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Tennyson' immortas

**Six Hundred“

ERROL FLYNN

POLIVIA

De HAVILLAND The CHARGE of the LIGHT BRIGADE

A Warner Bros. Picture with

·PATRIC KNOWLES • HENRY STEPHENSON » NIGEL BRUCE Donald Crisp • David Niven - Robert Bairar - Directed by Michael Curtiz

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EDWARD G. ROBINSON

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in "THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING”

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

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NOTICE:

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public

E have pleasure in announc-

ing that Mr. F. B. Marshall | Auction is associated with our firm as from 22nd May, 1937.

G. A. HÄRRIMAN & CO.

Stockbrokers.

Hong Kong.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

HE Undersigned have received

Tinstructions to selle receiblic

Auction

On

Thursday, the 27th. May, 1937 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at No. 21 Humphrey's Building, Kowloon.

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

Few

FURNITURE also

ces of Black Wood Ware j

and

"G. E.” Refrigerator (in good condition)

-On View from Wednesday, the 26th. May, 1937.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 24th May, 1937,

on

Friday, the 28th May, 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Streat

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

plagdana tangga

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1937.

DESIGN OF NEW BRITISH WARSHIPS

SERVICE THE ONLY TRUE TEST

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Statements have recently been thusa, and, ship for ship, will be made that the designs of certain of fully capable of dealing with others the warships to be built under re- of their own size. More than this cent naval programmes leave much can hardly be expected. to be desired. The criticisms, as a The latest Italian cruisers, of 35 rule, have been based upon insuf- knots and 7,874′′ tons÷2,500 tons ficient knowledge.

larger than the Arethusa and Dido The five new British battleships, carry ten 6-inch-guns. The new- it was said, will be smaller, alow-est Japanese cruisers of the Mo er, and weaker in gun-power than gami type-8,500 tons and 88 knots those of certain foreign Powers, As—were designed for fifteen 6.1-inch regards size, the new vessels will weapons. It is said that they are approximate to the old Treaty limit failures, and are having to be re- of 35,000 tons, and so far no other nation is known to be exceeding this limit. The designed speed of these ships has not yet been disclosed.

The 14-inch Gun

armed with fewer guns. In any case, these Italian and Japanese : ships are comparable with our new Southampton class of ten ships, which are round about 9,000 tons and armed with twelve 6-inch apart from smaller guns.

Submarines

It is true that 16-inch guns will probably be mounted in the battle- ships about to be laid down in Ja- pan and America. Fourteen-înch

As- regards submarines, the Ad- weapons are provided for the King miralty, after great experience with George V. and Prince of Wales, a variety of different types, have because it was necessary to start come to favour medium-sized gen- building them as soon as possible eral service patrol submarines of after the expiry of the Washington round about 1,000 tons surface dis- and London Naval Treaties on De-placement. These vessels can keep cember had to be ordered long be- the sea for weeks. Small sub- forehand. At this time it.

was marines may be useful for local de- hoped that Japan would fall into line fence by other Powers. They are with other nations in agreeing to not needed by this country except the 14-inch being the maximum for training purposes... calibre gun for future capital It is true that certain foreign ships. Fourteen-inch weapons are cruisers and destroyers are faster to be mounted in the three other than the British. To a certain ex- battleships to be built under this tent this extra speed is obtained by year's programme, in order to pro running trials in artificial con- duce. a homogeneous squadron of ditions, and by forcing the ma- five vessels.

chinery. It is also obtained by the It may be reiterated that the 14-sacrifice of other qualities to which inch gun is the largest that can be we attach the greatest importance mounted in sufficient numbers in a robustness, seaworthiness, habi- ship of 35,000 tons; that it is not tability, protection, gun and tor- markedly inferior in range or hit-pedo armament, and a large fuel ting power to the 16-inch; and that supply. British cruisers and des- the naval advisers to the Govern-troyers are designed to accompany ment, with a wealth of experience the Fleet all over the world and in behind them, are satisfied that our all weathers. : Nations whose new battleships cannot be out-navies are intended for more res- classed by any essels of the same tricted use, and do not depend for tonnage.

their existence upon sea power, can Aircraft Carriers

afford to run risks with their de- It has been said that the British signs. It suffices to say that Bri-- aircraft-carriers are fifteen years tish vessels stood the test of over out of date. It is true that our pre- four years of strenuous service-dur- sent ships of this type are all olding the Great War with a success. vessels originally converted from that was surprising, even to those other uses. The use of ship-borne who manned them. Their robust- aircraft, however, has only develop.ness and general seaworthiness ed since the war, so that our pre-- were second to none. sent "carriers" are experimental.

The day of huge aircraft-carriers of $3,000 of 27,500 tons is definitely past, and the nations that possess them wish they did not. Vessels of

TRANS-ATLANTIC FLYERS

Praised By President Roosevelt

Washington. President Franklin D. Roose-

comprising: Room Dining Room

Black Wood Ware, Teak Drawing

more moderate dimensions are now Bed Room

favoured, and the new. 22,000-ton and Office Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Ark Royal, Illustrious, and Victori- Brass & E. P. Ware, Ornaments, ous, and two others to be built un- Filters, Cooking utensils, Grama-

der this year's programme, will em- phones & Records, Electric Table learnt as the result of nearly nine-velt received Dick Merrill and Jack body everything that has been Lamps and Fans, Wardrobe Trunks, Pictures, Clocks, etc., etc.,

teen years' intensive work and ex- Lambie and warmly congratulated periment on the part of what is now them for their round-trip trans- known as the Fleet Air Arm, Atlantic fight to London and back.

The two aviators brought back to The seven 5,800 cruisers of the President Roosevelt copies of Lon- Dido type have been criticised bedon newspapers describing the On View from Thursday, the 27th cause it is said they are outclassed Coronation and mailed in special May, 1937.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

also:

One Electric Refrigerator

“Kelvinator”

One Cash Register:

One Radio Gramaphone

LAMMERT BROS.;

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 24th. May, 1937.

Bring Your RA PRINTING *Problems to Us

The Newspaper Enterprise. Ltd. China Mail Bldg. - Ja Wyndham St.

Small Cruisers

dent's stamp collection.

by new foreign cruisers, being covers marked "London-New York" slower and more lightly armed. which will be added to the Presi-

The preceding Arethusa class of four small cruisers has designed speeds of 32% knota and carry aix

A snake 18in long, believed to have 6-inch guns. They are definitely in- tended for work with the Fleet by and found on the doorstep of a hatter's come in a banana crate from abroad, night, and with

destroyers by day, shop in High-road, Wood Green, was the 10,000-ton 8-inch gun ships put in a hatbox and taken to the Zoo. being too large for this purpose.

A treasure trove inquest will be held Except for their tonnage, no deat Coventry to investigate the finding tails of the Dido class have yet of 138 English silver greats of the been divulged, though it is known reign of Edward I. by a Workman that they will have an altogether the Coventry and War

while excavating on the premises of different armament to the

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