Valencia, May 28.
The British merchantman, s. Codin, was sunk during an me surgent aerial bombardment of Valencia at 245" o'clock this morning. Seven members of the crew were killed and eight wounded, when a direct hit by a bomb saruk the ship to the bottom of he harbour, although part of it StI remains' above water. Second bomb fell on another British ship, the s. Pinzon, but Hittle damage was done and there were no casualties as all of the crew were ashore.
'The raiding nationalist planes dropped forty bombs on the city fand harbour and destroyed many houses, including a small house about' ninety yards from the French Embassy. More than twenty persons were Killed and a hundred injured during the attack—Havas. by the Loyalist Government, Extensive damage was done. At Ist 20 persons were killed and nearly 100 wounded, the statement said, Many Buildings were destroyed, Loyalist shore batteries, replying to the bombardment, apparently struck one destroyer but the extent of the damage the warship suffered is unknown, The milliary commandant " of Almeria reported that one German. ruler and four destroyers partie pated in the attack. He estimated Londoners Swelter in
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