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SPANISH CIVIL WAR COMES TO AN
END
N.T. AIR RAID IN THE COMMONS
London, To-day,
The Under-Secretary for For eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in- formed a questioner in the House of Commons yesterday that the Japanese had paid the Govern- ment of Hong Kong $20,000 to cover all claims in connexion with the air raid near Shumchan. Reuter.
'HITLER' HIDEOUS ON PIANO
London, To-day.
The Spanish civil war ended yesterday for all practical purposes with the surrender to Gen- eral Franco's supporters of all important towns remaining in Republican hands.
General Franco's forces entered Valencia in the evening several hours after Col. Casado, the War Commissioner in the Republican junta; himself announced the city's submission over the radio.
All members of the junta except! General Miaja, the commander-in-
de chief, and Col. Casado, were
A NEW MUSICAL ENTERTAIN-tained in Valencia, according to MENT IS BECOMING POPULAR|Reuter's Burgos correspondent. IN AMERICA.
IT
CALLED “ALPHATONES,” IS EXPLAINED IN A COPYRIGHT SONG BY AL DE LONG, WELL- KNOWN HOLLYWOOD MUSIC COMPOSER.
Briefly, it is this: Al believes that! words that are ugly sound ugly on the piano, and that words that are lovely sound lovely. Words, names, and titles when transposed into music have definite connotations— pleasant or unpleasant.
VALENCIA SURRENDERS
an-
Burgos, To-day. General Miaja was among the
The Valencia radio station. in passengers
23 Republican planes which arrived at Oran, but nounced yesterday that the city has there is no news of Col. Casado. surrendered to General Franco. News of the submission of other Republican cities came in dramatic Reuter. radio announcements every few minutes from stations at Cartagena, Albacete, Alicante, Cuenca, Jaen, Ciudad Real and Murcia.
“FIFTH COLUMN"
to
The announcers all told the same To show this, he has devised an tale: the cities had gone over amusing system-and it is only an General Franco, and the National- amusement. Each letter of the ists' famous "fifth column" (of sup- alphabet has a definite musical note. |porters who remained in the city!
Thus:
A M Y are
Land X: B. Middle 'C. BN Z: C Sharp.! C&O: D.Natural D & P: D. Sharp' E and Q: E. F and R: F. (All are in the. H and T: G. Treble Clef.). J and V: A. G & S: F Sharp. K & W: A Sharp. I and U: G Sharp.
To find out what kind of a tune the name Hitler makes, you just transpose the letters into notes and
underground in the war) were in control.
Reuter's Burgos correspondent reports that the provincial capitals of Ciudad Real and Almeria have been completely occupied by the Nationalist forces, and that occupation of Jaen has begun.
RING ROUND MADRID
the
ALICANTE SURRENDERED
Burgos, To-day. Alicante Radio has announced surrender of that important har- bour town to General Franco. Trans-Ocean.
SOUTHERN ARMY LAYS DOWN ARMS
Burgos, To-day. The surrender of the Republican Southern Army to General Franco and, therewith, termination of the
civil war in Andalusia is announced Nationalist troops are now syste- matically occupying towns of the Southern provinces without en countering resistance.
In the meantime, General The majority of the soldiers of Army went Franco's troops are completing the the former. Southern strike the notes from left to right,ring around Madrid, where order-over to Franco, while the others are
liness is said to prevail and most endeavouring to reach the coast, G, G sharp, G. B. E, F.
of the public services have been Trans-Ocean.
thus:
H
I
TLER
Doesn't it sound hideous? Now restored.
try War. What a discord of uglï- Mussolini later ordered flags to be ness! Now try Chamberlain or any-Itions to General Franco, aħd Herr
COMMAND IS
'CHUTE, SHOOT
Germany has a special school at Stendal, between Hanover and Berlin, for training riflemen to serve in the parachute rifle regi- ments.
They are volunteers and learn first to pack their own parachutes. "Death watches at the packing table" is the favourite saying of the commander of the school, Major Rheinberger.
They learn to control and steer their parachutes when landing in a strong wind. Each man must do at least six parachute jumps from 'planes before the end of his course, including one at night and one at dawn.
MYSTERY OF
COL. CASADO NOW SOLVED
Madrid, To-day.
Following announcement of the surrender of Valencia, Colonel Casado, until recently a member of the Madrid Defence Council, de- posed the Mayor of Valencia, Molino Conjero, and the military commander, General Aranguren.
They were replaced by the form- er under Secretary in the Madrid Defence Council, Sanchez Eraquena and Major Carrerro.
The chief of the Falangists of Catalonia, made a radio speech welcoming the militiamen of form- er Republican army and appealing to the population to preserve calm. Large crowds with red gold red and Falangist flags are parading
cia Harbour have hoisted National- ist flage Trans-Ocean.
thing you, like; Fascism, Socialism, von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign NO DEVIL'S ISLAND through the street. Ships in Valen-
France, Toryism, Love, your own Minister, has sent a congratulatory telegram to General Jordana, the
name.
You will be surprised and amused, Nationalist Foreign Minister. What is more, your own name, when Mussolini later order flags to be played on the piano, máy give a hung from dawn to dusk through-
FILM
After a threat to ban Warner
tune that might form the basis of out Italy in honour of the Nation- Bros. pictures in France for two JAP. CABINET
a song hit. Try it and see.
lalist victory.-Reuter.
Washington Recognition Of Franco May Go With Clemency Guarantees
Washington, To-day. Before proceeding further in the matter of recog- nition of General Franco, it is believed the United States will endeavour to obtain some guarantee of elemeney for the defeated Re- publicans.
The Secretary of State, Mr.
dell Hull, conferred
dent Roosevelt yesterday
and later indic: that the
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The French Ambassador confer
TO
dealing BE REORGANISED
months, the studio has withdrawn its "Devil's Island" film, dealing with the French penal colony in Guiana.
The French authorities objected
Tokyo, To-day.
to the picture, which has been shown Baron Hiranuma has announced in many American cities, though not that the Japanese Cabinet will be in Washington or New York, on reorganized with Prince Konoye. the ground that the prison officials entering the Government as Min- were depicted in an unpleasant man- ister without portfolio.---Trans-
Ocean
ner.
CZECH ARMY. DECISION
The class
length with Mr. Sumner be discharged from
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Velles, Assistant Becretary te, and it is understood » France a. attitude towards the
mention
tion of recognition was under re-lian
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