RIOTS AND ROBBERY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20234, 12 May 1931, Page 9

RIOTS AND ROBBERY.

W ffIESSNESS_ IN SPAIN.

PANIC ON THE exchange.

rsrss ASSOCIATION* ELECTKIC [tfftts SleorWH-copmigbtO

' (Bwlvd May nth, 7.15 p.».) LONDON, May 11. ne Madrid correspondent of "The " says that an unusual series of I T,m l during the past week corroborate 7 T dins of increasing lawlessness. Two lin Artnrias held up a train, aliot iTeivil guard, ami robbed a bank hi*r tarrying the miners' wages. _ IWe have been armed robberies n» Million a nd Sarngossa. Tenants at another place waylaid a Mass at a lonely hermitage Shaded him to pieces. The Bishop of Leon has received many JJlaints of disrespect towards the fl Thcsc crimes, accompanied by tho disJ. rv of stores of firearms and bombs, i!r»i caused a semi-panic on the LxGovernment stocks falling to Clowest point in the present century. The Times" Cable. k Leader of Monarclusts. flje Madrid correspondent, of tho «»ailv Mail" says the Monarchists we elected Marquis Luea di Tena, Xlorof "A B C," as their leader. Ho !!, injured during the rioting, as was Benor Honorio Maura, Minister for Interior, the Duke of Santo, the fcnjuis de Camerines, and many promi0t Monarchists, i .jho Government have suppressed tho «AB C." JIAN trampled to death. I ■* , \ (Beeeived May 11th, 8 p.m.) ! 1 MADRID, May 11. A man was trampled to death at Puerto Deabla. Ife first shot wounding t awn who was listening to a speech of flte Minister fpr Finance, Senor Prietq, |tas starting a panic. Tjie crowd thereupon murdered the gunman. AVERTING A CRISIS. {Received May 12th, 12.2 a a.m.) MADEID, May 11. Dawn saw little diminution in the trprds parading Puerto del Sol pquarg j clamouring for revenge on the antilfomtrchtsts. Most of the credit for 3Tert|ng a crisis is due to the Minister for the Interior, Senor Maura, who repeatedly addressed the crowds urging calm and moderation. Doriiig a speech tvfter midnight by [ Bejmblican from the balcony of thp t JUnistry, an unknown man fired a revolat and wounded two men supporting the speaker. The mob instantly ijiOed him. Addressing a gathering of journalSenor Maura revealed th&t a quantity of arms and munition had been sacovered in the office, thp puprjptiir of which, the Marquis Luca--4«t«% ias been arrested. Seng; Maura says the Govenunnt will relentlessly kill at the . any attempt tq restore JJevcctheless,. crowds *ll iomg criticised the Government?-for ; 'tolerance towards the Monarchists, -(MMTi the release of General Berenits inaction over the Primate's WW? liters. . out of the mutiny in the • Jaimef 1., the second officor • cm and the crew, except ,as»earrested, were ranted leave. The ■Mjy ffftifod tfip eQQcli||oiis sppn Tivbich men were released.

| * SPSTIve, ■ . PRopAQANPA. ■■§ii'-I-l ■ MADRID, May IQ. rioting on SURday, «#6»Wlg in #R 'stteffipt t° storm «• spspef pfjice. which was defended powerful grants and a machine »an 4 al«o an attempt to raid the UgoaFchifilr headquarters, competed % fiml Guard to fire on the U«gwpn s casualties. J .ipQj(qJfr resentment fit the open- . fp of Monarchist prop?B«Hida rpsf < wjfarer.isStt flwing Jo a meeting qttt- , fb tho Royalist headquarters, ythere ■m Toli|nteofß with JOQ ;mQtcii-carf .A volunteer led which it is believed WP '•*'* 8lW»■«* » chauffeur, who cheered the gftfjWic. The crowd attycfced »0 e "Wau&.mslr fire to four ' W fire ■ SpHrw* f n d released the prisoners, jgfflr punctured the tyres of another <• £2? and severely beat two M°n"3ae demonstrators nest attacked '* Ssp.**A.]g.C.** newspaper, and tried to > ihe aid of petrol. J JbK' to it w'fearad thgS wbwrbw 1 fc-Sr? jj w, ai n MmUV %s?TilKf Epßw-m fire to the Mesfcsi Mmuc* h 1 t|» newspaper "El DebatePjffrgmented the trams trPTO the night- .. m felt regfirding the l&ißWi yN » bilge aemonstration It aSTiMt spinst the Monarchists EtISiMF KflJint: the chauffeur,