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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER
JAPANESE FLEET ALMOST
Eleanor Powell, the Hollywood screen star, wore out 25 pairs of ballet slippers in her Inat dance in the ballet number in the new musical im "Broadway Melody of 1930". Her fast toe- whirla cause the slippers to wear through after two dance
try-outs.
SCIENCE MAKES A DEAL WITH THE SOVIET
APPARATUS FOR
MAN WHO
WENT BACK
Cambridge, Dec. 1.
Dr. Peter Kapitza, the famous Russian scientist, has offered to purchase the special apparatus on which he was working at Cambridge before he was recalled home by the Soviet.
His offer has been accepted. Not only will the apparatus be sent to him, but two Cambridge assistants will be loaned to him for three years,
Dr. Kapitza's researches were on the production of intense magnetic fields and the splitting of the atom. Before the Soviet claimed his particular Interest to Cambridge, services a few months ago, Dr. since it may make possible the Kapitza had been engaged for direct study of the magnetic pro- several years at Cambridge, and perties of atomic nuclei. the Royal Society Monil Labora- tory was built specially for him two years ago at a cost of £15,000. The
the apparatus from laboratory will be re-erected in another laboratory which is now being built for him by the Soviet Government.
LORD RUTHERFORD'S. PART.. These facts are contained in the report of the Royal Society Mond Laboratory, just issued. It states that Dr. Adrian and Professor Dirac Interviewed Dr. Kapitza In Russia, and the offer to purchase Lord was afterwards sent to Rutherford.
The more important pieces of apparatus consist of a large genera- intense Lor for producing an magnetic field and plants for mak liquid Ing liquid hellum and hydrogen.
His experiments with liquid bellum were carried out at n tem- perature of 482 degrees Fahrenheit of frost, or only three or four de Krees above absolute zero.
NEWER APPARATUS The report adds that Lord Rutherford would feel under a strong obligation not to take up the experiments if Dr. Kapitza wished to resume work at once.
"The
bas situation changed since the installation
"It would seem, therefore, to be advantageous to the Laboratory to replace the generator by a large electro-magnet."
It has been agreed by the Soviet Ambassador that the U.S.S.R. should pay to the University n sum to be agreed on by the Financial Board and that the purchase money will adequately cover the cost of the japparatus to be supplied.
House Painter May Become Governor
QUEENSLAND'S WISH
Brisbane, Dec. 1. MR. WILLIAM FORGAN
SMITH, Labour Premier of Queensland, informed Parlia. ment to-day that, during his forthcoming visit to London, ho intended to urge the Domin. ions Office to relax its opposi tion to the appointment o Australian citizens, as gover- nors of Australian States. It is believed that if his re- "Methods have recently been presentations are successful his developed for the production colleagues will urge Mr. Smith of temperatures within one to allow his name to be sub- a degree of mitted to the King as successor thousandth of
also
of the generator," it is added.
large electro magnets.
to the present Governor of "This field of work is of much Queensland, Lieut-Colonel Sir fundamental importance and of Leslie Orme Wilson, whose term
Honeymoon
of office expires next year.
Mr. Smith is a Scottish-born house painter.
Flyers Injured WANTED-A MAN
in Road Crash
WITHOUT FEAR
TREATY RATIO
BRITAIN AND AMERICA ARE AT DISADVANTAGE
LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE SET FOR NEXT MONDAY
Washington, Dec. 4.
Japan approaches the London- naval conference in London next Monday with her navy nearest treaty strength of any of the five powers that signed the Washington treaty of 1922, latest figures reveal,','
Limited to a naval ratio of three-fifths that of the United States and Great Britain, the Far Eastern Empire has built or has appropriated funds for all but 2,078 tons of the total tonnage permitted, according to Navy department figures.
Great Britain, however, is 90,697 tons short
of treaty strength and the United States still is permitted to build 71,135 tons of fighting vessels before December 31, 1936-expiration date of the treaty but only in the destroyer and sub- marine categories. All three nations are at full
strength in capital ships.
The history of naval arms limitation dates from the Washington conference of 1921- 22. The resulting treaty was
The London naval conference of
1985.
AT
ENDS FIRE FEARS
was confirmed by the fact that the United States relinquished building of a fleet which constituted a threat, and the three chief powers agreed not to increase fortifications of the Pacific. Left Door Open
A new kind of foam for fire- extinguishing has been effectively demonstrated in Germany. The picture shows workers in action un an old mill which was set-afire for the demonstration.
QUEEN MARY WILL SET OUT JUNE 17
MAIDEN VOYAGETM
Glasgow, Deg. 1. WITH her nulden vorage set de-
power
electric
Mary has reached the crucial point finitely for May 27, the Queen designed ultimately to substitute
in her preparations when her four definite quotas and a stable
sets of engines will be tested. But because the Washington balance of naval power for In-treaty failed to limit cruisers, de- Investigation
Carefully evolved after years of
into speed, dependent naval building. The stroyers and submarines it left the combined with lack of vibration. five signatory nations were the door open to a naval race in there these engines must drive four, 35- United States, Great Britain, categories. Such a race began inton propellers by 'year wheels each Japan, France and Italy. They 1921 Four years later President of which is 34 feet in diameter.
Coolidge sought to arrest this race Besides these vast engines, there agreed to limit their navies in. the following ratio: 5-5-3 1.67- by inviting the five naval powers are turbo-generators which, it is 1.67.
to a Geneva conference. France estimated, would supply
and Italy declined, and an irrecon current sufficient for a city of cilable difference between United States and Great Britain engines and machines must be the 300,000 population. All of these Jover 10,000 ton cruisers led to col- carefully broken in before the Queen Mary can even make a trial lapse of the conference.
The race in auxilary craft con- run, tinued.
Painting operations have just. It was finally curbed, begun on the surface of 50 acres. however, In the London Con-which constitute the exterior and ference of 1930. The comparative interior of the great ship. More strength of the three powers at than 70,000 gallons of paint will the time of that conference was be required to complete this job as follows:
which will leave a black hull, a Capital Ships: Others. Great Britain. 608.010 Lune: 723,016 tona; white upper deck, and funnels of United States. 682,400 tone: 648.970 tons: red with black tops and three black Japan 202,400 Lone: 478,102 m. bands,
The London conference resulted in the following agreements:
Sydney, Dec. 1.
TO CANOE. TO AUSTRALIA Mr. and Mrs. Norman Berry
Southampton, Dec. 1.. Colin Sullivan, British cham- Littlejohn, the "honeymoon flyers," who flew frompion canoelst, is at Southampton' canoe trip to Southampton to Sydney after preparing for a
Australia He wants a partner being married in England, were who does not know what fear to-day involved in a head-on menna. car crash at Goulburn (N.S.W.).
Mr. Littlejohn had lacorations, bruises and shock, while his wife Is Autoring from 'shock.
Altogether eight persons were admitted to hospital as a result
The Geographical Society la Interested in the exploit, and has! mapped out a constwise route for Mr. Sullivan which will cut down the longest open sea voyage to soventy-five miles.
The only overland portion of
of the crash. Nono of them is his journey will be from Smyrna seriously Injured.-Reutor.
to the River Tigris, in Turkey,
Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn landed His route also involves canoe in Australia on October 30, having ing through the Persian Gulf 'and' takon 30 days over their honey-round the coast of India to Singa- moon air tripar
poro; thence to Austraila. -
1930. held to arrest a developing
race In cruiser construction not limited by the Washington treaty,
saw France and Italy refuse to agree to limitation of auxiliaries. The other three powers, however, extended their 5-5-3 ratio to the smaller categories.
This was the relative position of the leading naval powera abortly be fore the Washington conference, according to the 1020 reports of the Secretary of the Navy. Great Uritain
2,820,001 tons; tons; United States 2,007,178
tuns; 980,426 Japun France
799,873 tons; Italy
434,727 tons. Besides arresting the impending naval armaments race which threaten- cal after the war, the Washington treaty had this effect: It gave ench of the three leading-powers- aupre-- macy in its own sphere of influence. In addition, Japan's naval supremacy
CAT AND DOG LIFE
THE FORMER NOW HAS A PUPPY Two families recently arrived at Richmond, a felbourne suburb. A spaniel had seven puppies and a eat three kittens,
The spaniel for some reason, took un intense dislike to pappy and even tried to bury it ative, several times,
Then Mr sympathetic'ent step- set in, took the puppy and is it with her kittens. It is rearing showing a wealth of gratitude, says Austral News.
Latterly its real mother in showing remorse. She persists in trying to get to it to fondle her soit. But the cat will have none of it. Any intrusion is greeted with much feline ferocity that the spaniel goes off, tail well down.
GLAMOROUS
Grace Moore, the charming American star and singer who became world-famous owing to her boautiful voice, is keen above ¡in her third film now in produc-- tion at the Columbia studios.
The 3,000 workmen actually 1. Extension of the capital ship a portion of the thousands all over working aboard the ship are only. holiday among the five powers Britain striving at the production under which it was agreed not to of Internal Niting lay down battleships authorized Estimates of articles being manu- for replacement before Dec. 31,factured reveal:
-1936--------
2. Limitation of naval strengths which the United States, Great Britain and Japan agreed would not be exceeded on Dec. 31, 1936.
13 miles of fabric:
6 miles of carpets and rugs; 10,000 pieces of cutlery and tableware;
200,000 pieces of earthenware china and glass;
Miles of telephone wire; and Hundreds of thousands of pieces of linen.
3. Regulatory, pacts covering re- placement of "over age" vessels,
It was at this conference that Japan sought to inerease her relative strength above the 5-5-3 ratio. Her At the moment 2,500 sq. ft. of delegation sought a 10-10-7 ratio, but glass are being inserted in various was firmly opposed by the United parts of the States. The result wOB a compromise
Queen Mary in
an
In which the former general ratio effort to provide a maximum of day- was maintained but Japan was grant-
light for the passengers. ed Increases in certain categories,
Demand For Parity
Although most of the lounges and salons are still in the hands of the
Last year at London, Japan demand- artisans, they are gradually be- el parity with the United States and coming recognizable as artistic de- Great Britain, The United States signs in woodwork and mosaics are * opposed any concessions beyond nearing completion. Company of- existing ratios and the conference ficials revealed that 50 varieties of broke
up with a denunciation by wood from all over the world were of the Washington and London sought out to decorate the principal treaties which will caur them to ex-suites and public rooms, nire Dec. 31, 1986 unless a new agree- As her hulk looms gigantle in inent is worked out at the new con- the opaque
P
mist which shrouda Clydebank at this season, the Queen
treat
ference,
In view of the threatening world Mary is looked to with unstinter situation, experts saw the new gather-
ing foredoomed to fallure.
admiration by thousands of The five leading powers approach Britishers who eagerly await the the coming conference with the fol- day when she will wrest the trans lowing relative strength:
atlantic laurels from the French Appro-Line.
Total Bulit. fierat riala.. 1.200.254 United States., 1.087.700
Japan
France
Italy
Under Age: printed fort
908,208 103,350 714,300
160,807
072.017
367,220
$38,564
204,800
-United Praon.
At present it is believed that any 280,350 record-breaking attempt will be 116,07 left for the second voyage from 116 Southampton to New York which
202,501
Is scheduled to begin on June 17.
Gave A Party Nearly
Every Day For 40 Years
A man who had given a party practically every day of his life since he was twenty-one died in London last month, aged sixty. He called himself, variously, Lord: Stone, Mr. Justice Stone, Count von Stone, Jack Stoneybroke.
1.
His real name was Charles Stone. jed." He invited them to come
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sands of pounds on his partios, but furnished his house as a police He was a bachelor, managing direc he never regretted a penny of it. court, circus, zoo, hospital, tor of a house-furnishing firm, and, film studio, and, theatre. You said the secretary of the Eccentric could hardly walk down Club, "the most gonorous, lovable Lowndes-street without find man you could wish to meof.** ing "Charlie" Stone, "throwing
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