THE CHINA LAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1939.
Library, Supreme Cour
H. M. S. King
George V
Launched At Newcastle-On-Tyne
SMUGGLING IN
CHINA: NO RECENT REPORTS
London, To-day.
The Under-Secretary for For eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, gave a written reply on smug- gling in China to Mr. H. Day (Labour) in the House of Com- mons yesterday.
FASTEST
BRITISH CAPITAL SHIP AFLOAT
London, To-day...
His Majesty, who was accompanied by the Queen, yesterday launched Britain's new 35,000-ton battleship "King George V" at Newcastle-on- Tyne.
Mr. Butler said that while His The battleship will be the fastest British battleship
Majesty's Government naturally viewed with disfavour all evasiona
of payment of Customs, duties in. China, the Foreign Secretary had
afloat. The Admiralty states that she will be
"appreciably faster than the Nelson and
received no reports of smuggling Main armament consists of ent of 16
Rodney, whose speeds are about 23 knots.”
since the answer which Mr. Butler gave on Nov. 16 in regard to the position in North China-Reuter.
KWANGTUNG GOVT. CHANGES
Chungking, To-day.
three turrets, and secondary armament of 16 5.25-inch guns in eight turrets.
BALKAN PACT CONFERENCE
Paris, To-day:
Numerous smaller guns mounted.
be
The ship will carry aircraft which will be accommodated in hangars and flown off by means of a cata pult.
and
The complement of officers and men will be about 1,500. The ship will be fitted to serve as flagship. General Lí Hon-wan, Chairman Reporting on the Balkan En- of the Kwangtung Provincial Gov- tente meeting, the correspondent of
BLARING SIRENS ernment, was appointed by the Exe-the "Paris Midi" states that hope cheers for the, King, the battleship
Amid a blaring of sirena cntive Yuan yesterday concurrent has been given up that Bulgaria was launched at 3.42 p.m. (G.M.T.). ly Commissioner of Reconstruction, will join the Balkan Pact because The Queen stood by His Majesty succeeding Mr. Wang Ying-yu who Sofia is not satisfied with mere has been relieved of his post.
moral satisfaction but insists General Li gives up the post of
territorial concessions which Commissioner of Civil Affairs, refused by the Balkan States. which is filled in by Mr. Ho Tung, Trans-Ocean. another member of the Kwangtung Provincial Government. News.
Central
LONDON VIEW ON JAPAN'S ATTITUDE
London, To-day.
It is not yet laìown what re
on the launching platform, where on the King, dressed in the uniform are of Admiral of the Fleet, said
naming the ship "May God bless her and those who serve in her.".
Bucharest, To-day. The King was obviously pleased The Balkan Conference, attended and smiled broadly with satisfac by the Foreign Ministers of Yugo-tion at the successful launching → slavia, Greece, Turkey and Ru Reuter manis, continued its deliberations on Tuesday afternoon. No com- munique has been issued.
SHIP'S ARMAMENT
London, To-day.
The King and Queen began their The second day of the conference three days' visit to Newcastle and closed with a festive reception in the north-eastern area yesterday the Royal Palace, at which the Bri- and in the afternoon the King tish Admiral, C. V. Usborne, was launched from Vickers Armstrong's present-Trans-Ocean.
yard the new 35,000 ton battleship. The main armament of the new battleship consists of 10 fourteen- inch guns in three turrets.
ply was given Sir Robert Crai. SHANGHAI SHOOTING Mounting for these guns were
gie (British Ambassador în Tokyo) when he protested at the Hong Kong bómbing, says the diplomatic correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph.”
The correspondent adds that the view persists in British ministerial circles that Japan, for the present does not desire to go out of her way to chal- lengo British or United States: interests in the Far East.
“She is thought to be well aware that her hands are al- ready well filled in China, and to have misgivings lost the So- viet may be contemplating m attack in the Spring"-Reuter.
TUNGKWAN AGAIN BOMBED
Sinn. To-day-
INCIDENT
Shanghai, To-day.
A band of gunmen entered the western district of the International Settlement this morning and attacked five Chinese policemen, one of whom died.
A passer-by belonging to the Japanese controlled Chinese police was also fatal- ly wounded.
The gunmen ran back into the Japanese controlled arca and escaped. Reuter.
inspected earlier in the day by King and Queen at the Elswick Works of Vickers Armstrong, where Their Mo- jesties also saw various types of army tanks being manufactured for the British and Indian Govern- ments.
The secondary armament of the King George Fifth consists of six- teen 5.25 inch guns in eight tur- rets.
FOUR SHAFTS Numerous smaller guns will be mounted. The machinery will be geared turbines, steam being up- plied from oil-fired boilers. There will be four shafts and the ship will be appreciably faster than the last-battleships Nelson and Rods ney-built for the British Navy: The ship will carry aircraft commodated in hangars and flown
TWO JAP. PLANES off by means of a catapult.
SHOT DOWN
Kwellin, To-day.
AC-
Particular attention has been given in the design to protection against gunfire, aerial bombs and mines.
Amenities for the ship's com-
· Fifteen Japanese planes, flying Two of a fleet of Japanese planes pany will be of a high standardı from Shansi, bombod Tungkwan, were shot down when they were A second battleship of the same the gateway into Shensi on the bombing Chingman, a town in north class—the Prince of Wales--will Shenai-Honan border, yesterday. Hainan yesterday, according to re- be launched by the Princess Royal They dropped several bombs which ports roaching here. The machines from the yard of Cammel Laird at killed one civilian and wrecked crashed ngar Chingman.-Contra. Birkenhezu Jon Wednesday – Orfi acores of houses-Central News.
tish Wireless
THE SAME OLD STORY
Peiping, To-day. According to the Japanese army spokesman's version of the dir rald on Lanchow, between 40 and 50 Chinese planes took off and en- geged the Japanese rufdera.
The spokesman claimed that the Japanese shot down 36 Chinese planes, losing only oho bomber themselves + -Router.
SCIENTIST DROWNED IN BERMUDA
Bermuda, To-day.
Dr. A. G. Jacques, of the Rocke feller Institute, was drowned here on Monday evening, and Dr. Marie Lebour, of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Plymouth, England, was rescued by a bridgekeeper.
The two scientists started out að about 8 o'clock in the evening m a mens in shallow water. small dinghy to dredge for speci-
It is believed they were caught by the current.
Dr. Lebour, who is a sexagenar- fan, was brought in by the bridge- keeper two hours later in a pros-
Reuter.
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