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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 14, 1938.

MAJOR BATTLE

ROUND

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RAGING

CASTELLON

Insurgent Effort To Capture Vital Seaport

Attacks Collapse

Before Govt. Strong Points

Teruel, To-day.

Castellon de la Plana, for the possession of which a major battle was raging last evening, was still in the hands of the Republicans at a late hour, although the troops of General Aranda had advanced to the western edge of the city and its fall is generally regarded as inevitable.

-THORNTON- AZANA ADMITS

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

London, To-day. John Bruce Thornton, charged with possession of arms and in- tention to. endanger life in the sen- sational Lord Nuffield kidnapping, was committed for trial to-day.

He pleaded not guilty to both charges and reserved his defence. Bail was granted on a surety of £100 and his own surety of £200.-Reuter.

Bitter fighting went on throughout Monday for ADM, LITTLE'S

the possession of the railway station, the Re- publican defenders having barricaded them-

selves in the building from which they mowed NEW POST AT

down the attacking insurgent forces by ma- chine-gun fire.

The newly constructed harbour

of this city of 40,000 inhabitants is

one of the major insurgent objec- PREMIER BACK AT

tives and General Franco has em- phasized the importance of taking

it at any cost.

diminished

ADMIRALTY

London, To-day.

Admiral Sir Charles J. C. Little has been appointed Lord Commis-

CRITICAL SITUATION

Bilbao, To-day

The critical predicament in which we find ourselves can no longer be denied, declared the President of the Spanish Govern- ment, Senor Azana, yesterday, in a radio address to the army and civil population.

"We cannot conceal the fact that the advance of the enemy is con- tinuing at a rapid pace. It is, therefore, absolutely necessary that the soldiers remain at the front and resolve to make supreme sacrifice in order to stop the progress of the enemy. *

even a

"Valencia is in great danger" he went on to declare, "Everyone must do his bit, men women and ald people and children. All must preserve confidence, otherwise we defeat." shall face a certain collapse and

Following a broadcast Valencia's

DOWNING STREET sioner of the Admiralty and Chief police received orders, to prevent

Towards evening, the insurgent attacks on the station

London, To-day. and an encircling manoeuvre be- The Prime Minister was back at gan with the end in view of pene-work at No. 10, Downing Street, trating into the city at a less strong-yesterday. Among his visitors was ly defended point.

STRONG DEFENCE SYSTEM

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the United States Ambassador, who iseaving London on Wednesday to make a visit to the United States.

Advance at any point, however, is

Other callers during the course of attended by great difficulty as the the day included the Colonial Secre- level orange groves which surround tary, the Air Secretary and Lord the city have been transformed into Halifax, who was also back at work a network of fortifications and ma- at the Foreign Office.-British

chine-gun nests.

the ad-

The insurgents, have vantage in the air and their fight- ing planes have lent substantial -sup- port to the infantry throughout the day by flying low and raking the Republican lines with machinegun fire. An insurgent column ad- vancing, on the city from the west has met more than its equal in five Republican brigades who have been assigned the task of holding the city until reinforcements arrive from the north.

Wireless.

FUNERAL OF CRASH VICTIMS

London, To-day.

states

A Johannesburg message that three thousand officers and men and thousands of the civilian population were present at the fun- eral of the four members of the OROPESA SURROUNDED R.A.F. boxing team and two South African Air Force men who lost Insurgent troops operating north their lives in the air disaster near of Castellon reached the town of the Limpopo River. The funeral Oropesa and Cabines de Oropesa took place at Roberts Heights, Pre- on the Mediterranean, Monday but toria. encircled the towns without engag

The Governor General and

the

ing the defenders in order not to Premier of the Union and all the lose time in reaching Castellon Services.. were officially represent- which is twenty kilometres away. ed.-British Wireless.

A Republican column advancing from Albocacer was put to flight by the insurgents, lorries, artillery, provisions and ammunition being abandoned.

ESTATE OF DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE

The Third Division commanded. by General Aranda moved south- wards on Monday evening in order to occupy the town of Villareal, this being part of the general encircling

London, To-day. The ninth Duke of Devonshire, manoeuvre. Military circles are former Governor-General of Can- of the opinion that further direct at- ada, who died in May, left unsettled tacks on the town will be withheld estate in Great Britain of £112,808. until it is entirely encircled:-Trans--British Wireless. Ocean.

OCCUPATION CLAIMED ist headquarters late yesterday Salamanca, To-day. night. The port of Castellon, The complete occupation of Graode de Castellon, is likewise com- Castellon de la Plana by Nationalpletely in possession of the Nation- troops is reported by the National Jalist troops. Trans-Ocean.

of Naval Personnel in succession to Admiral Sir M. E. Dunbar-Nasmith, and armed patrols were set up in

any demonstrations

or assemblies the appointment. to date September 30-Reuter.

from all principal streets of the city.-

Trans-Ocean.

Colebrooke Little, K.C.B., was born Vice-Admiral Sir Charles James in Shanghai in 1882 and until re- cently was C-in-C, China Fleet..

FORTHCOMING WEDDING

After a strenuous period of ser- vice in the Far East, Sir Charles

The forthcoming wedding of suffered a breakdown in health and Miss Florence Helen Francisco, of was relieved by Vice-Admiral Sir New Jersey, U.S.A., and Mr. John Percy Noble a few months ago. Bower Wood, residing at the Kow- From 1932-35, Sir Charles was loon Docks, has been announced to Lord Commissioner of Admiralty take place in the Colony very and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, shortly.

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