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TOWNS DEFYING REBELS
LONDON, TO-DAY.
Bilbao, To-day. THE SPANISH NATIONAL- The entire Biscaya IST FORCES ARE CONTINU- Province is now in the ING THEIR ADVANCE ON SANTANDER, ACCORDING TO hands of the insurgents AN INSURGENT COMMUNI- with the exception of a QUE ISSUED IN SALAMANCA. few small towns which rebels dislodged the enemy from
The communique claims are being stubbornly de- their natural fortifications and fended by the Basques.
the
inflicted losses of 300-dead. They also took 75 prisoners and
Yesterday morning, rebel de- tachments reached Garranza a large amount of war material. On the Madrid front the insur- and by an encircling movement, gents claim they have heavily re- have completely isolated 2,000 pulsed Government attack which Basques in this sector.
were preceded by fourteen Russian tanks at Cuesta.
The rebel infantry were support- the ed by aircraft which bombed loyalist positions on the coast.
RAPID ADVANCE
In Madrid it is stated that heavy fighting continues west of the ca pital.
Following capture of
an
im-
Since opening their offensive in portant position twenty miles west Biscaya, the rebels have advanced of the capital, where three enemy ar- fifty kilometres on a front of over tillery officers were taken prisoner, the Republical troops pressed on 100 kilometres.
towards two village a few miles The troops of General Solehaga distant. The villages are expected have advanced roughly 50 kilometo fall very shortly, tres from Santander itself.-Trans- Ocean.
NOMIEDO HEIGHTS TAKEN
Salamanca, To-day.
The rebels on the Leon front have followed up the capture of an important pass 65 kilometres north- west of Leon by the complete occu- pation of the Nomiedo Mountains.
One Government and one insur- gent plane were brought down in од this the course of the fighting front yesterday.-Reuter.
FILM TRADE AND NATIONAL
Mopping up operations have been SUSCEPTIBILITIES
completed and the mountains are now clear of loyalist troops.
The civilian population in this section has been evacuated from all towns and villages.
· Paris, To-day.
The executive committee of the International Film Chamber yes- terday adopted a resolution protest- Leoning against films "exciting hatred
The large coal mines near were taken in a surprise attack, 100 prisoners being taken. Trans- Ocean.
SESENA SHELLED
between nations" and requesting all organisations affiliated to the Chamber to take the 'necessary". steps to bring about prohibition of such films in their respective coun- tries.
Valencia, To-day.
A further resolution decided tha The Republican forces continued their offensive on the Madrid front the next Film Congress will take between, Toledo and Aranjnez yes-place in Rome in April. 1939.
The question of organising a film terday aided by aeroplanes, says the
competition in connection with the Madrid broadcasting station.
Sesena was shelled and a feeble Olympic Games was discussed and counter-attack by the insurgents re-it was resolved that the competition for the best technical film within pulsed.
the framework of the Olympic pro- pregramme, should be arranged and that a special "Olympic Film Me-- dal" should be awarded.-Trans- Ocean.
In Salamanca it is stated while almost complete quiet vailed yesterday
that
on the Biscaya
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front, violent fighting took place on the Madrid front.
Rein-
At Brunate, it is claimed, "the Republicans were forced to re- treat at several points. forced from the rear, the rebels' are reported to have surrounded a large body of loyalists. Fighting is still in progress, with the issue undecided.
-- GRANADA. FIGHTING.
The Republicans succeeded pene
the rebel lines at Granada, near Alcala la Real, but reinforcemente alled the breach and held up the attack.
The rebels claim to have bagged five loyalist planes, three of them being machine-gunned down and the other two hit by anti-air aft
-Trans-Ocean.
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