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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 20, 1939.

6-HOUR TEST OF THAMES A.R.P.: AMBULANCE SERVICE OF 60 BOATS

London's river ambulance ser- vice, which is being organised for emergency by the Port of London Authority along 48 miles of the Thames from Barnes Bridge to Canvey Island, staged a realistic rehearsal of its wartime duties re- cently.

V. A. D.s in uniform and steel helmets, Sea Scouts representing casualties, and many private yachts- men co-operated with a converted pleasure steamer and 60 small river craft in a six-hour A. R. P. test. Mr. A. P. Herbert, M.P., was at the wheel of one of the patrol boats.

In war-time the Port of London Authority plans to run 13 pleasure steamers converted into hospital ships, which could carry 120 casualties.

Each ship would be manned by a doctor, three trained nurses, eight V.A.D.s, and two Sea Scouts, and would patrol one of the 13 sections into which the river has been divid- el. Two units of this size would run a 24-hour service. More than 700 private yachtsmen, running speed-boats as tenders, have volun- teered their services.

LABELLED CASUALTIES The chief object of the service would be to collect casualties which might occur among the 60.000 dock workers and 15,000 river workers, or in congested areas bordering the river.

could be landed

In Paramount's . “Ambush," at the Queen's and Alhambra Thea- tres, Gladys Swarthout is trapped in the war between law and out- law.

river craft are used for conveying casualties from the shore to the ship's side..

The rehearsal was considered extremely satisfactory, despite the difficulty of carrying stretchers from the shore through the narrow doorways of the pleasure steamer.

In addition to the hospital ships the P.L.A.'s big emergency scheme includes a ferry-boat service operat- in ing from the Isle of Dogs. Silver- safe areas, where ambulancestown, North Woolwich, and Wap- would be waiting to carry them di-ping, which might be cut off from rect to base hospitals.

the shore by intensive bombing.

Casualties

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I travelled aboard the Queen These ferries would evacuate the Elizabeth, already equipped with entire population from these dan- stretcher frames, from the Towerger zones to the south side of the of London to Dagenham. From the river. L.N.E.R. pier at Woolwich we col- lected half a dozen casualties, car- ried aboard on stretchers and there dealt with by nurses and V.A.D.8 as their labels directed.

Each casualty had his name, ad- dress and injury written on a label by the first-aid service achore, so that proper

treatment and direc- tions could be given on board.

The first casualties were carried as far as Dagenham and landed at Ford's jetty. More were collected on the return from a wharf at Mill- wall, treated and landed at Cadogan Pier, Chelsea.

EMERGENCY SIGNALS FLOWN

ITALIAN ARMY IN LIBYA

Paris, May 14. According to military circles here, the maintenance of impor- tant Italian effectives in Libya may mean, in the event of a war, an attack either against Tunisia, Egypt, or South Africa.

The Italian effectives include mixed units composed of Italians P.L.A. craft representing mer and natives enlisted on the spot or chant ships passed through the brought from Eritrea, and motoriz- various sections flying such emer-ed detachments. These effectives gency signals as "contaminated by total approximately 100,000 men, gas and require inspection," "in while there are also about 800 urgent need of assistance," and

aeroplanes. "have a number of casualties for

These

that quarters declare evacuation."

owing to the military measures Communications between the 18 taken in Tunisia, where fortifica- section posts and shore ambulance tions have been constructed alone services are maintained by tele-the frontier, a military operation phone, Speed-boats and signals in that sector is not likely. would be used if this service broke down: Where no Jetty or pier is available the small, or Class B

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the contrary, the fortifications in Egypt are not very extensive, while there are but few garrisons in that country.'

Military experts consider however that Italian action against. Egypt would present, for the Italians, a grave danger since it would permit French forces to advance to Tripoli, thus cutting off the Italian india pensable supply quartere. Finally, despite technical difficulties, a mill- tary operation towards the South is not being excluded as a posši- bility Lake Tohad, it is pointed out, has always been one of the aims of Italy's expansion in Africa,

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