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Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS:
TAKING CARGO FOR
ETRAITS, JAVA, Burma, ceylon, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, ` CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
AIR POWER.
THE CHINA
Naval Aviation at the Cross Roads.
MAIL.
purely aeronautical technical ad- | carriers arise, Meanwhile as large visers that all fleet aircraft must a sum of money as possible should be ship borne for at least the next be devoted annually to experiments twenty years, it is difficult to find directed towards producing large; any justification for expenditure flying-boats, capable of operating upon aircraft carriers, other than as self-contained units with the that essential for the maintenance fleet.
The perfection of such craft) of those included in the present day
should result in fricreased efficienty strength of fleets.
It is generally
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Ever since, the Armistice naval expert opinion has been devided as to the future value or otherwise of
Just as the minds' of naval ex-at decreased cost. the capital ship. The theories ad- vanced have been numerous, but in perts throughout the world are at agreed that the aircraft carrier is the main they may be placed under present exercised upon the problem an extremely vulnerable craft, which In action would require a the following headings: (a) that of selecting the most suitable type the large capital ship will always of craft to form the basis of sea special protective force, while its remain the basis of Sea Power; (b) power under modern conditions, so, cost is out of all propertion to that that the capital ship will remain one belleves, they will shortly be of the aircraft for which it is main- but that it will be greatly reduced faced with an equally important taired.
A Different Proposition. in tonnage; (e) that in face of air problem in regard to air co-opera-
The carrying of a few uircraft in craft and submarines, capital ships tion. Indeed, if naval aviation has could not hold the seas; (d) that not already reached the cross roads, capital ships and cruisers is a total- The fit- the alrcraft carrier of to-day will they are certainly within sight and ly different proposition. be the capital ship of to-morrow. some very important decisions asting of catapult launching gear No doubt there are other lines of to its future will have to be made should have no effect upon the argument bat these suffice to in- before many more years have pass-fighting efficiency of the ship, while the additional cost would in this dicate the various differences of ed.
This suggestion is based upon case be very little. If all capital opinion which exist to-day in the minds of naval experts throughout the rapid advances which are being ships and cruisers were equipped the world regarding the future of made in the development of the to carry seaplanes, air co-operation war at sea. It is not the purpose large flying-boat. Just as the gun- at a minimum of cost would always here to take sides in this particu-nery expert regards aircraft as a be assured for naval operations, no lar argument, the sole reason for portion of a ship's armament, the matter on how small a scale they If the costly car- having brought it forward being aeronautical expert may regard the were conducted.
know it to-day. that it was largely the advent of lying boat as a self-contained unit rier,
were to be abolished and all fighting ships capable of carrying catapult- aircraft which gave birth to the of the fleet having their own arma-
launched seaplanes were so equip question One opinion, however, does come Naturally the first within the scope of this article and which arises in this connection is ped, the cost of the Fleet Air that is the one which expresses the
as to whether large flying boats will Arm in time of peace would be view that the aircraft carrier of have any real future value for Reet greatly reduced. to-day will be the capital ship of co-operation as opposed to coast de- saved could then be devoted to the With this one would fence and commerce protection for development and later the provision like entirely to disagree for the sim which duties they amply proved of a large force of flying boats, one does not their worth during the war 1914 capable of operating not only for believe there will be any ships in 18. At the moment, it is impossible const defence but also with the fleet. future fleets whose prime duty will to give a definite answer to this Such boats would in fact be regard be to carry aircraft. The theory question since the future alone will ed much in the same light as that aircraft carriers will become show whether flying-boats can be destroyers. Their main duty would capital ships is, one would submit, buil: with sufficient size, seaworthi be to form a far flung scouting! screen with the fleet and, as they based upon a totally wrong concepness and range to permit them to tion of the functions and operation remain at sen for normal periods would carry large bombs and a de- It may be said now, fensive armament, they would de- of aircraft la naval warfare. Those with the fleet. who champion this theory regard with some degree of confidence, liver attacks upon the enemy sur aircraft as being the guns and ob- that developments up to the present face craft and flying-boats long be servation stations of the carrier, point to the possibility of produe- fore the main feets closed for and consequently the carrier being such aircraft. If, on the other comes a new type of battle ship hav-hand, this assumption is wrong, Marseilles. Havre, Lendin, Hamburg, ing a vastly increased range of fire then it may be stated definitely that
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Calla Djibouti..
PENINSULAR. & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL -STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
From
$.9.
Tona Hong Kong
About
1931. 9,000 20th Aug.
Noon 15.000 12th Sept.
6,800 19th Sept. 9,000 20th Sept. 11,000. 10th Oct 9,000 24th Oct. 6,500 31st Oct.
Destination.
Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-.
werp & Hall. Bombay, Marseilles & London
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Ant-
wer? & & Huli.
Marseilles & London.
KARMALA
CATHAY *+SOUDAN
+KALYAN
MANTUA †KASHMIR *IBURDWAN
*NALDERA
+KASHGAR
16,000 7th Nov.
9,000 21st RAJPUTANA 17,000 6th CORFU
15,000
Nov.
Dec.
19th
*ISOMALI
Dec. 6,800 26th Dec
Marseilles & London.
M'scilles, Ldon, R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London,
'seilles, L'ton, R'dum & A'werp. Marseilles & London.
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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
1931.
whole controversy.
the future.
plc reason
and, vision.
that
ment.
I
netion.
The money so
A Protective Screen, The aircraft carried in fighting ying-bouts will never be of any ships would probably consist of use for fleet co-operation, for the fighters and reconnaissance sea- Fighters in the cruisers simple reason that they are much planes.
Most of the theories as to the future type of capital ship, in the light of possible limitations im too large to be carried in parent would be launched as a protective aircraft, Thus to 'sum up, if screen against enemy posed by the advent of air ships.
reconnaissance scaplanes from the the flying-boat, as one believes it while emanate power,
ships would be capital will, becomes the main type of fleet in minds of sailors who float rather than from sailors who co-operation aircraft, the aircraft launched for action, reconnaisance fly. Thus in every case, surface carrier will become of little or no as and when required during the
progress of the engagement. craft are always regarded as being importance.
At The Cross Roads. a prime essential to naval aviation, and therefore, the actual aircraft It is for this reason that one assume an importance secondary to would suggest that, naval aviation the surface craft. As a result there has reached or is at least approach is a tendency to-day throughout the ing cross roads in the history of its navies of the world to expend too development, and that great cau- B.I. Apcar Line sleamers have excellent accommodation for let great a proportion of time, thought tion is now called for with regard and 2nd class passengers..
TALMA
TAKADA
+SIRDHANA
TILAWA
10,000
8th Sept. 7,000 21st Sept. 8.000 4th Oct. 110,000 14th Oct.
Calls Port Swettenham.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.. Singapore, Penang & Calcutis. Singapore, Penang & Calevtin.
Calle Rangoon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). of money expended by any great
TANDA.
NANKIN NELLORE
and money, upon the carrying ships to expenditure in connection with than upon the aircraft for which the fleet air arm. By this, one does the former exist. Any great sum not mean to suggest that existing carriers should not be kept up to Naval Power to-day upon aircraft date, both with regard to ship fit- carriers or any agreements reached tings and aircraft, or that money ul International Naval Conferences should not be expended upon the
7,000 2nd Sept. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney to add new tonnage in this class of equipment of capital ships and
1901
Soop.im 7:000 2nd Oct. 7,000 31st Oct.
& Melbourse,
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan And Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from, Australla with the following:-
The Union 8.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P.&O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suet.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and Londen via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan, June to Sept.
*NANKIN
KALYAN
+8T. ALBANS
SIRDHANA MANTUA
"BURDWAN KASHMIR TILAWA NELLORE SANTHIA NALDERA KASHGAR TALMA MACEDONIA TANDA RAJPUTANA CORFU
RAWALPINDI
NANKIN
KARMALA
1981. J
7,000 28th Aug. | Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
6 p.m. 8,000 28th Aug. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
10 p.m. 4,500 81st Aug. Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.
5'p.m. 8,000
11th Sept. Amoy, S'hal, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. 11,000 11th Sept. Shanghai, Moli, Kobe & Yokohama.
6,600 12th Sept. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 8,000 25th Sept. Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama. 26th Sept. Amoy, Mo, Kobe Osaka.
5th Oct. S'hal Mail, Kobe, Osaka & Y'bama.
The only difficulty attached to the operation of scaplanes, carried in fighting ships is picking up during an extended action. This might be overcome in war by employing suit- able merchant ships for the duty.- Major P. L. Holmes, D.S.C., in The Navy.
DOCKYARD CEREMONY.
H.M.S. Rochester Named.
The Mayorces of Rochester, Mrs. ship must, one would submit, as cruisers for the purpose of carrying George Jenner, performed the cere- sumé definitely that aircraft for aircraft. Certainly expenditure is mony of naming H.M.S. Rochester Heet co-operation must always be most essential at the moment. One at Chatham Dockyard. The vessel carrier borne. Unless the Ad-would submit however, that great was afterwards floated out of the miraities of the world can be de- caution should be exercised should dock,
finitely assured by. their expert a question of building new aircraft (Continued at foot of next Column.).
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,
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Oct. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Cast
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Osaka,
Steel
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6th Nov. S'hal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama.
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
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rigger named. A. Shipperley, of H.M.8. Rochester is sister ship to Gillingham, Jumped in and brought H.M.S. Shoreham. She carries one him alongside. McHallam received four-inch, one four-inch anti-injuries to his back..
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