Yangtze War - First Pictures - Warships Shelled

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1896

Date Released

2 May 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Yangtze War - First Pictures - Warships Shelled
2. 2Italians Welcome Princess
3. 3Wolves Win Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Warships London, Consort and Black Swan, filmed in Shanghai, show signs of action up river. Ambulance train brings wounded to city. American community leave Shanghai. British preparations to evacuate city are pushed ahead.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Railways; Displaced persons; Navy; Casualties; Military

Library number

17719

Length of story (in feet)

164

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Notes

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