CANADA'S AIR FORCE
INADEQUACY EMPHASISED POSITION IN CASE OF WAR TORONTO. Feb. 13 "In the event of another war Canada can best aid Britain by providing specialised equipment with a quota of highly-trained personnel," said Colonel Bishop,"V.C., who was recently appointed Air Marshal of Canada, in an address to the Empire Club. "The transportation of troops in ships would bp well-nigh impossible," said Colonel Bishop. "We cannot close our eyes to the possibility of war in the near future. The Mediterranean is fraught with danger. Our Air Force is inadequate. The Government should provide a fleet of modern aeroplanes immediately."
BRITISH DEFENCE CABINET CONSIDERATION British Wireless RUGBY. Feb. 13 The Committee of Ministers which has been examining the problem of national defence is understood to have completed its investigations. The newspapers state that a special meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday, when the matter will come up for consideration. *
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22344, 15 February 1936, Page 13
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