TO BOMB GIBRALTAR.
HUN PLOT REVEALED. A SCHEME THAT FAILED. London, Jan. 3. The "Evening Standard” discloses a German plot on the*eye of the war to cripple Gibraltar with a view to establishing a naval base. It recalls the aviation exhibition arranged at Malaga, in the summer of 1914, in which Germany displayed great interest. Many aviators entered, ostensibly as competitors, but really in readiness to bomb Gibraltar, co-operating with the Italian and Austrian fleets which were expected to quickly dispose of the French fleet. Itajv's refusal upset the plans. but anyhow the British ’.earned ef the intentions a* Malaga. —< A ano N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 18, 5 January 1920, Page 5
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103TO BOMB GIBRALTAR. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 18, 5 January 1920, Page 5
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