FRESH ATTACK

Grey River Argus, 30 November 1938, Page 7

FRESH ATTACK

IN SOUTH SPAIN

By Franco’s Forces

[lndependent Cable]. (Received November 29, 11.50 p.m.) LISBON, November 29.

General De Llano is now massing troops in the south-east of Spain, comprising mechanised forces and cavalry. This is preparatory to a resumption of the insurgents’ offensive against Al-. maden, in the vicinity of which there are mercury mines situated.

Franco’s Seizure

OF WHEAT SHIPS IN MEDITERRANEAN.

(Received November 29, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 29.

The “News-Chronicle”; says: Lloyds have sharply raised their war rates .on Greek vessels that are running in the Mediterranean. This is owing to General Franco’s raiders seizing and taking to Minorca, two grain ships. They were proceeding from Greece to Hamburg. General Franco’s raiders have seized a third Greek ship bound from the Black Sea to Oslo, and a fourth ship bound from the Black Sea to the United Kingdom with Rumanian grain. Apparently the last-named cargo was part of a British Government “diplomatic purchase” of wheat from. Roumania.

Anglo-French Attitude

NON-RECOGNITION OF FRANCO.

RUGBY, November 28.

No new decision on the granting of belligerent rights to General Franco was reached as the result of the Parliamentary talks. This Was made clear by Mr Chamberlain in a statement in Parliament.

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr Butler), ihformed a member. who asked what conditions remained to be satisfied before the NonIntervention Committee’s plan for granting belligerent rights could be put into force, that the plan must first be accepted by General Franco. Then “substantial progress” as defined by the Committee, must be made in the withdrawal of foreign nationals from both sides. Mr Butler intimated that the secretary of the Non-Intervention Committee had been unable while at Burgos, to secure any modification of General Franco’s proposal to accept the plan. When asked if any Italian or German troops with war material had arrived in Spain during recent weeks, Mr Butler said that such information as had been received would indicate that some assistance had been received from these countries during the last two months. ' . ’ ' BARCELONA BOMBED. BARCELONA, November 28. Five Savoia bombers heavily raided the port. The British steamers Stangrove arid Stanwell were badly damaged, but there were no casualties.