A party of five British members of the House of Commons, all Conserva~ tives, has arrived in Spain on a visit to the National Socialist leaders.
The group should not be confound~ ed with the all-party delegation of SM.P's which recently returned England after investigating the situa tion in Spain, "The five Conservatives have visited the Madrid front and Burgos, and are now foing to Seville—Reuie Exodus from Madeld Madrid, Dec. 19.
A wholesale exodus of non-combi ants from Madrid 1s in progress 0 result of the continued bombing of the capital by Insurgent aeroplanes.
less than 250,000 people have evacuated Madrid since November 21, including a large number of ret-glees who flocked into the city when the surrounding country was invaded.
"The Evacuation Committee, dirce~ ted by Senor Enrique Plmenez, has at Its dispose) 7,200 vehicles, enabling evacuation at the rate of nearly 7,000 people dally.
addition, 2,800 others are taken every day to the nearest railway Htatfon, where trains carry them to Valencia, Barcelona, and other ports.
The elvilion populace remaining in the capital now number approximately. 850,000, for whom trade unions are arranging food distribution on a vation card system—Reuter, 250,000 Leave Some 250,000 people have left the Madrid, Doe, 10, capital of Spain since, November 21 when the "Evacuation Council." under the direction of Senor Enrique Pimenez, began exodus proceeding In busses, charabnes and ears, 7,000 people have left the capital each day, Wolng to the nearest railway station Where trains e2rried them to Valen-la, Albaeeete, Alicante or Barcelona, where refugees are concentrating. Havas.
Gay Masks for Government eretAt 70 mie Mx.n€, MEMALD"
London, Dec. 19, A consignment of 5.000 gas mask: twits despatched to-day from Great Britain for the Spanish Government.
This understood that as gas masks are used for humanitarian purposes and are not included in the different entegories of arms, there Is no breach of the non-intervention agreement, is. pointed' out that Gen, F. Franco {s equally at Uberty to buy was masks If he desires—Reuter,
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