HEROIC DEEDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 15, 19 January 1939, Page 11

HEROIC DEEDS.

UNKNOWN SOLDIER. Defended Hill Alone For Seven Hours. REBEL ADVANCE CONTINUES. United Press Association. —Copyright. (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 18 - Three flags are flying alcove the Town Hall at Tarragona, according to the "Daily Herald" Barcelona correspondent. They are General Franco's red and gold standard, the Italian legionary colours, and the swastika. Within the Town Hall sits a courtmartial disposing of those suspected of being hostile to the rebels. The men and womeu already shot include the town clerk, aged 70, a Republican all his life. A message from Lerida says the rebels en route to Igualada captured Pons. The advance continues, despite fog and bad weather. Rebel troops also reached Barcelona province at several points eouth of Igualada. ' as * m The "Daily Telegraph's" Barcelona, correspondent says Dr. Negrin presided over a meeting of Cabinet, at which Senor Companys, President of Catalonia, was also present. The city has been cheered by news of heroic deeds at the front by a soldier whose name is unknown. He defended a hill alone with a machine-gun against repeated attacks by two companies of .rebels and .heavy artillery fire for seven hours, when a trench mortar shell killed him.

Two soldiers, capturing an enemy tank, occupied it and, operating its guns, drove off other tanks. A captured Italian admits coming to Spain on December 23, 1938, proving that new troops have "been eent after the withdrawal of 10,000 volunteers. The Loyalist Government has sent a Note to the Foreign Office expressing amazement and protesting against the silence of the non-intervention committee regarding Italy's sale of four destroyers and two submarines to the rebels. • It is requested that the Note be handed on to the committee. The. charges are based on the 1938 issues of Jane's Fighting Ships, and declared it was difficult to believe Britain was unaware of the eales in view of the excellence of her naval intelligence service.