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WEDNESDAY, MAR, 26, 1936.
PLANNED SECURITY
Now that the British Govern-
us she lay disabled in the Dar- danelles, during a period of six days, without inflicting damage of importance.
any
Much more recently every available bomber in the Greek Air Force was concentrated on the old armoured cruiser Aver- off as she steamed from Salamis Lo Crete, but failed to affect her movements:
The Chilean Air Force has been credited with having sup- pressed a rebellion by, bombing the still older cruiser O'Higgins while lying at her moorings in harbour. In fact, they missed the ship entirely, but one of the bombs happened to swamp bont in which the rebel chiefs had embarked to join the ship. Thus deprived of its leaders the revolt soon subsided. It should be noted that none
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ment has appointed a Minister NOTES OF THE DAY
for Co-ordination of Defence, it will be possible to institute such measures of ruform in the
STONY ROAD
"The monocurres
indicated conclusively that the fixed defences and mobile garrison of Hongkong are in an improved state of efficiency, although the Colony is in equally obvious danger if threatened by prolonged and ferocious, attack from the
Official Communique.
nir."
Hongkong, as an important navâl station, is acutely interested in ́ air defence. Would the Colony, and especially the China Squadron, be able to defend itself if hostile enemy aircraft were to suddenly appear overhead?
The question is here presented objectively. The naval point of view is given by F. E. McMurtrie and the Air's case by Lieut.-Comman- der Young, R.N., until recently an Observer of the R.N. Air Arm.
ships was capable of making any effective reply to air onslaughts.
Lt.Cdr. YOUNG, R. N.; AIR
with the largest force of air- craft available should be duci- sive.
security plans of the nation and It is a hard and dangerous read the Empire us are deemed eg, which statesmen of Europe tread
Suggestions are sometimes sential in the light of failure to-day, who would find a formula for able to bombs dropped in the made that warships are vulner-
It has been suggested that achieve any real measure of
the preservation of
shells falling from a height of and peace
water close alongside. Actual- world disarmament.
equality of security. In the
several miles will strike a ship. The selec-
anly, the damage that can be done nouncement from tion of Sir Thomas Inskip for Pierre Flandin, the Foreign Minis-!
Paris that
with greater velocity than will M. by such methods is negligible.
abomb, dropped from only a the post has caused some little ter, had declared he would not they must be found. With good AIR bombs are effective wea- and bomb, however, will reach
Before ships can be bombed
few thousand fect. Both shell surprise, but in support of the return to London to negotiate upon visibility and a floating base in pons against ships, whether a terminal velocity, dependent choice it is pointed out that he a basis of German counter the shape of an aircraft carrier, merchantmen or war vessels. only on their weights and possesses a strong judicial mind proposals to the Locarne Powers' five aircraft are the minimum Though admittedly not weapons shapes, and this maximum and is thus likely to hold a fair programme of reconciliation, there required to search an area 100 of precision, bombs can be velocity will be reached if they balance between the claims of is another large obstacle in the be increased out of all propor- overcome the disadvantage of than those discussed.
miles square. This figure must dropped in sufficient numbers to fall from much lower heights three fighting services, way to lasting peace. At the time tion if a really large aren has to the small percentage of hits. It Whatever critics of the Govern-of writing, the news of the French|
With regard to air attack on is the total number of hits that merchant ships, this could be ment's plans may say, there is
Government's alleged contradiction Even under favourable con- is important.
carried out effectively near no questioning the point that the of the British attitude, that the ditions, with trained observera, In good weather the number focal points, which are always country as a whole is fully alive promise, has only just been
Locarno Powers were open to com- it is by no means easy to locate of aircraft required to locate the near land, and through which the necessity of keeping (ceived. But we doubt this is the cannot extend a search for more small, if the enemy are operat- convoys must necessarily pass. re-a fleet. Shore-based aircraft enemy fleet will be relatively a large number of important British defences up to a stan-whole story. dard ensuring full security. It some of the Locarno Powers' terms
Surely, although than 300 to 400 miles out to sea. Ing in the "Narrow Seas," as in Although aircraft cannot
It should be added that search most cases they must.
carry out "visit and search," is obvious that a policy of de-may be vital, from the French can only be carried on in day- A fleet is, of very little use they could be used in a block- fenceless idealism can no longer point of view, and cannot be re-light and when visibility is good, away from the area in which ade to attack enemy warships, be practised. The Government's jected by Germany, that attitude If visibility is reduced to that it is needed strategically. In- thus leaving the area clear for
ever A great deal is invariably than 500 made of the ability of a fleet to
the
to
be covered.
scheme, as outlined in the white cannot apply to all. Surely some nortant naval battle has
normally existing in the North" deed, history shows that no im-friendly surface forces.
WATCHES HAVE "TEMPERAMENT”
Paper, puts forward on elabor-arrangement may be found which double the number of aircraft taken place more ate lines a system of co-ordina-will preclude the sending of foreign will be needed. In war time miles from land, which is well shoot down attacking aircraft tion and expansion of the three troops into German territory to there is no doubt ships would within the range of modern air with anti-aircraft guns, pom- services.
police areas which were de contrive to avoid observation craft. It is, however, not a militarised by treaty. Such a con- from the air by moving under
poms and the fleet's own fight- cut-and-dried plan, but is pur-dition to
It may be objected that air- ing aircraft. Although the posely flexible, so that adjust-swallow, even
negotiation is hard to cover of darkness,
craft may be unable to operate attackers would no doubt suffer though, from tho Battleships are designed to by reason of bad weather, but considerable casualties in day- ments can be made according to point of view of the other Locarno resist the impact of heavy shells, one muy expect fine weather light, the method of night the necessities of the situation. and Versailles signatories, Ger- which strike their targets with sufficiently early in the course attack outlined above would In these matters, a democratic many created the present crisis by higher velocity than bombs of a war for the enemy fleet to render them practically immune. State is at a distinct disunilaterally denouncing that pact dropped from a few thousand be located and attacked in time Should the first attack not prove
their to achieve a decisive result. feet, to say nothing of Rhine advantage compared with the and marching into the
sufficiently devastating, or greater accuracy of aim.
Many of the disadvantages of should there be other enemy dictatorships, but Ministers and country, It is ridiculous for people alike are fully conscious France to take the stand that Ger- ment that bombs, if they are overcome by a night operation, would be available for further It has been proved by experi- air attack on ships could be forces at sea, the same aircraft of the point that our traditional many is incapable of contributing required to inflict damage on An enemy fleet could be located operations. inclination to "muddle through" to the cause of peace except by armoured ships, must have walls by daylight and shadowed until would, under present conditions, for Germany to consider herself factured for the same purpose, ments being reported, while surrender, just as it is ridiculous as thick as those of shells manu, dusk, its position and move- be little short of suicidal.
It is within her rights in constantly de- with a consequent reduction of the reporting aircraft would clear that Britain, must have nouncing or secretly breaking inter- the explosive charge.
never find it necessary to ven-WE all admit the "character of planned security on an unpre-national pacts. It would appear Attack on merchant vessels ture within range of any gun. animals, and are inclined to cedented scale, embracing all that these two nations, if they wish by aircraft cannot be carried out They would operate singly, lament this mechanistle age as one in character and temporament aspects of national life that, in to retain the stabilising influence at any great distance from land. observing the movements of the which
from several different may tend to become obsolete. the unhappy ovent of war, would of Great Britain in the affairs of Under war conditions merchant- fleet
But need we dread this? Even our have to bear their share in the Europe, hud best adopt less drasticmen would naturally keep well directions, secure in the know-
away from enemy coasts.
ledge that the location of & not as fantastic an
watches have temperament. This is burden. The organisation of methods. For with Germany flout-
sound-ask any Although it has been claimed single machine, either from the watchmaker. To be sure, ho may not industry, for example, is no lessing treaties on the one hand and that bomb hits, if reckoned on a surface or from other aircraft, use that word, but the meaning will essential in modern warfare form of unilateral sanctions on the frequent as shell hits, this culty. There shadowers would to a specialist to find proof of i
France threatening reprisals in the percentage basis, are quite as is a matter of extreme diffi-be the same. And we do not nevil to than the efficient strength of the other, the work of the best-ignores the fact that the rate of be relieved by fresh ones from equally well on either wrist? Mine fighting forces. And the safety intentioned mediator is going to be hitting is infinitely greater with time to time. and morale of the civil popula-unavailing, and ultimately the men gunfire than with bombing." At dusk the attacking force tion have also, as far as possible, who seek a quarrel, rather than Aircraft themselves are ex- of aircraft would take off from my left. If I leave it lying flat. it goes even faster. Something to: to be adequately safeguarded. accord, are going to stumble sud-tremely vulnerable to shell hits, their shore base, being kept in de with my pulse, not the watch? There are critics who argue that denly upon it.
as those who witnessed the formed of the enemy's position Nonsense, it is temperament, I tell the anti-gas devices, for ex- | ==
attack on the fleet in the Chan- by the shadowers. At the time you.
Anil the wrist watch is the most nél last year by a "Queen Bee" of their expected arrival, the ample, create in the population a false sense of security. But can be turned to good account. wireless-controlled aeroplane shadowers would drop flares to temperamental. There is no doubt of Otherwise, why does a wrist. will agree. She was soon shot ensure that the attackors located watch go perfectly for one person, surely it cannot be contended
can afford to down, though only three four the fleet, and would illuminate keep bad time for another, and stop that the Government and local neglect the obvious duty of self-inch guns in a single ship were it during the attack.
for a third? Yet watches do; that fa authorities should do nothing defence. And it is one of the firing at her. Similar results Such an attack, with either certain
The weather effects them, too. I against the contingency of air merits of the British defence ed this month in a series of tests most effective, the ships being tively feverish in summer, yet kept are reported to have been obtain- bombs or torpedoes, would be had a wrist watch which became posi- raids that might be a decisive scheme that it can be adjusted to in the Eastern Mediterranean. silhouetted against the back- good time in winter. And the other factor in a war of any magni- the necessities of the
To deal with air attack at ground of flares without being day my clock stopped. The watch- tude. The British people, In Britain's plans in no sense imply close quarters the British Navy able to see the attackers. The weather. To be sure," he added maker said, "Perhaps It is the cold commion with those of other na-aggression; quite the reverse. possesses a formidable weapon latter would consequently be hastily, "it solidifier the oil," But it tions, will forvently hope that no They are intended solely to pro-nom-pom, whose numerous bar- close to ensure a much higher
In the shape of the multiple able to approach "sufficiently was temperament ho. really meant."
We need not dread the monotony war will arise in their vide a real assurance of security role can spray out missiles at percentage of hits than they mains with cog-wheels and personality of mechanised, age If-character re- generation; certainly, the pre-in the face of possible danger a rate so rapid that it has to be could possibly expect in the with pendulums, sent situation, if wisely handled, from any-quartor.
seen to be believed.
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