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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 31, 1939

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Division

Franco Galician

Welcomed In

In Valencia

STREETS LINED WITH CHEERING CROWDS

Valencia, To-day.

The Nationalists marched into Valencia yesterday through gaily decorated streets lined with cheering crowds.

ANTI-BRITISH

PROPAGANDA

BY JAPANESE

London, To-day, Mr. Robert Morgan (Con- servative) asked in the House of Commons yesterday whe- ther the Government had re- ceived reports regarding anti- British propaganda now being An official communique issued by General Franco's stimulated among the newly- headquarters at Salamanca stated that 42 Re-formed "regional · govern- publican aeroplanes surrendered on Wednes-||ments" in China by the Japan- day.

The occupation was carried out by the Galician

division.

On the Valencia front, nearly [can hear the latest Government or- 15,000 prisoners were captured and ders.

-Children

the can be seen in two complete brigades and six bat-

streets of the University district talions surrendered.

In the southern zone, 70,000 pri-|playing at war with discarded guns

and bayonets.

soners were 'taken.

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one

alone

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10,000

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The extensive buildings of Uni- Many thousands were taken pri- sonera on the Toledo front, and in versity City present an aspect of were desolation and destruction, with sector

broken windows, demolished walls, counted.

Enormous quantities of war ma-shell holes and abandoned trenches. terial have been taken over by the Nationalist forces.-Beuter.

Madrid Getting Back

To Normal

DANGER ZONE

ese.

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, replied that the For- eign Secretary had seen such propaganda but “had not yet received official confirma Reuter.

„tion.".

CAUTIONED

Mr. J. Fraser, of 34 West Ter race, Kowloon Dock, was this morn-

.

TERRORISM IN PALESTINE

-Jerusalem, To-day, Terrorism In Palestine is con- tinuing

One Jewish constable was shot and seriously wounded by Arabs in Haifa.

The village Sheikh at Burga and another Arab inhabitant were kill- ed by Arabs. A wounded Arab was found near Jaffa,

The British military authorities have increased their searching ac- tions and arrested in Jerusalem, Haifa. and in the Samaria and Galilee districts, 41 Arabs, includ- ing 20 for offences against the curfew order in force throughout. Palestine after six p.m; outside town boundaries. Trans-Ocean,

"ARYANISATION" OF BUSINESS

Berlin, To-day. Some 565 formerly Jewish-owned enterprises have been "Aryanized” in Berlin since May, 1938, police headquarters announce.

Small firms of a value

up to

The Falangists have erected, a cross on a heap of debris which was once the University. laboratory in memory of a number of Nationalists ing fined $8 by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- 30,000 marks were sold at a total the fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy price of five million marks, 120 who were killed here when

when summoned for failing to middle-sized at a total price of 5,4 building was mined.

by millions and 117 large enterprises Madrid, To-day. Because of live bombs and gre-promptly obey a signal given The energetic measures of the nades lying about, the University a Police Officer in uniform at the of value of 100,000 marks and Nationalist military authorities area is still dangerous, one man junction of Nathan and Prince Ed-more at a total price of 46.6 have resulted in the restoration of having lost his life yesterday when ward Roads on March 8 at 9 a.m. millions. — normal conditions in the principal a bomb exploded as he was collect- parts of the city.

Railways, trams, buses and un- derground are operating, their personnel having been placed under military crders.

ing firewood in a trench. ~

Main Nationalist activity is con- centrated on food distribution, kit- chens having been set up in Squares and on street corners. The military Governor, Es- Barricades are being removed pinosa de Los Monteros, has impos-and monuments freed of their cov- ed martial law on the city, and the ering of sandbags. The statue of whole province, and has ordered Don Quixote in the Plaza de Es- the immediate surrender of all wea-pana still bears a white flag at the

tip of the lance. Trans-Ocean,

pons.

The welfare fund for the city has now reached the sum of seven mil- lion pesetas, and food supplies have arrived in quantities so that it is planned to re-open the markets on Monday and resume normal sale. Twenty-four restaurants have re- ..opened.

One commodity which is still con- spicuously lacking is tobacco.

PAPER MONEY

BRITISH CRUISER TAKES ITALIANS TO SAFETY

Sussex, from

London, To-day.. Some 160 Italians, prisoners of The Governor of the Bank of Spain, has arrived in Madrid with the loyalists, were taken by the two lorries filled with Nationalist British cruiser, paper money to the extent of 12,- Valencia to Palma. 000,000 pesetas as well as much small coin.

Two other British cruisers took aboard 50 political refugees on The banks opened yesterday and Wednesday and 100 on Thursday did a large business in exchanging at Gandia. They were Spaniards Republican money for new money, who fled for political reasons..

Negotiations are under way re- a limit being placed at 100 pesetas per person. To-day, however, this garding the return, of 70 British will be increased to 2,000 pesetas, prisoners in the hands of Franco, so that in a few days all currency

will be Nation Kat:

Trans-Ocean.

Petty

Officer Charles Joseph Night life has also resumed; 12

to H. M. S theatres, three variety theatres and Rosbrook, attached 34 cinemas having opened.

Medway, announced this morning Quiet and order prevails, not a his forthcoming marriage to Mrs. single shot having been fired since Raya Wolf, widow, of No. 42, the occupation. spapers are Kennedy Road, Hong Kong: →→ also appearing, most being distri- buted free

A German merchant, Yohann RADIO FOR ALLI- Grodlmann, was this morning cau- Owners of radios have been, or tioned by Mr. R. Edwards - when dered to place their sets in open charged with entering the Colony windows and turn them on at full without a valid passport on Wed- volume so that all in the streets nesday:

Trans-Ocean..

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