1937-03-22 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 22, 1937.

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CAPORETTO COMPARISON

Franco's Italian Divisions In Utter Rout

Loyalists Follow Up Important Advances

Madrid, To-day.

The newspapers have been comparing the insurgent retreat on the Guadalajara front to the battle of Caporetto, during the Great War, when the Italians were routed by the Germans and Aus- trians.

REUTER'S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, AFTER A VISIT TO THE GUADALAJARA FRONT, THINKS THERE IS CER- TAINLY SOME CAUSE FOR THE COMPARISON.

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HE SAYS THAT AT TORIJA HE SAW SOME WAR MATER- IAL- CAPTURED FROM THE INSURGENTS, INCLUDING FIELD-GUNS, MOTOR-CARS AND LORRIES, AND AS HE DROVE ALONG THE SARAGOSSA ROAD PAST TRIJUNEQUE, HE FOUND THE SIDES OF THE ROAD LITTERED WITH KNAPSACKS, WATER BOTTLES, HAND GRENADES, SHELLS, AMMUNITION, FOOD, AND BARRELS OF PETROL.

Congratulations

Madrid, To-day. "Two powerful Italian divisions

A Government officer whur in- General Miaja's terrogated Italian prisoners, de-- clared that most of them were civilians unused to the intense cold which prevailed on the front last week, while the Government troops were hardier and better have been totally disorganised and we are following the road to vic- equipped.

[tory,” said General Miaja, -com- He added that tanks played 3 great part in the Government's mander-in-chief of the Government success, while the Government air forces in a message congratulating his troops on their triumph at Bri- force repelled the insurgent forces

huega. with machine-guns-Renter

VALENCIA BOUND-UP

ja

Nearly 4,000 persons living hotels and boarding-houses in Val-

"Fearlessness is not enough,” he

sable."

Pope To Pronounce Easter Blessing

Rome, To-day.

As the health of His Holiness continues to improve, Pope Pius will himself perform the high pontifical functions in St. Pe ter's at Easter.

After the ceremonies he will

confer the Apostolic Blessing

on the crowds which flock into the square in front of St. Peter's at this time every year.

Trans-Ocean:

are alleged to include a major of

Punitive Action In Palestine

Jerusalem, Coincident with th

to Palestine fr of the High General Sir chope, the Ge taking firm m with the reci break of

in the northern distric

Unfettered

discretion and

the Italian General Staff

wider powers to make defence From Algeciras it is reported regulations are vested in the that 1,000-Falangists (Fascist High Commissioner: under a irregulars) are being moved from new. Order-in-Council. Algeciras to Ceuta to replace the Moors.

The measures include formation of a new mechanised corps.com- is understood the Falangists posed of Britons, Arabs and Jews declared they had had insufficient to prevent smuggling of arms, in- training and did not wish to go to cursion of armed raiders and ille- the front but desired to remain in gal immigration across the north- Morocco.

ern frontiers.

An insurgent official states that

Seven hundred special Jewish General Franco's troops are now police will be re-enlisted and arm- composed of 90 per cent of ed to protect the Jewish foreigners-Reuter.

ments in Galilee.-Reuter.

CONTROL PARTY

FOR

· PORTUGAL

British Officers

Arrive

Lisbon, To-day.

settle-

LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED

Leave to appeal was this morning granted by the Chief Justice, Sir. Atholl MacGregor, to Ah Foo, alias The first large group of British Yeung Foo (Garnishee), represent adds, “and discipline is indispen- London, To-day.

officers to exercise supervisioned by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, The reports of the Government along the Espano-Portuguese fron-

instructed by Mr. F. F. Remedios, encia have been arrested on suspi./success have greatly heartened the tier, arrived in Lisbon yesterday in a case in which the Tai Loy Wo

had already Kee Firm claimed $1,149 cion of espionage, says the "Sunday Population of Madrid, where politi- A smaller group

cal differences have lessened in the gone ahead some time ago to pre- Despatch."

face of the common danger and pare quarters for the control of judgment was against the weight Another Government action is the food distribution has improved.

of the evidence. The sole issue WAS The batch which arrived yester whether the garnishee was in debt order to all inhabitants of Madrid

Meanwhile, the Government day consisted of 75 officers and the to the Indgment Debtor to hand over all weapons in their

clatus further advances and the necessary staff. possession within 48 hours.

FURTHER ADVANCES...

ficers

Mr. D'Almada contended that the

The order was issued by General capture of more villages and Among the equipment the Bri-

tish officers brought with them The RMS. "Empress of Russia” Miaja, Commander-in-Chief of the heights.

The loyalists continue to collect were tents and other material for is due at Shanghai to-morrow at Government forces.

Failure to comply with the order an enormous quantity of war ma-erecting camps at places along the 1 am and leaves Shanghai on frontier where supervision is par Wednesday at 6 am for Hong Kong will be punished severely. Trans-terial

land Manila. The dead found on the battlefield ticularly difficult-Trans-Ocean. Ocean

Motors