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No. 14844

三拜歳、號十二月三英港香 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1935.

SEVEN DIE

IN DESERT

WARNS BRITAIN

OF WEAKNESS

TANGLED

CRISIS IN

EUROPE

FIGHTING AIRCRAFT GERMANY ANGERED

STILL INADEQUATE

CHURCHILL INDICATES GERMAN SUPERIORITY

London, Mar. 19.

Declaring that the British Air Defence programme was entirely inadequate, Mr. Winston Churchill to-day caused a sensation in the House of Commons when he warned that the British Air Force had been allowed to stand inferior in strength to that of Germany's.

The country was faced with something very like the possibility of a resumption of the War which ended in 1918, he challenged.

Speaking for the Government, Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary for Air, admitted that the political situation was most anxious, but asserted that the Gov- ernment was determined to see that no, stone was left unturned for the adequate defence of the country and the Empire.

The feature of the debate on the Air Estimates was Mr. Win- ston Churchill's address.

He bluntly asserted that, last November, Great Britain and Ger- many ware virtually of equal'air strength, but insisted that since then the British position had materially worsened, relatively.

Germany, he declared, now possessed a minimum of six hun-i dred first line combat aircraft.

It was possible, he said, that! the addition to Germany's mighty fleet of military acroplanes during 1985-86 would total 1,500 ma- chines.

In this light. he charged, the British programme of construc- tion was entirely inadequate.

PERIOD OF PERIL

•

DEFENCE AGAINST

AIR RAIDS

BRITAIN TAKES PRECAUTIONS

BERLIN TESTS STRENGTH

(Special to "Telegraph")

y Telegraph, Copyright Telegraphis urs Ordinance, 187. Received, March

London, March 19.

20, 10a.m.)

"We have entered into a period of gravest perli and are faced with something very like the¦ possibility of a resumption of the war which ended in 1918," Mr. Churehill cried.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the However, he still hoped and be-Prime Minister, to-day told the Heved that the danger of armed House of Commons that Great conflict in Europe might be Britain had already taken steps to defend herself against

averted,

Replying for the Government, possible air raids in the future. Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Scere- tary for Air, said that according Under-Secretary for Air, present- A little later, Sir Philip Sassoon to the Government's latest in- formation he had every reasoned to the House the huge Air

Defence estimates. to think that Great Britain was still stronger than Germany in the air.

He admitted that the situation had deteriorated to a certain ex- tent since last November, because there had been greater accelera- tion of Germany's manufacture of aircraft. Nevertheless, he con- eldered that at the end of the year Britain would still have a British programme of defensive over the German air forces.

The estimates provide for a pro. gramme envisaging an increase of the fighting machines of the R.A.F, to a total of 1,460 by 1938.

United Press.

BERLIN'S DEFENCES

BY BRITAIN

FRANCE ALSO AFFRONTED

(Special to "Telegraph")

ID Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Meepra Ordinance, tapi, Received, Marsh in, (0,10 am.

London, March 19.

The European crisis has taken

a grave turn, due to the fact

than Germany.

Mr. Winston Churchill, who de that Great Britain and Gorelors that Britain' is morially wanker many, as well as France and Britain, have apparently clis- agreed on vital issues.

Great Britain and Germany, in the first place, took divergent views as to the basis upon which Sir John Simon, the British Foreign Minister, and ferr Hitler, the Ger man leader, would negotiate for the legalleation of German re-

armament.

Secondly, the French people bitterly criticise Great Britain's procedure in the matter of ap- proach to the German re-armament question. France has drafted a strong protest on Germany's con- scription move, which will be de-i spatched to Berlin aftor the Ca-i binet meeting to-morrow.

Expansion Of Airways

BRITAIN'S SERVICE

DEVELOPING

CO-OPERATION

IN EMPIRE

London, Mar. 19. Thirdly, Sir John Simon is In Introducing the Air Estimates reported to have refused the in the House of Commons, Sir French request to visit Paris be-Philip Sanson, dealing with civil fore he visits Borlin; and fourth- ly, France is planning to sand M. aviation, paid a trilite to the work Laval her Foreign Minister, to of the Imperial Airways in 1984. Moscow, next week, in an effort The weight pf some six million to ally Russia to her cause in the letters sent by air from Britain laat event of a clash with Germany.

year was 122 tons, an increase of 43 per cent. on the total for 1988,

GERMANY ANGERED

that re-

The German satisfaction at the

In consequence the recent ten- reception given to their announce sear agreements with Italy and the ment of conscription has turned provisional understanding which to anger since it has been realised End been reached with France, Im- that Britain

is not ready to perial Airways planned soon to negotiate on the basis armamentis already an acoperate an inter-service through to compilshed fact, but rather on the Brindisi with small mail-carrying basis of the hated Trenty of aircraft. A full service by large Versailles.

aircraft would be brought into operation when the Company's fleet had been augmented to make, up for the heavy demands caused by recent duplication of Empire Ser- vices.

This attitude was clearly specif. ed in yesterday's British note.

It is indicated, however, that Germany will re-iterate to Sir John Simon, when he visits Berlin, that re-armament is a fact and that the starting point for negotiations Versailles Treaty cannot be the United Press.

SINGLE COPC 14 CENTE

FILOS PER ANNUM

All that is known about tyre making is embodied in

DUNLOP TYRES

TURMOIL AFTER

AIR CRASH CABINET FALL

FRENCH GOVERNOR AMONG, VICTIMS

WRECKAGE FOUND

(Special to "Telegrapă”)

Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphio Steamager Ordinance, 1995. Rocalged," Starch 28. 19.45 a.m.)

Paris, March 19.

The Belgian Ministry for the Colonies has advised French officials that a Belgian Army plane in the Congo has found the wreckage of a plane near Mossaka, together with seven bodica,

The plane is said to be that of the Governor of French Equatorial. Africa, mlasing last Friday, but reported sato on Monday in despatches from Fort Lamy."

The Governor, M. Edouard Renard and five others, was on a tour of inspection when the plane ran into a tomado. Wireless messages from the machine said it had weathered the storm but was lost in fog. Last Friday n wide-spread search as organised, but was discontinued when reporta from Fort Lamy said the machine had landed at Mirmongo, on Monday,

It is now believed that thesp reports must have been founda- actually crashed after the tornado tionless, and that the plane had been passed and in attempting a forced landing in fog-United Priat

New Clue In Murder Case

HEADLESS BODY- DISCOVERED

POLICE STILL. BAFFLED

long sought three

GOLD BLOC STOCK DECLINES

FRANCE FAILS TO BACK BELGIUM WITH LOAN

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH").

It is learned from New York, says the United Press, that the resignation of the Belgian Government has thrown the foreign exchange market into turmoil. The Belgian franc has already fallen ten points, to. 23.60, and the currencies of all the Gold Bloc nations, followed the Belgian unit in sympathy. The pound, however, which opened at 4.74, rose to 4.76%.

A despatch through Reuter from Paris attributes the fall of the Belgian Cabinet to the failure of France to support the belga with a loan, which, according to earlier reports, had been promised.

There are reasons to believe, Reuter adds, that President Roosevelt will call a currency parley of

nations.

KARACHI MASSACRE

Brussels, March 19. M. Theunis, at the opening of the Chamber of Deputies bere to-- day, rond a statement dociaring that the Government had encoun tored too formidable opposition In its efforts for financial and economic rehabitation, and

PREVENTED therefore would be obliged to

BRITISH TROOPS FIRE ON MOB

SWIFT ACTION APPLAUDED

Karachi, March 19.

The prompt-and-firm action

resign,

At present its efforts would be contred upon the formation of a' now Government which would in- clude Socialists in addition to the Liberals and Catholles from the fallen Government..

The King of the Belgians to day held a conference with the Socialist leader M. Vandervelde, in the Royal Palace.

The position regarding the gold standard in Belgium is at present uncertain.

It is worthy of note that the

of the authorities, when troops opinion of the Socialist party is were ordered to open fire on a divided regarding the ultimate valuation of the belgn.United riotous and dangerous mob of Press.

Moslems, hero, provented

PARIS OPINION serious situation from develop-|

Paris, March 19. ing and saved from massacre

The resignation of the Belgian thousands of defenceless Hindu Cabinet is attributed to the French women and children, is the view decision not to grant a 4,000,000- expressed by several responsible that adequate commercial conces

000 francs loan to Belgium and Indian residents to-day.

alons are impossible..

and

city

London, March 19.

and Imperial Airways were

The possibility of a solution The Air Ministry, the Post Offico

con-being found to the baffling "legs tinuing to co-operate on a long mystery" has been opened up term polley alming at quicker and by the discovery in the Grand U.S. HAS NO PLAN

more frequent services and the Union Canal, near Brentford, of

British troops saved the

Paris believes Belgium wil. carriage of all first-class Empire the trunk of a male body, minus Washington, Mar, 13.

from a terrible catastrophe, sald follow the sterling group, and. mails by air without surcharge the legs, head and one hand.

one prominent inhabitant.

owing to the prospects of similar. It is learned authoritatively The scheme would be in collabora

steps by Holland, another of the that President Roosevelt has 7.otion with the Dominions, India and legs was found in a paper parcol dued excitement still,

On February 26 a set of human

Though the city is now outward Gold Bloe nations, It is believed plans for immediate action in

ly normal there is an air of sub- here that President Roosevelt may Europe. It is understood that he two million pounds of fresh capital London's Waterloo station, and patrol the streets, fearing re-

the Colonies and on the provision of

under the seat of a coach in

the have an unexpected chance to pro- feels that the situation should be to extend the Imperial Airways police have

British aoldfors continue to pose a world currency parley. studied very carefully. Meanwhile, fleet.

A nervous feeling is apparent he.believes, tension has been cased

men whose actions led authorities newed violence.

about all gold currencies. Sir Philip stated that the Air to suspect that they might be Rioting broke out when due to the belief that the crisis Ministry were offering a $25,000 able to throw some light on the Moslem, convicted of murdering a belga this afternoon suggests that Official French support of the German air strength.

Berlin to-day saw a display of temporarily, due to the British Prize for the best medium-size com- crime./

has been diminished, at least

Hindu, was banged. Crowds hopes of helping the Belgian cur delegation's plan to visit Berlin on British firm, and were preparing which had been in the water some grave, and paraded with it. The have not been abandoned

mercial aeroplane produced by a The trunk, discovered to-day, Belzed his body, after opening the rency to retain its normal level Fifteen glant bombers and Sunday. This will give the Eur thirty-five powerfully-motored puropean chancellories nearly a week chines with which they might canal by children.

to construct two experimental ma- time, was seen floating in the

mob stoned police who attempted tirely. Sir Phillp emphasised that the suit planes roared over the city, in which to discuss the situation aventually try for the high and dia

to secure the corpse. When per-

LONDON REPERCUSSION suasion proved useless and British programme of defensive in. formation, dived and etunted and will avoid hurry and confus-tance records. He expresed uptim- Criminal Investigation Depart violence continued, and there was

informed

tho construction was capable of in-in a striking series of manoeuvres, Jon which might result in panic.

London, March '19. crease or decrease na emergencies Preparatory to to-night's air de-

ment officers were rushed to the

danger of trouble spreading, fence drills-United Press..

Immediate repercussions follow- required.

troops were called out. A volley ing the resignation of the Belgian shattereil resistance and panic Cabinet were felt here and re- ensued.

Bulted in the rapid improvement of sterling in terms of dollars and francs, in view of the very heavy Continental demand.

READY FOR EMERGENCY

necessary.

Berlin, Mar. 19,

Time will also

iam in regard to the progress of be afforded private ing in Britain, and sald France. to mend her fences there wore more private pilot through an attempt to strengthen licences current in the United King- her relations with the Balkan dora, in proportion to the popula- nations, the Little Entente, and to tion, that in the United States. arrive at an understanding with British Wireless. Russia, United Press.

Soviet Arrests Ex-Czarists

The Government had not aban-

DANGER TO PEACE doned the hope of limitation of armaments by general agreement,

London, March 19. and did not consider that expan- sion or acceleration of aircraft totalling $23,851,100 gross, and a The Air Estimates for 1936, construction was rendered finally small supplementary estimate of was admittedly £200,000 for the current year, were The situation most anxious, he stated, and the introduced in the House of Com- Government was determined to secmons to-day by the Under-Secre- that no stone was left unturned try of State for Air, Sir Philip when it came to planning for the Sassoon. He sold that in the adequate defence of the country cause of peace the British Govern- ment had postponed for ten years ind the Empire-Reuter

past what had been declared as a is likely to be fully discussed in PLOTTING ON BEHALF minimum programme of air do the course of a debate on foreign fence for the United Kingdom affairs which has been arranged OF FOREIGN POWER British weakness in the air was a for Thursday in the House of Com danger to world peace, as well as mons.

PROTECTING GUILDER

·HOLLAND'S GREAT ECONOMIES

DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY,

London, Mar. 19. The situation created by the German Government's announce- ment of last Saturday of their in- tention to introduco conscription, and by subsequent developments,

Polico

scone,

were

and

by the train in which the logs Brentford is on the line taken were Router.

discovered last month.-

ANOTHER LOAN PROSPECT

S'HAI MERCHANTS' SUGGESTION

Shanghai, March 20,

There have been 200 casualties, among them many dead,Reuter.

NAZIS FREE PASTORS

IN CUSTODY FOR THREE DAYS

Berlin, March 19.

4

en

The news from Brussels un settled the Stock Exchange, 'owing to fears of Industrial competition In the event of Belgium going off the gold standard.-Renter...

DOLLAR DROPS SLIGHTLY

MARKET STILL UNCERTAIN:

It is learned in flanelal circles The authorities hero have Moscow, March 19, that the Nanking Finance Minis-ordored the release of the 100) to Britain herself, and the Air Moanwhile, consultation bo

try is closely considering a sug-pastore of the Confessional Church Force could not be allowed to re-tween the British, French, and arrested over 1,000 Czarlat extending Chinese merchants in Saturday night when it was dollar on opening this morning.

Tho police have rounded up and gestion submitted by a number of who were taken into custody on main fifth among the Air Powers Italian Governments continues

The official rate of the Hongkong in terms of first-line strength. through displomatic channels. Sir

officers, ex-noblemen. and ex- Shanghai for the notation

of learned that they intended to read was 18. 11.d., a decline of th

At the same time, Sir Philip John Simon recoivod a visit from officials in Leningrad, JE was 3500,000,000 worth of fiduciary | from their pulpits a proclamation on yesterday's closing rate. The

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BAW

announced

ties.

counts of the weakness of the bin, this morning and again in the The Hague, March 19. British air forces and pointed out afternoon. He also

The Government states that the country, over, present difficul- was growing up in Germany. the some of those seized will be

ratos varying, with sellers atte A Government Bill has been that only France and Russia Italian Ambassador, Introduced, which provides for possessed a substantially, greater Grandf, and Sir George Clerk, on behalf of a foreign power, official circles, however, that this that, nor Is there any ground to then rocoded to 18.7 dijand des

Signor charged with anti-Soviet activities

No explanation is given as to 11.15/16d and buyers at 12/my It is generally considered in the action of the police beyond Shanghal opened at 30 economies of £8,500,000 to protect first-line strength. The United British Ambassador at Paris, which is unnamed the guilder, in view of the tonee Statos and Italy had only a small who is temporarily in London,

plan is beset with dimculty, Inas- believe that the opposition of the reverting LEE, UDONIMIS), MANTA much as there is no sufficient cash pastors has been broken and that Inaondoa, jolloin European situation, following the margin of superiority in numbers while Mr. Edon received a call Others of those arrested have backing for the flotation of such they will coase to defend their 1/18 are America and speon atorm resignation of the Belgian Cabinet, of aircraft, and they had actually from the fussian Ambassador, already been sent to the prison a huge amount of bonds principles because of their core bought willst India and China

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