A BRAVE YOUTH

Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19984, 7 September 1936, Page 7

A BRAVE YOUTH

REBEL TRAIN BLOWN UP. ULTIMATUM BY GOVERNMENT. NEXT ATTACK ON BILBAO. United Press Assn.—Elec. TeL Copyright (Received Sept. 7 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 6. Militia from Malaga, led by a 19-year-old youth, Francisco Vallodres, mined a bridge and blew up a train carrying insurgent reinforcements to Granada, killing many. The remainder were finished off with hand-grenades. Vallodres was severely wounded and died in hospital. Government forces are preparing to blow up the alcazar at Toledo, mining .under the foundations. They will use enough high explosives to complete the Job in one blast. The Government has invited the 1200 beseiged citizens to surrender, promising to spare their lives if they come out unarmed. General Dellano, in a broadcast, says the next attack will be on Bilbao, where he expects little resistence. The ships will bombard Santander. TOWARDS SAN SEBASTIAN. REBELS’ WARY ADVANCE. ATTACK OPENED ON PASAJES. FIRE FROM THE FORTS. United Press ass it. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Sept. 7, 11 a.m.) MADRID, Sept. G. The insurgents, warily advancing towards San Sebastian under desultory fire frorrf Fort Guadalupe, opened an attack on Pasajes, ten miles from their objective. Pasajes is defended by two forts—namely, the Pasajes de San Pedro and the Trinoherpe. General Mola’s artillery is responding to the fire from the forts, while the roads from Bidasso River are crammed with his transport. A loyalist torpedo boat attacked the rebel battle cruiser Espana, whose guns threatened San Sebastian.

The torpedo boat, after firing, fled to sea, the cruiser pursuing her. Six thousand refugees have been evacuated from Hendaye to Tarbes, Bayonne, and adjacent French towns.

SPAIN’S FOREIGN POLIOY. FRIENDLINESS TO ALL NATIONS. ADHERENCE TO THE LEAGUE. United Press Assn.—Elec, Tel. Copyright. MADRID, Sept. 5. The Prime Minister has issued a manifesto in which he says his foreign policy is friendliness to all countries and adherence to the League of Nations. The Cabinet has appointed Senor Pablo de Azcarate, Deputy SecretaryGeneral of the League, as its ambassador in London. ITALIAN SHOT. MUSSOLINI INOENBED. ti- STRONG PROTEST TO SPAIN. IN A “ STATE OF ALARM.” United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 5. The Rome correspondent of the News Chronicle states that only the advice of the Italian Ambassadors in London and Berlin persuaded Signor Mussolini to “hold his hand” and not despatch an official ultimatum he had intended to send, to Barcelona following the shooting of the Italian Fasanelli. II Duce had informed the Ambassadors of the terms of his proposed ultimatum and had asked them to ascertain the probable British and German reactions. Signor 'Grandi (London) and Dr. Attolico (Berlin) replied that such a step would have disastrous consequences and that it would be better to await a reply from Barcelona to the Italian protest. Afterwards it was officially announced that the Italian forces remain in a “state of alarm,” but that no warship, other than the cruiser Pola, would be sent to Spanish waters at present. RESIGNATION OF AMBABBADOR. ANTAGONISM TO GOVERNMENT. United Press assit.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. The Spanish Ambassador, Senor Luis Calderon, who has been 32 years in his country's diplomatic service and so far during the rebellion has been loyal to the Republican regime, announced his resignation to-day. He explained that he could not cooperate with the new Caballero GovHUMANISATION OF WARFARE. REJECTED BY SPAIN. United Press Assir.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. MADRID, Sept. o. The Government lias rejected Hie proposals for humanising warfare on the ground of its preoccupation in suppressing tlie rebels. BERLIN, Sept. Count Bismarck. German Charge DWffuires in London, will represent Germany on the London Committee lo supervise the application of the nonintervention agreement in respect t" Spain. i