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Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 5, 1936
Aftermath In Abyssinia
The Kowloon Chess Club will meet at the Diocesan Boys' School. xt 5.35 p.m. to-day.
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spoil their papers in the recent election was a wise precaution.
At the plebiscite to ratify Herr Hitler's assumption of the Presi
BRITISH SEA POWER TO-DAY
MANY NEW ENQUIRIES
NEEDED
IMPARTIAL COMMITTEE SHOULD
BE SET UP IMMEDIATELY
certain problems,
be
To-day being the anniver- sary of the installation of Dr.
(By Adm. Sir Roger Keyes, M.P.) Sun Yat-sen as first President of dency on the death of Hindenburg the Republic of China, the day will the Nazi authorities were serious- be kept a3
a Chinese national perturbed by the 10 per cent. of
"Noes" recorded.
BOUT 50 years ago, Great, There are holiday.
A commentator happened to be A Britain awoke to the fact however, which have to in a Black Forest town on polling that her security and that of settled before confidence can be established, and her Overseas Dominions lay in satisfactorily day.
Every pavement was stencilled the possession of sea power, and it is important that they should with slogans. Planes roared over-that while vast sums were be be settled with the least possi- head with huge "Jas" on the un-ling squandered on fortifications,ble delay.
A Vast Field derside of their wings. Every in-the Navy had become inade-
trade The exercise of sea power of propaganda was quate to protect our The General Committee of the strument
routes against the návies The flight of the Emperor of
of covers a vast field, and though
of air power
has Ethiopia is indeed a tacit ad- Kowloon Union Church will meet brought into play.
In the evening the results were Russia and France, the poten- the advent
greatly extended naval recon- announced in the Cathedral tial enemies of that day. mission of defeat. One cannot to-day at 6.15 p.m.
bands, fags and On May 6, 1889, a bill was naissance under favourable but sympathise with this man
A concert and dance in aid of Square with
presented to Parliament: "To conditions and the range of and his country in the horrible trials they have been called the Cultural Fund of the Russian floodlights.
make further provision for Na-sea-borne offensive weapons, it val Defences and to defray the has necessitated additional pro- jupon to bear. And so comes to Orthodox community will be held
Kowloon, ST. PETER HAD FOUND OUT
expenses thereof."
tection to ships, and the provi- an end one of the most dis-at St. Andrew's Hall,
The "Jas" overwhelmingly out- The vessels in the schedule of sion of aircraft and costly and graceful campaigns it could be this evening.
Cathedral weighed the "Neins" in every case the Act included eight battle vulnerable aircraft carriers The expense and difficulties forcibly outlined Mothers' Union will meet at 3 pm.except one. The little village of ships of the 1st Class, two of from which to operate them.
St. Peter in Upper Baden had very the 2nd Class, nine 1st-Class nearly as many "Neins" as "Jas.") protected cruisers, 33 2nd-Class of providing naval security have "Let us never forget," shouted cruisers and 18 torpedo gur-thus been enormously increas- the announcer. "that there are 645 boats. These 70 vessels were ed, without in any way relieving completed for sea by April 1.the Navy of its immense and the Catholic 1894. Dr. Klausener.
officially recognised responsibili oes' in St. Peter."
ities. leader, had been one of the vie-
Founding Modern Navy
The Navy of to-day is fully in their name? When considering The weekly tea dance of the tims of the June 30 "clean up"
The bill was passed by a ma-alive to the vital importance of held two months before. Some Catho- be
lic friends had only read of his jority of about 2 to 1, and was possessing a powerful and ef p.m.
possible to consider. What it
¡conveys to all decent people
was only too
The St. Joba's
in a recent letter to The Times to-day.
by Sir wrote:-
Hesketh Bell, who
Members of the Kowloon Cricket
Do the people of Italy-the vast Club are reminded that the next majority of whom are of a kindly and whist drive will be held tomorrow compassionate
nature--realise the at 9 p.m.. wickedness that is being committed
the advantages of possessing an Afri- can dominion do they appreciate the Cheero
Club
will
everlasting hatred that will burn in to-morrow, from 5 to
The
pians at the thought of the torture: 40 cents. inflicted on their aged parents, wo- men, and small children by the white men who came to them brandishing their terrible weapons and promising launch them the blessings of civilisation and the true Christianity?
7.30
to
ferry launching of the
bailt Man Gok, order of the Hong
and Kong
Yaumati Ferry
The time for the reckoning Co. Ltd. will take place at the has now come. The diplomatic Kowloon Docks on Tuesday dog-fight is the next item on at 11.30
found out.
-
Your Daily Smile! next Let a cadger have $5. and you'll g.td. The Chairman often find it's only the beginning of the programme. Leaving aside and Directors of the Hong Kong the lezd the humanitarian aspects of the and Whampoa Dock Co... Ltd.. have! matter entirely and concentrat-issued invitations for the function. ing on the material results of a Launches will leave Queen's Pier heard such a lot about you." victorious Italian campaign. it at 11 am. on that day.
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I've are you? Meeting: "How
but you can't prove it"
the breasts of the vanquished Ethio-Admission, including tea, will be death in a French paper two or acclaimed throughout the coun- ficient air service not only to three days before, so carefully had try, despite the frenzied denun-work with the Fleet but to co- it been suppressed.
ciations of the pacifists of that operate with surface craft in Eut St. Peter, where be lived day. who declared that when protecting our convoys through and had been greatly beloved. had the people realised how their narrow seas, and when ap
money was being wasted those proaching our poris.
By the end of the Great War who occupied the front benches | would be swept away with ig-the Navy possessed an immense nominy.
organisation for this latter ser Nevertheless, this wise mea-vice, and it was not actually ab- sure restored our maritime se-sorbed in the R. A. F. until leurity and was the foundation after the war. It is now non- lof our modern Navy, which kept existent, but it will have to be and. re-established if our sea power when war was forced upon us. is to be restored; and yet there "Yes, the peace for 20 years,
stood between Germany and her seems to be doubt as to whether secure world-wide the Navy or the R. A. F. will be is obvious that the Italian con-
Crusader: The man who married imbition to
responsible for operating the trol of what
hitherto a The Spring Festival at Quarry
The Government in recent aircraft, although they will be sovereign State will in itself Day School, which was postponed for a wager and is now leading demination.
weather campaign against betting.
weeks have announced a naval required to carry out this pure- give rise to a number of com- from last Friday. will.
Just after the K.O. "The boxing!
Dual Control Bad on Thursday next..
the heavy-Programme which, though tar- naval work. plicated problems. The outlook permitting, be held at the School
world revolves round
step dy and inadequate, is a is further complicated. how at 11 am.
weights," says a writer
forward towards the restora- ever, but some very important
The R.M.S. Empress of Asia is facts. Italian domination over due at Hong Kong from Shangha! The trouble with life nowadays is tion of British sea power. The val Air Service has not only of recent Ethiomis means that Egypt. on Thursday moming and will not so much keeping in the van a vast majority of our people will grievously hampered efficiency
not grudge the heavy expendi-and development the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan,
leave for Manila the same after-keeping out of the cart.
ture entailed if they are cer-years, but it would be simply French Somaliland and various.
will be disastrous if war broke out un1— "Many actors suffer from indi- tain that the money British colonies and mandated -
(Continued on Page 11) are flanked by a One case each of measles and gestion," says a writer.
be due to their partiality for new wisely spent and will give naval der existing conditions.
Įsecurity. powerful European Power flush- cerebro-pinal fever were reported roles.
authorities during ed by victory and inspired and to the Health ded by a dictator definitely on the 43 hoyre erded on Sunday. the rampage. The Lake Tsan
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region of vital and particular: The m. silverteak, from New importance to Britain in the York. sailed from Los Angeles on Sudan and Egypt (a sphere of April 11, and is expected here on British influence if nothing or about May 14. else), will be under the directį control of the Italian invaders,! who
News has been received in the
arrival at
are not exactly imbued Colony by cable to the effect that with a spirit of conciliation and Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, who friendliness towards England at left by the Empress of Japan on the present time. Whether it Friday last for Home leave, was is an engineering possibility to taken off the ship on divert the waters of the Blue Shanghai, suffering from a heart
was admitted Nile is neither here nor there: attack and the real point is that any at-hospital. itempt to do so would un doubtedly be considered a hos
to
to
tile act. the most likely result continent of Africa to be allowed to believe that the latest war-methods of of which would be war. And the white man are all that they may then there are the various expect whenever a European nation treaties. commercial agree-covets the lands that have been the ments and trade structures of homes of their forebears for countless Complacency towards the various Powers with Ethio Fenerations?
such a situation may, perhaps, bel pia. It is extremely unlikely politie in regard to the present Euro- that they will be allowed to pean situation, but that it will bring continue to operate in exactly with it a terrible Nemesis in the days ¡the same form 2s before. to come is a certainty.
Finally, without comment, we Everybody concerned, ourselves included. has a right be append herewith a portion of a seriously disturbed over the telegram recently sent to The possibilities. Japan is already Times in London by Mr. T. A. saying that she will take "ade-Lamble, executive secretary of quate measures" to safeguard the Ethiopian Red Cross her
there.
The bombing of country villages interests
What
around woraza and Waldia, the Japan can do the others con-
permanent blinding and maiming of cerned can no doubt do also.
thundreds of helpless women and chil
as the infliction of In short, Italy faces a for-dren, as well midable time ahead. Already similer injuries on soldiers with that most dreadful of all dreadful agencies, has alienated the sym- she pathies of every self-respecting perite, or so-called mustard gas, nation in the world by her should cause us to ask ourselves the
question—whither?:
Whither, indeed? But let us campaign of ruthless terror against an inoffensive people. give thanks, however, that once The attitude of the rest of the the complete defeat of the wold is now no longer an country is accomplished bands academic question but some of missionaries will be sent thing that must be translated there from Italy to convert the into practical politics. To quote already Christian natives to Sir Hesketh Bell again:- an altogether bigger and better
of Christianity, ition going to remain silent in the that any number of conversions presence of the horrors that are be daily are expected. Won't that Ling perpetrated in Ethiopia?
the coloured peoples throughout the be nice?
Is the voice of collective divilisa-
Art
form
Bad
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The dual control of the Na-
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