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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 10, 1939.

Aimary, Supreme Court

TOLL OF AIR RAIDS WITHOUT A.R.P.

M.P.'s Estimate

Of Casualties

Basing his figures on recent bombing statis- tics, Mr. Oliver Simmonds, M.P., gave estimates to the Air Raid Protection Institute on the probable casualty roll in air raids without A.R.P.

Mr. Simmonds was delivering his presidential address to the Institute at the Royal Society of Arts, Adelphi.

He pointed out that during the last war five persons were killed and 12 injured by each ton of bombs dropped. Taking the reliable figures available on bombing in Spain and China and other factors, it might be assumed that in urban areas of average population density-20,000 per square mile casualties in future raids would be roughly 10 killed and 20 wounded per ton of bombs.

"Those who know something of the German aircraft industry, and

DISSENSION AMONG ARAB REBELS

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London, To-day, Reports continue to reach inter- have visited these factories, would ested quarters in London from -support the view that it would not Damascus which reveal serious dis- be-difficult for Germany in the first sensions between the Palestine few weeks of a war to despatch to

mittee there.

FOR THE FATHERLAND

By giving "notice of her inten- tion in writing" any single healthy woman, born before 1910, of Wat- tenscheid, Germany, will get the town's “support and sympathy" if she has a baby "for the good of the Fatherland."

This has been decided because the town has the lowest birth-rate in Germany and many women can- not find husbands owing to the shortage of men caused by the

War. C.

Each baby will

book worth go get a savings

town as godfather.

and have the

NO CHANGE IN SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY

London, To-day.

any

GERMANY TO GO ON EXPANDING

Hint That Plans Are Unlimited

UNLIMITED PLANS FOR GER- |MAN EXPANSION SEEM TO BE ADMITTED IN AN ARTICLE IN THE OFFICIAL "VOELKISCHER BEOBACHTER."

"For the young Germany," states, "there are no formulas into which are can compress our national claim to existence. For us there can be no final balance of power, because we know that this balance changes from year to year under the pressure of the German will to live.

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"Forty-seven million Englishmen to-day rule a territory which is 140 times as great as their home coun- try. Forty million Frenchmen rule a territory which is 21 times`as great as France. Eight million Dutchmen possess territory 60 time The change in the Moscow For- the size of their own country, and 8,000,000 Belgians territory 80 times revision or alteration in the Soviet the size of their State. Foreign policy, it is officially de- National Socialist Germany clared here yesterday, the Foreign the opinion that the European balan- made a statement to this effect to ing when the German people has at Commissar, M. Molotoff, having ce of power, will have found a mean-

the British Ambassador, Sir

its disposal a territory which bears liam Seeds, during their conference the same proportion to the German population of 80,000,000 people as the territories disposed of by the in English and the French. But not

until then!

this country 3,000 tons of bombs a terrorist leaders and the rebel com-eign Office does not signify day," continued Mr. Simmonds.

"As a result of anti-aircraft de- fence, perhaps one-half of those bombs would fall in open country.

Disputes are principally about funds, which the terrorist leaders contend are being employed by members of the committee for their own use.

Wil-

EVACUATION- REMEDY "Thus, on an effective weight of bombs per day of 1,500 tons, and

Certain gang leaders indeed are the average casualties at which we stated to have decided to attempt on Monday. have arrived of 10 persons killed to return to Palestine for the pur- The Soviet Ambassador, M. and 20 persons injured per ton of

of collecting money pose

Halifax them- Maisky, visited Lord bombs, we reach the daily casual-selves..

the Foreign. Office yesterday for ties during the first weeks of war

For example, Mohil Zawati, lengthy conference.-Trans-Ocean." .of 15,000 killed and 30,000 Abdul Razzak's henchman, who is -wounded."

in Trans-Jordan, openly admitted If the population of the most con- these differences recently, and gested areas were substantially that while he had no interest in evacuated, and shelter were avail the rebellion as a national move- able on a large scale, Mr. Simmonds ment, he intended to return to added, these figures would assume collect as much money as possible, an entirely different complexion, for himself.

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Mr. Simmonds said that the Ger- Abdul Khader Husseini is re- man authorities anticipated the pos-liably reported to have made de- sibility of 600 tons of bombs a day mands for money from a number on Berlin in the first weeks of war. of villages, including Beitunya and They further anticipated 50 casual-Subaher. British Wireless. -ties from each ton of bombs,

On the ratio of one dead to two injured, this suggested 70,000 kill- .ed and 140,000 injured in Berlin

each week.

H.M.S. REPULSE

THE KING TO KEEP IN TOUCH

In view of the international situa-

TURNS FOR HOME tion the Canadian Government has

London, To-day.

for some time been perfecting ar-

The battle cruiser Repulse, part rangements to enable the King to of the escort of the liner Empress remain in the closest touch with ...of Australia on which the King

and Queen are travelling to Canada, Buckingham Palace and Downing- -took leave of the liner in the At-street during the Royal tour.

lantic yesterday and turned back From the Royal train it will be for home bringing mail with her. possible for the King to speak to The cruisers Glasgow and South- London by telephone, securing al- ampton are continuing to Canada most instantaneous connection at :as escorting vessels.-British Wire-any hour,

less.

BLUM'S TALK WITH MR. ATTLEE

M..

London, To-day.

Blum yesterday afternoon had

T

sa” conversation with Mr.

A further step has now been taken. From the moment the tour- starts from Quebec aeroplanes will be set aside for the express purpose of carrying letters from incoming liners to whatever point the King and Queen have reached, and vice

versa.

On and after June 1 this service

Leader of the Opposition Attlee, will be supplemented by the Trans.

and Mr. atlantic air mail from Great Britain.

WHERE THERE'S A JAM

THERE'S A JONES.....AND VICE-VERŠA!

...and there are jams without number as all of the Joneses set out to fix the whole town's troubles... as if they didn't have enough of their own!”.

The

Jones Family

in

SAFETY IN NUMBERS

And speaking of numbers--it's safe to say this is their Number One hit!.

with

SHIRLEY DEANE JED PROUTY SPRING THINGTON - RUSSEL GILATON

„GEORGE ERNEST. XEN HOWELL -JUME CARLSON • FLORENCE ROBERTS

·BILLY MAHAN • MARVIN STEPHENS IVA WART HENRY KOLKER. Directed by Malcolm St. Cair Astadela Producer John Brona Screen Play by Joseph Hollman, Kazen De Wolf and Robert Chapin A 20th Century»Fox: !

Greenwood, Deputy Leader, toge to Canada, which ill then come - TO-MORROW

with

ral members

opérations › The first letter to be carried on the westbound journey. will probably be from Mr. Chám- berlain to the King”

At The

ALHAMBRA

is