HEROISM IN QUETTA
945 SURVIVORS HOME
SOLDIERS: AS
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Soldiers acted as portors at Waterloo Station recently when two special trains carrying 945 survivors of the Quetta earth
arrived quake disaster
from Southampton.
A strong cordon of police and soldiers kept the platforms clear. The Barriers were besieged by anxious relativos.
The story of their sufferings could still be read on their faces as the survivors were escorted waiting ambulances and charsbancs.
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They had been provided with railway warrants to their homes, Money to pay taxi fares was given to them and food was provided for the journey.
MAYOR'S WELCOME Among the arrivals was Captain Ford, who was in charge of the Grammar School at the time of the carthquake.
He was accompanied by his little daughter, aged 14, who lost her grandfather, grand. mother, and sister in the disaster.
LLOYD GEORGE PLAN
PROSPERITY LOAN SUGGESTED
BIG HOUSING PUSH
Mr. Lloyd George's "Now Deal"" proposals have been revealed.
With the consent of the Prime Minister, he has issued to the public the memorandum which he submitted to the Cabinet, on pro- posnis for a scheme of national reconstruction.
The memorandum is entitled "Organising Prosperity," and it consists of 107 printed pages and about 40,000 words.
features
of Mr.
The main Lloyd George's programme are:—
A Prosperity Loan of £250,000,- 000 to finance productive public works, especially during the next two years.
National Development Board to act as a permanent authority in surveying Industrial, agricultural, and financial resources, planning economic progress and consider- ing definite plans of action.
The survivors spoke in the Financial assistance for deve warmest terms of the heroic nor-lopment of overseas markets, vices rendered by the medical ataff, and praise for the kandiing of the situation by the Govern- ment was universal.
The Mayor of Southampton (Mr. G. B. Wallor) welcomed the survivors when they arrived in Southampton Water on board the 6.8. Karanja.
Cabinet to consist of Prime Minister and four or five Minie- tors without departmental duties.
Bank of England to be placed under control of Board represent- ing the financial, industrial, and commercial interests of the nation.
HOUSING
He conveyed to them a message from the Secretary of Stato for Central Planning Board to be India (the Marquis of Zotland), created with regional system for In which Lord Zotland again ex-urban housing and rural develop pressed the sympathy of the Government with all those who 2,000,000 additional dwellings had suffered "from this calamitous to be provided within the next earthquake."
THE HERO
the
Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Vanreenen, of the Indian Medical Service, who was in medical charge of refugee camp which was set up on the race-course after the earth- quake, paid a tribute to the hero of Quetta, Major-General H. Karslako, the Army Commander.
"Ho maintained a Arm grip on the whole situation from start to finish," said Lieut-Colonel Van- roonen. "No tribute is too great for his organisation.
ment.
few years.
This scene is common through Nokraska and Calerado to-day where swirling flood waters hav Inundated many towns and marooned thousands of luhabitante. Damage in the two states has been *aat at $17,000,000, scores are dead and bundreds of familias left homeless.. Above photo shows Cam- bridge from the air. The natural channal of the Republican River, nearly dry last year, is in the
foreground.
DOUBLE SUICIDE
WOMAN'S . LOYALTY TO DEATH HUSBAND AFFLICTED
London.
A young husband who felt that everything was going wrong with the world committed suicide with his wife rather than bring a child into the world to inherit such a bad time". This was revealed at the inquest at Hawes (Yorkshire) on a young married couple who were found dead in a motor car on a lonely part of the moors.
They were Maurice Edward Bongers, 25, and his wife, Gert- Fund to be created from in- rude, 27, of Belgrave Mansions, creased land values, eithor by St. John's Wood, London, N.W. land purchase, taxation, better-They had only been married some ment values or otherwise.
ten months, and had been travel- ling in various parts of the world. POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS A tube led from the exhaust pipe to the interior of the car in which two letters were found..
The whole main road system to be planned under the direct res-
The coroner, summing up, re- ponsibility of the Ministry offerred to the letters. He had rend Transport.
them, he said, and there appeared
to have been an increasing break- down of Bonger's mind. The let
Main roads to be made into dual one-way tracks for vehicles, with
tors of the woman were of a very footpaths and cycle tracks.
Road bridges to be strengthon-highly intellectual kind. In one of district them she antd, "Since wo have ed, and secondary and
been away together we have been roads improved.
very happy and comparatively well,"
"When he rode into the camp the natives literally flocked
Big projects to be put in hand, around him. They looked upon him as the man who had saved such as Charing Cross Bridge, them from an even worse fate.Forth Bridge, Everton Tunnel at than that which they had Liverpool, and the Tyne Tunnel. already endured.
"He was their hero, and so it Was with the British officers generally. The natives literally fell on the ground before them. One old man said to me that he never realised before what the British officers stoud for."
·Son of vox-Premier“ Raimony.
· MacDonald, and Under-Secretary' for the Dominions since 1921.'MF- Malcolm MacDonald aussanded" Hon. J. H. Thomas as Dominions' Secretary In' thé recast' Cabinet shake-up.
ROBBERY SEQUEL
TWENTY-THREE SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN SHANGHAI
August 6. ranty-three suspenfavzin con- ith the recent daylight
which as
Government aid to facilitate cheaper travel,
Further unification of railways and increased degree of national control.
Development of railway electri- fication and improvement of roll- ing stock.
Development of air services at home and overseas, canals, har bours, telephones.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
This pretty Canadian miss will attend the Imperial Fruit Show' at Cardiff, Wales, next October, us Canada's representative. She is Miss Margaret Messenger of Kentville, Nova Scotia, and was chosen Apple Blossom Queen of the beautiful Annapolis Valley. This valley produces some of the finest apples grown in Canada.
AMERICA'S OUTPOSTS
The Coroner said that she fur- ther mentioned an improvement in her husband's health, but was next rather contradictory by stating that she could not help but think his mental health was breaking down. "She goes on", said the MR. H. GIBSON'S DISCLAIMER coroner; You will wonder why I
TO MR. CORDELL HULL allow Maurice to make up his mind for both of us. When we married it was for better or worse, and if the experiment has not turn ed out as well as expected I cannot Imagine life, without him. I can not live without him. I have al- wave considered loyalty one of the great virtues.'"
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HEALTH BETTER
MR, WANG CHING-WEI TO RETURN TO NANKING Washington, Aug. 6.
Nanking, Aug. 6. Mr. Hugh Gibson has disclosed
Mr. Wang Ching-wel has suf- that he has written to the Secretary netently improved to be expected to of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, and return to Nanking between August denied Mr. Swanson's reports of
ment by Mr. Chu Ming-yi, in the the Government's activities and 16 and 20, according to a state- conversations, looking to fortifica course of an interview this morn- tion of America's outposts In the
ing-Reuter. Pacific.-United Press.
Nationalisation of mining royal- ties at a fair valuation, and re- form of the coal industry, wider powers being given to Reorgani- sation Commission.
In one of his letters Bongera
Concern for Mr. Wang Organisation of a united sya-stated: "I know it is customary to Mr. Hugh Gibson is the well-
Nanking, Aug. 6.. tem of the retail distribution of be melodramatic on occasions such known American diplomat who has olectricity,
as this, but I do not feel so in- represented his country at severni
Mr. Taeng Chung-ming, the vica- clined. Last December, we found naval conferences..
Minister of Railways, left here for she was going to have a child," The Coroner added: "The woman world to inherit such a bad time. Tsingtao by the Peiping-Shanghal An Iron and Steel Board to con-
was very pleased about that. They "But the woman was in fact look-Service plane at 7.50 o'clock this trol the industry and plan its
had been travelling about Europe Ing forward to having the child morning to inquire after the health policy.
and this man appears to have come and had settled a name for it as of Mr. Wang Ching-wol, President Controlling authority for cotton to the conclusion that everything well." The jury, who were given of the Executive Yuan,
Mr. Taeng will remain in Taing- industry to co-ordinate its efforts
was going wrong and the world three letters to read, returned a and provide finance for re-equip-about to commit suicide. He does verdict in each case of "Suicide tao for four or five days,~~Central|
News Agency. not wish to bring a child into the while of Unsound Mind."
mont.
Reconstruction of shipping in-
dustry.
Southward tendency of new in- dustries to be checked.
AGRICULTURE
Land Development Board to survey the whole country and initiate schemes for reclamation, drainage, reconditioning, rural roads, family farms, cottages, holdings, allotments. training settlements, &örgvin all, bad, Financial resources of the State bobe brought to the help of agri- culture.
At least 100,000 additional caté tages for agricultural workers, to 'be provided at once
An additional 500,000 to be settled on-the land "either on family farma, market gardens, or poultry rank an
Quotas to be abolished when Ottawa “Agreement, expires; tariff protecti be accorded to Bri
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