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CIVIL WAR ENTERS DECISIVE STAGE

AMAZONS MARCH TO THE DEFENCE OF THEIR HOMES

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LONDON, JAN. 23. HE "DAILY HERALD'S" CORRESPONDENT IN BARCELONA REPORTS THAT AS THREE ITALIAN DIVISIONS, A MOORISH ARMY CORPS, AND THE HYMN-SINGING NAVARRESE MARCH ON BARCELONA, A

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FRANCE

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HUESCA SARAGOSSA

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BARCELONA

Black area' now occupied by Franco's forces.

NEW ARMY MARCHES OUT OF THE Infantile Paralysis

THREATENED CITY TOWARDS THE IN. VADERS.

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A thousand women and girls went strongthened the city with lines of trenches which their mon must hold.

SUBMARINE CREW IN QUARANTINE

Company after company of overalled factory girls left the town on Saturday night, shouldering| INFANTILE PARALYSIS broke out among picks and shovels, some dressed in trousers and the officers and crew of H.M.S. Grampus, modern others in everyday clothes.

Italy has flown 40 more heavy bombers direct from Sardinia during the last two days, according to Catalan observers, replacing those brought down during the past weeks.

"We Cheered As We Watched"

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submarine in harbour a few days ago.

Lieut. (E.) G. Webster, one of

the victims, is lying in hospital and one rating was also in- partially paralysed by the attack

capacitated, though to a less serious extent.

It will not be known until Feburary 1. when the incubation period ex- "Iires, whether the outbreak has been confined to these two men or whether

The "Daily Herald" correspondent continues: drove out to a range of hills and watched thousands of men and women digging in the bright sunshine on Sunday. I also saw one of many squadrons of Junkers pass over from Reus en route to bomb the capital.

"We cheered as we watched two of the Messerschmidts drop towards us, We thought they were hit. Then a crackling! and a roar warned us that they were not crashing, but diving to attack us. We hugged the ground and the half-dug trenches as the explosive bullets crashed down. Women screamed but nobody ran.

PROUD OF ITS WOMEN

"When the German planes zoomed off to join their squadron, women, pale beneath their rouge, continued the work of throw. ing-up the red earth,

"Since Saturday the village of Vageltru has changed hands three times.

"I watched steel-helmeted Government troops who had been sleepless and unrelieved for 13 days, fight their way back into the maze of narrow streets, bayonetting the turbanned Moors from their barricades.

"Shells had set fire to many of the town's white-walled houses. In one street, a disabled tank continued firing until its ammunition was exhausted.

STREET PILED WITH DEAD

"The street was piled with dend.

"A Basque officer who told me this story was wounded in

five places.

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any others of the personnel will be

stricken.

In the meantime, the offers of the submarine are Isolated at the Naval hospital and the crew arc segregated in the Naval dockyard. They enjoy recreation but must not mingle with any other Europeans nht after the danger period. There is now not a single Euro- bean on H.M.S. Grampus, which is being disinfectant and fumigated hy

Chinese, who are considered immune to this diseasŲ.

The crew of a submarine comprisze bout 30 men. Bouz

the officers of the

Grampus being Lieut.-Cmdr. R. W. Mohr, Lieuls. R. Rt. Simpson; P. S. Skelton, A. F. Collett.

Only Lieut. Welsster and a naval rating definitely contructed the

disease.

the

A second rating, who was auspect, is free.

The rating disease was only mildly affected, and

who contracted

has already returned to duty.

"The outbreak is well under con- cases." the "Telegraph" was officially trol, and we anticipate no further informed this afternoon.

Lieut. Skelton, one of the officers who has been quarantined, is a well. known Rugby and cricket player..

Italy Calling Up Reserves-Report

ROME, Jan. 23.

Italian and foreign quarters have reported that thousands of military reservists, perhaps the entire 1901 class, have been call- ed to the colours in anticipation of a European crisis in connection with the Imminent conclusion of the Spanish war.

One officer from this class sald that he had received his moblitsa- tion rard, and he believed that the entire class would be called up, with the exception of Grena- diers and Carabineers

This would immediately in- crease the armed forces from 200,000 to 500,000,-United Press.

JAPANESE

MAY LAUNCH

Franco Bombs Sink Two British Ships In Port

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BARCELONA, JAN. 23.

S EVERY AVAILABLE MAN AND WOMAN PREPARED DESPER- ATELY TO RESIST THE INSURGENT THRUST, A CABINET MEETING TO-DAY DECLARED A STATE OF WAR THROUGHOUT THE REPUBLIC, AND NAMED A COMMISSION TO ORGANISE THE EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS FROM AREAS "AFFECTED BY WORK OF FORTIFICATION",

Meanwhile there have been eight air raids on Barcelona since midnight, mostly in the port area, and at least 12 have been killed.

The British ship Yorkbrook was sunk, and the African Mariner is sinking as a result of the raids.

Two other British ships were hit by bombs. The

MID-ATLANTIC DRAMA

Huntress was one of the victims, and the Starbrook Rescue Of

another, the latter being hit while seven miles out at sea SECOND MATE KILLED on her way to Barcelona.

Survivors

The second mate of the Thorpe Bay, which was directly hit Of Air-Liner mess boy as the ship was entering the dockside to take refuge. Disaster

by a homb, was killed when standing a few feet away from the

The Yorkbrook was hit several times yesterday. The African Mariner received repented heavy hits, including three direct, which wiped out the quarter-deck and forward hold, and started many leaks. The vessel had entered the har- bour with engine trouble.

The Huntress has 14 holes in her.port bow, but she is not yet sinking.

The accommodation quarters of the Dovery Abbey were wiped out, and three holes have been made near the) waterline.

The Barcelona docks are a mass of wreckage, twisted steel, shattered brickwork, and scattered cargo.United Press.

bits ot

TWO OFFICERS KILLED

NEW YORK, Jan. 23. the Imperial Airways flying- THE TEN SURVIVORS of boat, Cavalier, which was forecl down and sank in the Atlantic on Sunday, arrived in the Esso after their rescue.

POLAND TO tanker Baytown to-day, 61 hours SEND JEWS OVERSEAS

WARSAW, Jan. 23.

The five men and dive wonien, all in borrowed clothing, were reported to be in a fair condition, although naturally they had suffered from the effects

of the expertenec, wider cui- minated in their almost miraculous rescrie

The survivors. were sen leaning on Barcelona, Jan. 23. HOW POLAND PROPOSES to the

rails of the tanker, showing It is reported that the second mate effect mass immigration of evidence of exhaustion, but they on both the African Mariner and Jews was Thorpe Bay, British ships now in Premier, General Felicjan Slowa-

smiled and waved to the crowds où explained by the the wharf. Barcelona harbour, were killed to-day as a result of Insurgent air raids

Reuter,

UNHAPPY STOCK

Skladkowski to-day.

MARKET NEW DRIVE

TOKYO, Jan. 24. JAPAN IS PREPARING new measures to "crush the Chinng Kai-shek regime" in China,

The tanker's. sides. and super- riructure showed signs of the ter- rifio beating it had suffered in the two-days of plouching through slomuy seas in an effort to bring the survivors to port to receive niedical attention as soon as DOA- sibir.

Replying to a question put by the icader of the Radleal representatives in the Diet, he said that although im- mitration of Jews from Poland had been made absolutely necessary by economic as well as political reasons., it was the intention of the Govern- London, Jan. 23, ment to tackle the problem in a way Stock Exchange prices closed con- that would not damage the interests lower end of Manhattan she received Saturday's weakness of Wall Street, siderably lower to-day owing to of the Polish State. together with the general European A large number of Jews were

uncasiness.

leaving the country.

This information was given in the

An influx of Continental selling, The Polish Government, he added. Diet to-day by the Premier, Baron orders accentuated the downward still regarded Palestine as the most Hiranuma, in reply to questions by trend, though late attempts to rally suitable country for taking Pollsh Ichiro Klypse, member of the National were partially successful, particularly Jews, but experience had all gone to League Party.

among gilt-edged securities.

show that it has only a restricted It was necessary, declared Baron and rubber were adversely affected by emigrants.

Among commodities, base metals capacity for absorbing Polish Jewish iranuma, to "eliminate all obstacles the fall of the stock markets, wille in the campaign" in order to attain jute was cosier on profit-taking and For this reason, the Polish Govern- Japan's objective.

was endeavouring to obtain The Premier agreed with the ques from Calcutta. toner on the feasibility of launching

in sympathy with earlier advices inent

jother sultuble settlement another big military campaign China.

Only a week ago, the Hongkong Government cabled a request ta London, asking for two iron lungs to be despatched to this Colony. This request was in connection with offer by Lord Numeid,

supply free artificial respirators to hospitals throughout the Empire.

Kiyose urged the Government. one for adults and one for children. are Hongkong requested two fron jung, consider the inadvisability and im artificial respirators is, however, not changing Notes with Third Powers."

"continually In the present outbreak, the use of practicability of

"In the neighbourhood of the Pass of Brucs, an artillery the recent major, who was directing a battery said: "With five more bat- noted philanthropist, who offered to terles I could hold the pass for ever.

"The front seems to be holding. Manresa reserve moving up, and while I was held up waiting while a rattling cannon was brought into line, a dark-eyed, grinning youngster, straddling the gun, waved "Salud! Next stop Burgos!"

"That is the spirit in Barcelona to-day."-United Press.

Britons Evacuating In Warship To-morrow

BARCELONA, Jan. 23.

BRITISH SUBJECTS in Barcelona have been advised that those wishing to leave aboard the Greyhound should evacuate the city to-night, or to-morrow.

Several Britons having business | here declared their Intention remain.

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A London message says that it is learned in well-informed circles in London that Mr. Ralph Stevenson, the British Minister to Barcelona. has been in close contact with the Britlah naval authorities.

The British cruiser Devonshire, and the destroyer Greyhound are in the vicinity.

Mr. Stevenson has made preliain ary arrangements for evacuation of he Embury start, numbering a score, eluding the staff of the Consulate...

ABOUT 200 IN CITY

necessary.

Unill Lord Nufleld's free gifts ar- rive, the Colony hus no equipment of this nature.

$15,000 Bail

Thief Nabbed In Silk Case

On Warship

On the foreign exchanges, the cur-Trans-Ocean, in rencies of those countries bordering Germany weakened on nervous sell- Special. 10 Ing. Wall Street was weak.—Reuter

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Anglo-American Envoys Charged

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JEWISH EMIGRATION TALKS TO PROCEED

London, Jon. 23.

As

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the tanker approached the

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SWATOW AIR RAIDS

Swalow, Dec. 24. After a long period of inactivity Japanese seaplane from one of the erulsers now at anchor near Namoa Island visited the elties of Chowhautu and Kityang on Saturday. A number of bombs were dropped on the bridge of the former city and the bus station at Kilyang was struck.

Mr. George Rublee, Director of the times, but no bombs were dropped.

The plane passed over Swatow four Inter-Governmental Committee on Further visits were made on Sun- Refugees, who, before leaving Berlin, day, the air raid alarm being given is understood to have received as- twice before 10 a.m. During the frai surance that progress of negotiations raid the plane machine-gunned a bus on which he been engaged with the station between Chowchaufit and Kit- German Government would not be

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TOKYO, Jan, 24. affected by removal of Dr. Schacht yang, wounding two people.-Reuter, Allegations that the British and from the Relchsbank, gave a meet- United States' Ambassadors in China ing of the Vice-Chairman's Com- were supplying their respective Gov-mittee, peraided over by Lord Winter- Ball of $15,000

$15,000 was allowed to cruments with mis-information re-iton in Paris to-day on account of Fausto Leonard Marcal, 32, broker, gording the situation in China and his recent conversations. when he made his second appear-Japan were made in the Diet to-day once before Mr. R. Edwards at the by Ichiro Kiyose, member of the It is thought not unlikely that it) The theft of a razor from the Central Magistracy this morning National League Party.

may be found desirable, in view of a shrill greeting from craft in the R.N., of IL.M.S. Medway, while the of all knowing them to have been American attitudes to this "misin-is returning to Berlin to postpone women cabin of Warrant Writer V. E. Jupp, charged with receiving four boxca Kiyose attributed the British and further talks, for which Mr. Rublee barbour in salute to the men and ship was lying in Talloo Dockyard, stolen from the Britannia Silk Store, formation".

brought safely from tic meeting of the full Inter-Govern- brink of death led to a charge of unlawful posses-Queen's Road Central,

mental Committee un which 32 Ambulances were lined up ready to nations are represented, which had take the survivors to hospitals slon being preferred against Chan

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for Another "Pravda"--British Wircican.

been provisionally fixed for Thurs- homes, necording to their condition. Chik-hom, 26, unemployed, before Other Britons, numbering about Mr. R. D. Forrest at the Central the complainant, Mr. Lokoomol, the 200, may leave if and when the Magistracy this morning.

Several |manager of the Store, Marca] wan

rooms and emergency necessity arises.

Editor Arrested

stnits were made rendy at the Broad Sub-Inspector A. J. Johnson sald remanded for a week; and the heat- No declaion has yet been taken that Chan.

Street hospital, which is the nearest arrested with regard to actual evacuation. All Street, Shaukiwan, with the razor in February 10, 2.30 pmn.

in Maining of the case was fixed for

Moscow, Jan. 23.

to the pier. that has been done is by way of pre-his possession.

M.. Kalzov, editor of the leading

In addition to the dimation of down the bay in a coastguard cutter Relatives of the survivorw, went paration.

Detective Sergeant H. B. Dewar Soviet newspaper "Pravda", has been 150,000 yuan last December to to meet the tanker Mr. Stevenson's inovements will be

The defendant was formerly em: told his Worship that further charges arrested, according to reports, which the German-Jewish refugees

while other largely governed by the action of the been dischargedy hndetalhe might be preferred against Marcal, state that the arrest was made by the Victor

friends thronged the dock and de- Sassoon Loyallat Government

#t placing He had retained and that the amount "involved was new chief of the secret police, who the disposal of the local refugco positad pieces of clothing and blankeiz his workman's badge, and used it to about $15,000.. enter the Dockyard.

carried out the job

In case they were needed. « personally.

committee. 25 bales of cotton and is said that Kolzov is charged silk, either for realisation in the from H.M.S. Medway, he added,

There had been several thefts

with corresponding with Sentence of two

his wife jopen market, or for clothing furposes. The name of Mr. Lealla Owen who is abroad, and who suspected ske bales arrived in Shanghai months' hard Ross, F.R. LDA has been added to by the GPU of carrying on "treason~ yesterday from Bombay-Unlied. Inbour was imposed.

the list of Authorized Architects. Joble agitation"-Trans-Ocean..

A Parla communication says that the Barcelona authorities, for military reasons, have ordered the evacuation of part of the airport. Hence the Air (Continued on Page 12.).

SASSOON'S DONATION

Shanghai, Jan. 24.

Sir

TANKER ICE COATED

the crowiznsivered under trackin (Continued on Page 4.)

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