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Allusions to the political difficulties of a Minister in charge of a great spending department being in the House of Lords and being unable to par- ticipate in the House of Commons debates, were made in his letter of resignation by Lord Swinton, to the Prime Minister.
Lord Swinton, who is succeeded at the Air Ministry by Sir Kingsley Wood, recalls that he more than once asked Mr. Chamberlain whether a change was desired.
Lord Swinton says that the stage Royal Air Force and of the coun- was reached where the disadvant-try's capacity to produce aircraft, which the engines, equipment and trained per- ages of interruption,
to avoid, sonnel, which Lord Swinton Prime Minister wishes
created by his business ability, and were greatly reduced.
the complete devotion of his time
After outlining the work already accomplished at the Air Ministry, and thought to his task. Lord Swinton stated that when the Government decided to accelerate
had
He continues, "While responsibil-
was from the air rearmament programme, itity for administration was mainly was possible to give immediate yours, the programme
time to time determined by effect to the decision.
Cabinet as a whole."
of
the
the
explains the TO BE JUDGED LATER
Mr. Chamberlain regret with which he feels bound Personnel requirements
to recognise the force of the points R.A.F. for the next two years, were made by Lord Swinton regarding the fully worked out, as were also the disadvantages of the Air Minister training arrangements for a large being in the Lords and, in accept- intake of pilots, airmen and boys. ing his resignation, says he wishes "I leave my work to be judged he had in the Cabinet another to later in the light of fuller know post, but "you have asked me ledge than obviously can now
release you altogether and I feel I made available," writes Lord Swin-cannot press you further."-British
ton.
be
Accepting the resignation with sincerest regret, Mr. Chamberlain wrote that the recent decision to accelerate air rearmament "could not have started, as it has done, if
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you had not prepared in advance MOTOR OFFENCE
plans necessary to carry it out, and this applies to all branches of your work."
PAINFUL
Mr. Chamberlain recognises the truth of the statement that in great spending department, it is a disadvantage if its head is not in the Commons.
has
was-
Major M. A. Murphy, China Com- -this- mand Headquarters, morning summoned before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magis- tracy with driving his car at a speed alof 36 miles an hour in Hennessy
Road at 6 p.m. on May 1.
"It is painful to think that our long and fruitful association come to an end, but I hope you are willing to undertake further public. service if the opportunity presents." --Reuter.
PERSONAL CRITICISM
In his letter to the Prime Minis- ter, Lord Swinton says:---
He was represented by Mr. W. Mackinlay who pleaded not guilty and the case was adjourned till Monday morning. It
was stated that Major Murphy would be leav- ing the Colony soon.
WOMAN FINED IN PASSPORT CASE
"What does matter is the execu- tion of
Miss Mina Dietrich, of Tientsin, our programme and the maintenance of public confidence, was fined $25 by Mr. R. Edwards and I cannot help feeling, in the this morning when charged with actual circumstances of the mo-entering the colony without a valid ment I can help these ends, and ¡passport.
Defendant said that she had been help you best, by putting you în a position where any personal critic- told by the British Consul in Tien- ism of myself may no longer pre-tsin that a visa was not required Judice the full achievement of on her Polish passport. An expul- what we have tried to do together. sion order was made.
I would, therefore ask you to ac cept my resignation. I shall al- ways be deeply grateful to you for all your help.
DEEP IMPRESSION
The Premier, in his reply, speaks
W. A.. Scharffenberg was fined: $8 by Mr. H. R., Butters at the Con- tral Magistracy when he pleaded guilty to, a summons for parking
of the deep impression made on him his car in Duddell Street on May by the prodigious expansion of the 2.