SPANISH WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1938, Page 5

SPANISH WAR

NEGRIN’S CHARGES; AGAINST INTERNAL TREASON, (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). BARCELONA, June 21. Kenor Nogiin. Premier, returned from a fortnight’s tour of the Levant-e Territory, On his return lie told newsj paper correspondents tha.t he was disgusted to find that, during'inViiHsenee from here, there had lienr unclertiand political machinations. He declared; •'There ate. apparently, persons among us so cowardly that they do not. hesitate at treason and. while encouraging internal distrust, they intrigue abroad for us to he asphyxiated.'’ He added : if the mass of the people and the army got to know what is going on, they would rise and sweep away all of the politicians, and with justice. But this was not the moment to divert the nation’s energies. It would be necessary to wait for some time before engaging in a thorough ’‘clean up.’’ 'The British steamer. Thorpe Bay, was hit by a bomb while anchored at Barcelona. WARNING OF ATTACK. BURGOS, June 20. A threat of further bombing of foreigu ships in Republican ports •was made hv the Nationalist Minister for the Interior. ' “Pirate ships,” he said, “are carrying contraband to Alicante and Cartagena. Our sea, and air forces will destroy them wherever they are found.” BARCELONA, June 20. Deafening explosions shook the city early This morning. Insurgent bombers twice raided, but the damage is unknown.

It is revealed that during the raid' on Sunday, the America,!! steamer, Wisconsin was hit on the bridge! and port deck. The interior was- wrecked, it will be necessary to tow her . from port. J here were no casualties

BRITISH SHIP LOSSES. RUGBY, June 20. In the House of Commons, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (•Hr R. A. Butler) said that three British ships had been sunk, 10 had been seriously damaged, and 43 suffered lesser damage of the course of attacks by aircraft since the beginning ol the civil war in Spain. 1 "enty-three lives were lost in these attacks, at least 13 being British subjects. Five protests had been addressee! fd GVom-aI Franco. BOMBING OF TOWNS. RUGBY, June 20. The [TmW-Socretarv for Foreign Affairs (Mr R. A. Butler) announced in the House of Commons that arrangements were nearing completion for the early dispatch to France 'Of a commission consisting of British, Swedish, and Norwegian experts to report on the aerial bombardments in Spain. The commission, the headquarters of which would probably lie Toulouse, would lie prepared to proceed to any part of Spain at the request of either; side in Spain and report on the facts concerning the bombardments by air of towns or villages.