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WASHINGTON, Mar, 12 (Reu- ter)-A Federal Grand Jury has indicted the German news agency, Transocean, Its manager, Manfred
Training Scheme Is Praised app, and
LONDON, March 12 (Reuter)—The revolutionary progress of the R.A.F-its faster and more powerful fighters and the trans- formation of existing world-known models into virtually, new types was the theme of an address by the Air Minʼster, Sir Archibald Sinclair, in introducing the Air Force estimates in the House of Commons yesterday) Among the types wh'ch the Minister mentioned publicly for the first time were the Beau fighter designed for long-range operations and night fighting and carrying very heavy armament and also the heavy Halifax bomber.
Later models of Spitfires and Hurricanes are now in service," fitted with more powerful engines and heavier. armament, The new Hawker Tornado will be equipped with engines nearly twice the horse-power of the fighters which bore the brunt of the Battle of Britain and can carry still heavier armament and yet attain a speed well over 400 alles an hour.
As to bombers, Hampdens, Well- other Commands have a strength ngtons and Whitleys will be the equal to'more than the peace-time main R.A.F. offensive. The latest RAF. tots models
these bombers are "This expansion will be enor- fitted with more powerful engines |mously accelerated during the and some although the name coming year. remains are quite different air- "British selence stands in the craft.
forefront of aviation, and medical
In addition there is a range of research and despite the fact that very much heavier bombers indying training in Britain has cluding Manchester and Halifax, be carried out within the war zone, all of which have already shown we accept no reduction. In the their worth against enemy targets (standard ‘of training.
In por They are more than twice the size (schools, training is now being "car- vt any earlier types; are faster and ried out not only in double shifts carry heavier defensive armament but even in four shifts.
and thrice the weight of bombs over the same distance as their predecessors.
Sir Archibald declared that, the bombers had made 280 raids in aerodromnés and sea- plane bases, 300 on docks and shipping, 470 on railways and "communications, and 638 on in- dustrial targets, all in Ger many, apart from their mans very heavy raids on objectives. in occupied territory. In the same period, Coastal Command aircraft 15,000,000 miles
had Down
TRAINING SCHEMA
another employee
named Tonn for violation of the Foreign Agents' Registration Law. Zapp and Tonn have been ar- rested,
The indictment alleged that Transocean established a branch agency in the United States in- October, 1938, to further the in- terests of the German Govern- ment and the Nazi Party, but falled to register with the State Department as the agent of a foreign principal: that Zapp aid- ed and abetted the violation` and that Tonn, as Transocean's" pub- licity agent, had falled to register.
No Need For Australia And Japan To Quarrel
"My duty will be to keen peace in the Pacific,” said Mr. Tatsuo Kawai, the first Jap- anese Minister to Australis. on his arrival la Brisbane, according to a London, mes-
sage.
"The success 01 the Empire. "I do not believe Australia" and Training Scheme has surpassed sil Japan must inevitably quarrel. expectations. In Canada, the out-Friendship is more Important put of pilots and crows la well than trade relations."—-(Special), ahead of schedule, and there has
According to a message from been a great expansion in training Sydney., Mr. Kawal said that on in Australia and New Zealand. a tour last year he noticed
the world was changing very rapidly, but he felt
that Australia would be able to solve might any new problems that arise.
Men trained under the great organisation in South Africa and Rhodesia are, like others trained overseas, fighting today and are brilliantly successful.
"The Governments of Malaya, Trinidad and Bermuda have them- selves made arrangements to give elementary flying fraining.
sure
that
He described Australia as a na- tion with a great agricultural future.
una-
EMPIRE SQUADRONS
The Sydney message added that Squadrons from Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and
"A full scale. training organisa.until the new Ambassador pre- Rhodesia, squadrons
tion is being formied in India for sents his credentials he was manned by
or discuss men from India and Newfoundland plots for the RAF. and the In- able to comment..on
International relations-(Special) dian and all the Colonial Empire are
Air Force, while another playing their part in the battle
training organisation established "Another squadron of which the Burma, the Youths Air Training House will hear more before long Corps, launched five and a half,
Is the Eagle Squadron, mounted on
weeks ago, has already enrolled Hurricanes and manned by Ameri-130.000 boys and has formed over
1,000 units.
can pilots.
"The strength of one RAF. Command alone exceeds the total peace strength of the whole RAF
IAPANESE MILITARY
CONCENTRATIONS
CHUNGKING, Mar. 12 (Reuter -"Japan has 52 divisions under GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
arms, of which 37 are stationed in "Considering the total number of China, nine in Manchuria and six boys aged between 16 and 18 is in Japan, Korea and Formosa,”
by nearly 50 per cent. while twe only 750,000, this is a great achieve stated a Chinese Military Counci
ment.
spokesman yesterday in reviewing "The war has necessarily res-Japanese military concentrations... tricted civil aviation but a service "It is estimated that Japan can is running from Durban to Khäruse seven or eight divisions for tire toumi and Cairo and thence across southward push, with Singapore as India to. Australia which links with the main objective.”
the United Kingdom by flying
hoats via Lisbon and West Africa.
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ture.
Of Nazi Raiders:
Seven Downed
LONDON, March 12 (Renter)———-
"The RAF is now on the thres- hold of its period or greatest ex. pansion and during the coming 12 months we shall absorb in rapidly Increasingly nunibers the products Seven German arcraft were des- of American as well as British in-troyed in attacks on Britain on dustry."
Monday night, "Goebbels tells his German dupes Four were shot down in the that American help for Britain Portsmouth area which was the will arrive too late, but I tell you main Nazi target, by anti-aircraft that
these formidable aircraft, guns♬ They were seed to crash the choiceat fruits of American or explode in mid-air by many design and craftsmanship, will ger witnesses.
here in time," Su Archibald con- IL WEA also learnt last night i tinued.
that two German bombers, about The Al Minister," however, would to take off from an aerodrome in not be optimistic about the menace Holland, were machine-gurined by of the night bomber. More severe a British bomber returning from attacks than ever may well be in an R.A.F. raid on Cologne on Mon- store but our methods of defence day night.
and counter-attack are gradually A Messerschmitt fighter which improving and we shall exact from tried interception was promptly the night bombers, as we "have shot down. already begun to exact, an in- creasing toll.
GRIMMER FHASE
- After pointing out that - Britain
has been fighting and still to some extent-la-fighting not one air force but two, the Air Minister said that
ITALIAN TROOPSHIP
TORPEDOED
LONDON, March 12 (Reuter-
A heavily laden troop transport
we have destroyed half the Italian was torpedoed and sunk by a Bri-
(tish submarine,..
first line and have certainly des This information was issued in
troyed much more than half of the
first line with which Germany en tered the war.
an official Admiralty, communíque which adds that in reporting this
success the Commander-in-Chief Sir Archibald declared that the of the Mediterranean Fleet states strength of the RAF very that the transport was of the Bici-. muca greater now than when the lia class of 9,846 tons. Battle of Britain began last August.
The war, however, is about to en-
ter a grimmer phase. "It will be
Įng, exay task to defeat: Nazi Ger- maintained their individual, ascen- many, put it can, must and will be dancy over the enemy. Their chief done."." (Cheera);
* difficulty today is to bring the Meantime, our zilota so far have | German pilots to battle.
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