CRUISER FIRES AT BRITISH SHIP

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 83, 24 April 1937, Page 5

CRUISER FIRES AT BRITISH SHIP

Telegraph— Press Assn.

. ^ mmi*- a jMerchantman Outside Three Mile Limit WARNING ISSUED

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(Reeeived 24, 12.35 a.m.) LONDON, April 23. Among conflicting reports of block-ade-running is one' that an insurgent eraiser fired at one of the British ships outside the three-mile limit. The Hood and the destroyer Firedrake signalled telling the cruiser not to interfere with British shipping. A Bilbao report states that immediately food ships entered territorial waters the Government warships Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa escorted them, while three rebel warships steamed away as the shore batteries dropped shells a few feet short. The Basque Foreign Minister de- | clared that the entry of three ships i proves that Bilbao is free from cnines and the fact that rebel warships intending to impede the entry of ships have failed proves that they are incapable of an effective blockade. A Gibraltar message says that the Marie Llewellyn arrived en route to Alicante. Captain "Potato" Jones visited the naval authorities at St. Jean de Luz. The British steamers Sheaffield and Marvin have arrived with wheat, oranges and flour for Bilbao. The Marvin belongs to the same owners as the Thorpe Hall.