The Archive · 1939

China Acquiring New Air Force

Honolulu, Apr. 18 Dir, AI Paterson, China represenio~ tive for United. Aleta, said today that the Chinese. at force is unders fulng's complete reorennietion and Silt" soon emerge wih a powerful ect of new plants Mr, Patierson, who is en revie to tne United States aboard a. Pane American Clipper plane with speci: ations for sta00000 worth oF new lanes dor Chive, said he expec 10 Fetorn to Chine soon to supervise the sembly of United aireram planes Fecertly sola to China The American aircraft salesman salt he completed the deal for the Siseonnee contract with Dr. i. 2 Kono. Chinese 'Finance Miniter, Gvosthing several weeks. mer" declined to Feveal details of the new Shanes or Urey number" and said he Fould' net diaclase how they. would teishippea fo china, "Aldea by nevely tablished credits in the United states and' England. he std, "China fs buying tts of new lanes and. equipment. Many of the Erders are being placed in) Soviet orsia United Press, Terrorist Arsenal Seized at Nablus Jerusalem, Apr. 14 The biggest terrorist arsenal found since the Palestine disturbances began in 1996 was seized near Nablus today by troops of a Border regi ment, ce-operating with the police. The arsenal included 69 rifles, one machine-gun, a large quantity of ammunition " and explosives, many Gocuments and uniforms. The uni uniforms Jeader, "Yusse Fabudurra, believed to have fled to Syria.

The Iraq pipe-line on the east side of the Jordan valley was punctured and ignited yesterday by an Arab frontier band. After action by Gov ernment forces, the Arabs were riven off and the pipe-line repaired. Reuter, Ge in Propaganda Refuted London, Apr. 14.

Allegations have appeared in the German proes that an Arab boy was abducted and murdered in Lydda by British soldiers.

Enquirles show that the only incient, In which an Arab boy had been concerned, took place on April 12, during a military "search when an Arab boy drew a pistol and tried fire at the troops. The pistol misfired and the boy ran away, but Was wounded and captured, Subsequently he told the soldiers who caught him, he had fired on the in-Structions of a certain Fakhri Maraka, who had just given him the pistol, Fakhri Maraka, who is a notorious terrorist, has accordingly been arrest cd—Wireless through Reuter.

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