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Learning
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DUKE OF WEST POINT
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LOUS HAYWARD - TOM BROWN
RICHARD CARLSON
JOAN FONTAINE » ALAN CURTIS Directed by ALFRED E, GREEN ' Original screen play by GROROK BRUCE
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WITH THE NEWS
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1939
SWATOW GRADUALLY BEING REDUCED TO RUINS BY SUCCESSIVE RAIDS
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
Swatow, To-day. Swatow is gradually being reduced to ruins by con- stant Japanese air-raids. Some 150 civilians are estimated to have been killed during the last few days.
Three raids were carried out yesterday and over 100 further buildings were destroyed. Rescue "
workers are still digging for vic- tims, and hundreds of people took shelter on the pavements last night. Many children were roaming the city last night searching for lost parents and guardians. Looting is .reported to-have broken out in some parts of the port, but this cannot be confirmed.
Bombs fell in the heart of the city yesterday causing havoc among residents and business people. One foreign office, said to be American,
hit,
several Chinese and employees killed.
was
In the afternoon, the Japanese raided Chao-On and the railway stations and highways.
Eight Japanese machines took part in each raid and are believed to be the same machines which raided Swatow at the beginning of this week.
PARTS OF
CHUNG KINH
STILL BURNING
Chungking, To-day.
Throughout yesterday Chinese rescue parties assisted by many volunteers worked feverishly to extricate the dead and wounded and battle the fires caused by the air raid terrific Japanese mass over Chungking the day before.
Despite heroic effort, the fires in many sections of the city continue to spread and gutted blocks of flimsy houses. Many foreign residences. and cultural institutions also caught fire.
The German Consulate, it is learn- ed, was damaged by fire set by an All buses, motor-cars and other incendiary bomb. Both the British: transportation vehicles have been and French Consulates were hit by commandeered by the Chinese bombs. A French church, St.. Military authorities, and evacua- | Mary's Church and its refugee camp tion continues. Our Own Cor- were hit and damaged. Over 100- respondent.
refugees in the camp were burnt to death.
CEREMONY AS AIR. LINERS START
U.S. Pilots Salute Some of the principal air lines of the United States have intro- duced formality into the departure and arrival of air liners at their terminals.
RELIEF EFFORT Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek summoned all Government leaders: yesterday to discuss urgent relief
measures.
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General Ho Ying-chin was ap-- pointed to direct all relief work.
It was decided that all public and private vehicles and boats be com- mandeered for the transportation of refugees, that an adequate emer- The crew assemble and go to
gency relief fund be allotted by the their posts with something like Government, that all the higher offi- military smartness and precision.cials contribute at least a month's Salutes are exchanged between the salaries for relief purposes and that chief pilot and members of the all civil servants, service-men, and ground staff when the signal that civilians be mobilised to do relief all is ready for the start is given work-Central News At the end of the run similar form- alities are observed.
horn five minutes before an air lin- It is stated that the passengers fer is to start, and this is the signal' appreciate this, and, in their for the crew to march to their sphere, imitate it. They move more posts.
quickly up the gangway to their After two minutes the imminent seats. The uniformed stewards departure of the liner is announced and stewardesses march in proper by loud speaker. Then the bell order to their posts.
rings twice to call the passengers Eastern Air Lines have erected aboard. After they are seated and bell towers at terminals on their the liner leaves the loading ramp, system for the regulation and tim- there is. a 10-second blast on the ing of loading and unloading. There horn to signify that the liner has are three short blasts of an electric 'departed.
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