New York. Sept. 1.
A summary of last week's defence developments shows that the United Corporation to build 17,000 Navy airplane engines—the largest order of its kind ever made in the United States is moving with fair speed along the road to prepared ne:
The Senate passed the Burke-Wadsworth Conscription Bill requiring the registration of men between the ages of 21 and 31 for a year of compulsory military service. The bills passage by the House of Representatives was predicted by next Friday.
The Senate also passed the "Total Defence" Bill authorizing the expenditure of over U.S:$5,000,000,000 for the construction of 18,000 ail planes, 200 warships and the complete mechanization of a land force of 1,200,000 men. This bill is also scheduled for final passage by both houses after a joint conference, probably next week.
In addition to the above measures, the Secretary of War, Colonel Frank Knox, announced that he had agreed to a plan for the United Aircraft State:
The War Department, at the same time, awarded contracts for 687 combat planes and contracted with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation for 20,000 aircraft motors.
President Roosevelt gave added impetus to the hemispheric defence programme by signing the measures empowering "him to mobilize 395,000 National Guardsmen and Army reservists for one year's intensive military-training. These men may be sent anywhere within the Western Hemisphere or to United States territories possessions, including the Philippines, during their period of training, Another important defence development last week was that the joint United—States-Canadian defence alliance became an actuality with the joint board holding its first meetings—United Press. failed to do so.
Several others were detained in the harbour.
Despite the bad weather a few robberies were reported in the afternoon and evening.
Five men, one armed, broke into a Chinese home at 79 Connaught Road at 1 p.m. but the value of the booty they carried away was unknown. Four men visited 20 South Hsiang Foong Loong at 5.25 p.m. and stole $1,200. Another four men, two urined, stole eight watches from a shop at 1211 Robison Road shortly before 5 pin. At 8 p.m three men robbed a rice shop at 136 Hanbury ra of $255 in Chinese currency and y 85.
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