1939-08-15 — Page 14

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 15, 1939.

East, EMPIRE

NEWS

Earl Beatty, Home From

Says Send Battle Squadron

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Australia Fears Attack

By Japan"

By EARL BEATTY

"AUSTRALIA realises that it must depend on the British Navy for its defence," Earl Beatty, son of Britain's war-time admiral, stresses the need for basing a battle squadron at Singapore in this searching analysis of Japan's aime in the Far East.

THERE is no doubt that the recent incidents in Tientsin and other Treaty Ports in China are a direct at- tack upon the rights of Foreign Concessions in China.

This is the first open attempt to It is hard for us in Britain, living attack our interests and gradually to on the opposite side of the world; edge us out of China, undoubtedly to feel that there is a serious danger the first step to reduce our influence of the Invasion of Australia. in that region of the Pacifle.

But it is as well for us to under-

her real fear.

But for the past few years step stand that for Australians it is a very by step Japan has continue! expansion to the South under pretext or another which has

country.

one not

DEPARTMENT ON THE NAVY In spite

Australia's of

recent

ived the notice that it has de-nagnificent effort to rehabilitate her i

by the general public in this defence forces, one cannot imagine that her six cruisers, 70,000 militia, and small Air Force could resist the onslaught of a first class Power.

THE

After withdrawal from the League of Nations, Jupan announced her in- tention of retaining her mandated territority as Colonies,

COMMONWEALTH

FULLY REALISES THAT IT MUST DEPEND ULTIMATELY UPON THE ROYAL NAVY FOR HER DEFENCE.

THEY BUILT NEW FORTS On certain selected islands in the Pellow, Carolin and Marshall groups) fortified nival bases with aerodromes have now been constructed, bringing | Japan 2,000 miles nearer to Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and assurance that a Battle Squadron

the rich British colony of Fiji.

OF

It perhaps not as well known. in this country as in Australia that New the British Government have given

EARLY THIS YEAR SHE OCCUPIED THE LARGE ISLAND

ON HAINAN, WHICH WHICH SUE HAS ESTAB- LISHED NAVAL AND AIR BASES, THEREBY BRINGING HER WITHIN 800 MILES OF SINGAPORE,

will be sent to Singapore in the event of trouble in the Far

East

Much depends upon the attitude | of America. I the US. would be anxious to gend hardly kely that

a large proportion of their Navy to Singapore, the only fortifled base capable of housing capital ships in that area, when it is realised that the distance between Singapore and San Francisco is 7,350 miles, and that

In the last three months she has anuexed the island of Spratley. This has provided her with a foothold Japan and her outer defences lie within 300 miles of British North between. Borneo, wherein is to be found off,

It is obvious that Japan will do of Japan's vital needs.

alt in her power to avoid the Lastly, through the Invasion of Philippine Islands, which belong South China, our outpost fortress of to the US, and will be careful to Hongkong in now completely sure that anything she does will noti rounded on land by territory held by conflict with any of the U.S. interest. the Japanese.

REAL DANGER TO AUSTRALIA

When considering the defence pro-i bles of the Pacifle it must be re- The whole of the basis of our debered that distances are so great fence to the FAS Famgapore.

Tunt for local Unë, Ble offensive fortified inte value unless there powers are still limited very largely

strong Battle Squadron based by distances, upon it.

Such a squadron would form the only real safeguard against the invasion of North Borneo,

New Guinea, Fiji, and even the Commonwealth of Australia

But that Battle Flest is lacking at present. If a squadron of battleships is sent to Singapore in the present in-. ternational circumstances it will leave

EVEN

THUS

THE IMPORTANCE OF SEA POWER IS GREATER IN THE FAR EAST THAN IN MOST OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. IN

FACT, THE INTEGRITY OF THE EMPIRE, AS EVER, STILL DEPENDS UPON THE ROYAL NAVY.

What forces oppose each other in

Based

on Hongkong (Continued on Next Column.)

us a very narrow margin in the North the Pacifle? Sea and Mediterranean,

ALBUM SERIES OF H.M.V. RECORDS.

BEETHOVEN. Emperor Concerto, (Schnabel.)

Symphony No. 1. In C Major, Op. 21.

Symphony No. 2.

Symphony No. 7.

Symphony No. 9.

In D Major. Op. 30. (Toscanini.)

In D Minor. (Choral.)

Sonata No. 9. In A Major. Op. 47.

Symphony No. 5. In E Minor, Op. 95. Pianoforte Concerto In A Minor.

BRAHMS.

Concerto for Violin & Orch.

BRAHMS.

Clarinet Quintet In B Minor.

CHOPIN. DVORAK.

The Four Ballades. Alfred Cortat.

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BOHEME LA.

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(Alb. 146.)

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King Leopold of Belgium watching golf matches at the Royal Zoute club, Brussels. He's at right, accompanied by Vicomte du Parc,

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Fire Result After An Insult To Idol

Ipswich.

"DON'T put the Buddha „h the ground, “whatever you

Ja mummaa vau tuck.'

This was the warning that Joan Bousfield gave to her fellow students when she brought a statue of the Buddha to East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing at Dedham, near Ipswich.

Buddha was to be painted by the students with a Chin- ese model, Mr. F. G. Lee Kam, posing beside it.

Jean Bousfield was only repeating the warn of an Indian seer who, twenty years ago, gave the Buddha to her father, Major Eldred Bousfield, of Cedar Hause. Mayland, Essex:

"It is unlucky to place a Buddha on the ground... disaster follows when

such disrespect is pald."

is what is known n the China

one

AUSTRALIA'S PLANS FOR DUKE OF KENT

CANDERRA,

Although the Duke of Kent has in- formed, the Commonwealth Govern- ment that he does not desire large seude officlat ceremonies on his arrival at State capitals in November, both the Federal and State Governments will hold receptions befilting the oc- casion.

Wi

Tentative plans for these recep- tions have already been prepared. The Duke and Duchess and their two children arrive at Fremantle, Western Australia, on November 14 in the liner Strathaird, and two den- troyers will escort the vessel round the coasts. On their way to

Can- |berra, which they are expected to rench on November 23, they will stop

at Adelalde, Melbourne and Sydney. Processions will be held al ench capital.

Ratings Pay Demanda-Naval rat- ings

ogs of the Australian Navy, who are demanding increases In pay and marriage allowances, mel in Sydney yesterday to consider the result of their representations to Brig. G. A. Street. Australian Minister for De- fence. Further representations are to be made to the Minister. KENYA

Schools Needed For White Childron

NAIROBI.

The influx of refugees and the de- cision of many Kenya settlers, be- enuse of the international situation, to keep their children in the colony in- stead of sending them to school in Britain, are new factors in the educa- tonal situation in the country.

A serious shortage of school accommo- dation has been brought to light.

The fear has been expressed that these circumstances, if long unaltered, may lead to the beginnings of a "poor white" situation, through the inade- quacy of the standard of education.

NEW ZEALAND

Survey Flight To Fiji Planned

AUCKLAND.

A survey flight from Auckland to Suva, Fiji, the first step in establish- ing the projected British nir route from Australia to England via Cana- da, is likely to be made before the Tasman air service begins in Sep- tember

It is expected that the survey will be undertakes by an Empire dying- boat destined for the Tasman service under the command of the New Zen-

and pilot, Capt. Burgess.

SOUTHERN RHODESIA

Tourist Boom In The Colony

SALISBURY, Tourists have been coming into the Colony this year in larger numbers than ever before, and the traffe is about double what it was last year,

at this superstition, but they tossed The art students not only laughed cherries into Buddha's lap

Moreover, many more than usual left the school for their lodglugs.

as they are visiting parts of the Colony away from the usual tourist attractions at The beautiful Georgian school-build ruins.

They returned to the school to find: the Victoria Falls and the Zunbabwe ing destroyed by fre, art treasures

worth several hundreds of pounds the Rand mines, and the disinclina-. The adoption of paid holidays in

just, an entire library of art collect- tion of many people to so overseas ed from all over the world, and the from South Africa, owing to the in- Squadron consisting of six cruisers,

students' own pletures, in ashes. thirteen

ternational situation, have contributed Amid the blackened debris one ub-to this. destroyers. {.. 107.)

aircraft carrier. and Afteen submarines, the

Jeet nione was unscathed-an alubas- 110.)

majority of which would, in

ter statue with a calm, all-seeing ex- 266.) event of hostilities, most probably DHA.

the

pression-THE STATUE OF BUD- who lives near the art school, dressed 223.) fall back upon Singapore.

only in her night-clothes, ran into the 228.) Australia

street and tried to furce her way into AWAKENED BY FLAMES possesses six eruisers 281.) and one flotilla of

The Chinese student Lee Kum, who destroyers, and stayed at

the school to give the alarm. 311) New Zealand two

the school,

She was prevented by the flames. Cruisers. There

was nearly 108.) latter two squadrons are there co-

trapped as he slept.

"We have lost everythinng. The tirely to protect the trade routes of enveloped the timber building, woke the school three years ago, said.

Crackling of the flames, as they Mr. Cedric Morris, who established Are was complete in its destruction," 251.)

their 41.)

respective countries, and would be useless to prevent any-

t.fm.

"It was like an inferno when my work extending over ten years 48.) thing more than a small coastal raid.

"A room containing a selection of J13.)

staggered, clicking, to my bedroom has gone, and with it the work of Opposite this you have the 130.)

door," he said. might of Japan's sea power, con- sisting of nine capital ships, eight alreralis, 32 cruisers, 83 large end 38 small destroyers and 58 submarines. The forces we have would be Incapable of dealing with

major operation earried out by Japan.

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In the past our world strength gave us great possessions. In the future let there be no doubt that our strengh will maintain and develop them still further and that we will brook no interference from outside nations.

"Flames hit me lu

the face and I ran to the window, I students from all over the world. threw my clothes out and jumped down after them in my pyjamas."

Mr. Lee Kam was unhurt by his 20ft, drop.

BUDDHA SAFELY BACK "Some of the students had finished

their paintings of the Buddha, but there is not even a shred of one left;" Among the students who ran into

He works as an artists' model to keep himself while studying to be the building was Miss Joan Warbur come a doctor.

He is shortly to take his final exo-W. Warburton, of Little Horkesley, u ton, aged twenty, daughter of Colonel mination, but all the made during his five years as a medi-Freud, a grandson of the famous psy-

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