Two Dirigibles to be Completed This Year London, Mar. 12.
In the House of Commons this afternoon the Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, rendered an account, of the progress and pleny of the airships R-100 and R101. On the Air Force estimates, he said, they id be completed about the same time, late this Spring. Both would ut the same, which would be substantially more than the original est vote, Me informed the Mouse that after their trials their sheds, the airships" would engage in a sumper of trial fights within reach of Britain, After these had been successfully carried: out, the R101 would fly to Egypt then to Indi be a flight Montreal, said that there w naking tights to various of the Himpiwe within w year. the Singapore Air Station the report stage on the Air Estimates, Sir Samuel Hoare, referring to a eritieisin levelled' Uy Commander J. M. Kenworthy, La-hour MP, for Hull, in with the expenditure the Singapore Air Station, said that the money vas chiefly: required for levelling the ground for drome. This would be part of the Naval Base but would also very important Far East station, He added that even if there were naval base at Singapore, such a station would become necessary.
The vote was agreed.
In the report stage 02 the Army Estimates, the It. Hon. Sir Laming Worthington-Kvans, Secretary. for, War, said that the amount to be expended ea the Singapore Base, had been reduced owing to the post-int of the provision for artillers, Me added that the nature of the military expenditure was preparing for establishments heavy guns to assist in the defence of Singapore. That finally meant the presence of a garrison of gunners and buildings for their occupation, The expenditure appearing in this year's Army Estimates was part of the expenditure for that! work, The vote was agreed—Reuter.
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