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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
MARRIAGE
BROWN-ADAM-On
July
1934, at Walton-on-Thames, England Charles Nelson Brown, of Shanghal, to Daphne Elizabeth Adam, of Dunedin. New Zealand.
DEATHS GAUTIER-On June 30, 1930, hear Valence, France, as the result of a motor accident, Denise (ne Oneille), wife of M. Jules Gautier, of Shanghai, at the age of 48.
INGENOHL-On July 19, 1934, in Belgium, Carl Ingenbhi, aged
85 years.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934.
THE AUSTRIAN ARMY
Request For Increase
London, Aug. 15.
In connection with the rumour,
hitherto unconfirmed, that Allled been asked to allow an increase in and Little Entente circles have
the Austrian Army, and that Lon- don, Rome and Paris have raised Rome no objections, the "Dally Herald's" correspondent says the
Starherberg Italian Fascist leaders yesterday and they agreed to an increase London Office: 53, Fleet Street, necessary to enable Austria
E.C. &
defend her Independence.- Beuter
Ice House Street. Tel.: 90251 Night Editor (Wanchai Office)
Tel. 94511.
The Daily Press.
Hoyo Koya, August 16, 1934.
BIGGER NAVIES
at
All advocates of peace will br disappointed at Britain's return to the position she upheld the abortive conference at Geneva in 1927 concerning her need for In. creased naval strength, and though perhaps it is only a bargaining position, the "case for a bigger Navy is buttressed with too many of the 1927 arguments to be re- remembered that the 1927 con- garded complacently. It will be ference was an attempt to carry forward the limitation of capital ships which was achieved at the Washington Conference of 1921.
into
of auxiliary
Prince
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CATHOLIC CHURCHES BURNT DOWN
Jaw
to
LONDON
NOTES
MR. BALDWIN AND THE, a Remembrance Service at Canter-
bury Cathedral on August-12. RHINE FRONTIER”"
London Aug. 2. Mr. Baldwin's speech
on, the Government's air programme yes- terday was disapptinting in 'sub- stance and in form, and many mote people think so to-day than yesterday. ference
There is much "dif.
when you think of the defence meaning of
opinion, about the his statement that
of England you can no longer | think of the chalk cliffs of Dover. You think of the Rhine. That is where to-day our frontier lies."
of
One school thinks he was only stating the commonplace of aerial strategy that as the range and speed of the bomber increases the attack must be met at an increas. ing distance from our shores, the distance at the moment being the Rhine. That I feel convinced, was how the House, of Commons accepted the statement.
But others--including, of course, the French press--think Mr. Baldwin was doing more than
French Warship Inquires Into stating a strategical proposition
Report
that he was acknowledging that existing circumstances of aerial warfare are driving us, whether we like it or not, into common Shanghai. August 9. defensive action with France and The French sloop Tahure left Belgium, and into a revival of the Mamol, the sea port of Foochow Entente Cordiale. Whitehall re- or Wednesday for Santuao in Fu-jects entirely the notion that Mr. kien to investigate a report that Baldwin was foreshadowing any two French Catholic churches had such revolutionary change of Bri- munist-bandits at Fuan and Fan-mons view that Mr. Baldwin was been looted and burnt by Com- tish policy. It ing in the north-west of the pro- only
takes the Com-
vince, according to usually reliable necessities of our present position reports from the Fukien capital entirely regardless of political in- yesterday. No detalls of the alleg-plications... late last night. ed outrages had been received here
In spite of reports of perfect
canvassing the
strategic
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SERGEANT-MAJOR NEWS SUMMARY
GANDHI
About 2000 old and serving Buna Once Took Dancing Minister
will take part in the parade. From the depot the parade will march to the Cathedral, where a special sermon will be preached by the Rev. E. H Thorold, the Chaplain-general to the Forces.
After the service the whole con- gregation will ale past the "Book of Life." It contains the names of the 6500 Buffs who fell in the War.
The book will be placed outside the Warriors' Chapel and will be guarded by two sergeants, resting on their arms reversed.
The Bus Remembrance Ser- vice is held each year. It is, I think, the only ceremony of its kind among British regiments,
SON OF THE SEA
Sir Reginald, Tyrwhitt," the new Admiral of the Fleet, was the senior admiral on the active list, He was promoted to that rank more than Ave years ago.
He is a typical sailor-tall, wea. ther-beaten, with prominent black eyebrows.
Like many sailors, he is a re- strained but eloquent, orator
Sir Reginald is not a "big ship man. He has served principally In destroyers.
It is said that although he miss ed Jutland he was under fire more often in the war than any other naval officer of Ids rank.
was
during the battle of Heligoland His flagship, "the saucy Are- thusa,"
nearly
blown to pieces under him in August, 1914, Bight.
Lessons
How many people to-day are aware that, Mr. Gandhi has twice worn khaki as a member of the British forces? He has held the rank of temporary sergeant-major and has received war medals.”
Japan's Foreign Policy forms the subject of a, very interesting article by Mr. Yoshizawa, former Foreign Affairs, Amongst other things. it deals with Russo-Japanese Relations and also Japan's Naval Strength..
Page
The absence of Voce on the second day of the match between Notts and the Australians was the cause of some disturbance on the It was in South Africa that he ground when some of the specta- saw active service, as Mr. Glorney tors, believing that Voce was ab- Bolton recalls in his book, "The sent because the visitors complain- Tragedy of Gandhi,"
wased against his leg-theory bowling. published recently.
which
Mr. Gandhi As He Is To-day.
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