VOLUNTEER WITHDRAWAL
Spanish Government
Government Discussing
Discussing Situation
BREAKDOWN OF DEFENCE ON TERUEL FRONT ADMITTED BY MADRID
Paris, To-day
It is reported from Valencia that the Spanish Government met yesterday to discuss the British proposals for withdrawal of foreign volunteers.
Rumours are current that several South Ameri- can Governments have informed Valencia that in their opinion the best course of action would be to accept the British proposals.
PRIESTS
SENTENCE
TO DEATH
Nine Russi -sentenced charges of confirmed rep published in a Trans-Ocean.
SAD DEATH OF
G.B. TWEMLOW
It is reported, however, that Valencia first de- sires General Franco's Moroccan troops to be con-have to record the death, which sidered as foreign volunteers. Trans-Ocean.
TERUEL FRONT Government Admits Breakthrough
Valencia, To-day.
VALENCIA'S LEAGUE DELEGATION
the
held
ith only short
the Govern
the
Sep-
tion Juan Foreign and the
in London, Prague and
It is with deep regret that v
lemands sanc- occurred in the Kowloon Hospital
against Repub from peritonitis last evening of lican Spain, and the termination of The Anarchists would not hesti-Mr. George Brownbill Twemlow, the unjust invasion of Spanish tate to take this drastic step, he of the Botanical and Forestry soll by foreign countries” declared, if the nationalists looked Department.
Ocean like capturing the province: Trans-Ocean.
SANTANDER. ARREST
Mr. Twemlow had been ill for bout a week, announcement that Mr. W. J. Carrie had been appointed to
act as Superintendent of the De COMINTERN
partment having been gazetted on
Paris, Today-Friday.
A nationalist attack on the Re- publican lines at Casa Forestal was repulsed yesterday with heavy It is reported from Santander losses, says a Government commu-that the former chief of the Basque It is only recently that Mr. nique.
Ifirst aid organisation was arrested Twemlow succeeded to the post of
The nationalists, it is admitted, there yesterday.-Trans-Ocean. succeeded in breaking through on the Teruel front from north and south, and occupied the village of Bazas.
SENTENCE COMMUTED
St. Jean de Luz, To-day.
Superintendent of his Department, succeeding Mr. H. Green, after acting as Assistant Superintendent since 1927.
Republican airmen bombed the The former Spanish Falangist He was 9 years of age and ha nationalist positions on the Teruel leader, Manuel Hedilla, who was been in the ernment sery front, as well as several aero-sentenced to death recently by since Febru 19233 when dromes, including that at Sala-court martial for anti-nationalist joined the Botanical and manca.-Trans-Ocean.
activities, has had his sentence Department as supervisor. commuted by General Franco.
he was sent to the Los Bano lege Forestry School at
BIG GAINS
He was taken from Cadiz to Las Manila, and soon fter Palmas on Saturday and will be in-fin 1926 was appointed
Salamanca, To-day. terned on the Canary Islands.
General Castellanos has inform-Trans-Ocean.
ed newspaper correspondents that
the nationalist forces under his command on the Teruel front have gained 1,500 square kilometres of territory during the recent offen- sive. :
Booty taken during the occupa- tion of Mount Santa Anna should be sufficient to equip an entire bat- talion
AIR RALLY IN PARIS
Paris, To-day
Included in the booty was a big The International Air Rally, held depot of military boots, sufficient in connection with the Paris Exhibi- to equip the major part of the nation, has brought 55 aeroplanes of tionalist forces.
fourteen nations to Paris. The latest war bulletin issued in Fifteen are British, 11 German, Salamanca states that following 8 Belgium, 7 Polish, 3 Dutch, one the capture of Becco and the hills Swiss and one Portuguese, as well
Superintendent.
He leaves a widow. and his family in Engla
AND THE BRITISH PLAN
the
Hong Kong
to
his loss, and with them the deepest the sympathy will be felt Mirs Twen-ment How was married about four
ago..
The fune
the
place this
Trans
evening, passing the Monument at and the European Continent from
Pan
ON THE ROAD
to the south of the village, the Re-as several other nationalities. TO MANDALAY
publican troops have retreated be- The Portuguese represe yond Rubiales.
ative,
Ferrera dos Santos, few his plane WHERE THE LITTLE
The villages of Villaroya and Val-lover 6,000 kilometres with nine lecilli have been occupied by the passe
nationalists.- rans-Ocean..
AN ANARCHIST THREAT
To Destroy Asturias
Buildings
Jean de
-Ocean
Stunt Flying
Zurich,
Lt. Mora
won the
eat to destroy all buildings nation
the province of
by the Anarchis
FISHES PLAY
Rangoon, To-day Heavy floods are washing the Burmah railways
holding up traffic, while
Rangoon and Ma
Ocean.
Imperialist
MOTORIST'S NARROW SHAVE
at Santander yesterday.
aland another Czech
Ocean
18
flood
Beuter
Reuter.
wly
en
Ben Nevis
pin
one
escaped for the
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