THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
10,
1938.
U.S. NAVY PREPARES FOR TESTS
GREATEST WAR MANOEUVRES IN HISTORY PLANNED
By Carroll Kenworthy
Washington, Jan. 30. · THE
THE United States annual fleet manoeuvres beginning March 14 will test a defence line that stretches 4,322 miles down the middle of the Pacific Ocean from the rim of the Arctic to sub-equatorial waters, according to official disclosure.
It is the nation's "major defense line", according to officials, comprising the outermost defensive "front" in the event of a major Pacific war.
In the north the line is based on Alaska and the string of Aleutian Islands which reach arm-like from the North American mainland toward Aslu. In the centre the line is based on the Hawaiian Islands where the Pearl Harbour defences are so strong as to be known as "The Gibraltar of the Pacific."
The southern extremity, of the line is the naval station in American Samoa, 16 degrees below the equator. Here the main harbour is Pago-Pago.
One hundred and seventy-five warships, about 500 planes and be tween 50,000 and 00,000 men will participate in the gaines. They are scheduled to start on the California coast of the United States and sprend fan-like over the vast triangle repre- sented by Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians on the extreme right and Pago-Pago on the extreme left.
The area of the trigle approx- Imately 180,000 square miles. The leg from the navy base nt San Pedro, California to Dulch Harbour is 2,500 nautical miles. The leg from San Pedro to Pago-Pago is 4,183 miles and the third leg which splits the North Pacifie virtually in half from Pago Pago to Dutch Harbour is 4,322 miles.
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Officials said that major sections of the fleet were not likely to cruise as far south in the Pacte as the Samoan station which lies 2,276 miles below Hawaii.
They indicated, however, that aerial arms of the fleet would cruise very near to Samoa, if not entirely there. Thus for the first time in history the navy planes will be in operation almost simultaneously in one set of war games from the frigid region of Alaska to the fierce tropical
cat of sub-equatorial Samoa.
Aviation will. In fact, be a major aspect of the games according to all advance indications.
GOOD POTENTIAL BASES Many of the relatively little used islands of the Pacifle in the great triangle will be employed and tested as aerial bases. Those presumably Included in the ilst are the Aleutians, the Midway 1sinnds, (northwest of Huwali Baker and Howland Islands
BRITISH FIRM'S CLAIM and Kingman fteef, which lie south
New York.
British Acoustics Films Ltd.. subsidiary of Gaumont British, is the plaintiff in injunction proceedings, naming the R.C.A. Manufacturing Co. and others as defendants. Two suits were filed to-day in the United States District Court of Delaware.
the
ground
of Hawail near the equator on the route to Sumoa and Australia, and inally the islands of Samon, includ- ing particularly Palmyra. The last is a quiet fagoon reported admirably suited for a seabase.
In preparation for the vast games. squadron of navy planes wintered in Alaska protected by the convoy were based They ship Lapwing, early in the winter at Sitka.
Another indication of the navy's
The Court is asked to enjoin the, defendants from manufacturing and plans was the acquisition recently of distributing motion picture
Rutind
A part of Kodiak Island, across the equipment,
that Culf of Alaska from Sitka. Women's such petion infringes world-wide Bay on the eastern side of that patents owned by British Acoustics. island is reportedly a good operating While the amount of danges chuirnen unse for planes.
is not specifled, pending the account-
__ng_denianded,_it__is_conservatively Kiska, in the Aleutians, is one of
estimated that it may £2,000,000 or £4,000,000,
amount
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In a statement issued in
to six poris which the government has closed to foreign shipping in that region. In fact, all the Aleutian Island lying west of Meridian 107 are offelally declared an "air, reser- London vation" over which commercial dying
last night by Goumont British Pie-| by any nation. is prohibited for ture Corporation it was mentioned reasons of "public safety."
that writs had been led against the
All the Aleutians also were recent-
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WEALTH of advice on health, ranging from the R.C.A. Manufacturing Co. and also
proper use of exercises to the regulation of fresh air against Electrical Research Productsy charted by a special navy expedi Incorporated (RE.R.P.I.), who are lion and a submarine squadron spent interlinked with Western Electric, much time in that region ostensibly in rooms, is contained in a report by Dr. C. Wroczynski who in turn are associated with the exploring coves and potential opera-in the bulletin of the health organisation of the League American Telephone and Telegraph in basen, Co.
The strategic significance of the of Nations, which was issued recently (Allen and Unwin, region is believed to be due to its 2s. 6d.). proximity to the "Great Circle"
The statement added:
"The two patents with which writs are concerned are for improved mechanisms connected with the pas- suge of film through the talkie pro- jector sound head, and cover devices to control the jerks which occasionally cause an unpleasant rumbling noise
route
of tracting! vessels which
operate between Asia und North The report declares that two out of three highly trained Asta than any part Amerten. It is also much closer to athletes suffer from excitability, cold hands and fect, constipation United States,
and acidity of the stomach.
of mainland
Offelals indicated that', the nuval
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manoeuvres will spread all over the Over-training makes them liable to a breakdown in health; region named and end with a "critic chills and boils, and more serious infections such as typhoid and
blood poisoning are much commoner than in normal people.
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Pittsburg U.P.). Futuristic novels and fiction magazines often have pictured a world ruled by robots, but Dr. William F. Ogburn of the Uni- versity of Chicago believes the world already is under the power of the machines it has invented,
He explained the theory re- cently in an address to a joint meeting of several Pittsburgh organizations.
Machines, he said, are causing cen- For women all forms of keen cam-tralization of government at Washing- pelition are banned.
ton. Rapid transportation and com- Games are advised, but sprinting|munication are the reasons.
and long-distance races are declared "Automobiles have done more lo to be harmful,
break down states' rights than the Ski-Ing is good if the runs are not Civil War," Dr. Ogburn sald, "and long enough to be exhausting. Ten- there has been spiritual breakdown
nir, hockey and
net-ball
are
suitable, but fencing, wrestling, and of county government all over the particularly football, are described is "very bad."
country.
Another influence of machinery 13 seen by Dr. Ogburn in character of national government. He said that various industrial and special interest groups are sending representatives to the 'third house' (lobbyists), which eventually will lead to weaken-
Dr. Wroczynski says that the kind of athletics that is most useful for adults varies with age.
FOR THE “OVER 40.” From 10 10 30 sport with dexterity and speed-racing and field sportsing of legislative government and have the best results,
strengthening of administrative
In the next ten years endurance government. ami strength are more important.
"The character of the home has While after 40 moderale exercises in been completely changed in the past staying power, such as rowing, wolk-half century," he said. "Formerly, 00 ing and climbing, are valuable.
of all the family needa per cent. Selence han
let to learn were produced in the household, but about sport and gymnastics, says the steara power has changed that. It is bulletin, which calls for more ex- ] more economical to manufacture
and pert medical supervision
articles in factories. brake
craze."
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OR "interest in sport de- "Now, the home is little more than into championship a parking place. After, it is nothing generating
Įmore than On the question of polse, the re- rage. port says that the quietest rooms in Machines Jusi over the horizon are the house should be reserved for going to produce still greater the childen's bedrooms and that change, Dr. Ogburn said. Television night workers who are daturbed by will bring the world indoors; cheapen- noises during the day should wearing of air-conditioning methods might ear-stops while they sleep.
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Buluwayo, Rhodesia, To thread 25 strands of cotton through the eye of on ordinary needle, while, baving, one arm in aling, lo the fest performed by Richard Johnstone, 14.
bring a general movement to the tropics, where warm air could be cooled for the house; devices such as the "electric eye"--which can sort euns, grade tobacco, and even count mozey-are likely to take the place of many workers.
To compensate for those losses of jobs, he said, business best bet is to Exploit the new industries.
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