To the Bditor of the "Nonru-Ciina Dany News"
Si—That England was caught prepared in aerial defence, last September, has been admitted. That Eeing the case, such unpreparedness can only be attributed to either:
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Sin—The answer to your correspondent today 1s to be found in the "Dally Mirror" of November 8, 1033. "air Weakness—Sir John Simon in Paria ment saidi—"Britain has set the way In disarmament. No one can sugest that we have not reduced our armaments to the lowest point we can." Cries of "Shame" greeted Sir John's statement that Britain's air forces stood fifth among the nation think it Is to Britain's credit." replied.
It Is a policy such as that which contributed to what happened at Munich and which the much-abused Mr. Neville Chamberlain has had to shelter under his umbrella, "The inventor and: the British en gineering trades are not to be blame They have had very little encourage ment or assistance in maintaining up-to-date plant, yet, when the demand suddenly made on them for ox-Gaordinary "output they met. it such away that on May 26, 1038, Mie, Neville Chamberlain was able to make the following report in the House: of Common:
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A Report Questioned To the Editor of the Nontu-Cutna Day News, Suy—When, in his cable from Lon. jaw, your Special tes that HAMS. Dido is the first of a new class of 500 ton cruisers mounting 6 in. guns he ig slightly misinformed. Whilst she is considered the name-ship of the class, she is not the first, T know that FINS. Hermione was Jaunehed on the Clyde last May, and Tam almost certain that IMS. Naiad is already in the water as well. Moreover, these ships, of which there are eventually to be ten, will mount ten 525 in. guns in twin turrets all Jon the centre line. Their tonnage, too, Is nearer 5,200 than 5,500 and T very much doubt whether ten larger guns could be safely mounted on hat displacement, The names of "the other seven Jeruisers of this class are Bonaventure, Charybdis, Cleopatra, Euryalus, Phoebe, Scylla and Sirius The 5.25 in. gun is an unusual departure in the British Navy and our five new battleships of the King George V class each will mount sixteen in twin turrets as secondary Shanghai, July 10, centuries amongst the people on this planet. Had Europe followed Mr. Chamberlain, there would have been war in China, no blockade of British Concession at Tientsin with all that this means. A united Europe
race is to survive the need of the time i the ware, Shanghai, July 12,
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