London, Mar. 4.
There is to be better direction the top, ce-ctdination among the three Stalls, sea, land and alr, the Committes of Imperial Defence wilt be extended, both in body and head, and with a new chairmen, deputy, will have some of the funeons which belong to a war commit tec. Tt will function "beyond its advisory basis. Mr. Macdonald, Sir Samuel Hoare, Lord Weir and Lord Euslaco Perey are among the elviians who have been consulted and will" help. The industrial side will Be put Into skeleton form for expansion in war but as heavy re-Armamept contracts are being given out, this will be enough for the factories up to 1999, The stronger link of Industry. to operations may be arranged with an administrative man at its head. The Army estimates are up again with four millions for re-amiament, The planning of Imperial Defence based on sea considerations as of old. The main battleship fleet is the hub of the wheel and the spokes are represented by the cruisers that cover the trade routes. Keeping open the maritime communications 1s 'a primary consideration since the Empire as a whole depends upon this, and the duly" belongs to the Navy. These sea routes have strategle points from the China Sea to the Channel and such harbours, docks, refiting and refuelling bases fare the Army's care primarily, The Royal Alr Force is the ce-operator with the Army and Navy but its chief duty is the protection of the United Kingdom, particularly the defence of London. That in a nutshell is the foundation on which the reoganlzation of defence is based.
QM, to become G.0.C-in-Chict, Eastern Command.
Gen, Sir Cyril "Deverell, now ut mud the head of the Eastern Command, taking over the Chlefship of the Jrnperlal General Staff at the end of she month, Lieut-Gen. Sir Douglas Baird has gone fo Bareilly in charge of the Indian Eastern Command, Licut-Gen,- Sir Ivo Vesey takes over. the Indian Southern Command na Muveh 25.
Lieut-Gen, W. We Put-Taylor takes over the Indian Western Comind on March 25, The China Rellets The Pacific reliefs for 1050-87, to bbe carried out from next October March 1037, have been arranged as follows:
Ast Seaforth Highlanders from the cairo Brigade to Hongkong.
'2nd East Lancashire Regiment from Hongkong to India 2nd. Loyal" Regiment (without families) from "the 7th Infantry Brigade on Salisbury Plain to Shong-
Batt, Lancashire Fusiliers, Shang 10 Tientsin Zod) Worcestershire, Regiment, Tentsin to Tra S/N Punjab Regiment, Hongkone Lucknow ist" Kumaon Mudes, Delhi to Hon kon.
The moves of the linked battalions of the above will comprise the. de-Spatch of the Ist Bast. Lancashire from Callerick to Holywood; the 1st Loyal Regiment from Palesting 0 Salisbury Plain to.take over the barracks which, the 2nd will vacate on leaving for Shanghai; 2/8th Punjab fo Fyzabad; 2nd/ith Hyderabad to Peshawar and 4th to Secunderabad, Changes In Personnel The undermentioned changes in high commands have been made:—Gen, Sir David Campbell has retired from the Governorship of Malta owing to continued li health and has gone into Millbank Hospital.
Lieut-Gen. Sir Charles Bonham: Carter, the Director-General of the Territorial Army, has been ordered to Maha as Governor, from a day this month.
Lieut-Gen, Sir Walter Kirke has' been brought from Chester,. where he Is G.0.C.-in-Chief, Western Com: mand, and assumed the direction of the Territorial Army with special reference to increasing its. strength. He, will soon be promoted to. genral, Lieut-Gen. H.C, Jnickson, who was to have become Lieutenant of the Tower early in March, has taken over charge of the Western Command instead.
Maj.-Gen, C. C, Armitage took over the st Division at the end of last MajGen. Lord Gort has taken over the "Staff College. He was GSO, Shaforce.
Lieut-Gen. Sir' John Brind has left the Tower to assume the Adjulant-Generalship in India, Maj-Gen, Sir Arthur Moons has left home io become Quartermastei General in India, Gen. Sir Edmond Ironside is home from New Delhi, where he is for poetizing the subject so that, as one looks one is hardly conscious as to whether there is before one a picture or a poem.
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