Admiral Leahy indicated to the President. that the first necessity in strengthening American defences was the revision of the Vinson-Trammell Forty-eight comrades responded to the call for a blood-transfusion last night when Det. Sub-Insp. J. MePhee was shot six times by Chinese ba while leading a party of S. M. up a narrow flight of stairs in a raid yesterday afternoon at 445 p.m. in Kiaochow Road near Robison Road. The raid was carried out to arrest men suspected of Five shots struck Inspector Mebhie in the legs and one, striking his neck, went up against the jaw bone and out through the side of his head. He was immediately to the Country Hospital and, although he lost a amount of blood, it was reported last night that' his condition was "fair" The wounds are thought to. be not fatal.
Two others were injured in the protracted. gun battle between ihe bandits and the police.
One Chinese detective was shot in the foot and. one Chinese woman received a wound, it was at a cocktail party given to Supt, J. Sinclair, who is retiring, last night at the Police Club in Foochow Road, that a call was made for volunteers to act as donors in the Act and authority for additional naval construction, He recommended leaving the details and types of the new warships to be decided later.
Mr. Hull meanwhile was understood to have advised the construction of two new battleships in addition to the two now under construction and the two provided for in the 1949 budget estimates. He was represented as believing that the construction of new warships would be the most effective method of impressing Japan with the fact that the United States is determined to maintain her rights and interests in the Orient even if she is forced to fight for them, Anti-Alrcraft Strength In addition to the huge warplane construction plans also under consideration, the Army and Navy both have advocated the construction of adüitional anti-aircraft guns for both services, it also was learned to-day.
Mr. Edison reported to Mr, Hull his approval of an, enlarged naval construction programme as America's answer to worldwide armament and incidents involving America in the Far East.
He also submitted a report of an oí the Government by private investigation regarding steel prices
tions. The report indicated that private companies were sei the Government steel for wars Photo by courtesy of Dr. N, Eskolund.
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