1939-01-10 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1939.

SPANISH WAR NEARS CLIMAX

LONDON, TO-DAY.

VITAL RAILWAY

this

LOYALIST SUCCESSES

Barcelona, To-day.

ALTHOUGH REPORTS FROM BOTH SIDES IN In Barcelona, it is claimed that

THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR ARE CONFLICT- the left wing of the Republican The Republican troops continued forces on the Estremadura front their victorious advance and suc- ING, NEUTRAL OBSERVERS ARE OF THE has occupied Azuaga, about 10 ceeded in occupying eleven small OPINION THAT THE CLIMAX OF THE PRE- miles from the Seville-Burgos rail-towns and villages, three hills and SENT BATTLE WHICH IS BEING_RAGED way.

the peaks of Sierra Tejonerra. If the Republicans reach ON FRONTS 400 MILES APART, IS NOT FAR railway, they will

The advance is still in progress. cut the main Heavy fighting is still proceeding OFF.

communication line of the Nation- on the southern sector of the east- aliste. While General Franco's offensive continues to be

ern front where the enemy, support- The Républican troops are saided by tanks and aircraft, succeeded successful, the Republicans' counter-attack is to

be approaching both Valerde in taking Ulldemoline and Villano- reported to be proving a serious menace to the and Lerena, while the right wing va despite the stubborn Republican Nationalists.

has captured Monterrubio and the resistance. One enemy aircraft was lapproaches to Casturera.-Reuter. shot down.-Trans-Ocean.

Some confirmation of this seems to be obtained in a Gibraltar mes- sage which says that Nationalist troops and Civil Guards have been hastily withdrawn from Lalinea, Algeciras and Tarifa and sent to Seville, en route for the Estrama- dura front.

There is no confirmation hither-

been

to, adds the Gibraltar despatch, that reinforcements have brought to the mainland Morocco..

from

NIEMOLLER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST NAZIS

BERLIN, TO-DAY. THE PARSON BROTHER OF PASTOR NIEMOLLER, THE FORMER SUBMARINE CAPTAIN NOW IN PRISON OWING TO HIS OPPOSITION ΤΟ THE NAZI ANTI-CHURCH MEASURES, YES- TERDAY DREW ATTENTION TO THE DISTRESS IN THE

sermon

EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Niemoller was giving a during a church service in Berlin.

He said: "We must perish if those who are commanded to speak the word of God cannot tell the truth.

"All the Church proposals have been disregarded, and the Church will never accept the situation.”

About 130 German pastors have been deprived of office by the Nazis. Four are in concentration camps and eight are awaiting trial under arrest.

ANGLO-AMERICAN YACHTING CONTEST THIS YEAR

London; To-day.

Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, the air- craft manufacturer and unsuccess- ful challenger for the Americas Cup, and Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt, defender of the famous yachting trophy, are to meet again this year in England.

Mr. Vanderbilt and several otherį American sportsmen are bringing over 12-metro yachts and will compete in the Royal Regatta,

Both Mr. Sopwith and Mr. Van- derbilt are building special boats for the contests, which will be the first ever held between Britons and Americans in the 12-metre class.

SHOULD HUSBANDS AND WIVES HAVE SEPARATE FRIENDS?

I'm just going

out for an hour; dear. I want to see some

of the boys

NEXT MORNING

I know it all right Jim having his own friends, Mother, It's the modern idea, but it does worry. me- i see so little of him

AT THE DOCT

Oh Jim, I wish you didn't go out so often in the evenings. I see so little of you these

days

These modem theories are all very well Ann but when I was young we'd say

that a man' who stayed out in the evenings usually had a dull,

lifeless wife at home

You say you always wake tired, and feel washed out and dull, that's bound to tell on

your looks. Your houble is Night Stanation. My advice is.

Horlicks at badfine

S LATER

Meeting Jim!

SO‘HORLICKS EVERY NIGHT

got no of my tiredress-

thanks to

Horlicks

2 EVENINGS LATER

Sorry I can't be home for dinner darling I've got to attend that Sports Club

Committee tonight. I'll have a bife

in town

NAU À MAGAZINE ANNCLE-

about

myself

AND WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT IN NEW ANN HELT AND LOGITE

``waine tired every.

morwig? Back tied feel nervy

and res

HORLICKS

GUARDS AGAINST NIGHT STARVATION