THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY (25; 1937.
INSKIP ALLAYS FEARS OF ENEMY BOMBERS
"Our Anti-Aircraft Defences The
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By WILLIAM BARKLEY,
London, Feb. 15.
Can we keep the bomber out in wartime? 'HIS vital question became more interesting in House of East
The
night than the calculation whether the promised programme of Air Force development is greatly in
arrears.
Mr. Baldwin, in a celebrated statement in Parliament some years ago said: "The bomber will always get through." These words have caused anxiety in the country ever since.
There were many sugges- of these squadrons, Mr. Simmonds calculated that not seventy-one, but tions in last night's speeches only twenty-six squadrons have been that the success of the enemy created. bomber is by no means 80 certain.
we
"We lack forty-five squadrons," he said. "It has taken us twenty months to get these twenty-six new squad- rons. At the same rate the remain- It was Mr. O. E. Simmonds, aing forty-five squadrons will take up Birmingham Conservative mem-approximately three years. If ber, who started the debate by treble our rate of expansion it will moving a demand for more rapid take
Squadron-Leader Wright sold he expansion of the Air Force, and hoped the Government would not be contrasting the vast air prepara-panicked into ordering large numbers
of obsolescentmachtics. tions of Germany with our own.
Bombproof Cellars
in
When Mr. Simmonds complained that in new bulldings constructed London the opportunity, is not being: taken to provide bombproof shelters; when he asked whether bombproof cellars will be built under the great extension of Government offices now
one year."
The all-important Uting is quality, not quantity," he said. "There are too many people in- clined to express alarmist views by merely totalling up numbers. What we need
an overwhelming superiority in bombing machines of high performance and long range," Sir Thomas Inskip, in his defence. ucing planned in Whitehall-Sirshowed that a main reason for the Thomas Inskip took a different line delay is precisely the determination from Mr. Baldwin.
of the Alt Ministry to have nothing but the latest machines.
He spoke of the Government's handbook which hus been prepared to advise on structural precautions against bombs and gas in new build- ings. This advice aims at protecting persons against splinters and the like. "But I believe," Sir Thomas Inskip added, "that from twenty to twenty- five feet thickness of concrete is necessary to keep out a 500lb, armour plercing bomb.
"It is quite impossible for the Government, to erect buildings to protect people on such a scale as that.
"The real defence is to have our Air Force so efficient as to prevent the enemy ever being in a position to drop those bembs."
"Our anti-aircraft defences," he said, "are the very best from the point of view of guns, searchlights and instruments for detection of aircraft.
One-Flight Squadrons
"The production up to 1934 was about 700 machines a year. Those numbers are a mere fraction of what is required under present programme,
"The present position is tint
Gas mask containers being stacked in the new Government factory opened at Blackburn, Lancashire,
When in ful operation the by Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd, Under-Seere tary of State for the Home Depart ment. factory will produce each month ha if a million gas masks for the civil lan population, and it is expected that about 30,000,000 will eventually be made and diatributed to all parts of the country.
PORTRAIT OF A MODERN
"CO-ED."
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Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 20..
YOU'RE O-K IN AUSTRIA
IF YOU CAN GRUMBLE
Vienna, Feb. 20.
NEW AIR SERVICES FOR SOUTH
NEW LINK FOR HONGKONG?
Canton, Feb. 24. With the co-operation of
A scolding Austrian is a the Central Government the The modern, cocktail drinking, good Austrian, according Southwestern Aviation Cor- eighty-seven squadrons have now cigarette smoking sorority girl
pand its air services. are still on a one-flight basis. The who paints her face" and to Leander, writing in poration is planning to ex- normal squadron has three fights keeps late hours, is not up to Vienna's most
been formed. Thirteen- of them
serious
and one in reserve. It is anilet the standard set by the 12 girls semi-official, Reichspost. lines and the purchase of several
fence.
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The opening of four new air | c
pated that 100 squadrons will have
Who abstains from bad
new Stinson airplanes are under been formed by the end of March who founded Pi Beta Phi, first Monmouth the date by which our programmt college, sorority at should have brought 123 Into exis College, Illinois, in 1867, one of language, suffers from bad the contemplation of the Cor-
the two surviving founders told digestion or is, at least, poration authorities.
receptive for other physical The four projected lines are the Sir Thomas Inskip gave the Im- "Of these 100 squadrons twenty- United Press.
Kunming-Chungking line, passing pression that the Government will two will be on a one-flight basis, that
Mrs. Inez Smith Soule, 91, of trouble.
through Chingyuan, Nantan in north not build shelters to protect against is to say, that they will be in process. direct hits. For he repeated that the of developing into fully-equipped and Tacoma, shook her head with "shame In rare cases "n ̈person," averse to Kwangsi; Fuchow, Wenshur...and for them," as she told what she
profanity, nevertheless may be a Montze in Yunnan and Chaiting in Air Force was the best defence, sup-manned squadrons.
the Conton-Changsha ling, Szechwan, plemented by anti-aircraft defences.
attle hesitant in giving thought of the bare legs and scanty
passing through Shlukwan, when the other twenty-four clothing of the girls who now attend Good Austrian, but one can be cer- tain that his ancestors have largely
Kwangtung.
the Canton-Foochow filled the family's quola and left
passing through Weichow, squadrons will be formed, but if our college. expectations are
are ful6lled at any rate
"Why, I walked into one chapter'
over nothing twenty of them will be completed by house to find them gambling," Mrs.
him, reasons Melhalen in Kwangtung and Chang- chow in Kwangsi and the Canton- Leander, July of this year.
Soule said. "They were playing
Nanchang line, passing through Nan- am not able to say that they will bridge for small stakes, it is true, but¦ The Austrian is no precisely func-, hsiung, Tay! in Kwangtung, and "I hope and believe that the skill all be brought up to their full com-in my day, girls would never dare tioning superhuman automaton, says Kanchow, and Chlan in Kinngsi. of our scientists and the ability of plements."
ho think of doing such a thing." Mr. Winston Churchill, who has
Leander. He would explode but for The Corporation is now operating our airmen, and the excellence of
But, the spry old lady who keeps the numerous large and small safety three air lines, the Canton-Lungchow their training will prevent attacks been foremost in the drive In Parlia- being brought home to this country." ment to
The sense of this passage seemed led Siz rebuild the Air Force, thank-house all by herself and has several valves, provided by a wise govern- lne,.via Wuchow and Nanning, the
Thomas Inskip for his frank grown sons, daughters, grandchildren to be that the authorities count on statement, and forebore to make a and great grandchildren, hoped that meat which permits itself to be dis- Canton-Pathol line, via Kiungchow keeping the bomber out.
great occasion of the debate.
the girls of Fi Beta Phi were living paraged by coffeehouse gossip and and the Canton-Nunning line, Mr. Churchill, on this question, rona instead of the 124 which had chapter at Monmouth, Illinois.
But, assuming that the 100 squad-up to the standards set by the Mother small talis elsewhere, although not Wuchow, Papu, Kweilin and Llu-
in the press. said: "For my part, I believe that been promised contained twenty-two
Plans have been formulated to ex- the day will come when the ground of one flight only, he calculated that "They are very nice to me," Mrs. As a matter of fact, any visitor to tend the Canton-Lungchow line to will decisively master the air and nine weeks hence the Royal Air Force Scule suid. "They escort me to every beautiful Vienna will notice that Hanol in French. Indo-Ching when the raiding airplane will al-will be forty-six short of the total National convention and make much "Raunzen"-grumbling--is an out- joint enterprise with French inter- most certainly be clawed down
promised-forty-six out of 124.
much preparation fuss over me. I couldn't from the skies in flaming rain.
We have actually had twenty-five go to the last one because I fell and standing characteristic of the other-ests. However,
wise charming Austrian people. and negotiation have yet to be done before this International airline can "But ten years will pass before any or twenty-six now squadrons created hurt myself."
Meeting on Austrian company, be actually Inaugurated. such security will come, and in the in twenty months," he said. "And we interval only minor palliatives will be
where there is much shouting or grumbling, don't be afraid,
available."
too great
What bothered Mrs. Soule us much
are, now forty-six short of what we as anything about the modern co-ed expected to have at the end of March. was the reports she had heard, that We shall have to do twice as much in they stand up to a bar and drink with On the same theme, Squadron-the next nine weeks as we did in the the men. This, she felt, was scandal- Leader Weight, the new member for last twenty months."
ous, and she thought the young men Erdington, said that an enemy would
would be disgusted with them.
not waste resources on bombing
defenceless cities.
The attack would be made on air- THE SPANISH CROWN
ports because the modern bombing machine requires so much space 10 take off that it would be useless if its airport were damaged.
The second question of the debate was: "How far is the promised Gov- ernment programme in arrears?"
Months Or Years?
JEWELS
COUNTESS'S · ACTION ·
New York, Feb. 15,
the Spanish Crown jewels as security A motion to appoint a receiver for
BACK TO VICTORIA AGE The matron who has weathered the years with clear eyes and a clear mind, felt that the modern college girl, would be better off if she went back to the voluminous skirts of the | Victorian era and stopped painting up
her face.
*
pat you on the shoulder:
Soon somebody, will step up and
chow.
as
via
The Canton-Nanning line was in- augurated last year after the removal of the Kwangsi provincial capital from Nanning to Kweilin. Since its Inauguration, business on this line "Why are you so quiet? Cheer up has been prosperous, being largely with us. We are having the time of patronized, by Kwanglung our lives."-United Press,
national, they changed the name to Pi Beta Phi.
and Kwangs! offelals who fly back and forth between Nanning, Kweilin and Canton.
Limited by its, Anance, the Cor- poration has now only four planes, "My, how proud we were when we including one sightseeing plane and marched into chapel. wearing our three passenger and mail planes. golden arrows in our hair for the They are named Changkeng, Chim- for alimony alleged to be due by the Mrs. Soule said, was when I was guess it was as much to attract the
"The only time wore powder," frat time," Mrs.. Soule recalled. Ing Peltu and Tienlan respectively? Inaugurated In 1934, the Corporn- Count of Covarlonga, the eldest son
should of ex-King Alfonso, has been led in married, because I thought
boys as anything."
tion is the only purely Chineso own- ed and managed commercial flying Sir Thomas Inskip was subjected the Manhattan Supreme Court by look white. But I found I was white onough with fright, so I didn't keep
The golden arrow is the insignia concern in the country. Its $300,000 to the closest examination. There counsel for the Count's wite,
[it on."
of Pi Beta Phi Sorority,
capital is held in the main by the was considerable anxiety because this An afkdavit accompanying the
Provincial Governments of Kwang programme is admitted to be behind- action said that the latest instalment Mrs. Soule was very proud of PI Mrs. Soule said she corresponds re-tung and Kwongsi, thus giving it hand.
of £50 a month-the temporary Beta Phi when she told how it had gularly with the other surviving quasi-official status. After the settle- But whereas Mr. Simmonds calcu-allmony which the Count was recent-grown from one chapter of Monmouth founder, Mrs. Fanella Whitenack ment of the Lianglewang Imbroglio, Inted that it is from one to three ly ordered to pay pending the hearing with 12 girls in 1867 to 112 chapters Libbey, formerly of Seattle, who now it was reorganised under the super-
resides with a daughter in Minnesoto, vision of the Central Government- years behind, according to the future of a separation action and a sult for with 25,838 members in 1930.
It
-United Press. rate of expansion, Sir Thomas ad- annulment remained unpaid.
The founders of Pi Beta Phi got) mitted that it is three or four months also accused the Count of fleeing the in arrears, and for very good reasons, Jurisdiction of the Court by going to together partly to ald a poor, respect- couple, who were unable to care
Cuba,
able
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THIS COW'S
Central News Agency,
COW'S COMPLAINT WAS A TENNIS BALL
The essence of his defence was The Jewels are described in the for themselves because of age, and that the expanded Air Force will affidavit as the only property of the who were too proud to take charity, be equipped with much more up- Count and Countess of Covadonga in Then, too, she admitted, the founders -to-date machines by reason of the New York State,
imitated the boys who had several delay, and manned by airmen much The Countess of Covadonga, who is frate files on Monmouth cumpus, at beller trained.
the time. 27 and the daughter of a wealthy Cuban merchant, filed papers in the The girls met once a month at each Mr. A. J. Hattoy, a farmer of West Wyaloha, New South Wales, be Mr Simmonds recalled that on United States Supreme Court last other's houses. They had no sorority camo concerned, recently, when a large lump appeared on the Jaw of one July--10, -- 1835, the Government October, to bring an promised noventy-one now squadrons soparation.
action for house. They never danced, smoked, of his cows, and showed no signs of going down, by March 31 of this year.
drank or "painted." Count had previously filed a ho
Suspecting tuberculosis, he decided not to use the cow's milk. Finally, Taking first the Air Forca list of mult for the annulment of the mare At first they called it the "C" sada Austral News, he called in a veterinary surgeon to remove the lump, pilots attached to new squadrons and zlage. Neither aedon has yet been she said. Later when they became The latter, however, discovered that the cow's complaint was a tennis ball allowing for variations in the strength heard.-Reuter,
(Continued on Nest Column)
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