WAR IN SPAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20522, 11 June 1938, Page 7

WAR IN SPAIN

FURTHER BOMBING BRITISH STEAMER SINKING DENIAL BY GENERAL FRANCO United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received June 11. 11 a.m.) MADRID, June 10 Valencia was bombed last night. The British steamer Thorpe Haven was again bombed at Alicante and is sinking. BURGOS, June 10 General Franco has sent a note to France denying that his forces violated the French frontier and blaming “Red - ’ planes. STEAMER A TOTAL WRECK UNUSUALLY LARGE BOMBS 25 KILLED, 60 WOUNDED United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received June 11, 1 p.m.) ALICANTE, June 10 The British steamer St. Winifred has been abandoned as a total wreck. To-day’s bombs, which were unusually large, killed 25 people and wounded 60. DEATH FROM WOUNDS COMMANDER OF BRITISH SHIP TOTAL OF SIX VICTIMS United Pi-ss Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received June 11, 12.30 p.m.) VALENCIA, June 10 Captain Guyot, commander of the bombed steamer Tirishane, lias died of his wounds, making the sixth death aboard the ship. DELIBERATE ATTACKS BRITISH SHIPS BOMBED STRONG PROTEST BY CAPTAINS (United Press A:sn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, June 10 A telegram from Valencia says another British steamer, the Stanray, is reported to have been machine-gunned from a lone seaplane. There were no casualties. Seven captains of British ships have lodged a protest with the'British Consul at Valencia, stating that the evidence overwhelmingly indicates that the attacks on neutral shipping are deliberate. The aeroplanes, it is stated, fly low to use bombs and machine guns with the greatest accuracy. The British destroyer" Vanoc has arrived at Alicante to investigate the raids on British shipping, states the Madrid correspondent of the Times.

REBEL ADVANCE A GAIN OP SIX MILES MARCH TOWARDS CASTELLON United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received June 11. 1.30 p.m.) SARAGOSSA, June 10 Fine weather expedited the rebel advance toward Castellon, enabling a maximum gain, of six miles. FRENCH SOIL VIOLATED PATROL DUTY ON FRONTIER REPRISALS WILL BE MADE United Press Assn-.—Llec. Tel. Copyright. PARIS, June 9 Three squadrons of French fighters have taken up patrol duties on the Pyrenees frontier as a sequel to the dropping of bombs on French soil on June 5. The Prime Minister, M. Daladier, was loudly applauded in the Chamber of Deputies when he declared: “From now on, if an aeroplane flies over our frontier we will open fire.” GANDIA AGAIN BOMBED A BRITISH-OWN ED PORT DAMAGE REACHES £IO,OOO United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. MADRID, June 10 The insurgents again bombed the British-owned port of Gandia. Damage was caused to warehouses. British cruisers are expected to arrive to-day. The damage is estimated at £IO,OOO. A schooner was sunk. BATTLE OF THE AIR STRONG FORCES CLASH WOMEN* AND CHILD KILLED United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. BARCELONA. June 9 Forty-one l**yalist fighters encountered 53 rebel aeroplanes on the Castelion front. Three of the former were lost. Rebels bombing the east coast killed Iwo women and a child and wounded 10 other people.