THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY:
1937.
NAVY REPLY
TO AIR MENACE
By A Naval Correspondent
THE
HE number of guns in British battleships `is being more than doubled as a reply, to the menace of air attack.
The arrangement and control of these guns is claimed to make ships virtually immune from attack from the nir. But the Navy is not costent to rely merely on an increased num- ber of guns. Battleships, as they become due for modernisa tion, are being fitted with deck armour designed to prevent the the penetration of even heaviest and most powerful air bombs to the vital portions of the ship.
As in additional defence against air attack all battleships are being supplied with aircraft.
Malaya, the sister ship of Queen Elizabeth, and the ship which was Ixtid for by the Malay Slates, hos Just completed a long reft,
This
amounted almost to reconstruction, although it was not as complete as that being carried out with other for the Malaya was not re- engined.
from But she has emerged
the dockyard a very different ship from that which was taken in hund more
than a year ago. She was then 19
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years old and nimost incapable of Boy pipers of Dr. Barnardo's Home in London engaging in their morning
herself against
detenes. Sh
modern
is now as nearly
immune to air attack as ship may be: she has a protective deck which will ensure the localisation of bomb explosions, and the Intest methods defence, and her of anti-aircraft armoment has been Increased more than 160 per cent.
When she entered the dockyard she carried eight 15-incis guns, :welve 6-Inch guns, and four 4-inch anti-aircraft guns--a total of 24 gun barrels. True, she also had four 3-pounder saluting guns and 15 machine and Lewis guns. Now she mounts nearly 70 barrels..
gargle, as a precautionary measure against the lafluenza epidemic..
Catholics Ready
To
Fight Bolshevism
OFFER TO CHANCELLOR HITLER
A pastoral letter was read in Ro-1help the Third Relch in its historic effective gunman Catholic churches in Germany battle against Bolshevism with more recently, in which it was stated that power if lia freedom were increased. the Roman Catholics considered it to:
Among the anti-aircraft weapons be their duty to support the head of in Malaya is a new, type of Bunthe Reich with all the means in their somewhat on the lines of those fitted power In the "fight against Bolshe- in the latest Germun ships but very ivism." much more effective.
Car SOS Reveals Gretna Wedding
Darlington, Feb. 10:
"BATTLE IN THE SCHOOLS"
"We see, however, with anxiety, the permanent suspicion which looks upon every Cathole as an enemy of After stating how and why Ger-the State; we see with anxiety the man Catholics' made common cause publicity work of the German Faith with National Socialism against Bol- Movement, which is trying to uproot shevism, the signatories state that Christianity. This movement enjoys they observe with grief and anxiety for Its publicity work and for its how obstrusively the so-called Ger-jattacks upon Christianity more free- man Faith Movement strives to cra-dom and more protection by the au- dicate the Christian faith from the thorities than the Catholic Church in publie life of the people, and to re-its own defence, place Christianity with a national "We view with anxiety the battle religion growing out of flesh and in the schools, which is trying to blood."
convert the denominational-gehools. They deplore also the new school guaranteed by the Concordal into laws and the school dietatorships secular schools. We regret a school that take the children entirely away law and a school dictatorship which from the parental influence, and de-in some federal Stales prohibits the elare that they will never recognise will of the parents from influencing religious instruction that tears out the education of their children.
"We bishops can never tolerate cather than implants faith in Christ
that kind of religious instruction in the youthful souls.
The pastoral letter opens with afwhich uproots more than it plants-
POLICE inquiries into the dis- strong declaration against Bolshevism, which uproots faith in Christ from
Darlington have revealed a
religion" and godlessness" (says Reuter.)
appearance of a car from which is described as "a negation of the hearts of the youth. We observe State-organised with anxiety that the growing youths are being estranged from priest and Church, and in many labour camps cannot full their Sunday duties.
Gretna Green romance.
"STATE ENEMY NO. 2"
"We observe with anxlely how re-
"PECULIAR COINCIDENCE" A message was circulated last
The letter then turns to the treat- night that a car belonging to Mr. J. Haxby, of Brunswick-ment accorded the Catholic Church in Germany. It was a peculiar coin- street, Darlington, was missing.cidence, it says, that in the forenoon verence for the Christian religion is This morning his sister, Miss of September 14 the Pope attacked being destroyed. We see with an- Alice Ilaxby, aged 21, and Mr. Bolshevism when addressing Spanish xiety how people are systematically Alfred Varer, aged 19, of Union-refugers, while in the evening of the being incited to leave the Church, street, Darlington, were stopped in same day Chancellor Hiiler attacked and how efforts are made to influence it at Carlisle They had. It is Belshevism at the Nuremberg Party officials and employees of the move- stated, fast been married over the Convention in a speech which was ment to leave the Church.
"We must demand that the youth anvil al Gretna.
widely broadenst. The couple returned to Darlington to-night and went to Miss Haxby's home.
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"What a pity." the letter states, and the nation be no longer told Dint "that the Pope's statement was not after overcoming Bolshevism, State also made available to tho German enemy number one, it will be the turn people through the German papers of the Catholic Church, State enemy and the German broadcasting sta- number two."
The pastoral letter, which was read tions.
"Some time ago the German in Munich churches several times, by the Cardinal algned bishops issued a
ngainat is warning Bolshevism. When the German Archbishop of Breslau; by Cardinal Press casts suspicion on the Cathoiles Frulhnber, Bishop of Munich and the Archbishops of by the charge that they are in league Freising; by
and with the Bolshevists, the German Cologne, Bomberg, Paderborn. bishops reject auch reports as false. Freiburg; by 17 German Bishops, arid Alas, no papers or broadcasting ata-by a number of other Catholic Church ttons, are at the disposal of the dignitaries. bishops in order to reject such, de- Kamations."
The bishops point out that, al- though the Pope had described Bol- shevism as the deadly
enemy of
order
the ta
Fly In U.S.
SPACING
OUT THE AIR
THREE THOUSAND miles of American air routes are now governed as strictly as railroads by "safety first"
regulations
just drawn up under Government supervision.
The new code alms at remiov-
ing all collision risks.
'Planes flying east must cruise
levels
al "odd" height
1.000. 3,000, 5.000 feet.
West-bound machines must
"even" helghia-2,000, 4.000 feet; and so
on.
fly
10
Aircraft that have to change height must get radio permission. Pilots
must fly on the right-lfindi side of the radio beams linking air- ports.
If their route cuts across another airway they must cliiub 500 feet to a height between that used by normal trafie in either direction, and keep that height four minutes before and after crossing.
BY SUBMARINE TO NORTH POLE
SIR HOBERT WILKINS
Who has announced another trip to the North Pole by submarinė.
Incoming planes must radio air- NOW A BRITISH
ports for landing instructions. ten minutes before arriving..
Croydon, main British centre of international traffic, has no power to dictate to airline pilots in flight, can
only advise thers. Pitols must make
their own decisions,
Doyle's "I'm
Through; Judith Can Divorce Me"
From A Correspondent
Windsor, Feb. 1. IT was a very dejected Jack Doyle who revealed to me to-night thot his film-star wife, Judlih Allen, has instituted divorced proceedings against him in the United States.
Dressed in a tweed overcoat, grey woollen scarf to match, and green Tyrolean hat, the Irish heavy-weight boxer said. as he left his training quarters at the Star end Garter Hotel here, for his evening walk:
"I am very surprised. I am still very much in love with my wife, but I had a cable from her last night saying that she is taking steps to divorce me on grounds of cruelty, Incompatibility, and drunkenness.
OCEAN 'PHONE TALK
"I could hardly believe it when I read the message, but after a £5 conversation with her on the Tran- satlantic telephone I have decided to go through with the case.
"I am very temperamental, and my wife's decision upset me terribly. But having slept on it I feel better, and I expect to be in fine fettle for iny Aght with Alf Robinson, of Manchester, at Wembley next Tues day.
The first suspicion I got that my I wife had lost her affection for me was cable from her last week saying that she was detained for retakes in Hollywood and would not bo coming over with our Ilitle adopted daughter to make a home for us in England as expected, £5 FOR ROSES
£200 for
"She also naked for immediate expenses. I sent it, and I also cabled £5 to a florist for roses for her.
"Before I left Hollywood Insi month she told me that she was Interested in my career above all things, and was going to leave films. What will happen to our adopted child now, I don't know, but you can take it from me I'm through.
"I have resolved to make boxing my first love from now on."
Ex-Officer's I Gave Up
Career For Love?
CLA
desperately, in love and nothing cise acemed to matter. · ·Now I see what a fool. I have been and I regret 1"
Christianity, "the Press in our coun- try spread the lie that the Pope was thinking of concluding a Concordat with Moscow. Only hatred against the Catholic Church could harbour and spread the suspicion that therei existed Catholics 'who desired
London, Feb. 1. victory of Bolshevism in
LAUDE Collier, aged 25, of destroy the Third Reich."
Escrick Park, near York, son of The Roman Catholic Church, the a colonel, was an Army oflcer with to excellent prospects. Then he fell in love and married in defiance of his
Collier stated in court that he had commanding oficer, and his career
met his wife while at Catterick and came to an end,
Yesterday, with on uncertain stayed with her in. Lodon for three future, Collier
Stockton daya. Appeared at
was broke and I pawned Ivory -Crosby-terrace,
letter continues, would be able
Baby Weighs 19lb. At Birth
New York, Jan. 30.
***I BROKE MY WORD"
SUBJECT
German Who Was
Interned
Sydney, Jan. 30. Mr. Martin Kramer, patriotle German, left Australia at the end of the Great War, bitter after having been interned there for 5-1/2 years. Martin Kramer changed Mr. arrived in Sydney recently by the Aisuta Maru just for sentimental reasons" to see the old camps where he had been interned.
A
THIS
Mr., Kramer is a British sub- ject, on a South African passport, with a son destined for the British
tremendous respect for Navy, and a the British Empire,
On the deck of the Atsuta Maru, he told one of the strangest senti- mental changes that can come over
a man.
"It was before the war that I came out to Australia", he said. "I was a traveller with a big British firm, but I was German too, very Ger- man. War clouds loomed. I had a chance of clearing out of Australla to
the United States, but I, like others, thought that war many would last only three months.
"That is just where I erred. The Australian authorities interned me.
]
was at Trial Bay and later in Holdsworthy. Five thousand of us'
ere there.
were
"Time wore on. We had a bud at first. Our treatment Was run better when guards who had been of us. on Gallipoli took charge
were "They
kinder. They knew what war was like, and were not so
end bitter. At last the
of the came. However, we still struggle remained behind the barbed wire. for no ships were available to take us away" A year of this and I left a bitter, bitter man for; was I not I not being deported? And was
told that I could not return for an- other five years?""
He went to South Africa. There
German he met
gir). They married. Now he has four children, and lives in the Transvaal.
NOV
Bothat.
And I am a British subject, and my regard for Britain is tremendous. My son, aged 10 is enrolled to join training ship "General
and to enter the British
do you think of that?
always planned to come back to Australia. At last I got my chance. I told my wife that I must once more see the place where I was interned;
I
came alone, via Japan." Mr. Kramer, a short, active man of 50 years, wearing a aun helmet, and with a face wreathed In similes, could not get ashore quickly enough. through the Heads again, he and "It was a funny feeling to come in
Hasn't Watson's Bay changed! How in Bondi Beach! Good old Bondi: Many a happy Sunday morning I had there.
"But one thing I'll not do while in Sydney, I refuse to eat bully beef and lemon and melon Jam. After a visit to Holdsworthy and Trial Day and a holiday lasting about a month, I will return to South Africa a happy man."
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Dorchester, Feb. 1. A young motor-cyclist, Cecil Brooks, gave evidence at an in-. quest here to-day In halting Eng-
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It was stated that the couple had broke my word and on February 2 married in February 1933, and that we were married. On the fourth I Collier had left for India two days sailed for India,
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