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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

459A

Date Released

24 Mar 1938

Date submitted

8 Mar 1938

Date submitted

22 Mar 1938

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Editorial Article: ARP Training and Sir Samuel Hoare
• 2. At Home & Abroad: Barcelona Air Raid Havoc
• 3. At Home & Abroad: Lloyd George in Paris
• 4. At Home & Abroad: Hitler’s Welcome on His Return to Berlin
• 5. At Home & Abroad: Gold Arrives from the Continent
• 6. At Home & Abroad: Gold Mining in South West Wales
• 7. At Home & Abroad: The Odd Sport of Dynamo - The world’s tiniest electric motor
• 8. At Home & Abroad: Egyptian Army Artillery Fire
• 9. At Home & Abroad: Sydney Police Gymkhana
• 10. Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Diana Churchill Weds Barry Barnes
• 11. Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Mrs Spragues 101st Birthday
• 12. Sports Page: The Lincolnshire Handicap Won by "Phakos"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 12

Section Title

At Home & Abroad

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Egyptian Artillery. SHOTLIST: Egyptian artillery section, under Zidi Bey, carry out exercises in the Suez Canal Section with new 4.5 guns recently received from England. General Cornwall - Head of British Military Mission - inspects operations.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weapons; Military

Footage sources

Egypt

Card file number

32923

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

33

Story extras:

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