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FINAL EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1851
No. 140
一拜體 號七月九英香
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
DEFENDS
NEUTRAL
REBELS STILL ADVANCE
San Sebastian Next Objective
RETREATING LOYALISTS
KILL FEW HOSTAGES
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Hendaye, Sept. 6.
FRENCH
POLICY
LEON BLUM ANSWERS RADICALS
CAN'T HELP MADRID
Paris, Sept. 7.
M. Leon Blum, the French Prime Minister, adamantly de- fended the Government's neutra- lity policy in the Spanish crisis
Flushed with their victory at Irun, the insurgentast night, when he addressed a troops under General Mola, commanding the northern, vast crowd of Socialists at Luna' rebel armies, are now pressing fast towards SanPark. Sebastian.
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The attacking forces had a surprise, however, when a sudden splutter of shellfire fell on Irun from the fort at Guadaloupe, which was believed to have been evacuated by the Government defenders.
It is believed that only a very few of the Govern- ment troops remain at Fort Guadaloupe, and as the
Cheers of the moderate Left Wing supporters alternated with cries of: "Send more aeroplanes to Spain!" from the extreme element, which is elamouring for almost active inter- vention on behalf of the Spanish Gov-. ernment, or at least the raising of the embargo on arms and munitions.
M. Blum declared that he realised
the existence of a misunderstanding
between the Popular Front Govern-
place is supposed to be heavily mined the insurgents arement which he represented, and the moving with the utmost caution.
The forts at Pasajes de San Pedro and Trincherpe,
mass of the Popular Front Party,
which he wished to correct.
"Can you believe that I have not heard the delegation from the with the same fervour as you?
the latter strongly held by the Government supporters, Spanish Popular Front present obstacles in the path of the rebel advance on San Sebastian.
From stories told by vefugees it appears that about a dozen hostages were executed at Fort Guadaloupe, but the majority of the several hundreds of rebel sympathisers held captive there are believed to have found their way to safely with the insurgents of Fuenterrabia.—Router.
Warned To Leave
London, Sept, 0.
A final warning to all British-ul- jects in Madrid that they must leave the Spanish capital_immediately, has been imued by the British Charge d'Affaires there.
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