DEUTSCHLAND’S DEAD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 155, 2 June 1937, Page 9

DEUTSCHLAND’S DEAD.

MOURNING IN GERMANY. BERLIN, May 31. The shadow of the ’Deutschland’s dead fell heavily across the celebrations to commemorate the Battle of Jutland, which the Germans are taught to regard as the greatest naval victory in history. A naval detachment proceeding to the U liter den Linden to place a wreath on the war memorial in memory ot the Deutschland ■ losses marched without music. Rear-Admiral von Troths,' a Jutland veteran, addressing them, declared: “Seamen have been criminally murdered.” Three days of mourning have been ordered in Germany, and all flags will be flown half-mast and decorated with crepe streamers. 1 Meanwhile, German newspapers reiterate the allegation that Bolshevism is to blame tor the bombing. They askwhy it is always Fascist vessels — Italian and German—which are attacked. ' BURIAL AT GIBRALTAR. GIBRALTAR, May 31. British naval and military honours were accorded at the burial of 24 of the Deutschland ratings. British naval bands headed a cortege of 12 motor lorries conveying the coflSns flanked by

British and German naval ratings as pall-bearers. Another member of tlie crew of-the Deutschland has died in hospital, making the deathroll 25.

REBEL SYMPATHY.

LONDON, June 1

A message from Salamanca rejiorts that the rebel Commander-in-Chief, General Franco, addressing from the balcony at his headquarters 10,000 Italian and German sympathisers, described the bombing of the Deutschland as a stain on Spanish honour. He concluded with the cry, “Long live Germany, Italy and Spain.” Demonstrators afterward marched to the-Italian and German Embassies and cheered. . A message from Madrid says the newspapers are most indignant over the shelling of Almerr.a. Not a single paper hopes for League or I nancoBritish action. They, therefore, call for the unity of the Popular Front against the Fascist invaders. The Morning Post diplomatic correspondent points out that the withdrawal of Italy and Germany trom the control scheme leaves the whole of eastern Spain free from supervision, thus greatly favouring the Valencia and Catalan Governments, to whose ports ships can now proceed without hindrance.

' NURSES FROM BRITAIN. Received June 2, 10.15 am. LONDON, June 1. Two Royal Air Force flying boats are taking lour Army nurses from Calshot to the military hospital at Gibraltar to assist in nursing the Deutschland victims.