AERIAL ATTACKS ON MADRID

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20587, 28 November 1936, Page 17 (Supplement)

AERIAL ATTACKS ON MADRID

HEAVY BOMBARDMENT OF CITY REBEL ATTACKS FAIL IN WEST SECTOR United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 27. 6.30 p.m.) MADRID, November 27. Four Junker heavy bombers flying low this afternoon, each dropped a ton of bombs, mainly on the model prison and the Argulles area. The insurgents later opened a bombardment on the same sectors, which six Junkers further bombed, setting fire to the prison and another building. After the Air Raids Two air raids were followed by an artillery duel all day, in which the rebels failed to drive a wedge in the West Park sector. The police searched the German Embassy, and allege that it is a miniature fortress. A Seveille radio announces that one of General Franco’s armed trawlers fired on and damaged a Russian steamer in the Straits yesterday.

SAFETY ZONE AT BARCELONA CONFLICTING REPORTS ISSUED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, November 26. The Admiralty states that General Franco has defined the safety zone for shipping at Barcelona. Simultaneously with General Franco announcing a neutral zone at Barcelona, the Tetuan radio broadcast a warning that ships called at Barcelona at their own risk, as the insurgents had begun a blockade, which would be tightened. CONTROL OF WAR SUPPLIES BRITAIN’S FIRM STAND British Official Wireless RUGBY, November 26. The President of the Board of Trade (Rt. Hon. W. Runciman) introduced in the House of Commons the Merchant Shipping Carriage of Munitions to Spain Bill, which was read a first time.

RESCUE OF NATIONALS SPLENDID RESCUE BY NAVY British Official Wlreles* RUGBY, November 26. The total number of refugees evacuated in British ships from the northern area of the east coast of Spain and the Balearic Islands to November 22, inclusive, was 2462 men, 2823 women and 1051 children, of whom 2051 were British subjects. PLANES FOR LOYALISTS CANADIA’S REPLY TO CRITICISM United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright OTTAWA, November 26.

The Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King) replying to charges that Canadian ’planes were sold to Spanish loyalists, through Mexico, states that the company is filling orders which were placed by Mexico before the outbreak of hostilities in Spain.

REBEL SUPPORTERS ALBANIA RECOGNISES GENERAL FRANCO United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 27, 6.30 p.m.) TIRANA, November 27. Albania has recognised General Franco’s Government.

HAVE THE REBELS FAILED? HINTS OF INSUFFICIENT FORCES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 28, 1 a.m.) LONDON, November 27. Coupled with the report from Madrid that the Canadian-born soldier General Kleber, commanding the Loyalists international forces, told the visiting British Parliamentarians that General Franco had insufficient men to capture Madrid, is a statement in a Lisbon newspaper that the insurgents contemplate abandoning their forward positions in Madrid to concentrate on remoter points to sever communications and cut off Madrid’s supplies. Meanwhile, the rebels are desperately trying to succour their own detachments which are hemmed in on three sides at University City. Havoc By Bombers A radio message from Seville claims that three squadrons of bombers created havoc at Cartagena, sinking three Government warships, demolishing munition dumps and setting fire to an arsenal.

SENSATIONAL FRENCH REPORTS FOREIGN BOMBERS READY FOR OPERATIONS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright . (Received November 28, 1.40 a.m.) PARIS, November 27. Both “Humanite” and “Fronte Populaire” declare that a fleet of Italian built bombers is massed at the Balearics for the purpose of attacking Barcelona on Monday.