1938-12-28 — Page 5

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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 28, 1938

ACCUSATION AGAINST BRITISH CONSULAR OFFICIAL MADE IN BURGOS

San Sebastian, To-day.

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The assertion that the British consulate official was not entirely blameless in the recent sensation- al espionage plot which was discovered when incriminating documents were found in his lug- gage, is made by the director of the National Spanish press bureau, Senor Jimenez-Arnau, in an open letter to the British Foreign Secre- tary, Lord Halifax, published in “Unidad." The writer first criticizes the portion of the British press which intimated that the suspicious docu- ments were smuggled into the luggage by Spaniards without the knowledge of the con- sulate official, and appeals in this connection TO-MORROW to the British sense of fairness.

It would be childish, asserts the writer, to expect the world to 'believe that British officials with entirely guiltless in the matter, and not only preposterous but malicious as well are the statements that the entire plot was engineered by Na- tion. Spanish circles in order to divert public attention from alleged serious disorders in National Spain.

declares, This attitude, he tomatically condemns those who have propagated it.

au-

"We hope, however," concludes Government the writer, "that the

of His Britainnic Majesty will deal with the matter in an appropriate manner.-Trans-Ocean.

FRENCH FILM MAN ARRESTED

Paris, To-day.

Bernard Tanenzaff, well known as Bernard Natan, the French film company director, and two others, have been ar- rested

а charge of swindling and are detained in the Sante prison.

on

The sum involved, according to representatives of the share- holders, is several thousands sterling.

All three men deny the charges.-Reuter.

CHINA TO BROADCAST IN JAPANESE

Kwelyang, To-day.

ABBOT OF

BUCKFAST

DIES WITH TASK

COMPLETED

London, To-day.

Dom Anscar Vonier, Lord, Abbot of Buckfast, whose name will always be associated with the remarkable enterprise by which the Abbey Church was re- built on

its old foundations at Buckfast by the work of the monks themselves over a period of 30 years, has died.

He was 63 and was convalescent from illness. He died in his sleep yesterday morning.

Only a few weeks ago the tower of the Abbey Church, which was reconsecrated in 1932 by Cardinal Bourne, was completed to the de- Baw his light of the Abbot who thirty-two-year old dream realised. -British Wireless.

WHOLESALE PURGE IN CHILE ADMINISTRATION

SANTIAGO-DE-CHILE; TO-DAY.

A WHOLESALE PURGE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND HIGH ARMY OFFICERS IS TAK- ING PLACE · FOLLOWNG IN- STALLATION OF THE POPULAR FRONT GOVERNMENT ON DEC.

15.

Beginning from to-morrow, re-

The reorganisation involves the ports on the war situation in the Japanese language will be broad-resignation of eight generals and cast from the station here daily at the dismissal of most heads of 6.10-0.20 p.m. (Chungking time)

Central. News.

"NIKS

2. For Hồng Kông

departments and permanent under-

secretaries.

Seventy-five per cent, of the Chil- ean Diplomatic Corps will be re- placed-Reuter.

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́London, To-day. Clyde shipbuilding has just had its best year, since 1930... Some 117 vessels, aggregating: 443,615 tons, were floated, and engineering firme produced marinė machinery of a total of 914,000 indicated horse- | power.-British Wireless.

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