SPANISH REBEL GAINS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 April 1938, Page 7

SPANISH REBEL GAINS

SMALL TRANSPORTS SUNK TERRITORIAL ADVANCE [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, April 25. A report from Saragossa states that tho rebels attacked north-east of Teruel and captured AliagoThe rebel cruiser Canarias is reported to have sunk a number of small vessels conveying Republican troops, which were attempting to reach Valencia. It is believed that all perished. The Barcelona correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says the Loyalists claim to have trapped two rebel battalions in the Rio Noguera Valley, where machine-gunners nearly annihilated them.

A communique issued in Madrid, admitting that the insurgents advanced south of San Mateo, says the enemy put up a barrage of 4000 shells, followed by four, onslaughts of troops.

VALENCIA BOMBED. (Received April 26, 1 p.m.) VALENCIA, April 25. Three rebel planes l bombed the working class district, also: the harbour, in which the British ships Stanlake and Celtic Star were berthed, 100 persons being killed and 50 injured. A sailor on the Stanlake was fatally injured. Three members of the Celtic Star’s crew were wounded, and the vessels were damaged. Anti-aircraft guns protected the centre of the town. LABOUR CONFERENCE. LONDON, April 24. The national emergency labour conference on Spain, which is being attended by delegates from 1203 organisations, voted unanimously to support the Republican Government. With this end in view the conference will make an appeal to the British, and to trade unionists. The conference decided to request the Trades Union Congress to convene a meeting to decide on the use of coercion upon the British Government to save Spain. The Schofield Aircraft Shop stewards’ council said the union was not prepared to co-operute with the Government in rearmament on the basis of its present, policy. ■ They were prepared to agitate for a factory strike to compel Britain to send arms to Spain.