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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 1927.
TANK WARS OF THE FUTURE.
[BY MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ERNEST SWINTON]
THE STORY OF THE TANKS.
bably the realisation, that the Armg is now enderrouping to work ons the reply to this ital question that The Somme, September, 1913;
caused such great, interest to be Cambrai, November, 2017 The taken in the proceedings on Salia- Bluck Day of the German Army," bury Plain. And the military au- Bugai, 19187 Camberley, Novem-thorities are to be congratulated on ber, 1991; Salisbury Plain, Auguff, | the fact that, în spite of tradition, 1927.
prejudice and many other difficul fies they are endeavouring, to thrush out the question at issue be- tween the opponents and the pro- tagonists of mechanical warfare. whose arguments are so well known. They are giving this form of war
Cambelley was the scene tea months ago of the demonstration. Uefore the Dominion Premiers then in England of all the most recent is perfected equipment for the mechanisation of the Army. I was a piece of window-dressing." nó doubt, but justifiable, and it showed in what direction the greatest progress on the technical and material side of warfare had recently been made. It also paint. ed to what was rightly locked agon by the General Staff as the most important tendency in the methods of fighting.
fare a fair trial on its merits, as being of primary and not secondary importance.
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PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIGATION Volk STEAMER "MACEDONIA."
ARRIVED HONG KONG er 13TH OCTOBER, 1947,
FROMANTWERP,LONDON, GIBRAL- TAH, MARSEILLES, MALTA, FORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO
TRAITS.
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be
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Optional Goode will be landed her unless Instructions have been given to TJISONDARISTAL KING 19th the contrary Six hours before arrival of TJIMANOEK
TJIKEMBANG. BATAVIA
JAYA ARMANESTAN TJIPANAS Java. Maxik
STATOW 17th
the Steamer,
The Coming Revolution. In fact, the nature of these exer- eises may be more revolutionary in its affect on the Array than the famous maneuvres of 1910, the first occasion on which aviation played apart. (And in this connection it is impossible not to recall the seep Now-cr Salisbury Pinin-we
ticism with which the aeroplane have the experimental exercises of
was at first received by not a few|m
For, Mechanised Brigade" military authorities.)
r
of
TJIKINI Goods not cleared within 5 days, ir TJIKARANG lading, diste of arrival, will be subject to Rent
For
In Fort.
T4th, Oct.
15th Des AxOT, SHANGWAY &
KEYLUNG
18th
20th
27th
27th
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30th
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No Fire Insurance will be effected by TJIKEMBANG SL, Kgs.
May case-whatever.
sarcial unit created to work with transcendant import. ns is aviation. GOGOWANIE must be left in the
are
£
.is
were
be
for examination by the Con-
All Claims against the Steamer must presented to the Undersigned on or befire 2nd November, 1927, or they will. not be
recognizel.
No Claims will be admitted after the Geot have left the Godowza,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agrata.
Ladi text experimentally the it has not transformed the composisigues, and the Company's Surreyors,
1 material as produced and to formation of armies and modified techni. Mrs. Gobras & Deboras, at 10 x late the dnes upon which improve cal methods to the extent likely to On Merdays and Thursdays, within the ment of fresh designs can be made, be the case if and when mechanisa-
Free Storago period. These exercises are the reverse of
tion is established on a large scale. window-dressing. They
The word mechanisation series of practical trials under war
new. But not all of what it de- conditions so far as such condi- noted is new, Traction engines, tions can be reproduced-of tanks known as "stenin exppers," and simiin ercss-country machines employed by the Army more than for the conveyance of artillery, ex-
There is not space 40 years ago. gineers, signals, infantry and within the limits of a short article. machine-guns, etc. They provide &
ncer is there necessity, to trace the searching investigation into the growth of the movement from the suitability for its purpose of the de-days of the steam, sappers to the sign of the various vehicles, of their present time one-gyn Tank; but it reliability, and of every quality may be recalled that the great step towards cross-country that makes for work-a-day efficiency forward and tactical utility. Technical mobility was the adoption and tests have naturally been made, but adaptation for fighting purposes of not under such conditions, as are the caterpillar track, now afforded.
A New Doctrine.
for
one
The Tank, conceived and created]
object only that of destroying machine-guns and barb- These exercises will established wire has beer the origin of all though not finally (for all the pre-the subsequent extended applica sent equipment is still only expori- mental), the power and limitations. tions of this principle in other directions such as are being tried at the monent.
of various recent innovations in a warfare of movenientas distin zuished from a statie war such as
WAS
that on the Western Front. They will do more. They will ren- der passible the formulation of some doctrine based on practice of how best to administer and to em- ploy these rechines in the field. and what is equally important, how to meet their attack directed against us.
Our war experience of cross-coun-
try
when
machines is nct extensive. though it is greater than that of any other nation except the French, who have used Tanks in military operations since 1913. It is limit ed, for it was confined to one phase of warfare--that of trenches-and practically to one type of machine as developed between 1015 and 1818. It has also been one-sided, for Tanks were employed against us only on one ocension, when we Found ourselves helpless, as the enemy had been in face of our st tacks.
to
As to the future, it is precisely to find guidance in this direction that the Mechanical Brigade and other troops are now striving. So- far, from the published accounts, mechanisation appears
have But until results justified itself. are analysed and made known it would be futile to attempt to give in any detail an imaginary picture of the future battle.
The War Of The Future. The broad linca of what, in my opinion, will happen if mechanis tico is adopted on a large scale by the leading nations, "are follows:-
ns
In theatres such as mountainous and forest countries, where creas- country machines cannot function, the prisent methods of warfare will remain unchanged. Where opern- tions are being carried on in fat, open country, where cross-country machines "can function, the actual fighting will be dene hy machines In pre-war days public attention of a Tank nature. And uptâl all was often attracted to military such machines of one side are matters at this season of the year knocked out, or otherwise disposed by the Army maneuvres, which of, there will be no chance of the formed the culmination of the employment within the scope of year's military training. And
their activity of cavalry, of infun- though manoeuvres, strictly speak-try, of any but long range artil rather in abeyance since 1918, there have been exercises of a similar rature,
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE ing, have for various reasons been lery, or of machine, guns put in. the
INCLIDING
4
The Lesson Of 1916.
open.
The Tank can do all, and more,
against calvalry and infantry that
HUGO STINNES LINIEN the experiences of 1918 to 1915 had minste of the machine Run, com
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the machine-gun has shows itself But, up to the present, even after capable of achieving, and is the shawa what a significant part one bining, as it does, motion, hitting of mechanisation power, and a considerable amount special form could play and had revealed the of protection. In addition, the impotene in face of it of two of bulk of the artillery will not only the existing arma-civalry and in- be power-driven, but will be carri "fantry-these exercises have, as ofed behind some form of armoured old. been based primarily on the protection. In other words, the auton of Horse, Foot, and Artil- artillery will to a great extent be lery, almost as if there had been converted into Tanks, perhaps of no signs of the approaching and a special type. tected muscular effort by armoured power-driven machines.
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having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & Gelown Compaar's godowna at Kowloon, where I'elivery can be obtained as the M.S. "Afrika" Goods are landed.
Oa or about 16th October.
Farther." Bälin
Optional Carge will be landed, unless M.S." Malaya" Notice has been given prior to Steamer's $.5. "Kina". arrival
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th October, 1927, will be subject to
All
en broken, chaied and damaged Goods are to be left in the Grodowas, where they will be examined on 19th October, 1907, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas.
All Claims mast reach ns before the
4th November, 1927; or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurtzea will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. AND UHINA METUAL STEAM NAVIGATION LO. LTD,
FBOX UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE.
ONSIGNETS per Co. Steamer
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we bereby notised that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and rubiect to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Boll's Wharf, The Cargo will be for Delivery from Gledown en
ready And after 11th October.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to post to the final part of call to
option erlends. which the
All broken, chafed damaged Goods are t to be left in the Godowns, where tasy Apart from the actual "combat,
will be examined en ny Toosdays and the endeavour to replace muscular
between the hours of 10.45 M. Friday effort y power-driven machines add Noor within the Free Storage period. Though such machines took port will, in spite of the Initial cost,
No Claims will be admitted after the in the exercises, there appeared to
come to fruition so, on as their
Gonda have left the Steamer's Godown, be some reluctance to face the new production is technically, possible.
and all Goods remaining nadelivered and complicated problems raised by And if mechanisation be adopted, after the 17th October, will be wobject : | their intrusion. There was, there- not only will mobility... eficiency,
to Bant fore, an air of unreality, which was and in the long run economy be Claims against the Steamer must nbvious to the troops concerned and obtained-but, what is more impor-be presented to the Undersigned on or apparent to the public. The insig-tant, He will be saved. To justify before the 31st October, or they will tent fact which forced itself to the this assertion it is necessary only not be recognised. front was: "Here is this develop-to compare the losses suffered by No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, ment in warfare": the equally in-us in those battles of the Grent
Agenta. sistent question hitherto unanswer. War in which Tanks played no
11th October, 1927.
[5415 ad being:
part with those suffered, where What are we going to
Tanks were correctly used. The re- do about it?"
Beyond the fact that there are sult of the army's present experi- now.so miny more amongst us who ments should be awaited by all with have personal war experience than the greatest interest. - Evening there were before 1014, it is pro- Standard.
GOOD NEWS FOR THE FAT. CHINESE DECK PASSENGERS.
LONDON, Sept. 11th.
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FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS,
The Steamship "BENOLEUCH,"-
landed
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being at their risk into the hazardous extra hazardona Godowns of the. CONSIGNEES are hereby informed Hoxe Kors AND KOWICOS, WHARY AND that their Goods with the exception | Gonown Corzany, Ltd., whence, and/or
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No Claim will be admitted after the
Goods have left the Godown, and all Good remaining undelivered after the 17th instant, will be subject to Rent.
AD Claims must be sent in to me on All Claims against the Steamer mort
07 before Thursday, the 20th instant be presented to the Undersigned on er
not bo recognized,
before 314 instant, or
ed an electric couch with the seat, brought here most of whom were AT THE EASTERN EXTENSION, | #r they will beckages will be examined by 7 will not be recognised.
art.4
and
There was aanpsually heavy batch of Chinese deck passengers entering the Colony during the 24 hours ended at yesterday No fewer than 3,661 persons were
returned emigrants and would only be in the Colony for a day or two before proceeding to their native homes. The B.B. Santhia brought 1,374 from Singapore, and Through this a current vibrates another 1,111 persons are bound for reducing the weight of a scated the Straite or Dutch East Indies patient as much as 34 pounds at by, the ..Fan Heute They sitting. It is said that the pro- came from Swatow, the Chinese cess is not harmful to the system. I emigrants centre.
back equipped with slotted electric plates and covered with chamois leather.
AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
FROM
AUDERSA faisy Chez Porcy » Tourane Jaffray, Missionary Home,
Kowloon Babefacio...
Ti uraze ...Kinlo
..
Damaged
the Company's Barveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas
No Fire Instance will be effected by
they
All kroker, chafed and damaged Goods
If the Cong in the presence are to be left in the Godowns, whos at 10 on they will be examined on the 17th Monday, the 17th October, 1927; ipsient, at 10 a
No Fire Insurance has been affected." Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD Agente gui Hong Kong, 10th Oct, 1927; [8411
or in any case whatever,
GAMJ. LIMAGE
Agent. Lampar! Hong Kong, 11th Oct., 1927, 15413
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