THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1941.
BLITZ ATTACK ON BRISTOL Casualties Feared Higher Than First Believed
Little Daylight Activity By Luftwaffe
SWIFT RELIEF
ON CLYDE
Families who were
bombed out of their
IT IS NOW FEARED that casualties in
homes in Clydeside were Bristol, main target in Sunday night's Nazi receiving relief from offi- air attacks, were heavier than was at first ex- cers of the Assistance pected.
half hours of the first raids.
Board within three and a The raid on Bristol was followed by a day of comparative quiet, in which very little enemy activity over Britain was reported dur- ing the daylight hours.
Red Tape Was eut clean away and Lord Husheliffe, Chairman of ! the Boand, sand in an interview i
Edinburgh that d WWII. the geneval ride an the to shuting Aistance "Biz periods.
According to the Air Ministry a mall number of ameraft crussel the mast. of Kent and north-east Scotland but no bonds are report-
Money paid out by the Boarded to have been dropped
of immediate
need
to those In help was paid out without pre- judice to final claim. It would he a payment on account of the subsequent gratis claim.
at
zace
The Board paid out money to help those who might.
Jur instance, have lost all their clothing. They also par out sum to enable a man whose hoRING
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There was no early night alert last night.
It is now confirmed that an enemy bomber was destroyed by anti-aircraft fire on the South Coast on Saturday night.
There was little air activity over Britain last night and London bad.
had no alert up to a late hour.
ENEMY PLANES WERE OVER THE
hari beers bombed and destroyed THE NORTH-EAST AND to purchase furniture and neces- say household utensils such
pots and pals.
Tools For Work
Money was also paid out mediately to enable a man to 19- place tools needed for his work and which he might have through enemy action.
Jost
EAST ANGLIAN COASTS BUT THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF BOMBS. - REUTER.
TRINIDAD GIFT FOR BOMBERS After subscribing £100,000 for alteraft maller great help had the purchase of fighter been received from the Trade Un, the people of Trinidad have sent jons. The honesty of apla ants hadļa further amount of £10,000 been absolutely beyond mitican. Rist instalment for the purchase
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CES
WOMEN TO
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The scheme of compul- sory registration for war work may be applied to man over 40 and cvery woman over 19. No upper age limit has been fixed.
every
The Minister of Labour and Na- tional Service made this clear in further outing his plans for the complete mobilisation of the tion's man and woman power.
na-
Men aged 41 and 42, Mr. Bevin said, would register on April 5 Women aged 20 and 21 would re- gister on two days- April 19 and a
date to be announced.
universal
Registration In thego first groups would be though compulsion would not be applied in the case of mothers with young children heavy domestic responsibilities.
or
After the first registrations the Minister may proceed by calling up either other age groups of men or women, or both, throughout the country, Un whole age group In any particular region.
"as
All men and women wili, far as is compatible with the na- tional interest," be given a choice of occupation.-British Wireless.
ROME WARNED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}
The British Government' has given a warning that if Athens is bombed Rome must not expect to be spared.
г
International News was inform- ed that this warning was convey- ed through neutral diplomatic channels in Rome to the Vatican for transmission to the Italian
Government;
The warning stated that should any bombing occur over Athens. in order to influence the civilian morale or for any other reason, reprisals might be taken immedi- ately. International News Ser- vice.
and
The prefix."special" to taÖRTMEN used by the "Sunday Herald" "China Mall” to indioste, news which le strictly copyright under the provi sions of the Telecommunication Or dinance, 1936, and may not ba” reprint. ed under any circumstances, either wholly or in part, without prior- an
rangement..
STOP PRESS
I'L-
Sem-official Japanese ports claim that Kaoan, defended strongly -
Chinese 50 kilo-
base of operations metres west of Nanchang, was captured by Japanese forces after an hour's assault.
The Japanese drive in north-west Kiangsi is stated to be for the purpose of dis- persing 80.000 Chughing troops massed "in apparent preparation for an attempted recapture of Nanchang "
Reuter.
were
The cholera epidemic con- tinues of grave proportions. Yesterday a total of 41 cases
with registered
the Health Authorities-26 from Victoria, 10 from Aberdeen and rural Hong Kong, four from Kowloon and one from Shaukiwan.
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