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Nationalist Bid

SCOTTISH

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London, August 15. Army reconnaissance teams The. were today touring the desolate flood areas of South East Scot- land in preparation for military relief measures to help restore communications and services to this stricken border area.

Up In

lls above Eyc- the mouth, special constables patroll- erl the railway embankment which alone holds back millions of gallons of water dummed up into a huge Inbe.

Capture Loyang

Shanghai, August 15. Notionalist drive against Loyang in North Wostorn Honan took an added spood today' following the success of the Government forcos in smashing through the Communist's nowly- crocted fortified line south of the strategic Lunghai, railway contre, according to pro-Gay- ernment press despatches.

The penetration was made at the recently lost city of Yenchow, Ichwan, 20 miles south of but hitherto have not encounter- Loyang, from where the Com-ed serious resistance from the munist garrison

driven Reds, after violent fighting.

Was

Lineshen. also were standing by to send warning messages to the nearby villages which would

With the Red armles massing be in the path of the waters in the event of a break.

around Loyang for a major stand, Large numbers of railwaymen General Liu Shih, Command-In- were working on the embank-Chief East China, and General Hu ment at Ayeton where the Inst stretch of water extending over Chung-nan, Commander-in-Chief a mile bas receted substantially Shensi, who are jointly directing and the immediate danger of a the offensive, are sald to have break through hos passed,

in ordered a four-pronged advance floods are receding other parts although many won the stronghold from the East, lages are without water through South and West in order to split pollution cluted Press.

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Istanbul, August 15,

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sweep to safeguard the railway Baking Pelping with the vinces of Jehol, Chihar Sulyuan.-Reuter.

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The Britian Government's Home Office knot Its Allons Department open today, but there was no announcement. of the number of applications far registration to remain that have been recolved or approved. indications werd that officials were observing the British tradition of gly- ing asylum to political re- fugees who asked for it.

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London, August 15. Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, today donounced "blimp-lika roactionaries” when he addressed a mass mooting horo, of 4,000 Indians celebrating the first anniversary of their independence from. British rulo. There was today, in Britain almost an universal feel- ing of goodwill towards Indla-with a few re- grettable exceptions, Sir Stafford added.

"A few dyed in the wool Moderf science, ho said, 'could' blimp-like reactionaries still help to change this face of India.. look back with nostalgic regret | "When the Industrial and agricul- to the earlier epochs of British tural production of India, whose

yot Imperialism, failing to appre-urface has barely been. cinte or wilfully closing their scratched, is Iminensely develop- eyen to the fact that civilisa-bul the

ea than at present, not only In- will whole world lion has advanced and that the benet." concepts of a century ago are

certainly not applicable to the. Nohru's Message circumstances of today."

Lord-Louis- -Mountbatten, the

“Handle Nehry, the Prime Min- Inst Viceroy of India and until ister of India, said in n message last June 1 the Brat Governor to the London meeting, that the General of the new Dominion world "will never gals peace.or

gathering settle its problems through me

clan addressed the

which was dominated by a great thods of evil and violence."

portrait of the late Gandhi.

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International Red Cross Conference

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India pledged her co-operation and sought the co-operation of others who work for peace and freedom. "India cannot and does not wish to bolate herself; no nation can do so for freedom. becomes more and more in- visible."

Pakistanis In London will cele- brate the birthday of their Stove. which

and being at the came

same time as the Dominion of London, August 15. India, tomorrow id a great meet- Lord Woolton, former Fooding to be attended by Mr. Herbert Minister and Chairman of the Morrison, acting Prime Minister Conservative Party, led a Brk in the absence na holiday of Mr. fish delegation of the Red Cross Clement Attlee.-Reuler. which left Northolt Airport to-

day for Stockholm to attend the International Red Cross Conference there.

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"We are going, to the general conference of the fargest aut most whitespread organisation in the world for dealing with the

Miami, Florida, August 15, stress of war,” he said, on his do-

Doctor James Walker Smith, Washington, August 15. Peiping, August 15. China received $3,805,730 un- |parture,

70, noted bone surgeon and Communist Guerillas struck der the latest allocation of Mar- One of the main objects of the specialist in Oriental discuses, against the Peiping-Mukden| shall nid by the Economie Co-Conference is to fovive and bring died on Saturday, railroad in South Western Man-operation Administration. It was up to date the Geneva Conven- Dr. Smith lived from 1001 to churin, pro-Government

announced today. The total al-tiòn whitch will be passed on to re-

1923 in the Philippine Islands, ports stated today.

locations amounted to $104,041,- Governmental level for the up where he was chlet surgeon. of 440.-Reuter."

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Inter at Baguio Hospital, He con Conference.

ducted extensive research in bori Great Britain will have a very bari, Asiatle cholera and bubonic powerful delegation there. Lady plague. Woolton accompanied her hus band, and delegates from Canada, India, Australlu and South Africa travelled in the plane,Router.

were

Tige reports said the Reds delive along The dam- aged rail line between the Grent Wall and Suichung, 40 North-East.

New York: August 15. miles Babe Ruth. baseball's ailing hero, was reported today to have Operations followed a Nation-improved after passing his most alist drive against Reds menacing restful night for 10 days-Asso- stretches of the railroad south of the Great Wall.

Reds who withdrew before the. Nationalists were said to be mov ing towards, the Pelping-Jehol railroad. Some were reported to

have reached a point 13 miles cast of Miyun, rall town 40 miles North-east of Pelping.

Despatches from Tientsin claimed Major General

Ки Ching-shan had currendered and now was "under protective custody," there. They said Ku served as divisional commander under General Lin Pino, over-all Red commander in Manchuria.

Chinese press reports said that General Fu Tso-yi had approved a donation of 0,000 winter uni forms to needy refugee students in Pelping-Anscciated Press.

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