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PENINSULA HOTEL

List Of Guests

Mr. B. A. Andersen, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Abbott, Miss' Abbot, Major and Mrs. L, L. A. Alston.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brookheim Miss Blake, Miss Boyd, Miss J, B. Burt, Mr. A. C. Beard. Mr. and Mrs. D. Broadhurst, Mrs. E Brown, Mrs. C. Brooke-Short. Mrs. Bolt, Mr. C. A. Blum, Miss P. W. Brown, Mrs. N. N. Blum, Mrs. J. Grahan-Barrow. Mr. G. Borst, Mr. W. N. Brown, Comdr, and Mrs. A, R.M. Bridge. Mr. C. I. Barr, Mrs.

Bowman.

Mr. and Mrs H. D. Cranston. Miss Chickering. Majand Mrs. G. Catlin, Mrs. G. Cullen, Mrs. T. Croft Miss M. Copeland, Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Carlisle, Mr. L. G. Car- Igle

Mrs. Ada Dehn and Family. Capt. and Mrs Duckworth, Miss Dunlop, Major and Mrs. H. A. Davies, Mrs. A. Dingdong,

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Mrs. A. H. Edwards, Capt. and Mrs. C. E. Eccles, Mrs. J. A. S. Eccles, Mr. F. A. M., Elliott, Mr. W. F. Edge.

Mr. and Mrs G. Fahnestock. Mrs. A. C. Fischer, Mrs. V. Fenner. Miss A C. Friedrick, Mrs. B. Fur ber, Mr. and Mrs, W, N. Flemming. Mr. T. B. Foster.

AIR MENACE AN EXAGGERATION

'Plane Not A Serious Danger

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London, Feb. 26. "A modern fleet is no more liable to destruction from the air than tróm torpedoes and guns."

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IRELAND'S

SUCCESS

A · BRILLIANT ATTACK

Scotland Held In Check

London, Feb, 23. Ireland defeated Scotland Murrayfield yesterday. by a drop- hoped goal and two tries to a drop- Red goal, and thus strengthened their chances of retaining the in- ternational championship. Should they beat Wales on March 14 at Cardiff the Championship and the Triple Crown is theirs.

This is what Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keys sald at a meeting of the Unionist Metropolitan Area Education Committee. elaborated this opinion to me to- day. Here is the gist of his views

the present Board of

It can hardly be supposed that

are not alive to the danger to fleets from the air, considering that all of them have had very recent sea

Admiralty

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and air experience." much more recent than a great many of their amateur or semi- professional critics. .

Nor could it be imagined that they have not done everything possible to enable them to arrive at an accurate estimate of the ex- tent of this danger, both by eri periment and by every other avall. able means.

ADEQUATE GUARD In fact, as the First Lord of the Admiralty said in the House of Lorda some weeks ago, a multitude of such experiments have bee carried out the matter-far more than the public have heard of, or have been jed to believe

Detalls, of course Cannot be given, but as a result of them the Admiralty have come to the con- clusion that the air menace to a fleet has been much exaggerated, and that the real danger, such a

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Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Geddes, Mrs. S Geddes, Mr. L. Garner Miss J. Gifford Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Gant, Mr. T. M. Gregory Mr. and Mrs. 1 H. Geare, Master and Miss Geare, Mr. Wị T. Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. Ganz, Najor and Mrs. E. S. O Grune. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Gleed, Mrs. H. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall Judge J. Haussermann, Mr. Francis Haussermann, Miss E, L. Habana, Mrs. G. R. Harvey, Lieut.-les have carried out similar ex- Col. Hartgill, Mr. S. P. Healey, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hetchener. Mr. E. Haussamann, Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg. Mrs. H. N. Hartley. Mr.-E. L. Hosle. Mr. E. Heather. Mr. T. Huber. Mr R. S. Harrison.

Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Jennings, Master Jennings, Major H. H. Joseph. Mrs. Joy.

Wing Comdr. and Mrs. C. R. Keary, Col. and Mrs. E. St. G. Kirke. Miss B. Kirke, Mar and Mrs. D. H. W. Kirkby.

The United States naval author-

periments, not only against out-of- date ships but against modern post-war battleships.

They too, have come to the same conclusión as ourselves,

Neither we nor they consider that the big battleship is now no longer required in a fleet, or that she cannot be protected against air attack.

MAIN SAFEGUARDS There has been much misleading talk about the bozib that just .Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Luckenbach. misses a ship being as dangerous Dr. R. E. Lamb, Miss C. F. Lamb, as the bomb that hits. If ships Mrs. L. S. Lownie, Mr. and Mrs, J. can be protected as they can- Ledesma, Jr. Mr. E. Ledesma, Mr. against the actual strike of under- N. Ledesma, Misses G. and M. water torpedoes, they can certain- Ledesma, Master J. L. Ledesma.ly be protected against the con- Mr. J. C. Locsin, Misses L. and M. Locsin, Mr. and Mrs. G. Lauten- burg. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lewis, Mr. C...J. Livingston, Mrs. Lehrbas, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lammert, Mrs. JH. Lock, Mr N. G. Lynevitche,agalast air as against gun or tor- Miss L. Lopez.

pedo attack.

Mr. and Mrs M. A. Muskopf, Lt. and Mrs. H. F. MacHugh, Mrs. Montilla and family, Miss E. B. Mabry," Mr. J. W. McMaster, Mrs. C. B. Madden, Mrs. W. S. Mitchell, Mr. H. McGetteger, Lieut.-Col. H. I Murrow. Miss F. Murrow, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. N. McGowan, Miss Mary Manuk Mr. W. L. McKen- zle, Mr. R, Marsell, Mr.., H. G. MeNeary, Lieut-Col. A. C. Marsh, Miss E. Meadows, Mr. C. Mather, Mrs. R MacKerracher. Mr. J. H Matthews Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Miles.

Mr. A. Oelrich, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Ott, Mr. O. H. Ochs.

Mr. R. Pollak, Miss G. Parker. Mr. R. Petri, Mr. W. G. Pirie. Mr. M Pagh. Mr. G. A. Parker, Mrs. EO. F. Price, Mr. M. Pax, Mrs. R. Pax, Mr. N. J. Perrin. Mr. R. Fritzlof, Mrs. A, S. Perkins.

Mr. T. Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. P. J Rafferty. Mrs. K. M. L. Robin- son, Mr. J. F. Robinson, Lieut.-Col H. G. Robertson, Mrs. B. E. Rokes, Miss M. M. Richardson, Mr. M. Rodriguez, Miss C. Rodriguez.

Mr. E. Syder, Mr. C. N. Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Skinner, Miss May Mott-Smith, Mrs. Smith, Lieut.-Comdr. and Mrs. Stocker, Mr. B. Sowden, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Shively, Mra, A, Schroeder, Mr. E. G. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Skinn, Miss Rosemary Skinn, Mrs. and Miss Stalhfeld, Major and Mrs. J. V. Stevens, Eng-Capt. C. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. P. Stuijf-¡ bergen, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shaw, Count and Countess L, de Smec chia, Miss C. Basto Silva, Mr. Eric GR. Sadler, Major and Mrs. E. Foyd Shannon, Col. G. R. V. Stoward, Mrs, L. Scruggs, Mr. and Mrs Stevenot

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Taddikeri, Mr. J. Thomson, Mr. P. J. Taylor, Misa M. M. Tyrrell, Mrs. A. G. Trillo, Mrs. A. C. Thomas, Miss M. Travis. Mr. C. N. Unbehaun, Mr. and Hrs. O, Vagmone, Misg de Ville, Major and Mrs. R. Wolseley, Mr. A. C Wilcox, Mrs. H. O. Whlie, Mr. end Mra. E. A White, Miss Patricia White, Mrs. 6. N. Williams, Miss H. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. Whit kamp, Mr. W. J. Wilson, Dr. W M. Wildman.

cussion caused by a bomb that does not strike at all

As for the smaller vessels, their size, speed, and manoeuvring pow- er will be their main safeguards

The game panned out very much as had been expected. That is so say, Ireland's pack, which must tank with the best, unes they have i ever had, did enough to ensure that the Scottish outaldes should have a limited supply of the ball their backs

their snapped up chances in attack and blanketed attacks with telling effect, ⋅ and whenever special brillance dia Achieve 2 break-through the wings was good covering by the caough to ensure the safety of their line.

I have said that the Irish for- wards limited the supply of the ball to the Scottish backs. This does not mean that R. W. Shaw and the others were starved, but merely that they could never be even moderately certain that the ball would come to them. One of the features of the match was the great recovery of the Scottish for- wards in the second half. Betore

half-time they were beaten for the ball in the proportion of two to one.

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Afterwards they worked up a state of fifty-fifty, a grand performance. It was not, however, enough. To give Scotland's back

that they at least had the Irish men's first half advantage to bring out the effect of greater pull, and to weary V. Hewitt. A. Bailey. and L. M. MacMahon with repeat- fed running and constant tackling.

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per (Oxford University), R L Duff (Glasgow Academicals), V. G.

making kick to touch. Many of the best Scottish advances were thus reduced to impotence, and Weston (Kelvinside Académicals), was by their support of the backs Ireland.-L. Malcolmsen (North in the open that the Irish eight of Ireland); J. J. O'Connor (Uni- set the seal on their claim to su-versity College. Cork). A. Bailey periority.

(University College, Dublin), I M., McMahon (Blackrock College), Cr V. Boyle (Dublin University); V. Hewitt (Instonlana), G, Morgan (Clontarf); R. Alexander (North of

Scotland.-J. M. Kerr (Herior's

P.); W. C. W. Murdoch (Hill- head High School F. P.), R. C.

a chance it would have needed. Dick (cupt.) Guy's Hospital), R.,

M. Murray (Glasgow University): Ireland), S. Walker (Instonians). R. J. Whitworth (London Scot- C. R. Beamish (North of Ireland School F.R.), W. R. Logan (Edin.- tish); R. W. Shaw (Glasgow High and R.A.F), H. J. Sayers (Lans- downe and the Army), S. Deering burgh Wanderers); R. M. Grieve Bective Rangers), J. Siggins (capt.) Kelso), D. A. H. Druitt (London (Collegians), C. R. Graves (Wan- Scottish), J. A. Waters (Selkirk), J. ¦ derers); J. Russell (University Col- Beattle (Hawick), W. A. Burnet lege, Cork). (West of Scotland), M. McG. Coo- Referee: J. W. Faull (Wales)."

Or the chances that

did come their way the Scottish outsider scarcely made the best use, Not once during the game did the all six attacking backs handle the ball, and W. C. Murdoch, who had shown ability to run round his wing in the Scottish match. scarcely touched the ball. In the first forty minutes. R. J. Whit- worth made quite a promising firs: appearance. but, ironically enough, the two chances which came to him were such as served to stress his inexperience. At least one of them would have meant a try with K. C. Fyfe in his place. Still, he will know how to do it next Time, Shaw could hot work a break-through, but his understand-

The effect of anti-aircraft gun Gre will be not so much to bringing with W. B. Logan, was only less

the attacking machines down as good than that of Hewitt and G. to keep them up so high as to re duce the chance of their bombs hitting.

So long as they can be kept up at that height, a fleet has little

to fear from them.

"Morgan. That little extra some- thing which Morgan had and Shaw, had not on, the day's play was the quick, neat touch-finder from a slow heel. Morgan W25 one of the few players who could alm for and find touch with con- gistency.

If those who, after seeing from the land the forest of masts of our fleet at Alexandria, were so impressed by the good target t

AN ELUSIVE TARGET afforded, were to go up in the air

AU the other outsides at one and look at it from the atacker's time or another found the touch- point of view, their views as to probably be modified. the danger of its position would

SMALL TORPEDO The low-flying torpedo-carrying airplane is not a serious. menace to any well-handed fleet. The tor- pedo used by such a machine is very small, and as the attackerį has to come low to fire it he will afford an excellent target as he swoops down.

Moreover, he will first have to penetrate or evade the fleet's pro tective screen of light craft.

much

Torpedo-carrying, airplanes are less effective as weapone than surface torpedo craft, as to the limitations of which, after haying enormously exaggerated their powers prior to the war, we have now been able to form an accurate opinion in the light of experience.

The real power of the air weapon and its value to our Navy is fully recognised, and our naval author- ities Wish only to be allowed to develop and use the fleet Air Arm on what they are convinced are the right lines.

But that the air fleet has yet rendered, or will ever render, the sea fleet obsolete or unnecessary is a thing they do not admit.

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Foreman: "Bee here, Buddy, that other fellow is carrying two sticks of timber when you're carrying only one. What have you got to say??

Buddy: That fellow's too lazy to go twice."

line an' elusive target, and "this fault was common to both full- backs, who otherwise played well. J. W. Kerr, however, rather overdid his habit of selling the dummy with a non-existent confederate, and the Irishmen plumbed his de celt. The magnificent tackling of the Irish centres has already bee mentioned, and it need only be added that they were much quic- ker in establishing working part- nerships with the forwards, whe ther as initiators or supporters, han R. C. 8. Dick and company.

1. J. O'Connor, as always, mace up in astuteness what he lacked

buy both of them were great in in speed, and touching brilliance,

coming back to cover. They ar- rived simultaneously to sinother Dick when that player made the of the match which might have altered the result. Of the forwards, who had the happlest sort of rough-and-tumble set-t on lines of the strictest fairness, Beattie, and P. L. Duff, of Bcot- W., A. Burnet, R. M. Grieve, J. land, and J. Siggins, J. Russell, C. R. Beamish, and R. Alexander, of Ireland, earned the especial thanks of their sides.

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talled an equal number of succes

In the set scrummages they to-

ses, but the early Irish dominance was worth" everything else. Had Scotland been able to start as they finished, there might have been another story, In the line- out Ireland could claim a slight, though definite advantage, chiefly through the controlled knock-back to Morgan, followed by a ground-

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