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Premier's Praise For Air Ministry

July 10, 1939.

World's Best CHOLERA SAFEGUARDS JUDGMENT REVERSED Quarantine Restrictions Two Soldiers Discharged

In Tsingtao

On Theft Count

Quarantine restrictions have been- Convicted of theft from mah-jong imposed by the Tsingtao Municipal players when they appeared before arrivals from Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon [Authorities against With reference to British leaning tongtrong on necount of cholera. Magistracy on June 28, two privates towards the under-statement, Mr. Chamberlain, Premier, speaking at

Passengers and crews will be sub-jof the Middlesex Regiment were dis

for Jected to examination the opening of the New Birmingham detection of vibrio carriers.

the charged by the sonic Magistrate, who

Air Port this afternoon, said, "I

The Government declaration bellove that our air force is in many Shanghal as an infected port because respects the finest in the world and of Small-pox on November 24 has I warn you that Sir Kingsley Wood

London, July D.

does not tell you nil his secrets. been rescinded. You may be quite sure that whatever he tells you has a great deal more behind it."

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reversed his original decision when AN INTENSE HUMAN DRAMA

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of the case was re-opened on Saturday. Two other men Private A. D. Smith and Private A. Jenkins, who were dis- charged at the previous hearing. were called as witnesses by defen- dants.

Defendunts were Privates S. v. Five cases of Cholera, one each of Diphtheria and Typhold, two each of Ward and L. Remer, Sir Kingsley Wood indicated that Measles

Sub-Inspector T. K. Whelan pro- Red Meningitis, five af an R.A.F. reserve squadron had been Dysentery and 27 of Tuberculosis secuted and, Caplain H. Marsh, of the Middlesex Regiment was also in allocated to the new airport and de- were reported on Friday. cleared that this would be a reminder The total number of Cholera cases Court. of the critical times in which we is now 200. lived-Reuter Special.

Many Launches

London, July 0. The Navy's enormous shipbuilding programmo being further ac- celerated, and as a result penetically a whole fleet will be put in the water within the next few months, accord- ing to the Daily Telegraph naval correspondent, Mr. Ilector. Bywater. Wille next weeks a' new | world record will be established by the launch of three cruisers in two' days-H.MS. Nigeria on the Tyne and H.M.S. Dido at Birkenhead on July 18, and H.MS. Mauritius on the Tyne on July 19.

H.M.S. Nigeria And Mauritius belong to the new 8,080-ton Fiji class, mounting six-inch guns, and IIMS. Dido is the first of a new class of 5,500-ton.ships, also armed with six- inch guns.

The next few months will see tho launching of the 35,000-ton battle-l shipa Duke of York and Beatly, maunting len 14-Inch guns, and the 23,000-ton aircraft carriers Victoriousa nad Formidable,

Feur more cruisers are due for i launching in the near future, togeher with a number of destroyers and sub- marines.

It was predicted that this summer would mark the peak of naval build- ing, but the Industry has been found so well able to meet the demands Furon it that further acceleration is

still being found posalbie-Router,

German Frontior

Berlin, July 9. An article published by Licut.-Gen- era! Jacob, Inspector of German Fortresses, in the German Military Weekly

hitherin reveals

closely guarded detalls concerning the Ger- man wall in the west.

The number concrete shelters orlatinally ordered by the Fuchrer was 17,000 but was ultimately in- creased to 22,000. In order to finish the fortifications belt, which la 30 kilometres deep. As soon as possible. at times 600,000 workers had to be employed. The work was started on July 20, 1838, under Dr. Toit, In- spector General of German. Head- building, with 35,000 men, which number by October 6 had risen to 342,000. In addition 100,000 men of the German Labour Service and 90,- 000 men of the German Army und Engineer Corps wore engaged. Simultaneously numerous divisions of infantry and engineers were kept permanently manoeuvring in order to test the efficiency of the forlife- tions under construction.

One-third of all the concrete mix- jing-machines-available in Gericuny was used in the construction of the west wall, which treated €,000,000 tons of concrete, which is one-third the total production of the German cement factories during that time.

About 15,000 motor trucks were with transport used in connection and 5,000 motor busts were needed dalty to help in bringing the workers to different parts of the area under construction.

Using all the dredgers avaliable in Germany, many square miles were

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Addressing defendants, Mr. ilms- worth said.The case is being re- Jopened on your behalf, as I under- sland you were not aware of your

LATE NEWS legal rights at the last hearing.

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Evidenco was given by both men when they admitted entering a shop In Shum Chum Street out of curiosity. They noticed a large number of pro- ple who appeared to be gambing Ground a table. The players all scattered through the windows and doors when they were noticed, the gamblers thought they were be- ing raided by the Police. Both men Idenied having taken any money from

anybody in the room.

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Ward said that after pushing and barging his way out of the shop, he made for the darkness so that he would not be seen. He later found himself in the nullah, where he was picked out by the Police and arrest- ed.

Remer sald that after getting out

of the shop he was chased for about 100 yards by the crowd of Chinese, but he kept running until he found himself near the Majestle Theatre. He then took ZL bus back to the Darracks.

Questioned by Inspector Whelan, both men said they had never been to Shum Chun Street before but hnd entered the street because they thought it was a short cut buck to the Barracks,

Inspector Whelan told the Court that the occupiers of the premises In Shum Chun Street were convicted fa August last for keeping a common gaming: house.

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erected near Coventry, and will be managed for the Government by Rootes Securities. At, Hatfield and White Waltham, near Maidenhead, the. De Havilland Aircraft Company are extending their plants,

In Northamptonshire a new repair Although some of the biggest war- and service factory is being built and plate plants are not yet in full pro- will be managed by Brooklanda duction, a stage has been reached at Aviation. which the Air Ministry is in a position to start storing airplanes as a strategic reserve.

Contracts have been awarded for the construction of additional farge storage depots.

At a cost of about £500,000 R.A.F. station is being constructed at Wick, Caithness, and at a cost of nearly £5,000,000 an aero

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