THE GERMAN FLEET
Its Strength To-day
EFFICIENCY AND ENTHUSIASM
Work Of The Navy League
London, June 20. The Anglo-German Naval Agreement of June, 1935, formally released Germany from the naval restrictions of the Versailles. „Treaty, and left her free to maintain a fleet the total tonnage of which "shall never exceed a percentage of 35 of the aggregate tonnage" of the naval forces of the British Empire. Provided that the total 35 per cent ratio is
Germany's not exceeded, normal submarine tonnage is not to be greater than 45 per cent. "of that of the British Empire.
At the same time she has the right to possess a submarine ton- nage equal to that of the British Empire, if. in the opinion of the German Government, the situation makes it necessary. Any intention to Increase beyond the 45 per cent, however, is to be notified to the British Government, and will be the subject of friendly discus slon before the right is exercised. The German Navy now includes
the following modern vessels bullt. building, or projected:-
Battleships, Three 10.000-ton
naval tradition in every city and town in Germany. Some 30,000 of its members attended the recent celebrations at Kiel, and in the steamer Roland, which took what was then referred to as the "pro- minents" to szå for the review of the fleet, officers of every rank in uniform, active and retired. mingled freely with members of the Navy League, wearing their. blue serge suits with medals, and
uniform peaked caps with golden badges.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1936.
SHANGHAI WEDDINGS
JORDAN-WILLDER
Shanghai, June" 28.
At the Chapel of Christ the King, Miss Kathleen Willder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Willder of Shanghai, was married yesterday at five o'clock, following a ceremony in the morning at the British Consulate, to Mr. Eric Granville Jordan, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Jordan of Mel- bourne. The Reverend Futhar MacDonald officiated, and the
bride was given away by her father. She locked very lovely in
gown of white satin with shir- ring down the front, a boat-shaped neckline and shirred sleeves laced with pears. Her train was a long separate piece attached waist. She carried a bouquet of Easter lles, with which the church also was decorated.
to th
Mrs. Winifred Lester, who came from England to attend the w.a- ding, was matron of honour. She wore floral georgette. Le blue and green with a coatée, and a blue that. Her bouquet was of cream Millicent Mason, Nora Hunter, Joe roses. The bridesmaids, the Misses
Whaley and Beatrice Warrington, were like flowers in their pastel organdle picture frocks in pink blue, green and lavendar, »with frills. They wore halos of organdle and carried
cream roses, Miss
basket
rose
Norma Proud, the flower girl, wore walte embossed net over blue satin, with a frilled hemline and puffed sleeves. Her Dutch cap was of lace; she carried a blue and white petals. Bobble Warrington, page boy, was in white with long trousers. The bride's mother, in a yellow lace afternoon gown with a large picture hat to match, carried pink carnations, Ushers were Messrs. Jack Hourihan
There were many touching re- vessels (pocket-battleshilpa unions between officers and men armed with 11-inch guns. who had not met since the war. Two 28,000-ton ships, with while "more. organised massed 11-inch guns, are under con meetings took place on shore. With struction.
speeches, music, beer, cigars, and Cruisers.-Six 6.000-ton cruisers, quantities of food, they lasted un- armed with 5.9-inch guns, til the small hours of the morning. Two 10,000-ton ships. with was the Navy League that col- 8-inch guns, are building. lected the large sum of money for Aircraft Carrier-Ong projected,
the impressive the building of Design not yet settled.
Naval War Memorial near Kiel, Destroyers. Twelve of 800 tons. and gave it to the navy and the armed with 4.1-inch guns. [ration. It is a real power in the classed
a.s torpedo-boats. land, and the prevalent idea in Sixteen, of 1.625 tons with England that German naval om- 5-inch guns, are building.
cers remain aloof from their men Submarines.-Two of 750 tons is anything but true in fact.
and twenty of 250 tons al-.. ready built. Six of 500 tons
A reception in honutz of the under construction. (It has
couple was held after thy cere- been stated that eight more
mony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. may be building).
with battle pictures, and or- F. J. Warrington, or 419 Yu Yuen
The There are also two modern sub-dered to take over the tradition Road.
bride's travelling of war-time squadrons, marine depot ships and a consi-
Besides costume was a white crepe two- derable number of small craft-in- the conspicuous brass plates bear-plece ensemble with a rüffled or- cluding gunnery school tenders, ing the battle honours pertaining | gandie blouse, a small white hat fleet escort ships, minesweepers, to their own names. their gun tur- and a vell, and accessories ta motor launches for anti-submarine rets are labelled with the names match. After the reception. Mr. work, and fast motor craft of the of famous ships. The 11-inch tur- and Mrs. Jordan, departed for coastal motorboat type primarily rets of the battleship Admiral Graf | Japan, where they will spend their armed with torpedoes.
Spee, for instance, are named honeymoon. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, after TRADITION
BATTLE PICTURES
Naval tradition is fostered atber ways. New ships are provid- ed
in
the two cruisers sunk at the bat tie of the Falklands,
and Frank Moss.
·FROST-ANDERSON
Misy Phyllis Mary Anderson,
The seamen, who are volunteers. Į daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frede-
The enthusiasm with which the creation of her new navy has been received throughout Germany Jeln for four years; but can serve must be seen to be believed. The on for twelve years or longer. naval and sea traditions are zea- Officers of all branches, executive. kusly fostered, and naval war lite-engineer, paymaster and medical rature and pictures command" a pass direct from their schools to ready sale, in every bookshop: far seagoing training ships. There more so than in England. Cheap they spend a year, generally in nodels of men-of-war are obtain foreign cruisers, followed by ari-
rick William Anderson, was mar- ried yesterday to Leon Beary George Frost, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Frost and the late Mr. Henry John William Frost. The civil ceremony at the British Consulate was held at eleven in the morning, and the church ceremony was at Holy
Trinity Cathedral at 3.30 pm, Mr. near J. W. O. Davidson
and the
Reverend E. J. Ottenwell officiat- ing. Dr. J. Elliott Murray gave the bride away. The bridesmaid was Miss A. R. Gibson, the best man was Mr. Herbert E. Helozer-
able in all toyshops, and, in each other twelve months' study at the town are seen members of the Naval College at Murwick. naval section of the Hitler youth Flensburg. Except for the small movement wearing their seamen's | device above the stripes on the uniforms. At a ""Sea Sports coat sleeves, there is now no dis- School" on a lake not far from tinction between the executive Berlin leaders for this organisation officers and those of the uther are put through An Intensive branches who used to be known as ung, and the ushers were Messrs. course in boatwork. physical exer- cises, signalling and general cle- mentary seamanship:
"oficials,"
The entries of officers and men are being increased, while retired The training and discipline are officers have been recalled to the thorough, and the boys are the service. Other retired officers in picture of health and keenness. the reserve undergo periodical This particular establishment was tralaing afloat. Training in the named "Gorch Fock," the pen-gunnery, torpedo, signal, and other name of an author who volunteer- | shore schools is proceeding apace.
Ernest W. Clements and Mr. Rahlin A. Warren
Germany Acts Fast To Make First Bid For North Atlantic Air Service
(By M. K. WHITELEATHER),
Berlin (By Mail.-Germany is moving fast to make the Arst bid for a regular North Atlantic airplane service.
Trial flights to Charleston," s C., via the Azores and Bermuda are scheduled for late summer. The airplane service will parallel that of the luxury airliner "Ein- denburg." which brings the old and new worlds within two and a half days of each other.
Germany's two air lines, officials say are bot to be run "as com- petitors. but are to supplement each other
Both the airship" and "airplane services, will be merely extensions of German lines now in operation. between: Germany and South America
The airplane line will make a stop at a catapult ship midway between the Azores and Bermuda. That will make thrée "stops be- tween Frantfort-on-Main Charleston
and
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The catapult ship "Schwaben- land" which has been along the African coast in the service of "the South Atlantic route, is being overhauled and will be sent to position between the Azores and Bermuda. A new 2,000-ton cata- the "Ostmark," has pult ship,
deen sent to the African coast to replace the "Schwabenland.”
The German Aying boats are much smaller than those operated by the Pan-American Airways. The German ones are under 15 tons. The catapult ships cannot bandle boats bigger than that and they get along better when the planes are no heavier than 10
tans.
Looking at the French, British and Americans, all of whom are contemplating sea lines, the Ger- mans say that such travel' must be regulated by" common accord Among these countries 50 eliminate deadly competition..
to
cargo fresh ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
will be trans-shipped to
At some of these halts, planes. From Charleston to points
within the United States cargo will be handled by American air Miries.
The German Luft-Hansa has made agreements with the Pan- American airways for cooperation. In any services which may be organized by either company be- tween Germany and the United
States.
German experts say that flying conditions are best between the and fortieth latitude twentieth parallels. That is why they favour che Azores-Bermuda route.
A
BRIGADE
Instructor Leaving
All officers and nurses are re- quested to note that Instruction in and the Anti-Gas Respirators Chamber is suspended for about a
month.
Up to the present 50 nurses, male been passed and female have through the anti-gas chamber by Engineer Commander White who is proceeding on leave.
They also believe that the ocean Three of these" nurses have also passage is possible only by using tried out a new civilian respiration catapult station ships. Long non-successfully.- stop flights, they say, are not yet safe enough for regular commer- cial routes.
GOLD CUP DAY
American Challenge
Staved Off
(Special Air Mail Service)
London. June 23, The American challenge for me Gold Cup ul Ascot yesterday was beaten off by a shart head: In a great finish to a fine race the tour-
year-old filly Quashed, owned by Lady Barbara Smith and leased by her to Lord Stanley, was in front at the winning-post by just, that margin from Omaha, the colt which had been entered by Mr. William Woodward with a hope that a Zam- ous trophy might be taken to the United States. As Bokbul, bred in France and owned by Baron Edouard de Rothschild, was third. the placing provided an interna- tional group.
The bride's dress was of white georgette over crepe satin with a fine net vell and orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white
The victory of Quashed, a tri- roses. The bridesmaid wore pale umph of gameness, was welcomed. daffodil georgette with a halo hat with resounding enthusiasm.
The
ed for the navy during the war and the ships spend most of their to match, trimmed with flower issue in the last two furlongs was and perished in the Weisbaden at time exercising at Be3. Money petals. The mother of the bride-between Englané and America, and
Jutland. He hero.
is ΠΟΥ a popular does not appear to be lacking.
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EX-SERVICEMEN
The new German navy may be young; but it is strenuously keen, full of enthusiasm, and very eff- The officially-recognised Navy cient. One most noticeable fea- League, too, which has a member- ture is the real friendliness of all ship approaching 60,000, with German officers Zor. Britain, and branches all over the country, and their sincere desire for a close un- consists practically entirely of ex-derstanding between the two coun- naval officers and men, fosters the tries.
groom was' in mauve with purple accessories.
Mrs. Frost's going-away costume was a white dress and cape, trim- med with blue. The reception after the wedding was held at the Masonic Hall in Avenue Road. Afterwards the bride and groom left for their honeymoon in Japan.
(N.C.D.N.).
WHERE NAZI YOUTH WILL STUDY
Marienburg Castle, in East Prussia, has been taken over by the for use as a training school for National Socialist youths The famous for centuries as the seat of the Tentonic Order
Tthe
“Goverámiat
georgette there were moments when it seem- ed that Omaha must win. Down the course the numbers had to go into the frame before there could be certainty that Quashed had kept the
then the tup at home, and cheers in the Royal Enclosure ec- noed along the stands and lawns. When the horse's came into the un- saddling enclosure there was gener ous recognition of a gallant loser as well as a renewal of aceloma-. tion for the winner.
PREPARED FOR RAIN
Gold Cup Day at Ascot, more thap Tuesday. "Wednesday, or Fr day, seems to demand the prelude of Royal pageantry, but even if the the King could have attended meeting this year, there could have been no carriage procession up the course. Racegoers travelled through sullen and persistent rain to the Heath. and it was not until the race for the Ribblesdale Stakes was being run that the sun got the bet- ter of the thundery showera
The weather then improve, ra- pidly, but the atmosphere during the afternoon was that of a hot- house at Kew Gardens Molature sucked back into the air from the ground by the sun reduced visibli- ity, and the steamy warmth was a trial to thousands who had come prepared for a wet day.
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