1939-12-20 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, DEČEMBER 20, 1939.

EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME

London, To-day.

IN A BROADCAST on the Dominions air training scheme the Air Secretary said the scheme would put British ascendency over the enemy in the air beyond challenge.

Sir Kingsley Wood expressed the view that consider- ing the size of the scheme, which would give an annual outflow of pilots and aircrews greater than the full outstanding strength of the R.A.F., as it was not so long ago, the Empire had done a fine job in fixing up such an inspiring and con- structive plan in such a short time.

P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES BRITISH

maintain the following services:-

To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight

(via Bombay).

OVERSEAS TRADE RISES

London, To-day.

It is revealed that British overseas trade in November

"It will indeed be a great demon- stration of Empire unity when men from the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Australian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force and our own in Royal Air Force train together safe Canadian flying training schools."

Sir Kingsley cited some impressive figures given by the Canadian Prime Minister to indicate the magnitude of the training effort required from

Canada alone.

There are to be 67 training schools

ten

in Canada, including service flying schools, ten observer schools,

schools, four bombing and gunnery wireless schools and two for naviga-

was £32,000,000 higher than in October, which itself show ed a substantial increase on September, the month of dis-tion. The staff alone would number organisation.

To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month £5,250,000 less than in

To CALCUTTA

To AUSTRALIA

(via Bombay).

– passengers and freight

every fortnight.

The total of exports was only November last year. The most satisfactory fea- ture was that exports showed an in- crease of £10,000,000 in manufactur- ed articles as compared with Octo- ber.-Reuter,

THE FULL FIGURES --Board of Trade returns of overseas trade for November show imports valued at £83,988,000 compared with £81,841,464 last month and £77,- 973,618 in November, 1938.

The value of November exports was £37,360,327 against £24,022,840 in October and £42,923,223 in Novem- ber, 1938.

– passengers and freight Re-exports were £2,745,077 against

every month.

ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR

SHANGHAI AND JAPAN

All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.

Passengers are requested to register their requirements · but present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.

under

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£1,998,146 last month and £5,113,912 in November, 1938.

40,000.

are

Some sixty new aerodromes being constructed and twenty exist- ing aerodromes enlarged.

THOUSANDS OF PLANES The scheme would call for many of thousands of aircraft, the bulk

the which would be supplied by United Kingdom, but each Dominion would supply locally made aircraft to an increasing extent from its own manufacturing resources.

been in While negotiations had

Govern- progress the participating ments had gone ahead with prelimin- ary steps of the great plan.-British Wireless.

WAR COUNCIL IN SESSION

Paris, To-day. the A meeting di the Supreme War In the first eleven months of year, the total value of imports was Council-was-held-in-Paris yesterday £800,995,632, representing a decrease morning, those attending including of £46,086,401 on the corresponding Prime Minister Chamberlain, Pre- Eleven month's ex- mier Daladier and General Gamelin. period of 1938. ports totalled £398,686,810, a decrease They met at the War Ministry.—Reu-

ter. of £33,313,769.-British Wireless.

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