Turning from the "programme to performance, Lord Winterton re-Ierred to the suggestion of Sir Hugh Seely. who opened the debate for the Liberals, that the execution of th programme wes greatly in arrears: He gave an assurance that the idea was absolutely mistaken.
he scheme, under which the first-air strength of 1.750 was to be ed by next April, was well up to schedule. That strength -would certainly be reached by the date, and he believed that it might be reached considerably earlier. terton repeated t Mr. Chure The garding reserves is factory the scale on which fac-been planned and orders placed would make it possible, if the necessary labour were available. rapidly to expand the output to meet the immense demand of the new after reviewing the situation fully s possible. had in-fe rined the Government that, given the necessary labour, they estimat the output of aeroplanes and be increased by well cent. during the nex the Japanese are a own wounded, hospitals an centres in Kulangsu are filled to over-flowing with Eh nese wounded soldiers, who were brought volve months, and during the succeeding year could be increased to a figure three times its present size.
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