THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 4, 1989.
GERMANY MAY BUILD 10,000-TON CRUISERS
DECISION TO BE TAKEN WITHIN A WEEK
Berlin, To-day.
An authorised declaration as to whether, or in what decree, Germany will take advantage of her right to build submarines in excess of 45 per cent. of British submarine tonnage, and to con- struct four or possibly five large cruisers of 10,000-tons displacement, is not to be expected for six or seven days, according to a statement made in informed quarters here yesterday. It is added that in any case it has not been decided whether Germany will make use of the right reserved to her under the Anglo-German Naval Agreements of 1935 and 1937 to possess equal submarine tonnage with England and to build two additional large cruisers.
Various speculations in the Bri-tish and German Governments and tish and French press regarding could not therefore be construed as the extent and motives of Ger- "New German effort to accelerate many's alleged naval programme, the armaments race."
Germany has the right to equal are described here as purely hypo-
with England thetical. It is emphasised here submarine tonnage
be without, however, the proportion that any action which might taken by Germany would be whol- of 35 per cent. of total British na- ly within the framework of the ex-val tonnage which is the propor- isting agreements between the Bri-tion laid down in the Anglo-Ger-
man agreements-being thereby.
KING AND QUEEN'S VISIT TO CANADA
affected
It is pointed out here, in conclu- sion, that foreign press specula- tions, tending to connect Germany's action with the naval plans of the United States or with alleged Ger- man intentions in the Mediterran- ean, are totally unfounded.
HEGEMONY
The apprehension of the French and English press as a result of the recent Anglo-German-naval ne- gotiations is strongly criticised in the German papers.
LONDON, TO-DAY. AN EXTENSIVE COAST TO COAST TOUR WILL BE MADE
The "Deutsche Diplomatisch- BY THE KING AND QUEEN
which TO Politische Korrespondenz" VISIT DURING THEIR
ITINERARY is well informed on German foreign CANADA, THE OF WHICH WAS OFFICIALLY policy writes in this connection: ANNOUNCED IN THE UNITED "The German Government has in- AND CANADA formed the partner in the agree- KINGDOM
ment of its intention in a form sti- YESTERDAY.
Their Majesties will leave pulated in the agreement and hopes Portsmouth in H.M.S. Repulse on for the necessary understanding of May 8, and will land at Quebec the other side."
will where they
Korrespondenz denounces on May 15,
to resurrect the spend the night. After a day at press attempts
three question of hegemony of the Montreal, they will sta nights at Government House, seas and an armaments race
tendentious and unfounded. Ottawa.
The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt"|
The
AMERICA'S GIRDER MONK EYS.-Wearing their quaint steel helmets to protect them from falling bolts, American steel erectors walk about the girders high above the ground with the ease and confidence of men walking along the roadway. One mis-step means Huddled together death, but they never seem to worry about that,
in a bunch, American "girder monkeys" cling to a crane rope as they are hoisted to their work. A picture "from the New York World's, Fair, where buildings hundreds of feet high are speedily being erected.
JEWISH WORKERS WOUNDED
Jerusalem, To-day. Two Jewish potash workers were fired at from ambush while walking to work yesterday.
One, who was a foreman, was while the seriously wounded, other escaped with slight injury. -Reuter.
CHINA'S INCOME
REVENUE
high TAX
ay
Chungking, To-day. They will then cross Canada to
China's revenue from the income the Pacific Coast, visiting succes-defends the German right to in- sively Kingston, Toronto, Port crease the construction programme tax for the 25th fiscal year (bégin- and heavy cruiser ning Oct. 1, 1936 when the tax was Arthur, Port William, Winnipeg, in submarine
expresses its surprise first levied, and ending June 30, Regina, Calgary, Banff, Vaucou-fields and ver and Victoria. On the east-that the German step should arouse 1937) amounted to $6,487,271 (Chin- ward journey they will visit Jas-criticism abroad. Particularly in-ese currency.) which exceeded the per Park, Edmonton, Saskatoon, comprehensible to the paper is the estimate by approximately $1,500,- Sudbury, the Muskoka Lakes dis- consternation of the French press 000, according to a spokesman of trict, London, Hamilton and Nia- because the marine correspondents the Ministry of Finance.
all of prominent English papers
The revenue from the tax for the gara Falla.
They will be allowed periods of pointed out that the German step is 26th fiscal year (beginning July 1, and ending June 30, 1938) complete rest at Banff, Victoria entirely justified and that it con- 1987 and Jasper Park.
stitutes no violation of the Naval amounted to $19,116,370 according U.S. VISIT
Agreement.
to reports so far received by the The present wave of press criti-Ministry.--Central News, cism does not affect the German measures concludes the paper but PALESTINE
Between June 8 and June 11 they will visit the United States at the invitation of President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
must be regarded as an attack on
After this they will resume the agreement itself. Trans-AWARDS the tour of Canada, vis..ing Sher-Ocean. brooke, Monoton,
Fredericton,
SOLICITING IN PEDDER STREET
Wong Lan-fun, aged 26, a mar- ried woman from Shanghai and Ho Pat-mui, aged 24, were this morn- ing cautioned by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy when they were found guilty of soliciting for an immoral purpose in Pedder Street last night.
L/Corporal Ward said that the first defendant accosted him near said the Hong Kong Hotel and something in Chinese which he did not understand. She beckoned to him and he followed her past the Gloucester Building to a lane near Lane, Crawford's. Here they were met by the second defendant, who made a suggestion to him.
He took the girls back to Pedder Street where Sub-Inspector Mc- Ewen arrested them.
The first defendant denied that
she spoke to witness first and said that she was on her way to Kow-
loon.
had
After the defendants had been convicted, Sub-Inspector McEwen said that he visited No. 3, King Sau Lane where the girls said they lived. He found that they both rented a bed space. The bed feet, and they were obviously in space was only about 6 feet by 3 very poor circumstances.
The Inspector added that com- plaints had been received of cases of soliciting in this area, which had to be patrolled very often. The defendants were new to the Police. Known characters are hard catch 18 they are Usually
In cautioning the defendants, Mr. Forrest advised them against accosting people in the streets.
London, To-day.
dis- Awards for gallant and
in-Palestine to St. John and Halifax, whence
Ho Lui-tai, fisherman, was admitt- tinguished service they will leave in H.M.S. Repulse for Newfoundland on June 15. ed to the Queen Mary Hospital, with gazetted last night include the M.C. warned.
on severe injuries to the hands and to two officers and a warrant offi- They will visit St. John's
ho used cer and the Military Medal to June 17 and sail the same even-face, sustained' when
|seven_N.C.O,'s-British Wireless. dynamite for fishing in Aberdeen. ing for Portsmouth.-Reuter.
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