1937-04-01 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1937.

REBELS STILL RETREAT Important Madrid Success Round Mercury Mines

The first wedding ceremony to be conducted on a speeding train of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, took place on Tuesday, while the K.C.R. express was travelling from Canton to Kowloon. The couple thus uni- quely wed were Mr. Wu Wing-hong and Miss Choy Wai-man.

No Intention Of Sending Fresh Troops

RECENT DEFEAT CLAIMED TO BE GREATLY EXAGGERATED

Rome, To-day.

Another Defeat For Italian Troops

Madrid, To-day.

A communique issued at noon yesterday re- ports that the Government troops have captured several important strategical positions dominating the insurgent line near Saelices, on the Guadalajara front.

THE ACTION WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE ADVANCE IN WHICH MIRALRIC, NORTH-WEST OF BRIHUEGA, WAS CAPTURED.

SEVERAL AIR SQUADRONS COLLABORATED IN BOMB- ING THE INSURGENTS' REAR.

ON THE CORDOBA FRONT, INTENSE FIGHTING NORTH- WEST OF POZO BLANCO RESULTED LATE YESTERDAY IN OF THE CAPTURE BY THE GOVERNMENT FORCES VILLA NUEVA, A JUNCTION WHICH WAS SURROUNDED BY INFANTRY FROM THREE DIRECTIONS AND SUBJECTED TO INTENSE AIR BOMBARDMENT.

The defence was conducted by Italian troops, many of whom were captured.

The Government claims that 340 lorries bringing reinforce- ments and supplies for the rebels have been either destroyed from the air or captured since the be- ginning of the week.

FIRMER GRIP

FRANCE ALSO

WARNS

GEN. FRANCO INTERFERENCE WITH SHIPPING

Paris, Today. "

The Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Their new positions west of Pozo Delbos, informed the Council of Blanco give the Government troops Ministers yesterday that strict 'in- a firmer grip on an important gen-structions have been given to French eral centre, including the Almaden shipping and that the French Gov- mercury mines.

The insurgents have expelled 300 women residents of San Sebastian to Government territory by ship.

The refugees report a food short- age in San Sebastian..

Meanwhile, from Salamanca it is reported that the rebel offensive on the Basque front started yesterday.

DANCER SENTENCED

A message from Barcelona states that the People's Tribunal has sen- tenced the 25-year-old French dan cer, Jeanne Georgel, also known as Vera Verenitch, to twenty-years' imprisonment on a charge of ‹-es- pionage for the Burgos Govern-

ment.

The French freighter "Cap Pac

The freighter, which was carry-

ernment, like the British Govern- ment, has seriously warned both Spanish parties to abstain from all measures contrary to maritime law. He added that negotiations would shortly be resumed for an agree- ment to recall volunteers from Spain, and a satisfactory solution might be hoped for ascertain Powers which had previously been reluctant to discuss the question, were now more conciliatory. M. Delbos álso stated that France had entered into negotiations with Portugal for re- establishment of communications by land and sea between the two coun- tries, and that the negotiations were and proceeding amicably Reuter

Trans-Ocean.

Control Scheme Board Meeting

London, To-day.

A strong denial that Italy had sent further volunteers to Spain, coupled with a definite state-lon" was stopped off Santander by ment that she would re-examine her attitude with a shell fired across her bows by an regard to the civil war unless other nations fulfill-insurgent warship yesterday. ed their non-intervention obligations, was made by ing a cargo of wire and cork bark, the Minister for Propaganda, Signor Dino Alfieri, was allowed to proceed after her the control scheme under the non-

nationality had been established. to foreign newspaper correspondents in Rome yesterday.

Signor Alfieri also denied that by all nations. Italian troops were standing by "Should other nations continue to in preparation to being trans-send volunteers to Spain in open ported to Spain.

violation of their obligations, Italy He referred to the Guadalajara will also be compelled to re-examine fighting and said the reports of a her attitude," were his final warn- big Italian defeat overstated the ing words.--Trans-Ocean. facts.

"The reports of Italian losses in Spain have been much exaggerated," he continued.

"They" amounted, not to thou- sands, but only to some hundreds of dead and wounded.”

The Board of Administration for

intervention agreement, which has been meeting during Easter, held GEN. BURBUETE DEAD

a further meeting to-day. The death is reported in Valen-

The Board isengaged upon of.

technical work, such as the posting cia of General Burbuete, one the outstanding figures in the Reof observers at different ports and publican army.

patrols for sea observation and along the frontiers for land ob-

General Burbuete was a former commander of the Guardia Civile and High Commissioner in Spanish Morocco.. Reuter and Trans- Ocean.

Spanish Embargo

servation.

It is expected that the scheme will come into full operation to- ward the end of next week.--Bri- tish Wireless.

Queen's Coronation Gown

HSU SHIK-YING'S RESIGNATION

Shanghai, To-day. Mr. Hsu Shik-ying, Chinese Am-

Paris, To-day. bassador to Japan, is going to

The embargo on Spanish iron NO CHANGE IN ATTITUDE Hangchow to-morrow, to hand his pyrites recently announced by Gen-

London, To-day, to Generalissimo eral Franco is causing some em- Italy's attitude to the Spanish civil resignation

The Queen visited a firm of Bond war had in no way been changed but Chiang Kai-shek personally. The barrassment in French industrial she insisted that the non-interven-sole reason for his resignation is circles, says a financial newspaper. Street dressmakers: this afternoon

old

Present supplies in France will to inspect the progress of embroi- tion measures, especially the control his suggestion that he is too regulations adopted by the London for such a responsible position.last for three months at the most, dery work on her Coronation gown.

-British Wireless, -Trans-Ocean. committee, be applied generally and Our Own Correspondent, s