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A tribunal of War Office Brass Hats will shortly decide whether the British Army is to have new uniforma...
No one will be able to say that rash decisions have been taken.
Experiments began two years jago. The various commands are
now reporting,
{been consulted.
WHERE BRITAIN IS MOST VULNERABLE LESSONS OF THE AIR
EXERCISES.
PORT DEFENCE PROBLEM
(By Major C. C. Turner.),
London. sacrifice of bomb load.
Only a misunderstanding of the Ferhaps even more serious, is the Privates, sergeant majors.very oddest kind could allow those position regarding the narrow, seas colonels and generale have all who witnessed the Air Exercises around Great Britain, through so successfully concluded recently which our food and other supplies Their views on floppy hats, to deduce that in a real war Lon-must come. These have little de don would be laid at an enemy's fence against air attack, and seem mercy, The air defence system of to enter little, into air discussions. on Yet they constitute perhaps the The changes proposed are in the London as a whole was not
{trial.
most urgent problem in any future interests of comfort-especially
Actually, interception of raiders, war. [during hot weathor,
A decision is not expected until except on the first day, when there
open-neck tunica and a new type of boots are being tabulated.
the winter.
Your Daily Smile!
"If you had the finest library
A
An enemy might well make were faulte in communications, feint attack upon London, at the had been excellent. Raiders were same time hurling and maintaining mat as high as 16,500 ft, a proof his real attack by air upon the har- that brief as the period between bours and docks essential both to in warning and arrival' may he, in- our Navy and to our food deliver-
terception is by no means impos-ies." Inible..
the world and fire broke out," aska!
The big ports are equipped with a librarian, "which twelve books
The Air Staff has never claimed special machinery for handling car- would you save?" The twelve that raiders can be completely goes upon a large acale. A diver nearest the door.
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thwarted, and because the best orsion of traffic would not be prac- ganised system of defence is ad-ticable to any considerable degree. mitted to be imperfect there are In a few days London would be They were exchanging, yarns. some who roundly assert: "There hungry, and essential industries "Yes, on Christmas eve, 1916, we is no defence against air raids." starved for lack of material. were in Jerusalem," said the This is mischievous and fallacious, Aussie,
"Aye," retorted Angus, "an' I guess th' shepherds. watched their docks that nicht."
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HOME ESCAPE
None question the Navy's role of holding the great ocean trade routes, but of what avali would Severe Losses Nothing occurred in the air exer- that be if convoys 1annot get cises to shake the belief that through the narrow seas around whilst some small proportion of Britain? The Navy cannot ade- the aircraft in a determined raid quately deal with this problem of Outside the field Supporter of visiting team: "Ratten would pierce the defence, the attack by great numbers of shore-
Hardly A blade of
losses incurred would be so severe based aircraft upon shipping and of international politics a spirit ground this!
grass on it." of greater confidence is abroad, Home team's supporter: "Well, you that an enemy would hesitate bo- the Channel and North Sea ports. In Even if one or two of our air Hong Kong, Friday, August 31, 1934. and in their every-day affairs haven't come to graze, have you?" fore repeating the attempt.
Re- men step more assuredly.
the last war our enemies abandon-craft carriers in such covery is becoming more than Statistics indicate that women ed raiding London when they instances were not needed elsewhere, Looking Back
a matter of faith, and in Britain spend more on their make-up than curred casualties no greater than it is doubtful whether they could more certainly than elsewhere. the Government spenda on war-it proved possible to inflict in the give much help in the defence of We have had to learn by hard ships. But you'll never see a fel-exercises just over. Added to the marrow seas. They are ex- Twenty years ago, a civilian experience that the aftermath low taking a warship out to dinner. that, the mere threat of a strong ceedingly vulnerable to attack from population that had never con of a world-war is not to be clear-
counter-offensive would compel an the air, and would be among the templated the wearing of uni-ed away in a generation. Some Facts You Did Not Know enemy to defend as well as attack, first objects singled out. form took up arms for a cause of its consequences will be long
The exercises took no account of
Naval Ports that it sincerely and passionate with us. Once more the British
If ly believed to be righteous. Legion and other organisations A German scientist has invented a this important factor, for "North Portsmouth, Harwich, Dover, V-shaped bed that he asserts supports land," having no bomber squadrons, Chatham, Tilbury, and other naval those dark days recall the issue appeals for the men who the body perfectly in every position was unable to wage an offensive; and commercial ports are open to splendid courage and the1 were disabled from playing their and is more restful than flat beds. and both attack and defendce were air attack. Their disorganisation high purpose with which the full part in national life.
[circumscribed by unreal conditions would compel naval units to refit British nation went to the de-wounded and the unemployed A new coaster to protect dining: fence of Belgium, it comes at a must be regarded as a charge tables from drippings from beverage The Air Ministry expressly made or shelter elsewhere.
The problem of the future is the time of disillusion. The lasting upon us all. These men paid the glasses is so formed that it serves as it clear that there was no other ob-
suction cup to hold a glass in place. ject than that of testing the train graver for the certainty that the peace that it was to bring about price of a struggle for freedom.
Ing undergone by certain sections submarine menace would be sup seems less assured twenty years
plemented by air attacks upon our An serial passenger car driven by of the ground personnel, a propeller and suspended on wheels
Despite the hampering conditions ports and shipping. guns sank into silence.
from an overhead rail has attained everywhere stands on guard.
the official communiques estimated JUVENILE REMAND with armaments undiminished Tendera have been invited for speeds in excess of 150 miles an hour and regulations of the exercises;
in France.
at from 25 to 33 per cent. the lox- and national apprehensions un-flying boats capable of conduct-
France is still con-ing a service between Britain A novel electric lantern has onelses inflicted on the raidingforces; Jallayed.
cerned about her security. Aus-(and Canada. Thus this year.bulb backed with a reflector that castsjand it is not very likely that an tria has passed through an ex-which will see accomplished the its rays 800 feet in front and another enemy, no matter how strong in Constable Charged With perience that with the least last stage of the regular air on top to serve as a general, utility mismanagement. might have journey from Britain to the An-light. again started the marching of tipodes, has also seen the first
Wong Chung-kuen, police con- armies, while events in Germany businesslike attack on the dif
Įstable No, 570, was charged before created grave.. uneasiness ficulties of the Transatlantic throughout Europe. The pros-flight.
Cable advices have been received the sacrifice, although that sacri- Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, with pect of an Eastern Locarno that would restore confidence appears |
..To. English men and women of by. the. local' office of the Canadian Ace would seriously Impair a neglect of duty by allowing two remote with Germany silent on vision this news will come as the the subject and Poland reluctant fulfilment of a great hope. It is that Mr. Grant Hall; their Senior But on the showing of the air ex-
the Juvenile Remand Home on. to consent. The spirit that a commonplace of history that Vice-President, Montreal, died inercises the loss inflicted on the in-Shu-ming, aged 16, to escape from
vader, might have been even great- makes war possible has not been England's destiny became mani- that City, on Wednesday.
er for it may not unreasonably be Wednesday, fest when improvements in na-
On the application of Mr. Hin exercised.
vigation made it-possible for The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, J.P., assumed that anti-aircraft artillery Great Britain has laboured sin-ships to cross the oceans. Then unofficial member of the Legisla and balloon "aprone, non-exis-Shing Lo, who was instructed by cerely and for years to foster the island which lay on the out-tive Council is a patient at the tent for the purpose of the ex Mr. J. M. Hall to appear for the the realities of peace, and it is er edge of the Euro-Asiatic Con- Italian Canessa Hospital, suffer-cises, would have made a difference, defendant, the case was remanded with reluctance that in this tinent found its position trans-ing from gall stones. He was ad- if only by impairing his morate until next Thursday morning for
hearing. and by hampering his freedom, of twentieth year she has inter-formed. It had become the key-mitted on Wednesday afternoon.
Defendant was released on bail movement. rupted efforts to promote disar-point of the world's sea routes.
of $250." mament and has turned again to and its people, grasped their, op Don Brown, the 19 year old son and
Vital Areas thoughts of defence and of the portunities. Thoughtful minds of Jos E. Brown; the famous film It has been made. abundantly Mrs. Margaret Brown. obligations that she has under- in our own day must needs have star with the cavernous mouth, and clear that a much larger number of the famous woman aviators, in taken in the endeavour to make asked whether the air, would who was seen recently at the Al-fighter squadrons is needed, espe- America, is a passenger o the peace enduring. The doubts and take away what the sea had hambra Theatre in "You Said Acially in view of the imperative President Adams which arrived auspicions that move the Contin- given. But the map shows that Mouthful"; arrived here on the necessity of providing for the de- to-day. Mrs. Brown is at pre- lent have their consequences the airlines radiating from president Coolidge. He is a cadet fence of other areas than London sent the roving reporter for throughout all civil life. Almost Western Europe to Asia, Africa and is undergoing an apprentice Tempting to an enemy as London the "95" Club which is composed everywhere national finances are Australasia and America na-ship as a navigation officer. would be, with its many vital ob of world-famed woman aviators. in confusion with Budgets un-turally meet in England, and balanced and taxation almost at the evidenco accumulates that the level to which it rose in the our people still command the en- sternest days of struggle. The terprise to grasp the chances Hong Kong from Manila
which would not overlook the fact that conditions of war have been car-which geography gives. “
the President Jefferson,
K. Britain has far more vulnerable tried into commerce, and recovery
arrived to-day, were Miss for all is hindered and dented by
Curtin, Mr. John Glaiseman, Rev. and scarcely less vital parts. T the growth of nationalism in
Jude Donnelly, Mr. B. Dharamaas, There are certainly two: the and the docks, trade. This spirit is withhold-|
Mrs. W. M. Gray, Mrs. F. M. Mun narrow sea-ways, ing from the peoples the full
son, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sands, harbours, and naval stations with-
OPIUM HAUL
benefit of the advances in science 400 Taels Of Prepared
Narcotic
and in the equipment of Industry that war encouraged and that. properly directed," would 'enuare] plenty for all.
Personal Pars
the air he might be, would run the risk of such heavy casualties ex cept for a big certainty.
If London could be paralysed by the blow, the result would be worth
Pacific Railway Company stating enemy's power of further action.
"Among
mermany
the passengera
Negligence
boys, Tam Wal, aged 12, and Mak
one of
jectives, such as the seat of Amelia Earhart was the first Presi
for Government, its transport nuclei, dent of this International organisa-
on its factories, depots, and docks, he tion. .
Rev. E. A. Toomey, Mr. Douglas in an easy bombing range as Lon Wightman, and Miss Helen Zim- don itself; and, secondly, the Mid-
land manufacturing districts.
No doubt the factory areas of Arrested by Sergeants Heddridge Dr. G. Sherwood Eddy, writer, Essex, Middlesex, and Buckingham There are lighter sides to the and Fitzpatrick at No. 180 Glouces speaker, and social worker. ar-shire would be partially covered by ter Road for having in their posses rives here on board the ss. Conte the organisation which has been pleture. In spite of all hinton 400 taels of prepared opium, Rosso on Sunday, en route for set up for the defence of London; drancea and checks material con-Fang Chuan-kam and Cheung Tal, Shanghai Dr. Eddy comes to the but no organisation has been built ditions are improving percepti- bly, If far more slowly than they before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the tional Committee of the Young areas. Yet they would be well two unemployed men, were charged East at the invitation of the Ns-up for the defence of the Midland would in an atmosphere of mus Central Magistracy, this morning, Men's Christian Association to be within bombing range of an enemy
tual trust. August 1934 har
Defendants pleaded not guilty, enga
remanded until me Cause morrow morning for reheartof
lity In Central Europe but the and the casO WAS
brought-new double as to stabi
memories of the past
statesmanship to move with!
for a period of four with advanced air bases on the in speaking, to audiences Continent, although the greater dia in 16 ones throughout tance for which feet must be pre- vided would entall some little atry.
Valce from above: "Harry, in't The hail door beautifully polak-
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