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With American products to Britain being destroyed in, transit in ever larger quantities, it is urgent that a more effective system for the protection of British merchant shipping in the north Atlantic be instituted without delay.

A practical solution of the problem, in the writer's opinion, has long been avail- able but has been stymied by sheer inertia añd. limited strategic vision. Briefly, it is the application to the job of guarding ocean commerce of Germany's own technique of attack on that commerce.

The inadequacy of the

present convoy system has

THE CONVOYS

Phone 27778-8 long been apparent, and An expert suggests co-ordination of planes and ships in ensuring the safety of Ameri- various plans for improving can products for Britain while at sea. "It is about time that sea power sent an SOS or displacing it have been to air power, instead of spinning in the old circle," he declares, envisaging a wide

canopy of aircraft over the Atlantic that will beat Hitler at his own game.

ENGAGEMENT

HUANGCHUN.Mr. and Mrs. J.

pleasure

Ethel,

king.

announcing

grand-daughter of the Hon.

under discussion. One of the latest suggestions is for

of ocean.

Sensible Approach

establishment of a destroyer By Major ALEXANDER P. DE SEVERSKY. W. C. Chun of Shanghal take land or "bridge" across the engagement of their daughter, Atlantic, formed by a chain overhead even when they kind of co-ordination, to the ocean, from Newfound- Sir Shouson Chow, to Mr. J. Z. of these fighting ships at re- are submerged. I have my put the matter bluntly, land to the north of Scot- Huang of Chinese Embassy gularly spaced posts, each self spotted and fought which Washington, D.C., US.A., son of

now characterises land. Mr. and Mrs. Huang, "Chung-patrolling a definite segment U-boats from the skies re- Nazi methods of attack.

Air Canopy peatedly in the first World There is every reason to War. German

sea-craft believe

It would amount to an that Hitler's co-unbroken canopy would be located from the ordination can be matched. power, under which German of air This is a sensible approach air and if not disposed of, It is about time that sea seacraft to the problem. Unfortun- the, nearest co-ordinated de- power sent an SOS to air virtually impossible to

would find ately the resulting land, stroyers would be directed power, instead of spinning in operate. What is more, if destroyers were to finish the job, so that the the old circle. The threat under the shield of such a placed at 50-mile intervals, entire path would be made of the air age must be met THE prefix "special to the Telegraph" still would leave wide gaps untenable for Nazi

canopy British destroyers sea by the methods of the air and armed merchantmen The disastrous Ger-could be really effective,

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

Wednesday, May 7, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

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WRONG METHODS

IF public sympathy for the unemployed night soil carriera is rapidly diminishing, this is very largely the fault of the people concerned. First reaction to

even

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1 used by the Hongkong Telegraph to in which submarines could power. Only when directed age. under the provisions of the Telecommuni- ambush their prey, and bat- and supervised by the air man attack on transporta- since the aircraft not only tleships ignore such patrol. command could the proposed tion can be licked, but only would rain destruction on Besides, the terminal portion lane of destroyers become by of the path on the European really effective.

utilising the

same the enemy, but serve as a techniques in line with the continuous surveillance ser- side-already one-third the

Furthermore, it is not im- changed tactical conditions. vice, guiding the movements distance and soon one-half

would still be exposed to possible that the transporta- The trouble with that pro- of the destroyers. And the the serious and growing

tion of American bombers posal, and with so many of establishment of such a hazard of destruction from on their own power, which the others, is that they canopy is altogether possible. the skies.

is now being done, could be continue to revolve helpless and feasible, even with the fitted into the trans-oceanic ly within the limits of sea present types of aviation To begin with, American air canopy, thus adding power conceptions. Even equipment.. their grievance was based more aircraft have the necessary vastly to its strength. Fol- where they assign some role Germany's on sentiment than knowledge. range; at cruising speeds lowing the same route, the to aviation, it remains blockade of Britain has been Since then certain facts have at least 1,200 miles. That patched that during trans- from the outset. Yet no markable co-ordination of

the great majority can cover bombers might be so dis- secondary and

cramped achieved through 廷 re- been made known which throw gives them an effective port they would synchronise solution of the transporta- air and sea strength. Nazi a different light on the situation. operating radius of about their flight with the perman- tion problem will be found aircraft have reached out First blunder by the pro- 500 miles, which is plenty ent defensive forces along until the full potentialities hundreds of miles west of testors was to reject Govern- and to spare for the main- the line. -ment's offer of re-employment tenance of the canopy of air

favourable weather.

Unbroken Path

counter-

to

If such co-ordination works

of air power are exploited Ireland They have not under the guidance of people only bombed British ship- following official control of the power. Moreover, practic- Impregnable Bridge who have broken through ping themselves but have night soil system. This sug-ally all of these American

The idea thus would be to tional thinking on the sub-undersurface seacraft

the hypnotic effects of tradi-directed their surface and gested petulance rather than pursuits carry bombs and sober-minded opposition. Per- are equipped for blind flying, patrols, surface commerce, dovetail the continuous air

ject. haps too the move was planned to meet the challenge of un- destroyers, as well as our de- If the war thus far has

their targets. 1 Cent Buys Percussion Cap of a .303 with the object of forcing

livery of new American established any single with deadly results for purposes bombers into a homogene- strategic truth beyond of attack, why not apply it bold- ous, perfectly co-ordinated doubt, it is that surface ly for purposes of defenco? The function of this un- and well-nigh impregnable operations are impossible if Technically, it would have been broken path of air power, of bridge linking the two shores the air overhead is in the quite possible to build military course, would not be limited of the Atlantic at its narrow- control of an enemy. In 1,800 miles of north Atlantic

aviation capable of spanning the to direct assault on enemy est practicable point. This line with this elementary an impregnable canopy anchored craft. Under normal con- obviously, calls for the most principle, the writer pro- only at its two- terminal points. this time, is intolerable.

Complainants overlooked an-

ditions, submarines are per- thorough preparation and poses that Britain take over Through lack of foresight, such other important point. Govern- fectly visible to aircraft scientific timing-for the a path of sky right across equipment is not yet available. ment cannot break its own laws and employ child labour, which so many of the women carriers demand. Too often under the

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Government's hand; If so it failed, and rightly. Deliberate refusal to accept employment is difficult to justify, and serves only to place the people concern ed in a false position. It is tantamount to attempted coercion, which especially at

old system were children ex-

ploited in this way. If only to bring an end to this, Govern- ment's determined refusal to be

intimidated is welcome.

The time has arrived when the

disgruntled night soll coolies should be properly advised. The. authorities are not lacking In sympathy for them as witness Mr E. B. Teesdale's declaration on Monday; but there are right. and wrong methods of securing tratora have chosen the latter. redress, and to date, the demons-

Parades around the city and to

Government. House will avail

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nothing. They merely tagonise the authorities, who are willing to listen to reasonable complaints through the proper channels.

What, should be impressed upon these people is that there exists no possibility of a return to the old system of night soll collection, and that they are wanting their time clamouring for it. Government is prepared to do what it can for them-re- employment as far as possible,, and where this cannot be effect- ed, material assistance for the genuinely distressed.

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Readily Patrolled

That, however, does not cancel out the possibility of a canopy of air power anchored at a num- ber of intermediary bases. Be- cause of present limitations in the range of aeroplanes, the route of protected commerce must be shifted northward, and marked by air bases at New- foundland, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes and northern Scot- land. These points are nowhere more than 600 miles apart; ɛa distance that can be readily patrolled by existing British and American aircraft.

Continuous patrol of stretches some 800 miles from the bases in both directions would provide a cover of uninterrupted ; air vigilance all the way across the ocean. Much has been in sald about the shortcomings of American pursuits when match- ed against German Messersch- mitts, but these American planes happen to be wonderfully adapt- ed for the purposes of such ocean patrol service and could imme- diately undertake this task, which is overy bit as vital as any other single phase of the British defence in the air.(Copy- | right 1941 by United Press);