1937-04-26 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1937.

RUNNING THE BLOCKADE Two More British Ships

A seamstress taking infinite pains with the intricate beading design on a gown which will be worn by an attendant at the Coronation of the King and Queen. A huge ballroom in the heart of London has been converted into a giant dress-making shop for this work.

POLICE CHIEF

DISMISSED

Sequel To Lincoln Suspensions

DR. H. H. KUNG IN NAPLES

Met By Chancellor Of Embassy

Naples, To-day. The Chinese delegation to

the

Enter Bilbao With Food

Violent Attacks On Basque Front

London, To-day.

General Mola's offensive on the Basque front gained further ground yesterday, according to messages from Bilbao, which state that the Re- publican forces, in spite of a stubborn resistance, are giving way under a well-co-ordinated attack.

THE MILITIA FORCES HOLDING THE KEY VILLAGE OF ELBAR WERE THROWN BACK FROM THEIR DEFENCES, LEAVING THE ELBAR-DURANGO ROAD OPEN TO THE RE- BELS.

INSURGENT AEROPLANES SEEM TO HAVE GAINED COMPLETE MASTERY ON THIS FRONT, AND YESTERDAY CARRIED OUT MANY RAIDS WITH COMPLETE IMMUNITY AND SUCCESS.

Among the objectives claimed tons) and the St. Esso (2,290 tons), to have been bombed and des- says an official announcement issued troyed was a large munitions fac-by the Basque Government. tory near Bilbao.

REVOLT REPORT

Meanwhile reports have reached London of a revolt in Bilbao, where a syndicalist-anarchist group deavoured to get control of the Government. -

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Unlike the exciting voyages of previous blockade-runners, the Thurston and St. Esso were not molested by insurgent warships.

Captain Allen, of the St. Esso, told Reuter's correspondent at Bil- bao that he saw no sign of a single warship apart from two British de-

was

The Basque Government is re-stroyers carrying out control duty.

AIR RAID ALARM' ported to have the situation un-

Captain Allen was most disgusted, Chief Inspector Sydney. Bell, of

der control and 120 of the rebels the Lincolnshire County Constabu- Coronation of King George, head-

have been executed.

however, as when the ship lary, has been dismissed from the ed by the Minister of Finance, Dr.

air raid In Madrid, Senor Raphael de la berthing in Bilbao, the

the has sirens started up and

dock- force. He was suspended from H. H. Kung, arrived here yester Plata, the new Lord Mayor, duty with Superintendent William day, and were met by the chan-issued an order for evacuation of ers fled to cover. Trigg, Deputy Chief Constable of cellor of the Chinese Embassy and the capital by the civilian popula-

The visitation of the hostile planes Lincolnshire, in January.

was only very short, however, and several members of the Embassy staff and legal authorities.

Severe penalties are announced a couple of raiding Junkers in case of evasion of the order, chines seen in the distance dis-; which came into force on Satur-appeared. day night.

Bell, who is 45, had been in the force for 17 years. With his wife and three young children he has for the last few years lived in a house adjoining the County Police Head- quarters at Lincoln.

was

A statement announcing the sus- pension of the two officers made from Lincolnshire County Headquarters at the beginning of February, following a special meet- ing of the Police Administrative Committee of the Standing Joint Committee of Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland, the three-administra- tive areas controlling the county police force.

BOYCOTT THREAT

TO RECTOR

Sunday 'Bus Critic

The delegation saw some of the sights of Naples and later left for Genoa.-Reuter.

MISSIONARIES FOR

ABYSSINIA

Pope To Preside At Vatican Commission

Pius XI, has approved a vast plan for developing the work of the Catholic Church in Abyssinia.

It has been already decided in prificiple to create five ecclesiasti- cal provinces, tallying geographical- ly with the five Governorships, into which Italian East Africa and Abyssinia are now divided.

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Nine ships, eight British and one

A large number of lorries have French, have now run the blockade, been placed at the disposal of re- and the crews are enormously po- fugees, most of whom, it is believ-pular in Bilbao. ed, will be evacuated to Valencia. -Trans-Ocean.

Burgos Protest

To Britain

The inhabitants have been promis- ed their first bread for weeks to- day.

RATION ISSUE"

A general ration issue is being made on Wednesday, when two pounds of potatoes, a half-pound each of rice, beans, sugar and can- The Burgos Government has ned tomatoe and a portion of fish lodged an energetic protest with will be handed out to the starving Great Britain.

Salamanca, To-day.

The insurgents accuse Bri-· tish warships of flagrant viola- tion of the principle of neutra- lity by intervening between British cargo steamers and the rebel cruiser Almirante Cer- veras.

Non-Italian missionaries of the Catholic Church already in these

The Note, in conclusion, requests. parts of Africa are to be recalled measures to prevent repetition of -Threats to boycott the Rev. B. C. and sent elsewhere.

[such incidents. Mowll, rector of Broadwater, Wor- Italian East African empire will be the action of H. M. S. Hood off The protest evidently relates to thing, are being made by a number under the religious charge of an of his parishioners, following his Apostolic Delegate, with an Apos battle-cruiser warned rebel ships Bilbao on Saturday, when the giant denunciation of those of them who tolic Vicar for each of the Five arrive at church on Sunday by Provinces.

not to interfere with the freight omnibus.

Extensive missionary, medical era which were running the block- Besides those who used 'buses or and social work will be organised trains on Sundays, Mr. Mowll in-immediately, together with church cluded in his condemnation all who and school organisations for the went to church regularly and then Italian colonists.

ade of Bilbao-Reuter:

Not Molested

populace..

This meagre supply must last them several days.-Reuter.

S.O.S. PICKED UP

Nikka Maru In Distress

Manila, Friday

panese ship Nikka Maru was pick- distress call from the Ja-

led up in Manila last night by Globe Wireless. The vessel, car- rying

and men, reported.

Kawagucho Chusi. A Japanese fishing boat was reported rushing to her assis-. tance.

she is d near

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pent the rest of the day as they This extensive Vatican pro-

Bilbao, To-day.

The Nikka Maru, of 1,269 tons. wished. No one, he said, should gramme is being based on the Two more British steamers have

sails out of the port of do anything which caused other Abyssinian report of the recently successfully

the insurgent Kobe She e is 228 feet in length people to work on Sunday. Trip returned Apostolic Visitor, Mon-blockade of Bilbao and have arrriv-

and was pers who do not own cara should signor Castellani,

constructed in Japan in Bishop of ed in the distressed port with much-1918. Formerly she was known as stay in London and take the air in Rhodes, who is likely to be nomin-needed cargoes of foodstuffs.

the Schimizu Maru and the Shosho the parks.

ated first Apostolic Delegate.

They are the Thurston (3,072 Maru.