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FLASHES FROM FIELD

AND PAVILION

Sport Items From Here And There

(BY BEN MADIGAN)

As the title of this article sug- rests, it deals with, "small, 'Items" of interest to the sporting-com-

munity and it is my latention to include in it items dealing with every form of sport. “

YOUNG AROMIN'S CHALLENGE

Since his recent victory over Speed Salazar. Young Aromin has found it hard to find an opponent in the bantamweight division." He has now thrown out an open chal- lenge in which he claims the cham- plonship of the Colony, and this plece of publicity may induce.o suitable opponent to accept his challenge,

A DOUBTFUL STARTER Hamilton last year's Marathon Champ. will be a doubtful starter In this year's event, which is due to take place at Kowloon on March 16. He has unfortunately received an ankle injury, which may not yield to the treatment to enable him to compete in the event.

ARRIVAL OF. * SKINS" The First Battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers will have the opportunity renewing old acquaintances when they pay a temporary visit to Hong Kong on March 5. They will be under canvas at Fanling for a month before returning to singa- pore. The 'Skiris" had quite a good record on the soccer geld when stationed in Shanghal last year, and they will probably en- gage in a few friendly fixtures during their sojourn here.

FIGHTING OFFICER

Lleutenant Going, who holds the Army Heavyweight Boxing cham- pionship (Omcers Class) is due to arrive in the Colony next month. This will be his arst visit to Hong Kong, and knowing his enthusiasm for the "noble art." Tofeet sure he will create renewed interest in local boxing circles.

THE DOUHET

DOCTRINE

National Security And A Powerful Air Force

BY AIR COMMODORE L. E. O. CHARLTON,

sible, he said, to forestall alr at- tack, and neither naval nor milit ary power can operate to prevent

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1937.

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GENERAL GOUGH

PREMIER YIELDS

Case To Be Reconsidered

At last Mr. Baldwin has yielded to the appeals of the friends of General Sir Hubert Gough in and out of Parliament, to reconsider the case of the Commander of the Firth Army. Recently he told a deputation consisting of Sir Ronald Ross, M.P. (C), Mr. E J. Willams, M.P. (Lab), and Major Gwilym Lloyd George. M.P. (L), that he General's case. was prepared to re-emmbie the

What the General's friends want is that formal reparation shall be made to him for the censure, now admitted to have been unjustified. passed upon his handling of the Fifth Army in the retreat of 1918. Last Novermber Mr. Baldwin flatly refused to reopen Sir Hubert Gough's case because he thought

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history's vindication of him sufficient atonement for the wrong done him in 1918

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THE ORIGINAL REFUSAL A statement issued after the Interview sald

ter received a deputation consist- "This afternoon the Prime Minis-

ing of Sir Ronald Ross, M.P., Mr. E. J. Williams, M.P., and Major

Lloyd George, M.P.. who asked him to re-examine the question of recognising the service of Gene- rat Sir Hubert Gough. The Prime Minister, in reply, indicated his villingness to reconsider the Cose."

Mr. Baldwin is a stubborn man. but has hud to give way to a strong public opinion both in Parliament and in the country which think that history's re- habilitation of Sir Hubert Gough

might now be gracefully reinfor- ced by some tangible act of re- paration by the Government. I Mr. Baldwin did not contem- plate some such act he would scarcely have gone back on his earlier decision.

to reconsider the General's case Mr. Baldwin's original refusal

was given in answer to a question by Mr. Edward Williams 03 November 10. Mr. Baldwin said:

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While fully appreciating great services which General Sir Hubert Gough rendered in the war and congratulating him upon the fact that history has already yên- dicated his reputation. I do not that at this distance of

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HONG KONG RIFLE

ASSOCIATION

Full Membership Now

Exceeds Five Hundred

Now that units of the Regular | Another record has been made Army, with one or two exceptions, by the Association this week, since have returned from camp, it was the individual full membership, only to be expected that the normal after allowing for those who have mid-week Spoon and Practice { left the Colony, now well exceeds shoots of the Association would the Ave hundred mark. This is show a great advance in the num-chiefly due to the fact that during bers attending. and this was the past few days, nearly sixty adequately borne out yesterday members of the 1st Bn. The Sea- afternoon, when in spite of the fact forth Highlanders have joined as that every available target was individual fil members, while brought into use, the fring-points other additional applications are were uncomfortably crowded, and expected in the near future. shooting finished only. a short time before darkness set in.

We are asked to state that there will be no week-end shooting on This shoot also marked the first Saturday next, or on Sunday, appearance of members of the 1st Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders, and although some of the other units were unable to send their usual complement, it was dimcult to pro- vide all the target accommodation which was necessary.

Conditions on the whole were average; the light was good, while the wind was not too troublesome, but at the longest distance the light falled rapidly, with the result that those ring in the Inter de talls, had to contend with haze, and very poor visibility.

In view of the fact that this was the Arst occasion upon which members of the 1st Bn. The Sea- forth Highlanders had attended one of the normal shoots of the Association, it was decided that a special spoon should be given to the member of that battalion who made the highest "nett" score with the S.R. (a) rifle, and as will be CQMS. Bradley. It will be noted seen below, this Was won by that Arm. Sgt A Codd of the R.A.O.C.. who is attached to this battalion, made an aggregate score equal to that of the winner of this particular spoon. The handicap spoons in this Class were won by both of the 1st Bn. The Royal L/Cpl. J. Clarke and R. McBride

Ulster Rides, and the fact should not be overlooked that had a spoon been awarded for the "nett" score made with the BR. (a) rifle, L/Cpl. Clarke would also have won it.

In the S.R. (b) Class, Major B. B. Edwards of the Royal Engineers won the "nett" spoon with a score of 97, while Rfn. J. J. Stewart of the 1st En. The Royal Ulster Rifles, won that awarded for the highest handicap aggregate.

Last week I had occasion to tionary doctrine, It is not pos- mention the Italian general Glullo Dounet, bracketing him with "Bil- 15" Mitchell, late of the United States Army, as examples of air Effective attack of that sort, enthusiasts considerably ahead of therefore, independently of arms contemporaneous thought. It now and navy, could compel the sur- occurs to me that many readers render of an enemy Power. In may not have heard extensively of ❘ the case of land warfare, he point- Douhet or that, alternatively, few ed out, owing to the immense po- are well acquainted with the, bold wer of the defence, victory, can doctrine which he put forward in only be assured by the employment numerous papers and, notably, in of vastly superior force; and he in- his book "Air Supremacy," publish- stanced the equipoise which exist ed in 1021. His opinions had and ed on every entrenched front in the still have, a wide influence inter- Great War as the inevitable out- nationally on the development of come of that one ruling condition-think air power, and because strategical | the supremacy of the defence. But time the Government would be Truths. Ike old saldiers never die in the case of air attack, he well advised to reopen the ques- I propose in this article to describe insisted, this situation is actually tion of rewards for war services

It is noteworthy that Mr. A. J. in condensed form the main tenets reversed, because of the impos- or to attempt to revise the de-

Hall, a member of the Financial of his philosophy.

sibility of any real defence against scisión taken by their predecessors. Adviser's Staff at Command Head it..

Answering further

quarters, shot for the arst time questions, Mr. Baldwin spoke of the impos-aight and sling, and made the re- with a .303 ride using the aperture blity of making an inquiry into markably good score of 93, al- what happened in 1918. since though this was the first occasion those who would be the principal upon which this member had ever witnesses were dead. I am quite ared on the open range. For many sure," he added. "that if I were in Sir Hubert Gough's place to feel enthusiast as regards shooting on years past, Mr. Hall has been an that my own conscience had been the miniature range, and this strik- justified by the verdict of my ing result should not fall to im- reward for me." fellow-countrymen would be ample

press those who, at times, are apt to become sceptical, as regards the real value of "miniature" shooting.

Mitchell was fortunately able to put proof to his principal thesis in his own lifetime and, by sink- ing the Ostfriesland, demonstrate at any rate that navies had now a new rival at sea. But Douhet, who

UNIVERSAL APPLICATION hope for equal strength in

No country, he maintained, could three arms, nor would such condi- tion be desirable even if finance

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has also passed on, was not so pri- permitted. It would mean unwiel- vlleged; and that chiefly because adiness and divided counsel. Logi major war was necessary before the cally, then, a country should be world might stand convinced. And set of the two it is the latter's strongest in that arm which can

attack the

the air. For the air is of universal produce decisive results, namely. application, able to enemy by land and sea, and more important still, to bombard select ed objectives behind the perimeter of the defence.

thought which will live the longest, because he dealt all-embracingly -with war, staging it in the sky, and not with a single phase there of wherein 3 third dimension is concerned with the other two.

A word about the man himself. Soon after Italy took sides in the the doctrine were the following Joined to the main clauses of war Douhet scandalized h's su- riders. The abolition of co-opera- periors of an older school by refer-tive aircraft either working with ring to the aeroplane in a written order as a weapon, thus placing neet at sea and, in addition, the an army in the field or with the en all fours with the sabre, the suppression of all nighter aircraft. bayonet and the field piece. La- The argument in these two cases

on he was "stellen-bosched"

was that the existence of such au-

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for persistently claiming that com-xiliaries would equivalently reduce plete strategical independence was

sonality.

These were, his

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the strength of the independent

to prevent a bombing, raid, they serve no useful purpose,

certainly interfere with each other, but they could not by that means be prevented from achieving their purpose. For bombing formations to adopt such tactles would plainly be a waste of effort, as the ra- ture of their enterprise did not in the least demand it.

One body of crities maintained that fighters are well able to pro- tect a country against bombing raids.

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DEATH DUTY PROBLEM

Houston Will Still Missing

owing to the difficulty in obtaining the necessary markers, and the transport required for them, to and tröm, the Naval range at Stone- cutters.

The leading acores made yester. day afternoon are as follows:-

S.B. (b)

A.H. 200 500 600 Ttl.

yds. yds, yds

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Major Edward 32 33 32 97) Sgt. Blandford scr. 33 33 30 50 Sgt. Canmore" 4 32 31 32 05 Sig. Edwards S.I.M. E #

Lt. Rateliffe

Lt. Pattullo

2 32 29 33 04 scr. 31 32.31 04 scr. 31 33 30 04 1 33 31 30 4 Sgt. Rattenbury 4 31 34 29 94 C.P.O. Pellow

scr. 31 34 29 94 Cpl. Stewart 2 35 29 29 93 Lt. Wilson 2 32 29 31 92 Rfn. T. Managh 4 32 30 30 92

C.8.M. Grinham 2 31 32 29 92

L/Cpl. Trimble 5 Mr. C. H.

Summers

Cpl. H. Higham 3 Mr. H. J. Blake Rin. J. J.

32 29 30 91

34 29 28 91

29 31 30 90 28 33 29 90

Stewart 7 31 32 27 904 -Denotes that the S.R. (b) ride used the 1914" ride. was used. All other competitors

S.K. (a)

A.B. 200 500 600 Ttl.

yds. yds. yds. L/Cpl. J. Clarke 5 27 31 27 855 C.Q.M.S. Bradley- 24 31 28 53A Arm. Sgt. 1.

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A. Codd. 27 28 28 83 F.C. B347

Sher Singh 7 27 27 26 82 Bdan, M. R.

Jones - 26 28 26 80 CSM Fleming - 27 30 23 BO Cpl. McCausland 4 25 27 27 79 Rín, McBride. 11 28 28 22 781 SIM: Garrow 28 29 20 77 F.C. J. R. Dall. 7 26 30 20 76 L/Cpl.

McNaughton- 12 28 29 75 -Denotes the winner of the "nett" spoon.

handicap" spoon.

-Denotes the winner of the

A--Denotes the winner of a spoon. Secretary. specially presented by the Honorary NOTE:-The handicap of each win- ner has been reduced by one point, as shown. This proce- dure applies to all 8.R. (a) and S.R. (b) Spoon Shoots.

Junior N.C.O.'a

To Hold Dance

"The Junior N.G.Os of the 2nd Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers are holding a grand carnival dance at Hotel Cecil, on Saturday February 20. from 8.30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dance Music will be supplied by the

that his entire doctrine was based Jersey or England? The answer to by kind permission of Lt. Col. D.

To these Douhet replied

on the contrary assumption and that question means much to the M. Barchard and Officers. The that if he could be proved in the Chancellor of the Exchequer for, 11 prices of admission are $1 for gen- wrong he would cheerfully and her domicile was in England, the tlemen and 50 cents for ladies:

Was Lady Houston domiciled in Dance Band of the R. W. Fusiliers

publicly recant.

Brilliant Batting By Bakar

An undefeated innings for 104

the only right and proper osaze force, which must always be main for aircraft in the field. Buttained at maximum; and that in after Caporette, when ad. lib. "de the case of fighters, being unable gumming" was resorted to by the new broom in authority,, he was

State will receive death duties to Another stated that land or sea the extent of about £1,000,000. dug out and given command of an

'In conclusion there is the ques

forces would be at a grave, disad- aviation group One is able to de-

The late. Sir Robert Houston tion of protection against air at-

vantage shorn of co-operative ar- claimed Jersey domicile, but when tect a forceful and original per-tack to be considered. This, the them. The reply was that separ-claimed £3,000,000 Death Duties craft before an enemy possessing he died the British Government doctrine lays down, should be pro- main points.vided by the organisation of every

ate equipments for the other arms; on his estate of £7,000.000 Firstly, he demanded for the sake torm of anti-aircarft ground deciple of concentration of force at llability, offered £1,500,000 as an runs by A. Bakar featured the was against the cardinal prin- of national security an air force fence known to selence and con-

Lady Houston, without admitting as powerful as the limits of ex-centrated at vitally-important cen-

the vital point and reducing to the act of grace, and this was accepted friendly cricket match at Bookup- penditure would allow, to be ab- tres, the safety of civilians being force with which lay the ultimate several years, but her home there M. et Arculil's team and an Army strength of the independent air she had not lived in Jersey for poo on Thursday between Mr. E solutely independent of both other reasonably assured by masks, pro-decision. If on arms. Secondly, this air force tective clothing, and by the con-

account of this was left in the hands of caretakers. XI, the former winning by 11 runs, must be the primary arm of destruction on a massive scale of dispersal of effort or for any other fence. Thirdly, the role of the air gas, fire, and bomb-proof shelters, suffer defeat then co-operative air- make his home with the intention boundaries.

Domicile has been held to be the Bakar was at the wicket tor Just reason a national air force should place, where a person chooses to under two hours' and scored 18 i force would be to act offensively while army and navy maintained should in future be devoted to la-

Finally, aerodynamic research craft were useless in any case, net of residing there permanently. themselves strictly on the defence crease of range so that less and the army nor navy being able to

If Lady Houston is held to have (A. Bakar 104 not out, E, Nazarin Mr. Arculli's XI-201 for 3 dec foregoing, most of the available remain Inviolable.

In possession of the mastery of the dom there will be a windfall for money should be spent on the air, the other two Services having

Army XI-180 (C. Q.M. 8. Eaton the Exchequer, since the Death Buch, in outline only, is the fa-Duties on estates of more than only enough for the minimum Douhet was assailed by a drum-mous Douhet doctrine, which if £2,000,000 are at the rate of 50 ver⠀⠀ establishments necessary to secure are of criticism, his rejoinder being examined critically will be found cent. them from defeat at the hands of embodied in these terms Military to be logically bullt up and not the corresponding forces opposite,

and naval success, even if com-easy to demolish.. The essence of CANNOT FORESTALL AIR

plete, will be of little worth: if the it, however, remains as to the abil- victor's territory is not immune ity of the fighter vis à vis the ATTACK

from air attack, and therefore the bomber, a question which can be Douhet adduced the following necessity for air supremacy re- decided by, full-scale experience arguments in support of his refolu mains. Opposing air forces might "United Services Review.!!

Fourthly, and as corollary. to, the less of an enemy's territory ahalt/defend a country against an enemy; been domiciled in the United King 31 and A. Abbas,30), · ́

AIR SUPREMACY ESSENTIAL

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little hope is now felt that the lost ner former residence in Jersey, but,

will, which Lady Houston certainly wrote. some years ago, is now ex- tant. In that case applications will be made for letters of administra-

In the house in Hampstead in

STILL MISSING

which Lady Houston died a member of the star of Messrs Nicholson. Graham and Jones, her solicitors, is still searching for her will

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