ENGLAND'S POWER

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23129, 30 August 1938, Page 11

ENGLAND'S POWER

SEA, LAND AND AIR INFORMATION FOR GERMANS READINESS TO TAKE UP ARMS BERLIN. August 2"2 The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, under the heading, "How Strong England Is," published this week tho second scries of articles from London, summing up British sea, land nnd air strength. The article declares that Britain can produce 270 first-line aircraft a month, increasing to 700 a month by 1940, and, in case of war, 25,000 aircraft a year.

It also points out that Britain is stronger at sea than she was in 1914; that the fleet is now more mobile, that its main shipping routes are protected, and that the position in the Mediterranean is comparatively strong. In the final article of the series, the paper states: "Behind peace-time England stands an authoritarian England, which can become a living organism overnight. This shadow England, which shows not the faintest trace of 1914, gives Britain unparalleled fighting power." . A warning is issued that there is no doubt about tho readiness of Britons to take up arms. The article also points out that Britain's military strength is incomparably greater than it was in 1914. BRITISH CABINET MEMBERS TO CONFER British Wireless RUGBY, Auprust 28 The Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, intends to hold a meeting of all available Ministers on Tuesday. Sir Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador, has been recalled from Berlin to London for consultations.

The speech delivered yesterday by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, on the European situation, has attracted widespread attention, and his restatement of Britain's attitude is welcomed by the press. DEFENCES OF FRANCE SPEEDING-UP PLANS LONDON. August 28 The Prime Minister of France, M. Daladier, has called a meeting of the Cabinet for to-morrow to discuss measures to speed up national defence, says the Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Ho has admitted that legislation might be necessary to enforce his proposals, and in that event a prompt convocation of Parliament would be unavoidable.