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VAST EXPENDITURE Red Raiders Worry Invading Army

CONTEMPLATED FOR DEFENCE SERVICES

Total Cost of Five-Year Programme Likely to Exceed £1,500,000,000

Originally Estimated

Estimated in 1937.

London, Mar. 2.

was

The British Air Estimates for this year represents six times the amount expended before the Air expansion programme started in 1935. Except for one squadron, all the Home Defence squadrons were completed in June last, so that efforts are now largely concentrated on overseas expansion and Empire defence, the scope of which is indicated by the widespread allocations to new works

LOOKING TO H.K. DEFENCES

buildings, as for example addition to the accommodation and landing Tientsin Bids

Farewell To

ground at Aden, new barracks and technical accommodation at Bahrein, a landing ground at Jesselton in North Borneo and new works in Hongkong.

Further sums are provided to continue. work on landing grounds on the Calcutta route and the construction of a station at Trincomali, ultimately costing £500,000.

Other works include improvement to the aerodrome at Gibraltar, extended accommodation for the fleet air arm at Hongkong, and-new-stations at Hatsuen and Patheung, and new developments in Iraq. In Malaya, apart from further expansion at Singapore, provision has been made for new stations at Kulang and Sungeipatani. Funds are to be provided for an equipment depot at, Malta, and a station at Luqua,

As regards the army accumulation.

of war reserves this is proceeding on a large · scale.

The stages of design and development are already ended or within sight of completion in respect to nearly all major articles of armament and equipment. A certain amount of equipment, includ ing modern vehicles, is already being issued to the Territorial Army,

NEW TYPES OF AIRCRAFT

The new types of aircraft which are being delivered to squadrons have shown a high degree of performance. Equipment, including many new and improved types of armaments instruments, has fulfilled all expecta= tions, and deliveries are proceeding

and

OUTLINE

OF ARMS SCHEME

Unprecedented Spending In Great Britain

London, Mar. 3, satisfactorily. The number of types The White Paper issued last night of aircraft is being progressively reveals that Britain la preparing reduced. Six "shadow factories" for armaments on

SABOTAGE IN AIR FORCE

London, March 2. The Under-Secretary of State for Air told the House of Commons to- day that there had been one case of sabotage in the Royal Air Force dur- ing the last three months. This occurred on February 14, when the petrol tanks of two planes, which were ready for test flights, were plorced by sharp Reuter Bulletin.

Britain will spend more money on Hongkong's air force accommodation and equipment, this year. Nor are anti-craft defences forgotten. Sir Edward L. Ellington, Inspector-General of the R.A.F., recently reviewed the above battery; here seen in action.

U.S. Regiment RUSSIANS ACCUSED OF

Tientsin, Mar. 3.

Ending 28 years' service here, the United States 15th Infantry Regiment marched from the "Can Do" Barracks yesterday through streets lined with guards of honour provided by British, French and Italian troops and volunteers,

Foreign"civilians turned out en masse to watch the departing regt-

ment.

PLOTTING TO GIVE

COUNTRY TO ENEMIES

Moscow, Mar. 2.

The indictment at the trial of 21 leading Soviets The USS. Grant is sailing from which opened to-day, was very lengthy and full of the Chingwantao on March 4-Unlled Press.

most extraordinary allegations. For example it says that the accused, Bukharin, testified that Radek told him in 1934 that Trotsky considered that the principal chance of a bloc, formed by the Rightists and Trotskyists coming to power, was the defeat of the Soviets in a war with Germany and Japan, and that Trotsky proposed, after this defeat, to surrender the Ukraine to Germany and the Far East to Japan,

Britain

Has

instruments.-- £55,000,000 In Suez Canal Co.

Tax Revision

Bill Should

Help Business

London, March 2.

In the House of Commons to-day, Lieut-Col. D. J. Colville, Financial

| Secretary to the Treasury, replied to

The accused, Khodjayev, was said to have testified

CARRYING OFF CAPTIVES

Including German From Peiping Arca Frequent Blows.

At Railway

Pelping, Mar. 3. The daring of Chinese Comi- munist guerilla troops was demonstrated by the remarkable kidnapping which a band of them carried out under the noses of a strong Japanese garrison re- cently. The victims of the kidnapping, which occurred at a small Chinese coal mine in the hills 20 miles from Peiping, were young German geological student named Hildebrandt, and six Chinese, who were accom- panying him, who had been given permission by the Japanese authorities to visit the region.

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They were captured by 250 guerilia troops armed with rifles and machine- guna, who were in turn attacked by Japanese-employed Chinese police, who unsuccessfully tried to effect the release of the captives. The German and his Chinese assistants were taken Into the hills.

The activities ot the guerilla forces continue to cause the Japanese.. serious concern all along the Peiping- Hankow rallway, where trafic is frequently interrupted.

was

A Japanese supply train derailed south of Shanchlachwan on Monday, several Japanese troops being killed and many injured,

The track is damaged almost nightly, so the Japanese have prac tically ceased to use the railway to As an example, petrol supplies for Talyuan are now being sent from Pelping by road via Kalgan and Tatung-- Reuter.

transport troops Inland.

Report Retreat Commenced

Shanghai, Mar, 3. Japanese reports state. that tho Eighth Route Army, comprising the Communist forces of China, has be gun a retreat into Shensi to defend its home province, following the Japanese occupation of Chungtu, on the western Shansi border thus cut-

ting of the main line of the Eighth

Route Army's supplies.

It is stated that melting lee in the Yellow River plus the bombing by Japanese plance of most of the fords, are hampering the Chinese with- drawal.

a queation and said there were 32 that Bukharin urged that Uzbekistan and Turkmenia directors on the Board of the Suez should be separated from the Soviets and become protec-casualties in Shanst during the past Canal Company, of which 19 were French, 19 British, two Egyptian and torates of Japan and Germany.

ono Dutch.

Washington, March 2.

unprecedented มด

The indictment declares that the One French and one Egyptian accused not only planned to open the The Ways and Monns Committee directorships were at present vacant. Soviet fronts to the Fascist armies in of the House of Representatives to-

The British Government held 333,- a time of war, but had also prepared

alr frames, alr screws and bombs scale. have started, or will shortly do so. The Defence Expenditure for five day reported that the Tax Revision 504 shares the market value of which to undermine the defence Industries,

The defence programme has fiscal years between 1937 and 1941 Bill was predicted to bring about a was about £55,000,000.-Reuter. Involved the provision of additional will exceed £1,600,000,000, It is said, "very substantial stimulation of busi- Britain expects to commission 00 uess," although the Republicans had storage and accommodation for all services, entailing heavy expenditure. warships between April 1938 and accused the Administration of at-

March 1939.

tempting to purge business opponents IMPERIAL AIRWAYS RECRUITS POUR IN

The White Paper says Britain has by taxing closely-held corporations. Recruits are entering in greatly provided for expendituro during this

The Bill provided that corporations

PLANE INCIDENT Some 11,000 year in her three detence departments organised under the China Trade Act, increased numbers. recruits entered for the Navy in the amounting to £343,250,000, in addi- would be taxed under section 14D first nine months of the 1937 finan-tion to £8,500,000 on air raid precau-relative to special corporation taxCB,

NOW CLOSED clal year. There were 3,000 more tions-United Press.

at 10 per cent, Instead of under the Army recruits in 1937 than in 1936,

London, Mar. 2.- 1930 Act rate of 15 per cent.-United | The incident arising out of the and with many concessions granted, the record number of 45,000.recruits

alleged firing by Japanese war craft on an Imperial Airways plane, while was obtained in the Territorials

travelling from Penang to Hongkong during 1937. The strength of ranka shows Increase by nearly

on February 21, is considered closed in omelat eireles in London. 10,000,

all

There are now eleven air service i flying training schools. Two new Infantry battalions and one new tank battalion have been formed. Arrangements with the Government of India will enable continuance of the mechanisation of calvary regi- ments.

BALLOON BARRAGE SCHEME 13 SUCCESSFUL

Hitler To Be Showered With Hospitality

Rome, Mar, 2. All records for hospitality will be broken for Herr Adolf Hitler's. visit to Rome, which win last from April 3 to April 10.

Among other spectacles for his benefit will be á gíganilo naval display arranged in the Gulf of Naples and a big military parade along the telumphal road to -Home-Reuter · Bulletin.

Press,

Search For Missing Pilot Is Extended

Manila, Mar. 3, It in now planned to search Tayabus Bay in an effort to trace the missing Philippines Aerial Taxi Company's neroplane, which, with allot Burton Hall and a

$30,000 payroll, which has been missing for some days.

It was perhaps an overstatement to call the explanation made by the Japanese Consul-General' in long- kong, an apology, but this was the interpretation originally placed on it

Router.

STYRIA'S GOVERNOR RESIGNS

FOUR DIE IN HEAVY RAINSTORM.

It is estimated that the Chinese

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STOP PRESS

to wreck troop trains and to paralyse the entire economic life of the coun- Ammunition food, try, as well as the and supplies for the army.

The accused, Krestinsky, was sald to have testified that a number of

CHINESE CROSS nets of diversion committed in the

YELLOW RIVER Far East were carried out by parti-

Los Angeles, Mar. 2. elpants in the anti-Soviet plot, or on

Ono of the severest rain)

Chengchow, March 9. the direct instructions of the Japanese storms in history was experien-have

Large numbers of Chinese troops intelligence service. "For example, a

crossed the Yellow River in military freight train was wrecked at ced at Los Angeles to-day, and north Honan to launch a counter- Volomayrven when 21 persons were resulted in four people being attack on the Peiping-Hankow Rail- killed and '45 injured.

killed. Damago is "estimated to way front..

The intensity of the fighting now. bo above U.S. $1,000,000.

proceeding in Shansi, it is sald, has Rainfall was 3.58 inches in caused many Japanese troops to shift from north Ionian to Shansi, The Chinese military command therefore 271⁄2 hours.-United Press.

thinks it opportuno to counter-attack the Japanese remaining in north Honan.

PLOT AGAINST LEADERS The Indictment alleges that Maxim Gorky and other prominent Soviet leaders were victims of a plot to liquidate" the Soviet Idaders in order to facilitate the defeat of the Soviet in war.

WIDESPREAD HAVOC

Los Angeles, Mar, 2. Throughout the day there were up-

It is pointed out that though about

The recent disappearance of seven prominent Soviet leaders is explained by the testimony of the accused, wards of 100 landslides, and ambu 20 cities have been occupied by the Grinks, who incriminated them in the lances were kept busy checking ru-Japanese in north Honan, the Chinese alleged plot. They were Rudzutak,

regular Troops and guerilla units are former member of the all-powerful mours of additional deaths. It is still maintaining positions in the im Political Bureau; Yakovleva, Woman feared that the Elysian Park and the mediate · vielnity · Gr. these clitos. Commissar of Finance: Ossinsky, chief erstwhile moving mountain might Assisted by reinforcements, they can In connection with defence against

of the Statistical Administration; silde into the river.

Launch a counter-offensive at any air attacke, two anti-aircraft divisions

Yakovine, president of the

tline, Agricul

The recpal ́ recapture were increased in strength by 340

tural Commission of the Communist

Hwahsien off the east sector of the River has flooded, Tankou-Chinghua officers and 0,000 other ranks between

The Ventura Party: Antipov, secretory of the Cen-rondering homeless hundreds

Cen-

Hallway and April and December of last year. A

tral Executive Committee; Bergamin, Ventura residents, while volunteers

Chongyuan in south Hopel, proved the balloon barrage scheme was success-

political chief of the Great Northern worked to-day to sandbag the levee possiblity of forcing a Japaneso fully started and most of the material

sea route, who appears to have been to protect business property,

evacuation.-Central News, haa already been delivered. Recruit local authorities wit undertake sighted a plane off the shore. One

charged with plotting to assassinate Ing for an auxiliary personnel is to under the guidance of the Govern- of, the engines was bursting and they

Graz, Mar. 2.

Stalin; And Vareikis, secretary of In Venico 200 families have been nient, A training school for air raid quossed the machine landed in the Herr Karl Bleplan, anti-Nazi pro-the Communist Party, A Chapler, is devoted to the A large proportion of goa respirators

precautions offeora is being opened, aca,

vincial governor of Blyrie, has re- It transpired fo-day that all, had An official of the company said that i signed his ofice. This action follows been arrested and would be tried population got the civilian to supply the whole of the civilian the plane was equipped with an the demand for his dismissal by Hawd exparater from the present accused: population against air raide, which (Continued on Page 12.) "emergency-raft-United Press, pamphleta--United Prest

start In May,

The postmaster at Sariya, Tayabas, reported int vilingers on Monday

made homeless, nud at Glendale fire.

men rescued a school of children who

had become marooned. At Compton, The Compton Creak has Inundated 100 homes-United Bigas,

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