MR. NORMAN HAZELWOOD VISITS SPAIN.

Upper Hutt Weekly Review, Volume I, Issue 50, 27 November 1936, Page 2

MR. NORMAN HAZELWOOD VISITS SPAIN.

BOMBS DROPPED 25 YARDS FROM HIS BOAT.

Mr. Norman Hazelwood, son of Mr. J. A. Hazel-wood, Upper Hutt, who some time ago left New Zealand for a trip abroad, writes home to state that recently he returned to London from Spain. His experiences in that country were naturally of an exciting- nature. Mr. Hazelwood states that he left Barry, South Wales, in the R.M.S. Nella for Spain, via Gibraltar. At Catagena, he saw the damage done by bombs. On the following- morning- he was awakened by the sound of aeroplane engines, bombs dropping and gun fire. Going- on deck he saw the planes dropping bombs in an endeavour to blow up the arsenal in the town, but they were unsuccessful. The anti-aircraft guns opened fire but no plane was hit, the reason being that the gun crews on these were not Government troops but rebels. Consequently, Mr. Hazelwood states, they were lined up and shot. Their boat had unloaded about one third of their cargo on to a special train, but the rebels blew the train up, and then a plane had a try at blowing up some of the cruisers of the Spanish Government, one bomb di'opping about 25 yards from his boat. The Nella sailed for Alicante as it was useless trying- to unload any more at Catagena. On arrival there they found destroyers of practically all nations congregated, including three British, two German, one Italian, one French, one Argentina, one Portuguese and one Spanish submarine. Everything was vexw quiet there and the Nella completed her unloading, finally sailing for England. Whilst at Alicante Mr. Hazelwood stated the members of the Nella's crewenquired who.were flying the aeroplanes for the rebels, and the Spanish stated Italians and Alleman (German). An hour after they had left Catagena, the rebels returned -with move planes and bombed the town to pieces, including the wharf -where the Nella had been tied up. Mr. Hazelwood hopes to be in London for the Coronation and is looking forward to seeing this wonderful pageant. One of the most outstanding things in England to his mind is the speed of the trains, which do 70 miles per hour.