THE JAPANESE NAVAL PROGRAMME.
DETAILS OF CRUISERS, DESTROYERS, ETC.
FOR SERVICE IN THE PACIFIC.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 28th, 1927.
UNITED STATES AIRSHIPS.
HUGE AERIAL FUOFTS,
BIG CRUISING RADIUS.
end must have a wide radius of action,
It will probably give pause for thought to the opponents of the nirship in England to learn that Sines Japan has virtually untified | the United States Nevy Department her assent to the propost! of Pres; has invited fensters for the construe The spret sidout Coolidge, in conference tian of two dirigibles, with the idea of effecting a free fications state that the capacity of Power naval treaty fas Frauer and these aircraft is to 600,00
1,000,000 cubic feet partenbic feet, or Italy have declined to tal
more thag our own R. fo and Jur. the question of her current pro prane of warship construction! The Kirships are required primarily fessumtios, aveentuated interest, This for geouting at sea, and to this programane provide for the laying down during the present yeny of Four cruisers, of 10,000 tons apices, fifteen destroyers, foar submarines, ne aircraft carrier, one minelayer, "and three gunboats. That dage is quite sincere in Jur desire to en opgrate in any international move , men for restriction of sea ar
pients there enn be no question. IF is interesting to learn thai only the day before he was due to sail, Capt. Toyoda, who exampleted his term as Jaan Naval Aitachi in Lomon about the ald of March, was instructed by cable to remain on
. England for the present so as tu keep in close touch with the pr: gress of Presidem Coolidge's pro posals.
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The total engine power must be capable of developing a cruising speed of not less than 70 knots at an elevation of 3,00 feet when flying in calm air, and the vessels are to have an endurance i of bot less than 130 homes at m average speel of knuts, which means palins ut 4,500 knots, or about the same as that of our own The armament is Dew airships..
to consist of machine-guns, and several nirplanes will tw carried by each of the dirigibles. While they are to be constructed for inflation by helium it is laid down that the use of hydrogen must also be con- sidered in building the interiors of the craft.
The Burnsions are
limited to 7890 feet overall length,
The new cruisers will be of the Nachi class, with a speed of about. -23 knots, corresponding with that of our own Kruts. It is believed, that they will earry a more formid extreme depth 155 feet, and extreme able armamen than any of the **112000 cruisers yet designed, Width 130 £vet.
British Conditions Different. whilst adhering strimly to the res fictions of calibre. Assuming that The strategical conditions which For four vessels are completed confront the United States Navy within the etiosaled time Japan are, at course, entirely different from will have, by 19st, twelve seonting those which any European Power cruisers and seventien light cruisera has to contemplate, Both of Ber of post war design. The fifteen de extensive seaboards are some thou troyers are to be vessels of 1,500 sands of miles distant from the
with #471 unusually large i
potential mavai The submarines Therefore it is obvious why she at rains of netion. likewise are to be of the mean type, taxles such importance to the quee- and it in sinted that they will have, tim of a very wide cruising radius a submerged displacement of con- for her scouting aircraft. But we siderably over 2,000 tons, Nominal y they are intended as Arst unite are far from clear as to whether for service in the Pacific, but the Beeds would not be more effectively mithilate Herved by big and fast aircraft car pussession islands, with their poirutialities its operating with, or indepen
dently of, the Fiert. The British Navy has made it abundantly plain that it wants to have nothing to do with the new airships under con- struction, and in all his references
of
the
marcat
enmug.
the possible military value of those craft, Sir Samuel Hoare has titted any suggestion that they might prove of use to the Fleet. The Navy saw too much of the failures of the Zeppelins to believe that the causes of those failures car ever be remedied by any pro- res in aerodynamic seiner. The fundamental disabilities of the nir- ship must always reunia.
CHURCH NOTICES.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG.
MAY 29TH, 1927, Sunday Alier Ascen
RICH
Holy Communion at 8 a.m.
Sunday School at 10 a.m. Matius at 11 am..
Preacher Rey, H. Copley Mogle. Erensong at 6p.m. :-
Preacher: Her. H. A. Wittenbach, Social gathering after Bransong in tho Ball. Music and Light Refreshinenta.
Barvien Men Specially Welcome.
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UNION CHURCH (KENNEDY ROAD). SUNDAY SERVICES, May 29th:- Sunday School at 9.45 am. Morning Service at 10.30 am.
Hymne: 127, 914, 800 und 463. Preacher-Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie Evening Service at 6 p.m.
Hymns: 54, 330, 423 and 673. Preacher Bev. Frank Short. WEI YSDAY, June 1st, at 8.15 pm-
So. iers and Sailors' Christian Aa- Mociation.
FRIDAY, June 3rd, at 8.30 p.m.-Chris
tian Endeavour Meating and Social Hour.
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST. MACDONNELL ROAD, BELOW BOWEN ROAD TRAM STATION.
SUNDAY SERVICE, May 29th, at 11.15
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Eubject ANT AND MODERN NECROMANCY, AJAN MELMENTS AND HYPNOTIOM, DENOUNCED." Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.30
p.m.
Reading Room at above address, oper:— Tuesday and Friday, 10am, to 12 Noes. Monday and Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m.
The l'ublic in cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Besting Room
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STEAMER "MANTUA"
ARRIVED HONG KONG UN
26 MAY, 1927.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRAL- TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA. PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO
AND STRAITS.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vossol are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR AR in the Hong Kong And Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany's Godown at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Merk by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as
the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here anlos instructions have been given to the contrary
6 hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within daya, including slate of arrival will be subject to
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP 00., LTD AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE.
MONSIGNÉES per Co.'s Steamer
"SARPEDON"
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees' risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf, The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 28th May.
Optional Cargo will zot be landed here, aniese Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goodn re to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.35 AM, and Noox within the Free Storage period.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goode remaining undelivered after the 1st June, will be subject lo Rent,
All Claims against the tearaer must be presented to the Undersigned un or before the 15th June, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Justiranco will be offected,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. 25th May, 1927.
[-4866
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
SS. ANGERS,”
BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, &c.
CONS
YONSIONEES are hereby informed that their Goeds with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are Using landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowy Uo., Ltd., Kowloon, whence Delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
sent in to me on or
Ret Fire Insurance will be effected by before Thursday, the and June, 1927,
ne in y case whatever.
Damagel Packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Con- signees, and the Company's durveyors, hesars. GODDARD & DOUGLAS at 10 .. an Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
All Claims against the Steamer most be presented to the Undersigned on or before 15th June, 1927, or they will not be recognized,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goode have left the Godown,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agenta. Hong Kong, 26th May, 1927. (4965 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.
HE Steamer
TE
"BERENGAR"
or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined by Surveyors, Moserà. Company's Giocidned &
Douglas in
the
ab
the presence F the Consignees 10 am. On Monday, the 30th May, 1927.
No Fire Inerraros will be effected by na in any caso whatever.
J. LIMAGE,
Agrot
Hong Kong, 24th May, 1927. [4059
COMPAGNIE DES MESSA- GERIES MARITIMES,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
LESBROUGH, LONDON, c.. ALSO CARGO FROM HAVRE, COGNAC, &c.
STEAMSHIP "LIEUTENANT ST. LOUBERT BIE',
BRINGING CARGO FROM We offer you our services as buy- ing agents for British or Conti- having arrived from BREMEN, HAM-DUNKERQUE, ANTWERP, MIDD-
of Cargo Bental goods Established, in 1844 but BURO and Farts, Consigneer thoroughly up-to-date, our emocess
are hereby notified that their Cargo is attained by making out customers being landed at their risk into the Go- interest our first aims. Five expert downs of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Ex B.S. "COMMANDANT MAGES." buyers, with capable staffe, manage Wharf and Gorlown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, different departments, buying, with where Delivery can be obtained.
CONSIGNEES are hereby informed greatest care every class of goods All Goods remaining undelivered after that their Goods with the excaption giving our customer all the advan- the 30th of May, 1927, will be subject of Opium, Treasure and Yalanbles are Enge of wide experience, and ensuring
being landed and stored into the Go- their requirements being rightly enp No Fire Insurance will be effected by downs of
Co., Ltd, Kowloon, plied at lowest prices and best
us in any case whatever,
What the Hong Kong aud Kowloon discounts.
Damaged Packages must be left in the whence Delivery may be obtained im- Godowa for
for Oxamination by the Con- med claims must be sent in to me on
after landing. signees and, the Company's Surveyor, Messrs. Anderson & Asbe at 10 am, on the 27th of May 1927.
as submarine-bases, would give Japan an opportunity to employ ir them such more effectively than fleet flotilla work in the event of war in the Pacific. Her strength in will include destroyers by 1931 sixty-one modern craft all over 10 tons, and twenty-nine below that displacement, whilst of sub- marines se will have. by that tips twenty-seven of more than 100 tons and sixty-six below that size. The w aircraft carrier will give her four vessels of this type To what degree she may be prepared to relax her constritetaal plans must naturally depend upon the British and this is the clinching point
in the view of naval men--the aero The American proposels. anj
plane answers all the essential pur- Christian Seigner ituitur, one
so much of the greatest and most influential poses of aireraft in war
more effectively and with such in- awspapers in the United States finitely greater reliability than the boldly announces that America must be prepared to support the airship that no ens enn really he Teleg.: "Key, Londor." Est. 1844, show for the latter as a Fleet naval Pussers which cons to agree auxiliary. Still, the career of the not in the President's plan against This is the ths which do t first definite proposal of a sive acsociation we have yet come across from an American sufrey Naval and Military Record.
HONG KONG METEOROLOGIJAL
REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, May 27th.
Provious On Uae
Day
at
Date
at
p..
20.67 29,05 20.61
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at 2 p.m.6.11.
Barometer..
Temperaturi
B
74
83
Lumidity....
61
72
Direction
*
E
West
...
3
I
3
Weather..!
C
Bain...
0.00
0.09
0.40
Highest open-air Tumperature, 26th: 62
Wird-
Force
Lowest open-air Temperature, 27th: 74
Mar
United States dirigibles will
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ONG KONG HANSARD RE
HPORTS of the MEETING of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
for the Session 1928.
Revised by Members PRICE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE
to Rent
June,
or before Friday, the 3rd 1927, or they will not be recognized. No Claim will be admitted after the
Damaged Packages will be examined Goods have left the Godown and all by the Company's Surveyors: Messrs. Claims must be presented within Two | Goddard & Douglas in the presence of Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Tues which date they will not be recognised.
Consignees are requested to surrender their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned
far countersignature.
MELCHERS & CO.,
Agents, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Bremen, Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1927. [4957
day, the 31st May, 1927.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
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Agent. Hong Kong, 25th May, 1927.
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Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:-
6th June. 8/9 "MIN
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HAVRE about the 20th June,
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Sailing
Arr. at Hong
from Marseilles.
for Shanghai
Sailings from Kong & Railings Hong Kong for
Marseilles.
and Japan.
Steamers.
D'ARTAGNAN ANGERS
7th June
glst Juse
PORTHOS
8th May
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