PROTEST BY BRITAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19946, 24 July 1936, Page 7

PROTEST BY BRITAIN

BOMBS ENDANGER WARSHIPS. RETALIATORY ACTION THREATENED MADRID DESCRIBED AS A DESERTED CITY. (United Press Association—Electric Telegraph.s—Copyright.) (Received July ‘24, 11.40 3.111.) LONDON, July 23. A message from' Gibraltar says that a number of bombs which were dropped from Spanish aeroplanes when flying off Tarifa exploded near the British destroyer Wild Swan, which returned the fire. It now appears that the Wild Swan fired at aeroplanes which 'were endangering the liner Chitral. Britain has made a protest against indiscriminate bombing and threatens retaliatory action if it is continued. Britain and France jointly drew Spain’s attention to possible difficulties if Tangier is used as a base for action by the Spanish fleet. , Tens of thousands of volunteers are pouring out of Madrid to give battle to the rebels. A correspondent of the French newspaper l’lntransigeant, after flying over Madrid, described it as a deserted city. Four churches and a convent were ablaze.

l FATE IN THE BALANCE. i l i ‘ THE PRESSURE 0N MADRID. ‘ l _ i ‘ BATTLES TO DECIDE DESTINY. REBELS ADVANCING 0N CAPITAL. { l United Press Assn—Else. Tel. Copyright.‘ (Received July 21., 12.5 .p.m.) ‘ LONDON, July 23. ‘ A message from Madrid says that Spain, though the balance is swayingi slightly in favour of the Governmentfl still awaits the outcome of the battles which will decide its destiny. The Government has entrusted the conduct of the campaign to Senori Poms, Minister of the interior, who reports the relief of pressure from the I northward upon Madrid, owing -to' loyal forces dispersing the vansuardsl ol’ the rebel columns advancing on the capital from Avilla, Segovia and Somosierra Pass, in the Sierra de Guadarrama, adjacent to the Buitrego heights. ’l‘l}is, however, may be vanl indecisive sk rmish. l The main columns under Generali Mole, the report of whose death wasi incorrect, are on the road to Madridl from Segovia, Burgos and Saragossa in the north, supported by detachments l under Senor Anton’ion de Rivera, soul of the former Dictator. l The victorious loyalist troops are pushing forward to Avila. north-west of Madrid, also to Segovia, in order to intercept one of General Mola’s col—‘ lumns, which is marching on the lcapilal. The captured rebel leaders at IBarcelona were imprisoned aboard the ‘steamer Uruguay, which was requisit—‘ioned by the Government for that ‘purpose. l i Tales of Atrocities. ‘ l Tales of atrocities at Barcelona, lwhich were told by refugees reaching} ‘Marsellles, hear every sign of panic-. stricken exaggeration. it is established, however, that mosti of the churches are charred ruins, and clubs and monarchist houses were? sacked. Four priests were killed, one . l who was caught. with a rifle being ‘ burnt. alive In his own church. l Women and girls stood outside an? other church and laughed while the men demolished figures of saints and statues with a mallet. The casualties are estimated at 700 killed and 300 wounded. The People's Olympiad, organised as a rejoinder to the German Olympic Games, was abandoned, but 4000 foreign athletes, despite rece’nt esrapes, remain stranded. Still Aflame. The northern districts are still atlame. Fighting continues at San Sebastian. The loyalists consider that any form of reprlsals is justified by the revolutionaries‘ employment of .\[oorisll lroops on lllle southern in\'usion. ‘ FAMOUS CASTLE FIRED. I it lilil'l LS BUM BM) 0 L"i‘. i'lliMUUil 0F GENEItAL‘S DEATH. United Press Assn—Bloc. Tel. Copyright. MADRID, July 23. The famous old rustic nt Toledo was srt on lire when loyalists hombe'd out. rebels who had lilliCll refuge ill it. Reports were received yesterday to tho‘ effect that General .\lola had been killed. These may have arisen from Ithc suirirlv of his brother and have ber‘n illlf‘ to the confusion of names. l The nr‘wspnpcr Ulflriilnd says ihat mxinx to the action of rebels at Guadlulujura, in miles north—oust of Madrid, lhe town hurl to be rmiurrd in ruins. ;\ slnlrmout broadcast by the Government claims that humorous rebel columns -\\'hirh were converging on the capital have horn ilei‘oaimi. it adds [that communiraiiuns intercepted from tho rein-ls asking for rclnl’m'romrnls show that they err in a desperate plight. FASCIST FORCES DEFEATED. \'ll.'i'llll\' l'HIl 'l'llll l.'l\.\l.l:’l‘<. l‘nllrd l'ri-ss .\scnmElN‘ rel. r‘ll'll‘llnl. l.'l\llll,\‘ Jul) 37:, '|‘m.x \inrirli I'Hl'l‘l‘rlll'lllli‘lll u!’ tho l\r'\s I.lli'ulln'lv >lJlt“ Hl'll lu);ili>|.~ ”U ml. my“ .y..1..»\ .yi liu-v «.li.iil.|rl'.‘lm.i mm. Imm i-l t‘u- mlnm rli‘ll .m; li‘l\ liirv l'l~i'l-l inli'r'», \'llr'l .Ilmil l‘inn-‘i llh‘ir hm-‘lilw' Kilns .m-l lurriu. Man: prisoners “are taken.

CONFIDENCE OF REBELS. CAPTURE OF MADRID EXPECTED. AN APOLOGY TO BRITAIN. REGENT BOMBING INCIDENTS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, (Received July 24. i p.m.) LONDON, July 23. General Franco, who apparently landed in Southern Spain, is about to lead 10,000 'troops northwards on Madrid, where numbers of rebel officers and men who were executed by machine-gun Are, yvere buried in a common grave. The confidence of the insurgents is 'illustrated by their request to Portugal for the body of General Sanjurgo, in order to embalm it and place it in a casket to bo oarrled at the head of General Mola’s vlotorious troops when they enter Madrid, on which the rebels, who anticipate a flve-day siege, are slowly closing. A Catalonian force, consisting of regulars, civil guards, workers and militia, all adequately armed, has left Barcelona for Saragossa aboard lorries and armoured cars, with an escort of aircraft. Meanwhile the rebel defenders of Saragossa are replying to the bombing planes with anti-aircraft and machinegun fire. The Southern Area. 11l the southern area, which is still of great strategic importance, Government forces entered Cordoba and quelled the revolt. It is now ascertained that the Seville Cathedral was not harmed. A rebel aeroplane aimed two bombs at the Bland Line steamer Gibel Dersa at the entrance to Tangier harbour. The british destroyer Whitehall responded with three warning shots. General Kinderline, chief of the rebel air force, went to Gibraltar from Ceuta and apologised on behalf of General Franco to the British authorities for the bombing incidents involving British merchant ships at Gibraltar. Control of Bpanlsh Morooco. The rebels maintain complete control of Spanish Morocco, while in the west they still hold Salamanca and have captured Badajoz, the scene of one of Wellington’s famous victories in the Peninsular War. EVACUATION OF NATIONALS. FURTHER MEASURES ADOPTED. REASSURING REPORTS. (Official Wireless.) (Received July 24, J 2.30 p.m.) RUGBY, July 23. Additional measures for the safety of British visitors in view of the continued disturbed situation in Spain are being taken. Reassuring reports re- j garding tourists have been received from a number of centres, while in other cases arrangements have been i made for the evacuation ol' British and other nationals. POSITION OF AMERICANS. ALARM AS TO SAFETY. HELP FROM SPANISH EMBASSY. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. copyrlgnt. NEW YORK, July 22. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says grave conI cern is expressed by the State Depurt- | ment as to the safety of Americans in | Spain. A message has 'been received from the United States Embassy in Madrid indicating that the Spanish Government has declared itself unable to assure protection to Americans. The Ambassador, Mr C. G- Bowers, has offered the hospitality of the EmI lmssy Im those who wish lo seek refuse I there, especially women and children. Mr Rowers states that Irresponsible ! voting Communists and Socialists are I committing more and more acts ol dc- ' predalion. The Embassy j.s making J c\ cry effort to lay in supplies of liuned foods, of wliit'li Madrid is running j in addition lo Ihe despatch jester-

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