THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, APRÍL
11,
1938.
TANKS PROVE WORTH IN TWO WARS
CALIFORNIA'S NEW CHAMBER OF DEATH FOR EXECUTIONS
THIS IS CALIFORNIA'S new le hai chamber, authorized for San Quentin prison by recent Callfo mia law, persons will be execuled by gas.
in which condemned Constructed in Denver, Colo.,
K shown in San Francisca en roule to the prison. Executions'
in the chamber are reported swift.
TRINIDAD GOVERNER WAS NOT SACKED
SPAIN, CHINA SHOW VALUE
By OTTO JANBEEN (United Press Stag Currespondent)
Washington.
Operation of tanks in the Chinese and Spanish wars has shown that one of their great- to crush est contributions is enemy lines after two powerful forces are stalemated, army officers here commented.
Observation of tank activities in These two conflicts has demonstrated that the tanks "cannot win wars by themselves," "but are valuable as auxillaries to manpower." military experts said to United Press.
These two wars have served us
"testing grounds" for tanks and have brought out certain weaknesses both in
construction which and strategists and engineers are now striving to correct.
military
They have disproved, some army the contention of observers believe. "tank enthusiasts" that future arm- tank enthusiasts" that future
arin-
ies would be completely inechanized. War reports have shown, they assert,
that the bulk of the Eghting mus
larly in drive to gain lerritory, be carried on by the men on foot.
The present trend, army officials
I believe, is toward lighter, smaller and faster tanks, such as the German and Italian types used by the insur- gents in the Spanish wit
Wir and the Russian models employed on loyalist side. The Japanese are sald to be using a similar kind in China. SPEED OF 5 M.P.H. SPE
the
These light models are said to be
hour over rough terrain.
capable of speeds up to 50 miles an
Practically all of the 400 tanks in the United States army are of the "light" variety, weighing between
The suggestion that Sir Murchison Fletcher who was recalled from his post of Governor of Trinidad after
in the riots of last summer-had been dismissed was dignantly resented by Mr. Ormsby-Gore (Colonial Secret-eight or nine tons and usually ac- ary) in the House of Commons last night, writes a Parlia-mmodating four men. They carry mentary Correspondent.
Labour and Liberal members had asserted that because he had expressed some sympathy with the workers he had lost his job.
This aroused the wrath of the Minister, who attempted to draw a fine distinction, which appeared to satisfy nobody, be- tween sacking a man and telling him that it would be very difficult for him to go back to his work.
Bergner Film Dispute
PICTURE THAT WAS NOT MADE
con-
uns of 30 and 50 calibre, although guas d some also are equipped with 37 mli- limeter guns.
Army officials say these models are 'very efficient" and believe them to be as good or better than those used by other countries.
The medium sized lank, weighing 5 or 16
not favoured as much tons,
in this country as the smaller tank. It is more heavily armed but slower. It is reported that some countries He said that after curtain vacillo- tions in policy-such as asking for are experimenting with still heavier troops, although Sir Murchison hudtype of tank--a "mobile fortress". always been against using them be-Army omcials, although interested in fore he asked him to come home to any developments along this line, are said to be sceptical of such a wen- non's value. "ROBUST MAN NEEDED"
The United States has less tanks in
report.
Sir Murchison then produced u
"When he pro- proportion to the rest of its military
beenise
CLAUDETTE IN SWISS SNOWS
WOULD YOU know the Amer}- can screen star, Claudette Col- She is bert, in this get-up? shown at Davosdort, Switzer- land, where she is spending a vacation. She is wearing a one- plece sports costume, with heavy mitiens and leather strapped ski siloes.
HUMOUR IN THE ARMY
RIGHT AND WRONG WAY FOR TROOPS
The War Office is introducing humour into military training.
sketches
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay of "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs".
GREIG CONCERTO Radio Programme Broadcast by 2.B.W. on Frequencies of $45 k... 9.52 m.c.'s per second. H.K.T.
12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe drat.
12.36 Songs by Turner Layton (Bass),
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ch and Kern). 12.40 Duke Ellington Oreliestra
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1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements.
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2.15 Close Down.
8.03-11.0 Chinese Programme. 5.0 Relay of Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Ilotel.
a) Got a pair of new shoes; b) Getting some fun out of life; e) Bug House; d) Love Is never out of Sea- son.
Dance
5,15 Interval of recorded Music from Z.B.W.
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5.53 Interval of recorded
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0.0 ) When I grow too old to Dream; b) Only a Year ago; e) Blue Danube.
6.15 Interval of recorded Music from Z.D.W.
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Recognised that a picture will often make a point more torcefully than many words, It has prepared a new; kind of manual in which the formal medical certificate.
writing and diagrams of previous duced it," said the Minister, "I felt strength than most oher major power,
When We Were Very Young" that I had no option, but to accept it.army oficials believe, but they con-
Instead, the soldier will find a great Songs (A. fine, I Fraser $1 TIFFINS The clrcumstances in the colony tend this country's high industrial manuals are abandoned.
could assure speedy many simple, and sometimes amusing, Simson) Happiness, Missing', 'In seemed to have upset his nervous development
A time of crisis.
brief The by
Halfway George Down', Fashion', accompanied oint out that it They also point
probably
captians, to teach him the right way Hoppity 'Growing Up'..... A fim company's £100,000 system. Quite frankly I was con-production in
vinced it required a physically more tract for the services of Elisabeth robust man, and a more determined would be wasteful to produce large and show him the wrong way of Baker (Baritone) accomp. by wh
at present beer
ser: "The Hums Of Pooh" (A. carrying out a variety of wartime Bergnar, and her husband, Dr.
to put through the reforms quantities of tanks at
duties.
Milne-H. Fraser-Simson). 'I Czinner, in the production of 10vernoted in the Royal Commis-jof the rapid nowolescence of such airs films, only one of which was made,
The manual is to be issued free rabit was bigger': 'Here lies a tree': slon's report.
comparatively new war weapon.
also have been watching the was mentioned recently in the Court
it to "I am bound to say that I put of Appeal.
him that
that it would be extremely dif- closely the developments of anti-tank down to section leaders of infantry. Christopher Robin is Going. Trafalgar Film Productions Lid, appealed from an order made by Mr. ficult for him to go back and face a weapons. These include three lach No 1 of artillery and corresponding George Baiter (Baritone) accomp. by very difficult situation in Trinidad." guns to be used in direct fire against ranks in other arms, and are expected Composer; Nursery Rhymes (Wal- Justice Hübery in Chambers con-
Mr. Wedgwood Benn (Lab.. Ger- tanks and a rapid-firing weapon to to be of the greatest value in the ford Davies) Matthew, Mark, Luke against
obvious that pierce the tanks heavy armour. cerning an action brought
Another anti-tank weapon which them by the Dromatic and Cinema-ton) thought it
Sir Murchison had been dismissed tograph Association Ltd.
because he had liberal Ideas and did has proved effective is the ground the mine which explodes when the tank Mr. Gilbert Paull, for the Trafal-not say "Shoot 'em"
passes over it-United Press, the order natives gave trouble. gur company, said that stayed a counter-claim raised by the defendants in the gelion, on the ground that the matters in dispute, under & clause in an agreement of April 27, 1030, should go to arbitra- tion.
Mr. Pauli explained that the plain- tiff company were exclusively en- titled to the services of Miss Bergner and Dr. Czinner, who, was a pro-
ducer.
In 1936, bald Mr. Paull, the defen- dants were anxious to produce two films with Miss Bergner as chief! the; They undertook by
actress. agreement
vas
when
HOBOETTES" LATEST
IDEA IN TRAVEL
LEARNED a new word from Jeff Davis, King of the Hoboes, who has just arrived in London from America, says a Corres- pondent. It is "hoboette.”
"There are 40,000 hoboettes in the States," said Jeff proudly,
to pay to the plaintiff when we met in the House of Commons as the guests of Mr.
company £60,000 for the services of Arthur Hayday, M.P. Miss Bergner and Dr. Czinner res- pecting each of two films. Only the Arst Mm, "Dreaming Lips,"" was
und £50,000 was paid over, mude,
"THE BOY DAVID"
The disputo was whether it was the fault of the Trafalgar company or that of the other company that the second film was not made.
The Association counter-claimed which had company of the
been paid by the
for the return of t
to the plaintifs In second
film. There
п Was iuiso claim for alleged breach of contract
It was alleged by Trafalgar Film Productions that they paid £2,500 to
Irish Hospital
Sweep
Territorial Army.
It is the first manual designed 10! be of interest also to the general public, who can buy it for 6d. from the Stationery
Office. CARE OF EQUIPMENT The first lesson deals with the care of arms and equipment. Two pic- tures show the right way and the wrong way of trained troops
and John': 'Bless You, Bonnie Bee.
lett, Messrs. Capel Dixon and Frank Masters E. Lough and R. Mai- Hustwell' accom, by G. Thalben Ball (Piano).
0.45 London Refay-Walt Dimey's Snow White And The Seven Dwarts'. A broadenst version of the first Words by full-length film cartoon. rifle. Badly Lany Morey: Music by Frank with good Smith; Radio adaptation and narra-. soldiers who keep themselves, their tive lyrice by equipment and their clothes in order. tions by Wally Wallond (By
A picture of a soldler smashing a mission of Walt Disney Mickey Characters: Snowy Ltd.) window with his rifle butt Mouse, currlage
2 in slovenly |
Churchill, Leigh Harline, and Paul
billets arc
John
Wait,
as he entrains points the moral that White, Wynne Ajello; The Queca; It is easier to enter the train in the The Slave of the Mirror; The Hunts- correct way.
man; The Prince; The Dwarfs Doc,
Boshful,
eczy, A section is devoted to safe and Happy,
Sleepy; Sneezy methods of using cover and Grumpy and Dopey. The Augment- dangerous camouflage.
Two sketches of an ed Variety Orchestra. Conducted by enemy aircraft flying over brilliantly-Standford Robinson-Special effects Obviously hobocite is the femininelit billets and the same billets In by Styx Gibling Compered and pro- of hobo, but you must know the darkness-need fewer than 20 words duced by John Watt
7.45 Closing Local Stock Quota- meaning of hobo before you can tell of explanation. n hoboette when you see her.
7.48 New Light Symphony Orches- explained "Most people,"
Coates). I. I Fitch My Lonely Cara- Two Symphonic Rhapsodies (Eric van; 2. Bird Songs At Eventide; I heard You Singing; Spanish Dance, No.
1 (Moszkowsky); Spunish Serenade (Bizet).
3.0 Tline,
Stouting and sentry-duty, night, tlons. Jeff, work, anti-aircraft defence, Bold-
"think of hoboes as tramps, beggars, craft, small arms Are and transporta- Riddle and vagabonds. Nothing of the sort. tion are dealt with in the same graphle
Dublin.
An official report Just pub- Jished discloses that, out of more than £10,000,000 available for the hospitals from the Irish sweep up to Dec. 31, 1936. Ieas than £3,000,000 had been paid out to them. The Government will consider the
NEW BRITISH BRANCH
"The name It was originally hoe- boy', an itinerant agricultural hand -belongs to respectable men who wander from place to place to carn a livelihood.
"In the same way the hobuettes are
Els will Briisin
soon have itinerant girl workers."
hobeeltes, If Jeff has his way. On Tuesday Jeff, in association with
fashion.
7
Arab Gangster
.
Is Arrested
Jerusalem. Mohamed Khalil Darwasi
in "The Boy David." They claimed the hospitals after the sweeps begun, Mr. Hayday (a Supreme. Knight of escaped convict, on whose head was
of the Hoboes of America) and other
ments.
Weather and Announce-
0.03-11.0 Chinese Programme
Relay from Lee Theatre.
11.0 Close Dowa..
Etadio Programma Broadcast by release Miss Bergner from contract report, which draws attention to the
AZER on a Frequency' of 640 ̧Kilo- with Mr. C. B. Cochran to perform decline in voluntary subscriptions to
cycles. a price of £200, was arrested to-day 8.08 Variety.
We this sum as
Love damages.
Ho was tracked by police dogs Orchestra Ballads the Increasing tendency of and to For the Association, Mr. 1. c.
Debroy Somers Bund; to demand free, or par- the
prominent leaders in the movement from a Jewish settlement in the Jar Selection. public
are to hold the first world conference dan Valley which was raided by, 30 Humorous Silly, Marks submitted that the £20,000
Isn't It?... tially free, treatment.
Arabs.
of claim involved all the points which The financial returns from volun- of the hoboes in a room of the House
the Jewish
Bennett and
and Williams-The was were expressly said in the agreement tary hospitals, the report says. "show
Vocal of Commons.
killed.
Phono-Fiddio to be matters for arbitration,
Mohamed Darwas! was the leader Sam Browne that, the reduction in certain sources
with of income is accompanied by an un-
of a gang alleged to be responsible Browne precedented increase in expenditure."
for several murders, including that My Heart (Ahlert, Young);
whój Zbut. (From "San Francisco).
The hearing was adjourned...
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