection of Madrid Reuter out refuelling-Trans-Ocean. amounting to £46,000,000 compared and Trans-Ocean,

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR INDIA

Favourable Balance. In 1936

to £9,200,000 in 1935.

This was revealed in an official The British Government have announcement made here yester- agreed to provide His Majesty's day.

An amendment to the Food

London, To-day. Shops by-laws was passed at yester- Sir Ferooze Khan Noor, - High

destroyer "Express" to carry food Total exports amounted to £400,-day's meeting of the Urban Coun-Commissioner for India, arrived by for the relief of refugees at Al-1000,000 and imports 354,000,000 cil. The amendment is designed to air at Croydon yesterday and was meria. The food will be provided The surplus of Germany's trade give the Urban Council control met by representatives of the India by the Spanish Government and will with Britain was £1,180,000, ex-lover certain areas, more particular-ce-British Wireless. be carried by destroyer from orts to Britain having increased ly the growing settlement of Stan-|- Alicante to Almeria-Eritish Wire- by 8 per cent. less.

ley, which have not hitherto been Exports to Soviet Russia trebled under its control Following the but imports from the same country passing of the amendment the 56.7 per cent. Im Council has under its control all France decreased by food shops in the urban district of

Hong Kong and Kowloon cularly good business was

Terrible allegations as to the use decr of third degree and torture by the ports from Japanese police were admitted in 35.9 the Diet yesterday, the Government reply being that the persons gu

had been punished and the

be no recurzen

West Africa, imports of South African wool and China, Malaya goods from Egypt and the Dutch

East Indies-Reufe

RUSH FOR JAMBOREE

Applications from scouts-who

August,

Vogelenzang, Holland, to attend the World Jamboree, are breaking all records. It was hoped to mus Empire contingent numb but so far applications receiv Boy Scouts Impes Janaber over 10,000,