London, Oct. 26.
Europe's family quarrel over the withdrawal of volunteers from Spain has again reached a crucial stage as a result of the reported threat of Russía to walk out at to-day's meeting of the Non-Intervention Committee, or if not to-day, as soon afterwards as "opportune, M. Ivan Maisky, Soviet Ambassador in London, is widely rumoured to have already advised Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, that Russia will not pay anything further for the Committee's upkeep since the whole machinery of non-intervention merely camouflages an entirely different situation, No information is available in British circles on this alleged Russian action but it is not believed the Soviets intend to withdraw altogether from the Committee.
The Committee to-day will hear reports from each government on the draft programme of action submitted last Friday, based on the Italian offer "to agree to a proportional withdrawal of volunteers from each side after their numbers had been determined by two commissions to be sent to Spain."
Conversations during the weekend have shown there is litre possibility of an agreement and British circles expect another abortive session of the Non-Intervention Committee.
Mr. Eden will preside at to-day's meeting at 4 p.m. Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Ambassador to Great Britain, is expected to fly back from Italy, where he has been having talks with Signor Mussolini.
Diplomatic exchanges proceeded all day yesterday. Count Dino Grandi, the Italian Ambassador; M. Andre Corbin, the French Ambassador, and Dr, Woermann, the German Charge d'Affaires were among those who visited Mr. Eden at the Foreign Office to discuss the meeting ittee.—Reuter, (Continued from page 5)
Japan's planes were, on the whole, well away from Shanghai in their bombing operations yesterday, mainly concerned with attacking Chinese units near Tazang, Chenju and Nanziang. In the morning they concentrated on Kiangkiao and Nanziang and in the afternoon at Chenju and Maluchen.
Before 10 am. yesterday, the vicinity of the Markham Road railway yards and the Cantonese Cemetery was bombed, and a fire broke out as a consequence. Later in the morning the area within half a mile of the Poplar Dairy Farm and the Kiangwan Race Course buildings were also bombed, while the Kiang-wen Railway Station and the Commercial Press Building in Chapei were shelled from the river.
In the afternoon, the bombers swung closer to the city, as they dropped their missiles near the Wusih Guild in Chapei, between it and the North Station and a % mile north of the station.
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