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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 18, 1936.
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Britain's Second Line RENOUNCES U.S.A.
Of Defence Is Weak
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The MING YUEN STUDIO has removed to the 3rd Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road Central.
JUST OPPOSITE the Dairy Farm's Soda Fountain.
ARE SHORT OF
MEN, MATERIAL
UESTIONS concerning the defence of Britain are be- ing discussed not only in Parliament but by all think- ing people.
What part will our Citizen Army, our Citizen Air Force. and our Citizen Navy play in The vital schemes that are now being formulated?
Are these important auxili- ary forces up to their required strength?
Are the patriotic young men who give up their leisure to the service of their country being adequately recom- pensed?
The "Telegraph" is able .to answer these and other questions about the civilian forces of to-day,
THE GROUND WATCHERS
THE Territorial Army of to-day is responsible entirely for the ground air defence of London and other bases; in the event of a sudden attack from the air.
It is true that experts consider portant part in a national emer- that the best defensive weapon is genes than it did before the war, the interceptor fighter airplane. but the R.A.F. defensive machines URC without the are of little ground organisation.
JA The defence of the enpital considered to be one of the most Imperial vital proident our strategy.
So it will be realised that the
AN.
Territorial Army has now
more Important sumed a fav role than at any period in its long and glorious history,
Before the great war the Terri- torial Army was mainly a Home Defence force. Volunteers signed on for Home Defence only.
After war was declared a large number of officers and men volun teered for overseas pervice and il
early date. The situation now is changed.
Whitney Straight, millionaire motor-car racer, recently married La Lady Daphne Finch-fintton, is another United States citizen who is reported from London to have applied for anturalisation British subjeet. He is n cousin of John Hay Whitney of the wealthy American Whitney family.
LIFE SAVED
BY SOS
Southampton, Mar. 1. talions overseas at an eat at FOG and an S O S made the German liner Europa | Officers and men who join the three hours late in calling at Territorial Army are required to Cowes Roads when home- sin on for foreign service.
ward bound from New York Under the present scheme we
They take un far more important are to depend very largely for our protection against air invasion a obligations. They are our second this afternoon..
Cityline of defence, ready to rein- Off south-west Ireland last patriatle young men from
Army almost affires, factorjea, shops, garages, force the regular
that operations night the 8,000-ton German Ber the banks, the transport services from the day
Ilsenstein asked for medical - in fact, from almost every trade start. and occupation.
At Lowest Ebb
011
Our mensure of safety depends
a voluntary effort.
"Extra Divisions"
help; Europa altered her course, groped eighty miles through fog, This, it is true, adds great took aboard a fireman with acute
Army. strength to the Regular We have almost the equivalent of
appendicitis.
Within half an hour the mon This is the gituntion at the pre-in extra divisions to strengthen the Regular forces in the event
success- had been operated on sent time:
an emergency,
fully. He is being taken back It is essential. therefore, that to Bremerhaven in the Europa.
Territorial battalions 011
The
the
The establishment Territorial Army is 9,302 offers and 165,792 other ranks. Total 175,094.
was
The strength of the Territori al Army on January 7,261, officers and 121,057 other! ranks. Total 128,321.
The shortage is, therefore, 46,773.
At the time of our greatest need the Territorial Army is at its lowest ebb.
which the Regular Army might
re
have to depend for support Storm Over
brought up to strength.
The fact that recruits to-day
have to sign-on for overseas
service is considered by experts Pin Money
to be one of many reasons why recruiting has fallen off te such a.degree.
It should be made clear that re- be- Its strength has steadily de- jcruiting has not decrensed creased. In 1927, the force num-leauze volunteers do not like the
fight. The as prospect of u bered 146,522. As recently September 30 of last year it was whom this service attracts join because they are anxious to help 130,248.
their country in an emergency.
To make up the serious short- age of men for ground air de-f fences eight infantry battalions and have had to be broken up are now in course of being con-1 verted into anti-aircraft units.
These units, responsible for the ground air defences of London and coastal points, are greatly un. der strength,
New equipment is on its way. Old guns and searchlights, relicsi from the war are being crapped!
modern gana, and replaced by searchlights and detector instru- ments.
Room For Anxiety
from But we are a long way being sufficiently equipped either in personnel or material.
In view of the fact that the Territorial units would be called
Girls
EGITIMATE BRITISH FILM men ACTRESSES ARE OUT TO STOP THE EMPLOYMENT OF WEALTHY WOMEN AND PIN- MONEY GIRLS IN FILMS.
Allegations are made that some undue persuasion Веня agents bring
employ
If it was a question of a great war they would roll up in their hundreds of thousands.
Most of the young men who might be drawn into the ranks of the Territorials have decent jobs and responsibilitles.
The fact that they might be drawn into any petty war in any part of the world and, by so doing leopardise their jobs and their future careers is a most serious consideration. Scanty Rewards.
reasons
But
there are other which I shall deal with in a fur- ther article.
to bear on olllelals of the
to reputable companies such clients of theirs.
They do this because these women are willing to pay al- most anything to get them- selves into a film.
Alming became "Ever since established in this country, this type of girl, has been delighted to see herself on the screen; but her day is rapidly ending," said Captain Crickett, secretary of the Film Artists' Association.
UP AGAINST AGENTS "Studios have begun to realise There is the question of their treatment by the Government, the that these girls are almost like- very scanty rewards for impor-less.)] tant services, the lack of encour- part of em-
on to go into action Immediate agement on the
ly in the event of an air attack ployers, and other matters that on Britain this state of affairs need urgent attention in view of the new and vital part our volun- cannot fail to cause anxiety. Let us now turn to the Terri-teers are now called upon to play torial infantry. Here again the in the defensive scheme for their force has to play a far more im-country,
SALESMAN SAM
"They have proved unreli- able, inefficient, and they are not so amenable to working conditions as the working girl artists.
"But what we are up against are
these women;" the agents who push forward
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81 appear in dances in bags. 10 Queen's County up-to-date. 11 Frailty?
12 Full at the finish of one's
sentence.
15 An empress.
10 A lot of games just the weather for the hiker (two words, 3 and
17 Paper-chase paper?
20 A bad state of things, that doesn't necessarily involve gos- alp.
burglar's
22 Wits turn over the
booty.
23 By no means a hearty meal. 21 Welcome, no doubt, in the man
who is fond of his own voice.
dog can' run straight. 27 It la a mistake to imagine this
in
28 Life's might easily be noisier. 29 This luminating contrivance is not really a contradiction terms (two words, 4 and 7).
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1 Cirolo round a serpent by way
of grating.
2 All that's left of the excitement when the builder's bedding has disappeared.
3 Pleasing to gain part.
4 Shows.
"To gild refined gold, to paint the" (King John).
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6 Precious stone in at least two
Janguages. 7. Would appear to have endless cleaning possibilities (two words,” 4 and 5),
Like the fifth wheel of the coach. 13 To make it join, turn it round. 11 Very ill-made toast.
18 How a grandce can become very
much annoyed.
19 A girl got very mixed about one
in Shakespeare.
20 Once it's altered it's a part,
21 Verbal style.
25 A fish that makes a woman very
useful in the haune,
20 Make a formal application and
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