Peiping, Oct. 19.
Eight of the few' remaining British missionaries in northern China have arrived—from Honan province, from where they were driven by the anti-British movement. All of them belong to the United Church of Canada. Meanwhile, in Peiping, there is no sign of 2 re-Jaxation in the anti-Bs'tish Jandplanes at the air base here have hitherto been confined to two squi rons of Vildebeeste bombers, as well as a few additional aircraft, The reinforcements modernize the equipment of the RAP. in the Par East. They provide, with the Sunde ind "ying battleships" and a squadron of Singapore IIT flying boats, a force capable of under faking long-range reconnaissance flights across the South China Sea as for as Hongkong, as well as adequate bombing and fighter aircraft for the actual defence of Singapore. and the Malay peninsula against al forms of attack.
The ease and rapidity with which the Singapore alr can strengthened by powerful units from overseas has been demonstrated during the Past two or three weeks, fas it was in January last year when 36 bombers, eight transport bombers and four flying boats arrived from India and Iraq for exercises, The dispatch to Singapore of Bristol Blenheim bombers via India was carried out in complete secrecy, The Singapore public did not know that the aircraft had arrived until an oficial announcement was made by the RAF. Far East Command,
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