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Britain's 45 New Warships
January 5, 1939.
A STAR ALHAMBRA
LATE NEWS (of To-morrow)
Next Year Premier Cuts
Record Launching In Peace-Time DURING 1939 Britain will
launch 45 new warships, with a total tonnage of 355,705. Such a gure has never before been approached lirtime of peace by any country, and is Ble, if at all, below the aggregate tonnage launch- ed in Britain in any single year of the Great Wor.
The vessels due to he launched In 1035 are:
Type
Battleship
Number
Aircraft carriers.
Large cruisers
Smull cruisers
Destroyers
Submarines Sloops
Vacation
Unexpected Action Linked With Spain Situation?
· London, Jan.-._ Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Vis- count Halifax unexpectedly decided this moralag to return to London.
Originally the return of the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister was scheduled for the week-end.
Oficial quarters are anxious to Displacement
that the return of the two emphaske toris
Ministers from the country is due to 175,000
a worsening of weather conditions. 69,000
The Prime Minister's office denied raments of a Cabinet meciing this meeting of the inner week, or of Cabinet.
40,000
30,150
20,000
9,855 3,700 355,705 All the above are combatant ships. and the total of launchings in the coming year does not include a con- sitterable number of auxillary craft, such as boom defence vessels, motor torpedo-boats, depol ships and tugs.
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If that famous old London theatre Soo him sail into them in a drama of blood ! the Victoria Palace is burned dawn THRILLING! EXCITING!
to its foundations-you may ascribe
il to spontaneous combustion,
There was such an outpouring there recently of youthful ambition and talent that spectators were afraid to strike a match. Nearly a thousand youths and giris gathered for the annual prize-giving of the London and Dramalle Academy of Music Ari
performed their prize in and There were more than 500 separate prize-givings by Mr. Lestle Banks. But the chief prize-giving was to dark, intense, inspired Leonora Stone, 17-years-old daughter of a Sutton, Surrey, Civil Servant.
She had won the great silver cup presented for the Arat tline this year by Mr. Alexander Korda, the fin producer, to encourage the discovery of young talent.
a
BORN TO THE ROLE Against the painted barenial hall where the Lambeth Walk is frolicked Kave two night students every "Juliets". Tall Una Wayne, her dark hair
cut
In a deep fringe, did the Despite the oficial reason given for the return of the Ministers, and de- balcony scene.
In the same setting, in subdued spite an authoritative statement that no Cabinet meeting is contemplated, light and on an improvised bler, was observers are attaching seen golden-haired Tauline Allen political major Importance to the unexpected dying moat realiulically in the potion
Vis- scene. return of Mr. Chamberlain and
Halifax. since the Trime Then all the lights were turned on count Minister a few days ago stated that and Leonora Stone, a serious little he would have ample opportunity of person in a shortish blue velvet dress meeting the Foreign Secretary bo- decorated with gold cords, walked on to receive the Korda cup-and there fore their journey to Rome.
"therefore, was "Julici," born to the role. The first important vessels to go
Political
circles here, afloat will be the battleship King
Leonora said "I left school in July, are inclined to believe that questions
the student of to George V.. which the King
concerning the British attitude to- and I've been
It's Taunch on Tyneside on Feb, 21. A wards the Spanish and Mediter- nendemy for only 1 weeks. sister ship, Prince of Wales, will take
rancan problems, which have ossum-wanderful to have won the cup Ri the water at Birkenhead in Marched a more concrete form within the
soon. and during the summer and autumn last few days, has induced the Minis-
same class}
lers to return at on earlier date. -Anson, Jellicoe and Beatty will
Increasing attention is being paid be launched at Clydebank, Wallsend-
in London to the Spanish question, yne and Govan, respectively. on-Tyne
"I want to do serious things in the since it is believed the military These
ese five units, the largest and since
have entered decisive
Funny theatre-like Shakespeare. most strongly armoured battleships operations have
stage
to all indications, that I should win a great film pro- ever built in Britain, wit reinforce
had never thought its Spanish
policy ducer's cup. the gun-power of the Fleet by 50 in guns of a new and most power-
within the last few know what to think about them until at fast the subjest | Afr. Korda lins seen me. I have such
a lot
lot to learn yet,' Leonorn has two idols among the star actresses-Pengy Ashcroft and Vivien Leigh. She must have seen both a great many times, for, con- sclously or otherwise, she speaks and moves with a mixture of both their ways.
three meri vessels
of thic
London is Various
PREFERS SHAKESPEARE Then in a cool, precise voice, as she knew what to do with every syllable, Leonora added:
ful type. With a designed speed of Mr. Chts have appealed to about the flims. And I still will not]
30 knots, they will be among the world's fastest battleships.
days to
of the income conversa-
intends to take towards Mussolint in tions, and to reveal the attitude he
The three aircraft carriers to be launched are the Illustrious, Victori- ous, and Fortnidable, each of 23,000 the question of the Spanish problem. tons. They are the largest carriers-Trans-Ocean. so far built for the Royal Navy. The first is building at Barrow-in- Furness, the second on the Tyne, and the third at Belfast,
NEW TYPE CRUISERS
The Bye large' cruisers to be put alloat are the Fiji, Kenya, Mauritius,; Nigeria, and Trinidad, representing a new type of 8,000 tons and 33 knots speed, armed with 12 Gin. guns.
The seven smaller cruisers in the 1931 programme are Dido, Euryalus, Nalad, Phoebe, Sirius, Bonaventure and Hermione. They, too, form an entirely new class, 5,150 tons, with speed of 33 knots. The armament is unique, consisting as it does of 10 5,2in
model Kuns, a new
credited with a rate of fire of. 14 roundsn minute.
Of the 11 destroyers eight are of the Latorey class, understood to be of a very large and powerful type
New Japanese Cabinet
TOKYO, Jan. 4.
who has BARON HRANUMA, been entrusted by the Emperor with the formation of a new Government, correspondents announced to press
to this evening that he hoped plete the Cabinet by Thursday.
Barca Hiranuma had conversations with various personalities this even- Ing, including the out-going Premier. Prince Konoye.
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Baron Hiranuma declined to answer Lord Privy Seal, in the Commons A GREAT COMEDY! question at a press reception whereandard plan, with general ther Prince Konaye would accept a post in the new Government.
The new Premier has appointed the former Governor of Osaka, Mr. Harumichi Tanabe, to be chief secre-
All the new submarines are big tary of the new Cabinet. It is be proc Authorities so that they could
ocean-going craft, and most of the sloops are escort vessels heavily armed with anti-aircraft guna.
Even when the 45 ships enumerat- cd are in the water, many others will remain on the stocks. These will in clude two 40,000-ton battleships, four heavy and three light cruisers, and numerous smaller craft, without counting the battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines to be pro vided for in the 1939 Navy Estimates.
Sea Hero "Jumped Into Jaws Of Death"
Lowestoft.
BRITAIN'S bravest deed re- Dcently was performed by a Lowestoft workman, father of nine children.
At
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specification and bill of quantities, had been prepared, he said, and he was communicating immediately with ull focal
al If they carried out the work ac- this plan expenditure cording to would rank (or a grant. Well-informed political circles be- The work of making the trenches lieve that the new Cabinet will be permanent and weatherproof has been composed of approximately as fol-held up throughout the country pend- lows:
ing the Government's decision.
Heved that Mr. Tanabe will advise the Premier regarding the formation of the Cabinel, generally,
Foreign Minister. .Mr. H. Arlt Afinister for Interior.....Mr. K. Kide
Finance.... Mr. S.
War....Gen.
S.
Minister for Ishiwatar}
Minister for Itaraki
Minister for Marine....Admiral Yonal
Minister Shiono
Minister for Education....Baron 5. Araki
for Justice....Mr. 9.
Minkter For Overseas....Mr. Y. Itatta The portfolios of Agriculture, Com- merce,
Communications and Railways are expected to be offered to various well-known politicians and economic leaders, including leaders of the two majority parties.-Trans-Ocean.
Use of steel and concrete has been approved in the standard specification for making the shelters permanent.
Inquiries in the steel industry have teen made and the Home Office has been assured that necessary supplies of corrugated, bituminised sheets and be maintained steel arches could without interference with the steel requirements of the rearmament pro-
Kramme.
CHILDREN FIRST Government proposals for civilian evacuation in time of war will put the protection of children first.
They are to be evacuated school by school, with their tenchers, and plans are being devised to continue their education in the centres of safety
accommodated. where they will be "This was the principal point made by three Cabinet Ministers re- conference cently was attended by about
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Birthday Gloom Early
Standish, Mich. Peter Gibson spent a gloomy 72nd.
He drank o birthday-he thought. toost to himself all alone. The fol lowing day he was both surprised and chagrined when his relatives descend- men ed en inassc. A check of the family
Bible disclosed he had celebrated Mr.1
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MURDER CHARGE Crown Witness Accused The Ministry of Health will be the
From the Dock executive department in charge of evacuation, and Mr. Faller Ellot, the Minister, has already appointed an When the prosecution's case in "Evacuation Division."
murder charge against two The cost of evacuation will be a named Chan Yeung, 30, and Chun, 24, concluded before Government responsibility.
Q. A. A. Macfadyen at. the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Chan testified! that he and Tar had been falsely accused and that he believed the ence that he und the second defen- Crown's principali witness and. andant were not even on the scene of other man were responsible for the the murder. They set out with the
Yungyun, Jant 5. Grim street fighting raged in The hero was William Eade. He Tsengshing, 35 miles north-east of and William Cunningham were
Canton, on Monday morning, when working on Ben defence work
Chinese troops blasted their way into Pakefeld, Lowestoft, when they
the war-torn city through the northi' hard cries for help, and zaw a
gate, according to miltury reports. water, woman struggling in the
The
Japanese suffered many which a gnie was driving. In huge casualties in the face of the Berco waves against the sea wall,
Eade pulled off his thigh boots, Chinese onslaught and were thrown into a precarious position. However, tled o rope round his waist, and the timely arrival of heavy Japanese
the reinforcements jumped over the wall into
from Cinton Shekian, saved the situation,
Under the terrific bombardment of the Japanese the Chinese laier with drew from the city. They wrecked all bridges and heavily damaged the highways in the outskirts of Taeng- Bug
breakers,
He reached the woman, grasped her, and fought his way-back - lo the steps.
Time after time he was dashed against the wall, and one of his legs was injured,
WITNESSES' TRIBUTE
was
And
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Priest
CENTENCED 40. die in the electric shing.
While the attack on Tsengahing chair at Cincinnati, Ohio, on was going on, another Chinese unit Wednesday, Mrs. Anna Hahn offered Cunningham then jumped into the surrounded 200 Japanese at Bhetaul-her eyes to a blind priest or nun.
Mrs. Hahn, who is 31, was convict. sea and helped Eade and the woman, Ing, a bill in the neighbourhood of
were ed who was unconscious, to the shorv. the city. Over 90 casualties
of polsoning Richard Wagner, The woman
Mrs. Ethel inflicted on the Japanese there-
Aged 78.
The prosecution alsa linked her Leathley, aged 57, of Pella, St. An- Central News.
name with 11 other murders. nes-on-Sea, a patient in a
SON PLEADS TANLEY Hahn's 15-years-old Oscar, visited her in Ohio State Prison. He pleaded for five minutes with the Governor's secretary later. for clomanes for his mother.
home here.
** MADELEINK CARROLL Pudent by
MATIN O
D BELFRIGE
nursing
"Eado jumped into the jaws of death an eye-witnem zaid.
"He ran the double danger of being. drowned and being battered to pieces against the wall.”
Mrs.
son,
crime.
The defendants wore alleged to deceased and other men to the hill- side for a bath on December 1, but have murdered a man named Wong left the party before the destination Kwal-tong on a hillside above Talpo was reached. He believed that Chon Road on December 1 by throwing Chun and another man named Tang rocks at him. The three men were Lau-mul were responsible for the returned emigrants from the Dutch murder. The blame was shifted on
East Indies,
Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Counsel, him and the second defendant, assisted by Det-Inspector A. E. Referring to his allegedly having
asked the deceased to Carey, was in charge of the ease.
return him
It will be remembered that Chan money he had borrowed, Chan Yeung Chun, the prosecution's principal stated: "ILI over asked Weng Kwal witness, said at a previous hearing fong for the money or throw stones that he had actually seen the two at him, let me be struck, down by defendants throwing big and small, thunderbolts." A
defendant said, he did rocks at the deceased who was bath-The second ing in a stream on the hill. Chan not wish either to testify or to make was the only eye-witness.twin statement from the dock.
Bolt men were committed, to the Following formal police evidence vsterday, Clan Yeung said in evid-next Criminal Sessions, v
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