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No. 22972. *** ⠀⠀⠀★*** HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1932. Я BA Price Single Copy, 10 cts.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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On and after MAY 2p, 1931, until Farther Notice (all previous

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No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 1824 20.) 28 it 10 29 A..Noor г.x. V.M.) V.M. P.M. P.M. ËM.

UP TRAINS...

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STATIONS

8:

10

| AM. XIX.) A.M.

8 AM.

13

Kowloos

........... Dop 8.05 8.23

Yanmati

Dep. 848)

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Skatin

Dep4 7.00

Talpo

... Dap, 7.54

Fanling

Shumahan

Canton

Tayo Market..... Doj 7.39

Pop. 7,0

Bheungsbu... Dop 7.36)

Arr. 2.61 8.44

Arr.

11.32

4.40 0.48 7.49

9.15 10.16 12.00 1.182.38 4.02 4.41 8.30 7.40 0,84 10.2.12.08 1.20... 0.87 10.30 12.20 1.38

151

9.52 10.50) 13.33 1,51

0.07 10.54 13.87 1.45

+41

10.00 1.04 12.47 2.05

5,02 0,56, 2500) 6.136.09 8.33

3.10 6.128.17 5.20 0.23 8.37 9,05 10.14 11.09 12.6 210 3.145.44 0.278.32. 9.11 10.20 11.18 12.08) 2.10 8.20 4.40) 5.40 6.38 H.38

· 5.40.

DOWN TRAINS

7.28)...

STATIONS

No No No. No. No. No. .1 3 AM.; AD)| AMI,

t 10 17 AM. AM. r.3.

No. No. No. No. 10. 91 13 22 P.M. PAL. P.M. (PLMG

Shrachun...

Shoangakui pla

Fanik...6

Taipo Markut..

Taipo.....

Shatin

Taumati

Kowloon.

14

Dups

Dep. 7.178.03 0.65 10.34 Dep. 7.24 8.10 10.09 Dep. 7.2 8.14| 10.08)

Dep. 7.40 8.25 10.18)

Dop.7.45 8.30 10,

Dap. 7.BR 8.49 10.30

..Dop. 8.11 8.55) 10.48;

15

8.10 7.01.7.11 11.38 2.36 4.28 11,45 2,42) 4.80 | 0.17| .... 7.19 11,60) 2:48) 4,85 | 8,22] ...

| 12,01) 2,60 4.45 | 8.32 ...'

12.08 3.03 1.490.80

12,20 3.18 5.00 6.49...

..13.33 3.27 5.147.01.

...Arr 8.17 0.01), 10,54| 11,12) 19881 8,881 6.30 7.07) 7.80 7.54

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TO.DAY.

(March 14.) -

Athleties. Kowloon "Marathon Race (St. Andrew's Church), 4.30 p.m.

Hockey-Hong Kong Hockey Club seconds 12 Central British Aasoriatione

Lawn Tennis-Open Doubles, A V. Remedios and. L. A. Ribeiro Sai Wa. Llang, and F. H. Kwok.

Queen's Thentro: "Half, Shot At Dawn."

THE BACKGROUND OF DISARMAMENT

WHAT THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ACHIEVED.

CRUISER RIVALRY AND COMPROMISES.

Ten years have elapsed siner So in 1927, President Coolidge Great Britain, the United States, summoned a conference"to put di Japan, France and Italy partic pated in Washington in a confer- once on the limitation of arma ments. The object. then was to put

World Theatre : "Three forces "an end to the competitive building (Chiueso 'film).,

King's Theatre: The Follow Ticket."

Star-Thontre: "Min and Bill.”, Central Theatre: The Age for Love.it

St. Patrick's Society practice dance at Helena May Institute.

Cheero Club, Dance, 8.15 pm. Tea Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Danges at Paginsula Hotel, Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant. European Mail:-Outward Europe riu Siberia (Empresa of 'Japan) 0 p.m.'

"TUESDAY,

of warships, which was in process and which was ao distressingly re miniscent of the race that took place between Germany and Grant Britain preceding the war of 1914, The agreement that emerged from the Washington Conference was an overwhelming success.

Competi- bion in the construction of capital shipe was arrested and a limit placed on their size. The agree ment involved the scrapping by the five nations of 40 per cent of their capital ship strength, built and building-seventy ships altogether And since the Washington Confer ence, not a battleship has been laid: down by any nation.

end to the rivalry in those, very types which the Washington Con- ference, left unlimited. At Glenavn, where in 1027 three of the five in vited powern met, the task of the United States, Groat Britain and Japan was to apply the funda- mentals of limitation laid down by. the Washington Conferepce to crui sers, destroyers and submarines. They were unsuccessful.

ENGLAND AND THE U.S.

The United States set the British

and American tonnage levels at a figure from 250,000 to 300,000, tons in cruisers, each to have a right to build the type of vessel best suited to meet its needs. Witä naval bases few and far between, the United States preferred cruisers of 10,000 tons carry eight-inch guns. Great Britain, on the other hand, with The Washington Conference was naval bases dotted all over the goven Rotary Club Fin, Lane, Craw. a great adventure. There the most seas, preferred a small ship mount- ford's Restaurant. Speaker: Rev. Powerful nations voluntarily agre.ing a six-inch gunas best suited E. L. Allan on The Future, ofed for the time to limit their for the protection of far-fung nayal armaments. In addition, the trade routes. It asked for a mini- Western Civilisation."

essence of the understanding reach- mum of seventy such ships, PrOPOS- ed between Great Britain and the ing at the same time that the crui-

(March 15.)

Meeting of the Hong Kong and New Territories "Furry Co., Ltd

China Building, 12 noon!

Golf, Final of Ross Cup

United States meant the peaceful ser category be divided into two

passing of British naval dominance, classes-eight-inch-gun ships limited, (Ladies).

and the admission of the United as to number, and six-inch-gun Lawn Tennis-Open Doubles: E. Stales to a position of naval equal. ships limited as to size. This, in ami F. R. Zimmern v. Chiu Chunity. This in itself was far-reaching, general, was the issue on which the ¡Chiu and W. C. Hung; Lee Waifor, from the Spanish Armada to Geneva Conference foundered. The strained relations between the Unit Tsai and Lee Woon Teoi. Ho Kathe Washington Conference, avary!

challenge to British naval supra ed States and Great Britain became Lid and Yow Man Kit; Open

further intensified. Singles: T. W. Leonard . G. wmacy bad been answered with a Sewell.

King's Theatre:" "The Yellow Ticket."

Central Theatre: The Age for Lave,"

Dawn,"

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CRUISER COMPETITION.

This in general was the situation when there came into office the Lal- our Government in Great Britain And the Hoover Administration in But not all classes of ships were the United States. A renewed and Queen's Theatre: "Half Shot At limited by the Washington Confer- determined fort was made by both ence. It failed to limit the num-Governoients to settle the cruiser Star Theatre: Passion Flower."ber of what is known as auxiliaries controversy. Negotiations began in World Theatre: Three Heroes"-sack as oruisers, destroyers and June, 1999, and by the time the

submarines. It was (Chinese fim).

inevitable, British Prime Minister sailed for Ten Danets at King's Restaurant therefore, that competition so rife the United States in the latter part and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner in the capital ship class should have of Sepsimbor, the major difficullica Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Penin-shifted to the smaller ships-especi- | over the cruiser question had been. sula Hotel and King's Restaurant. ally the 10,000-on, eight-inch gun, solved and the groundwork for the European Mail:-Outward: cruiser-immediately after the rati naval conference of the five leading Europe nie Suez (Andre Lebon) 2.30fication of the Washington Naval

naval powers laid. Treaty.

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