The situation in warscarred Malaga after the intensive bombard~ ment to which it was subjected by. the insurgents is described by the first Englishman to enter the city after its capture, 'The whole interior of the cathedral historic edifice with a spire 260 {t, high, which has always been con-. sidered' one of the most important dulldings in the city—has, he says, been destroyed, and the same fate has befallen alt churches and chapels, og well as villas belonging to Nationalists.
The Government forces, Reuter earns from reliable sources, sustain~ over 6,000 casualties in the fighting, preceding the capture of Malaga. An eye-witness states that he counted over 100 dead on the pavement of tone sireer, The insurgent casualties: are reported to have been about 350, The Duke of Seville has been tem= porarily appointed military governor of Malaga.
No confirmation of the reports of massacres by either side has yet been obtained, The Communist leaders in Malaga managed to escape before the 0 cupation of the city by the Insurgents, They sailed in the direction of Valencia, taking with them over 152,000,000 pesetas.—Reuter.
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