SPANISH REVOLT

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1932, Page 6

SPANISH REVOLT

■' .f A COMPLETE COLLAPSE. -riotous bands Cause damage. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraphy-Copyright.) ' (Received this day at 1.5 p.in.) . - MADRID, August 11. , Following the toll apse of the Tevoft there was serious rioting in Madrid, iSeville, Granada and . elsewhere, bands wrecking clubs. : and. mansions of leading monarchists including the Madrid House of.‘Marquis Luca) Del Teuia, w.ho is tHe ; proprietor of the 'well known newspaper , r; A.B.C., The crowd stole, gold ,and silver plates and valuable objects of art before, they burnt the mansion to the ground. The A.B.C. was also ablaze. ' Communists in Seville burnt a convent? and prison, releasing prisoners. They prevented firemen extinguishing the.flames. . A demonstrator was killed in conflict with the police. The Government have suppressed ,150. monarcist newspapers. - Sanjurgo’s failure was due to the. Government’s activities- in organising troops. fio march to Seville, and qn aero, plane dropping leaflets explaining the Government’s attitude to Sanjui'gO’s - supporters,. . who were so frightened ■ that they melted .away.- ' . ' At first Sanjurgo said he would commit suicide, but, he' was, persuaded to try to escape, to Portugal]., - .