1937-07-29 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL JULY 29,

LULL ON THE MADRID FRONT

Both Sides

Sides Reported To Be Disheartene

LOYALIST DESERTIONS TO NATIONALISTS CONTINUING

London, To-day.

The battle on the Madrid front, which resulted in such terrible carnage, has now died away to minor operations, only occasional artillery fire and sniping shattering the silence which prevails on the whole front.

FRENCH SHIP ATTACKED BY

EXHIBITION OF

MYSTERY PLANE CHINESE ART

spaper reports here state that the French steamer "Jacques Schaffing," from Marseilles to Philippeville, was attacked off Minorca yesterday by two-en- gined monoplane armed with four

machine-guns

Nobody on board was hut and the steainer continued on her way.

The plane could not be identified-

Trans-Ocean.

Republicans and Nationalists were yesterday BASQUE CHILDREN burying their dead and engaged in reorganising

the gaps in their ranks, and it is stated that morale FRIGHTEN on both sides has suffered severely as a result of the THE WELSH ghastly slaughter of the past few days.

A communique issued by the Ma-the use of the Basque language in drid Defence Council states that the territory he occupies.

while the Madrid front was quiet Ocean. yesterday, fighting occurred between Toledo and Estremadure after loyalist bombardment or the na- tionalist lines.

2

London, To-day. Immediate breaking up of

the

The Ann Chinese

will be held und the Hong

Guild next Tuesd from

at the St. hibitor Keang Shau Shek Chat Yaren

each will co entries, al development

esenting their

Although these artists were pupils of the late Mr. Ko Ki well-known artist in China, genre of each artist is fundamen ly different

-For instance, Mr. Wong Keung is well known for his of Chinese toilers and low

Trans-camp of Basque refugee children in people; while Mr. Chin Shra-ngong Carmarthenshire is requested by for his insert and bird studies be- the County Council in a petition to sides being a distinct colourist. Mar. the Home Office.

ITALIAN TROOPS "RUMOUR DENIED

than

the Yuen specialise in landscapes, and Yung Shan Shek and Mr. Ho Chat in Mr. Chan Yat Fung in pine tree studies; while Mr. Ip Shiu Ping's gold-fish and flower studies are dis- tinctly individual

The fact that they hav

Several ringleaders amongst London, To-day children, who had been active In Salamanca, the nationalists

Asked at question time in

the disturbing the peace of the district, claim to be pressing forward

House of Commons yesterday whe had been returned to Spain. On the Aragon iront, several villages ther it was true that more

This, however, was not sufficient, having been captured yesterday.

3,000 Italian troops had been land- says the petition, to restore order, ed in Cadiz on Monday this week, and the state of affairs has become advanced their Nationalist headquarters also au- the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony so bad that people living in the by their comin nounce that 13,000,000 rounds of Eden, said he had no proof of the neighbourhood of the camp no long-make it one of t rifle ammunition, 126 machine-guns truth of press reports to this effect. er feel safe-Trans-Ocean. and 50 field-guns have been captar-

should not be miss ed in the last few days..

LOYALIST DESERTERS Numbers of loyalists are e still de- serting on the Madrid front, it is claimed, and among those who en-

Between July 22 and July 25, he said, only Spanish vessels had ar- rived in Cadiz with troops from the west of Spain-Trans-Ocean.

tered the nationalist lines yester-RECRUITS BY

day was a woman who had been! serving a machine-gun and another

HOOK OR

woman, who had been one of 2 BY CROOK

tank crew.

From Stockholm it is announced

London, To-day

that the Swedish-Norwegian War The Air Ministry has officially

hospital at Alcay, considered to be issued an appeal to all PAF offi† the most up-to-date in Spain, and cials to assist recruiting the

for is administered exclusively by Nor-Air Force during their leave and wegian and Swedish doctors and thus do their share towards over- nurses, will shortly be handed over coming the difficulty of obtaining to the Valencia Government.

Inew additions to the Service.

For every trained recruit secured,

The staff of the hospital will leave a premium of 5/-, will be paid by Spain, it is announced, and will be replaced by Spaniards.

SPAIN

COND BELGIUM

Paris, To-day.

Senor Acquirre, President of the Basque Republic, who is at present on a mystery visit to France, told

pressmen yesterday that the situa- tion in his country could be com pared with that of Belgium during the war.

He denied the rumours that the harbour of Santander was block ed, but stated that this rumour kept many ships from t

The main care of the Governi at the moment, M. Acquirre were the women and children rov through the country from the war

Over 100,000 hart

been rescued, but there still rem

many more.

The future of the

rding to M. Acc

every

the Air Ministry, and for untrained recruit a premium of 2/-Trans-Ocean.

LOCAL WRESTLER AT HOLLYWOOD

Tor Johnson Turns

To The Fila

son,

mat

the same

Daulla, is now in Hollywood part in comedy sh

There must have been several film-goers at the King's Theatre

yesterday

in the "short"

Class," in which he

of a comment

worth

han

tally the

mson

Franco-Soviet Talks

Paris, To-day.

The Chinese Ambassador yester- day conferred with the French For- eign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, for several hours.

EARL BALDWIN TO VISHT AUSTRALIA 2

Earl Baldwin has the Australian Government

end the Australian brations next year.

While the

It is understood that the North China situation was discussed. Was

M. Delbos later received the Soviet a sal

bons Ambassad

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