MAJORCA BOMBING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 154, 1 June 1937, Page 2

MAJORCA BOMBING

NOT ONE SHOT FIRED. GERMAN STAIjEAIENT. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received May 31, 2.10 p.ni. BERLIN, May 31. German wireless broadcasts state that the Deutschland's casualties are 20 dead and 73 wounded. Cabinet met after Herr Hitler had conferred at Munich with Baron von Neurath (Foreign Alinister) and Admiral Uaetier (naval commander-in-chief)., all three then flying to Berlin. . FieldAlarslial von Blomberg (War Alinister) and Genera! Goering (Air Alinister) were present. A communique subsequently issued stated: “Following the recent incident when Red aeroplanes bombed English, German and Italian ships in the harbour at Alajorca, killing six Italian officers, German vessels were forbidden to call there. The Deutschland belongs to the international naval control forces; nevertheless it was suddenly bombed between 6 and 7 o’clock on Saturday. The ship was stationary in Ibiza Harbour ami the crew unprotected in the forecastle, since the ship was not ready for action. “The first bomb fell in the middle of the men’s quarters and the second hit the quarterdeck, causing minor damage. The ship completely retained her fighting and navigable ability and went to Gibraltar in order to disembark the injured. She did not fire a single 6hot at the aeroplanes. “This fresh criminal .attack after the Valencia Government has been twice warned compels Germany to take measures which will be communicated to the Non-Intervention Committee. The' incident is scarcely credible. Germany knows how to give a proper answer to this unheard-of provocation by the Spanish criminals.” A Gibraltar message reports that the injured were taken to hospital and the services of all available doctors requisitioned. The funerals will be held to-morrow. All the victims . are naval ratings. No officers were killed or wounded.