LOYALIST ADVANCE
THE WAR IN SPAIN TERUEL CITY SURROUNDED (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) Received Dec. 19, 5.5 p.m. MADRID, Dec. 17. The loyalists maintain their advance on the Teruel front capturing live rebel officers and 200 men and killing many. They machine-gunned a train carrying a regiment, also cavalry. The Republican forces completely surrounded Teruel City and captured insurgent trenches in lhe cemetery on the city’s outskirts. FREIGHTER HELD UP APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE VOYAGE INTERRUPTED TANGIER, Dec. 17. The French freighter Sydney today sent out a wireless message stating: "Attacked by Spanish warship a mile south-west of Europa Point. Gone to Ceuta. Want help from a British destroyer.” Later information received stated that the Sydney had continued her voyage after questioning by insurgent armed trawlers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 301, 20 December 1937, Page 7
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