RAINS STOP REBELS

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1936, Page 5

RAINS STOP REBELS

MADRID AWAITS ATTACK Seizure of Clothes for Troops (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received October 13. at 7.30 p.m.) ’ LONDON, October 13. Madrid is still awaiting the rebel attack. There are heavy rains, which are holding up the rebels- offensive. While the attack on Aladrid is held up. there is -a desperate struggle continuing at the city of Oviedo, where Government troops, who are conduct'ng a seige, claim to have gained further successes. Cold weather now prevails at Madrid. with snow on nearby mountains. The Government has issued a decree which authorises the seizin « of overcoats. blankets and mattresses for the troops. Battle West of Madrid INSURGENTS’ OFFENSIVE. N.O PROGRESS YET. MADRID, October 12. The Government announces that forty thousand men are ready to march out to defend the capital. MADRID, October 12. Uninterrupted fighting is proceeding along the entire front west of Aladrid. For the past 2-1 hours, despite torrential rain, artillery and machine-guns have been very active. The insurgents are pressing hard, but the Government forces have not yielded an inch of ground. SUPPLIES FOR GOVERNMENT. SENT FROM RUSSIA AIOSCOW, October .12. A motorship left Odessa with 1900 tons of wheat, 235,000 tins of canned foods, 350 tons of lard, butter and smoked meats for the women and children of Spain. REBEL CRUISER SINKS GOVERNMENT CRAFT. GIBRALTAR, October 12. The cruiser Almirante Cervera sank two armed trawlers and one patrolboat that were bombarding the insurgents’ positions south of Alalaga. WOMEN HOSTAGES RELEASED. RUGBY, October 12... There is considerable satisfaction in London at the news of the part played by British ships and the British consular authorities, in what appears to be tin? first important concession to the humanitarian feelings of the outside world yet made in the course of the Spanish'civil conflict. Women hostages have been released for exchange, both by the insurgents at Burgos, and by the Basque authorities at Bilbao. Warships provided the means of transport, and the British Consul at Bilbao has given valuable help to Dr. Junod, representative of the International Red Cross, to whose untirino- efforts, the successful outcome of the negotiations for the exchange are almost entirely due. The Polish'Government conveyed their thanks to the British Government for the assistance rendered by the British navy, to Polish nationals in Spain.