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-RELEASE OF

MOULTON DEMANDED

London, To-day. The British Note demanding immediate release of the British merchant ship"Moulton" was transmitted to the Franco Gov÷ ernment yesterday afternoon by the Ambassador at Hendaye. Trans-Ocean.

SOCIAL REFORM PLANS FOR "NEW SPAIN"

Lisbon, To-day. General Quiepo de Llano, the Spanish insurgent commander, in an interview given to the corres-

BRITAIN'S CHALLENGE

TO FRANCO

London, To-day.

In Note sent to the Franco Government yesterday by the British Ambasador at Hendaye, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. An- thony Eden, takes exception to re- nort's emanating from Spanish Nationalist sources to the effect that a number of guns of British manufacture fell into the hands

of captured Bilbao.

the nationalists when they

The Note declares that Britain

is willing to have an investigation

take place.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 20

ROCK OF GIBRALTA

Britain Sees No

Reason To Fear Franco's Guns

London, To-day.

The question of the menace to Gibraltar of guns erected by the Spanish insurgents, raised by Mr. Winston Churchill and Mr. Lloyd George, was answered by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Viscount Cranborne, in the House of Com- mons yesterday.

Since the beginning of the civil war, the Note declares, no war ma-

As Algeciras had been bombarded by a Spanish terial has been exported from Bri- tain to Spain either directly or in-Government warship early in the civil war, Lord pondent of the Lisbon newspaper directly with the authorisation of Cranborne said, it appeared probable that the guns "Seculo," yesterday, indicated some of the social reforms which the British Government.

The Note asks the nationalist were mounted as defence against future bombard will be carried out by the nation-

authorities to supply details re-ments. alist authorities in Spain.

to begarding the make and serial num- One of the first things

The only guns commanding ates was defeated by 265 votes to to have Gibraltar were inferior to those 123 tackled, he said, was the problembers of the guns alleged

British which could be trained upon of redistribution of landed property been captured, so that the

.can immediately them; and therefore constituted as demanded in the programme of Government the Falangists.

on

Settling of urban workers the land was a matter which had already been taken in hand and everything would be done to im- prove the lot of the workers. In territory occupied by the tionalists; he said, the position of workers had already undergone various improvements.

SOCIAL REFORM

na-

Moreover, measures had been taken for safeguarding workers from being exploited in any way.

Realisation of the programme of social reform would be the main task confronting the new Spain!

Reuter.

institute an investigation to deter- no present menace to the Rock. GEN. FRANCO

mine how they got to Spain. Trans-Ocean.

PREMIER AND BARON VON NEURATH

London, To-day. Replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday by Mr. E. Thurtle (Labour, Shore- ditch), as to whether the British Government intended to renew the invitation to the German For- eign Minister, Baron von Neurath, to visit London shortly, Government. -Trans-the Premier, Mr. Neville Cham- berlain, declared that the present moment was not suitable owing to the approaching Parliamen-

Turning to the progress of the civil war, the General alleged that its duration depended on the degree of foreign support received by the Valencia Ocean.

ANOTHER TYPHOON tary recess.

IN PACIFIC

Another typhoon is threatening the China coast. According to present advices it is about 400 miles east of Manila moving towards the Balintang Channel; being, therefore, still some 900 miles south-east of Hong Kong.

Mr. Chamberlain recalled the remark he made recently in connec- tion with Baron von Neurath's visit, to the effect that at a fitting mo- ment the British Government would welcome the opportunity for discuss- ing problems of common interest.

Mr. Thurtle said that Mr. Cham- berlain should not allow diplomatic stand in the way of

Rainfall recorded in the 24 hours action ended at 10 a.m. to-day was .80 inch, that it

form this kind if he thought | and the maximum temperature yes-serve to as a. matter that might

terday was 83.

advance the cause of peace. Mr. Chamberlain did not reply.

The Royal Observatory Report Trans-Ocean. states that pressure remains highest

over the Pacific to the east of Japan. ing north-west.

A

typhoon is situated about 400 Forecast.-E. winds, moderate; miles east of Manila, probably mov-fair to showery.

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Replying to questions, Lord Cranborne said that General Franco's guns were inferior to the guns of the fortress of Gibraltar. It was untrue that any 12-inch howitzers dominated Gibraltar or the harbour.

NOT A MENACE

At the same time, he said, the Government reserved the right to take up the matter at any time and in any way they deemed appro priate.

CONSCRIPTING

19-YEAR-OLDS

Burgos, To-day. General Franco yesterday issued an order for conscription of all male persons within-nationalist territory who fall within the 1937 category of recruits, that is, men now in their nineteenth year,

Guns certainly could fire across the Straits but military Imitating the German Winter experts were of the opinion that Relief Fund, General Franco also they did not constitute a mili appealed to Spaniards to have a tary or naval menace, and the "one course meal once a week Government believed it was instead of once a month as hereto- quite possible to deal with them. fore The money saved, he said, An opposition Labour motion to should be donated to the nation- reduce the Foreign Office Estim- Jalist cause. Trans-Ocean.

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