REVOLT IN SPAIN

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 298, 11 August 1932, Page 5

REVOLT IN SPAIN

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MONARCHISTS' ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO GAIN I POWER

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Rec. Aug. 11, 1 a.rn. MADRID, Wednesday. A Monarcliists' revolt broke out in the capital at dav/n, but the Governiment's foreknowledge of the revolt minimised its seriousness. An artillery brigade supported the insurgents. Many arrests were made 1 including sons of former members j of the nobility. The rebelo raided the Ministry for Communications and also raided the War Office and were driven out. Communications abroad were cut ofif, but liave since been re-es- I tablished. There were several dead | or injured. Disorders also threaten I elsev/here. The Minister for the Interior. an- . nounced that the, situation country- 1 wide is under control. The War Office ; v/as principally threatened by the disturbance, i . The police ejected the leaders after much firing on both sides, the at- • tackers leaving several casualties in the early hours and great eonfusion i followed a public demonstration demanding death to the leaders of the • insurrection. The Minister of the Interior de- ; clared that the leaders received ; largo sums to augment the agitation and have been supported by several j generals and retired army officers. j The revolt coincides with the issue j of warrants for the arrest of ex-King I Alfonso, several noblemen, former railway officials, and a British contractor, following complaints by a commission of inquiry into railway concessions.