FEVER OF REVOLT.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19091, 25 January 1932, Page 7

FEVER OF REVOLT.

COMMUNISTS' MOVEMENTS IN SALVADOR. ! , WARSHIPS HASTEN TO SCENE OP TROUBLE r l | United Press Association —By Electric , Telegraph— Copyright f (Received January 24, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. The Communist revolutionary movement, which has attained serious proportions in El Salvador, led to-day to ! the despatch of British, Canadian and j American vessels for the protection of the Jives of foreign residents. The United States Charge d’Affaires (Mr McCafferty) informed the State ’ Department that the Italian Consul- , General had appealed for protection for his nationals, and the British Charge d’Affaires had concurred in the ’ view that the despatch of naval ves--1 sels to the scene might prevent “much bloodshed.” The United States ordered a cruiser and two destroyers to Acajugia, or an adjacent port. The British Embassy and the Canadian Legation informed the State Department that a British cruiser was proceeding to El Salvador, and two - Canadian destroyers, which were near there, had put in to Acajugia. £ Fighting is reported in the cities of Santa Tecla and Sonsonati, where the £ railway is reported to have been tom B up by the Communists, t j TROUBLE IN MALAGA 4 MANY CASUALTIES IN RED e DISTURBANCES l United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received January 24, 7.30 p.m.) GIBRALTAR, Jan. 22. t Serious Communist disturbances have p occurred at Malaga. There were many \ casualties. The streets are occupied hy j troops with machine guns.