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THE WARSHIPS OF JAPAN.

REMARKABLE

DEVELOPMENTS IN. RECENT

DESIGNS..

ORIGINAL IDEAS FOR "FIERCE FACED" CRUISERS.

Dr. Oscar Parkes, author of." The two sets of triple torpedo tubes | carried out on huge pillars well World's Warships." recently con-howing as ports in the bull side over the stern to give ample alight- helow the "mainmast-truly a won- ing space. The curious angling of tributed the following interesting derful armament! Instead of the the hull side permits of the upper article to the Mafchester Guard- usual bridgework there rises adecks being given extra beam, and f Jan, which also published some castle-like structure of the most most original feature is the way „very remarkable pictures of the formidable proportions, on which in which the three pairs of 4.7in, are mounted the various control A.A. guns are mounted upon carved stations and range-finders, while pillarlike bases which carry them † the strong tripod maiuminst is fitted well nut from the hull side and with a derrick as high as the top-afford a fi aro of fire. Compare must, which can handle the air-craft this with the way the same guns stowed in a hanger at its base. Be in our Furious are stowed away in the hull ports, cribbed and con.

ned.

vessels, mentioned:-

Until the Great War Japan relied upon foreign help in building up her navy. Britain, France, Germany, and america all were called.upon to assist her in tuition and develop-tween this and the fourth turret is ent. Her ship designs, her arma- the catapult for launching aircraft, ments, equipment, and machinery from which section the hall starts were all imported, and her personnel to alope down gently towards the

undulating line."

The Smoke Problem.

was trained by the best brains in stern, giving the topsides a very been treated in a strikingly novel

not

The smoke problem in Kaga has the work. By 1014 she had learned

manner, the uptakes froni the fur- enough to rely upon her own re-

"Fierce Face** Ships.... naces being led into a huge trunk sources, New ships appeared like

on each side which conveys the The grim effect of the fast, sleck Tsukuba and Kurama, which .com- bind the main features of battle-hull, serried row of turrets, and snake and fumes right aft and is ship and cruiser, and created a keep-like bridge is accentuated by then splayed outboard to discharge them clear of the flight deck sides. entegory of their own. She began the two funnels. The forward one

In a general way this resembles the to build up that great fleet of battle-is really two paired in one casing, ships, and hattle-cruisers which at with a prominent trunk leading method incorporated in Furious, the time of the Washington Con- down to the furnaces under the but obviates the overheating inter- ference had included the most bridge. The after one splays out nally which her inboard trunks powerful designs afloat.

at the base to include the uptakes caused. Eight 8-inch guns are car of the after group of furnaces, and ried, two on each side of the third Original Designs.

both are raked at an extreme angle deck forward, which they have

It is im- high command, and three aside low Modelled upon British lines, her which suggests -- speed. ships began to incorporate features possible to imagine funnels so ab- down toward the stern- which, struck a note of originality,solutely in keeping with the ship altogether happy disposition. but The battleship Nagato carried 16 and accentuating the whole sug probably the best available, espe inch guna, the heaviest armour, and gestion of fierce-free" more than cially as they can be afforded some had a fine turn of speed, but jado these.

"measure of armour protection which stead of the usual tripod mast she. boasted a great seven-legged strue now building. The displacement is cruiser hull also converted into a Nachi is the first of a class of eight would have been impossible at a higher level. Akagi is a battle- ture tiered with searchlight plat- 10,000 tons, length 830ft.. beam 57ft carrier, and in a general way re- forms and control tops" until it re-and draught 18ft. With turbines sembles Kaga. The hull side is assembled a pagoda: her fore funnel 130,001 horse power her speed is flared and not angled, and the A.A.

which originally rose right up 33 knots maximum, and 32 knots at against the bridgework and with a

guns are mounted on almost vertical following wind smoke it out, as der i full load. The exact measure of lars. But in Akagi both funnels protection is uncertain, but the are carried over to the starboard curious angle of the hull side sug-side and present an extraordinary gests a novel method of can appearance the foremost being struction associated with the belt curved out and down and the after of armour amidships.

one out and upward. It is reported that this arrangement is not alto- gether a success, and one in which three funnels are hinged to fall out- board if required is to be tried out in the new carrier just Inid down.

the War-spite class-was trunked back amidships like a swan's neck: a distinctive bow like

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breaker, a large secondary battery, ail a plethora of control positions!

Aircraft Carriers. of all sorts were outward signs of a new individual warship sense. Up to 1920 Japanese naval con- After her came a new type of strutors were allowed to attend cruiser, gaunt and strictly utili the Greenwich course, and so were tarian, which was followed by the fully informed about the designs of In Akagi the after funnel would be S-inch gunned 7,800-ton Kako class our aircraft-carriers. which ob- aurety the most extraordinary viously inspired both Akagi and used in the ordinary way, while the vessels which have appeared for Kaga, the two buge floating aero-

forward one, discharging the smoke down and outboard, comca into completed. many years. From them, has de- dromes just veloped the Nachi type of Washing-originally was designed as a battle-operation during flying operations. ton cruiser. Compare her with parahin, but as a result of the Wash- With 131,200 horse power the prim-looking Kent and Londonington Treaty her canstruction was original speed was to have been 28.5 classes. Mark the extraordinary stopped, and when Amugi, sister to knots, so that she should be, enp- way in which every available font Akngi, was wrecked in the earth-able of well over 30 knots now that of her length has been utilised, the quake her hull was appropriated in her 42,000 tons has been whittled sharp sheer-up at the bows giving stead for conversion into a carrier down to 98,100 tons. Both vessels buoyancy and dryness forward: the Formerly of 40,000 tons, she now i can enrry fifty to sixty 'planes. inclusion of five turrets, each con- displaces only 28,000 tons, and with They will be the last giant carriers taining a couple of 8-inch guns, with the same engine power of 01,000 to be built in Japan, as experience six 4.7-inch guns on A.A. mount-horse should be capable of steam-

has shown that a smaller type is ings amidships (and note how the ing about 27 knots. The original likely to prove a better investment, foremost of these is raised for the hull runs flush from the bows to the and something morc like the sake of dryness at that section of stern, and on top of this has been Hermes of about 14,000 tons is now her length where so often sens tend added the three decks, the topmost the coming fashion in this class of to break inboard at full speed); the being clear of all obstructions, and 'akip.

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day:

(January 21.)

Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15

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H.K. Society for the Protection of Children, constituent meeting. City Hall, & p.m.

Lecture by Father Fine" Gothic Art," Helena May Institute, 5.30

p.m.

Italian Opera Co.: "Faust," Star Theatre, 9.13 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: The River," World Theatre: "Tower of Lies." Star Theatre: "Saxaphone Susie" (matinees only).

Majestic Theatre: "Night Bride." Tea Danoes: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 5 p.m.

1 Reception in honour of II.E. and Lady Clementi, H.K.C.C. ground, 4 pim.

Italian Opera Ch "Carmen." Star Theatre, 0.15 p..

Queen's Arizona."

Theatre: ** In Old

World Theatre: "Tower of Lies." Star Theatre: "Saxaphone Susie" (matinees only).

Majestic Theatre; Bride,"

Star Theatre: "A Single Man " (matineca, only).

"The City

Majestic Theatre:

Gone Wild."

Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 6 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Peninsula Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel and Hong Kong Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Tides:-High, 3 a.m. and 3.10 "Nightp.m.; Low, 10.07 .m.

Ten Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Reel Club Subscription Dance at j Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 8.45 Inim

Tides: High, 3.34 .m. and 4.4 Dinner Dances: E.K.. Hotel, P.; Low, 9.23 am, and 11 p.m. Repulse Bay Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel. 8.30 p.m.

Tides-High, 2.16 a.m. and 3.37 p.m.; Low, 8.38 a.m. and 8.56.p.m. European Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Antenor), 6 p.m., vid San Francisco and vid Siberia (Tenyo.Maru), (^p.m. '/

Wednesday, (January 92) Fanling Hunt and Race Club: Hounds meet at Man Uk Pin, 3 p.m.

Thursday. (January 23.)

Girl Guilds, annual general meet- ing. Eelenn May Institute, 11 a.m. Yeung Chung Girls' College, Graduation Exercises, Ko Shing Theatre, 2.30 p.m.

Launching of 8.5. Tainan, Taikoć Docks, 4.13 p.m.

Legislative Council Meeting. Helenn May Musicale: Musical Interludes," 5.30 p.m.

Intertainment by Pupils of, Vic- taria Home: St. Andrew's Church

Hockey Club Punjab Regt., Hall, 8 p.m. U.S.R.C. ground, 3 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "In Old actalfofenior Die Bolien Asian co

World Theatre: Sin Sister Lammert's Auction: Steamship and Kiang Nam Girl" (Chinese

picture).

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"Yuet On," 3 p.m.

European Mails:- Inward: Europe vid Negopatam (Lyons Maru). Outward: European riá Victoria, B.C., and. vid Siberia (Ixion), 10.30 am.

Friday. (January 24.) Christian Fellowship Meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.m.

Fairlea School, Speech Day in St. Stephen's College Great Hall, 3 p.m.

Opening of Kowloon Branch Helena May Instituto, 8. Amui Villa, Austin Road, Kowloon, 5. p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Io Old Arizona,"

World Theatre; "Sin Sister" and Kiang Nam Girl" (Chinese) picture).

Star Theatre: "A Single Man" (matinees only).

Majestic Theatre: "The City Gone Wild."

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Penin- sula Hotel, 5 p.m.

Dimer Dances: H.K. Hotel zad Peninsula Hotel, .30 13.0

Tides-High; 6.31 a.m. and 3.55 p.m.; Low, 12.28 a.m. and 10.50 p.m.

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