REBEL DEFEAT AT TERUEL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20931, 10 January 1938, Page 7

REBEL DEFEAT AT TERUEL

LAST OF DEFENDERS SURRENDER PITIFUL PLIGHT MOVES i SOLDIERS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 9, 7.30 p.m.i) BARCELONA, January 8. Colonel Reydancourt, Commander oi the remnent of the rebels who were holding out at Teruel, surrendered wild 1500 combatants and non-combatants who were sheltering in Asuncion hospital. A truce had earlier been arranged to allow 500 injured children, women and old men to be removed from the hospital. They were watched respectfully by republican soldiers who were moved to pity by the tragic scenes. All the patients were in a terrible physical condition and half-starved. They were crying for food and water and many fainted as soon as they stepped out of bed. The soldiers comforted them and showed every consideration.. Further Captures It is officially announced that in addition to the main Teruel surrenders 140 others including the Bishop of Teruel surrendered from the Canta Clara Convent. Teruel is now definitely cleaned up and the Government is giving a maximum respect for the prisoners. One hundred children who were taking refuge in cellars were killed by the explosion of a mine laid by Government troops under the Santa Clara Convent. Claims of Salamanca It is reported from Salamanca that a communique again claims large unspecified successes. ANGER IN REBEL CIRCLES VIOLENT ATTACK ON DEFEATED COLONEL

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 10, 1.30 a.m.) SEVILLE, January 9. General Dellano, in a broadcast, makes a violent attack on the insurgent commander, Colonel Reydarcourt. who surrendered at Teruel. “It cannot be denied,” he said, “that the Reds had a small success, thanks to the treason of an unworthy scoundrel who gave up the command of his troops at Teruel. This criminal surrendered without consulting his superior ann committed one of the greatest military crimes. These will be paid for, because God is just, and will have him assassinated by the Reds or shot by a firing-squad.” GENERAL FRANCO’S WARNING SALES BY VALENCIA GOVERNMENT

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 9, 6.30 p.m.) SALAMANCA, January 8. General Franco has issued a warning to the world that his Government will not recognise in future any purchases of gold, bank securities, art treasures or jewellery from the Valencia Government, and will use every means in its power for the annulment of sales and the recovery oi whatever was sold. RETURN OF BASQUES END OF SOJOURN IN ENGLAND British Official Wireless (Received January 9, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, January 8. Five hundred Basque refugee children who have been cared for in Britain for many months left England yesterday for Bilbao.