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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1988.

HOPES OF NAVAL

JAPAN IS SILENT

Arms Limitation Agreement Hopes

By Lyle C. Wilson

United Press Stud Correspondent

WASHINGTON,

OF

AGREEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL LIMITATION ARMAMENTS WITHIN THE NEXT 10 MONTHS SEEMS TO BE THE ALTERNATIVE TO A COSTLY NAVAL RACE AT THE EX- PENSE OF TAX PAYERS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Prospects for naval limitation

not bright although spokesnien for the United States, Japan and Great Britain, the three major naval powers, have this month formally endorsed arms limitation or reduction.

are

These hopeful statements are modified by the fact that Great Britain and the United States, have much in

PEACE DIE AS

Drama of Belgian

common, have been able over the years to find a mutually EMPIRE

acceptable basis of limitation only with the greatest difficulty. Japan on the one hand and the two English- speaking powers on the other have not found common ground at all.

But the United States and Isoroku Yamamoto in a statement to He said "macans Great Britain now are in com-the United Press. parative necord on naval limita-will be found" if Japan must expand tion.

United States naval her feet to meet competitive build strategists have modified their ing.

NEWS

S.W. AFRICA AND THE UNION

Capetown.

Members of the deputation from the Legislative Assembly of South- West Africa, formerly German, andj now administered by the Unton un- der a mandate, to-day met a caucus meeting of the United Party. They

or Interest to Hongkong cricketing circles was the mar rlage in Singapore recently of Mr. A. C. Growder to Miss Iva Norman, daughter of Mfr. and Mrs. W. D, Norman, of Brisbane, A well-known Singapore cricke ter and a former Queensland player, Mr. Growder is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Growder, of Brisbane.

E RADIO BROADCAST

insistence on the big 10-000-Lon. Of the three methods of dealing 8-inch gun type of cruiser which with armainents, the first, which was the British did not want the adopted at Washington in 1022, put forward a strong case for the United States to possess in large seems to be both unlikely and un-administration of South-West Africa "Musical Hall" and Other

feasible. That was the actual scrap-as members presented.

a fifth province of t numbers.

the Union.

London Relays As between Japan and the Anglo-ping or reduction of armaments,able picture of German activity in American theory of naval limitation backed heavily in 1922 by Great the territory-nctivity inspired by a TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTO

United States the belief that its destiny lay with Ger- disagreement, steadily widened from Britain and the

other

remark-

Radio Programme Broadcast by the 1922 Washington Arms Confer- actual scrapping plan is proposed many and not with the Union. In-

The by Japan.

two stances were quoted of growing in- Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 845 k.c.'s, ence until Japan's delegates finally now

tolerance towards

former settlers 0.62 m.c.'s. per second. bolted the latest these conferences methods are:

from South Africa, of Germans ac- H.K.T. which met in London in 1936.

quiring land in the territory and of

curtail

12.0-12.20 Relay of Service of In-

13.30 Lilian Harvey (Soprano) and Willy Friisch.

1. To freeze existing fleets and

South African settlers giving uplercession from St. John's Cathedral. under future building

their farms and returning to the agreement to limit the size of guns Union. and the tonnage of individual

Diplomatic Corps Banquet-Mem- Das Gibt's Nur Einmal' (From 'Der Lilian Harvey ships and the number of vessels bers of the Diplomatie Corps last Kongress tanzt)....

bullt. Any fleet night entertained-for the first time with Orchestra; Das Muss Ein Stueck which might be then would be limited as to total Governor-General, Sir Patrick Dun-gress tan

since its formation in 1029--the Vom Himmel Sein (From 'Der Kon

tanzl'). Willy Fritsch with can, and members of the Union Gov-Schlammel Quartet Leben Ohne tonnage and as

ernment at an offelal banquet,

Wallz (From Nie wieder Liebe, each type of ship.

Liebe").

Lillan Harvey with Mere limitation of the size NEW ZEALAND

Orchestra.

12.10 London Plano Accordeon Band.

2.

for 10 tonnage

of guns and tonnage of individual

ships. But no limit on number of AIR SAFETY TROPHY

ships.

the

most valuable

Congo

FIGHT TO SAVE AN

INFANT

How

a flying missionary, doc. lors, and the native male population of twelve villages cent bined in a dramailo effort to save the life of the on-year-old baby of # white man is told in a story which has just reached here from the Belgian Congo, writes the Daily Mail Brussels correspati- dent.

At Kankinge, in the depths of the busli, hidreds of miles from any

elvilised centre, Ex statloned M. Geurts, a Belgian agricultural ex- pert.

He and his wife were grlet- Istricken when, towards the end of last month, they were told that the only hope for their baby, who was (an ac- empyema suffering from cumulation of pus in the lungs) was Immediate transport by alr to kos- pital at Leopoldville.

Father Bradfer, the missionary, uses an aeroplane for travelling, but there was no landing ground any- where near Kankinge.

AERODROMe in a nighT

Natives from the surrounding twelve villages were mobilised, and, while the majority were set to work

on clearing a space in the bush, several of the younger ones were chosen as runners and sent off in all directions to And Father Brodter and bring him back.

All through the night they ran, and next morning the missionary, busily engaged in building a hangar for his machine at Nicolo, was surprised to see Father Lauwers, a colleague,

car. come dashing up in

At his post 50 miles away he had; been informed by one of the runners of the baby's plight. Father Brad- fer flew off at once over the Bango

to Luozi and on Mountains Bandakani, where he alighted on his personally constructed aerodrome,

Lo

the

RUNNER AS GUIDE

There he met another runner, took him on board as guide, and finally arrived at Kankinge, where natives had worked without respite to clear a landing space. From the air it looked very small, and twice the missionary-pilot touched ground with his machine, only to shoot up again for fear of crashing.

He had noticed, however, that part of the ground was undulated and de- cided to risk using the undulations | as braking power. He succeeded in bringing the aeroplane to a stop less! than a yard from mighty trees that would have smashed it.

Ten months is taken 35 probable grace period before the naval race begins in earnest because the new United States programma for construction of three more battle- ships and 60 lesser vessels schreely would be underway before then. Once the United States begins to lay kcels It is not likely to scrap vessels even before completion. Whether the United States Treasury will be com- pelled to raise the entire $800,000,000

Auckland.

Au Revoir (J. G. Gilbert); A (M) which the new programme is to

Citizens of Auckland have sub- Waltz Was Born In Vienna (Crooker cost will depend on developments Limitation of gun stres, ship ton-scribed £500 towards the foundation and Loewe); Remembrance (Allen, after the Arst keels are Inid. The bill will provide that the programme nage and numbers of ships, a pro- of a "Musick Memorial Trophy" to Green and Meld); Where The Moun- Sea (Butler and may be interrupted at any time to cedure combining both qualitative perpetuate the pioneering work of iains Meet The

crew of the Pan-Tilaley); Happy, I'm Happy (From comply with any

quantitative Imitation, was the captain and arms nutation and agreement which may be reached. effected at the 1930 London Naval American flying-boat Samoan Clip-Caravan'); Six Hit Medley (No. 1). per, which was wrecked on Jan. 11 Band conducted by Scott Wood, later the while making her second flight on

10 Time and Weather, Mr. Roosevelt's strategy in pre-Conference. Six years

10 mere the United States-New Zealand ser- 1.03 New Variety and Dance Re- posing an emergency building pro- naval powers retreated

be completed over a qualitative limitation dealing with vice. Her commander was Capt. cords. gramme 19 period of years was explained in gun sizes and ship tonnage, Japan Edward Musick.

Dance Orch.-There's A Gold Mine a signatury to that are terms of need for national defence was not

The trophy will

Sky-Fox-Trot (C. & N. be awarded an-In The Another factor was the thought that ment. The belief of other signu

Empire and the Keony); True Confessions-Fox-Trot the United States, by demonstrating tories,

United Stales, Great nuolly within the

United States, to the Individual or 1520

(From the Film)..... Roy Fox And willingness in addition to undoubted Britain and France, that Japan is ability to spend billions OD amis,

bullding guns and ships larger than group adjudged to have made the His Orchestra with vocal refrain by contribution during Denny Dennie; Vocal-1 Still Love To might persuade less wealthy nations treaty

construct

the year to safety In the air and Kiss You Goodnight (From 'Fifty to reconsider the economle hazards served now to scrap even that com ciciency of aircraft, particularly on Second Street'); Little Old Lady of unlimited naval construction. paratively moderate qualitative Umi-

trans-oceanic flying.

(Adams and Carmichael), tation.

Carlisle: Dance INDIA Japan's reply to that strategy was

OrchHot I uttered by Vice Navy Minister

Fox-Trot (Busse, Lange, Davi

in't MisbehavinFox-Trot (Razaf, Brooks and Waller).

Quintelle Of The Hot Club of France, Django Reinhardt (Guitar) Stephane Grap- (Violin); Cinema Organ-Irving pelly Mr. J. D. Young, the young plant Berlin Memories. ΑΓ Bollington er on the Jamguri ten esinte near at the Organ of the Paramount Then- Naval strategists contend that to Jorhat, Assam, who was charged on tre, London; Dance Or

Souvenir nbandon those types of large vessels December with culpable homicide of Love-Fax-Trot

Folsom Prison, Calif. would make the United States and following the death of an Indian

female servant, has been sentenced Orchestra Philadelphia, Great Britain impotent except in

vocal refrain by Denny A prisoner who forgot to rigorous imprison-Dennla.

watch a boiling pot thereby lost So many obstacles confront their home waters and, therefore, to three years

Young is a Scotsman, and un- 1.30 Reuter and commercial television that it powerless to protect the world. The married.

Rugby Press, for scientists an opportunity to Weather and Announcements. will be "many years" before United States has refected

determine what manner of pre- servant was a coolle girl nged 1.40 Tchaikovsky-Plano Concerto home reproduction of voice and programme once and doubtless wil 10, and according to the prosecution No. 1 in 13 Flat Milner, Op. 23.

historic man lived on this site! she was severely beaten with a cane image will be a profitable indus- do so again.

In a bungalow. All members of the the London Symphony Orchestra

Played by Arthur Rubinstein and thousands of years ago. try, Sayre M. Ramsdell, vice But the United States is ready and jury were Europeans. president of Philco Radio and willing to reduce her armaments, AUSTRALIA

conducted by John Barbirolli. Television Corp. said here.

2.15 Close Down, although unwilling to abandon ships most suited to her needs in favour Ramsdell also promised a "head- ache" for pioneers who believe television will supplant radio in the home.

Television Is

Still Distant

Q

can powers

has

In its stead, Japan proposed in a note on Feb. 12 "a drastic reduction total urmaments, in naval

the Abolition of capital ships (vessels of inore than 10,000 tons) and aircraft carriers which

aggressive are their nature."

such

in

ENGLISHMAN SENT TO

The

PRISON

Calcutta.

FINDINGS ON AIR FORCE CRASHES

Sydney.

Roy

Elsic

m 'Salling and Illa

8.03-11.0 Chinese Programine.

· 3.0 Relay of Dance Orchestra from the Boof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

a) Little Old Lady; b) I've hitched

of types best sulted to Japan. Secretary of State Cordell Hull an- nounces such willingness on the part of the United States on Feb. 5 in a radio address suggesting "o common The report of the technical com-my wagon to a star; c) I'm like a Ramsdell was replying directly to effort to bring about general limita-mittee which has been inquiring into fish out of water; d) Silver salla on Vice President Charles P. Kettering tion and reduction of armaments." the recent Air Force crashes of Moonlit_waters. of General Motors, who sald recently

Hawker Demon machines, obtained i 6.18 Interval of recorded Dance that development of television as Prime Minister Neville Chamber-from Britain, was published to-day. Musle from Z.B.W. popular luxury would provide for lain announced Great Britain's will-Its conclusions have already been 6.20 a) When you hear music; b) the United States an industrial pros-ness to limit and reduce two days generally outlined by Mr. Thorby, Kiss me good night; c) The Donkey perity as grent as that produced by But Great Britain, like the Mister for Defence, as reported in serenade; d) You're laughing at me.

United States, is the automobile.

not willing to the Daily Telegraph and Morning abandon types of ships considered Post on Jan 11.

fitted to protect her trade The members of the committee stale that the machines were not de- The fact

fective. seems to be that the

and that their safety factor United States and Great Britain con- was equal to that of any service type. "Television is an off-shoot of the sider Japan an aggressive power, a CANADA radio industry and never will sup. potential trouble maker, and for that plant radio," Ramsdell said. "It reason, if for no other, would not SIR HUBERT WILKINS' e) All the way from Ireland. may be somewhat of a displacement agree to the Japanese type of naval Industry, but it must walt until its reduction which practically would

Music fro broadcasting range

can innich its disarm either flect on the high seas.

Instead, Ramsdell predicted, the best Diesel enging now being developed routes. by Kettering's own company, moyi provide the next "glant" Industry.

SEARCH

Montreal,

receiver sets on a country-wide basis. The judgment of aggression levelica Sir Hubert Wilkins, the explorer, Sing; 0) Riverboat

at Japan is based on her penetration took

With father, mother, and baby ani passengers he made a safe take-off and reached the hospital at Leopold- ville to hear the cheery news that there was

every possibility of the baby pulling through.

Jawbone Lost

To Science

When inmates excavating on the north side of the prison found embedded beneath a deep stratum of granite, in a layer of porous earth, a jawbone with fairly well preserved teeth, anthropoligically minded stu-

dents became excited.

They hurried to the library to pore over encyclopedias. They discussed the possibility that a valuable achaeologient find had been made.

The jawbone, meanwhile, was sent to the cannery for cleaning and im- mersed in bolling water. Then it was forgotten for a time. When the attendant remembered to look the pot had bolled dry, Only Just re- mained. United Press.

Phone Bridges 30-Year Gap

London.

5.35 interval of recorded Dance Music from Z.B.W.

6.40 a) The Big Dipper; b) Love is never out of Season; c) Midnight and musle; d) The Snake Charmer.

5.65 Interval of record · Danco Music from Z.B.W.

0.0 a) Moonlit Wallz; ij Plty me; 0,16 Interval of recorded Dance

from Z.B.W. 020 a) My little Grass Shack;-) A gap of 30 years and 17,000 miles was bridged by telephone when Shuffle. off from Edmonton, Alberta, 6.30 For The Children,

William Marshall, of New Zealand, of the Asiatic mainland where she search for the missing Boviot hirur, conducted by Richard Green; Nur-Thames.

to-day for Alaska to renew

the

Childhood Memories (Arr. Somers). spoke to the 30-year-old brother he has taken over Korea and Manchy-

London Palladium Orchestra bas never. 'acon at Walton-on- kuo and is engaged in Central China, Lovanesky and his five companions,

who disappeared in August while sery Night Tilde A bedtime fantasy Assuming that London and Wa-flying from Moscow to San Francisco. (Crowley)..... Bram Martin_and Anaconda, Mont..shington will stand together in re- "Baby Race" will-Mr. The Biblical statement that

Justice His Band from the Holborn Rei infusing the type of naval reduction Middleton ruled to-day that the four taurant, London with vocal chorus little child shall lead them," was proposed by Japan, the possibility of mothers whose claims to a share in Christopher

Robin Saying to the estate of outdone here by a 3-year-old boy. any limitation at all appeare 10

the £100,000 baby Prayers (Weaper Fron When efforts of Uto police and are depend

"When We an Japan accepting some race will have been accepted must Were Very departments to restite

Youngtimine

arut kitten measure of the limitation methods appear as defendants perched on a 20-foot high-tension acceptable to the United States and other mothers whom are adding 2 - K45 Landes HOJAY... Basid»Zamir via

against two Fraser-Simson). Turper Lasion, electric wire pole had failed, the Great Britain. There is no reason to share of the fortune. Those twa are With The B.B.C. Varlety Orchestra, child, merely said, "Kitty, kitty, belleve Japan will do that United Mrs. Mathew Kenny and Mrs. Pau- conducted by Charles Shadwell.. Mitty Hand: the kitten came down.

Une Mac Clarke,,

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