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TAIKOO CEREMONY
H.M.S. Robin, built by Yarrow & Company and assembled by the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company, was launched by Mrs. Elliott, wife o: Commodore Frank Elliott, O.B.E, at Taikoo Docks this morning in the presence of a friends, and Jarge gathering of
well-wishers.
WORLD CONFERENCE
REVIVAL
"UP TO OTHERS" SAYS AMERICA.
Washington, Mer, 6. Mr. Richard¬W, Child, who is proceeding to Europe on an economic survey, said farewell to President Roose- volt on departing on his tour.
Interviewed regarding the reconvening of the World Economic Conference, Mr. -Childsald:—Wo have
nothing to propose. It is up to other nations if the Conference is to be re- vived."--Beuter.
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Ekkumismatistamata
Amid cheering, sounding of Birona and the firing of crackers, tae new vessel look to the water slowly. Built for. West River Patrol, the Robin, bedecked in Elliatt with a brooch, as a souvenir ilags, made a neat picture as she of the happy occasion.
Mrs. Elliott suitably replied.. entored the water,
COMMODORE'S SPEECH.
waro
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MARCH 7,1994
AMERICA NOT WORRIED
BY BRITAIN'S NAVAL PLANS
OWN MEASURE CRITICISED
Washington, Mar, 6, While Britain's new naval pro- gramme is litila criticised here, the official view being that Bri tain is within her Treaty rights, | America's own new £145,000,000 Naval Expansion Bill has come in for adverse comment
The American Bill provides for the building of six cruisers, thirty submarines, aixty-five destroyers and one aircraft carrier within
Among those present Commodoro Elliott, Mr. K. E. Greig Commodore Elliott said that for (Chief Manager of Talkoo Docks) many years there had been perfect and Mrs. Greig, Capt. and Mrs.harmony existing between then period of five years. Benson, Capt, and Mrs. Bonn, Lt. Navy and the Talkoo Docks, and
submarina The Republican Senator Nye, Car, Bayly once, Cmdr. and Mrs. there was at present Cotton, Cmdr. and Mrs Poland, on the slipway. The Rebin was in the Senate to-day, described the Cdr. Drummond, Engr. Cdr. Lang, one of the boats whose parts wore Bill as "a blustering, bullying Bill geilet, of munitions Engr. Lt. Corbett, Cdr. and Mrs. built by Yarrow's and erected by for the Heath-Caldwell, Lt.Cdr. Baker, Talkoo. In one instance, the Cap-makera,"
tain had to work his way out hero
Senator Nye declared that the
Engr. Cdr. and Mrs. Mears, while the ship travelled as a pasBill would ultimately cost the
Pay. Cdr. Porter, Capt.
A.D.C. to H.E. the G.O.C., Mr. and songer! (Laughter). He wished Mrs. Nicholls, Mr. and Mrs. the Robin every success and paid a Chatham. The Rev. EC. H. tribute to Mr. Kenneth Greig who Tribbeck offered prayers and had done great work for the Navy during his many years in Hong- blessing for the ship.
kong."
The party later assembled in the Dockyard promises, when the toast to the good luck of the Robin was honoured.
was
country over a billion dollars,
SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.
Despite this criticism, howovor, the Senate passed the Bill and has returned it to the House of Re- presentatives for action on the Senate's amendments. ⠀
The component parts of the Robin were sent out from England by the P and O. liner Ranchi Bome Mr. Greig thanked Mrs. Elliott thres months ago. Of a displace-
The amendments Include tho, thement of 264 tons, the following aro for gracefully. christening
private Robin, a namo which very herdetails:-Length 150 feet; limitation of profits on
to ten per. cont. honoured in the Navy. She was bedni 20 feet; draught 834: guns contract the fifth gunboat Talkoo bad erect-one 37 Howitzer, one six pounder and ed for the Admiralty and he hoped Q.F. and eight Lowie guns; and her Government should build a quarter thousand more than the she would not be the last. He had speed is about 12 knots. She will of great pleasure in presenting Mrs be commissioned on April 10.
neroplanos provided.--Reuter.
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ANGLO-JAPANESE PARILEY
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London, Mar, 0.
It is assumed from Mr Mat- sudaira's. attitudo that the Japanese Government will refrain: from giving Bow Instructions to the delegatea hörs and that the breakdown of the conference, scheduled to remme to-morrow,
doelaiyoReuter.
Mr. Okada, hoad of the In the quest to discover a Japanese delegation represente remedy for impending further Live of the textile Industry, told furious compatition in the textile Mr. Matsudaira, the Japanese markets, the conference was Ambassador, that a break-downed. Japan Inslated that day had occurred in the Angle agreement restricting hor trade Japanoas textile negotiations must apply only to the British Mr. Matsudaira merely acknow- Empire. Great Britain objected. ledged the information, and ex It was on foxpoint that the preased regret at the position deadlock dccurred.
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