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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 8, 1937.

REBEL CRUISERS SURPRISE AND SHELL LOYALIST CONVOY

BRITISH

SHIP DECLINES TO STOP

Gibraltar, To-day.

Scarcely a day passes without Spanish insurgent warships detaining foreign vessels.

British ships are among those stopped, though the majority are Danish and Norwegian.

Yesterday the British steamer "Springwear," en route to Spanish poris, was stopped in the Straits of Gibraltar by a rebel trawler and ordered to proceed to Ceuta.

Women

VETERAN HERO OF PAPAL GUARD

Passes Away At Age

of 102

Paris, To-day.

A veteran soldier, believed to have been the last survivor of the Papal troops who unsuccessfully defended the Rome against the march on capital of Italian nationalist troops in 1870, died yesterday.

He is Colonel Count Louis de Coutene, who died at Nancy at the age of 102.

And Children

Killed.

On Steamer By Gunfire

TRAWLER SUNK:

DESTROYER BADLY DAMAGED

Bayonne, To-day.

Two women and three children were among those killed in a naval action yesterday between Colonel Coutene in 1870 was com- Spanish rebel cruisers and loyalist armoured ves-

mander of the Swiss guard at the Vatican, which after a short siege, sels.

BRITISH SKIPPER DECLINES surrendered to the nationalist army.

THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE ON BOARD THE The captain, however, refused to After the nationalist success, CARGO BOAT “GALDANES,” HEADING FOR BILBAO AL- TROOPS AND MUNITIONS FOR THE comply with the order and steamed Count Coutene filed to France, and LEGEDLY WITH rapidly to Gibraltar.

until his death yesterday had prac- LOYALISTS. Ships stopped by insurgent pa-tically never left Nancy.---Trans-

are taken to Ceuta, Ocean. where they are compelled to dis- charge their cargoes, after which they are later released.

trol vessels

Moorish reinforcements

KREMLIN CLOSED

for

TO TOURISTS

General Franco's armies continue to arrive at Algeciras from Ceuta

twice daily.

ALMERIA ATTACK

The troops are intended for the

Malaga front, where, according to

well-informed insurgent quarters,

Of One Army's Oldest

Escorted by a Government des troyer, the "Jose Luis Diaz and three armed, trawlers and mer- chantmen, the "Galdanes" was at- tacked by the rebel cruisers “Al- mirante Cervera" and "Canarias." The rebel warships defeated the loyalists and captured the "Gal-

Assassination Plot Generals Dies danes.

Rumours

Moscow, To-day. Sightseeing parties are no longer

General Franco has not yet con-jallowed to enter the Kremlin, says centrated sufficient troops for his an official announcement. projected attack on Almeria.

Permits to foreign tourists

are

The Government destroyer was badly damaged in the action but

Death Of Maj.-Gen. Sir managed to limp into Bordeaux.

Ronald Lane

TRAWLER SUNK ·

One of the trawlers was sunk but another has arrived at Arca-

ed condition.

London, To-day. The death occurred yesterday at Almeria is reported to have been only being issued in exceptional the age of 90 of Major-General Sir chon, near Bordeaux, in a damag- heavily reinforced by the Govern-cases, and members of the Com-

Ronald Bertram Lane ment-Reuter.

munist Party must file a written

Major-General Lane joined the application for a permit.

Rifle Brigade as long ago as 1867 According to the newspapers, and served in the Zulu War of these steps follow the rumours and 1879, being mentioned in des- counter-rumours of the past. few patches, given the brevet of major

KING FAROUK IN

SWITZERLAND

Basle, To-day.

his

weeks over attempts to assassinate Stalin.

A cordial expression of

In Leningrad, it is reported, fre gratitude at the warm reception he sailors of the Soviet Baltic Fleet have been arrested on a charge of telegraphed to President Motta by plotting assassination of the Dicta- King Farouk of Egypt.

tor-Trans-Ocean.

received in Switzerland has

been

King Farouk is in Switzerland in the course of a Continental tour be- fore the Coronation ceremonies in London in May.

President Motta replied express ing the gratification of the Swiss people that the King and his friends had felt so much at home in Switzerland-Trans-Ocean.

PRODUCE EXHIBITION

Canton, To-day.

ESPIONAGE IN

JAPAN

Military Secrets Act

and receiving the Zulu medal with clasp.

In 1881 he fought in the Boer: War and the following year in the Egyptian War.

During the latter he was again mentioned in despatches, was made Lieut.-Colonel and received a me- dal with clasp. He also received the order of the fourth class of Osmanieh, Khedive's Star.

During the engagement the "Gal- danes" was hit by several rebel shells, killing on board.

Among wounding many

dead were two wo- men and three children, the bodies being landed later at Port Pasa- jes.

The "Galdanes" is a 3,000-ton cargo boat. On board were 140 passengers and troops, including woman and children.

MINISTER PRISONER

One of the passengers,

taken In the same year he was

apprisoner by the rebels, was Senor pointed extra equerry to the Duke Carrasco Formigenira, a minister of Connaught.

of the Catalan Government and re-

Alleging that international

In 1898 he was made Major-presentative of the Barcelona fac- tion with the Basque separatists pionage is rampant in Japan, the General and for the next three

in Bilbao. Government has introduced a bill years commanded the garrison at amending the present Military Se-Alexandria. ¡crets Act.

es-

ALEXANDRIA SERVICE

From 1901 to 1903 he was in

From 1905 to 1909 he was Lieut.-

The opening of the Produce Ex-

A similar measure submitted to command of an infantry brigade hibition of the four provinces of the Diet by the former Hirota Cab- at Malta and for the next year Kwangtung, Kiangsi, Hupei and inet failed to pass as it encountered military secretary at the War Of- Hunan was officiated at by Mr. bitter opposition on the grounds fice. Sham Hsueh-lei, Secretary-general that it would further restrict the of the Kwangtung Provincial already curtailed guarantees of a Government in Canton at 10 am free press and of freedom of speech yesterday. The exhibition will provided in the Constitution. last three days, after which it will The Army claims that the 40- be held in Nanchang (Kiangsi), year-old statute is antiquated and Wuchang (Hupei) and Changsha insufficient to safeguard military (Human) successively. Our Own secrets which are vitally important Correspondent:

for national defence.

The Navy is seeking the passage

Governor and secretary of the Chelsea Royal Hospital, at the end of which period he retired."

MEDWAY BRINGS INNISKILLINGS

Also among the passengers were several city councillors from Irua, the who had fled to Bilbao when rebels captured Trun last year.

OFFICER SLAIN

During the action a rebel officer. had both his legs blown off by a shell, and died later.

The "Galdanes" also carried a large cargo of war supplies and four tons of nickel comage for the Basque Government -

This was the first major sea en- gagement of the Spanish civil war,

H. M. S. Medway arrived in port both sides having hitherto avoided The J.C.J.L ss. Tjisadane is lear of the bill so as to be able to close this morning and berthed at the a trial of strength at sea. Beuter ing for Bali and Java, via Manila, to foreign vessels certain territorial Kowloon Wharf where the Royal and Trans-Ocean.

on Tuesday next, and is providing water zones of strategic import Inniskilling Fusiliers from Singa special excursion rates for the roundance. trip.

pore were disembarked.

The Inniskillings have arrived to The KPM ms Van Heutz is The ss. Tjikembang is leaving take part in the combined sailing for Singapore, Penang and New public baths at Isleworth and for Batavia direct at 11 am to-manoeuvres which are scheduled to Belawan Deli on Thursday, March Heston will cost £77,904.

MOITUW.

begin on Monday next.

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