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Air

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, MARCH

1938.

Ministry To Speed Up Defence Measures For Great Britain

TERRITORIALS WANT 20,000 RECRUITS What is Value

ITALY'S CRACK

REGIMENTS

Britain Will Be GERMAN "GOOSE-STEP" SMARTENS UP Isolated In Air By Gun Barrage

By A Military Correspondent

THE Anti-Aircraft Divisions of the Territorial Army are 20,000 short of their established strength of 50,000 officers and men, The most intensive recruiting campaign in Territorial Army history is to take place this spring to make up the deficiency.

It is not a "panic" campaign. Recruiting ia improving every month, but the War Office feel that the best safeguard against air attack is to make our defences complete without delay.

Responsibility for the air de- fence of Great Britain rests on tho Air Ministry, but the machinery of defence is a part- nership between the fighter aquadrons of the Royal Air Force and the guns, searchlights, and the signals of the Territori- al Army.

Two anti-aircraft divisions of the Territorial Army have been organis- ed-the first covering London and the South, and the second with un area extending from Northampton to Northumberland. Further north stare certain Scoltish units.

The 20,000 shortage is not so bad as it seems. Tho first division was not formed until December 1935, and the second division a year later. Expansion has been continuous.

While the gap between establish- ment and strength is wide, the War Office is confident that this year's big push will go a long way towards solving the problem,

BELT OF LIGHT

War Aces in

Command

New balloon barrage squadrons are being formed for the defence of London. They will be composed of men too old for normal flying duties in the R.A.F., and wili bë commanded by ex-war acca,

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The rank and file will be made up of men drawn from civilian life.

Minimum age will be in the neighbourhood of thirty-four. Men who have had experience in the R.A.F. will be preferred.

Officers have been picked from men who saw war service with the R.F.C. and the R.A.F.

The balloon squadrons are to be stationed at flying felds on the rim of London, and should be in opera- tion in the very near future.

present the Territorial Army is train- ing with the old 3-inch gin-not in the same closs as the new model,

POM-POM GUN

THE GOOSE STEP has been Introduced into Italy's ormy by Signor Mussolini's Command,

snuri-looking Musketeers were reviewed by II Dúce recently at his villa in Torlonia.

These

B. B. C. Probes Staff And Goes On War Footing

SECRET SERVICE GUARDING PLANS

VITAL steps are being taken to place the B.B.C. on a war footing and, at the same time, to prevent the leakage to any foreign Power of details concerning the technical design of Britain's transmitting stations.

When the two divisions are nt full To counter low lying airplanes, strength there will be a barrier of sent to attuck towns with machine more than 500 guns and 3,000 search-guns and gas, a lighter gun of the lights stretching from Northumber-pom-pom type, fring a two pound land to SussCo.

shell, is being produced.

vals of two miles, forming a belt of organisation and equipment of the in the event of an emergency.

Finance is a big problem in the Illuminated sky deep enough to give TA. Anti-Aircraft Divisions.

The searchlights will be at Inter-

our fighting 'planes room to manee- nyre and attack the enemy.

The latest pattern searchlights will be able to pick up on airplane five and a half miles high.

As for the guns, the new 3.7 inch

model-the best of its kind in the world-now coming into produce

Particular care is being taken in the staffing of the new Burg- head station, which is destined to become the chief transmitter

It costs £250,000 to coulp an

Built ostensibly to cater for the 20,000 fishermen and crofters anti-aircraft battery of eight runs of Northern Scotland, it has cost nearly £200,000 to erect and A searchlight company costs

£100,000, New headquarters built equip.

or building. are responsible for & further £3,000,000.

Although the Territoriuls who man

READY FOR THREE MONTHS' SIEGE

the searchlights and gum have only power supply, an additional water service, and sleeping quarters It has been provided with emergency engines, alternative a limited me for training their for the entire staff if required. tion has an effective ганде of standard of efficiency is extremely more than 30,000 feet, higher than high-certainly lower than that any bomber Alley during an air of Regular Army units trained to do

the same work overseas.

raid.

There is another and heavier gun the 4.5 inch, which will also cause raiders a great deal of trouble.

There is no denying that produc- tion of these new guns will have to be speeded up if the air defence system is to be made effective. At

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the event of hostilities, and the whote Every unit has its battle station in defence system could be brought inte operation in a very short time.

Special provision has been made for the storage of fuel, tinned foods and engine oil-sufficient emergency supplies, in fact, to enable the station, if cut off, fully to function for three months.

Meanwhile, engineers have been chosen to test gas masks, tlonised anti-alrcraft gunnery is the casting House.

An Invention which has revolu- with a view to laying by a store for its 900 employees at Broad-

technical

fire-control

instrument.

"predictor," a highly complicated and Immediately before they leave the gas chamber the engineers One is supplied to each pair of guns, have to remove the masks to make sure the gas is effective-it is

tear gas. REDUCES ERROR

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Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on Frequencies of 845 k.e.'s, 9.52 m.c.'s per second.

ILK.T. 12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe-

12.30 Sunga

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Climbing Up (The Mountain Song Love Sóng (From 'Sanders of the River');

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Canuc Sung (From 'Sanders of the

London Falladium Orchestra. Childhood Memories (Arr. Somers) Orch, cond. by Richard, Crean. Phantom Brigade (Myddleton); Alsho (Lindsay). Orch, cond, by Richard Crean.

Classica

Selection (Arr. Ewing) Orch, cond, by William

10 Time and Weather.

E. Pethers.

A survey is being made, this month, of the record of every mc220 member of the B.B.C. staff.

It requires a crew of six men, and calculates the speed and course of the airplane and time of fight of the

A dossier relating to ench shell

employee has been prepared. It It reduces as far as possible the will contain his portrait, bio- error in atming the gun so thai graphical details, pre-B.B.C. re- shell and airplane meet in the air cord, and an annual report on The cost of a predletar is several his service. The predictor does not estimate the The information thus col- height of the target. This is done Iceted will be kept secret.

No stratosphere far above pre-by two men working a "height finder, sent air lanes, is rapidly which solves the problem by optical employee will know what has

been reported about him. nearing completion here.

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1.40 Compositions by Grieg. Lyric Suite, Op. 54-1, Shepherd Popular Song; 1, 1910 to 1921; 2. 1022 to 1935... Columbia Vocal Gem Boy: 2, Norwegian Rustic March; New York,

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(G, Ellis & E. & D. Waters); Darts, Morris "8" 1035, 2 doors saloon, 8 h.p. locator, an instrument which picks The espionage system in the B.B.C. and story, was up an airplane long before it can bells

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With Gert And Daisy (E. & D. Morris "8" 1935, 4 doars saloon, 8 h.p. abolished already highly developed. A recently, when Governor Bivers sign Ronald. Solveig's Song ('Peer Gynt')

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To The Spring; (Comediennes); Dance Band-Mill-Morris Minor. 1832, 2 doors saloon.

h.p. TRACKING RAIDERS if I talk to a B.B.C. official I am

"The espionage system is such that penal arrangements.

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Step Medley....The Keyboarders Morris "8" Tourer, 8 hp. This will permit the passenger to

Under the new law, public works De Greet (Pland Solo). Norwegian fanale position it is nucli casper or looks around to see if we are being of puting suited for the system Gustave Cleez and L'Orchestre Phil-wight

(Two Pianos & Drums); Organ Solo Vauxhall, 4 doors saloon, 14 h.p. With the locator alving an approx-made to feel like a conspirator. He

camps are substituted Dance In D Major Op. 35

Erie Coates Thro' London Standard, 1036, 4 doors saloon, 10 hp. miles above the earth, where the aira concentration of searchlight beams followed.

(Knightsbridge to London Bridge) Humber, good week-end car, “cheap” on the roads and in quarries.

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2.15 Close Down.

....Quentin M. Maclean.

12 hy.. sistance at that height is less and

Sinuckles, whipping and the "sweat 8.03-11,0 Chinese Programme. the ship can altain great speeds.

6.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra With present equipment, must wear special oxygen masks at

booth used for close confinement as frant the Roof Garden of the long- this altitude. The cabin of

a punishment-all become things of kong Hotel. the past.

During the super-ship will be kept pumped to normal level ground air pressure and the passengers will fly in com fort, though 18,000 to 24,000 feet above sea level.

be flown at the great height of four

flers

the

The huge plane is 00 per cent. completed and will be test-flown in April. Five major airlines, United, Amerleen, Eastern, T.W.A. and Pan American, co-operated in the pro- | ject. It cost $1,500,000 to build.

Ninety feet long, 138 feet from wing tip to tip. and 24 feet high, the craft carries 42 passengers and a crew of five. The pay load is 10 tons.

With the intention of removing

from key positions members of the

Pleture an air raid of the future. staff who are not considered immune box" a box resembling a telephono As the enemy aircraft approach or

Use the coast they will be picked from temptation to betray secrets, a up by trained detachments

big "purge" is now going on. of the band of civilians, The Intelligence Department is Observer Corps, sworn in as special constables, who trained by the Air Ministry and

engaged in watchful vigilance over will flash the news

the private movements of all en- kaged in the broadcasting servico, fighter squadrons.

to

the I.A.F,

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8.30 London Relay—'At The Black Ford V8, 1834, 4 doors saloon.

Morris Minor, 1984; 2 seater, 8 h.p. Mr. Wilkes at home in his own, Hillman, 1028, Tourer, 12 h.p. bar-parlour. Presented by Pascoe Austin 7, Tourer, 1928 Model. Thornton and S. E. Reynolds.

9.0 Plano Solos

Toccatta, Op. 7 (Schumann).... Simon Barer; Fantaslestucko (Schu- mann-Op. 12); 1. Des Aberds; 2. Aufschwung; 3. Warum?....Yves

These will take the air in order to the Government's Secret Service was staff to make physical and mental Scott and A. Sullivan); Q Who Will Nat...

get above the oncoming raiders.

picked

up, the searchlight beams y exonerated. will plerce the sky, trying to light

Intervals recorded The reforms include classification dance music will be played from and segregation of prisoners, plons ZBW. for

6.0 StudioChildren's Bour. rehabilitation through

7.0 The IB.C. Wireless Slagers. Feducational and vocational training,

Hush Thee, My Bable (Sit. W. In one recent instance, the help of and the employment of an adequate The sound locators of the search-a reported "leakage."

enlisted to track down the facts of examinations of prisoners.

O'er The Downs So Free? (de Feat- light crews there are ten men to

sall)....cond. by Stanford Robinson; Some prisoners in future will be Venus On Earth (Lincke); Unrequit- The trouble was traced to its each light-will conte into action. source, and a high official who had the State. Others will be employed Craig)....with Orchestra cond.. by employed in Industries established bred Love (Music Lincke; words, As the sound of the ralders in come under suspicion was complete-in public works. Incorrigibles will Jose

Lewis. be sent to stone quarries: but even 17.15 The B.B.C. Orchestras. the latter will no longer be chained. Overture Masantello" (Auber)... together,

The B.B.C.. Symphony Orch. cond. by Coronation March Adrian Boult; (From Le Prophete"-Meyerbeer); Imperial, March, Op. 32 (Elgar).... Symphony Orch. cood, by Boult Closing Local Stock Quola-

135 Variety, Hawaiian Band Swing Is In The (From the Film); Goodnight My Love (From Stowaway')....Roy Smeck and His Hawaiian Serenaders with vocal refrain: Vocal-What Have

up the enemy for our own air Staff WARNED

the

All members of the staff are now required to sign an under- taking hot to publisli sny: fuels about the B.B.C. during their term of employment or for one year After.

Four Threes

alanes to attack, Bombers escaping

British Top speed is set at 240 miles an aircraft guns, assisted by searchlights, fighters will be engaged by our enti hour, exactly four miles a minute. and, as Bral

barrier, there will be Not-stop cruising range is 2,200 the balloon barrage, miles. Four motors develop 0,600- horsepower, enough to haul a 14-carbe needing recruits this year, but the "It is the duty of - every! member Perez, of Managua, Nicaragu;~~

War Office, realising the supreme im- of the start to prevent leakage of

All branches of the Services will

train.

Other unique features include portance of air, defence, intends to information" is the exact wording of three rudders instead of one, and an pare no effort in making the safety the B.B.C. instruction, which adds extra landing wheel just set back bell of guns and rearchlights.com that employees are warned that an or the nose so that the plane may pleth fully equipped – tha fully extremely serious view la taken of ease into a landing-Ualled Presa, manned,

any bronk of this undertaking.”

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