1938-03-25 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH

Italy Will Embark On Ten-Year KNITTING CLUB FOR Maritime Programme

MEN IN PRAGUE

Sheila MacDonald To Become Policewoman

London.

was prime

member, is training to become a police court probation officer..

Miss Sheila MacDonald, whose father

minister of Great Britain and whose brother is a cabinet

Her starting salary, after training, will be £220 a year just over £18 a month. In time this may be raised to a maximum of £320 a year, about £26 a month. Absolute top, should she eventually become a principal probation officer, or over-scer, is £400 a year, or about £34 a month.

For several years she has had a leaning towards seelal work, a good denl of which she has done in the south of London as a volunteer.

Neither

the daughters of the former prime minister, despite their father's high position and their re- sidence al No. 10 Downing Street. Britain's "White House," have cared much for society. Both have pre- ferred to devote themselves to more democratic, practical matters.

AS BID FOR MASTERY

By JOSEPH D. RAVOTTO United Prera Staff Correspondent.

Rome.

Italy will shortly embark on Ja ten-year ship building pro- gramme which will make her one of the world's leading mari- time nations.

Decreng were recently published calling for the annual construction of 200,000 tons of merchant vessels for a total of 2,600,000 by 1948,

The building programme, however, Is not to be limited only to cargo boats, Haly has built up one of the finest Beets of passenger liners since the war, has announced a second pro- gramme which is to complement the one. It calls for the construc- tion of 44 passenger and mail ships for a total of 250,000 tons. It will Lost approximately 1,500,000,000 lire

for the

HERE YOU ARE, HONGKONG. Men in Prague, bared with life, have started a kulting club. It has 50 ($75,00,000).

Nine ships will be built members and members of the Fanling Golf Club would feel chastened to Italian Line for a total of 80.000 tons hear the Czech

language thirteen for the Lloyd Triestino line flow of when a stitch is dropped. for a total tonnage of 82,000, seven- teen for the Tirennia Line for 43,000 tons and five for the Adriatic Line for 39,000 1009. In addition the Remn and Augustus will be completely transformed.

Reno Has Clean Up of Rackets

New York.

VITTORIA TO GO

In a few cases some of the liners A powerful gambling syndi-presently in use will be replaced by cate, which has held sway at new units. The smart Vittoria, the Reno, Nevada, for a quarter of Pride of Italy's extreme Orient feet, will make way for a new 16,500 tons a century, was smashed recently, matorship. Increasing competition by when a New York jury found its the British has dictated this change. millionaire ringleaders, William The Principessa Giovanna and the Graham and James McKay, Principessa Maria, both in the South guilty. of fraud. Each faces American service, will be substituted

by two new 10,000 ton motorships. imprisonment.

13.

Jews Dispute A maximum penalty of 17 years

Biblical Law

the

is an

On December 31st, the total toa- The trial was held in New York page of mechanically propelled ships in the Italian merchant marine because some stock deals were in- volved which were handled through sixth place after Great Britain,

totaled 3,174,000 tons, putting it Jerusalem, Mar. 16. banks in this city, and because A battle royal is going on be-Government lawyers were convinced United States, Japan, Norway and tween orthodox and non-ortho-that it was useless to try the case in Germany respectively. This

Reno.

increase of 1,744,000 tons or 122% dox Jews over the biblical in- After the verdict had been an-jover 1914's tonnage.! Miss Ishel MacDonald, who was junction to suspend all agricul-nounced the United States Attorney Of the 3,174,000 tons, approximate- her father's hostess of Number Tell.

overy seven years Mr. William Moloney, congratulated by 1,700,000 tons consist of freighters now runs a tavern or wayside inn, tural work The Plow. at Wycombe, Ducking-and allow the land to lie fallow, the jury. "This marks the end of a devoted exclusively to the transport

long-drawn-out contest bets

between the hamshire. is only a stone's throw Nineteen thirty-eight, or year 5,088 bosses of Reno's underworld and the mainder are passenger and fast mail of material and supplies. The re- from Chequers, the prime minister's of the Jewish calendar, is the Federal official country home,

biblical sabbatical year. The ortho-"It is Emancipation Day for Reno,

Government," he declared. ships. dox Jews are plastering the streets

SELF-SUFFICIENCY "These men had their feet on the of Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv with

for years.

As in other economic domains, the posters denouncing the "Jewish un-throat of Nevada

They believers"

who insist on planting owned Reno, lock, stock and barrel. prime object of Italy's drive for a trees and cultivating the land in They got a big income from prostitu- bigger and better merchant marine is

tion, and controlled all the crime self-sumclency. spite of the biblical law.

elements west of "the Mississippi.

A few years ago at Chequers she entertained diplomats and celebrities. She has been the guest of the king and queen at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Now she is

mine hast

wayfarers and watches her beer sales as closely an uny other publican.

It is not enough that Italians use

The berni Hebrew newspapers maintain that the need for buliding The Government has been trying to Italian ships. Foreign traders must the Jewish National Home super-get them for 15 years." sedes the ancient

ient commandment.

First round has gone to the ortho- dox Jews, who have obtained can- cellation of the yearly Arbor Day, when schoolchildren plant trees on the outskirts of the cities.—United

GIRL, AGED 13, GETS DIVORCE

be persuaded to ship their goods to these shores on Italian ships as well. The reason fo this can be seen in the | following figures. Italy anhually Im- ports about 20 milliard tons of sup- plies and exports less than half that total. In order to strike a favour-- only Mrs. Gladys Stafford Robbins is able balance, Italy would not

be

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brother one of the few women of the world Italian freighters but at least

obliged to ship all her exports on

Sheila has shared high honours with her sister, but she cares even less for society. She has an indepen- dent spirit and cut adrift from her family in several ways. When her father left Downing Street, she went to the West Indies as governess to the two children of the then goven- | Press. mor. She returned last year and joined her father in November for his projected tour of South America and the United States, She was his only companion when this trip was tragically ended by his death aboard When her training is completed ship.

she will be attached to one of the She is the most travelled of the London police courts to deal with MacDonald girls, her trips abroad probation cases, both

Juvenile and including a tour of Australia and adult-United Press.

New Zealand with her

Malcolm MacDonald, then colonial who have become a gross widow at third of her imports as well. secretary. He is. now dominions the age of 13: Her marriage last secretary.

one-

June to Forrest Robbins, a young The goat is placed even higher. plumber's helper, to which her Italy would like to create huge fleet mother had consented, was annuiled of tramp steamers and go into the under a statute denying the right of international transport business. Italy consent to parents when the child is has enviously watched the Scandi- under 10.

navian countries build on their fleets of freighters to assume leading places among the maritime nations. Italy makes no secret that she wants to take a cut of this transport business for herself.

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It all of this could be realized, other elements would be brought into iplay. With a merchant marine that

could amply take care of all the im-. ports and experts, Italy would longer be at the mercy of other nations in case of economic sanctions.

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It will be recalled that many coun- tries, United States included, at the lime refused to send food and supplies to Italy on their own ships. Hod lialy a larger merchant marine she could have afforded to smile at the Geneva institution Instead of permit- ting it to cause her many nervous moments.

The human element is another Im- portant factor. Two-million tons of new freighters will require a great deal of man power, to operate them. The ten-year building programme will further absorb thousands of strong. young husky Itallans for that period of time at least. As thousands DI soldlers are due to return from Spain sooner or later, the shipljuliding pro- gramme should help Mussolini solve the problem of reintegrating them back into Italian Industry.

Realizing the advantages of a large merchant marine, the government has hinted that it is willing to help those who contribute towards its construction. Ald would come in the form of financial assistanco, to tho buliders and special shipping rates to those who favour the Italian over foreign ships.

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