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OUR WEAKNESS YAUMATI SCHOOL YEAR'S
IN THE AIR
Potential Bombers In Germany
THE AERO-CHEMICAL WEAPON
The grave military significance
REPORT
NORD
LLOYD
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE * NORDDEUTSCHER I
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The Prizes
ment Scholarship for three years..
The Headmaster, Mr. Upadell,
I
af figures published by the Air makes his report.
The Director of Education, Ministry on the progress of civil] aviation in 1932 was revealed re
ladies and gentlemen: · boys. cently in some striking comments have much pleasure in presenting made, in an interview with a re the report of this school for the presentative of "The Observer." by year ending October 31st, 1933. La authority on air power who is deeply concerned about our weak ness in the air and the reduction of our air fleet to one-fifth of it previous strength."
According to the Air Ministry's report, the world figure of miles flown by regular air services last year was over ninety millions, The fellowing table shows how com paratively small
was Britain's
share:--
Country. United States
Miles Flown!
of America... 50,932,967
Germany
France
"Italy
Holland
5,712,117
5,457,312
2,388,439
1,919,492
Great Britain 1766,000 "These figures," our authority said, "show the comparative lack of reserves in commercial machines which are convertible, in person nel, and in the ability to expand quickly in ease of need.”
1.
Attendance
The school opened 296 times during the year which was shart ar by two months öwing to the change in the date of the educs- tional year. The maximum en- rolment was 268 which is less than last year due to the fact that nearly all the bors remain- ed throughout the whole year and thus no vacancies were created.
Building and Equipment During the summer holidays the whole school" was painted and colourwashed both internally and externally: a 300 gallon balancing tank was installed to improve the water system and it only now re- mains for proper flings to be placed in the may then be isfactory.
lavatories which
BQ- considered as
Ilealth.
}
Discipline, Having recalled that the total There is a very strong desire weight of bombs dropped on Lon- throughout the school to know dan during German air raids in what is the right thing to do and the course of the war was thirty to do it and we have a right to tons, be said: "Put that fact side be justly proud of the whole tone by side with this, namely, that of the school. aeroplanes of the German airliner class known as the D 2000, could) drop the same weight of bombe,
An average attendance of 91.6% or war ohemicals (gas) in one" raid. is indicative of the kenera: "It is true," he remarked, "that health of the boys. fever being at the present time,.. so far as we the chief cause know, Germany possesses only two ance. The clinic has been machinese of this particular class; regularly every week and any boy but she is building more. This who does not feel well can receive particular class represents the most medical attention: I should like formidable type of potential night-to express my thanks in this con- bomber, and is merely selected to nection. indicate future possibilities. CONVERTIBLE COMMERCIAL
MACHINES.
of non-attend- held
Studies.
The results of the Annual'"', Ex- amination were very satisfactory. "Germany possesses several hun in Class 4, 34 boys passed out of dred esminercial machines operat-42 and in the rest of the school Al- ing her air route system, the largest 177 boys passed out of 196, in Europe, which are convertibls though there were only about 12 va- to war purposes, and they could cancies in the school for new boys at the present time deliver, in alat the beginning of the year and single raid many times as great a la notice to this effect was post- weight in bombs, or war chemicals,ed at the school rate there were as was delivered by her aircraft on literally hundreds of boys apply-. London in the course of the whole ing for those places which is ade- Wir.
quatë testimony to the value of the school to the community.
"We do not know what reserves in aircraft Germany possesses. The. French assert that they are very considerable, and that she bas
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made arrangements to bring in taled high pressure, in studies and machines from adjoining countries, it was therefore expected that notably Sweden "and" Holland,, games, would be largely neglected: should they be required.
"As regards "day bombers, Ger-terest was evinced th sports dany has developed several types throughout the school The An- of commercial' aircraft for. rapid nual Sports were held just after mail-carrying purposes, of which the close of the school year and the performance is not far short 102" boya, or well over one third of pair beat day bombers."
of the boys, took part. The These facts and figures, it was Inter Class football shield pointed but, are not quoted in any won by 5A in splendid style. spirit of enmity against Germany, We again won the Small Boys but merely to show that re-arma Volley Ball shield in the league Chun Tee Hung ment in the air, given the facilities organized by the TMC.A. for that slic possesses, is not as remote all schools in Kowloon and
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a possibility as many people see the New Territories this being the Head Prefect to imagine. A very large propar-second year in succession. tion of the German commercial aircraft has been designed with "a View to convertibility. She has The whole year has been a mos also very large reserves of trained delightful one and I should like to pilots as a result of the deliberate thank the whole of the Staff, not policy pursued for years past. forgetting Mr. Chiu who puts in £ Consider these facts," this a lot of time and thought connect: thority continued, in conjunctioned with the purchase and issue with the fact that Germany is by of exercise books, for their splen reason of her large chemical indus did co-operation in everything try (the largest in the world), the pertaining to the welfare and em- world's leading chemical Power ciency of the school and bear in mind that more and more the centre of gravity of force is shifting towards the cero chemi- tal weapon, a truth which we should not lose sight of when weighing tho possibilities of German military recovery.
POSITION OF FRANCE"
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"In spite of all that has been PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC KING HONOURS MEMBERS said, France is immeasurably more
powerful in the air than Germany,
OF ARCTIC EXPEDITION
France and her allies can in mili slow-bat, nevertheless, definite tary aircraft alone master some improvement in shipping seems
London, Narember.. 22. 4,000 machines, and she also posses to be, indicated from Panama, as
Five members of an Arctic ex- as from Buez During ses large commercial reserves Bat well
pendition were honoured by: the against this It must not be forgot August last 416 vessels traversed King at Buckingham Palace to ten that Italy, potentially hostile the Panama Canal, as compared
¡ day.
to France, is the second air Power with only 314 during August, 1932. in Europe. T
In the six months, March-August,
land, in 1930-31 with a view to es
They belonged to the Watkins' "In view of this situation, what the Canal authorities took G.810,- Greenland Expedition, which ex- influence does England as fifth air 082,432 in tolls, as against .89-plored the Arctic ice cap of Greens Power, backed by comparatively 415,773 for the same term in 1932, insignificant commercial develop Comparative figures are: ment, really possess in Europe to day 1 In view of the custent de- velopment of Continental air power what influence is she likely to pos sess in the crisis of European affairs which. Mussolini estimates will be reached between the years 1035 "and: 1940. ⠀
Month
March April May
June
July
August. ------
Vessels 1933 1932 *399-383
· 370 370 372357 364 336 401 328
tablished an all-British air, route | across the Arctic to Canada.
Mr. HO. Watkins, the 23-year- old leader of the expedition," was drowned in Greenland last year, when his Eskimo canoe overturn- ed, and Captain Percy Lemon, anŋ other member of the band, -died 418 314
after inadvertently swallowing Nationalities of vessels are not corrosive laid or C from the poist of national security given, but there is little doubt, To-day at the Palace Ave Of alone or from this of bringing our since the many and vigorous pro their comrades received the Po full weight and influence to bear tests made against Juez Canal la Medal in silver with a clasp in Europe in the interests of peace, overcharges, that the proportion inscribed Arctic 1830-31" from appeasement and disarmament, it
"Whether we consider this issue
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