1938-03-18 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1938.

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FOURTEEN-INCH GUNS FOR NEW BRITISH BATTLESHIPS Admiralty Decision Officially Announced

CHANGE TO SIXTEEN

WOULD DELAY

CONSTRUCTION

London, To-day.

INSURGENTS

CLAIM BIG CAPTURE

Burgos, To-day. According to a report issued by the insurgents. General Franco's.. troops have completed the ocen pation of Caspe, the important

It was to-day officially announced by Colonel

Llewellin that the five capital ships now being strategic town on the railway

built by Britain would be equipped with four- teen-inch guns.

Col. Llewellin said it was too late to change to 16- inch guns, which would mean between three

line from Saragossa to Barcelona. If the report is true, it would place the Nationalist forces within 34 miles of the Mediterranean coast.-Renter.

and four years delay in delivery because tur- CZECHS ORDER

rets were that part of the ship which took the largest time to construct.

However, the Admiralty was proceeding with all STRICT

plant necessary and would be ready to go ahead with 16-inch guns for the battleships projected in the White Paper, though he hoped it would not be necessary.

The naval authorities were fully satisfied with 14-inch guns, which might well be as efficient as 16- inch guns mounted by people who, they thought, would not men them as well as British sailors.

As regards cruisers, Germany was the only country building 8- inch guns. We had no suspicion that Japan was building any.

JAPAN'S POLICY

In regard to a suggestion by Mr. Winston Churchill that Japan might

NEW MARRIAGE

ALLOWANCES FOR NAVAL OFFICERS

London, To-day,

CONTROL

BORDER

THREE JAPANESE

PLANES FROM HOPAO IS. BASE MISSING

Macao, To-day.

The movements of Japanese warplanes from the Hopao Island base are again being daily ob- served from this Colony. At almost regular hours they might be seen passing beyond Macao on their way to Canton.

Two days ago sounds of bomb explosions could be heard by local residents, indicating that the Ja- panese are again busy over. the Chungshan district,

Three machines were missing from the count of planes returning Prague, To-day.

from the north yesterday. -It is Strict control of the frontiers

not known however, whether these has been ordered by the Czecho- slovakian Government in conseby a separate route or had been three planes returned to their base quence of the events in Austria.

Although this had not yet been rendered compulsory the authori ties here have issued instructions three machines had been that no persons be allowed to cross down by A. A. guns. the frontier from Austria unless they own property is Czechoslova kia, or are in possession of special permits to enter the country.

Papers here interpret these mea- sures as proof of the Czechoslova- kian Goverment's desire to pre- In the course of his speech on vent political immigration on a have started building a type of crui- the Navy Estimates, Mr. Geoffrey large scale which might endanger

ser between 10,000 and 25,000, tons,

downed by the Canton anti-aircraft guns-Our Own Correspondent.

Canton had earlier claimed that

AUSTRIANS TO TOUR GERMANY

short

Vienna, To-day.

The "Strength Through Joy or-

or-

Col. Llewellin said at present there Shakespeare announced new ar-the relations between this country ganisation of the German Labour was no indication that Japan was rangements for marriage allow- and Germany Trans-Ocean. doing anything of the sort. If we ances for naval officers except found that she was, we would not

the medical branch and other hesitate to consult our fellow-signa- tories to treaties and to use the concessions for warrant officers escalator clause. He still hoped Ja-and commissioned officers from pan would do nothing of the sort but would come into line with the warrant rank. large number of nations of the world.

-Reater.

MR. GEOFFREY SHAKESPEARE'S POLITICS

SOVIET'S CALL TO AGGRESSION CONFERENCE

London, To-day.

The allowance, which will be payable to married officers at the age of thirty up to the rank Captain in the Navy and Lieutenant- Colonel in the Royal Marines, will be effected by a small reduction in the full pay of all Officers with a

It is learned that the Soviet few exceptions, and will be scaled

proposal for a conference of the with-additions for children.

powers on the German aggression In an illustrative case of a mar-in Austria, was made simultane ried officer with one child, if a ously yesterday in London, Wash- Captain he will receive $100 extra ington, Paris and Prague by So- yearly and if of lower rank $80- viet. diplomatic representatives. that is the marriage allowance The Ambassador in London, after the cut of two shillings a day M Ivan Maisky, called at the in pay. At the conclusion of his speech

Foreign Office and presented M WARRANT OFFICERS

Maxim Litvinoff's statement on the Navy Estimates, the Par-

Warrant Officers will suffer no with a covering letter stating liamentary Secretary struck a cut and will receive marriage that it conveyed the views of the personal note, asking how it came allowances on a lower scale, while Soviet.

time.

London, To-day.

Front announces that 10,000 Aus- trian workers will visit Germany during the next few days as guests of the Strength Through Joy ganisation which is now arranging the last details for the visit here.

The Austrian workers will visit Manich, Berlin, Nuremberg, Ham- {burg,, Leipzig, Sturtgart and 'Dues-

seldorf Trans Ocean.

ΤΟ AVOID SPRING COLDO

that as a Liberal and an advocate Commissioned Officers from War- In Berlin yesterday, a political in the past of disarmament, he rant Rank will suffer a smaller cut spokesman, referring to M. Lit The changeable weather of the early was presenting, with enthusiasm in pay than the standard cut and vinoff's proposal, said "This must months of the year is treacherous. and conviction, Navy Estimates will receive the same allowance as be a joke," and added it would be Avoid colds by keeping your internal for a vote,

unprecedented in peace warrant officers.

organs free from congestion. If you interesting to see the replies of the are constipated you catch cold easily, Alteration in the rules of promo-powers.

so an occasional dose of Pinkettes is There was nothing inconsistent tion and other concessions to War- In anthoritative circles in Rome what you need to safeguard yourself in his attitude.

rant Officers are also announced the Soviet proposal is regarded as too, due to a congested condition

against colds. For other health upsets-

of "Everything I believed in has All concessions will operate from merely a manoeuvre to create diffi-stomach or bowels, such as biliousness, been disappearing from so many April 1-British Wireless

culties and complicate the inter-sick headaches, flatulence, heartburn, countries since the war. Here in

national situation-Reuter

torpid liver, lassitude, depression, also to clear the skin, purify the breath, and this country we still preserve and Dr. H. F. Sommers has reported

relieve piles, Finke mean to preserve our British cul- the loss of clothing to the value of ture and institutions and our liber-$15 from the roof of his house, No. ty of spirit, of intellect, or speech, 1, May Road the liberties enshrined in OTE Parliamentary system.

effective. Greta, these tiny laces:

A carnival dance will take place aperient

the Hotel Cecil

ourselves and Expire and pass on commencing at 83, “A strong Navy is the surest unimpaired this priceless heri guarantee that we can preserve for lage-British Wireless

band of Reg. Charley Lyres will be in atte

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