THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 2, 1989.
BRITAIN'S NEW CRACK HIGH SPEED BOMBER: TO BE BUILT IN AUSTRALIA
London, To-day.
Britain now possesses the fastest twin-engined bomber in the world, according to the Society of British Aircraft Constructors. The machine is the Bristol Beaufort monoplane, and an official of the Society stated that its speed, considerably higher than the 295 miles an hour attainable by the Bristol Blenheim, hitherto the fastest bomber in the Royal Air Force, justifies the claim that the new Bristol Beaufort monoplane is the fastest twin- engined bomber yet in service in any country.
The official added that in addi- tion to large production in Eng- land the Beaufort is to be built in Australia, where new aircraft ar- senals will provide aeroplanes to re-equip selected squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force and the Far East command of the R.A.F.
In the event of war, Britain's air squadrons at Singapore and points east would not be entirely depen- dent on home factories for essen- tial supplies.-Reuter.
REMARKABLE RECRUITING FIGURES
London, To-day.
IMP. AIRWAYS
TO HAVE ITS
OWN STATION
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE NEW LONDON AIR TER- MINUS OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS ADJOINING VICTORIA STATION WILL BE OPEN FOR THE USE OF PASSENGERS NEXT MON- DAY, FROM WHICH DATE ALL THE COMPANY'S SERVICES, EUROPEAN AND EMPIRE, WILL OPERATE FROM THERE.
Empire passengers will leave for Southampton by special. train from at the Company's private station the rear of the building, and incom- Recruiting figures for the Ter-ing Empire passengers will be ritorial Army still show weekly brought direct to this private sta- gains, though as units fill up and tion after alighting at the air base
at Southampton. brigades go off to camp the rate of recruiting must necessarily slow down.
Passengers on European air routes will be transported to and from Croydon in motor coaches operating into and out of a special British coach station on another part of the terminal premises.
Since April 1, 152,920 officers and men have joined the field force alone, bringing the total present estimated strength of that portion of the Ter-Wireless. ritorial Army to 87 per cent, of its complete new establishment,
Over a large part of the country and in most arms, the Territorial Army has almost completed its task of coming to war establishment and then doubling its numbers-a won- derful achievement in nine weeks.- British Wireless.
LABOUR PARTY'S
CHAIRMAN
London, To-day.
The new National Executive
PRESSURE ON the Labour Party elected at
GUILDER
New York, To-day
of
the
since 1912 and a member of the Executive for several years."
Southport Conference held its first meeting in London yesterday and appointed as Chairman, Mrs. Bar- A feature of the foreign ex-bara Ayrlen Gould, who has been change market yesterday was active in political and social work drop in the guilder: due to the threatened Dutch Cabinet crisis.
Sterling, however, was not adver sely affected by M. Molotoff speech, and the optimistic Paris press view resulted in a general improvement.
Reuter.
Mrs. Gould, who was Vice-Chair- man last year, is the widow of the poet and critic, Gerald Gould.-Bri- tish Wireless.
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