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Several English newspapers these days run columns where heart-to-heart advice on senti mental subjects is given by "Aunt Matilda

some such editorial assistant, to those who say they are in need of it. The Hong Kong, Tuesday, March 9, 1937 reported circumstances are often

Postage Abroad Extra

FRENCH DEFENCES

or

peculiar. But me has seldom seen presented for inspection quite such a perplexing problem as is reported to have arisen in Into the intermittent discus a township of Missouri, USA. sion concerning French defences Fortunately, the young which are now to be speeded up who is involved seems to be by a defence loan requiring ap-quite capable of dealing with it peals to patriotism in lieu of any without any advice from Aunt clear national confidence in the Matildas.

woman

Government's financial stability, For two years a young man M. Pierre Cot, the Air Minister, has been asking her to marry has imported a note of surprise. him, and to that she has stead- In a debate a week or two ago, fastly said "No." The obstinate M. de Kerillis quoted the figures swain has now chained himself of German strength in the air to a radiator in the block of flats with which we have been made where the young woman lives familiar in the speeches of Mr. and says he will remain there Winston Churchill, and alleged for a week unless she agrees that while the German machines to marry him. But the clear- are all of modern design, many sighted female still says "No," of those of France are out of and has pointed out that, though date. As the responsible Air it may be rather a nuisance to Minister, M. Cot answers that have him chained to a radiator France's first-line planes have for a week, if she did agree to been increased by 37 per cent. marry him she would have him since June last, that French about the place for the rest of bombing capacity will be doubled her life. And (she might have by the spring and increased added), what is more, he would fivefold by the end of 1939. He not be chained to the radiator adds that to compare the Ger- but would be running around man bombers with the French loose, when he would obviously machines was to liken the speed be a much more serious source of a battleship to that of a of irritation than he is in his destroyer. Only one nation, he present attached condition. claims, is stronger in the air On the whole, one feels that than France, and that is Soviet the best advice which any Aunt Russia. That would be conclu-Matilda could give to that young sive had not discussions in Bri- man would be to unchain himself tain and elsewhere illustrated and go home. The unimpressed the almost insuperable difficulty object of his affections is alto- of obtaining agreement about gether too cool and clear-sighted; figures where air strength is she is not going to take an concerned. M. Cot has himself attachment to a radiator as any illuminated the obscurity by argument for an attachment to saying that when France had herself.

nominally 1,500 first-line ma

chines she could actually have King And Empire mobilised 4,000. And it is more

than likely that were the truth Parliaments known, Britain's capacity is on

the same basis.

There has recently

been an- to Through the whole course of nounced a notable addition t

On recent discussions it has been the Coronation pro

lunch in made manifest that the French May 7 the

เค with the Government has been stirred to Westminster intense activity in strengthening Dominion Prime Ministers and the national defences by recent members of the various Legisla- events on the Continent. Gen. tures throughout the Dominions Weygand, who has been a per- and the colonial Empire who will sistent critic, stated that the then be in London for the Im- French air force was only perial Conference and the Em- “average, ami could not place pire Parliamentary Conference. more than 1,000, machines in the The occasion is being organised front me. The Navy, in his by the Empire Parliamentary view, had slowed down in con- Association, which is holding its struction' and was little superior conference in London in May to those of Germany and Italy just before the Coronation He opposed as unsatisfactory in It should be a men results the policy of nationalis the King ing the armament While he found the

excellent condition

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