GERMAN AID IN SPAIN

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 329, 9 January 1937, Page 5

GERMAN AID IN SPAIN

MARINES LANDED.

ENGINEERS AT WORK.

French Fleet Off Spanish Coast If Wanted.

Press. Association—Copyright. London, Jan. 8.

German marines are already reported to have landed at Ceuta, where powerful fortifications have been constructed in the past six

weeks under the supervision of German engineers.. German warships have been recently increasingly active in visiting all Spanish and Moroccan ports.

The News Chronicle’s Paris correspondent says the report about the arrival of Germans at Ceuta comes from an unimpeachable Spanish-Mor-rocan source. Four French torpedo boats, he added, arrived at Casablanca yesterday, three battleships are due to-morrow, 'and by January 19 there will be assembled in addition one cruiser, 23 destroyers,'four torpedo boats and a number of submarines which has not been revealed. French naval circles maintain that these are merely the usual spring monoeuvres, which last year were held off Jakar. Nevertlueless they admit a French fleet would be available off the Spanish and Moroccan coasts if a crisis arose. The Spanish Government defence committee admits that the danger to the capital is more acute than ever and civilian exacuation has beep speeded up. The rebels have resuhied their advance and claim to have gained a further seven miles to the nonth-west. The Government troops claim that 10,000 Germans, with most modern equipment, are leading the attack.