Showers
Expected
To-Day
BOTH SIDES RUSH REINFORCEMENTS
(Continued from
Yesterday's temperature soared tude and is now obeying the Generalissimo's in-
to 92 degrees in the shade, but structions.
this morning the thermometer had fallen to 86 degrees, and cool periods may be experienced as
showers are expected throughout to-day. The minimum temperature last night was 79 degrees.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 o'clock this morning reports the Royal Observatory, was 63 of an inch, and the total this year is 1.57 inches below average.
The Royal Observatory reported
Severe fighting is still going on near Lanfang, the population of which has panicked and is leaving en masse for Tientsin.
THE JAPANESE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE OCCUPIED THE ENTIRE TOWN, AND ARE NOW ENGAGED IN CLOSE FIGHTING WITH THE CHINESE TROOPS AT FENGTAI AND WANGISUN.
THE JAPANESE SUFFERED 10 KILLED AND WOUNDED this morning that the typhoon is IN THE ORIGINAL CLASH AT LANFANG, WHICH PRECI moving north-eastward through the PITATED THE FIGHTING AT FENGTAI AND WANGCHUN, Straits of Korea, and that a shallow AND ARE RUSHING REINFORCEMENTS TO THE SPOT FROM depression lies over South China TIENTSIN.“
and the northern part of the China Sea
THE JAPANESE BOMBING ATTACK ON LANFANG THIS Local forecast: South and South-MORNING LASTED FOR AN HOUR, TREMENDOUS DAMAGE West winds, moderate; fair to
BEING DONE. THE CHINESE REPLIED WITH ANTI-AIR- showery.
CRAFT GUNS BUT FAILED TO HIT THE ENEMY PLANES. OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
WOMAN CHARGED UNDER 1686 ACT
Goods Taken After Bailiff's Visit
DENIAL IN “POUND BREACH CHARGE
Under a statute of 1686 Mrs. C. B. Perel, Holland Park-avenue, W., was summoned at West London police-court for "pound breach"
It was alleged that she
CORRUPTION OF ENGLISH BY SLANG
Criticism of imported slang was expressed by Lord Plender, who
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ON THE SINO JAPANESE
CLASH WILL BE
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spoke at Commemoration Day at B.B.C. TO
King's, School, Rochester
He feared that if unchecked these ASK FOR
words and phrases would "corrupt
the dignity and beauty of the ECRITICISM
lish language,”
The B.B.C. is seeking criticism. They started on July 18 a special series of broadcasts to encourage you to write to them about what
Special forms will be issued you think of radio talks on films.
"Removed certain goods and "There is a tendency to-day to chattels from her home after the carelessness in speech and indiffer- goods had been impounded by ajence in expressing clearly and well bailiff under a distress warrant, thoughts and ideas in writing." with the object and intent to said Lord Liender. -avoid distress proceedings being "These defects should be correct
completed." Mr. Ben Thomas, prosecuting, maintain the purity of the springs ed by good reading, which should said the offence could be dealt with which water the garden of the finest only as an indictable misdemean-literature in the world.
(with free-reply envelopes) to our, involving a committal for trial. Such proceedings were usually dealt
"These springs, however, are be- everyone who writes in asking to be with in a civil court, but in the coming defiled by the type of book put on the listening “panel.” present case the landlord had taken which is being poured out of the The BBC. is also to hit back at the action as a warning to other printing press in hundreds of thou- its critics, said Mr. George Burnett, sands, in which no ennobling of the Public Relations Department. thought, no right conception of The B.B.C. has used the microphone duty, no elevating principle, no sparingly for public relations work, good writing can be found. although it could be used effectively
tenants.
Mr. Thomas explained that to impound goods it was not necessary to put them into a pound. "In the old days,” he said, “it was neces- sary to take the goods right away from the premises, but now it is suficient impornding if, with the consent of the owners, the bailiff leaves the goods in their present whereabouts.
"In the present case there arrears of rent amounting to 14, and the bailiff made an inventory
"The pollution of our language as a means of counteracting unfair
this week I saw as the heading of "The reason has been that the is seen daily in the Press. Only criticism.
a leading article in a widely-read BBC. felt, once it entered into newspaper, M. Blum Passes the public quarrels, it would be difficult
to get out with dignity."
ism fo
an American-
ient
Cover
of the goods, thereby impounding not belong to him, and she ma them. The husband signed a retained that there was still quest for a walking possession, furniture left in the flat which means the bailiff need not the debt. stay on the premises. It was later found the wife had removed all the furniture except a lounge suite.
Not Responsible for Debt Mrs. Peret, giving evidence, said that her husband had not told her the ods, which were here pro- perty, had been impounded She
had hich did
right to sig
Why
Mrs. Perel was committed to the County of London sessions and was allowed bail in her husband's sure-
of £10
AFRIDOL SOAP
pound breach” re-
The change of attitude because five MPs have got together to cri- ticise B.B.C.
ramme policy pub- licly.
Mc W. M. Thomson sat as.
gistrate in the Police Court who is indisposed. morning in place of Mr. K. Keen,
While driving along Waterloo Road, the Rev. CAB.B. Sargent, Head- iocesan Boys School, a Elias, of 468 Pr
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NEWS FLASHES
After the Storm the Calm, and peace will release alt stram of relations between aggravated nations and ROYAL typewritten treaties will be signed.