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NO BETTER THAN DURING THE CRISIS?

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 21, 1989,

TALE OF HORROR FROM THE BORDER

(Continued from Page 1)" last time and they, won't this time. I will stay here.”

In striding contrast, a note of comedy was provided by a buffalo, led by its owner, with its tail They were the last words he blown off by the blast of a bomb. LONDON, TO-DAY. spoke. A few moments later he Shoungehl Market has been turn- MOVING ON BEHALF OF was a horribly mangled corpse, ed into an emergency dressing OPPOSITION. LABOUR A FOR- Sergeant Pile, after this nar- station, and ambulances from Hong MALAMENDMENT TO RE- row escape, had another nerve-Kong are dashing to the border to

bring back wounded. DUCE BORROWING POWERS rácking few minutes.

of BY £1,000,000, MR. HUGH Together with a number

and Chinese Customs DALTON SAID IN THE HOUSE policemen OF COMMONS THAT THE officers (the latter had run across ran back TOTAL DEFENCE EXPENDI to the British side) he TURE WAS UNPARALLELED along the railway track. IN PEACETIME.

PRES. AZANA

The lone Japanese raider which REFUSES

had just bombed

the helpless ting a substantial part of the arms men and raked them with its bill by taxation of the arms pro machine-guns, fiteer who became enormously rich as a by-product of the arms pro- blém. 'If all this money was going

There was a strong case for get swooped down the police post

TWO KILLED

The party dived down the em-

TO PLAY

Paris, To-day. President Azana yesterday re

to be spent on the assumption that bankment but two of them. (Cus

were not quick ceived a telegram from Dr. Juan there was to be, war, provision toms officers). should be made for those who enough. Bullets from the remorse Negrin, the Spanish Premier, ask- would have to remain to carry on less attacker spelt finis for them, ing him in the name of the Repub production of the country, and he and they met their death one with

come to

hoped the House would be assured a bullet in the back of the head and lican Government to that the Government was not afraid the other pierced through the chest. Madrid as soon as possible in order

The Japanese plane flew along. to ask for means of constructing deep bomb-proof shelters.

The Labour Party had no reason to feel any confidence in the Gov- ernment's plans for defence.

the railway line in British territory to assure normal constitutional and deliberately bombed a train working of the Government. which stood in a siding about a mile and a half from the bridge.

One coach was splintered It was said there was increased production here and there, but he bomb fragments, and the glass felt there had been no-real or sub- several other carriages was stantial improvement since last tered. Ca September, when there were dis- One of the bombs which graceful revelations regarding beside the line, sent chunks of equipment for the defence services. right through the steel truck.

Renter.

CIVIL DEFENCE DEBATE

London, To-day.

Civil defence will be debated in the House of Commons next week,

TALE OF HORROR

Telegram added that public or- der was perfectly assured and that by the population had shown its ad- in herence to the decisions taken by

the Government.

shat-

fell

steel

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It is learned that President Azana subsequently telegraphed to Dr. Negrin expressing again his point of view understood that, favourable armistice. It is President Azana is quite willing From the Chinese side of the to resign: if, the Republican Gov-| border comes a tale horror, though the full story has yet to be told, those refugees who suc- ceeded in reaching safety (?) of British territory still being in daze.

The Customs post was wrecked, four bombs scoring direct hits, One Customs officer was killed in

ernment obtains formal assurance from Gen. Franco that there wilk be no reprisals. -

Reuter.

CRISIS WEEK IN PALESTINE

when the supplementary estimates the budding and four other CONFERENCE

wounded.

for the Privy Seal's office, A.R.P. and National Service will be Shumchun Market was the tar- brought forward-British Wireless. Bet for dozen of missiles, and is

now a smoking shambles.

London, To-day.

This will be a week of crisis in

Shumchun Casino, which (with respect to the Palestine Conference, Japanese knowledge) had been

STOP PRESS

20022 & 33993

WEATHER FORECAST turned into, a refugee centro, was in the opinion of the Arab delega- SOLUTION NEAR

machine-gunned by the raiders, tions. flying very low.

They point out that publication IN TALKS The Royal Observatory reports It was here that two Hong Kong of the McMahon correspondence,

that a moderate anti-cyclone covers nurses of St. John's Ambulance which would ordinarily have been WITH BURGOS

RAF. RECRUITS

Both the

AMERICAN PRESSURE

Feign Minister.

China-pressure being highest to Brigade were wounded.

expected to clarify their claims to the north of the lower Yangtse girls, one of whom is Miss Li, are independence, will not decide this Valley The depression is situated now in hospital in Hong Kong, vexed issue one way or the other

Hendaye, Today. to the south of Tokyo, moving east- The Casino was immediately eva- owing to possible differences be Senator Leon Herard, French northeastward:

*****cuated, and the refugees brought tween the Foreign Office and negotiator with Gen. Franco, arrių. Local forecast:-E. and N. E. into British territory.

Arabic texts. It is understood the cd at St. Jean de Lua from Burgos winds, moderate to fresh; cloudy.

BOMBS NEAR CAMP

Arabs are anxious to have any last evening, and, immediately telé Three bombs fell on the out-point of difference submitted to a phoned M. Bonnet, the French For skirts of Lo Wu Camp, where the

neutral observer. Royal Scots are encamped. Men of the Regiment, who were out on

It is presumed that Sedator Ber- ard will take back fresh instructionb London, To-day. manodüvres, sald later they thought| The Arabs believe the British from M. Bonnet for his meeting Last week 857 recruits joined the the Camp was being bombed. R.A.F.. against ‍330 in the corres- In Shumchun Casino are 20 Government is being subjected to with General Jordana, the Spanish

considerable pressure from Amer- Nationalist Foreign Minister. ponding week last year, bringing critically wounded Chinese, whom 10, wher's sympathy for the Jews It is believed here that various the total acceptances of pilots, ob- it is too dangerous to ovacuate, vory, real

questions outstanding

and In certain circumstances the Fran servore, airmen and boys since April Three have died since admission.. 1, 1938, to 19.458 compared with

Arabs might be prepared to make ally con

migration concessions to the on the way to solution. Jews but they emphasise that, no banin of agreement is i likely. →→

18,827 for the corresponding. last year British Wireless.

SATISFIED

London, To-day. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, asked in the House of Com- mons if the Government were satine

Twenty lightly wounded from the Casino have been brought into Hong Kong from Shumchun, where the total casualties are plà the neigh rhood

utor orris, Director of St. Johns Ambulance Brigadé, • Into Shumchun toon after the

✅HORRIBLE SIGHTS 1795 L3):

flod: that the provisions : azpi the. Horrible nights are to be i

HALIFAX DINES WITH MAISKY

Anglo-Italian Agreement, by which in the caco "pedtéful township of 1930 sida

the Italian Government undertook Shumchun. A~ Chinese Man >> ty

not to secure political advantage in lying where he fell, his head and Halifax, was the gue Saudi Arabia, and Yomen were be- shoulders blown of. A small cdll Ambassador, M. ing observed, said

Wireless.:

British was cut clean in two nemes

middle.

ite dinker last oven

less.

Nationalistą,

fugees, are now

RECOGNITION

govertim

London, To-day.

of Biro hay cognised General ent as tlio legiti- of. Spain: sayT A Britiah: Wirelgee..