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SATURDAY, JANUARY. 4, 1930.

NAVAL DISARMAMENT

Result-Orders Lost To Idle Yards

BARROW'S FATE

Costly Plant And Equipment Going To Waste

Ltd.

FAR-REACHING EFFECTS

THE

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At the Victoria Hospital on Sharon Lynn, one of the principal { Auction Thursday evening, the death oc-players In the Fox Movietono pro- curred of Mrs. Thekla Brotherton duction, "Speakeasy" seemed doom- Harker, an old resilent of the ed to the ravishing beauty type of To appreciate the far-reaching effects of naval disarmament Colony, and who had for many years role, until the advent of talking

resided at The Albany.

pictures gave her the first really big one must spend a few days in the districts which depend for their Mrs. Harkey was i for seven opportunity she ver enjoyed.

weeks. material prosperity on the construction of warships and naval equip |

Death was due to acute Exceptionally attractive, both in | nephritis.

face and form, this charming ment. Here, in this remote corner of Lancashire, is a great com.

Much sympathy is felt with her actress unanimously was chosen by munity, three-quarters of whom are economically interested, more daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Hollywood directors for roles which or less directly, in the pay-roll of one local firm, Vickers-Armstrong,tatives in their bereavement.

Mrs. Frank Austin, and other re-exploited her physical attributes.

With the coming of the "talkies" The funeral took place yesterday Miss Lynu came into her own. A As at the Elswick works in Newcastle-on-Tyne. I have walked evening at the Protestant Cemetery, natural ambition to become a stage

The very Rev. Alfred Swann officiat actress miles through great shipyards and workshops which, though carry-ed at the graveside, and among play had prompted her to rolex on the staga ing on bravely in the teeth of adverse circumstances, are hard hit those who went to pay their last when not doing Alm work. After rospects to the deceased lady were: a few years of this experience, join- by naval retrenchment, writes Hector Bywater in the "Daily Tele

Mr. Frank Austin, 33 chiefed with graph." A few facts and figures may be given to show Barrow's mourner.

a portion of Il luck in Messrs. Sykes, F. H.motion pictures. the youthful contribution to British sea power, and also to indicate the price Leseby, T. M. Hazlerigg., E. Ralphs, actress had almoet deelded to cast Stuart-Smith, Konsul H. Gipperich her lot behind the footlights when which this part of England is paying in the interests of peace. Consul General for Germany), Fox Films signed her on a long- J. H. Seth, Blackett, Lambelet, M. term contract. This led to her brought up to date. Together with and Mme. C. Cuvillier, the Misses present role in Fox Movietone the great allpways on which war Loureiro. Misa Oliver, M. and Mme. "Speakeasy," the all-talking attrac- The Steamship, vessels and merchantmen are built, Lecot, Mr. and Mrs. Jessen, Mr.tion at the Queen's Theatre 'to-

BENVRACKIE" there are gun-mounting and gun and Mrs. Fielder, and others.

Consignees of cargo are hereby fo- erection shops, steel, iron, and Many, wreath were laid on the Paul Page, Loin Lane, Henry B.ed at their risk into the hazardous formed that all goods are being land- brass foundries and forges, Krave from relative and friends. Walthall, Helen Ware Marjorie and/or extra hazardous Godowns of is one of the few establishmenta

Beebe, Ivan Linow, Stuart Erwin, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Warren Hymer and James Guilfoyle Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from portray the major roles in the pro-

the wharves delivery may be obtained. duction.

Some months before the outbreak of war the Vickers establishments were employing 16,000 hands. During the war, when all yards and factories were working up to capacity, the firm employed 35,000 people, including approximately 10,000 WOTRAM. In the post-WZX" slump the Barrow staff declined to 5,000. Owing to recent orders from domestic and foreign sources, the number rose to 13,300 last sum- mer. It has now dropped to 11,600, and wil continue at this figure throughout the winter, but unless more naval contraels are forthcoming in the spring it will be difficult to maintain it for long.

In the summer of 1914 99 per cent. of the employees of this firm in Barrow were engaged in the construction of warships

and armaments. Shortly after the war armament work dropped to zero. To-day 75 per cent. are employed on armaments and warships, and the balance on commercial work and Industrial engineering. The locality has been fortunate in securing foreign orders, including sub- marines and a depot ship for the Chilean Navy, and an armoured gunboat for Siam.

Contracts from Abroad

.

in the world where a submarine can) be completely built, engined, and equipped. Ships now under con- RENT COMMITTEE'S

struction

include

sevan

sub.

marines, a flotilla lender, a destroy- er, and a naval repair ship, all for the British Admiralty; A sub marine depot ship for Chile, a gun- beat for Siam, and several chantmen. Many big liners have, been built since the war, amongst thom the Orient Line leviathans!

mer-

THREE OBJECTS

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.

No claims will be admitted aft the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th inat. will be subject to rent

All claima against the steamer must before the 24th fast. or they will not be presented to the Undersigued on or be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns 9th mat., at 10 a.m., by Mesars. where they will be examined on the Goddard & Douglas.

"THE SINGLE STANDARD" Greta Garbo, who is starred in "The Single Standard," which is showing at the World Theatre as a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature, is a native of Sweden, going to America three years ago virtually Orama, Otranto, Orford, and The Rent Problem Committee who unknown. To-day she is one of the Orontes, the Cunarders Scythia, are composed of a body of Chinese most popular stars on the screen. Antonia, and Carinthia, and the business men held another meeting The new picture is her first screened former Australian Government yesterday, and the axouncement appearance since her vacation in ships, Moreton Bay, Hotson's Bay, was made that draft regulations her homeland.

had been drawn up, which will be

and Jervis Bay.

Miss Garbo was trained for the Royal Dramatic Academy in Stockholm and rose to stardom in Alms as the heroine in "The Temptress." Her hat picture. was "Wild Orchids."

To everyone interested in naval submitted to the Government stage in the affairs, Barrow is of special interest through the Chinese representa as the birthplace of the British tives on the Legislative Council. submarine. From the slipways In the course of a long speech was launched in 1001 the first the Chairman announced that the undersea boat ever built for the Bri. Committee have three aims to fulfill;

Nils Asther, who played opposite tish Navy. Since that date the the first being the protection of her in that fim, again is seen with same yard has launched no fewer aggrieved tenants, secondly, the her in the pleturisation of the than 155 submarines, Among the avowed object to protect the rights sensational Adela Rogeri St. John's famous warship which have glided of about 8,000, to 10,000 slave girls story which Jahn S. Robertson down the ways at Barrow' are the (muf tsais), and the third object directed. Princess Royal-one of Beatty's was to impress upon the Govern- "Cat Squadron" battle-truisers atment that, the Rent Problem Com- Jutland-the Dreadnought Van-mittee is non-political.

"THE VIKING" N

M Development of colour In motion picture photography has had a long at and laborious uphill climb. Almost

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No Fire Insurance has been effect- Bills of Lading will be countersigD- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agenta, Hong Kong, 3rd January, 1930.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN "CHINA MAIL"

Social Functions To-day Tea Dances at Hong 4.30 p.m. Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel,

Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong 8.30pm.

guard, which was destroyed during In reference to the last object the the war by a mysterious internal chairman, MrHo lu, said that de explosion, and the battleships Retectives had been shadowing venge, Emperor of India, and Erin, meetings held by the Committee, from the very infancy of the all of which were units of the and news regarding Rent Problems industry, individuale have experi-

have been time and again censored mented in various colour processes, Bay Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

To-day-Dinner Dance at Repulse From the point of view of the before publication in the local but until the release of "The great armament firms and their Chinese Press.

Viking, Technicolour's production Peninsula Hotel, 9.30 p.m.

January 6-St. George's Ball, wage-earners the most serious factor in the present situation is not the naval disarmament move-

Grand Fleet.

A truth often overlooked is that foreign, naval contracts gravitate automatically towards those yards and arsenals which are kept busy by their own Governments. But for the series of magnificent cruisers, destroyers, and sub marines which our yards have been turning out for the Admiralty since the war, they would probably not have booked the valuable orders for warships and naval material from abroad which have helped in recent years to tide over a difficult period. But welcome as lis this foreign work, it represents only a trickle compared with the flood of per-warment itself but the uncertainty as to contracts from abroad. In 1914 our yards were building for foreign Governments four great super Dreadnoughts. and several other armoured ships, as well as cruisers destroyers, submarines, guns and armour plate.

Facts and figures such as these are striking enough, but they do not sink into the imagination until one has personally inspected the colossal plant required for the pro duction of modern nával · sighting

JAPAN AND NAVAL LIMITATION

the Industrial outlook which that movement entails. If anyone could predict what the naval "ship- building programme is to be during THE ABOLITION OF SUBMARINES the next two or three years, he would be hailed as a benefactor by many thousands of workpeople in Sheffield, Newcastle, Barrow, and Glasgow.

EMPIRE RESEARCH

material. Much of this plant is Hope For Increased

mow inactive, and the capital in- vested In It ylelds little or no re turn. Still more serious is the -effect on

The long employment. queues of men at the Labour Ex- changes in Newcastle and Barrow represent part of the price wo are paying for naval disarmament. modern cruiser of the 10,300-ton .class costs about £2,000,000~~

heavy bill, to doubt, but 88 par cent. of it is paid out in wages.

Evil of Uncertainty

A

The Vickers Armstrong plant at Barrow has la the past three years Zeen thoroughly, reorganised and

CHILDREN SET FIRE TO PETROL DRUM

THREE KILLED BY EXPLOSION

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January 6-At P.W.D. offices, three lots of Crown land at Sham- The report of the agricultural She did not favour, the abolition of for the sole production shuipo, Mong Kok Tsui and Wong section of the Conference of Empire submarines, b the limitation of commercial flm in colour. As- Nei Chung, respectively, 3 p.m. Meteorologists is issued, embodying their types.

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Miscellaneous

the importance of the gathering and to raise the question of the Binga- ing their process, but that it now is To-day New Territories hopes that imperial co-operation, pore base. She favours the free perfected is amply proved by "The Agricultural Show, at Shek Wit Hul may thereby be secured, and will be dom of the seas, but international Viking," a production in which (near Sheung Shui Railway Sta further developed with increasingly law in this matter is very intricate, every natural shade la perfectly tion). fruitful results throughout the Mr. Wakatsuki presupposes that reproduced. EmpireReuter.

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