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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 8, 1939
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U.S. WARPLANES FOR
EUROPEAN
POWERS
NEW HIGH SPEED BELGIUM TO LAUNCHES FOR THE TEST FIGHTER
ROYAL NAVY
A demonstration of some of the latest types of high speed motor launches built by Thomycroft's at their Hampton-on-Thames Yard, for the Royal Navy, was carried out recently on the Thames alongside the Ford Jetty at Dagenham.
These launches are carried on de- stroyers and the larger warships for use as general fast service ten ders, and are typical of the radern equipment being furnished to H. ships.
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PROTESTS TO
I have had an interesting conversation with Mr. SOVIET
Tokyo, To-day.
Seversky, the well-known American aircraft con- structor, who has just established a new record by milles, in 35 minutes, at a speed of approximately protested to the Soviet Union over flying from Paris to Brussels, a distance of 171 The Manchukuoad Government 292 miles per hour, says the air correspondent of 158 border disputes in the last the London "Daily Telegraph."
year, according to an official state- ment issued in Hsinking yesterday. Altogether, 166 disputes occurTM
single-fighter, powered with a 950 horse power
The machine he used was a Seversky EP-1, ~~~~ Pratt and Whitney engine. It is claimed to have red during the year, and Russia & maximum speed of 330 miles per hour.
because it was established in bad The flight is the more remarkable weather at a low altitude at which the engine cannot develop its, full horse-power./
Mr. Seversky left the machine at Brussels, where it is to be tested by pilots of the Belgian Air Force.
POSSIBILITY OF SALES
The boats, of 25-ft. in length with a beam of T-ft., are stoutly built of double skin mahogany planking on sawn', timbers and intermediate steemed and bent timbers, the hull construction enabling the craft to Mr. and Mrs. Seversky are inves withstand any amount of strain and tigating the possibilities of selling bard usage.
American military aircraft to Eur- opean Governments. Mrs. Seversky, Each boat is driven by a Thorny-despite her youth, is a higli-skilled croft marine converted Ford V-8 pilot, and has held an "American engine of 65 H. P. and has a speed aviator's certificate for eight years, of about 20 knots. Accommodation They have brought with them is provided for the officers in the in addition to the, aeroplane that forward cabin and in the aft cabin Mir. Severaky flew to Brussels, a for the crew, comfortable cushioned test pilot, two mechanics, and an- seats being fitted in each**** Commar- other machine, the Seversky......... IL tment. A hinged hatch at the for-PA two-seater convoy fighter, ward end of the Officer's cabin al- The interior of the main plane lows communication with the helms of the machine forms a large tank, man. whose cockpit forward is from wing-tip to wing-tip.
which can be filled with petrol equipped with a tip-up cushiored
The seat, and the engine controls and re-
maximum range is then 3,000 miles. verse gear are close at hand to the ateering wheel.
Remarkable case of handling and acceleration are features of these
craft.
KANSU PROVINCE SUFFERS UNDER SEVERE RAIDS
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Lanchow, To-day.
Japanese bombers wrought havoc in Pingliang, Wuwei, and Yung chang, all towns in far-flung Kansu, in a series of air raids yesterday.
Fifteen machines: attacked Ping- liang, near the Shensi border, in the morning, dropping a number of missles.
Shortly after noon, 30 other Ju- panese aircraft
Wuwei and Yungchang, tral Kaneu, and emptied their bomb
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Sian, capital of Shonst, was
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EXPERIENCE IN CHINA
Experience in China and Spain has shown, in Mr. Seversky's opinion, that bombers when not co- corted by lighters can easily be destroyed by thodern fighting ma- chines equipped with cannon-or muaber of machine-guns,
Consequently he holds that there is an important future for what he calla the convoy fighter, a machine of long range which can be used either for escorting bomber forma- tions or for the pursuit and de- struction of bombera returning. from raids.
This type of long-rango fighter can also be used by colonial powers to reinforce d overseas bases by air, a factor which is of great impor location of sea communications in tance in view of the probable dis-
wartime, t
bombed by 14 Japanese planes ye terday
NINGHSIA HAVOC
More than 300 civilians were kill and wounded during the Japan- csq air raid over Ninghsia; capital Ninghsin province on Monday, it now ascertained.
Upwards of 100; light and heavy| bomba: were unloaded by the panone raiders, devastating a win section of the city. Several hun- dred Hotines were wrecked-Cent
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CAWNPORE COMMUNAL RIOTS
Cawnpore, To-day.
One was killed and four injur ed in a Hindu-Moslem riot which broke out again yesterday. Two policemen were among the injur“ ed, some s
The police fired three rounds but no injuries resulted-Reuter.
replied to only 51 of the protests.
No case was settled but two were partially settled.
Disputes are stated to have farisen over cases
es of illegal cross- fing of the frontier, shooting, kid- napping, interference with « river traffle, illegal land surveys and destruction of border posts pr
The latest incident was reported yesterday from, Harbin, where 10. Soviet cavalrymen are alleged to have crossed the border north of Suifeng.
Before they were repelled one cavalryman -was wounded. Reu- ter.
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