The Archive · 1936

Situation in Spain Now Much Quieter

Madrid, June 14, The situation in Malaga, 65 miles north-east of Gibraltar, "where a general strike is in progress, is much quieter following the action of the JGovernment in disarming the popula tion and closing down the headquarters of trade unions and anarchists.

Three Civil Guards were fred upon to-day while patrolling a village in Cordoba, and one of them. was seriously wounded, The Guards immediately set fire to the building and fired at the oceu= pants as they emerged.

No deaths are reporied, but every }person in the building was wounded.

Meanwhile, Madrid will be without its usual Sunday bull-fight because of the conflict between Mexican and Spanish toreadors. The latter are on strike because they allege that Mexican bull-ighters in Spain are paid more than Spanish toreadors

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