SPANISH WAR

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20269, 11 August 1937, Page 7

SPANISH WAR

NON-INTERVENTION PLAN. THE PAYMENT OF DUEB. I SEVERAL POWERS IN ARREARS. (omclal Wireless.) (Received Aug. 11, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, Aug. 10. Estonia, Denmark, the Netherlands. Turkey and the Irish Free State have paid their dues to date to the Nonintervention Committee, but the remittance# of fifteen of the smaller States and four great Powers have not been reoelved. A BTATEMENT DENIED. VESSELS HELD BY REBELS. BRITAIN DEMANDS RELEASE. (Official Wireless.) (Received Aug. 11, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, Aug. 10. In view of certain reports regarding interviews alleged to have been ■given to the press by an international observing officer who was injured during an attack from the air on the Italian ship Mongioia the International Non-intervention Board has Issued a statement that no 'communication of any kind has been made to the press by an observing officer or by any other officer of the board. The British Ambassador at Hendaye has received instructions to make a formal demand on the Salamanca authorities for the early release of three British vessels, the Molton, the Candleston Castle and the Mlrupanu, which are being held by .Insurgents. TROUBLE IN REBEL RANKB. FOREIGNERS AND SPANISH. OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, August 10. The' Barcelona correspondent of the Times says further reports of fighting between foreign and Spanish elements in the Insurgents’ ranks continue to filter in. Moorish regulars in Granada were ordered to give up their arms to newly-arrived Italians, but refused to be disarmed. Other conflicts are reported from South Toledo. A message from Paris says It is rumoured that Senor Caballero, the former Premier, is leading the anarcosyndicalists’ opposition to the Government. DEMAND BY NATIONALISTS. SURRENDER OF BASQUES. FRENCH CREW HELD UP. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. PARIS, August 10. When the liner Marechal Lyautey arrived at Las Palmas armed Spanish Nationalists demanded the surrender of three Spanish passengers, who, they said, were liable for military service. The crew deolined to permit their removal, whereupon troops trained machine-guns on the ship, rounded up the crew astern, took off the three men, and warned the captain that if the crew attempted to make a demonstration the coastal batteries would open fire. WOMEN IN BATTLE. LEG CHAINED TO GUN. PUNISHMENT FOR COWARDICE. United Press' Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Aug. 10. Women again took part in the battle for Brunete, says the Daily Mail correspondent in Madrid, one woman being found with her leg chained to a-machine-gun. The correspondent adds that chaining fighters to machine-guns is a familiar form of “Red” punishment, thought to bo meted out for cowardice in battle or for serious military discipline.