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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1937.

REBEL ONSLAUGHT AT MADRID Air Armada Bombs Government Lines Incessantly

BRITISH PLAN'S MAIN FEATURE INEXPEDIENT

Italian Comment On

Non-Intervention

Rome, To-day. "If withdrawal of volunteers rom Spain is made the condi- whereas recognition of belliger- ent Power, that would in practice nean the end of recognition, whereas recognition of belliger ency as the first step would faci- itate withdrawal of volunteers and the acceleration of the pro- cess itself."

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Warsaw, To-day. Interest in the conflict between the Government and the Arch- bishop of Cracow over the ques- tion of removal of the remains of the late Marshal Pilsudski, has been revived by the announce- ment that a special session of Parliament has been called for next week to debate the dispute.

-Trans-Ocean.

NEW YACHT

FOR

KEMAL ATATURK

Berlin, To-day.

CLAIMS TO IMPORTANT ADVANCE DENIED BY

LOYALISTS

Hendaye, To-day. The insurgents are reported to have resumed the offensive west of Madrid with a vengeance.

Thirty-six bombing planes, working in relays and escorted by 112 fighters, are stated to have continuously attacked the Government positions at Villa Nueva, Delpardillo and Brunete without re- sistance from the Government air force.

The insurgents claim that their infantry subsequently reached local objectives without opposition, as the Government lines were untenable: owing to air attacks.

The San Sebastian press reports the despatch of numerous troops trains from Burgos, Vitoria and San Sebastian to the Santander and

PLANES SHOT DOWN

So declares "Tribuna" in com- nents on the situation that has ari- com. on the non-intervention nittee through submission of the

ew British compromise proposals.

"Germany and Italy," the paper ays, “are not disinclined to with- A 50-tón motor cruising yacht Asturian fronts. raw volunteers. but consider it in-built for the Turkish Dictator, xpedient in the sense of non-in-Kemal Ataturk, was launched ervention policy to make recogni- yesterday. ion of belligerent rights

The yacht has been built in the end thereon.

extraordinarily short time of three "The process of withdrawal would months, against a customary period

of eleven to twelve months. ecupy much time and might be ar-

It is 27 1/2 metres long and is ficially protracted.

motors “Besides, recognition of belliger-equipped with two Diesel ney would but correspond with the each of 150 horse-power.

igher conception of international ustice and real impartiality."

The entire Italian press treats the same theme in the same strain.- Trans-Ocean.

MEIJI SHRINE STADIUM FOR OLYMPICS

Tokyo, To-day. Dispute over the site of the 1940 Olympic Games has at last been ettled by the decision of the Home

steamer

On Wednesday the vessel will proceed to Hamburg under her own steam and from there will be ship- ped to Turkey by freight especially chartered for the purpose. The christening was performed yesterday by Kemal Ataturk's secre- tary, who named the vessel "Dare- devil."-Trans-Ocean.

AZANA'S BITTER ANNIVERSARY SPEECH

The

Valencia, To-day. Germans and Italians are not here to defeat the Re- General Queipu de Llano, in 3 public but to take our mines and broadcast yesterday, claimed that 71 naval bases in order to check Government planes had been shot other Powers, like Britain and down and twelve captured after they. France," declared President had made forced landings on the Manuel Azana addressing a Madrid front between July 1 and

crowded meeting here yesterday July 16.

on the occasion of the anniver- sary of the beginning of the Spanish civil war.

He also alleged that 21 loyalist tanks had been destroyed by artil lery fire and nine others captured.-

Reuter.

LOYALISTS CLAIM

REPULSE

Madrid, To-day. The Madrid Defence Ministry claims that several insurgent attacks on the Madrid front have been re-

Senor Azana denounced the pro- posal to grant the insurgents bel- ligerent rights as important inter- vention and stated that the only non-intervention realised was that of the League of Nations.

He concluded by stating that the Government's military strength was now better..

Minister that the Meiji Shrine pulsed with heavy losses to the at-Spanish bayonets which will not let

Stadium shall be used.

The Stadium is to be reconstruct- ed to permit accommodation of a crowd of 120,000.

The decision makes unnecessary the building of a new Olympic Stadium.

-Trans-Ocean.

tackers.

Salamanca, on the other hand, claims successes near Madrid and on other fronts.

Republican attacks at Huesca, on the Aragon front, were repulsed and the insurgents gained successes at

These little Spanish children, evacuated from the captured Basque city of Bilbao, are shown being trans- to buses in Bayonne, Franca Many of the children were suffering from wounds received during air

raids preceding the fall of the Basque capital.

"I know there are ··500,000

themselves be vanquished,' he said.--Reuter.

REBEL EXTRAVAGANCE

Paris, To-day. Extravagant claims are made by the insurgent press on the occasion of the anniversary of the start of the Spanish civil war.

During the past year, the papers in Salamanca state, the rebels have. destroyed 328 Republican planes in air battles, by anti-aircraft fire or bombardment of enemy aero- dromes.

In addition, twelve aeroplanes were captured and seven deserted across the frontier into France.

There are also 51 cases where it is believed Republican planes were destroyed but no confirmation was obtained.

All the papers publish long articles in praise of individual -re- bel commanders and lauding the troops-Trans-Ocean.

The Hong Kong Anti-Heroin Society Conversazione has been unavoidably postponed to Thurs- day, July 22. at the same time and place:

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Villa Nueva and Delpardillo.

Large

numbers of rifles and ma- chine-guns, with ammunition, all alleged to be of Russian manufac- ture were captured.-Trans-Ocean.

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