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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 21, 1940

There has been such a rush for applications for visas to enable British mothers and children to go to the United States that a special annex to the Immigration section of the American Embassy has been opened at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. More than 10,000 persons interested In visa matters passed through the Embassy last week. Photo shows: Children with their nurses waiting whilst parents complete detalls. (Copyright, Fox).

TAILS UP IN COMMONS

AIR RAID STOPPED THE TOWN CLOCK

Three people were kill- ed, nine injured and one died of shock when enemy aircraft dropped bombs at a number of points, in- cluding the Bristol Chan- nel area, the Midlands, South-East England and Scotland.

boy,

James

A ten-year-old Shaw, was buried under debris and killed, his mother was in- jured, મૈં man died from shock [and seven other people were hurt when а lone. German 'plane dropped several bombs over Midland town.

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An Infirmary was struck and an operating theatre wrecked.

There were no casualties in the Infirmary. Admirable caim prevalled in all departments. Nurses on emergency dutics took up their posts while others helped patients able to walk to the shelters.

Bombs fell on eight nearby cottages. An amazing escape was that of Mr. Job Bailey, his wife and eight children, who were.

LIKE THE 'ROYAL AIR FORCE RECENT-having supper in their kitchen.

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In a south-west England town a bomb hit the edge of an alr rald shelter. The Post Office was damaged and one ex- plosion stopped the public clock.

THE PRIME MINISTER, HAD THEIR TAILS UP YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WRITES REU-son shelters were undamaged. TER'S PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT. With the air over Parliament tranquil ex- cept for a genial breeze coming past the wires of London's balloon barrage, Mr. Churchill, buoyant yet quietly confident, delivered his review to an attentive House.

.There was no demonstration; when Mr. Churchill entered un- obtrusively but one

good

loud

cheer and then members settled, down to listen.

Next biggest ovation came! when Mr. Churchill, referred to the great air battle which has been in progress in past week.

the

From that point it was clear

CHARGE

AGAINST

VOLUNTEER

why the. House and the Premier, THOMAS STEPHEN MAHER

were displaying so vigorous fortitude and so calm an out- look.

Remote villages in the south- west of England area were ap parently mistaken for some Industrial centre, and raiders dropped twenty-four bombs. Six high explosive bombs and between_thirty-eight and forty incendiary bombs were dropped in north-east Scotland. All the incendiary bombs fell in fields.

The German account of the raids says: "German aircraft bombed ports and munition works in Eng-

In land and Scotland.

many places explosions and fires were in the har- observed especially bours of Cardiff and Bristol, where

were several tanks

set on fire. There were also successful raids

at Lincoln, on air bases

a 21. APPRENTICE ENGINEER tingham and Yorks.

OF NO. 74, JOHNSTON ROAD The air defence had not only THird flooR, ATTACHED TO:

held but were already reaching HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DE- GIFT OF A

out towards vital enemy points and affording good hope of the Anal Allied offensive to which MR. G. T. LOWRY, AT THE Mr. Churchill had 'referred.

QFENCE CORPS, WAS BEFORE

CENTRAL MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING, CHARGED WITH LARCENY BY BAILEE

RECEIVING

Plain Recital Throughout, there was nothing|WITH spectacular about a speech of! plain facts the usual touches of humour and the usual contempt of rhetorical' devices.

PROPERTY.

AND

Not-

SQUADRON

The gratitude of the STOLEN people of Britain for a gift of £100,000 for a third

It was alleged that defendant squadron of Hurricanes It was a plain récital by a was given a quantity of rations has been expressed by confident man to a confident au- to be delivered to the No. 4 Com-Lord Beaverbrook, Minis- {dience.

The speech was warmly prais-pany, H.K.V.D.C., at Cape Collin-ter of Aircraft Production, ed afterwards by members of son on August 19, and that he in a letter to the Resident packets of tea and a tin of milk of Hyderabad and the Frank approval was also ex- C. S. M. Baskett represented Nizam Executive Council, to enable the United States: to the Volunteers while Sergean' which sponsored the fund. have "naval and air bases in Cullinan is in charge of the case Newfoundland the West Indies and elsewhere. Reuter."

all parties as being right both converted to his own use fou

in tone and temper.

pressed regarding the proposals

QUERIES ON EQUIPMENT OF R.A.F.

The Earl of Tankerville has asked the Government whether they will state the names of the individuals responsible for the fact that during recent action by

This magnificent gift touches The charges were not read te the heart of the entire British defendant and no plea was taken nation at a moment when it faces while Sgt. Cullinan asked for 4the onslaught of the enemy, his

letter said. hours remand for further en- This moving demonstration of quiries, which was granted. comradeship inspires them to

Hearing was fixed for Monday battle. August 26, at 2.30 p.m.

Capt. E. N. Thursby, Adjutant, was in Court.

INOCULATION IN SHANGHAI

Following the

recrudescence

Where It Wages most fiercely. .thern will that Hyderabad Squadron of Hurricanes to deal swift and terrible, death to the onomy.

Another gift of £1,500 from the Southern Rhodesia branch of the British Red Cross has been sent to the headquarters"in London.

The Colonial Secretary, has gratefully acknowledged a second gift of £7,500 from the Uganda War Fund Committee.-Reuter,

COUNCILLOR FOUND

DEAD

the Royal Air Force in France (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") and Belgium it was usually ne- cessary for our fighter aircraft-to engage enemy aircraft at least of contagious disease, inocula- four or five times as numerous. tion against cholera and typhoid

He also wants to know whe- is being forced' on Shanghal- Mr. Albert E.. Cook, a' member ther this was due to lack of equip-landers who were not inoculated of Bath City, Council for many ment and, if so, who are the in- in April, declared the Japanese years, was found dead with throat dividuals responsible for such a spokesman in Shanghai yester-wounds. ' shortage after having had so long day. The measure will be en- He was one of the Labour stal- to prepare for the present phase forced for a week and all those warts in the city. in hostilities.

crossing the bridges Into Japan- Mrs. Cook is in hospital with The question appears on the ese controlled areas will be re-hand injuries received when she order -papers-'of- the House of quired to produce inoculation tried to prevent her husband în- Lords, but is not for oral answer. certificates. Havas.

juring himself.

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