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Paris, Mar. 11. The French Defence Loan will be issued in bonds in denominations_of 500, 1,000, 10,000 und 100,000 francs,

dating from March 1,

The bonds will be issued at the

rate of 400 francs for a nominal value of 500 francs, repayable by drawing only after Ave years.

Salamanca, Mar. 11. The big insurgent push to

For the purpose of the loan, a 1,000 complete the encirclement of franc bond will be equal to 187 shil Madrid is proceeding relentless-ngs or $45.00, US, currency, while for the six-monthly coupons 22.56 ly, despite snowstorms and the francs will equal 45. 2d, of $1.03,- freezing cold.

Reuter.

After the empture of the town of

FURTHER DETAILS Brihuega, where a Government bat-

Paris, Mar. 11. talien 19 reported to have been Subscriptions to the new Defence practically destroyed, and neighbour- Loun will open to-morrow and close ing villages, where four hundred on March 25. Interest will be pay- Government troops are said to have able in French or Swiss francs or by been killed, two insurgent columns any paying house indicated by the set out to the north-west

Bank of International Settlements "at south with the object of linking up with a corresponding value of the coupon, he insurgents in the Guadarrama which will be markd in French francs, mountains on one

Dunic

and thou pounds sterling or dollars." There the Toledo sector in the other.

will be л variable rate between The next big objective is Armuno French and Swiss francs and between village, on the road connecting Madrid the Swiss franc and sterling and the with Valencia through Guadalajara. [dollar-Reuter,

onc

The fall of Armuna would mean that Madrid would have only means of access to Valencia left. namely, the secondary rond muth of Alen in Dehanares.

Finally, the push

will continue

south-west from Aruma

with the

JAPAN'S POLICY

IN CHINA

MARCH 12, 1937.

ATTEMPT TO GUARD BELGIUM

WEST EUROPEAN PACT PLANNED

HONEST PEACE GUARANTEES

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Berlin, Mar. 11.. Although Germany's reply to the British Locarno memoran- dum will probably presented to-morrow, it is not expected appreciably to advance tho negotiations aiming at the con- clusion of a Western Pact,

Most probably the Note" will con- tnin France

objections that Britain and Belgium from the one-sided Locarno arc unwilling to release Pact, although Herr Hitler has given guarantees to Belgium, Holland and Switzerland in various guises.

Another objection will probably be that the Franco-Soviet Pact is still in existence.

Buth these objections will have to be reinoved before any progress can be made towards the conclusion of #Western Pact,

A semi-official

communique em- phasises that the proposed Western Pact must be a purely Western Pact.

abject of cutting this road and Join FOREIGN MINISTER'S Germany would not make objections

ing the insurgent army in the Toledo sector, thus completing the investing of Madrid-Reuter Special.

ADVANCE POST BEATEN BACK

Madrid, Mar. 11.

STATEMENT

Tokyo, March 11. In the Lower House, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Naotake Salto, reply The fierceat fighting of the entire Japan respected the independent posi- ing to an interpellation, declared that war has been seen in the Brihucgation of China and Mongolia. sector during the last 48 hours.

The Government forces to-day de- tions with China would progress un

Mr. Salto hoped that the negotia- j

n violent counter attack on the the basis of a full understanding by

' advanced positions on the

between Brihuega and Wal- China expressing her apprehensions dearenas, bombarding the enemy with

and Japan elucidating her claims.- artillery, aerial bombs and machine- Reuter.

guns.

The Government troops re Rained their lost ground and inflicted

there

terrific losses on the rebels, putting to a British port from Spain, had been many of their tanks out of action. Intercepted, by the insurgent Navy. It is now amelally declared that Their whereabouts is at present un-

are several Italian Blackshirt known. divisions and one Italian regular army The British Ambassador at Ken- division

on the Guadalajam front, daye has been instructed to protest to commanded by Italian generals under General Francisco Franco, rebel com- the supreme command of General mander-in-chief, requesting the re- lease of the cargo. Britain reserves the right to claim compensation. Reuter Bulletin Service,

Manzini.

General Miaja, who is defending Madrid, declared to-day:

This is a regular European war. We are openly fighting against Italy." -Reuter.

BRITISH PROTEST

London, Mar, 11,. Replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, said that two Spanish cargo steamers carrying British owned fron ore, procceeding

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to such a

pact, provided the various European Powers abolish the princl- ple of military ussiatunce to one another and strive for honest pence guarantees. The communique does not define what Germany would consider honest peace guarantees. Reuter.

STRIKERS ATTACK WORKER

BUT FLEE WHEN SHOTS FIRED

Alameda, Mar. 11. There has been a renewal 02 violence on the part of striking warehouse workers here. A curioad of men, believed to be pickets, stoned the home of a non-union worker, Daniel Bowen. Bowen emerged, with a gun, and fired several shots after the Decing nitackers.

INDEPENDENT COURSE

Washington, Mar. 11. Commenting on the suggestion made in the British Parliament that the United States should be invited

noin the Spanish ndi-intervention The District Attorney's office", has Lary of State, to-day stated that it ten union members with assault with igreument, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secre- prepared felony warrants charging was well known that the United deadly States Government was pursuing on Wednesday's riots. The crimes carry

weapons as independent course in respect of the maximum penalty of ten years' im- Spanish civil-war-Reuter..

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