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THE CHINA MAIL,
BANK ENTERPRISE
LOCAL BRANCH OF "KWANG- TUNG PROVINCIAL"
AUSPICIOUS OPENING
The local branch of the Kwang-
at
1,000 KILLED
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE IN NORTH EAST PERSIA
CENTRE IN TURKESTAN
Moscow, Yesterday.
centre
THE ARMY
MAJOR GENERAL ON ITS MANY PROBLEMS
"MECHANISATION"
Major-General
C. Bonham-
tung Provincial Bank, was formally It is reparted from Askhahad Carter. Directer of Staff Duties opened for business No. 5, that 1,000 persons have been. killed in the Department of the Chief Chater-road this morning.
in villages in North-East Persia as of the Imperial General Staff, at For "joss,' a long string of the result of a violent earthquake, the War Ofice, explained resent- crackers was fired at 8 am, after whose
was in the Trans ly how far the Anny had travel- of Turkestan.-led on the road to mechanisation. which the doors of the new bank Caspian territory
Ho described the obstacles: that Reuter. were thrown open.
had been satisfactorily: surmount- ed on the way, the difficulties still to be overcome, and the problems that had yet to be solved, before the Army could be said to have passed the transitory stage and emerged the prepotent force al- ready promised.
The officials of the bank were "At Home" to visitors throughout the morning, when hundreds called to wish good luck to the new institu-1 tion, the future prosperity of which was toasted in champagne, whilst sandwiches
Ako were
daintily served.
Fraternal Greetings The Hon. Sir Shou-son
the Senior Chinese
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the amongst
first callera
at the bank this morning, as were the managers of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, the Chartered Bank,
One was impressed with the E. W. Hamilton, at the Central vibrant note of optimism which Magistracy, in connection with ex-was represented to prevail among | Chow, tradition proceedings instituted by the Imperial General Staff. Gen- member the authorities at Canton.
eral Bonham-Carter stated that a The man was alleged to have been book on Mechanised and Armour- concerned in a case of piracy and ed Formations had been prepared, kidnapping which occurred in Chin- and would be circulated among ese waters on September 24, 1926- Staff and regimental officers. The victim of the piratical attacka "Track machines," he said, "did the Mercantile. Bank and the was the "Shun Lee To" pasange boat not really start until the war of National City Bank of New York.plying between Shlubing and Kong-1914-18, so that we have only Other officials of these banks and moon.
some ten years' experience behind the other foreign banks in Hong
Chief Detective Inspector us. We already possess machines Kong also called during the mora Reynolds, who had charge of the of considerable efficiency, but we ing.
case, applied for a week's formal know that they are not the best machines we can preduce; that in remand.
two or three years' time we shall produce much better machines.
"In the present political state the world," he stated, "it would be unsound to buy-even if cne had the money-machines in we know large numbers which will be out of date in three or four years' time.
His Worship remarked that he supposed that the Police were send ing to Canton for the documents.
necessary
The heads of all the native banks also. paid their respects and the gathering was of a fraternal nature, It must be noted that the new bank, the head office of which is in
The C.D.I. agreed, and added that Canton, has nothing whatever to do with the Central Bank of China, the alleged fugitive had been arrest- which is an entirely separate in-jed and was at present held on a stitution.
local provisional warrant.
The week's remand was given.
The manager of the local branch of the Kwangtung Provincial Bank is Mr. C. C..Wu, whilst the assistant manager is Mr. K. T. Chung.
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The proposed patrol path, six feet wide, along the northern frontier of the New Territory, is to be con- structed shortly, that is, the west
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BARRISTER SHOT
Mr. Robert Wright Taylor a, London barrister, was found shot through the head at his home in Courtfield-road, S.W.
of
New Problems "Apart from the technical side, there is, too, the tactical side' which, in its way, is just as big The introduction of a problem. large numbers of Tanks of the modern variety, with great speed and circuits of action, introduces He was about 65 years of age, and had chambers in Stone-build new problems into warfare which ings, Lincoln's Inn, and a country are entirely different to those on which the majority of officers address
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of these tactical ideas." About two months ago he lost his
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The Director of Staff Duties
observed that, since continuous changes were taking place in the machines themselves, so changes were bound to take place in tac- tical thought. Consequently, the guide to training was provisional. | It was intended stimulate
to thought in the Army on the whole subject of what war would be like In the future. The had tried to lay down the principles governing the attack by armour- ed Brigades. Never before had an Army possessed a fighting unit which, while practically immune to hostile small-arm fire, could travel at several miles an hour across country and fire while ac- tually in motion. In the Tank they had got something that was neither cavalry nor artillery, but a combination of the two.
Infantry Experiments "This year," General Bonham- Carter continued. "we are having experiments to clear our minds as to what the future constitution of the Infantry Brigade should be. When we are satisfied that the. machines have reached the stage when it is sound business policy to embark on production, we shall form Armoured Brigades and modernise the infantry.
"The policy of the Army Coun cil is to re-organise the Army so as to bring it thoroughly up to date on modern lines.
to think and "Our problem is experiment now and to train our officers so that they will be able to use the more perfect machines when they are provided. But the Army cannot- change quickly. | Any attempt to precipitate mat- ters would in the circumstances lead to disaster."
The supply of food-ammuni- tion and petrol-the repair of vehicles in the field, the supply of spare parts, and medical ar- rangements are some of the more important problems that have to be approached and which dealt with by the Director of Staff. Duties
were
Having received reports to the effect that the Shanghai Municipal Council was contemplating the con- struction of road extensions in the! eastern and western districts, in Chinese territory, the Shanghai and Woosung Cendarmerie Commission. Jer, according to the vernacular papers, has addressed a letter to the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, requesting him to take this matter up again with the Consular Body In order that encroachments! may be prevented and China's] sovereign rights upheld.
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