CHECKED BY HOT FIRE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20513, 3 September 1936, Page 9

CHECKED BY HOT FIRE

REBEL FAILURES AT IRUN REPORTED BOMBING OF RED CROSS United Press Association—Bv Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received September 2, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 1. Still another desperate rebel effort to capture Irun failed. Shelling and bombing from the sea, land and air continued all day, but when the barrage eventually subsided, the rebels had little to show for their vast expenditure of ammunition. Wave after wave of rebels was checked by deadly Government fire. Irun is still awaiting the shock of the infantry attack, which was heralded by the bombardment throughout the day. To-day’s casualties at Irun are probably the most severe so far. The rebels lost more heavily than the defenders. The Government forces brought up the “Dynamiteros” (the dare-devil miners), who are equipped with improvised dynamite bombs, which caused devastating gaps in the rebel ranks. Throughout the day bullets whizzed over French territory, and all roads across the frontier were closed. BOMBING OF HOSPITALS REBELS PROTEST TO RED CROSS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright LONDON, September 1. Sir Percival Phillips, cabling to “The Telegraph" from Seville, says that a Government force from Malaga attempted to land at Atunara, near Lalinea, before dawn, in the mistaken belief that the territory was unguarded, but a strong force of rebels opened fire, and the attackers hurriedly retreated. A message from Burgos says that General Cabanellas, head of the Burgos Revolutionary Junta, telegraphed a protest to the International Red Cross at Geneva against the bombardment of a hospital bearing the sign of the Red Cross. Tire hospital is reported to have been bombed by Government planes, killing several patients. REBELS’ DESPERATE ATTACKS LITTLE CHANGE IN IRUN FRONT United Press Association—By Klectrlc Telegraph Copyright (Received September 3, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON, Septtemtber 2. In spite of the employment of the assailants’ entire resources in yesterday’s attack on Irun, the positions surrounding the city are virtually unchanged and the internal damage is limited. The Burgos Rebel Junta has decreed the inauguration of a Foreign Legion for the duration of hostilities and has opened recruiting depots at Purgos, Valladolid, Caceres and Seville. CASUALTY LIST MOUNTING DESPERATE STRUGGLE CONTINUES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received September 3, 1.20 a.m.) LONDON, September 2. Sea mists rolling inland suspended hostilities on the Irun front, forcing a respite after six days’ battle. The coi ~’ct on the front has resulted in 1600 dead and wounded. The respite enabled the combatants to place the wounded in hospital and to bury the dead in rough graves near where they fe’l. The loyalists shot five hostages at Guadalupe fort as a reprisal for yesterdry’s bombardment. They declare that they will continue these measures.