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To An Armistice

Burgos, To-day.

General Franco refuses to make an armistice and declares again that the war can be terminated only by unconditional surrender of the Gov- ernment, according to an official statement. The Insurgent Spanish Council of Ministers under the presidency of Gen. Franco, devoted parti- cular attention on Saturday to discussion of the international situation, a report on which states: "With regard to rumours about new machinations of the Barcelona Committee and its members to bring about an armistice in the Spanish civil war, the Nationalist Government repeats that to terminate the war, it will ac- cept no solution other than unconditional sur- render of the enemy.

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"Any campaign or intervention, threatened from the contrary to this principle is re-advancing insurgents. garded as a contribution to efforts thorities are already taking mea-] (Copyright). to ruin Spain.

sures to prepare evacuation of the

"Sole aim must be the triumph city. Thus the official archives of our cause.

is no

are being moved to Alicante and Cartagena. more

"This declaration than the wish of a nation which is Particularly the latter city is heroically defending its historical considered by the authorities as re- existence and the principles of latively secure since some units of civilisation.”

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prevent increases in prices of com- modities in insurgent territory, and decreed that prices must remain the same as before the civil war began.

In addition, a law was passed which provides for construction of restaurants for workers. Trans- Ocean.

LOYALISTS HARD PRESSED

Paris, To-day. Reports received here yesterday from French war correspondents on the Spanish Govenment front de- clare that the steady advance of the insurgent troops in the moun- tainous region betweeen Teruel and the Mediterranean coast, is giving serious anxiety to the Government military authorities.

The loyalists

are said to have virtually abandoned hope that they will succeed in holding Castellon de la Plana, since that city is now.

VALÈNCIA CROWDED

The population of Valencia is said to have increased to about one million by the influx of many thou- sand fugitives from Madrid.

The resulting overcrowded con- dition of the city has already led to a serious shortage of provisions, although the Valencia region is one of the most fertile farming districts of Spain.-Trans-Ocean.

GERMANY'S REVENUE

Berlin, Yesterday. Total revenue of the German Reich in the financial year 1937.

13,964.8 amounted to

million reichsmarks, as compared with 11,492.4 millions in the preceding year, thus showing an increase Of 2,471.9 millions.

Revenue derived from customs duties and taxes on consumption increased by 488.5 millions, while income tax yielded an increase of 856.8 millions.-Trans-Ocean.

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