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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January. 27, 1939.

BARCELONA HYSTERICALLY GREETS CONCERNING INSURGENTS FORCES

By EDWARD DEPURY

"United Press" Correspondent With the Insurgent Forca

BARCELONA, JAN. 26.

ENTERED BARCELONA WITH THE INSURGENT TROOPS, WHO WERE WELCOMED HYSTERICALLY.

I was in the first press car and found the streets heavily crowded with women who were weeping hysterically and shouting, while mon ran alongside the automobile shouting "Viva Espana, we are now in Spain". Embraced By Girls

As we entered the heart of the city, the car came to a dead stop, while house doors opened, and girls rushed out and heartily embraced us.

While old women kissed my hands, and over the hood and radiator, and hoisted the colours.

car,

Franco's troops. The Catalans were'

clambered prior to the occupation by General Insurgent in favour of immediate surrender in order to prevent destruction of the city, bu

but the extremists preferred the state of anaits was revealed in

which night, broadcast on Wednesday stated that certain ligh officials were working secretly for General Franco

city. The in the

city's destruction to surrender. This

When we reached the Plaza Cataluna, thousands and it was with the literally surged toward my greatest diluculty that I reached the cable office in hebru subway station to send these cables.

I saw hard, weather-beaten officers, decorated with medals, with tears streaming down their checks as they were embraced by women and girls-they were so hoarse with emotion that they were unable to speak. MILLING CROWDS

The Captain asked permission to Iand the refugees, but this has been While soldiers, waving stan-withheld for the time being on the dards, marched through every grounds that the ship was carrying The reagees were starving as the avenue, singing, they were often munitions. stopped by the crowds milling in ship is without provisions,

authorities sent supplies of food their path,

General France's army received aboard the ship. the greatest receptlan of anybody In peace-time or war-time Spain. The city's first thought was for a but their spontaneous celebration, second thought was for food, and wa for, es- were continually used

the children.-United pecially by preza.

announcement

dded that these elements would be ruthlessly removed, even though the most prominent leaders should be

involved.

BARCELONA.

LOYALISTS OFFER NO RESISTANCE

but who could not defend their post-, the incessant bombardment of masscil tions because of the Insurgent troutal aircraft would have caused an in-

human massacre of civilians, attacks.

the

ROME JUBILATION

With a few exceptions, all able- At the Pedralvea suburb While the encirclement and capture Loyalists made a last desperate stand bodied men returned to new and pre- of Barcelona is regarded as a victory in defence of this key position, but pared positions, and only old men, by many of the Italian morning

"United Press were finally ejected from the trenches women and children remained in the

city. Reuter. papers, says

in an Insurgent bayonet charge.

CABALLERO IN FRANCE despatch, with warm tributes being Bilbao message from Insurgent

Perpignan, Jan. 26. paid to General Franco such as a headquarters announces that General

Senor Largo Caballero, former Pre- hero which divine providence sent Franco's troops in the course of their

min" and "

Breat 33 day Catalonian offensive captured mer of Spain, was among the pro- to liberate Spain," one

the "Popolo de Roma"

of front from Lerida to Barctiona.- France to-day. thay not mean the end of Trans-Geran

LOYALIST REFORM LINES the war, since the friends and pro-

London, Jan. 20. tectors of the Reds will attempt to the war as long as possible." prolong

The Loyalist army has reformed In Warning that the French will ald into a new front north of Barcelona,

Presi Loyalists cause in the war, the necording to the Spanish per added: "Freach intervention In Agency, which, in a despatch from

The Thorpe Bay left Barcelona warns that the "fall of/108 miles of coastline, and 70 miles minent Loyalists who crossed into

on Tuesday under heavy bombard- ment.--Reuter Special.

RAVENOUS CITIZENS

Barcelona, Jan. 20. The Insurgents are taking every precaution against civil disorder.

The newly-appointed Mayor, Senor Miguel Mateu, head of the Hispano- Suiza motor drm, has Barcelona, Jan. 26.

FLEET ENTERS HARBOUR

the

ot

Two thousand refugees will be nd- mitted to France to-morrow.

The Foreign Minister, Senor Alvarez Del Vayo has arrived Perthus en route to Figueras.

Companys, President Catalonia, with few members of

Senor

Units of the Insurgent fect ure Mards and special police throughout In France it is believed that she can, bad fought in the streets of Barcelona, to be ni Olot, near Figueras.-ReutCT.

steaming

into Barcelona harbour, dressed overall with the Insurgent

colours.

General Franco's aeroplanes

performing acrobatles.

the city to prevent looting.

They are most needed around the klasks where the ravenous citizens are almost uncontrollable, fre

and trucks filled with food the hungry thousands.

surmounted by The trucks were banners inscribed: "Franco's Justice: Bread For All."

protected by The

The news of Barcelona's fall was Arected by Insurgent Spain by peals

Reuter.

more or less offelally intervene on a large-sente by sending men, arms, and! unfuried gs. It is really folly."

NAVARESSE FIRST IN

Barcelona, Jan. 20. One of "Reuter's" special corres-

H.K. Stock Market

BANKS

Cice behind the Insurgent columns entering Barcelona rumbled convors of belis in every city, while crowds pendents who entered Barcelona with shouted and sang in the streets General Franco's forces, states that

of the The following quotations the the complete investment

accomplished Issued on the Hongkong Stock Reports from various sources in-

Loyalist capital was diente that the Insurgents met with during the night, the city being sur-ket this morning, practically an resistance in the cap-rounded on all sides.

H.K. Banks, $. ture of Barcelona.

Navarrese troops began to march

HI.K. Bunks Len. £. Insurgents are reported to into the city at noon. The

Chartered 2.. triumphantly As they marched have marched into the city's streets advance on the Catalan front hore Jike crusaders than a modern through the streets, half a million

according to "Trans-Ocean," army"

Every window and balcony few proceeding with great rapidity. In the German News Agency, which people appeared, cheering wildly. Estremadura, where the Loyalists launched an attack hoping to saves that crucifixes were carried in Insurgent lags of red and gold.

police.

stations arc

A Burgos message says that the

Barcelona, the Insurgents

advancing and dipersing many cen-

tres.

At Valenquillo and Los Blasquez the Loyalists made a final attack, but the Insurgents counter-attacked and recovered all lost ground.

that 11 is stated from Barcelona Laravasad and Horta, near Barcelona, have also fallen.-Reuter,

without i

Falangist slogans were on the lips of all, indienting that these had been learned secretly during the past few monthis.

the

front of the conquering troops, and are now that strict orders were given to Franco's artillery not to fire on the centre of the clly in order to avoid

A Paris communication says that unnecessary destruction,

The same agency reports that the according to a telegram from Leper- occupation of the elly is proceeding thus, at the western end of

a hitch. The completely in-, Franco-Spanish frontier, the Spanish timidatest population started to come Government has set up now hend- out of their shellers once they had quarters at Figueras, 20 mijes from realized that the troops were making the frontier-Reuter

ITALIAN VICTORY n peaceful occup

Rome, Jan. 24. SOME WANTED TO FIGHT

"General Franco's victory is great- Bilbao

message by "Trans- Ocean" states that serious diverged with joy through all the cities of encies arose between members of the Spain, which have been freed frem Signor Benito Mussolini, speaking to- Marxist parties and the Catalan party the infamy of the Reds," declared night from the balcony at the Palazzo Venezia.

BRITISH SHIP TAKES REFUGEES

Marseilles, Jan. 20. The steamer Thorne Bay arrived here to-day from Barcelona with 58 refugees picked up in Barcelona and other towns.

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"The victory would be greeted with joy by all anti-Bolsheviks in the world,

The splendid victory of Barcelona is a new chapter in that history of Europe which we are creating. The troops of General Franco and our intrepid legionaries have beaten not only the Negrin Government, but many others among our enemies.

"The order for the Reds was 'No thunderous cheers.

The fall of Barceloun is welcomed throughout Italy as an Italian victory, and scenes occurred reminiscent of these following victories in Elhlopin. -Reuter.

RESISTANCE COLLAPSE

Burgos, Jan. 26. Reports received here stated that Loyalist resistance on the Estrema- dura front, has completely collapsed. It is added that the breakup of the Barcelona front was hastened by the almost complete absence of trained professional omfleers in the Loyalist

From Saragossa comes a report that.

the entry into; simultaneously with Barcelona of General Franco's forces, the town of Subadell, with 30,000 In- habitants, situated to the north of the Catalan capital, has been occupied by the Insurgents. They did not, how- ever, remain in the town, but con- tinued their advance in un casterly direction towards the mein road and railways from Darcelona to Puigcerda, which at 2 o'clock was within range! of the Insurgent batteries, so that the road along the coast is now the only one open to retreating Loyalists from Barcelona.

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were Mar-

Vibro Piling $

.6.00 n.

1.375 b.

.82 n.

.8 n.

2724 n.

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par b.

13 n.

Marsmans (Lond.) s/-

13/0 b.

..80 n.

Marsmans (H.K.), s/~

.2/0 b.

220

5. & 90.

,466 sa.

Mercantile, A. &. D. £...

£. Mercantile. C. East Asia $

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SHIPPING

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170 b. sersion through Reuters:

61 b.

15 5, Animok

.55 n. Atak

Bacuto Gold :24 n.

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314

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