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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

1938.

BRITAIN PLANS BIG NAVAL SPEED-UP

HE'S HAPPY-General Iwano Matsui, commander-in-chief of the victorious Japanese forces In China, smites happily as ha chats with press reprezentatives in Shahal, after news of a fresh victory. Bombing of the American boat Punay turn- cd his role into a frown,

BRITAIN'S NEW ENVOY TO CHINA

London, Thursday.

5 ADDITIONAL BATTLESHIPS THIS YEAR

NAVAL EXPANSION FORECAST

HEAVIER TONNAGE AND. 161N. GUNS SECURING BALANCE

OF POWER

The inclusion of several battle- ships in the Navy Estimates for 1938 is confidently predicted in naval quarters, writes Hector C. Bywater in the London Daily Telegraph.

Three to five new ships are anticipated. Should the latter figure prove accurate it would mean that 10 great capital ships will be building in this country during 1938-39.

The industries concerned are be lieved to br capable of undertaking this additional work, though It might be necessary to lay the keels of twa ishlps at Portsmouth and Devonport.

In drafting the building programme for 1938 the naval authorities have before them full information as to the and shipbuild the capacity of

of ariament trades, which would delay the rearmament programme and give a misleading im- pression of the Navy's strength,

On the other hand, the resources of thure trades are steadily expanding.

"TWO HEMISPHERE FLEET"

Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr the and in the near future the supply of British Ambassador to skilled labour will be much larger China, has altered his plans. He than it was when rearmament began. flies to Baghdad on Monday to

If the balance of power is to be wind up one or two affairs which remain incomplete owing to the maintained more British battleships When the suddenness of his transfer to must be started this year. China. He and Lady Clark-Kerr, five already building enter service in 1940-4 the "Triangle" Powers--Ger- who is still in Baghdad, will then any, Italy and Japan-will have a fly on to Bombay and thence by total of at least nine shallar ships the P. and O. liner Kaiser-i-Hind really. to Shanghai.

Sir

interviewed Archibald,

It is clear, therefore, that we are not yet within sight of the "two by hemisphere feet" which Sir Samuel

Reuter, said his first duty would be Hoare, when First Lord of the Ad- to present his credentials to the Pre-miralty, stated to be the Govern sident of the Chinese Republie, pro- ment's objective. bably at Chungking. He could not where he would reside till he say reached China.

Sir Archibald has devoted the past fortnight to an intensive study of the Far Eastern situation,

He is a must attractive personality, simple and direct in manner, physic ally active, and vigorous. He im presses one as a man of keen insight and resolute character, His personal

This year's battleships are expected

to be more powerful than the King George V. and her four sisters, which are vessels of 35,000 tons, with an ormament of 14in guns. Japan is re- ported to have three ships of 46,000 tons building or on order, to be armed with twelve 10in

guns.

WILD KNIFE-Dorothy La- mour, radio and screen actress; making a picture in Hollywood, practiced for days a sceno in which she throws a knife, until she thought she was perfect. But during the shooting of the scene she stepped on a pebble and the knife went wild, injur- ing Director George Archain- baud in one arm. Miss Lamour took up further practice.

Shah's Rail Dream

+

Comes True

By F. G. Prince-Whlic

As the sun rose over the Confirmation of this report-which mighty mountains of Luristan,

is accepted by the United States Navy Iran, this morning there echoed Department--would probably lead from crag to crag the roar of

MILLION RUPEE

DISCOVERY

IN INDIA

Colombo.

RADIO BROADCAST

Rev. C. B. R. Sargent On

Opera from the Studio "FOOD FOR THOUGHT"

Radio Programme Broadcast by 2.BW. on Frequeneles of 043 k.e's. 0.52 m.e's, per second.

H.K.T.

Articles valued at more) than a million rupees, be- longing to the Dalada Mali-Intercession from St. John's Cathe

-noon Relay of Service of

12

gawa, Kandy, and supposed dral.

12.30 Ballads.

to have been lost, have been

I Love Thee (Musle, Grieg: Words, discovered at the Dalada Laubach-after Anderson) Homing; Maligawa.

A number of valuable articles| were found hidden away in re- ceptacles which had not been opened according to the officers of the Maligawa, for more than ja quarter of a century.

All these chests were taken out of the store rooms in which elephant troppings are usually stored. Until these articles were discovered, that valuables nobody was aware were contained in the chests.

One of the articles found was a book of gold leaves, which is said to have been presented by L former King of Siam and deals with the procedure to be adopted in the ordination of monks of the Siamese sect.

(Salmon and

Del lego)....Eva Turner (Soprano); Her Name 1s Mary (Slevler and Ramsay); When Irish Eyes Are Smiting (Bill)..... Danny Malone (Tenor).

12.12 London Palladium Orchestra. Bells Across The Meadow (Ketel- bey); The Phantom Melody (Ketel bey) Wedgewood Blue (Kelelbey); In The Moonlight (Ketelbey).

1 Time and Weather.

1.03 Schubert-Duo for Plano and Violin In A Major, Op. 162.

Played by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Piano) and Fritz Kreller (Violin). 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather and Announcements.

1.40 Variety.

Orchestral-Lilly Of Laguna; Wail- Ing At The Church; Barn Dances The Veleta....Billy Merrin and Ills Commanders; Comedian-I Never Thought That She'd Do That To Me (Miller); Let's All Have A Charabanc | Ride (Miller)....Max Miller; Violin:

and Plano Paraphrase Cello

OF

KING'S COSTUME Another is the court dress of Kirti Sir Rajasinghn. This dress appears to have been exhibited at the St. Strauss Waltzes (arr. David Bor) Louis Exhibition in 1904, as it bears....Albert Sandler Trio; Humorous-r label to the effect that i was loaned Silly, Isn't It?....Bennett and Wil-

liams. For that purpose.

A pair of Durmese sandula studded with jewels, a present from Burmese pilgrims, was found in a most unex- pected place.

2.15 Close Down.

6-7.

*

Chinese Programme. New Variety.

Plano Duel-The Street Singer- Strange as it seems, few valuables Film Selection....Rawicz and Lan- were found in peltagamas (ancient dauer; Comedian-Vie Oliver Goes Sinhalese chests), while a majority of Naughty....Vie Oliver; Butting In- them were hidden away in small cus-A Comedy Episode....Vie Oliver versus Glorla Day: Orchestral-Wake kets and chests.

Up and Live-Flim Selection; The

Other expensive finds were wo tatues of the Buddhu, one cut blue sapphire and the other in jude. Flags and a lege number of Dutch coins, which had obviously been necumulated for decades as offerings to the temple were also found.

STRANGE CASE OF

tastes are very catholle and is equally Britain and the United States to in an explosion which announced RABIES

enthusiastic about sport and shooting voke the encalidor clauses of the 1830 the completion of a masterpiece He is also devotee of literature, and London Treaty. That agreement

is in particular un admirer of the restricts capital ships to 35,000 tons, of British engineering--and the modern shoal of poetry beaded by

Mr. T. S. Ellot-and-Miss-Edith Sit-ut it would clearly be unwise to re-near fulfilment of a Shah's great

tain this lituit if it were found that vision. well. He is keenly looking forward to his anxious, but stimulating, dulles another Power were building ships

in China-Router.

ARCTIC

STATION

IS PLANNED AT

MAGNETIC POLE

Ottawa. The Dominion government is con- sidering a proposal to build and main tain a scientifle station near Arctic Archipelago.

Ald of the government is sought by Canadian, British and United States scientists to delve into the secrets and resources of the north country.

the

of much greater size.

and

The explosim marked the end of the Gargantuan task of blasting 13 tunnels-the longest of which nearly two miles-through a 6,000ft, high barrier of solid rock.

CONDITIONS IN PACIFIC Already the 14in limit on gun calibre has gone by the board, owing to Japan's refusal to conform,

terms though the Admiralty consider this Hun adequate for most tactical pur- poses it may be compelled by out side pressure to mount 18in guns in the battleships to be voted this year. Apart from the greater weight and destructive power of its projectile, the 18in gun is superior in range to the 14in. This is of small moment in European waters, where visibility conditions would rarely. if ever, reputation, Richard Costaln.

Through these tunnels will run soon the Transiranian railway which Reza Shah Pahlevi, ruler of Iran, planned. អនុ a link between his capital of Telieran and the outside world.

"This link shall stretch from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf," he vowed, but the mountains--and wide gorger-barred the way.

BOY'S DEATH PUZZLES

PASTEUR-SCIENTISTS-

A remarkable case of delayed incubation of hydrophobia in a human is reported in the cur- rent issue of The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, received in Hongkong this morn- ing.

The patient, a child aged 10% years, was bitten by a rabid dog on March 20, 1932.

Ile did not disclose symptoms of hydrophobla until June 11, 1035, over three years later, After four days illness the child died.

The case was reported by Major:

Parade-Film Selection....Car- roli Gibbons (Piano) and His Boy Friends; Comediennes-Darts, Wil Gert and Dalsy; At The Court Of Good Queen Bess....Elsie and Doris Waters; Vocal-At The Battle of Waterloo; Ever So Quiet....Bobble Comber.

7.30 Local Stock and Exchange Quointions,

7.35 Mischa Elman (Violin). Zigeunerwelsen (Sarasato, Op. 20) ..Piano accompanied by Carroll Hollister.

7.43 Debussy.

Fetite Sulte: (a) En Buteau; (b) Cortege; (e) Menuet; (d) Ballet... Symphony Orchestra conducted by Plere Coppola; La Plus Que Lente- Waltz Heifetz-(Violin)–plano-ac-- companied by Isidor Achron,

8 Local Time Signal. Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Merrio England-Dances (German),

(a) Hornpipe; (b) Minuet; (c) Rustic Dance; (d) Jig....Orchestre Raymonde conducted by G. Walter.

8.10 London Relay-Food For Thought

Three short talks on matters of topical interest.

Unfamiliar A London firm with a world-wide

Ltd..

of fire being opened at ranges began three years ago the task of K. R. K. Iyengar, Director of the The northern end of the Buothia permit of covards-20 miles. pieseing the rock and spanning the Pasteur institute of Southern India. Peninsula is the proposed site of the

But in the Pacific, where the gorges, and to-day they celebrate station as it would be adjacent to the north magnetic pole. Observa-average visibility is higher; Bring their triumph.

lops would be radioed to the outside might begin at a greater distance than world daily in winter and summer, this, and a 10-gun ship would thea

possess a tactical advantage. according to plans. Magnetic com- passes pointing to the north magnetic pole vary slightly from year to year and a station in the vicinity would verify this deviation.

COMFORTS FOR JACK

Bouverio-Street. Monday.

5WAM TORRENTS

A remarkable fact is that the boy underwent full course of antirable

11 treatment two days after he was bitten by the dog. He took the 14 Mr. A. P. Costuin, one of the firm's injections and after six months was directors, who has just returned to reported to be alive and healthy.

His case did not reappear until London from a visit of inspection to what he called, simply, "the Iranian on June 11, 1935, he complained of job," told me recently that the stall pains in the scars made by the dog's and the workmen had had to contend bites. The pain gradually increased. the boy developed every symptom with tremendous dimeuttles.

"It was first necessary to build 25 of hydrophobia, and died within 00 miles of roads through wild, desolate hours.

The period from the date of bite country, cutting through great im-i peding masses of tock of the mountain to death was 1,180 days, side, and building bridges to bring

There is much talk among Navy Before site could be established, fying conditions would have to be men of new battleships of 46,000 tons, studled, because the short season for with 10-inch guns having a range of acrin navigation has been one of the 20 miles, which may be fuld down chief handicaps in exploring the this year. Arctic islands.

"Such a squadron would be the most The study now being conducted by powerful in the world. the department of mines and national: The stated alin of the British Gov-men and material to the job," he said. resources is being followed with keen ernment's policy is a "two hemisphere interest by explorers and scientists fleet," and the new ships will be prac-ived in tents on the mountain-side. in heat so terrible that about 100 of throughout the world-United Prezz.tical expression of this objective.

At present we have under construc- the Luristen labourers collapsed and tion a new squadron of 33,000-ton died.

None of our 11 British engineers ships of the King George which have an armament of 14-inch has met with serious accident, despite

KERCHIEFS GO

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The Japanese are reported in have of the originators of the chain letter ordered three 46,000-ton ships and

Australian system, launched a Handkerchief Club ides that, in the opinion of the naval ex- that has the country almost agog for perts, would Justify bigger battle- the moment.

"For the first three months the staff

There were bandlts, as well, to

to faced. These attacked and ted a London cashier and his three body guards, and got away with £2,000,

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8.30 Orchestral Prologue to: Studio-Rev. C. B. R. Sargent- 27th series of opera: "Gems from

Operas." 9.30 London Relay-The News 9.50 Rimsky-Korsakov-Schehera- zade, Op. 35.

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Leopold Stokowski and the Phila- delphin Orchestra.

10.40 Russian Folk Songs and Other Music.

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11 Close Down.

QUICK NEW STRENGTH AFTER ILLNESS

After a severe illness you feel so Wellington.

trade werk, you often despair of ever getting your strength back. Especial-

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gins. They come within the 1930 the fact that they found themselves ugreement will be concluded between į jy after operations, or wasting and swim across New Zealand und Australia as a re- other disensen, that affect your naval treaty with the United States, compelled sometlines CHAIN LETTER and that agreement would have to be the raging Ab-i-Cezar, which at times ult of the coming visit to New Zen- digestion, the thought of food in dis- invoked to permit larger leviathans would rise 2011, in less than an hour. Jund of the Australian Minis tasteful. Yet you must rebuild your Trade and Customs, Mr. T. W. Whitehody-you must have highly nourish- Melbourne, Jan. 30. Taking a lent, from the experiences to be built.

The announcement was made to Ing food. day by the New Zealand Finance Minister, Mr. Nash, who added that The Shah of Iran initiated his rail-Pacifle shipping and the air service ships.

It is pointed out that in European way scheme 10 years ago, and the across the Tasman Sea would also be stimulates your faded appetite and The Idea differs only in two respecta from that of the chain letters. The waters it is rarely possible, owing to work was divided into 25 sections. discussed.-Reuter.

conditions, to secure The full extent of the line-which is membership is limited to women and dimospheric hundkerchiefs are sent instead of visibility for a range of 20 miles and single-track-will be 000 miles, and over. Visibility, however, is said to will cost £30,000,000. Most of this When a woman receives a letter be better in the Pacific, and there 16-money comes from State royalties on

advantage Iranian oil. containing the names and addresses treh guns would be an of three

with over 14-inch. persons, logether

The trouble la that the Japanese instructions on how to proceed, she

accommodation on ships. crosses off the name at the top and are no doubt aware of this, and may seating then writes her own at the bottom.order 16-inch guns for their new Seating on the upper deelt and in the

She then makes three copies, or silps.

money.

the amended letter and within three days posts one copy each

her friends.

three of

JACK MAY BE SEATED

Potratcum Bill-The Petroleumt

i

the

pours quick new strength into your exhausted body.

Convalescence is shortened and in

1, vesting in the Crown ownership

an amazingly short time you feel full at nil petroleum existing in

uf vigour and strength. Always natural state in New Zealand, was passed to-day by the House of Re-keep orlicks ready at hand. presentatives.

CONTROLLER OF POSTS fo'c'stie in the new destroyers will

The Postmaster Generat announces I be among the drst improvements. Ships of the Queen Elizabeth class that in future the title of the office Meanwhile the Admiralty Fleet are even to have tip-up scats fitted now known as "Superintendent of Molla will be "Controller of Posts" At the same time she maile a Ordera forecast more comfort in war into the superstructure and a recrea-

order to conform with handkerchief to the person whose ships for the lower deck, n reform tion and writing room on the upper in

Colonial Postal Servico, All, corres name she crossed off,

that should transform naval life,

The old Jaunties will be calling pondence or enquiries should be

directed accordingly.

If overything goes well she receives 27: handkerchiefs-in-12-days.

deck.

Jack afloat might never be expecte

ed to sit down judging by the meagre them pleasure steamers,

the

In these dificult times of anxiety and worry, the task of carrying on and doing work which must be done is 'n doubly difficult one which murt tend to exhaust one's nervous energy. Horlicks builds up strength, vitally und prevents that lessness and tiredness caused by constant nervous train. H. M. Hodges, Kayamally Buliding, Queen's Road, Itongkong.

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