1940-01-13 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1940

PETROL

COSTS

DOWN

AUXHALL engines get 20%

more power out of every drop

of patrol used. That is why recent R.A.C. official trials over 1000 miles of public roads, produced these extraordinary results:--

22.48 m p.g.

VAUXHALL

ARE ALL ME.

SEE & TRY THE 10 & 12 H.P.

25 h.p. 14 h.p.

12 h.p.

10 h.p.

80.31 m.p.g.

35 m.p.g.

43.4 m.p.g.

Bale upon bale, sack upon sack, contraband cargo seized by the Al- lies is stacked deep in this godown, one of the many housing the goods captured by French naval units since the outbreak of the war.

Compare these figures with those obtainable on cars of similar power. And then compare general per- formance. We will provide an ade- quate trial run on any available Vauxhall model and prove its patrol

economy.

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Two detachments of Mechanized Transport Training Corps, which is an independent unit of woman drivers, are to be sent over to France in the near future. The M.T.T.C. now has 600 recruļta, who are unpaid are trained in driving, mechanics, and repairs and Army training. They were Photo shows Comm. Cou. inspected the other day by French Officers. ion, assistant French Military Attache Inspecting the girls accompanied by Mrs. G. M. Cook, O.B.E. their Comp. Commandant. (Copyright, Fox).

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BALKAN ROYALTY

PROGRAMME CONFER

Washington, To-day.

Bucharest, To-day.

The United States Navy King Carol of Rumania and may seek authority to build | Prince Paul, Regent of Yugo- cruisers over 10,000 tons, slavia, meet on the frontier Admiral Stark, Chief of on Thursday. It is assumed Naval Operations, told the that they wanted to exchange House of Representatives views as partners in the committee on naval affairs Balkan Entente on the re- yesterday.

Admiral Stark alsó revealed that the

Navy is planning, under the propos- ed expansion programme, to increase the size of aircraft carriers from 20,000 to 23,000 or 24,000 tons.

In connection with his remarks about larger cruisers, Admiral Stark dis- closed that the United States Navy believed the existing legislation res- tricted it to treaty size for all but battleships.

He declared the question was being studied, and if the Navy found that special legislation was necessary, it would request it.

BUBMARINES

Representatives Jenks (New Hamp- shire) complained that the proposed naval expansion programme did not include suficient submarines,

He asserted that Soviet Russia, many and Italy alone had 366- marines compared with the

cent talks in Venice between the Hungarian and Italian Foreign Ministers.

Both Italian and Hungarian sources have made it clear that their Minis- ters were determined to resist Soviet penetration in the Balkans.

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to

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Rumania's position is belleved have been particularly discussed, she is faced with possible Soviet claims for Bessarabla in the east and Hungar- lan claims for Transsylvania in the west.

Some reports suggest that although Hungary has not given up her claims, she does not desire to press them and thus weaken Balkan resistance to So- vlet penetration-Reuter.

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