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BURGOS CLAIMS RESUMPTION OF ADVANCE

Burgos, To-day.

After the occupation of Tordera and Fojas de Tordera, the Moorish troops in the South Catalan sector are only 82 kilometres from Gerona.

Latest reports indicate that they are now about ten kilometres south

AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

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POLICY

CITY HALL

To Be Built When Right Site Is Available

Announcement of Government's intention to pro- vide a new City Hall when the right site has been found was made in Legislative Council this afternoon, when the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabas- ter, moved the first reading of a Bill authorising the winding-up of the Government House and City Development Fund.

-GUERILLA-

EXPLOITS

Shanghai, To-day. Guerilla activities are causing the Japanese military authorities increasing anxiety,

Yesterday, within two miles of the Settlement boundary, a Ja panese military truck was held up, the soldiers aboard slain, and the truck set on fire.

A transport plane which made a forced descent near Nanking was set on fire. The incident oc- curred within nine miles of Nan- king-Our Own Correspondent.

of Santa Coloma de Farnes. It is Likelihood of the sale of what remains of the old VILLAGES TO BE

claimed that during the past few

days, part of the Republican divi-

by General

Owing to rain and fog, the Maestrazgo Army Corps could only resume operations at a relatively late hour yesterday, but succeeded in occupying Sanforas, and, in the afternoon, was reported to be four kilometres from Vich. The Na- tionalists pushing forward in the direction. of Berga captured Gerenella in the valley of Llobregat. The vanguard in this sector is five kilometres from Berga.. Trans-Ocean.

City Hall site was also indicated.

that

RENAMED

The world-famous spa, Cour- mayeur, is, for instance, to be called Cormalore.

· Valtournanche, at the foot of the Matterhorn, is to be renamed Cervinia.

sion. commanded

Mr. Alabaster said that the wind- "You expressed the view Modesto which had offered deter- ing up of the Government House it was advisable to proceed with mined resistance, has been cap- and City Development Fund was the building of a new Government tured.

a matter of considerable interest House on the Magazine Gap site,

MILAN, TO-DAY. to the general public in view of the while agreeing with Sir Andrew ITALIAN NAMES ARE TO circumstances in which that Fund Caldecott in disliking the proposal BE GIVEN CERTAIN VIL- was originally t up.

for the intensive development of LAGES IN AOSTA PROVINCE, "The Fund was designed to fin- Government House and neighbour- IT IS ANNOUNCED.

You made it clear, Sir, ance a large, specific scheme of re-ing sites. development of an area including however, that you envisaged the the site of the former City Hall ultimate building of a new City and the site of the Government Hall either as part of a large House and Colonial Secretary's public building including new cen- Office buildings. There was paid tral Government offices or in some into the Fund the proceeds of the other way.. sale of a part of the City Hall site to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and it was also proposed in due course to pay into the Fund the proceeds of the sale of other land in this area as development proceeded on the basis of a detailed plan drawn up and referred to in the. 1934 Ordinance. It was the hope that the proceeds of these sales would be sufficient to pay for the rebuilding of Govern- ment House and Government offices

PEACE AND QUIET IN SWATOW AREA

Swatow, To-day.

Swatow continues quiet, and and also for the provision of a new in spite of rumours appearing in City Hall in replacement of that various outport newspapers, demolished. there seems little likelihood of a

SCHEME SUSPENDED

Japanese landing in this vicinity, The operation of this scheme Japanese military air activity is was suspended for various reasons almost non-existent, the only Ja- and when Sir Andrew. Caldecott panese planes seen in Swatow being became Governor he indicated his a machine which flies over the city daily during the noon hour.

This is believed to be the mail plane from the Canton Delta to Formosa.

opposition to the whole scheme be- cause he disliked the idea of in- tensive development of the Govern ment House and neighbouring sites, and was not convinced of H.M.S. Daring left Swatow for the necessity of re-building Gov- Amoy on Tuesday, being relieved ernment House itself. The whole by H.M.S. Thanet. Our Own Cor-subject was, therefore, in abeyance respondent.

when Your Excellency assumed the Government.

"When Your Excellency had

WEATHER FORECAST considered the question your views

The Royal Observatory reports were set out in a memorandum that a strong anti-cyclone covers which, after discussion with the China, pressure being highest. to unofficial members of this Council, the north of the Yangtse Valley. was published.

The depression is moving into the Pacific to the north east of Hol- kaido.

winds, moderate to fresh; fine Local. forecast:-N.E. and E. cloudy.

Reason given is that in the NO LONGER PRACTICABLE course of Franco-Italian polemics "It was shown in your memoran- in recent weeks, the suggestion dum and in the principal memoran- has been made that the spirit in dum on the Public Works pro- these villages with French names

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