SPANISH WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1937, Page 5

SPANISH WAR

FRANCO’S ENTRY

CAPTURE OF 46,000 LOYALISTS.

(United Press Association- By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 10.5 a.m.) SANTANDER, August 26. The Marques of Diaycimena, General Franco’s Charge d’Affaires, is presenting his credentials to the Vatican to-morrow. Franco accompanied his troops on the entry of Santander. It is claimed that forty-six thousand loyalists virtually surrendered. Gijon is the next objective.

A LOCAL REVOLT.

LONDON, August 26.

There was a revolt in Santander; against the Government by the Guards, the police, tlie Carabiniers and part ot the civilian population. ■ ■

“This revolt hastened Santander’s fall, says the Morning Post’s Santander correspondent.” They took charge of the public buildings. They imprisoned the remaining Government officials. Those resisting were shot out of hand. The body of civilians then marched out of the city, carrying a white flag. They invited General Davila, the commanding officer of the Insurgents’ Northern Army to enter the city.

Many of the Santander political leaders and militia officers and others were caught when trying to escape to Asturias.

v The insurgents .naval units are now closely guarding the entrance of Santander Harbour in order to prevent any further escapes by sea. SANTANDER, August 26. ■

The insurgents claim to have captured several Government leaders, who were escaping by car, and have taken 150,090 prisoners, with equipment.

ESCAPE OF BASQUE MINISTERS \ LONDON, August 25.

Sardine boats, filled with militiamen, their wives and families, are arriving at Bavonne and Arachon from Santander, which they say, is untenable, owing to tons of honibs from insurgent planes. The Italian and Navarran brigades are continuing the lightning advance.

TRAVEL BY AIR

LONDON, August 26

“The Times” correspondent at St. Jean de luz savs: “Tlie British flotilla leader “Keith” did not pick up the Basque-President, Senor Aguirre, when it visited Santander, as has been wirelessed. Senor Aguirre, however, with the Basque Ministers of Finance and Justice, travelled to France, by air, shortly before the insurgents reached the outskirts of Santander. The “Keith’’ found only eight hostages. The other nine hostages had escaped by motor-boat, and are reported to have reached Bayonne. The “Keith” also picked up twenty-eight Basques, most of whom had been guarding inc hostages.

Shots were fired at the “Keith” as she left, but the vessel was not hit.

A FORCE OF BASQUES

LONDON, August 26

“The Times” correspondent at St. Jean de Luz says: Basque militia to the number of about ten thousand men have been, withdrawn from Santander to Santana; The intention is for them to hold territory between Santana and Castro Urdiales against Loth the Nationalists and the Valencia Government. They are well supplied with arms and food, and are determined to fight to the last, unless they can arrange acceptable terms.

ITALIAN JUBILATION

LONDON, August 26

The “Daily Mail’s” Rome correspondent says that the fall of Santander il being hailed throughout Italy as an Italian triumph. The newspapers emphasise that Italian legionaries took a leading role.

CATALON OFFENSIVE

MADRID, August 25

Shells are dropping every few minutes on Madrid. There is an intense bombardment with heavy damage and casualties.

A communique announces that the Catalonian army, in a now offensive, cut communications at Saragossa and Huesea, broke through other places, and surrounded the enemy in the Quinto sector. They aerially bombarded the insurgent railways, aerodromes and concentrations.

BRITISH NAVAL DISPOSITION.

RUGBY, August 25

The British Government proposes to maintain continuously for the present a naval force of at least one flotilla of destroyers and two heavier ships, in the western base of the Mediterranean, for the protection of finish shipping.

A BRITISH PROTEST

(Received this day at 12 noon)

LONDON. August 26

Britain has protested to General Franco regard Png the bombing of N'cmijulia.