THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24,-1988.
EVACUATION-
OF CIVILIANS IN AIR RAID
London, To-day.
It is understood that the Gov- ernment intends to establish a de- partmental committee to examine the whole question of evacuation of the civilian population, either in whole or in part, from cities and towns threatened by air raids in case of war.-Reuter.
EXPLOSION
SINKS JAPANESE WARSHIP, SAYS REPORT
CANTON, TO-DAY.
NO MINISTRY
OF SUPPLY QUEENS
NECESSARY
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE PROPOSAL FOR A MIN- ISTRY OF SUPPLY WAS DEBAT- ED IN THE LORDS YESTERDAY ON A MOTION THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL IN THE INTERESTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY THAT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY FOR THE THREE DEFENCE SER- VICES SHOULD BE ESTABLISH- ED FORTHWITH.
The motion was supported by Lord Mottistone, Lord Addison and Lord Samuel but it was defeated by 54 votes to 12.
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Replying to the debate for Government, Lord Zetland announ- ced that orders for all aeroplanes required to fulfil the accelerated air AN INTERNAL EXPLOSION defence programme had now been OCCURRED ON A JAPANESE given. He also revealed, in refer- WARSHIP OFF THE KWANG-jence to the Government purchases and of wheat, sugar TUNG COAST, SOUTH OF of reserves
whale oil already announced, that SWATOW, DURING THE WEEK- the Government had secured simi- END, AND THE VESSEL SANK|lar reserves of other essential raw not he would WITHIN 20 MINUTES, RESULT- materials, though ING IN OVER 500 JAPANESE specify them. BLUE-JACKETS AND MARINES MACHINERY ADEQUATE BEING KILLED AND DROWNED, ACCORDING TO A VERNACU- LAR REPORT.
It is stated that on Saturday night, ten Japanese gunboats were anchored off the coast.
At about midnight, a terrific ex- posion awakened the Chinese coast guards, coming from the direction of the warships.
Searchlights were directed from other 'gunboats on the spot and it! was apparent that the explosion had. occurred on a Japanese gunboat which was rapidly sinking. Motor launches sent out from other vessels rescued only a few of the men who were on-board -the ill-fated ship.-- Our Own Correspondent.
BRITISH RIGHTS ON SHANGHAI RAILWAY
After describing--the-machinery. under the Committee of Imperial Defence and the Minister for the Co-ordination
which of Defence
handling of ensured the efficient
de- supply problems, Lord Zetland clared the Government were of opin- ion that a change of organisation would retard production.
as
do A Ministry of Supply could no more than was done by the exist- ing machinery unless it were given of the Ministry such powers Munitions exercised during the last war. Those powers were war mea- not sures and the Government did feel the existing situation justified of a or required the setting up Ministry with such powers.
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They did not shut their eyes to the possibility that it might, day, even in peace, be desirable to take that step but they did not think that time had come yet. He as- sured their Lordships that the ex- perience gained in the last war had not been neglected.
Government had made their plans. When the moment came to take
such drastic action they would be found ready. The machinery was
London, To-day. in existence and little more than Mr. R. A. Butler told the Com-the pressing of a button would be mons. at question time that the required to set it in motion.—Bri- strongest representations had been tish Wireless.
made to the Japanese Government
and to the Japanese authorities in
Shanghai regarding the losses that
would be suffered by British bond- NEW FRENCH
holders as the result of Japanese military occupation of the Shang- hai-Nanking and other railways and the Japanese Government has been
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PAPAL LEGATE IN BUDAPEST
asked to make the necessary finan- Political circles here, believe that cial arrangements for the contin- the object of the further demarche ued service of the railway loans.made. on Sunday evening by the French Minister in Prague, M. de
BUDAPEST, TO-DAY. Cardinal Szeredy and by numerous Repeated requests had also been Lacrox, simultaneously with his
THE VATICAN SECRETARY deading personalities. representing made that British engineers should
British colleague, was to convey to be allowed to inspect the line of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. Bri- the Czechoslovak Government axOF STATE CARDINAL PACELLI, all .domains of public life.
pression of the French Government's WHO IN HIS CAPACITY 48 Cardinal Pacelli drove directly tish Wireless..
surprise at the partial mobilisation PAPAL LEGATE A LATERE from the station to the Coronation WILL OPEN THE WORLD Church of Saint Matthias where dis- in Czechoslovakia and of its
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN members of the Hungarian Episco- approval of a step calculated..in its
WEDNESDAY, ARRIVED HERE, pate were presented to him. The Car- YESTERDAY MORNING.
dinal legate was subsequently guest “Master Roy Ronteroy, aged 8, of opinion to render more difficulta No:824, Prince Edward Road, was peaceful settlement of the Sudeten
He was greeted at the station by of the Regent at a luncheon in the yesterday admitted to the Kowloon German problem.
Official quarters maintain silence the Regent, Admiral Horthy, the Royal Palace where he will resido Hospital suffering from a fractur- ed right log-He fell off agarden regarding the nature of the latest entire Cabinet headed by Premier during his stay in the Hungarian
Imredy, the Primate of Hungary, Icapital. Trans-Ocean, domarche,—Trans-Ocean, wall.
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