REIGN OF TERROR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22518, 8 September 1936, Page 9

REIGN OF TERROR

SPANISH MOROCCO atrocities of fascists SUPPLIES REACHING REBELS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received September 7. 5.25 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 7 Ihe Gran (Algeria) correspondent of the Daily Herald says a Fascist leign of terror, with daily cases of shooting and torture, has been established in Spanish Morocco. It ,is openly admitted that in Tetuan 30 to 40 people are shot daily by the rebel commanders' orders for failure to assist their cause. An eye-witness describes how officers shot a widow who had been driven frantic when a firing squad executed her loyalist husband. Hundreds of people were forced to witness the execution. A leading citizen of the Jewish colony in Ceuta has been robbed of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Prisoners are forcibly interned in concentration camps. The Tangier correspondent of the Herald asserts that huge supplies of petrol and provisions are smuggled every night to Spanish rebels from the neutral, denationalised Tangier zone, where all the frontier posts aro under Italian supervision. MOORS' DISCONTENT position becomes grave HEAVY GUNFIRE HEARD (Beceived September 8, 12.15 a.m.) TANGIER, Sept. 7 Further disquieting reports are current in Spanish Morocco. The discontent of the Moors under General Franco, leader of the rebellion, is becoming grave. The sound of heavy gunfire can be heard in the direction of Laraiche. NORTHERN FRONT REBELS NOT HURRYING AN AERIAL ENGAGEMENT (Received September 8, 12.5 a.m.) HENDAYE, Sept. 7 The insurgents appear to be in no hurry to occupy what is left of Irun or to press on to San Sebastian. Government airmen made a surprise raid early this morning and dropped 12 bombs before they were driven off by anti-aircraft fire. MADRID'S DANGER GAS ATTACKS FROM AIR BRITONS WARNED TO LEAVE (Received September 8, 12.5 a.m.) MADRID, Sept. 7 The Counsellor in the British Embassy has issued a final warning to Britons to evacuate Madrid. He says there is a possibility that the rebels may drop mustard gas bombs in the capital. Britons who remain will do so at their own risk. He says he has been authorised to close the Consulate whenever he wishes. The Mayor of Madrid has issued detailed instructions as to how to deal with gas attacks. He has ordered chemists to keep their shops open day and night, and has established first aid stations in various parts of the city.

BRITISH LABOUR

DELEGATES GO TO PARIS CONSULTATIONS ABOUT SPAIN (Received September 7, 6.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 7 Messrs. Hugh Dalton and George Hicks, Labour members of the House of Commons, also Mr. W. Gillies, chief of the Labour Party's foreign department, hastened to Paris to-day to consult French labour and trades union leaders about the Spanish crisis. They s.re to report on their visit on Wednesday to an adjourned meeting of the Labour Party and the Trades Union Council at Plymouth. FOR SPANISH WORKERS COLLECTION IN LONDON GENEROUS RESPONSE MADE LONDON, Sept. 6 Money for Spanish workers rained upon speakers in Trafalgar Square, London, to-day, when 15,000 people demonstrated. their sympathy with and support of the Spanish fund of the National Council of Labour. Hundred? of pounds in notes passed from hand to hand to collectors on the plinth of the monument. An anonymous donor gave a cheque for £SO, and £5 notes were frequent. A sum of £6OO was collected before the silver and copper coins were carried off in bags. A procession of 10,000 people marched past the Italian Embassy, which was heavily guarded by police, the marchers shouting: "Stop helping Spanish Fascists." ASHES OF IRUN FAMILIES SEARCH RUINS REBELS SPARE THE CHURCHES HENDAYE, Sept. 6 Although Jrun is still burning, some families are filtering back to search the charred ruins of their homes. The invaders spared the churches. Armoured cars thundered down the main street and the few remaining machine-gunners who were holding out to the last, were annihilated. General Boerlegui, commanding the victorious troops, was shot in one leg, but restored order when the soldiers began looting wine shops. Then he retired to Vera for medical attention. His losses are estimated at 500 killed and wounded. Six,, thousand refugees have been evacuated, from Hendaye to Tarbes, Bayonnojcand adjacent French towns.