THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 31, 1937.
BRITISH NAVAL PROTEST
Rebel Interference With Three British Steamers
PEACE BETWEEN
HITLER AND LUDENDORFF
Munich, To-day. Indications that a quarrel has and existed between Herr Hitler Field-Marshal Ludendorff, the famous German war-time leader, are provided in a statement issued by the semi-official German news agency.
The statement says that Herr Hitler and Field-Marshal Luden- dorff held a long conversation here yesterday in order to remove the
difficulties and misunderstandings whose continuance is contrary to
the interests of the German people."
Apparently no cause of friction now remains, as Field-Marshal Lu- dendorff "recognised Herr Hitler's achievements in removing the in- famous clauses of the Treaty Versailles."-Trang-Ocean.
Amelia To Resume
World Flight
of
Burbank, Calif., Amelia Earhart Putnam has announced that she plans to resume her flight around the world at the equator by May 1. Her first start came to grief in Honolulu when the plane was smash- ed on a take-off.
Insurgents Still Retreating On Battlefronts
GENERAL FRANCO LEAVES SPAIN
FOR MOROCCO
London, To-day.
REFUGEES FROM SPAIN
To Be "Interned" In Holland
Amsterdam, To-day.
A sister of General Franco was among a party of refugees from Spain who arrived in the Nether- lands yesterday and who will be interned in the towns of Tilbuing and Eindhoven,
The refugees will be quartered on Dutch families and will be al-
ment, having given a promise that
It is understood that the British Commander-lowed complete freedom of move- in-Chief in the Mediterranean has been instructed they will not attempt to leave the to lodge a protest with the Spanish insurgent naval country. authorities at Cadiz regarding the recent stopping obtained evacuation of the refugees of three British vessels.
The Netherlands Government had
through a safe conduct from the Valencia Government. Trans- Ocean.
THE BRITISH NOTE POINTS OUT THAT SUCH ACTION IS CONTRARY TO INTERNATIONAL LAW, SINCE THE RIGHTS OF THE INSURGENT WARSHIPS IN SUCH CASES ARE CON- FINED BY INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE TO INTERROGATION insurgent authorities in the cases BY SIGNAL ONLY.
cited.-British Wireless,
IT IS STATED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS DO- ING ITS UTMOST TO SEE THAT THE LEGISLATION PRO- HIBITING THE CARRIAGE OF WAR MATERIAL IN BRITISH SHIPS IS SCRUPULOUSLY OBSERVED AND THUS THE AC- TION TAKEN BY THE INSURGENTS IS UNJUSTIFIED.
Assurance is requested that insurgent naval command points out there will be no repetition of such that the interference with British incidents, -Reuter.
SHELLS FIRED
London, To-day. The protest addressed by the Bri- tish naval authorities to the Spanish
FIRST ITALIAN
STATEMENT
CLOSURE OF MOHAMED ALI'S
CHAIN STORES
Rome, To-day.
shipping is contrary to assurances given by General Franco's naval re- presentatives in reply to former British representations.
The ships concerned are," first, the Menin Ridge, which a week ago was ordered to heave
to
and had
a shot fired across her bows by a Spanish trawler five miles from Al- mina Point while on a voyage from Barry to Oran, the second, the Stanholm, which on the same day was, when outside territorial waters
Balearic Island Shelling
Madrid, To-day. While Government warships are
shelling the insurgent bases in the Balearic Islands, from which the insurgents have. recently been launching air and naval attacks on Catalonia and Government held ports in east Spain, the land offen- sive north of Madrid continues un- checked.
The latest Government suc- cesses are the capture of the vil- lage of Miralrio and one of the secondary Guadalajara - Soria roads.
The Government is thus able to protect its flank in its main road drive towards Siguenza.
Spain
ordered to heave to and later escort- ed to Gibraltar by a Spanish war- ship, the Commandante Dato, and the
BIG ADVANCES third, the Springwear, which early
The battle in southern in March, on representation from around Pozo Blanco and the mer- insurgent quarters that she was cury mines of Almaden has brought carrying war material, was divert the Government advance ten miles ed into Gibraltar and suffered twelve towards--the village of Overjo. days delay while her hold was clear-
First official admissions of the Addis Ababa massacres in February following the attempt oned with the result that allegations
the life of the Viceroy, Marshal Graziani, are made in an announcement refuting statements in the British press.
END OF HAPSBURG RESTORATION HOPE
View On Italy's Pact With Yugo-Slavia
Budapest, To-day. Legitimist agitation for return of the Hapsburgs to Austria is sharp-| ly criticised by the official Govern- ment newspaper.
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The paper declares that restora- tion in Hungary, as well as in Aus- tria, would meet with a thousand obstacles both domestic and for- eign.
The greatest difficulty would be the fact that European policy is in no way in sympathy with the policy of the Austrian and Hungarian Le- gitimists.
were proved unfounded.
STANHOLM ČASE
The case of the Stanholm `called particularly for protest because as The announcement denies that
a result of charges by the Algeciras Italian- troops fired indis-authorities that she was intending criminately, or set fire to native to load war material at Casablanca, huts, except where ammunition her loading was supervised by the
was found.
It is admitted that some foreign business houses were forced to close because they "carried on es pionage activities against Italy.”
“SPÝ” STORES
The Government troops made considerable progress in the Cor- doba sector, according to a Madrid War Ministry communique--Reu- Iter and Trans-Ocean.
Franco Leaves For Morocco
London, To-day: General Francisco Franco, com- British Consul, the Inspector of mander-in-chief of the insurgent Customs and Lloyds agent, and it forces, left Spain for Spanish Mo- was established that only general rocco yesterday. cargo was taken on board.
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Šo state yesterday evening's Lon-
The findings of these investiga- don newspapers, which state that tions were communicated to the Al- his departure was rendered neces- geciras naval authorities but despite sary by the serious revolt among Signor Gayda, ✨ writing in this the Stanholm was brought into the troops there. "Giornale d'Italia,” reveals that Gibraltar where, on further ex- The papers add that the shoot.. the Mohamed ~Alf chain stores, amination, her papers and cargo ings which occurred last week, of which were established in most proved to be in order and she suf- rebellious officers and men are out of the way places in Abys-fered a delay of 24 hours in con- still continuing both in Spanish sinia, have been closed and all sequence.
Morocco and the mainland-Trans- Indian employees expelled from
Ocean. -re- the country.
This was done, he alleges, be- cause of espionage activities.
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New Contracts For The Clyde
The British protest, which quires an explanation to be furnish- ed in the casea of the Menin Ridge and the Stanholm, recalls the scru- pulous execution of the measures The tie between the British po-which the British Government has licy of penetration and the Indian taken to prevent the carriage__ of The Italo-Yugo-Slay agreement, organisation of these stores, -he war material în British ships and 000, twenty one new contracts, the the paper concludes, dealt a death says, was auch that in some dis- claims that, apart from legal con- majority for the Admiralty, were blow to the hopes of the Legitimists. tricts the branch managers were siderations, this leaves no practical booked by Clyde shipbuilding firms
-Trans-Ocean.
British Consular agents-Reuter, grounds to justify the action of the during March-British Wireless.
London, To-day, Valued at something like £10,000,-
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