1937-08-26 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, ALGUST

1937.

WARSPITE WEAKNESS

DISCIPLINE FINDING

London, To-day

It is understood that the bat- tleship Warspite, will sail for the Mediterranean on September 2, subject to the satisfactory carry- ing out of new machinery trials.

The report of the Court of In- quiry into the misunderstanding which arose in June last with re- ference to week-end leave in the Warspite has been received and from that finding it is evident that the discipline of certain ratings on that occasion was unsatisfactory.

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It also shows that the handling of the situation was not entirely satisfactory. The Admiralty have thought it desirable and wise issue orders for the removal of a number of ratings, numbering not more than nine or ten, from the ship to other ships.

IN SILVER MARKET

London, To-day,

The weakness of silver, which fell a further sixteenth since the official fixing of the price yester- day, was due to speculative sell- ing owing to nervousness lest the large stocks at present arriving in Hong Kong from Canton___be flung onto the market Beater.▸

BELLANCA PLANES FOR CHINA

New York, To-day. American planes are definitely being sold to China, and 19 Bel lanca machines have been actual- ly shipped on board the steamer Wichita.

Earlier reports had it that 20 Bellanca planes had left от the Wichita, but it now transpires that They have also given instructions the remaining plane is being held for two or three men to be dis-in the United States until it can charged from the Navy, their ser-be fitted with bomb racks and five vices being no longer required.

machine guns.

officers

Further they have decided that it

It is understood that the other is necessary to relieve from their planes, will similarly be fitted out appointment, three of the

in China by the aid of blueprints. of the ship.

The Bellanca planes in question Discipline on board the Warspite reported sold to Air France, pur- are the same machines previously is now entirely satisfactory. The chase of which the company dis- Court of Inquiry consisted of three favowed following reports that they senior naval officers-British Wire-were less.

destined for the Spanish

Loyalists.

They are sigle-engined monoplanes with a top speed of 280 miles an hour-Renter.

SHANGHAI CABLE CUT BY SHELLS JAPANESE

The intensive Japanese bombard- ment of the Chinese lines at Woo- sung has resulted in disconnection of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's cable.

Messages between Hong Kong and Shanghai are now being routed over the Commercial Pacific via Manila.

There is no delay in trans of telegrams to Shanghai.

PREPARE FOR LONG WAR

Tokyo, To-day.

line1tical circles here that Japan The view prevailing in all poli- would reject the British. propo- on sals for neutralisation of Shang-

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