THEY TOOK NO NOTICE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21,
FRANCE MAKES SUPREME BID FOR
Judge M. C. Sloss, the labour arbitrator who ruled that union longshoremen at San Francisco must move cargo from plants exist. where strike conditions
Nearly 30 vessels wore tied up at San Francisco by failure of union crews to load and unload
cargo.
Windjammers Race From U. K. To Australia
S.A. CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
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SEA SUPREMACY
SUBMARINE TONNAGE WILL RIVAL JAPAN
UNDERSEA ARMAMIENTS RACE AS NAVAL PACT DIES
Cherbourg, Nov. 10.
France's policy of maintaining the lead it already has established among navics of the world in submarinos was advanced another stage last week when the 2,000-ton sub- mersible Beveziers was launched here.
This vessel, when completed, will bring France's total submarine fleet to the impressive figure of 75, this includ- ing the small coastal submarine, Junon, which took the water a few weeks ago.
With the steady increase in France's submarine flotillas, the Ministry of the Navy becomes increasing- ly opposed to all moves by other naval powers to re- strict or abolish undersea craft as part of the navies of the nations. The French Admiralty not only is em barked upon a programme of maintaining its under sea craft strength but of increasing it.
During the next 12 months, jagreement to abolish the subma- submarine construction will go rine, it is believed, thereby siding British argument, but forward at a steady pace until, with the
by the time when the Washing-France and Japan have refused to ton Treaty is due to terminate participate in any conversations at the end of 1936, it will have aimed at banishing the submers- the formidable total of 77,076 tons in submarines. This will
ible.
Russia Leans Toward France
It is stated that Russia is now
the side ranging Itself on
of
the suggestion of a be second in tonnage to the Round-Australia air Japanese strength, but it is race, which is receiving belleved the French submarineFrance and Japan and is prepar- fleet will outclass the Japanese ing a programme of large sub- the favourable consi- in numbers.
marine construction, thus making
remote more
the prospect of deration of the South
agreement at any future naval Australian Centenary The figures for submarine ton-conference on banning or severely Executive, has been add-age of the powers at that date limiting this type of warcraft..
ed that of a windjam- mers' race.
will be:
Japan
Franco
Britain' Fourth
United States Grat Britain Italy
70,777 tons 77,076 tons
58,800 tons 52,194 tons
Not only in total tonnage but in individual size, France keeps the lend among the maritime powers in submarines.
46,437 tonn The giant submersible cruiser.
HEALTH OFFICERS' TOUR
Standing at the centre is Dr. Li Ting-an, Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health of the Greater Shanghai City Government, who left Shanghal last week for Europo and Americs on an ox- tonsive investigation trip. Dr. Li is scheduled to return to his port In March of next year.
Costlier Seven
Skeletons In A Desert
Camel Than Plane for Ethiopian Trips
New York, Novi 1.
It costs more to ride a camel in war-clouded Ethiopia than it does to fly, but the ship of the desert remains the most reliable. transport.
Much of the country cannot bo traversed by automobiles, and high peaks and jagged moun- tainsides imperil extensive flying. Expense accounts reaching. Now York from cameramen in Ethiopla offer comparison between the cost of the camel and the plane.
A., J. Richard, editor of Para- mount News, made the following cost approximations:
U.S. $4,000 for the first 1,000 miles in a modern plane,
U.S. $0,000 for the first 1,000 Press.
"War Peril"
In refusing to aband the sub-Surcouf, of 3,500 tons, still is the marine as a naval wesiin, France largest in the world and is capable has shared the same vs as the of meeting on equal terms on the 66X7 Japanese. Both wetions, in resist-surface many craft before which ing efforts by Great Britain to other submarines would be forced bring about an gleement for the to retreat. abolition of undersea craft, have
To Chinese
Captain Erikson of Finland, who controls most of the whent vessels, has assured the com- mittee that such a race would be possible and the finance section has recommended that a cash prize of £50 and a trophy valued at £25 shall be given.
also It is
probable, says Austral News, that ships from considered as weapons of attack. fal fighting unit, as she will be the Royal Navy visit South Ausbut of defence. tralia with vessels from the Both the United States and Ger-Propelled by engines developing
8,000 horsepower, the Bayeziers is AUTHORITIES FEAR a sister craft of the Agosta, Ques- Kant, Sidi-Eerruch, Elax und Cas-
Australian squadron.
The newest addition to the fleet.j
held that these vessels are not the Beveziers, constitutes a power- Art Treasures
many recently expressed
their
equipped with 11 torpedo tubes.
CAPTAIN WHO DARE NOT ablanca, all in-course-of-completion-
LAND IN ENGLAND
AUSTRALIA ONCE
DEPORTED
HIM
A BRITISH GENERAL SAVED HIS LIFE
CA
APTAIN ALEXANDER ZUZENKO, master of the Soviet ship Smolny, has for twelve years been plying regularly between Lenin- grad and British ports, yet not once has he been allowed to place foot on British soil.
CAPTAIN ZUZENKO
He has carried scores of dis- tinguished people to and from Russia-Mr. Bernard Shaw, Dr. Pavlov, Lord Pasefield, and many others and has been popular with them, yet the ban, which dates from his deportation from Australia tration sixteen years ago, remains.
workers.
Delivers his own Alion's order
of returned men
and
The officers and erow are free to The demonstrators clashed with) go ashore when the Smolny ties up the police, Zuzenko was arrested, at London Bridge, but the captain and it was decided to send him to remains as prisoner in his ship, General Denikin, who was then in
An immigration officer
goca possession of Odessa,
under the 1930 programme.
Assignment Not Revealed
SUBMARINES
MAY SOLVE STRANGE MYSTERY OF THE SEA
Johannesburg, Nov. 12.
A few whitened skeletons in the desert, and the ribs of a wrecked ship's boat, are believed to be all that remains of the Danish sailing ship Kobenhaven.
With a complement of GO, In- cluding 45 endets, the Kobenhaven left Buenos Aires in December,
1928, for Australia.
Eight days later she was sighted In January, 1929, a at ven. similar ship was seen in distress off Tristan da Cunha, after which she completely vanished.
An expedition just returned from South-West Africa. reports that, while trekking near the coast, 400 miles north of Swakopmund, it en- countered a skeleton, and Boven miles further on found six skeletons
crouched behind a hillock. On the bench near by was the smashed half of a ship's lifeboat.
Apparently crashing ashore amid terific beas, the party took refuge against the biting winds which sweep the coastline periodically, while one went in acarch of water-the nearest -supply-of-which-was-50-miles
away and all perished.
re-
The organisers of the Chinese Art Exhibition, which will open this month at the Royal Academy
There is nothing which would In London, are anxiously awaiting definitely identify the remains as It is not yet revealed whether the decision of Boston Fine Arts those of Kobenhaven survivors, as these new craft will be attached Museum whether their important the expedition had no time to malte to the Atlantic or Mediterranean contribution of art treasures will a detailed search in the shifting squadrons of the French navy. be allowed to brave the "war sub-sands, but a small piece of blue France has adopted the policy in marines dangers" in Europe. The naval cloth was found, while the recent times of keeping most sub-consignment was to have sailed mains of the lifeboat
were of marines in the Mediterranean, soon, accompanied by special re- peculiar Scandinavian construction. while maintaining large units in presentatives and guardians from
One of the skulls which WOB the Atlunile.
the museum.
brought back has been declared by From reliable sources it is esti-
But the political situation in experts as Nordic. The matter is mated that France has 50 of its 70 submarines in the Mediterra-Europe has alarmed the Boston now in the hands of the Danish Muscum trustees. They will hold Consul here, who may organise an a special meeting to decide whe-aerial expedition to the spot to Great Britain is calculated to ther or not the loan should be carry out a more detailed examina- [tion in the hopes of solving one of have 13 submarines in the cancelled.
the greatest sen mysteries of Mediterranean, but is expeci The "torpedoing of the ship by modern times. to increase this number if it one or another of the belligerent decides further to strengthen nations of Europe" is feared. The naval plans in the inland sea Academy authorities have sent to in view of the Italo-Ethiopian Boston assurances of the safety of conflict.
the sons.-
Lean, compared with Italy's 59.
Of total tonnage stationed in the The Boston trustees have pro- Mediterranean, Britain has by far mised to cable to the Academy as the largest, it is calculated. The soon as a doclaión in reached. British Admiralty has five battle- Other American loans, from both | ships either at Gibraltar or around public and private sources, in- the entrance to the Suez Canal, off cluding Kansas, Pennysylvania
Airman's Pluck In Dive To Save! Countryside
the coast of Egypt, against three and New York, have already arri- HIS' MACHINE GUN WAS French battleships and two Italians ved at Burlington House. attached to the Mediterranean fleeta of these two powers.
Strength Of Forces Shown
Meanwhile the Academy fa faced with another weighty problem. The heaviest and biggest object ever to be exhibited at Burlington' Other figures showing Mediter-House has arrived from America. ranean forces are:
It is a stone Buddha, 20ft, high sentence, as Dentidin had a quick Battle cruisers-Britain, 2; France and weighing 20 tons. and ready mathod of dealing with none; Italy, none. Bolsheviks...
Aircraft | carriers - Britain, France, 1; Italy, none.
through the farce of presenting This was equivalent to a death
him with an Aliens Order refusing him permission to land.
Deported
The order is duplicated. One in addressed "To the Master"
In Many Gaols Zuzenko sampled the interior of
and the other "To the Alien." many gaols in the process of his
2:
Cruisers with 8 inch guns-Britata,
Captain Zuzenko is both the deportation from Sydney to Odessa, 18; France, G; Italy, 6, "Master" and the "Alien," and and finally arrived at Constantino-
•
Cruisers with G inch guns-
It is in three sections, but, do- apito this, it has been found very dimcult to move. The which was used at first was found
crane
to be incapable of lifting even a single section. Oletals are also doubtful of the capacity and power of the Academy lifts.
SPURTING DEATH
With his Hawker Demon in a dive at more than 200 miles an hour and his Vickers güri out of control and fring_660 bullets a minute, Flying Officer Burges of the Royal Australian Air Force made a quick and plucky save, during target praće tice near Sydney."
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Thrusting his hand into cartridge box, he extracted one IN cartridge from the metal clip belt, and automatically broke the "feed" into the machino
he has to see that the order pla. His wife was compelled to Britain, 10; France, 1; Italy 7.
marked "To the Alien” is de- follow him, and was expecting a livered to himself.
child. She appealed to General Destroyers-Britain, 3; France, 33; One of the biggest exhibits seen gun. He waited until the few the Captain Zuzenko will not ap- Sir Charles Harington, Comman-
Italy, 9.
at the Academy recently was Sir remaining bullets, before proach the authorities to have this der-in-Chief of the Allied Foroce
Edwin Lutyens' model of the "break," were fired, then with. Torpedo bonts-Britain, ban lifted. "The lead must como in the Near East, against her hús- France, none; Italy, 95.
none: Liverpool Roman Catholic Cathe-Jamazing judgment and skill dral. This, however. Is complote-pulled his 'plane out of the dive from them," he says.
band being taken from hor and The captain was deported from leaving hor, destitute in a foreign As France carries through sub-ly dwarfed by the Buddha,,
just in time to avoid a crash.` Australia in 1919. An attempt city.
marino construction programme, The figure will be placed oven- Had he pulled the machine put was being made in Brisbane to or- General Harington granted thus rendering more remoto agree-tually in the contral chamber, of its dive before breaking the am ganlee a contingent of returned her appeal, and Zuzenko was ment on restriction of this type where it will be surrounded by the munition feed, the country ahead Australian soldiers to go in the as- allowed to remain with his wife of wir vessel, it is anticipated loans of the King and Queen, of him would have been sprayed
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aletance of the Russian Whites in. the campaign against the Bolshe daughter. 22 viks.
He then managed to make his dersea craft, unless the dim hope unport the tremendous land. propeller blade pierced with 12 Zuzenko, who had been compelled escape to Odesas, cluded the White of the long awaited naval con- They are expected to take nearly a bullets. The fabric covering to leave Czarist Russia in 1909, be-Guards, and a few weeks later ference is fulfilled and results in weck. over the task, as the floor probably prevented its being cause of his revolutionary activi- fought with the Red Army which an international agreement Ou nende artansive, strengthening to shattered in mid-air.
les, organised a protest demons- drove Denikin finally out of Odessa submersibles-United Press. stand the strajn.
will be forced to increase their un-the floor of the central chambor to When he landed he found his
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