CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN

Wairarapa Daily Times, 8 December 1937, Page 5

CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN

OPERATIONS ON ARAGON FRONT HELD UP BY WEATHER. Press Association Electric Telegraph—Copyrighi BARCELONA, Tuesday. Intense cold and a heavy snowfall are holding up the Avar on the Aragon front. REPUBLICAN SPAIN. ‘ ‘UNBEATABLE & INVINCIBLE.” MADRID, Tuesday. “When Ave return to London Ave Avill convene a public meeting and acquaint the British people about the real situation in unbeaten and invincible republican Spain,” declared Mr C. R. Attlee in a speech in Madrid at a municipal reception in honour of the Ausitors. “Anyone believing that the cause of the Spanish Republic Avas lost ivas either badly informed or of bad i faith,” he said. “Our AA r hole attitude Avill henceforth be based on our conviction of the final victory of the Spanish GoA T ernnient,” said Mr Attlee, NON-INTERVENTION. VARIOUS SCHEMES. LONDON, Tuesday. -'J.fter considering replies from General Franco "s representatives and the Spanish Government, the Non-Interven-tion Committee decided that they constituted acceptance of the principle of the Committee’s plans. The committee is now considering various schemes, point to point. This Avill take several days. AIRMEN FORCED DOWN. RUSSIAN SHIP REFUSED AID. (Received Wednesday, 10.0 a.m.) GIBRALTAR, Tuesday. Two of General Franco’s airmen, forced doAvn in the Mediterranean, Avere picked up by the Largo Bay, after clinging to Avreckage for several hours. They declare that a passing Russian ship refused aid.