SPANISH WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1937, Page 5

SPANISH WAR

YOUTHS PART IN POPULAR FRONT MOVE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON v January 18. The Abilencia correspondent of “The Times” says a youths’ popular front emerged from a three-day congress in which young men and women assembled from throughout the country to study the problems surrounding tho formation of a new Spain. Delegates, representing 500,000 militants, including republicans, socialists, communists, syndicalists, and Catliol- i ics, discussed the programme for a future in the hands of newer genera-! lions. The delegates included trim j officers, bearded militiamen from, the! trenches, illiterate peasants and labour- j ers, technicians, servant girls, and pro- I fcssional women representing a cross j section of the liberal Spain which is i apparently emerging from the warfare, |

FRANCE AGREES. LONDON, January 18. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says the French note to Britain about volunteers confirms the verbal reply of January Ip. ' It recalls the decision to ask Parliament to pass the hill on January 15 and adds: “France thus agrees that the measures, when decided .on, should be applied without, awaiting the establishment of complete control of war material, but if, after a reasonable time, the impossibility of effective control becomes apparent, the Government reserves liberty of action whether to denounce the engagements or so organise, in spite of difficulties, into*national co-operation to ensure effective control.” THE RUSSIAN REPLY. AJOSCOW, January 17. The Russian reply to the British note about the prohibition of volunteers denies that the Soviet is at present dispatching volunteers. Russia considers that unilateral measures are inexpedient, as the rebels have not agreed to the prohibition of volunteers and war material, wlucn Russia proposed to the Non-Interven-tion Committee on December 4. The reply adds that the Soviet ! urges members of the committee to I instruct their agents and warships in i Spanish waters to wai.clr for the puw-j silde arrival of volunteers and report them for public information. INVITATION TO VISIT. AIADRJD, January 17. It is announced that the Spanish Government has invited all the Em- 1 pi re delegations going to London for ! the ( Coronation to visit Spain to as- J certain the true state of affairs. !

INS URG EN TS ’ PR OGRESS. (Received this (lay at 2.5 p.m.) GIBRALTAR, January 18. Insurgents are pushing on, reaching the outskirts of Fuengirola, seventeen miles from Alalaga. INSURGENT GAINS. ADVANCE PATH OPENED. GIBRALTAR, January 18. A rebel communique claims the capture. of Alarbella and a considerable quantity of war material, thus opening a way of advance towards Alalaga along the coast road, protected by insurgent warships. BOA IBS DROPPED NEAR FRENCH WARSHIP. PARIS, January 18. An unidentified Spanish aeroplane dropped six bombs in the vi'ueity of the French destroyer, Alailie Brezc, off Capo Sebastian. MANY SHOTS FIRED. MADRID, January 18. . Rebel warships fired thirty shells at Barcelona, and injured an engineer Loyalist batteries replied - with forty shells.