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If In

Japan Moves

Pacific

the

A WORLD-WIDE empire to make her ejection from the such as the British Com- South China Sea a matter of AIR STRENGTH

monwealth of Nations, a at some subsequent date the long and terrible war, even if A feeling growing great continental nation British and American peoples

is amongst Britons and their allies such as the United States, were prepared to undertake that in the not very distant with maritime frontiers on such a task. future Britain will virtually the two chief oceans of the hold command of the skies in world, must each keep a

Europe. There are reasons for

men

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leading Amorican military export, here explains the possible moves in the Far Eastern situation, of which Britain's--great naval base. Singapore, is the key

around Manila--plus the native levies for what they are worth. To reduce either or both would be a long, hard job.

IF the Japanese tried to strike

cast of the Philippines they would be confronted with the Dutch advanced baso at Am- boina, backed up by Australia's fortified harbour of Port Darwin. It needs only a minimum of mobile forces-air and sea-to make such a move unattractive, If the Japanese had also to con- · sider that time thus lost would enable the United States' Pacific, Fleet to arrive from Pearl Har- bour, even the most reckless Japanese militurist could not but. shrink from the prospect of so many hard knocks with so little chance of halfpenco,

this conviction. In the first watchful eye on the affairs WHILE Singapore remains in place our fighter pilots months of the Orient as well as British hands it affords an

There is a tendency to regard the ago swept the Luftwaffe out of those of the Occident. opportunity for British or per- the air during the daytime,

Japanese as being over reckless. haps American naval forces to

This ought to be corrected. They When the so-called Tripartite operate in the South China Sea,

made one bad miscalculation more recently the same

China, but that is no reason to anti- have dealt crippling blows to the Agreement between Germany, to cut off Japan from all trade

cipate that they will make another. German night raiders; and Italy and Japan was announced with Europe, India and Africa,

опо and worse

They have not fall- simultaneously British day and it was plain that in the sphere to deny her the chance of get-

ed to take role of the quiet con- night bombers have wrought in- of world strategy its value. ting oil and other supplies from pendent for supplies of muni- versations that have been proceeding

London. CLOSING DATE For April is tues., MAY 20 creasing destruction thin vital partners or for Japan, ny open the Dutch East Indies, and tions and reinforcements on will make all the progress they can Nazi centres both within the partners or for Japan, lay large- eventually to defeat her by the such Indian Ocean sources a bluff and threat; but they will think Reich and in occupied ter-ly in its future possibilities pressure of a blockade which India, Australia, New Zealand, " ritories at comparatively small rather than in any chance im- she is ill-fitted to endure after South Africa and Malaya itself. fate of their "New Order" to the

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time ere they commit the cost. These factors add up to mediate and fruitful military or three and a half years of ex- The domination of the Indian unforeseeable chances

of war with one conclusion; that German air naval co-operation.

hausting and unproductive war Ocean by the Japanese Navy possible war with the United States

Britain and the Netherlands, might, terrifying two years ago

in China. is being conquered.

would, therefore, be Ц

well. Even now, the rapid com- With Singapore in Japanese_serious_matter..

pletion of the new British ships plus the changing situation-in-the-Medi- ght at any moment of the appearance of British naval forces at Singapore: not strong enough fight the Japan

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There is another considera- tion of profound importance. Through her own factories, and with the assistance of the

Britain held fast the gateways direct fashion. Thus, Singapore BUT first of all, key positions se Fleet in line of battle United States, Britain is now

of the Eastern Mediterranean is the key to the Far Eastern in the Dutch East Indies but fully strong amassing an air fleet which, in

to make six months from now, should at

at Suez and Aden and the gate- strategy, both of Japan and her would have to be secured. The move toward Singapore hazardous in Dutch army in these islands the American Pacific Fleet, far more the extreme. And at Pearl Harbour least be on quantitative parity way between the Indian Ocean possible opponents. with Germany, and in quality, and the South China aca at An overland

consists of some 85,000 men (of powerful than that of Japan, lies Japan could

approach to far ahead of Goering's air ar- mada. Even as long ago as

hope, in any Far Eastern enter violation of Thai territory or 400-500 aircraft, many of them THESE are possibilities which will

Singapore would necessitate the which perhaps a third are Euro- quietly on the watch.

peans). There is an air force of March, one London paper was

prise of her own, to receive any the co-operation of that coun- American planes of the latest be well weighed at Tokyo. nuthoritatively reporting that direct help from Germany or try. Even when the Japanese Britain was now turning out Italy, but only such indirect

reached Bangkok they would design. The Dutch Fleet in- Western man can read the Oriental 3,500 planes a month and that help as might accrue from the still have 1,000 miles to go down cludes three or four light mind, but it seems a good guess that

British or other forces which the long narrow Malay Penin- cruisers, eight destroyers, per- Europe could

only a great German victory might otherwise be employed to sula, against determined and baps 20 submarines and a good take the risks of a move dinge as has happened, political prese could not easily or quickly be amongst the innumerable islands while it is stal uncertain is a theory check Japanese aggression; or, ever-increasing opposition. This many light craft, For the rore. That Japan will herself risk Japanese to venture down al she has won, and all she hopes sure on France to facilitate months without breaking down.

overcome. They would have This statement may not give a Japan's advance in French Indo- the advantage of the command of the Archipelago would entail, which Berlin would doubtless like, to strictly true picture of the posi- China.

of the sea and could use their

therefore, very considerable see accepted, but which there is tlon, inasmuch as those tre- Since that time, from the fleet to support at least the left

risks.

nothing in Japanese history to sup- mendous reserves must include Japanese point of view, the flank of their armies as well as

port.-(M.I.). planes which at this moment situation has become less favour to make landings on the Malay are regarded as out-moded, But able. The Italian threat to the Peninsula; but they would have THESE risks become atill the same argument holds good Suez-Aden gateways has vanish- to establish air bases capable of

greater. when we consider for the much vaunted might of ed under the impact of the covering those, landings, and the forces and bases available the German air force. Indeed British offensive. The garrison there is nothing on record about to Japan. Even allowing for there has been a lot of nonsense of Singapore has been rein- the Japanese Air Force so far their complete possession of written and spoken about the forced.

which leads one to believe that Indo-China--which they have quantitative strength of the Nazi air force. As the acro The Japanese objective is it could hope to meet on equal by no means achieved their nautical correspondent of the necessarily the great fortress terms the Royal Air Force or its forces in Indo-China, Hainan "Times" pointed out recently: and naval base at Singapore. If Australian sister service, even and South China are connected surest guide to the Japan could gain this position though armed with not too only by sea with their main number of aircraft quartered she could dominate the Dutch modern planes, as is the case forces in Japan and the Yang Dreadfuls, hetween 5,000 and fi,- East Indies, threaten India and with most of the Far Eastern to Valley. Between stands the 000 books, is being given to the within striking distance of

squadrons. A direct land or British base at Hongkong, stout- Britain is

of Australia and would probably and-and-sca assault on Singa- ly fortifled and capable of a pro attack which the enemy has be able so to secure herself as pore does not, therefore, seem tracted defence; capable also of It was owned by Barry Ono, maintained against it. It is doubtful whether more than 500 months we shall have topped the ties.

to be among present probabill supporting a considerable naval, the music hall artist, who died force. Opposite Hongkong, on at Barnstaple. He started col- machines have been employed | Nazi air strength, even allow- :

the eastern side of the 600-mile-lecting them 50 years ago. 2,750.00 even in the heaviest night raids,ing for increased loases as we The Japanese might, how channel into the South China Barry Ono, whose real name was while usually the total has been intensify. bombing attacks. ever, think a better mode of Sea, is the United States baso. Harrison, valued his collection 2,750.00 considerably lower. After mak-Yesterday's cables concerning approach would be the piecemeal of Manila, which now contains

ing all due allowances for any Rudolf Hess hinted that the No. conquest of certain islands of three cruisers, 18 destroyers, 18 bound the books up in brown paper, limitations which the weather 3 Nazi had reached a similar the Dutch East Indies, even- or more submarines and two in lots of a dozen each, and opened may have imposed, that number conclusion and that he realises tually neutralising Singapore by squadrons of long-rango flying a flourishing lending library.. suggests that the total German that once this happens, it will occupying the surrounding post- boats. air strength in Northern France be the beginning of the end for tions. Meanwhile, such opera- and the Low Countries is not Germany in this struggle. Sea tions might open up a route by If Hongkong held a much, if anything, more than supremacy, we already enjoy; which Japanese naval forces parable British force and United 4,000. A fair estimate of the with air supremacy as a sup- could penetrate the Bay of States-British co-operation were total of fighters and bombers port, Britain will be in a posi- Bengal and the Indian Ocean. assured, Japan would never dare would be somewhere about tion to start that long-awaited Were this to happen it would any enterprise in the South But he carried on collecting later. 8,000.

offensive which will drive the constitute a deadly threat not China Son until those two ad- Among Barry One's collection are With the U.S. British Nazis from the western part of only to the British positions in vance bases had been reduced. some on "Sweeney Todd," "Black productivo capacity approach the European continent, and the Far East but to the whole Hongkong has a substantial cas, or the Knight of the Road,

The Skeleton Horseman,” 'and' ing peak point, there is every will bring about the final defent British war effort in the Medi- garrison also and there is an "Spring-heeled Jack, the gorror of expectation that within a fow of Hitlerlan,

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