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LONDON.
Nov
SEA POWER IN HISTORY
SHIPPING The Greatest Hope Of Peace:
Anglo-American Supremacy
(Reuter)-
Full powers of control, including requisitioning powers over" all' Greek shipping outside the East- Mediterranean, have been eta sonferred on a Greek Shipping Committee in London by the Greek Government.
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Control 18 also vested in the Committee of all Greek ships over 4.000 tons dead weight in the Eastern Mediterranean
This has been done in order to ensure that Greek ships are em ploying in accordance with the requirements of the Alted war etfort.
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Officers of the British and American Navies joined in the commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, of the United States Navy, author of "The Influence af Sea Power upon History," at the Royal United Service Institution, London.. Admiral Sir William E Goodenough presided.
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An air-rald warning and the banging of anti-aircraft guns did not interrupt the even progress of the sneeches.
Rear-Admiral Robert L. Ghorm" the next five years an average of ley, of the United States Navy, one warship would be added to the said that in the appreciation of United States Navy Avery five
2 the great naval his days. e power torian and England had a comthe naval ar strength wouta mon bond. Admiral Mahan did concurrently be increased to 15,000 not give the world an entirely aeroplanes, and chains of strate- new concept of sea power. For gically located naval air bases in PATROL ACTIVITY many years England had, by being both oceans were already under CAIRO, Nux. 2 (Reuter-Bri- strong on the sea, protected and construction. 11. was intended ti patrols in the Gallabat and extended its bounds of Empire, incorporate in these ships and de did not discover previously un- "aeroplanes every possible struc- Kassala areas of the Sudan con- known facts in history. What be tural, and scientific advance de tinue to harass the enemy, says did do was to marshal in precise veloped in the laboratory of the yesterday's communique. On other
order those events which clearly present war. In this We were fronts. there is nothing to
dericnstrated that sea power was giving the TSA Invaluable an- Sport
the determining factor in the des- sistance. tintex of nations
ROLE OF AIR POWER
A burning question in the minds
Delegates to the National Cón-
Admiral Mahan saw in Anglo- vention at Boston of the American Legion, the national ex-Service-American supremacy, the greatest men's organisation, shouted down hope of peace. To the people of of many was whether or not sea 4 resolution favouring strict United the United States he pointed out power would give way, to Air States neutrality.
that "in the horoscope of every power. In his opinion it would not. Sea power would be in-. nation there usually is one other
power but t Power, accordant relations with fluenced by air WEATHER REPORT which are of primary importance." "would not be supplanted thereby. Today civilization, was in the That place in the horoscope of the crucible of change, and the flames. United States lie assigned to Eng of war wer heating it to land...
melting point.
Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 a.. Nov, 29. Barometer. (at sea level). 30.15
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Temperature, 67 F.
Humidity. 71 per cent.
Wind Direction, EN.E Wind Force (Requiort), 2 Temperature: maximum yesterday.
72 F. Temperature: Minimum last night
67 F
Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending"
today. nil.
the
NEW SHIP EVERY FIVE DAYS
It was fervently to be hoped Today Mahan's dream in regard that there would emerge a better to the United States was coming civilization, tempered and cleansed true. The Congress of the United of much of the greed which breeds States naa authorized the building war. But unt!! a better and of the greatest navy of all time, brighter day dawned those people. on the sea, over the sea. and un- who had precious herttages der the set. More, it had appro- preserve would do well w temem- 10thpriated funds with which expedi- ber and heed the teachings of
tiously to proceed with the con- Admirat Mahan. (Üpeers) struction of the "navy deemed necessary for national security in both oceans. There were those Against an average of. 83.99 ins
who would 'Contend that, because many colleagues, including the Sunset tonight, 5.38 p.m.
of the time lag between the will present First Sea Lord, two de- cades, first ai all struggling to Huntian tomorTAW 6.46.a.m
to act and the action of a demo keep the Navy and then struggling 4 pm., Nov. 29. Barometer (at sea level), 30.11 ins.cracy, it would be impossible to rebuild it, he was
accomplish this great tark for Temperature. 64 F.
years to come. For those who were sceptical, the following facts were noteworthy.
Total rainfall since January 1st,
117.59 ms.
Humidity. 63 per cent. Wind Direction, N/W. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3 Maximum temperature, 68 F. Minimum temperature, $4 F Rainfall, pil.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 Nov, to 6 Dec. 1940.
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On September the Navy partment, as a result of advanced planning, was able to allocate and naval award contracts for 201
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chat- fle-ald that, having shared with
mede
Cabinet Minister and was inform- ed by the Keeper of the Churnet Library" that he was expected as a new..Cabinet Minister to present a book to the library.
He presented. "The Influence of Seu Powe: upon History," and wrote on the flyleaf "Lest we for-
ressels at a cost of over three and get." Perhaps at some. distart a third billions of nouars. Two date some over-burdened Prime hundred were combatant ships.
Minister might take down the seven battleships. eight drera dusty volume to see who present- earriers, 21 cruisers. 115 destroyers, ed such a pook to the counelis of and 43 submarines. With the 358 British statesmen, and if he turn-
service and ed to the combatant ships in
flylear he would see
the 130 already under construction those three words and perhaps this made a grand total of 688
they would strike a distant chord United States combatant gain his mind and perhaps he would 035800 vessels built, building, or to be
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