150 WARSHIPS AND 3000 AIRCRAFT

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22017, 15 February 1937, Page 9

150 WARSHIPS AND 3000 AIRCRAFT

FORECAST OF EXPECTED WHITE PAPER

(Received February 14, 9.36 p.m.) LONDON, February 14. The "Sunday Graphic" predicts that the White Paper on defence, expected on February 16, will disclose that Britain is to complete 150 warships of various types, including 11 super-dreadnoughts, in the next five years. There will be deliveries of aircraft containing' secret improvements, totalling 3000, from 1938 onwards, and reserves of ammunition and equipment for the army costing £2,500,000, to provide against emergencies.

"LIVING IN IMMINENT DANGER"

BRITISH WAR SECRETARY'S APPEAL - LONDON, February 12. The Secretary for War (Mr A. Duff-Cooper), speaking at Edinburgh, said that the most optimistic people must recognise that there was every sign of an approaching catastrophe. The announcement of the plan for defence expenditure must have brought home to people that they were living in imminent danger. Appealing for recruits, he added: "What is the good of armaments if trained men are not behind them?"

RECORD RECRUITING FIGURE

(BBiTisa orricixr. wibeless.) (Received February 14, 7.6 p.m.) RUGBY, February 12. Recruiting for the Territorial Army during January was again a record, being the best for that month in any year since 1921. Returns show that 2993 recruits were obtained, against 1192 in January, 1936, an increase of ISI per cent., and 147 recruits more than in December.