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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1936.

MADRID'S BOMBING Treason Act Charge Of

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per, was bombarded and that little damage was done,

The comparative stalemate in the civil war appears likely to be broken shortly. A number of Moorish troops have been brought from Mnideco by air and are now at the insurgent Junia's headquarters L Burgos. They are taking the field to-morrow, and will probably fight on the Guadarrama front-Renter.

Incident Closed

London, Aug. 24,

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Goes to Gib.

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the British naval authorities, following their protest against the attempted Inter- ference with the Gibel Zerjon by the Spanish cruiser Miguel de Cervantes.

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HITLER ARMS MILLION MEN

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1910 classes, each of 350,000 men.

Later, when the post-var einsses are called up, Germany will probably Increase the drafts, and the army will musfer a total of 1,000,000 men.- Renter Special.

Answer to Russia

Berlin, Aug, 25, The extension of service of Gor- many's new conscript army, navy and air force is regarded as the obvious answer to Russia's necelerated mili- farism. It is unofficially estimated that the prolongation of the term of service will bring the army strength to approximately 1,000,000 men under

"Alarming The King"

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answer when be suld. "We will stick to the word 'revolver.'"

Mr. Kerstein: But you believe it must have come from the prisoner, because there was no one else near enough to you? I un certain.

The magistrate: Was that the reason? Yes.

before you knocked the arm?-1 pould not

say,

I think tyvo foot constables come to your nasistance? Yes. -

Dicl you police the object which came from McMahon's hund?--Yes, I noticed it.

Did you know what it was?—No. Did it strike the King's horse?--I think it just struck the front of the Mr. Kerstein; You say It won a King's horse. I am not quite sure, loose crowd at that point?-Very | but it went very close to it. loose.

"THE KING HAD NOT ARRIVED"

And there was no one near enough to the prisoner to have stopped him doing anything he wanted to do with that revolver- do not think they noticed it.

The clerk: Answer the question. Mr. Kerstein repeated his question, and Mr. Green, replied, "No, I don't suppose there was."

Mr. Kerstein: I will put it more plainly. Did anyone, in fact, touch either of the prisoner's hands or arms the revolver fell to the before ground?

"Will you repent that question?" asked Mt. Green before answering, and the defending solicitor put his one," question again. "I saw no replied Mr. Green.

Can you give any estimate of how for the King's horse was away from the prisoner?-I should say not less than 20 yards.

Mr. Kersteln, cross-examining. Was the prisoner at the front of the crowd?-When I noticed hin he was in the second row.

first

WAS

How far away from you?~~Thère) was one woman between us when I first saw him raise his arm.

Did you notice what she

a kind of wearing? She had on

a three-quarter printed frock and rout, which I think was blue.

NOT "WOMAN IN GREY" It was not the womnum in grey?—1 do not know about the woman grey.

in

You are quite sure the object you saw, which appeared to be block, was not a esmera?-Certainly not, the object 1 saw leave his hand truck, the King's horse.

Was that what made you such for-

After Green had completed his evidence, Me. Kerstein asked if he might put another question. "You ward and knock his arm?-1t was a the slant," he said. "I wonder, do/simul not guscating that as you

any the King was parullet across on

you mind explaining what you mean by that?"

By means of notices pinned on the court walls Green explained to Mr. Kerstein the

of the front position

of the head of the King's horse when he first got a view of it. He sold that what he actually meant was that the mounted policemen was stationed in such a way that he was not able to

Not see the procession until it in front of the horse's head,

Mr. Kersten: In other words, the King had not arrived at the point where the prisoner was standing?— Oli, no!

Constable Franels Flood, S. Divis Ion, the mounted policeman referred to by Green, told how the prisoner, said to him, "Take that-horse out of the way: I want to see the pro- cession McMahon seemed very agitated.

Mr. Fulton: Did you keep your horse in the same position until the procession came?—Yes.

You then put your horse facing the roadway?--Yes.

You arc

movement.

knocked his arm the ob ket Was knocked of of his hand?-I am saying that I saw his arm up with મ black object in his hand and I saw the feet leave his hand

object leav

at the setun moment knocked his arm. the abiect fell through the air be

Did you notice in what manner fore I fell into the roadway? When | I saw it go through the air I thought it was a ruler or something like that. The Clerk: Did I go high in the air?--Not too high. When I saw it, it was about five feet eight inches

The Clerk: About a man's height? Yes.

Mr. Kerstein: And it went straight downwards upwards?

Dr "It went like that," answered Dick, pointing downwards.

The Clerk: Was he violent? There was not much chance of be- ing violent with four police officers holding him.

Mr. Kerstein; You would not say he was kicking-No.

Did he scratch? I had a scratch. Was it from the prisoner?-Well, the struggle it might or might not

What happened then?---I just turn-in ed round as his Majesty passed and have been I cannot say. had hardly got the horse facing his

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Kerstein, cross-examining: flaps open was handed to Alsop. He Were you able to see his Majesty and examined it and pulled out a brightly formation is exact, Heri Hitler will his horse?—No, I was paying atten-imated revolver.

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Air Kersteln objected to Mr. Fulton cross-examining. Mr. Fulton retorted that he was not cross-examining, and added. He says he picked up the revolver.

Alsop said that he placed the revolver in his riding breeches Locket. He the remounted .and handed it to Supt. Boulton.

Mr. Fulton: Jt a quite clear that the revolver you pleked up was the (Continued on Page 10.)

REBELS DRIVING ON MADRID

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judges and fourteen civilians, repre- WATCHED MCMAHON

senting various Leftist organisations. Anthony Gordon Dick, commercint Already four have been sentenced to traveller, of Woodford Green, who is death and four to life imprisonment. a Division special constable, gave The court sits day and night. It is evidence that he was on duty on estimated that 3,000 ure awaiting Constitution-hill. As the King ap- trial.

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(Continued from Page 1). Cairo, Aug. 24. with GeneratLi Chung-Jen and Immediate stops are being taken General Pel Chung-si-United a black object in it. I could not "because it was not enthusiastically with a view to securing Egypt's ad- Prces.

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The leaders joined the mission to the League of Nations. combative. it

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The Regenin have requested the When Dick sald that he knocked rebels. He added that the insurgents

Premier, Nahns Pasho, to request the the arr Sir Donald asked him how had been victorious at Peregrinos.

"We are going to finish Marxism Leane to admit Egypt as a member,! he had done L Shooting up left arm Dick said: "I pushed up for good because it is incompatible and it is understood that after the the arm."

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NANKING AMNESTY

Nanking, Aug. 25. The Chinese presa states the. Na- with civilisation.”

signing of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty tional Government has issued a man Gold, he announced, was pouring in London, Nahos Pasha will go to date pardoning General Chen Min- into Cadiz and Seville and the Geneva for this purpose-Reuter. shu, former Governor of Fukien, and total was now huge.

Loyalists Revolt? I could not quite my. I saw the oh-

Government circles claim many ject, but I am not quite sure whe- ther it was the left or right arm. Iters and Spanish Legionaires have was just a momentary vision of it. killed their officers, at Cordoba and

When asked if he thought Me joined the loyalists, who Mahon was going to throw something, rounding Cordoba, Dick replied: "Yea."

aro sur-

rebels and loyalists were shelling one General Li Chi-son, former Governor another throughout the day. Two of Kwanglung, who played an im rebel planes crashed in flames-portant role in the abortive Fukien

revolt in 1932, * United Press.

Getafe Bombed

General Chen Is at present touring Europe and General Li is believed to be residing in Hongkong.IN

Gibraltar, Aug. 23. Rebels bombed Getafe airport on

This appears to be the first step to Sunday, and destroyed 18 to 20 loyalist planes, according to a rebel wards a general amnesty for political brondeant. The machines were of offenders who formerly contributed

the cause of the republic. French manufacture, it is believed to

Reuter

There has been desperate fighting Dick said that later he saw the ob- on the Guardarrama front and it is ject leave McMahon's land.

ald the Asturia militia have broken Sir Donald: I know these things the lines at Oviedo. happen very quickly; can you tell us A United Press correspondent ro- whether the object bad left his hand turning from Guardarrama, rald United Press.....