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Marjorie Weaver Robert Lowery Ricardo Cortaz Donald MacBride Malville Cooper Joan Valerio Kane Richmond Sen Yung
SIDNEY TOLER..“Charlie Chan" "
Executive Producer Sol M. Wusel Directed by Harry Lashman • Original Screen Play by lester Zifkeni
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Britain's Air Force Goes Up Aloft
pilots,
FROM PAGE ONE
Matsuoka To Talk Military Matters
March 12, lo
Breach Of Defence
Regulations
The managers of two Chinese firms were fined $500 by Mr II. G. FROM PAGE ONE Sheldon, we, at the Central Magis- Hurricanes and manned by American and Asia are undergoing in connection of the Defence Regulations by send- tracy this morning when they were summoned for committing a breach The strength of one BAF. Com-with the tripartite pet which other ing letters out of the Colony by mand alone exceeds the total peace nations may soon join in. strength of the whole RAF by tripartite pact, and as such, is one "Mr Matsuoka is a man of the
means ether than through the post. The accountant of another Chinese nearly 50 per cent. while two other of the men who participates in the ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 or go
Arm, similarly summoned, Commands have a strength equal to more than the peace-ume R.A.F. constructive work on which the pact total.
"This expansion will be enormous-
Expected In Rome
In based.""
ly accelerated during the coming ROME, Mar. 11 (Reuter).-Mr
| year.
Matsuoka lo expected to arrive in "British science stands in the fore-Rome early in April, according to front of aviation and medical research the official Italian newsagency. and despite the fact that flying train- will have conversations with Mus- Ing In Britain has to be carried out solini and Hitler during which ques within the war zone, we accept no tions relating to collaboration between reduction in the standard of training. the Axis Powers will be In some schools, training is now being carried out not only in double shifts but even in four shifts,
Training Scheme
was
to prison for two months.
Mr D. Fitches, Superintendent of Malia, prosecuted.
Italian Transport Sunk
LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter).---A
No Secret Mxamined. heavily laden Italian troop transport
Special to the "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Mar. 11 (UP)-Mr Matsuoka said he had Wished to "The success of the Empire Train- make the trip he was now under- ing Scheme has surpassed all ex-taking ever since the tripartito paet pectations, In Canada, the output of was concluded.
the
has been torpedoed and sunk liy n British submarine,
This information was issued in an Admiralty communique which adds that in reporting this success, the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediter- rancan Fleet states that the transport was of the Sleilia Class of 9,040 tons.
New Constitution
pilots and crews is well ahead of "As Japan's Foreign Minister I am schedule and there has been a great going on an Important mission," he expansion in training in Australia and said. "However, there is no special- New Zealand.
ly hidden mission. For the sake of
For Jamaica "Men trained under the great tripartite alliances of the future 1 organisation in South Africa
and Intend to conduct
fullest <1is-
LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuler),—An Rhodesla are, like others trained over- cussions.
important statement regarding a new Beas, fighting to-day and are brilliant-Murahal Coering or Herr Ribbentrop ly be made in the House of Commons, "I have never met Herr Hitler, constitution for Jamaica may short-
The Governments
and I have wanted to meet them to "Reuter" understands. Trinidad and Bermuda have them-have heart to heart talks with them. It is understood that the island selves made arrangements to give portant persons in Germany
" also intend to see the most im- will have a constitution based upon elementary dying training.
and elections by popular vote.
ly successful.
of Malaya,
full scale training organisation Italy to preach my long-cherished is being formed In India for pilots world peace opinions, based on the for the R.A.F. and the Indian Air Principle of Hakko ichiu which *** means 'eight corners under one roof' Force, while another training or-
or universal brotherhood." gonisation established in Burmo, the Youths' Air Training Corps, launch- ed five and a half weeks ago, lins alrendy enrolled 130,000 boys and has formed over 1,000 units.
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mure accom-
Civil Aviation
Hongkong Stock Exchange Offetal "Considering the total number of boys aged between 10 and 18 is only Summary, issued yesterday says:
Sellers becoming 750,000, this is a great ucblevement.
"The war has necessarily restricted motating led to a good turnover in elvil aviation but a service is running Banks at $1,340. The enquiries noted Unions frain $422/425 and a few H.K. from Durban to Khartoum and Cairo and thence across India to Austrella yesterday continued during the day, which links with the United Kingdom and are inclined to spread more over by flying boats via Lisbon and West the list. Africa.
"It is hoped to resume the trans- Atlantic service in the near future. "The R.A.F, is now on the threshold of its period of greatest expansion and during the coming 12 months we shall absorb in rapidly increasingly numbers the products of American as well as British Industry."
Aid Not Late
"Goebbels tells his German dupes that American help for Britain will arrive too late, but I tell you that these formidable aircraft, the choicest fruits of American design and crafts-
manship, will get here in time," Sir
Archibald continued.
The Air
not be optimister, however, would
about the menove of the night bomber. More severe attacks than
ever
may well be in store but our methods of defence and counter-attack are gradually improv Ing and we shall exact from the night bombers, us we have already begun to exact, an increasing foll
Fighting Two Fleets
After pointing out that Britain has been fighting and still to some extent Is Oghting not one air force but two, the Air Minister said that we liave destroyed half the Italian first line ave certainly destroyed much and have more than half of the first line with whter Germany entered the War,
Sir Archlbnid declared that the strength of the R.A.F. is very much greater now than when the Battle off
can,
Britain begon last August. The war. however, is about to enter a grimmer phase. "It will be no easy task to defeat Nazi Germany, but it njust and will be done." (Cheers).
Meantine, our pilots so far have maintained their individual ascen- dancy over the enemy. Their chief timculty to-day is to bring the Ger- man pilots to battle.
Sino-Indian Culture
CALCUTTA, Mar. 11 (Reulor).—— Accepting a donation of £750 from Tai Chi-tao. President of the Ex- amination Yuan of the Chinese Re- public, Dr Rabindranath Tagore's Visvabharath University hos op- portioned part of this num to ex- tending the Sino-Indian Cultural Society.
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