THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1936
BRITAIN'S SEA POWER TO-DAY
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Recent correspondence in the London press has shown how important, it is to settle this matter definitely, and it never can be satisfactorily settled un- der a system which conflicts with the fundamental princi- ples of administration and com- mand.
Another very important ques- tion which is perplexing the country to-day is the value of a battleship and its vulnerabili- ty to air attack.
We have recently been asked:
PO-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND to believe that some experi-
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and
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ments which were carried out 15 years ago against an obsolete
battleship. lacking modern deck and under-water protection, were proof that the; battleship was doomed. As a matter of fact, that battleship withstood two days' intense bombing from a low altitude so satisfactorily that the experi- ment gave proof to the contrary.
One Naval Correspondent has since given an interesting
account of recent
Marsha Wilhelm Goering. Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Prussian Premier, nurses his pet lion cub in a fatherly fashion at his Berlin home.
American have destroyed our lightly pro- WAFD TRIUMPH
tests, which, like the exhaustive tected convoys. the safe experiments which have been arrival of which the very life of
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS carried out by our Admiralty the country and the armies
5.8
30th May.
6th Jane
13th June 7,000 20th Jane
17,000 27th June 14,500 11th July
4
Destination.
Similar Tests
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham-nəval weapons.
burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hail. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham- Rotterdam, Antwerp burg,
its pre-war
IN EGYPT
Elections
NAHAS PASHA TO BECOME PREMIER
in co-operation with the Air fighting abroad depended. Ministry. have concluivsely The restoration of our Mer- Sweeping Victory At proved that a battelship has less chant Service to to fear from the heaviest bombs prosperity is a matter of ex- dropped from the air than from treme urgency. Heary sub- sidies paid to foreign vessels and navigation laws which dis- No doubt other naval Powers criminate against our shipping
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL & Hall. have carried out similar tests: have placed a grievous handicap Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Cairo, To-day. Japan has modernised all her upon our Mercantile Marine. Marseiles, Havre, London, Han capital ships at
Although the definite results of immense ex- Unemployment At Sea burg. Rotterdam, Antwerp & Bull
the Egyptian Parliamentary elec The unemployment among its tions on Sunday are not yet avail- Bombay, marselles & London.
pense, and Germany. Italy and France are all building great seamen, which has affected the able, an overwhelming victory of Marseilles & London.
Haz-capital ships although their entry of young men and boys: the Nationalist Wefd London,
Party burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull fleets operate mostly in narrow our shrinking fishing popula- already sasured. In the 145 con Bonbay, Marseilles & London.
6,000 18th July Marseilles,
Тола
From Hong Kong
About
RAJPUTANA **BHUTAN
17,000 16th May 5,000 23rd May
CHITRAL
*BEHAR
KANPURA
15,000 6,000
17,000
**SOUDAN
RAWALPINDI CORFU *BURDWAN
RANCHI
NALDERA
"SOMALI
KAISER-I-HIND.
11,000 22nd Aug.
RAJPUTANA
CHITRAL
RANPURA
RAWALPINDI
17,000 15,000 17,000 17,000 17th Oct.
5th Sept 19th Sept. 3rd Oct.
Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London.
Marsailles à London.
CORFU
CARTHAGE
Cargo only.
† Calls Casablanca.
17,000 25th July 16,000
8th Aug. 6,000 15th Aug.
Marseilles & Londen
Marseilles, Havre,
Landon
-****
burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. Bombay Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
14,500 31st Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London, 14.500 28th Nov. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Calls Tangier all vessels may call at Malta,
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo tu istanbul, Piraens, Symma and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Rhedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA
TILAWA
SANTHIA TALMA
SIRDHANA SHIRALA
10,000 9th May 8,000 27th May 10,000 6th June 9,000 20th June 8,000 4th July
APCAR
Singapore,
Pert Swettenham, Penang. Rangoon & Calcutta.
waters and they are fully alive lation, and the present shortage stituencies of which
is
the results
to the value of air power. of British merchant shipping, are already known, the party had Continental nations have vast including tankers, are mat-lelected no less than 118 candidates. numbers of aeroplanes, great ters which are causing The new Parliament will meet conscript armies and strong grave concern
those on Friday to appoint the Regency fortifications to defend their who had experience during the Council. In the question of ap- pointing two-fifths of the Senate
to
between
reached
the Premier and the
completely
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Pres. Taft
Pres. Hoover Pres. Pierce
Sam, May 6 Pres. Jefferson Midnight May 8 Sa.m. May 16 Pres. Jackson
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Genes and Marseilles
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TOWER RELIC FOUND Structure Of Old Drawbridge
frontiers-unrestricted by dis-last war of bringing essential armament treaties. We have suppies into the country. none of these things, and yet we We never had enough vessels members, which is a prerogative go from one Naval Conference then, when we had a far larger Premier Ali Maher Pahsa as Re- of the Crown and therefore of to another and permit nations proportion of the world's ship- to whom sea power is in no way ping than we have to-day, and sent, an agreement was vital to limit our freedom to we were dependent upon the build the ships and types of assistance of neutral vessels, leader of the Waid Party, Nahas ships we need for our security. Their crews had to face the Pasha, after the British High Com- Our frontiers are the sea, same kind of risks as those of missioner had declared that Bri-
Įtain would observe and if our Empire is to survive our ships, and bravely did so, SAILING 5 |
in this troubled world it is but they may not be prepared neutral attitude in this matter, as essential for Great Britain to to do it now, under the threat well as in the question of the Re-
flect maintain a supreme
gency Couricăl to of air attack
Prince All Pasha will resign from HK. guard her sea communications. It was found, also, that our
Mobile Fortresses
western and south-western the Regency immediately after the mobile ports had not adequate facilities appointment of the Regency Coun Battleships are 'our fortresses. under
ofito deal with the immense ci. Nahas Pasha will then take which all subsidiary vessels amount of shipping required to over operate; and as long as our supply the country, and we had Ocean Service
to continue to send ships up thei and maintain powerful battleships Channel and the East Coast, RELIC OF AMUNDSEN on the threshold of our trade notwithstanding the risk and
the public entrance to the Tower routes it would be folly to neg risks will be enormously in-longed to the famous Arctic ex- the losses they incurred. These The chronometer which once be-
of London have brought to light lect to build ships which could
prost of $665.72 on the the masonry structure of an su- fight them on equal
creased by the threat of air plorer. Amundsen, has been given years working was shown at the cient drawbridge. It crossed an They are sure
attack, and it may well be im-to the Moscow All Union Arctic annual meeting of the Hong Kong extension of the moat made equipped for. modern warfare possible to use the Port of Lon-Museum. The watch was present Philharmonic Society, which was surround the Lion Tower, which than our 22-year-old battleships don to bring vulnerable" mer-ed by Amundsen in 1920 to one of held last evening at the St. John's formerly stood at the spot.
within reach which we are at last modernis-chantmen
of the residents of the Ayan Island Cathedral Hall.
A subsidence caused, by Febru of the Chukotka Coast.
A number of interesting sug-lary's heavy rains led to investiga- gestions were put forward at the tion. The small area first opened meeting. Among them was a revealed a pier of masonry, the
Now is the time to
cover
Australia & New Ze sitential enemies outd
lands of Sunshine and Romance.
"Down Under" you will feel a new being and even if you are not inclined towards Surfing, Fishing, Shooting or Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty to offer you.---including 25/- fuz your pound.
On the way down your life aboard" will be as you wish, quiet or hectic fer the E. & A. will humour your every whim
And by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Cabins and there is of course A Sun Deck Swimming pool, an Orchestra and a fine Laundry.
A Surgeon and Stewardess are at your disposal and last but not- leext-we had almost-forgotten-the cuisine will set you listening eagerly for the goaz*
Regular Monthly Sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan and Hong Kong to Australia.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Co.'s Steamers
to the United Kingdom via New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and The P. & 0. Branch Service of Steamers to London vis Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Ca's Steamers for
London via Panama Canal
Southampton and
terms. to be better
Oil And Grain Reserves
the Government.—Trans-
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
PROFIT SHOWN FOR YEAR
A
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS could not operate within range from European bases, across control of naval aviation, but bands and enliven
TANDA
NANKIN NELLORE
7,030
5th June
7,000 3rd July Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, 7,000 1st Aug.
Melbourne & Hobart
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
TANDA
"SOUDAN
RANPURA
TALMA .. RAWALPINDI
SIEDHANA NANKIN
*EURDWAN CORFU SHIRALA
7,000 10th May Shangbai & Japan. 7,000 12th May Shanghai & Japan - 17,000 14th May, Shanghai & Japan. 10,000 14th May Amoy, Shanghai & Japan, 17,000 28th May Shanghai & Japan.
8,000 28th May Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 7,000
4th June Shanghai & dapan. 6,000 70th June Shanghai & Japan. 14,500 11th June Shanghai & Japan.
8,000 11th June Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.
ALL DATES are approximate and sub-
joct to alteration without notice. All Cabins "All's well
are fitted with Electric Fans or Punks Lotivre ystem. Steamers on London and Ang- tralian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Par.. cels measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to Noon
on the
PaO
Excavations made just inside
to
ing at enormous cost-a most hostile aircraft. uneconomical proceeding.
The actions off Coronel and This all points to the urgent| the Falkland Islands proved need of building up reserves of satisfactorily settled. A proper proposal that an orchestral sec-top surface being some 4ft below that unilateral reduction in the necessaries such as grain and judicial inquiry seems to betion of the Society be formed the ground level. offensive and defensive quali-oil, storing them in safety the only solution, in order that which could give performances The site of the drawbridge is in- ties of ships would be as dan-against air attack, and develop-facts and not personalities shall apart from the feature production dicated où a survey of the Tower gerous as unilateral disarma-ing without delay the means be the deciding factor in moak of the year, and could be taken made in Stuart times, which the ment. Nevertheless, we are for supplying the country, ifing such a vital decision."
part in by those less interested in present discovery confirms. continually told in Press and necessary through the West The evidence of those who stage productions. Parliament that battleships, are Coast ports, which can only be are responsible for, and
Up to a century ago the Lion whe Another was redundant and useless,
that the Society Tower housed and approached by enemy aircraft) wish to perpetuate,
the Royal men- the dual form quartets, sextets, or similar agerie, which began in 1235 with of powerful bombers based on hundreds of miles of hostile who hear no responsibility for
the pro-three leopards presented to Henry Neither country, where they would be naval efficiency or the exercise that the Society stage the annual
A third was III. enemy's coast. dydney could they have operated, with-subiect to attack from our air-of sea power, could then be out still greater risk, within craft and our anti-aircraft de-taken and weighed against the
production 00 two successive SEVERAL INJURED range of the immense fortifica-fences.
evidence of the Government's Saturday nights and one tions that Germany constructed These are not insuperable naval advisers. They not only night, rather than on three con-
Scenes At Fascist to protect her bases.
difficulties, and if taken in time have
exhaustive experiment secutive nights as The Heligoland fortifications would greatly diminish the and practical experience to been the practice,
Meeting alone must have cost more than risks and lighten the task of guide them, but also bear all a division of battleships, but the Navy should war break out, the
and responsibility
are RESTORATION IN a Fascist meeting in Fulford Hall, there was no need for the Grand Certain
other oustanding thoroughly dissatisfied with the Fleet ever to go near Heligo- questions remain unsettled, hampering conditions under AUSTRIA land, and it exercised command such as those connected with which they have been forced to of the sea from a base several the dual firing of ships and the work. hundred miles away.
an
a
a
Enquiry Needed
ап
grammes of Z.B.W.
other
has formerly
Several persons were injured at
Hull, last month.
Sir Oswald Mosley was to have spoken, but did not attend owing,
duenza.
Hapsburg Property To it was stated, to an attack of in-
Be Returned
His place was taken by Mr. John Beckett, a former Socia list M.P.
** CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Viesina, To-day.
and
possibility of obtaining suffi- Blockade Maintained cient oil from coal. It is im-
I think the Government would) Under its cover armed mer-portant that the taxpayer, who be, well advised to set up chantmen patrolled in
will have to find the money for impartial committee of men mid- Atlantic and maintained
the restoration of our defences, whom the country trusts-free
Mr. Beckett objected to inter- blockade which proved Ishould be satisfied that
the from political and Service bias
ruptions and told the audience. stranglehold on Germany and Government are pursuing the to carry out an enquiry into The first practical result of the that Communists present were contributed to the ultimate vic- right policy with regard to the this and other controversial law passed a year ago authoris cowards hiding behind the skirts tory; and anti-submarine mea-revival of our sea power.
ing the restoration of the family of women. Immediately several questions. sures were developed which Lord Beatty's Demand
Sir Thomas Inskip, the new possessions of the house of Haps- men jumped to their feet For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc..apply submarine menace
eventually defeated the German Only a month before he died Minister for the Co-ordination urg-Lorraine, which were former rowdy scenes followed.
Lord Beatty, wrote in a letter to of Defence, is well fitted to confiscated by the State to pro- Moreover, it was the presences London paper, with reference preside over a judicial commit
out of which those out of which the restoration of the of the battleships of the Grand to the dual control of naval tee for this purpose, and I am wounded in the world war should confiscated fortune would be paid. Fleet in
convinced that its findings be compensated, is about to follow
As a considerable amount the North Sea which prevented 200 BUILDING/CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG the egress of powerful capital through the Press nor Parlia- misconceptions and satisfy the the Federal Chancellery, that or stall intact, the restitution process sure that neither would clear the air of many from an official announcement of the former Hapsburg property is ships such as Germany is ment, nor by political commit-country as to the urgent need April 24 last the Austrian Gov can begin forthwith. Trans-Ocean Faroe 27721
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on the day previous to sailing.
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