HE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1938.
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"FLYING FORTRESSES" FOR
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Thirty Types Of Fighting Planes Offered To Britain
Newer Types Will
Be Kept At Home
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New York, To-day. Thirty different types of fighting planes, including the United States Army's famous bomber, "The Flying Fortress," will be offered to the British Air Mission as available for export, it was learned yesterday.
The United States considers that the Army and
Sir George Thurston Hoped For Legacy From Sir Basil Zaharoff
Sir George Thurston, the famous
Mr. Park-Have you lived with-
naval architect, said in the London in your income since 19302-No. Bankruptcy Court that he under-. You have lived extravagantly ?---- stood that he was to have received If you put it that way, I cannot dis- some benefit from the estate of pute it. But I have come down.
Questioned regarding certain debts, Sir George said he had com-
Sir Basil Zaharoff.
The Official Receiver
Bruce
Park). Have you seen the will?
Navy possesses planes superior to these types, kept his word to me. “
from a house to one room.
Sir George No. But he usually piled a list from memory, adding: "I had no intention whatever of Have you heard of the contents deceiving the Court, I have noth-
ing to hide."
and hence is willing to sell for export. Besides the "Flying Fortress," Britain can buy of the will? Certain people are en-
single-engined combat planes with speeds of deavouring to trace it.
Sir George revealed that for ten 300 miles an hour, but will not be able to ob-years he earned £2,500 a year and tain the newer types with speeds as high as that now he is living in one room. 400 m.p.h.
Three types of flyingboats for horse-power are reported to have coastal bombing will also be avail-been developed. able.
The Army now
possesses a sa-
He made a statement of affairs showing ranking liabilities of £9,507, against assets of $441.
Replying to the Official Receiver,
ARMY RECRUITS
London, To-day. Contrary to the usual decline in he said he began business on his recruiting at holiday periods, last 400 own account as a consulting en- week there was an intake of per "Flying Fortress" greatly su-gineer at an office at Windsor recruits into the regular army, an TO EUROPE NON-STOP
perior to the original design, whilst House, Victoria-street, SW but increase of 125 over Easter week lander secret' construction are sub-
the business was unremunerative last year. British. Wireless. Engines with 2. maximum of stratosphere bombers capable of 1,100 horse-power may be exported flying to Europe and back non-stop. but the United States retains for They are powered by six engines its own use, engines of 1,500 horse- and are launched by catapult- power, whilst engines of 2,000 Reuter.
Policemen ""Field"
Bombs
RA.F. CONSTRUCTION
London, To-day. Construction of new stations, equipment depots, training · es-j taplishments and other accommoda- tion for the expanded Royal Air Force, is proceeding at a cost now estimated at upwards of $50,000,- 000, states the Comptroller Audi- A British Police Sergeant and a tor-General in the course of his Re- constable, "fielding" like cricketers, port on the Air Services appropria- caught two bombs thrown into ation account for the year ended crowd seeking refuge in Haifa Rail- March 31, 1937.
London, April 12.
way station, near the Iraq oil In many cases the original es- pipe-line, last night.
timate had considerably increased.
But there was no time to fling-Reuter.
the deadly "ericket
balls" clear.
The bombs exploded as the police- men grasped them, and both men were killed
-
Killed, too, were four Arab police. Seven Jewish labourers wounded.
were
NEVER SEEN A BRAVER DEED
The two policemen were Sergeant Walter Medler, aged twenty-seven, of Norwich; and Constable Michael Ward, twenty-two, of Green Gables | Orchard-lane, Amersham Medler had served six years in the force, but Ward arrived in Palestine only two weeks ago. -
A police official at the Haifa sta- tion told the Daily Mirror by long- distance telephone last night:
"I see brave deeds every day in this country, but I have never seen anything like that before.
They must have known before they rushed forward that their gallant action was suicide. Butį they did not falter for a second "They fielded the bombs though they were on a cricket field, but before they could toss them clear the bombs exploded.”
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The relations of the dead heroes in this country will be told today.
The bombs were thrown after
s and Jews in fight between Arabs the town. People had rushed into the station for safety.
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