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HARBOUR TRANSPORT

HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LTD.

BRITAIN PLANS NEW NAVY

OLD VESSELS TO BE SCRAPPED.

THE HONGKONG

TRAIN DISASTER

EXPRESS SMASHED AT WELWYN CITY

London, June 10 The eleventh ordinary annual meet- ing of the Hongkong and Yaumati

At least ten were killed and Ferry Company, Limited, was held on

many injured in a midnight train Saturday morning at the Company's

· Landón, June 16. crash at Welwyn Garden City ata offices at the Jordan Road Ferry

The entire reorganisation of tion, in Hertfordshire, when; the what when

were

parcels express dashed into the the proceedings presided over by Mr. Wong Ping- the British Senior Service on shuen. The Chairman was support scale that will, within half a de-rear of the Kings Cross to New

express which ed by Mr. Lau Tak-po, Managing eade, regain for the Empire the castle passenger Director and Dr. F. H. Kew, Dr. proud title of Mistress of the was standing in the station. Kwan Sum-yin, Messra, Wong Choy Seas, in foreshadowed by flector

Doctora and nurses were rushed hop, Choy Wal-hung, Kwok Chuen, Bywater, Special Naval Correspon to the scene of the disaster from Young Taun Dart and Chan Kam-dent of the London Daily Telegraph. Kings Cross, bat rescue work was yung, Directors, and over 100 share-

In a special article. Bywater hampered by the absence of illu- holders.

ways that Great Britain is rush- The Chairman, in reviewing the ing plans for a systematle replace- year, said: Your Directors' regretment of obselete warships of every that they are unable to produce class, more favourable balance sheet and to recommend a larger dividend than $1.70 on preferentzi shares and $1.20 on the ordinary shares.

The payment of rental and royal- Lien to the Government throughout the year under review has naturally brought down the amount of net earninga as compared with 1911 when these heavy rentals and royalties. were only paid to the Government over a period of approximately 6% months.

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mination.

The carriages receiving the full force of the impact were practic- now under conally reduced The scheme

to matchwood.--- templation will. When com Reuter. pleted, be the first long-term näval Du- programme since the Naval fence Act of 1880,

The project will be placed before Parliament for approval by the Admiralty early in 1936.

得

of

The programine will cover

It will minimum of four years include the total elimination every old style, British warship afloat.

Terrible Scenes

women

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE

UNETHICAL CONDUCT

AMERICAN ARMY LEADER SUFFERS REPRIMAND

17, 1935.

- BIMETALLISM!

KEY PITTMAN CONFIDENT IT WILL COME

Whshington. June 16. Senator Key Pittman expressed the opinion that the Treasury was *|- rondy looking to future stabilization of currency.

Washington, June 16. Major-General Benjamin Foulois has been adjudged by Mr. George II. Dern, Secretary for War, not guilty of the charges brought by

He said: "The mút gold wo haya the military committee of the House the better, We will be able to domin of Representatives, but Mr. Dernate the negotiations for the stabiliza- has reprimanded him for "unethical inn on a bimetallic rais. conduct" in making "exaggerated, States getting too much gold and There is no danger of the United unfair and misleading statements”

silver as the possession of both gives before the sub-committee of the House enquiring into alleged ir negotiations."

us stronger hand in stabilization regularities in the War Depart- ment.

,

The question of Major-General Foulais retaining his post ia pro- fematical at the moment.-te

ter.

the

RADIO BROADCAST

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Transmission 2

7 p.m. ` Big Blen. An Orm Recital by

Parrell J. Manatait. 7.15 p.m. "Introducing Mr. Ramshaw..." 7.30 p.m. aydn Heard and his Band.

Greenwich Time Slaval at 12 Noon #.15 punt. Orchmital Conceit.

1.20 p.m. England v. South Africa. 5.40 p.m. Orchestral Concert (ron'td.). 9 p.m. Arthur Rallsbury and hia Orchestra. 1.36 pm, The News, 0.43 p.m. Close down.

Transmission 3

19.5,0. 10-11.6% pin.: 0.9.E. 10 p.m.1 a.m.; 10 p.m. Big Ben, "feet the Detectives of

He said that he dinngreed with some Silver experts' views tint the in- creasing of the gold stocks renders | G.B. 12-1 am silver purchases ineffective since it in difficult to reach a three to one ratio.

Senator Pittman poluted out that when the men to stabilize nrrivea A message dated June 17, said they can reach the three to one ratio that the immediate removal of Ma-by selling part of their gold.

Foulois,

McCarran and the Silver blee wont jor-General Benjamin Chief of the US. Air Army Corps, be active until Senator Pitmam ends his Mid-Western speaking tour- had been recommended to

United Presn. Secretary for War, Mr. George II. Dern, by the House of Representa- | === Lives sub-committee on military af-the

grose misconduct and in- fairs after studying the army pur- efficiency of, Major Genera!. Foulois chases report, which would be sent and other officers under his com to President Roosevelt shortly.

mand."

The dealli-roll fo the train crash Included Ave

and two imbies in arms, while between 50 and 66 were injured.

Terrible scenes were witnessed after the crash and the groans of the injured in the darkness added horror to the disaster. Lit by the

The committee's report, officially The report took particular ex- Good Traffic Receipts

Battleships, cruisers, destroyers, fames of acetylene lumps the res-presented to the House of Reception to the fact that army arce- I am happy to announce that the submarines, torpedo bouts and cuers hacked away at the wreck-presentatives, referred to "certain planes were bought by negotiation have or fallen of other classes rendered obsolete by age in frauzid attempts to rescue violations and evasions of the law instead of after competitive bid- trafile receipts during the year under review and the passage of time will be ruth-those pinned underneath,

jand army regulations by, and also į ding. this in a positive sign that when the lessly scrapped and replaced by

Scores of voluntary helpers business conditions in the Colony re-powerful fighting units that will turn to normal, the Company's rete the last working in offensive were attracted to the scene by the cripts will vn«tly improve.

noise of the explosion and assist- design.

A study increase in the per|ed the doctors and nurses in the The reduction in the fares of the River Steamers have naturallysonnel of The navy is also provid- j roses of the survivors who, after assisted in keeping up these receipts, ed for during the four years end-

ing the present decade.

During the recent Jubilee cele brations the services curried almost four times their normal traffic. Kin

the second day thousands of troops: were conveyed across the harbour an five special ferry vessels in addition to this heavy traffic. Grunt credit is due to the off th ashore 2441 afloat for the very creditable mauner in which all Arrangements carried out a smoothly.

the Bunk

You will notice that overdraft is also slightly higher, but I un glad to say that the ammant of the overdraft has been very consi derably reduced and is loedny under $100,000.

The Franchise

Ships That WII Go Included in the ships that will be scrapped will be:

Battleships: Thuden Elizabeth, Warspite, Barham, Vallont

and Malaya.

temporary treatment, were rushed to hospital ki ambulances and private cars.

Offcial Statement

toially stated that up to the present it is known that 14 have been killed and 30 injured Cruisers: Eflaglam, Frobisher.

in the train smash, which is the Hawking, Enterprise, Emerald. Vindictive, Despatch, Delhi, Durban, Worst in Great Britain since the

Entro, Charfield disaster in 1998,

Kanne.

ae, 1kuntless, Dragon, Calcutta, Carlisle, Capetown. Colombo, Cardit, Ceres, Coventry.j

star,

Twołyn bodies have been res

Curacon, Curlew, Cafedon, Calypo, røvered and eyewitnesses declare Caradoc, Centaur, Concord, Cane that the first train, which was the Borin, Canterbury,

Conureund portion of the 10.45 p.m. stance, Champion and Comus. Kings Cross to Newrastle express, Destroyers: Shakespeare Class, had just left the station and had (incturting H.M.S. Reppel), Ad-

iralty

Type, Modified sed from the side line to the was travelling at Type, including Wishart and Wren, mainline, and anil Admiralty By Lype, All about 20 miles per hour, while the these ships were built under the parcels express, which also had a War emergency programme.

few passengers 4023 board, Win The scrapping of the Hawkins: estimated to be travelling at 70 indebted to the Government for its type of cruiser has dready been m.p.h. kind and sympathetic co-operation rendered obligatory under the!

terms of the London Naval Treaty

During the past few months your Directors have been negotiating with the Government on the matter of the franchise and I am happy to announce that these have now been brought to successful conclusion and we are

and assistance.

As from the 1st, June this year we--nited Press. are operating the Jordan Rand Ser- vice on a new time table which will give the coxswains more time to bring

their

eir vessels into the berth, ́and arrangements have been made whereby three vehicle Ferry vessels will operate almost daily on the for- dag Hond Roste thus providing an

the harbour.

NAVIES OF THE WORLD

Comparative Table Shows Strength at Sea Comparative tables of the fleets

unbroken and regular service across of the principal nations of the 1 last, and During the year under review the world on February mangerovit was offered a small showing the various types of ships double ended ferry vessel at a very built and building, are contained reasonable cont and nerondingly added in a Blue Book issued by the Ad- this vensel to the fleet which now contains 24 ferry vessels as well as four lighters and junks,

New Vehicular Ferry

The Directors have in recordance with the wishes of the Government and in order to meet the

miralty recently,

The vessels built by the prin- eipal powers are

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Battle Cruisers i Cruisern Aircraft Unrriers Furgede Buste

12 Ja # 5

50 26 31

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70 401

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growing Dramaser 161 27 101 vehicle traffic taken advantage of the | Submarines very favourable rate of exchange to orders with the Hongkong &

Vowels Under Usnstructing

train should not have stapped at An official stated that the first

the station,

Though respur work is proceed- ing feverishly the mainline was till blocked at 11 a.m.

When dawn Broks there was an appalling picture of splintered

sented itself, woodwork and twisted metal pre-

The mainline trains are being

vin Cuffley Jampline.—

diverted Benter.

Statu

agreed to their conversion anli-aircraft defence units, ¦----An indication that This step was under consideration was given in the House of Commons last March by the Hon. Mr. Douglas Hacking. Financial Parliamentary Beere Hary for War. He then waid that certain territoria) field units had been asked to become anti-aircraft

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Dr. U.S. Jan. Tr. Ital. Giarm, „brigades and battalions of on-

pince Whumpeen Dock Company for smother motor driven vehicular ferry vessel | Battleshin which will be completed nad rely

Alcraft Carrier 1 part of 3918.

2 | Dwinyeris

1.iuer

12

10 1.

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76

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for service in the cented to our

7 We are again

Two cruiser, une aireraft carrier, bankers, the Hongkong & Shanghai and there submarines in the British Banking Corporation," for itsin-list, which includes the navies of the valuable assistance during the past ominions, have not yet been ordred year. They have now assured us of The list of projected includes only sufficient funds to cover the cost of the new vessel.

two cruisers for the United States and (laen eraisers, one aireraft carrier, 17 For the purpose of auditing the destroyers and two minesweeper for trafic receipts and the amount of dapan. The new Gerton progrun royally payable to the Government calls for a navy per cent of the

the Directors have appointed Mr. T. British strength.

A. Martin A.S.A.A., to Lake over the work.

The report ml arcounts were

adopted, scended by Mr. Suo Tex-

London Air Defence

London, June 16.

ineers, ete.

The units will be trained for the [defence of the London areak--

Faited Press,

Singapore Defence

Singapore, June 15. Same 368 acres bave been ac- Doziral for the purpose at the slank's third service nerodrome. hich is believed to lur required for dhe feet air arm. The sveoml faerodrame is đức to be completed

in November.

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An extensive plan of public in-

pan, and the Chairman announced i At the request of the Army |struction in air raid precautions that dividend warrants would be read Council, eight London Battaliona is being prepared by the civil and on Monday morning.

the Territorial Army bave military authorities.--Reuter,

Pirilon."

10.16 p.m. The 1.1.C. Northern Ireland

Orchestra.

10.39 pam. "George Vancouver.”

11 p.m. The Hunguria Gilpay and. 15.30 p.m. England v. South Africa. 11.10 p.m. The Newhall Town Band, 12.15.m. The Victor Olaf Hextet,

Greenwich Time Signal aut 4,30 p.m. 12.30 am. The News

12.45 am, The Victor Olof Hestet (ron'td.). 3.m. Close down.

Transmission 4

(0.8.0 d (1.8.D.)

1.15 a.m.

3.23 .m.

1,35 R.M.

PART I

Big Ben, The News, England v. Barth Afries. The News front'd). 1.40a.m. The 3.1.C Midland Orchestra, -2 mm. Talkı “Munie and the Ordinary

Listener." Sir Walford Day│rs, 1.20 am. The B.B.C. Stidland Orebestra

'3.30a.m.

(cont'd.).

The F.1.C. Military Band. Greenwich Tims Bignal at 7p.m.

SHIPPING STRIKE

UPHEAVAL IN CANADA THREATENS H.K. SHIPS

Vancouver, June 16, Longshoremen and women at Victoria and New Westminster have been ordered by, their ros- pective Unlons to join the strike... Ing. Vancouver seämen immedi- ntely.

A total of 2,800 maritime union- ista are involved in the strike, which i attempting to blockade all- Cann- dian porta.-United Press.

No information has been received in Hongkong regarding Canadian Pacific liners,

was

The Empress of Japan arrived at Vancouver on June 5 and scheduled to sail on Saturday last for Hongkong.

The Empress of Ruskin is unaffect ed and is scheduled to leave Shang- bal for longkong to-day,

No other Canadian Pacific vessel In due to leave Vancouver until the end of the month.

a.m. Act 1 of Gilbert and Sullivan's Light Opera, "The Yeomen of the Guard."

Greenwich Time Signal al A D.. 4.10 . A Recital for Two Fianofortez by Vilya Vronsky and Victor Batin.

Close down.

4.30 am.

4.45 a.m.

4.50 a.m.

PART II

Interlude.

Talk: "Estelen Affairs." 5.8 .. The Hernand Crock Quintet.

The News.

6.13 .. Hence Music, 6.43.m.

It's fatal to miss

M

Close down,

your Tiger

MOTHER IS HAPPY NOW

DOCTOR, SHE WON'T EAT, WON'T

PLAY. SHE'S RUN-DOWN AS YOU CAN SEE, NERVOUS AND CROSS.

(WHAT 15 WRONG?

NOW YOU'RE HUNGRY

FOR FOOD NEVER

CROSS OR FEETFUL.

MOTHER'S

HEALTHY, HAPPY GIRL!

Child eats big meals...no longer run-down or cross

HOW SHE HAS improved! WHAT IN THE WORLD HAVE YOU DONE TO HER? SHE LOOKS 50

MUCH LIVELIER,

AND HEALTHIER,

HOTHING SERIQU3. JUST GIVE HER A

UTTLE CASTORIA TOMORROW MORNING.

Doctora know what is usually wrong when a child won't eat, la crous and weak. Intestinal absorption, occur- ring oven when a child's hablis may seem regular, polsans the system, upsets the nerves, Impaíra digestion So a little Cantoria is prescribed.

This marvelous pre- paration, which tastes so good children beg for it, gently and swift- ly cleanses the system, settles the stomach and restores nerve-polso.

[GAVE HER CASTORIA

ON DOCTOR'S ORDERS

IT'S MARVELOUS!

NO MORE CROSS

„FRETFUL SPELLS.

SHE PLAYS ALL

DAY AND EATS LIKE

A LITTLE BEAR!

Then Nature does the rest. Appetito returns. The child can't get enough to cat. Disposition Improves and soon! the little growing body fills out and becomes sturdy and strong. Now when your child won't eat, won't play. In cross and fretfui-let a little Castorin restore buoyant health, Results will surprise you.

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