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JAPAN'S NAVAL STRENGTH.

LIGHT SWARMS" PREFERRED TO BATTLESHIPS.

- SOME STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES OF HER POSITION.

BY SIR HERDERT RUSSELL.]

OIL POLLUTION OF SEA.

FAILURE OF COMPANY WITH SEPARATOR INVENTION.

The statutory peëtings of the creditors and of the shareholders in the compulsory "Liquidation of General Oil: Conservancy, Ltd... Salisbury

House, London-wall. EC were held at the Board of Trade offices, Carey-street, W.C.

It was merely a matter of coin | for assistance. We need not dis- cidence, I take it, that the greatest cuss the merits of such a very paval review which has been held sketchy hypothesis duming it

The Official Receiver said, that in Japan in recent years should came about, the position that

the company was formed in 1993 have taken place sď comparatively Japan would be able to take up soon acter the collapse of the Geneva may be summed-up as one of cation for separating oil from water. to acquire and exploit an daven- Conference. "Already some of the dent tiefiance. She could simply

The issued capital was £12,030, auswer any ultimatum by saying, political writers have discovared a deliberate nasociation between the [Ts-effect, " Very well!, Here I am:

The directors had been Major General J. E. B. Seely, Lord two events. Thus ia cunrent his como "and turn me ont "

"made. As a matici of fact,

World Commerce,

Southborough, Sir H. W. S. Chil- tory

cott, M.P. (who resign in August last), Mr. J. Burn Conly, and Mr.

*

H. M. Alexander.

Major-General Sealy had stated ' that the company was the autooms of steps which he and Sir H. Ware junction with other yachtmen, to den Chilcott had taken, in con- try to abate the nuisance of oil pollution in sea water." Those They agreed to adopt the ap paratus invented by Mr. Alexan der. The company's failure was attributed to the Admiralty's test being too severe and to the lack of commercial demand for the separa tor owing to no international agreement regarding oil pollution.

the occasion was the Imperial It is from the standpoint of such Coronation Review of the Japanese a conception that we should regard Navy, and-had-just about as much | Japanese naval policy. She has a political significquce as the annual very important world commerce, trooping of the colour on the Horse and she would have to be prepared Guards' parade.

to sacrifice this in war. Such Yet such a fine spectacular de sacrifice would be serious in, an monstration naturally gives rise to economic sunse, but so long as she some very interesting reflections. ¦ could maintain her vital communi Without being a gesture it is cations it would not abruptly cur- 2 display of strength which retail her war endurance. minds us of the vital part such vital communications lie across the strength may play in shaping the Sea of Japan Her strategical destiny of the nation that can position for maintaining them is wield it. The attitude of the exceedingly strong. Thoman Japanese delegation to the Three-date islands." give ber u potential Power Conference won the respect, chain of submarine bases on the and, I believe, the confidence of flank of any approach from the the world. There is no question as Old World. Eastward, the Pacific Japan's sincerity in the matter flows in a vast expanse to the New of reduction of armaments. But, World, with no bases upon which like ourselves, she has to think of powerful forces could concentrate her own security. Her territory is and whence they could operate. As much the same in area as our own, hér fleet is now constituted abe but poor agricultural and would most probably withdraw her mineral, wealth. On it she has to battle squadrons into the Inland support a population already ten Sea, and to a certain degree repro- nillions bigger than that of the duce our own situation at Seapa British Isles and increasing at the during the Great War. Hers it rate of three-quarters of a million would form a formidable covering a year. She can only support this force to the active squadrons in population by means of free sea the Son of Japan. communication. The only 1.5- eviance of free sa communication is the ability to effectively defend it against any threat.

A statement of affairs showed liabilities of £28,300, of which £15,300 was due to directors and their friends for loans, and asseta of a 9d. A total deficiency of £38,330 was disclosed with re- ference to the shareholders.

with reference to the appointment A difference of opinion arose of a liquidator, and it was stated that the matter would be referred to the court for decision-

LORD OF APPEAL AS HUMORIST.

Looking back ever his seventy- seven years, Lord Shaw also reflecta and soliloquises on life and litera- cure, and revels in one chapter in Scotsman's favourite weakness- allies at the Scottish genius for economy and whisky.

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In assuming, as I have done, that Japan may be willing to abandon the capital ship, I am, of course, taking it for granted that this is 173 Warships.

conditional upon the other naval Powers doing likewise. One hundred and seventy-three the Big Three can possibly taka:

| None of] ANECDOTES OF THE COURTS, warships of all classes assembled this step independently. On the before the Emperor of Japan on other hand I do not see how Jeptrials are recalled by Lord Shaw Famous judges and two notableTM October 30th last I observed that anese naval policy contemplates of Dunfermline, the wise and witty the correspondent of The Times the active employment of the bat Lord of Appeal, in & delightful book referred to the gathering as the tleship in such war possibilities as of memories, The Other Bundle." entire Fleet," but in point of fact I have ventured to suggest. it fell a long way short of this. Passive resistence from the Inland For example, only 14 oruieers were Sea would be a negative rather present, whereas Japan possesses than a positive strategm. True, it 32 auch vessels ranging from 10,000- might become positive in the event tons downwards. At the end of the of a hustile battle fleet approach Great War.she had 2 capital ships.ing and constituting a battle flest To-day she has 10, but on a ship-toecome? What objective is it go to ship comparison I believe these ing to risk in the face of such are equivalent in battle value to very large torpedo forces as Japan any corresponding number which is stendily building up? It is not this country or the United States the functions of a battle fleet to could put against them. The two attempt to cut sea communications. Mutsus," of 40,000 tons, each which means attacking the enemy. carrying eight 16in. guns are provessels passing over those com- bably outclassed only by our two munications. It is the function of Nelsons." The other vessels & battle flect to try and cover cary 14in. guns, which, on paper, lighter forces in their attempt to are not equal to our 16in, or the eut such communications. But this American 18in. guns.

implies the existence of suitable The late Sir William Robertson- How far Japanese naval opinion stratègical bases, and, with the Nicol had from Robert Chambers, still Tavours the battleship as rather doubtful exception of Hong the Edinburgh publisher, this story, essential to Japanese aaral policy Kong-which under any cir- which Lord Shaw heard from Sir I have no means of knowing. But cumstances I do not think we need William, about Sydney Smith, the the wrongs of his chent in &"way judging by her great activity in drag into the picture at all-none celebrated ecclesiastical wit. It other directions since the Washing-jat present exists, tor Agreement I cannot but con- clude that she is pinning her faith

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was Sydney Smith who declared! which would have been most mov. that it needed a surgical instrument ing but for the extraordinary con- to light swarms" rather than to talk of late about oceanic war-

There has been a good deal of to get a joke into a Scotsman's duct of that worthy, who broke into

head. Chambers was "furious' at

laughter of manifest enjoyment. the gibe," and tackled Smith about His counsel stood petrifed.

a few giants. On taking her seat fare," which is a very picturesque at the Washington Conference she

possessed 127,000 tons of light possible practical meaning, it in- phrase. But reducing it to any

When he again soared-this time on the iniquities of the other farmer his client again lost his self-control, and his disconcerting laughter made Young, by this time zaya Chambers.in a towering, wrath, pause in soz-

fusion.

"Mr. Chambers," said Smith, "I cruisers, 88 destroyers, and 10 - volves Japan in a Pacific struggle do not think you understand what marines. She now has 195,700 tons with some other Power-no matter surgical instrument I was referring of light cruisers, 109 destroyers, what Power. To do the oceanic" and 58 submarines. Thus, what business she must come forth and "I do not," she has lost in the roundabouts she take the grand clash in blue water, seems to have pretty well made up This appears to be much the on the swings. It is very interest-

same sort of reasoning as antici- ing to note that the biggest airpated a decisive pitched battle be craft carrier ret afout, the Akag, tween the whole of the British made ber appearance at the Yoko Navy and the whole of the Ger- brilliant Scottish judge, there is & hama review: Thus far Japan

“What was it ?*

A Corkscrew.

"He then concluded his address Smith, it was & corkscrew!'

and rushed his client into the lobby "Oh replied the incorrigible of the court, where he treated him In a chapter on Lord Young, & dignation,

Lo language appropriate to his in-

What did this mean How

"Oh, raid the farmer, still

only has thres of these units, but man Navy as soon as ever they story of a couple of farmers who dare be. And so forth,

could race to grips after the ing of the war.

pressing requirements are

the

laughing. me and James-mean-

last nicht; and we sattled "the ing the other farmerwe Jore- gathered over a tumbler o' toddy

cass !!

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mous upon the points that her most war policy is based upon the prince, was counsel for the plala

Japanese naval (and as many more as possible) defence. It assumes the potability says Lord Shaw, and he narrated

more ciple of the initiative within the nireraft barriers and fleet that she may be attacked, in conse

"His eloquence soared high auxiliarics

quence of the ultimate development

(Continued on next Column.) Advantage Of Remoteness. of what she regards as her essential Japan derives an indeterminable nims essential owing, to but very real advantage from two crucial problem of over-populating. conditions: "her remoteness from She will already be planted with all other great naval Powers and both feet in the territory in dis her self-containment. But for the pule. Her aggressor would either latter condition the former might have to attack her there, or strike easily prove a serious disability, her elsewhere, effectively as to But being self-contained her in-force her to withdraw. The in- terests are localized. One cannot vasion of England is quite a sim conceive the possibility of her gople proposition as compared with ing: to war with a nation on the the invasion of Japan. The block- other side of the world and carry ading of Japan, so as to cut her ing that war into her adversary's communications across the Sea of orit On the other hand it is not Japan, does not sound a very at- jaconceivable that her policy with tractive adventure for any Power

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