London, Mar. 18.
Horror and disgust were expressed by the Prime Minister, Mr, Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons to-day when he referred to tte devastating air raids on Barcelona during the past few days.
The British and French Govern ments/he declared, had agreed to appeal to|both parties in Spain to stop such/ bombardments, and the French Government had approached the Vatican with a view to obtaining their association with the appeal.
^I regret to inform the House,' Mr. Chamberlain said at the outset of his speech, "that, according to reports received this morning from His Majesty's Minister, Barcelona was subjected to six air raids in the course of Wednesday night and in the eerly part of yesterday. The casualties have been very heavy. It was estimated at that time that they amounted to 240 deaths and 490 injured." ian.—Reuter,
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