1936-03-31 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1936.

White Paper On Defence

ORGANISING INDUSTRY FOR WAR

FIRMS TO LAY DOWN

PLANT

GUARANTEE OF PEACE TIME ORDERS

(Continued from Page 3.)

"Our present sources of supply are the Government factories and the normal Government contractors, who, in peace, manufacture various types of armament,

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"The Government factorica chiefly responsible for a specialisci kind of output which is generally non- existent elsewhere. This includes the production of explosives and pro- pellants, the filling of shells and cartridges and the manufacture of fuses, bombs, mines and torpedoes,

"To meet present requirements in theso categories it will be necessary to extend or duplicate existing Govern- ment factories, and both vulnerability of site and the neods of the Speelal Areas will receive consideration."

The

normal. Government tractora supply warships, aircraft. artillery, machine-guis, tanks, lorries and mincallaneous atores of every description.

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They also supply a great variety of articles for. export and home con- sumption, and for both purposes they subcontract for materials, Attings and stores. To some extent it will be possible for them to contribute in the increased output required by extend- ing their plant or workshops.

"But in the course of investigation it soon became apparent that, even for the purposes of the peace-line pro-

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the field would have to be extended to other firms not normally engaged in armament work, and at the same time I was clear that this extension would to some extent nail in the establishment of the organisation Recenuary to ensure rapid expansion .of production in time of war.

"In connection with the approved programme for the Royal Air Force, ateps are already being taken to ex tend the field of production by placing i ordera with firms who do not ordi- narily manufacture for the Force or for civil aviation. This process of extension will have to be further en- larged to meet the programmes for the Navy and Army, but even 10 something more will be required. RESERVE SOURCE.

OF SUPPLIES

"In order satisfactorily to provide for our needs both in pouce and war, His Majesty's Goverment have de cided to create a reserve source of supply which would be available case of emergency.

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White Paper in Brief

I. REASONS

1. For many years necessary defence expenditure has been postponed in the hope of

disarmament.

2. Britain, unlike other nations, cannot concentrato her forcos in limited areas. She has

calls to meet all over the world.

3. The Italo-Abyssinian dispute has shown that British interests in the Mediterranean

and Red Sea could be safeguarded, but only at the cost of denuding other areas. 4. Our present weakness would provent us from playing our due part in enforcing col-

lective security.

5. Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Japan, the United States, are all rearming.

(a) Navy

2 new battleships to be

begun in 1937,

Modernisation

battleships.

existing

Increase of cruisers to 70.

5 new cruisers in 1936

programme.

Steady replacement of

destroyers and

Aub- marines.

New aircraft-carrier. Increase of men hy 6,000 by

March 31, 1937.

"A considerable expansion"

of the Fleet Air Arm.

II. PROGRAMME

(b) Air Force

Last year's programme of 1,500 first-line aircraft increased to 1,750 for R.A.F.

Larger real inercase, 12 more squadrons for

Empire defence.

4 more squadrons for co- operation with the Territorial Army.

2 more squadrons for co- operation with the Regular Army. Increased recruiting. Increased reserves in men

and material.

III. CO-ORDINATION'

(c) Army

4 new battalions of infantry. Reorganisation and re-

equipment, especially of Field Artillery, Improvement of equipment and training of Terri- torial Army.

Modernisation of coast

defences.

Reorganisation of anti-air- craft defences in South- East England. Improved housing.

The White Paper adda nothing to the statement of the Government's plans made by the Prime Minister on February 27.

IV. MOBILISATION OF INDUSTRY AND LABOUR

Industry to be organised so that it can rapidly change over from commercial to war production.

Extension and duplication of Government factories. Vulnerability and the needs of the Special Areas to be taken into account.

Orders to be given to firms not now making armaments, so that they will have the plant and skill available in time of war.

Steps to be taken to remedy shortage of skilled labour.

No extravagant profits.

Committees to be set up in ench trade to control orders,

Control of prices by inspection of books, technical costings, etc.

V. FINANCE

No delay "by the over-elaboration of financial safeguards.” -

"Any attempt to estimate the total cost would be premature at this stage."

Service

Estimates "Must

In Future Be Larger"

the last few months by the Air Ministry working under conditions of exceptional pressure.

CONTRACTS WILL BE SUPERVISED

pairing the confidence and enter- prise of contractors undertaking novel and difficult tasks. "Co-ordination of Service require- ments will be effected through - the existing Principal Supply Oficers Committee Organisation of the Com- mittee of Imperial Defence, and the mittee of Imperial Defence will n de Doputy Chairman of the Com.

to supervise the whole system of supply and correct any feficiencies that may be found to arise,

"The method of procedure con- templated is to select a number of Arms who do not normally make warlike stores but who aro sultable

"On the one hand, it is important for the purpose by reason of their; experience and their possession of ato retain the goodwill of industry, for Chairman of this Committee be able) skilled staff of engineers and work-in peace time firms cannot be com

pelled to undertake contracts on terms which they consider unreason

men.

"Arrangements would then be made with those firms for the laying down of the necessary plant and machinery for a given output of selected articles and sufficient orders in pruce time would be guaranteed to allow of the requisite training in the work of production.

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"Treasury control will, of course, be "On the other hand, difficulties are bound to arise in dealing with maintained throughout the whole foil. so many and such various sources It will be important, however, to see of supply, where there are not only that the work is not delayed by the contractors, but also sub-contractors over-claboration of financial safe. and sub-sub-contractors concerned. guards, and new methods of procedure "The particular circumstances will "There will be new problems where are boing worked out which will vary in connection with every firm rms requiro financial assistance in ensure the effectiveness of financial and with different types of product.order to lay down new plant and hold control without impairing the Wide elasticity of aangements must at the Government's disposal, and tinuity of progress, therefore be provided for, but the these cases will be particularly urgent, underlying principle is that each since until they are met it will not be zolected firm, while maintaining and possible to make a start. developing the normal civil trade, will "It will be necessary also to Co

of the three i agree to use its organisation and com-ordinate the demands merchal

structure to act up some Services so that proper priority shall

"From what has already been said measure of munition production and be observed and competition between thus create the reserve source of them, which might lead to higher as the necessary flexibility of this

prices, avoided.

programme, and in view of the uncer. supply.

"His Majesty's Government believe tainty which must exist as to the rate 'SUPPLY OF

that all these difficulties can be over-of progress possible over so largo a come through the organisation they field, it will be

SKILLED LABOUR "There remain two other important features of the Government's plans for the organisation of production which must be mentioned..

"The first concerns the supply of skilled labour, for which there will necessarily be a largely increased demand.

"In some of the skilled occupa tions there is already noticeable the shorings inevitable when large and Audien demands are made kajari labour supplies after a period of depression.

"It will be for the industries con- cerned, with such guidance as the Government can give, to make sure that vital processes are not hold up for want of the necessary craftsmen. WHAT EXPERIENCE

· HAS SHOWN

"The second point concerns costa

and prices. His Majesty's Govern-

ment are determined that the needs

of the nation shall not serve to pile

up extravagant profits for those who

are called upon to meet them,

have in mind,

"PREMATURE TO ESTIMATE COST"

realised that any attempt to estimate the total cost of the measures described would be pre- mature at this stage.

"As regards the principal contrac- tors, contact will be made with them by the Service Departments, while in "The original estimates for the com- the case of sub-contractors in second- ing year, which will shortly be before ary or nucillary sections of organised the House, will themselves require lo industry, it la intended that communi- be supplemented by provision for cations shall pass through small com.further defence measures referred to millers to be appointed by the trade in this Papor; those for the following organisations themselves.

yeura munt nécessarily be larger.

"Control to prevent excessive "In the absence of any scheme of profits will be effectively exercised general disarmament it must be an by Inspection of books, adequate ticipated that the annual cost of main-¡mmm technical costings, audits on behalf tenance for the recognised Services,

GARCIA HERO ILL

Lieut. Col. Andrew S. Rowan, whose eple exploit at the out- break of the Spanish-American War inspired Elbert Hubbard to write "A Message to Garcia" is. Boriously in his San Fran

disco home. In 1898 Rowan made a hazardous trip through Cuban war lines, contacted the Cuban military leader, and returned with information that hastened the end of the war.

of the State and arbitration in cases must remain on a higher level, and able after-dinner debate on politics. of dispute.

will in all likelihood substantially could not be begún till these pipes "The Government are satisfied exceed the original catimates about to had been lit. that this can be done without im- be submitted,'

New Use For Meerschaum

DYING INDUSTRY IS

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| REVIVED-FOR?

MILADY

Budapest, Mar. 23.

"They are confident that industry The Magyarsag reports that the dying meerchaum industry has

as a whole has no desire to explait been revived by the new fashion of using meerschaum for cosmetic the situation, and, indeed, they purposes. have already received satisfactory

WORKS OF ART

The decline in meerschaum coln- cides with the economic crisis. The cheapest meerschaum pipe costs about twenty-five shillings, a price beyond the" means of all but rich men to-day. Nine meers- chaum shops remain in the city, and find their principal customers in England and America.

The oldest shop among them, which has turned out meerschaum pipes for a hundred and forty years, sells an average of one pipo week in this country in place of the fifty or sixty pipas ordered weekly a century ago. / Old moers- chaum pipes are high treasured

usaurances from the Federation of Plecos of polished meerschaum | from five to six florins, but carved British Industries of their readiness are now being used by women for pipes cost as much as a hundred to collaborato.

smouthing lines from the face and and Afty to two hundred and fifty "But when regular contractors are absorbing grease, and are proving florins. required to work nearly to their fulla rival to cosmetic preparatiúna capacity on Government orders, and This use of moerschaum for benu when large numbers of firms are tifying purposes was known a con- Those carved pipes were real In some parts of the country. A naked to undertake work which is now tury ago, when ground moors- works of art showing stag-hunts, eltizon of Szeged owne to them and which will have to be cheam was used as faced powder national designs, and oven por which he would not exchange for pino produced on equipment of which they have had no previous experience, the by the beauties of the time. -ordinary methods of contracting · do The moorschaum cutting indus-often of such a size that one bil-its weight in gold.

not offer adequata safeguards for entry started In Hungary about twaing was sufficient to last a whole This pipe, which is covered with- auring that prices bear their proper centuries ago, and was a flourish day,

(2 rilver, serves its owner as a baro- relation to actual conta.

la Majesty's Government haveing trade, as-gentlemen and pea given much time and thought to this sants and burghers smoked meer matter, and they have boon materialy ohaum pipes as a matter of course, alded by the experience gained during Simple pipes for the peasants.com

traits of famous men, and wore

During the past century every mater, for when rain le duo in a ventleman bad his collection of day or two the nicotine sap bub

Techibuk (a mearachaum pipe bles between the cracks in the with a long abem), and the inevit silver..

WORK

RADIO BROADCAST

A Talk by the Empire Programme Director

IMPERIAL AFFAIRS

Froin Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 855 metres (845 kilocycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.

-Excerpts 7-7.30 p.m.

Grand Opera.

from

("Otello")

(Verdi):

("Otello")

Arian Willow Song

Hail Mary, Full of Grace tello") (Verdi)... Elizabeth Reth- Orchestra "Manon" (Massenet);

berg (Soprano);

Fantasia

Arias-

Weep Not, Liu! ("Turandot") (Pue- {"Turan- cin): Nobody shall sloop dot") (Pureinil)....... Aloæisindro Valente (Tenor): Orchestra-Dio Findarmaus Solection (3. Strauss).

7.30-7.47 p.m.

A Recital by Fritz Kreialer (Violin),

1. Londonderry Air (arr, Kreislor); 12A May Brecto (Mendelssohn, arr. Kreisler); 8. Shepherd's Madrigal (Kreisler): 4. Gypsy Caprice. (Kroster).

7.47.8 p.m. Four Songs by

Malcolm McEnchern (Bass),

1. The Cobbler's. Song from "Chu Chin Chow: 2. I'm a Roamer (Men- delssohn): 3. Devonshire Cream and Cider (Sanderson); 4. Up from Somerset (Sanderson).

p.. Time and Weather Report; Stock Quotations.

8.05-8.45 p.m. A Variety Pro- tramme.

Instrumental-I Cover the Water- front....arranged for Eight Planos; Vocal---It's Written all

Object

Over

of

your face; The my affection

The Boswell Sisters; Castanets Solos-Serenata... La Argentina: Vocal-Where the arches used to be. Flanagan and Allen; Organ Solo-Film Hits of the Momont.. Sydney Torch; Vocal Mills Vocal--Jia Sweet as Apple Cider. Brothers; Instrumental-Canadian Capers, Kitten on the Keys....

....Tho Six Keyboard Kings; Orchestra- Medioy of Lealle Stuart's Songs.

8.45-9.15 p.m.

A Relay from Daventry.

8.46 p.m. "Your Programmes from Daventry. A talk by the Empire Programme Director.

1 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin. 9.15-9.40 p.m. The New Mayfair Orchestra

Selection-The Dubarry: Britelodia (Selection of British Melviles); Selec- Wan-The Cat and the Fiddle.

9.40-10

p.m. Songs by Dick Powell (Tenor).

1. The Words are in my heart; 2. Down Sunshine Lane: 3. Outside of |you: 4, Lonely Gondolier: 5. Lullaby

of Broadway; 0. I'm goin' shopping. with you,

10 pm. Big Ben: 10-10.15 p.m.

Dance Music. 10.15-10.30 p.m. A Relay from Daventry,

A Teik

on "Imperial Affairs" by H.

V. Hodeon....

10.30-11 n.m.

Dance Music.

11 p.m. Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wavelengtha and frequencies

| are observed by Daventry.

Call Biga Frequency Wavelength

GBA

can

6.920 .. 41.59 puta

Akc. 21.68 Iz

k.c. 21.36 metres 11,150 ke *15*

26.25 mete 19.02 metrom 36.86 mir 21.470 ́ke. 15.37 metzen

GBC

C90

CHE

11,31 ke.

GSP

$0.14 ke

CAO

17,10 k..

GAN

081

IN,284 k.c.

31.440 k..

QBLJ

metro 29.64 1291 43.15 metres

Transmission 1

(6.B.N., 6.5.B.)

1.13 p.m. Big Dan, "With and Withent

Prajudica" (Gala Programme)."

2 pun. A Recital, to Rendall Tayler (Plann

forte).

Greenwich Time. Eignal at 3.10 p.m. 3.40 p.m. "Your Programme from Dayak-

try 346 pm. A Recital by Hath Perry (New

Zealand Contralto). 4 pm. The News. 4.15 pm. Class down.

Transmission 2

(0.8.2, 0.8.0.)

7 p.m.

Die Bien. The Berge Krish Bestet. 7,40. p.m. Talkı “Cenquart of_the_Air-l the Algnicance of Air Power," Gradewich Time Bienal ATK 196

D.

The B.LC. Northern Ireland Or

chestre.

8.46 p.m. “Tor Programmes from Daren.

UTA

of

The News. 9.13 p.m. An Organ Recital by Marguerita

Newton, from the College Technology, Manchester. 945 p.m. Close dewa,

Transmission 3 ... ·

(GSA., GAE)

10 p.m. Big Bra. A Recital by Edwin

"Tanbow (Plinsforte).

30.16 p.m. - Talker "Imperial Affairs." 19.31 p.m. The Demingham Thonizo Royal

Orchestra. 10.13 D., Young Ideas,””- 11.11 p. Marry Keglemen's Quintet, with (Xylophone and

Vernon Adewek Vibraphone).

** man. “Your Programmes, from Daves+ 11.11 m. Danes Munke.

Greenwich Time Signs) at 11,36 kän. 1110 am. The News: 17.45, mm. Danes Musle, 1'R.M. Clone down.

One

yphold and Meningitis were reported case each of Diphtheria,

to the local Health authorities during the week-end.:

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