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CLIPPER DUE TO-DAY
Boeing Sets Now
Record
Friday,
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Clipper's Record Flight; Due Here To-day-Huge Increase In Britain's Air Estimates-Britain And Rehabilitation Of Spain-No Result In Papal Ballot-New China Air Route Test Flight-Rumoured Triple Alliance- American Spy Trial,
All preparations have been com- Spain Developments
pleted by the Superintendent of Kai
Tak airport, Mr. J. R. Mosa, for the handing of the Booing Clipper, the world's largest plane, which 13 expected to arrive here between 11 a.m. and 11.30 am. 10-day.
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The Clipper left Guam at 4.30 nm. Hongkong time yesterday, and com- pleted the 1,700 miles journey Monila In 04 hours at an average speed of 175 miles an hour, a record for the crossing. The plane landed at Manila at 2 pm.
The plane bringing a crew of twelve, and twelve technical experts are aboard studying the progress of the fight.
Members of the public who have been invited by Part American Air- ways to view the plane have been requested not to reach Kal Tak be- fore 3.30 p.m., az Immediately after orrival the plane will be handed over to the mechanical staff.
The plane will leave on the return fight list to California at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday.
Reception at Manila
Murtito, Mor. 2. Completing the first trans-Pacific crossing, the Boeing Clipper landed here at 156 p.m. after circling the elty and enabling hundreds on the roof-tops to see her.
BRITISH INTEREST IN RE-HABILITATION
Withdrawal Of Italian Troops
Requested By Franco
The rehabilitation of war-torn' Spain is receiving the attention of British industrialists who are making preparations to receive big orders from the Franco Government, following the recognition of the regime by Great Britain.
Sovlet comment on Anglo-French recognition is made in the Pravda which says that the decision marks a new stage in tho development of a second imperialist war'directed primarily against Britain, France nad the United States.
The Insurgent command is finalising the offensive against Madrid, but it is believed in some quarters that the city will surrender.
Following the resignation of President Manuel Azana, Senor Martinez Barrio, President of the Cortes, has been elected President of Loyalist Spain.
London, March 1. British industrialists, hopeful of big orders from General Pranco for the rehabilitation of war-torn Spain, are already visiting the offices of Franco's bankers, Messrs. S. Klein- wort & Sons, and the Spanish mer- chant house next door, the Junn March Co.
Scores of people made the hour's motor trip to Cavite to inspect the world'n largest transport plane, which was escorted to the landing area by n squadron of new U.S. Army bombers. The plane leaves for Hongkong
to-morrow.--United ! WO Pras.
solved to try by every ieius pos- sible to bring the war to an end.... Rruter.
Heavy Hainan Casualties
Chungking, Mar. 2.
on
A Chinese military report states that the total Japanese msualties
Hainan Island since the landing are over 5,060, Baldes were taking place every day with guerillas who have bases in the mountains.
Over 1,000 Japanese troops have been sent lo hospital in Hainan owing to the tropical climate to which the Japanese are not accustomed.
The Japanese troops on the island have been rehiforred six des-Trans-Occan.
Now Air Route
Rangoon To China Test Flight
Kunming, Mar. 2.
An Imperial Airways plane is ex- peeted to arrive here from Burma at 11 a.m. to-day.
INSURGENTS PREPARING FOR FINAL OFFENSIVE
This will be the first time a foreign Burgos, Mur, 1. Preparations for the offensive civil plane bas flown over Chinese Arrival at Manita
In addition three organisations, against Madrid are almost finallset.territory. the British Federation of Industries, All services which are to function Manila, Mar. 2.
London Chamber of Commerce inside Madrid, following its capture, Alter dying over the city, the Pan- and the Institute
of Exports, have are already waiting in nearby vil American Airways' new 04-passen-already Ker "Boeing 314" landed at Cavite air pusty ssigned experts or have ap-lages.
committees to study the pos
timate up of the shake-down tight from San Francisco to Hongkong, to which place she will take off at dawn to-morrow.
the
surrender
to
The plane, an Atalanta type ma- chine, was originally scheduled to ny here from Rangoon to-day. It Is, however, embarking on the flight one day ahead and arrived at Lashin at |1240 p.m. yesterday. It is continu- ing its journey to Kunming this mor-
ning.
No passengers are carried on the plant. Only the captain and three other members of the crew are on board,
The Far Eastern manager of im- perial Airways has arrived here from Chungking to discuss with the local authorities the inauguration of a re- gular air service between China and prevent Burman-Central News.
It is learned that Lt.-Commander
March 3, 1939.
Air Estimates
Huge Increase Revealed
Expenditure Totals £220,626,700
London, Mar, 2.
The air estimates show gross total of £240,020,700 as against
£134,403,000 in 1938
The net amount is £00,501,000 (a decrease of £0,940,000) reached after taking into needunt the issues to be made from defence loan as appropriations in ald, namely
£142,000,000.
An accompanying memorandum explains thut excluding Joan elements, the resulting #gure la £205,050,000, an increase of over 50 per cent, on the corresponding figure of 1938 when neemunt is taken of the supplementary estimates.
The estimates provide for a sub- sidy of £2,000,000 for external air serviere in connection with elvil avintion-Reuter Special.
1,750 PLANES
London, Mar. 2.
In memorandum accompanying the estimates, Sir Kinsley Wood states it is propesed to raise the numerical strength of the alr force personnel to 110,000, an increase of 22.000 as compared with tast year.
At the close of the financial year 1039-10 the air force slutioned in Great Britain will consist of 1,750
front line planes. to conform with
ari
the programme drawn up in 1936.
The memorandum confirms that experimental mail service by means of flying-boats will be or- unised over the North Atlantic in the summer of 1939.-Trans-Ocean,
CANADIAN DEFENCES
Ottawa, Mar. 2. The Prime Minister, Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, intervened sharply in a protracted defence debate urge the need for haste.
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"We may be called upon at any moment to consider questions for larger than any we have discussed
ar yet," he said.
"I pray that will not come to pass,
of the situation and we would be
but every newspaper reader knows
well advised to get along with our parliamentary business as rapidly as we can."Neuter Special.
base at 2 p.m. to-day on the penul-sibilities and difficulties of a huge Some quarters are of the opinion that Madrid will surrender before expansion of trade with Spain.
Indicative of the feeling of ur- the offensive starts.
Should surrender occur it will be gency is announced that the Bri- tish Federation
will carried out by the recently promoted of Industries submit sperific recommendations in Loyalist General Casado, whom Dr. in charge in Madrid the next few days to the Board of Negrin left Trade.
while all other army Jenters are Titulal trade, both exports and reported to have fled to Levant. Imports, with Spain Inst year In their own interest it is believed mounted to £8,894,000. compared that the Loyalist artny will organise with £13,732,193 before the Spanish an orderly war reached the semi-blockade stage, looting-United Press.
A. D. S. Murray, Far East Manager U.S. Spy Trial but forthcoming trade should vastly
BARIO NEW PRESIDENT this in view of the acule surpass shortage of houses, farm implements
Valencia, Mar. 2.
Con un mough his name was and other essentials, as well as the
Senor Martinez Barrio has assum-sengers. wholesale destruction of factories,
Ted the functions of President, follow- other buildings and Catalmia. The oustacles are admitted In Dr. Azann's resignation.
o's financial Franco's position is considered serious even
of Spain's gold 1 when the Bank restored to him. There is also the
inside track"
#joyed
by Germany and Italy and
their
willingness to trade on harter terms which are not welcome 10. British traders.
Thousands of spectators were turn- ed away from Cavite und only a few hundred invited were present to wel- come the 11 members of the crew and 11 observers. They stated that the ship behaved splendidly, but they were held up two days uf Walte owing to the weather.
Bringing mail to the Far East, the Boeing is the first of six $3,000-13 machines shortly to he acquired by Pan-American Airways-Reuter.
AIR FRANCE ARRIVES The Air France plane Ville De Bangkok renched Hongkong at t p.. yesterday with passengers, muit and freight from Hanoi.
Those aboard the plane included Mme. Syrejol, fine arts denler from Paris, on rétura business trip. M. de la Touche and M. Souhaite, business-men from Hanoi.
AIR
SERVICES
Arrivals and Departures Of Planes
Outward
For London, Australia, British Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- ways 7 a.m, March 3, Imperial Air-
7 a.m, March 7. ways
For USA, via Manila, Guam, Honolulu, Boeing Clipper 8.30 am. March 4.
For Chungking, Stan, etc.: Eurasia and C.N.A.C. service indefinite.
For France via Hanol; Air France, 6.30 am. March 4.
amps
to
te serious.
and
Already one of the two Chambers of Commerce has drawn the atten- tion of the Government to the neccs- sity of resuming operating of the Anglo-Spanish clearing office, which www suspended in December 1930.-
United Press.
RUSSIAN COMMENT
war
Another secret meeting of the Corlea was held last night.
Valencia and Cartagena were again bombed by the Insurgents Reuter Bulletin.
Shanghai Explosion
Four Japanese Killed And Killed Two Injured
of Imperial Airways, left Hongkong
with those of other pas- !
not
It is understood he has gone to Kunming and Chungking to complete arrangements for the Burma-China service, and to receive the pilot's oficial report on the completion of the present test flight from Rangoon to Kunming.
Gorin Said To Have Stolen Information
Lashio Airport
Los Angeles, Mar. 1. Chungking. Mar. 2. During the spy trial to-day It was Aviation. circles hero
say that revealed that the United States Naval despite the successful tril Bights intelligence reports which Mikhail by the China National Aviation Cor- Gorin is alleged to have stolen dealt poration and Imperial Airways with with Information concerning the re- German, amall type of plane, the inaugura-ported co-operation of tion of the Chungking-Rangoon Japanese and Mexican agents. regular service must be delayed at The reports mentioned a powerful nerdrome in German held which ate through the hull of a Japanese molasses boat in Hundreds of Burmese labourers Howall before the crew were able It described a Japanese have been engaged to expand the fishing craft with a radio so strong
to dump it. landing fled, which is small and does that it was able to communicate with not permit the manoeuvres of giant Tokyo from California and which, it transports--Trans-Ocean.
least until the Lashio completed.
Palestine
Moscow, March 1 The Pravda, giving the first official reaction to the British and French
Shanghai, Mar. 2. recognition of General Frained ways: The Japanese prosu 10-day reports "The recomition marks a new stage that four Japanese were killed and in the development of a second im- two others seriously wounded in the perialist
directed primarily battleforn ruins of Mouchuntal fac- against British, French and United tory east of Teiyulai Road, Klang- Statea capitalist interests with thewan, five miles north of Shanghai; object of re-dividing the world to favour the aggressive
countries al Six Japanese adults and two child- of the so-called e-ren were touring the expense
the battlefields mocratic Powers,
when 15-year-old Hiroshi Tshikowa From London, Austrália and Dri- | moen tish Countries: Imperial Airways 5 "The world is again witnessing a picked up an explosive missile of on
London, Mar, 2. pum. March 4. Imperial Airways 5 second Munich agreement, a monsundetermined type which exploded
it is learned in authoritative trous go-between for British and when he threw it on the ground after
that the Arab counter- Chungking, Yunnantu, French diplomney
Fascist examining it. Some people who quarters and
proposals do not involve rejection of i
p.m. March 8
FIGM
Indefinite.
Inward
From U.S.A.. via Honolulu, Guam Manila: Boeing Clipper 12.30 p.m. March 3,
Hanoi: Air From France, via France, 12.30 p.m. March 9,
ASKED TO WITHDRAW FROM SPAIN
Arabs' Counter Proposals
dependent Palestine State as the basis of discussion, but criticise the pre-
stages envisaged liminary
by the British Government as a means to this end.
was asserted, carried acid in glass- lined drums. The acld, when mixed with salt water, was able to eat all metal, such as cables.
The Chief of the Naval Intelligence at San Pedro, Lieut. H. Clayborne, in a written account said that two Japanese arrested In 1837 were caught dumping acid near Terminal Island.-- United Press,
DEPORTED TO GERMANY
Mexico City, Mar. 1. President Cardenas hog expelled many. An official communique failed Press continued to insist that the men to give any explanation, but the
in espionage.-
were concerned United Press,
.FIRE ALARM
Kweilin: C.N.A.C., Eurasia Serviet | aggressors, through the medution of happened to pass by saw an unusuot the British Government's suggestion. the Baron and Garbinsky to Ger- the Burgos government, the adven./ volume of black smoke, and when It is understood that the Arab dele. turer and inckey of the Home-Ber-they came near they saw the victims rates will accept the iten of an in-
on the ground with gaping wounds. Ha axis."-United Press.
Japanese naval men arrived later and ruched Ute victims to Foomin Hospital where three died, in addi- tion to one killed on the spot. Paris, Mar. 2.
It is believed that the missile was General Fennco has asked Signor
mortur shell cr Mussolini to withdraw his Italian trench Legionaries, according to information grenade.-United Press. given to the Foreign Affairs Com- mission of the Chamber by M. Georges Bonnet. The request is sald to have been conveyed to Il Duce by the Italian commander, General | Gambara, who flew to Rome from Cadiz after the recent victory purade in Barcelona.
Britain
Fresh Bomb Outrages
London, Mar. 2. An explosion, audible for a radius of ten miles, occurred early this morning at the aqueduct over one of London's most important arterial roads at Willesden.
The aqueduct carries the Grand Union Canal over the road. A large hole was torn in the aqueduet wall, but the steel casing remained almost a disastrous intact and prevented flood.
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Members of the Commission state) that M. Bonnet declared Franco had toki General Gambara, that the Bar celona parade should be considered as the Italians' farewell appearance. They any they gathered from Bonnet that the request in opposed by certain Italian leaders who hope the civil war will continue in order to justify keeping their troops
Bonnet is said to have milded, in
in
It is believed that the delegtars of the neighbouring Arab Statca band completely agree with the views of the Palestine Arabs.-Reuter,
New Triple Alliance
Rumoured
Is
London, Mar. 2.
A number of Japanese Ambassadors and Ministers will meet in Ber- In to-morrow to discuss whether the still unsigned triple alliance of Italy, Germany and Japan is to be so framed as to be directed against Britain and France (possibly the United States) as well as against the Soviet, according to the News Chronicle.
are increasingly active in an effort cussed in his absence,
The paper says that the Japanese so momentous a subject will be dis-
the Japanese circles insist that the mis- conséquences of the reckless adven- sion of Japanese officers has nothing reture in China, by the formation of to do with the question of convert-
an iron front against Russia and the ing the pact into an alliance, democracies, but the Europeun nxis Well-informed quarters in London Powers are again wavering on the point out that such meetings of Ja- panese diplomats in Europe for gen-
Only a slight stream of water is Spain. The French Government, M. protect themselves, from running into the rond. No personni Injuries were caused. The nature of the explosion suggests another of the series of recent Irish Repkidilcan "Army outragen.-Reuter,
1.
Spelling Bee advisability of an alliance.
As the result
correct and what is wrong with the paper in Inquiries made by cral purposes are in no wise unusupt.
NOT G. C. BURNETT How many of these words
Burnett, whose appear- Poller Court this week in Involving a claim by, a "boy" *nset don and wages in lieu of and eported in the Press, was Burnett of the China
the others?
inncal
annomaly
there is nothing
The opinion proevafis in London that
In
arch..
London to support the
a conference, whatever the other axis Powers may If it is to be held, to have, special with, on which there is no informa- significance. Neither the Japanese tlon, Japan does not desire to In- Embassy nor other quarters have volve herself with commitments knowledge of such a conference, and respect of European controversies Mr. Shigemitsu is not going. In view whereby it would appear the be
and nothing. to of his importance in the Japanese everything to lose diplomatic world it is unlikely that Kain-fleuter.
Frieslan roundaly nnniversary coptagenhurlin -Engile! Oxford Dictionary spell ings of these words will be found on page 9.
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