THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1989
HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW HOLD UP INSURGENT ADVANCE
Republicans Offering Little Resistance
Barcelona, To-day.
Nationalist troops continued their offensive opera- tions on all sectors of the Catalan front yester- day in spite of heavy rain.
The Urgel Army Corps is now approaching the im-
portant town of Berga. The loyalists are offering but little resistance, but
operations of the Nationalist forces are con- siderably impeded by the fact that the region which must now be traversed offers serious natural obstacles to the advance since it con- sists of snow-covered mountains with but few roads, which are in extremely poor condition.
In the central sector, the insur- gents occupied the town of Moya, junction of the roads to and Vich.
Manresa
The Army Corps of Yague continued along the
General coast
in
Most members of the Repub- lican Government and all Re- be publican leaders appear to still in Spain or to have return- ed there after temporary ab- sence in France. Trans-Ocean.
STAR WITNESS RIBBENTROP
IN N.Y. CASE FOUND SHOT
LEAVES: POLAND
White Plains, New York,
To-day. George Weinberg has been found shot, apparently, having committed suicide in the bath- room of the house rented by the District Attorney, Mr. Thomas Dewey, as a hideaway for his witnesses in the trial of the ex-Tammany Hall boss, Hines.
prosecu- Weinberg was the tion's key witness. He lunched with Dixie Davis and Schoen- haus and the trio were prepar- ing to take a drive in the coun- try when Weinberg seized a revolver, went upstairs, a shot rang out. and Weinberg found dead.-Reuter.
CAMP FOR
LOYALIST CAMMINIQUE REFUGEES AT
war
RICHBOROUGH
was
but information regarding the posi- tion reached by the vanguard is not
Gérona, To-day. available. Bombing planes on Sun- day raided the town of Alcoy
The Republican defence ministry the province of Alicante. It is de- has published the following
front: Repub- clared that about twelve important bulletin: "Catalan buildings were completely destroy-licans repulsed enemy attacks east ed by the raiding planes.Trans- of Solsona and Manresa.
One hundred refugee craftsmen suffered heavy loss. Severe fight-' Ocean.
ing is now going on in Mataro dis-are working at night to prepare trict where Republican troops are the famous wartime camp at putting up stubborn resistance. Richborough, Kent, as Britain's
"FINAL VICTORY AT HAND"
Burgos, Yesterday. Addressing a large and enthu- siastic crowd celebrating the lib- eration of Catalan Province, the National Spanish deputy chief and Foreign Minister, General Count Jordana, speaking from a balcony. of the Government Palace, declar- ed:
"After the victorious. termina- tion of the Nationalist Spanish offensive in Catalonia the Repubi- can Government is no longer able to claim before their foreign friends and supporters that it is *the legally authorised represen-
tive of the Spanish people."
the
General Jordana stressed importance of the fall of Barcelona with regard to future develop ments in National Spanish foreign policy and influence which capture of the important stronghold and capital is bound to have
on the foreign policy and general attitude of those foreign powers which are hostile towards National Spain.
Concluding, General Jordana shouted, "Thanks to the genius of General Franco our final victory is at hand."-Trans-Ocean.
REPUBLICAN H. Q.
Barcelona, To-day. Although precise information is lacking, it is believed here that Republican headquarters in Catalonia is now in the little town Olot, situated to ⚫ the north-east of Barcelona, some 20 kilometres from the French frontier.
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Some Republican ministries are in Gerona and Figueras.
Enemy,
Estremandura front: Enemy at-
London, To-day.
tacks in the Monte Rubic and Santo biggest refugee centre which will Veguna sectors were repulsed and have its own "Parliament." cinema two enemy airplanes shot down.
and hospital.
report on other
Nothing to fronts."-Trans-Ocean.
“CIVIL WAR ENDED"
It is expected to accommodate 3,500 refugees the first of whom are expected to arrive next week. intense All will receive-the most training in engineering, agricul- ture and various trades and the the
camp will cost £80,000 annually, the Reuter.
re-
Rome, To-day. "Popolo d'Italia” says that Spanish civil war ended with capture of Barcelona. What mains to be done is a police opéra- tion rather than a military opera- tion, since the Government received a death blow in the immense loss of territory, human and
resources.
material
a similar discusses the
an
BRITONS WIN
WORLD TITLES
FOR SKATING
Davos, To-day.
BEGINS COLONY AGITATION
Warsaw, To-day.
Interest in colonial possessions
is growing in Poland according to the "Express Poranny" which de- mands in a Sunday editorial fairer distribution of the raw material and thinly-populated
resources
colonial territories of the world.
The paper points out that Japan, Germany and Poland are the most densely populated countries of the world and England and Belgium possess the largest colonial areas.
Great Britain, France, Holland, the United States and 'Soviet Russia' control 97% of the world's rubber and nickel-ore production, 88% of iron ore, 80% of cotton, 75% of oil, coal and aluminium and 65% of the world's, grain.
The paper continues: "The wealth of these countries is chiefly due to the fact that for every white man there are dozens of natives at work. The present unsatisfactory situa- tion must be remedied by a fairer redistribution of the world's colonial territories.
It would be frightful if only an- other war could remedy the unten- able situation, for war could only destroy the achievements of civiliza- tion of both victors and vanquished.”
Peaceful re-distribution of
raw
materials, markets and undensely populated areas would help to raise the standard of living of all over- populated countries.
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The paper says goodwill on both sides is necessary, but that first a sincere offer must be made by na- tions possessing in abundance raw and territory.—Trans- materials Ocean.
JUNK BURNED BY JAPANESE
Japanese naval action against a local junk has been notified to the police.
"Stampa" expresses view.
The paper economic policy of the Nationalista
Chung Kwok-tin, master of, cargo has Franco and points out that
junk No. 2545HW, says that at carefully prepared extensive
about. 2 p.m. on Friday, while sail- economic plan, the foremost aim of
championships in ing near Lin Tin Island, a Japan- which is to free Spain, which hitherto, to a large extent, was con- figure skating held here, on Sun-ese trawler stopped his junk and trolled by an international pluto-day, resulted in a double triumph boarded him. cracy. The existence of a strong for British colours. and independent Spain would
of enormous importance to Italy.
ALARM
be
The world
Both the winner, the Londoner, Graham Sharp, and the second, Fred Tomlings, were Britons,
Third place was taken by the "Gazetta del Popolo" criticises the German, Faber, who was second. alarming reports in papers of De-after the compulsory figures, but
which mocratic countries
allege dropped to third place, owing to that a victory for Nationalist Spain Tomling's considerably better per- will endanger peace.
formance in free figures.
Trans
A free and independent Spain, Ocean. says the paper, will not be a danger for any country, but it will be an
The tenant of No. 29, Mongkok important factor for the mainten- ance of peace and other in Europe Road, has reported that money and and a new bulwark against the spread clothing valued at $127 were stolen of communism. The paper rejects from his residence, at about 2.15 four-power yesterday. the suggestion that a conference be held. A conference could only he held when order and security was completely restored to Spain-Trans-Ocean.
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The "Ranpura" left Singapore on Saturday and is duo here on Thurs, day at about 9 am,
He was ordered to sail west, and on reaching Chuk Chow Island, his crew of 21, was ordered to leave in a sampan...
The junk was then set on fire. All members of the crew were picked up by a passing boat near Cheung Chau Island-yesterday. The value of cargo and Junk was $2,200.
CURE FOR BUGS
coolic, was
Li Yee, 81, station
*. R. EdwardsTM bound
charged with this morning, when stealing a quantity of tissue paper and a gallon of, kerosine from No. 8 Police Station:
Defendant said he only took the kerosene Homs, to clean his bed boards, whic were full of buga.
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