THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 20, 1939.
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Ingenious Anti-Aircraft Device On Display At Industries Fair
INCREASING ACCURACY OF A.A. BATTERIES
London, To-day.
Young Britain' Marches
In London
London, To-day.
Several thousand youthful mem-
FORTIFICATION
OF THE AALAND ISLANDS
Helsingfors, To-day. An extraordinarily ingenious anti-aircraft device
Following the example of Bri- called the "predictor," is to be on view bers
to
of socialist organisations tain, Latvia and Estonia, Poland visitors to the British Industries Fair at Olym-parts of England for "Pilgrimage
came to London yesterday from all and Denmark, it is officially an- pia next week.
nounced, have assented to the More than five thousand demon- Finnish and Swedish proposals for
of Youth.”
The predictor can calculate the position of ap-strators, amongst them students defensive remilitarisation of the
proaching aircraft and pass the information electrically to anti-aircraft batteries.
It is pointed out that the speeds of modern aircraft are so great that an anti-aircraft gun must be directed in some circumstances as much as two miles ahead of an aeroplane when the shell is fired.
The War Office has given per- mission for the predictor to be ohown.
BALKAN CONFERENCE
Bucharest, To-day.
from Oxford and Cambridge, con-
spicuous in their long black robes, vitally important Aaland Islands. assembled at Trafalgar Square The replies of Germany and and marched through Whitehall to France are expected in a few the West End, where mass meet-days. Reuter. Ings were held last night.
Possession of the Aaland Is- The demonstrators carrying Solands, which control the Baltic viet and Republican Spanish flags and the shipping routes from and shouting in chorus "Arms for Scandinavia to European ports, Spain" tried to reach Downing is strategically important in war-
but were kept back by time. detachments of mounted
Trans-Ocean.
The Foreign Ministers of the Street Balkan Entente, Turkey, Rumania, strong The predictor feeds the gunners Yugo-Slavia and Greece, arrived | police. with all necessary information far here last night for a Balkan En- constant fire on the target, and tente Conference, beginning to- transmits the height, direction and | day. speed of raiding machines with amazing speed and accuracy. Reuter.
RANGOON ARMS TRAFFIC ALARM JAPAN
After an exchange of opinions EGYPT
on the general political situation |in Europe after the Munich Agree- ment, the Conference will deal with relations between the Balkan Entente countries and Bulgaria,
It is recalled that three
During the September crisis, both Germany and Russia rushed naval squadrons to seize the is- lands. Mr. Chamberlain nego- tiated the Munich surrender be-
TO ACCORD for the rival fleets clashed. RECOGNITION
Cairo, To-day. GENERAL ROJO
The Egyptian cabinet, at a speci- years
ago the. Balkan Entente was formally called meeting, has decided to JOINS CATALAN
ed in order to build up a common recognise General Franco, accord- front against Bulgarian revision-ing to the "Alahram.” ist claims.
The paper adds that an official Meanwhile, Yugo Slavia entered announcement on the decision will into friendly relations with Bul-not be made until later.-Reuter. garian rearmament.
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INTERNEES
Paris, To-day. General Rojo, former chief of General Staff of the Catalan Army For some time past, the Bul-
Budapest, To-day. has issued a statement contradict- SHANGHAL, TO-DAY.
garian press has voiced territorial In the Men's World figure-skating rumours that he had returned THE JAPANESE ARE GET-revisionist claims, especially as re-ing championships, the first place to Pyrenean frontier because Dr. TING HIGHLY EXCITED
had offered him ABOUT THE ALLEGED EX-gards Southern Dobruja which was taken by Graham Sharp, of Negrin
Bulgaria, after the war had to Great Britain, with 377.6 points in "reward." TENT OF THE SUPPLY OF cede to Rumania.
five placements, the second was The General declared that he re- WAR MATERIALS TO CHINA Rumanian quarters believe that Freddie Tomlins, of Great Britain, turned to the frontier because the the Foreign Ministers will come to with 372.5 points in 11 placements, Catalan Army was interned and he an important decision concerning and the third Horst Faber, of Ger-considered it his duty as their Bulgarian territorial claims. many,
with 360.8 points in 15 place-former commanding officer to be Trans-Ocean.
Iments.-Reuter.
with his troops. Trans-Ocean.
THROUGH RANGOON AS A RESULT OF THE OPENING OF THE BURMA ROAD.
According to reports from Jap anese sources, war material un- loaded in Rangoon is now reach- ing China in large quantities.
Two days ago, it is stated, fifty big trucks belonging to a Chin- ese syndicate left Rangoon loaded to capacity with arms, for Lashio, near the frontier.
In addition 25 trucks owned by an Armenian left Rangoon the same day for Bhamo, also carry- ing arms.
LIGHTER CONVEYANCE It is added that a convoy of several lighters of 800 tons capa- city have left Rangoon at regular intervals for Bhamo on the Irra- waddy River, having rifles, ma- chine-guns and trench mortars on board.
The Japanese also allege that the first special arms trains left Rangoon on Friday for Lashio with a British military escort and] that the train was transporting munitions and equipment destin- cd for China. Trans-Ocean.
Twenty-six Kowloon Dock copper- smiths were arrested in a gambling raid in Hunghom On Saturday night. One was fined $75 as the keeper and 25 were fined $1 at thei Kowloon Magistracy to-day.
Portion of cable received from New York:
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