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Important alterations in the fire- arms" low have been submitted to the Home Secretary.

They represent the result of nine months inquiry-by a Com mittee presided over by Sir Archi bald Bodkin. During their inves- tigations: the Committee collected for purposes of evidence a amall armoury of sinister weapons.. These included one which look- ed like an ordinary fountain-pen.

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POTENTIALITIES ON

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THE

(By Brigadier-General P. R. C. Groves, C.B.) Formerly Director Of Flying Operations, Air Ministry

Tis not the blunders and dis-that they are charged with ex- asters of 1914-18 the sub-plosives, and not with chemicals. A bullet from this weapon could ject of scathing indictment in In any future conflict with kill a man at short range. many authoritative books about either of our great Continental The Committee's report, which the Great War which matter neighbours aerial attack would is unanimous, laya down defini-now, but the prevention of their not be confirmed to London alone, tions and classifications of various possible repetition on a still for, owing to the greatly in kinds of weapons, including guns larger scale, owing to the con-creased range of aircraft, every which discharge sprays and li-tinuance of the narrow mental at- great city and all our military quids. A stricter control is pro-titude which caused them. nerve centres, such as naval posed.

“It is a mentality which can no bases, dockyards, arsenals, air, longer be attributed to members craft and munition factories. of the fighting services alone, for would be within reach..

GLUT OF GEESE

To compensate farmers for the it has conditioned our national de If a new type of cannon had which could loss of the German market the Lat fence policy ever since the war; been invented vian Government have decreed

it has stultifed our entire de- thus bombard the British that every State official shall buy have spent more than two thou- and if many hundreds of fensive system. upon which we Isles from Continental bases, a certain number of geese before the end of the year.

sand million pounds since the such weapons were already in Three hundreds thousand goose fence.

Armistice, by sacrificing air de- position, there would be wide- spread alarm; for cannon are tra- cards have been distributed among The inexorable facts in regard ditional weapons with whose des- the farmers. The Civil Servant to Continental air development tructive powers everyone is famf- will have to show some of these!)

show clearly that there has come llar. But, although bombs are cards at his department as proof into existence since the war what far more destructive than shells, that he has done his duty.

Those who cannot show cards will have 3s. 6d. for compulsory goose deducted their salary.

This goose drive may be con-

Longer An Island

is in effect an entirely new because of their much larger ex- any strategic weapon the long-plosive content, the destructive each range weight-carrying aeroplane possibilities of aerial bombard from in large numbers, the bombing ment are discounted; witness the

fleet.

alr policy which has brought us No L

down to sixth air Power

Parity with the strongest air The facts prove conclusively feet within striking distance that this is the mightiest instru- the policy laid down in 1923 and ment of war that science has yet since repeatedly reaffirmed but as devised, a weapon terrible in its often side-tracked could only striking power and nation-wide in be gained now by a great nation- its scope. It has swept away the al efforts

The China, Mail legislation drops upon us, how. nected with the complaint of die ever wise it be, from some plomats in Riga that roast goose supernal authority entirely be seems to be the staple dish at of

flelal dinners.

Hong Kong, Tuesday, January 8, 1935. yond.our ken.

The Urban Council

The Statistician..

To achieve it we should re-

Of course there is our Legisla tive Council. But it is a peculiar

Your Daily Smile! feature of Hong Kong life that an a the Council does not full the has discovered an extensive, ice-ridden

Manchester Union: The Byrd party rational security formerly con Britain's Air Power Need function; and does not give pro- plateau. In view of what we know sea supremacy; and, consequent- ferred by our insular position and The new year has opened aus piciously with the publication of mise of ever doing so The about the Antarctic we aren't at allly, adequate provision for the quire some 80 additional equa the draft Ordinance for the crea- method of selection or appoint surprised.

air, defence of this country is the drons at once; since that is Im tion of an ----Urban Council.ment and other circumstances

first and Indispensable condition practicable, our programme Nothing would be easier combine to make the Council

should aim at parity within two than to exaggerate

Mother wanted to spend Saturday of national and Imperial safety. years, and allow for the fact to more like a committee than an afternoon shopping and father Recognition of these revolution- underestimate the amount of organ of public opinion. change implied; the temper of the members have access to informadon his golf and spend the afternoon we first appreciate clearly the air forces in Europe, including The statistician-reluctantly agreed to aban-ary, truths is impossible unless that during that period all the day is very much in favour of tion which is not generally avail with the three small and energetic prodigious changes which have larger than they are to-day.

those labelled civil," will be fable; and usually discussion would children. good administration, and very cynical with regard to the means seem a waste of time. theed her this: Y lof obtaining it. The new organ......... The Urban Council will have

of government will find its powers(quite enough of the e

expert

ог

When mother returned, father hand taken place in the sphere of air

armaments, since the war Con energetic measures were sider first the cardinal issue of adopted at once it might still be possible to make good the leeway striking power

·Dried tears-9 times.. Tled shoes18-times.". Served water-18 times."

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very strictly defined by the vari-element to keep its ordinary work Toy balloons purchased-3 per child According to official estimates due to 11 years of procrastination otis Ordinances it will have to ad- consistent and practical; but we Average lite et balloon2rconds the striking power of the French and neglect. But no such steps minister; and even its own staff imagine that the unofficial Cautioned children not to will still be as closely controlled element will be more inquisitive street 21 times

cross air force had, by 1928, increased are envisaged. Our new air pro- fifteen hundred fold by compari-gramme does not aim at parity at by the Government as its finance and outspoken. The name will Children insisted on crossing street son with the war-time scale of

all. What then is the reason for any give it more dignity, and however 21 times,

It provides for the creation of Jattack upon London. Since 1926 Number of Saturdays father will do feeling of satisfaction

definite may be its duties there this again-0.

the striking power of that force; more than 38 home defence The ordinary citizen is not in will undoubtedly be opportunities

WANAN

which, because it is the strongest squadrons, and these, be it noted, favour of any drastic changes in in a community whose interests Tradesmen are annoyed when their in Europe, is the accepted stan possible, but in the course of the are not to be formed as soon as the government of the Colony are so closely intertwined, of loner beaten move a dard of measurement, has next four years. The whole pro- There is a very small resident Pasing resolutions which will de writer. They naturally prefer them to doubled.

settle. class who have the time and quali ve careful consideration. Once

Germany is avowedly building a sop to soothe increasing pubile ject is merely another make-shift, fications to take a part in local ganised, it will provide a public

to achieve air equality with alarm. So also is the announce public work; and the habitual dif body to which new duties may

France, and nothing is more cerment made last month that 25 of ficulty of the problems of guiding for any of the Departments. For be devolved that are not suitable

tain than that she will quickly the squadrons are to be created. a rapidly growing, community cuz

reach it even if she has not by the end of 1936.... have been accentuated by the bad one thing, we should like to see a

done so already. proper "Residential, Roll, de- fit of depression which we are veloped as a basis for a vote for orily beginning to shake off the elected members. The Jury Benevolent autocracy seems to be List is all very well for a founda as good a system as can be devis tion, but there are many social ed; and in most respects we have reforms which, are blocked by the Appearing on behalf of Leung sixty-seven millions can be held. Meanwhile our Home Defence anticipated Signor Mussolini and argument that they cannot be in- Fuk, driver of lorry No. 4096, who his imitators in developing a Cor-stituted for so casual and shift was summoned for dangerous porative State with the additional ga population. If there were a driving in Causeway Bay Road, on advantage that there is a further roll of permanent residents muck December, 16 last, and for falling to appeal possible if anything should go seriously wrong. There is would cost too much if undertaken Mr. Peter H. Sin, the solicitor,

might be done for them which make a report following a collision, petuated on the basis of the 1923 — is for the most part equip also the complication that we are for the caduals. pleaded not guilty and asked for an

atus quo established by force ped with machines designed six.

1919. ever much we might be inclined

or seven years ago Of the fight bi-lingual and bi-racial; and how

We should have liked to see adjournment, when the case

TRAFFIC CASES

Alleged Dangerous Driving FAILING TO REPORT AFTER COLLISION

to quote "by the people for the the chairmanship made, an elec-called at the Central Magistracy this people we should not welcome tive office in the hands of the morning, before Mr. W. Schofield: any interpretation of by the Council itself, in order that, when Mr. Sin Bald that he was not people that meant by secret so we get our City Hall, we may ready to defend and would like cieties have somebody to represent the study the case first.

citizens in their municipa capa Inspector feeling of dissatisfaction floating cessary, nothing is easier than to pros

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about which is not easy to

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fine, and is consequently dimcult do not believe that Hong Kong Ja nex

to remove. Perhaps its

cause is ignorance of y

done, and of the doing it. It is a vain. to exp any large people to read the

There is no

This slight acceleration will - Revise Versailles Treaty! give us the trumpery addition of To suppose that a virile, elli 300 seroplanes in two years' clent, Highly industrialised, and time

rapidly --expanding nation of Obsolete Types Of Aircraft -

still six squadrons

fest

sition of permanent In-Air Force

n this respect is man short of the strength declared to absurd as absurd as the be the minimum essential for na- that peace can be per tional security so far back as

The ultimate choice lies beer squadrons all but three could cen ision of the Versailles be outflown by such machines ag system by agreement or renewed the German Heinkel conflict. To atter

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