TERROR-STRUCK

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

TERROR-STRUCK

ATTACK ON SAN SEBASTIAN INCENDARISM AND MABSACRE. AN APPEAL FOE SURRENDER. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Sept. 7, 1.20 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 6. San Sebastian is a tragic contrast to the gay city of ten days ago. The shops are closed, and food and water are rationed. The population is terrified at the prospect of incendiarism and massacre. The women held a mass meeting and pleaded to the Popular Front leaders to surrender, in which the basque Nationalists and Socialists supported them, but the Anarchists and Communists, aware that they would be shot out of hand if the town was captured, determined to resist to the last man and leave only ruins behind. Confusion reigns, accentuated by the knowledge that the rebel vanguard is only four miles away. Though Irun is still burning families are filtering back to search among the charred ruins of their homes. The invaders of Irun spared the churches. Machine-Gunners Annihilated. Armoured cars thundered down the main street and annihilated the few remaining machine-gunners, who were holding out to the last. General Boerlegui, commanding the victorious troops, was shot in the leg, but restored order when soldiers began looting the wine shops. He then retired for medical attention at Vera. His losses are estimated at 500 "killed or wounded. NON-INTERVENTION PLAN. ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS. NO REPLY FROM PORTUGAL. DESIRE OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT (OHlclal \Vlrele3B.) (Received Sept. 7, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 6. No reply so far has been received from the Portuguese Government to the representations made to Lisbon regarding the international committee to act as a clearing-house in connection with the non-intervention agreement. Details as to the character and scope of the proposed committee’s work were given, which It is hoped will prove satisfactory'. It is still the' desire of the British Government to see the oommittee established and to hold a meeting in London early next week. Germany in Agreement. 'Following the explanations which the British Government, in agreement with the French Government, caused to be given in Berlin regarding the nature and scope of the proposed international committee, to deal with 'questions arising flrom the prohibition toy non-interventionist Powers of the export of arms, munitions and aircraft to Spain, the German 'Government has intimated Its concurrence in the establishment of the committee and its readiness to participate In its work, through its Charge d’Affaires in London. demand for intervention. RESISTED BY M. 'BLUM. WAR NOT INEVITABLE. United Press Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Sept. 7, 1 p.m.) PARIS, Sept. 6. <M. Blum, who is firmly resisting the Leftists’ clamour for intervention in Spain, told a mass meeting of thousands of people that he was aware that the maintenance of the Spanish Republic guaranteed France security on her southern frontiers and her North African communications, but the nonintervention agreement, which bore among others Russia’s signature, must not be repudiated. H* would never tolerate InoltInq a oonfllot nor admit that war was Inevitable, despite Left Wing attacks on his polloy. SYMPATHY FOR SPAIN. .f DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON. LARGE SUM COLLECTED. United Press Assir.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Sept. 7, 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 6. Money for the Spanish workers rained upon speakers in Trafalgar Square when 15,000 demonstrated in support of the National Council of Labour's Spanish fund. Hundreds of pounds in notes passed from hand to hand to the collectors. An anonymous donor gave a cheque for £SO, and live-pound notes were frequent. The sum of £6OO was collected. A procession of 10,000 marched past the Italian Embassy, which was heavily guarded toy police, shouting, “ Stop Helping the Spanish Fascists.” AMBASSADOR IN LONDON. AX APPOINTMENT MADE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Sept. 7. 1.0 p.m.) MADRID, Sept. 6. II is olltcially announced that Don Pablo Dc \jscaratc has been appointed Spanish Ambassador in London. The new Ambassador is Hie Spanish Deputj -Secretary-General of the League of Nations.