Spaniards Bomb French Railway Station
(Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, May 27,
A message from Paris states that Spanish insurgent aeroplanes bombed and considerably damaged the railway station at Cerbere, on the French side of the Franco-Spanish frontier. Several coaches of a passenger train were hit, and two houses near the station were destroyed. Three persons were injured.
The French Prime Minister, M. Dsladier, has ordered a high military official to report on the bombardment, and take all necessary measures, including the despatch of anti-aircraft batteries, to prevent further raids. He has also ordered several French warships to strengthen the land batteries.
The Paris correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says that the Government has ordered an inquiry to establish the responsibility for the bombardment. after which most energetic representations are proposed.
The bombardment occurred when most of the population were dancing in the main square in a local festival.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19380528.2.53
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 28 May 1938, Page 5
Word Count
148Spaniards Bomb French Railway Station Northern Advocate, 28 May 1938, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in