communique published by the War Office here last night reported that two French ships were attacked yesterday by Nationalists submarines or aircraft.
The first was when a submarine attacked a French passenger vessel, while later a Nationalist submarine bombed the French cargo-vessel La \Corse but missed it. Two. French destroyers and three Republican planes, the report concluded, chased the Nationalist seaplane away—Havas, War Secretary's Statement Numerous questions, pointed out the Premier, could not satisfactorily bbe dealt with by occasional contact.
"The Government had accordingly entered into negotiations for the ap~ ointments affecting the interests of British nationals and British commercial interests. These agents would not be given diplomatic status Consultation with other nations had not been required, said Mr. Chamberlain, but the French Gov. ernment had been Kept informed.
a further reply to Mr. Atilee, the Premier said this did not mean, effect, de facto recognition of the Franco "Government. He was advised. it made no difference "in the existing situation, Mr. A.V. Alexander, Labour member for Hillsborough division of Yorkshire, asked if it were true the Government contemplated sending Sir Robert Hodgson, who had been a first-class British Minister abroad.
Mr. Chamberlain said no decision had yet been reached as to who would be the British agent, but that not affect what he said that the agents would have no diplomatic status, nor, he understood, diplomatic 8 and immunities.
Aulee indicated be would pulse the question on Monday, When, Mr. Chamberlain said, Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secrery, would be able to make a full statément—Reuter, London, Nov. 2.
Gun emplacement opposite Gibraltar could reasonably be deduced the improvement of defences for the protection of Spanish Nationalist territory, said Mr. Leslie Here Belisha, Secretary for War, in the House of Commons. to-day.
The armament of the defended port of Ceuta, in Spanish Morocco, had not been reinforced since early fin the civil war, he said, and bat-eries were installed in Spanish territory on the Spanish side of the Straits of Gibraltar after Algeciras had been shelled.
Big guns on this side, said Mr. Here-Belisha, were howitzers, not normally installed for firing to sca. Guns on both sides of the Straits were of various dates, countries and
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