A new wie for navies is being Jdemonstrated in the proposed come bined operations of the British. Netherlands and Portuguese warships gaint the sharks of the Timor Sea the indomitable airmen. had to fly the race from London to Melbourne, were at times attributed to modern journslism's affection for cliches. It now appears that the airmen were considerably perturbed by the pre sence of the monsters below them. No-one who has wen a shark can be surprised. Even when that th is dawdling round the ship in harbour Tazily endeavouring to snatch "what comfort he. can' {rom jettisoned stores, he cannot conceal hi sinister possibilities. Ho strikes dread in the mind of the observer, however safe from contact with him. Wolves may dress up in sheep's clothing, asses may masquerade "in lion" skin leopards may change their spots, jigers may make their stripes blend reassuringly with light and shade on the eige of the sun-swept jungle learing—Dut the shark is a. shark wherever he may be. There are theories that certain colour schemes are anathema fo the shark and. that a swimmer who adopted their camouflage would be safe from the terrible Jaws, but it may be doubted whether anyone outside a lunatic asylum would be rath enough—to ut those theories to the test. For the peace of mind of the passengers who shortly will be regularly travelling over the Imperial Airways Route to Australia it is greatly to hoped that this latest naval "war will "be conducted to a victorious Jconclusion. But where "the sharks wil go when their evacuation Timer waters has Been veered, may be'@ matter for serious consideration elsewhere. There will be no room for them in Kiukiang Road.
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