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had a population of 25000 when the civil war began It lies 60 miles south of Tarragona and was formerly a Government seaplane base Five minutes earlier a procession of five gleaming new American cars mounting the Union Jack and the yellow and white of the Holy City had driven into the great square at the foot of St Fountains played in the brilliant sunlight In front of the cars a mighty monument reared up into the sky upon its base graven the words Behold the Cross of the Earlier in the morning Lord Halifax had received the American and French Ambassadors to discuss with them the results of his conversations with II Duce and Count As the little procession wound its way into the gates of the Vatican City Swiss Guards in their undress uniforms of dark SIRS HENRY DREYFUS Victory for Moors The troops who captured the town were of Army Corps of Moors under General Rajlwqys 6 lb MILES Transport Chiefs blue coats and felt bonnets sprang smartly to attention and presented the long pikes Discuss New over their the Yague which crossed the Ebro a few days ago They claim to have covered more than 20 miles of the main Totosa-Barcelona road without meeting with any resistance and that their advance is continuing on all sectors of the Catalan front Their success is of- the greatest importance for the insurgent offensive in the north-east Catalonia following General decree last week calling up boys of 18 and bringing more Moors from Africa is mobilising her last reserves of men to stem his advance- All through the night the darkened streets of Barcelona were crowded with DREYFUS the wife of Dr Henry Dreyfus chairman of British Celanese Ltd last night lost a 43-carat diamond bracelet valued at £2000 in the West End of London Mrs Dreyfus wore the bracelet to attend with her husband the first performance of the film of at the Leicester-square Theatre She noticed that it was on her wrist when she was in the theatre She left the theatre shortly before midnight and walked with her party to the Cafe de Paris in Coventry-street where they intended to have supper Dr and Mrs Dreyfus changed their minds however and took a taxicab from outside die restaurant to the Hyde Park Hotel where they were staying AIRPORTS WARNED Freight Plans i 'i Xi 1 J- i 7 fa I t-f' i fv firtr i it i i I -i 4 i'1 1 i'rrt '( 'V 1'iVV I -I iVyj 1 a i 't i i V- V- Vi vV- IV i i which they carried' sloped shoulders Into the court of San Damaso purred the ears and halted at the main entrance to the palace They were received at the door' by two Chamberlains of the Cape and' Sword Mr Luke Sedgwick Russell and Sir Martin Melvin and then preceded by four equerries and a squad of the Swiss Guard clothed in their picturesque red yellow and blue uniforms mounted slowly the marble steps of the Staircase of Honour into the Clementine Hall newly mobilised men passing through the bound city in army lorries and motorbuses Evening Standard Reporter HPHREE railway chiefs Lord Stamp of the LMS Sir Ralph Wedgwood of the LNER and Sir James Milne of the GWR to-day met members of the Traffic Advisory Council to discuss the proposals for new freight regulations The meeting lasted more than five' hours It is understood that the railways submitted revised proposals designed to safeguard the interests of -traders and other divisions of the transport industry if the proposed rate revision should come into force Previous proposals by the railway companies were not regarded by the traders as Premier Cheered for the trenches -This morning tens of thousands of women poured into the arms factories taking over the jobs vacated by men hitherto regarded as indispensable Every able-bodied man in the Republic from 20 to 45 years of age is destined for the battle zone There are no exceptions All the fortifications battalions are now going into the reserve lines and their places will be taken by the men considered unfit for the fighting lines and by those between 45 dud 50 (British United Press Reuter) Here the seminarists from the ecclesiastical colleges of the British Empire were drawn up in rows to receive the Premier young men from England Scotland and Canada who have come to Rome to learn the Gospel of God at the feet of His representative here on earth an adequate safeguard The new proposals will be -circulated to them for their Mrs Dreyfus went up to her room and as she began to undress discovered that the bracelet was missing She at once informed Scotland Yard and the management of the theatre but as yet there is no sign of the diamonds The police have notified officials at all airports Mrs Dreyfus told the Evening Standard that the bracelet was a gift from her husband Messrs Kenneth Elms and Company assessors of Fenchurch-street EC are offering a reward of £200 for the recovery of the bracelet which consists of 162 baton diamonds and five collet diamonds Dr Dreyfus and his wife formerly Miss Deborah Jenkinson were married in London in March last year Dr Dreyfus who is Swiss by birth came to live in England during the war and was granted British nationality in 1937 By special permission the seminarists allow were allowed to cheer the Prime Minister A storm of applause greeted his entry From there the procession went into an anteroom filled with members of the comments It is understood that any legislation recommended -by the Traffic Advisory Council will be for an experimental period of five years The Story of See PAGE THREE if i i I1 'i I'1 ae- it 5 oj' (Continued on PAGE TWO) Amusements Guide 8 9 10 Concert Announcements 10 idh Radio 17 MUSSOLINI: By Frank 14 Penny Bus Stages Under Review: Some Will Remain Unaltered tram and tube fares will not be increased to any considerable Season-ticket and ordinary rail charges will not go up at all if the distance is more than 25 miles from Charing Cross This radius is what is meant by the reference Evening Standard Reporter 'JONDON bus tram and rail fare increases may not be so severe as was thought when the London Transport announcement was made to-day' The expert calculators are now -working ontfre detailsof howl fares can best be made- more closely tp conform to the penny a mile standard It has been found that although more to proposed increases Of 5 per cent on lines thairi 50 per: cent'df the fares Tepresentover a mile for a penny it will hot be necessary In 1937 the main lines 'put up fares' outside the? suburban area Cheap day return tickets are to be eveneid out as far as possible At present some of-these day tickets cost less and: some more than' the ordinary The London Transport Board can put its changes into operation without reference to the Railway Rates Tribunal so long as they do not increase fares beyond their statutory scope This they have no intention of doing TRIBUNAL TO MEET Kindly people the Nunpunks biit their failing they just on time (And the virtuous early birds always' like to mod: the worm' late) So if you know a Nunpunk drop die hint about Godfrey Davis Car Hite: Newest modelschauffcilr driven for 4d A MILE (with iro waiting charges) to make the changes in: anything like the full number of cases There are parts of Central London where passengers can' how travel miles for 2d In other cases 3d will tprjry them four miles MID-DAY FARES Main line railways cannot act in this way without permission from the Tribunal Will you drop the hint(6r take it)? Although the penny -cheap -midday fare Is to ter withdrawn- the 2d mid-day fare which is ti hie subjected to restriction as to distance will' still permit: a ride of morp than four miles! for 2d It will still be possible on these routes to travel all the for 3d Taking the Board's changes as a I was told to-day it will be found that bus application to which body has already been made The Tribunal is expected to sit in five or six time Individuals and interests who desire to raise objections must lodge them in writing with the Registrar at Bush House Aldwych on or before February 20 GODFREY DAVIS HIRE 7 ECCIESTON ST SWI SLOJkNE C322 (Drive yourself: from 8- a night 126 for 24 hours) i.