SITUATION QUIET

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20270, 12 August 1937, Page 5

SITUATION QUIET

THE WAR IN SPAIN. THE INSURQENTB HARABBED. GOVERNMENT DESTROYER BOMBED United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received August 12, 1 p.ra.) MADRID, August 11. The Government Is harassing the insurgents from the air and on land on the Aragon and Teruel fronts, otherwise tiie situation is quiet. A plane bombed a Government destroyer that was convoying a tanker and two merchantmen to Valencia. It was driven off by a fighter from the shore. BRITISH WARSHIP SHELLED. NO DAMAGE DONE. SHOTS FROM REBEL SHIPS. (Ofnclal Wireless.) (Received August 12, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, August 11. The insurgent minelayer Jupiter and the armed merchantman Cuidad B de Palma fired on H.M.S. Foxhound off St. Jean de Lux. Three shells exploded close to the Foxhound, but no damage was done. The Insurgents were 'battling with the Government destroyer Cisca and may have fired in mistake. BOMBING OF STEAMER. DISCLAIMER BY GENERAL FRANCO REPLY TO BRITISH PROTEST. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, August 11. The diplomatic correspondent of the Times states that General Franco has replied to t lie British protest against the bombing of the vessel British Corporal by suggesting that the attacking aeroplanes were Government machines painted with the Insurgents’ colours in order to create an incident. The rebel leader asserts that none of his aeroplanes was near Algiers at the time of the bombing because they never patrol there. ADMISSION BY COMMANDER. UNDER INSURGENT CONTROL. BOMBING, OF BRITISH VESSEL.

United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. I (Received August 12, 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, August 11. The British Government announces that General Franco's naval commander admits that the planes which bombed the British Corporal were under insurgent control. BOMBINQ OF BRITISH SHIP. PROTEST BY THE GOVERNMENT.

MAY HAVE BEEN MISTAKE. (Ofnclal Wireless.) (Received August 12, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, August 11. The British Government has not yet received a reply to the protest which the Ambassador was instructed to lodge at Salamanca regarding the bombing of the British Corporal, but the insurgent naval authorities .at Palma have acknowledged the protest made by Rear-Admiral Wells. General Franco’s reply suggests that the presence of insurgent aircraft off Algiers last Friday will be denied in London. However, there is no longer any doubt that the three aircraft concerned in the attack were engaged in the civil war against the Spanish Government, and, in fact, on the occasion of the naval protest it is under- ' stood that the insurgent commander at Palma admitted that the aircraft in question were under his orders. While, therefore, ready to believe | that the attack may have been due to t a mistake, it may be assumed that the u British Government will not accept the reply on the lines predicted in the n press messages referred to. RAID BY INSURGENTS. BOMBS DROPPED BY PLANES. ATTACK ON NEW DEFENCES. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. lIENDAYE, August 10. u Twenty tons of bombs were dropped from 17 insurgent bombers on the new defence system the Government is having constructed between Madrid sl md Valencia. A