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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, 8th. NOVEMBER, 1924.
U.S. NAVAL NEEDS.
Which Are Being Remedied.
BLOW, SHORT RADIUS SUBMARINES NEED A MOTHER SHIP FOR FUEL, AS SHOWN HERE.
The A gun, no matter how up to enough. But few of these ships morged; 14 at the surfaco. date and wall kept, isn't much wore no vy-built. They uro latost long range undersea boat
so without ammunition. Just converted merchant craft. They hits 20.
80 with a Navy. It's helpless are not well suited to naval use. U. S. Navy mou agres an auxi- without supplios. It uses them some are very old, dating back liary should be equal to 16 knots. up very fast, so, must constantly to the Spanish-Amorican War 26 Otherwise either it's in constant convoyed; in war-time, fighting
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sonnel. In round numbers the US. Navy has 80,000 men. To man its fighting and auxiliary flects it poeds 135,000
The U.S. Navy is trying to repair its deficiencies as It" con got the money. Besides the auxiliaries in or out of commis. sion, it is building 161, including 20 oilers, 38 fleet tugs and 45 mino sweepers, But whan com- ploted they still will lack personnel.
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Association [football has been dropped entirely in favour of Rugby at Allan Glen's and Hut- choson's Grammar Schools.
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Only four tries in all were scored by Britain. in the four Test games in South Africa. The scorers were H. Whitle, D. Cunningham, S. W. Harris, and A. F. Blakiston, A. L. Voyce klcked д penalty." Noithor
of tho tries were converted,
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Admiral R. E. Coontz, in his roport on the Culebra mano ouvros this year refers to Prominent among the British the 'lack of suloient mino players. during the ill-fated swoopers," to the lack also of tour have boen tho two gear for those vosgole and to the Horiot's mon-D. Drysdale and unreliability of their machinery. R. M. Kinnear. Of the other "Dostroyer tondere," he adds Boots, D. 8. Davlos and R. Howie "aro deficient in speed; neod also did woll. All four improved raconditioning and early comple- their reputations, though the tion of more capable ships to Heriot's captain seemed to have roplace them.
lost his old knack of kicking goals. That was a notable wank- noes of the side.
Submarine tenders are slow and unreliablo in mobility, not adequate in capacity and unequipped with anti-aircraft
guns.
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"Plans are reported to be afoot for a match with Jack Dempsey, Auxiliary types," the Admiral the heavy-weight champion, concludes, summing up, "lack when he visits England apood. The train (meaning the January. Harry Preston, with totul number of auxiliaries whom Dempsey will stay at attached to a floot) under convoy Brighton, stated that he hoped to would limit spoed to 7.5 knots." It make an announcement in the is the consensus of opinion in the course of a few weeks. Dempsey Navy that this is about half fast will also make an exhibition tour enough, says an American com-of London, the provinces, and the montator.
Continent.
SPORTS PARS.
Interesting World items.
PICKING PEARS BY SCIENCE. 'Pressure Test" For Unpicked Fruit.
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Farmers using the pressure testar, shown at the left, are practically sure of the proper time to harvest their pears" · "At right is a pear after it has been tested, showing pressure marks at its widest diameter.
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Corvallis, Oregon-Picking forced into the pear at its largost poars -has boon put a diameter, registors the pear's M. A. Noble, one of the Au- scientific basis. No longer will prossure resistance on a scale, stralian cricket selectors, hopes this fruit ripen before it roaches Aftor thousands of experimente the English olovon will take home the consumer, nor will farmers with all kinds of pears, Pro. Mur the "Ashow" for the good of have to face any loss on this ao- neck has completed a table of cricket.
proesure limite indicating when A device known as a "pressure each class of pearls ripe for D. Drysdale and R. M. Kinnear The New Zealand Rugby Union toster" has been invented by Prof. ample, he has found that harvest- picking and shipping. For ex ba getting mara. If operating years ago. Nearly all are too danger or it must be strongly were the only backs who figured bave docidad to offer to send a A. E. Muracek of the Orogon ing of Bartletts should begin in all four Test matches in South team to South Africa next year, Agricultural Experiment Station when the pressure indloates an close enough to a slinro baro, the slow.
A fighting foot in war-lime vessols cannot well be spared for Africa. Five forwards-R. Cove- and to invite a British team to here to make paar culture an average rakistance of 25 pounds. fighting ships can put into port
Smith, Noil Macpherson. A. F. tour in 1926.
accurate agricultural solence. It The lowest limit at which it la for what they need. In case of wants supplies when it wants trouble in the Pacific, however, them. Dolay is apt to be fatal. Finally, out of the navy's 156 Blakiston, DS Davies, and H. A.
does in a sure way what farmers still safe to pick Bartletts is at P. F. Warner, the old Mid- have long boen trying to do in 25 pounds, but the lower, the American vorsels would be 3000 Moreover, a slow auxiliary fal's destroyer, submarine and aircaft Howie-rotained their places in
all four games.
dlesex captain, says he thinks haphazard manner-ell when the pressure the closer must be the or 4000 miles from their nearest easy prey to submarinos. Somo tenders, repair, store, ammuni *baso-Hawaii.
of America's dostrover tenders' tion, cargo and hospital ships,
the English team which is in pears are just right for shipment. shipping point. are gon i for only 7.5 knots. Few colliers, oilers, transports, 6tnual for 1924-5, printed and pabin batting, fine fieldors, and their tion on the definito theory that now in use in
The Border Rugby Football An- Australia a vory fine side, strong An adequate supply feat-
Pro. Murneck basód his inveu- This method of testing poars is auxiliarios-would be abanlataly American anxiliaries of any type tuzs, mine sweepers and
Foveral fruit A modern cellaneous craft, 4 are out of lished by Messrs Scott & Putereon. bowling would, he thought, turn the resistance pro-sure offered by growing districts of Oregon and десонвагу. So far as numbers can boat 10 or 11.
Huwick. contains the fixtures of go, the U.S. navy has aux jarios submarino makes 12 knots sub- commission due to lack of port the Border clubs, a list of the I imagined "I may be wrong," bojthe most accurate measure of the found highly satisfactory. It may out botter than some people the pear at its widest diameter is Washington, and it has besa winners of trophies and sports, a added. "but I think we are going fruit's degroo of maturity. It extend to the practice of picking photo of the Bardor Jongue to beat Australia this year.' Champlons, and the names of
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A slight profit was rale on Suth African cricketers' tur in Great Britain.
There are those who claim that Davis, the young billiarda player,) is the third best professional at the game. If so, whers dous Falkiner come in?
Mosers Baxtor. Daniol, Hart loy, Robinson, and Stoop have been appointed as the Selection Commitive for English Rugby trial and international matches.
Groonook Cricket Club have engaged Albert Wright as pro- fessional for next so1876. Ha comes from Leicestershire, la 23 years of ago a left handed hau man, and a medium to fast right- band bowlor.
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The tennis chamnionships of the public routs at Wilton Lindkó Publia Park, Hawick, have can- cluded. In the gentlemon's final. Hugh Anderson beat Juhn Lalog 6.0 In the final for the ladies, Miss Alice Turnbull beat Miss Ellon Fleming, 8-6.
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Edinburch Univarsity's first three Rugby m võhem ara sarı ok Lands. Thoir oppongots in theas new to ba Dundos High School |(FP) Selkirk, and J-dfore-1, Their first championship gamo will be with the Royal High School (F.P.)
It was a our ons coinoidenno that the South Afrain cr'akarara should have left. England for home on the same day that the British Ruchy men mot enfl from South Africa Naither team cover- od themselvo with glory.
G. T. Stoventon seems to Kaya Improved as a runner since going to America. · He has returned 48 8-10 60% for the quarter and just fallod to win the United: States Championship över, that distance, being heaten on the post. Bitch, Anish some Yards i
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