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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 20, 1937.

GERMAN ARMS FOR SPAIN From Hamburg In Ships Flying Non-German Flags

ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL WAR OUTBREAK

London, To-day.

The anniversary of the out- break of the Spanish civil war in- spired a number of leading arti- cles in the British press yester- day.

The "Morning Post" says that it must now be clear that the Spanish civil war has never been a "struggle between a Constitutional Govern- ment and the reactionary insurgent army but that it originated in carefully planned and organised Red revolution.

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The paper states that it may be said that if any Power had a hand in kindling the

ar it was neither Italy nor Germany but Rus- sia.

The Spaniards therefore had no choice but to fight to the bitter end or to submit tamely to a Red re- gime.

After attacking horrors com- mitted Red Spain, the journal says that General Franco now con- trols 12,500,000 Spaniards, against the 9,000,000 under the Government. General Franco also has complete control of the sea.

NORMAL" CONDITIONS

Interritory. under General Franco's control, there has been complete return to normal condi- tions and the country has reason to be joyful over his suc-

cesses.

Senor Calvo Sotelo, leader of the Spanish Monarchist Party, whose assassination a year ago was one of the causes of the Spanish civil. war, the first anniversary of which was celebrated by both sides on Sunday.

AERIAL WAR IN

SPAIN

Burgos,

3, -To-day,

Government bomber appeared over the village of Cantaleja, north of Segovia, yesterday morning and dropped several bombs.

Twelve are reported to have been killed and five houses destroy- ed

FACTS ADMITTED BY FOREIGN SECRETARY IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, To-day.

Both sides in the Spanish civil war have now expressed opposition to continuation of non-inter- vention.

General Francisco Franco strongly rejects the new British compromise proposals and is not likely to discuss withdrawal of volunteers..

The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the British Ambassador at Hendaye, had been instructed to demand the release of the steam- er "Moulton" and her crew, seiz- ed by the insurgents.

The Government, he added, would hold the Franco authorities respon- sible for any injury or damage sus- tained.

Mr. Eden stated that the "Moul- ton" had been chartered by the Basque Government for the purpose of evacuating refugees from San- the tander to French ports, and vessel was returning to Santander in ballast when captured.

GERMAN ARMS RUNNING

Insurgent planes were again ac- Replying to a question whether

tive yesterday afternoon

| Madrid front following the terrific

air-battle, in

which 160 planes participated, which took place in

the morning

CONTINUOUS PURSUIT NOT RECOGNISED

London, To-day:

The Foreign Secretary was ask- ed at Commons question-time, whether in the event of British merchant ships entering Spanish territorial waters and being chal- lenged by Spanish naval forces, the Government recognis right of these forces to ap doctrine of continuous pursuit as justifying the pursuit of British vessels on the high seas in such a case.

Mr. Eden replied in tive. British Wireless.

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on the the British Government was aware from Bilbao," yesterday's "Boersen that German ships were flying the Zeitung” sets forth Germany's flags of other countries which were claim to a trade agreement with na-

non-interventionalist' Spain. non-members of the tion committee and were carrying Apart from the ordinary resump- arms to Spain from Hamburg, Mr.tion of trade with Bilbao, the paper Eden replied in the affirmative. says, it is expected that the Franco Government will compensate the German iron industry for the logs suffered through the illegal action of the Basque Government in favouring the iron industries of

Several hundred tons of bombs are stated to have been dropped on the Republican positions in Brunete. Trans-Ocean,

Bisley Shoot

"The British nation owes General Franco a debt of gratitude,”-con- cludes the "Morning Post,” “and the not British Government should hesitate to recognise his authority.” The "Daily Mail"? writes that no- body can foretell when the Spanish. Australia won the Dominions war will end but it is certain that Challenge Cup yesterday, with Bri- the Reds will never gain the victain second, Canada third and In- tory.-Trans-Ocean, dia fourth. Reuter

Bisley, To-day.

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RD. HOWLSONG DAILY AT 230-520-720 & 9.30 ●TEL.

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Brete Harte's Drama Of The Goldfields Comes

Thrilling To Life !

THURSD

FOSTER

"In Bret Harto's story of the gambler and the painted

THE

roman

OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT

JEAN MUIR

ELIN VIRGINIA

• MARGARET: IRVING

WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG”

ith Virginia Bruce

Kent Taylor

A trade agreement between Ger- many and Nationalist Spain, he said, had been signed in Berlin.-Reuter.

GERMANY'S TRADE

AGREEMENT

Several Additions

Approved.

..

other nations...

The new regulations for export of iron ores and pyrites will hardly cause surprise in those countries whose iron industries have been profitting by the illegal a action the Basques, concludes the paper. Trans-Ocean.

WELL-DRESSED

YOUTH HANGS

HIMSELF

Berlin, To-day. According to reports from Sala- manca, commercial negotiations con- ducted during the past few days. between the German and Franco Governments, yesterday led to the signing of a number of separate agreements of a commercial nature. * It is stated that delegations of both Governments had a mandate to adopt the provisions of the previous trade agreement, which had become out of date, to present conditions

Half an hour after registering and to amplify them.

this morning at the Tai Law-sing The German-Spanish Commercial Boarding House, Des Voeux Road agreement of May 7, 1926, thus has Central, a young man who been extended and beginning from his name. as Chan Hung-san August 1, 1937, both nations will aged 20, was found dead, hanging grant each other unrestricted most from the bed post. favoured nation treatment. )

Deceased was well dressed.... Other agreements concluded yes-European style when he went to the terday refer to details of exchange hotel at 11 am. and he stated th of goods Trans-Ocean.

he had come from Yaumati.

IRON SUPPLIES

He had undressed prior to com- mitting the act, but apart from a Berlin, To-day. few dollars there was nothing else Germany's iron industry will be lamong his belongings. the first to reap benefits from yes- The body was removed· terday's Germano-Spanish commer-Public Mortuary. cial agreement,

Under the heading Iron

the

Police Bare investigating the Ore tragedy.