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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

1930

THREE CONSULS IN HONGKONG.

THE

HONGKONG

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AND

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MAJESTIC HOTEL

HOTELS

LIMITED.

„In ́asavalation with the Grand Hotel

'Das Wagons Lits, Poking."

Hotel SAVOY

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The Newest and Finest

Hostelry in THE Colony

Convenient

Cosmopolitan

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and

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"Phone Nos.

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MAJESTIC

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This photograph is rather unique, showing as it does the presence, in Hongken' of three British Consuls, Mr. Herbert Phillips, who has just arrived in Canton, is seen scated in centre, "whilst on his right is Mr. G. S. Moss, who to-day goes on Home leave after acting as Consul: in Canton, and on his left is Mr. J. F. Brena former ncline Consul in Canton. who has been transferred to Shanghai. The group was taken at a tiffin party at the Hon kong Hotel this week; at which, the hosts were the Hon. Sir Shonson Chow, the Hon. Dr."R. H. Kotewall, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, and Sir Robert Ho Tung. (Photo: Mee Cheun)

"

NAVIES SHOULD NOT BE A MENACE,

this

THREE UNCLAIMED BALANCES.

TO BE TRANSFERRED TO, COLONY'S REVENUE:

[Contimied from Page 1) agreement, signed at Washington in 1922, but not ratified by the Bubject during the con-

signatory Powers, which would re-

In the Gazette there appears - mij ference. Indeed, it would wish to gulate, in-the interests of hu- see an agreement by which bat-manity, the use of submarlues notification by H. E. the Governor

leships will in due time disap-against merchant ships.

directing that certain specified sums shall be transferred from pear, as it considers them in very'

In regard to auxiliary vessels the Companies Liquidation Ac doubtful proposition in view of

entered into fect

count to the general revenue of their size and cost and of the not strictly development of efficacy of air and strengths, the Government pr the Colony, subject to the provi- poses that they should be specifans contained in the Unclaimed fied, and that each Govern hent Balances Ordinance as to refunds. should publish yearly 1.sts o. The total sum is $793.92, made up vessels of this cluas in commiş.

18 follows: slow as laid down..

submarine alluck.

Fewer Aircraft-Carriers, The Government would further limit the tonnago and the gun

The British memorandum and

A. Wing (deceased), return of

calibre of aircraft-carriers and the American proposals will capital in the Kowloon Land and

studied by the delegations.during the week-end.

'suggests that ships of ten- thousand tons and under should be Included in the total tonnage of this category, if used as aircraft Mr. Ramiány MacDonald who hat carriers.

a conversation with Mr. H. L It proposes a reduction of the Stimson this morning, is go ng i tot aircraft tonnage for the Chequers, where to-morrow he will British and United States Navies entertain the members of the from 135,000 tons and the adjust-italian delegation to.luncheon. ment of the Treaty to. Bay, one · The naval experts attending thi hundred thousand tons, and an conterence w. vasit Chequer. adjustment of that assigned to the during the afternoon.. other nations in the Washington Treaty ratios.

It further proposes that the maximum size of aircraft-carriers be reduced to 25,000 tons and that their age be twenty-six yeara in- stead of twenty.

The Cruiser Problem.

Regarding cruisers, the memo- randun that recalls it was assumed during the recent Anglo- American conversations that they should be grouped in one category which, in turn should be sub- divided into cruisers carrying gight-inch guns and cruisers carry- ing six-inch guns and under

No officiel mecting been arang- ed before Monday, when the e Committee resuries concracies of the alternative methods of

certaining naváj conang....

Building Co., Ltd., $501.15, with nterest of $52.80.

J. Francis (deceased), return of capital in the Kowloon Land And Building Co., Ltd., $200.46, with interest of $21.13.

John Somerville, broker, Hong- kong, unclaimed dividend in the Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., id, $16.59, with interest of $1.79.

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The Italian delegation, after† studying the British Memor andum announced that it ha their approval because "the principles contained therein correspond to our own ideas re-lab Warren. garding ratios and parity."

Hale Repudiates Stimson

A chasm 25. feet deep has up- peared on the Great Western Rail- way main line between the sea- de resorts of Dawlish and Daw-

Passengers are being conveyed ly road between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren, and then reuum-

ng their journey by rail.

A message from Washington This beautiful piece of coastal It was also assumed during the tates that Senator Hale, the railway, which is known to every negotiations that the requirements chairman of the Senate Navas raveller to the West, has received of the British Commonwealth | Committee, has issued a statement considerable buffeting from heavy would be 330,000 tons divided intoased upon hle examination of Mr. is during the recent gulës. fifty cruisers.

4. L. Stimson's propoande to Britain On Christmas Eve a crack was A final arrangement will be and Japan, in the course of whichiscovered in the sea wall, and as governed by the decision of the he says that the proposals "mani- | 1 precaution only single line traf conference regarding the limita- estly do not satisfy our navale was permitted. Gangs of men tion in the size of the units. - leeds."

were set to work in an effort to save the line, but recently it was decided to stop all traffic.

pro-

The British Government pro- Mr. Hale, who represents the DOGES that the existing tonnage Big Navy" group in Congress de- limit of eight-Inch cruisers should | dared that Mr. Stimson'a remain at ten-thousand tons and gramme would require an ad- that there should be a tonnage ditional expenditure of G$58,000, limit for the smaller vessels.at1000 above the cruiser construction about six-thousand or seven programme recently authorised by to the retaining wall fronting a thousand tons. It suggests that Congress.

row of houses on the other side

So completely had the, Ben acoured out the shingle from un- railway track was unsupported for der the protecting wall that the 60 feet and the chasm extended

only 1 Sxed proportion in the The Experts Committee was of the railway The occupants latter class should be built up to engaged to-day In drafting a have been warned of danger. that limit and that the life of questionnaire In connexion with cruisers should be increased, to the global and category tonnage twenty years,

Destroyers.

In regard

י.

question.

French Offended?

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ormed with 12 inch guna, whereas the British ships have 13.5 Inch guns and the Japanese ship 14. the to destroyers,

It is stated that Mr. Stimson's Inch guns. Moreover, if the Government proposed that the proposals have como as a con- Kongo is scrapped it would upset limit asnigned should be for flotilla siderable surprise to French the balance of the Japanese Fleet leaders, 1,860 Lons and

for circles, M. Tardicu, the Premier, which is based on four vessels of destroyers, 1,500 tons with five who returned to Paris this morn the Kongo class as an integral inch guns as the maximum Yor]ng, did not speak a werd to Press unit. The general reaction In both classes.

men, with whom he has usually Naval circles, therefore, appears The present British building een most friendly,

to be not very favourable,. programme of destroyers is for Mr. MacDonald conferred with two hundred thousand tons ulti Mr. Stimson after a meeting of mately, but this can be reduced if the Cabinet-Reuter, and British the submarine programmes of the Wirclesa. other Powers are reduced, for it ls obvious that the size and the total tonnage of destroyers must largely depend upon the size' and' the total tonnage of submarines.

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Japan's Attitude.

In the meantime the Foreign Omice, while admitting the receipt at night of the proposals which Mr. Reed delivered to Mr. Wakat- suki on Wednesday evening, "is unable to reveal the contents, Tokyo, Feb. 7. though they are understood to be Pending the receipt "of"" an drastic and far-reaching, cover-"] official report on Mr. Stimson's ing every category. Abolition of Submarines.

atalement, officials are somewhat.It is learned authoritatively, reticent in commentlig on it, however, that the proposal in its The Government proposes the though Naval circles appear to present form is believed to be abolition of the submarine. Its consider the suggestion to effect unacceptable by Japan, though experts feel that the argument a' capital ship balance in 1931, it represents some concessions on that the submarine is an arm instead of 1912 difficult owing to America's part from the position solely of defence was destroyed the fact that the post-Washington taken in the conversations, bo by the experience of the Late War building programmes were based tween Japan and America: 'In and that in war conditions it is on the prospective balance on Washington In December, de an arm of attack.

1942, for which considerable read- The proposal has been submitted

If abolition cannot be agreed justments are required." Bio Tokyo, without comment, by the upon, the British Government will Regarding the proposal that delegation in London which has put forward proposals limiting Britain, America and Japan should not asked for instructions, though submarines rigidly to defence re-scrap respectively five, three and it is understood that the questions quirements.

one capital shins, Naval circles involved are, of such importance. In any case, it will press for the point out that although on paper, as to exceed the delegates, powers, limitation of the submarine to this appears to be favourable Hence the deliberation of the the lowest possible lim't, and it towards Japan, the American whole Government la necessary proposes to urge the revival of the ships proposed for scrapping are Reuter,

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