VALENCIA BOMBED

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 May 1937, Page 7

VALENCIA BOMBED

42 KILLED—II2 INJURED

BRITISH SHIP SUNK JBY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] (Recd. May 29, 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 28. 1 A message from Valencia says: A squadron of seven rebel planes, flying in formation, bombed Valencia in bright moonlight, extensively damaging the centre of the city. The casualties are at. least 42 dead and 112 injured. Thirty buildings were destroyed including the Paraguayan Legation. Prompt action by the fire brigades saved, worse disaster from fire. The British steamer Cadon was hit by a bomb and sank in shallow water. Seven of the crew were killed and eight injured. Another bomb hit the British steamer Pinzon. The captain said he had an extremely narrow escape. A Santander s report says that the British steamer Jenny'has run the blockade, and arrived with a cargo of food stuffs.

GERMAN AIRMEN.

i BILBAO, May , 28. The Government his agreed to' exchange Kienzle, Schulzeplanck and Wandel, also two other foreigners, for three Government airmen and a fourth person, at present held prisoners by the insurgents. ITALIAN VOLUNTEERS (Recd. May 29, 11.30 a.m.) ROME, May 28.

Italy is ignoring the Spanish White Paper. It is stated in official circles that as it was addressed to the League of Nations, which Italy does not recognise, no attempt will be made to deny the White Paper allegations. “Le Messagero” even says: The White Paper reproductions of orders and other military documents prove the excellent organisatiaon of Italian volunteers. RAID ON PALMA ROME, May 28. It is alleged that an Italian control warship was hit by a bomb when the Spanish Government planes raided Palma. Twenty-seven townspeople were killed and 113 injured. VALENCIA, May 28. The Governments-replying to German protests that„ tire German, destroyer Albatross 1 was endangered in the air raid on Palma, says that several ships with war material for the insurgents were moored at Palma. Majorca is not within Germany’s control area, therefor the.-Albatross had no right to be there. - - .

DISCUSSION BY LEAGUE.

(Received May 29, 12.30' p.m.) LONDON, May 28. .. Mr Eden, at Geneva, said that replies from Governments; in reference to the withdrawal of volunteers vary in temper, but they by no means precluded the possibility of an agreement. He added: Occasionally a tendency has been shown to’misunderstand Britain’s motives in Spain. No details were available, but at a conservative estimate more than twenty thousand refugees have been transported by British ships. Charges of partiality were unjustified.- - Senor Delvayo saying the Valencia Government accepted the proposals for the withdrawal of volunteers, demanded that the Leagqettake. U firm stand to save Spain from > foreign aggression. He deplored the fact that seventy-eight thousand Italians poured into a sovereign independent country' in order to hew their way by fire and sword into the capital. After accusing the Germans of razing Guernica, Senor P’elvayo ..concluded: “The fact that Italians "taken ‘ prisoners in the last battle were equipped with gas masks gives reason to fear that gas may be used in an .attempt to break into Bilbao.” W U Mr. Jordan asked the Council to support the cessation of hostilities. _ The meeting was adjourned. > .j.