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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

No. 23094.

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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932.

THE SCOTSMAN'S DRINK.

Sole Agents:

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(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of flangkong.)

Tel. 20076.

HONG KONG, CANTON AND

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SPECIAL SERVICE. SAILINUS From HONG KONG-Daily at 9 a.m. & 5,90 p.m.

(Sundays excopted), BAILINGS From MA CA ̈O -Daily at 3 am, &* p.m.

(Sundays excepted).

SUNDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 1932

6.8. "SUI TAI”

will leave Hong Kong at 9,00 a.m. and Macao at 4.00 p.m. ́85. “SUI AN”

will leave Macao at 9.00 a.m. and Hong Kong at 3.00 p.m.

SPECIAL SALOON FARES.

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THE KING'S NAVY.

SHIPS REVIEWED BY HIS MAJESTY AT WEYMOUTH.

བལ་བ་མ་འ་

THE WORLD'S MOST EFFICIENT

FLEET.

BY HECTOR C. BYWATER.

The following account of the Home Fleet, as it was when reently reviewed at Weymouth, by HM the King, should be of special interest in Hong Kong, the furthest Aung outpost of the British Nary.

Although the King's Navy has 1 they were fitted with additional been shorn of much of its former armour and anti-torpedo bulges, colossal atrength-nearly two thirds which increased their tonnage to of the tonnage in service at the end | 32,000. of the war has disappeared without being replaced-it still remama the mest formidable and efficient arma ment afont.

It is the only great navy which is manned by long-service seamen, who, with their offers, from the real backbone of British Rea

power.

Renown and Repulse are probably the handsomest capital ships affcat, but their fighting power is scarcely. equal to their immense size and cost. There are six aircraft-earrièrs on the Navy List, ranging from Hermes (of 10,030 tons) to the giant Eagle (of 22,000 tons), all being of

As the result of international co-high speed. They are simply float: ing aerodromes, from which aircraft venants our battle flest has been re-

can take off to perform reconnais- duced to skeleton proportions. Its

sance or gunnery "spotting" duty, capital ships number fifteen all

launch bomb or torpedo attacks told. Twelve of these heavy.

against enemy vessels, or engage hostile aircraft.

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Macamylny Diryetar,

NOTICE.

We have removed to GLOUCESTER BUILDING

(South Arcade)

N. LAZARUS. Ophthalmic Opticians.

HAD BOAVÉS Price(Single Copy, 10 cts.

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS.

TO-DAY.

(August 4)

at Day of Rabi-al-akhir: Weekly Mooting of the Hong Kong Theosophical Society, o'p.m.

Whist Drive at Police Recreation Club, Happy Valley, 8.30 p.m.

Lawn Bowls: Open Singles Championships of the Colony: A. W. Grimmitte. W. Russell; J. J. Basto L. A. Gutiérrez. Both matches to be played on the Club de Recreio ground, 5.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre; "Leather-Neck- ing."

King's Theatre: "Reserved For Ladice,"

Central Lane.”

The Flesh."

Theatro:

15 прид

Park

Haig

#COTCH WHISKY

JOHN HAIG&Co.Ltd. MARKINCH, SCOTLAND.

Per Month, $3.

Consumers are requested to see that every bottle of John Haig "Gold" "Label · Whisky ne supplied by us bears the fool label that "Gande, Price & Co., Ltd., Bole Agents for Hong Kong."

SOLE AGENTS :

Oriental Theatre: "World And GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,

St. George's Buildings, Ice House Street.

DIAL 20135.

World Theatre: "King of the Wild."

Stir Theatre: Just A Cigolo." Majestic Theatre:

Happy

Stars,"

Garden Theatre: "Tol'able David."

Tea Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel and King's

Restaurant.

Tides:-High at 10.13 and 23.53; Low at 3.28 and 17:18.

weights of naval combat are battle ships and the rest battle-cruisers.

As many as fifty, aeroplanes can All save three were completed dur ing the war, and the newest of them bo stowed in the largest carrier,

Home Mails:Inward from Aus- which is also fully equipped with was laid down ten years ago,

Measured by age, therefore, the workshops and store-rooms for the tralla by Tanda; Outward for Aus- battle fleet is obsolete, but this fact repair and maintenance of the ma tralia by Melbourne Maru, a.30! becomes less startling when wo re-chings. These ships have been dep.. member that no foreign capital veloped to a marvellous state of ship, other than the small German efficiency, and are now an indis- "pocket battleship," has keen built pensable adjunct to the 'Fleet within the last decade.

Twin Monstors. Natson and Rodney are the only postwar battleships in the Navy, In appearance they differ so radient ly from all other ships that they can be instantly identified. Of 31,000 tons displacement, they can steam at 23 knots. The entire main armament of nine 10in. guns is mounted in triple turrets on the forecastle, while funacl, saperstrue ture, and secondary battery are set well aft.

Grotesque as they look in pro- fib, these twin ships are never theless the most powerful battle ships in the world.

Cruiser Flost:

Di cruisers we have approxi mately fifty in serviceable con- dition, only fifteen of these being of post-war design. The latter are large vessels mounting sin, guns, and of very great speed, but they are deficient in protection. There are also four older cruisera entry- ing 75in, guns, which must soon be scrapped under the London Naval Treaty.

* FRIDAY,,

(August. 6) Lammert's Sale of Furniture at 5, bservatory Villas, Kowloon,

10.30 ..

Lammert's Auction Sale of Post- age Stamps, Sales, Floom, 5.15 p.m.

Whist Drive on board H.M.S. Tamar, 8.45 p.m.

King's Theatre: "Reserved For Ladies,"

Queen's Theatre: "Leather-Neck ing."

Central Theatre: "Madonna' of the Streets."

Star Theatre: "Just A Gigolo." Oriental Theatro: "World And The Flesh."

The balance of our modest cruiser fleet in made up of little ships, from 4,000 to 5,000 tons, armed with ein, Garden Theatre: "Tol'able guns. As they were all built dur-David." ing the war they are now obsoles- cent,

Eight new cruisers of 7,000 tons and two of 5,000 tons, all to carry fin. guas, are building or pro- jected.

World Thentco: Their Own' Desire."

Majestic Theatre: "The Common Law."

A unique feature is the massive steel deck or carapace, sin thick, which protects their vitals from air- craft bombs or plunging gunfire. Nelson and Rodney are priced at £2,000,000 spiser, their combined only one cruiser squadron (four taurant.

The fact that the Home Fleet has

Tea Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong Hotel and King's Res-

cost being equal to that of a full ships) is indicative of the prevail- Tides: High at 10.57; Low at squadron of eight of the earlying shortage of these vitally import-4.15 and 17.63. Dreadnoughts.

ant vessels, upon which in war Home Maile :- Inward from After them come the five Quesh time would mainly depend the Europe rix Suez by Hakone Maru; Elizabeths, of 31,000 tons and 25 security of the nation's food sup- Outward for America and Europe. knots' speed, mounting eight 15in-lies. By agreement with Americain Siberia by Fres. Cleveland, 5 guns, and five similar but slower and Japan, we are restricted to a p.m. ships of the Royal Sovereign class. quots of tonnage which virtually. Turning to the battlecruisers, Hood, limits our cruiser fleet to a maxi-

knots speed, mounting four 4.Ti

of 42,100 tons, is still the largest mum of fifty ships, despite the various depths. Our latest dentroy, man-of-war in existence, though her 80,000 miles of sea routes which ers are vessels of 1,380 tons and 37. keel was laid fifteen years ago. She represent the arteries of the Em carries the same guns as Queen pire. Elizabeth, and bas, perhaps, superior armour protection, while her maximum speed is 32 knots.

Maids of all Work."

Next in importance come destroy- er, the Navy'a "maida of ali Cost of High Speed.

work" of which we have 150. This Thus, to achieve an extra-seven total-inoludes flotilla leaders, which knots as compared with Queen are simply enlarged destroyers. Elizabeth, it was necessary to The duties which fall to these craft raise tho displacement by 11,000 in war are numerous and arduous. tonsa afdelight on the exorbitant -cost of very high speeds at sea.

Renown and Repulse, the other two hattla-cruisers, were both com

The destroyer is the submarine's most, dreaded foe, owing to its high speed and agility.

On sighting a hostile, submarine,

pleted in 1914. At that time they the destroyers steam towards the

guns and eight heavy torpedo tubes. The crew numbers 140. These craft:

now cost almost as much as a pro-

war cruiser...

While the Admiralty favours the abolition of submarines on humane grounds, it is fully glivs to their value for legitimate war purposes, that is, attacking hostile warships

Fifty-two submarines dre în service, while others are building. Our newest craft are ocean-going boats of 1,475 tons, with a wide radius of action.

On the surface they are propelled

wero ships of 20,000 tons, steaming spot at full speed, and liberally by Diesel engines at a top speed of

at 32 knots, with an armament of sprinkle the adjacent sea with 173 knots; below water they can

six sin guns, but with very depth-charges, set to explode at travel at e kasta on their electro- fimey protection. Subsequently (Continued at foot of next column:)

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