SPANISH WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1938, Page 5

SPANISH WAR

IL I)UCE REPLIES

ANGLO-ITALIAN TALKS.

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LONDON, February 10.

Count Grandi (Italian Foreign Minister) called on Mr R. A. Eden, and delivered II Duc-e’s reply to the British proposals to withdraw volunteers from Spain as a prelude to the opening ot discussions regarding a British-Italian rapprochement.

INSURGENTS TAKE PRISONERS

SALAMANCA, February 8,

A communique claims that troops carried out several complementary operations at Palornera, capturing 915 prisoners, including the Commander and nine officers.

LOYALISTS’ NEW POSITIONS

BARCELONA, February 9

It is announced that the loyalists have taken up new positions in the Alfambra Valley.

OBJECTION TO BOMBINGS

RUGBY, February 9

Mr Chamberlain receive “"a" deputation, headed by the Bishop of London and Lord Cecil,, which presented an influentially-signed petition, appealing for representations to both sides in Spain to prevent the bombing of open towns there.

POISONING BY MICROBES. AGENT OF FRANCO ARRESTED. LONDON, February 10. The Paris correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says the Surete Nationalo alleges that the Marquis etc Portage, a friend of the former King Alfonso, who was arrested at St. Jean de Luz, was organising in France on behalf of the Spanish Nationalists, a number of “executions” by microbe poisoning. The Marquis together with another Spaniard, Jesus Martin, has been preliminarily charged 'at.; Bayonne with*, forging passports. ~; " j Martin is described as one of General Franco’s most active agents in France.