SPANISH CONFLICT

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 386, 18 March 1937, Page 5

SPANISH CONFLICT

Japanese Now Involved. Press Association---copyright. Madrid, March 16. Italian prisoners state that the Italians have lost 1600 killed or wounded on the Guadalajara front. Several Japanese officers are now participating inj.be Spanish. divlT war on the insurer nt" side, says the diplomatic correspondent ot the Manchester Guardian. A Salamanca says General Franco’!, headquarters claim that they have obtained the text ot the Spanish Government Npte offering to cede Spanish Morocco to Britain and France in exchange for military assistance. Pressing home advantages gained’ by the international columns, 55 Loyalist a roplanes' raided rebel concentrations round Bribuega, dropped 820 bombs and machine-gunned rebel trenches, creating havoc for five hours. Italian prisoners will be spared -and will be released at the end ot the war and allowed to go home. The Madrid newspaper La V6z states' that rebel air raids on the capital tallied 1407 and wounded 3488 from October 22 to February 28.