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1934.

BRITAIN PREPARES FOR EMERGENCY

BUILDING AIR FORCE WITH EYES ON RHINE

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Presumably with an eye to Ger- few have disarmed, and many are many's rapid rearmament in the continually increasing their arma. air, Britain is contemplating the monts, we must now embark on at speeding-up of her own air forec's programme which would mean expansion. Anglo-German naval very considerabio Increase in the building competition before 1914, number of air squadrons available which has been called as one of the for home defence." primary causes of the World War, may soon be echoed in a race be. tween the same two countries in military acroplane construction,

EMPIRE DEFENCES

But the thoughts of British pre. paredness advocates have by no means been limited to Europe. They have been dwelling on possible dangers throughout the far-flung empire.

According to plans which were announced in Parliament, Britain has projected the enlargement of her air-force by 41 squadrons with. in five years, It is now said, how. Thus, Sir Philly, Sassoon, under ever, that restless politicians and secretary for air, recently returned army lendera behind the scenes have from a journey to the East, in the been urging the Prime Minister, course of which he has inspected Mr. Rameny MacDonald, to shorten the Singapore hase especially with this period to two

Some regard years.

of strengthening the Air Force sta- members ultra Conservative

Colonel Sir Maurice Parliament Are known to be in oned there. favour of even more drastic schemes, Hankey. Secretary to the Cabinet -for a bigger building and pro-ant Secretary of the Committed on gramme within a shorter time,

Ordinary mortals without access to government secrets need merely real the daily newspapers to realise

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In this great German Museum at Munich, in the Arlation Hall, may be saam:the origiant machines used

by Lilienthal, the Wright Brothers, Grada, Blériot:and' Ramplor, plonsoracin ilim fring world.

available squadrons in the Coastal | having been carried through. Area of the RAF.

used as look-outs.

From the time of the sighting Contact with the Fleet and A statement issued by the Air of the Red Fleet by the flying boat | carrier was made twenty-six milos Ministry says that at 6.15 m. patrols, the capital shipa and the north-east of Cape Bartlour. six flying boats left Caishat and carrier were shadowed, and their Shadowing by two flying-boats executed a sweep of the English position and course' reported at then bogan. Channel between the Isle of Wight | regular intervals by two flying and the French coast up to the boats until 5.30 p.m., when touch At dawn No. 811 (torpedo bom- Straits of Daver.

was lost for the time being and her) and No. £22 (F.S.B.) Squad- moved from Manston to not regained until four hours later, rona when flying boat S 1044, from Gosport Attacks were made by Felixstowe, located and reported the Coast Defence Squadron and the Red Fleet two miles north of No. 822 Squadron on the aircraft- Sandottle Lightship, steering a carrier Courageous. cour p of approximately 240 de-

Three destroyers were sighted, and though not connected with the Imperial Defence has also been on

exercines a practice diving and with empire preparedness. After craft from Gosport was carried an important voyage in connection bombing attack by a fight of air conferring with the South African out when in a position seventeen j

Governineat, he proceeded to Aus-miles south of Selsey Bill.

that Britain, more and more, trafia and is exprefed to make his come to regard Germany na the potential adversary and as the report on problems of air, land and possible disturber of the peace in aval armament to the government Europe. The London Times recent, abortly before Christmas.

y estimated the number of nera- The naval talks wow proceeding planes, capable of military usage, in het ween Beifain, the United States Germany's possessions as "at least and Japan here have left no doubt 1.000." Journals appearing in that Britain remains the classical Paris have even ventured to gauge, land of naval enterprise. But the the German production of military country has become Intensely air- aeroplanes at 1,000 a month-minded and, if growth of the air figure which is regarded among ferre has not eclipsed Interest in experts na gross exaggeration, navy, it has at least become its But the

figures 'eyink ле П more moderate

problem requiring mentioned in private reports from urgent attention. Nor do Impartial British authorities in Germany Observers question that the strong scam to have sufferd to convince military air arm of Nazi Germany the government that Britain can no has contributedl more than

дпу longer afford to lag behind con-other single factor to the rising tinental Powers in the air.

The importance attached to the Air Force was stressed by the Prince of Wales who appeared in the uniform of an Air Marshad when addressing the Royal Air Force Cadet college at Cranwell on October 11.

GREAT SERVICE

"You joined a great service." the

attention being devoted to Britain's readiness for emergencies in the alr-United Press.

FLEET

ATTACKED-

Prince told the cadets, "and though FROM AIR

the Air Force-l a junior service, it, along with the Army and Navy, 'makes for confidence not only throughout

pint the Empire throughout the work-a confidence which la of vital importance and will continue to be of vital im portance until the make-up of the world changes very radically,"

ex-

On the following day, this view was driven home even more plicitly by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, whe spoke to members of the Edgbaston - Unionist Association: ----

"Should we not incur a terriblę

BRILLIANT R.A.F. EXERCISES

BOMBING RAIDS BY PLANES

PARACHUTE FLARES

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TWO HOURS' CONTACT

This carrier was then regarded as no longer the first objectivo. The officer in charge of the Continuous patrol was maintain- |

striting force was then ordered to This dying bont, In spite of a carry out continuous attacks with during daylight hours by flying

very dark night, maintained con-fall available aircraft on the capital hont across the Straits of Dover,

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The Tokyo school-children showed proper enthusiam when their school was renamed for the great Admiral

Togo, Japan's foremost naval hero.

On the

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afternoon ve tact for two hours.

flying-boats from Felixstowe carri. ed out a sweep from the Straits of Dover up the North Sea, which, awing to the excellent visibility, ensured that no enemy forces were south of the line of the latitude of Smith's Knoll Light Vessel............

it, therefore, became plain thi no lied ahipa at ordinary cruising speed of advance could reach the Straits of Dover before early noxi morning.

responsibility If some day through The combined exercises between neglect the country found itself the Home Flect and the Constal unable to protect itself against Area of the B.A.F. were carried hostile attack?" demanded the out recently. holler of the government's purse- The Red force consisted of three Before daylight on that day

The government strings.

has battleships, the aircraft carrier dying-boats from Calshot under given long, anxious consideration Cantageous, five cruisers, sixteen took a similar sweep to that of to the problem and has come to the destroyers, and six submarines. the day previous. But without conclusion that in n

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force comprise all seeing anything of the enemy.

Four-year-old Billy Los in the Jatest Hollywood film find.

SUBMARINES SIGHTED During the forenoon ong flying- boat from Felixstowe on patrol towards Smith's Knoll sighted two submarines Afteen miles dug east of Aldeburgh, thus giving indreg- tion of the probable approach o the Red Fleel.

The sweep by the Felixstowe boats was repeated again during the afternoon in the Same manner as on the previous day. Four submarines at various positions were reported, and a little later a cruiser in a position thirty-nine miles east-north-east of the Muasi *Light Vensel,

A little before 3 o'clock three: Red Fleet capital ships were re- ported in close proximity to the! cruiser, and shortly afterwards the aircraft-carrier Courageous was;

seen.

At 4.10 p.m. n signal was made to No. 822 Squadron, already in the air; to attack the enemy carrier, and after this signal had been passed successfully to the Squadron, and during the time it was en route to the target, it was recalled as a peace-time precau- tion to avoid the 150 miles fight over the sea which would be accessary before, duak..

For war purposes this attack may have been considered as

During this time seven aircraft from Manston carried out a night attack on the fleet. This opera- tion, as well as the shadowing, was made possible by the skilled use of parachute flares,

Shortly before midnight flying recalled to out S 1014 Felixstowe, and operations erased

for the night.

Was

ships, allowing reasonable inter- vals on the ground for refuelling and rearming of the aircraft con- cerned, which were at this time No. 811. (torpedo bomber) Squad- ron, No. 822 (F.S.it.) Squadron, and the Coast Defence Squadron..

Early in the morning all flying-

and contact with the Fleet was boats were reculled from patrel, maintained by the succession of attacking squadrons from Gosport, Operations ceased at 10.46.

Early next morning: flying-boats from Calshot were out on the western end of their sweep before

The air operations were sided daylight, and submarines were located, apparently stationary, off by the generally good visibility the Isle of Wight, probably being both by day and night.

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