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Planes
London, July 11. According to the Dally Express tas day, 200 bombers of the British Air Foree will whortly start from their bases in authern England on a long dlatance flight to the Franco-Spanisli border and back to their bases,
The flight is being undertaken in order to subject the planes
to s searching test, and is intended to carry out a non-stop fight during which the planes will cover a dis- tance of roughly 1,000 kilometresin a single day.
About 1,000 men of the personnel of the British Air Force will parti- cipate in the fight-Trans-Ocean.
Hundred Planes Leave
London, July 11. Twelve squadrons of Royal Air 100 Force planes, comprising "over machines, left various aerodromes in Britain 10-day for a light to France. The heavy bombers will complete a course of about 1,200 miles, while the medium bombers will fly a dia- innce of 500 miles.
their
When the machines resch destinations in France, they will alter course and return to England without landing on French sall.- Reuter Bulletin,
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Ovor Hundred And Fifty
London. July 11.
A practice flight of British war- planes over France began to-day, according to Information given by the Air Ministry, which stated that 12 squadrons, with over 150 muchines. mainly medium and heavy bombers of the "Wellingten" type, are taking
art.
None of the machines will land on French soll. Each machine carried scaled orders of which cognisance. may not be taken until the machine Is beyond the British air frontier- Trans-OccaN.
Supplementary Estimates
London, July 11. Supplementary estimates have been issued for £150,000 for an es sential commodities fund for Malta; £823,000 has been voted for re- equipment of the local forces in Sierra Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Lrone, Gambia, Kenya, Tanganyika, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia. There is also nearly one million poundy
(or the construction and maintenance of permanent camps.
Other Expanses
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Other items Include expenses in Training Act. the Women's Land Army and connection with Military Palestine disturbances Renter Spe-
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July 12, 1939.
WARSHIP AGROUND Tarantula Towed In
By Destroyer
The British Runbont Tarantula ran
ground at Urnsta Ronda yesterday afternoon while on her way from Canton to Hongkong, according to brief statement by the local Naval authorities. A destroyer was sent to her
after being assistance, and auccessfully rofloated the gunbont reached the Colony about 8 p.m.
Owing to the extreme reficence n' who apart the Naval authorities,
from the bare statement given above would not divulge any details of the mishap. It is difficult to estimate the damage sustained by the warship,
It is believed that she must have hit a rock, however, for apparently the Tarantula was lowed to Hong- kong. It is also believed that one of the recently arrived motor torpedo bonta went to the assistance of the stranded ship and took off her passengers and brought them 10 Hongkong.
Aboard the Tarantula were about twelve passengers,
whom among were the Rev. N. V. Halward, Com- missioner of the Hongkong Boy Scouts' Association, and Mr. Tyrrell, of the British Consulate at Canton.
Observers stated last night that the Toruntula arrived at Green Island in tow and was taken over there by tug, the destroyer leaving her.
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