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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22,

SPAIN RESENTS VISITORS

German And Italian Technicans

Every week that passes since the end of the Spanish civil war sees a growing restlessness in Spain at the presence in the country of German and Italian technicians and other visitors.

The upper classes and Government circles are apparently ardently pro-Axis, but the rank and file are no longer very enthusiastic over their erstwhile .allies.

Of the two they prefer the Germans, mainly be- cause the Germans have throughout the war been scrupulously unobtrusive. The Italians, on the other hand, have adopted a line of behaviour cal- culated to irritate far less susceptible people than the Spaniards.

Since the fall of Madrid and the .end of the war, however, fairly

large parties of German visiton LL.O. POSTPONES

some of them "technicians," others termed "simple visitors," have been

entering Spain. Their reception has HOURS QUESTION

been far from cordial,

"Food For Foreigners"

Geneva, To-day.

LUISE RAINER IN

THE PULPIT

Luise Rainer, who was Olan, the Chinese womah, in the film ""The Good Earth," spoke some of her lines to the congregation at Trinity Church, Glasgow, where a collection was being made for the Earl Baldwin "Refugee Fund.

She stood in the pulpit dressed entirely in black and read a chap- ter of Matthew.

Miss Rainer was mobbed when she left the church.

EXPLANATION OF FISHY STORY

London, To-day.

IRON LUNG MAN LEAVING FRANCE

•

Paris, To-day.

Fred Snite, "The Man in the Iron Lung," will leave France at midday to-day.

He was

taken on board the liner Normandie at Le Havre by his attendants on Tuesday.

During his trip through France, Snite received a whole trunkful of letters from all sides,

His father declared that he did not come to France and Lourdes expecting to be healed, but to re- cuperate.

As has already been widely re ported, Fred Snite spent several Mr. Ronald Cross, Parliamen- days at Lourdes, in the Pyrenees,

tary Secretary to the Board of where, three times in succession, Trade, mentioned in the House of acle-working" spring.

he bathed in the famous "mir-

Commons yesterday the reported Ocean. huge purchases of Japanese salmon by Britain.

can-

The International Labour Con- The Spaniard is asking why, ference yesterday decided to when food is still far from plenti- postpone the question of short-

Mr. Cross said he understood ful in Span, some of it should be ening the working hours of coal- that considerable supplies of diverted to the mouths of hungry miners until an improvement in ned Russian and Japanese salmon foreigners.

the international situation allows

were in bond in Britain, but a German sailors from the battle-a more comprehensive discussion ship Deutschland, at Malaga, be- of the problem.

large part already belonged came involved in minor altercations It is pointed out that many

Britons. when Spanish shopkeepers refused governments at present, in view to sell them foodstuffs.

of the special conditions prevail-

to

closet

As regards the question of whe- Parties of Italian engineers have ing in their countries owing to ther it was not in the public inter- also entered Spain. Their move-to the necessity of giving re-est that Japanese agents unload ments are being watched with in-armament and national defence salmon on the market, Mr. Cross terested by the authorities. The Ita-needs pre-eminence, are unable to lians seem intent on making a com- agree to shortening the working said the matter of course was re- prehensive tour of the country. hours of coal-miners.

Government's Trans-ceiving the The first stage in the long-waited Ocean.

attention at present. Reuter. reshuffle of Gen. Franco's Cabinet has became known with the an- nouncement that Don Pedro Sainz Rodriguez, Minister of Education, has been relieved of his post. Senor Rodriguez has not been seeing eye to eye with Gen. Franco.

Interest in political circles is now centred on the divergence of views between Senor Serrano Suner, Gen. Franco's brother-in-law, and Minister of the Interior, and Gen. Jordana, the Foreign Minister.

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1939'S 'GREAT ZIEGFELD' OF THE ICE!

THE

ICE

FOLLIES

OF 1930

STARRING

Joan

Secrecy Surrounds CRAWFORD

Singapore Defence Talks

Singapore, To-day.

Reports that Senor Suner would All delegates for the Anglo-French military talks,

shortly become Governor of the

Canary Islands are not confirmed. Senor Suner's position has never been stronger, and he will continue

described officially as the "international de- fence conference," have arrived in Singapore.

to play a leading part in the de- Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferte, Air Offi-

velopment of the new Spain.

The authorities announce the ar- rest in Barcelona of “Public Enemy No. 1." He is Jose Vergil Cerrido, the chief interrogator in the Re- publican regime.

ADMIRALTY NEGOTIATES FOR DIVING BELLS

London, To-day.

The Admiralty is considering the purchase of diving bells for rescu-

cer Commanding R.A.F. India, and Major- General D. K. McLeod, G.O.C. Burma arrived last evening by air.

Colonel G. B. Henderson, Deputy Director of Mili- tary Operations, Indian Army, has also arrived by air.

WAR STOCKS

The gymnasium at the barracks the conference.-Reuter. of the Manchester Regiment will be the venue of the full conference.

However, the navy, army and air force sub-committees will meet se- parately during the greater period of the talks.

ADMIRAL NOBLE CHAIRMAN

re-as-

London, To-day. The Anglo-French talks at Singa pore will deal with the question of accumulating British and French war material in wartime at Singa-

pore.

The problem of repairing and overhauling French warships. in Singapore Dockyard is also being

The conference will only semble periodically to co-relate the ing trapped submarine crews, de-sub-committees conclusions. clared the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, Mr. Geoffrey mander-in-Chief, China Station, will discussed-Trans-Ocean.

Shakespeare, in the House of Com- mons yesterday.

Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Com-

preside.

British Wireless adds that the The utmost secrecy is being discussions, which will relate maintained regarding the talks, and strictly to defence problems, are Mr. Shakespeare added that extensive measures are being taken exclusively Anglo-French. Political negotiations had been opened on to guard the conference building.

questions involving communications the subject with the United States World powers, notably Germany with other powers with Far Eastern maval authorities. Trans-Ocean. and Japan, are showing interest in interests will not be touched upon.^

with

JAMES STEWART Lew AYRES Lewis STONE

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"The International Ice Fellies"

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