Chapter 441 – The Crown Prince’s Travels

Just because it takes up the least amount of time doesn’t mean it’s not important, the broadcasts from Alan Wilson, the administrator, continue, disguised as a pro-people gesture, to continue the deception of simple Newfoundlanders.

“It’s time to read the residents’ questions again, so let’s find out what the glorious citizens of Newfoundland have given me to work with?” Alan Wilson, who was in the broadcasting room, schmoozed and pulled from inside his pocket, a question posed by a man called Alan Wilson, who was the Newfoundland Administrator, reading, “Oh, this is a very pointed question.”

“This citizen, who wishes to remain anonymous, dropped the question into the Governor General’s mailbox anonymously.”

While enjoying their dinner, thousands of Newfoundland families were fascinated by Alan Wilson’s fancy ghosting, wanting to hear just what problem the not-so-good-lookin’ administrator had stumbled upon.

“This citizen, who prefers to remain anonymous, stated that he was out fishing when he ran into a trawler of unknown nationality, does that count as a depredation of Newfoundland’s fisheries resources? Truth be told of course it does, this kind of poaching is completely morally indefensible, but profit moves people.”

“While Newfoundland’s population is so at least, the Newfoundland fishery does have a bounty that inevitably doesn’t cause fishermen from some countries to get desperate. I do not know if it is the native fishing boats, but it should not be so, the fishery resources of the North Sea fishery, should not be less than the Newfoundland fishery.”

“I believe the real question for this citizen is whether this poaching should be allowed to go unchecked. Of course it shouldn’t, there are over a hundred million people living in both North America and Europe, there is an objective demand for fishery resources, and if there is no response to this, then the poaching will only get bigger and bigger and the trawlers bigger and more sophisticated, and this is tantamount to stealing away Newfoundland’s precious wealth.”

“The problem is still the same, Newfoundland’s citizens are too scarce and there is no sea power to protect their fisheries resources, this is a problem I can’t solve at the moment, when I figure out a solution I will make it public.”

Alan Wilson has always been in front of the citizens of Newfoundland’s image is still good, at least a few months in office since the situation, is Newfoundland visible in the improvement, every shipload of timber to Europe, will bring the Newfoundland economy has improved, coupled with Newfoundland’s traditional fishing industry has been revitalized, and now the situation is still very good.

Now in the middle of the broadcast appeared difficult, at once attracted the curiosity of many citizens. Many people also started a discussion on this issue, Newfoundland’s population is not enough to guard such a large fishing treasure.

It’s not a good idea to leave it alone, don’t you see the Chief Executive saying we need to look at the problem from a developmental perspective? The tonnage of trawlers and the scale of poaching is only going to increase and Newfoundland does not have the resources to protect its fisheries.

Regarding the nationality of the poaching vessels in the broadcast, it has also become the focus of speculation among the citizens, Britain has the North Sea fishery, is not going to cross the Atlantic Ocean to seek far and wide, and other European countries, although the fishery resources are not so rich, but across the Atlantic Ocean to fish is also somewhat unlikely.

It must be nearby Canada or the United States, the only two countries with the ability and motivation to do this. And are also the countries most capable of such a thing.

Calls for pressure from the UK, as well as the purchase of weapons for defense are the solution on the lips of many citizens. It is well known that the British Royal Navy now has a large number of warships in an idle state after the war, and the amount of purchase is not expensive, and it is enough to deal with fishing boats.

How could these discussing citizens know that the so-called cross-border fishing was nothing more than Allen Wilson singing a song of thieves catching thieves.

First he used the North Sea fisheries to get Britain out of suspicion, then he wanted to say something to let the Newfoundlanders speculate on their own, and the object of suspicion would know with their asses that it was Canada and the United States.

“Chief Allen, that’s some citizen discussion.” Boris, who had returned with gusto, reached up and scratched his flowing hair, waiting for Allen Wilson’s word.

“Very good, not bad, wisdom comes from among the citizenry.” Allen Wilson struck an official tone, bluntly expressing what would be a favorable view of Newfoundland democracy. As for what stance to take, he just set the fire, and there was no solution.

There wasn’t one, and the so-called zealous citizens were all himself, finding a random problem to plant on the U.S. and Canada.

What he could have done, though, was to take the citizens’ discussion and inform as many people as possible, by way of broadcasting, that the fisheries issue was not his, that he was merely the mover and shaker of the fisheries issue.

The analysis of the feasibility of creating a Newfoundland fleet to protect, and how to protect the treasure of the fishery, was not his idea, and all glory goes to the great intelligent citizens of Newfoundland.

Back in British India, Allen Wilson had become skilled in the business of setting up his own targets and shooting them himself.

And not only did he do it himself, but he had been in touch with the Colonial Commissioners by telegraph, extending the experience accumulated in British India to the major colonies; after all, the Colonial Commissioners were also civil servants, and we were all on our own.

“There is no doubt that at present the yearly maintenance cost of a battleship on the mainland is two hundred thousand pounds, and that of the battleship Vanguard is a little more, two hundred and thirty thousand pounds. In fact, for two hundred thousand pounds for the maintenance of the fishery, this is certainly not an expensive expense if the cross-border fishing can be made to diminish or even disappear, but isn’t it a little too much to ask for a battleship to be used for the maintenance of the fishery.”

The mover and shaker of Newfoundland’s problems is still working diligently to find problems for the future well-being of Newfoundland.

“A degree of protection should certainly be taken in the interests of the fishing grounds, but getting on a battleship would ……”

While this side of Newfoundland is still ageing as if it were a paradise, with the biggest problem being nothing more than, a restless governor who is trying to find ways to toss the local citizens around, the rest of the world isn’t so peaceful.

The battle over Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, has brought the nascent Pakistan and India to a real fight.

For India, the impression that the Hindu state has a weak war chest will be one that will never come off if it fails to gain a cheap advantage on the battlefield, given the twin advantages of territorial size and population.

In order to fully respond to Pakistan, New Delhi sent a large number of officials to the major states of the soil to pacify, betting that absolutely will not cancel the monarchical status of the various states of the soil, as long as to stay in the Indian version of the line.

In particular, the two pacifist monarchs of the state, is New Delhi’s top priority, but also the Junagadh state maharaja Salaman Khan to join the statement of Pakistan to persuade the reasoning, but also for the previous suppression of the Hindus can not be blamed for the behavior.

And in Hyderabad, the army of Maharaja Ali Khan, likewise brutally suppressed the Hindus under his rule. For a while, in the midst of the war between India and Pakistan, all the major native states caught wind of the situation and found a good opportunity to secede from India.

Portuguese Goa was even sent to spread rumors and give New Delhi a hard time, a situation that convinced Nehru to make sure that the Kashmir issue was resolved before making a move in the other direction.

The battle for Srinagar was a battle that India had to win to make it happen. A steady stream of Indian soldiers moved northward into Kashmir in order to rescue Indian troops airborne at the Srinagar airport as quickly as possible.

The Chakki Pass, sixty-three kilometers northeast of Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, is the lowest point in the Himalayas. Through it there is a major trade route with a thousand twists and turns, and then, due to the gradual height of the mountains and the complexity of the terrain, there is only a goat track. The Chakki Pass was geographically valuable and made the Indians realize that it had to be captured as quickly as possible.

The pass could not be captured without the cover of fire from tanks, but to use the tanks it was necessary to think of transporting them clandestinely from Jammu to Srinagar and then from Srinagar to the end of the highway, from which the attack could be launched along the goat track.

Common sense dictated that the road on which the tanks were being transported was not suitable for tanks, especially as the goat track was barely passable by pedestrians, while traveling with tanks was much more difficult. But the Indian army decided to overcome all the difficulties and drive the tanks to the face of the Chakki Pass.

The Indian attack force consisting of seven tanks. Though the bad weather affected the movement of the tanks, the Indian tanks overcame the slippery snow conditions on the mountain passes, kept moving and opened heavy fire on the Pak targets.

Under the sudden and heavy fire of the Indian tanks, the Pakistani armed forces panicked and were unable to stop the onslaught of the Indian tanks due to the lack of effective anti-tank weapons. The Pakistani armed forces lost the battle after suffering heavy casualties.

“Reply from Northern Rhodesia, telegram from Persian Gulf Commissioner, UN resolution on India-Pakistan war. Follow-up reports from the Anglo-French Coal and Iron Community, television footage from the earthly paradise of Newfoundland.”

Inside the Newfoundland Governor’s Mansion, Boris handed over document after document to Allen Wilson in front of Newfoundland’s elite, including Magistrate Smallwood.

At the end of the day Boris took the last document and said, “This is a telegram from London, it says that the Crown Prince and his wife will reach the cruise ship Royal Salute, accompanied by the battleship Vanguard, to open a round of visits, the first stop is Newfoundland, and the Crown Prince and his wife will leave at the beginning of August.”

“Are the Crown Prince and his wife coming to Newfoundland?” Allen Wilson has not yet how, including Smallwood, the local elite has been surprised, the Governor’s House has also become noisy, obviously for the visit of Crown Prince Elizabeth, these people’s hearts are still quite excited.

“Perhaps we should prepare a bit to let the Crown Prince and his wife feel the warmth of the local citizens of Newfoundland.” Alan Wilson crossed his fingers and wore a look of admiration, “Our honorable Crown Prince is a charismatic heir. I think the citizens of Newfoundland should not object.”

For Newfoundland, as the first stop of Crown Prince Elizabeth’s visit, this is a big event, and many Newfoundland citizens are all eagerly waiting for the arrival of the heir to the British Empire.