1937-04-13 — Page 9

·THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1937.

FIVE BATTLESHIPS FOR NEW BRITISH FAR EAST FLEET

Enquiry Into Race Mishap

Enquiry was made by a' quorum of Stewards at the Race Course on Saturday into the circumstan- ces of the accident to Mr. Liang Sai Yen which occurred during the last race of the day.3,

From the evidence given by other Riders in the race it appears that Mr. Liang's mount "Tabby Cat” fell through galloping on to the pony

immediately ahead

him, viz. "Happy Venture.”

of

The enquiry will be resumed when Mr. Liang has recovered sufficiently to attend.

LOCAL "BLACK OUT"

21.

SEQUEL

Taxi Driver Up In Court

Ninety-Four Ships. To Be Based On Singapore

Big plans are afoot for the creation of a Pacific

'

Fleet for the Royal Navy in the Far East.

THE NEW FLEET, ACCORDING TO RELIABLE QUAR-

TERS, WILL CONSIST OF NOT LESS THAN

5 BATTLESHIPS.

10 CRUISERS.

24 DESTROYERS.

2 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. 18 SUBMARINES.

4 DEPOT SHIPS.

1 REPAIR SHIP.

12 MINESWEEPERS.

12 ESCORT VESSELS.

6 MINELAYERS.

*

M. Van Zeeland's

Message

Brussels, To-day, “Never again will anyone claim that the Belgian p

people are turning Fascist," says

anifesto issued by the Pre- mier, M. Paul van Zeeland, fol- lowing his election victory over the Rexist leader, M. Leon De- grelle-Trans-Ocean.

TEN YEARS FOR GUNMAN

Shopkeeper Shot In The Leg

Sentence of ten years' penal ser-

a firearm

Such a fleet would represent a dia, and South Africa--and in-vitude was passed at the Old Bailey capital outlay of some $70,000,000 | directly shielding the western | on a man who was alleged to have and-an annual cost of upkeep ap-coast of Canada. It would be res-shot a pawnbroker in the leg. Liu Yau, driver of taxi No. 133 proximating to £12,000,000, These ponsible for the free movement of The accused, George Wilson, 42, the ocean traffic along some eighteen an engineer, was found guilty of was this morning summoned be-costs would be additional to

with fore Mr. W. Schofield for failing Present Navy Estimates. It is ob- of the routes normally used by Bri-robbery

violence, robbery armed with an automatic to stop when called upon by a Po-vious that the transfer of even tish merchant ships proceeding to while lice officer and with failing to dim Part of the Western Hemisphere and from ports in the Indian Ocean, pistol, and possessing his lights during the general standard of naval strength to the the Far East, the Antipodes, and with intent to endanger life. "black out" at 2.45 am. on March Eastern is out of the question in the South African coast. Within its On hearing the verdict Wilson the existing European conditions, zone of operations more than 400 thanked the Recorder, Sir Holman

fleet British merchant

rchant ships of 3,000 Gregory, K.C., for "a very fair Defendant said that he did not and, therefore, the Eastern

to be an entirely new tons and over are at sea every day trial." He declared he was inno- see the Police and that only his will have

creation.

of the year. They are carrying Do- side lights were on. The case was

JELLICOE SCHEME

minion produce on its way to other Mr. Christmas Humphreys, pro- adjourned for a week to allow de-

countries quite as freely as they .fendant to call witness.

secuting, said that on January 1 are carrying British exports to the Wilson, with a mask covering the Dominions, and the defence of that lower part of his face, entered the trade is as important to the Domin- as to the man i in ion exporter Australian Government | Manchester or Birmingham, Sun-revolver and said "Stick 'em up."

derland or Bradford, whose wares are seaborne to the outer markets:

The ninety-four ships detailed Sergeant Jessop said he was on special patrol in Pokfulum Road. represent a minimum. They make Nearing Bonham Road he saw de-up a force much smaller than that fendant's car coming with the head recommended in the official report lights on. He flashed his torch to the and shouted to the defendant drawn up by Lord Jellicoe after his stop. Defendant did not do so but Dominion tour in 1919. carried on. When about 20 yards away defendant switched off the fights.

to

GROWTH OF NEED

cent.

shop of Mr. John Macklin, a Peck-. ham pawnbroker. He produced a

-over

Mr. Macklin told Wilson to clear out, and Wilson then fired the re- His projected Eastern fleet was

volver several times. With the gun to be headed by eight battleships

still smoking in his hand, he vault- and eight battle cruisers. Such a

Since first the idea of an Im-ed r the counter, took some strength is unattainable without financial sacrifice, which it is cer-perial British Navy, to be support- money from the till and, when Mr. attacked him with an tain the

ed by the taxpayers of all parts Macklin Dominions taxpayers WEDDING TO-DAY would never accept and which Bri- of the British Commonwealth of umbrella, fired again, shooting him

be discussed, in the leg. tish taxpayers ought not to be ask-Nations, began to

"See King Boat For The East" Wilson was arrested at Lime- Mr. M. A. Xavier Anded to bear on behalf of others. For there has been a vast change in the the Eastern fleet is concerned more economic relation of the Dominions Miss Catherine Tames directly than either of our existing and the Mother Country. When the house on January 20, when a detec- Conference of 1887 tive saw him take a revolver from main forces with the protection of Imperial

assistant at The marriage of Miss Catherine the Dominions and of their sea- brought into existence the first pay his jacket. He was later picked out Tam, daughter of the later Mr. Tam borne trade, and its creation is a ment by a colony towards the cost by the pawnbrokers's

ex-an identification parade. Tai-dick, and Mr. Mario Augusto point towards which for nearly of naval defence the annual

Wilson, in evidence, said that on Xavier, son of Mr. Luiz Carlos seventy years Imperial naval rela-ports of Australia were only £26,-

000,000. By 1914 they had risen to the day of the robbery he was at Xavier, took place at the Registry tions have been slowly moving.

$73,000,000. To-day the exports of Manchester trying to find a boat to this morning.

Australia annually, total £113,600,- take him to the East. He had spent Mr. John Whyatt, Deputy Regis

000. Similar advances mark the 12 years in Syria and Palestine: trar of Marriages, officiated, while It is not suggested that the con- growth of the seaborne trade of the He bought the gun from two men Messrs. S. S. M. Hung and M. B. struction and upkeep of the Eas-other Dominions that border on the in the East End of London after he Gutierrez witnessed the ceremony.

tern fleet would be a charge on the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and had heard them talking in Arabic Dominions. Their share would have consequently the growth of their about it. Forthcoming Weddings to be proportionate to their popu- dependence on naval defence for the

It was

stated that: Wilson had lation and their overseas trade. In safe arrival of their wares in their five convictions, the last being in November, 1933, when he was sen- The forthcoming marriage of Mr. the Jellicoe report this

tenced at the Old Bailey to four. ¡years' penal servitude for 'posses-

SHARE OF COST-

}

Sebastiao Ruy da Silva, of No. 2, was examined from th question | destined markets.

point of

· NAVAL GRAVITY

Ning Po Street, Kowloon, and Miss view of naval defence as a whole, Maria Dorothea Franco, of No 35, and it was there suggested that the As is evident, this question of an sing housebreaking implements by Robinson Road, is announced. proportions should be-

Lance Sergeant George Robertson Grant, of the Seaforth Highlanders, has announced that his marriage to Miss Plowman, of No. 134, Douglas Road, Tolworth, Surrey, England en route to the Colony by the s.. Rawalpindi, will take place soon after his bride's arrival.

United Kingdom Australia

New Zealand Canada

South Africa.

Per cent. 74.12 7.74 2:02

12.80

3.82

PALESTINE BAN ON

UNIFORMS

Alleged Agitators Arrested

Eastern Fleet is no new problem night.

the for the Admiralty. In

first twenty years of this century, how- ever, the centre of naval gravity was almost exclusively in home waters, and defence of the Eastern Hemisphere was a minor necessity. The mild depredations of the Em- An Eastern Fleet, if it can be den and other raiders in Eastern created, would have Singapore as waters in 1914 did little more than

Jerusalem, To-day. its main base with important sec ruffle the surface of the millpond

Government has issued a decree Seven members of the International ondary bases at Hong Kong, Colom- Bible Students' Association, which is

on which Dominion trade continued prohibiting the wearing of uni- bo, Port Darwin, Sydney, Freman-to move freely, Aslow change forms by anyone other than au banned in Germany, were sentenced in Berlin to terms of imprisonment rang- tle, and Auckland. These widely since 1920 has created a second thorised persons in the entire Le- ing from three to nine months. scattered points serve to demon-centre of naval gravity in the East. banon district.

The police have arrested large numbers of alleged agitators

in Three of the quadruplets born to the the last few days, some of whom wife of a St. Thomas, Quebec, farmer, have died.

*strate the extent of the area to be

An attempt to smuggle gold ingots covered by his force. In effect it and coins to the value of £15,000 over cute the French frontier into Switzerland would be protecting four Domin- has been discovered

lions Australia, New Zealand, In-

lare to be deported-Trans-Ocean.

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