1937-08-06 — Page 14

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BEER

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VAST EXPANSION OF DEL BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS AM STRIKING POWER ADVANCE

The latest

London, To-day Air Force will be second to none official figures of in strength for defence and coun-

Royal Air Force strength in air ter-attack.

craft and personnel indicate that

the expansión programme launch-

ed in 1935 and greatly augment-

GIANT STRIDE"

Recruitment and the training of

ed in 1936 is making very satis-personnel have made giant strides. Since April, 1935, approximately factory progress.

3,500 pilots have been selected for New service stations and arma-service and 3,100 have begun train- airmen ment training camps already open-ling. The total number of jed total 22 The strength of the entered since that date is 22,300. Metropolitan Air Force home de-This increase, great though it is, fence units, army co-operation is dwarfed by the increase in strik-

and coastal command. squadrons

123 squadrons of 137 per cent

is now crease

expansion strength- with 1,542 firstline

This is approximately planes less than the firs of the Metropolitan strength envisaged for the programme.

an over

end

ing power made available by the creation of new types of British Prefighting and bombing aeroplanes.

These machines built to the mos up-to-date formulae and powered with engines of unrivalled efficiency and trustworthiness are vastly more than their formidable weapons forerunners.

Behind the ultimate total of 1,750 firstline aircraft and 900 or

GREAT SPEEDS

Squadron after squadron is re-

same

so aircraft forming the firstline of cerving bombing aeroplanes cap- the overseas squadrons and the able of great speeds and carrying fleet air arm will be the full war big loads over the distances de- reserves of aircraft, armament, manded by the strategy of home equipment and supplies, sufficient and Imperial protection. At- to justify the claim that the Royal time power in defensive combat is being augmented by the supply of fighters more heavily armed than any of their forerunners and yet capable of speeds of well over 300 miles hourly British Wireless.

BUDGE NOT TURNING PROFESSIONAL

-YET

New York, To-day

Cloudy And Showery

The cool spell continues & temperature at 10 o'clock morning was only 82 degrees, humidity 87 per cent. The

“I have no intention of turning mum yesterday was 91 degrees, an professional," said Donald Budge, the minimum last night 81

Rainfall for the Wimbledon champion and member

twenty of the victorious American Davis hours ended this morning was Cup team, on his return here to-day-of an inch and the total this year The Californían star added, how-now 2.18 inches below average.

The Royal Observatory reported ever, "At least not yet"

It had previously been reported this morning that pressure con PUBLIC AUCTION

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Local forecast So South-West winds cloudy, showery

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at their Sales Boom, Duddell Street

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FUTURE OF BASQUE CHILDREN UNDER DISCUSSION

London, To-day

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ing Lacquers.

of the concerne

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