HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. *THE
ITALY'S GIGANTIC
BID
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1937.
FOR
PACIFIC
SUPREMACY: NEW SHIPS FOR HONGKONG
to be
Lloyd Triestino Line to
FOUR BIG FIRMS
TO REPLACE ALL SERVICES Larger And Faster Liners.
ITALY
LY is making a supreme effort to consolidate the posi tion she has already gained in the fight for supremacy on the Pacific Ocean.
Her Lloyd Triestino liners already hold the Blue Riband between Europe and Asia.
These ships-fast as they are-are to be replaced by bigger and faster vessels.
The Lloyd Triestino line will be merged with three other big Italian shipping lines to form one huge combine, which will operate services in every ocean of the world.
In this bid to capture world freights for Italy, Signor Mussolini has adopted a £10,000,000 scheme to reorganise the Mercantile Marine.
Larger and faster liners will be built for all routes.
A headquarters will be established at Genoa for the new company to operate 38 ships, on an intensive Atlantic traffic programme, and 6 ships the Far Eastern run.
Now offices will be erected at Trieste, Tirrena and Venice to control operation in northern, southern, and eastern seas.
The whole of Italy's shipping will be directed from these four porta.
WHEN LONDON
HAS 11,000,000
POPULATION
---Transport Chief's Visions
ONDON 50 years hence-what will it be like?
In All-Italian Combine be Merged In All-Italian
BILLY DESERTS
ARMY
TIE Fifth Battalion Royal Welch
· Fusiliers is looking for a de serter- whiir goat.
He is Bly, the famous mascot, who wears a uniform of whlic harness, silver headdress and Kay greatcoat when he leads the ballation on parade.
Billy's uniform was taken away, And he became for a lime just an ordinary goat in the graz-
ing pastures of Spital, near the Bent of Rear-Admiral Rowley Conway, Lord-Lleu- tenant of Finislilre.
The He was too quiet for Billy,
so, he just teft,
If you should see a white gost who tosses his head at the sound of drums don't take him for the deserter.
Billy's fellow-mascot in Hongkong -attached to the 2nd Batta- Hon Royal Welch Fusillers -munched reflectively at a bunch of H. Q. Orders of the Day when told of the defec tion of lifth Battalion Billy.. He refused to comment on the
situation.
Man in the Moon a. Thief
HIS CRIME
MORE VISITS TO H.K.
U.S. ASIATIC SQUADRON
Singapore, Jan. 1. United States warships of the Asiatic fleet will in future pay more frequent visits to Singapore Hongkong.
and
was
This announcement made by Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, in an interview in Singapore.
It is understood that the flag- ship of the fleet and destroyers will pay annual visits to Singa- pore and that during the year there will be additional visits by individual warships.
Yarnell
RADIO BROADCAST
A Contralto and 'Cello Recital from Studio TALK ON WORLD AFFAIRS Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 .c's.), 3140 metres
(9.52 megacycles).
12.30 p.m. Orchestral Music.. p.m. Time and Weather. 1.03 pm.. Light Opera. 1.25
Reuter Press, Rugby P.M. Press; Weather, Time and Announce- ments.
kong
1.40 p.m. Rotary Club Timin Speech
Hotel. from the 'Roof Garden of the Hong- Major A. E. Watts on "A Wan- derer's
Impressions on returning to Hongkong."
2.10 p.m. Close Down,
4-7 pm. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
7.20 p.m. Leslie Hutchinson at the Piano.
You and the night end the music; Blue Moon: Love is like a cigarette.
7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock These visits, Admiral
Quotations and Honghong Exchange stated. "are a symbol of the cordial Market Report. relations which exist between the 7.35 p.. "Empire Mailbag," col- United States and the British Empire.jected by Pascoe Thornton. I trust that we shall be able to visit
8 p.m. Time, Weather und An- Singapore more frequently and thatnouncements. reciprocal visits will be paid by 8.03.1.m.
From the Studio. A units of the British Fleet to United Light Programme by Molly Por- States ports."
tallion (Contralto) and Susan
The Singapore newspapers regard this increased interest by the United Jones, AR.C.M., (Violoncello).
1. Songs (a) To the Forest.... States navy in the British naval base as of some political importance, bui Tschaikowsky; (b) Sombre Woods.. Cello-Sonata in G- Lully; 2. is stated by Mr. Monnett Davis, the BANISHED THERE FORd States Consul-General In Grave con espressione: Vivnce...ur Singapore, that the US. Asiatic fleet's Sammartini; 3. Songs-(a) In your visit was no more than a "goodwill deur eyes...Troliere: (b) When Sans Souci: 4, call" without any political signi- song is sweet,
Cello-Mazurka.... Popper; Stelli- flcance.
Following are typical Singapore enne....Moria-Theresa von Paradis newspaper comments on the United (Transcribed by S. Dushkin).
8.30 p.m. The London Plano- States naval visit:
The Singapore Free Press: "It is Accordeon Band.
Frelly Lady; Good impossible to read some significance
Evening! into the presence in Singapore at the There'll never be another you; I have same time of both American and lost my heart in Budapest: Calling naval vessels to suspect home; On the beach at Ball-Bali;
12th Century Theory
"A very weak monster?-The man I the moon!"
New light was shed on the old legend of the man in the moon by Sir Stephen Gaselee, who lectured at the Royal Institution, London, England about 1200 A.D."
LMr. Frank Pick, London's traffic chief has visions recently on Natural Science in Dutch nun vessa squadrons were me on valinn Guitar: Rosalie,
about it, and he told them recently in an address to the Institute of Professional Civil Servants.
Here are some of his prophecies: Population.-11,000,000.
re-
Mayfair. To a large extent built; great houses will be a curious revival:
RIVER AND EMBANKMENTS Modern Architecture-Will have a chance to make ila impress on Lon- don's face
Government bulidings filling boil sides of Whitehall. It will be a liner London.
more
valuable Thames-Much highway between London Bridge and western limits of Metropolis.
Southwark-Will match opposite .river side with embankments.
Bruges. At least two new ones, Roads Arterial roads submerged in general system.
Streets Some in Central London will be closed to traffic. General run of streets will be specialised- arterial, local pedestrians, traffic streets at two levels.
Euston Raliway Stallons--New
new King's Cross terminus and covering sites of St. Pancras and Suburban traffic in King's CrosS South will be underground.
GIRLS' MASS HYSTERIA
Manchester, Dee. 21. ASS hysteria due to depression caused by the fog in thought
MAS
the
is librarian and keeper of the papers at the Foreign Omee and a recognised authority on mediaeval literature.
He told of Alexander Neckham, a
making goodwill visits the oppor-1awaiian Paradise.
8.55 p.m. London-News and An- tunity was not lost for at least on ex- change of views on vital matters nouncements.,
The third Cricket Test 9.15 p.m. connected with naval defence in the
Australla v. England. An There are now indientions that account of the fourth day's play by from Melbourne. America realises that running away Alan Kippax, from her responsibilities does not (Electrical Recording). solve her problems and that, whether 9.30 p.m. From the Studio, Ozo she likes it or not, she has no small and His Boy Friends, with Vecal part to piny, in the Pacific. Anglo- American co-operation in that ocean Refrain by Doreen Ma. has frequently been mooted and li has been freely advanced that there is some understanding.
monkish scientist and foster-brother Pacific and the Malayan archipelago. Match: of Richard the First, who was born in 1157 at St. Albans and wrote a great treatise on natural science. In this, Sir Stephen suggested, he made the the first known reference to legend that the "man in the moon" was a rustic who had been banished thither for stealing brushwood,
SUPERSTITION
Presumably the legend must al- ready have been old, for Alexander dismissed it as superstition. Instead, to be the explanation underlying he rightly suggested that there might the collapse of 14 giris at a beddingbe mountains and depressions on the
moon's surface, as on the earth's factory here to-day.
or else that part of the moon's [Manchester has had 200 hours of surface are composed of a substance which is unable to receive or refract continuous fog.)
Manchester medical men regard |light."
most as one of the case
In any case, he thought it probable amazing examples of mass sUg-that "when the universe is perfected, gestion that has occurred in the at the last day, the moon will become city.
perfectly clear and bright."
Alexander Neckham also gave the More than 100 women and girls were in the workroom when one of correct explanation of eclipses, pro- of feeling ill.vided the first known reference to complained Another girl showed a tendency to the use of metal-backed mirrors, cry and in a short time a dozen girls wrote "the praises of wine," and ully operated crane by nearly 700 became hysterical. Then one by one anticipated the iden of the magnetic- they collapsed,
yours.
them
Neither gas nor other fumes could 'be detected.
TRIBUTE TO. L.C.C.
EXPERT'S THEORY Then Mr. Pick came back to the
The girls were taken to hospital; present. Of roads to-day he said: "Local and metropolitan considera-Thirteen went home after resting; tions seem always in confiet, with the other was detained for observa- the result that there is every prospect tlon.
of London being of the centre
throttled down to a standstill."
the Labour
MAGNETIC POWER
It was perhaps due to the magnetic properties of lodestone, Alexander suggested, that "there is in existence statue of Mahomet which stands in mid-air without suspension, above for support beneath,"
And the sea he found " nasty A medical authority stated to and suspect clement"-yet another "I should imagine that the conclusion to which many would still night,
been subscribe. the girl had Vitality of He paid a tribute to
All of which goes to support Sir majority on the L.C.C. for the int-reduced by the long period of fog petus, they had given to housing, and that this made them easy Stephen's estimate that Alexander
Mielims for hysteria.
was an honest inquirer, who had open spaces and replanning.
"They probably thought there was read fairly widely and tried to a leakage of gas, and when one or supplement his book learning by two
others fainted the
became personal investigation where pos- affected by the power of suggestion." |sible."
Of the people of London he suid: "What is wanied is a kind of religious spirit outside the churches. awakening is at hand."
The
KENYA INCOME TAX BRITAIN IS FIFTH
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
APPROVAL
Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, the Colonial Secretary, recently made a "frank" cemment on the report of Sir Alan the financial position and Pim on taxation problems of Kenya. luncheon
of the at Speaking East African Group of the Oversens League In London, he said that i
WARPLANE POWER,
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10 p.m. Big Ben. "World Affairs," talk by H. V. Hodron.
10.16 p.m. Tangoes.
When-a-large part of the China. station
the WAR withdrawn to Mediterranean during the crisis there with Italy over sanctions a large number of American vessels were at Hongkong, and though it was declared a mere coincidence.DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
Mi Buenos Aires Querido: Chur- rusca: Venetian Moon: Tangoland.
10.30 p.m. Popular Dance Tunes of Yesterday and to-day.
Close Down.
it
11 p.m.
was one of thèse, happy coin
The following wave-lgth and frequencizn eldences which savour somewhat of and observed by Daventry. desin.
Al
Frequency
JAPAN AND HONGKONG "The possibility of Japan obtain- China ports is proving considerably ing a foothold in one of the South disturbing to the British, who have exhibited some anxiety about Hong- Icong, while one matter which is caus- ing grave concern to both the Eng- lish speaking nations is the alleged fortifications of the Japanese man- dated islunds, the Carolines and the
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"In many respects, therefore, Brit- -ish and American interests in the! Pacific if not of the same magnitude. at least run parallel and a visit le fret so soon after a show-down on Singapore of most of the US. Asiatle the nonfort!cation of Paclite posses- slona assumes more than an aspect of goodwill”.
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Transmission 1
(G.S.D., C.8.0., G.B.F.) 4 p.m.
Big Ben.When, Rhodes Went
to Rhodente.
4.3 p.m. A
Short Relial by Leale Gargarevich (Australian Planiat). 4.30 p.m. The Third Cricket Tent Matchi
Australia. England.
4.43 p.m.
Variety.
Gp.m. Chamber Masle,
3.10 p.m. The News and Announcements. Ureenwich Time Signal at 6.6 p.m. Transmission 2
(0.5.
p.m.
visit
The Straits Times, commenting on Admiral Yarnell's announcement
will that the American fleet Singapore more often states:
"Will the American Navy play a decisive part in the Far East or are we to regard the force to which our present guests belong merely as a far-flung scouting screen which will be withdrawn to Hawali as soon as there is danger of a naval war in the Pacide? All the signs point to the Intter conclusion.
7.30pm.
A D..
C.R.G., G.8.7)
Big Den. Allan Kennedy, at the Orga of the Regal Cinema. Glasgow.
Empire Maag."
Chamber Maale.
8.16 p.m. Jack Wilson and his Vertife
Five.
8.55 5.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Bienal at 9.15 p.m. 0.15 p.m. The Third Cricket Test Match:
Australia v. England,
9.10 p.m. Viennese Walizer.
Transmission 3 (0.9.B., G.8.F. 0.8.H.)
1 pm. 11 Sen. World Affairs." 16.15 p.m. The 1.1.C. Empire Orchestra. 11.1 p..
The Year' Podry."
1. p.m. The Third Cricket Teal Matchi
Australia . England.
12 .. Heotilah Dance Music.
17.3 .m. The News and Announcemenle.
Greenwich Time Signal at 1745 x.m. 12.50m Dance "Hurie: Tengu.
THE PHILIPPINES "The American protectorate in the Philippines bus another seven years to run. In 1944 the "probationary" period of the new Commonwealth will expire, and nothing short of a miracle will keep America in the islands after that: the Philippines ure Weapon, in the shape of a boycott which would paralyse the. Japanese too dimeult to defend, they presentile industry and create other pro- .. ever-present possibility of em-
disturbancex It Japanese found brollment with Jopan, and they yield no raw materials which the United Pgriculture and industry.
Only one development, In our States cunnot obtain equally well view, can bring the United States from. Central and South America. into a war west of Hawall, and that Neither is the American- stake in
lo Japanese interference with her Ching large enough to justify expec-interests in China that will be so tations of armed Intervention to pro- crude, open and insulting as to be a challenge to her national honour. tect it against Japan,
We will thus be well-advised to The American people in their pre- regard the United States Asiatle Fleet sent mood might respond to an emo- as a scouting force which however tional appeal when an economic one familiar may be its log in the west-would leave them cold. But Japa ern and southern waters of the Pacificnese diplomacy is unlikely to com- in peace-time, is likely to withdraw mit
such blunder-United
MERICA is the world's chief air fighting Power in numbers of warplanes. Next come Japan, France, Germany, with Britain fifth. That is the opinion of Corps the world should have about, 18,000 had nothing to do with the Pim re-
be port, which he described as "a jollyCommander Khripin, assistant first line olanca
his Ogures will None of
air good document."
contradicted. World hould like it may not be commander of the U.S.S.R. Air omeially "I should
forces are all growing and all close- possible to see its recommendations Forco, speaking in Moscow, carried out in their entirety," said
He estimates that the chief Powers ly kept secrets. the Minister.
"Controversy has arisen on the possess 12,000 first line Aghting question of income tax. I speak my planes among them, which could own mind with frankness. I do not carry 5,000 tons of bombs at once.
These are his figures- regard the system of non-native di-
Americs
2,709 'planes
covering the approachca rect taxation, provisionally adopted
2,050
Panama Canal that it is being_forti- in 1933, as either equitable or satis
2,000
Dortmund (Ruhr), Dec, 27. factory.
Thirty-one members of the forbid-fed and garrisoned on a scale for um personally convinced that
den International Bible Students exceeding anything contemplated in
Singapore income tax, with all its developed Inter-Imperial arrangements, is tot Germany, he belleves, has Association were convicted to-day off is not her navy, progressively only in the true interests of Kenya, serve of about 4,000 machines and a opposing compulsory army service strunger though that is likely to bo
come under Roosevelt, that America but the only equitable and satis continuous monthly production of and the "Heil Hitler!! groeung,
Sentences range from three months
if driven to do so will bring to factory form of taxation for the 300,
bear against Japan, but an economic community resident there,"
Within two years Khripin thinks to two and a half years, VER
1/Japan
France Germany Britain
2,000 1200
in time of war to the impregnable Preis." Hawallan basen base so valued by
"Heil Hitler" Cry the United States, as an outpost
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