About 600 guests, including Cabinet Ministers, foreign ambassadors and ministers, High Commissioners of the Dominions and all the distinguished personages of London society, attended a reception given yesterday in honour of Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, by Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador, and his wife.
Many prominent persons connected with the Far East also attended.
Among the members of the Cabinet present were Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary; Mr. Malcolm Mac-Donald, the Dominions Secretary; Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary: and Sir John Simon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was accompanied by Lady Simon.
Others who attended were Mrs. Neville Chamberlain, wife of the Prime Minister; Lady Baldwin; Lord and Lady Cecil; Lord and' Lady Elibank; Lord and Lady Hailsham; Lord and Lady Hewart; Miss Megan Lloyd George; Sir Harry Twyford, Lord Mayor of London, and Lady Twyford; Lord and Lady MeGowan; Lord and Lady Reading; Lord and Lady Riverdale; Lord Runciman; Lord and Lady Samuel; Lord and Lady Willingdon; Sir John Wardlaw-Milne; the Marquess of Zetland: Sir Alexander and Lady Theodosia Cadogan; and Sir Frederick and Lady Leith-Ross,—Reuter. to permit civilians to escape over the frontier and then intended to flee across the frontier themselves Seven Republican brigades were reported to have been sent to the front along the Algas River on both sides of the Alfara-Roquetas road on the outskirts of Tortesa, Refugees reported Republican leaders in Barcelona had revived wholesale executions of persons suspected of being Nationalist agents. Reports from Barcelona admitted the gov ment had resumed trial of scores on charges of espionage and high treason.—United Pres
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