RED RISING IN SALVADOR.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19093, 27 January 1932, Page 7

RED RISING IN SALVADOR.

CONFLICTING REPORTS ON SITUATION | MANY LIVES BELIEVED LOST. t United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigh t * (Received January 20, 7 p.m.) SAN SALVADOR, January 25. Government officials announced that their forces are in complete control of the country, and have suppressed all Communistic outbreaks. It is said that I the Government suspects that the movement is inspired by Soviet agents. 1 The flower of the Salvadorean j aristocracy, armed to the teeth, pat- ! rolled the city’s streets, and assisted j the Government in stamping out the insurrection. | THOUSAND KILLED ON SUNDAY. I REPORT FROM AMERICAN SOURCES. United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 26, 7 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 25. While unconfirmed private advices asserting that one thousand or more persons, were killed over Sunday in the Salvador uprising have been received here, the American Legation reported to Washington that a number of prominent persons have been assassinated in the interior, although the capital has not been attacked. President Martinez states that he has the “situation completely dominated.” REFUGEES RESCUED. REPORT FROM CANADIAN SOURCES. j Uulted Prean Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright; OTTAWA, January 25. Mr R. B. Bennett stated to-day that ihe Canadian destroyer Skeena has on board a number of women refugees from the insurrection in San Salvador.