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DRAMATIC
EPISODE
Shots Fired At Foodship
INCIDENT
BILBAO
AT
Insurgents Launch Fierce Attack On All Fronts.
Was
w
San Sebastian, April 24. bel machines to his credit than Yesterday's military operations any other man on the Government in the civil war were mainly con- | sida. centrated around the 3.300-feet Cresto had been playing A high Monte Udala, which
spectacular role in the war in the captured by the insurgents.
air and his name was becoming a Capture of this mountain ridge terror to insurgent nirmen. will give the rebels command of Yesterday he was shot down in London, April 24. the approaches to Durango.
flames from a high altitude, A dramatic naval episode es
Continuance of fair. weather behind the seemingly placid entry enables the insurgent planes to
bomb the
o! of three British foodships (Stan-
Republican Lines communication, some of which brook, Mc-Gregor and Hamsterley) Into Bilbao after running the in-consist of mere goat-tracks. surgent blockade, though one cap-| tain described the trip as having been "uneventful as a moonlight plenic.
The
Basque artillery, which has been a weak feature of their defence, has been reinforced from
Asturias.
It is now learned that when
A Republican announcement the ships were still well outside in Barcelona states that the town Spanish territorial waters, they is now in a complete state of
by an Insurgent fortincation...
were sighted
cruiser, believed to be the Al- mirante Cervera, and, an
ed trawler.
arm-
58,000 STRONG'
The Republican forces defend- reached a Shots were fred across the bows ing Bilbao have now of one of the foodships.
The giant battle-cruiser, HMS. Hood, which had been hovering in the vicinity of the British ships her 15-inch guns loaded, with signalled the insurgents warning them that are would be opened unless they ceased Bre,
Unwilling to risk, a clash with the British warship, the rebel ships ceased fire and withdrew - Reuter.
strength of 58,000, says" another Barcelona announcement.
148
STUBBORN DEFENCE
San Sebastian: The Insur- gents are making a desperate effort break down the stubborn Basque resistance on the Biscay front and another large-scale attack WILS launched to-day against the positions defending the town of Durango.
The attack was heralded in a misty dawn by a violent artillery bombardment which was accom- panied by a rain of bombs on the Republican trenches from insur- rent planes.
"
AERIAL ATTACH Sweeping low down over the enemy positions, the Intrepid aviators showed amazing daring In loosing their deadly cargo and raking the trenches with machine- gun are.
continued
The bombardment for nearly six hours, and finally at 11.30 this morning the first wave of insurgent Infantry went over the top into action across bullet-swept felds.
They consist of 5,000 Asturian miners, 3.000 militia from Santan- der and 50,000 other troops."
The Basque Government also bombing 100 pursuit and planes,
"ACE" BROUGHT DOWN Salamanca: Three Republican planes were shot down by Insur gent machines yesterday, accord- to
Fierce hand-to-hand fighting is military report
received
now proceeding around the Bas- The pilot of one of the machines que positions, which the Republi- the "ace" Spanish airman, cans are defending with desperate Captain Cresto, who has more re-valour.- Transocean News Servic
a
here.
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KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL UNVEILED
OFFICIAL VERSION British warships gave protection yesterday morning to three British merchant ships proceeding with food cargoes from Saint Jean de Luz to Bilbao when they were interfered with outside territorial waters. There was no naval con- voy but the battleship Hood and the destroyer Firedrake which
London, Apr. 23. were on patrol in the neighbour- hood and were aware of the chips' The King, in the presence destination came immediately to Queen Mary and many others of their assistance when the in-the Royal Family yesterday after- surgent cruiser, Almirante Cervera,noon unveiled a memorial to King and the armed trawler. Galeno, George V in Windsor, designed by ordered them at a distance of 4 Sir Edwin Lutyens and erected by to 5 miles off shore to discontinue the people of Windsor in associa
tion with the people of Windsor, their voyage"
Ontario.
of
The weather was brilliantly fine and a large crowd watched the ceremony,
Hood remonstrated with the in- surgent cruiser which then abstained from interference and the British vessels proceeded into territorial waters where they were At the end of a speech in reply Joined by a Basque government to the Loyal Address presented by ship and were not again interfer- ed with. It is reported that the shore batteries fred on the In- surgent trawler-
Hritish Wireless
DIVORCE LAW "AMENDMENT
London. Apr. 23.
ALL NIGHT SITTING
Marriage Reform Bill Delayed
London. Apr. 23. An all-night siting of the House An all-night sitting of the Com- of Commons, lasting till the early mons lasting t 11.39 in the morn-morning, caused the cancellation ing caused the cancellation of to-
of to-day's sitting, at which three
vate Members' Bills including Mr. A P... Herbert's Marriage Bill, amending the law of divorce were down for consideration and at which the promoters of the latter had hoped to see sufficient pro- gress made to ensure its passage into law in the time available. which they had reason to expect
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New York, Apr. 23. The negro who calls himself "God," Father Divine, formally charged with assaulting a process- server, has been released on ball of $500.
followers, screaming:
In a police car he has been driven, together with his wife, day's sitting at which three Pri- private members' Bills, including "Number One Female Angel," to Mr. A. P. H. Herbert's Marriage "Number One Heaven," his home Bill amending the law of divorce, in Harlem, New York's negro There he was tumultu- quarter. were down for consideration, and ously greeted by some 1,500 of his at which the promoters of the
"God is back on earth again." latter had hoped to see sufficient
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"Peace. Father." Dozens of police Next Friday is the last alttingcare controlled the mob. of the session available for private members' Bills, so that unless the Government agree to accept the suggestion of large numbers of all parties that it should provide time for the Bili, prospect of its be coming law is slight- British Wireless.
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Next Friday is the last sitting of the session available for Private Members Bills so that unless the government agree to accept the suggestion of large numbers of all parties that it should provide time for the Bill, the prospect of its be- coming law is slight- British Wireless
Cease Interfering With British Ships
1.
HOOD'S WARNING "Cease interfering with British ships outside territorial waters," was the message fashed from the Hood's captain to the rebel war-
London, Apr. 24. Graphic stories are told by news- aper correspondents at Bilbao of yesterday's dramatic episode when three British freighters Stan-ships. brook, McGregor and Hamsterley... "Our jurisdiction extends to six ran the gauntlet of the insurgent miles from the coast, came the blockade of the Basque coast.. reply, whereupon the Hood mina Latest reports also describe the torily cleared her decks for action alleged laconic message from the and flashed back a message that battle-cruiser E.M.S. Hood, which the British Government did not proved to be the last word in a lit-
recognise the right to any claim to the argument with the Spanish to exercise furisdiction beyond three surgent warship Almirante Cer- miles from the coast vera, after she had fired across the bows of the McGregor.
"BILBAO CROWD CHEERS”
Special "guards were placed out- side Father Divine's cell last night. during his brief period of custody. and police removed his belt and [brotlaces to prevent him doing
himself any injury.
Hundreds of his followers gathered at police headquarters in the morning, shouting: "They can't gaol God;" "If you don't let him go the Father will get tired of all this and just walk away and vanish.”— leuter.
INSURGENTS PRESS ON TO BILBAO
||
Salamanca, Apr. 23.
The insurgents are again sweep- ing towards Bilbao,
To-day General Mola's troops discovered 1,500 pitifully starved lunatic asylum patients in one of the four villages captured in Aramone. Valley, according to a communique issued to-day. three weeks it is claimed, the patients had had little or nothing to eat
For
The Insurgents also claim to have captured four heights in the In the face of Hood's immense region of Mount Udala. Much war At 8
a.m. the destroyer HMS. 17 superior armament, the Almir-material, including two armoured cars and two new Öghting planes, Firedrake, which was the nearest ante Cervera and Galera and Ga-
allegedly French, were captured.- British warship to the adventurous ] lerna faded out,
Reuter. merchantmen, wirelessed to Hood Hood's 15-inch that the Almirante Cervera and trained on the the armed trawler, Galerna, were approaching the McGregor..
"Action Station, or clear for action, was given on board Hood as the glant warably steamed at high speed towards the rebel ships which were intercepting the block- ade runners.
guns were still Cervera when the Basque shore batteries opened up as the British merchantmen pass- ed within the three-mile Imit.
The whole population of Bilbao crowded the harbour and scream-
BOMES OVER BILAO
Valencia, Apr. 28 six times Insurgent air raiders swooped down upon Bilbao to-day The first Ave times anti-aircraft batteries beat them off, but the
ed their delight with Latin frenzy th attack was successful. Ten as the steamers loomed up at the were killed and 30 wounded.
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