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OUR LONDON LETTER. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.} THE REMOVAL OF THE BAN ON RACING.

PUBLIC OPINION AND DAYLIGHT AIR

⚫ RAIDS.

LONDON, July 8th.

An oliver friend of mine who has been on special duty in Norfolk tells me that he went over to Sandringham a few days ago and was vastly interested in rambling round the gardens. All the beds and borders which were formerly at this time of year ablaze with lovely colouring are in these days devoted to vegetables. Potatoes have oasted roses and countless

TER HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1917.

4,000 AEROPLANES A MONTH

OUTPUT THAT BRITAIN, CAN EASILY ATTAIN.

[BY C. G. GREY, EDITOR OF THE "AEROPLANE."]

SUBMARINE TO FIGHT

SUBMARINE.

BEATING THE U-BOATS...

[BY DA. I. ANEMA, A 'WELL-KNOWN DUTCH THINKER.)

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HOW NOT TO DO BUSINESS

THE OFFICIAL WAY,

The following article will be read withe interest by those who are wondering at the delay of the Imperial Authorities in dealing with the Service dollar' question:-

The question is asked whether it is possible to turn out 4,000 acroplanes &

The problem of the destruction of the month, the assumption being that auch German submarine has not yet been Do you know what happens when you an output would be sufficient to give us permanent superiority in the air. Such solved. The latest news indicates, it is send a note to a really up-to-date Govern chantmen sunk, but the reports are less an output is quite possible if intelligently true, a decrease in the number of merment office? organised.

First of all, it is necessary to define encouraging so far as Franco is concerned. At any rate, the number of merchantmen sunk is still appallingly great.

what one means by an aeroplane, becauar turn out a hig obviously it will take longer and will a little single- absorb more labour to

Therefore we may as well bombing machine than seater scout. fix a standard for calculation, and the

The head of one Department recently

with correspondence. Every columuni- ! explained to no his system for dealing Without forgetting for one moment the cation reaching here is dealt with in the excellent measures taken by the Admiral way, even if it is merely a note

he. First it is taken to the de beetroot, carrots, cabbagca and the like standard should obviously be the ordinary nets, small surface vessels, seaplanes, and partment for opening correspondence, other towers from pride of place, and

ties to combat the evil, such as metal saying that someone will call to see us, the arming of merchantmen themselves, flourish where the gardeners of peace two-senter machine, such as is used for the writer wishes to call attention to a précis muude of it. This précs is read, i carpet bedding," Food production is photography, and sometimes-for lack of measure that might be taken now that checked with the original, both docurarists i

time designed wonderful schorus of

America, with its thousands of excellent technical hands, has entered into the war. I refer to the submarine itself as a factor in the destruction of the submarine. The measure seems almost too simple to be advocated, and it lacks the attraction of novelty. It consists in opposing equal to equal (submarine against submarine).

where it is opened, examined, and tho

are given a filing number, and then it is permanently filed in its proper docket, a docket being made for it if necessary. 1t is, of course, marked with the date and hour of receipt.

training purposes or reconnaissance ar something better for bomb-dropping.

It is important to remember that a big the order of the day by command of his Majesty. A large number of oak trees bomb-dropping machine will carry as are growing in the grounds from acorns much as two tons of bombs, and may, gathered on the battlefields of Verdun. therefore, be reckoned as being worth ad

Then the note, properly endorsed, is Didn't the Kaiser plant an oak tree as much for its job as six ordinary two

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placed in a basket and carried to the perhaps 500Ïbs: acators

letter-distributing staff. Conso Sandringham when he came

They sort it much in inquired my friend of one of the garden 600lbs. weight of bombs apiece.

into the basket of the sub-department Yes, sir, he did, the man replied,quently, if it costs six times as era.

man-power and material to build as

where it has to go, and in due course "but it died soon after the war started !"

smaller machine, and does six times as PUBLIC OPINION.

man to whom it is addressed. When he much work, it may fairly be counted as

clerk goes round and delivers it to the has finished, the letter goes through an other reverse process until comes back six machines in our calculations

to the latter-filing staff, who file it. In five years' time, if Mr. Brown who wrote

It used to be a kind of nccepted standard that it took 4,000 man-hours to

It is as a neutral, devoted friend of the Allied cause that I propose in all modesty advisers of the Allies, with the following my idea to the highly competent technical explanatory remarks:

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Of late the public attitude towards those in authority has undergone a change. It

Qualities & feet of submersible destroy is to be discovered in a sharper note of criticism in the Press, and in the course of conversation among people in public build an ordinary two-seater aeroplaneers should possess:The submarine de and private. All through the war until That is to say, a factory employing stroyer, built with the object of sinking that letter tries to say that he made the recently there was hardly any ariticism men. working ten hours a day, should honts. should he twice the size of thal appointment for eleven o'clock in the produce an aeroplane a day. This works boat it has to attack, should have double out nearly enough right in practice, for the surface speed and diving capacity,

400-man factory ought to turn out sid machines a week, and a little shop with the external plating should be twice as forty men might do one machine every thick as that of its adversary, and its

armament should be twice as powerlul. ten days. engine.

That is independent of the

MIXTEEN PLANES AN HOгB

Supposing Germany possesses 300 sub marines, the Allies should have a fleet of 3,000 submersible destroyers to chase the 300 pirates. This fleet of submersibles de- stroyers should be divided into different squadrons, to be stationed in waters which the pirate mostly haunts. Each squadron should be ready to start out as soon as a German pirate has been signalled in its zoke.

Wax

wrong.

That's

morning and we were not there till twelve, we shall be able in a minimum of time to produce his original document and

system " prove that he

The office, I should say, is connected with Dominion Government which employs several thousand clerks in Lon- don and at some base porte in France in keeping its files and papers. But much Bame method applies in' British the Government offices.

of public men. The nation gave then its complete confidence. Press and public, inspired by a spirit of splendid patriot iam, felt that no word or action on their part should weaken or worry the men in power. They should be allowed-to get on with the war. Now the feeling has

Now, 4,000 machines a month means taken root that we ought to have a good deal more information about the conduct 1,000 a week, or roughly 100 a day. Allow of affairs. The vagaries of the consorship ing a ten-hour day, we and we have to arouss suspicion that things are being turn out sixteen machines an hour.

We have already assumed that one withheld that the nation ought to know. The story of the Mesopotamia tragedy machine costs 4,000 man-hours, or the

An able business man was given a bas shaken confidence, The air-raids on retically that 4.000 men could build one one hour. Therefore, it

new Government responsible post in e London anger the man in the street," aeroplane in who sees in the immunity enjoyed by the we want to produce sixteen aeroplanes

Why the technical success of the sub- Department. He had to deal with the applications of men for employment, and Huns proof of slackness or negligence in in one hour we shall need 64,000 men.

Whence we deduce that 64,000 men en-marine destroyer seems to be assured: each day several hundred applications "I could deal with five high places. Ministers, soldiers, officials

bo said. and others responsible for the guidance played on aeroplane work can producs Taking the submarine as it exists, the were received. of affairs have escaped public criticism sixteen machines an hour, or 160 mischines application of my idea, from a tecknical out of six of the letters at once,"

My system in keeping tab of vacancies 80, But each for the luar three years, but they must be a day, or 950 a week, or 3,940 a month, point of view, has this advantage, that it

which is near enough to our demands. has not to go through the stages incum-would enable me to do prepared to submit themselves to

Sixty-four thousand inen does not scent bent on an altogether now invention. The application has to be docketed and my startlingly large number for a whole necessary stages of every new invention recommendations have to go the rounds sharper judgment from now onwards. And, after all, that is as it should be in industry, but it must be remembered that are: (1) The conception of the idea in of the various heads of Departments. those are only the men employed in the all its technical details; (2) the trials It takes a fortnight to make the round à democratie country.

actual aeroplane works, building tho BABY WEEK

We rarely do it in less. aeroplanes and putting them together and experiments before the idea can be before they bave all been seen, read, and which, at the present, is an exceedingly come back at the end of a fortnight the When the improved recommendations Over and above them are all the people put into practice. All this means time, initialled who nuke the things which are material.

opportunity is usually past,"

inorrow.

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valuable factor.

If one started to separate out the

Why the submersible destroyer should prople employed on aircraft parts from be more practical than the surface de the other hands in the same employ, ona stroyer: Why do I imagine that the sub.

effective in hunting the submarine

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The National Baby Week just concluded is considered to have been a gratifying Buccess by those best qualified to judge The appalling wastage of life owing to

A fortnight seems to be the usual time war impresses every thoughtful man and

for documents to go round the responsible woman. The question is constantly asked,

beads of some big Departments. On one| "How shall we recover from the loss of the flower of our manhood!" To this the would soon find them running into tens marine itself can be made specially occasion I attempted to force a Depart

of thousands. Therefore, on the assump

ment to an early decision. Finally I saw only answer is that the future of the ruce are able to solve the problem of infant ne purely aircraft work of producing answering this question I would recall the the head man. He was frankness itself. depends on the children of to-day. If we tion that 64,000 men would be needed for

4,000 aeroplanes a month, one would habits of a certain tiny Javanese duck You are asking me to do an unheard not which lives almost as well under as above of thing," he said, "to make a decision Welfare now we shall escape from a more be far out in reckoning that something water. In presence of danger it dives, on my own responsibility. Evidently formidable problem of man-power to like a quarter of a million people would usually long before the hunter can reach you

think I am still as I was before the 的背 way have to be concerned in one Over 2.000 infants are lost every

Here he named week in this country under the age of another in turning out 4,000 aeroplanes ait, just as the German submarine diveswar, director of

as soon as it smells danger. To approach one of the most progressive businesy

My dear sir, one year, and 3,000 under the age of five month

the duck the hunter makes himself almost houses in England.

I am debarred years; and medical men say that at least

responsibility half the lives could be saved by eare,

invisible. His gun lying in front of him am a Civil Servant now. by knowledge, and by proper nourish

on the bow of the boat, he lice prone in from taking individual

and my head would quickly come off if and extremely low

did. I know how urgent your business personal letter and I will pass it on at is. Weito me a very emphatically worded once and try to get the matter through na 1001 25 Mn. He actually did get it through in two days under a fortnight. In civil life we would have Bettled the affair between us in two minutes.

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The norance and indifference of parents with regard to the up-bringing of their children are a bit upon our civili Balion. Considered from the standpoint of the State this state of things is a mon-

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smail capod,

Of course, it can be done quite well, though it is always more difficult to find material than hands for the work. Still, that difficulty could be overcome.

Also, by leaving the design of neru-paddled by a elever little native. Were planes and their parts and fittings in he able to convert his surface case at the hands of experienced and capable will into a submersible, to dive and re- appear close to the flock of ducks, he designers we could use much more com- men materials that are used today when certainly would have a better chance of clever in their own estimation-insist g

to remain a long way off and trust to Fears politicians have had the time and the use of special materials.

a skill the few shots posBCXS. energy to legislate for the health of horses and cattle su as to ensure the maintenance of a big head of stock by 1 eliminating disease; but they aeglected to they are the victims of a conspiracy on legislate for the ultimate welfare of the the part of teetotallers beat upon pro-enemies. The submersible destroyer would rate. A cynic would probably say that owners of stock are well represented in Parliament. but babies are not on the register. However, the war has forced the question of child preservation to the front. and Baby Week has appealed to the imagination of the general public. The inauguration of the promised Minister Health in connection with Mr. Fishers Education Scheme cannot be much longer delayed.

strus scandal. Over a long course of a lot of young men-extraordinarily surprising them than now, when he has

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The ocean-going German submarine (we know this from the log-books of their commander) keeps out of the way of its hibition. This belief is strengthened by have another advantage over the surface the fanatics! speeches in Parliament by destroyer: that of being able to make it. the cold water party; and, of course, self invisible by diving if attacked. whatever happens the country will not

Lack of adaptability, a weakness of the stand extreme measures being forced upon Allies in this war: I believe that the

this the Statute Book under cover of the war,

war have often been Boing wise in his generation, Mr. Lloyd Allies in George appreciates that much of the un-chindhand in adopting the ideas of rest in the Labour world is due to the others. They should have been quicker to adapt war methuis, even those of the restrictions imposed on the sale of alcohol. Even men who never touch anything Germans, who, having prepared for stronger than water believe that too much almost half a century for this war, doubt less had devices worthy of imitation. Though the world is convulsed by wur has been done already in that direction. and threes totter horse racing goes on Personal liberty is assailed. But a halt has One of their ideas was the siege guns for ever The Government have withheen called. An indication of the tread which reduced Liége and made Charleroi drawn their diet prohibiting race meet- of publie feeling and its effect politically ponable. An instaner of German adapta. ings, the Jockey Club being informed that is afforded by the way the Government ti is the Zeppelin, an engine not their "the War Council have decided that, in have had to climb down over the beer originally, but which in their hands has view of the national importance of horse question. They proclaimed with a flourish become a force in naval battles. Then breeding, a limited amount of racing may of trumpeta that as corn was wanted for there is the submarine, be allowed in England from the middle food the brewers could not have barley of this month to the close of the flat beyond a certain quantity; but there has racing season.”

been such a rampus among agricultural When the prohibition was first issued labourers and in munition areas that the the Irish discovered that it was another minimum officially fixed is to be exceeded injustice to Ireland, and agitated in by many millions of barrels forthwith approved fashion with the usual result. ANOTHER AIR HALD.

THE BAN ON RACING.

I am of opinion that the Allies under- rated the technical capacities of their opponents To underrate one's enemy is a mistake. Even now, after three years of war experience, one hears intelligent people say that the Germans only imitate, For argument's sake let this be granted. An exception was made in favour of It is not pleasant for English people to There, are, however, moments when the * the most distressful country." Of look skywards on a sunny July morning- adaptation of principles and devices course this knocked the bottom out of the as bundreds of thousands did two days proves more useful than new inventions. They argument for banning racing that its ago and watch Hun aeroplanes calmly The Germans have realised this continuance meant foeding up the rich sailing up to London. Nor does it soothe adapted such inventions as the dirigible, man's thoroughbreds with corn required one's feelings that after bombing London aeroplane, and submarine, and with these for the poor man's loaf. The withdrawal the enemy is able to sail honowards again" perfected" engines they are doing an of the order as regards England has with only trifling loss. Our own airmen immense amount of harm, so much so that naturally followed. The incident from have established such complete supremacy at a certain moment it looked as if the start to finish shows how risky it is to in the air along the Western Front that pretended submarine blockade of the interfere with sport, especially when it is these raids on the Capital are regarded English coast had become a reality. backed by powerful interests. Even & as something in the nature of a humilia I sincerely hope the Allies will take war Government which tries is apt to tion. hurt itself. It is also delightful to have

this lesson to heart. I am convinced they

From what I can gather in really well-cas do it now by adapting an invention it conceded that horse breeding cannot informed quarters the best use is not made of their own, that of the submarine, and be carried on unless a certain number of of our fiers when the Germans raid building a large fleet of submersible do animals are permitted to put their best England. The enemy aeroplanes now Jeg forward on Newmarket Heath. come over in squadrons in battle for stroyers. It should not take them long, now that America is with them, to launch mation, but our machines are not sent up some 3,000 speedy, heavily armed undersea NO STATE CONTROL IN WAR TIME.

Some time ago I ventured the predic- in squadrons to fight them, but take the

destroyers. It is as if a tion that we should not have State Con-air in twos and threes. trol of the liquor trade yet awhile. The general sont his armies into battle by subject has now been definitely postponed. brigades. Fighting in "penny numbers I understand that the Government were is the description of one able eritic. There told very plainly that any attempt to is faulty Staff work, no doubt, and no interfere with the drink question beyond thing will satisfy the public except such what has already been done would result an improvement of our defences as will in serious trouble with the working classes make air raids on London too costly for all over the country. Even as things the enemy. With all our resources we stand workingmen are persuaded that ought to be able literally to smother raid. (Continued at foot of next column.) ing squadrons every time they come over.

As for the crews, it should not be dif ficult for America, which has taken a great pride in her Navy since the War of Independence, to find the intelligent. and valiant sailors necessary,

This undersea fleet would, I believe, soon ont manœuvre if not altogether de stroy the relatively small number of German pirates manning her U-boats.

(Continued at foot of next calumin.)

The systew endures. Dickens scoffed at it, satirists for generations have lashed at it, reforming Ministers have tackled it. The system is stronger than them all.-F.

The war is not over yet, and the victory of the Allies is still some way off. I who know the Germans am convinced that a defensive action as the offensive with the Central States will put up as strong which they began. The declaration that the decision of this war lies on the seas becomes more and more true. The sub- inarine for Germany is an extremely powerful weapon and a great factor in a pence without annexations or indem- nities," which for them would victory--Daily Mail.

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