1937-08-27 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUS

REBEL ENTRY INTO SANTANDER Internal Disaffection Contributes To Fall

FOOD BEING RUSHED TO STARVING

CITY

Paris, To-day.

Scenes such as were witnessed in Bilbao were

NON-INTERVENTION An Indian

MEETING.

Report Of Chairman Of Control Board

London, To-day.

Trouble-maker

Described the police rouble-maz

both here and in Canton, Khawaja Khan was, com- mitted to the House of Detention by

enacted in Santander yesterday when the Nation-man's sub-committee, of the Inter-Magistracy

At the last meeting of the Chair-Mr. S. F Balfour at the Central

war.

this morning when alist vanguards marched into the city amid the national Non-intervention Commit- charged with entering the Colony plaudits of a population weary of the horrors of Chairman and Secretary of the pulsion order was also made to ap-

tee it was decided to request the without a valid passport. An Non-Intervention Board to report ply as soon as arrangements can be Fall of the city took place extremely suddenly.

on the observation scheme and to made for him to be sent back It was hastened by a revolt by Nationalist sympa-improving the scheme of control.

make suggestions for restoring and India thisers, who released prisoners from the gaols and

Detective-Sergeant Russell said The report by Admiral Vandnim defendant was a source of trouble hoisted the Red and Yellow Spanish flag every-and Mr. Hemming has now been to the British Consul in Canton- where.

circulated and the Chairman's Sub-Last year he was sentenced one meet at the Foreign Office this in Canton and had served his term morning-British Wireless.

in the Victoria gaol The Consul had done all he for him and had arranged to return to India but on his arrival in Hong Kong he did not do so, but attempt

Within a few minutes, the Basque apparatus is now functioning some- officials had fled and when the Na-where between Santander and tionalist troops neared the city they Asturias. were met, not by armed but by cheering crowds.

Distance,}

Committee has been summoned to month's imprisonment for to

assault

Filipino Stowawayed to get a refund on the passage

A fine of $500 or three months

ticket given to him.

The Basque troops who evacuat- led Santander have now taken up The capture of Santander was the positions at Asturias. result of a lightning-like, Nationalist They took with them practically offensive, which, starting on August all the military supplies in San-

tander Trans-Ocean. 14, led in eleven days to complete subjugation of the Basque forces.

Saragossa, To-day. hard labour was imposed by Mr.. S. While a cargo boat foki, was moor- A fleet of Republican planes res-F. Balfour at the Central Magistracying a junk Trans-Ocean.

terday raided Logeono, in Aragon, on Maximino Libed, a 24-year-old foot was

s caught.

Othe and were met by large numbers of Filipino who pleaded guilty to and the junk and Nationalist fighters.

stowing away from Manila to Hong He was treated a Many planes were brought down Kong on the President Hoover. Hospital. It is declared here that 30,000 jon both sides. Trans-Ocean. rifles and huge quantities of other war material fell into the hands of the Nationalists when they occupied the Republican barracks at Rainales and Torrelavega.

LARGE CAPTURES

Santander, To-day

During fighting which preceded occupation of the two towns and the fall of Santander, the Nationalists! captured 4,000 rifles and 300 machine-guns.

On the road from Baroda, 150 vehicles loaded with munitions fell into the hands of Carlist troops

Trans-Ocean.

NOW AT SARDINERO

San Sebastian, To-day-

MR. ANDREW MELLON DEAD

New York, To-day.

The death has occurred of Mr. Andrew Mellon, one of the richest men in the United States, former Ambassador to Great Britain and former Secretary of the Treasury.

The late Andrew William Mellon was 83 years of age. He was one of the wealthiest financial magnates After occupation of Santander by in the United States, being a direc- the Nationalists, some of the Basque tor of the Mellon National Bank militia withdrew to the bathing re land owner or many steel mills- sort of Sardinero, north of Santan-

Beater der.

Mr. Mellon died at

The position of the remain Bas-

Later ques under arms is stated to be

30 p.za. hopeless since all possibility of re from uremia and bronchial pnen- treat has been cut off.

monia, at the home of Mrs. David Nationalist patrol ships are said Bruce, his daughter, where he mov to have captured a Basque vessel ed in July in order to complete ar- loaded with refugees-Trans-Ocean rangements for a National Art Gallery at Washington to cost £3,000,000.

FOOD SHORTAGE

Valladolid, To-day.

Twenty lorries laden with food supplies left here for Santander yes: terday to relieve the distress caused by the food shortage there. Trans

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