FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1925.
BRITAIN'S AIR MIGHT.
BIG NATIONAL
DEEENCE ·
SCHEMES.
GREATER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
When the Risk of Attack Will Be Not Worth While.
Britain is seeking to make her air defence so, strong that "the risk of attack' will not be worth the while."
EXPANSION SCHEME,
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(Reiter's Service.)
Landon February 28,
In the House of Commons, Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air, introducing the Air Estimates, said that the increased enst of £1,972,000 was mainly due to the scheme of expansion of the
Sir Samuel Hoare.
Air Force and exhaustion of war stock necessitating the purchase of new equipment.
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Never had been the national defence question supported with greater thanimity by the Party i Tendlers.
Regular squadrons for the first time were fieing equipped with post-war new types of machines. Fifteen out of eighteen squadrons would be so ripped by the end of the year.
Furthermore non-regular units had been introduced for the first Time in military aviation.
A further experiment was the introduction of a large civilian cement in the regular fighting units to carry out the less import- ant non-flying duties.
The principle of operational imity of command had also been introduced in air defence.
THREE TO ONE.
By building up the Air Force, on these lines the air defence would be so strong asylo make the risk of attack hot worth the while.
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BANKS LET DOWN,
BATAVIA MERCHANT
ABSCONDS...
(From Our Own Correspondent.!
SINGAPORE, February 26.
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The Ratafia merchant Kheng Kia is reported to have absconded, involving several banks to the tune of two million guilders,
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TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
ed to the Air, Ministry he found that commitments of several hun- dred thousand pounds had been ündertaken under Lord Thom- BRITISH INTERESTS FULLY
SAFEGUARDED. son's scheme, and the Air Stuff was discovering the great poten- tialities of the airship for Home and Empire defence as a troop carrier, and acroplane carrier.
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(Reuter's. Service.).
He thought it best to transform
LONDON, February 26.. Lord Thomson's scheme by pro- In the House of Commons, In eeeling with the construction of reply to a question whether the two airships and establishing an Premier was considering taking impartial advisory committee of teps to safeguard British trading experts, and when the building of interests with Russia in view of the airships had made definite the Russo-Japanese treaty the progress, of taking up the ques Foreign Under Secretary, Mr. R. tion of developing the commercial MacNeill said he had nothing to stage of the airship line between add to Mr. Austen Chamberlain's Britain and the Dominions, oper-reply of February 17 except to say nted by private enterprise, not by that he saw no reason to suppose the treaty in anywise jeopardised State enterprise.
British trade interests.
Risks must "on no account be taken. The very foundation of the problem was the problem of safety.
LABOUR CRITICISM,
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Further questioned, Mr. McNeill said he was not aware that the Japanese market had recovered from the severest depression immediately the treaty was signed. [Last week in the House of Beckelt Commons, Mr. John
Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of," the Exchequer in the (Labour) asked what steps were being taken to ensure British Inte Labour "Cabinet, behalf of the Labour Party, with Japanese traders in
traders enjoying equal privileges the oppose the policy contain-Russian marker, and whether a ed in the Estimates, which, he
treaty with the Soviet Republic! said, was on the old bad, vicious was being considered on the lines and utile methods of thinking of the Russo-Japanese Treaty. Mr. security depended on huge arma-Austen Chamberlain replied state ments.
ing that he had not yet seen the Mr. Snowden quoted statistics full text of the Japan-Soviet showing that the French air pro- Agreement. He believed that it did not conta detailed provisions for the conduct-of-trade! His Majesty's Government consider that the Trade Agreement of 1921- does all that is at present possible: to foster Anglo-Soviet trade.]
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gramme, was decelerating.
Capt. Wedgwood Benn (Liberal) appealed to the Government to go Sir Samuel Hoare reminded the slow pending'sa definite step with House that our inferiority at pre-regard to disarmament. sent was one to three compared Mr. W. Greaves-Lord; K.C. with the greatest air force in (Conservative), moved an amend- Europe, namely that of France, ment demanding measures to re- our old friend and ally. It would duce accidents. be some years before we were sumerically equal to France.
taxation.
HURON
ASHORE.
MANILA, February 25. The flagship "Huron," of the American Asiatic Fleet, went aground in the Malampaya Sound on the island of Palawan.
There was no loss of life. The Huron" will probably he pulled off by the navy tugs which are en route to the scene,
The "Huro" was eu route to Java.
FLOATED OFF
LATER.
The U.S.S. "Huron" floated at midnight, presumably under her own power. Damage is reported not to be serious. No advices have been received whether the vestel will return to Manila or proceed.to Java.
CHINA STRIFE
KAIFENG, February 26, Considerable heavy artillery Kaifeng moved westward from last night, preparatory to the im pending conflict between Hu Sir Samuel Hoare replied that Ching-yi and Kan Yo-kun, which
now seems inevitable.-Reuter.
the number of accidents in pro- portion to the time flown was decreasing.
THE CHINA MAIL.
NAVAL GRAVITY CENTRE. SLOWLY SHIFTING TO THE FAR EAST.
GREAT EMPIRE FLEET NEEDED.
Strength of China Squadron to be Increased.
Hongkong's strategic importance will soon be greatly increased judging from the remarks of a naval writer ip a Home paper.
$40,000,000 SCHEMES.
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London, February 26. The naval.correspondent of the "Evening Standard" says that the three naval commanders-in-chief, at Singapore has significance far beyond the actual purpose of the conference.
Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India, but that position can-R not be attained under existing circumstances, as the capital" expenditure required will not be less than £40,00,000 each.
The Home country is steadily building towards the best attain- able substitute. The strength of the British squadrons in the East Indies and China will be consider. ably increased this year and we are building up in the East a true commerce-protecting fleet.
The centre of the naval gravity of the civilised world is slowly
Early this month the cables shifting to the zones covered in their commands. All waters from the Red Sea to British Columbia stated that aconference of Admirals of the China, East India and Aus are an imperial concern.
An Eastern fleet must ultimate-tralia squadrons had been arranged ly be the joint product of Britain, to be held at Singapore within the next few weeks, with the object of exchanging views on the navaj situation, acording to the pre-wET practice, when meetings were held Innipially. There was no question of formulating any policy, which wax the province of the Ministers in London. Therefore the meeting was a matter of ordinary routine and had no special significance. Earlier cables stated that besides H.M.S. Hawkins, H.M.S. Con- cord, HMS...
and Adelaide, .M.S. Chum, now at Port Blair, an Australian warship, either the Brisbane or the Sydney, would attend, and New Zealand might| also be represented.1
MALAYAN PIONEER.
MAJOR-GENERAL ANSON DEAD.
(Reuter's Service.)
INDIA'S PROBLEMS.
EUROPEANS' RAILWAY
LONDON, February, 26. The death is announced of General Sir Archibald Anson.
Major General Sir Archibald Anson, KC.M.G., was born in London in 1826.He joined the Army at an early are. He was employed in the right and left bombardments of June 6 and 18 siege trains in Crimea in the 1855. Front 1858 to 1867 he was Mau.us, and was employed in Inspector-General of Police in the 1862 Mission to the King of (Reuter's Service.)___ Madagascar. He was Lieut- Governor of Penang in 1867, and
DELHI, February 26, Administrator of Government of
The Council of State agalo the Straits Settlements in 1871-72, turned down the unofficial Bill 1877 and 1879. He was in charge passed by the Lower House re- of the Expeditions in Sungle Ujong lecting by 23 to 13 votes Mr. and Negi Sembilan, Malay
PRIVILEGES.
Peninsula, in 1875-76 He publish- Neogy's but abolishing the system of special railway compartments. ed a number of books, such as for Europeins and Anglo-Indians
About Others and Myself." His
chief recreations were horticulture and carpentry]
COLONIAL OFFICE. "
A considerable amount
Sir Devaprasad Sarbadikari, who piloted the Bilt, said he was not actuated by racial considerations and only wished to remove the obscurities of the law."
"Sir Maneckjee Dadabhoy vigor- ously opposed the measure as likely to interfere with the work of the rallway. The administra tions wen justified in the res servation of compartments for Europeans on the ground of the convenience of the Indian passen
The Bengalee Mr. Chowdhuri provoked daughter by declaring that If the Europeans had not separate compartments violence and bloodshed would be a daily occurrenceon the railways,
LONDON, February 25.
of Ic-organisation is proceeding in the Colonial Office, the object being to better enable it to deal with the growing mass of work involved in discussing Imperial affairs with the Dominions. A gers Treasury.committee is considering certain changes which will involve increased expenditure. It is aug gesied that the designation Colonial Secretary" should be changed to "Secretary of State for Imperial Affairs," or another more suitable title. Also there are to be twp Permanent Secretaries and Under-secretaries Parliamentary instead of one of each.
One of each class will devote De. themselves exclusively to minions and Irish affairs and the other branch to the Crown Colonies, Protectorates and mag dated territories-Reuter.
Mr. Chadwick, Secretary to the Raj of the Commerce Department, emphasised that the present law was, flexible enough to suit the altering conditions.
New York, February 26, That he was briefed to defend one of He hoped that the House would
America's richest girls, who was appreciate that he held the
arrested on two charges of exceed balance between the necessity of 'He stated that an order had
ing the speed limit proved inost Paris, February 26.-The Chman- expansion and the necessity of been placed by an American for a
fortunate for a young lawyer, David reduction of expenditure and number of the Irving types of her has adopted the clauses of the
Amsterdam, February 26.-The Milton, whose engagement to Abby, parachutes which saved lives in Finance Bill, increasing the charge
Teesdale daughter of J. D. Rockfeller, of supplying identity cards, to British freighter 6.8. foreigners from 60 to 200 tranca, in- caught fire near Rotterdam. Several junior, is mounced by the parents, creasing the tax of luminous adver- of the crew of twenty are injured The narriage takes place in May tisements, inposing a tax on sky but were rescued by pilot boats. A and the couple will reside in an un- signs and pavement advertisements, Japanese stoken named Ketagi died pretentious apartment which has In 'both also assurance companies, doubling as a result of bums while on the already been selected." the charge of admission to State way to hospital. The Teesdale was Court cases Miss Abby received sug museums and authorising policemen towed in and run ashore still afire, pended sentences.-Reuter's Amer.
jenn Service. 10 collect fines on the spot.-Router.-Reuter.
Sir Samuel Hoare continued by | certain kinds of accidents. emphasising the potentiality of The amendment was negatived air power, in Empire defence. and the motion was carried by
If our air power defence were 270 to 101 votes. made more mobile we would save many men and much money.
He gave as an instance the economy effected by the garrison- ing of Iraq with an air force. This principle, he said, must be applied to airship development.
RESEARCH WORK.
As regards research he had attempted to initiate organisation in the Air Ministry to develop scientific research.
LABOUR DEFEATED. Replying to the debate and the Labour amendment to reduce the Air Force in order to arraign the waste and futility of all arina- ments, Sir Samuel Hoare said| that the Government was equally anxious for a reduction in arma- ments. The Premier had authorised him to say that the Government would take the first possible opportunity, whether by
He had consulted the leading | à conference or other methods, to scientists regarding this and had make effective what it" believed put in the Estimates the largest was the wish of every member of sum therefor in any year since the the House: war. (Cheers)..
The experiment of training re-
The amendment was rejected by 200 votes to 25.
servo pilots and civil, schools The Air Estimates were agreed
was being developed, »
The number of reserve pilots would be raised to 725 in the en- suing year. He hoped that, next summer à number of light aero- plane clubs would be started.
As regards civil transport Sir. Samuel Hoare, emphasiseil" the necessity of developing some long- distance route within the Empire for the purpose of demonstrating the ailvantage of air transport.
'He was convinced that Sir
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RIGHT OF SEIZURE.
PROHIBITION AGENTS IN
-THE WRONG.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Newhaven, February 26. An important decision regard- Sefton Brancher's air visit toing the right of seizure in Ameri-
India would help in solving the can waters has been given by the present grent difficulties.
One of the immediate difficul- ties which must be overcome was the impossibility of flying over Germany in the present inter- national situation.
AIRSHIP SCHEMES
As regards airships Sir Samuel Hoare said that when he return
Circuit Court dismissing the case against the schooner Over The Top, which was seized 19 milea from land.
The judgment, held that the seizure was illegal because it was outside 12 miles, whilst the pro- hibition agents themselves brought the vessel's liquor into United States territory and declared it illegal.
'BRITAIN'S NAVAL MIGHT.
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