LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 19778, 31 January 1928, Page 6

LATE CABLES

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, AMERICA’S AIRCRAFT NEEDS. WASHINGTON, January 30. (Received January 31, at 11.15 a.m.) Rear-admiral Moffett (Chief of the Navy Aeronautic Bureau, revising his recent figures, told the Naval Committee that 1,490 new aeroplanes, costing over 88,000,000 dollars, with maintenance, would ho necessary for the new aircraft carriers and cruisers. He declared that the revised figure was made necessary by replacement required in the next few years. Many obsolete ’planes would go out of service shortly. The new aeroplanoswould be built in the seven years beginning 1930, and would necessitate a total of 2,930 aviation officers and personnel.— A and N.Z. Cable. A MISSING SUBMARINE. WASHINGTON, January 30, Rear-admiral Brumsy reported to the Navy Department that submarine S 3 became separated from other submarines of the control force on January 28, 100 miles off Cape Hatteras, since when no communication has been received from her. Officials of the department emphasise that this is not unusual during bad weather conditions, and at present there is no cause for anxiety. THE GLOZEL CONTROVERSY. PARIS, January 30. (Received January 31, at 1.30 p.m.) The Committee for Prehistoric Monuments, with ‘one dissentient, decided to ask the Government to remove Glozel from the list of prehistoric sites, because it is valueless.