In Raid on Valencia; s. Thurston Set Afire Madrid, June 15, F)ESPITE recent urgent representations by the British and French: Governments, more British and French merchantmen were bombed in Spanish waters yesterday. These were the Thurston and Seafarer, flying the British flag, and the Gaulois and the Karbear, flying the French flag. All were hit in air raids on Valencia by Nationalist planes.
Both French ships sank after being bombed, but the British merchantmen suffered only minor damage.
The Thurston, however, was set on fire, but it was extinguished before it could make much headway. Nobody aboard was injured. A sailing boat was also set on fire in Valencia harbour when hit by a bomb.—Reuter.
London, June 16, The Labour Opposition intend to raise the question of the bombing of British ships in Spanish waters, and also the bombing of open towns in Spain and China, in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Minister, and Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, will be the principal Government speakers. The leading Labour speakers have not yet been chosen.—Reuter.
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