SIR JULIAN CAHN'S XI TO
VISIT MALAYA
Only One Game In Singapore
IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORTHCOMING VISIT TO MALAYA OF SIR JULIAN CAHN'S CRICKET TEAM, A REPORT EMANATING FROM MALACCA STATED... THAT SINGAPORE WERE GUARANTEEING THE TOURISTS $3,000 FOR THEIR MALAYAN TOUR.
This has, however, not yet been confirmed, the information given being that the expenses incurred were being borne entire- ly by Sir Julian Cahn who made the arrangements for the tour.
While in 'Singapore. however, the tourists will be the guests of the Singapore Cricket Club, who are making all arrangements for their accommodation.
Due to the fact that the time at their disposal will not permit additional matches
DRIVE ON THE COMMUNISTS
being played, Government Troops
Seize Opportunity
the Singapore State side will not have the chance to meet the visi tors.
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ALL-MALAYA MATCH
be:
The Singapore. Bxture" will the game between All-Malaya and Bir Julian Cahn's team, the other matches being against, Selangor. at KL. Perak, at Ipoh, and Pen- ang.
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Foochow, Mar. 18.
South-western Fukien were order- The two Kwangtung divisions in ed to-day to speed up the drive against the Communista with a view to their early elimination.
It is reported that Chang Ting- It is not known what arrange- cheng, the Red leader in Fukien. inents are being made for the re- ception of the visitors in the Up-ordinates, hence the government is at loggerheads with his sub- country States, but it is presumed that premier European clubs of Selangor, Perak and. Penang will be making
similar arrangements for their accommodation.
There appears to be a strong feeling in Malacca" and Negri that on the occasion of the visit of Sir Jullan Cahn's cre- keting team, there should be a match, even though it be a half-day game only, at Malac
ca
The fear is being held in Malacca that as the Singapore Cricket Club have taken on the onus of naneing Sir Julian's travels in Malaya, and the sum named as the S.C.C.'s guaran- tee was $3,000, Malacca-Negrt's. wishes for the fixture in ques tion might not be entertained.
WHITEHALL OR
DELHI?
Indian Civil Service
In the old days the Indian Civil Service could rely on getting al-
most the pick of the British universities India being often "preferred to Whitehall.
A startling change is shown in the outcome of this year's examinations for entry into the Civil Service--the first examina- tions since the India Act was pissed.
for
It is a joint examinadon the Administrative Class in the Civil Service and into the Indian Civil Candidates may enter for elther or both. Whitehall this yeur offered 50 vacancies, India 37. Of the 50 candidates at the top of the list, 35 had not even en- tered their names for the Indian service. Four more were women. who are not eligible for India:
Only One Chose, Indis
up 趄
Or the remaining eleven, who had entered their names for either service, nine preferred Whitehall; one chose to go into the consular service. and one only took vacaney in the Indian Civil,
In order to all the other 36 vacancies on its list the Indian Government was forced to select men who were not in the first fifty. Of these. 21 were Indians and 15, British-making 18 British appointments in all, including the one candidate who preferred India to, Whitehall.
These facts show that our best men will no longer accept India" as affording a congenial and as "sured career,
PRESS COMMENT ON NAVAL RACE
troops consider it timely to renew the offensive on the outlaws.
Revival of the anti-Communist
campaign would belle the reports that the Reds are ready to sur- render to the government author- !ties. Chang Ting-cheng's forces i league with their Red comrades in the North-West.-- Union News.
are
CAR CHASE SEQUEL
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937.
Oakland, Mar. 18-Miss Amella Earhart, who is on her round the world fight with Port Darwin as her first objective, is expected at Honolulu at 4 p.m. G.MT. She has also overtaken the Hawali Capper which left for Honolulu an hour before her departure. A Inter message reports her arrival in Honolulu. Reuter.
TRIP TO RED
DISTURBANCES
AT CLICHY
Cabinet To. Consider Situation
Paris, Mar, 17.
The Cabinet has decided to open an immediate investigation to na- certain the responsibility for the Clichy riots, A communique is- sued by the Seine Union of Syndi- cutes says, that the strike men- tioned earlier WAS not directed against the government which must remain in power,
Ід order not to
place the Bovernment in difficulties, rigid discipline will be exercised and work will be resumed in the after- noon, the object of the strike being to emphasise the need to dissolve the "Fascist Leagues."— Reuter.
PROTEST STRIKE
Paris, Mar, 17. The Union of Syndicates decided to call a half day general strike to-marrow morning as a protest against last night's events at Clichy.
HEADQUARTERS Reuters Bulletin Service,
Nanking Disappoints Foreign Writers
EXCITEMENT CONTINUES...
Paris, March 17.
Tokyo, March 18-Prince and Princess Chichibu left Yokohama to-day for London via Canada and the United States to attend the Coronation-Renter.
SHOOTING OF KOREANS
As the excitement over the dis- Home Press Comment
orders in the Clichy district yes- terday shows no sign of abate- *ment. and аз the
communist party is presenting the Premier with Cabinet held a meeting to-day to discuss a plan of prohibiting, for peremptory demanda. the
the duration of the world exhibi- tion at least, all political meet-
| Ings.—
to
Transocean News Service."
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WORK RESUMED
Paris, Mar. 18. All the strikera resumed work by
Shanghai, Mär. 18. The contemplated trip to Stan capital of Shengi by a number of foreign editors in Shanghal and correspondents of American and British papers was "unsuccessful. Those invited to take the trip in- clude Edwin Haward, Editor of the North-China Daily News: Randall Gould, Editor of the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury; J. B. midday. Powell, correspondent, Chicago. Heuter. Tribune: Vicar Keen, correspon- dent, New York Herald Tribune:
TRAFFIC NORMAL John Morris, Manager of United
Paris, Mar. 18. Press Bureau; A T. Steele, cor- though harmless demonstrations.
After a respondent
morning of excited at Nanking for New all strikers resumed work by 12.15 York Times,
According to the arrangements,normal--
ph. and traffic, speedily became which were made by Mias Agnes Reuter. Smedley: writer, the foreign, writers were to American woman proceed to Sian in two groups and then were to be Every police station in the coun- motor lorries to the red headquar- try now has a description of fourters in Northern Shengi. people and a police notice has been circulated headed: "Wanted for
After two days' search all over England, the police "are still no nearer tracing the woman and three' men
who twice broke through a police cordon in driving from Bognor Regis to the outskirts of London, writes a correspondent in the "Evening Standard."
housebreaking."
Felpham, near Bognor six weeks When, they rented a bungalow at
ago they stated that they had come from China,
Supt. W. H. Brett, Deputy Chief Constable of West Sussex, told me to-day:
"I am anxious to interview all four in connection with offences in the Bognor arca recently. I shall be glad if anyone knowing any- thing about the whereabouts of any of the four will communicate immediately either with me at the West Sussex police headquarters at Chichester ox with the nearest police-station.
"Bentley
Allas
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Conducted by VISIT TO DUCHY
However, the Foreign Ministry at
Nanking declined to issac visaes to
the correspondents not to Rol telegraphed to: Shanghai urging those planning the journey and
Union Neue.
NAVAL AERIAL DEFENCES
Strength Trebled In Recent Years
..
the
A three-fold increase In Navy's anti-aircraft defences has taken place within recent years and month by month they become "The bungalow where they have more formidable, writes a corres- been staying at Feipham was rent-pondent in the "Daily Telegraph." ed in the name of Mr. and Mrs. This fact is confirmed by official Bentley.
data in the Navy Estimates and the "Return of Fleets" as well as
Two other men, one posing as a brother of Mrs. Bentley and the other a chauffeur, later joined them. The name Bentley is only an allas. Mr. Bentley' sometimes goes by the name of Barclay, some- times Barker. The woman often
by information in the naval re- ference books.
Two years ago the battleships Nelson and Rodney and the air- craft-carrier Courageous were the only vessels in the Navy mounting
OF CORNWALL
King And Queen Welcomed
London, Mar. 18.
London, Mar. 18.
Japan's much advertised mode- rate policy has not get, had any effect of moderating the smuggling now going on for over two years, says the "Manchester Guardian" in a leading article on the death of two Koreans.
By these methods the Japanese "hope to cheat the Chinese Gov- ernment of revenue and undercut the foreign trade set up on their own "customs administration."
They also prove that little 'value can be placed on the speeches of the Ministers in Tokyo- Reiter.
CURFEW REINTRODUCED IN JERUSALEM
! Jerusalem, Mar. 18. Curfew has been reintroduced into the municipal drea until further notice... Reuter.
ROYAL NAVY
Reliefs For China
The following programme has Early this morning the King and been approved for the crulser Queen visited the Duchy of Corn-Diomede. Captain A. R. Halfhide, wall This is the first time since which was recommissioned, on- their accession that Their Ma- February 3 as an independent jesties visited the estates
command with a special comple- ment for a trooping voyage to the China Station.
They received an enthusiastic. welcome from the tenants while visiting a number of boys' clubs and homes of the tenants on the
estates
Their Majesties will be leaving Lord Derby and will attend the London this afternoon to stay with racing at Lincoln to-morrow and witness the Grand National
DINNER PARTY
The King and Queen gave the night. Fifty guests were present second of their dinner parties last
Reuter's Bulletin Sercue. at the Palace —
uses the name of Miss Margaret more than four long-range anti-ROYAL AIR FORCE
Barker."
The following description of the fou wanted people was given to me to-day:
aircraft guns.
To-day, four other capital ship's Royal Oak, Malaya. Warspite. Repulse and at least six cruisers mount eight 4in. A.-A guna The eventually
Bentley, aged about 40, dark complexion, dark thin hair, closely-same clipped moustache; limps slightly, though this may be put on; some times wears glasses.
dressed, naturally dark hair, which Mrs. Bentley, aged 25, smartly
is sometimes dyed blonde..
Chauffeur, aged 25, 5ft. 41m., well bullt, dark complexion, dark hair, usually dressed in a double-breast- ed blue suit and chauffeur's cap.
Mrs. Bentley's brother, aged 28, 5ft. 5in., medium build, dark com plexion, dark hair. small brown eyes, well dressed:
London, Mar, 18. "No power has anything gain by the resumption of qualitative naval competition in which the only limit is the sky," says the "Times." PREMIER BUYS NEW
It will be prevented if the Japanese Government before Apr..
1: undertakes to accept the four- teen-inch gun.
In the next fortnight the world will have the opportunity of avold- ing some of the worst evils which in the past has arisen from hu- man folly.
TOWN HOUSE Rumours Of Resignation Confirmed?
armament #
be mounted in all our modernised capital ships, and also in the 20 new cruisers building or projected.
number of long-range A.-A. guns In. the five new battleships the will probably be not less than 13 per ship.
Squadron Leader Taaffe
Squadron Leader R. T. Taaffe, who was promoted on February 1, the newly formed No. 223 (Bom has been appointed for duty with ber Squadron at Nairobi, the first to be formed oversea under the expansion scheme. But these comparatively, heavy He was weapons are not the 'only item in School, Bath, and the Royal Col- educated at Downside the Navy's anti-aircraft armament.lege of Science, and entered the All vessels, from sloops upwards, RAF. with a
short-service' com-
Variety of Guns
are officially listed as carrying mission in 1923, for which a per- many smaller guns," the majority manent commission was substitut- of which are designed for high-ed in 1928. He has the Iraq active angle fire.
service medal for service with No. 65 (Bomber) Squadron in 1929-31. He has also been abroad for the past three years two years on personnel stam duties at head- quarters in Iraq, and for the past year on administrative and flying
She will arrive at Aden on March 20; Colombo, March 26-31;. Singa- pore. April 4-6; Hong Kong. April 10-14; and Wasung, April 16,
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CANTON
RAILWAY
OMICAL
Easter Holidays.
The Kowloon Canton Railway announce the service of an "additional evening train from both Kowloon and Canton during the period of ⚫the above holidays.
March 25th to March 29th (inclusive)
Kowloon dep. 6.46 p.m.- Canton arr. 9.58 p.m..
OF
Canton dep. 6.46 p.m. Kowloon arr. 9.58 p.m.
R. D. WALKER, Manager & Chief Engineer.
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HONG KONG
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HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL
HOTELS
LIMITED.
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BRITAIN'S LACK OF
DRAUGHTSMEN
some cases, to ex- contracts, use has been made of old drawings.
A leading aircraft manufacturer said that he was having the great- est difficulty in finding, draughts- men, particularly those with speci- alised knowledge,
Britain lacks skilled draughts- Association, stated that even these men--the men who make detailed 30 were only temporarily unem- copies of every kind of industrial ployed-moving from one post to design, states the "Dally Tele- another. graph" aircraft manufacturers, housing contracts have been delayed and The shortage is embarrassing so acute is the shortage that large Inquiries I made revealed that
"contractors and Government de employers are considering new partments. Fears are held that methods of making drawings of soon have an effect on the Goy- the deficiency in numbers may designs. In
pedite ernment's defence programme.
How serious is the shortage is revealed to the figures of unem- Commander of the Vindictive ployment among draughtsmen. Of Commander R. J. Shaw, M.BE, 20,000 available in all sections of
to Join the cruiser
Vin-industry fewer than 50 are unem dictive, which is fitting out at ployed. Draughtsmen are every- Portsmouth for service as cadet where working overtime.
tion the Vindictive is being given organisation of the craft, has a the Frobisher. During reconstruc- training cruiser in succession to The Association of Shipbuilding and Engineering Draughtsmen, the
a single funnet instead of two, the membership of 16,000 80 per cent. number of effective bollers being of all the draughtsmen in the reduced to four. Her torpedo country. Of these only 30 are on tubes are being removed, and a It unemployment register." Tow of cabins will be provided on the superstructure amidships. Commander Shaw has had ex- perience in the training of cadets on the staff at Dartmouth College, and has also served at Shotley training establishment Following his promotion in December, 1932, he graduated at the Staff College. and for the past two years has
He has played for the Navy in the been in the Training and star Duties Division at the Admiralty.
ket and squash rackets. Inter-Services tournaments at crie-
APPOINTMENTS
been made:-
"The following appointments have
(March 8).
Cdr.-G. P. Claridge, to Dolphin
MR.CS. LRCP., to Pembroke for Burgeon Cdr.-A W. Cocking,
'R.N.B (February 27).
OLD DRAWINGS BEING USED Mr. Peter Dolg, secretary of the
SPANISH WAR CLAIMS
Madrid, March 18. The Government forces claim success in north Madrid, but in. surgent artillery bombarded the centre of Madrid to-day.
"An aircraft draughtsman to--
dynamics, materials and shop pro- day must be a first-class 'mathe-- matičan and understand BETO-
cedure," he added. "It is extra- ordinarily difficult to And draughtsman of any kind in these days. It is almost impossible to employ one with the necessary qualifications,"
LUNCHEON PARTY
Professor Chang At Chinese Y's Men's Club
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The Chinese Y's Men's Club held a tin party at St. Francis Hotel In the south the insurgenta are
yesterday when the guest of honour was Professor P. C. Chang, attacking Porto Blanco, a railway. Mr. Peter H. Bin presided and town in the mineral area, and others present included Dr. F. L six miles.-- claim to have made an advance of Tseng, Dr. Arthur Woo, Professor Reuter's' Bulletin Service.
· TIN COMMITTEE MEETING
London, March 18.
Esu T-shan, and Mr. George She. Mr. Biri, in a few, well chosen words, introduced Prof. Chang, who, in reply, gave an interesting
Burgeon Odr. (D)-E. J. Luck,
account of impressions he gained during his recent tour of England. What he admired most about the to Victory (March 18),
English people was their charac- Victory (March 22);
Payr: Cdra.-N. L B. Parker, to It is learned that no fresh deel-ple, he said, believed in what they teristic stability. The Scottish peo- Clay, to Iron Duke (April 1).
and N, Y.
sions were reached at to-day's La Cars-E. A Shattock (F/L. ing.
International Tin Committee meet RAF), to Victory for
No communique has been R.A.F. issued. station, Gosport (February 261; Reader. and E. A. Stocker, to Seawolf. (March 16)...
From 20 to 20 of these weapons are mounted in every capital ship and large cruiser: from 1 to 15 in every smaller cruiser, and from Ove to nine in destroyers and sloops.
They include light automatic duties in Egypt. London, March 18. quick-firers, pom-poms, and multi- Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime barrelled heavy machine-guns Minister, has bought a new town which аге house into which he will be re-flying aircraft and torpedo 'planes. six
deadly against low-
in, and five smaller AÇA There is also a special "anti- pieces. This acems to confirm the aircraft ship". evolved by the rumour that the Premier will be British Navy and not yet adopted is both active and passive, and in rank of Payr. Mid. (seny. Feb. 1), Anti-aircraft defence, however, Payr. Cadet-E. JL Wright, to resigning after the Coronation and by any foreign fleet, leaving No. 10 Downing Street
the latter respect the British Navy Cd Supply Officers.-P. M. Cox This new type will shortly be is in a far better position than and C. A Gill, to rank of Pays. represented by seven cruisers, each mounting. 10 4in greatly strengthened and vulner-28);
28-knot formerly. Deck armour is being Lt. (seny, respective Feb. 7 and. and 11 smaller A.-A. guns, and six able points are made bomb proof" 18-knot escort vessels each with by special devices.
If the opportunity is lost and the world reverts to an unrestrict-moving on March 25.. ed battle of building yards, it will be quite clear where the responsi- ..bility lies.
It is devoutly hoped that better counsels will prevail than as fore- shadowed by the telegram from Tokyo.--- Reuter.
The general beller is that Mr. Neville Chamberlain will succeed
him.- Reuter.
Promotions
Warrant Supply Omeers-CO Bridgeman and A. W. Richards to
respectively Feb 7 and 26). rank of Cd. Supply Officer (seny:
J
Retirement
thought but the English people's approach to problems was intuitive and experimental
The speaker was thanked by Dr. Tseung, the President of the I's Men's Club of Hong Kong-
CHESS CLUB MEETING The Victoria Chess Club held Lt-P. F. King, placed on the their weekly meeting at the Glou Retd. List (Feb. 22),
cester Building, top foor, yester- Royal Australian Navy day evening. A very pleasant and CALL Howden OBE, to instructive evaning was spent by President (March 22).
those present.
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