REBELS WITHDRAW

Evening Star, Issue 22577, 19 February 1937, Page 9

REBELS WITHDRAW

THE JARAMA SECTOR POWERFUL GOVERNMENT OFFENSIVE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright MADRID, February 17. General Miaja has launched a powerful Government offensive in the Jarama sector. Twenty-two- loyalist bombing planes, escorted by a squadron of chasers, machine-gunned the rebel trenches, after which the infantry advanced under the protection of tanks and machine guns, and compelled the withdrawal of tho rebels after three hours of fierce fighting. The rebel cruiser Caunrias collided with the Greek merchantman Eleni. Both were damaged. MADRID BOMBED THREE AIR RAIDS DURING NIGHT. MADRID, February 18. Insurgent aeroplanes three times bombed Madrid last night, killing 11 and injuring 70. PROHIBITING VOLUNTEERS THE FREE STATE BILL. LONDON, February 17. Mr do Valera, emphasising urgency, secured the first reading of a Bill prohibiting Free State citizens from participating in the Spanish war. CAPTURE OF MALAGA SALAMANCA, February 18, (Received February 19, at 11 a.m.) General Franco has received a telegram from Rome conveying the enthusiastic congratulations of ex-King Alfonso on the, capture of Malaga. MAKING FRONTIERS IMPERVIOUS PARIS, February 18. (Received February 19, at 11 a.m.) The Council of Ministers passed measures under the non-intervention agreement conditional on similar action being taken by other countries. These are designed to render the frontiers impervious, to impose severe penalties on agencies seeking to enlist volunteers for Spain, and to forbid recruiting at public meetings or raising funds to provide additional guards at aerodromes and so forth. ON PAROLE SIR CHALMERS MITCHELL. ' ' ->'■ LONDON, February 18. (Received February 19, at 10.50 a.m.) Sir Chalmers Mitchell has arrived at Plymouth. He declined to make a statement, adding that he was on forced parole. He had been released on condition that he did not disclose what was happening in Spain. [When the rebels entered Malaga they arrested as a Government sympathiser the noted zoologist, Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell, who was residing there. He was released, after intervention by the British Consul, on condition that he left the town immediately. Sir Peter Mitchell declined to comment on his arrival at Gibraltar.]