BRITISH STRENGTH

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1936, Page 5

BRITISH STRENGTH

ARMED DISPLAY

COLOURFUL LONDON PAGEANT,

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 9

The Lord Mayor’s show, which gives traditional opportunity for London trades and industries to stage elaborate displays was to-day turned into a purely official function, devoted entirely to armed forces.

V It was a colourful pagent of the British army and navy throughout the centuries, succeeded by an impressive display of present day services. The crowd! seemed awed by the mechanical grimness of modern warfare.

One mighty tank a terrifying monster of steel* tore up the bitumen road as it lumbered along.

"-Though the object of the show was undoubtedly to focus attention to the Government’s defence programme, large sections of the crowd appeared to find ■it powerful propaganda for peace.

LATEST ITALIAN BOMBERS

ROME, November 9

Describing Italy’s latest long-dis-tance bombers, the official organ of the Air Ministry says they can easily reach any European capital, bomb it, and return to the base without accident. Jhe bombers have, a maximum speed of 275 miles an hour, a range of 1900 miles, and can climb to 21,000 feet in twentyone minutes with a load of three_ and a half tons of bombs. The machines, which are fifty-two feet long, carry six machine-guns.