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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
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CHING-WEI'S
DEFECTION PIQUES BRITISH
REORGANISING
THE FLEET AIR ARM
London, To-day. Reorganisation of the air arm of the British Fleet, which had been talked about for a long time, has now been begun by the Ad- miralty, according to a state- ment made by a spokesman of
with the Air Correspondent of the "Daily Mail.”
CURIOSITY
London, To-day.
SCOTCH MUST
BE SCOTCH
New York, To-day,
Public curiosity has been much piqued by Mr. Wang Ching-wei's departure from Chungking, which is given prominence in all newspapers. Explanation most favoured by Chinese circles is that he hopes to obtain better terms than an- nounced by the Japanese Premier, to put be- A suit brought by William Jame- fore the Generalissimo, but his chance of suc-son and Company to be allowed to cess is generally considered very scanty.
import whiskies labelled "Scotch" Noticeable feature of the progress of the war is the
was dismissed in the Columbia steady rise in the prestige of General Chiang
District Court yesterday. Kai-shek.
the Admiralty in an interview His sincerity and determination are undoubted, while it is now generally accepted that all vocal elements in China are firmly united behind him.
The Admiralty has drawn up a Four-Year-Plan after the comple- tion of which, the personnel of the Fleet Air Arm will have been brought from the present
to strength of 3,000 men strength of 10,000.
Recruitment of the additional 7,000 men will be begun at once.
The Admiralty envisages the fol- lowing relation of the various fleet branches in the future: one third surface craft, one third aircraft and one third underwater craft.
The planned reorganisation of the Fleet Air Arm which is to be
Belief in the Chinese chances has
been decidedly strengthened since VILLAGE NEAR
the fall of Hankow, as is shown by a the recovery of Chinese loans.
It is known that China is`nego- SHEKKI STRAFED
of
tieting substantial purchases motorlorries and railway and tele- graph equipment in Great Britain, indicating confidence at home which begets confidence abroad.
NOT A GOOD SIGN
Macao, To-day.
-About 9 a.m. yesterday a fleet of Japanese pursuit planes, flew over Shekki, and swooping down on
The Federal Alcoholic Adminis-
tration refused entry to the whisky because the British excise authori ties had declined to certify the
mixture of half Scotch' -and half Irish whiskies as "blended Scotch whisky."
酽
Plaintiffs asked for an injunc- tion compelling the United States Customs to release such imports and declare the regulations of the Federal Alcoholic Administration unconstitutional.
The court declined both applica- tions.-Reuter.
Many were wounded and three Japanese enforcement of the Na-Cheungchau, opposite Shek-ki, open- are reported to have been killed.---- tional Mobilisation Law is not re-
Our Own Correspondent. ed machine-gun fire. garded as a good sign.
On the other hand, the "Daily Mail," commenting on the huge Ja- panese Budget, warns against im-
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY agining that she cannot stand the
There will be no issue of the "China Mail" on Monday, owing to the New Year holiday, but publication will be resumed on Tuesday,
We take this opportunity of wishing our Readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year. ||||||||||||||||||||||............ completed in
strain.
"About the capacity of nations to sustain wars, economicts are always wrong. A people's will, and neces- sity are stronger than any conclu- sion to be found in economic primers."
IN REAL ADVERSITY? "The whole question is whether Japan can make occupied China” pay a dividend," said a leading Far Eastern financier to Reuter yester-
taking over: 242 provides for the day.
of four Royal Air Force stations by the Fleet, name- ly the stations at Ford, in Sussex, Domibristine, in Fifeshire and Lee, on Solent, where the Fleet Air Arm -Division is to be atationed, and at Worthy Down in Hampshire.
OWN LAND BASES. The feet air arm is to be divided Info two sections. The first is
onsible for motors, condi- I repairing of planes, and
for-
the
planes prope equipment and armament. editorial comment on the re
sation, the Daily Mally Conf that the "AT" "Flost"
"Thereby she stands or fålls.
"In view of the enormous cost of the military occupation, it seems very unlikely that she can, but the Japanese have never yet been de feated and no-one knows what they will do in real adversity.”—→Reuter.
thus for the first time in its ex- stence get its own bases on land,
and reserves
The Admiralty is not to be blam- for this tarde development since the fleet air. arm was placed under
full-control only in 1987, up to which time the Admiralty shared responsibility with the Air Minis try-Trans-Ocian,
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