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ESPANA Eye-Witnesses'
GET FIT: KEEP FIT
National Campaign In Britain
London, To-day. The Government's Physical Training and Recreation Bill giv ing effect to the plans for a na- tional fitness campaign is making good progress in Parliament and should reach the Statute Book at an early date.
SINKING
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1, 1937.
DRAMA
Stories Of Santander Incident
Duke Of Connaught
Much Better
London, To-day.
The condition of the Duke of Connaught, who celebrated his 87th birthday yesterday," shows marked progress, states a bul- letin issued at Bournemouth where the Duke is confined to his
with Leg trouble -British Wireless.
room
By that time, the National Ad-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ visory Council, under the presi- dency of Lord Aberdare hoped to have completed the preliminary or ganisation upon which it is gaged.
en-
Meantime, correspondence reach- ing the Council bears witness tr the public interest which the cam- paign is arousing. A nation-wide poster campaign with the slogan, "Get Fit. Keep Fit" is being in- augurated.-British Wireless.
DUKE OF BEDFORD & R.A.F. SEARCH £1,000 Gift To Fund The Air Council has announced that the Duke of Bedford has given £1,000 to the Royal Air Force Bene volent Fund.
The gift was made "in token of the services rendered by Royal Air Force units in the search for the aircraft piloted by the late Duchess of Bedford, in which she lost her life."
The Duke of Bedford, it was stat- ed, asked that his very
grateful thanks should be given to all ranks of the Air Force who took part in
the search.
'Planes from 10 Royal Air Force stations were engaged in the search, which lasted eight days and cover- ed six counties.
The announcement by the Council adds:
Air
AERIAL HOUSE OPENED
IN THE STRAND Duke of Kent On Air Conquest
London, To-day.
The Duke of Kent opened yester- day Aerial House in the Strand
Deadly Effect Of Aerial Bombing
Vessel Heels Over After Being Hit On Stern
Gibraltar, To-day. Dramatic eye-witness accounts of the bomb- ing and sinking of the Spanish insurgent cruiser Espana are given by thousands of fisherfolk at Santander.
THESE FISHERMEN WATCHED THE AMAZING DRAMA UNFOLD BEFORE THEIR EYES FROM THE SAFETY OF THE SHORE, AND GIVE THRILLING ACCOUNTS OF THE DRAMA- TIC END OF THE REBEL CRUISER.
THE GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT, THEY SAY, CONSISTED OF ONLY THREE BOMBERS, ESCORTED BY FIGHTING · PLANES.
THREE COASTAL BATTERIES OPENED FIRE ON THE where henceforward the Civil Avia- ESPANA AND HER COMPANION CRUISER, THE VELASCO, tion Department of the Air Minis-AS SOON AS THEY SAW THEIR ATTEMPT TO MOLEST THE try. will be housed.
BRITISH STEAMER BROTRA.
In the course of a short speech, His Royal Highness expressed the hope that the International Com-mediately took off and, braving a continuing throughout the past two The Government planes im- The influx into Bilbao has been mission of Air Navigation would hail of anti-aircraft shells from nights. Reuter. encourage the spirit of mutual co- the two warships, dived low operation which would ensure that over the enemy ships with al- humanity might enjoy to the the air could bestow-British Wire-
full most incredible daring. the benefit which the conquest of
less.
CHARCOAL MURDER
TRIAL
Accused Found Guilty: Sentenced To Death
Seven extremely powerful bombs were dropped, two of which struck the Espana in the stern.
"There was a huge cloud of smoke and a deep roar, and the doomed ship gradually sank by the stern," said one eye-witness.
"The bows lifted high in the air, and I saw tiny figures scuttling about on the decks."
JUMPED INTO SEA Then, as the rebel Velasco
THE INTERFERENCE
ISSUE
Committee Discusses
Situation
re-
The Chairman's Sub-committee of the International Committee for the application of agreement garding non-intervention in Spain, met at the Foreign Office yesterday and has under consideration the posi- tion which would arise if a ship on ap-a voyage to Spanish ports, which
After deliberation for two and a half hours, the jury in the Charcoal Murder Trial last evening, at 7.15,proached to carry out rescue work, had the right to fly the flag of one returned a verdict of guilty against hundreds of the crew of the sink-of the countries parties to the agree- "The Council are deeply sensible
Chiu Yuk-fai, young P.W.D. ing ship jumped into the sea. of the spirit in which this generous murder of Cheung Yuk-ching.
draughtsman, charged with
ment and which had on board in- the Not content with this success, ternational gift has been made. In acknow-
says a report from Bilbao, the Gov-should be seized or interfered with observing... officers ledging it they have assured the
After the jury's verdict, accused ernment aircraft followed up the off the coasts of Spain by either of donor of the respectful sympathy the woman, but he received the an-out the cruiser Almirante Cervera.
repeated that he did not murder sinking of the Espana by seeking the two parties in Spain. which is felt towards him by the
nouncement
The Danish, Finnish and Norwe- grets the loss of one whose pioneer-
the airmen failed to register any this subject was under discussion. ing work has been a notable fea-further service for a period of two their base.
The jury were exempted from hits and the planes returned to ture of British aviation.
After .a general exchange of views, the Committee agreed that a Sinking of the Espana has plenary session of International caused the greatest consterna-Committee should be held on Wed- tion in rebel ranks.
nesday for the purpose of consider Many insurgent officials poured ing a draft questionnaire in which into. Gibraltar yesterday afternoon each Government would be asked seeking confirmation of the sink-to furnish statements ing
of their views on the foregoing question. British Wireless.
whole Service, which profoundly re-without so the death sentence Several bombs were dropped but gian Ministers were present when
appro-
"The gift will be most priately devoted to a purpose which the late Duchess herself had much at heart."
The cheque has been transmitted to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, which exists to relieve dis-
years,
of emotion.
KING AND QUEEN GO TO WINDSOR
London, To-day. The King and Queen tress among all ranks of the flying afternoon for Royal Lodge, Wind- left Buck- ingham Palace by car yesterday Services past and present and their dependents.
sor, where they will spend the week-another end.
Business Tax In Canton
The Business
BÀSQUES REINFORCED Meanwhile the Basques facing insurgent attack from Guernica have been strengthened by large numbers of fresh militia.
Practically the whole of the peasant population of Biscay Province, as well as inhabi- tants re-
To-day, Their Majesties will motor direct from Royal Lodge to Wembley to witness the Football Association Cup Canton. To-day.
Final. #Their Majesties are expected Tax Bureau has turn to Buckingham palace on Mon-
announced that the first instalment day. British Wireless. of the tax in Canton must be paid to the Government before May 9..
Our Own Correspondent
to
Roger
His Honour Mr. Justice Edward Lindsell has been nominat- ed as a Member of the Court
of towns and tens of
thousands of refugees from other-Basque provinces, are slowly withdrawing within Bilbao's powerful ring of forti- fications. -
MR. J. A. LYONS IN LONDON
Warm Welcome At Station
London, To-day. The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, arrived in London yesterday morning for the Coron-
Scenes reminiscent of the eva-ation. of
cuation of Belgium are being wit- He was welcomed at the station families, their belong-by the Secretary for the Dominions;
The Roumanian Government cancell-the University of Hong Kong dur-nessed as ed the order issued expelling a num- ber of foreign journalists who have ing the absence from the Colony of ings piled high on primitive ox-Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, and the been working in Bucharest for years Mr. Francis John de Rome, M.B.E., carts, trudge wearily towards Bil-High Commissioner for Australia as correspondents för British, Ameri-
Trans-Ocean.
German and other newspapers.
or until further notice.
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