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November 3, 1939.

Air Minister Reveals How Dominions Will Aid-

BRITAIN'S PLAN FOR MIGHTY AIR FORCE

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, the Air Minister, outlined in the House of Commons recently plans to build British air forces of overwhelming strength.

Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, he said, were to be used to train pilota and produce planes, as they were comparatively free from any risk of enemy interference.

Lord Riverdale, with a technical staff, ly heading a misalon now in Canuda to meet corresponding mis- slons froin Australia and New Zea- land, and to discuss matters with the Canidium authorities.

The mutional warplane production. in due course Sir Kingsley said, would be more than twice the con- siderable figure already renched.

While Berlin Slept

DURING his spooch, Sir Kingsley Wood told this story:

"The German official bul- letin, in acknowledging a flight over Berlin, would have tho world believe that the Berlin citizens slapt quictly during its progress.

"Our airmen, on their roturn, spoke of the firing and the searchlights they encountered. so we can only conjectura that the people of Berlin must be very heavy sleepers. Next day, we may hope that they were wakeful enough to peruse what Hiffor describes #s theso 'wretched leaflets!" "

voluntary basis. During the fort alght after the outbreak of war 10,000 men were accepted, and walt- ing lists were being maintained for ceplance as training facilities ex- Band.

Planes Compared Comparing Allied and German planes, Sir Kingsley aald: "The plain facts seem to be that our latest their German counterparts. Happily a Aghters are definitely better than

specimen of the latest Messerschmildt fighter has fallen Intact into the hands of the French, so that, in regard to this atreenit at least, we shall be free to test our conviction at our conveni- ence." (Cheers.)

He referred to German claims of Allled planes shot down and to the "mysterious, affair ut Friedrichs-

hafen." where the Germans said eight French planes were destroyed,

"No doubt the German defences were in action on this occasion, but t is less clear against what they were in action, for most certainly neither the British nor the French were responsible for this mythical raid." (Laughter.)

Outlining the part played by the I.A.F. in the war to date, he paid tribute to the men who had already lost their lives and quoting a moito of one of our air squadrons ~~ "I spread my wings and keep my pro- hise" said that that undoubtedly I was their brave spirit and purpose. He paid tripute also to the men who had stood by at war stations, and to the work of the Coastal Command. **The magnitude of the effort of the Coastal Command," he said "may bo Judged by the fact that during the first four weeks of war, this Com- mand flew on reconnaissance, hati- submarine and convoy patrols, u dis- tance of approximately one million miles and provided air escorts for over one hundred convoys (Cheers).

"Some of the longer reconnaissance 34 Attacks Tacks

The R.A.F. was ready to strike and fight of 1,000 miles or so-have "The result of these endeavours been carried out at night under ke hard to make its full and efter- has been fruitful. During the first wenther conditions of great difficulty.

tive contribution to winning the war. four weeks of war submarines were I will quote one report from among output had already been greatly in- Dealing with production, le sald sighted by aircraft on 72 occasions many received: and 34 attacks were delivered, some

creased, and carefully prepared plans "Weather conditions were ex would mean in due course a rate of of which were undoubtedly success- tremely bad. A slow-moving, coldproduction ful.

frust covered much of the opera present eqnsiderable figure,

mere than twice "We have confirmed from prison-

tional area, giving conditions of ers' statements that the mere presence dense cloud from 700ft. to 15,000ft by the Dominions and said that the He paid tribute to the efforts made of an aircraft is sufficient to make a The freezing level was 19,000ft. and Government put forward Inst month submarine submerge and remain

thunderstorms were widespread. submerged, and that the presence of "The aircraft in

to the Governments in Canada, Aus- an air escort often prevents a sub-many others in similar conditions, arrangements for rapid extension on like traila and New Zealand on outline of marine commander fin attacking & found its objective, carried out its a co-optantive basis of the training convoy. Almost daily there have task and returned safely to its bosc." organisation for pilots, observers and been clashes with the enemy.

(Cheers.)

alr gunners, to be combined with He quoted another report:

on expansion of the production of air- 'Vertical and oblique photographs craft in the Dominions concerned. taken of all 18 objectives, except The Dominions had agreed and the 'X Could not take that owing to many facilities and great natural rain cloud. At only obliques advantages they offered in were talten because alreraft was comparatively free from any riste of flying very low passing under some fencing interference would be utilised Henkel 311's, which were landing to the full.

In the Bomber Command, apart from the Hrger operations upon) which they have been engaged, there have been many and valuable re- connaissance flights, They have taken place day after day over German territory,

"A romplete photographic map of The Siegfried Line has been made (Cheers). Many photographs, taken from only a few hundred feet above the Line, go to the composition of this map. A few days ago, our aircraft, taking off from an aerodrome in France, covered the whale length of Germany from the Saar to the North‣ Seat, tew on to Heligoland, all with- out serious interruption, and then made safe landings home in England. (Cheers.) All acerunts HUANI highly of the navigating skill of the) pilots and crews is of their deter- imination,

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Agent. the China Inland Mission is determined more than ever ready stationed in the interior, and to spread the gospel among the mil- the only thing they have lost so far tions in the interior. There are about is their composure or an occasional 1,500 missionaries of the C.LM. al-piece of baggage.

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at the time with wheels down. Air- craft came down so low because it was being shot at by all-aircraft Kingaley. will be established and salid Sir und four Melnkels und wished to maintained get below them.

in each When near 'Z'Dominions. The more comprehensive of these eight guns opened fire at 00.40 and technical facilities required for hours-atreraft at 4,000ft. Shells advanced training, apart from those burst about one mile spart to star-available and to be made available board and rear of aircraft. Height here will in the main be concentrated of shell burst was accurate. Anti-in Canada. Personnel aircraft re did not worry them. Jelementary training schools in Aua- from the 13 of the 18 objectives asked for tralia and New Zealand, and have been photographest." (Cheers) substantial proportion of the young Dealing with R.A.F. recruiting, he men passing out of similar establish- Isaid it would be maintained

Diet

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Has

Been Lies! Lies! Lies!

anents in his country, will proceed to Canada to receive there, with similar :personnel, from Canadian.schools, the. advanced training which will at them. Inll for service in the line.

Sir Kingsley described the under- taking as one of great magnitude and added: "The alm, in short, Is to achieve, by co-operative effort, Air Forces of overwhelming strength."

"A mission, headed by Lord River- date, aided by a specially selected

Extracts from a speech made a pecuniary. indemnity. It in a war technical staff, is already on its way by Lord Rosebery to a large that must be fought out to the bitter to Canada to meet there corresponding meeting in the Usher Hall, Edin-end, (Loud cheers). It Is, I admit, a missions from Australia and New burgh, on September 19, 1914, nfl that we hold sered-even as a with the Canadian authorities all the war for supremacy-supremacy of Zealand. These missions will discuss which had been organised to wat is conducted by our Christian further steps that are to be taken for stimulate recruiting, and which faith against a rude and barbarous the rapid execution of the under- was also addressed by the Prime supremacy of these great principles, necessary aircraft, Instructors, ground Paganisrn. It is fight for the taking, including the provision of the Minister, Mr. Asquith.

Being so, we cannot afford to lose. personnel and aerodromes. "Even out of the horrors of war we

{Cheers.) All that we have in the "I should add that, for verlous can, I think, be aware of two great World Is staked on this war-Empire, reasons, the Government of the canipensations. The first is the Em-country, honour, our place in history Union of South Africa do not con- pire (Cheers.) Mr. Asquith husand in the nations or the world; and sider this scheme of gir training alluded. I think, in his powerful yet, so placed we are, we can applicable to the circumstances of the speech, to the belter which our enemynelter finch nar come to any patch-Union, and that they consider that fondly hugged to himself, that the thing quinst which we are Bghting receive their full training at home.

ed up truce. (Loud cheers.) That their Air Force personnel should Empire Was n loosely compacted! structure which would fall to pieces ig fast in principle, firin and brave the Union authorities intend to make must come to an end forever. Stand-on, however, authorised to say that ut the first touch of the antagonist.

"Lies! Lies!! Lies!!! (Loud and and bold, we may say with Luther, their traluing as complete ns possible prolonged cheering.) A nation whose ere we stand and can de no other and to expand their air forers to the persistent diet has been Iles for the (Laud cheers).-

fullest extent of their resources."

last thirty years cannot hope to thrive

in nay enterprise. (Cheera).

"What has been the result of this unfortunate miscalculation us'? think, the Prime Minister called It? Nothing but, so far from dislocating our Em- pire, to combine it for more closely together. (Cheers.) Those who inboured in a cold atmosphere and af critical climate for the preservation! and for the raising of Imperial unity some thirty or forty years ago now can hardly belleve in the reality that has stepped out of their dreams.

not

"One word more about the Empire. You have by the grace of God and. the efforts of man constructed this! prodigious and unprecedented Em-i pire, spreading all over the world.: Ah, but having it you could escape or hope to escape that which attends all human prosperity, the envy and the malignity of other, persons and other Powers. (Clicers).

"Well, we now know what many of us long suspected, that if we wish to maintain our Empire it would have to bo preserved by war, . And of lask the war has come, and I think you may regard it. If I may use legal term, a dine ou a renewal of a lease. This war is the fine on the renewal of the lens of the British Empire.

"The second. compensation for this war is the refutal of another of ihas endless lies upon which that unhappy nation which sought to, oppress the.. world has baan nurtured that is."

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not a fight to acquire a province; it of "Winter Carnival, Walter Warner's new production showing at the is not a war which is to be solaced by King's Theatre to-day,"

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