NO INTERVENTION

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20509, 27 May 1938, Page 7

NO INTERVENTION

POWERS AND SPAIN WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTEERB RE-IMPOSITION OF CONTROL (Official Wireless) (Received May 27, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, May 26 At a meeting of the chairman's subcommittee of the Non-intervention Committee all members, xvith the exception of Russia, reached an agreement of a number of points In connection with the British formula for the withdrawal of volunteers and the reimposition of control. On all points except on* in which he agreed with his colleagues M. Kagan, ihe Russian representative, entered reserves. At the conclusion of the meeting Lord Plymouth requested M. Kagan to ask his Government to reconsider its attitude before the next meeting of the committee. All the representatives except Russia agreed to limit the number of categories to be taken into account under the scheme for the withdrawal of volunteers to four—namely, soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians. They also agreed to the proposed scheme for ihe reinstatement of land frontier control and the appointment of two commissions, one representing each side. All the representatives in this case, including the Russian delegate, agreed that the basic figures required in the scheme for the proportional withdrawal of volunteers should be 10,000. Italian Observer Arrested The committee also considered the case in xvhich an Italian observer, travelling on a British ship to Valencia, had been arrested and taken by air to Barcelona, where lie was imprisoned. The committee unanimously agreed to ask the British Government to request the Spanish Government immediately to release a servant of the Nonintervention Board who had been arrested while discharging his duties under the non-intervention scheme.

BOMBING OF SHIP BRITIBH CAPTAIN INDIGNANT “I AM OUT FOR REVENGE” NEUTRALS’ RIGHTS DISREGARDED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received May 27, 1 p.m.) BARCELONA. May 26 In the bombing of the British steamer Thorpe Hall the first officer and an Irish, non-intervention official were wounded. LONDON, May 26 The Madrid correspondent of the British United Press, in a telephone interview' with Captain Andrews, master of the Thorpe Hall at Valencia, -says the latter declared:— ”1 am out for revenge and will return immediately with, the flrat ship available. They cannot frighten mo.” Captain Andrews divides hie disgust between General Franco for disregarding the rights of neutrals and the British Government for “favouring General Franco.” ITALY AND GERMANY

DISCUSSION ON CZECHOSLOVAKIA Untied Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlfbi (Received May 27, 11 a.m.) ROME, May 26 Count Ciano received the German Ambassador and discussed Czechoslovakia. BOMB WARFARE FRIGHTFUL CARNAGE WORST RAID OF THE WAR 240 KILLED, 1000 INJURED United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, May 26 The Spanish insurgents have intensified their bombing of coastal cities. Alicante suffered the worst raid of the xvar when 240 people were killed and 1000 injured. The air attack was the most frightful since the carnage at Barcelona. The centre of the city Is a terrible sight and the recovery of the bodies will take days. The raiders added to the terror by swooping low and machine-gunning the crowded streets. The raid on Alicante lasted for 20 minutes, during xvhich over 100 bombs were dropped by six aircraft. Fifty buildings were destroyed. Two bombs exploded in ihe market place, which was crowded with women. The worst damage was done in the centre of the town. The Consular Corps, representing 18 nations, collectively presented their condolences to the civil Governor, and decided to fly the'ir flags at half-mast for three days as a protest against the raid. Protest to General Franoo The Consular Corps has also telegraphed a protest to General Franco against the bombing of non-military objectives, pointing out that only civilians were killed in the raid. The port of Alicante also was bombed, but none of Ihe five British ships in the harbour was hit. A message from Barcelona says the Republican and insurgent commuuuiques are so conflicting that it Is impossible accurately to sum up the trend of operations on the Catalonian front. Each side consistently denies the other's claims, but its is known that heavy fighting continues oveY* a wide area, with substantial losses on both sides. (Continued in previous column)