1937-10-20 — Page 7

THE

WEDNESDAY, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

OCTOBER 20,

1937.

A

BRITAIN WILL BUILD A

STRONGER NAVY

Is

Huge Programme

Drafted for 1938

Japan's Guns Evade Treaty

Britain has already drafted he✈ huge naval pro- gramme for 1938. Mr. Hector Bywater, naval cor- respondent for the London Daily Telegraph, pre- dicts that she will establish two powerful battle fleets -one for European waters and one for the Far East. In this article Sir Archibald Hurd, the leading British writer on shipping, discloses the reasons for Britain's great naval programme.

(By Sir Archibald Hurd).

NEW phase in the movement for

A the limitation of naval orinn-

ments has opened as a result of the agreements which have been con- cluded between the Briti Comunen- wealth of Nations, France, Germany, Russin, and the United States. The of the tonnage idea of limitingt Mavies, which proved so injurious to British interests when incorporated in the Washington Trealy after the War, has been abandoned, It was regarded from the first with sun- picion by responsible British naval

officers, and their fears about its con- Mequentes have been justified.

000,000, five battleships

with 14-

Inch guns, in the early month of this year.

It may be some time before it is known what the Admiralty will do

It is unlikely in the elreuinstances.

Ave new that any change in the battleships now under construction will be made. The design is the re- salt of three years' study of all the sumption that a displacement of lessons of the Great War on the as- 35,000 tons was the limit.

The than in the street believes in and the the biggest gun possible thickest armour, as past events have. shown. Before the Great War Lurd Fisher waa, responsible for the de- sigo battle-cruisers of very high peed and great gun power, but with He de- All the resources of the armament little armour protection. and shipbuilding firms in the British dared that their high rate of steam- was in itself a good defence 11. Tets, nd- attack. against enemy Isles are now concentrated on pairing this error, which led to the mitted that such vessels could not be weakening of the Royal Navy below as heavily armoured as battleships if the point of danger, as the boiling they were to retain their great speed,

the; and that, in any event, up of trouble with Italy

hick enough to keep out the shell Mediterranean over Abyssinia proved, could be provided which would be

policy of a bit sun.

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VALUE OF TORPEDO

Broker

RADIO BROADCAST

Orchestral Recital by Band Of the Conte Verde

A STUDIO TALK

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZB.W, on wavelengths of 335 metros (046 kc'.) 31,40 metres (9.52 m.c's.).

II.K.T.

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Specia

Splendid Service from St. John's Cathedral.

Pirate

Such an im-

posing equip.

2

ment as this

is worn by an

actor at a

Chinese thea-

12.30 Three Songs by Bichard Crook (Tenor)....

If I Should Send A Rose (Shayon- sillkret);

Love Without Your (Operetta "The Dubarry").............Quai with Grace Moore (Soprano); Ir Am Dreaming (Operella The Du- torry').

12:40 Marck Weber and iffs or chestra.

о Du Frohliche, O Du Selige; Menuclt No. 1 (Paderewski); Coeur Brise (Gillct); Standchen (Heykens) Faithful Jumping Jack (Heykens)- Tiny Tot (Fisher, Lotter): Waliz (Durand),

1.00 Tirne, and Weather.

1.03 Billy Mayerl at the PlanO Twenty Το One Selection

tre at Vladi- | (Muycri); Have You Forgotten? (Suesse); Helen-Selection (Ofen-

vostok when inch-arr. Korngold).

1.15 Marcel Mule (Saxophone). Le Cygno (Saint-Suens); Varla- he appears on tons Sur Malborough (arr. F. Com- belle Sadko-Chanson illpdour Humoresko the stage as a (Rimsky-Korsakov);

(Dvorak-Kreisler); Schon Rosmarir Chinese pirate. (Kreisler).

'Hammered'

Because His Client

MR

Lost On Wall-St.

JR. WILLIAM EDWARD POOLEY, stockbroker was "hammered" on the London Stock Exchange recently-victim of the backwash of the Wall-street slump 3,000 miles away.

The hammer fell. The traditional announcement was made "Mr. William Edward Pooley has not complied with his bargains."

After seventeen years, a once-1 Prosperous London business man saw his Stock Exchange career cut short. Its fallure, it is sald, is due to the American specula- tions of a ellent.

Is greed-by most that torpedoes can be used with success only In recordance with the new treaty. by small craft of high speed and But, in which has been accepted by the quick turning capacity. British, Amerleans, and French, and, spite of all arguments, to the con- with reservations, by the Germans trary, the torpedo is being mounted in all the British and foreign battle- being con- and the Russians, each Government ships which are now will at the beginning of each 'year structed for the moral value. It is that much for the same for the probable announce its programme year ensuing. The initiation of that reason the tin. gun will be adopted programac will not begin until four enerally in the battleships of all foreign navies now that Japan hus months after the announcement is abandoned the 14 in. weapon and the been made. The understanding is United States has decided to follow that the country concerned will abide her example. If this should be the by the programme for the remainder case, the Admiralty may complete of the year, and give full informa-the five battleships now building as riginally clesigned, and agree to put tion with regard to the dimensions, the 18 in. gun in the vessels of the speed, and guns of every ship that next group to be laid down.

In any event. the British naval

He paced nervously up and down is laid down.

authorities, by conforming to the his room, puffing at an old briar Naval Treaty in deference to Parlia-pipe-facing failure after thirty-two mealary opinion, reflecting the views years' hard work. advocates of at the moment of the

He said "After seventeen years imitation of nuvai arguments, have of this been pinced in a position. of great as my own master I shall find it hard 'marked, the importance

realise, to go to work for somebody else. provision la that it weke to strike embarrassment. They

those without expert knowledge du

LAUNCHED OUT

SUSPICION AND SURPRISE

AS the First Lord of the Admiralty A. Dur

Cooper) has

at two of the greatest dingers innot know, that it is a task of many international affairs-the

months to design a modern battle-

dangers

· 1

had cilents, who "One of my been operating in American sales has not been able to find his differences. I am the sufferer."

A broker, as Mr. Pooley explained, buys stocks on his clients' instruc- tall, grey-tions. If the client cannot pay the

broker is responsible.

Fifty-two years old, eyed, he looked haggard after his day's battle to save his business."

'big business.'

a

"I started in a City office in 1905. which arise from suspicion and sur-ship satisfactorily, und that it takes Fifteen years later I launched out prise. If suspicion in international 36 to 40, months from the laying of on my own. Of course, I am not in affairs could be eliminated some pro-the keel to complete such a vessel. gress will have made to render war unlikely. "Many steps taken by nations simply, because they have been taken without warning or pre- vlous announcement," the First Lord added, "chure for drealer consterna- fion and alarm among the nations than it exactly the same thing were done after a preliminary announce- ment, and after calm discussion and full explanation.""

Many doors of escape from the obligations of the treaty have been provided. No country, in fact, need considers its in- adhere to it, ir it terests would be injuriously affected.

O'Gorman Leaves

Bankrupt

Twice

more

£26,343 than

He had also lost a large amount) of money in gambling.

Joe O'Gorman had also lost some-

Important: 1s

tin-

men

"It has happened to many before," said Mr. Pooley. "Now it has fallen to my lot. But I shall always be able to

living."

carn my

own

When a stockbroker is hammer- (n ed a Stock Exchange waiter uniformed attendant) stands up on his rostrum, knocks three times with his hammer, and announces that Mr. So-and-So is "unable to fuil his bargains," or "has falled to fulfil his borgains" and "s hereby declared a defaulter."

£25,000:

Woman Flung Across Room

By Lightning

Hal- Lightning struck houses in

Hounslow. and cirsea, Mitcham, Carshalton, Surrey, and a Methodist church in Marlow, Bucks, when a storm swept over London recently,

turned, day and for an hour

JOE O'GORMAN, one of the last of the old-time comedians, who died on August 1 at the age of soventy-four, has left more money than most of them. His will published recently, The treaty is, however, the best that shows that he left could be obtained in the present (gross)-£11,000 state of the world. Negotiations Dan Leno, £17,000 more thun thing more have already been entered into with Maric Lloyd, £18,000 more than/successful divorce sults ruled him night. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Poland, and Turkey, which have Albert Chevaller left, and £25,-

Booking agents. theatre managers acepted the general principle of the 000 more than Julian Rose,

"Our

.who Hebrew Friend,

fought shy of him for a tine. At treaty win few minor modifien- tions. The weakness in the measure died in 1935 leaving £80,

Yet. Joe O'Gorman' during his one time he had only one engage- diary-one week's in his ment long career, was twice adjudicated bankrupt after pleading totat in-appearance in un East-End music-

of co-operation lies in the fact that. neither Japan nor italy is a purty

ío it.

Japan las announced that she will not, at least formally, be bound by

Jolvency,

10

4

In 1913 he attended his publle ex- he had been

temporarily in the musle-hall world. FORTUNE MYSTERY

inil.

the treaty, and has alrendy let it be amination, admitting known that she intends to disregard tireviously mude bankrupt. sixteen one of main provisions-that no years earlier. more powerful gun than the 14-inch "I have been a muste hall artist weapon shall be mounted in future batticships. She is adopting the since 1870," he told the court. "My Income for many years has averaged much heavier 16-inch gun, und, ua a

liabilities are year. My £500 result. the United States has stated that it will do the

same. The £1443, my assets about £103,"

Japanese alipa may therefore exceed

Joo

O'Gorman attributed

"

How bankrupt for O'German- not granted his discharge, was unill 1915-satisfied his creditors, crept back to prosperity, then se- cumulated his £25.000 ferlund is

a mystery that only. Joë himself could perhaps have explained: But he was a good business man. I founded the Variety Artists' Federation, the Variety Artists* lus Benevolent Fund and the "Water

which

varlety helped

the treaty limit of 35,000 tons. In failure to the costs of unsuccessful | Rats,"

that event the Americans will follow divorce proceedings against hin wife. charities, suit, and other countries will cer tainly not build smaller ships.

This is an untoward development for the British naval authorities since, in the confident habe that 18 inch guns would be abandoned, they began building, at a cost of £40,

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press Weather and Announcements.

1.40 Variety. Plano-Accordeon Band-Rernem- Melny and 'brance (Allen, Green Where The Mountains Meet The Sea (Buller and Tilsley)....The London Plono-Accordeon Band; Vocal--Allec Delysin Memories....Alice Delysl (Soprano); Mandoline Mazur (Borowski);

Banjo Keyboard Kupers (Siecle). Mario De Pietro Organ-Ninelte (Maud); A Japanes Sunset (Deppen)... E. McPherson Vocal W. Orchestra-It Ain't No- body's Business What I Do (Browne Soupsel

Oh and Markowitz); Sunnah; We'll Rest At The End O

.The The Trail (Poulton and Rose), Rocky Mountaineers accompanied by The Bunk House Boys: Accordeon Band-Vagabond Fiddler (Durerel and Myers); Melody Of Love (Aral and Davis). The Gipsy Accordeon

Chorus. Band with

2.15 Close Down.

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.00

Musical Comedy.

He Wanted Adventure-Selectio (Waller and Tunbridge): 'Ball At Savoy'--Vocal Gems....Light Opern Company.

7.16 Mary Band Selections. Roy, Blas Overture (Mendelssohn) Tancredi Overture (Rossial); The Smithy In The Wood. (Michaels) The Turkish Patrol (Michaells)..... Regimental Band of it. M. Grenadier Guards.

7.30 Stock Quotations and Hong- kong Exchange Market.

7.35 Variety.

Vocal Give Me A Ring'-I Only Want One Boy; A Couple Of Fools In Love (Valentine, John end Broones) ....Margaret Bannerman (Sopruna); Plano Charlie Kunz Plano Medicy No. R. 9....Charlie

unz, Vocal-I'm Your Slave (Bru-- Kunz

Tovey); You Were Sc nelle. and (Gerry) Fitz Gerald. (Tenor): Or Charming (Carr and Ilda)...Charles chestral-Fox Trot Medey, No. 3 (Slow Tempo); Fox Trot Medley No. 4 (Fnst Tempo)....Harry, Ray's Tiger-Rugamuffins,

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Annuancements.

8.03

Studio-Talk by Victor Pur- cell on "Recent Travel in the Interio1 of-China.

8.20 Studio-Orchestra of the MS. 'Conto Verde. Leader: M. Boarelic.

1. Intermezzo (Cardoni); 2. Gon- Silvano-Bar- doliera (Becce): 3. carolle (Mascagni);

Scherzo (Banzato); 5. (a) Serenata alle Luna; (b) Valse du ble d'or (De Micheli); 6. Campane a sera (Bill); 7. Zaza-Chrzone (Leoncavallo); 0 Tarantella (Hucceri),

9.00 London Itelay-Talk: World

·Affairs."

0.15

Light Orchestral.

Binck. Eyes Russian Impressio (Ferraris)....Albert Sandler and Hi: Orchestra; In Merry Mood (Harin- ger); Fresh Breezes (Borchert)...... Barnabas Von Geezy and His Or chesten: The Juggler' (Groitzsch) March Of The Caucasian Chief (Ippolitov-Ivanov, arr. H. Finck)............. Muscant and is Concert

Joseph Orchestra.

9.30

London Relay The News and Announcentents.

9.50 into.

her

Fly-year-old Mrs. Radford was flung unconscious into a corner af

chimney of Her room as the. house in Leathwalte-road, Battersea, was struck. The flash Bung half a ton of masonry into the street.

In Battersea girls took" off shors and stockings to wade bome through two feet of water.

1,

Mozart's 'Don Glovann! Ací,

Sung by Brownlee, Baccafoni Helletsgruber, Soutz, Pataby, Hen- derson, Mildmay, Franklin and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera Com- · pany conducted by Fritz Busch.

11.20 Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES Croydon Airport was flooded, but 7.20 a.m. In and Out of Rhythm."

schedule. Some 7.49 am, This im 'planes left on

Series). streets in Birmingham wero Blooded. Students' Bongs, three feet deep.

PLANES SHOOT" AT NEUTRALS

Slanghal, Oct. 10 (7.80 p.m.), Two Japanese planes to-day machine gunned an Italian naval officer, Capt. Francisco Ribezzi, who was accompanied by a German, a a moter Russian and a Chinese in

Soochow on a car, 10 miles west sulta divorce

The calate is bequeathed to the trip to Nanking from Shanghai. O'Gorman

The party fed into the fields.and "enuso widow and, children. David and of Bomelling celebre" in the years it before Joseph are carrying on the family escaped injury, the car being riddled

name on the variety stage, Gerald, with bullets. the war. Joe had to pay the cost another son, has been left an extra Capt. bezzi was in one of the of the two co-respondents (£928) 500 to help him to finish his car hot at by Japanese planes Ins

medical studies.

week-United Press. and his own casts.. £1,000,

The

were

A

England'

(Second

9.30 am. Memories of an Irish Chilla.

hood. 9.40 am. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 8.43 1.3. 9am. Dig Ben. Irish Songs and Muale

Den.. Talk: World Affairs."

hot 2 lartley and him Sexin

11

with Brian Lawrance {Australları Vocalist).

10.33 . Short Recital of Ben Shantles, * by Iedvers Llewellyn (Bartione), [41.10 a.m. The News and Announcements,

Greenwich Time Signal at 11.15 1.31. flomerying the Neck. The Harvest

at Trelowarren, Cornwall. 1 p.m. Tilg Ben. The Charles Emmenco

Quintet. 3.30 p.m. Talk: World Affair. 3,43 p.m. The Gymphonies of Beethoven 4.20 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Tims Bignal at 30 p.m. [4.40]

P.m. Green Fields and Pavements

4.59 p.m.

Variety,

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0.45 p.m. lg Ben. Beethoven's Bonatas * for" Violoncello and Pianoforte-1.,

10 pen. Chu Chi Chom.

8.10 p.m. Debury tecital by tambéi Uray

(Pianoforte).

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0.30 p.m. Variety.

pm. Talk: World Affairs."

0.10 pr. Rectial by Helen Hi (Sopranos. 9.30 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Bignel at 9.5 p.m.

Coventry Dm. Big Ben. The Hippodrome Orchestre.

20.15

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12 am. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 12.18 am, 12:20 am. Matters of Moments. 1235 am. The Hotel Victoria Orchestra.

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Greenwich Timo Signal si 2.10 am.. 120 a. Variety. 2.40 a.mn.

Recital by William Murdoch (Australian Pianist),

2 kan. The Litag Domino. An operetta,

18 a.m. The Frary Brewery Band. 4.40 mm. Interval,

5 am. The News and Announcements,

Greenwich Time Bignal at 5.36 0.3 0.20.. Reading from the Poeme of

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