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The following is a review by Admiral Sir Reginald Custance of "Navies of Today and To morrow", a book that is certain to be widely discussed, and of which the author is Captain Acworth, the Morning Post Naval Correspondent.

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each case the military arm is to homogeneous. The speeds of the attack when a favourable oppor- unarmoured cruisers are higher. tunity offers, and the political On the whole the comparison in- object is security. Is not this dicates that the proposals are the purpose for which every navy practicable. exists and has always existed? According to the author the Their Requirements, resulting navy compared with With much force the author that existing would consist of: explains that the navies required 26 battleships with 150 guns as by particular countries differ ne- against with 28, 112 unarm- cording to their geographical and ed cruisers with 228 guns other conditions; the case for against 4 with 28, 112 unarm- Great Britain differs from that oured cruisers with 672 guns as for any other country; and a against 49 with 124. This great This book is important, be weak Navy may have a deterrent increase of gun power is due to cause it deals with the funda-effect until it has been defeated. discarding ineffective mental principle that in war at sea the destruction of the enemy armed ships in battle is the chief military aim.

He holds that:-

The Navy should be planned, constructed, and trained as a balanced whole to render it an in- That was the accepted doctrine strument which can obtain deci- set forth in the Admiralty Mem sive and overwhelming victory orandum laid before the Colonial over the enemy's muin fleet when Conference in the year 1902. It the flects engage, the decisive was derived from the great Ad-point being in the future, as in mirals of the past, had produced the past, opposite the guns of the the decisive battle of Trafalgar, enemy's battle fleet." and is the traditional doctrine up- held by Captain Acworth.

Two years later, in the year 1004. a new Board came inta office with a new doctrine, declar- ing that the fruits of victory can be attained without a battle. This was to be reached by build- ing larger ships than those of the enemy, in order to discourage

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“Naval strategy should consist of a single-minded determination ultimately to force action on the opponent; whether he wish it or not, and to make such action, when joined, decisive."

The reader may ask whether the existing Navy has been plan- ned and constructed as a balanc- ed whole.

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and to eliminating vessels of little or no fighting value, which have grown, like fungi, round the faulty doctrine that the battle need not be decisive,

ARRIVALS OF SHIPS.

Andes Maru, Japanese str., 7,772

Sunday, April 19.

tons, Capt. T. Matoshige, from Singapore, Kowloon Wharf. O.S.K.

Elpenor. British str... 4,824 tona,

Capt. W. J. Wilson, from Sin- gapore, Holt's Wharf.-B. & S. Kwanto Mura, Japanese str., 8,599

tons, Capt. M. Miznguchi, front Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf.- 0.S.K. Solviken, Norwegian str., 1,435

tons, Capt. N. Norvalls, from Saigon, buoy No. A10.--Wo Fat Sing.

Tchekam, Chinese str., 806. tons, Capt. Lal Yee, from Pakhol, buoy No. 823.-Wo On & Co.

4,799 tons, Captain H. Wilkinson, from Shanghai, buoy No. B. & S.

As is well known, the number fighting at long; and indecisive and size of the battleships were ranges if battle were joined. dealt with at Washington with- The result was the

indecisive out regard to the decisive battle battle of Jutland and its conse- they might have to fight, but purely to parity with the navy of Captain Acworth shows that the United States, with whom Teirosina, British str., those consequences were that the war was declared to be unthink- superior British fleet was neu-able. No agreement on the tralised by the inferior. German strength in cruisers was found)

while the German sub-possible either at Washington or fleet, marines operated against British later at Geneva. Neither side merchant shipping, causing im-understood that war at sea can- mense losses, which nearly led to not be divided into compartments our' failure in the War. Is not in this way, but must be con- this a proof that the 1904 doc-sidered as a whole. Neither side trine was, and is, unsound?

As is well known, the desire to fight at long ranges, was increas- ed by an exaggerated fear of the Whitehead torpedo and by not recognising the importance of superior gunfire at decisive ranges. Evidently if the fruits of victory can be attained with out a battle, it cannot be worth while to run risks.

realised that the security of the sea-going trade depends not on the futile system of patrolling trade routes, but on the results of the decisive battle and of the combats between raiders and es- corts to convoys.

Was

Was not the failure to agree at the London Conference due to the fact that France, and Italy had the decisive battle in their Again, the failure to provide minds, whereas Great Britain security for our seagoing trade and the United States had not? was due to the same cause, but Behind these conferences Was brought about in a differ-no sound sea doctrine, and no re- ent way. The German cruisers cognition of the principle that and submarines, which threaten the navy required hy each nation ed it, were not brought to action is an absolute quantity based on because they could not be found its own particular strategic con- until the system of patrolling the cops, providing for its own se trade routes or open sea had fail-curity and not menacing, but ed and been replaced by the con- mindful of, the security of others. voy system, when the armed escorts intercepted them.

No Change. The war led to no change in the doctrine accepted in 1904.

The

post-war battleships,

Need of Numbers.

Captain Acworth's conception of the Navy required to win the decisive battle is based on the lessons of the war. His fighting

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The armour in these ships is ur- our strategy demands numbers; 27th Apr. ranged to give the maximum pro- of the fighting power needed to tection at long ranges, and the win the battle; of moderate speed gun practices in peace time have seeing that battle can be forced been carried out beyond decisive by sound strategy. To assist in reliance being the battle and in giving security ranges, much placed on spotting from the air. to the oversea trade he requires This gocs to show that armoured cruisers of good fight. the long range indecisive ing power and high speed rela-

'STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS. battle is still in favour and the tive to our own battleships. In covering effect of superior gun-place of the present torpedo boat

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Emprees of 6th May fire at decisive ranges is not re. destroyers he substitutes second Canada (from Manila) is due here:

cognised.

class cruisers of high speed rela- at 11 am, on April 22 (Wednes-- Further, at the Geneva Confer- tive to the armoured cruisers.

All these ships are to be armed, Kowloon Wharf.

day), and will berth at Pier No. ence, stress was laid on the trade routes. At that held at Washing-exclusively with the gun. ton 10,000-ton cruisers were aprightly looks upon the Whitehead Singapore for this port on April proved. However adapted that torpedo to be an inferior short 26 at noon, and is due here on type of ship might be for trade range weapon and upon the bomb April 26 at about 4 p.m. route and other services, it is un- to be too inaccurate to be used or suitable for the convoy service, feared at sea. Since the failure which needs escorts with fight of the submarine, when properly ing power and not with excessive countered, shows that its limita speed. Is it not evident that at tions are great, he would only these conferences more attention use the torpedo in small ones. was concentrated on patrolling suitable as deterrents to local at the trade routes than on the contacks. Since he has no use for voy system? Thus, whether we the bomb, the aeroplane and the consider the battle, or the system aircraft carrier can be replaced

IONIC STAR" of giving_security to the trade, by the ships of the fleet.

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His battleship is a vessel of formed that all Goods are being land. Consignees of Carge are herany in- not been learnt.: The post-war 12,000 tons, with a maximum ad at their risk into the Godowns of directing minds were still guided speed of 171⁄2 knots, of great sea- the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf by the mistaken doctrine of keeping capacity at low speeds, & Godown Company, Lid, at Kowloon, 1904.

heavily armoured over the vitals whence and/or from In Part III Captain Acworth and armed with six 18.5-inch fivery may be phtained.

Optional Cargo will not be landed turns to the Navy of the future gune in turrets to fight at deck here, unless notice has been given 48 and starts by explaining the pur- sive ranges of 15,000 yards or hours prior to vessel's arrival, but poses for which the Navy exists. less, or at maximum ranges of carried on from port to port to tuc According to him these may be 20,000 yards if required. His final port of call to which the option

extends. summed up to be the defence of l'armoured cruiser is a 2816-knot,

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