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ADDITIONAL FLEET
MORE EXPENSES
More Warships To Be Built
INTERNATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS
London, July 9.
FOR AIR FORCE®
PAYMENTS TO BE MADE LATER.
London, July 9.
The increased provision for the Royal Air Force brings the estim- ated expenditure on that service this year to £50.700,000 which is £24,715.000 more than the net es-
Lure is necessary to implement the polity foreshadowed in the White Pap of March 3 which contem- plated increase
Arst time of ulrcraft-at home to about 1,750 ex- eluding the Fleet Air Arm.
In connection with the addition-timate for 1035/36. New expend!-
for the now made al provision Naty, the following additions to new warshup construction have al
and an- ready been approved nounced: two 1,000 tons cruisers, nine destroyers, one aircraft car- This rer and four submarines. brings the total of new construc- Bon for 1936 In the above gorles and the capital ships to two battleships which will be equipped with 14-inch guns, seven cruisers. ot which two of 10,000 tons, will be built in the present calendur the esting Naval year under
of '5.000 Treaty of 1930 and ve
e-
ions; 18 destroyers, two alreraft "carriers which will be ordered but completed this not necessarily
all elgh submarines, Fear and under the terms of the 1936 London
Naval Treaty.
INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1936.
ENGINEERING AND
SPEED ACCELERATIONS
ON THE LONDON
MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY
On Monday, May 4. the "Mid- day Scot" on the London Midland and Scottish Railway, was 'acce- lerated to leave Euston at 2 pm.. and arrive at Glasgow'nt 9.35 p.m... as before. This is the fastest re- Bular journey time which has ever been in operation between London The new schedule and Glasgow.
Overseas units comprising 25 squadrons with strength of ap- proximately 270 nrst time aircraft will be increased by 12 quadrons by 1939. In addition the present estimate pravides -for bringing the maximum personnel of air force this year up to 55.000, an increase includes four stops of a total dura- of 5,000 on the original total. Ortion of 19 minutes and will be the total estimate. £8,055,000 is maintained by one locomotive of payments likely to mature before "The Princess Royal" class through March 31 as a result of the polley out, the engine men being changed
of longterm orders for large num bers of air-frames and engines and auillary equipment and stores. This includes progress payments on aircraft equipment and stores
at Crewe.
The maximum
THE WATER ENGINEER AND
HIS WORK
BUILDING
STEEL "HAND" TO CAPTURE BANDITS
INVENTION OF SIR M. CAMPBELL
Greatest step forward in Britain's war on motor bandits, the invention of a giant steel "hand that shoots out from a police car to capture a pursued car at speed was revealed last night.
It is the work of Sir Malcolm Campbell world's speed record- holder
Lave
Already preliminary tests
Hendon. Cars dodged and twisted been made at the Police College.
falled.
The forty first summer general meeting of the Institution of Wa ter Engineers was held at Cardiff from Wednesday, May 20, to FTI- day; May 22. The proceedings on loads the opening day included the deali cver the road trying to evade may be as much as 800 tons from livery of the presidential address this new arm of the law. But they Euston to Carnforth, 500 tons from i by Mr. Nell J. Peters. M.Inst.C.E.
In the course of his address the Carnforth to Carlisle over Shap. and the same from Carlisle to president said that the mountain- aus caracter of Wales 'and" its high rainfall had caused the prin- elpality to be considered one of the natural catchment areas of Great Dritain. The average rainfall was 50 in. per annum precipitations of gallons. Probably
The supplementary estimate is which will not be delivered until Glasgow over Beattock.
Important as showing the firm in- tention of the British Government to implement their declared policy of providing the necessary means of "both of'safeguarding ourselves against aggression and of playing our part in the enforcement by common action of international obligations."
It is abundantly clear from the fact that the second supplemen- tary Navy estimate has been in- troduced so soon after the Erst. not only that policy of making good deficiencies is rapidly gathering volume
there is but also that great potentially for Increase in future should circumstances quite it.
re-
Although it is proposed to release ecrtain units temporarily attached to the Mediterranean feet to the Home station and stations abroad, It is the intention to maintain the
strength in the Mediterranean ai somewhat higher level than form- erly. Movements contemplated are considered desirable from the point of view of fleet administration and giving of overdue leave.
SEVEN READY
In reply to a question in the House of Commons, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Samuel Hoare said seven battleships and battle cruisers are at present in every way ready for sea with full peace com- plements and one is now commis- "sioned for trials after completing
others large repairs. Seven elther undergoing modernisation or large repairs or are refting, man- "ned by reduced crews or perform- ing training services but of these seven, all but three can be made ready for sea at short notice if requirea.
British Wireless.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES
are
London, July 9. Supplementary estimates issued to-day bring the total expenditure on Britain's fighting services for the current year to £188,163,700.
To-day's supplementaries include £11,700,000 for Air services, £6. 600,000 for Army,
1937 and 1938. Much heavier pro- vislou for bulk of cost of this pro- gramme will, I is stated, have to be made in these later years British Wirelen.
TO PROTECT FOOD SUPPLY
DEBATE IN COMMONS
Londer.. July 9." A detate was raised in the House of Lords of the need for securing adequate food supply in the event
of
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Bir Malcolm was led to think of his gadget by the death, in Ealing (London), of a pedestrian when a police car, trying to edge a stolen and into the kerb, skidded hurled the civilian against a wall killing him.
car
"I thought." Sir Malcolm said, "that the first thing you do when you are running after a thier is to grasp him by the neck. I thought the same might be done with a car.”
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A telescopic steel arm with strong claws a foot wide is At- led to the front of the police
car,
On making contact with the rear bumpers of a car the claws become firmly locked. By brak- ing the police car, the pursued car is brought to a standstill. SIR MALCOLM TRIES IT OUT To demonstrate is device to a reporter Sir Malcolm fitted it to one of his own cars,, and with the
staged & police chase in bis grounds.
CARLISLE TO GLASGOW The 102.3 miles from Carlisle to Glasgow will be run in 116 minutes. at average speed of 53 m.p.h. On
giving a total the first day of the new schedule
6,000,000,000,000 the "Duchess of Kent" hadled
the inhabit 440-ton train from Euston to
and or Wales ants
Mon- Crewe, a distance of 158 mies, in
mouthshire consumed between 18, 161 minutes, an average start-to-
600,000,000, and 22,000,000,000 gal- stop speed of 58.9 m.p.h. Detwith-
lons, while the quantity drawn by standing five slacks for permanent Liverpool, Birmingham, Birken- way operation. The next 52 miles head, Chester. Shrewsbury," and Lancaster were run in 77 Hereford did not exceed 24,000.000- minutes, with a load of 493 tons.
000 gallons. The whole of the wa- The average speed was 56.1 m.p.h..
ter now utilised, including that two
minutes being gained on employed for the generation schedule, in spite if two temporary power, was therefore only a small speed restrictions. Between Lan-proportion of the total run-off. To ol war. It was recalled that the caster and Penrith, the 13 miles conserve this margin would, how- Minister for Co-ordination of Du-from Milnthorpe to Grayrigg wer? | ever,
mean the construction fence had said that sub-committes run without the speed "falling be- large storage reservoirs, and it under his chairmanship
difficult to convey was low 40 m.p.h., and on the 54 miles would also be aspects of food climbs from Tebay to Shap Sum- water from the southern and wes- examining all supply, in the time of emergency mit. the minimum speed was 27.5 tern coasts, where the precipita-assistance of two of his mechanics.
importance was urged brimp.h, Between Shap and Penrith,tion was greatest to the centres of
population. speakers of stimulating food pro- a speed of 81 m.p. was attained.
latter place reached in 59
THE PROGRESS duction and provision of granarie the for storing wheat.
minutes 26 seconds from Lancas-
Referring to the progress that ter, an average start-to-stop speed had been made in public water or 51.3 m.p.h. A maximum speed supply "since the passing of the of 85 m.ph, was reached between Municipal Corporations
Act of the 1835,
at Penrith and Carlisle. while
the president såld that time the large centres Anal stage of 102 miles from Car-that lisle to Glasgow was run in 1141 population used either piped sup minutes. or 1 minutes less than piles, public pumps. conduit houses, springs. or streams. Many of these sources were of unsatisfac- tory purity, and the growing de- mand for better water was met by private enterprise. This develop- ment was carried out under the Waterworks Clauses Act of 1847,
but
Lord Chancellor replying for the Government reminded he House that without control of seas and air they could not preserve safety of goods stored in this country. Therefore the primary purpose of Government's policy must be to see that they were adequately prepar-schedule in spite of a permanent
against attacks and to give adequate protection to imports.-- British. Wireler, s
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PLENTY OF RAIN IN ENGLAND
SPORTS PROGRAMME CANCELLED
way slack near Kirkpatrick, several speed restrictions in the Motherwell area. and a 5-minute signal stop at Lamington. The load on this section was 277 tons.
THE MINIMUM SPEED
of
The "bandit" made off and S. Malcolm set off in pursuit,
Не caught up with the car and out came the arm. Its movement was controlled by a small hydrau- lic pump operated with a hang lever by a mechanic sitting in front to Sir Malcolm,
A few turns of the lever and is opened out like a penknife and pointed in the drection the car was going. A few more turns and it protruded stiil further by telescopic action.
The steel claws then, opened and as soon as a metal disc. ia the centre pressed against the bandit's bumper the c'aws closed and the "bandit's' car brought to a standstill. "Once It has taken hold," salc
ex- Sir Malcolm. "anyone with
WAS
A minimum speed of 34.5 m.p.h and ten years later the majority of was maintained up Beattock banklarge towns nad adequate supplies, On the same date, the Journey mustly provided by water com time of the up Merseyside Expiess panies. The passing of the Pub- was accelerated to 3 hours, the lic Health Acts of 1875 and 1878 189.7 miles from Mossley Eli te and of the Local Government Acts Euston being run in 189 minutes, of 1888 and 1894 placed the res-perience, of towing will realise that an average speed of 80.2 m.ph ponsibility for ensuring a prope, merely by slowing down and apply- Од
water supply more upon the sani:- ing its brakes the police car must the inaugural journay the actual time taken was, 186 minutes ary authorities, and the result had force the car in front, to come to 20 seconds, an average speed of been a tendency to transfer this a standstill.”
service from private to public 61.1 m.ph. The load was 448 tons.
ownership. Trials with 2 dynamometer Cat
Though from remote times the full programme for inspection Easton and Glasgow with the ex-drinking of polluted waters, few have also been started between disease was connected with the
andon, July Rain was general through Fog- land to-day and in the London area there were torrendal dowu- pours which interfered with a outdoor fixtures, Rali was so heavy that it became necessary to cannur
of the second battalion of fle Coldstream Guards by
precautions seem
to have been
perimen al turbomotive engine. No. the King6202. The
up and down Royal taken against pollution until 1 After battalion had marched past Scot is being used for this purpose 1852, after successive outbreaks of the men were dismissed. The King
wih loade Inspected the party at Old Com-
between 475 tons and cholera, Parliament ordained that 560 tons. On the second day. No. water should not be taken from the
A MUNICIPAL
COLLIER SERVICE
The erection, for other reasons, of
£1,059,000 for trades of the battalion who stood 6202 took a load of 500 tons froid Thames below Teddington. Similar large generating stations on
bareheaded in the rain.
Navy and £293,000 for Army Royal Ordinance factories, but the total
Flooding occurred in several parts for the year given above also in Londen including a portion of cludes £10,300,000 supplementary
the basements of the House of estimate for the navy published on
Commons. Owing to the flooded April 28.--
condition of the neighbouring British Wireless.
streets there Was
THE ARMY EXPENSES
London, July 9. New expenditure of £3,600,000 for the Army Includes provision for additional charges in respect of for remedying the programme Army deficiencies and special mea- gures taken in connection with the Italo-Abyssinian dispute including
the
Symington to Carlisie, a distance precautions were also adopted by banks of a water way brings inte of 66.9 miles. In 681 minutes. an the majority of towns in the king- into prominence the advantages of average speed of 58.3 m.ph. The dom. This restriction showed that water-borne over rallborne coal minimum speed at the top of Beat- the necessity of obtaining pure wa- and necessitates an addition to the appre-equipment that has to be provided. tock was 30 m.p... and the maxi- ter before Altration was
is well known, the London that time the As was clated, and since mum subsequently attained exceptionally
77.5 m.p.h., the 491 miles from the methods adopted had enabled wa-Power Company already owns acute tram jam in Trafalgar summit to Carlisie being run in ter of excellent quality to be used feet of colliers, by means of which
In five county cricket matches just under 46 minutes.
¡Square
in various parts of the country no ball could be bowled -- British Wirdlenn
CAUSE YET UNKNOWN
THE MANCHESTER
SHIP CANAL
a
of
These methods, however. entailed coal is brought from the coalfields considerable capital outlay, a state up the Thames to Battersea,, both of affairs which had led to the de- for use at that station and else velopment of double filration and where, and the Fulham Borough to rapid Altration with or without Council is to adopt the same prac chemical treatment, Similar pro- tice for the service of the new they are erecting Kress had been made in connec-station which
high high up the river. This station tion with pumping, and cfficiency was now obtained by the will have an initial capacity tise of high-pressure steam, gas, 132,000 kW and an ultimate capa- oil, and electricity. The water city of 310,000 kW, and will then engineer had also benefited by the consume 2,000 tons of coal per day progress of metallurgy and the dis- The first of three colliers whitch. covery of new materials, such as will supply coal to the station was The general upward trend which the production of aluminium and launched at the Burntisland yard War Minister Duff Cooper said the is taking place in industry is re-its alloys and of ferro-concrete and lot the Burntisland Shipbuilding disaster occurred whel an experi- fected in increased merchandise artificial stone- ment was in progress regarding traffic on the Manchester Ship
London, July 9.
The explosion which occurred
cost of maintaining troops away yesterday at the Woolwich Arsenal from their normal stations and the was the subject of a question in present Palestine emergency.—
British Bireless.
the House of Commons. Replying.
INCREASED TRAFFIC
MORE FOR THE
DEFENCES.
the filling of a high explosive shell.Canal. The total tonnage of the
al
The cause of the explosion was in toll-paying traffic rose from 5,949-1935,
show's.
Company Limited, on Saturday, December 7, and named Fulham by the Mayor'ess of that borough that maintenance (Mrs, S. Vanderhook). the course of investigation and 970 in 1934 to 6.135.603 in 1935; works were carried out. In the court of inquiry had been convened furthermore the 1934 figure was form of dredging operations and London July 9, The building involved was in a greater than that for 1933 and the repairs to locks. bridges and other were spent on dredging and of Although Latter higher than the 1932 total, property, as the necessity arose, £73,719, on repairs to locks, roads. It is recalled that the Chancellor special danger area, of the Exchequer provided £20, completely wrecked ather which stood at the relatively-low but that no new works of impor- bridges, and hydraulic and electric-
Consider 000,000 in the budget for defence activities of the research depart figure of 5318,935 tons. The an-tance were put in hand. That lighting installations.
These ment of the Royal Arsenal had not dual report of the directors of the these maintenance works are, how-able sums were also expended in. supplementary est'mates.
Manchester-Ship Canal Company ever, tairly extensive is shown by maintaining the efficiency of the already, amount to £29,850.000,- bear interfered with ....
for the year ending December 31, the fact that sums of £127,885. Company's railway system. ritish Wireless.
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