The Archive · 1938

28 Consuls to Protest

Alicante, May 26.

Twenty-eight foreign consuls signed a note today announcing that they would intervene with their respective Governments to avoid the repetition of acts such as yesterday's bombing of Alicante by Nationalist planes, which caused over 1,000 casualties:

Among the signatories were the Consuls of France, Great Britain, Argentina, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Uruguay; ani Salvador.—Havas, he Chinese were unemploy-first arrested at corner of Canton and Chekiang about 8.25 p.m. on Monday ed before Judge Siao for Road at Arra the first time the following gaў. they were remanded under a writ f detention.

They were then suspected 201 being involved in armed robberies con mitted in the Settlement. But after inquiries, they are now suspected to h ye committed c es within the juri dicta m of the River Police.

The two Chinese are expected to appear before the same court for the third time today, when a writ of detention may be asked by the River Police.

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