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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1989.

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Germany's New Sea Power

British Cruisers Outclassed

Germany has just placed the 10,000-ton :armoured cruiser Bluecher in commission, writes Hector Bywater, naval correspondent of the Lon- don "Daily Telegraph."

She is first of a series of five, the others being Admiral Hipper, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz and one not yet named, which is building at the Deschimag yard at Bremen.

I understand that five more ships of this class care included in the current programme, to be com- pleted in 1942-43.

BRITISH SECRET SERVICE BILL INCREASE

London, To-day.

Although their nominal displace-

CHINA STATION WARSHIPS TO VISIT N.E.I.

London, July 12. British warships stationed in China seas would visit parts in the

herlanda East Indies

every

sporte, Pärlikimentary, "Secretary for the Admirals

the House of Commons to-day. Haye

GEN. FRANCO'S

ment is 10,000 tons, their weight in VISIT TO ITALY

sea-going condition is nearly 14,000 tons.

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RESHUFFLE

IN BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE

LONDON, TO-DAY.

SIR EDWARD HARDING, PER- MANENT UNDER-SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HAS BEEN APPOINTED HIGH COM- MISSIONER FOR BASUTOLAND, BECHUANALAND AND SWAZI- BAND, IN SUCCESSION TO SIR WILLIAM CLARK..

This post will, as at present, be held in conjunction with that of British High Commissioner..in the Union of South Africa.

Sir Cosmo Parkinson, Permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies, Sir has been appointed to succeed Italy, Edward Harding at the Foreign

take Office.

Madrid, To-day,

Bluecher is 640ft long, with

General Franco's visit to beam nearly 70ft, increased to already foreshadowed, will 71ft in the later ships.

place in the near future, according to a statement by the Italian For-pointed eign Minister, Count Ciano.

Count Ciano has been visiting the Spanish chief of State.-Reuter.

Sir George Gater has been, ap- Permanent Under-Secre- tary for the Colonies in succession to Sir Cosmo Parkinson.

Sir Henry Moore, Assistant Un- der-Secretary at the Colonial Office, is appointed Deputy Under-Secre- tary for the Colonies in succession

On paper these ships correspond to our 13 County cruisers, completed nine or 10 years ago, but; in fact, the German ships are much more formidable. They have a more nunciation of the Anglo-German Expenditure for the Secret Ser-modern design, carry the new high- naval agreement, early counter vice will amount to £700,000 this velocity long-range guns, and, above action on our part would seem to to Sir John Shuckburgħ, Governor- year, which is £200,000, or 40 all have a great superiority in be imperative. per cent. more than originally ¡estimated.

armour and under-water protection.

Bluecher has eight 8in guns,12 4.1in anti-aircraft guns, and 12 This is the outstanding item in smaller A.A. pieces on high-angle Supplementary Civil Service Es-mountings, besides timates published yesterday.

The entire Estimate amounts to £19,400,000, about half of which is to be spent on evacuation measures and the provision of hospitals in .the event of war.

Another ·£5,000,000 will be used for civilian A.R.P., and £2,500,000 will be contributed to the Fund for refugees from Czecho-Slovakia.

Trans-Ocean.

A RAZOR WITH GEARS NOW!

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Many British. officers think, our County cruisers would be fatally. handicapped in action with these new German vessels because of their flimsy protection and the expanse of target they offer, not to mention their inferior under-water defence.

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It would seem, therefore, to be common prudence that we should lay down armoured cruisers at once of a type at least equal in all-round fighting power-to-the-new-German ships.

| 1936 TREATY FETTERS BRITAIN

We are fettered by the restric- tions of the London Nayal Treaty of 1936, which forbids the con-

One hundred men had a high-struction of Sin-gun cruisers before speed shave without soap, water, or ,electricity between cocktails, at a

famous hotel.

They had a trial trip over the whiskers with the new two guinea non-electric dry-shaver.

Known as the Viceroy, this razor is worked by hand. It has gears and a flywheel which actuates cutters that give a clean shave. A hand- worked lever sets the minute cutters in motion. pr

The Viceroy is British, made by the manufacturers of the Rolls razor and is the result of two years' research by Mr. Colin Kingham, managing director of Rolls Razor, Ltd., and his engineering staff Cricklewood,

1942. Circumstances have altered so much since that treaty was signed, however, that Britain would seem to have a right to denounce... the treaty entirely or to invoke the re- Llevant "escape" clause, to gain free- dom to build heavier cruisers.

I am told on good authority that neither the United States nor France, our original co-signatories to this treaty, would raise serious. objection to such action.

As matters stand, of the 25 Bri- tish cruisers completing or still on the stocks, all are to be armed with the 6in gun, and they would be easy prey for the German 8in arm- oured cruisers.

AHOTTO PIECES

Unless we resume without delay the construction of Sin-gun ships, strongly protected, we must face

SWABUE BOMBED the contingency of having our

minibal sesand testsale Eight Japanese planes Swabue yesterday dropping nume

trade-protection cruiser shotto

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the last war proved actions a

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designate of Nigeria. Reuter.

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