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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1936.

DEFENCE AND EFFICIENCY

THE THREE SERVICES

How To Co-Ordinate

The Expert Opinions

London, Feb. 20. The deepest interest has been aroused throughou, the coun- Home try over Friday's debate in the House of Commons on and Imperial defence.

In special messages to "The Observer" Admiral Sir Roger Keyes cales tor a "Miu sier with vision to lead the co-ordinat ing body for defence, while Field Marshal Lord Milne, also favours one Minister as the Prime Minister's deputy to co-or- dinate the work of the Committee of Imperial defence.

Our Diplomatie Correspondent points out that Britain's de- cision to rearm is the biggest landmark in European history since 1918. and our Naval and Air Correspondents also wel- come Friday's debate from the point of view of the Services.

'A LANDMARK IN HISTORY

the efficiency »

all the work of the Committee of Imperial Delence.

"A Ministry of Defence is not a practical proposition in war time. The suggestion that there should pe une Chief of Staff, head of a combined. General Staff. is equally Impracticable.

"The implement ng et the re- commendations of the sub-cum mittees of the Committee of Im- perial Defence snow'd be the sponsibility of a whole-time Minister, who should be indepen- dent of апу department, should be himself directly answer- able to Parliament.

"The existing secretariat of the Committee of Imperial Defence hau'd be his staff, but the duties of the secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence and· serru-. tary to the Cabinet should be separated.

THE CHANGE OVER "The change over of industry from peace to war production re- quires an immense amount

FIRST ATLANTIC LAST VOYAGE OF

AIR MAILS

Flights To Begin This Summer

。。

London, Feb. 20. Experimentul dir mat fights across the North Atlantic are to be made this sunimer in prepara- tion for the regular both-way service which is certain soon to be established.

THE MAJESTIC

Laid Up Ready For Emergency

com-

Southampton, Feb. 21. The Majestic (58,000 tons), Bri- tain's largest ner Aflost, peted her last scheduled Transat- antic crossing to-day. "Her place In the Cunard-White Star service is to be taken by the Queen Mary.

Like the Mauretan a before her breaking up, the Majestic is now

ampton New Dock, away from the usual Cunard-White Star berth, i understand, however, that there is no immediate

her possiblilty of being scrapped.

At the moment Britain

Are the two Germany

countries most active in the race to be Arst to open a service. Their arrange-lying at the further end of South-

ents are as follows: Britain. The first of a number of new

flying-boats are nearing completion at Rochester, In the early stages ono will be used on the Bermuda-New York stage

She is likely to remain.for some only, in association With Pan-

time laid up ready for any emer- American Airways. Later the

gency, such as the need for over- route may be extended to Eng-haul of the Aquitania or Beren- land. via the Azores.

garia. A targe number of her CROSSING IN A FEW HOURS officers and crew wil join the of men, foodstuffs, and raw mate-planning in which industry must Britain has another interesting | Queen Mary. rials, and cannot carry them in be invited to co-operate. At pre-project in hand-that of the Mayo No offic.al indization "was avali

sent two sub-committees of the able up to last night of the date quantity. Per can, tey operate

composite aircraft, by which when the Government's new White with certainty, tri the wide ocean Committee of Imperia: Defence high-speed mail seaplane will be Paper on Defence may 3: expect-spaces unless carried

are responsible for advising

launched from the top of a big the defence policy of the nation. nying-boat in the air. Such 1 ed. but the gentera, expect on is that it wil appear within the

and the production of a mate plane would be able to cross the rial necessary. to maintain our

atlantic in a few hours next fortnight. ".

forces in the field.

Germany.-The

Zeppeliz airship, R 129, is to make mall- carrying fights between Germany and the United States. There is, however, no immediate prospect of a regular all-season airship service across the North Atlantic.

The L. Z. 129 is scheduled to do the Journey from Frankfurt to Lakehurst, New Jersey in three days,

Cunard-White Star

ships.

thro

In

But they can do ide gr.utest value to the Navy for a variety It is equally taken for granted. q purposes, and can make it un- ships operating especially by the entire diplomatic comfortable for

reach of shore baces. corps in Londen. that its pubilch-within t'on will constitute the biggest Where the responsibility of each

In European

For sixteen years European dip- Tomacy has worked on the hypo- thesis that

was Great Britain. disarmed and depended for secu- rity upon the League of Nations.

andmark since 1918.

history

Every Ambassador In London s sending home to his Government a dally bulletik of additiona"- in=" formation. as it becomes available, of the British Government's, de fence plans.

The Italo-Abyssinian uispute has almost disappeared from the diplomatic horizon, and Italy has

service is to begin and to end should be settled for all time, and t ebriously cannot be settled by the alrmen. It entirely saprs depends upon where the war is to be fought and against whom.

OF

on

new

"A Defence Minister would able to give more rapid effect than is now possible to a decl- y the Committee sions reached of Imperial Defence on the plan- ning of industrial mobilisation.

Field-Marshal Sr Claude Jacob

"I cannot speak freey because am still on the Active List, but Impartial investigations into I am

favour of a absolute y in the matter of the Fleet Air arm Ministry of Defence whatever the Haer. Queen Mary, will take about and the question of bombs

objections, may be. The pros cer-

four days from Southampton battleships would also be of tainly outweigh

the cons and 1

New York. An aeroplane service doubted value in stiffing contro-feel strongly on the matter. 1+

ria the Azores and Bermuda would k very necessary Look at the

take about two days. economy. One administration could include the whole lot along th'ngs

medicil with, such services."

versy.

Y.

STRONGER FURCES

as to With til parties agiced the need for unity

of suprene direction, the coming Government again taken her place as one statement will be awaited with the elements in the "eneral Edi some confidence. Any plans prÙ-

will be

the subjected to opean problem. The forus of that posed problem is no longer Geneva, but | keenest expert criticism this country can command, the whole Empire watching.

London.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE

FLEET

While the Admiralty would be strongly averse to any mensinne that would tend to diminish its traditional responsib'ity for con- trolling in war the rea communi- cations. IE would welcome 2 tightening up of the present sys- tem of co-ordinating the work of the three fighting services.

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PROVISIONING LONDON Vice-Admiral E A. Taylor, M.P. "The next step is to see that Minister I appointed as Chairman of the Committee of Imperial Defence who can sit down with the heads of the three defence

If the plan be found. It will put an and once and or all to those service, inquire into the présent inter-Service jealous'es", which | methods of co-operation, and pre- hare, in fact, always been expare a co-ordinated defence plan aggerated by extremist champions for the future. br the respective Services. They exist, and one of the tasks of the new authority ought to be that with representatives of the Domi- of dealing severely with manites-alons, to make constructive pro- tations of the kind.

for the defence of posals

the

"It is important also that such "Minister should be able, along.

It may b: hoped that. publicEmpire. The function of the Nuvy na ankety allayed service in the Then there is the whole ques not been altered because of the armed Forces wi have a greater tion of the defence of the Navy advent of an Air arm. Aircraft attraction, for one of the problems against air attack. I don't be- alone cannot ensure the

to be faced wEl be that of b-lieve the Navy is passage

so vulnerable taining the quota number of m from the air as many people sup- needed for an Air Force which is posc. Put the naval dockyards are certain to be still further enlarged. | dangerously vulnerable. They could and for a Navy which will also be wiped out by bombers. Their defence should be one of the first considerations.

The

have to call for more men! "Territorials must bo kept up

strength also. the more especially

.i

"So also would be the method

.

now that they are concerned of defending and particularly 4. our defence against a'rcraft.

The supreme authority mus take into account industrial organisation in time of war, anti- aircraft protection, and, be said, the prevention of such mud- dies as occurred in the last war..

A MINISTER WITH VISION · The following special messages' were given yesterday to The Observer: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes. M.F.:

provisioning London in time of war. belleve it is true that London. with its 11,000,000 inhabitants. can only be adequately proviston- ea through the Port or London The

bombing of London docks and of the rail heads would be a perfectly justinab.e act of war.

"I am the "of those who con s'aer that the Navy should have its own air arm. That problema is at present a matter of dispute the between the Admiralty and "My view remains that which Royal Air Force. There certainly gave to the House of Commons suught to be some outside unblassed May last. There is an excellent authority to weigh up the advant- budy for co-ordinating our de-ages and disadvantages." fener forcek Lo existence-the Major-dieneral I. F. C. Failer

"I am a firm beaver in a Mus-

Once you have tasted Committee of the Chief of Staff.

The technical part of the Govern-

a jelly containing the ment's recent White Paper on natural juices of ripe defence clearly showed that the

try of Defence so long as t con- nines its activities to 'strategical matters and dues nombrace

1 Very close re ationship and the entire control of land, seu,

fruit you will quickly good fellowship between the three detect a new and Chiefs of Staff

It would greatly benefit the

altogether pleasing Committee if á. Minister was put

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of insisting on—

Cerebos

Jelly Crystals

and air forces."

Air Commodore J. A. Charder, Chairman of the Air League "The most important aspect of

Bavour. That is why in charge of it. a Minister with the debate was that the fact was and experience, brought out that fleet. however many hostesses vision, courage, make a special polat such as the Socialst Government good, can neither Me at anchor nor had when Lord Haldane presided operate in the face of a strong over, the Committee of Imperial neighbouring air force. I BI- Defence, and gave up his whole mour-plated battleships could do time to it.

both, could they do their job with- "When the Washington Con- in the range of aircraft action? ference was sitting the Committee And as that range is constantly was presided over by Mr. Winston being extended, it is clear that the Churchill That Conference evel- complete role of the Navy 1 se ed a Treaty which has been of verely restricted. the greatest value for years, Iracticaly stopped the building from air attack, It does not make of battleships for fifteen years, it easier for merchant ships to and it brought about a great deal get through, and therefore the Navy cannot fulfil one of the tasks of economy in other way."

originally allotted to it. Until atr control over the area of action is achieved. melther the Nary nor "My conddered view is that the Army can operate. The old there ought to be dne Minister idea that the Eleet goes where, it without Portfolio, the Prime wi with 1is mdusatus forts 18 Minister's Deputy, to co-ordinate out of date."

Trade enquiries to: Jahn D. Hutchison

Post Box 43,

LORD MILNE'S VIEW Field-Marshal Lord Wipe:

It

"However sale the Fleet is made

The

to

Souvenir-hunters have already been busy. The number of ash- trays which disappeared on the Majestic's outward voyage almost cqualled the number of passe- Яers.

has made 207 At'antle She

2nd

covered round

trips

has 1,250,000 miles.

F

this method would work satisfac- torily in the North Atlantic, where the weather conditions are less favourable."

American flying boats are

far

also

being built in England under

The Ucence.

British machines will be ready earlier than these, however, and will probably be better suited to the Atlantic route. "France "and. 'Holland are BLsQ Interested, but neither appears to "MOTHER SHIP" IN MID-OCEAN In addition, Germany intends to

have any definite project in hand. repeat in the North Atlantic the operational method she has esta-They may conduct single flights blished on the South Atlantic with mails which would be of in-

terest to philatelists. route. In this seaplanes are cata- "mother ship" pulted from moored half-way across the sea.

It is, however, doubtful whether

3.

German Both the British and Governments have reached agree- ment with the United States res-

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