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No. 22846. POWĦTXAX® **** HONG KONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931. я BЛATEHGATE Price

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DIARY OF LOCALA NAVY SUITED TO OUR

EVENTS.

TO-DAY,

(October 18.)

Legislative Council Meeting.

Lawn Bowls, Shanghai v. “Com- bined 2nd Division, Electris : Re4| creation Club ground.

· Racing: Entries Close For Tenth:

Extra Race Meeting, noon,

Ping Pong:-Men's · Champion- ship: Siu Siu Ching e. Siuų Siu Kow (Eastern AA.).

University Modical Society Meet ing, Prot, Shambear con thropus.

Theosophy

Fand

Sinan

What It

NEEDS.

THE FOLLY OF TOO ENTHUSIASTIC

DISARMAMENT

BRITAIN'S DANGEROUSLY DEPLETED

CRUISER STRENGTH.

In times of acute depression, the coming years, and if we are with economy and greatly reduced to resist the disintegration that is Means, Mr. Russell at Theoso-expenditure in all minds and on taking place about us, it is surely phical Society.get get fall lips, it is almost inevitable that a matter of urgency that we should"

Queen's Theatre Reaching for

the foon Soul

World

Elelena May Institute, Concert, a certain impatience should be felt cover ourselves with that shield 5.30 p.m.

with those who med, at the pre- which our sca-power alone can pro- scut time, I strengthening rather vide. than a weakening of our Naval Defences, writes Captain B. Ac and worth, R.N. (Retired).

Theatre

| Liberty "(Chipēds lim). --

Star Theatre Bishop Murder Case.

Central Theatre Young Eagles."

Has not the time arrived when we may all with advantage ask our selves what Pacifism has achieved f It is certainly a sobering thought Has it extended the reign of law King's Theatre A Connecticut that we are to-day spending ap and friendliness in Europe, America, Yankee

proximately 2110,000,000 on arma-1 or the East? Has it, except in Prince's Theatre: Wonder of

cur own chee, reduced armaments 1 menta, especially when it is Women

Majestic Theatre:.~ "Charlie matter of common knowledge that. We know, if we are honest with... Chan Carries On.”

this hat expenditure is not pro- ourselves, that "Pacifism," has ac- Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel,

viding that, security which it is the centuated what it set out to ap business of Navies and Armies to pease, and landed Great Britain

European Mail:-Inward: Europa via Negapatam (Kashgar). Europe via Biberin (Empress of Russia)."

Tides -High at 12.35 and 1.25; | Low at 5:41 and 4.51.

FRIDAY,

(October 16.)

Lawn Bowls Shanghai v. Happy Valley Clubs, Police ground, ass

Aquatics Entries Close for WRC Harbour Races

Hockey Club "A" v. Recreio, King's Park, 6.15 par

Hong Kong University Union, Anniversary Dance, 9 p.m.

Whist Drive in Kowloon Union Church Hall, 0 pm.

Queen's Theatre. "Reaching for the Meon."

!!

World Theatre: "Boul of Liberty" (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: Bishop Murder Case,"

Central Theatre: Engles."

Young

King's Theatre:"A Connecticut Tankee,"

Prince's Theatre: Hot For Paris,"

Majestic Theatre: "Charlie Chan Carries On."

Les Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.

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The wholesale mechanisation of ness wise men are surely thankful the Army, involving a great expen that strength and stability are diture on material and i stendily established by a great friendly shrinking personnel, has left us with Power which openly deplores and, military forces scarcely adequate fregrets the apostasy of British dea for their world-wide police duties) Power while laying on the backs on the France, indeed, is holding the Navy and Merchant Marine vast European fort against the forces of transport responsibilities in the anarchy until such time as Great event of trouble.

Britain can re-shoulder her historic role.

Our Sure Shield.”

Though many peace-loving and The Navy, steadily reduced by peaceable people consider that the serica of holidays during the past strength of the British Navy should years, has insufficient cruisers to be governed by our own absoluto secure our food, fuel, and generals without reference to ratios trade, and to give senurity to the delicate calculations based

European Mail Inward mechanised Army should it be des upon foreign ficets, it is none the Europe via Suez (Patroclus). Out.patched overseas."

less appreciated that for some years ward: Europe vin Siberia (Hakone Though the country is utterly im to come" Parities" and "Ratios?! Maru) 3.30 p.m.; Europe via Suez poverished, and internal demorali must be faced. According to pre- (Haruna Maru) 6 p,m

sent arrangements we are commit Tides: High at 1.47 Low at 8:48 sation is evident on all hands, ted to yet another Disarmament there is, nevertheless, a strong Conference early next year, and not until 1938 are we free agents to floodtide of determination to

reconstruct our Navy to the de- check the follies of the past mands of security instead of, as

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