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To guard herself against any repetition of the invasion of 1914 and at gigantic cost, not far short of £100,000,000, the whole area of the frontier ino has been made by France as safe as possible.
The first and essential fea- ture of this vast defence chain of steel and concrete, covering forts above and below ground, is that it is sited on the fron- tier and not miles behind it.
FRANCE has pinned her faith on her military skill to prevent any invasion of her territory.
But with German forces not only near by, but bang on the
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frontier itself, there is always form a quadrilateral of mighty the peaceful countryside had dun, Thionville, Metz and Nancy For miles it appears as if the danger of defences being fortresses equipped with every neither soldier nor fort; under IT IS A happy coincidence, that The new instrument of war above and below ground, yet the cultivated areas of many rushed, suddenly and swiftly. form of defensive protection, the green grass of the field and the announcement of the new mechanical armoured weapons scorning any attempt at cover. cheap rate for social cablegrams-has changed the entire mili-
acres the defences lie hid from to all parts of the Empire except-tary situation, and an offensive fences rest not on fortresses as
Further southwards the de- all eyes. ing, Canada and India occurs on
planned secretly is an ever- such, but on strong points, all the twenty-fifth anniversary of the present danger.
connected and strategically completion of the Eastern Exton-
After past experience it is sited, one supporting another, sion cable between Aden
IN other places concrete diflcult to trust Germany and and linked together by and
to accept her guarantee of underground system of com- their forbidding structures; in gun emplacements rear Hongkong.
security that such will never munications of marvellous in- sunken roads and leafy dells happen.
genuity and practical construc- are the entrances to under- tion.
ground barracks and ammuni..
A reference to the "Telegraph" files of 1914 shows that this cable,
It might ault Hitler for which was laid by the cable-ship France to scrap her mighty de- Colonin, was spliced on April 23. fence works built up by 15 1914, at a point 200 miles south years of labour and sacrifice, but of the Colony, thus permitting to the outside world such a direct cable communication besincerity or a complete lack of suggestion savours of gross in- tween this Colony and Aden (and appreciation of the true French
position. (thus England) the first time.
on
an
A Press Review was held at the Queen's Theatre yesterday of a remarkable film. It is one of the famous "March of Time" series and is called "Inside the Maginot Line.' Here is the story told by that film, which will be screened at the Queen's Theatre to-day.
"For miler it appears as if the peaceful countryside had neither soldier 1:07 fort; under the green grass of the field the de- fences le fild,"
By Major Reade
safety
of
objective, "the France."
Yet France is greatly per- turbed. Germany has also built a line of fortifications on her side of the frontier as much as to say, "We wait the day; numerically our greater man- population will swamp you?" And then
A Look
The Telegraph'
50 YEARS AGO
Board wish to have a genuine ex-
April 20, 1914, If our friends of the Sanitary perience of how our beautiful harbour can smell, we would recommend them to walk any night after ten o'clock from the old P. & O, wharf to Murray Barracks and from the Blue Surgeon and Dr. Cantlle might in- Buildings to Jardine's godowns nt East Point. And then the Colonial
form the community what Influence the combination of stinks which makes night hideous would be likely to have on the public health during the hot, wenther.
The statutory general meeting of the Peak Hotel and Trading Com- pany was held at noon today, in the. City Hall. In point of attendance It
son (director), Mr. W. ricksho, for besides the Chairman
(manager), and Mr.
Thomas secretary) there were only present C. Mooney Messrs. W. H. Ray, G. Murray Bain, E. W. Maitland, W. Pariane, J. D. Sonnaville, and W. K. Wyllic.
might almost have been held in a
that all the shares had been taken up, The Chairman simply announced
and the proceedings terminated. and the business was progressing.
25 YEARS AGO
It is no far cry to the time France is defended from the when cable costs were so exorbi-Belgian frontier to the Mediter tant that their use was for the ranean Sea at Nice. The sector. Here the French soldier, tion stores: railways appear and
which protects the Italian fron- moneyed fety and commercial
tier does not enter into serious when the lines are manned, lives disappear, and bastions of great the Hon. P. Ryrie), Mr. J. Ander- firms. To-day, thanks to Ed-consideration at present,
underground. No German sya strength, natural and concrete; ward Wilshaw. one of the
tem of war dug-out, admirable terraces of defences spring up world's greatest authorities
as it was, can begin to compare. from nowhere and dive into with these. Fortresses international communications, the
com- mother earth like drain pipes or Cable & Wireless
IT is from the frontier at plete with barracks are under railway lines into a tunnel. Ltd. intra-
the S.W. of Switzerland
the carth, safe from shell fire. Empire service has become in (Lake Geneva), past the Jura
From cavern-like entrances offect a "penny-postage" cablo Mountains guarding Valdahon, and water; poison gas cannot and hill and plain for miles Steel doors protect from fire guns, protrude, covering valley scheme for the masses.
the Vosges Mountains guarding penetrate; lifts bring shells to around. Many of the reductions in cable Belfort, Nancy and Bitche to case-mates and gun-turrets;
Wissenbourg, tolls in the past eighteen months Longwy, Maubeuge and Lille tion ample and comfortable; minds working on its intrica- ber on Thursday there was an echo
This frontier line of massed then N.W. to ventilation is good; accommoda- defences has had many expert have been astounding. The latest that is of Interest, and most electricity for lighting and cook- cles, though the design as a of the scandalous delays in the build- reduction, effective on May, per particularly the sectors from ing is provided. mita every exile in this Colony, Strasbourg to Longwy covering
whole is simple, and the one ing of Hongkong's Post Office and whatever his or her means, to use
Toul, Metz, Verdun, Thionville
Law Court. the world's greatest communica-dustrial iron-fields of Briey.
and St. Avold, and the vital in-
In the construction of these four times greater than the inland defences France has
never telegraphic service in England; contemplated Д jumping-off- that compares favourably, indeed, ground for an invasion of Ger- with the trans-Continental tele-adaptable
many, and hence they are not
46 bases for graph services in tho United attack. States. With the promise of radio telephonic development,
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A brief biographical sketch of Secretary of the great Empire | the Chief of Messrs. Cables & Wire- combine formed when the Govern lesa Ltd, would not be out of place.ment merged nearly all communica- Edward Witshaw was born in Lon- tion systems throughout the Empire. don in 1880, and is a descendant of His great ambition, now realised, Thomas Wilshaw, an Elder Brother has been to bring the Empire's of Trinity House who about 1690 cable and radio services within succeeded Samuel Pepys, the touch of everyone In the Common-j famous diarlet, as Comptroller of wealth.
the Navy, Wilshaw entered the It has been a great work,, from service of the Eastern Telegraph which the public has benefited Company immediately after leaving enormously. High cable tolls of: school, progressed rapidly, and was the past have as effectively aided ovoutually appointed the company's isolation for the majority of exiles General Manager and Secretary, he- from Home as if cables did not coming one of the best-known men feat. Cheap tells have brought in the City of London. He was ap the four corners of the Empire pointed Gonoral Manager and much closer together:
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April 20, 1014, In the Legislative Couneli Cham-
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A Bill which came before the Coun- cil for a first time was that which amends the existing Airships Ordin- ance by giving statutory power enable force to be used to compel the descent of alreraft which disobey the law. Hongkong must, of course, be thoroughly up-to-date, and it will be generally agreed that every means possible should be taken to our little fortified Island
guard from tjo possibility of Invasion. Every year now, aircraft plays a more important part in warfare, while the airship hus come to be a most useful adjunct to would-be spics. fore, such as the present Bill, which Any step there- alms at immunity from espionage is to be welcomed. There is only one point, however, and that is whether we are sufficiently up-to-date in Hongkong to possess anti-aircraft weapons with which to imposo force on the disobedient aviator? If not, the Bill will be of small avall,
10 YEARS AGO
April 20, 1920. Hongkong's deep and sincere affec- lon for the Royal Family has been. exemplified in the fullest possible measure this morning. Enhanced by the news of His Majesty's progress to convalescence, the arrival in the Colony of the Duke of Gloucester, was made an occasion of great public rajolding, our Royal Visitor landing umit scenes of brilliant splendour and almost unparalleled enthusiasm.
5 YEARS AGONIA
April 20, 1928 The small island of St. idin, historically famous as Napoleon's place of exile after the Battle" or Waterloo, celebrated the centenary as a Crown Colony yesterday