RAID ON ENGLAND.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13540, 18 November 1914, Page 4

RAID ON ENGLAND.

POSSIBILITY^ THAT MUST BE ; . ; .; \ .GERMSpLANSr'" '\ .; ■'■•■•■■' " r-. .; LONrlo^r, .Qptober. 15/ : , The . Times' military expert m- his article .to-day . discusses ihe ,of a German".. attempt ..to ."invade England, and. calls .upon Great Britain'to .be' prepared; .for.; such, aii :/eriwf»ency and hot rely !tob much oh. the shield oi the. navy.. ."Now that the war ."is preaching the. cliinajC'of its..viblerice/'.'. he|.says,. "we must.. anticipate' that .'all, the. forces of Germany. Vill he, thrown, into, the cob-, flict and ithajb the s >Germaii. navy .will no longeK-remain ine^kv. We jnuat! expect? to. be attackedciat. home'i^nd must, not. rest! under. any comfor^blej'.jllusibnsjvbut look the situation calmly iriltlie face.. - "From. t a.;soldieivs>.:ppint:jOi^ view the naval defence of vtb;© British aisles: prer sents difficulties .whichlnot.even the preponderance- of;, ships,, can ywitjh 'absolute assurance' overcome. The ■ length 'of our coasts ; the absence ■of lour. ..best, troops over the*- sea :" the ' Want bfa" iiational Army , which , is. still .Qply forming ; the nieiiace .of , the subjnar«no> which keeps biir , grand.'fleet often 'Tar.; from -an iilti-, mately. the. JSeppelins ; thoinines.and oth6r,wai',coitiditions' mqio or: less hovel,: throw •upjoii Adhiiral Jellico.e a burden Of responsibility which must not be underrated." The expert cqntends:i ithat. Germany , whilo .aqkrio\yledgiiig 'the uncertainty of success iii such aii -undertaking, will pr'pb'ably, hope to' keep f the, British Navy engaged 'by'-Gerriian ships, -while transports, escorted by- a 'Jfew of 'tlie older warshipsV slip across and make a land-' iug.in England uridej* the; protection of mines, - submarines, ; aiid vessels sunk m a -fairway. ';■-•■ . .• There- is v ample m German ports if or 'the- Cfiibarkation of a quarter of a nwllioum^n/.'Vitihe .expert continues. "From the eyideiice^o Jiavo had of the ; calnuieas with '.which tho German generals 'sacrifice 1 life; to, 'obtain objects, .we Can Ihe sure ;thab the' loss ,bf;50;000. men m transit Would be.;..cqnsidcred a cheap price to pay for. '.the .landing ; of the re- ' mainder ,of tlie foi'ce iii.Eiiglahd." : The writer argues. that Germany via 'welLable, to spare .troops for the attempt, > and, ; although bdds;,aro: against' its success, the adventure ,niay he tried. ;lle . «rges the Govevnpient. to announce promptly the measures » it's proposes to ii rako and to ..instruct, the public how to X bxtin case of such tan. emergency. He t also, suggests, the appointment of a, com- ' (mander r m. chief , ani warns tho : people < . indulging m 'a 7 false sense ,of ■-•;•.- „-■■ -..-'-:T -,; ; , v