Alicante, June 10.
During the past fortnight, Alicante has been attacked from the air no less than 32 times and the toll of casualties has mounted to 500 dead and over 2,000 wounded. No less than 80 buildings have been destroyed, and three British vessels anchored in the harbour have been sunk.—Havas, Britons Want Action London, June 10.
A large number of British sailors are submitting a motion to the Seamen's National Union advising the Royal Navy to send aircraft to bomb some Spanish Nationalist harbour in reprisal to the sinking of British vessels by Nationalist planes, Mr. W. R. Spence, secretary-general of the Union, declared in an interview with ihe Press today.
He remarked that the seamen, In their motion, favoured the bombing of Cadiz, as "such action will reassure British sailors and will restore Britain's prestige on the high seas."—Havas.
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