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NAVY RATINGS
GIVEN AVENUE :
FOR REFORMS
Lower-Deck Complaints To Go To Officer.
A REVIEW SYSTEM."
London, Sept., 24. Important changes affecting the methods whereby lower-deck of the British Navy may make representations regarding grievances and hardships, "are announced by the Admiralty.
men
{ly.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1932.
Heart Of America Lacks Defences
New York Accessible To Enemy Raids
EASILY ATTACKED
GUNS HAVE VALUE BUT AIR FLEET
ESSENTIAL
It is asserted by ordnance officers,
the Second
Gen. Fechet sald further that
Under the new arrangement,| the Admiralty proposes to hold,| from time to time, a Review of that anti-aircraft guns are nearly such an installation with its im- lower-deck matters, which will eight times, as, efficient to-day as mense fire might well cause replace the present system of they were during the World War, enormous casualties in New York Welfare Conferences.
writes Lauren D. Lyman. At that through falling projectiles. All the men will be entitled to time it was estimated that for
Defence Is Simple. make their representations to a every 20,000 shells fred by the
"The defence of New York City Divisional Officer, Representa- anti-craft guns there was one direct from air attack is a simple mat tions will then be considered by hit. However, the effectiveness of ter," continued Gen. Fechet. "Attach the Captain, who will have the ground defense against planes could a few well-equipped anti-aircraft assistance of other Officers, and not even then be measured in terms batteries to the Air Corps at Mit matters will be forwarded to the of direct hits, for many times the chel Field, so located as to be able Commander-in-Chief who will ap gunners were able to drive off and to defend Roosevelt, Curtiss and distract enemy aircraft even though Floyd. Bennett Fields, and depend point a Fleet Committee to con- sider all the problems collective they did not hit them
on the airmen to defend the city Some time ago Maj. Gen. Dennis from the attacking fliers. It is conteniplated the first Nolan, commanding
""The anti-aircraft would be im Review will be ordered about the Corps Area, ordered the Sixty mensely valuable to defend the fly- second Coast Artillery, stationed at ing off ground for the air force and end of 1935. — Reuter.
Fort Totten, to go into action. This would enable the air commander junit is the regular army's anti- to send all his equipment to the aircraft defense for New York City defence of the city instead of im and the metropolitan area. He in mobilising a certain amount of it formed the commanding officer, Col. for the defence of his base. This Arthur S. Conklin, that "Black system should prove immensely naval forces are now reported to
more effective than the one now in be within 50 miles of New York. vogue, would be a great saving in Two aeroplane carriers with a total men. money and equipment and carrying capacity of 50 bombard would co-ordinate these two essen- ment planes and 25 attack planes thal defence activities. air force and are known to be with the Black, (Reuter's Special Service),
fleet.
If New York should be attacked "The corps commander," the or by air, just what would the enemy's' London, Sept.. 24. ders continued, "helleves that the key objective be? The general's Competition between British enemy intend to cripple or destroy answer is. "New York's water sup Railway companies will be prac-the heavy seacoast
armament by ply." Minister of Transport formally age into the inner harbour. You tically eliminated, when the air attack prior to forcing a pas-
BRITAIN'S RAILWAY
AGREEMENTS.
Competition Virtually Abolished.
RULING UPSET.
Privy Council On Civil Case.
and not a gesture
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anti-aircraft.”
Paralysing Stroke.
could ba
in her recent bereavement, and of $696,672. But it is certain also for the numerous floral tr that the 1932 budget will show a
and attendance at the funeral of the late Mrs. Guil-surplus, the present estimate be approves the two new pooling will move those elements of your "Blast out New York's water
ing placed at $465,174, while it is schemes reached between the command which are at Fort Totten, supply," he said, "which calculated that the year will close London, Midland and Scottish New York, without delay, to rein-done through simultaneous attacks with an excess of assets over lia and Great Western Companies force the anti-aircraft defence of on the dams at Kensico and the and London, Midland, Scottish the long-range armament at Fort reserves further up state and the The China Mail.
bilities of $11,812,803, slightly and London North-eastern and Tilden, New York"
great city would be helpless. There above that on »> January Great Western Companies res- Fort Tilden lies on that sandy would be no need to smash high Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 26, 1932. 1, 1932. From all these figures, pectively.
spit across from Sandy Hook known buildings or bomb railroad stations. therefore, it will be seen that the The agreements are compre-as Rockaway Point. Col. Conklin The city would be helpless and out hensive and involve inter-run- issued the orders and the heavy of action as an "economic unit in Lestimated excess of assess overning powers, exchange of freight highspeed trucks, capable of 50 24 hours." The Budget.
liabilities will be $10,616,131. and in many cases, interavail-miles an hour with 3-inch anti-air-| Anti-aircraft experts, however, This allows the Government a ability of passenger tickets. —craft guns weighing 15,000 pounds have great confidence in their That a budget which is sound safe allowance for emergency Reuter.
each, get under way at Bayside, L. rapidly improving equipment. The and, cautious, contains little of a and the aim to maintain the sur: HONG KONG COURTS away.
I., and crossed the island to Rock new guns fire 25 rounds a minute
and have a muzzlo contentious, and is devoid of any
velocity of thing spectacular, should meet)
The Black fleet was to have been 27,000 feet a minute. This power.. represented by a plane or two, from afded by the new "director" makes with small opposition is not sur-
Mitchel Field, towing sleve targets, a very effective weapon. prising, and the satisfaction with
hut low clouds and poor visibility The director is an interesting in- which the budget was received additional taxation is intended.
intervened to prevent the carrying strument. It is a mechanical brain out of the programme.
and eye combined. At the Sperry reflects the general agreement Increases of recent years would
The manœuvre of the Sixty- Gyroscope office it is called a "Data with the Government's polley have made any further impest its judgment in the case of Tsang, by army officers as merely one small have named it the "director." About The Privy Counch last July gave second Coast Artillery is regarded Computer," but the Coast Artillery Hong Kong has been fortunate in highly unpopular, but the tax- Chuen (appellant) v. Li Po-kwal,i. escaping most of the ill effects payer has now the satisfaction of alias Li Kan (respondent), which Practice problem for a single unit this machine hinges the success of of the world depression, and knowing that, his money will be was an appeal to the Council from for New York. In the
of air defence the guns. It is as intricate as any words of piece of machinery known to Trience, while business has been retarded well spent on important works. a decision of the Supreme Court Maj. Gen. Hanson Ely, retired, when yet it can be checked instantly in
Shing Mun scheme, the Central Court. The judgment reverses the Corps Area, to Aght against planes as easily. has in no way been comparable British School, the new Civil findings of the Courts in Hong!
you need planes, Ground defence!! Automatic Control. the economic disasters in Hospital and the Kowloon Hos-Kong and finds in favour of is necessary but pretty futile." New The director is an automatic com- other countries. Latest indica-pital will not be grudged, and a Tsang Chuen..
York would need two planes for puting mechanism provided with tions point to an early recovery prompt start on these projects
every one of the enemy's ships to telescopes for tracking the target will be appreciated. The ur-findings gave a comprehensive re-
and equipped with the necessary all over the world and naturally gency of these improvements is view of the case, as well as of the properly defend the city."
Gen. Nolan's problem, however. controls for Introducing ballistic the Colony will share in the gen- apparent and it is hoped that law relating to property assign was not to defend New York City settings, making corrections for the eral improvement in trade con- the Government will expedite ar- ments and the safeguards of regis- but to protect the heavy-gun bat target under fire, cutting the fuse ditions. The Government's opti-rangements as much as possible, tration under local Ordinances.
tery which is placed to save New to coincide with the time required Many important Public works,
York Harbour from being entered for the projectile to intercept the mism concerning the estimated notably the Kowloon Post Office, News in Brief. by enemy vessels. revenue is substantiated by pre-are by necessity postponed, but
target, and firing a single gun or Need Of Planes,
the entire battery of four simul sent conditions while there is while it is desirable that these The South China Athletic Asso
items receive the earliest atten-ciation gave a dinner in honour of mer chief of the Air Corps and now every prospect of a large surplus tion they are not as pressing as the players of its winnig teams national defence editor for "Aero
Maj-Gen, James E. Fechet, for-taneously.
being accumulated in the prob- those works selected for imme
The most direct and important last night able event of the dollar remain-diate construction. Many
Digest," who has made a special data, the course, and altitude of the ing above 1/2.
changes in staff, some of an ex-
study of air defence for New York target, are obtained by tracking two The Sincere Co., Ltd, announce and other East-coast cities, out- telescopes on the director. One fol There will be some surprise at most are wisely recommended Commemoration Day, their stores poses of anti-aircraft in case of an
perimental nature, are made, but that to-morrow, being. Confucius's lined New York's problem and dilows in the horizontal plane, the other in the vertical plane. These the increased expenditure an- and should benefit the adminis will be closed for business, re-attacks.
telescopes transmit the angles of nounced for 1933, and the pessi-tration. The need for an increased opening on Wednesday as usual.
sight on the target to a stereoscopis "The present conception of de-height finder stationed near the mists consider the estimated personnel in the Medical Depart
ment has long been evident and
fence of New York City from air director, thus insuring that the revenue placed at-too high a few will cavil at the additions. to have been the cause of the death attack is all wrong and the location operators of the height. Ander will
An overdose of opium is believed figure. If the depression became A similar position exists in re of Chinese married woman, who of anti-aircraft defence at Fort keep it trained on the target: The more acute a falling-off in regard to the Police Department, was found dead by the Police at 129
Totten is in a way ridiculous, he height finder electrically transmita said. venue would be manifested, but, but it is disturbing to note the Tung Choi Street, Mongkok district,
the height of the target back to the growing cost of this branch of early this morning.
"There are not enough men or director. The necessary data o at the moment, there are better the Services The vote places
enough money or enough anti-air-wind velocity and direction, muzle grounds for believing that trade 33,149,181, or 10.15 per cent of Two Japanese Showa Yoko (24) craft guns avaliable to defend. New velocity and other allowances are will reflect a slight improvement the total expenditure, at the dis- merchant and S. Kimuno (19) York City from air attack. When I set into the mechanism of the posal of the Police Department salesman, both living at 29 Lee make this statement I am not say-director by graduated dials as it is in the immediate future even as compared with the actual ex- Tung Street Wanchal district, who ing that anti-aircraft. artillery is trained on the target. that recovery were slow. The penditure, L. $2,768,161 in 1981 were reported to be mling from not valuable or efficient; it is both, estimated revenue
to an extent, the slump locally Money for such works as the and a later decision of the Full he was in command of the Second the field for accuracy and adjusted
to
The Judicial Committee in its
M
A
for 1933 The expension of staff accounts, home on Friday night, returned it but it is Inconceivable hat any na- amounts to $84,002,575, an in- however, does not entail a very 7 pm last night, E tion can afford to crease of 11,055 over the esti
ates for 1982, and
with the
heavy burden, and it is probable
that more attention
ring
ally
and:
place
Smoke
1981 of
for