STANDING FAST

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 41, 12 November 1936, Page 11

STANDING FAST

Besieged Defenders of Madrid NO SIGNS OF PANIC Dead and Wounded Lying in Streets By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received November 11, 9 p.m.) Madrid, November 10. Shelling and air raids continue, but Madrid’s militia still stands fast. The Government forces claim that there are no signs of demoralisation or panic. It is reported that 15.000 well-armed Catalan reinforcements have arrived and that more are on their way from Barcelona. It is revealed that 20 persons were killed and 25 wounded in to-night’s air raid. After three days of fierce fighting in the outskirts, the city remains inviolate, apart from extensive damage by bombs and shells, but its peril is increasing hourly. The loyalists maintain their front line from Upper Carabanchel to Southwest Carabanchel, to which they drove the rebels back. On the north-west front the loyalists maintain an artillery bombardment, which is being augmented by air raids upon the trenches of the Moors and legionaries. Both sides undoubtedly have sustained heavy losses in the struggle for the western and south-western bridge heads.

Government fighting aeroplanes continue to drive off rebel bombers raiding the capital, but they are powerless to prevent the infliction of material damage. Dead and wounded He about the streets, over which there broods a sense of horror which is not yet culminating in panic. The artillery bombardment of Madrid was resumed this afternoon. The in surgents in the city added to the con fusion by exploding hand grenades during yesterday's bombardment, which accounted for 13 in killed and 322 in wounded. STRUCK BY BOMB Foreign Quarters Endangered (British Official Wireless.l Rugby, November 10. News from Madrid received in official quarters in London indicates that the Spanish capital yesterday underwent considerable bombardment from guns and aircraft. Shells fell in several of the main thoroughfares. A small bomb burst over the garden of the British Embassy, but without causing damage. The building containing the British and American Club was bit.

There are about 125 people in the British Embassy, including employees of the Embassy and the Consulate. The university was under a heavy barrage yesterday.

Tlx? attackers appear to bold most of the Casa Del Campo, on the western outskirts, but do not seem to have advanced in the Carabanchel area. LABOUR MEMBER Joining Spanish Loyalist Forces (Received Novemlier 1.1. 11.5 p.m.) London, November 11. Mr. J, McGovern. Labour member of Parliament for Sbettlestun. announced that he is going to Spain on November 10 to attach himself to the Spanish Government forces. PROPOSALS TO SPANISH PARTIES (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, November 10. Examination of the terms of the proposals to be submitted to the parties in Spain for the establishment there of a system of supervision to secure the application of the non-interveiition agreement was continued at u meeting of the sub-committee at the Foreign Office to-day in the light of comments and suggestions received from tlie Governments represented on the Nonintervention Committee. The sub-com-mittee will further consider the proposals on Thursday. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Dunedin Meeting Discusses Steps By Telegr.‘o>li Press Association Dunedin, November 11 A public meeting was held to-nigln for the purpose of considering steps to be taken to send medical assistance to the distressed areas in Spain. The following resolution was carried: That a provisional medical committee be appointed to invite the assistance of the St. John Ambulance Association, the Red Cross Society, the Medical Students’ Association and individual medical men of the city to explore the possibilities of sending a medical unit to Spain.” The following were appointed a committee: Dr. D G. McMillan. MP. Archdeacon Whitehead.'?* Professor Ramsay. Messrs. H. 11. Fergusson. A. Dunningham. J. Ash. J. White and A. Maclure.