Almost dally arrivals at foreign ports of vessels carrying refugees from war-lorn Spain reveal the large num bers of foreigners in that country on business or pleasure reasons at the outbreak of the revolt, The British population of the country Is normally Quite large. Spain has always been 2 very aliractive country for the tourist, and unusually strong. senti mental ties have bound the two coun-ries together and attracted tourists, At the time of the outbreak, Gozen tourist ships carrying sunshine-hungry thousands on leisurely jaunts through the Mediterranean had left British ports or were about to leave while there were many tourists already the country. Among them were 700 motorists, 400 of whom were stated by the Automobile Association to have crossed the frontier at Behobie or Jo Junquera. The resident British Population at the principal Spanish commercial centres is fairly large, numbering several thousands, engaged Anglo-Spanish trade which in 1094 {totalled £15,000,000 with the balance in favour of Spain although machinery orders are outstanding among British
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