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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1936.

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Hongkong Telegraph. into an armed base. Egypt we have surrendered to the Egyptians, thereby abnegat- ing our right to make it a stronghold of British power.

TUESDAY, JAN. 7. 1936.

COLONY FINANCE

PROBLEM

No surprise is created by the Government decision to in- stitute salary cuts in the ser- vice, with a view to assisting the Colony to overcome the serious effect on its finances caused by the decline in the sterling value

Thus Britain's ancient strate- gical command of the Mediter ranean has been swept away.

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ITALY bids fair to dominate the Levant, along the northern the Mediterranean — from

shores of Africa, through the

narrows to the Ligurian Sea;

and with that domination her status has riecz

once

DODECANES

[37.

Italian Territory..

TURK

CONTROLS EASTERN HALF [OF MEDITERRANEAN

YPRUS

rete

Sollum

450

Miles

Haifa

the proud post-UT...

again to

tion that her subjects look

upon as their rightful heritage from the days of the grandeur of Rome,

EGY

Says

Captain Norman Macmillan

M.C., A.F.C..

President of the National League of Airmen.

Although, the new Bristol protected naval ships could Bomber whose prototype was never maintain free passage in produced through the foresight the Mediterranean from Port

This swift turning of the of a private citizen,. Lord tables has resulted from Italy's Rothermere-will re-establish Said to the narrows between position against the Sicily and Tunisia, where lies the development of air power to suit our

her strategic position in the Piaggio P 16 when deliveries Itàlian island Pantelleria. Naval Mediterranean basin. From are effected and pilots have ships could not guarantee safe Sardinia in the west to Rhodes and Cyrenaica in the cast, Italian planes can range the whole of the Mediterranean Sca, as Roman and Venetian war galleys once swept its waters,

or the dollar. Even on a 13. 80. NOTES OF THE DAY and carrying capacity. With

dollar,

one

are too unwieldy,

can

venne.

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HERE are the performances of some Italian bombers, calcu- lated for a range of 1,200 miles. The range can be increased by reducing bomb load, or bomb, lond increased by reducing

range.

Type.

learned to use It, the Royal Air Force squadrons have nothing to equal these Italian performances at the present time.

What does this mean?

passage from these narrows to the Straits of Gibraltar. Even submarines would not be safe; they could be searched out from the air and destroyed by air bombs more surely than by any other means.

With Gibraltar un ancient fortress that could fall before

In Cyprus, however, in the aerial attack as the forts of eastern basin of the Mediter

we could base an air Leige and Namur fell before the ranean, onslaught of German heavy fleet strong enough to guard the artillery (Montgolfier

braltar with his fire balloon in the entry of a single ship to con coastline from Alexandria to sidered aerial attack against Haifa; strong enough to provent 1783)--with Malta an untenable Port Said and the Suez Canal: island from which our fleets have strong enough to cut off Italy's withdrawn to Alexandria and communications with her colon- Haifa, we must consider the ial possessions in East Africa If possibilities that exist in the she declared war on us. event of war.

the Mediterranean or risk pos- Must we face évacuation of

sible defeat if we attempt to hold. it with our profit forces?

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Cyprus has the advantage of.. has a big central plain. It is a natural haven for aircraft. It

within easy reach of fuel sup- piles from the pipeline that runs down to the Mediterranean THERE is but one place where shores of Palestine. The con- we have still the right to figuration of the island makes it house bombing maintain armed forces to protect possible to the passage of our shipping planes in underground hangars. through the waterway of the Mediterranean. That place is Cyprus, an island large enough THERE we shall have to set to Speed in Bomb Load to form an adequate base, large

work if we intend to stay in Carried. enough to support a garrison on the Mediterranean. But it is no 7,000lb. 4 scale requisite to meet the use sending the bombing 'planes we possess to-day to Cyprus. situation:

·2,20016.

Their range la insufficient, carry- 1,22011.

But it is useless to consider a ing capacity too low, and speed proposal to turn Cyprus into a too slow. We require 700 high- 4,4001b.

huge naval base. Apart from speed bombing 'planes with a 1,1001b. its lack of natural harbours, un radius of action of 1,000 miles, carrying three tons of bombs, and with a top speed of 250 to- 300 miles an hour..

Most people in Great Britain do not appreciate. the real strength of Italy at the present time. They do not realise that her bombing fleets are superior to ours in numbers, speed, range on which the Budget

typical British placidity they say to themselves, "We really cannot appropriation for the present EMPIRE SPORT

be so badly off. We must have years are based, a deficit would

something up our sleeve.” We are anxious to see the day occur; it would need a dollar of about 1a. 10d., to enable the Bud. when intra-Empire sports will be This attitude makes me shud-

common than get to be balanced.

at present. der. The Air Ministry cannot At the time more the rate for 1936 was fixed, it Now they are confined to test eric bring highspeed bombers out of its sleeve as a conjurer produces ket and the periodic tours of South seemed a reasonable, and even & African, New Zealand and English rabbits from a hat. somewhat conservative, basis; rugger sides. The Empire games but in the meantime the rate are another opportunity for com petition among British athletes. has slumped away to a level not But they then thought probable. Hence for

thing. They one point of the serious financial outlook have but

What drawing-power a three or now facing the Colony. When four-cornered rugger competition the Budget-was-introduced, a among Empire nationa would warning of the possibility of produce! Why not a joint tour by New Zealand and South Africi, salary cuts and of increased who would meet English, Scottish, taxation was sounded. Up to Welsh and Irish sides at Home, and the present, there is no indica- compete with one another? We can think of few contests 'no full tion that the. Government in- of thrills as such a series of tends to impose any additional matches. Cricket could certainly taxation; such a step would be be developed along similar lines. Ice hockey and association football extremely unpopular with con- are two mere avenues worth ex- ditions as they are-in fact, ploration, We prefer the idea of there would be strong opposition team contests rather than to any measure resulting in the individual match-making for many reasons. Intra-Empire competi community being called upon to tion, with each participating nation shoulder heavier burdens. In having its turn as a meeting-placa the absence of any Information for the rival teams, would provide as to the extent of the salary sport. It is an opportunity unique cuts, it is impossible to estimate in history, as a matter of fact. We the amount which will be saved can imagine what the old-time Empire-builders would have done and the degree to which the with it. They thought more of the financial stringency of the national physique than wo do now, Colony will secure relief. Actu- perhaps, and in terms of fighting atrength and spirit. From every ally, the community is at present point of view, however, the idea of $ 3.75

paying increased duty on tobacco Empire sports championships 4.00 and liquor by reason of the adop.

tion of the conventional dollar = 4.00 for such payments, but it will take some little time to see how 5.75 for this affects the situation. 4.00 It is just possible, however, that,

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SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

afraid we're letting the amah and boy get the upper hand.”

Such 'plants can be built. It is time they were being built in Britain.

If we take time by the forelock and develop our plans without 'delay, we may yet be able to maintain our position in the Mediterranean; but we must act swiftly. If Cyprus were to fall into other hands, security of British hold on the Meditor- rancan would cease. Our an- cient channel of communication with our eastern posssessions might be cut. To establish an- other footing would involve us in a direct major war with the people who dominate. the.. Mediterranean to-day, with air fleets.....

·BECAUSE we were unrendy,

the South Afriana-Masi

· dragged on for three years; the Great War.cost us over a million lives and countless treasure. We -- won 'sach time because we had the opportunity to hold out while preparing. Air war was not then a major factor. To- day it is. The essence of the air is apced.

If there is another war and we are not ready we may not get time for preparation. And if· there is another major war: it will be because we are not strong enough to keep the peace we want. Never in history did times exist when caution and precaution were more needed to

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