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BRITAIN GOES AHEAD WITH AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS PLANS
NO CONSCRIPTION Home Secretary Discloses Interesting Information In House Of Commons Discussion
OF MANPOWER » IN TIME OF WAR
But Military Service Compulsory
PREMIER'S REPLIES IN COMMONS
сод-
was a considerable time before the
The essence of the matter was
WOMEN'S ORGANISATION TO BE INAUGURATED IN A FEW DAYS
London. June 1.
People
"This compares with the French plan to evacuate 2,250,000 peo-
HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMS Bir Samuel Hoare revealed that
London, June 1.
Mr. Geoffrey W. Lloyd, Under-Secretary of State for the "Home A statement by the Prime Min- Department, winding-up the air raid precautions debate in the Ister at the House of Commons House of Commons today, stated that a system of air raid alarms, today at question time in reply to audible over a distance of a mile, had been devised in a hundred questions prompted by the allusion districts into which the country was divided, and arrangements had by Sir Thomas Inskip in the de-been made with the Transport Board for the collection of refugees bate on Monday night as to plans in London. Provisions had also been made for feeding and bous-
ing. for the allocation of individuals
Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd added that a services in wartime, which was
timetable had also been worked out with the railway companies whereby 3,500,000 Interpreted as emphasing scription in the widest sense, was could be evacuated fifty miles from London within 72 hours. followed by a large number of supplementary questions, and It pie in ten days," said the Under-Becretary.
"The Opposition motion to reduce the air raid precautions vote House passed to the next question was defeated by 174 votes to 95-(Renter). on the Order Faper.
" INTERESTING DATA
clearing house for women volun-. London, June 1. teers. The new organisation would cuntained in the Premier's opening The Home Secretary (Sir Bam-be under the direction of the sentence: "It is not correct that gel Heare) reported to the House
Dowager Lady Reading. any plans prepared by the Gov-of Commons on the progress of ernment include conscription of preparations and gave much in- manpower in war. but plans are teresting information on the pro- in existence for compulsory mill-blems being studied by his own Government's experts were mak- and other departments, and the ing a careful study of the lessons Mr. Chamberlain went on, "I plans being made to solve them of aerial bombing and had been in may say this is no new departure. He said that they were getting touch with Spanish representatives Outlines of scheme in the form near the halfway to the million with authoritative knowledge of experience, Barcelona. of a draft Bill providing for. com-volunteers for which he appealed the
He discussed precautions against pulsory military service on the a few weeks ago.
high explosive and incendiary cutbreak of war has been in an
He forecast the Intensification bombs and gas and emphasised advanced state of preparation of the campaign for enforcement that Government were not by any since 1922, and has been the sub-and training of personnel and an-means neglecting the first ject of consideration by successive nouneed the Inauguration. In the! Governments since that date. No course of a few days, of a women's such scheme has been worked out organisation—non-party, non-sec- |
Surveys of basement accomoda- for application of compulsion to tarian and representative of all tion in several Loudon boroughs industrial of other non-military large women's societies which and of open spaces available for service, although from time to would act in closest harmony with trenches and dugouts had yielded time consideration has been given the local authorities and provide surprising and encouraging re- to the question of how to make the most emcient use of the nation's manpower in wartime.
tary service in that event."
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FARMERS SET
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Spectator Arrested Outside Home
SENSATIONAL TURN TO OUTRAGE
Princeton, Flo, June 1 Angry posses of farmers' are
searching the countryside for kid- nappers who broke faith with Mr. James B. Cash, Sr., when he pald over $10,000 for the ransom of his 5 year-old son, who was seized on Saturday evening during the brief of absence of his mother from the
home.
Although the ransom money "was paid yesterday, and the kidnappers promised to release the child, a fearful silence, has since been maintained. Federal investigators fear that the child will not be found alive.
BIG ORDER FOR SANDBAGS
Police today arrested a spectator Among points mentioned in-standing outside the Cash, home, cidentally
by Sir Samuel were, and have rushed him by car to that the open spaces in London Miami.
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would provide trench and dugout The hunt for the kidnappers has accommodation for about 1,500,000 | developed into one of the greatest persons; that an order for 275,000, man-hunts in the history of 000 aandbags had been given; that Florida, they had already 100 emergency. 'Ore brigade schemes; that mater-
Four hundred American Legion- ial for emergency Are brigade aires and war veterans have been work would be completed by the rushed to the scene of the kid-
After the withdrawal of the end of the year: that apart from napping from Miami, together with Japanese troops, ferry service at 300,000 gasmasks issued for train- ing. 100 local authorities had al-neighbourhood, large numbers of north bank of the Yellow River on every able-bodied farmer from the Fenglingtu and Wuwangth on the ready received, for storage, sum-Boy Scouts, and all WPA relief the Shanai-Shenai border has been
In the course of replies Mr. Chamberlain said, "It is not a case where the Government are com- mitted to anything in the nature of compulsory service. It would be a question for the Government of the day, in the event of war, to decide whether it was their duty to put before Parliament pro- posals for compulsory service. That is only in the event of war breaking out. At the present time neither this House nor the Govern- ment are committed to compulsory military service. 1 cannct pos-
cient masks for the civil popula sibly say what action would be.
tions in their areas; that new taken by any Government that It is officially announced from Government buildings would in was in office at the time a war 10, Downing Street that the fol-future be provided with addition- did break out."(British Wireless).lowing arrangements will be al protection against, air attack; effected upon the retirement of and that plans for the safety of Sir Maurice Hankey on July 31. members in the Houses of Parla- well advanced.—(Br- There will be a unified office un-ment were SEVEREST JUNEder the title of "Offices of Cabinettiah Wireless).
GALE IN ENGLAND
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SON OF LATE POET LAUREATE
London, June 1.
TOKYO REPORT REFUTED BY SPOKESMAN
workers.
resumed,
Tungkwan, June 2
They are new scouring the entire Conditions at these points and countryside on the Iriage of also other towns in the vicinity
returned to normalcy.- the mosquito-infested Everglades have where. It is feared, if the baby is (Central News). hidden it will easily succumb to
the
the rigours of the climate. wallet containing a photo said to (Reuter).
resemble the missing baby. Hundreds of farmers downed
The wallet was picked up on the tools in response to a general call steps leading to the railway sta- for volunteers to search for the tion at Huntingdon, Long Island." missing child.
The envelope containing The men have been divided into photograph had an unsigned note groups of fifteen. They have been reading: "The boy is being held ordered by Federal agenta not to by gunmen and a woman. "T carry arms, but to search all escaped in the Everglades sixteen houses and buildings and if they miles from Princeton, across the are refused admission to post railway lines." guard and send immediately to
Committee of Imperial Derence, Economic Council and, Minister for Co-ordination of. Defence" and the ofcial head, who will at the same time be a member of the Com- London. June 2." mittee of Imperial Defence, will Extensive damage in the be styled Permanent Secretary and severest June gale within living Secretary of the Cabinet. This memory began with a series of officer will be assisted by two thunderstorms which swept across other officers styled, respectively, England and the Channel last Clerk of the Privy Council and De- A spokesman of the Nations! | Headquarters. night.
puty Secretary of the Cabinet, Military Council today refuted the and Secretary of the Committee of recent Tokyo report that. heary Imperial Defence.
ļlosses were suffered by the Chinese The Prime Minister has appoint during their withdrawal from Elsa- led with effect from August 1, Mr. chow.
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The wind reached a maximum velocity of 90 miles per hour at Plymouth.
Tents and marquees at the Royal Counties Show, at Bourne-
Hankow, June 2.
He admitted that over 20 traina were abandoned because of damage
AMERICAN AIR COMMITTEE
The wallet also contained the card of a Florida restaurant. Police consider that it is important evidence.
PHOTO IN WALLET There was a sensational turn to afternoon the kidnapping this
"a" Men are being rushed from when a railway employee found a New York to Huntington---(Reuter)
CONTINUED ATTACKS ON BRITISH SHIPS NEAR SPANISH PORTS CAUSES GOVERNMENT
GREAT CONCERN
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London, June 1. Continued attacks upon British ships in and near Spanish, ports is known to be giving the British government great concern. Re- peated protests have been made when British ships have suffered damage as a result elther of a deliberate attack or of Indiscriminate bombing, and the Government have reserved the right to claim com- pensation. But the attacks have 'continued and considerable feeling is being aroused in British shipping circles.
E. E. Bridges, M. C., to be Per- The spokesman reiterated- that mouth were ripped to pieces, caus-manent Secretary of the Cabinet, the Chinese withdrawal was. ing damage estimated at £30,000. Sir R. B. Howarth, K. C. M. G., executed according to B jre-
The television tower at Epsom Council and Deputy Secretary of manner.
C. B, to be Clerk of the Privy arranged plan and in an orderly racecourse was levelled fat..
the Cabinet, and Colonel H. L. Six lifeboats were called out to Ismay, C. B., D. S. O., to be Secre help distressed yachts, the liner tary of the Committee of Imperial Queen Mary was prevented from Defence.
to the railway track. All Chinese docking at midnight at Cherbourg.
Mr. Bridges who thus becomes troops and ammunition, however. seaside towns were
he said, were safely evacuated and flooded by the first occupant of a post, the cloudbursts, and a balloon broke duties of which in their resnated points-(Central News),
concentrated at desig- are now adrift from the Air Ministry bar-ponsibility and influence are com- rage at Dagenham Dock-(Ren-parable with those discharged by ter)
Sle Maurice Hankey in the three offices from which he is retiring, Is 46 years old and the only son of the late Robert Bridges, · Poet
Washington, June 1.. He entered the Treasury after.
President F. D. Roosevelt has the war, throughout which he
an requested
Inter-Department served in the army and is at pre-committee to report on the use sent a Principal Assistant Secre-of American aviators and nying tary at the Treasury where he has equipment in belligerent countries. recently been specially responsible
The Committee consists of re- New York, June 1 for questions connected with de
presentatives of the Departments
· Four Roman Catholics were kill-fence. ed and one wounded during a de- Bir R. Howarth who is 57. has of Commerce, War and Justice. monstration in a village in Mexico been Deputy Secretary to the with a representative of the Deernment, since the beginning of eerned in these attacks that their today, according to the New York Cabinet, a Bost which he retained partment of State acting in an the Spanish Civil war, has been continuance cannot be tolerated Times correspondent.
My advisory, capacity,
that it would afford naval pro- and that if protests are neglectza Police dispersed a procession of Colonel Iamay, who is 51. has The Report will include the tection to British shipping on high they do not exhaust action which demonstrators who were agitating been. Deputy Secretary to the Com-nature and extent of aeronautical seas but could not give protection the British Government might be in favour of the reopening of local mittee of Imperial Defence since participation in all countries "with in territorial waters. The Govern= |compelled to take.--(British Wire- Churches.--(Reuter Bulletin). 1936. (British Wireless).
military complications."--(Reuter) | ment, nevertheless, have no inten less).
FOUR CATHOLICS Laureate.
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since 1930.
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This afternoon a number of tion of allowing British ships, Irw- M.P. and representatives of ship-fully tracing with Spanish, ports to ning companies were received at be the object of attacks from the the Foreign Office by, the Under-air with possible loss of Pritisk Secretary for Foreign Affairs and lives and damage to property, discussion took place regarding the The Government is therefore, recent attacks on British ships in giving close and active considera- Spanish waters.
tion to measures which could be The position of the British Gove taken to bring home to those con