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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, MARCH & .1937.

VAST INCREASES IN MONEY FOR DEFENCE OF BRITAIN

"BAKED" ROADS

£217,000,000 FOR NOW WHAT THE OLDEST

DEFENCE

WILL

QUEENSLAND HAS A ESTIMATED COST OF THE DARWIN DO

TIP FOR HONGKONG QUEENLAND'S Main Roads

Commission has just found that "baked" rond surface are such a success, that it has bought another .and larger baking machine.

It is the invention of Mr. L. H. R.

Irvine, a Sydney engineer and is used on formed-up clay and black furnace, says Austral News, the heat

soli roads. It is actually a travelling

from which bakes the sell and con- verts it into a hard, lasting surface.

The machine is 30 feet long and bakes at the rate of 60 feet of road an hour. Its operating heat is about 1,200 degrees fahrenheit

MONSTER

STAR FINDER

THREE SERVICES

£53,000,000

THE

INCREASE FOR BUDGET

The estimates for the coming financial year for the three Defence Services-Navy, Air Force, and Army-- now in course of preparation, will show vast increases on the expenditure budgeted for in the current year.

In the light of the acceleration of the rearmament programme..

It is expected that the estimates will approximate to the following:

£110,000,000 to £120,000,000 Navy

(Increase on current year, £39,000,000.) Royal Air Force

Army

(Increase. £6,500,000,)

(Increase, £8,000,009.)

£50,000,000

£57,000,000

The Defence programme in the coming year will, therefore, cost the country in the region of £217,000,000, or £53,000,000 more than in the financial year which closes next month.

MUMMY Find Near Step Pyramid

Mr. W. J. Nichols, of Port A UNIQUE VASE

Darwin, has gone on holidays for the second time in eleven years to Melbourne.

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Darwin thus leses temporarily

Folice court clerk

Local court clerk

Local court ballif

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Supreme court clerk Clerk of arraigna Northern Territory sheriff Clerk of the North Australia Licensing Bench

bankruptcy

Cairo, Mar. 1.

A young British archaeologist, covered the only body of a noble Mr. Walter Emery, has dis-

of the First Dynasty of Egypt yet found,

He found it at Sakkara, al- most within sight of the step pyramid of Zoser.

The body is that of Sabu, Governor of the Province, under King Azub, the fifth ruler of the First Dynasty.

Registrar of companies and firms Registrar of probates Registrar-reneral of births, mar- riages and deaths

of Registrar Deputy-registrar of bills of sale, and Hens, mortgages ele.

Public trustee Taxing master Assistant Marshal of the High Court

Librarian of the Supreme Court Judge's associate Returning officer and electoral

registrar

NAVY'S BUILDING PROGRAMME besides, a public notary, a commis-

By A Naval Correspondent

Technical staffs at the Ad-Fleet Air Arm Washington, Feb. 28, miralty are putting the finishing Apart from actual shipbuilding and touches to the Navy Estimates repairing there are four Voles in the The Carnegie Institution which are to be presented to Navy Estimates concerned with Parliament in a few weeks' time. material. These are the Fleet Air has of Washington

an- Details remain a secret, but it arm, scientific services, Naval arma- nounced the prospect that an is expected that Parliament will ments, and works and buildings. optical system employing abe asked to approve expenditure 200-inch telescope will be of between £110,000,000 and finished in 1940, on Palomar £120,000,000 in the coming finan- Mountain, in southern Cali- fornia.

cial year.

Provision required for the Fleet Air Arm will certainly show a large Increase. Not only have many of the machines now in service to be re- placed, but there are three aircraft carriers building, for which a pro- vision of more than 200 machines is required during the next two

years.

During the current financial year.

all of whom are Mr. Nichols. He is, sioner for oaths, and, in his spare time, Secretary of the Darwin branch of the Returned Soldiers' League and of the Northern Territory football league. As a hobby, he gardens.-- "Austral News.

Blue Riband

Of The

Tasman

BRITISH SHIP REGAINS IT

Thos the Navy Estimates for 1937 will be almost double those presented to Parliament last March. These amounted to 200,050,000, The telescope, greatest in the

But to last year's figures were added world, was first suggested by two Supplementary Estimates. It is the increased provision for the Fleet Dr. George E. Hale, honorary expected that a Supplementary Esti-Air Arm amounted to nearly £3,400,-

this 000. In the coming year it is estiTHE second round in the bout for shipping supremacy in director of the Mount Wilsonate will be introduced Inter Observatory, in 1927, and in year, when it may be possible to add mated that a

to the building programme without £5,000,000 will be required.

A greatly increased sum will cer- the Pacific has just closed with national Education Board pro-trade.

further increase

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With the body in the tomb was an unique schist vase shaped like the steering wheel of a motor-car of about the same size. It had a hole in the centre and four petnis

probably for holding lotus. "blos- Roms on a pole,

The value of the vase can only be vase. Its craftsmanship and quaint compared with the famous Portland

design is the finest known example of the work of the old Kingdom of Egypt. It 19 sculptured from solid block of slate.

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The vase Was shattered when found. Mr. Emery's assistance spent whole week sifting the sand for fragments and piecing together the priceless And, which was sent to Cairo

mweum

this morning from Sakkara,

Within a few minutes of its orelvok the vase was placed on view. to allow tourists to view it before the museum was closed this afternoon for two days holiday-one to cele brate the departure of the Holy Carpet for Mecca, and the other in honour of the King's birthday.

TOMB PLUNDERED The decapitated body of Sabu was ying in a contracted position at the bottom of the burial pltin centre of a plundered tomb on the edge of the desert.

the

The ancient robbers tore off the head in order to steal the necklaces which had been buried with the dead Governor.

The tomb itself dates back to ap- proximately 3200 B.C.

An unique collection of stone vessels

of

the following year the Inter-causing any-dislocation of normaltainly be required for Naval arma- the recovery of what has now box, and fragments of inlaid ivory i

ments, on account of the number of become the blue riband of the the reign of the actual date

vided the California Institute of Building Programme Technology with funds for con- struction.

been cast and transported to Paso dena, where it will be coated with

aluminium.

+

whole

of

of King Azab were found round the body. ships building and contemplated. Tasman Sea by a British ship.

Six boxes containing wine, food, the last Estimates this Vote showed As already pointed out in aan increase of £5,500,000. The in-The first round was won by aaand vessels scaled with the seals of London paper, The 200-inch-mirror already has gramme... in the building pro-crease in the new financial year is American subsidized line when Sabu and King Azab were grouped

coming year must not likely to be less than £7,500,000. it placed 20,000-ton luxury liners round the body. The remains

During the current year the person the run between San Fran- tomb for the sustenance of Sabu's sides-of-beef placed in the include three battleships and eight cruisers, if the role of capital ship sunnel of the Navy has been increased cisco, New Zealand and Australia sout were also found. replacement is to be accelerated, and by 4,050 men. This increase will

Mr. Emery has also discovered the if we are to have 60 modern cruisers swallowed up in making good natural to attract the cream of the

tomb of another noble of the First before the end of 1941.

wastage, and in providing crews for traffic.

Dynasty. This tomb departs entire ships

now under construction. The "Awater," recently built in ly from the conventional superstruc- Congestion in the shipyards may The two battleships alone will require British yard for the Union Company's tural design and resembles a minia- well prevent all these vessels being more than 3,000 men.

Sydney New Zealand service has ture terraced mud brick pyramid laid down immediately, in which case

Since large amount of further made a record crossing of the 1,200 similar to the believed shape of the construction is to be undertaken, and mile in 59 hours 22 minutes, thereby Royal tombs of the world's most an- to train seamen is beating the American ships by some clent kings rulers

the First the time taken

Dynasty. greater than that taken to build hours on this, the most important part

These new finds, together with most types of ships, a further in-of their route, says Austral News. erease in numbers will be necessary.

The "Awaten" is a mainlature "Queen Mr. Emery's discovery last year of it is unlikely that the increase will be Mary in luxury and service, of 13,500 the tomb of Hamaks, Grand Vizir of fewer than 6,000 men.

tons, and is now the fastest ship in the King Den, and evidence collected from the wrecked tombs at Abydos

The casting of the great mirror by Ils the Corning Glass Works and transportation to Pasadena has been successfully accomplished, and the long process of grinding, polishing, figuring and testing has been be- gun.

seems probable that the provision for some of them will be left to a Supplementary Estimate to be intro The conducting of a series of suc-duced shortly before work can be

in use cessful experiments

of started. aluminium as a coating for mirror

At conservative estimate, it might surfaces has been completed with be said that the shipbuilding pro- decision to use this material with 200-inch mirror and the method of ramme to be authorised under the applying it which has been de- main Navy Estimates will contain: veloped.

2 (ur passibly 3) capital ships.

0 cruisers.

18 destroyers,

or 8 augbmarines.

The selection of Palomar Moun- tain, 03 miles southeast of Pasadena

A number of sloops, minesweepers, and 30 miles north of San Diego, as

and other small craft. the site for the telescope has been made. Study of the relative merits Possibly one aircraft carrier. of various sites began with thirteen The monetary provision for the possibilities. In course of this inves-building of these ships If, as is prob- tigation systematic study was madeable, their construction is begun soon of factors essential to good "seeing" after their authorisation, will amount such as slight temperature changes to some £17,000,000 in the coming at night, freedom from fogs and low financial year." clouds, freedom from the sky illu

the

Among other votes that for the Pacific. Royal Naval Reserves certain to It is understood that with the by Sir Flinders Petrie, have brought show a larger Increase than last year, granting of financial assistance to the the existence of the nobles of the From these estimates and calcula- British line to combat American sub- First Dynasty out of the shades of tions it is concluded that the Navy sidized competition, two 20,000 fast conjectures into the sphere of real- Estimates will show an increase of luxury liners will be built for the Ity.

Sir Flinders Petrie, who returned at least £39,000,000 over those for full trans-Pacific run.

to Egypt recently, discovered evi- 1936-37 (including the two Supple-

dence of the existence of Sabu, while Estimates for that year), mentory which amounted to £71,400,000.

For peroplanes and spares the 1938 he was excavating at Abydos, some Parliament will therefore be asked Vote allowed £14,080,000, an increase three hundred miles from Calto, He believes that to approve Naval expenditure of £5,059,000 over the previous year; thirty years ago. during the coming financial year of but it is to be presumed, in view of Mr. Emery has discovered the necro- over £110,000,000. Incidentally it the big delays in the expansion pro- polis of the First Dynasty of Wazirs must not be forgotten that, in reach gramme, that there has been under- or Prime Ministers.

There is every indication that this ing this total, the probable building Porch in us Department. | programine has been taken as smaller

depends on the form of con-site contains also the Itoyal tombs of low wind velocity,

In addition, there are six cruisers than that required during the whole tract between the Air Ministry and the First Dynasty which were hither- the "approved" al-craft constructors, to believed to be situated at Abydos. Construction work at Palomar is to be completed during the coming year.

and this is a matter on which inform- -Reuter. already well advanced. A 50,000 lancia) year, and a large number of

ation is incomplete.. gallon elevated tank and D one ships buliding, for which provision million storage tank have been pro-will also be required in the Estimates. vided, Suitable provision has also These include 2 capital ships, 3 air- been made for oil and gas storage

sub- carriers, D

cruisers, 8 and distribution, and the living marines, 34 destroyers (of which 9 quartors that will be needed by the are nearing completion), and a num- scientists when they are using the ber of sloops, auxilinrles, and small telescope. Moreover, erection of the traft. stationary part of the 200-Inch dome lá proceeding rapidly.

mination caused by city lights and Under Construction

craft

R.A.F. EXPANSION HOPE OF BRINGING

PROGRAMME

"STARVED" ARMY

HEAVY COST OF MAKING DUKE

UP LEEWAY

UP TO DATE, (By A ConnESPONDENT) Large Increases are expected in the Air Estimates for 1937. Last year the It is estimated that, in normal gross figure was £43,400,000, and it times, the sum required for continu-has been suggested that this year the After much study by experts the ting the construction of these ships figot only that the increased ex- 1000 or £10,000,000 on last year's

fwould amount to some '£33,500,000. It is

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AND

BILLPOSTERS'

[UNION

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(BY A MILITAny ComicspondENT) Mr. Duff Cooper, Secretary for War, will have every justification for in- troducing to Parlament Army Esti mates which must necessarily show a may reach £50,000,000.

considerable advance-some £8,000- design of the telescope mounting was But caval building to-day! completed and construction begun atably accelerated, and therefore a have to be met; but it is now hoped

consider-penditure on the large Air Force will figure of £49,000,000. the works of the Westinghouse larger provision will be required. It to include in the year the formation starved both as regards personnel and

For 15 years the Army has been "HAPPY NEW YEAR TO Company in West Philadelphia, is estimated that, under the conditions of those units still needed to bring equipment.

OUR BEST MEMBER" Many difficulties were encountered and overcome; likewise many

now ruling, the completion and con-

on the expansion programme up to date. Now we are committed to a con- The billposters' union of Vic- features have been introduced,

new tinuation of the building of warships The Air Ministry has recently been siderable expansion of air defence toria (Australia) have sent

already authorised will require some revising its data on production rates units not only in London but in the message to the Duke of Windsor Finally, the Instrument Shop, the £37,000,000.

for airframes and engines, and it is Midlands and the North. Air defence wishing him "a healthy new year Optical Shop, and the Astrophysical Last year, £3,003,509 was spent on hoped that an acceleration will soon at home is a Territorial Army resto you our best member, Cheerio!" Laboratory, the latter five-storey the reconstruction and large repairs be possible.

ponsibility, and so is coast defence. building with 23% storles under of warships. This year, it cati-

The Duke, says Austral 'Nows, This view is founded on the intro-These duties will involve additional was made a member of the union ground, have been erected on the mated that the bill for these purposes duction of new methods of flow pro-expenditure of several millions. campus of California Institute. - will amount to at least £8,000,000.duction in some of the biggest air- The organisation of the Regular when, as Prince of Wales, he In short, considering the magnitude Not only has the reconstruction of craft works, and if it proves correct Army (to be followed by a similar visited Australia after the war. of the problems involved and their capital ships been secelerated, but the expansion delay may be made up procedure in the Territorial Army) difficulty, the progress made

are three cruisers of the in loss than a year. A certain ad- will involve several milliona for execution of the most ambitious asave cruisers of the "C" class to be Vote. 3 for technical and warlike the Estimates.

Hawkins Class to be re-armed, and Justment would then be needed in which some account will be taken in WIDOW SUES AS tronomical project ever undertaken converted into "floating anti-aircraft stores. has been such as to permit Dr. An- batteries."

The Tank Brigade and the

AN "INFANT" derson to say:

Pay is another Vote which will brigoded battalions of the Tank Corps A widow, aged 19, who was married Thus, it is expected that the Navy's show an increase. The 1030 Ogure have to be supplied with new fighting at 10, and lost her husband two years "While it is dimcult to predict ac- bill for shipbuilding and ship repair was 20,510,000 and the strength al vehicles. Infantry tanks are to be later, was the plaintiff at Northamp curately when the new observatory ing will amount to £58,000,000. This lowed for was 50,000. There is likely manufactured. Armoured cars, tonsliire assizes in an action arising will be complete and ready for us, is Vote in the Navy Estimates, to be an increase in Vote 10 for the motor-cars, and light tanks are to be from a road crash in which her hus- It is hoped that the telescope mount-which includes wages, material, and Air Ministry and in Vote 4 for works, Issued to eight cavalry regiments of band was killed. Ing will be installed and adjusted by contracts. During the present Anan-buildings, and lands, The Air Minia-the line now being mechanised, and She was Hildred May Small, of 1930 and that the optical system; incial year this bill, including the two try Vote in 1938 was for £950,000. a considerable equipment has to be West End, Bennington, Lincolnshire, cluding the great mirror, may be Supplementary Estimates, amounted This was an increase of £110,000 on provided for other units, all of which who, as an infant in law, sued through finished some time in 1949."

to £34,033,530.

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