Nationalist Raiders Set s. /Arlon Ablaze and Kill Several Men Aboard s. Farnham Valencia, June 27.
"WO more British merchantmen were bombed and set on fire in Spain today by Nationalist planes. They were the Arlen, which was hit and set ablaze during a Nationalist air raid on Valencia, and the Farnham, which was bombed at Alicante. While the Arlen suffered only one casualty, a Rumanian member of the crew being killed, the Farnham lost several men killed and injured. Although the fire has been extinguished the Farnham is expected to sink as she is badly holed amidships.—Reuter.
Valencia, June 27.
Five Nationalist bombers, in their attack, set on fire the Bri merchantman Arlen which later sank.
The Farnham, bom in Alicante, sank almost immediately. Three British sailors were killed and two Spanish stevedores were injured while trying to save the cargo of foodstuft.—United Press, London, June 27.
Reports that two more British vessels were the subject of Nationali: air attacks while in Spanish Re-
Sudeten Parleys in political circles here.
These quarters expressed pained surprise at the renewed bombings, since reassuring messages had been received here from the Nationalisty only 48 hours ago.
They consider that unless the bombings were due to a mistake or were carried out by planes independent of General Franco's authority, all pre. vious reassuring indications should be taken as worthless-
Public opinion has been considerably shaken by the new attacks.
London was particularly shocked by the news since it had" been reporte: i that Il Duce promised Mr. Chamberlain last week that he would formally ask Gen. Franco to cease bombing British ships. Political circles believe that the planes involved in today's attacks may have been more dependent upon orders from the German air authorities than from the Ni alist leaders.
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