1939-03-27 — Page 19

Madrid Falls To Franco

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unit of the Nationalist forces was the Arai to enter the city at 7 am.

Goneral France's troops commenced

an offensive in the early hours to- day on Renter.

the Cordoba front, says

A communique claims that the Republican lines were penetrated to

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considerable depth on wide front,

and that the advance continues.

A Madrid message says that the tahabitants of the capital are still wondering why no oficial statement concerning the peace negotiations has vel seen bssuei

Meanwhile, a Paris report states that it is believed peace negotiations and Republican Spain between General Franco have been delayed by discussion of certain essential points in the Republican proposals. This report emanated from Madrid.--

Reuter,

FRANCO ULTIMATUM

Burgos, Mar, 20. General Franco's answer to the re- fusal of the Republicans to surrender

territories still held by them was to begin to-day an offensive which the Nationalists had been preparing for some weeks,

The first attacks were made in the Bouthern acelor of the Cordoba front in Andalusia.

The Nationalists at once succeeded in carrying the Republican positions, and to have penetrated deeply into ruemy territory at this point.

Reports from Madrid indicate that) the population in the capital to-day gathered in groups in the streets pro- testing agalust resumption of hostili ties, and demanding an end to the elvil strife.

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Monday,

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Same of the crew of the Shanghai Junk “Adventure," which has been wrecked on the Philippines The members of the crew, which included three Russian girls, are standing in front of their benched craft, covering a gaping he le in the hull.

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Insane Colonel CAPITAL CITIES FALL

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Slashes Seven

Japanese Officer Draws Sword

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IN WARS ON 2 CONTINENTS

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Barter Trade Agreement

March 27, 1939.

Mussolini's Speech

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still time for Frauco and Italy to collaborato for the negotiation of their outstanding difficulties.

In this connection, there is nothing in the naturo of a threat ultimatum, or any elaboration and extension of Italian claims, which remain upon the familiar basis.

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No one in Britain questions-the vital importance of the Mediterranean or the Adriatic to Italy, and Il Duce's refences to these matters certainly eive no cause for concern in British quarters.

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Mussolint's reference to the danger of ideological conflict recalls that Mr. Chamberlain as recently Thursday last, empliasised the desire that Britain would not "set up in Europe opposing blocs of countries with differing ideas about the forms of internal administration."

BERLIN PLEASED

A Derlin messago says that whole- hearted approval is necorded Signor Mussolini's speech.

He showed clearly that peace was not tantamount to unconditionat pre- servation of the past, which is like the forbidding of the rebuilding of ព. old I house, said one spokesman.

He added: "We declared that the house must be rebuilt. If Britain risks war, she cannot believe that | conditions will remain the same at

the end of it."

PARIS REACTION

German Goods For situation is melther improved nar

Japanese

be

exports to

Japanese, is the famous "Pagoda of the Gilded Bali," a pagoda surmount- ed by ball which is said to be of pure gold. It can be seen, glistening

TOKYO, Mar, 20. TOKYO, Mar. 27. in the sunlight, for miles around.

It is understood that'a new trade Licut-Colonel Takeo Kitahara, who The Japanese capture of Nanchang, The Burgos headquarters of the killed one person and injured six further isolates the 60,000 Chinese agreement based on the barter sys- Nationalist leader state that General others in a fit of insanity aboard the queritas on

the slopes of Lushan tem will be signed late in May or Franco sent an ultimatum this after express train near Yokohama while Mountain, on top of which is Kuling, early in June between Japan and noon to the population in the Re- en route to Tokyo from Manchuria

Siushui, Mar. 27. Germany. 23, is now publican zone, demanding the sus on March

undergoing Latest field despatches from

Negotiations will the

concluded examination al the pension of all resistance, which, he

Gendarmerie Klukiang-Nanchang front late yester-early next month. Helicadquarters at Yokohama. said, had now become useless.

day evening give the Chinese outer According to the new agreement, requested surrender of the Republi-

The "Nichl Nichi Shimbun" reports defence of Nanchang as running in German imports to Japan will be zone-to the Nationalists.

that military physicians examining scmlcircular line from Wankiafow doubled while Japanese The declaration states that the Lt-Col. Kitahara diagnosed his case to the north. Fengsing to the east, Germany will be nearly trebled.- triumph of the Nationalist troops in as temporary insanity.

and Wanshoukung to the south, Domet, Catalonia had been recognised by the Lying on in improvised bed at the within a radius of fifteen miles from whole world.

Even the Republican Gendarmerie Headquarters. It.-. the Kiangsu provincial capital. been lenders had

compelled

to Kitabara was continuing to utter The Japanese thrust on the Ku-grip on Nanking, Shanghai, Chiu- acknowledge the superiority of the incoherent words, tosing and mum-lang-Nanchang Railway towards king and Wuliu the Japanese troops bing sleeplessly. Upon completion Nanchang which developed into large will sooner or later begin a guierlilu Nationalist.

Nationalist Spain maintains all the of preliminary papers, the case will scale operations towards the early suppression campaign

Dgainst the the before

Court terms offered for the surrender of be presented

those part of last week, assumed propor- New Fourth Army similar to Republican territory. Service in the Mariial.

Lons of a major push in the week campaigns in Shansi and Hopei which spagiican

LL Col. Kitahara unscathed his end. By yesterday afternoon Chinese all resulted in failures, Republican

continues

the ultimatum, nor sword in a second-class coach crime,

and defenders were stubbornly holding The Japanese cutting of the railway does previous membership of the killed one passenger Instantly and out against the weight of a gigantic at Nanchang is the prelude to a Nationnifst wounded six others just as the train Japanese flanking movement which forthcoming Japanese campaign in Left-Wing parties, Spain, only criminals will be punish-entered Yokohama Station on March planned to cut the Chinese rear from East China, the juuraal predicts.— ed by the courts of law. Further re- 23-Dohet, sistance, however, would be criminal, because it would mean further use less shedding of blood.

army

constitutes no

The demands of the situation make necessary this last great offensive, which nothing could hold up. Therefore, the Republican population were called upon to offer no fur- ther resistance.

TOTAL SURPRISE

Another M. P. Dies

Four By-Elections waterfront.

Now Pending

United Press.

CHINESE REGIMENT

of

The Arst reaction in Paris to Mussolini's

13 speech that the

worsened, while the problem exactly what Mussolini wants in still not clear. But relief is felt that II Duce has delayed forcing the issue, leaving hope for an amicable settle- ment.-euter.

French Ambassador Arrives To-Day

His Excellency, M. H. Cosme, new- ly appointed French Ambassador to China, is due in Hongkong by the French steamer Canton from Hai- He is accompanied phong to-day. by Col. Yvon, who replaces the late Col. Rouselle as Military Allache.

M. Cosme arrived in Indo-China' from France about three weeks ago and has presented his credentials at Chungking. He will stay here until Thursday when he will take ship to Shanghai. As he was Counsellor to the Embassy in Pelping from 1927 to 1920 he is not altogether new to his

post.

Warships Return

Nanchang.

Fighting was centred on the left wing running roughly in a parallel line to the east of the railway. The

SACRIFICED Japanese mechanised units, fumber- Ing into action from Wuning, have

Chungking, Mar. 20.

All the units of the 8th Destroyer The Tatung Pao" to-day reported crossed the Pelliao River and the Chungilao River to reach the Nanliad that an entire Chinese regiment was Flotilla excepting the Daring and River, triple tributaries of the Kan sacrificed, while Japanese casualties Defender, and the submarine flotilla the Otus, Odin and River which washes Nanchang's amounted to about 2,000 in the excepting

struggle for possession of Wucheng, Grampus which are at Saigon on A determined stond is being put on the west shore of the Poyang their way to Hongkong, are now here with the depot ship H.M.S. Med- up by the Chinese defenders near Lake, Fengsing, who has effectively called It was staled that the Japanese at-way after participating in the Singa- the Japanese drive to a halt, after incks lusted the whole of last week poro naval exercises. causing the invaders heavy casualties, until Friday at dawn, when the at- The death of Mr. Edward Strauss, Throughout yesterday, the Japan-tackers began using poison gas until Liberal-National M.P. for North ese tried out their flanking move- o'clock Friday afternoon. Southwark on Saturday night, has ment with some success to turn the It was added that the Chinese gar- front.

brought the number of In Nationalist circles, satisfaction M.PS during the past week

deaths of Chinese wing by striking south-east-rison at Wucheng, consisting of one

up to ward from Fengsing

nace the regiment, held out in the city in the:

A task usually unpleasant, ap- is expressed that once again it has four.

south of Nanchang, Supported by midst of the gas attacks until late parently is pleasing to taxpayer Mrs. been possible to keep the plans of

The others were. Mr. James Brown, a large squadron of bombers, a Friday afternoon, when the Japanese Thomas J. Millerick For 23 years. operations entirely secret, and lo sur-

representative. for South mechanised column and chemical forced an entry, and in the ensuing Mrs. Millerick has been first in line prise the opposition by making an at-Labour

Ayrshire. Sir Sydney Herbert, Con-units reached a point west of Wan-street-to-street fighting the whole of to pay her taxes at the city treasur tack on their weakest point.

servative Member for the Abbey shoukung on the Nanchang-Wantsai the Chinese regiment was wiped outer's offlec. The Andalusian front comprises a

Not a single Chinese soldier de- sector about 300 miles along between Division, Westminster, and Sir David highway but were checked by the No

Conservative Member

serted the city ulive. Morena and the Nevada mountain Reid,

County Down--Reuter Special. ranges and the coast.

A Bibno message says that re- sumption of the Nationalist "offensive on the Andalusian front this morn- Ing came as a tolol surprise, insofar as it had been assumed that the first blow would be struck Rainst Madrid, or on the Valencia

The Nationalist attack on the Cor- doba scetor was preceded by a short, but intensive artillery bombardment, supported by the air arm.

the

According to latest reports, Nationalists have already penetrated five miles into the enemy front.

NO BLOODLESS SURRENDER A message from Burgos states that the Nationalist offensive began this morning after it had been ascertain- ed that a bloodless surrender of the residual Republican territory on terms offered by the Nationalisis was not to be expected.

London, Mar. 20.

Big Chinese Remittance

$20,000,000 Aboard President Liner

It

is

lust

as a

First For 23 Years

ALBANY, NY.

Yankee Clipper Over Atlantic

London, Mar. 26.

The plane is expected to arrive at Azores early on Monday-Heuler.

for defenders.

In the bitter struggle which ensued, The same paper stated to-day that the Jap

Japanese lost six armoured cars more than 150 small-type Japanese and

a fighting plane which were steain boats were gathered on the

hores of destroyed by Chinese artillery and shores

Poyang

Lake. The Japan- anti-aircrafts. All the Japanese ese military were using the Jake

A message from Baltimore, Mary- base for naval planes which had been were burnt to ashes. Inmates wer

also claimed that the Japanese very netive on the Hsin River front, tand, states that the Yankee Cilpper more than 1.000 men in their and were at present bombing Nan-left at 7.34 pm, G.M.T. to-uuy,

chang and Касап,

oan, 60 miles west of carrying 21 men, the largest number nush, while the Chinese also suffered chang. It was reported that the ever to embarit on a trans-Atlantic heavy casualties.

As is usual with all their hig Japanese planes were doing thele heavier-than-air machine, pushes, the Invaders resorted. to the utmost to destroy the highway in the wanton use of chemicals throughout vicinity of Kaoan in order to cut off

the Chinese retreat.-United Press. their operations, rendering hundreds of Chinese soldiers Inapt and help-

OFFICIAL REPORT lers before the advance of the enemy.

Tokyo, Mar. 27, Fighting on the centre and right

Japanese troops reached Nanchang, wing, with points north of Lohua ast capital of Kiangsi Province, at 5.30 the main field of struggle, remained p.Jn. on Sunday, a field despatch comparatively calm during the week- says. (end.--Central Netus.

The message adds that Japanese troops crossed the Kan River to tho north of Nanchung in face cf fierce The Communist organ "The New fire from the Chinese positions on the China Daily News" In an editorial to- south bank. day said the plot behind the fiercel Reports of occupation of Nanchang Japanese offensive on Nanchang by Japanese troops could not be during the past week is twofold. confirmed until late last night, repeatedly for one week. The city

Firstly, in order to cut the Domel. Cheklang-lunan railway. In other words to cut the Chinese positions at

Manila, Mar. 27. The "Singapore Free Prezs" states The Republican emissaries from that twenty million Chinese dollars, the Madrid Defence Council had long mostly in gold and silver coins, is conversations on Saturday afternoon aboard the President Garfield. with the Nationalist représentatives. 1 is belleved that this constitutes Late on Saturday evening they left a Chinese Government remittance to by air in a snow storm, the negotia | America. tions having proved fruitless.

It is believed to have been shipped Authoritative circles to-day ex-nt Manila.--United Press. pressed the opinion that the depar- ture of the Republican emissaries meant that efforts to bring an end to the Spanish war without further re- course to orms, had falled.

Japanese C.G. Returning

JAPANESE STRATEGY

Chungking. Mar. 20.

RAPID ADVANCE

Tokyo, Mar. 27.

The m.v. Marechal Joffre from Marseilles, via Salgon, is expected to arrive on Wednesday at 6 pn. and salt on the same day at 11 pm, for Shanghai and Kobe,

divisions in their violent offensive on Nanchang.-United Press,

CHENGCHOW JOMBEd

Chungking. Mar. 20. Mr. Sanford E. Ayres, an American missionary stationed at Chengchow. to-day wired the "United Press" saying "Chengchow has been bambed is almost evacuated and in ruins, The Baptist Hospital was bombed again

19 March

with considerable to the property. The

on

also bombed. All

Nationalist circles emphasise that when he consented to try to bring

Cheklang, South Kiangsu close to With supply units unable to keep damage the war to an end by negotiation,

Mr. A. Tajiri, Consul General for Shanghai and Nanking, from the pace with the rapid advance of the Methodist and Lutheran Episcopal General France had been inspired by Japan in Ilongkong is. returning to Chinese rear in Southwest China. mobile units, aircraft dropped pre- Musions were the desire to avoid superfluous blood-his post aboard the Kamakura steam-

Secondly, to try to shed. However, s a inatter of

and attempt to units of the

tank Japanese

corps that i was imperative to establish ship on Wednesday after an absenco sha from Nancha o sapture Chang-visions from the air on the foremost foreigners are safe."-United Press.

Nanchang, Engineers no- driving on that the Nationalist Government had went to Japan following the sudden

of two months. The Consul General swallow the Canton-Hankow railway.

The editorial and this attempt to companied the ralding forces to assist not, for one moment, departed from

the them in crossing the Kan River. the stondpoint that it was essential death of his wife, During his stay cut communications between

Shanghai, to establish an unequivocal situation ant conference.

Chinese-quecitins in the in Japan he took part in an import Nanking and Chekinug sector from dited with having negotiated the dis- ·

The Japanese tank units are cre-

in Spain, and to decline any arrango- ment that would leave the result of

the Chinese rear in Southwest China tanco of about 120 miles between the ✡i prelude to a Japanese campaign Slushui River and Nanchang in a few

China.

the war in any way uncles but no casualties or damage has been to suppress Chinese guerillas in East days, the daily advance averaging

Traus-Occan.

An omelal commentator Burgos radio station this morning de .clared:

The hour for the liberation of all | Press,"

Spanish terrritory approaches.

"Before that hour arrives, however, we warn the enemy, that all ex- tremism and liberallam are over for rever......

Our

Spelling Bee

The "New Fourth Army" which was

about 20 miles. Meanwhile,

close

at the reported.

Japanese Bying There is great netivity in the National Defence Council-United also formerly one of the Red Armies column pushing through the area of China, constitutes the major force west of the Kluklang-Nanchang Ital- of the Chinese guerillas

to way captured Taingan, strategic town Nanking and Shanghal,

about 40 miles northwest of Nanchong It is an important unit in the nod 10 miles north of Fengain on Sun- future large scale offensive on Nan- day at 8 o'clock in the evening. king and Shanghai. During the last in six months it has inflicted 3,200 the Japanese columns then turmed casualties on the Japanese and cap-northeastward and reached Yuchis, tured 1,500 rifles from the Japanese. about 4 miles north of Taingan. The editorini asseris, that the pre-Chinese troops in, the area were re- sence of the New Fourth Array near treating into mountains-Domel: Shanghal and Nanking has caused ENVIOLENT ATTACK A English Oxford Dictionary spell constant uneasiness to the Japanese|

Chungking, Mar 20. Chinose press reports state that the

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adversaries must realise they HOW many of these words are correct and what is wrong with

fought for an unworthy, cause which has wrought havec in Spain,

The enemy must bear in minicl that General Franco eldne commande, and those refusing to obey him will moet justice.

Madrid, reports, state that four Nationalist planes bombed Alicante

Hie others?

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hokus-pokus

forebearafes

foreboding

tournnquetin, et hobbledehos

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