Gibraltar, Apr. 14. Work on barricades and other precautionary measures is continu Boom defences understood. are being placed at both entrances of the Admiralty Harbour.—Reuter Gibraltar, Apr. 14 The Governor-General, Sir William Ironside. today received and for a hour conferred with Mr. Rene Neuville, French Consul here, and the rench Military and Ai ches to who are visiting her h authorities continue to erect barricades along the border roads of Gibraltar. Observers note that the concentration of thousands of Spanish troops in neighbouring cities is well beyond the needs of peace-time garrisons.
Spanish workers in the dockyards here were permitted to continue their work and were still allowed to enter the fortress. Visiting Spanish officials declined to comment on the concentration of Spanish forces in this hall held prolonged meetings at which the latest troop movements were considered and plans drawn up for military defence in both Egypt and Gibraltar, if necessary.
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