SPANISH WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1938, Page 5

SPANISH WAR

AIR BOMBING

SERIOUS CIVILIAN KILLINGS.

(United Press Association—By Electric T elegrapb—Copyright.)

, VALENCIA, May 25. The insurgents intensified the bombings of coastal cities. Alicante suffered the worst raid of the war, 240 being killed and a thousand injured. Four hundred bombs dropped at Sagunta caused numerous casualties. LONDON, May 26. The Alcianbe air raid lasted twenty minutes, more than a. hundred bombs being dropped by six aircraft. Fifty buildings were destroyed. Two bombs exploded in the market place. Tliis was crowded with women during the raid. The worst damage was done in the centre of the town. The port was also bombed. There were five British ships in the harbour. None, of them was hit. The Consular Corps, representing eighteen nations, collectively presented condolences to the Civil Governor, and decided to fly their flags at haftmast for three days as a. protest against the raid. The Consular Corps also telegraphed a protest to Genera! Franco against bombing non-military objectives, pointing out that only civilians were killed. g

The raid was the most frightful since that at Barcelona. The carnage, in tlie centre of the city was a terrible sight. Recovery of bodies will take days. The raiders added to the terror by swooping low and machinegunning the streets which were' crowded.

BARCELONA, May 26. Heavy fighting continues in Catalonia over an area with substantial losses on both sides. Republican and insurgent communiques are so conflicting that it is impossible accurately to sum up the. trend of operations on the Catalonian front. Each side is consistently denying the other’s claims.

RUNNING BLOCKADE, CONTRABAND ON 1 ‘STANCROFT. ” GIBRALTAR, May 25. The Stanoroft’s captain was detained on a charge of carrying a prohibited article to Spain. „ BRITISH SHIP SUNK. VALENCIA, May 25. It is revealed that the ThorpohaJl was afloat for half-an-hour enabling the erevv fo'puVoff" in a" boat. The captain, mate, the wireless operator, and the chief steward were still aboard when she sank, and were picked up after being hours in the water. The only casualties were five slightly wounded.

CAPTAIN’S DISGUST.

AT BRITISH / INACTION.

(Received this day at 1.0 p.m.). BARCELONA, May 26

The bombing of the Thorpehall wounded the first officer and an Irish non-ihtervention official.

A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW

(Received this day at 1.0 p.m.)

LONDON, Mav 26,

British United Press Madrid correspondent in a telephone interview .villi Captain Andrews, says the latter declared: “T am out for revenge and will return immediately a fresh .'•hip is available. They can't frighten me.” Andrews divided his disgust between Franco for disregarding'the rights of neutrals, and the British Government for "favouring Franco."