NAZI REPRISAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19339, 1 June 1937, Page 6

NAZI REPRISAL

<# SHELLING OF ALMEIRA REACTION IN LONDON FEELINGS OF DISMAY QUESTION IN COMMONS (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1.15 p.m. RUGBY, Alay 31. The Spanish delegation at Geneva announced this morning that German warships had shelled Almeria. 'flie incident was under discussion in the morning between Air. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, and the French Ambassador, who called at the Foreign Office. A member of the German Embassy at London later called on the Foreign Office. The. Italian Ambassador was also in consultation with Mr. Eden at the Foreign Office. In response to -the request of the German representative a lull meeting ot the noii-inlerveii.ioii committee has been arranged to Iliac a statement to bo made mi behalf of the German Government.

''flie news of the bombing of the Deutschland at Ibiza caused profound regret in British official circles. Sympathy was expressed to the German Minister |,v the Foreign Secretary.

There is a feeling that the incident has come at a most unfortunate, time for Europe in general when certain optimism was permissible, as a. result of the j-dief of tension noticeable ill recent weeks. This feeling of dismay has not been lessened by the policy of retaliation which was immediately adopted by the German Government and which is deplored here. There is the strongest conviction in London that what the general interest, demands above all is a maximum of restraint on every country s part. Statement Forwarded

The. German representative has sent a letter to the chairman of the non-inter-vention committee containing a statement on the bombing of the Deutschland. The sub-con mittec met to consider further the question of the security ol (lie warships of Rowers participating in (lie observation .scheme.

In British circles the. view is taken that there is no question of any change in Germany’s altitude to the principle ol iion-iiitervejilion, which she still supports, and it is hoped that the interruption of her association with tho international committee work and the naval control scheme will be purely temporary. 'flie bombing of the Deutschland was the subject of a question in the House ol ('ominous from the Labour I’arty leader, Major G. R. Attlee, to which Hie Foreign Secretary replied : “1 am not yet in receipt of full reports in regard to (be incident, and I should preler lo make no further statement, at. present. I. have asked tlie German Charge d’Affaires to represent, to his Government the earnest hope of His .Majesty’s Government that (he German Government would take no notion such as would render the present grave situation graver still.

SUBMARINE VICTIMS LOSS OF FIFTY LIVES ANOTHER, SHIP ATTACKED (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. June 1,2 p.m.) LONDON, Alay 31. A message from Barcelona states that an unknown .submarine torpedoed the Spanish sailer. Granada, oil the Catalonian coast last evening, killing one mail and wounding two. An official communique issued at Valencia states that 50 persons were drowned as a result of the submarine attack on the Cuida do Barcelona. Eleven bodies were recovered from the sea. Spanish fishermen picked up a number of survivors and others swain ashore. CLOSING OF INCIDENT

OFFICIAL GERMAN VIEW. (Reed. June 1, 1.50 p.m.) BERLIN. Alay 31. The German Foreign Office spokesman says that the bombardment, of Almeria ends the Ibiza incident anil no further claim will lie made and no further restitution demanded unless provoked by additional Spanish acts of aggression. A message from Gibraltar states that another of the Deutschland's ratings died in the hospital to-day.