1937-06-24 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1937.

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BILBAO BACK TO NORMAL

REBEL DRIVE ON SANTANDER

London, To-day.

A message from Hendaye, on the Franco-Spanish border, says that life has virtually returned to normal in Bilbao.

The insurgents have begun a drive towards Santander, and have already occupied two vil- lages 12 miles west of Bilbao on either side of the Bilbao-Santan- der road.

According to insurgent sources, General Davila, commander - in chief of the rebel troops on this front, has over 65,000 men for the advance on Santander, in addition to 400 guns and 100 tanks and arm- oured cars.

ON EDGE OF BARACALDO"

In St. Jean de Luz it is reported that the insurgents have occupied the heights commanding the town of Baracaldo.

On the Santander and Astu- rian fronts the Republican ar- tillery caused much damage in a bombardment of the rebel positions.

cans

drove back

the enemy

The strike situation in America remains grave, with clashes between police and pickets reported from widely scattered points. This picture shows an incident in Maine, where a tear-gas bomb is seen exploding during fighting between police and a thousand shoe strikers.

Dr. Colijn's Cabinet

The Hague, To-day. Following negotiations lasting

On the River Tajo, the Republi- several weeks, the Premier, Dr. and Colijn, yesterday announced the a new Cabinet in- captured strategically important formation of positions.

|cluding · representatives of all

three parties.

Detachments of the Republi- can Southern Army made a number of successful sorties on the Motrill-Granada road. Loyalist planes bombed several towns in the rear of the insurgent lines in the Pozoblanco sector. Reuter and Trans-Ocean.

ITALY'S WITHDRAWAL

How Mussolini Told The Country

The Cabinet is as follows: Premier and temporary Foreign

Minister

Dr. Colijn Interior

Dr. van Boeijen Finance

Dr. J. A. de Wilde Transport

Dr. van Buren Labour Economics

Defence

Education

Professor "Romme Dr. Steenberghe Dr. van Dyk

Prof. Slotemaker de Bruine

Justice

Colonies

Dr.. Goseling

Dr. Welter

Dr. Colijn relinquished his original plans to form a Cabinet composed of Liberals and Demo-

Ottawa Talks Postponed

London, To-day.

Reuter understands that the Ottawa discussions, designed. "to facilitate an Anglo Ameri¬

can trade agreement

and which were to be continued bilaterally after the

Imperial Conference, have been virtual- ly postponed until the interna- tional trade position has taken a clearer form Reuter.

REICH CABINET MEETING

Berlin, To-day.

Forty-Hour Week

Geneva, To-day.

The convention for introdúc- tion of the 40-hour week in the textile industries was passed by I'the International Labour Con- ference yesterday by 88 votes to 41. There were 38 abstentions.

Conventions regarding introduc- tion of the 40-hour week in the chemical industries and graphic trades, on the other hand, were rejected by the Conference.

The draft agreement concern- ing the raising of the minimum age of young workers employed trades and industries, from 14 to 15 years was passed by a large majority.

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Recommendations regarding ternational co-operation in the field of public works were unanimously

The Reich Cabinet met yester-adopted. Trans-Ocean. crats, and has formed a "Confes-day for its regular session, at Two R.A.F. aeroplanes collided in the |sional Right Wing" Government as which it is unlikely that the new air near Cranbrook, Kent, during demanded by the Roman Catholic situation created by the break- manoeuvres and crashed, but the pilots State Party-Trans-Ocean.

down of the London conference both used their parachutes and escaped unhurt. A labourer in a field had a was discussed.

narrow escape from being struck by It is understood in some quar-part of the fuselage of one of the ters that such a discussion de-machines. finitely did not take place but that the Cabinet passed a new

Rome, To-day UNITED KINGDOM

Signor Mussolini notified Italy

of Rome's withdrawal from the AND

AND PACIFIC

control system and the non- intervention committee ina short official statement, which has caused considerable excite- ment throughout the country.

The statement runs:

PACT PROPOSAL

London, To-day.

Law on the status of police offi-

cials and considered the draft of the new Penal Code..

The Cabinet Council was presided over by General Goering.

His Majesty's Government will It is said that the next Cabinet "In view of the fact that the Ita-take suitable opportunities for meeting will only take place after lian Government has become con- consulting the other Governments the Summer vacation, leading to the vinced of the lack of solidarity be-principally concerned to ascertain supposition that the international tween the four Powers during the their views on the proposals for a situation is not causing Germany too last four-Power conference in Lon-Pacific Pact of Non-Aggression, much concern.--Trans-Ocean. don, necessary for engaging approved in principle by the Im- common action against the Valen-perial Conference. cià Government, it withdraws com- pletely from the control system and the Commons at question time by the non-intervention committee.”

Trans-Ocean.

This information - was given

to

the Foreign Secretary, British Wireless.

Foreigner Strangles Cobra

Colombo, June 14.

About 11 o'clock last night Mr. Dazzling a four-foot cobra that Herft left the power house for his was about to spring at him, by bungalow. Near about the G

Good flashing a torch at the snake's eyes,

School, he Mr. F. A. Herft, Superintendent of Shepherd Vernacular the -- Mannar electric lighting trampled upon a soft object. On scheme,

e, seized it by the neck and flashing his torch he saw a big squeezed it to death Last night, cobra about to spring on him. placing his right foot on the ser- pent's body.

The process of strangling the cobra occupied about five minutes.

He flashed the light at the eyes of the snake, caught it by its neck and strangled it in the manner already described.

FORMER RESIDENT

PASSES

Mr. G. M. Young Dies

In England

Belated news was received in the Colony yesterday of the death of Mr. G. M. Young, for many years prominently identified with Messrs. Butterfield & Swire in Hong Kong, where he Was taipan of the organisation.

SHE HAS LOST OVER A STONE

Now Kruschen is Reducing Her Husband, too

She was so successful in reducing her

weight that her husband is following

the same method. He has lost 4 lbs. in the first fortnight. This is what the wife, writes:

"I found I was putting on too much weight. A friend of mine, who had- found Kruschen Salts very successful, advised me to take it. Needless to say, I am very pleased with the result. My Husband, seeing the change in me, has also started and has lost 4 lbs. in. a fortnight. He is hoping to lose two stone in due course. We both feel much brighter, and more ready for the day's work.

"I now weighstone 8 lbs. Before taking Kruschen I was 10 abone 8% lbs. My hips now measure 34 inches, You previously they were 38 inches. Mr. Young, who retired in 1926; †may be sure I shall always recommend:

Kruschen."

”—(Mrs.) D.G.

་་་་ resided in the Colony for many years and was a member of the leading clubs and active in social life. His death occurred on June

10.

Gently but surely, Kruschen Salts rid the system of all fat-forming food refuse, of all poisons and harmful acids which incidentally give rise to rheu matism, and many other ills.