THE CHINA MALL, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1930,
WESTERN EUROPEAN DEFENCE WEST PREPARED
Malicious damage at
the Commons.
London, July 29. Scotland Yard detectives were called in today to in. *vestigato
raports that the
telephone and water systems Fend been maliciously dam. eged at the House of Com- mons.
Police headquarters refus- ed to give any detalls. The Assistant Commissioner more. ly stated “Inquiries are being made into some damage at the House of Commons,"
A spokesman of the Minis try of Works, respinsible for the maintenance of all Goy. ernment buildings, said that Πα evidence of malicioui damage or sabotage had yet been found.-Reuter.
ATTACK ON RUSSIAN EMBASSY
Reliance on America
for aid in weapons
BRITAIN STRONGEST POWER
London, July 29.
Western Europe, more united economically, than ever before in history, is far from ready to fight as a smooth-working team in any third world
war.
It is leaning heavily on the United States in its efforts to build up de-
fensive forces, but so for the help that has come from across lantic has been a mere trickle.
Some progress has been made, however, in revitalising defences sapped
by the destruction of World War II, or left to wither in the reconstruc“ ·
tion emergencies of the post-war period.
The military picture has changed so drastically in the 11 years since Hitler sent his armies into Poland that com-
The RAF. with a manpower force of 210,500, is split into home and overseas commands,
FOR SURPRISES AT UN MEETING
Lake Success, July 29,
The Western Powers moved tonight to avert what- over surprise the chief Soviet delegate, Jacob Malik, may prepare for Tuesday.
Mr. Mallik refused to respect the Council usage in submitting the agenda three days ahead of the meeting.
the New
Delegates from the United | unit and a small surgical detach- States, Britain, France and ment from its regular army to Norway agreed at a secret old in Korea.
This meeting at the Norwegian de major concession by
was interpreted as legation offices tonight to ask Delhi Government which had an- for an immediate adjournment nounced that the structure of its on Tuesday should Mr. Malik's military forces was such that it agenda contain any "bomb-could sent no part of its army shells."
out of the country. A high United Nations source to Mr. Trygve Lie specified that But the note from Mr. Nehru said the adjournment would be requested for two or three days both the ambulance and surgical unlis "will be drawn from the which is entangled in East-West to give the delegations time to
Its terms-au consult with their governments. regular establishment of our de quarrelling over thorises an army of 53,000 men, The source said that indepen-fence forces."-United Press. Secret plans
mostly for frontler guard work. deuils the four Western delegates requested the Secretary-General. Switzerland has no standing Trygve Lie, who attended to parisons with 1930 are invalid. Britain's air strength is bolster-
army, but
she coul mobilise Hut a survey of defence pro-ed by American Air Force groups about
night's meeting, to ask Mr. Mallk 700,000 men, Western stationed here for training. At auxiliary services and air defence possible. The source said if Mr.
including parations take. In 11
to submit an agenda as soon as cupitats indientes "hak a general present, there is one 1-20 outbreak of war would find the squadron available and iwo othe, forecs, from her well-trained re- Malik fails to comply, an ad-l
Journment West even less prepared thin it U.S. Superfortress squadrons are
might be the only The Army has a strong artil-thing to do under the circum- then.
experter soon, accompanied by
lery
ery force. The Air Force instances. of Jel fighter-
made up of about 1,000 planes, It was taken for granted that Including some British Vampire Russia will take advantage of the and emmmunicalias equipment. The Volunteer Civil Defence
Jet fightara.
return to hurl a propaganda at- Britain has even received a few Corps numbers 30,000 and has
Denmark drafts 15,000 to 20.-tack against the United States B-20 Superfortresses and even- room for expansion to twice that non men year for army training, and her Western tually will get 75.
partners t But,
Saigon, July 20. normally at 18 years of age, plus every opportunity, whole, the big stuff Is still to
quick a
Usually reliable informed i some 3,000 for the Navy. Also,
Informed sources thought that come.
she has a home guard of 40,000 Russin would probably propose
French sources here said that the United Nations order an today that the Chinese Com- immediate cease-fire In Korea munist General, Chen Keng, with troops of both sides holding in the neighbouring Chinese their current positions. Once the hostilities have ceased, the Rus- province of Yunnan, was sian proposal would provide that training and equipping about
Security the
Council
attempt 10,000 troops of the Russian- radiation with Communist China rented as member and with the recognised Vietminh insur- North Koreans present to take ;rectionary government for a part in the talks.
new attack on Indo-China.
The Culted States has genta
over some small trins, bazkas on Squadron
America is also training West- ern European officers
and mic
London, July 29. Bricks and other missiles were hurled through windows of the Soviet Embassy tonight by a chanting mob of denuns- war-tested battle tactics. And trators, apparently members of
Sir Oswald Mosley's Pascist- style "Union Movement,"
duce
themselves.
Two men were detained by the to defend ther polier.
About 150 persons gathered pulside the Embassy and bricks were thrown at the building after deputation of two men and a yoman argued with Soviet om-
pls on the Embassy steps.
Two years
number. a
Plans for
switch
from peace to wartime Indus trial production are secret-but apparently well-advanced. Franer hus two
The most optimistle observers cay it will be two years be there
ק
pays off In strong, militarily united West-diction, ers Europe, Tu
Zones.
surve.
men.
The Frenel Air Force hasis no organised
hulf
agoin
strength.
VIETNAM FEARS OF ATTACK
These sources declared that this Information-contained in top secret French military Intelligence reports-had
changed the whole future
of Indo-China's guerilla war between the insurrectionary
and 150,000
10.000 French Union holding the country.
No doubt Moscow reports left no doubt that Mr. Malik will ralas the Chinose Fraue
at some point after his return to the Council. And they indicated that if he raila to expel the Chinese Na. tionalists in favour of Mau Tee- tung's Communist regime he
They added that attacks will walk out again.
similar to the North Korean at- Meanwhile, India, whose sup-tack on South Koren could be port of the United Nations sanc-expected within five months.
•
Her Navy consists of 70 units amoured most corvettes, tarpedo bonis and
submarines. She has it is helping these frietty cour-divisions and three infantry divi- few tries to build thetorios io pralons at virtually full strength-70-plane Air Force of jet fighters the vast quantities of sup-between 15.000 and 17,000-on and British Spitfires-no bombers. pites they mar need some day. chity in France от in Germany
Denmark's estimated total and Austrian occupation This is the work of the Mutual She also has one mountain di military force in an emergency
is 100,000 to Eye-witnesses said the demon-Defence Assistance Programm siore and one airborne division at many men.
thant strators dropped leaflets mention-MDA--n offshoot of the less
than ng Sir Oswald Mosley and stateonomie Co-ordinating Commit-
full strength.
Her defence training ignores The French have two infantry the alom war possibility. ing that the "Union Movement"
Africa, plu- was the only effective defence the (ECC). It is all Hed in with divisions in North
Belgian army. against Russian Communism. The North Atlantic Treaty which scattered battalions and ergiments
Belgium's military strength is The demonstrators, they said, binds the North Atlantic com-in other colonies, exclusive
set at 73,700 soldiers, sailors and gathered in front of the Embassy unity of 12 nations to mutoa) | Indo-China, chanting "Down with Commu-defence.
French Defence Ministry es- Air Force men. She is building hism" and "Go back to Russia."
timates of her total domestic up
Force fighter Air The Press Association sold
strength are: Ariny, 176,845 off-mostly with new jets, but has no Several windows in the Embassy
eers and men Air Force, 65,800 bombers. vere smashed.
and Navy. $3,600. Besides,
The biggest Belgion Navy ship are 50,000 in the Gen is frigate. fore this ambitious programme darmeris, which is a sort of State All Belgians must have 18
defensively police force under Army juris-months milltary waining, usually tous action was suspected in French sources arded that the starting at the age of 18, There some quarters because of Prime present phase of the Indo-China civilian defence Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's con- war might then be succeeded by the meanting, The swift roughly 500 craft of all types, Aroup.
ciliation efforts, announced that a new phase in which the Viet- Flying Squad ears arrived us developments in the Korean including 200 jets, according to) Holland started to rebuild her I would send a field ambulance minh he demonstrators were leaving fighting are reflected in the wor- unofficial sources.
forces might attack tha fighting units this year follow-
della In ind pollee made some of them ried stock-taking of Western de-
brigade or division Civilian defence and industrial ing the end of her post-war pick up hundreds of leaflets seat-fence chiefs.
strength, mobilisation plans are secret.
Colonial troubles in Indonesia.
Vietminh forces In the North- fered on the roadway and hedges, Britain nud France, twin key-
greater part of her conserint, men may be mouilised on short The Soviet Embassy is in Ken-stones of
notice. The Army's equipment is ern mountains were estimated to the Western defence
been troops have
repatriated Ington Painee Gardens-known structure, are obliged to
Western Germany-The
be 40,000 well-equipped reguing divert
three from Indonesia, where many re-regarded as excellent. Millionaires' Row".
Sweden's active Navy crinsists troops and 30,000 militia men total of nearly 250,000 troops in combat conditions.
who were now being rapidly paredness to sideline Colonial
Western Germany-about 100,000 campaigns.
The Dutch Army now numbers ber of destroyers and auxillary trained and equipped mainly with US, arms taken from disarmed with a force of undisclosed size Norwegians and Belgians; less
The British
trying Americans; same number in Bri-, 47,000-mostly a staff nucleus for ships. Others are in reserve. are husy
tigh zone, including some Banish,G larger fighting force and the
Her Air Force has well over Chinese Nationalists and smug- to clean up Communist-support-
23,000.
1.000 12201
matern There are about
planes, a large gled across the Chinese border. than 50,000 French. ed disident groups in Malaya,
£14000 in the Dutch Air Force.
-Reuter. proportion of them being jets. There France has 200,000 troops, In-
are perhaps 300 planes.
Sweden has a trained general Navy has one light fleet elvil of which cluding many of its battle-hari-
230 are American. carrier,
defence force of 400,000 three cruisers, Suven The U.S. has about 75 ened non-commissione:
eve men. A special civilian defence officers,
Jett
destroyers,
43 plus
assorted fighters, Bighting the
but
official exact, equally-stubborn
mostly el, wo- warcraft and a
up, made larger Vietminh in Indo-China.
figures are unavailable.
brings this total up to number of auxiliary is operating.
No civilian defence programme Under
Vessels, construction are two cruisers, 12 destroyers and four submarines._
Forez aima
Force in Germany The
Some of the most luxuriou« Some of their attention from pre- Western allies have an estimated ceived their training under actual of two cruisers and a small num-)
ind largest private homes. in London are situated here, many f them now used by diplomalle nissions-Associated Press.
AGREEMENT ON TIBET NEEDED
London, July 29.
Western Germany has 5 army Italy, weakened by its peace "The Times" today urged treaty but now a member of the
Communist North Atlantic community,
hat
India
andi
15
China should come to an agreea military force that same hent to respect the autonomy shadow of Mussolini's heyday.
Tibet.
"At this moment, when the mergence of Imlia and China
Britain strongest
Here is
a
000.
D
and
Norway gives military training treaty imitatione, hay of which Italy is handicapped by peace
to 18,000 men yearly, the same number as in 1939. About 100,- Holland's Air treaty limits her to an army of squadrons armed with the latest-ganised in a home guard. They
.insistexi sure
upon by Russia. The turning out well-trained fighter
000 men have been trained. In addition, some 125,000 are Or- 250.000, including the Carabinieri type jet planes. Most of then are mostly infantry branch of pol
of police.
are British Meteors.
anti-air The Italian Navy has been par-
craft units. Her Navy has seven Defence precautions. Include & ed to 25,000 to the status of great powers breakdown of Western Europe's two old battleships, four cruisers alumnuft crews
and a fleet of number of highly-trained antle destroyers, five or six submarines
and an
undisclosed number of and four destroyers. some defence set-up:
other small craft. jistory.
The Air Force made her of
Swedish strength Italy's Air Force of 25,000 men rategic importance, elementary
has three wings of jet Vampire, few squadrons has only a
of
Every Swede from 19 to 47 fighters and a similor number of up
la Ilable patched
outmoded Ameri- and
for military service Spitfires. She has no bombers, as the peace can R-51's and British Spitfires.
and the present class plus The civil defence programme Army regulars brings Sweden's nims at an eventual total of 60,- | present defence force to 31,000,000, of which 15,000 are to be However, some 250,000 trained į women.Associated Press.
Reconstitution of Britain's slice demands that her happy, Territorial Army in 1947 to make caceful and freedom-loving peo-it a part of the regular army has
le should be allowed to enjoy an given Britain the strongest army
dependence that threatens noin the West. ady", the "Times" editorial said. Britain's Army, Navy and Air treaty outlawed all "offensive-
"The best chance of the Tibe-Force, including the Territorials, type" weapons. ns achieving their wish to be National Service
t alone lies in an agreement
men and wo-
There is short-terra military
effect, but her men auxliinvies, number 827,000 training in
rc-
etween Delhi and Peking, whose compared with a total force of serves are not kept under re
Nations are close and cordial, to 480.000 in mid-count on 464,-
espect the autonomy of a quite, The Army
lently and relatively inneces800 fully trained men and wo-
country", the "Times" ided.-Reuter.
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There is no Austrian air force,
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battleships on netive duty, but defence programme and no plans
five arc
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