THE THIRD WINTER

Evening Star, Issue 23122, 23 November 1938, Page 11

THE THIRD WINTER

SPAHISH WAR DRAGGING ON LOYALISTS DIGGING THEMSELVES IN Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, November 22. The British United Press correspondent at Barcelona says: “ Loyalist Spain is digging in for a third winter’s warfare, believing that the rebels are exhausted after seven costly offensives and that they cannot renew their activity before 1939. It is considered that Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia will be able to resist the strongest attacks, but food is scarce,, for which reason the loyalists are planning to arrange for. supplies. A political assemblage issued a manifesto refusing intervention from abroad, declaring that the loyalists were united behind the Government to repel the foreign invasion.” NON-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE SECRETARY’S REPORT SENT TO POWERS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 21. Mr Francis Hemming, secretary of the Non-intervention Committee, who returned to London, has completed his report on his visit to Burgos, and communicated it to the five Powers—Britain, France, Germany. Italy, and Portugal—on whose behalf he made the visit. No decision has yet been reached whether he will return to Spain, and no meeting of the ’ chairman’s sub-committee has been convened. In the House of Commons Mr R. A. Butler said the report was under consideration and the Foreign Secretary was not yet in. a position to come to any decision on future policy, BELLIGERENT RIGHTS NO CONCESSION BY FRANCE. PARIS, November 22. M. Blum announced at an international peace campaign meeting that M. Bonnet gave him an assurance that there was no question of granting belligerent rights to General Franco. AEROPLANES AND ARMS LARGE QUANTITIES FROM GERMANY AND ITALY. (Independent Cable Service.) BARCELONA, November 22. High defence officials stated that between September 15 and October 15' 74 German and 49 Italian warplanes were delivered to the rebels. Tho statement' further details large quantities of arms and munitions from both countries. ANGLO-FRENCH DISCUSSIONS (British Official Wireless.), RUGBY, November 21. Newspapers both here and in Paris believe that the position in Spain, in particular in reference to its effects on French and Italian relations, will ■prove to be an important feature of the between MM. Daladier and Bonnet, Mr Chamberlain, and Lord Halifax on the occasion of the latter’s forthcoming visit to Paris. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS SUCCESS OF MISSION. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 22. (Received November 23, at noon.) As the result of the activities of the Chetwode mission for the exchange of prisoners in Spain, arrangements have been made by General Franco’s Administration to release- 147 Spanish hostages. Reports state that they will cross the frontier immediately. Their counterpart in the exchange arrangement —namely, 147 Spanish political refugees who have taken refuge in the Cuban Embassy—have already been freed and have proceeded by H.M.S. Hood to Marseilles. AFTER TWO YEARS’ GAOL BRITISH JOURNALIST RELEASED. GIBRALTAR, November 22. (Received November 23, at 1 p.ra.)' Peter Caddy, g 24-years-old (British journalist, baa arrived after two years’ imprisonment by General Franco’s forces. A court decided that h© was innocent of currency offences.