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二拜禮辦六十月三英港香

CONTINUES TO STRIVE TOWARDS AIR ARMAMENT PACT

AIR ESTIMATES WELL ABOVE TOTAL REQUIRED FOR ARMY

London, Mar. 15.

"We have not abandoned hope of securing an air pact and the general stabilisation of air armaments," declared Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary for Air, introducing the Air Estimates in the House of Commons to-day. They are the largest in British history and, significantly, bigger by several hundred thous and pounds than the Army Estimates.

"We regard the realisation of the pact as of paramount importance. We are eager to seize the first opportunity to achieve it. Until such an opportunity offers we have no choice but to proceed with our plans. We believe that a British Air Force, strong, ready and well-equipped is one of the best contributions the country can

make to world peace.'

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With regard to the adequacy of the Government's programme, they had many sources of information, which could not be divulged, upon which their building plans were based, said the Under-Secretary.

He assured the House that the supply of officers and men was entirely satisfactory. During the coming year it was proposed to train 1,175 new pilots. The Royal Air Force, he said, was getting the right kind of recruit.

Striking Power

Except for the larger aircraft of The Fleet Air Arm, Ühe monoplane had almost entirely replaced the biplane, and the not result was that the striking power of the new types far surpassed that of corresponding types of two years ago.

Actlye research and development, said Sir Philip were continually suriving to obtain-a-machine-of-even-i greater speed, range und load cupocity.

Two new guns had been introduced. which would be

Great Britain.

manufactured

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BECOMING GREAT AIR MAIL POST

H.K. IN POSITION OF IMPORTANCE

WELSHMAN EMPIRE'S CHAMPION

FARR GIVEN CALL

OVER FOORD

10,000 WATCH BATTLE

Harringay Stadium, Mar. 16.

A crowd, of 10,000 persons watched Tommy Farr, the Welsh champion, win the Eritish Em- pire heavyweight championship Following negotiations between the to-night. Farr outpointed Ben Sir Philip disclosed that large-Australian United States and long-Foord, the big South African, scale production had more than kong Governments, Hongkong is to and previous holder. halved the time required for the become one of the biggest air post. manufacture, of a new machine.

Compared to 53 home squadrons in 1936, they would now have 124 squadrons within few months time..

a

Amendment Rejected The House rejected, by 175 to 119, the Labour Opposition's motion for the abolition of aerial warfare ind the international control of elvil nvlution.

offices in the world,

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pose.

TUESDAY, MARCH 16,

1937.

日四初月二

SINGLE COPY 10 CENT

-424,00-TER-ANNUM

REBELS Local Ticket HALT DRIVE

Big Guns and Planes Busy

Madrid, Mar. 15. Despite the return to warm and Bunny weather, relative quiet prevailed to-day

on all fronts around Madrid, Both sides are engaged in strengthen- ing their new positions and rest- ing after their strenuous and

counter-attacks which have

NEW FURNISHINGS

"The latest and frushest Furnishing Materials just arrived.

CURTAIN CLOTHS & NETS. PLAIN, COLD, FLORAL & PATTERN- ED. FABRICS FOR LOOSE COVERS, ETC.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

FEAR 450 PEARLERS

Wins Horse In PERISHED

Grand National

FORTUNE MAY AWAIT

LUCKY SPECULATOR

Dublin, Mar. 15.

The draw for the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake

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WHOLE Fleet VANISHES

Port Darwin, Mar. 16.

One of the worst "willy- willles" (cyclones) in the history of North Australin, it is feared, has claimed the lives of the en- tire crews-totalling 460 of: the Darwin pear! fishing flect.

Practically the whole fleet is owned by Captain Gregory, Aus- tralia's pearl king, who was once. a mercantile marine officer on

costly series of attacks and on the Grand National Steeplechase took place the China yast. been continuing for a full week. here to-day, and amongst those who drew horses

Government artillery tre-were the following:

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quently active on the Guadalajara and Jacamu fronts to-day, the object being to prevent rebel concentration.

It is reported that Government plunes bombed, and machine-gunned insurgent postions near Guadalajara and that insurgent machines raided the Government lines in the Aranjuez sector.

Activity on the Oviedo front is also confined to artillery fire-Reuter,

Adventurous Trio Coming To Hongkong

Ticket D.J. 39384, "Gripps," 3 Minden Avenue, Mody Road, Kowloon, Hongkong, drew Sugar Loaf, a runner.

Ticket D.T. 27109, “Klvic,” Kowloon Docks, Hongkong, drew Sea Rover. The value of the ticket is £614.

Ticket X.N. 74927, "Ras," P.O. Box No. 1615, Kowloon, Hongkong, drew Battleship, а non- runner, the value of the ticket being £614. Lord Powerscourt opened the draw, and revealed two important alde issues of the sweepstake (0) medical research; and (2) the pro- vision of books for hospital patients. A sum of £10,000 yearly Is, be said, beltg spent on research, and scholar- ships worth £4,000 annually are open

ON STRANGE HUNT for competition in any part of the

-AROUND WORLD.

Three young nh-two of them nephews of the ewlier of the yacht Shenandoahi II-are arriving in Hongkong next week on another leg of an adventurous voyage that has insted since January 1, 1835.

They are

Sheridan Fahnesibelt, Bruce Fahmestocks and Dennis Pules- LOD. THE Twi" Pammestuck youths MTU nephews of multi-millionaire C. Fahnestock, whose famous yacht is

world,

Research is the basis of all medical knowledge, said Lord Powerscourt, and perhaps it would be it to the dis covery of a cure for the world. Scourge of cancer. · How happy they would all be it the cure were found in Dublin, Meanwhile the patient work of making the Irish. hospitals better would

in most capable hands.

go

STRIKING FIGURES

on

CIRCLING GLOBE

BY AIRWAY

FIRST VOYAGE OF

ITS KIND

MANILA MAN'S

ENTERPRISE-

Pan-American Airways office"

in Manila can claim the distine- now in the hands of Hongkong ship-stake, the twentieth of the series, are Winship, a Philippines business- The total receipts of this sweep-tion of selling, and Mr. S. D.

wreckers----

£2,780,452, of which £1,662,235 is

For over two years they have her the prize fund. The tickets on the man, the distinction of buying, cruising through the Pacifle in starch 000, the second. £15,000, and the entitling the holder to travel aboard the 27-ian schooner Dirselos-winning horse will be worth £30- the first ticket ever-issued- of dora and fauna for the American Museum of National History.

of

third £10,000. The other fifty- seven tickets wil each be worth entirely around the world by air. 2014. Residun! prizes, which will be drawn to-morrow, are worth

£0,223.

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Te storm atfuck on March 10. Included in the missing men are 270 Japanese and 100 Australions. It is feared that the Beet has been entirely destroyed, making this the most distastrous cyclone on the northern coast of Australia since 700- lives were lost in 1911.

Captain Gregory only recently re- moved his feet from Thursday Island and Broome to the richer Ashing grounds off Port Darwin.-Reuter,

Captain Gregory was once employ- ed as muster mariner with Messro, Butterfield and Swire. He later be- came captain with the Blue Funnel Line, resigning to commence pearl fishing in Broome. He amassed a considerable fortune with his fleet, which grew to over 100 luggers. He lost over 20 luggers in

the 1912 cyclone.

Captain Gregory passed through Hongkong last December, en route to London, where he intends to attend the Coronation,

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ALERT TO CHINA'S DANGER

BRITAIN WATCHES SMUGGLING WANE

REPORTS-ON- NARCOTICS

They left New York on January 1, 1935 and, passing through the Panama

Manila will be the starting place of this unique flight--the first com-

London, Mar. 16. Canal travelled in a general westerly

plete aerial circumnavigation of the According to the latest figures direction, touchlag it the majority of

world by regularly established routes.

there had been a successive diminu- dotting the Pacific.

The expenses of the sweepstake They re-

The total fare is 4,618 pesos · (H.K.

und volume of ported that collecting specimens was are less than 15 per cent. The hus- $6,924), which includes the fare being in the value

now. received Parr was diffident at the beginning. comparatively easy, despite their lack pitals have

over tween Manila and Hongkong, Pan smuggling in North Chinn, declared Lord Cranbourne, Under-Secretary of extensive knowledge on the subject.£10,000,000, and prize-winners have American Airways has not yet re State for Foreign Affairs, answering Pending Inauguration of a direct but in the third round came to Hie

aggressive

The trip, which brought the three had over £35,000,000. Altogether leased for publication its rate be- vice between the United States and assumed an

adventurers to Manila this week, has over

a question by Mr. A. C. Morcing m £46,000,000 be beat and Austrialiu, expected next. Sep- With a two-fst burrage

has been dis-tween Manila and Hongkong, but it tember, air all between the two Ford's fuce und drew blood from crowded with numerous in-tributed.-International Press Bureau. is understood to be approximately the House Commons to-day.

occurrences. The wanderers

Mr. Moreing drew attention to the countries will be routed via long-the South African's nose, landing a

H.K.$300. long left repeatedly through kong

erovered evidence of an ancient

Seven of the major airlines of the report that during three months over With round,

pusaed Chineze world will help to carry the Manila 1,500 lorries had business man, who is president of the Customs barriers under Japanese. Eastern Isles Import Corporation, that the

protection. Lord Cranbourne replied

Government wns

fully that there bad smuggling, repeated that there had been

Rates will vary from 20 to 75 cents (U.S. currenty) per halt ounce.

the

Ford swung rights of terrifle force, if they had landed Farr would pro- bably have been knocked out by one of them. But the Welshmon was clever in defence nryd kept out of dungtr

In the case of letters destined for Australia, utilisation of air mail via Hongkong will mean a saving of 21 Sir Philip, replying to critics, said days over existing steamship.scutes. the Government would seize any Air mail will be accepted through: opportunity to achieve the abolition fout the United States for despatch, With the slath round Foord im- of aerial warfare, but he stressed the via Hongkong, to New Zealand, Aus- proved, his punching being snappier. dimculty of devising a practical trallu, New Guinea, Dutch East He landed two hard rights to the scheme for the control of civil Indies, Malaya, Indíu, China and Jaw in the eighth Farr retaliated

with stiff jolts to the body. vintion-Reuter.

Japan. The Air Estimates total £82,500,-

Nearly all of this mail will be re-} In the last four rounds Foord was 000, or £320,000 more than the Army sorted in Hongkong and despatched most aggressive, and landed lefts afel by quickest route to its destinations. rights to the head and body, but Farr In the case of mall for Australia, was better at In-fighting and the re- India, New Zealand and the Dutch feree unhesitatingly declared him the East Indies, Imperial Airways will winner-Reuter. be used, C.N.A.C.

Estimates.

Silverlarch Safe In Port

FIRE APPEARS TO BE QUENCHED

vey all-inuil for met will con-1

the

ports.

The first Pan-American Airways Clipper plane for Hongkong is CX- pected to leave Alameda Airport on April 21, arriving here a week later. For the initial stages, Macao will be made a subsidiary airport of call,

Clippers

calling the

there as well on ut Hongkong. Hongkong will be the Honolulu, Mor, 15. terminal base, however, and the The British freighter, Silverlach, glant machines will be housed over- which has been in scrious dificulties night in the Kal Tak hangar, Special with fre in her hold since Saturday, provision has been made for hauling has now arrived here, escorted by a them from the harbour to the hangar, Coast Guard cutter.

where thorough overhauls will

be

No smoke is visible, but the fre-made by Pan-American ground en- Aghting apparatus is being held in sineers each week.

rendiness, while preparations are be-

ing made to open her hatches.

For more than 50 hours her crew

has been fighting to check the blaze

POPE TO ATTEND MASS

TOBACCO IMPORTS

London, Mar. 15.-

Trinidad Of High Value

To Empire

RICH SUPPLIES

OF OIL

Port of Spain, Mar. 15. Sir John Cadman, on the ove of hls departure from Trinidad, afjer a fortnight's investigation of the

been

civilisation in Vanau Leva Island, of

the Fui group. At Cooks istunt the STOP PRESS

dived for pearls, finding several small ones of good quality.

around the world. He expects to leave

Manila on Thursday this week on board a trans-Pacific Clipper, be back in seven months of icsurely fying.

and

Laware

but

a sensible diminution.

In

been

answer to further questions,

30 yet to leave) bulder of Ticket No, DJ 39384 in the navigation

of the world, but it

is the Corse declared the British

at

There are two other members of the crew-Tiger, a West Indinn fürtle hound who has been travelling with

master rot. her

for the past six years, and Polly, a

The Telegraph learns that the is not the first aerial circum- Lord

and Manila this week, and hope to arrive Irish Sweep is Miss Enid Dunnett, Brat to be attemped by a pay with

Authorities

others furnished information in Hongkong about nex! Wednesday.

10 the From here they will go to Freneli Secretary of the Hongkong Broad-passenger on reguarly established air-

drugs into lines. Other trips, notably the one nationals, which was passed on to

by Chinn smuggling of Japanese Indo-China and Singapore, and thence casting Committee.

which three journalists, participated, through the Suez Canal to the Atlantic Sugar Loaf, the horse drawn by have been in the nature of stunts, in the British Government's represen and home.

Miss Dunnett, is not considered a which specially chartered planes or tative on the League Oplum Advisory The Director is a two-masted vessel, favourite. Miss Dunnett, however, steamers were used,

Committee for such action as might 59 feet long, und has an 18 h.p.will win £614 ($9,800) even if th Winship

to arrive

scem

desirable. The useful und expecta auxillary engine.

horse does not win a place.

Alameda on March 25, and from there question of publicity was determined "I am sharing the ticket with will travel by United Airlines for by the League. several other people," Miss Dunnett New York. From Lakehurst, New. It was understood, he said, that in said.

Jersey, he will take, the zeppelin practice the proceedings and reports Hindenburg about August 0 for of the Committee were published. Frankfort, Germany, a trip of about Another member asserted there 60 hours non-stop. From Frankfort were many circumstantial · reports he will proceed to Amsterdam on a that the Japanese authorities were plane of the Deutsche Lufthansa, and actively encouraging this traffle in

the Inter board a KLM. airliner for drugs among Chinese people. Itongoon.

Lord Cranbourne gave the House his From Rangoon he will travel to assurance that the British Govern- Hongkong by Imperial Airways. By ment was keeping the whole subject the time he reaches Hongkong. Pan- under constant examination-Reuter American Airways' connecting link between this Colony and Manila will be provided, and he will complete the Inst leg of his around-the-world flight by Clipper ship.

TYPHOON WARNING

The Manila Observatory reports that there is a typhoon in about 128) Long. 11 Lat., moving north.

PAN-AMERICAN CLIPPER TO FLY TO AUCKLAND

Pan-American Airways officials in New York have announced that a 32-passenger Clipper flying-boat will leave Alameda this week on a flight to New Zealand.

The Clipper will follow the trial blazed by the late Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith who, with three companions, is the only man who has flown the southern Pacifte.

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Nazi Victory

In Danzig

GOAL OF COMPLETE

CONTROL NEARER-

and their efforts now appear to have been successful. The ship's position The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Colony's all resources, declared that. ivas the more precarious because she answering a Parliamentary question, the main supply had not yet beenThe-night-will-be-the climax of gallons-et-fuel Four-radial-engines carried large quantities of all and said the approximate net amount of even tapped. wax-Reuter.

three years of detailed preparation, provide a total of 3,800 horsepower. Levenue derived from : imported Sir John expressed the opinion dad is intended na a preliminary The normal cruising. speed of the

Danzig, Mar, 15. tobacco during 1030 was £77,770,000. that the present supply, which experimental flight preparatory to ship is 185 miles per hour.

Danzig Nazis have taken -a-big. British Wireless.

¡makes Trinidad the largest producer commencing a regular service be- The New Zealand Government

London, Mar. 10. step towards their goal of complete_ of petroleum. in the Empire, was tween Califomia and New Zealand,

Replying to a question if the House control of the Free City, Three: has granted Pan-American Airways furnished merely by seepage from The trans-Tasman link between an extension to December 31, 1937, of Commons with regard to the in- Opposition members of

the Diet: SWEDISH PREMIER'S VISIT prolific all bearing rocks below the Auckland". (New Zealand) and for the commencement of a regular creasing price of

their successors Captain Euan having resigned, His Holiness the Pope will attend

surface.

Sydney (New South Wales) will be service. The Company anticipates

Secretary for

Oversons have announced their conversion to London, Mar. 10. Pontifical High: Mass. of St. Peter's

provided by. Imperial Airways and that weekly planes will arrive at and Trude Dr. Sandler, Promler of Sweden,

in a written answer, sold tho Nazi-ism He emphasised

the Australian Government. that

leave Auckland and Alameda before International Tin Committee has the The adhesion of these members Church in Easter Sunday." He will is flying to England from Stockholm should be a naval and air base for be carried thither and, if the weailler to-day. Whilst in London he will the Empire, pointing out that with will ny the glant craft. The plane

Six Pan-American Airway officials September.

The route will be from Alameda position under constant review, will bring the Naxi. membership of Captain Wallace added that he the Diet to 40 out of 72-only two ind his health permits, he will bless lacuss general toples of interest to its landlocked harbour, if occupied selected for the fight is a now to Honolulu, to Fago Pago, to Buva understood that the Committee was short of the two-thirds majority the crowd from the balcony both countries will the Foreign a stragetic position in respect of all Sikorsky-428 type. It has a wing (Fiji) and to Auckland, I will take holding further meeting on March required to alter the Constitution,

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spread of 118 feet and carries 1,763 | '82 hours' actual flying time,"

18-Raufer

Reuter Bulletin Service,

Vatican City, Mar. 16.

supplies.-Reuter.

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