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EMPIRE DEFENCE IN PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA TAKES IMPORTANT ROLE.

SHELL SUPPLY

CENTRE

Australia is taking up an in portant part in safeguarding Em- pire Interests in the Pacific under plana new being matured by its defence authorities.

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Not only are stopa being taken strengthen constal forts, mechanise the army, and provide a better equipped navy and air force, but the Commonwealth inter may become an important supplier of war requirements to other Im- perial defence units in the East and the Pacific.

A new cordite factory is to be established in Victoria, which will supply British naval units in New Zealand, the East Indies cruiser aquadron, the China Sqandron and Singapore. Supplies may also, be went to the South African naval station.

Several types of eardite, such as that used in cartridges, already are made in Australia. Eight- incl shells, which are used in the heavy guns of Hongkong's 10,000 ton cruisers, can be made now at the Commonwealth factory.

Severnl of theso shells have been sent to England for testing. The report by the Imporial-testors-on their efficiency,

compli- WAB montary to the Australlan makers, Tinned meats, jams and other preserved food are now being supplied by Australia to the China Squadron at Hongkong, and to other British naval stations in the

East.

For some time the Cominon- wealth Government has been con sidering the re-arming of coastal forts. It is now proposed that batteries of large coast defence guns be placed at Newcastle and Sydney, and at a strategic point near Fremantle. The cost of eneh battery would be over £80,000.

Australia is to be kept in touch a with all modern developments in gunnery. She now has the latest types of howitzer and field-gun, and the purchase of modern anti- aircraft guns from Britain will be considereit when money is avall

ablo.

Developments in mechanisation are being closely watched by the steps and Defence authorities,

to taken already have mechanise Army Transport Ser- vices.

been

FRANCO-GERMAN

CLASH

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secondly, the definition of aggrea- control and sion, thirdly, the

NAVAL MISHAP

*EXPLOSION ABOARD

SUBMARINE.

HEROIC RESCUES

London, Oct. 8.

Two seamen were killed and fourtoon injured in an explosion on the submarino 126 at Camp belltown, Scotland, to-day.

The L26 was proceeding on the Autumn manoeuvres on Friday, when she grounded on the rocks off Kintyre Peninsula. She was rc- reached floated yesterday and Campbelltown Harbour to-day. A terrific explosion wrecked the in- terior, but the submarine remained afloat.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,

OCTOBER 10, 1933.

LONDON STOCK PRICES

£50,000,000 SPENT ON SWEETS

MARKET GENERALLY | ROMANTIC LOZENGES

QUIET

The following quotations on tho London Stock Exchange havo beon recolved by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. The markets Leading Industrial issues were very firm. Otherwise the market was quiet.

Chinese Bonds

Bonds 1898 (Eng. IAA.) ... £1001⁄44 46% Lonn 1908. £ 87 6% Loan 1012.03. Reorg. Loran

6

Oct. 7. Oct. 9.

21004 £ 87 £ 03

£ 891 £ 89%

£48

FOR SHEIKHS

CONFECTIONARY EXHIBITION

London. Who cares about the sweet-shop. round the corner?

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

ENTIRE MUSICAL NUMBERS OF "IOLANTHE”

11-12.80 pm, Chinese recorded programme.

19.30 p.m. European programme. 1 pm Local Time and Weather Report. Tinin timo programme.

2 p.m. Clone Down.

Well, for one thing, a million little boys and girls' in Britain do. They and their parents opend £50,000,000 every year in the 250,- 000 sweet ahops of the country,gramme. Thousands of pounds' worth of British sweets, too, are sent over- Beas to India, Africa, the Far East and many of our colonica. The

Lewis James (Tenor), 21837 British sweet manufacturers em-Orchestral-Chinese Lullaby. £ 21-26 $ 21-28ploy 72,000 workers at present. Orchestral-Pearl O'Mine,

1913 (Edin. Ind.) £ 89% Bonds 1025-47 £ 89 S'hal-Nanking Ry. £ 48 5% Tient.-Pukow

Rly.

The explosion was heard, three-6% quarters of a mile away from the scene and brought pinnaces and other motor craft scurrying to. the rescue with fire fighting up- paratum and Arst aid outfits.

The explosion occurred in the battery room over which the crew were dining and joking in their mess-room. The Andden detona- tlon flung tons of batteries through the floor, splintering walls and furniture and hurling sailors fri all directions.

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Work of Rescue, The officers and remainder of the crew donned gas-maska and penetrated the flames and fumes, avaiding huge holes in the floor, and dragged out their injured comrades,

The helpers, who, speedily ap peared in Vensela alongside, heroically joined in the work of rescue.

5% Tient.-Pukow Railway (Supl. Loan)

t Shal-Hang-

$ 17-22 £ 17-22

chow Ningpo Ningpo Rly. £86-80 5% Honan Rly.. £ 12 5% Hukuang Rly.

1011

6% Lung Tsing U.

Once a year the sweet manu- facturers unite to give the British Press an enormous lunch in the hope that they will tell the British 85-80 public how the sweet trade is pro-

gressing.

€ 32

£ 36

ni Rly. 1013. £ 1244 £ 13 Foreign Bonds and Banks German 7% Int.

£ 13

78

£ 81

78

£80

£00%

Loan 1924.... Japan 5% Sterling

Loan 1907 Japan 0% Sterling

Loan 1921

20/- 20/- 115/7% 115/71%

Industrials and Brewerier

Associated Ekc.

Industries Brit-Amer. Tob. Chineze Eng. &

Min.

Coats Courtaulds Distillers Dunlop Rubbor Everready General Elec,

The rescued men's condition when they were brought out was pitiful. Their skin was blacken-J. & P., ed and burnt and their clothes ripped and torn. Ten were un and were taken on conscious lorries to the village hospital. 、

The otein cnmunity Hist 16 Guinness given as two killed, nine serious-Impl. Chem, In-

dustries ly injured and five slightly in- jured (one man, previously re-Impl. Tobacco ported na dead, did not auccumb, and will probably recover).

Con-

31/3 81/- 01/0 61/0 30/0 10/2 84/0 R4/0 34/0 34/0 29/6 29/0 45/3 45/3 95/- 95/3

29/4% 29/4% 111/- 112/ Internnt. Nickel. $ 20% $ 21% Int. Ten Stores..

27/74 27/0

Pinchin Johnson 321- 32/1% Turner & Newall 30-

36/3 Unilever

23/0 25/-

Anglo-Dutch

31incellaneous

"Pull Away Lads.” One of the seriously injured men momentarily recovered sciousness in hospital and when he gazed at the surgical instri Burma Corpn... ments around bip wurmered Canadian Pacific "Pull away lads, do what you like!

Rly. Guln Kalumpong Heave away, my hearties!"

The

Rubber names of the dead are Able Sunman Leonard Rhodes and Tropes Mines Able Seaman Fred Whiting. Both of the dead men are Londonera. -Renter.

The L26 was attached to the Second Submarine Flotilla. She is of 700 tons and was commissioned for trials on July 20, 1926. Formerly, she was attached to the 1st flotilla and was engaged a duty in, the Mediterranean. Her com- mander is Lieut-Com. J. H. Lewes.

supervision of armaments, fourth-THE POLICE RESERVE.

ly.

the

standardisation

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European armies, arthly, the con trol of publicity on the subject of budgeta, sixthly, bombing from the air, seventhly, the setting up of A permanent Disarmament Commission nud eighthly, the naval question.

THE MORE DIFFICULT.. The list of more difficult pro- bloms included,

Firstly, the duration of the frat stage defined in the convention;

Secondly, the size of armies, tanks and artillery;

"Thirdly, the reduction of land wwar material, either by destruction or otherwise;

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT

WEEK ISSUED,

Police Reserve orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Inapec- tor General of Police, state:

Chinese Coripany.

Tacy give the Press cocktalls and caviars and make speeches at them. They give them cigars and old brandy, and propose their health. Then they show the Press the sweets.

14.30-7 p.m. Chinese recorded pro-

7-10.30 p.m. European programme, 7-8 p.m. Vertoly, Song-My Tenia. Song-Monna Vonna.

Victor Salon Orchestra. 21070 Instrumental-My Mamma Scolda Me

for Flirting. Instrumental-Goodbye, My Bonnie,

Goodbye,

Carolina Tor Heols. 21103 Orchestral-Junior.. Orchestral-Reaching for Someone.

George Olsen and His Muale. 22036

Vocal Trio-Pals Forever. Vocal Trio-My Song of the Nile.

The Melody Threo. 22028 Orchestral-Sharing. Orchestral-My Sweetheart Serenade, Henry Thies and His Orchestre. 22401

At the Chocolate and Con- feetionary Exhibition at Olympia this year there are twenty-two tons of sweets displayed. Oni Song Wonder if You Miss Mo To- manufacturer alone is showing Song I Can't Give You Anything But |-two-thousand-different kinda of

sweets and chocolates.

There were the "Conversation Lozenges" which, supposedly went out of fashion with grandmother. These are little coloured sweeta made of four and sugar bearing sentimental inscriptions which may be handed to a friend of the opposite sex by an admirer who is struck dumb with admiration.

Some of the Inscriptions at the Exhibition were:-

"Are you open for an offer?"; "You are my very taste" "My sweet girl"

"Can you take a hint?"

night.

Love,

Geno Austin (Tenor), 21798 Orchestral-You've Made me Happy

To-diny. Orchestral-From Now On.

Ben Pollack and Hla Park Central Orchestra. 22168

Song-Love la a Dreamer. Song When They Sing the Wearin'

of the Green.

Morton Downey (Tenor). 120-48 8. p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.3-8.20 p.m.

Aldershot Cominand Searchlight Tat- too......played by The Massed Bands of the Aldershot Command. C2676/6

8.20-9 p.r. Dance Tunes. Fox Trot-When It's Sleepy Time

Down South.

22828

24227

"What is sweeter than honey?" The manufacturer responsible for these said that they were much Fox Trot-Can't You Sca. In demand for Mothers' Meetings Fox Trot-Lonely Fark. and evening parties. Asked him Fox Trot-When the Morning Rolls whether he sent many overseas, he Fox Trot-Bedtime Story.

Around! said "No except to Morocco."

Waltz- Wake Up Smiling. Apparently there is a steady Fox Trot-Underneath the Arches. export trade in these romantic [Fox Trot-Vas Vilist Du Harben? lozenges to the coloured people of 18/-

24220 Northern Africa..

10/8 10/- 14/3 14/4/

$ 144 $ 14%

18/D

13/6

13/0

nglanta

Estates

27/0

97/6

London Tin

15/- 15/-

Rubber Trusta

20/3

20/-

Shai. Elec. Constr.

60/-

Van Ryn Deep

40/-

10/0 38/1

Oila

30/44 48/0 86/3 87/6 22 £22

55/7% 55/7%

Anglo-Persian Oil Burmah Oil Royal Dutch Shell Trans, and

Tend.

BILLIARDS LEAGUE.

1

Soldiers And Sailors Admitted To Clubs.

Waltz-One Kiss.

24220

Well, they always said sheikha Fox Trot-Softly As In Mooning were sentimentall

Sunrise.

21776 Fox. Trot-Ho's Not Worth Your Tears, Fox Trot-Hurt.

t

Leo Relsmann & His Orchestra. 22605 9.10, 30 p.m.

They people who make choco- latea have proved this year they are just as ingenious as the sweet- makers. They have even evolved a chocolate Christmas card. This has h winter rustic scene

The Entire Musical Numbers of bossed in chocolate and the in-corded under the direction of Rupert em- "Iolanthe" (Gilbert & Sullivan) re. scription "A Morry Christmas D'Oyly Carte,

from-" And you can add your 10.30 p.m. Rugby Press News. own name by scratching it on with a pin.

All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by

There wore-aleo-chocolate Boy. Mesars, S. Moutrien & Co, Scouts, chocolate hikers, chocolate sawa and spanners and chocolate pigs-Router.

M. C. L. BAZAAR. ARRANGED FOR SATURDAY AT ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' COLLEGE

A bazaar In aid of the funds.of the Ministering Children's League has been arranged for next Saturday, October 14, at St. Paul's Girls' College, Macdonnell Road,

and a most attractive afternoon is nasured. The function is to include several features, such as one dollar and two dollar stall at which most useful and denir- able prizes will be given. The goods have come from all parts comprise

COMING TOURNEY. Revolver Practice.Al miembers | with 2 years or more service are

The annual general meeting of the ordered to altend Bowen Rond Revolver Range on Thursday, October Steel Coulson Billiards League was 12th, and not on Wednesday, October helt under the chairmanship of Mr. 11th, as previously arranged to fire R. Jordan at St. Patrick's Club last the Marksman's Course under Sub evening.

The statua of soldiers or sailors Inspector A. L. Hopkins. Members will fall in at the Rauge at 5.30 p.m. playing in civilian clubs, it some story.

Limes happens against their own unit Inspector Parade. All ranks of the teams, came before the meeting for Chinese Company will parade at discussion, but it was felt that this manu-Central Police Station on Thursday, military or naval status could not be October 26th. under Sub Inspector too much insisted upon in view of R. J. Hunt for a general inspection the opportunity etherwing denied to of the world, of equipment etc., by the Company Junior

ranka to participate in the articles that have been specially

donated. games.

The bazaar will be opened at: The meeting, upon the chairman's Cap As to the duration of the con- with White Cover, Belt with Bradmitting junior ranks to civilian teams, wife of the Bishop, while the Hon.

suggestion, adopted a new rule ad. 2.30 p.m. by Mrs. R. O. Hall, th vention, Mr. Henderson said that Truncheon, Whistle, Armlet with some countries had expressed | Endge, "Pocket Policeman" and note- and the new rule in its complete Mr. R. H. Kotowall is chairman

book to be carried. The Equipment form was adopted as follows, in sub- of the function. preference for a five years conven- oficor will make it a point of being stitution for Hule No. 10, which was tion, whilst others had suggested present. Recruits will attend.

Fourthly, the private facture of and trading in arms;

Fifthly, military and naval avia- tion; and sixth, the penalties for a violation of the convention.

a convention for eight years, split into two periods of four years, the first of which might for the sake of convenience be called a period of probation.

COMMISSION'S TASK.

.The permanent disarmament commsision would be charged with the responsibility of deciding whather the machinery of control and supervision had been effective Arst probationary during the period.

Mr. Henderson urged that it was mot necessary that the convention should be ratified before the com- mission met.

Commander. Fall in at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress White Uniform,

Indian Company.

Training Course-Part II-All recruits of the Indian Company resid-

tion.

deleted:

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209

and-

Oct. 9. 78.31/32 16,94

12.07%

220%

10.00

KZRM PROGRAMME.

To-day's_broadcast from Manila,

p.m.-Tea Danco Programme--- Great Eastern Orchestra.

0.10 p.m.-Spanish Imformational Period. 6.30 p.m.-English Perlod.

Informational

7.00 p.m.-Dinner Music-Bay View Hotel Orchestra.

gramme Johnny Harris at the Seller 7.30 p.m. Lyric Musle House Pro- Grand.

7.46 p.m.-Momento Lirico con- ducted by Antonio Serrano,

8.10 p.m.-Mucendray & Co. Pro-

gramme-Henry Muller, Lorino Nash & Charles Erdman.

8.46 p.m.Stock Quotations. 8.55 pmOpera Night. 10.30 p.m.--Sign off.

PYJAMA GIRL THROWN OUT OF CHURCH

Denounced By Monk As Indecent

Belgrade.

Visitors to the church of St. Kriz, at Gruz, near Dubrovnik, were surprised when suddenly a 557% tall, gaunt monk, climbed the 68.16/10 altar stops and, pointing his long finger at two German girls in .1/3.7/10

4.004 low-necked beach pyjamas shouted angrily: "Get out! Leave the church at once. First dress de 104 cently then come to church. 30.15/18

EXCHANGE RATES

Oct. 0. .78.10/10 16.01 .12.05

10.00

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.4.744 .7.04.

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.6221

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22.10

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19.30

"The competition is open to all Sergeants Messes, Chief and Petty Oficers, Police and Civilian Clubs. All ranks and ratinge below that Paris.. ing at Hongkong will attend Chinese of Lance Sergeant will be permitted Geneva Company Ileadquarters on Thursday to play for civilian Clubs. Officers Berlin... October 12th. at 5.30 p.m. for instrucmay play in the competitions." Helsingfors 027

A now Rule, No. 16, was added to

Galo There will be no instructional class the list as follows:

Athens. for members of the Indian Company residing in towloon no Wednesday, ber of point at the end of the season,

"In the event of a tie in the num- Milan.

Buenos Aires...56% October 11th. 1933.

Shanghat Revolver Practice.--All revolver the teams shall play off on a neutral

Now York. teams participating in the Amsterdam. practice for the Indian Company will al take place on Wednesday, October forthcoming sempetition, include: St. Vienna. 18th. at 5.00 pm, under Sub Inspector Patrick's, Royal Artillery, South Prague. A. L. Hopkins at the Kennedy Road Wales Borderers, Garrison Range. Only those derailed will Mess, Royal Engineers, Lincolnshire Bucharest..

Sergeants Madrid attenti.

Regiment, Chief Petty Officers, Palace Hongkong.. Hotel, and Police Recreation Club. Brussels

The fixtures are being left in the Stockholm, bands of the new Committee. It was Lisbon. Announced that the first match will Bombay. fbo pinyed off on Thursday, October Yokohauna

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As the girls did not understand 52214 and did not move the monk walk-.

them ed menacingly towards shouting "Get out-or I will throw you out!"

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It appears that the monk had 1/23/18 told the girls, in Serbian, to leave. 37 the church before but as they dil 4.78% not understand they took no notice -18 | and he had been incensed by the 18.0/16 affront. When bystanders told 101 the girls what the monk said they

left the church at once.

Flying Squad. Strength-Constable R369 Ho Wing Herr Kwon has been taken on the strength The German delegate, Nadolny, expressed the hope that of the Flying Squad and posted to the the conference would resume the Hongkong Section, as from October

Montevideo,.....37 socond reading of the British draft Special Duty Members of the

The following were elected to the Montreal, .4.89.11/10 convention, and the British dele- | Flying Squad will report for duty as now Committee: President, Mr. R. Silver (spot)..184 gate, Captain Anthony Eden, uder-ordered.

Jordan; Hon. Secretary, Mr. L. G. Silver (forward) 18% took to preparo, drafts on the Emergency Unit Reserve. Buckle, and the following Committee War Loan......101.9/16 points of the proposed convention Special Duty-Section 2 & 4 wili membera: Mesars. I. Jarman, T. II.

Pine und A. L. Goldenborg, on which the delegates were perform special duty na ordered.

The representatives Meeting-A meeting of N. C. OB. already agrood.

Patrick's),

An organ recital by Mr. Frederick will take place on Friday, October Mesara, R. Jordan (St. Patr

(R.A-) Jarmon

(S.W.B.), Mason, A.R.C.O. L.T.C.L., sealsted by 18th at 5.30 pm, at No. 2 Polico Pine

Clarke (G.S.M.), Stovens (ILE. the Cathedral Choir and Mr. W. H. (Sgd.) -D. L. King. Jamas, (Lincolns), Tayler (O.P.0%) Bailey (Baritone), will be given next Goldenberg (Palace Hotel), nn Friday, October 13 at 6.88 p.m., In St. Palica (by proxy)..

John's Cathedral, Hongkong, October 9,

The General Commission of the Conference will meet on Monday next and there will be a further mosting of the Bureau on Satur- day, British Wireless.

Station.

D. 8. P. (R)

-Britiah Wireless.

The church of St. Kriz is a show place of Gruz and is much visited by foreign visitors to the Dalmatian Conat, who often spond most of their time fu beach pyjamas.-Routor.

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