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ATTACKS ON SHIPS

(By Hector C. Bywater)

long as the war continues. But by to listen to the eulogy, by an a

tor who had just been touring jno means all Italian exports can)

Italy, of the Caesarean activities be disposed of as simply as is the

of the Duce. case with lemons. In the case of Quite! Quite!" he replied. "TOW are warships likely to fare ment, leaving the ship an easy prey,

H manufactured goods, for instance.

under attack by aircraft? (to further assault. whether by air numerous processes involving there wished that Signor Musso- Consideration of this question will craft or destroyers. use of goods from different counin had first finished his promis-influence our judgment upon the

Deck Protection Hong Kong, Friday, March 6, 1936. tries may be necessitated before ed play on Caesar. I have been respective claims of Navy and Air

they are ready for sale to the pub waiting for it for two years."

Obviously, therefore, the sir Force to an increased share in menace calls for radical changes. lic. It is in such cases that it This play, which the Duce start-¡the nation's outlay on defence. in man-of-war design. Deck may be difficult to declare the ored after the big Continental suc gin of the article in question.

With it I will examine the pro-armour must be strengthened and, As regards the application of Hundred Days," is still awaiting on naval strategy.

cess of his Napoleon play. "The bable influence of the air menace jextended; bridges, control posi- sanctions, it would be fairly sin completion.

tion, anti-aircraft batteries, radio A short discussion in the ple if all countries were rigidly

There is no doubt that in any made bomb and gas proof. In fact, and signalling posts must all be The world premiere--to take House of Commons early last:

applying sanctions. Actually, of place in the Burgtheater,

with future naval campaign ships will month served as a reminder course Austria, Hungary and Al- Herr Werner Krauss, those Narbe liable to attack by bombers and future battleships and cruisers and that, in some of its aspects, the bania

the entire upper deck lay-out of India question has been left astries. Italian goods can therefore as Caesaris. long overdue.

coun-poleon much impressed the Duce) torpedo-'planes.

the whole systema The heaviest bombs now in use

of horizontal ja legacy from the old Parlia-

¡be freely exported to them. ment to the new. Any bitter-1

In Vienna it is said that Signor (2,000lbs.), which are too cumber-armour defence will have to be Of Italian Origin

Mussolini is waiting until he can some for practical use at any rea- re-designed on new principles. ness as between various

Technically this is quite feași- Whilst the bordering sanctionist obtain first-hand knowledge of the sonable range.

are lighter than tions has disappeared. The countries can safeguard them-sensations of a victorious Caesar: the projectile from a 16in. gun ble, and will involve changes for undertaking given by the Oselves against the reception of and that the Italian Budget will Nevertheless a direct hit from such lees revolutionary than were made ponents of the India Bill. that!

goods which are pretty clearly of be balanced with the royalties, a bomb dropped from a great al when, in consequence of the danger once it was passed they would italian origin it is more difficult in

titude might cause fatal injury wooden walle" had to be rebuilt

from shells, our old flect do their best to promote its

the case of goods which have been SINO-JAPANESE ENTENTE

even to a battleship, though it working. - Vas scrupulously

subjected to fresh processes in

would be no more dangerous than observed. The one note of

In North China the presence of ja plunging blow from a 16in. shell

In design and appearance the opposition came from a Com-the non-sanetionist countries. It

battleships of to-morrow may differ munist member, whose speech was, in fact, agreed by the Lea-Japan makes for a delicate situa-

The Real Danger

from those of to-day almost as betrayed a complete lack of ue of Nations that if 25 per cent. tion. In London the presence last

strikingly as the mastless ironclads of the value of the finished goods month of a Japanese lecturer at

Bombs released from low-diving of the 'seventies differed from the knowledge of the humane re- cord of the Indian Civil Service were of non-Italian origin the the Chinese Art Exhibition

aircraft strike the deck of a ship full-rigged three-deckers of the at a velocity considerably in dealing with the aborigines sanctionist countries might im-received with much enthusiasm.

lower Crimean War. Yashiro He was Prof. Yukio scattered about India. What Port them. The committee of ex-

lecturing on Chinese painting, and than that of a shell. Their pene

trative power is consequently much Designers Confident the two Houses, of Parliament perts appointed by the League to are now asked to approve is the follow the application of sanc./was sent from Nippon, appropr~jinferior to that of shells of cor-

Admiralty designers are tions, which met in secret

ately enough, by the Society for

responding weight, and it follows fident of their ability to constract machinery by which the new

International Cultural Relations

that armour capable of keeping battleships and cruisers rapable out shells would be an even more of surviving the most determined will be given a provisional form with this problem and it is be

He returns immediately to of government, lasting until lieved that the. Co-ordination Com-Tokyo, where he is Director of the

effective desence against bombs. jattack by air bombers. As for they are ready for autonomous mittee may decide, in view of their Institute of Art Research. administration, and to add cer- report, to raise the percentage to tain areas in the country to 50 per cent, or even possibly to 75 those which will be excluded Per cent.

in

provinces of Sine and Orissa Genera recently, has been at grips of Japan.

from self-government. These districts, the homes of tribes

who are the descendants of the PENCIL KING

oldest inhabitants of India. have always been subject to a special form of protective super- vision. Their interests will be,

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It is probably a safe assump-torpedoes launched from aircraft, tion that OUT older battleships these are no more and no less to could be crippled, if not summarily be feared than torpedoes discharg destroyed, by very heavy bombsled by submarines or destroyers, a "My husband and I exchange about dropped from a great height. They menace which has been largely liable to countered by "bulges" and extend- six wards at breakfast every mornare, however, equally IN." remarked 2 Woman in cour destruction by salvos of heavy-led sub-division of the warship's

Lots of men, of course, are dead calibre shell; and whereas the ac-hull against such chattiness at the break- curacy of bomb practice at, say, In short, when the public is told

"aircraft M 10.000ft...is problematic, the preci-jthat

sink the it "Jessie, I have told you again and sion of heavy naval guns, even at mightiest battleship afloat," as carefully guarded under the

again not to speak when older per- very long range, has been fully; should remember that this might new Constitution as they have

talking, but wait until they demonstrated in actual warfare. be said with equal, if not greater, been under purely British rule.

stop."

The real danger, as naval men truth of the big natal gun, the Although the India Act was An interesting arrival in the

"I've tried that, Mummy, but, they see it, comes from medium-weight torpedo, or the submarine mine- passed, as one measure, the Colony this morning, by the s.s.

stop"

high-explosive or chemical bombs weapons against which it is the changes that it makes in the President

Visitor: "Well Johnny, how are rained down by low-diving aircraft, nava! constructor's business to forms of government are sub-|Andrew J. Okis, otherwise known you getting or at school?”

This form of attack, while not provide special defence ject to Orders in Council Con-as the "Pencil King," who is the Johnny (aged 7): "Fine! I ain't likely to damage the vitals of the Moreover, the British Fleet of siderable time must elapsed be-manager of the Export Depart doing as well as some of the other ship, might well put out of action to-day is largely composed of ob- fore the whole structure is ment of the American Lead Pencil boys, though

head but I have to put my feet all the control positions above deck/solete vessels which were build be- crowned by federalism. Con Co

and the entire anti-aircraft arma- (Continued on Page 3) missions are working in India! Mr. Olds, interviewed by the to determine the boundaries of China Mail in

his room at the new provinces and of constituGloucester Hotel, said that he was eneies, and to ascertain the on a business-pleasure trip to the financial capacity of the coun-Far East. He had just come from try for the additional charges Shanghai, where he said he had that a larger measure of self-had a very successful stay. Mr. government will impose. A Okis has brought with him a com- special Tariff Board is sitting prehensive array of the pencils to consider to what extent the turned out by his Company.. protection of legitimate Indian Mr. Okis will be staying here industry can be made compa-till the 12th inst, when he will tible with generous treatment leave for Manila, prior to proceed- of British trade. The Reserveling back to his headquarters in Bank, which removes the con-New York. trol of currency from political influences, is working success- fully. Indian belief in the cre- dit of the country,is shown by the premium at which the Bank shares stand. Under the inspiration of the Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, the whole of the Hong Kong will give on Sun- Government machinery is being honour of the departing Consul day next a farewell party in

used with the will to ensure

FAREWELL TO ITALIAN

CONSUL GENERAL

The Italian community in

that if there is any failure in dinner will take place in the General, Mr. A. Bianconi. The the new Constitution the defect Jacobean Room of the Hong will not be a lack of spadework Kong Hotel at 8.15 p.m. or of goodwill on the part ofj those surrendering power.

Smooth administration in the Herriott, formerly of the Lincoln- The many friends of Mr. T. S. future will depend upon the shire Regiment and latterly a response from India. Indian member of the China Matt staff, political parties have not shown will be pleased to hear that he was the readiness to submerge their married to Miss Stella Footitt of differences that has been mani Market Basen, Lincolnshire, fested in Great Britain, but the January 23 last. Mr. and Mrs. improvement in the political Herriott will make their new home atmosphere is marked. The

at Tattershall. Liberal Hindus are everywhere gaining in strength, while Con-

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gress, in coming to the inevi-(of a fall in prices that has table decision to enter the legis-halved the income of the ryot latures, has been weakened by and limited the opportunities internal dissension and the for employment of the educated withdrawal of Mr. Gandhi from classes. Helped by the use of political leadership. The the vast hoards of gold in 'the| Mahomedans are organising country, India has escaped the themselves as never before, and worst effects of the world-de- their adherence will probably pression, and has maintained compel all other sections to play her credit at a high level. Her their part.

More will hang trade is improving-

Any for upon the economic recovery of ther advance in prosperity. India than apon political con- would set the barometer fair siderations, for discontent in for the biggest political expert- India is largely the conséquence ment in British history.

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