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JAPANESE FLEET ALMOST AT

Eleanor Powell, the Hollywood screen star, wore out 25 pairs of ballet allppers in her last dance in the ballet number in the new muzicnl film "Broadway Melody, of 1930". Her fast top- whirla cause the slippers to wear through after twn dance.

try-outs.

SCIENCE MAKES A DEAL WITH THE SOVIET

- APPARATUS FOR

TREATY RATIO

BRITAIN AND AMERICA ARE AT DISADVANTAGE

LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE SET FOR NEXT MONDAY

Washington, Dec. 4.

Japan approaches the London naval conference in London next Monday with her nävy nearest treaty strength of any of the five powers that signed the Washington treaty of 1922, latest figures réveal.

Limited to a naval ratio of three-fifths that of the United States and Great Britain, the Far Eastern Empire has built or has appropriated funds for all but 2,078 tons of the total tonnage permitted, according to Navy department figures.

Great Britain, however, is 90,697 tons short

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ENDS FIRE

FEARS

A new kind of foam for fre- extinguishing has been effectively demonstrated in Germany. The picture shows workers in relian on an old mill which was set-afiro for the demonstration.

of treaty strength and the United States still is QUEEN MARY

permitted to build 71,195 tons of fighting vessels

before December 31, 1936-expiration date of WILL SET OUT the treaty-but only in the destroyer and sub- JUNE 17 marine categories. All three nations are at full

strength in capital ships.

The history of naval arms limitation dates from the Washington conference of 1921- 22. The resulting treaty was

stable

MAN WHO designed ultimately to substitute

WENT BACK

Cambridge, Dec. 1. Dr. Peter Kapitza, the famous Russian-scientist, has offered to purchase the special apparatus on which he was working at Cambridge before he was recalled home by the Soviet.

His offer has been accepted. Not only will the apparatus be sent to him, but two Cambridge assistants will be loaned to him for three years.

definite quotas and a balance of naval power for In-. dependent naval building. The five signatory nations were the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy. They agreed to limit their navies in the following ratio: 5-5-3 1.67- 1.67.

The London naval conference of

1930, held to arrest a developing

Face la cruiser construction not limited by the Washington treaty,

Dr. Kapitza's researches were on the production saw France and Italy refuse to of intense magnetic fields and the splitting of the atom. agree to limitation of auxiliaries. The other three powers, however, Before the Soviet claimed his particular, interest to Cambridge, extended their 5-5-3 ratio to the services a fow months ago, Dr. since it may make possible the smaller categories... Kapitza had been engaged for direct study of the magnetic pro- This was the relative position of the leading naval powers shortly be several years at Cambridge, and perties of atomic nuclei.

fore the Washington conference, the Royal Society Mond Labora- tory was built specially for him

according to the 1920 reports of the ago at a cost of

Secretary of the Navy.

two years $16,000.

the from The apparatus laboratory will be re-erected in another laboratory which is now being built for him by the Soviet Government.

LORD RUTHERFORD'S PART These facts are contained in the report of the Royal Society Mond Laboratory, just Issued. It states that Dr. Adrian and Professor Dirac interviewed Dr. Kapitza-in Russia, and the offer to purchase Was afterwards sent to Lord Rutherford.

"It would seem, therefore, to be

advantageous to the Laboratory to replace the generator by a large electro-magnet."

It has been agreed by the Soviet Ambassador that the U.S.S.R. should pay to the University a sum to be agreed on by the Financial Board and that the purchase money will adequately cover the cost of the

apparatus to be supplied.

House Painter May Become

The more important pieces of Governor

apparatus consist of a large genera- intense

Lor for producing, an

magnetic field and plants for mak- and liquid ing quid helium hydrogen.

Ilis experiments with liquid hellum were carried out at a tem- perature of 482 degrees Fahrenheit of frost, or only three or four de grees above absolute zero.

NEWER APPARATUS The report adds that Lord Rutherford would feel under a strong obligation not to take up the experiments if Dr. Kapitza wished to resume work at once.

QUEENSLAND'S

WISH.

Brisbane, Dec. 1.

FORGAN MR. WILLIAM

SMITH, Labour Premier of Queensland, informed Parlia. ment to-day that, during his forthcoming visit to London, he intended to urge the Domin- ions Office to relax its opposi tion to the appointment of Australian citizens as gover. "The situation has also

nors of Australian States. changed since the installation

It is believed that if his re- of the generator," it is added. "Methods have recently been presentations are successful his developed for the production colleagues will urge Mr. Smith of temperatures within one-to allow his name to be sub- thousandth of a degree of mitted to the King as successor to the present Governor of large electro magnets. "This field of work is of much Queensland, Lieut-Colonel Sir fundamental Importance and of Leslie Orme Wilson, whose term

of office expires next year.

Mr. Smith is a Scottish-born house painter..

Honeymoon

Flyers Injured WANTED-A MAN in Road Crash

flew

WITHOUT FEAR

Sydney, Dec. 1.

TO CANOE TO AUSTRALIA Mr. and Mrs. Norman Berry

Southampton, Dec. 1.

cham- Littlejohn, the "honeymoon. - Colin Sullivan, British flyers," who

frompion canoelst, is at Southampton Southampton to Sydney after preparing for a canoe trip to

Australia. He wants a being married in England, were who does not

partner know what fear to-day involved in a head-on menna. crash at Goulburn (N.S.W.). `.

car

The Geographical Society is Interested In the exploit, and has

Mr. Littlejohn had lacerations, mapped out a constwise route for

bruises and shock, while his wife

is suffering from shock.

Altogether ofght persons were

Mr. Sullivan which will cut down the longest open sen voyage, to seventy-five miles.

admitted to hospital. as a result The only overland portion of

of the crash. None of them is his journey will be from Smyrna seriously Injured.-Ecutor.

Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn landed

to the River Tigris, in Turkey.

His route also involves cande

in Australia on October 30, having ing through the Persian Gulf and taken 30 days over their honey-round the coast of India to Singa- moon air trip...

pore; thence to Australia

Great Hritain United States Japan

2,820,661 tons; 2,067,478

tops; 980,426 tons: 709,873 *tons; tons. 434,727

France. Italy Besides arresting the impending naval armaments race which threaten- ed-after-the-war, the Washington

was confirmed by the fact that the United States relinquished building of a feet which constituted a threat, and, the three chief powers agreed not to Increase fortifentions of the Pacific.

MAIDEN VOYAGE

Glasgow, Dec. 1. WITH her maiden voyage set de-

Mary has reached the crucial point Onitely for May 27,¡the Queen

Left Door Open

in her preparations when her four But because the Washington

sets of engines will be tested.

Carefully evolved after years of treaty failed to limit cruisers, de investigation stroyers and submarines it left the combined with lack of vibration, into speed, power door open to a naval race in these these engines must drive four 35- categories. Such a race began inton propellers by gear wheels esch 1923. Four years later President of which is 34 feet in diameter. Coolidge sought to arrest this race Besides these vast engines, there by inviting the five naval powers are turbe-generators which, it is to a Geneva conference. France estimated, would supply electric and Italy declined, and an irrecon- current sufficient for a city of viable difference between the 300,000 population. All of these United States and Great Britain engines and machines must be over 10,000, ton cruisers led to col carefully broken in before the Japse of the conference.

Queen Mary can even make a trial The race in auxiliary craft con- run.

Painting operations hove just tinued. It was finally eurbed, however, in the London Con-begun on the surface of 50 acres ference of 1930. The comparative interior of the great ship, Mure which constitute the exterior and strength of the three powera at than 70,000 gallons of paint will the time of that conference was be required to complete this job as follows:

which will leave a black hull, a Capital Ship Others, Great Britain... 608,620 Lot;

723,016 tone; white upper deek, and funnels of United States... 512,400 tone: 648,070 tona red with binck tops and three black jangan ... 282,400 tunn 476,102 m. bands.

The London conference resulted! In the following agreements:

The

3,000 workmen actually 1. Extension of the capital ship a portion of the thousands all over working aboard the ship are only holiday among the five powers Britain striving at the production' under which it was agreed not to of internal fittings, lay down battleships authorized Estimates of articles being manu for replacement before Dec. 31. [factured reveal:

treaty had this effect: It gave each of the three leading powers supre-1936. inacy in its own sphere of 'Influence. In addition, Japan's naval supremacy

CAT AND DOG LIFE

THE FORMER NOW HAS A PUPPY

Two families recently arrived at Richmond, n Melbourne suburb, A spaniel had seven puppice and a cut three kittens

The spaniel for some reason, took an intense dislike to one pappy and even tried to bury it alive, several times.

Then the sympathetic cat step- ped in, took the puppy and is

if with her kittens. It is # wealth of gratitude, is Angiral News.

Latterly its vral mother in showing remorse. She persists in trying to get to it to, fondle her Bon. But the cat will have none of it. An intrusion is greeted with wyek feline ferocity that the poniel poes of, tail well down.

GLAMOROUS

charming Grace Moore, the American star and singer who became world-famous (owing "to hor 'beautiful voice, is seon above In her third fim now in produc tion at the Columbia studios.

2. Limitation of naval strengths) which the United States. Great Britain and Japan agreed would) not be exceeded on Dec. 31, 1936.

3. Regulatory pacts covering re-i placement of "over ngo" vessels.

It was at this conference that Japan sought to lacrease her relative strength above the 5-6-3 ratia. Her

10 miles of fabric;

6 miles of carpets and rugs: 10,000 pleces of cutlery and ̈ tablewaro

200,000 pieces of earthenware china and glass;

Miles of telephone wire; and Ilundreds of thousands ploces of linen,

of

delegation sought a 10-10-7 ratio, but glass are being inserted in various At the moment 2,500 sq. ft. of was firmly opposed by the United parts of the Queen Mary in States. The result was a compromise effort to provide a maximum of day- in which the former general ratio

was maintained but Japan was grant-light for the passengers.

ап

ed increases in certain categories. Although most of the lounges and

Demand For Parity

Batons are still in the hands of the

Last year at London, Japan demand. artisans, they are gradually be- ed parity with the United States and coming recognizable as artistic de- Grent Britain. The United States Bigns in woodwork and mosaics are firmily opposed any concessions beyond nearing completion, Company of- existing ratios and the conference flelals revealed that 50 varieties of broke up with denunciation by wood from all over the world were Japan of the Washington and London sought out to decorate the principal treaties which will cause them to ex-suites and public rooms, pire Dec. 31, 1936 unless a new agree- As her hulk looms gigantic in

in worked out at the new con- the opaque ment ference,

mlat which shrouds In vie

view of the threatening world! Clydebank at this season, the Queen situation, experts saw the new gather Mary is looked to with unstinted ing foredoomed to failure.

admiration by thousands of The five leading powers approach Britishers who cagerly await the the coming conference with the fol-day when she will wrest the trans- lowing relative strength:

atlantic laurels from the French Total Under Appr.Line.

Age: priated for:

Built:

Great Britain

1,208.254

United States

1,087,200

784,300

Jopha

750,807

460,315

France

572.917

307.920

Italy

204,800

508,654

008,208 $45,050 At present it is believed that any 290.150 record-breaking attempt will be 18,807 left for the second voyage from 118,141 | Southampton to New York which

is scheduled to begin on June 17.

259,602

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A man who had given a party practically every day of his life since he was twenty-one died in London' last month, aged sixty. He called himself, variously, Lord Stone, Mr. Justice Stone, Count von Stone, Jack Stoneybroke.

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