DEATH ON THE ARAGON FRONT
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1937:
HUNTING IN PARKLANDS? SHIRT
UFS
Death for men and women of his own blond will spurt from this submachine gun operated by this Loyalist soldier on the Aragon front in Spain. He is guarding an Intersection in preparation against the reported advance of Insurgent troops. This picture was released by the Defense Council of Catalonia, northern Spanish state.
EMPIRE TROPHY CONTEST AT BISLEY
For
BAN ON BLOOD SPORT URGED
"Time That We Stopped
Cruelty To Animals"
The National Trust is threatened with a serious "split" among its members over the question of blood sports being allowed on the £500,000 properties owned by the Trust on behalf of the nation.
Notice has been given that at the annual general meet- ing a resolution will be moved drging the Trust to prohibit hunting, shooting and other blood sports on lands wholly under its control.
Strenuous opposition to the resolution will be forthcoming | from subscribers to the Trust in hunting areas which give large
TRAINING
sums to the Trust's funds. Con- POTENTIAL
siderable revenues come to the Trust from the letting of shoot- ing rights.
"PROHIBIT ALL..
The full text of the resolution to be moved is as follows:
"That in view of the cruelties in volved in killing for sport, this meeting urges the Executive Coin-
millee of the National Trust tr rescind any existing authorisations and prohibit all future hunting and shooting for
Sport
ort on Trust lands! (except such as have been given to the Trust conditionally upon the sanction of field sport
sports. thereon), for the following reasons.
"(1) The National Trust Act (1907), as printed in the Trust's annual report, expressly states that the Trust was established (inter alia) for the preservation (10 far as practicable) of...uni- mal and plant life. (Clause 4. Secf. 1.)
OFFICERS
WORK WITH THE REGULAR ARMY
some
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Colchester, July 22, The four Offeers Training Corps Nottingham, and Liverpool Universi- contingents of Manchester, Shemeld, the bow in camp at Cockwatch (Middlewick Ranges), just outside Colchester. There are cad cadets in camp, with 11 omcers. Major A. II. Blest, of The Essex Regiment, is in cominand, with Cap- tain J. E. King, of The Bulls, adjulant of the North Midland group of university
contingents, and 25 Regular
Army personnel to assist in the running of the camp and the instruction of the cadets. The train- to the south of the ranges ing mainly consists of taetical exer- eises without troops, and the ground
London, July 25. | aggregates compiled on Monday at team, who had been selected mainly Australia, after leading all the way. 200, 500 and 600 yards, and the for their Stickledown qualifications recaptured at Bisley yesterday the positions were: Australia 1,131, After an examination of the range Empire challenge trophy which she Great Britain 1,121, Canada 1,116 and totals Canada was officially placed lost to Britain in 1928. Her winning India 1,091. Conditions were not listance was level with Britain, and second. Her range total at the longest total of 2,222 was 17 points better too easy with a front fish tall wind it was therefore necessary to go back than Britain and Canada, 50 better varying from eight minutes right toto the 900 yards scores, where Canada than Indio und 17 points higher than four left. Some good scoring resulted were 4 points up. Britain's winning total 1923.jat 800 yards, Canada had the best
17 Australia was assisted to victory by range total of 304. Britain were 302 fine performance, by Sergl-maj, and Australia 381. Britain had Stanley Lee, who at the first flee therefore only been able to rob the distances registered 40 out of 50 of Australians of one of their ten-point core with 285; Capt. J. A. Barlow any unauthorised person to 'catch or scope for small schemes of all sorts. cach of them. He dropped six points lead, white Canada were gradually at 1,000, but sill finished with the coming near to second place. When highest individual aggregate of any the boards were taken back to the member of the four teams. Lee 1,000 yards firing-point Australia belongs to the Albury Rifle Club, New were in the comfortable position of South Wales, and only began to shouteding the other three teams y leading over the whole of the course, public property, some regard should four contingents there are 03 candi-:
in 1933.
When the teams of eight went to the Suckle-down range yesterday they had on their register boards the
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and the aggregates were: Australia 1,071, Britain 1,858, Canada
England, Swanston, who is captain of the Commander D. S.
English team to visit Australia next winter, had the highest individual 6, as displayed on its estates, forbids (2) The Trust's own Bye-law No. and Cipt. A. J. Andrews had 278.
kill any bird or other animal' or to shoot or chase or drive game or other animals."
"CRUELTIES"
Lord Cottesloe (cltalemon of the NRA. Council) presented the trophy to Sir Charles Merreit, commandant of the Australian team, and con- gratulated them on their success after
"(3) Trusts lands being virtually be paid to the rapidly growing section The trophy will br competed of public opinion which disapproves 1,858 and India 1,835. There was for in February next at Sydney. of the cruelties involved in hunting no sign of the Australians cracking Australla have now won it five times at the lunger ranges. Indeed, they and England four. No other country amusement."
and shooting of wild creatures for were still doing better than England's has ever been able to capture it.
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The proposer of this resolution is Commander J. Leonard Cather, head of the National Council for Animal Wellare,
Lord Noel-Buxton is among the seven Influential members of the Trusl who have seconded the resolu- tion.
A lively debate is expected.
affords
the many candidates for certificates Special attention is being paid to and "B" and the specialist machine-gunners' certificate, for held at the end of the camp, which practical examinations will be In the dates for certificate "A" and 70 for either gunners' certificate. The balance of "B" or the machine- certificate the cadets already in possession of a certificate act as instructors or syndicate lenders for the tactical exercises.
Although all the contingents in the exercises and schemes camp are organized as infantry units, confined to the tactics of infantry, are no! any more than are the questions
can- didates for the certificates are likely to have to answer in their examina- Commander Cather said: "Obvious-tions. All have to possess and dis- ly it is ridiculous that the National play a good working knowledge of Trust, which exists to preserve wild all arms and of combined tactics life, should allow Irunting and generally. shooting where It can prevent it.
"The number of members definitely opposed to blood sports has been increasing steadily. Is time that the Trust took n definite line to stop cruelties to animals on its estates."
It
Mr. Bertram Lloyd, secretary of the National Society for the Abolition of Cruel Sports, and a seconder of the resolution, said:
VITAL
SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONS
In addition to the work they do themselves, the contingents are being given a series of demonstrations by the Regular units of the Colchester Gorrison. It is the rule now that once every three years the annual camp shall be held at a place where the maximum amount of assistance may be obtained from neighbouring Regular
units.
This year the 14th Field Brigade R.A., is showing the "As a life member of the Trust, I cadets the latest field artillery equip feel that it is in the best interest of ment and methods. The Somerset the Trust and the nation that this Light Ins and trucks, and the op-
Infantry
antry is exhibiting its new vital question ty discussed and Bren
proved methods by which these are organizing a working party and put- be employed. Another unit is ting up wire entanglements for the cadets benefit; and No. 2 (Army Cooperation) Squadron, R.AF., from Hawkings, is giving a display of Army cooperation work, including dropping of supplies by parn-
Bren guns
settled.
"There are hundreds of people who to do not support the Trust financially because of its attitude to cruel sports,
" is argued that the financial loss from hunting circles if hunt- Ing were abolished would be dis- astrous. But would it?
to get
'It should be possible other people opposed to blood sports to guarantee to make up the money.
issue.
the chute.
Two of the training schemes are of somewhat novel nature. One is "There never has been
given a "map walk." The cadets move opportunity for proper discussion of from point to point, finding their the question at Trust meetings. Every way by map, and at certain rendez- effort has been made to delay the vous are set topographical problems. The other is a night operation, dur- ing which parties of trained cadets demonstrate to the rest the effect of movement and noise at night; and all the cadets then carry out 11 night march, Anding their way by compass. Director of Staff Duties at the War Major-General E. K. Squires, Omee, is inspecting the group this
"It a plebiscile of Trust mem- bern were held I am certain that an overwhelming majority in favour of stopping blood-sports would be obtained,"
Mr. Lloyd said that a member of the Trust commitice at Ashridge re- signed in protest against blood-sports. There had been many protests from natural history soclelles at damage) by hunting,
Mr. Lloyd added that hunting was entirely foreign to the spirit of the National Trust and to the ideals of Its founders.
"MINORITY MOVE"
Mr. C. J. Gibbs, assistant secretary of the National Trust, eald:
The movement in favour of the abolition of blood sports is minority one. The question has been raised on four or five occa- sions before but has always been defeated by a large majority." Mr. Gibbs said that it was possible that there had been a change of opinion since the matter was last raised at a general meeting three! years ago.
BIG REVENUE "The Trust is in a difficult posl- tion," he said, "It has an annual income running Into thousands from shooting rights,
"Some of the most ardent sup- porters of the Trust aro keen hanting folk, and it could not⚫ afford to lose them."
Mr. Gibbs shid that it was unlikely that there would be any resignations over the question.
year.
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THIEVES who raided a sub- post office in Chiswick High- road, London, W., made a £1,200, haul.
To do it they had to:
Climb a garden wall; Break in at the back of the post office:
Break down three other doors; 4J11
Drug a heavy safe, containing £200 In cash and valuable securities, over the garden wall "They left no clues," an assistant ut the post office told the Press,
had any idea the theft had been com- "So skilful were they that no one mitted until just before business was about to be resumed."
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