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HERE, THERE

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Influenza Virus.

The three doctors who have re- cently succeeded in isolating the influenza virus, are members of the brilliant staff of research workers belonging to the National [Institute for Medical Research.

can case had been perfected be- fore the United States delegates sailed, and that their instruc-.

and tions were deeply studied

As the institute is under the aegis of the Medical Research

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1933.

BRITAIN'S NAVAL WEAKNESS

On the Surf

and Under Water

Our Fleets are Excelled by Other Nations

(By Hector Bywater.)

London.

cause of their advanced age their Ship

Council, which is a Government The adjournment of the Disarma-repair bills are very heavy. department. this discovery of ment Conference provides an oppor-for ship, however, they are probably. world-wide importance is equally a tunity for taking stock of the na-equal in fighting power to the

tional defences. That the ArmyDreadnoughts of other nations.

Batisfactory.

matter for national pride.

As president of the Research has been mutilated by the econothy In regard to cruisers the position Council, the late Sir Walter Mor-axe is notorious. It is equally by no means SO ley Fletcher played a large part in well known that we have sunk to since the war only sixteen ships of selecting the institute's staff, and fifth place in air power.

What this type

have been completed-

New barely more than one a year.

it is a pity that he did not live to then, of the Navy?

of his choice.

see to-day's triumphant justification It is the senior among the Serprogrammes are now materialising. rices, and stil our first line of but the expiration of the London defence against invasion, starva- Treaty in Deceber, 1936, will find tion, industrial and social chaos. us below the prescribed quota.

Three Co-workers.

Dr. P. R. Laidlaw, the eldest of Is it ready to cope with a sudden. the three men, will be remembered crisis, such as has often arisen in Limit To New Cruisers

the past and may come upon

as the discoverer of the method of preventing distemper in dogs. He again with little or no warning?

Under that covenant we agreed not to build more than 91,000 tons

hails from Cambridge, and has had The answer is that in all the of cruisers between 1930 and 1986. a long and fruitful career as a material elements of fighting power This was equivalent to two light research bacteriologist.

the Navy to-day is weaker than it cruwers (each of 6,500 tons) ** a Dr. Wilson Smith, who comes

has ever been since the Dutch raid- year, a singularly meagre allow. from Manchester, is one of the 'ed the Medway two and a half cen-jance in view of our world-wide most promising younger members turies ago. For the first time in naval responsibilities. No other af the National Institute.

| modern history we are maintaining country accepted such a drastic The third doctor associated with no definite standard of strength at limit to new construction. this discovery is a London man. sea. In principle the two-Power As a consequence of the Treaty, Dr. C. H. Andrewes. He is son of standard of pre-war days has been we have been forced to build the late Sir Frederick Andrewes,replaced by "parity." but if this cruisers which is tonnage, arma- the distinguished bacteriologist, means equality in tonnage and man-ment, and radius are definitely in- ard has already published papers power with the United States, we ferior to their foreign contem- of significance on a number of acute infectious disease. He has certainly do not possess it to-day. poraries. Among Enemy Raiders Going Free

the latter are many 10,000-ton ships with Sin guns and One concrete example of our naval strong armour protection, a type unpreparedness may be cited: Sup which has

also done work of outstanding merit in cancer.

Your Daily Smile

Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 9; 1933 minutely drawn that they could HUSBAND (examining

US. And International

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no counter-part in our posing we found ourselves at war Navy. Our largest cruisers now with a nation that owned a num-under construction are from 1,500 ber of fast cruisers and armed to 3,000 tons smaller than ships NEVER SAID STOP.

liners which could. and undoubtedly building abroad, while the would, be sent forth to ravage Bri Arethusa class, of only 5,200 tons, bius): Who on earth said not possibly go astray. But no

tish shipping on the trade routes are completely dwarfed by their one foresaw that the American could have all these things.

WIFE: You did, darling.

within, say, a thousand-mile radius foreign "opposite numbers." position would be altered from

The construction of warships day to day. Defenders of Pre- asked you if I might have some of London.

To parry this sudden assault we

which could new clothes and you said, “Yes—

not meet foreign sident Roosevelt's long-range

have exactly five cruisers im-

vessels of their own type on conduct of the negotiations have buy and buy."

mediately available, namely, the equal terms is a new departure bidden us forget what he said in

four ships of the Second Cruiser! American bad luck or the May. But we also have to for-

in British naval policy. President's bad. Juckwith get what he had previously said

IRATE STRANGER: Look here Squadron and the Cairo, flagship In modern destroyer tonnage we Weeks occupy only fifth place, due to the to impatient outcries in America ordinates at London had to for.jm responsible for posting mail/would elapse before the old cruisers low building programmes of recent the Economic Conference has led half a dozen times, and his submy lad, who's the person in this of the destroyer flatillas. against the whole method of con-iget on Tuesday what he had said

orders? I want to make a com in reserve at the Nore, Portsmouth. years. Here, as in the case of ferring. Congressmen and other on Monday. Obviously, an inter-

and Devenport could be made ready cruisers, we are turning out boats [plaint. children of a larger growth have national conference which under brow): I don't know who's respon

OFFICE BOY (with perspiring for sea.

of smaller tonnage and lighter During that period the enemy armament than foreign craft. We taken up

with the catchword: such treatment falls into be-sible but I know who'll get the

raiders would have things pretty have nothing to balance the big "No more conferences!" At them.wilderment and breaks down is

much their own' way.

We French flotilla some ignorantly

leaders. thirty thel

blame. assert,

in Unied States always gets cheat-such a device. Instead of taking not a fair test of the validity of

should be fortunate, indeed, if we number, which are veritablo ed in one way or another. Be-up with the impetuous demand,

escaped paralysing casualties. cruisers in weight and gun-power. Or take the equally conceivable Unfortunately, our very limited sidea, it is argued, there are so"No more conferences." Ameri- medicine never did anyone any good, contingency of a violent submarine destroyer programmes many conflicting views and collid-cana might more wisely confine

have coin- ing interests among the various themselves to

Heckler: Oh yeah? Well, it's attack on sea-borne trade. This, cided with wholesale submarine

in all likelihood, would, be opposing confer-done my family plenty of good.

com-construction by certain foreign nations that it is impossible to ences badly managed.

Iplementary to the surface guerra Powers, notably France, Japan, and persuade them to agree aboutj

Italy. (anything, except to adopt some!

If any degree of equili Grave Submarine Menace pious-sounding

brium is to be restored it will be but

Germany began the Great War necessary to increase substantially with less than thirty U-boats. To the yearly quota of destrovers. "IT'S A WISE DAD-"

May there are several countries în (Continued on Page 11). FATHER: Freddie, if you dare possession of twice to thrice that

empty

perfectly Recovery In America formula' or platitude.

Since international conferences

Not many weeks ago the vast re-

are thus doomed to futility, why vival scheme embraced in the Na

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Lecturer: Friends, 'I reiterate,

Lecturer: But there's no way

¿de course. įto prove it.

Heckler: Sure there is-my dad ļowas a drug store.

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News In Brief.

longer tolerate them? In ans- tional Industry Recovery Act was eat that porridge I'll spank you.

number of underwater craft, larger, wer, it may be said that when merely a subject of animated pri they take a long and calm view vate discussion

MOTHER: Henry, what did you more formidable in armament, and' between Senutor say that for?

of greater cruising radius then the of the history of such confer-Wagner and Assistant Secretary of

To meet such an FATHER ences, they have been far less State Moley.

(whispering. to mo U-boats of 1914.

For stealing a radiator cap from barren of results than is now published that they were urging the the boy will eat it now.

When the fact was ther): Auto-suggestion, my dear-attack we have less than fifty car No. 2338, belonging to Mr. modern destroyers, all of which A. R. Wong, of Leighton Hill Road, hastily alleged. There have been plan upon the President, the news

would be needed for service with the Lo Shing, an unemployed Chinese was sentenced to six weeks' hard, menace would laboUT.

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a few failures, but many Buc-was greeted with wide incredulity DISTANCE DIFFERENCE. battle fleet.

It is not needful to go and Mr. Roosevelt was adjured by FATHER: over the whole record here. But many Eastern business men to have ashamed of not knowing what you therefore. have to be dealt with by

You ought to be The submarine if a conference in being has oc-nothing to do with what was then learnt in school to-day. Bobby the hundred-odd boats of ancient cassionally been appointing,

Mr. A. H. Basto of No. 149 Cumber- a referred to as "government regi-Smith' always knows.

design which are still borne on the land Road, Kowloon, was conference refused did at one mentation of industry."

yesterday Yet in a critical time bring on an

JACKLE: Yes, but he hasn't so Navy list, the majorty being in fined 310 by Mr. Butters at the Kow- im-short time the bulk of the American far to go home.

How many of these could Joon Magistracy for allowing two dogs mense disaster. In the late Sum-industrial world has come over to

put to sea within a fortnight, and Mr. A. Alves of No. 149 Waterloo out in the street without muzzles, mer of 1914 Sir Edward Grey the experiment, greatly revised and joffered to the German Governincorporated in the Wagner. law.

Facts You Did. Not how many of them-with their der Road was fined $8 for the same offence.

tariorated structure and worn-out ment a conference of the interest General Johnson is putting his

Know.

machinery-would stand up to the A Chinese youth, named Chung ed Powers at any time or any general codes into effect. The

larduous test of war for more than Tae Kit, was fined $50 at the Central place in order to prevent the anti-trust laws have been set aside Poppy oil, costing about half as a few weeks are questions impo- Police Court this morning for pos- impending war. Had not Ger-to permit intra-trade production much as kerosene, is used in lamps sible to answer with any "sseur-session of a parcel containing 10,000 many, out of a pretended delicate and sales quotas. And the schemețin some sections of China.

Heroin pills. The boy said that the consideration for her Austrian was officially presented to the

What is painfully obvious is the parcel was given to him by a man ally, declined to accept this Bri- Economic Conference, Senator Intended. for library tables, a new fact that while the submarine whom he did not know, tish proposal, the world might Couzens making the introduction small size radio set resembles a menace to trade is potentially more have been saved from the ensu-with the approval and support. of pair of richly bound books. ing miseries. Can we be 80 the other members of the American sure that the conference method delegation. To the nations of the

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serious than it has over been, our The Pure Cane Molasses Com resources for meeting such a threat pany, Hong Kong, were remanded at

In normal times 95 per cent of are much more limited than ther the Central Police Court this morn

is itself at fault? Everything world the Wagner act is held up the raw silk exported by Japan is were in 1914. Our extreme vulner-ing for "unlawfully sending a parcel. depends upon the skill and judg- as a model. They are urged, with consumed in the United States. ment of the statesmen who un-the United States, to "synchronize"} -

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ability to commerce raiding by sur- by post addressed to Yuk Kee, face and submarine craft fa, of Shanghai, containing some samples

dertake to make use of it. Oralmilar programmes of govern When unfolded a new foot rest course, no secret to foreign naval of molasses, which did soil and dam- dinarily, when an international mental expenditure "designed to for the riders in rear seats of auto- staffs, and in certain circumstances ages other postal packages,” conference- frustrates the hopes stimulate natural sources of em-mobiles becomes a luncheon table. this knowledge might be inimical fastened upon it, the blame may ployment and restart the wheels of

to peace.

A fine of $100, with $200 costs, be placed upon lack of due and commerce and industry." The them as a “supplement" to Interna- Big Ships. Of Pre-War Design was imposed on the Star Battery adequate preparation. Large in- President's plan of budgeting tional action. But the domestic Only in capital ships is the Navy Factory, Wanchai, at the Central ternational conferences are usual-separately the vast expenses for in-plan has since been given first place up to Treaty strength, Excepting Police Court yesterday by W. ly little more than bodies of men dustrial recovery, borrowing the on the American agenda. As Am-the Nelson, Rodney, and Hood, our Wynne-Jones, for infringement of a convenietly assembled in order four billions required, carrying, only bassador Luther lately pointed out, battleships and battle, cruisers are Factory, Yaumati. to register approval of decisions the debt service in the regular other nations will not be able to of pre-war design and in the normal privately reached beforehand by budget and levving amortizing prime the pump of their business course most of them would already Mr J, W. Arber, Acting Manager the agents of the respective taxes to retire the principal, is re, on the vast American scale, Ameri-be in reserve, if not scrapped, of the Advertising and Publlelty Governments. In the case of commended to the other govern- cans will be spending more in New Since, however, we are not at liberty Bureau, St. George's Building, who the London Conference, the gen-ments as a sound practice." On York State, for example, than will to build new capital tonnage before is leaving for England on the Conte eral belief was that its path had several recent occasions President be appropriated for all of Germany, 1987, and since a battle fleet is re- Rosso on Saturday, was the been carefully smoothed in ad- Roosevelt stressed his belief that But in the view of the Administra-garded as Indispensable, there is cipient of a pocket wallet contain- vance. Diplomats and rulers "synchronized domestic recovery pro- tion the plan is the thing. It has nothing for it but to maintain these ing a cheque subscribed by the staff had put their minds together in srammes" should be linked up with now definitely been made condi-old vessels in active commission. in a presentation made at the com- different capitals. In particular international trade and currency tion procedent to America's, có- Huge sums of money have been pany's office, St. George's Building wes it supposed that the Ameri- agretments. 2 He used to speak of operation in currency stabilization. epent on modernising them, and be- yesterday.

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