BLOCKADE AGAIN BEATEN

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 April 1937, Page 5

BLOCKADE AGAIN BEATEN

THREE BRITISH SHIPS REACH BILBAO. CARGOES FOR LOYALISTS (By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright) (Received This Day, 1.45 a.m.) BILBAO, April 23. The British food ships Hamslerley, MacGregor and Stanbrook arrived .safely. Further details from St. .Joan de La/ reveal that Captain "Corncob” Jones, commander of Iho freighter ' MacGregor, was coniident overnight that he would emulate •‘Potato''’ Jones and (iebvci his cargo of flour and dried beans. The Stanbrook was not lilted with wireless and kept in close contact wit a the others in case of emergency. All obtained Control Committee certificates that they were not carry ! .?;g war material. The trio weighed ancho: at 11.30 p.m. HALS. Hood thereupon exchanged signals, and the flotilla leader Faulknor left seawards an hour later, assumedly to follow the blockade runners, for which three Bilbao pilots Arrived by air yesterday. BOMBARDMENT. OP MADRID. SHELLS IN MAIN STREET. (By Telegraph-Press Assn. -Copyright) (Received This Day, 11 a.m.) MADRID, April 22. Five were killed and many injured in the twelfth consecutive day’s bombardment when heavy calibre shells fells in the main streets. SINKING OF MERCHANTMAN. ANOTHER RUN ASHORE. (Received This Day, 11 a.m.) MADRID, April 22. A Seville message says that an insurgent submarine claims to have sunk the Governiiieiit merchantman. Malaga, and run another ashore. AIR ATTACKS ON BILBAO.

(Received This Day. 11 a.m.) MADRID, April 22. Bilbao reports that after Government .aeroplanes had kept live rebel air attacks at bay, a sixth killed ten and wounded 30 before the air defence brought down two of the three attackers. The rebels resumed the land offensive and occupied several villages. They relieved the hunger of 1500 starving inmates of the Santa Agneda lunatic asylum. AMBASSADOR’S LUGGAGE SEARCHED. (Received This Day, 11 a.m.) MADRID, April 22. A Valencia message says that the luggage of the Chilean Ambassador was searched as he left Spain. Securities, the export of which is prohibited, were discovered. The Government states that though the Embassy was a centre of espionage. the Ambassador was shown every •consideration'.