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ENDING CHAOS IN AIR DEFENCE Major Task Which Confronts M. Neville Chamberlain UNITED CONTROL MUD-SLINGING IN FRENCH

OF R.A.F.

United control of the Nation's air defences at present in the -is one chaotic hands of six separate and conflicting authorities of the problems of major importance engaging the attention of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Britain's Premier.

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE HAS BEEN STRIVING TO OBTAIN SUCH CONTROL, IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION OF THE BRASSHATS OF THE OTHER AND OLDER FIGHTING SER- -VICES.

BELGIUM TAKES FRENCH FISHERY TRAWLERS

Paris, To-day.

A dispute between France and Belgium over fishing rights seems probable after the capture by Bel- gian fishery protection vessels on Saturday of two French trawlers.

The trawlers are now under guard in a Belgian port-Trans- Ocern-

MENACE TO RUSSIAN ECONOMIC PLAN

There is reason to believe that, under the new Premiership, the Royal Air Force will achieve ita objective. The matter has, indeed, already received the consideration of Mr. Chamberlain.

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Under existing conditions, RAF. is responsible only for actual fighting in the air.

A divided Army has control of the ground organisation, the Royal Artillery being responsible for the anti-aircraft guns and the Royal Engineers for the searchlights, rangefinders, detectors, and other scientific apparatus.

But the highly necessary corps to handle the last-named classes of instruments is a purely civilian

one.

Afloat, the Navy has its say and the Home Office is charged with the control of all the mea (sures designed to protect civilian life and property from the ravages of aerial bombardment and gas attacks.

Moscow, To-day.

Rival Elements Arrears in production in several War, to-morrow, would leave the branches of industry in Russia, says nation at the mercy of these rival "Pravda," is proving a menace to and not co-ordinated elements carrying out of the economic plan That such a system or lack of for 1937.

system has been allowed to de The journal complains that

thevelop, shows how little the nation's coal, naptha, timber, chemical, me-rulers have learned since the days tallurgical and light industries all of 1914 show "disgraceful arrears.”

This, says the paper, is owing to the activities of spies and other "noxious creatures."

The paper also announces that the. director of the entire coal industry in the Doneta Basin, and a mem- ber of the Politbureau of the Bois- hevik Party in the Ukraine, have been arrested and unmasked as a detestable spy and enemy of the peo

Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN FLYING VICTORY

In International

Air Meet

Zurich, To-day.

POLITICAL SPEECHES

M. Camille Chant. French Premier, launched a severe attac Party system in France.

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M. CHAUTEMPS ATTACKS PARTY SYSTEM

Paris, To-day. The Radical-Socialists are not prepared to endorse any exten- sion the Popular Front Pro- gramme, and will not seek to call all experiments in the of French finance and na- economy.

declared the Premier, M. Camil Chantemps, in a speech yester

in which he claimed to have entire French nation behind him. All Frenchmen are aware. The declared, that there can be no pro- gress without ordered finances and increases in industrial output.

PARTY SYSTEM ATTACKED He then launched a bitter attack on the party system. The political parties, he said, should remember that more important than their ex- ence was the istenc of the na- tion itself, for which the Govern

Bayreuth Festival ment was responsible.

Bayrenth, To-day Herr Hitler Princess Marie of Savoy and ex-King Ferdinand of

g the distin Bulgaria were am guished visitors at th of the Bayreuth Festival,

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nounced whole of the duties now so widely distributed.

But the RAF will insist on a-free-hand, particularly in selecting and training men to work both the guns and the

lights and auxiliary equip

ment

The snag is that the Army is prepared to fight tooth and nail t retain its control of guns searchlights.

FRANCO-JAPANESE RELATIONS

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