Alter 40 days and nights of con engaged in essential work will be required to leave the city.
This dispersal will greatly reduce the risk of casualties and make easier the task of the air-raid precaution workers, firemen and medical services,—Reuter, Life of Parliament London. Oct. 19.
Regarding the Prime Minister's formal notice two days ago of his Intention to introduce a Bill to extend duration of the present Parliament, is "understood the "Government's intention is to extend the statutory term by one year and afterwards by whatever further periods may necessary until the war is over.
During the last war. the life of Parliament was extended by suc cessive Acts from five to eight years general election took place before the end or the term finally prescribed. That Parliament lasted from January HI. 1911 to. November 25. 1918—
British Oficial Wireless.
4 half million dollars worth of arms in the first eight months of this year.
The heaviest purchases of both these countries also were for planes or engines and parts. The second most important war product export fed to these countries was machine uns, More than half the three million dollars spent on United States military equipment by the Netherlands East Indies went for planes and] the largest. part of Braall's expendi tures of over a million dollars also Wag spent on' aircraft.
Any one country bought tanks from the United States in the eight months, and none bought any ships, Chile was the Jone tank buyer with 8 small purchase amounting to only. $3,630. Smallest purchaser of United States armaments were the Straits Settlements with an order amount ing fo 39.12—United Press.
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