The Archive · 1931

Order Restored in Seville Madrid, Joly 27

Complete order has been restored at Seville and the whole province of Andalusia,.thanks to the drastic measures adopted by the military authorities in dealing with the inipient revolution, according to an official communique issued here tonight and announcing the raising of the state of siege for Monday, "unless untowards incidents occur'

July 28 After its recent sweeping redue-' tion of the number of officers in the army, the Government is now contemplating an equally radical

the naval forces. Under a decree Limitation of the upper strata Promulgated to-day, the number of naval officers is to be reduced by fifty per cent. during the next six months.

July 29.

'The Spanish Cabinet' resigned last night, placing its mandate the hands of the Constituent Cortez which, it is expected, will authorise it to remain in office and meanwhile requested it to carry on.

On the occasion of the resignation Premier Zamorra gave an useount of his stewardship since he took over the nation's affairs last Ap emphasising that. the provisional government had succeeded in con~ solidating the Republic and had redeemed its pledge of convening a, constituent assembly.

July 90, Following a two-day. political debate the Cortes has given Premier jamora's Provisional Government an overwhelming vote of confidence fand it will continue in office.

July 31, A. vigorous protest against his expulsion from Spain in June is made by Cardinal Segura, Primate Spain, in a pastoral letter ieoued from his place of exile France. He declares he had the Pope's permission ta re turn and he mow demands to be allowed to return immediately. He Points out the grave responsibility that weigh upon him as head the Church in Spain and the duties which his enforced exile prevents him fulfilling, His only concern, he has been to discharge hi duties. He always, on Spanish Cathoity of respecting authorities, whether Republican oF Monarehist—Through Reuter.

Barcelona, Aug. 1

'A last minute whirlwind campaign in favour of the Statute for lan autonomy now pro-

180,000 leat of meetings have been held to explain why Catalans must vote in Javour of the statute, The statute provides for local autonomy in Catalonia, with its own parliament at Barcelona, Madrid, August 1.

Ail monopolistic conce ed to foreign companies during the Prime de Rivera regime will be evoked by the Provisional Government at an eatly date, according to Press reports, stating that the Cabinet's jurists have submitted an opinion on the legal standing of the monopolies which makes it abundantly plain that the Dictator. ship had no authority to grant such conedssions which must therefore be considered null and void.

The monopolies in question apper-

aviation, il shipping and would chiefly affect Great Britain, the United States, France and G many, the Intter two being chiefly concerned with commercial ines.—Trans-Ocean Kuo

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