"N.R.P."
The parachute threat has aroused forebodings which remind one of the fears that overtook London when Napoleon assembled a huge fleet at Toulon in 1798, says the "Manchester Guardian." On April 25 of that year instructions were issued by the Government for the city's defence, and "Napoleon raid precautions" were a recognisable forerunner of today's A.R.P. Streets were to be patrolled. Each street had a bell at its centre to sound the alarm. Fire engines were to be at proper stations. A special corps of men was to guard waterworks. Boats were to be taken from the Surrey side of the Thames to the Middlesex side in case of enemy landings. In- •• struction No. 12 said that no quarter was to be given to the enemy when fpund in transports or gunboats. The cellars of London were to be searched for the fifth column men of the day.
SCHOOL RUGBY ♦
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
DUNEDIN, July 29. In a bright display of Rugby today, Christ's College beat Otago Boys' High School by 28 points to 11. The game was played on the Carisbrook ground in perfect conditions.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 26, 30 July 1940, Page 5
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