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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1989

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Four A.A. Guns

Guns In Gibraltar At Time Of September Crisis

EX-GOVERNOR'S STARTLING REVELATION

LONDON, TO-DAY.

AT THE TIME OF THE SEPTEMBER CRISIS, GIBRALTAR HAD ONLY FOUR ANTI- AIRCRAFT GUNS, TWO AT EACH END OF THE ROCK.

This startling disclosure was made by General Sir Charles Harrington, former Governor of Gibraltar, whose five-year term of office expir- ed last October...

He was addressing the Royal Empire Society last night, and said that at the time of the crisis Gibraltar was totally unprepared.

"The French had certainly mass- ed a large force on the Spanish Moroccan border, and might quite likely have taken Ceuta and Tetuan. "My information was that Gener-

al Franco had wished to be neutral; that Hitler had told him he could but that he would use his bombers

BRITAIN TO

EXTEND

from Spanish aerodromes, and BORROWING

I

think it quite, likely that if the French had taken Ceuta he would have retaliated and perhaps na- turally, on Gibraltar.

DIFFERENT NOW

FOR DEFENCE

London, To-day.

Grand Duke. Dimitri of Russia, a cousin of the late Tsar, who was one of the executors of Rasputin, and who is now living in Paris with his wealthy wife, hàs a hobby. In the cellar of his Paris home he has installed a large system of miniature electric railways, all constructed by himself. His hobby, has cost him a million francs since he started a few years ago and everything is built to scale. Photo shows the Grand Duke Dimiltri with one of his miniature elec-

tric trains.

SIR ROGER KEYES ON COLONIES CLAIM

again

be a menace to our Empire

communications?,

It could not be contended that

they would be of economic value to

Germany or that they were needed for surplus. population or for the supply of raw materials. They were only required as a strategic threat to the British Empire.

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, M.P., speaking at Oxford, said that he did not favour the re turn of colonies to Germany.

Twenty years after the Great The Chancelor of the Exche-War Germany was as aggressive as quer, Sir John Simon, announced "I had only four anti-aircraft in the House of Commons yester- demanding and getting what she ever, he said, armed to the teeth,

Nineteen tuberculosis cases were day that borrowing powers for wanted by threat of war. Why reported to the Health Department defence purposes would be in should Great Britain aurrender to yesterday. Other

cases notified creased from £400,000,000 to £800,000,000.

guns.

"Anyhow, I am told that things

are different now.”

W

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SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR ATTRACTION !

a beaten foe colonies which she were seven of measles, four: captured in a war which

was cerebro-spinal fever, three enteric Speaking of events in Spain, Sir Sir John recalled that the De- forced upon the Allies, colonies fever, three chicken-pox and one. Charles declared that General fence Loans Act of 1937 author-which under Nazi rule would once dysentry." Franco will turn to Britain for ised borrowing in connection with friendship; he will instal effective the rearmament programme to a machinery of government; he is total of £400,000,000 in respect of "sick to death" of the German and the five years 1937-38 to 1941-42. Italian troops and he is not to be It was made clear at the time of dictated to by either Hitler or introduction of the Act that the Mussolini.

| limit of £400,000,000 was · by ́no "As things look at present it means final, and if conditions re- seems to me that the sooner Gener-quired it, Parliament would be al Franco wins and the German asked to authorise a measure and Italian troops are moved the further borrowing. better for the future of Spain and everyone."

"Reuter.

.

of

`Accordingly a ways and means ́resolution was being tabled upon which will be founded a Bill which will, double the amount which may be raised in the five year period ending 1941-42, 80 that the total loan authorised be- camo £800,000,000.

LOST THREE STONE year

WITHOUT DIETING

The expense of rearmament up

Much More Energetic to the present was just under since She Reduced £200,000,000, so the new Bill would Dieting is inconvenient, uncertain in provide for a further £600,000,000. its effects, and sometimes definitely The Bill would follow the same harmful to the health. If you wish to lines as the Act of 1987, but he reduce weight, you can do so without proposed to include among the discomfort, without danger, by n method that thousands of men and purposes for which these defence women have

followed successfully. loans might be used, expenditure Here is a letter describing one woman's on civil defence and purchase of experience of this method:

food and other essential' com-

Reuter.

STATE VISIT TO BELGIUM

"I have been taking Kruschen. Salts now for two years. I have found them modities. an excellent remedy for fatness. Since taking Kruschon I have lost three stone in weight, and foel, much more lively and energetic." I did not diet-in any special way. I am sure others would got relief if they would give Kruschen Salts a fair trial,^ They have certainly worked wonders with me."

(Mrs.) A.M. Krüschen is a scientific blend of six

· mineral salts found in the waters of those European Spas "which have been used by generations of overatout peo- ple to reduce weight. Only in Krus chen can you got this precise combina tion of balts there is nothing, olse "just as good”

The Hague, To-day. The State visit of the Queen of Netherlands to the King of Bol- gians will take place from May 23rd to 26th, it is officially an- nounced. Trans-Ocean.

Greater

THAN THE PRAISE

THAT HAS ACCLAIMED IT

Driving Berlin's

ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND

An American Cavalcade

TYRONE

ALICE

DON

POWER FAYE AMECHE 'ETHEL MERMAN JACK HALEY JEAN HENSHOLT - HELEN WESTLEY JOHN DARBADINE. PAUL-HURST WALLY VERNON - AUTA TERNY." DOUBLAS FOWLEY EDDIE COLLINS". CHICK CHAROLEN

* Directed by Henry King Darryl F. Zombie Checer af Froduct A 20th Century-Fox Picture

SUNDAY AT THE KING'S