Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

ended MARCH 49,
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Great Britain.-Recent reports indi-
cate that, after a discouragingly slow
start, British industry is now rapidly
recovering from the effects of the
strike year. The February iron and
steel outputs exceeded those OF April,
1926, the month preceding the coal
strike, the steel output, indeed. being
the greatest since April, 1924. The
February coal output was equal to
that of last April, coal export almost
up to that of last April. The textile
industries seem to be doing well. Un-
employment is decreasing rapidly, the
total of registered unemployed on
March IL being only 81 900 above
that of a year previous.
The great new British combine of
chemical and dyestuffs concerns is
known as THE Imperial Chemical In
dustries." 1t includes Drummer Mond
& Co, the Nobel industries and the
United Alkali & British Dyestuffs Cor
poration, and it has an authorized cap
ital of f65 ,0O0, 900. The development
is considered significant, though one
swallow does not make a Summer.
The naval estimates call for a total
appropriation of f58, 900. The fol-
lowing new ship construction is con-
templated One class A cruiser two
class B cruisers, one fiotilla-leader,
eight destroyers, six submarines and
two mine-speepers. However. it would
seem that construction is conditioned
upon the results of the American
British Japanese naval conference.
The two new airships a-building will
each be able to transport a complete
squadron of airplanes and 100 armed
men to South Africa in days; to
India in z; to Australia in IL. In pre-
senting the air estimates, Sir Samuel
Hoare told how airplanes quickly sup
pressed tribal uprising in India last
year. The bombs drove the tribesmen
into caves and the fieas in the caves
forced them to come out and sur
render.
Britain is STOPPING pretty low for
allies.
There is a faint indication, no more
| than that, that the policy of the gov
eminent toward Russia or it's policy
| toward China, or both, will be so seri'
ously challenged that Mr.. Baldwin
will see fit to hold general elections
| on one of those issues or on both, with
| view to freer hand.
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POrtugal.-A plane commanded by
Maj. Beires. Portuguese aviator, took
| off from one of the Bissagoe Islands,
| a little off Bolama, on the coast of
! Portuguese Guinea West Africa), at
| about s pm. on March &c. and ar
rived at the Island of Fernando
Noronha, about 270 miles from the
| Brazilian coast. at about 10 am. the
18th. The major had hoped to make
| 1t to Natal without a stop, but a
| strong head wind rendered it doubt
! full that his remaining gasoline would
| be sufficient. Maj. Bieres hopes to
| circumvolate the planet via Southern
| Pacific Islands. He started from Lis
bon on March 2 and planned to get
| around in 80 days but for sundry rea-
sons he is considerably behind his
| schedule.
administration dispatches allege
that vigorous preparations are afoot
| Tor an invasion Of Albania from
across the borders of Jugoslavia by
Aipanlan malcontents, actively as
sisted by certain Jugoslav elements,
ana clandestinely assisted by the Bel
grade government itself, the object
being to overthrow Ahmed Zogu
! president and in effect dictator of Al
| Danla. III would seem that, should
Albania be dangerously invaded, Italy
| would be obligated. under the terms
OF the recently concluded Rome
Ilrana treaty. to intervene on behalf
OF the status quo" and in view of
JugosiaV sentiment. that might mean
no end of howdy-do. The whole
| Albanian situation smells briskly of
nuggermugger intrigue, cupidity and
ancient wrong" the in.so.ma anyways
admirable Albanian people being vic.
inns OF their geographical position
and the conflicting interests OF
stronger nations. The new develop
ments call for anxious watching.
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China.-Conflict of dispatches leaves
US quite to seek as to the military
situation in China. The communica
tons of Chang Tsung Chang, the new
lord of Shanghai lin alliance with
sChang Tso Linz are or are not seriously