CALLOUS OFFICER

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 245, 29 July 1936, Page 5

CALLOUS OFFICER

SURRENDER OF REBELS. AT SAN SEBASTIAN BARRACKS. COMMANDER SHOOTS OWN MEN. United Press Association —Copyright* (Received This Day, 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, July 28. The rebels surrendered unconditionally at Loyola Barracks, San Sebastian. , The commanding officer, who rutnlessly executed scores during the revolt in 1934, seeing that surrender was imminent, drew liis revolver, and began shooting his own men. A brothel officer then shot him dead, whereupon the garrison surrendered to the Government.

PREPARATIONS FOR ADVANCE.

REBEL DESIGNS ON MADRID

(Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) MADRID, July 28. A British United Press special correspondent at the rebel headquarters, near Burgos, reports that the officeis contend that the Government forces are poorly armed, are short of munitions, and are badly officered, while the rebels have all the tanks available in Spain. General Mola does not want to move until he is assured of the safety of the .flanks and rear. General Franco will have an easier task when lie has landed all his Moorish troops. There will be a simultaneous advance on Madrid from north and south.

British labour support.

FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM. (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, July 28. Thirteen Labour members of the House of Commons, including Miss Ellen Wilkinson, telegraphed to the Spanish Government extolling the people’s heroic stand against the Fascists and pledging themselves to do their utmost to rally the British people to the Republican cause.

AIDING GERMAN REFUGEES.

HITLER GIVES ANOTHER £4700

(Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) LONDON, July 28

Herr Hitler, who previously gave £4OOO, has contributed an additional £4170 to assist German refugees in Spain.

SENOR GIL ROBLES IN LISBON.

(Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) LONDON, July 28. Senor Gil Robles (the Spanish Catholic leader), semi-disguised, landed at Lisbon from France, whither he escaped at the outbreak of the revolt. He hopes to reach Madrid. A meagre assemblage, not including any Spaniards, watched him drive to his hotel after disclaiming any knowledge of current events in Spain.

OIL SUPPLIES FOR SPAIN.

NO GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE

(Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) LONDON, July 28. Earl Stanhope (First Commissioner of Works), replying to Lord Morley in the House of Lords, regarding the Spanish naval supplies, explained that six warships provisioned themselves at Gibraltar last Wednesday and left the same night. Therefore the question of fuelling did not arise. The British Government would not interfere in Spanish transactions with private firms, but in view of the rebel aeroplanes bombing a British oil tanker last Wednesday, under a misapprehension, English oil firms were not likely to seek Spanish orders. The British Navy’s oil would not be sold to any other Power.

GERMANY DEMANDS COMPENSATION. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. BERLIN, July 28. Germany has protested against the destruction of the German labour headquarters and the German school at Barcelona, demanding compensation for damage and looting. The Spanish Foreign Office expressed regret and promised that there would he no repetition. At Seville a rebel leader, General de Llano, broadcast an appeal for help to the British, German and Italian Governments.

The Madrid newspaper “Heraldo” states that Huelva miners entered Seville after a hard fight against the rebels. General do Llano has fled.