REBEL ADVANCE

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1936, Page 5

REBEL ADVANCE

MADRID SUBURBS

RESIDENTS BARRICADE ROADS.

, United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, November 5

The “Telegraph’s” special correspondent with the insurgents, cabling from Alcoron, eight miles away, says clouds of dark smoke and flames are rising from buildings in the centre of Madrid.,

' Messages from Lisbon state that insurgent cavalry penetrated within four miles of the capital, some reaching the Madrid tramway terminus.

‘ According* to deserters from the Government forces, revolutionary committees have begun a systematic .pillaging of houses. Men,'women and children are hastily tearing up paving stones to build a barricade across roads. - '

FALL OF CAPITAL IMMINENT. BATTLE RAGES IN SUBURB, LONDON, November 5. The rebels' captured Getafe, a suburb of Madrid, after a terrific fight, in which tanks and aeroplanes played the predominating part. The rebels earlier had taken Alcorcon. A concerted advance' was then begun from Alcorcon, TTumanes, and Pinto. Tanks rushed into action and aeroplanes covered the advance of the infantry. , Government tanks and aeroplanes quickly.appeared, and the battle raged for‘five hours. Moors carried out a determined bayonet charge, and the Government troops fled in disorder, abandoning six tanks. General Varela personally led the troops in Getafe, after which he told interviewers: “You can now announce to the world that Madrid will be captured this , week.” He added that aeroplanes reported that the MadridValencia road was blocked by thousands fleeing from' the capital. » A message from Burgos states that sacred - relics collected from churches and cathedrals throughout Spain are being held in readiness there behind the rebel lines to be carried to Madrid for a great mass as soon as the capital falls. , ,

NO PROOF OF GERMAN CHARGES

LONDON, November 5

The international committee for , the application of the agreement on nonintervention in Spain sat for eight hours. ■ A communique of 11,000 words which was issued after the sitting shows that the discussion was based on eight German allegations of Soviet intervention, which tbe chairman (Lord Plymouth) was of opinion either lacked proof or required further explanations; which the German delegate said he hoped to supply later. M. Maisky (Russia) accused Italy of being the “spiritual father” of the German allegations, all of which he denied. Lord Plymouth emphasised die urgency of establishing a system! of supervision to secuye execution of the agreement. Jt was agreed that tins question be given priority at the committee’s next meeting on November 12. \ . , The French delegate supported Lord Plymouth, declaring that- trie time had oonie to end charges and countercharges, and to concentrate on making the agreement more effective.