1937-03-16 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1937.

AIR FORCE

FORCE ESTIMATES

Home Squadrons More Than Doubled In Two Years

Pushing Rapidly Ahead With New Machines

London, To-day.

"We have not abandoned hope of securing an air pact and general stabilisation of air arma- ments," declared Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secre tary for Air, introducing the Air Estimates in the House of Commons yesterday.

“WE REGARD REALISATION OF AN AIR PACT AS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTNCE AND WE ARE EAGER TO SEIZE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE IT.

“UNTIL SUCH OPPORTUNITY OFFERS WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PROCEED WITH OUR PLANS.

“WE BELIEVE THAT THE BRITISH AIR FORCE IS STRONG, READY AND WELL-EQUIPPED, AND IS ONE OF THE BEST CONTRIBUTIONS OUR COUNTRY CAN MAKE TO WORLD PEACE.”

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Terrible Pearl Fleet

Disaster Feared

Darwin, To-day. There has been no news of 279 Japanese and 180 Austra- lian peart luggers which have been missing since March 10, when a cyclone which was the worst for forty years, struck Darwin during the night.

It is feared the fleet has been totally destroyed-Reuter.

many

resist twisting and bending had delayed this change for

now been over- years. They had come by various methods of stress- ed skin construction.

The Government, however, were far from resting content with the design of the new machines.

Active research and development were continually in progress wit! a view to obtaining machines of even greater speed, range and

capacity.

NAZI BID FOR CONTROL OF DANZIG

Danzig, To-day. The Nazis have carried a big step towards their goal of complete con- Itrol of Danzig.

Three opposition members of the Diet having resigned, their succes- sors have announced their conver- sion to Naziism.

Adhesion of the three new members will bring Nazi membership in the Diet to 46 out of 72, only two short of the two-thirds majority required to alter the Constitution.-Reuter.

CANTON GOVERNOR

STILL UNWELL ®

Leaves For Pakwan Mountains

General Huang Mu-sung, the Governor of Kwangtung, after at- tending the weekly conference of the Government yesterday morn As regards the adequacy of £32,000,000 in total estimates.

Active research continued to ex- ling, left for the Pakwan Mountains- the Government's programme, 1936.

said Sir Philip

that Air ploit still further the advantages where he will stay for some time. He has instructed Mr Sham said Sir Philip, they had many

of higher quality fuel. not merely source of information, which Force expansion was

Hsueh-lei, Secretary-General of the could not be divulged, upon a question of making good a defici-

Kwangtung Government, to send all important documents to Pakwan. Our Own Correspondent.

ed.

ing of the Force as well as rearm-

NEW ENGINE

maintenance as well as a more ra-

which the programme was has-Tency. It meant practically the trebl- Tests of an aero-engine which He assured the House that the ing it with modern equipment. Air-gives substantial reduction in supply of personnel was entirely craft and aero engines could be pro- satisfactory. During the coming duced with increasing speed as expid production and better perfor year it was intended to train 1,175 perience of production was gained mance, had been most encouraging and it was about to go for pilots.

service trials.

The Air Force were getting the right type of recruit.

STRIKING POWER GREATER Except for larger aircraft, the Fleet air arm monoplane had al- most entirely been replaced by a biplane, and the net result was that the striking power of the new types far surpassed that of cor-

and as-new plants came into opera tion but a considerable period was absolutely necessary to train really skilled pilots and navigators. Dur- ing the coming financial year they in- tended to train 1,175 pilots.

FESTIVITIES IN TRIPOLI

Rome, To-day.

Finally, over the whole field of aircraft components, accessory General Valle, Secretary to the equipment, wireless apparatus, great Air Ministry, accompanied by Sena- emphasis was being placed on stan-

tore Paolo de Revel, Minister of dardisation of types and simplicity Finance, and Onorevole Stefano Ben- NEW RECRUITS

of design with the object of assist-

ni, Minister of Communications, ar They planned in 1936 to recruiting quantity production.

rived in Tripoli yesterday to greet The Air Ministry were doing their over 11,000 airmen, including 2,656

Signor Mussolini when he arrived boy entrants utmost to expedite the production to open the Tripolitan Fair. apprentices and responding types two years ago. Present figures indicated that of aircraft and were aiming at re The German and French commer- Active research and development these hopes would be fully realis-ducing the number of types. Hecial delegations arrived by the same were continually striving to obtained. They hoped to recruit a slight described the policy regarding steamer Trans Ocean. machines of an even greater speed; ly larger number during the com- shadow factories as a practical policy range and load capacity.

Two new guns had been in- troduced, one anew type` Vickers and the other a Brown- ing gun which would be manu- factured in Britain.

ing year.

which not only created a war poten- Referring to Dominion co-opera-tial but also reinforced production tion, he said there was in operation and did not interfere with normal la scheme whereby pilots were industry.

trained as cadets in the Royal Aus- tralian Air Force and then serve a Sir Philip Sassoon disclosed that term of years with the Air Force in large-scale production had more Britain. Afterwards they revert than halved the time of manu-led to the Royal Australian Air facture of the new machine.

Force reserve.

Emil Jannings

Berlin, To-day. Satisfactory progress, he said, was Emil Jannings, the famous "ac- being made with the erection of factor, won further laurels yesterday tories both for the production of when it was announced that "The airframes and aeroengines.

Sovereign," his latest film, had been A careful review was made of the awarded the highest honour in the requirements in raw materials, of German cinema world. Trans- Compared with 53 home squad- New Zealand was establishing & which there would be the risk of Ocean. rons in 1935, they would have 124 similar scheme and also a system

a shortage in time of war.

Ar- squadrons in a few months' time. whereby candidates who applied rangements had already been made for the Royal Air Force were for the purchase of reserve- stocks medically examined locally.

LABOUR RESOLUTION

A Labour -motion for abolition of aerial warfare and internation- al control of civil aviation was re- jected by 175 votes to 119.

The Government would welcome of certain essential products.

Provision was being made for ob- the adoption of a similar system by taining adequate reserves of petrol

Canada, from which Dominion no fewer than 100 young men had and oil and for storing them i come on their own and had been places least accessible to air attack

-British Wireless, accepted for short service

Sir Philip Sassoon, replying in the debate on the motion, emphas ised that the Government would seize any opportunity to achieve missions. abolition of aerial warfare but stressed the difficulty of devising

a practicable scheme for control of civil aviation Beuter

LARGEST EVER

The air estimates were the largest ever presented to Parliament and their total £82,500,000, including loan provision, compares with

figure of 218,000,000- averap for by the Ministry years. It shows increase of

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After dealing with the satisf tory progress made

MOTION-CARRIED

Swedish Premier's Visit To London

London, To-day. The Swedish Premier, Mr. Sandler, is flying to England from Stockholm to-day.

While in London he will discuss general topics of interest to both A Government motion to conclude countries with the Foreign Office aerodromes, works and buildings, the general discussion on the Air Reuter.

Estimates was carried by 210 votes Sir Philip Sassoon passed on the problems of the production of to 94. adequate supplies of equipment.

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