REBELS RAIDED

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1937, Page 7

REBELS RAIDED

BY LOYALIST ’PLANES HAVOC IN TRENCHES * ; '■ / ‘ [RY CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Recd. March. 17, 2 p.m.) VALENCIA, March 16. Pressing home the advantages gained by the international columns, 55 Loyalist aeroplanes raided rebel concentrations round Brihuega. They dropped 820 bombs and machine-gunned the rebel trenches, creating havoc and slaughter for five hours. Italian prisoners will be spared. They will be released, at the end of the war, and allowed to go home. MADRID CASUALTIES. MADRID, Marrch 16. The newspaper “La Voz” states that rebel air raids on the capital killed 1407 and wounded 3488, from October 23 to February 28. MIAJA’S DEFIANCE PARIS, March 16. Interviewed by the Madrid correspondent of the newspaper “Paris Soir,” General Miaja,’ the ..commander of the Government defending forces, said: “Spain to-day is being invaded by regular Italian and German troops.” He added: “The Spanish people will not give way. Spain is not Abyssinia, and as long as there are living men in front of Madrid the Italians shall not pass.” BOMBS'ON BARCELONA (Recd. March 17, 11.50 a.m.). BARCELONA, March 16. Five insurgent aeroplanes bombed the harbour and city. Four persons were killed, and thirteen were injured. A sailing ship was sunk. FINANCIAL AID DEADLOCK. [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] (Recd. March 17, 1.45 p.m.) RUGBY, March 16. A communique states that at a meeting of the sub-committee ■ of the International Committee for the application of the agreement regarding nonintervention, it is understood that the question of financial aid to either of the parties to the. Spanish conflict was under discussion, and the Soviet note to Lord Plymouth was before the meeting. ■ Russia, while agreeing to discuss this question in principle, indicated the assets of the Spanish Government, including the gold of the Bank of Spain. . _ A debate ensued,' but no solution was reached. Further outstanding questions, not directly affecting the launching of the supervision scheme,, were down for-dis-cussion, but the Italian and German representatives refused to proceed With these matters, in view of. the dead:, lock on the financial aid question. >-■