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AIR MINISTRY'S PLAN
FOR AERO ENGINES
WHITE PAPER ISSUED
IN BRITAIN
REPLIES TO LORD NUFFIELD'S CRITICISM
London. To-day.
Lord Nuffield called on the Prime Minister at No. 10, Down- ing Street, yesterday afternoon. Parliament reassembles to-day and in both Houses statements will be made on the Air Ministry's plans for the production of aero engines in connection with the Government's defence programme in the light of the disagreement between the Ministry and Lord Nuffield revezled in the statement published by him on October 22,
It is expected that the statements will indicate that the mis- understandings which had arisen have been cleared away in the last few days.
In the meantime, for the convenience of Members of Parlia- ment, a note on the policy of His Majesty's Government in rela- tion to the production of aero engines has been issued as a White. Paper, which explains the factors which have governed the Air Ministry's policy in the past and the modifications necessitated, first, by the expansion of the Air Force provided for in the sup- plementary estimates presented to Parliament in July, 1935, and secondly, by the acceleration and extension of the programme announced last March.
TELEGRAPH
OFFICE RAID
Of the matters in dispute be- įtween Lord Nuffield and the Air Ministry the one which has arous- ed the chief public interest was the doubts expressed by the former as to
the wisdom and
IN PEIPING practicability of the form given to
the so-called "scheme for al
aere engine industry."
PRIVATE CODE
DEMANDED
ALLEGED JAPANESE ACTION
[From A Special Correspondent]
ishadow
With_its-sister-ship, the Asolim, secured in the backgrigid, the giant fybig-bost, the Zephix, is here shown (109) poised on the catapult of the mother skip, Schwabenland, at Port. Washington, Long Island, the American terminus of a propound: Atlantic, commercial, air route. Below, the Zephir is shown in mid-air after being extagolted from the deck in a practice take-
off.
BELGIAN POLICY OF
NEUTRALITY
FOREIGN MINISTER EXPLAINS
Brussels,
The White Paper shows that the
Belgium, does not want dentrality buti Air Ministry adopted a plan by desires to remain in the League of Nations, declared M. Spaak, which the factories to be estab the Foreign Minister, replying to questions in the Chamber yes- lished under the management of terday. He emphasised that the King's recent speech did not seven companies co-operating involve a breach of Belgium's obligations, bat Belgium could not would produce different groups of found her national security exclusively on collective security and parts, and assembly and test would News reached here last night be undertaken in two factories that at 9 o'clock yesterday morning.
only after consultation with and the Chinese Telegraph Adminis upon the advice of a committee tration at Peiping was raided by of representatives of the
Jof
Canton, To-day.
seven
30 Japanese soldiers, who asked firms and the Bristol Aeroplane for the Gowriïient's private code company.
It is learned that their intention į
LETTER QUOTED Later when Lord Nufeld's cri- was to search for copies of cables sent by the Hopei-Chahar Political ticisms became known Lord Swin- Council to Nanking.
ton, Secretary for Air, and Lord General Chen Sheng. High Staff Weit, who was advising him when Officer of the Military Affairs Com-the matter was again submitted. mission, has been instructed to to the committee, and its Chair-
(now Lord) j carry instructions to General Sung man, Sir Herbert
(Continued on Page 12}
Chi-yian, Chairman of the Hope- Chahar Political Connell, and
at!
the same time to inspect the troops
at Pefying and Tiensin.
It is learned that General Chen returned to Taiyuan, the capitali of Shami Province, yesterday m route to Sian, the capital of Shensi Province, to interview Generalis simo Chang Kai-shek and to make a report on the results of his tour.
mutual assistance.
ROYAL VISIT TO
CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
Prague, To-day." King Carol of Romania and the Crown Prince Michael, acCOMI- panied by the Foreign Minister, arrived yesterday and were greet ed by President Benes. The visit
is expected to result în closer Rumania-Czechoslovak co-opera- tion-Better's Bulletin Service.
TRANS-ATLANTIC DISORDERS
FLIGHT
Mr. J. A. Mollison
Sets Out
London, To-day. The airman, Mr. J. `A. Mollison,
It is reported that the Ges-is making a flight across the A- eralissimo will dy to Lingha, the lantic. "He left the Floyd Ben- province west of Suiyuan Province, nett airfield, New York, at 144
AT POLITICAL
GATHERINGSÍ
Important Decisions In England
POWERS OF POLICE TO BE STRENGTHENED.
London, To-day
Belgium must say that she would never allow her land to serve as a passage or base of occupation for aggression against other nations. The Bel- gian policy was based on the desire that Belgian independence should be immune from war. ---- Reuter.
REPULSE BAY TRAGEDY
Dead Woman's Body
Identified
AMERICAN VISITOR TO --
COLONY
Widespread scrow has been caused by the news of the death of Sir Edgar Britim, above, skipper of Britain's super-liner, Queen Mary.
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Rival Candidates In New York
FRANTIC ACTIVITY ON
EVE OF ELECTION
REBELS IN SIGHT OF MADRID
FINAL ATTACK EXPECTED ANY MOMENT
NEW ITALIAN ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SOVIET
"CHINA MAIL". SPECIAL
Paris, To-day.
The Spanish capital is now completely cut-off from the outer warki, declared the Seville radio station in a broadcast yesterday. The insurgenis were stated to be already within sight of Madrid and the last railway-connection between Madrid and the south coast had been cut. Only one road remained open to the occupiers of the city as a means of escape, but even that was under fire.
GORE REPORTED ENTEREDD
Lisbon: The 48-hour ultimatum from General Franco to the Madrid Goverment for the evacuation of the city, reported by the Tixlian prese, was not denied in responsible quarters, a fact which is considered here to be equivalent to confirmation. The final attack on the Spanish capital is therefore expected to be launched at any moment.---Trans-Ocean Service.
London: Despite the fears of the defection of the Soviets and Portugal, the non-intervention committee remained intact after a six-hour meeting devoted to passionate accusations and counter-attacks arising from the consideration of the recent Notes, including Portugal's, which asserted that Soviet in- fluence. in-Spanish...... affairs was responsible for the civil war.
The text of the Russian eluci-} dation of the Soviet letter to the non-intervention committee has
BY IRREGULARS.
Rome, To-day,
It is authoritatively stated Ekat Gore, the centre of the Abyssin- ian Government since the fall of Addis Ababa, has been entered by jregulars under the coun="\ mand of Ras Hailu, who submit- ted to the Italians in June last. -Eenter's Bulletin Service.
besofsuad and, stafes that the PROCEEDINGS IN
+Søviatis, prepared to discuss th
proposal of the Chairman of the Committee, Lord Plymouth, to es- tablish, apart from control of Portuguese ports, also control of Spanish, ports and along the Span- (Continued on Page 9} :
"FASCIST CLAWS” OVER MADRID Government Appeal To Supporters
LONDON
Another Meeting Of
The Committee,
CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES
the
London, To-day: The non-intervention Cons- mittee, with the exception of Russian representative, found that the allegations of a „Madrid, To-day. breath of the agreement against Rumours of the reconstruc-|Italy and Portugal had not tion of the Government are been proved, declared 2-com- current, and a Cabinet crisis is munique. considered imminent. The Syn- The Portuguese representative dicalista. are reported to be declined to accept the Soviet pro- pressing for active representa-posals for the control of Portu- tion in the Cabinet, on theignese ports Lord Plymouth grounds that their organisation pointed out that the British Gov- jhan provided the Government ernment was merely concerned to
with fighting forces.
prevent the conflict in Spain from Enquiries made this early morning
Meanwhile the Prime Minis becoming an international one. from the Police authorities elicit
ter and Minister of War have Signor Grandi (Italy) complain ed the information that the semi-
urgently appealed for a decisive ed of the ambiguity of the Soviet nude body of a European woman
effort by the Government sup-statement and declared that it was which was discovered on Middle
porters. The appeal declares: the Soviet attitude which caused Beach, Repulse Bay, last night, was
New York, To-day. This is the moment not only excitement in the press and en- believed to be that of an Ameri- Both President Roosevelt and to stand up against the enemy conraged one of the parties in the can lady, Mrs. Mand Carrick, a Governor, Alfred Landon have but to free Madrid from the conflict to prolong the war. M., frequent visitor to the Colony and arrived at New York to make Fascist claws, which are power- Maisky intimated that the Soviet to inspect national defences there. P. G.MT. on a Bellanca mono-|-
plane for Harbour Grace, New-1: An important decision was taken a resident of Bepulse Bay. Hotel. a final effort to win the sup Hess to grab our city.” -- Ben-Government meant to combine the foundland, from which, after re-by the Cabinet yesterrisy on the Identification of the body was part of the densely populated ter
proposal for the control of Portu POLICE FORCES fuelling, he will make for Eng-report of the sub-committee ex-made later at the Public Mer and highly industrialised East,
gal and Lord Plymouth's later pro- amining the question of the retuary by Mr. J. Semmler, Man where the vote may be the de- while every other pedestrian Possi for the control of Spanish cent disorders at public meetings ager of the Repulse Bay Hoteleiding factor in the election wears the button of his favour-ports and frontiers... IO AND I is understood that legislation The deceased was a widow. This is the first time for many ite candidate.
The Portuguese representative will be introduced to strengthen aged 51, from New York and had years that the two major can-
complained about the indefinite- GERMANY
the powers of the police regarding made several trips here, the first didates for the Presidency have
LABOUR POLITICS
ness of the Rumian, attitude and political demonstrations calculated being in 1929 when she came here been in New York together, but Speaking at Newark, New said, it would be dissenit to dis- Rift In The Lute Ito lead to disorder.
with her husband who died in they are not expected to meet. Jersey, Mr. Landon, condemned cuss the complaints against Fer- Disclosed
New York, shortly after the visit. Thousands herri and cheered the attempted alignment of la-tuga It is not yet certain whether
the presence of the dering So political imiforms will be dealts Carnrick was last soen by the candidates when they embour fato ose party Berlin, To-dayith owing to the legal difficulties the members of the Hotel staff at barked or their hectic speech that no one could deliver Americ Germany has no intention of
about 3 pm on Tuesday, when making tour, while hundreds of can labour to say, one party, be- is making great improvements i recognising Manchukuo in the
she was in evening clothes as if police and detectives mingled cause there were no classes in bot the police system. Besides send near future, Reuter learns from
going to fanction. She did not with the crowd as a precaution Am
claiming to ing 19 police officials to Fong diplomatic circles, where it is
dine at the Hotel
against violent demonstrations deliver any part of the Am Kong to study the police system feit that Manchukuo's attitude
Her sbsence was first noticed Wall Street: accorded the Pre-can people to a political master there, he is training a number of towards Germany's export Nanking, Today About 100 by the foor boy at I o'cloc {sident a mixed reception, with was betra police photographers and other wishes has been disappointing aeroplanes from all parts of the morning and he reported this to cheers and hisses
Americ detectives for the different police particularly her alleged failure country have arrived at Nanking the manager, who informed stations. The Police Peace Pre completely to carry out the to participate in the grand man-Police. servation Corps will be stationed letter of the trade agreement res in celebration of Geners- at atragetical positions in the with Germany. While * "Ger islino, Chi city, and a system of water police many last year increased.
IN CANTON
Various Improvements Introduced
[From. Special Caérespondent)....
Captım, To-day. Lieutenant-General- Lä- Kirchi)/ Commissioner of Police at Cantos.
will be introduced.
The RMA Emprem of Asia wi "be kaling" at 10 pẩm. to-morrow night.
instead of at noon.
land--British Wireless Service.
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