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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936,
BUYING BRITISH
ENGINES
LOCOMOTIVES FOR CHINA RAILWAY
£688,538 SPENT
IN. YEAR
London, March. 11.
The Chinese Government Purchasing Commission held its annual meeting at the Chinese Embassy to-day, the Ambassador,. Mr. Quo Thich,
prealding.
The report paid a tribute to the Inte Sir Dasil Blackett, described an "à cheerful, helpful and charming colleague."
It was stated in the report that contracts were placed with British firms last year amounting to 1688,538, the total from the beginning of the Commission's operations in 1931 being £3,103,509. Administrative expenses in 1935 were 865 per cent. of the expenditure,
The Commission has ordered eight more most powerful locomotives of 180 tons each
for the Canton-Hankow allway, in addition to the sixteen already acquired. Attention la drawn to the extensive equipment for the National Central machine works, and also the equipment for the telephone service in-nine provinces, now nonr ing completion.
Twenty-nine Chinese students were placed last year for practical mining in British engineering and metallur gical firms. The Commission voted warm appreciation of Mr. C. e. Wang's able work.-euter.
BRITISH CABINET
CONFERS
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MINISTERS RETURN
London, Mar. 11.
Mr. Anthony Eden and Lord Halifax, British representatives to the meeting in Paria of the signatory and guarantor powers of the Locarno Treaty, returned to London this even- ing and proceeded direct to the House of Commons, where in the Prime Minister's room, a special meeting of the Cabinet was held to consider tha situation in the light of the Paris conversations. These conversations were inst night transferred to London and they will be resumed to-morrow afternoon at the Foreign Office.
The French, Belgian and Hallan delegates to this meeting are expected to arrivo late to-night or early to- morrow morning.
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Meanwhile, arrangements are pro ceeding for the holding of the meeting in London on Saturday of the Council of the Leaguo of Nailons, called al the instance of the French and Bel- gaina to consider the situation. The meeting will take place in St. James's Palace, in which the London Naval Conference of 1030 and the Indian Round Table Conference were held.
No further Information was given in reply questions in Parliament on the events of March 7, questionora.be. ing referred Mr. Eden's statement on Monday. The removal to London of the Locarno powers' conversations and the holding here of the League Coun cil meeting is generally regarded as a step conducive to calm discussion of the delicate issues involved.--Britisk Wireleas.
NAVAL POWERS
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ence tentatively agreed to-day that the fo of the new treaty will be un- til 1042-Reuter Special,
BATTLESHIPS ACES
London, Mar. 1).
Battleships nges were extended from twenty to twenty-six years and the new Naval Treaty will last unt} 1942, the First Committee of the Naval Conference decided to-day.
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It la understood that European ovents hava temporarily held negotiations in respect to an Anglo- German qualitative treaty, but they will not delay the signature of the three-corner treaty between Britain, France and the. United States, Reuter.
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PROPOSALS APPROVED
London, Mar. 11.
afternoon meeting this the First Commitice of the London Naval Conference examined and ap- under reservation of the proved, Italian delegation, the proposals on capital ships and the non-construction zone and, subject to the preparation of satisfactory clauses, the reports of the Technical Sub-Committee on de- finitions and age limits of combatant vessels, and on qualitativo limitation. The First Committee, afler discus- alon, decided that the task of propar- ing suitable safeguarding clausen be entrusted to the Drafting Committee, which should at the same time draw up the full text of the basis of the dis- cussions and docisions of the meeting and of the technical reports alrendy approved-British Wireless,
BEATTY'S FUNERAL
London, far: 11.
The late Admiral Earl Dontly in to be buried in St. Paul's Cathedral on Monday Routers Bulletin,Service.
GARY COOPER IN
Foreign
"LIGHT THAT Criminals FAILED" FILMSmuggled By
MISS JULIE HAYDON
GARY COOPER has just been
chosen to piny the part of the artist-war correspondent in Paramount's film of Kipling's "The Light that Failed."
The leading feminine part will be taken by Julie Haydon, un- known to Hollywood a year ago, who made a big success in "The Scoundrel," which starred Noel Coward.
Big Claim For New Bullet
THROUGH STEEL
Sydney, Mar. 3. HENRY W. HAYDON, 28-year-
old motor mechanic, of North Dorrigo, claims to have invented a bullet. which will penetrate steel-plate and other substances further than any other bullet yet made.
Haydon, who intends coming to Sydney next week to see Defence Department authorities, has alrendy been in touch with the department, offering his invention. He will make further tests of his bullet and then place it before military experts.
In local tests, Haydon says, the bullet penetrated steel plate three- eighths of an inch thick, and he is confident that he has produced a bullet that is an advance on any nickel-jacketed bullet at present in
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"WON'T DEFLECT".
He says it would give twice the range of an ordinary bullet, and could be made for rilles of any calibre.
„Haydon also claims for his bullet that, even if it strikes at an angle of 45 degrees, It will not glance off but will penetrate.
Haydon told The Sun represen- tative that he has been working on his invention for about five years..
'Master Mind'
METHODS used by foreign
criminals to enter Great Britain illegally were exposed last month.
Mastor Mariners, meeting in con- ference at Southampton, demanded more coast watchers to atop the amuggling of allons.. It was stated that the reduction of the number of const-guards had made smug- gling of all kinds enay.
A case-at-the-Old Bailey and a question in the House of Commons exposed the same racket.
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When three men alleged to be members of an international gang of criminala were each sen- tenced at the Old Bailey to three years' penal.servitude for con- apfracy and obtaining money by false pretences, it was stated that there was "a master brain," a man known by name to the police, who arranged for. smug- gling his criminal ngents Into this country.
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Two of the sentenced mea were stated to have been smuggled in by. seamen and the third to have en tered with a forged passport.
In reply to a question in the House of Commons about Max Kassel, the murdered white slave trafficker. Sir John Simon, 1tome Secretary, said it was believed Kassel entered the country with Papers representing him to be a British subject.
"QUEEN MARY” TO MOVE
LEAVING CLYDE VERY SHORTLY
London, Mar. 11. Contrary to earlier anticipations, it is stated that one tile will be suffl- Queen Mary, down the Clyde when cient to take the now ginnt liner. she leaves, her atting-out station on March 24.
The builders of the liner have-con- tributed £3,000 towards the cost of additional dredging which has mado possible the nor's movements on one tide-British Wireless.
POTSDAM TRIP CANCELLED
STUTTGART TO COME EAST
turn
Berlin, Mar. 11. The passengers aboard the N.D... liner Potsdam, which
has to back to Bremen owing to a slight fire and breakdown of engines, have been taken off by the Fs Stuttgart, which will do the journey to the Far East instend of the Potsdam.
The breakdown becurred· în' the English Channel before passengers from England har been taken aboard. Router.
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France T.T.
Manlio TT. Bangkok T.T. Saigon
A member of a well-known Hill- grove family which was connected with mining years ago, Haydon has had a good deal of experience with explosives--so much that he carries pieces of detonators in his body as B result of premature explosions TT, Lisbon during his experiments. He is a good rifle shot.
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Paris. Berlin Temple, Milan. near Benares, India, is to be Athens
Shanghal illuminated for the first time in New York. history.
Amsterdam Vienna. The temple is a sacred place Prague
Bucharest of pilgrimage to millions of Madrid Buddhists all over the world. Lisbon.
Hongkong. The million coconut-oll lamps Bombay. will flood-light the temple for a Brussels
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