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DEATH ON THE ARAGON FRONT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1937.-

NO

HUNTING

Death for men and women of his own blood will spurt from this submachine gun operated by this Loyalist soldier on the Aragon front in Spain. Ife is guarding an intersection in preparation against the reported advance of Insurgent troops. This picture was released by the Defense Council of Catalonia, northern Spanish state.

IN PARKLANDS? SHIRT

EMPIRE TROPHY CONTEST AT BISLEY

London, July 25. Australia, after leading all the way, recaptured at Bisley yesterday the Empire challenge trophy which she lost to Britain in 1928. Her winning total of 2,222 was 17 points beller than Britain and Canada, 58 better than India and 17 points higher than Britain's winning total in 1023. Australia was assisted to victory by a fine performance by Sergt.-ma), Stanley Lee, who at the first five distances registered 40 out of 50 at each of them. He dropped six points at 1,000, but still finished with the highest individual aggregate of any member of the four teams. Lee belongs to the Albury Rifle Club, New

South Wales, and only began to shoot In 1933.

When the teams of eight went to the Stickle-down range yesterday they had on their register boards the

BAN ON BLOOD SPORT URGED

"Time That We Stopped

Cruelty To Animals"

The National Trust is threatened with a serious "split" among its members over the question of blood sports being allowed on the £500,000 properties owned by the Trust on behalf of the nation.

Notice has been given that at the annual general meet- ing a resolution will be moved urging the Trust to prohibit hunting, shooting and other blood sports on lands wholly under its control.

Strenuous opposition to the

resolution will be forthcoming

from subscribers to the Trust in TRAINING

hunting areas which give large

sums to the Trust's funds. Con- POTENTIAL

aiderable revenues come to the Trust from the letting of shoot- ing rights,

"PROHIBIT ALL'

"

The full text of the resolution to be moved is as follows:

That In view of the cruelties in- volved in killing for sport, this meeting urges the Executive Com- mittee of the National Trust to reseind any existing authorisations and prohibit all future hunting and shooting for sport on Trust lands

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Colchester, July 22, contingents of Manchester, Sheffield, The four Ofeers Training Corps Nottingham, and Liverpool Universi ties are now in camp at Cockwatch (Middlewick Ranges), just outside cadets in camp, with 11 Major A. Blest, of The Regiment, is in command, with Cap- tain J. K King of The

Buns, adjutant of the North Midland group of university contingents, and 25 Regular Army personnel to assist in the running of the camp and the instruction of the endets. The train- ing mainly consists of tactical exer- cises without troops, and the ground to the south of the

ranges affords scope for small schemes of all sorts. Special atices for certificates

aggregates complied on Monday at team, who had been selected mainly (except such as have been tiven to 309, 500 and 600 yards, and the for their Stickledown qualifications. the Trust conditionally upon the Colchester. There positions were: Australia 1,131,

sports thereon), for After an examination of the range sanction of feld sports Great Britain 1,121, Canada 1,110 and totals Canada was officially placed the following reasons:

The National Trust Act second. Her range total at the longest Conditions were not distance was level with Britain,, and India 1,001.

(1907).

as printed in the Trust's too easy with a front fish tail wind it was therefore necessary to go back

annual report, ex

expressly states. varying from cight winutes right to to the 600 yards scores, where Canada |

that

the Trust was established (later alla) for the preservation four left. Some good scoring resulted were 4 points up.

(so far as practicable) of.

.unili at 800 yards, Canada had the best

For England, Commander D. S.

mal and plant life. (Clause 4, range total of 384. Britain were 302 Swanston, who is captain of the

Sect. 1.) and Australia

301.

Britain had English team to visit Australia next

(2) The Trust's own Bye-law No. therefore only been able to rob the winter, had the highest individuak 8, as displayed on its estates, forbids Australians of one of their ten-point score with 205: Capt. J. At any unauthorised person to 'chich or

kill any bird or other animal' or to' load, while Canada were gradually and Capt. A. J. Andrews had 278.

Lord Cottesloe (chairman of the shoot or chase or drive game or coming near to second place. When the boards were taken back to the NRA. Council) presented the trophy other animals."

to Sir Charles Merrett, commandant Australia of the Australian team, and 1,000 yards firing-point leading the other three teams by leading over the whole of the course he paid to the rapidly growing section were in the confortable positiongratulated them on their success after

(3) Trusts lands being virtually pubite property, some regard should points, and the Rgregates were:

be The trophy will competed of public opinion which disapproves for in February next at Sydney. of the cruelties involved in hunting Australia have now won it five times and shouting of wild creatures for and Englund four. No other country amusement." has ever been able to capture it.

Australia 1,674, Britain 1,858, Canada 1,858 and India 1,035. There was no sign of the Australians cracking at the longer ranges. Indeed, they were sulf doing better than England's

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The proposer of this resolution is Commander J. Leonard Cather, head of the National Council for Animal Welfare,

Lurd Nucl-Buxton is among the seven influential members of the Trust who have seconded the resolu-

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Although all the contingents in* camp are organized as infantry units, the exercises and schemes are confined to the tactics of infantry, any more than are the questions can- didates for the certificates are likely to have to answer in their examina- Commander Cather said: "Obvious- tions. All have to possess and dis- ly it is ridiculous that the National play a good working knowledge of Trust, which exists to preserve wild all arms and of combined tactics

allow life, should

bunting and generally. shooting where it can prevent it.

A lively debate is expected.

The number of members

definitely has been is time that the Trust took a definite line to stop cruelties to animals on its estates."

to blood sports increasing steadily. It

Mr. Bertram Lloyd, secretary of the National Society for the Abolition of Cruel Sports, and a seconder of the resolution, said:

the

SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONS

In addition to the work they do themselves, the contingents are being given a series of demonstrations ·by the Regular units of the Colchester Garrison, It is the rule now that once every three years the annua! camp shall be held at a place where the maximum amount of assistance may be obtained from neighbouring Regular units. This year the 14th Field Brigade RA, is showing the "As a life member of the Trust, I cadets the latest deld artillery equip- feel that it is in the best interest of ment and methods. The Somerset the Trust and the nation that this Light Infantry is exhibiting its new vital question 13 discussed and Bren guns and trucks, and the ap- proved methods by which these are Another unit is

settled,

VITAL

"There are hundreds of people who to be employing party and put-

do not support the Trust financially because of its attitude to cruel sports,

"It is argued that the Baancial loss from hunting circles if hunt- ing were abolished would be dis- astrous. But would it?

It should be possible to get other people upposed to blood sports to guarantee to make up

the money.

There never has been given opportunity for proper discussion of the question at Trust meetings. Every effort has been made to delay the issue.

"If a plebiselle of Trust mem- bers were held I am certain that an overwhelming majority in favour of stopping blood-sports would be obtained.""

organizing a ting up wire entanglements for the cadets beneft; and No. 2 (Army Cooperation) Squadron, RAF, from

display is giving a

of Army cooperation work, including the dropping of supplies by para- chute.

Two of the training schemes are of somewhat novel nature. One is a "map walk." The cndets move from point to point, finding their way by map, and at certain rendez- vous are set topographical problems. The other is a night operation, dur- ing which parties of trained cadets demonstrate to the rest the effect of movement and noise at night; end all the endets then carry out a night| march, finding their way by compass. Major-General E. K. Squires,

Mr. Lloyd auid that a member of Director of Staff Duties at the War

the Trust committee of Ashridge re- Omice, is inspecting the group this signed in protest against blood-sports-year. There had been many protests from natural history societies at damage by hunting.

Mr. Lloyd added that hunting was entirely foreign to the spirit of the National Trust and to the ideals of its foundera.

"MİNORITY MOVE"

Mr. C. J. Gibbs, assistant secretary of the National Trust, said:

"The movement in favour of the abolition of blood sports is a minority one. The question has been raised on four or five occa- sions before but has always been defeated by a large majority,” Mr. Gibbs said that it was possible Uhat there had been a change of opinion since the matter was last ralsed ut a general meeting three | years ago.

BIG REVENUE "The Trust is in n dimeuli posi- tion," he said. "It has an annual income running into thousands from I shooting rights.

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of the most ardent sup- porters of the Trust are keen hunting folk, and it could not afford to town them."

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Haul From

Post Office

THIEVES who raided a sub- post office in Chiswick High- road, London, W., made a £1,200 haul.

To do it they had to:

Climb a garden wall;

Break in at the back of the post office:

Break down three other doors; and

Drug a heavy safe, containing £200 In canlı and valuable securities, over the garden wall. "They left no clues," an assistant at the post offer told the Press.

"So skilful were they that no one had any idea the theft had been com- that there would be any resignations | mitted until just before business was over the question.

Mr. Gibbs said that it was unlikely

about to be resumed."

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