London, May 30.
The Queen rode in a' Bren gun carrier yesterday when she visited the south coast and inspected a headquarters company of a London Scot-regiment of which she is colonel-in-chief, She rode in the carrier over the country for 10 minutes and during the journey through a well known coast village she saw something of the defences including heavy tanks at Dover. Visiting Brighton she carried through several engagements and after lunching with officers visited other coastal defences, The King yesterday visited the dry land "ship" H.M.S. King Alfred which is the Navy's training school for candidates from the lower deck for the rank of officers, The King saw hing done " fashion" in this establishment where more than 6,000 officers have been produced, Acknowledging the cheers from a crowd gathered to witness his arrival, the King smiled when a woman called out, "What about the old Bismarck now?"
Later he inspected a company of "wrens"—women's naval auxiliaries.
—Reuter, Traffic in Boys Malaya Curbed London. May 30.
The question of traffic in boys in the Straits Settlements was raised the House of Commons yesterday. M Arthur Creech Jones. Labour member for the Shipley Division fo Yorkshire, asked whether legislative steps were being taken in the Straits Settlements to prohibit traffic in boys who were sold for employment outside the territories.
Mr. George Hall. Under-Secretary of State for Colonies. replied that inquiries by the Straits Government in collaboration with the authorities of Hongkong had shown that since the extension of the Sino-Japanese hostili: fies to South China there had been traffic of some extent in boys from China ports to Malaya The Straits Settlements Government had decided that preventive steps must be taken and Lord Mayne. Secretary of State for Colonies. was at present awaiting the Governor's reccmmendations.—Reuter-
America Constructing 851 Ships Washington, May 30.
A high source told the United Press today that the United States, at present was building or had contracted for the construction of 851 sea-going vessels.
Of this number only 60 were being built specially for Britain, although an additional 422 vessels. which were Ordered under the emergency programme, probably would be-widely utilized for Britain when they would be completed, this source added.
The present total building programme includes 603 freighters, 30 passenger ships, 165 tankers and 88 miscellaneous and undisclosed craft.—United Press.
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