London, Mar. 5.
Great Britain's determination to bring the strength of her alr force to!
level more. closely approaching at of her nearest neighbours is refected by the Air Estimates which! provide for an addition of 41% squad-Fons to the Royal Air Force by the) end of 1938, 'The Estimates provide for an additional expenditure of £3,089,000, bring Ing the' net total of—£20:850,000, although the gross total is £23,851,000, increase of £3,685,000 over the 1994 figures. 'The increase is partially ne to two supplementary provisions of £200,000 and £150,000 for the a! services' and the Navy respectively, for the initial stage of the expansion scheme approved of last summer by Besides shattering the records for the measured mile and the flying kilometre, Sir Malcolm also broke the records for five kilometres und five miles Sir Malcolm was close to death on two occasions during his attempt today. His tracks showed that he feame off the course twice when he was speeding northward and went into soft sand below the dunes.
With marvellous presence of mind, however, he kept. the car under control both times, but, according to Sir Malcolm, "it was almost out of control."
He added that they were the narrowest shaves experienced by him hie racing career, The only injury he sustained was a'slightly sprained wrist. This happened when he tried to force the gear lever into top gear.
The improvement on the world land speed record made by Sir Malcolm to-day was his fourth in four years, and, in each case, it was achieved with his now famous Blue sat 267 mph Bird. The records since 1981 were: naz 2833 mph 3632 S mao mph 135 ea mph His achievements were accomplish. ed in his famous five-ton "Blue Bite, specially reconditioned for the o¢- casion—Reuter.
The rovernment's gramme will bring the total first-line strength to 1,330 aircraft. In addition, there will be 130 aircraft in non-regular squadrons, Eleven new squadrons are to be added to the Home Defence force which will then comprise 54 squat Fons, of which 41 will be in the regular Servies and the balance in the auxiliary or special reserve.
The Fleet "Air Arm will also be creased by nineteen first-line machines.
These new formations will raise the total strength of the British air force, including the Fleet Air Arm, to 100%
'A memorandum issued in connec. tion with the Air Estimates says it hoped that an experimental service connect Hongkong with the main Australian route to Bangkok would be started in the near future.
Provision for this service, it adds, [has been" made accordingly. The government of Hongkong has agreed fo contribute a substantial proporon of the cost—Reuter, land the provincial legislatures of Canada will all be represented by
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