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PLANES ATTACK HANKOW
BY NIGHT
New Terror For
Populace
16, 1938.
GERMANY PARADES Court Martial
HER IMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FOR VIENNA'S' PEOPLE
(Continued from Page 1.)
System Being ALHAMBRA
Investigated
London, Mar. 15.
German community in the last few days could be only gauged by future generations. The leader
Mr. Leslie Hore Berisha, Minister fer
War, announced in the House of Legitimists, he declared,
had
Commons to-day that Mr. Roland down in a memorandum that their Cilver would be chairman of a com- aim was the so-called independence
of
the
lald
of Austria, which was then depen-tee appointed to enquire into wo existing system of trial by court dent on foreign money, in order to martin. The committee would also Hankow, Mar. 16.
prevent formation of a greater Relch consider whether a person convicted and so bar the way to the future. Hankow's populace experi-
After proclaiming After
new by court martial should have the right the
of appeal to a civil judicial tribunal. enced new terror last night mission" of the castern province, Members of the committee are Mr. when more than a dozen Japan- Hitler thanked all who had assisted Tristam Beresford, Mr. Felix-Cassel Charlas ese planes staged a spectacular Dr. Seyss-Inquart and Naal Party Longerufi and Sir Felix Ready-
to accomplish the change, primarily Lawson, Air Vice-Mursha moonlight raid on the Hankow Leaders, and innumerable party mem- Reuter. airfield. on which they dropped hers who had shown that Germans over 20 bombs.
under pressure only became harden- ed.
Tac Japanese machines were com- pelled to fly at a great height-owing The Fuehrer also, thanked Austria to the extensive anti-aircraft fire for its wonderful order and discipline. which thundred ceaselessly, while
JEWS BANNED-
This is," he concluded, "the greatest from time to time powerful search hour of my life as leader and Chan- FROM PLEBISCITE cellor of the German people."
lights picked out the ralders in the sky.
After the raid, a Router corres- pondent motored to the aerodrome and
found
fixed guards, with bayonets, at all entrances to the air field, and stopping all traffic. The air was filled with smoke and the smell of sulphur.
It 13
claimed that only slight damage was done, and only one small fire was visible in the far corner of the air fleld.
Yesterday evening's raid was the third in the last 24 hours.--Router.
STARTED BIG FIRES
Hankow, Mar, 10.
be-
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It is reported that 15 planes, moving from two directions, raided Hankow yesterday and heavily bombed the air field, leaving large planes fires in thele wake, The come over in two waves, and tween the ralds, a tremendous plusion cast a lurid glare over the city.
is not expected However, that many Chinese planes are dam- aged, since they were given ample warning which gave them time to depart.
Hankow's new searchlights de- montsrated their cfectiveness by D'eking up and following the raiders
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London, Mar. 15.
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Rumours of pante in Barcelonas, of the French Government's grave con refugees leaving the city and of. cern regarding the effect a speedy General Franco's guns being audible
General Franco
He victory for
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Picture security. The view is held in well-vance was not likely to continue as Informed quarters that the German he had now reached high mountains, and
General and normal communications between Italian elements in Franco's army are very large, and if Catalonia and the rest of Spain were they are not withdrawn, would con- In no way endangered.
An official of the Spanish Embassy suitute a menace to the safety of
BRITAIN SPEEDS UP AIR ARMAMENT
(Continued from Page 1.)
the Ink trainer. By March 31
aircraft centres would cqu.pped with une, and
even- tually, at least one Hak trainer station at Home and, overseas, in-
India and
aircraft cluding
the curriers in the Fleet Air Arm
Dealing briefly with civil aviation, Col
Muirhead reviewed the recent extensions and said the total route mileage regularly operated on British Empire routes in 1937 was almost-Reuter. 80,000 miles, which was 12,000 above the 1936 tofal-Router.
Industrial Conscription In England Possible
Londen, Mar. 15.
In the House of Commons debate on...... the. Air. ...... Estimates to-day, Mr. Neville Chamberinin hinted that he may eventually resort to industrial conscription to speed nireruft struction-United Press.
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France's Mediterranean frontier, and in London gave a similar denial, and France must word off such a danger.added that enquiries in Paris showed that the report that Catalonia had pre- appealed to France for aid in serving her independence, were un- wue,~~~Router.
BOMBERS OVER
CANTON
-Canton, Mar. 16. Taking advantage of the continued One weather Japanese planes again carried out raids in the neighbour-| L-hood of the city this morning,
The thud of heavy bombs could be clearly heard in Shameen RD- parently from the direction of the air flelds north-east of the
elty Reuter.
JUNKS LOST
PLANES SEEN, FIRING HEARD
BY MACAO
Macao, March 15. Two Japanese flying squadrons, consisting of 22 planes, were visible from Macao at noon to-day.
The planes, which were flying at great height, were heading in a westerly direction presumably mak- Ing for the Kowloon-Canton Railway, There were indications of Japanese military activity no! far from the Portuguese Colony in the sound of shell fire yesterday at about
Four reports were distinctly heard
Chamberlain Replies To Enquiry Suggestion
London, March '15.
IN SQUALLS The Prime Minister, replying to the suggestion that there should be a Sudden squalls in the early morn comprehensive enquiry into the ad- ing of Monday were responsible for ministration of military, as well as the loss of life and property round civil aviation,, said did not know the Colony, several junks and their but as yet no authoritative informa- whether Mr. F. Montague (Lab.) who cargoes being missing and five mention as to the place of the firing or
the suggestion, would like being drawned, Britain to Imitate Germany in the
made
id he
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WITH POLAND CAUSE
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OF UNEASINESS do it until we are convinced that nothing will serve our purpose. You
Berlin. Mar. 16. o more inopportune cannot find
The dispute between Lithuania and moment than the present to Institute Poland is being followed with close an Investigation which must dis-
attention in Berlin. tract attention and occupy the
minds
Some quarters suggest it is one of
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* extent of damage has reached Macao Our Own Correspondent,
SPANISH CABINET
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Barcicona. Mar. 10. Dr. Junn Nourin. the Spanish Loyalist Prime Minister, has returned
from a flight to Parie
Ha Imediately summoned the Spanish Cabinet,
Although the surgents are now only 20 miles from the Catalan ber- der. Barcelona, the capital, remains as calm.-Router.
of those not only engaged in adminis the reasons for Herr Hitler's return tration,
production. That is not
not to the cavital.
but
the time. Let us all put our efforts The situation is recognised together and get on with the job and
grave
supply the country with the air force It requires in the shortest possible time," concluded Mr. Chamberlain.----- Reuter..
SCHUSCHNIGG
IN HUNGARY
London,,Mar, 15.
A report from Berlin says that Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg is now staying with Count Esterhazy In Hungary. It is emphatically denied that the Count's secretary, in response to * sald telephone call from London, that Dr. Schuschnigg had not arrived and was not expected. Reuter
RECORD FLIGHT ATTEMPT
London, Mar. 15. Flying Officer Clouston and Mr. Valor Ricketts left the Gravesend airport at 8.30 p.m., in an attempt to beat the record for the flight to Australia *and~~ New Zealand Reuter.
WHITNEY. INDITED FOR YACHT CLUB THEFT
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