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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930.

NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER.

'AIR FORCE KEEPS BACK WOULD-BE RAIDERS.

Poahawar, Aug.

H.M.S. MEDWAY HERE.

ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR

NEW SUBMARINES.

WORLD'S HOTTEST

COUNTRY.

· MESOPOTAMIA HAS 130 DEGREES IN SHADE.

Basra, Aug. 10.

tem-

Accompanied by four of the new "O" class submarines, thi Mesopotamia claims to be the Osiris, Oswald, Otus and Odia, hottest place on earth at pre- the new submarine parent ship, sent. The maximum shade H.M.S, Medway, arrived at Hong-perature last week has been 180 kong from Home on Saturday degrees Fahrenheit. 'afternoon and now lies moored to There have been fifty-seven No. 2 Buoy in the Naval cases of heatstroke, Anchorage.

The deaths include two Royal Air

Europeans Force personnel, at Bagdad; as well at Abadan and

A big attack was threatened by tribesmen Jass night, but nothing Decurred. The raiding party, which approached within a mile of the City on Thursday, returned to the Abajuri lain. A small attack de veloped through the South: Baza. Valley, which was driven off by British troops.

The Air Force bombed Afridi the six authorised in the Naval These submarines are four of Estimales of 1926, the other two being the Orpheus and the Olympus Both of them will proceed to China later.

and Lashkar tribesmen in the Barn valley, killing seven.

A party of tribesmen, who pene- trated the villages south-east of Peshawar, were attacked and abell nd and suffered ensuxitios.--Reuters

Situation not Serious. si

London, Aug. There is no disposition in official quarters to take a corious view of the situation on the North West Frontier of India. It is not believed that the tribesmen will attack Peshawar itself, where, anyway, there A10 ample forces to deal with the situa

tion.

Additional tanks and armoured care recently arrived there.-Reuter. Over Fifty Planes.

Simila, Aug. 9. To-day's reports from Peshawar indicate that the tribal force which have been threatening the city are 'dispersing.

Over fifty Air Force bombers are in action against them-Reuter.

Youths Seeking Loot.

Peshawar, Aug...

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The "O" class submarines are of the very latest type, only re- cently having been launched. They are to replace the "L" class on the China Station, and are more than twice as large as the "E" class of 1911, and probably have twice as many officers and men as the 30 in that type.

Mahommerah.

Many Arab coolies and Bedouins have dropped dead here; while there are many cases of heat prostration, two Air Force men being" in a serious cendition.--Reuler.

Four electric cranes are fitted for taking in stores or transferring them to submarines. Aft of the forward stump mast is a 6-ton der rick for lifting overboard heavier stores; while aft of the mainmast H.ALS. Medway was built by

a Heavy derrick is used for lifting Vickers-Armstrong, Ltd., at their the heavy power boats, which in Barrow Works to fulfil an urgent clude three 35ft. moter boats, one need for a larger and better-30ft. motor boat, two 50ft. motor equipped submarine depot and re pinnaces, and two 42ft, motor pair ship. She takes the place of launches. the Maldstone, built in 1912, and

Accommodation for the person- employed throughout the late Warnel has been planned with special as parent ship of the Flotilla regard to comfort, convenience working from Harwich.

and ventilation. Including crews

Peps

In her design and equipment and apare crews of submarines. there have been introduced many there is room for over 135 officers novel features as a result of ex- and 1,600 men, so that when all perience gained during and since are on board the Medway has a the War. Her resources and ue-floating population of 375 persons commodation are such as to make more than the Nelson, Britain's her probably the most spacious latest and largest battleship. People acquainted with the fron-and eficient vessel of her kind in tier situation point out that the

any navy, and it is no exaggera- advance of the Lashkars on the

tion to call her a floating sub- Peshhwar force is comprised almost marine basc.. wholly of youths who evidently have Submarine service, it need hard- been told by disaffected peopic ly be emphasized, is very arduous Peshawar that the tribesmga 'In

and exacting, and conditions on genem might rise if they were sup

board the vessels are such that it. ported and that there was a pro is essential to provide an oppor spect of looting. Otherwise the pre-tunity for their officers and men to Bent advance of the Afridis correst and recuperate after a speil of be recounted for during the present duty. The existence of a ship like hot weather.

The land and air forces are base for this purpose. To-day, the Medway obviates a return to sidered ample, to cope with Pos when the Flotilla may be required sible attack Besides the port in various parts of the world- garrison in the district, only four China or the Mediterranean, for battalions have been employed, of instance--it is essential to its mo which one battalion and one com- bility to have a properly equipped pany are British.

depot ship.

The Lashkar forces bave never numbered over 3,000 n

argono

The Medway is 580ft. long by, time, while the Afridis are sentter-85ft, bread, with a loaded draught ed in the villages south-east of of 23ft, as compared with 355ft., Peshawar and do not exceed a fer 40, and 16ft. respectively in bundreds.

Maidstone. In her design special

the

The air force, despite the deptier has been paid to protec teriorating, weather conditions, conThe only armament in the ship is tlow against under-water attack tinues to do excellent work in re- pulsing the. tribesmen. Six a fight defensive one, consisting of squadrons have constantly beea em two dia quick-firing guns ployed in bombing since Wednesday the Maidstone there were no guns, four din. anti-aircraft guns. In and dropped 8,000 bombs in a single day-Reuter.

Mooring Facilities.

Trains Stopped.

and

An outstanding, feature of the

Peshawar, Aug. 10. ¦ Medway is that a large number off By order of the Commissioner submarines can make fast to her of Peshawar, all mail, passenger at one time. This has been done and goods trains have stopped by providing numerous bollards running between Peshawar and and fairleads on the decks and re- Nowshera, until further notice-cessed mooring plates in the ship's

! side.

Reuter:

SUGAR PROBLEM IN CUBA.

BALANCING PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION.

The double bottom allows of about 2,000 tons of oil fuel being carried for attached submarines, without interfering with the ves- sel's own fuel capacity. Large quantities of lubricating oil and fresh and distilled water can also) be carried for the use of the flo tillas:

Stores and Personnel....

New York, Aug. 9. The formation of the

The storerooms of the new ship Sugar present many objects of interest. Committee by Canadian bankers and sugar producers. follows the the provisions needed for her crew Their space is sufficient to stow receipt of a dispatch from Cuba, and those of-the attached sub- to the Department of Commerce marines for 100 days. Cold stor- stating that general conditions in age chambers of about 10,000 cubic the island are the worst experi-feet capacity are provided, insulat enced during the past six years., ed with slab cork and teak linings, One of the Committee's chief and fitted with brine gride, meat problems will be the handling of rails and hooks, cupboards and stocks from one season to an shelvesri other, also the question of as far The accommodation for warlike as possible balancing production stores is also very completa." Here and consumption, efforts to en- are stowed, not only ammunition arrangement with and torpedoes for the submarines, other larger producing countries, but also their collision heads, for restriction of output having gyroscopes, &, and in a closely up to the present always failed guarded compartment are a num Reuter's American Service.

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