There have been many rumours regarding an intensification of gunrunning into the islands, but government officials minimized its importance, Well-informed sources, however, disclosed that as many as 60 guns have been confiscated. in coe day. Presumably these would be used to carry out a foreign-fomented revolution.
Officials are concentrating all their attention en defence measures. Air raid shelters are being constructed constantly. Taxes have been increased to cover defence expenditures, and are scheduled to be increased even more. ian school to train native pilots will be opened sometime this month. The Royal Navy institute has already teen opened, and a military academy will be opened scon.
Netherlands officials have registered many private complaints that warplanes and other war materials ordered in the United States were not being delivered as rapidly as the officials here wish—United Press.
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