1937-02-20 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 20, 1937.

PORTUGAL STILL RESISTING But Expectations Of Agreement Prevail

MOST COUNTRIES ACT ON

CONTROL PLAN

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE FACT THAT THE FRANCO-SPANISH FRONTIER WILL BE FINALLY CLOSED AT MIDNIGHT TO-DAY HAS RE- SULTED IN A BIG INCREASE OF VOLUNTEERS OF ALL NA- TIONALITIES CROSSING INTO SPAIN FROM PERPIGNAN.

British, French and German recruits predominated.

Even larger contingents are expected to pour into Spain to-day as a result of intensive last minute propaganda by organisations recruiting on behalf of the Spanish Popular Front.

Meanwhile Italy is the latest Gov- jas "liaison officer" between Portu ernment to officially support the gal and the non-intervention com-. mittee, as well as with the interna- control plan by action.

tional control body which is to be formed.

A message from Rome states that Italy has announced a ban on volun- teers in accordance with the de- cision of the London non-interven- tion committee.

The British officers supervising the activities of Portuguese officials will be formally attached to the Bri- at Lisbon---Reuter tish Embassy

Severe penalties are provided for infringement of the ban, which will fand Trans-Ocean. become effective to-day.

PORTUGAL AGREES Portugal's opposition to the con- trol plan has at last been overcome by the British Government, says the "Evening Standard.”

BELGIUM TOO

London, To-day. The Czecho-Slovakian Government has prohibited recruiting and the passage through and departure from Czech territory of volunteers for

Control of Portugal's land fron-Spain. tier is to be carried out according

to an agreement which Portugal will sign with Britain.

The agreement provides that sixty British officers be stationed at the principal Portuguese ports and inland frontier stations to super- vise the activities of the Portuguese police and customs officers.

ANTI-SOVIET

The paper points out that Portu- gal's opposition to the proposal that a body of observers be appointed by the non-intervention committee has been successfully maintained.

The Portuguese opposition was due to the fact that the Soviet was being permitted participation in the control plan.

In Brussels a Bill to enforce Bel- gian non-intervention is Spain was submitted yesterday to the Cabinet Council by the Minister of Justice. The Bill will be examined by a limited committee to-day-Reuter. DANISH ACTION

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Madame Lortstoff, the brilliant Russian soprano, who is giving a concert at the Hong Kong Hotel this afternoon.

FURTHER MOSCOW

ARRESTS

Moscow, To-day. Arrests of outstanding personali- ties charged with Trotskyist activi- ties have been continuing during the past few days.

Recent arrests include M. Bog- danoff, director of the Kier Instit- ute, M. Nikolajeff, chief of the

and Odessa police,

M. Buranoff, commander of the submarine flotil- las in the Black Set Fleet-Trans- Ocean.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Arthur Grenfell Clarke to be Deputy Clerk of Coun- cils, with effect from 15th Febru-- ary.

REBELS CLAIM STILL HOLDING ROAD TO VALENCIA

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE MADRID-VALENCIA ROAD IS STILL CUT, ACCORD- ING TO THE REBEL RADIO AT SEVILLE, AND THE CAPITAL IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ITS USUAL REINFORCEMENTS FROM VALENCIA AND CATALONIA.

M. Leo Gaikio, hitherto Soviet consul-general at Istanbul, had been appointed as his successor.

This is because the secondary recalled, says an official announce- roads are also under fire from in- ment in Moscow. surgent artillery and aircraft.

With fighting, meanwhile, morc Copenhagen, To-day. or less at a standstill, chief inter- A law forbidding recruitment and est centres in a plot to overthrow departure of volunteers for Spain the Valencia Government and the is now being drafted by the Danish recall of the Soviet Ambassador at Government, according to the news-Madrid. papers-Trans-Ocean.

ANGLO-PORTUGUESE TALKS

CONTINUING

London, To-day.

According to the announcement, M. Rosenberg will be entrusted with another post which, however, has not been specifically named. Numerous persons, including Foreign circles in Moscow ex- members of the loyalist army, have plain the Ambassador's recall by been arrested at Valencia following the fact that there is some dis- discovery of a plot against the lo-satisfaction at the turn matters yalist government.

have recently taken in the Spanish

This was announced by the Gov-civil war. ernment Minister of the Interior at

The sub-committee of the non-press conference yesterday.

The British Government will act intervention committee met for two

Under the distinguished Patronage of

H.E. The Governor

In Aid of

SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION, .OF CHILDREN

and

DEAF SCHOOL, KOWLOON

ELIJAH

ROSENBERG RECALLED The Soviet Ambassador at Mad- rid, M. Marcel Rosenberg, has been

and a half hours yesterday evening.

WOUNDED REACH ODESSA Another Moscow message: reveals that 200 seriously wounded. Russian volunteers from Spain have arrived at Odessa.

The news is contained in the Mos- cow newspapers, which add that

· It is understood that Britain and the men were distributed among the Portugal are still discussing details hospitals of the Black Sea port- of the control scheme by which Bri- Reuter and Trans-Ocean. tish observers will be placed in Por-

tugal.

After discussing, the question of Lord Wakehurst, Governor-Elect of New South Wales, and Lady Wake- zones for naval patrols, it was decid-hurst were the guests of the King and ed to adjourn the discussion until Queen at luncheon at Buckingham Pa- Monday-Reuter.

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