IN SPAIN

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1931, Page 3

IN SPAIN

CRIMES INCREASE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph' -Copyright.) LONDON, May U. “The Times’s” Madrid correspondent states: There lia§ been an unusual series of crimes during the .past week. These corroborate the signs ‘ol inoreaa ing lawlessness in Spain. 'Two men, in Asturias, held up a train. They then shot the Civil Guard and robbed a bank cashier who was carrying miners’ wages. There have been armed robberies in Bilba, and in Saragossa. The peasant at another place waylaid a Priest after Mass, at a lonely hermitage and they hacked him to pieces. The Bishop of Leon lias received many complaints of disrespect being shown towards the cloth. j hose crimes have been accompanied by the discovery of stores ol firearms and bombs and have caused a seini-panie on the Stock Exchange. Government stocks are falling ,and are at their lowest point in the present centurv.

A LYNCING. MADRID, .May 11. A man was trampled to. death at Puerello do Sol. He fired a shot wounding a man who was listening to a speech of the Miniser of Finance, thus starting a panic. The crowd thereupon lynched (he gunman. further rioting. (Received 8.50 a.m.) MADRID, May 11. Dawn saw little diminution of the crowds parading Puertadelsol„square, clamouring for revenge on anti-Alon-archists. The most credit for avertin'' a erbb is due to the Minister of the Interior, S'eror Maura, who was repeatedly addressing crowds urging calm moderation.

During a past midnight speech by a Republican, ex-balcony ministry, an unknown reyolvoml two men, supporting the soeak'r. The mob instantly killed the unknown. Addressing journalists Son or Maura revealed that a quantity of arms and munitions were discovered at the \. B.C. office, the •• proprietor whereof Is Maio’iis Luoadetona. He was arrested • ftenor Ala lira says lie will relentlessly kill at the root, any attempt to res‘<!w- King Alfonso. Nevertheless crowds were nightlong criticising the Government for tolerance towards Monarchist?, notably the release of General Berengtier, amd inaction over Ihe P"imate’s nasi oral.

Arising from the mutiny on Jaime I, the second officer was dismissed «>l<l ip-ive was granted tn tin- crew except *hp -,-resteds. Tim crew refused the conditions whereupon the arrested s were released.