THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1, 1938.
Marshal of the Air Force Sir. Edward Ellington, who left Hong Kong after a tour of inspection of local air defences by Imperial Air- ways plane.
CAIRO POLITICS OBSCURE
Cairo, Yesterday. The political situation in Egypt is still obscuré, since-neither the numerical strength of the dissen- tient Wafd Party of Maher Pasha nor the exact attitude of that party towards Mahmoud Pasha's Cabinet have yet been clearly as sertained.
No decisive developments can be expected before February 2, when the Government will reveal to Par liament its political programme, main items in which are rapid in- crease of the army and reducton of taxation.
DEFIANCE HURLED AT BRITAIN ROM
Rome, Yesterday.
The successful flight of three Italian bombing planes to South America inspires the newspaper "Lavoro Fascista" to hurl de- defiance at Britain.
The paper says that it is futile for Britain to construct new gigantic warships, because by the time these are completed, Italian aviation will have advanced to the point where the effectiveness of the new warships will be nullified.
Soaring into still higher realms of imagination, the paper says that this "epoch-making flight has also opened the possibility of a two-day air service between Rome and Capetown, thus con-
by Imperial Airways.” siderably reducing the time taken
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The paper also envisages Ita- lian air lines maintaining a three- day service with Tokyo and Syd- ney, while Italian bombers, it says, are capable of making a round-the-world flight in five days. "These planes," the paper states, "are typical Italian pro- ducts, made of Italian lightweight metal, of wh ́ch Italy possesses an inexhaustible supply."
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article ends: “Italian planes will in the future appear. Decision as to whether Parlia- in the heavens over every "Con- ment will be dissolved will then rest tinent."-Trans-Ocean. with the Wafd Party.Trans- Ocean.
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