London, July 27.
The Air Ministry announced last night at ie was well aware that foreign military. aircraft have been carrying out training flights over the North Sea, The announcement said it also was known that the planes, whose nationalily was not disclosed, some times Approach within sight of the English coast. Thus far, however, there have been no eases in which the foreign planes are known to have crossed English territorial limits, it was said The announcement denied that British fighting planes were employed watching the foreign manoeuvres, United Press.
LAX, Flights over France London, July 26, 'The Secretary of State for Air, Sir Kingsley Wood, in referring in' the House of Commons today to the third training Might by Royal Air Force bombers over France on July 25, said that it was hoped to be able to arrange practice flights over other friendly countries, but that he was, rot ina position at present to give any details, He added that the French Government were considering the question of French planes flying over Great Britain, and that he was prepared to consider the requests to fy over Great Britain by" other friendly countries.—Wireless through Reuter.
Washington, July 27.
President Roosevelt." "yesterday nominated Mr. Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secretary of State, 0 Jsucceed Mr. Paul V. MsNutt as US. High Commissioner for the Philippines, 'The Senate ts expected to approve /Mr. "Sayre's_ appointment without opposition. The selection in' effect Feverses the Government's tradi-{ional policy of sending a politician {o Manila as High Commissioner in reward for services rendered his Party or to prepare him for fulue advancement.
'Mr. Sayre has never been polities, although he is the son-in-Taw of' the late President Woodrow Wilson.
Filipino quarters in Washington Jereeted the nomination enthusiastleally, "Mr, MeNutt, who resigned from the Manila post recently, has been appointed chief of the "Federal Security Administration.
'A graduate of Williams College jin the class of 1909, instructor in Government and assistant to its president, and for many years a law professor at Harvard," where directed the Institute of Criminal Law, Mr. in his rain trust," and one of its least publicized members On his desk is a picture of Woodrow Wilson and the lalo Mrs, Sayre, daughter of the War Presi dent.' Now the son-in-law of the man who captained the ght for entrance of the United States into the League of Nations, but who was junable to prevail aver the mood of national self-sufficiency, has been chosen by another Democratic President as one of his principal leutenants in carrying out a policy which seeks to overcome excessive econo-mie nationalism.—United Pres New Zealand Granted £9,000,000 Credit London, July 25.
Sir Thomas Inskip, the Dominions Secretary, in the House of Commons today announced an agreement fon the financial requirements New Zealand in the United Kingdom, which had been under discussion with Mr. W. Nash, the Minister Finance for New Zealand, as well as U.S. Bombers Arrive for British Air Force Lonilon, July 29, The first supply of American bombers ordered for the Royal Air Force has arrived, The machines are capable of a speed of 246 miles an hour, have a range of 1,700 miles, can carry a crew of four, and have guns in the nose fand at the Year.
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