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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 23, 1937.

MANY CASUALTIES IN NAVAL *G ATTACK ON BARCELONA MAN Spanish Civil War Carnage Intensified Round Madrid

NEW TURN IN COLONEL KOC ASSASSINATION

Warsaw, To-day.

It is now being suggested in the

newspapers that the

person who

committed the attempt on the life

of Colonel Koe, leader of the Na-

HEAVY FIGHTING NOW

PROCEEDING ON

SEVERAL FRONTS

Barcelona, To-day.

Barcelona was shelled from the sea yesterday, tional Unity movement, is someone many being killed and much damage done. Reu-

ter.

sup-

closely connected with Conservative circles and not, as was first

of an extreme posed, a member

Radical organisation.

Army alone.-Trans-Ocean.

MADRID, TO-DAY.

Typhoon Now Threatening Nagasaki

The typhoon has again changed direction and is now situated in the vicinity of. Oshima, 400 miles east-south-east of Shanghai, and travelling very rapidly.

Hong Kong is expected to experi- ence more showery weather to-day, with a resultant lowering of tem-

Yesterday the maximum registered was 89 degrees in the shade, the same level ruling at 10 o'clock this morning. The minimum last night was 80 degrees.

The casualties were due to aperature. BETWEEN EIGHT AND TEN shell falling at the entrance to the One paper alleges participation WERE KILLED AND TWENTY Underground Railway.

IN THE FIRST It is officially stated that as a by Army officers, stating that the WOUNDED

Colmenar, ten miles from Ma- bomb was of a type used by the SHELLING OF MADRID FOR result of an insurgent air raid on

'A FORTNIGHT.

drid, over fifty are dead and a

Only .02 inches of rain fell in the hundred wounded, while the re-

24 hours ended this morning, and the fugees were machine-gunned.

Four hundrd bombs were drop-total this year is .74 below aver- ped in an insurgent air raid on age for the period.

The Royal Observatory reported the agricultural town of Pouin- tanar de la Orden, during which this morning that pressure remains five were killed and 32 seriously highest over the Pacific to the east injured.

of Japan, and relatively low It is claimed that two violent China and Tongking. insurgent attacks on the west Local forecast: South-east winds,

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INSURGENT DRIVE

Salamanca, To-day.

re-

moderate; fair to showery.

Continuing their advance on

over

the Teruel front, the nationalists Summer Recess In yesterday gained further large areas, meeting with no resist-

ance.

The Republican militia have re- tired on the township of Torres, which is being bombarded by the nationalist guns.

Parliament

London, To-day.

reassemble on

The Commons, which to-day dis- cussed Scottish affairs, will ad- General Franco's forces, mainly journ to-day week for the Summer consisting of Moroccan cavalry,Recess and will

October 21. are also gaining ground north-west- of Bronchales, while other forces and have occupied Guadalaviar

miles west of Griegos, about six Tras.

The now customary provision will be made for the recall of the House at an earlier date if public interest demands it. It is expect- ed that Parliament will be pro- rogued immediately on reassembly and the King will open the new

October 26.

NATIONALIST CLAIM Latest reports from the Madrid front indicate further fighting near Brunete, where Spanish Legion- session on aries and Moors went into action. Wireless.

The nationalists claim to have gained about eight miles

latest Madrid offensive. Ocean.

in the Trans-

FORTIFICATION OF "GIB."

London, To-day,

"The work of extending and im- proving the fortifications of Gi- braltar was resumed in 1934 and is still in progress," stated a Gov- ernment spokesman in the House of Commons yesterday.

He added that it would not be in de- the public interest to reveal tails of the scheme or the cost of modernisation.-Trans-Ocean.

Ex-Archbishop Of Wales Dead

London, To-day.

The death occurred this morning at the age of 89 of the Most Re verent Alfred George Edwards,

Tel. 30986. Archbishop of Wales from 1920 to 1934 and Sub-Prelate of St. John of Jerusalem,-Reuter.

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