The Archive · 1934

AIR DEFENCE PRACTICE AT SOUTH STATION Manoeuvres Successfully Carried Out in Early Hours

The air defence manceuvres were carried out by the railway authori ler at the South Railway Station, Nantao, according to schedule between 830 am. and am. on Tuesday (Dec. 4), when various emergency relief measures were put into At about 325 am, the six sup: pesed enemy bombers were ap-Proaching the station from Kashing and alaring were duly spread by, the ringing of the station bells. With the arrival of the imaginary raiders which dropped several incendiary "tombs," the fire-fighting corps organized by the railway authorities iwas called out to extinguish several "fires". During the time a group of the reactionary elements were sup-Eesed to be attempting to seize the station. Railway guards successfully dispersed the crowd and arrested four of them. Meanwhile members of the first ald corps were busily engaged in conveying the "wounded persons" to an emergency hospital. About 200 persons took part in the manceuvres which will be repeated under severe winter conditions.

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