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NATIONAL SERVICE RALLY
London, To-day.
A National Service Rally of 9,000 representatives of London civil defence organisations was held at the Albert Hall last night.
Speeches were delivered by the Minister for Civil- ian Defence, Sir John Anderson, and by Mr. Herbert Morrison, Leader of the London Coun- ty Council and Chairman of the L.C.C.'s A.R.P. Committee.
Sir John Anderson, whose speech was punctuated alternatively with cheers and shouts of "What about shelters," said that those who were responsible for civil defence would undergo the samė risks in war as the fighting services.
ENGLAND AGAIN underground UNDER HEAVY SNOW BLANKET
LONDON, TO-DAY.
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SNOW, WHICH STARTED FALL EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING OVER PRACTICALLY THE WHOLE OF GREAT BRI- TAIN, CONTINUED THROUGH- OUT THE DAY.
They would faca danger and would have to be prepared for self sacrifice.
PAST TRADITION
In the past, he said, London had survived many dangers, as its citizens had always organised' themselves. He hoped that now they would live up to this tradi- tion..
Sir John took as the theme of his speech the quotation: "That There had been heavy rain the which thy father has bequeathed previous night, and this turned to thee, earn it anew if thou wouldst snow as the temperature dropped keep it." sharply towards dawn.
Heaviest falls of snow have been at Bath, in West Somerset and on Exmoor, while there were three feet in, the Lake District.
Snow began to fall in London at and 7 in the morning, and roofs
carpeted with open spaces were white.
TRAFFIC DISLOCATED
FIRE FIGHTING
He said that although some units of. A. R. P. were above strength, there had not been sufficient re- other units, especially sponse in the auxiliary fire brigade,
Sir John Anderson "appealed to women to join ambulance units. They would face many dangers if war came he said, and their job in first aid posts would not be an easy one,
The flood situation over Southern
Sir John announced that the England (says British Wireless) is].
was or- likely to be aggravated by the heavy Commissioner of Police
to. ganising a body, of 20,000 men
time Visibility at Croydon airport was act as special constables in only 500 yards, owing to the snow- of emergency. storm, and air liners. were unable
fall of snow.
to land. Incoming services were cancelled or diverted, but the ma- jority of outward services maintained.
were
TANGANYIKA CALL
London, To-day.
Service started in
A voluntary National Road traffic is severely dislocated movement has been over a large part of Southern Eng-Tanganyika Territory.
land.
BRITAIN'S DEMARCHES IN SPAIN
London, To-day. ·
An official appeal was made. “yes- terday in Dar-es-Salaam to all men and women, whatever their race, to volunteer. for training so that if war came they could take part in defence of the territory:
made, a similar demarche and called the attention of the Republican au- thorities to the question of main- tenance of public order in the event of evacuation of Barcelona," with special reference to the position of political prisoners who are estimat- The British Governmented to number about two thousand. through Mr. Cecil Jerram, has Mr. Stevenson was given the as- expressed the hope that General surance that every possible measure Franco's troops will abstain from would be taken to ensure the main- acts of vengeance in the Catalan tenance of order and the safety of regions occupied by them, as such prisoners.
British
acts would create a most un- The personnel of favourable Impression in Great Minister's staff, remaining in Bar- Britain
dolona for the time being, haa bean It is stated that the acting Agent reduced to minimumTrans in Burgos received an assurance Ocean. that reprisals would be incompatible with the aims pursued by General- Franco.
collection box containing money, total unknown, has been The British Minister in Barce- stolón from the kindengarden of lona, Mr. Ralph Stevenson, has the St. Andrews,
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