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GRAVE PLIGHT OF BRITISH SHIPPING
U.S. "Big Stick With A Vengeance"
P. & O. Chairman's Call For Defence
(Special Atr-Mall Service)
London, December, 12.
WHAT FOREIGNERS SEE A grave warning of the meance
"If now our voice in the counalla to British shipping of subsidised Eurpoe is, of less account than be- foreign lines was given by the Hon. fore the Great War, I for one with- Alexander Shaw, when he presided out hesitation link that fact with at the annual meeting of the Pen- this other that the shrewd, dis- insular and Oriental Steam Navi-cerning eyes of foreign statesmeri gation Co. In London yesterday. see that the commanding position Largely as a result of this unfair of Britain on the oceans of the competition, he said:
world is gradually fading away.
"I'do not believe that subsidies could provide any
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000 tons.
Our proportion of world tonnage had fallen from 43 per cent. be- fre the war to only 6,000,000 tons, npared with 1931, while that of eign vessels had risen by 3,700.- Describing American shipping le- gislation which enables American Unes to capture inter-Imperial trade-as "a big stick with a verì- geance" Mr. Shaw urged that.
British and Dominion Govern- ments should consider closing their orts to the vessels of countries which treat British shipping or British trade unfairly
basis for the maintenance of our sea power," Mr. Shaw declared, al- though-like oxygen-they might well have to be administered to save the life of the patient.
"I would not shut out any country which runs its ship on fair ecoлo- mic lines, and, which treats Bri- tain shipping fairly.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
A "JOURNEY'S BRITISH AIR STRENGTH
END" RAID
Man Who Organised
It Retires
1934.
No Challenge To Other Nations
{Specia) Air-Mall. Service)
London. December 12. countries had within the last few A debate on air disarmament, months definitely decided, and.`in Brevet Lt. Col. C. A. Clark, 2nd which took place in the House of some · cases · "actually embarked, Battalion, "East Surrey Regiment, Lords to-night, gave Lord London- | upon new programmes of expan- stationed at 8horncliffe, woh federry another opportunity to de- sion. But, to avoid misunder-
Ane" the tired at the week-end, took part
Government's policy. standing, he had particularly in organising the raid which Ag-
Lord Allen of Hurtwood, who emphasized the fact that Great ures in R. C. Sherriff's war play opened the debate, invited the Britain adhered to the policy of Government to state their attitude air disarmament contained in the
• Journey's End.”
to the internationalization of "mi- British Draft Convention,, which į litary and civil aviation as a still held the field at Geneva. means of granting equality to Obviously, there could not be any Germany and security for all challenge or threat to any other 'nations.
nation in his statement.
Col. Clark was adjutant of the 9th Battalion, and Mr. Sherriff was one of the officers under him when the raid was carried out by the Battalion at Hulluch, ing Jan., 1917.
He arrested Zaghiul Pasha, the Egyptian leader. in Dec. 1931, and ascarted him across the desert to Suez.
Mr. Sherriff sald to a represent- ative of The Daily Telegraph last night:
"Col Clark-or Capt.
the
issue.
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PARITY AND REDUCTION As to the proposal that military aviation should be abolished, he Pointed out that both Mr. "Bald- win and he had stated in Par- lament: the Government's polley which they had put forward at Geneva. This was parity for the great Powers who at present possessed air armaments, combin-
with reduction, both in quantity and quality, pending examination of the difficult and complicated question of the internationalizat- lon of civil aviation with a view to the abolition of air armaments of every kind. So far no effective of satisfactory scheme had been put forward, and a number of countries, including the United States and Japan, refused to participate in any proposals for interna lopalization.
Lord Londonderry first corrected some of the very far-fetched Col, Clark rose from the ranks, conclusions" which had been and has seen 37 years' service. He drawn from his speech last week was a member of Col Colville's He found it difcult to belleve Mobile Column during the South that assertions that the Govern- African War, and, was presentment, Intended to make enormous when Gen. De Wet surrendered
additions forthwith to our air armaments were other than de |
liberate attempts to mislead the publica confuse permanent
Quoting from his earlier speech, he pointed out that he had made it clear that the Government's policy was unchanged In order to set an example we had re- peatedly postponed the completion of the Home Defence scheme, for malated in 1923, although that embodied our minimum require- ments at that time for security Since 1923 there had been large increases in the air forces of all the principal Powers. He had indicated that if other -Fower re- Dealing with the other proposal fused to follow our example on, made by Lord Allen, that air air disarmament, we could not armaments should be internat- Indefinitely postpone the pro-lonalized. Lord Londonderry said gramme. Over and above the that that would mean the erection large increases in foreign air of a super-State at Geneva. The forces since 1923, a number of overriment could not easily con- template" that conception of the League of Nations. For them-- and he believed, for the large majority of people in" this and. other nations the League' existed for the pacific settlement of inter- national disputes and not for the abolition uf war by means of war.
"But where, in any particular area of the Empire, an attack of the kind which I have described is launched against as-unecono- mic, and potentially dangerous to out inter- Imperial communica- tions-then I suggest that the re- medy is at hand.
Clark, as he was when I met him in the war-was one of the finest soldiers. I have known. I was a witness of the raid which he or ganised so brilliantly and which resulted in securing Information of the utmost importance This raid figured in Journey's End and Capt. Clark and a party of the 9th Battalion saw the play with me when it was first produc- ed.
"You might as well expect a fishing smack to contend with an armed cruiser," he said, "as hope that British shipping, with " its "It ought to be within the po- slender private resources, can hold wer of the Governments of thê out indefinitely against the formid-particular parts of the Empire.com-ed at Passchendaele and left the able attack, which. is gradu cerned-including, of course, Great ally exhausting its ability to Uve." | Britain-to provide by Order in In illustration of what was hap-council that the. trade between pening, Mr. Shaw quoted the trade them shall not be carried in the between Australia, New Zealand vessels of the particular Power
and Fi-a purely British trade; created and built up by British shipping. But one of the "great subsidising Fowers, not conte.it with lavishing millions upon ships for its own trades, was, en route. operating its highly subsidised vessels in that trade.
U.3, "WHITE-JONES" LAW
from which the danger proceeds.
"He was the arst officer I met when I joined the 9th Battalion In France, and when I was wonnd-
front line he was the last ofcer of the regiment. I saw. He was held in such affection that many wartime officers who served with him in the East Surreys still keep una correspondence with him."
"The British Governments here. and in the Dominions, might go a step further and announce that they will consider whether their to the vessels of countries which ports can any longer remain open treat British shipping or for external trade on equal terms trade unfairly.”
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British
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS
(THROUGH COURTESY OF
Mr. Shaw went on to refer to the White-Jones Act, which gives any American line the power to force its way into any shipping con- ference in the world. Where an American line was not included In s shipping conference it coule bring a complaint before the Fe-
The following promotions have deral Shipping Board. On the re- port of the Board the Government. been made to date 31st December.
1933:-
Commander to Captain:-(13). E. C. Thornton, A. W. S. Agar, H. R Morse. L. V. Morsan, A. C. B. Wilson, C. B. Barry, H. B. Jacomb, J. Figgins, E J. P. Brind, R. R. McGrigor, F. E. P. Hutton, I. G. E. Glennie, J. C. Leach,
of the United States must exclude from all American ports the ships of the lines running the conferen- ce and all their subsidiaries.
The P. and O. Company had had recent experience of this Act. In order to save from extinction three subsidiaries they had, to admit a certain American line into a con- Lieut. Comdr. to Comdr.:(25). T. A. Hussey, A. T. G. C. Peachey, C. F. Tower, R. M. T. Taylor, F. J.
ference which, on the merits alone, it was in no way entitled to enter.
"Such american legislation is Butler, E. G. Jeffery. G. G. F. a big stick with a vengeance. Ts Menzies, E. N. Haes.. Hon. E.
it not almost incredible that there Pleydel-Bouverte, C. P. Freud, T. should be no defence whatever
E. Halsey, G. A. French, D. M against It?
Lecs, J. A S. Eccles, G. N. Loriston-Clarke, D. Orr-Ewing. A.
"A proper reply to the White- Jones Act can and must be found.
N Grey, F. J. C. Halahan, C. L
Is not almost incredible that Robertson, H. L. St. J. Fancourt, the line which invoked ita line R. Oliver-Beliasis, G. T. M. Fizey belonging to a Power which feal-w. W. P. Shirley-Rollison. H. M. cusly shuts its own trades should c. Ionides, J. F. Stevens. yet, with highly subsidised vessels, be at this moment "attacking Bri- tish shipping in the trade between (4). M. J. Pattinson, T. Spalding, British possessions in the East? IJ. S. Orr, F. R. G. Turner.
Eng. Comdr. to Eng. Captain:
refer to Hong Kong Singapore, Lieut. Comdr. (E) to Comdr. Penang, and Colombo, all under (E)-(5) P. H. F. Mitchell, A. J. the jurisdiction of the Colonial Morris, C. E. Simms, W. L. Spear; Office; and, "finally, Bombay, the F; S. Billings. gate to the Empire of India.
"I should, personally, be most reluctant to advocate the reserva- tion of British Empire coasting trade against all other nationa. But one may venture to suggest that there are certain rules of de- cency and fair play which might well be laid down and observed;
* If wet as a nation, submit much longer to this bullying, we risk not
A COPYRIGHT ISSUE
B.B.C. Difficulties
Sir John Reith has been having some difficulties over copyrights at the B.B.C. recently
Eng. Lt. Cdr. to Eng. Cdr. (5) H. M. Allen, H. E. Lewis, J. W. Renshaw. W. J. Perrow, J. R. Davis. "
Pay Cdr. to Pay Captain (2):- c. A. Shove, F. K. Kempson.
Pay Lt. Cdr. to Fay Cdr. (6) W. McBride, A. H. Parsons, P. J. land, P. E. Morrissey, D. F.
; Forbes, C. A. Maurice-Jones,
The undermentioned promotions are" made with effect from Lat January, 1934.
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH Air Commodores to be Air Vice Marchal, Patrick Henry Lyon, C.B.
M.O.
Group Captains to be Air Com- mödores: A Pattinson, D.S.O... M.C.D.FC., A.D.C.; W. L. Welsh, D.S.C., A., F., C., J. T. Babington,
D.B.C.
Wing Commanders to be Group Captains: J. Bowrey, A.F.C. R. P. Willcock: LT. Natcombe Gould, M.C. 4. 8. Graham, M.CAF.C.
Squadron Leaders to be Wing Commanders; F. W. Trott, O.BE, -C.; F. G. Sherriff, M.O.; C. ·B. Dallson, A.F.C. W. B. Gaster, MC. W. H. Dunn, D.3.C., C. L Scott, DS.CA H. MacLeod eredith Thomas, D.F.C., A.F.C. Flight Lleuts, to be Squadron Leaders: P Colthurst (Lt, Cdr. RNJ
It is perhaps a good thing for him that he belongs to the post Arthur Roberta generation, Other wise he might have had copyright troubles with the great comedian over the story he told at the lun- cheon to the B.B.C. star: S 2. On a rough night, Sir John said, a ship's officer pacing the boat deck with him remarked that it would be brighter when the moon came up. Whereat from beneath a boat came in miserable tones the reservation, Good Lord, has that got to come App to "N
Some of us remember Arthur Flying⠀⠀⠀ Officers "to be"- Flight Roberts as Jim Slagsby in "The Licuts: R. A Kiros (L. RN); Cruise of H.M.S. Irresponsible at J. B. Buckley (Lt. R.N.); Hon. B. the old Strand Theatre in 1901. M. Kendall (Lt RN); R. W He also had a joke about the Wicks (L. RN); Norman Ken-
nedy (Lt. RN).j
kogus There was a slight variation, bat think a court of law would, find it was substantially the same joke. out trade alone but our good name as well
STORES-BRANCH
Squadron Leader to be Wing Commander HR. Fuller »
NAVAL - WIRELESS)
STRATOSPHERIC FLYING
Need Of Sealed Cockpit Challenged
Lord Londonderry 'expressed the view that if such a League had existed in 1914, the War. would have been avoided If the policy advocated by Lord Allen were adopted any. future war would be a world war: even the smallest fire would invole universal con- The popular belief that stratosflágration. Finally he pointed out pheric flying is possible for human that an International force re- beings only if they are container quired the adhesion of every con- ia a hermetically sealed chamber, siderable nation, and that some not, st has been challenged, by an experi- powerful nations were ment made this week with a micdi- least for the present, in the fied ing suit Using this suit: League. a young man entered an airtight chamber in which the air was pro- Wing Commander to be Grouppressively rarefed until the baro- Captain: H. J. Down.
meter stood at only three-quarters Squadron Leader to be Wing of an inch, the pressure equivalent. Commander: P. A. Simmons.
to that of the atmosphere at a Flight Lieut. to be Squadron height of about 90,000ft. He suffer- Leader: J. H. Burleigh-Carson,
ed no discomfort, and the deduction Flying Officers to be Flight drawn from the experiment is that Lieuts: J. MacLeod-Murray, C. F. the sealed cockpit is unnecessary, Goatcher, C. Lorimer, Edward Smith.
ACCOUNTANT BRANCH
- MEDICAL BRANCH
Group Captain to be Air Com- modores: A. W. Iredell. MR.CS.. LR.C.P., A. v. J. Richardson, O.B.E., M.B., B.Ch., D.P.H.
HONOURS LIST
Honours list published in "The The following appear in the Times" on January 1, 1934,
Knights Batchelors: Comdr. C. T. Britten, R.NE. (Retired), Rear Admiral M. F. Sueter.
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The experiment is based on the views which Professor J. 5, Hald- ane has expressed on this subject. His helief is that pressure is less important than oxygen,
The ac espied view has been that the human frame must suffer at heights above about 45,000ft. unless it is protected, against the decreasing pressures. Hence the sealed containers of re- cent stratosphere balloons and the aeroplane of the future must have assumption that the stratosphere
a sealed cockpit: The new idea ap- pears to depend partly on pressure and partly on oxygen.
The suit used for the experiment G.C.B. Military: Admiral Sir Awas in effect a hermetically sealed E. M. Chatfield.
container with siffciest internal K.C.B. Miltary: Vice Admiral C. pressure to prevent its collapse. It J. A. Fullerton, The Hon. B. A. R. covered the experimenter complete. Plunkett-Ernle-Erie Drax, G. F.ly, and oxygen was contained in- avde, RAN.
side it at a pressure of Sib, or 316.
Tower:
OBE. Military Admiral Sir W. A. H. Kelly,
KBE Military: Admiral R. M. Burmester (Retired).!
expanding seriously. Under ordin- ary pressure conditions, a suit could probably be reinforced to prevent. undue ballooning, and in that case it would be the full equivalent of the hermetically sealed chamber.
CE Military: Rear Admiral A.above the pressure of the outer air, E F. Bedford, G. C. Dickens, The Provided the relation between in- He Sir A. E. M. Ramsey, C. D.. ternal and external pressure ré- Talbot.
mained constant, there would pre CB. Civil: Rear Admiral C. sumably be no danger of the suit's Meyrick, Paymaster Rear Admiral H. W. Woodward.
O.B.E. Military: Paymaster Com- mander C, A., Parker, R.AN.
M.B.E. Military Commissioned Engineer W. E. F. Kearns. R.AN,
C.V.O.: Captain H. T. A. Bosan- If such a device is practicable, it quet (Retired).
has not been attempted so far. The MV.O: Commander A. G. B. RAF. has paid much attention to Wison, Lleut. Commander C. Fthe conditions of stratospberic fight but is believed to have concentrated on the wealed cockpit. The alterns tive method, if it should prove control in aeroplanes by removing sound, would simplify problems of C.B.E. Military: Rear Admiral the need to fit, airtight glands for B. W. M. Fairbairn, Engineer Rear control cables pasing from the real- Admiral G. W. Phillips. ted coupit to the control surfaces. OBE. Military: Commanders &ta immediate purpose is to permit O Taylor, R. - De Ath, Surgeon a balloon ascent to a very great Commander, K. H. Hole, Major V.
altitude: C. Brown, P.M.
The Russian stratosphere balkon recently reached a height of over M.B.E. Military Paymaster Com-60,000ft. With the weight stred by mander AA Ganyett, RNR eliminating a metal chamber, it is (Retired). Headmaster H E. Lad- believed that a balloon capable of man, Lieut. J. N. Hambly. Commis-rising half as high again can easily cloned Gunner E. swales, Commis-be constructed. This week's ex- stoned Engineer E. E. Budden,
periment háá been accepted as KOYAL MARINES
proof of the method's stability: The experimenter was" "a", young. Captain to be Brevet Major (1) Alberican, Mr. M. T. Ridge, |--V. D. Thomas,
who hopes to
in balloon The following promotions have in which to test the...... - theory, been announced by the Common-1 Professo Haldane's view is that wealth Naval Board to date ist the wystem is applicable at any Décember, 1933, with beight which a balloon or aeroplane Lieut. Cdr. to Comdr. (2):—7. G. can reach. If this is borne out în D. Erdalle, F. E. Getting. teste, a contribution of some import- Lieut. Comdr. (E) to Comdr. (B) | anco, will have been made to stra- (1)-0. E McMahón: “
tospheric flying.
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