THE, CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1988.
-BARCELONA
CHECKS
RAIDERS
London, To-day. Barcelona was raided in the carly hours of yesterday morning, but owing to the heavy anti-air- craft barrage, not much damage was done and no casualties are, re- ported.
Alicante was visited by insur». gent bombers at 10 o'clock yes- terday morning. Four casualties are reported.--Reuter.
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AIR RAIDS AN ATTACK ON CIVILISATION
Paris, To-day.
"We consider the inhuman bombardments carried out in Spain and China an attack on
civilisa- tion," declared the Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, yesterday:
BARBED WIRE BARRICADE
PLAN AROUSES HOSTILITY
Jerusalem, To-day.
The arrival of 350 tons of barb- ed wire for the purpose of closing off the entire northern frontier of Palestine has set the match to a violent journalistic barrage in the Arab newspapers,
The "Falastin" writes in its yes- terday's issue: "The attitude of the Arabs in Palestine is not directed against any particular enemy but against tyranny in general and 1,000 barbed wire entanglements will not quench the bitterness that has developed."
Yesterday's debate in the House of Commons during which the Secretary State for Colonies, Mr.
Malcolm Macdonald, asserted that "the backbone of the Palestine re- volt has been broken" also afforded Arab editors with opportunity for M. Daladier, who was addressing statement would have been more indignant editorials. "Any other the Radical Socialist executive, add-accurate" declared a leading Arab ed: "I believe that any conflict. can personality. be settled by pacific methods condition that one is not taken by surprise.
on
MANY INCIDENTS
were
donald made his statement in the On the same day that Mr. Mac- "It was thus, as a result of the Arab villages, five ·Arabs
House, arrest was imposed on five London conversations, that a diplokidnapped by guerilla bands, the matic plan of action was drawn up Iraq oil line was damaged at dif- which has enabled us to overcome ferent points, the telephone lines the first of the difficulties regarding were cut and 450 metres Czecho-Slovakia."--Reuter..
of the barbed wire which had already been strung along the northern frontier were destroyed.
FUR COATS AT ASCOT
OF
LONDON, TO-DAY. THE WEATHER IS STILL SUNNY IN THE SOUTH ENGLAND-BUT IS NOW NOT SO HOT. MANY LADIES ARE PUT- TING ON. FUR COATS OVER SUMMER DRESSES AT ASCOT.
In the North of England, rain is falling in many districts, but Glas- gow escaped the downpour yester-
assert the
Arabs
These facts afford conclusive proof that the in- surrection in Palestine has by no] means subsided.-Trans-Ocean.
BATTLESHIP
ESCALATION
DISCUSSION
London, ɗidays Asked in the Commons' whether
day and a large crowd attended the His Majesty's Government had Empire Exhibition, which has now reached any agreement with been visited by over 3,000,000. Reuter,
FRENCH AIR
...
the Government of the United States on the size of battleships and heavy guns, the Prime Minister said es- calation discussions were still pro- ceeding, and pending their conclu sion it was not possible to make any statement.
The question whether any efforts.
FORCE STRENGTH had been made to secure Japan's
Paris, To-day.
agreement not to exceed those max- imum figures did not therefore at A number of decrees- have been present arise, although His Majes passed by the French Government, ty's Government would naturally including an increase in Air Force bear in mind that particular aspect personnel to 8,000. officers and of the matter-British Wireless, 60,000 non-commissioned officers and men,
A decree has also been passed to encourage cotton growing in. French Colonies by a change in cotton taxes more favourable to growers. Reuter.
Foochow, To-day. lone -Japanese warship opened up a broadside on the mainland at the mouth of the Min River on June 14-Central News,
YANGTSE SCENE
Kweichih, To-day. Chienkiangkow on the north bank of the Yangtze River be- low Anking was retaken by the Chinese at 2 a.m. yesterday by the Chinese in counter-at- tack.
Further attempts by Japanese. to land at Kweichih and Wusha- cha, 28 kilometres west, during the day were frustrated-Cen tral News.
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