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TUESDAY, JAN. 7, 1930.
COLONY FINANCE
PROBLEM
to
No surprise is created by the in- Government decision stitute salary cuts in the ser- vice, with a view to assisting the Colony to overcome the serious
effect on its finances caused by
sterling value
SPAIN
NARROW STRAIT EASY TARGET FOR PLANES
ĢIBRALTAR
GET
Miles ME D
RENCH
120
ADRIATIC
Sardinia RA
Sicily
N
DODIC
MALTA
Cre
198 Miles
Miles***
DEPTH CHARGES FROM PLANES COULD'AHULVENT SUBMARINE ENTRY
ITALIAN ILBYAS
ON-or GET
MALTA,
our key naval base in the centre of the Mediterranean, is unten. able against either French or Italian air action. Gibraltar is within the range of Italian bombers operating from Sar- dinia. Our mandate iri Palestine does not give us the right to turn that country into an armed base. Egypt we have surrendered to the Egyptians, thereby abnegat- ing our right to make it a stronghold of British power.
Thus Britain's ancient strate- gical command of the Mediter rancan has been swept away.
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ITALY bids fair to dominate the Mediterranean from the Leant, along the northern shores of Africa, through the
narrows to the Ligurian Sea; and with that domination her status has risen onca
to again the proud posi- tion that her
Italian Territory
TURK
CONTROLD EASTERN HALF (OF MEDITERRANEAN
Gor Ballum
150
Miles
Alexandri
OUT...
subjects look upon as their rightful heritago from the days of the grandeur
of Rome.
Says
CYPRUS
Captain Norman Macmillan
M.C., A.F.C..
President of the National League of Airmen,
could Although the new Bristol protected naval ships Bomber-whose prototype was never maintain free passage in produced through the foresight the Mediterranean from Port
Lord This swift turning of the of a private citizen, tables has resulted from Italy's Rethermere will re-establish Said to the narrows between position against the Sicily and Tunisia, where lies the development of air power to suit our her strategic position in the Piaggio P 16 when deliveries Italian Island Pantelleria. Naval Mediterranean basin, From are effected and pilots have ships could not guarantee safe- Even Sardinia in the west to Rhodes learned to use it, the Royal Air passage from these narrows to and Cyrenaica in the cast, Italian Force squadrons have nothing to the Straits of Gibraltar. 'planes can range the whole of equal these Italian performances submarines would not be safe; they could be searched out from the Mediterranean Sea, as at the present time.
the air and destroyed by air Roman and Venetian war galleys
bombs more surely than by any once swept its waters.
other means.
the declinti. Event on a 15. 8d. NOTES OF THE DAY and carrying capacity. With
EMPIRE SPORT
.one.
can venue.
dollar, on which the Budget appropriations for the present years are based, a deficit would
We are anxious to see the day, occur; it would need a dollar of about 1s. 10d. to enable the Bud- when Intra-Empire sports will be more common thun at present. get to be balanced. At the time the rate for 1936 was fixed, it Now they are confined to test crie- ket and the periodic tours of South seemed a reasonable, and even a African, New Zealand and English somewhat conservative, basis; rugger sides. The Empire games but in the meantime the rate are another opportunity for com-
petition antong British athlete has slumped-away to a level not Butthey are too unwieldy,
thing. They then thought probable. Hence or the serious financial outlook have but one point of
What drawing-power a three or now facing the Colony. When four-cornered rugger competition nations would the Budget was introduced, a among Empire warning of the possibility of produce! Why not a joint tour by New Zealand and South Africa, salary cuts and of increased who would meet English, Scottish, taxation was sounded. Up to Welsh and Irish sides at Home, and another? We the present, there is no indica- compete with one
can think of fow contests so full tion that the Government in- of thrills as such a series of tends to impose any additional matches. . Cricket could certainly taxation; such a step would be be developed along similar lines.
Ice hockey and association football. extremely unpopular with con-
are two more avenues worth ex- ditions as they are in fact, ploration. We prefer the idea of contests rather than there would be strong opposition team, to any measure resulting in the individual match-making for many reasons. Intra-Empire competi- community being called upon totion,' with each participating nation shoulder heavier burdens. In having its turn as a meeting-place the absence of any information for the rival teams, would provide the most tremendous stimulation to as to the extent of the salary sport. It is an opportunity unique cuts, it is impossible to estimate in history, as a matter of fact. We the amount which will be saved can imagine what the old-time Empire-builders would have done and the degree to which the with it. They thought more of the inancial stringency of the national physique than we do now, Colony will secure relief. Actu- perhaps, and in terms of fighting strength and spirit. From every
sports championships Empire fascinates.
$ 3.75 ally, the community is at present point of view, however, the idea of
league who is paid in sterling. On general principles, we are in agreement with the view ex-
paying increased duty on tobacco 4.00 and liquor by reason of the adop
tion of the conventional dollar 4.00 for such payments, but it will take some little time to see how 5.75 far, this affects the situation,
pressed by a contemporary, It is just possible, however, that, either that the dollar be definite- 4.00
when this factor is taken into.ly linked with the pound, or all 1.00 account, togethed with the salaries be paid on a dollar basis, salary cuts and paring down of It is a most anomalous situation 32.50 other expenditure, the imposition that a Colony which receives its of additional baxation may be revenue in dollars should pay a 21.00
avoided. It has not yet been large section of its Government staff in sterling when anything 2.00 disclosed-whether the cuts in may happen to the rate of the wages are to be on the same dollar. Budgetting under such 18.00 basis for sterling-paid and conditions becomes little short dollar-paid servants, or whether of farcical. The whole position the more highly-remunerated needs to be regularised. But whatever is done in this matter, officors will suffer a bigger per- the dominant fact in the situa- centage of reduction than tion is that ratepayers are"] those on smaller salaries. But already paying in higher taxa- it is to be hoped that recognition for the increase in Govern- tion will be taken of the fact ment emoluments made some that the dollar-paid man is be years ago in the face of united Unofficial opposition. For that ing more hardly hit by the de-
reason, no further addition to cline in the sterling value of the oxiating taxation can be justi- Colony's currency than his col- | fied.
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What does this mean?
With Gibraltar an ancient Most people in Great Britain
In Cyprus, however, in the do not appreciate the real fortress that could fall bofore
aerial attack as the forts of eastern basin of the Mediter- strength of Italy at the present Leige and Namur fell before the rancall, we could base an air time. They do not realise that onslaught of German heavy fleet strong enough to guard the her bombing fleets are superior artillery (Montgolfier con coastline from Alexandria to to ours in numbers, speed, range sidered aerial attack against Haifa; strong enough to prevent Gibraltar with his fire balloon in the entry of a single ship to 1783)with Malta an untenable Port Said and the Suez Canal; island from which our flects have strong enough to cut off Italy's withdrawn to Alexandria and communications with her colon- Halfa, we must consider the ial possessions in East Africa if possibilities that exist in the she declared war on us. event of war.
typical British placidity they say to themselves, "We really cannot be so badly ofl. We must have something up our sleeve."
This attitude makes me shud- der. The Air Ministry cannot bring highspeed bombers out of its sleeve as a conjurer produces rabbits from a hat.
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Must we face evacuation of the Mediterranean or risk pos sible defeat if we attempt to hold it with our present forces?
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Cyprus has the advantage of a natural haven for aircraft. It has a big central plain. It is within easy reach of fuel sup- plies from the pipeline that runs down to the Mediterranean HERE are the performances of
some-Italian-bombers calcu. THERE is but one place where shores of Palestine. The con- lated for a range of 1,200 miles. we have still the right to figuration of the island makes it possible to house bombing The range can be increased by maintain armed forces to protect reducing bomb load, or bomb the passage of our shipping planes in underground hangars. load increased by reducing through the waterway of the Mediterranean. That place is Speed in Bomb Load to form an adequate base, large Cyprus, an island large enough Carried, enough to support a garrison on
7,000lb..
a scale requisite to meet the situation. 2,2001.
But it is useless to consider a 2201b.
proposal to turn Cyprus into a 4,40015.
huge naval base. Apart from 1,100lb. its lack of natural harbours, un
range,
Type.
m.p.h. Savola S 72.. 183.
Breda 46 201 Breda 64... 229 Savola S 79.. 23G Plaggio P 16 248
SIDE GLANCES
By George Clark
"I'm afraid we're letting the amah and boy get the upper hand."
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the Mediterranean. But it is no THERE we shall have to set to work if we intend to stay in use sending the bombing 'planes we possess to-day to Cyprus, Their range is insufficient, carry- ing capacity too low, and speed too slow. We require 700 high- speed bombing 'planes with a radius of action of 1,000 miles, carrying three tons of bomb and with a top speed of 250 to 300 miles an hour.
Such 'planes can be built. It is time they were being built in Britain.
If we take time by the forelock and develop our plans without delay, we may yet be able to maintain our position in the Mediterranean; but we must act swiftly. If Cyprus were to fall into other hands, security of. British hold on the Mediter- ranean 'would cense. Our· A3-- cient channel of communication with our eastern possessions might be cut. To establish an- other footing would involve us In a direct major war with the people who dominate the Mediterranean to-day. fleets.
thair
BECAUSE we were unready,
the South African War dragged on for three years; the Great War cost us over a million lives and countless treasure. We won each time because we had the opportunity to hold out while preparing, Air war was not then a major factor. To day it is. The essence of the air. is speed.
If there is another war, and we are not ready we may not get time for proparation. And if there is another major war, it will because we are not strong enough to keep the penco we want. Never Inbuitary did times extit when caution and precaution were more needed to shape the policy of Britain.