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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1940

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SCHEME FOR SENDING BRITISH CHILDREN OVERSEAS

London, To-day.

MR. GEOFFREY SHAKESPEARE, Under-Secretary for the Dominions, who is chairman of the recently constituted Children's Oversea Reception Board, spoke on the wire- less yesterday afternoon about the scheme for sending overseas British children between the ages of five and sixteen whose parents feel they would thus be safer from war risks than by remaining where they are at present.

BRITISH RAIDS IN ABYSSINIA

London, To-day.

He explained that the generous offers which the United Kingdom Government had received from vari- ous Dominion Governments provided as a beginning for the immediate re- ception of 20,000 children. He re- ferred also in terms of warm gratitude to a similar movement in the United States.

Mr. Shakespeare emphasised there was no question of mass migration. A Cairo message gives an The plan was limited to sending over- official British communiqueing regard to the inevitable

seas as many children as possible hav- limita- regarding raids into Abys- sinia.

Further patrol activity and light- ning raids covering an extensive area have been reported from British Somaliland.

In one sector a patrol of native

irregulars crossed the frontier from British Somaliland and raided an Italian post occupied by, conscript natives. After a slight skirmish the enemy fled, leaving one of their num- ber dead. There were no casualties on the British side.

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tions of shipping, to the number offers for reception and above all to the need for an orderly, well thought out scheme ensuring the safety and welfare of the children.

Inspiring Thought

he said, that many lovers of freedom It was surely an inspiring thought,

far removed from the war zone were ready to look to the safety of Bri- tain's children, while she fought the battle of liberty.

These children would come back to their parents when the British arms had achieved final victory as inevit- ably they must.-British Wireless.

Two hundred miles to the west a patrol drawn from the Somaliland Camel Corps penetrated over the border and raided another Italian frontier post which was known to be occupied by natives. On arrival the troops found the post Wireless.

deserted, the enemy having retreated. Our troops destroyed the defences, including the water tanks. British

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