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BRITAIN'S CIVIL AIR GUARD POPULAR
Recruits Flock To Join Organisation
JULY 25, 1988
Demand Aid For Victims Of Invasion
International Peace Conference Urges Embargo On Aggressors
aggression.
Paris, July 24. The London, July 24.
International Penco "When I saw bombs dropping|
Con- The Government's intention to ference has passed a resolution re- on Changsha, I felt not only an establish ti Civil Air Guard has garding the bombing of open towns, enormous sense of pity for the aroused extraordinary enthusiasm demanding that supplies of anti- people going to be killed, but throughout the country.
nircruft
armaments should not be also a deep concern for the Red Light plane and gilding clubs have hindered and that financial aid should Cross organization in Changsha, been inundated with inquiries from be given to countries the victims of which can do so much for the members of the new organisation.
Captain Duncan Davis, of the The Conference also urged that an wounded," said Mrs. P. S. Associated Light Plane Clubs, pre-embargo should be placed on the ex- and metals to Selwyn-Clarke, wife of Hong- dicted that the scheme will create a port of petroleum kong's Director of Medical Ser- boom in civil aviation,
uggressor nations. From early morning, prospective Spanish and Chinese people throa- vices, and Secretary of the Chinh
members besieged Brooklands for tened with bombing should, the Con- Defence League, in an exclusive enlistment forms. The
be evacuated. managing ference urged, interview with the
The Conference decided to organise Hongkong director of a large engineering firm Telegraph to-day.
visited the London G18mg Cluba petition against bombing Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke, who witnessed headquarters at Dunstable and ex-countries, and entrusted the Bureau the air raid on Changsha on thres pressed the wish to enroll the whole of Universal Peace to organise the successive days from July 21 to 23, of the staffs in his works under the Commission's visit to bombed cities. had previously joined the North- scheme,-Reuter, western Partisan Relief Committee,
on a tour of inspection of Medical
facilites in the war areas, view towards co-ordination relief work here and abroad,
with
of
the i
Mrs.
17 New Cases Of Cholera
in all
Reuter,
SEEK TO REMOVE FRICTION Copenhagen, July 24.
A communique was issued to-day at the close of the Seven - Power Conference of neutral nations signa- NO MILITARY OBJECTIVE
tories to the Oslo Convention of 1030. The communique states that the "There is no military objective in
seven counries have agreed to support Changsha at all," declared
A further seventeen cases Clarke," and yet the Japanese have cholera were reported to the local causes of friction
of international action for removing the and ending the now raided Changaohn three days in health authorities during the week-armaments quee and al: bombard- sitecennion, as they raided Cantonend
Iments Changsha is almost as defenceless as Canton, with its enormous number of wounded, as well as being the head- quarters of the medical Red Cross.
bombed and say unitnown number of Un Friday morning, the city was
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The total number of cases since The Convention expresses support commencement of the epidemic is
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Residential areas of the island are still the centre of the epidem:e, eight of the week-end cases being reported whole streets blocked with the debris from Victoria, compared with six and the ruins of houses falling on from Kowloon, two from Shaukiwana people.
The hospitals were filled with the usual horrible sights and the streets There can be no explanation for this except barbarity and terrorism." ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS USELESS
Mrs. Clacke commented On the agelessness of the anti-aircraft guas | 201 In Chaugha.
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"On Friday morning,
} Saw the Japanese planes lying over the city. ¦ I watched the anti-aircraft guns in action, against them, but they were Unless far too small to be any use. Changsha can get more planen, il izj utterly defenceless."
The unique function of the Train- School of the Red Cross Medical log Relief
In Commission Chongsho, which is giving adequate training on the basis of the British Royal Medical Corps to medical units throughout the war areas, was elucidated by Mrs.
Clarke,
"There are 52 units in the field at the moment, which operate at the front as fleld ambulances to take care
SPECIAL RESOLUTION The International Peace Conference dealing agreed
resolution An additionni twelve cases of specifically with China. dysentery reported during the week-
Under this resolution it agreed to end brought the total since January give China the help guaranteed by
" 1 to above 500, Six cases were re-the Nine Power Trenty and the ported from Kowloon, four from Covenant of the Kellogg-Briand
Paci, incom- Victoria and one each from Aber-and to oppose any settlement deen art craft in the harbour. patible with the
the integrity of China, The Conference advocated loans to China, organised 11 boycott ol Japanese products, and urged the stoppage of supplies of war materials and petroleum to Japan.-Reuter.
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Grave Danger From Cholera
Peiping. July 25. The rapid spread of cholera has compelled officials of Peiping and Tientsin to issue strict regulations in an effort to control the epidemic.
One of the new regulations pro-
any of hibits
person from entering ried off the battlefeld. Ex-ray units
units each day, and the rainfall for the Peiping or Tientsin without certi- have been organized, and 25 ex-ray your to 10 o'clock this morning was ficates showing that they have been machines have recently been received 16.60 inches below the average, the inoculated against cholera. from the United States, and pre total of 33.15 inches recorded since The unusually warm weather has ventive units for dealing with January 11 being only 66 per cent resulted in a rapid growth in the epidemic diseases have
de- been
øk the normal average for the number of cases and first aid and Red veloped.
corresponding period of previous Crom depots are kept busy through- believe this work is of in years,
out the day inoculating thousands of calculable importance, and if sufficient
likely Present conditions ure
to persons.--Trans-Ocean. support from oversea Chinese and continue, according to this morning's
forecast, organizations here is forthcoming, it official
which predicts will revolutionise the cure of the moderate south-easterly winds and wounded soldier," Mrs. Clarke con- fair to showery conditions. cluded.
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PRISONER COLLAPSES
HITLER WON'T BE BALKED
Klagenfurt, July 24. Speaking at a demonstration to- day in connection with the Dollfuss belebrations, Herr Rudolf Hess, Chancellor Hitler's deputy, described Helsinki, Finland. Shortly after charges of alding the thirteen Nazis hanged in Vienna Pedestrians as well as cyclists and and abetting in a forged bank-note four years ago as "aghters who lost
were their
lives for the holy deal of 13 motorists may have to take out 1-case, against Wong Tui, 30, eences if a suggestion put forward by adjourned at the Kowloon Magistracy Greater Germany" the Abo Chamber of Commerce is this morning, the prisoner collapsed
Herr Hess emphasised that Herr Hitler did not want war, but said that adopted. It is proposed that courses in the cells below the Court,
He was taken by ambulance to the he would never capitulate in his in road culture" be given to walkers
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INSURGENT SUCCESSES CONTINUE
Many Prisoners Taken As Castuera Falls
Saragossa, July 24.
RUSSIANS READY TO FIGHT
Threats Do Not Frighten People
Moscow, July 24.
Readiness to fight in case of war,
Insurgent troops operating on the Estremadura Iront have captured the and loyalty and devotion to Stalini 10wn of Castuera. with miany were the themes of the picturesque prisoners and much war material. pageants forming part of a six hour
The Insurgents, in the course of sports parade in Moscow
co to-day. M. Kosarev, Secretary of the the past four days, have captured
territory at Young Communist League,
stressed 1,700 square miles of almost unprecedented speed, although the preparedness of the people and, not yet fully referring to the dispute with Japani the entire area
over the Siberia-Manchulcuo frontler, occupied.
Cavalry played an important pari said some foreign Powers mistook in the operations and air force re- Soviet Russia for northern Man- connaissance planes describe the churia and thought threats would trapped Loyalists as being thrown frighten them-Reuter.
9
into complete confusion.
the Sagunto The Insurgents on front are now advancing to the fringes of Valencia's third line of defence, the Headquarters of which is at Segorbe.
It is estimated that 100,000 Loyalist troops are defending the battle is sector and another big Imminent-Reuler.
IMPORTANT SUCCESS
further
Clever Trick
Traps Thief
The frequency of thefts of hats! from the offices of Messrs. Butter-S field and Swire, led one of its em ployees to lay a trap for a would-be thief.
Saragossa, July 24.
On Friday afternoon, a felt hat The Insurgenta cinim decisive victory by the junction of was hung on the hat-stand, with a their northern and southern forces bell in it. Chow Ming, unemployed, on the Estremadura front at the attempted to lift the hat and in doing so, the bell dropped, drawing the village of Campanarlo.
Chow
As a result of this junction the attention of the employees. Insurgents claim to have enclosed a was arrested, well-stocked pocket of Loyalist This morning, before Mr. R. Ed- territory, including many towns.
wards
at Central Magistracy, Chow The Insurgents expect
that was sentenced to three months' hard- enormous booty will be captured labour. when the territory is "cleaned up."
It was revealed that the defendant is à banishee. He was sentenced to -Reuter.
n further term of seven months' hard labour. The defendant had six pre- :
23 IMPORTANT POINTS TAKEN
vious convictions. Salamanca, July 25. An Insurgent communique to-day states that the Estremadura battle has won for General Franco 23.im- portant towns and villages and an area which includes the rich Serena' Valley, and the fertile plains of the Guadiana River.-Reuter,
BABY DIES IN EMPRESS LINER
Thirty-two deck passengers from Munila comprising
Chinese and Filipinos, aboard the Empress of itussin were confined in isolation
on
DROVE WITHOUT LICENCE For driving a motorcar in Sai hospitals in Shanghai on their arrival July 12 after contact with a Kong Rond near Prince Edward Filipino Infant which died mysteri Roud without a liconce, à man named Wong Tin-yau, was fined $10 pusly during the crossing from Hon by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the
The cause of death was not Kowloon Magistracy to-day Traffle tained, although it was strongly sus Inspector Britain said that the de-peoted to be cholera, sitt fendant had borrowed the cari
The baby was burled at sea.
kong.
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