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BRITAIN AND U.S. MAY AID FRANCE

BY FREEING. FUNDS

FOR ARMS Loan

NEW YORK IS SCEPTICAL

Paris, March 7. It has been learned from unofficial sources that the Secretary of the United States Treasury, Mr. Henry Morgen- thau, and the French Premier. M. Leon Blum, have reached an understanding, allowing Ameri- can Banks to invest in the forth- coming French defence loan. without violating the Johnston Act which prohibits the United States from making loans to countries which have defaulted on their War Loans,

It is understood that the United States will not oppose the banks advising their clients to subscribe, inasmuch as the bonds would he payable in doilars and sterling.

flowever. It is reported that the American

Banks

will not be per- mitted to take up the Bonds directly.

There is nothing. it seems, prevent Americans transferring their funds to Parts for the purchase of French Bonds or stock on their own Initiative.

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Likewise it is expected that the British Banks will recommend to their clients the attractive Kivesi- ment in French Bands, United Press.

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BANKERS SCEPTICAL

New York, Mar, 7. Bankers here are sceptical regard- ing the reports that there is understanding between the

United

•States Treasury and France,

However, they have drawn atten- tion to the fact that the Johnston Act prevents only the underwriting of foreign Government issues in the United States, when the Governments In question have defaulted on their debir.-United Presa.

Cable-Cutting Epidemic

COMPANY INSTALS ALARM SCHEME

was

Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, of Messrs. Deacons, represented the Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd., at the Central Magistracy this morning when, be- fore Mr. W. Schofield, Fung Shun, Unemployed,

charged

with larceny of a telephone cable and maliciously damaging it.

Outlining the case, Mr. Mackinley said that Intely-there- had been four of such interference with the CRECS Of

Company's cables. In one Telephone cust, u from summoning medical aid which was urgently needed. The

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

Interested motorists in large mumbers visited Messrs. Wallace Harper and Company's showrooms › dur- ing the week-end, when the Intext in odels of Ford cars were on display. Picture shows a corner of the show-

(Photo: King's Studio).

room.

NEW

BATTLESHIPS SACRIFICE

SPEED FOR GUNS

AND ARMOUR

Washington, Feb. 21.

The two new $50,000,000 U.S. battleships on which construction will begin this summer have been conceived as giant floating fortresses with the heaviest batteries and armour known in naval construction, Secretary of Navy Claude Swanson has disclosed,

Since the objective of the United States Navy is national defence instead of offence, the naval designers sacrificed speed in the interest of heavier guns and arma- ment.

Jerusalem

Crisis Now

Diminished

CURFEW ORDERS

REPEALED

DISTURBANCE NOT GENERAL

Jerusalem, March 7. The tension which followed yester- day's widespread and fatal disturb-

which was proclaimed last night when British troops were called out to re- inforce police and patrol the streets, has been repealed,

It is offelally stated that the sit

As a result the ships will probably have a speed of 27 knotsanees stackened to-day. The curfee, as compared with the 30 knots sought by the new capital ships in foreign navies, Naval engineers and tacticians believe that for the purposes of the United States the sacrifice of speed in favour of heavier armament does not represent a disadvantage.

Engineers are still undecided whe- June 1-Cruiser Savannah, 10,000 ther to arm the new ships with 14- tons. New York Shipbuilding Corp., inch or 10-inch guns. There will be Camden, N.J. Jaur 14-inch guns or three 18-inch guns in cuch of three turrets. Use of 16-inch guns would give them the heaviest battery power afloat.

Reduction of the number of turrets to three will permit maintenance of the total weight of the ships, without sacrifelug armour, at 35,000 tons. Some foreign battleships have as many as six turrets.

While details of the armour are'be-) guarded, it is understood the ing amour on the hull will be as heavy as any of the older ships carry, while deck armour has been designed to guard against the increasing efficiency of aerial bombardment,

is now becoming more norina). in yesterday's rioting ine Arab was hut dead and a Jew and an Arab seriously wounded. It was feared June 15 Submarine Salmon, that the disturbances would pre- Electric Boat Company, Groton, Conn.cipitate another Arab-Jew crisis and Aug. 25-Sul:marine Seal. Electric might be the beginning of further Boat Company, Groton, Conn.

serious bloodshed.

Sept. 1-Destroyer Denham, 1,500 tons, Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ.

Oct. 1-Cruiser Nashville, 10,000 tons, New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.

Nov. 1-Destroyer Ellet, 1,500 tons, Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ.

22-Submarine Nov.

Skipjack, Electric Boat Company. Groton, Conn.

Feb. 1 (1030) Cruiser Phoenix, 19,000 tons, New York Shipbuilding.

To enable the vessels to withstand the heaviest sort of shelling, they will Corp., Camden, NJ. be divided in more numerous com-

a subscriber had been prevented partments than usual in older vessels,

so that the effect of a direct hit willi

smaller area.

warships

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confined to a be The Company Separate units for maintaining opera- had therefore devised a

means where- by an alarm rang as soon as

tion will permit the cable was cut. On Monday lust, an alarin continue in an engagement with one or two batteries in case of partial disability,

Bay

rang, which indicated that a cable had been cut in the Deep Water Read, and the police at Aberdeen were notlded. They went to the spot and defendant was arrested. Actually 35 feet of cable was removed. He had instructions to ask for as heavy a penally as possibic.

Remarking that these cable thefts must be put down, Mr. Schofield- sentenced defendant to six months hard labour on cach charge, the terms

run consecutively.

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WATER

TER PIPES AS WELL

A charge of larceny of a water pipe was preferred against Wong San, 44, and Wong Kai, 32, both un- employed when they appeared before Mr. Schofield at Central Magistracy this morning.

The ships will require four years to complete, which conforms with the objective of the navy of bringing the fleet up to "treaty strength" by that obsolete. year, although the treaty has become

BATA'S PLANE DISMANTLED :

LEAVES HONGKONG

ABOARD LINER.

When the President Hoover sailed for America last night it took with her, as part of the cargo, the special

It is planned that one battleship Lockheed Electric plane with which

will

However, it is now announced that | the incidents of violence were isolated and all sections of the population are indignant that they should have occurred.--Reuter.

SAILING TIME CHANGED

SHIP'S CAPTAIN..

FINED

"It would be better in future if

you make yourself responsible for notifying the police," said Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, at the Kowloon Magis tracy this morning, when Captain W. J. King, of the steamer Kwang- chow, was summoned for commene- ing

at a yoyage

not pre- a time viously notified or approved by the Inspector General of Police, thus contravening the Anti-Piracy Regu- lations.

be built by the Navy, and the Mr. J. A. Bata, the Shoe King. ship had originally been timed to

a satis- other in a private yard If

MARCH 8. 1937.

RADIO BROADCAST

Light Hungarian Melodies By Albert Eddy

LONDON BROADCASTS

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 k.e's.), 31.49 metres (0.62 m.c's).

6 p.m. A Relay of Dance Musle from the Roof-Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel.

6.30 p.m.

Singers.

(b)

The B.B.C. Wireless

Waltz

Morning Papers Vocal (Craig & Strauss); It was a lover and his lass (Shakespeare & Morley, arr. Bridge); (a) Where the Bee sucks (Shakespeare & Arne, arr. Shaw); Come let us join the roundelay (Benle). 6.43

3 pm. The Boston Promenade Orchestra. "Xerxes"

Largo; (Handel) "Caucasian Sketches" (Ippolitow- Iwanow)-Procession of the Sardar. Entry of the Boyards March (Halverson); Jealousy Tango Tat- Kane (Jacob Gade).

7 p.m. Light Concert Items. Cello Solos Serenade Espagnole (Glazounow, Op. 20, No. 2); Apres an reve (G. Faure Pablo Casals)..... Maurice Marechal.

Tenor Solos Te revoir (Duileri, d'Angelya & Parera); Les fleurs c'est de l'amour (Monter & Tillymoon)..

Tino Rossi,

Violin Solos-La Alle aux cheveux de lin (Debussy); Hungarian Dance No. 1 (Brahms-Joachim)....Grishn Goluboff,

woman

Soprano Soios-When smiles (Vivian Ella); Goodbye, little dream, goodbye (Cole Porter)... Yvonne Printemps.

Duel Joshun n de battle ob Jericho (arr. Brown)....Paul Rob- son

& Lawrence Brown.

7.30

Stuck

p.m. Closing local Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.

7.35

pm The Hin Billes. Jump on the Wagon; Susanna from Alabama; Old Faithful.

7.45 p.m. From the Studio. Light Hungarino Melodies by Albert Eddy (Pianoforte).

8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wea- ther Report and Announcements.

3.03 A Relay from the Po Hing Theatre (Chinese).

11 p.m. Close Down, 8,05-11 p.m. European Prograin. me From Z.E.K., on A Frequency of. 640 Kilocycles.

8.05 p.m. Orchestre Raymonde. A Musicul anuff box (Lindow); Chunson d'amour (Suk); By the sleepy Ingoon (Coates); Electric girl (Helmburgh-Holmes); A night on the waves (Finnish Waltz), Koski- mua); Delibes in Vienna (arr. Walter); Berceuse (Jarnefelt).

8.30 Musical Comedy Gems.

p.m. "Miss Hook of Holland".

....Light Opera Company: "Wild Violets". Maria Elsner and Martin Kraemer (Duet) "Mercenary Mary"...Colum- Lia Vocal Gem Chorus.

3.55 p.m. London-News and An- nouncements.

9.15 p.m. Fort (Tenor).

The Pearl Fishers (Zanardini- Bizet); Faust (Lauzieres-Gounod). Ay, ay, ay "Mignon" (Thomas) Mignon.

A Recital by Luigi

(Perez

&

Freire); - Farewell, 9.30 p.m. Variety and Dance Music.

Organ Solo-Medley of serenades.. ....Al Bollington.

Fox-Trot-The Fleet's in Port

A

again.

Songs-Have you forgotten so soon? Talking through my heart....Sam

Bat-Did I remember?

factory bld can be obtained. Other arrived in Hongkong from Singapore | how but about 2 p.m. he saw that music, lost my man....Dinah Miller.

wise the Navy may build both.

In fulfilment of lo construction programme the Navy announced 12 new warships will be lauriched in the schedule of launchings

The

recently,

Song-Lost my rhythm, lost my

Fox-Trots Darktown Strutters' Ball; A broken doll....Darktown Strutters.

Captain King explained that his sall at 4 p.m. on February 5, for Hol-

the cargo loading would not be com-. The machine was dismantled and pleted until a later hour. As a re- packed by the Far East Aviation Cesult he would be unable to leave poration, and it is understood that it that day, as the Straits of Halmar is being shipped to San Francisco, could only be navigated during the where Mr. Data will probably con- hours of daylight. He went ashore

and informed the agents, Messrs. bloom again; Serenade in the night. tinue his Journey by air.

Butterfield

Swire, and they made and

Violin Solo-Melody at dusk.... arrangements for the ship to sail on

Albert Sandler.

DRIZZLE OR MIST

Humorous A surrealist alphabet and Dwyer.

poppies

Was 2015-When

February 6. Captain King then went to the Harbour Office and like a amended the clearance, asking the oflee to notify the pallee of the change in sailing time. This was

the

next year.

follows:

March 1-Destroyer Somers, 1,850 orm, Federal Shipbuilding & Drydocks Inspector O'Connor gald that Mr.

Fox-Trots You; A pretty girl is Thomson, of the P.W.D., saw the de-

Co., Kearny, NJ.

May fendants carrying the pipe in Tyłam

1--Destroyer Warrington,

The anticyclone is increasing slowly

a melody. Road on Saturday. It was not a fix 1,850 tons, Federal Shipbuilding &

In intensity and now covers the whole

Song With all my heart....Elsic Carlisle. Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ.

China. Local forcast:-N.E May-Destroyer Patterson, 1,500 of

ahoy Band-Ship

march; Sea Yard, winds, fresh; cloudy with drizzle or about 3 p.m. When he got back to songs medley. Navy

the ship, he found that the police searching party hod already left, lovin' dat man....Merle Burke and SongShow Bont"-Dan't help having

completed their task. Detective Sergeant J. F. Scott,

the Mississippi Sextette. prosecuting, said it was usual to give the police two or three hours' notice.

A nominal fine of $15 was imposed.

ture and was for use only in Its value was about $50. emergency.

His Worship imposed a sentence of tons. Puget Sound

Bremerton, Wash.

two months' hard labour on cach: de- fendant, who are to pay amends of $25 each or undergo an additional one month's hard labour each.

Ex-King Will Marry After Coronation

WILL NOT ATTEND

LONDON CEREMONY

pone

mist.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF RIGOUR, PUSHED TOO FAR, 15 SURE, Quarry Bay School sports are to on the tennis ground of TO MISS ITS AIM, HOWEVER GOOD, AS be held SNAPS THE NOW

TOO! Talkoo Club on March 17 at 11 a.m. STRAITLY BENT.-Schüller.

THAT'S ALL

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours Mr. John Temple, the well-known fending at 10 o.m. to-day totalled 0.11 Liverpool stock broker, who flew out inch. The totel since January 1 is to Hongkong last week by the 3.81 inches, against an average of Imperial Airways airliner Dorado, 3.38 inches. departed for Shanghal to-day by C.Ñ.A.C. plane.

Cheung Sang, 38, unemployed, was charged before Mr. Schofield at Cen-

DAVIS CUP MATCHES ARRANGED

New York, Mar. 7. The U.S. Lawn Tennis Association

Tsui King, 34, an unemployed tral Magistracy this morning with un- woman, was remanded for one week lawful possession of pine tree wood Cannes, March 8. on ball of $50 when she appeared be-on a hillside above the Chinese has announced that the Davis Cup fore Mr. W. Schofield at Central Permanent Cemetery at Foldfulam, North American Zone finals will be Magistracy this morning on a charge Sub-Inspector Dredge said the wood played at Forest Hills from May 20 of soliciting in Johnston Road. Sub-was quite fresh. Defendant had one to 31. Inspector Madgwich was the com- previous conviction. A fine of $50, plainant,

or six weeks' hard inbour, was Im- posed.

а

In the meantime, it is negotiating

10 p.m. London-Big Ben, 10.32 p.m., London Haunting Morland. Harmonies by Michael Cofe and Bert

10.45 p.m. London-"Suggestions for your Book List".-5. A Talk by William Plomer (Electrical Record- ing).

il p.m. Close Down.

NOTES AND SILVER SNATCHED

· MARRIED WOMAN

VICTIMISED

On a charge of larceny of $7.27 In the hope that the United States from Wong Kwai, 30, married woman, will be able to meet Japan on the of Queen's Road West, near Centre Pacifle Coast, probably early in May, Street yesterday, Leung Chiu, 34, un- Instead of in New York. It is be employed, was sentenced to four loved that the Facile Coast meeting montha hard labour by Mr. Schofield would draw a bigger gate-United at Central Magistracy this morning.

It is reported here that the Duke of Windsor does hot plan to attend the Coronation of his brother, His Majesty King George VI, and that he does not expect any members of the Royal Family to attend his wedding. ja stated that the

Duke has Sentenced of one year's hard labour Bequleseed with the request of his

inflicted Was

on Chan Kam, Four charges of larceny of electric brother, the King, and that he told woman, when she admitted the pos-bulbs from different addresses were the Duke of Kent that he would possession of 39 taels of prepared opium made against Yeung Sal, 35, street

his marriage until ten days after at Bonham Strand East on March 5. coolle, when he appeared before Mr. Press.

Senior

Revenue Officer A. W. W. Schofield at Central Magistracy

Inspector Hourihan sald com- plainant had come out of a money- Ernest

Simpson, it is believed, Grimmitt said the oplum was found this morning. Lam Yee, 31, un-

Arriving here intends to dle divorce proceedings in contained in 39 tins, tied bround de-licensed hawker, was charged with

by the, ss. Conte changer's shop with the money in the French

courts providing she does

them. First defendant Verde to take up their residence in Hongkong notes and silver, and was fendant's waist. One week's formal receiving not obtain her final decree from the remand was granted in the case of pch charge, or two weeks hard Hardoon, mother of Mr. Inne Silas defendant came up from behind and

of pleaded guilty and was fined $10 on Hongkong were Mrs. Sophie Silas walking along the

pavement when English courts soon after April 27. another woman, Wong Wong, oged

The Duke of Windsor, it is said. 23, who was charged with the pos labour. Second defendant, who had Jacob Hardoon, as well as the latter's snatched it. She chased and caught is rather melancholy as a result of session of herein in Bonham Strand a clear record, said that Yeung had wite and eight children and nephew. him and handed him over to a district his solitary life

He was They are the nearest relatives of the watchman. in Austria, and in East on March 6. She was, allowed; asked him to carry them.

When apprehended he suffering from Insomnia-United ball of $10,000. Sentor Revenue fined $50, or six weeks. Inspector late Mr. S. A. Hardoon, millionaire, gave no trouble and returned the

*Officer Grimmitt prosecuted.

the Coronation.

Mrs.

Prest

| Hourihan prosecuted.

of Shanghai.

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CHINESE ARTIST'S

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GAS

Most of the paintings are of Hong- kong and Canton and though of sombre hue his work is striking in that the ideas behind his studies of Chinese lite, especially, bring to one ja general picture of bleak výtlook of the poorer Chinese people, almost drab and featureless. Another feature which impresses are his An exhibition of all paintings by studies of light-shadows and re- Mr. S. B. Wong is now on view at nections. the Hotel Cecil. Mr. Wong is a new- comer to the Colony and exhiblis Mr. Wong has been in Hongkong his work for the first time. He for only a month and has in that timo studled for four years at the Cali-painted no less than 20 pictures. Thin forain School of Fine Arts upon which fect undoubtedly accounts for the School he reflects credit.

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