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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1936.

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Britain's Second Line RENOUNCES U.S.A.

Of Defence Is Weak

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MEN, MATERIAL

QUESTIONS concerning the

defence of Britain are be- ing discussed not only in Parliament but by ali.think- ing people.

What part will our Citizen Army, our Citizen Air Force, and our Citizen Navy play in the vital schemes that are now being formulated?

Are these important auxili- ary forces up to their required strength?

Are the patriotic young men who give up their leisure to the service of their country being adequately pensed?

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The "Telegraph" is able to answer these and other questions about the civilian forces of to-day.

THE GROUND WATCHERS

THE Territorial Army of to-day is responsible entirely for the ground air defence of London and other bases

in the event of a sudden attack from the air.

It is true that experts consider portant part in a national emer- that the best defensive weapon is rency than it did before the war. the interceptor fighter airplane, bat the R.A.F. defensive machines 1180 ure of little ground organisation.

the without

The defence of the capital is considered to be one of the most Imperial vital problems of our strategy.

So it will be realised that the Territorial Army has now 115- sumed a far more important role than at any period in its long and glorious history. Under the present scheme

WE

torial Army was mainly a Home Before the great war the Terri-

Whitney Straight, millionaire motor-car racer, recently married to Lady Dapline Finch-fintion, is another United States citizen who in reported from London to have upplied for anturalisation as British subject. He is a cousin of John Hay Whitney of the wenithy American Whitney family,

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Defence force. Volunteers signed BY SOS

Jon for Home Defence only.

After war war declared a large number of officers and men yolun- teered for overseas service and it was possible to send certain bat- talions overseas at an early date.

The situation now is changed.

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Southampton, Mar. 1.. NOG and an S O S made' the German liner Europa

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Offers and men who join the three hours late in calling at Territorial Army are required to Cowes Roads when home- sign on for foreign service.

ward bound from New York) are to depend very largely for our They take on far more Important protection against air invasion on obligations. They are our second this afternoon. patriotle young men from City line of defence, rendy to rein- Off south-west Ireland last offices, factories, shops, garages, force the regular Army almost the banks, the transport services from the day that operations night the 8,000-ton German liner

in fact, from almost every trade start.

Ilsenstein asked for medical and occupation.

At Lowest Ebb

Our measure of safety depends on a voluntary effort.

"Extra Divisions"

help; Europa altered her course, groped eighty miles through fog, This, it is true. achis great took aboard a fireman with acute strength to the Regular Army. We have almost the equivalent of appendicitis.

This is the situation at the pre-ten extra divisions to strengthen Within half an hour the man the Regular forces in the event had been operated on success-

Rent time:

The establishment of the Territorial Army is 9,302 officers and 165,792 other ranks. Total 175,094.

The strength of the Territori 1 was nt Army on January 7,264 officers and 121,057 other ranks. Total 128,321.

The shortage is, therefore, 46,773.

At the time of our greatest need its the Territorial Army is ut lowest ebb.

of an emergency.

fully. He is being taken buck It is essential, therefore, that to Bremerhaven in the Europa. the Territorial battalions ON which the Regular Army might have to depend for support are brought up to strength.

The fact that recruits to-day have to sign-on for Uverseas

Storm Over

service is considered by experts Pin Money

to be one of many reasons why recruiting has fallen off to such

n degree.

It should be made clear that re-

Its strength has steadily--de- feruiting-has-not-decreased

Girls

WEALTHY WOMEN AND PIN- MONEY GIRLS IN FILMS.

creased. In 1927 the force in cause volunteers do not like the LEGITIMATE BRITISH FILM bered 146,522. As récently

prospect of u

men fight. The

ACTRESSES ARE OUT TO September 30 of last year it was whom this service attracts Join STOP THE EMPLOYMENT OF because they are anxious to help 130,248.

To make up the serious short-their country in an emergency. use of men for ground air de- If it was a question of a great battalions war they would roll up in their fences eight infantry have had to be broken up and hundreds of thousands. Bre now in course of being con- verted into anti-aircraft units.

These units, responsible for the ground air defences of London and constal points, are greatly un- der strength.

New equipment is on its way. Old guns and searchlights, relics! from the war are being scrapped and replaced by modern guns, searchlights and detector instru- menta.

Room For Anxiety

But we are a long way from being suficiently equipped either In personnel or material.

Most of the young men who might be drawn into the ranks of the Territorials inve decent jobs and responsibilities.

The fact that they might be drawn into any petty war in any part of the world and, by so doing jeopardise their jobs and their future careers is a most serious consideration.

Scanty Rewards

But there are. other reasons which I shall deal with in a fur- ther article.

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Allegations are made that some agents bring undue persuasion to bear on officials of the less reputable companies to employ such clients of theirs.

They do this because these women are willing to pay al- most anything to get them- selves into a film. "Ever

since filming

became

established in this country, this type of girl has been delighted to see herself on the screen; but her day is rapidly ending," said Captain Crickett, secretary of the Film Artists' Association.

UP AGAINST ACENTS

"Studios have begun to realise There is the question of their treatment by the Government, the that these girls are almost use- In view of the fact that the very scunty rewards for impor-less. Territorial units would be called tant services, the lack of encour- on to go into action immediate-agement on the part of ly in the event of an air attack ployers, and other matters that on Britain this state of affairs need urgent attention in view of cannot fall to enuse anxiety. the new and vital part our volun- Let us now turn to the Terri-teers are now called upon to play torial infantry. Here again the in the defensive scheme for their force has to play a far more im- country.

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