"Financial Times" Hints of Chance for Mediation London, Sept. 7.
"Rumours reaching London and appearing to have some foundation claim that Gen. Francisco Franco may shortly resign his leadership of the Spanish Nationalist administration and that his place will then be taken by a moderation politician," the independent "Financial Times" writes this morning.
"In this event there might be some possibility for mediation, a possibility that the British Government are always watching, "There appears to have been a good deal of dissatisfaction over General Franco's recent leadership and there have been also many frustrated hopes. In addition, war weariness has developed on both sides, especially because of prospects of another winter campaign.
"There is even evidence of recent fraternization on the more quiet fronts in Spain," the news organ concludes.—Havas, Taku Road Robbery Suspects. Held Alleged to have taken part in the recent Taku Road robbery when $3,700 were stolen, three suspects were brought to the First Special District Court yesterday and were remanded. As reported in the "North-China Daily News," seventeen people were arrested following extensive raids in the French Concession and Settlement early on Tuesday morning, and all these will face the court next week on charges that they were concerned in the robbery.
Three male Chinese and a woman, alleged to be robbers, were also arraigned in court, and they. were remanded for further investigations to be made. It was stated that one of the suspects was a former Tsingtao policeman and that two firearms were seized during their arrests.
Am Commodore A, T, Harris has left London for Jerusalem to take the supreme command of the British Air Forces in Palestine and Trans-
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