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The China Mail happened, apart from the war, had been a brilliant series of solo fights, quite beyond the reach of Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1934 popular, imitation. In the three years since that was written, however, the industry of civil aviation has received a very great| impetus Seeing, moreover, that
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HERE, THERE
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MILITARY EXERCISES
OUT OF DATE
JULIUS CAES AR' TACTICS
A WASTE OF TIME
UNREALISTIC CONDITIONS
(By Major-General J. F. C. Fuller)
The question of cost was present In the minds of the Samuelite Li- berals when they met recently. They had to decide whether to approve the plan of Sir Herbert Samuel to |run 400 candidates at the next elec
London. landed from an experimenta) craft. tion, or accept the motion, of Bir
HE importance. of such com-For infantry, lorries and horses,
air this, may Charles Hobhouse to fight only Force operations as the one which enough; yet, seeing that Messrs. those seats which they think they terminated in Yorkshire last Vickers Armstrong, several years can win.
month, cannot be exaggerated, be- ago now, produced an amphibious The decision was taken by the cause inhabiting an island as we tank which could propel itself Executive of the National Liberal do every overseas expedition must from ship to short and under pro.. be a combined one. This, the first tection of its armour fight ma- Federation.
of such exercises, is as important chine guns on the beach, why was Sir Charles Hobhouse's proposal historically, as the first Army not one bought and tested out? was defeated.
£200,000 BILL
It costs on an average £600 candidate to fight an election. Samuelites, therefore, meditate "a bill of £200,000.
Manoeuvres, held in 1871, yet it No, Such operations as, these has proved almost as cking in wll not do, the public who pays interest; because, whilst then the for them deserves something bet attacking army was not allowed to ter. The preliminary notes strike be defeated, in this exercise the the right note when they inform for a opposing forces were so, arranged us "As the assistance and co- The that the invader could not be re-operation of the Navy and R. A. F. is necessary, to put the Army on pulsed,
Whilst the defender was allotted land from which the R. A. F: cun They are not rich, and they can a brigade of infantry supported by operate." A ship is a mechanised not dip into the Lloyd George fund. B regiment of cavalry, a field conveyance, so also is an Headquarters have been looked to brigade R.A., a detachment of an plane, yet the link in between, in the past to provide the money. armoured car company and one the Army, is to-day far more per- Local associations, knowing they fight of aeroplanes, the attacker vious to projectiles than Caesar's might look in vain, have been sav had a division of infantry, two legions were 1989 years ago.
field brigades R.A., one: Right|| For Buch operations as this ex- Some, it is said, have the money battery, one company of tanks, five ercise was based upon, we do not ready; some; are getting it in squadrons of aeroplance, the whole want a multitude of men in the others will still have time to pass being based on 43 ships of war. Arst Alght of Invasion. We want the hat round before fight.
ing up.
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-The Sign' Mistress: "So you think your young man's intentions are serious?""
to let me pay when we go out.”
Maid: "Yes, ma'am. He is beginning
Willing. Is the Word
Unrealistic Conditions
aero-
Surely the first and basic pro- the smallest possible force and blem we want to solve is: Is such the most powerful conveyed in Your Daily Smile! an operation, when moderately the fewest possible number of
strongly opposed and especially by ships. And the only way to at Professor in Physiology: "This aircraft, a practical operation? If tain these three essentials is morning we will consider the heart, it is, then let us exercise ourselves through mechanisation. liver, kidney, and lungs.
Tired Student: "Just another organ
in inter-communications for all
Gallipoli's Lesson recital"
we are worth. If it is not, then,| At Gallipoli we were taught a Jeven should we cultivate the lesson which we seem to have Movie Fan Abroad
technique of an Edison and a forgotten, the danger of landing. Guide (proudly): "And this this Marconi combined, it is a waste of Infantry in open boats, which dan- At the recent launching of the advance in such a matter is is the Castle of Sternfels."
Tourist: "Test" What picture was future will an
money. When and where in the ger has since 1915 been vastly in- new Cunarder, the Queen Mary, usually in geometrical progres-
invasion be met creased by the development of air- the closing words of King sion, there is no saying what it built for y
Guide: "But my dear lady, this by only one flight of Army Co craft Cannot our military dis- George's address were: "May her may not be realised before all-schloss was erected in 1392,"
operation aeroplanes? Presum astrous landing, operations which Tourist: life among the great waters other three years have passed.
"Well, I'm not familiar ably in our own country, for in we..have attempted in the past, spread friendship among the na-Flying has its dangers, to the in- with many of those early films."
this exercise the defender in that the Army is the weak link? tions." Many thinkers have feltdividual and to the world. It
habited Yorkshire.
Obviously the "difficulties in exactly such hopes when consi- behoves us to do all that we can
such operations are: Arst, the im- dering the means, so rapidly-im-to develop its benefits.
Not that the task will be an proving in these days, of world-
Yet in fairness it must be said mense targets the convoy of tran-. wide intercommunication. In easy one either in this res
that the originators of this exer sports and its naval escort offer particular, the inventions of our pector in the other spheres of
cias realised this; for in the preto air attack, and secondly, the own time have suggested new universal pacification. We only
Himinary Notes issued we read landing of infantry in face of possibilities. Mr. E. T. Fisk is prepare disappointment for our not the only man, who sees in selves if we ignore the obstacles. one of the monkeys is so intemet tinuous air attacks....would pro which from a specially construct- that "to attempt to carry out machine-gun fire. The only prac "Let us go to the circus, they say landing in face of heavy and cou
tical answer to this problemi is the amphibious tank, a machine wireless a factor of great poten- After all, it is not diverse lan-that he does the work of three men." tial influence upon international guages that cause national traits "And you call. that smart!" ex- bably lead to disaster." And as thought, with behind it the intri- to, differ. The reverse. is. the claimed the other,
It will most certainly do so, why, ed vessel like a large steam- guing conception of a common case; therefore, we need not ex-
then, attempt it with much the whaler, can take from ship to sea language being evolved.
pect that even the most success-
same forces as we used at Gallipoli in a minute or two,, and under in 1915.
cover of night propel itself to The two main convictions ful Esperanto is capable, in it- which occupy
the minds of self alone, of imposing universal
On September 10, the skeleton shore, crawl up the beach, des- thoughtful ihen to-day are uniformity. Nor is it in all cases
5th Division embarked at Hull-introy the enemy's machine-guns that peace must be maintained true that meeting and mingling
theory 150 miles overseas, which and occupy an area which can ra- unless civilisation is to perish, with foreigners removes all dis-
operation, in actual fact, would pidly be turned into an air base. and that the only way by which like. Unfortunately, in a certain
have taken at least two days. At Why not try this out under that can be achieved is the pro- number of cases, dislike is there-
nightfall, it sailed, and a day realistic conditiong and wedge in by either actually begotten or motion of
break, on the 11th, the landing took as much Inter-communication as greater confidence
Tact, among the peoples of the earth. considerably increased.
place. The timings here are ob possible. But no, this would be forbearance, understanding -- If more frequent contacts, both
viously fantastic and governed by too original, there is no prece physical and mental, can accom- these are not machine products;
cost, for no large convoy of trans, dent for it so back to Julius Cae- and without them, mechanism plish this, then every instrument
port, under escort can steam 150 car and beyond. which makes intercourse closer itself is but an added menace to
miles, in eight hours. It would be may be welcomed, not merely for needed in those who seek to at the China Command Head-anch a distance in twenty-four
Its possessors. Infinite patience Several changes, will be effected exceedingly fortunate to cover CORRESPONDENCE its own sake, but also for the reform either themselves or their quarters during the coming troop Though this unreality certainly. bridge it builds between com-
fellows munities mutally, estranged.
the patience which is ing, season.
flummoxed the invaded, it can. That such approaches should ahead to, visualise the growing Arriving on the first treppshirealistic conditions in which to
to look prepared
sufficiently
scarcely be said to have provided he possible is, in theory at least, up of a nobler race, trained on which left Southampton on Detaber test out the invader's system of jobvious Take the new portent the ethic of a world citizenship. 3 and is dae here on November 9, Inter-communications.. of civilian aviation, which is ra-But that will not be accomplish-will be. Captain G. W. P. Kim, of In this vaculty of danger and pidly covering Europe, and large ed in a single generation. If the the Army Education Corps, who is parts of ther territory, as well, forces of evil break bounds again relief for Capt. P. S. Cannon, Com-city the laboratory tent was with a network of transport faci and lay hold of the new means of mand Education Officer.
made. There was no enemy jam jlities. These systems are not devastation which science has
ming of wireless, no enemy bomb. only noteworthy for the unpre provided, it may never be ac
On. H. T. Somersetshire which lang, and through force of opposite cedented speed they have impart-complished at all. The world due on November 22 will be Major on the beaches. The three.com- priced seats, ed to travel, but for the manner stands probably at a crisis, to-0. R. P., Roupell. V.C., of the Eastmanders could chat to one another Admittedly the shape of the in' which they are bringing close-day, and that crisis is in essence Surrey Regiment, who will take in a homely way; yet in actuality
CHINA COMMAND APPOINTMENTS
Capt. Kim To Relieve Capt. Cannon
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TROOP SHIP DUE ON NOVEMBER 9
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have
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The Searchlight Tattoo
[To the Editor, "China_MAIL"}
Sir, I would be grateful if you would permit me to use your columns to, dippek an erroneous im pression which appears to be pre- valent that a good view of the forthcoming Military Tattoo will not be obtainable from the lower
Happy Valley is difficult. ↑ And, of course, the best view of the per-"
of together the representatives a moral one. All the more, rea over duties as G.S.0. Il, vice Major all risked being precipitated into ground at Sookunpoo (which, in- of different nations. Many are son, then, to strengthen, the K. P. Atkinson, and Col, St. G. Haden by the explosion of one well cidentally, many people do not aware, both from their reading hands of those who teach wisely Kirke, D.S.D., who, will relleve Col aimed air bomb. As not ever seem to know is just East of of newspaper articles and still the way of co-operative security. S. Boyd as Chief Engineer. more from intimate private cor- By speech, the vehicle of thought, It has been decided by the War Army, co-operation, aircraft are respondence, of the scenes which can the nations come to know Office at Home to place the 8thnot exactly efficient bombers, onformance, as a whole, will be had take, place daily at Croydon and one another not at their worst, Heavy Brigade and the H.K.SRA the whole the intercommunication from, the higher priced seats. But ather great centres of aerial ar-but more probably at their best. under one Commander, and Lieut. Part of the scheme seems to it must be remembered that the rival and departure. A dozen It is worth some effort.
been a success. The main lesson the move from one end of the performers will be continuously on Col. A. B. Hearle, D.S.O., will arrive learned was that under pre- POHOLATUM languages may be heard in as
here on the Somersetshire to take arranged peace conditions victories arena to the other; and the Pro- over that appointment.
to-day are as easy to win in York-ducer (Major J. Griffin, D.S.O., Lieut. Col. H. G. Seth-Smith will shire as they were in Aldershot In The Lincolnshire Regiment) has been at great pains to ensure that arrive here on the Dorsetshire to 1871.
the various items of the Pro- take over duties as Brigadier-in- Army's Weak Link
gramme will be seen to the best this is bound to have an effect in Kiangsu Launches New recently vacated by Brigadier . B. to land but to talk, one of the sub- The size of the arena itself is so
Charge-of-Administration/ a post Though the main object was nut advantage by all spectators. Rowan Hamilton, DS.O, M.C., who sidiary objects was to "illustrate small that all spectators cannot was invalided Home,
the importance of tactical sur-täil to have an excellent view this business is still in its infancy. Now that the period for the
The Somersetshire will also bring prise."
May I take this opportunity of General Seeley, in his book registration of opium addicts into the Colony the Royal Welch How was it attempted? suggesting that spectators, abduld. "Fear and Be Slain" published in Klangsu has expired, the provincial Fusiliers who under the trooping The infantry were conveyed in bring small cushions with them, 1981, expressed the opinion that government authorities have launch-programme, are replacing the open boats, much the same as used The Stends are only temporary and aviation had "stuck," that the ed a rigorous camp agalust South Wales Borderers, The Borby Julius Caesar when he came to 21⁄2 hours on a hard seat is a long once expected taking to the air unregistered smokers.
penalty derers will be posted to Rawalpindi, this country in 55 B.C. A 10-ton time, k
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Remember, too, that the whole
CONTROL OF OPIUM ADDICTS
Campaign
on a general scale had not been for those arrested will witnessed, and that all that had months". Imprisonment.
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be sir leaving Hong Kong on the Somer tank, two light tanks, a 8-ton, Ca -F. P. NOSWORTHY, COLONEL,
setshire.
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Committee)