Madrid Bombed Once Again

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 42, 19 February 1937, Page 7

Madrid Bombed Once Again

ELEVEN KILLED, SEVENTY INJURED. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—-Copyright. Received Thursday, 11.30 p.m. MADRID, Feb. 18. Insurgent aeroplanes three times bombed Madrid last night, killing II and injuring 70. LOYALIST ATTACK ON JARAMA SECTOR. REBELS FORCED TO RETIRE. LONDON, Feb. 17. General Miaja has launched a powerful Government offensive in the Jararua sector. Twenty-two loyalist bombing aeroplanes, escorted by a squadron of chasers, machine-gdnnod the rebel trenches, after which infantry advanced under the protection of tanks. The machine-guns compelled the withdrawal of the rebels after three hours of fierce fighting. The rebel cruiser Canarias collide*! with the Greek merchantman Eleni, both being damaged. ITALIANS PLAY MAJOR PART LONDON, Feb. 17. The Times diplomatic correspondent Bays it is widely assumed that the foreign Governments supporting General Franco believe that they will have eupplied him with sufficient aid successfully to finish the campaign, by the time non-intervention is enforced. The inflow, especially of Italians, has been very rapid in the past few weeks. The total number of Italians has risen from 10,000 to 50,000. The Manchester Guardian’© diplomatic correspondent agrees that there are at present 50,000 Italians in Spain with ample supplies of war material, and adds: * ‘The dispatch of Russian ■war material to loyalists is being declined. French volunteering has been brought to a (standstill and a thousand disillusioned men are clamouring to be repatriated. The campaign has become mainly an Italian war against the diminishing loyalist , party.

‘‘Germany 5s now playing a minor part. It is reported that she does not desire to leave considerable forces in Spain when they may be needed in Central Europe in tho near future.”