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BRITAIN UNDECIDED ON ACTION AGAINST AIR PIRATES Air Patrol Plan Held To Be Impracticable Lord Halifax And Premier In Conference

London, To-day.

There is grave anxiety felt in London with regard to the bombing of British ships in Spanish

waters.

No reply has yet been

received from General Franco to the British protest forwarded last week although it is understood that his method of justifying the attacks will probably be to ad- vance a plea of military necessity.

DALADIER ON BOMBING: CONSEQUENCES MAY BE SERIOUS

Paris, To-day.

With regard to the suggestions which are being considered for more active measures to prevent the attacks, it is pointed out that the to problem is by no means easy solve owing to the technical and practical difficulties.

For example, the establishment of an air patrol is almost impossible owing to the number of planes re- quired to make it effective and it is also hard to conceive, a scheme for reprisals which could be carried out

There was cheering in the successfully and without bloodshed.

Chamber when

dier announced

Premier Dala-Reuter. that

he had

PATROL PLAN DENIED

London, To-day. Rumours reported in the morning

ordered anti-aircraft batteries to fire at foreign aircraft cross- ing the Franco-Spanish frontier papers that the British Government

instead of merely giving warning shots.

Replying to a Socialist puty's allegation that

De- the

intended to set up an air patrol to Bri- prevent the bombardment of tish ships in Spanish waters were declared by an authoritative quar-

Halifax,

planes which recently raided a ter to be devoid of any foundation. No information could be obtain- French village were German, M. Daladier said that at presented yesterday about what measures the British Government would there was no authority for say- ing what the origin of the planes adopt to prevent damage to British was but fragments of bombs ships in Spanish waters, but the

the Foreign Minister, Lord were being examined and consequences of the examiner's who is examining this question with his experts, is reported to have had report might well be serious.

a long telephone conversation with Reuter.

the Prime Minister, who is still away on his Whitsun holidays in Hampshire.

DEPUTY'S ACCUSATION

Paris, To-day, The Premier, M. Daladier, was

In this telephone conversation, asked by the Conservative deputy

the latest developments were in Chamber yesterday afternoon to make an unequivocal statement thoroughly discussed by the two with regard to the result of his in- vestigations of the aerial raids on

statesmen.-Trans-Ocean.

the Pyrenean Department of Ariege RAIDERS OVER

in South France.

The Socialist Deputy, M. Noguers, whose constituency lies in Ariege, declared that he had ex- amined one of the bomb fragments and found it, he alleged, to be of German origin.

VALENCIA

Three triple-engined insurgent bombing planes appeared over Va- lenicia at half-past five yesterday afternoon. Anti-aircraft guns M. Daladier then declared that prevented them from reaching the the investigation which he had harbour whereupon they dropped personally conducted were not yet their bombs on the higher lying concluded. Nothing had yet come parts of the city. Four houses are re to light which would enable him to ported to have been completely des- ascertain beyond a doubt the na-troyed. The number of casual-- tionality of the aeroplanes which ties has not yet been ascertained;- had dropped the bombs on French | Tráns-Ocean. territory. The military laboratory

was still engaged în examining" the of 350-400 kilometres an hour: They bomb fragments.-Trans-Ocean. are ready, to take off at any mo-

ment day or night.

THIRTY FIGHTERS

Paris, To-day.

∙DAY PATROLS

It is stated that conformably In addition, groups of planes un- with orders given by Premier Dal-ceasingly carry out reconnoitring adier, the Air Patrol Service has flights over the whole distance be now been re-organised on the Pytween Cerbere, in the east, and thë renean frontier, Thirty Dévoitine Valley of Ariege, in the west, from aeroplanes are now stationed at dawn till nightfall. Salanque Airport near Perpignan, These precautionary

measures

These planes, which are fitted have had a reassuring effect on the with 690 HP. Hispano-Suiza en- population of the whole region and gines and armed with guns and are warmly welcomed by French machine-guns, can attain a speed 'public opinion.-Trans-Ocean.

This gentleman at Windsor has a full-time job when boys at Eton College are on holiday. He renovates "toppers" in readiness for the re- commencement of the term. Photo shows Mr. Hazell with just a few of the hundreds of "toppers" he renovates during the holidays.

AUSTRIAN LOANS DISCUSSIONS:

London, To-day. afternoon under the chairmanship A conference of the Powers that of Sir Frederick Leith-Ross.

After two hours' discussion, the guaranteed the Austrian Loans, convened at the initiative of the conference adjourned till to-day. British Government,-met-yesterday Trans-Ocean.

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