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THE

HONGKONG-

TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

APRIL

20, 1938.

BOMBING

WORLD POWERS SEARCH FOR TOUGHEST ARMOUR PLATE TO MEET NEW THREAT 18-inch Guns Make Battleship Defences Of Yesteryear Obsolete

Navies Jealously Guard Secrets of

Improvements

New

By Otto Janssen

United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, Mar. 14.

The world armament race and the development of bigger guns is creating new problems in the construction of protective

armour.

The present farge guns of 12, 14 and 16 inches have tremendous penetrating qualities at long ranges, and the pro-

an 18-inch jeeted construction of

gun is forcing armament manufacturers to speed their search for stronger armour-plate.

All matters of army and navy ordnance are closely guarded, but it is said that few radical improvements have been made in armour since the Krupp works In Germany introduced the famous Krupp cemented plate, commonly referred to as "K.C."

'REDFERN LIVES

DAUL REDFERN, the young

PA

United States aleman. who vanished 10 years ago on a flight from Georgia to Brazil, is again stated to be alive-somewhere In the Jungles of Dutch Guiana. The news was contained in letter from the Waldeck Expedi tion. delivered at the General Electric Company's ofers

112

an

Schenectady, New York.

Members of the expedition wrote: "We have reached Indian village. the natives of which claim that they can lead us direct to Redfern's acroplane and the lost man himself.

"Of course, we are not building up too much hope until we are actually on the scene ourselves.

The letter had been posted from Georgetown, British Guiana, which it was carried down to river by an Indian canoe.

Redfern was legally "presum- ed dead," on January 3. ils to re- 30-year-old wife wants

marry.

The K.C. armour was the result

at years of research and refinement. All the great powers, including Great Britain, France and the United States have contributed to the final per- fection of armour.

to

RACE DOWN THROUGH TIME From the time armor WOS

Arst day. the present used

down armour and shells have "competed" with each other. Each time a more

found, penetrating shell' was demand immediately arose more resistant armour.

the for 1

At first, only wrought and cust Iron were available for protection. The original armour consisted of 4. or 5 inches of solid wrought iron plute.

At the beginning of the last quar- ter of the 10th century, the quality of guns and shells and improved to 22 inches of such an extent that wrought iron were necessary to stop a shell from the heaviest cannon then in use.

Manufacturers were able to re- duce the thickness of the plate with the discovery that mild steel con- taining about 45 per cent of carbon and quenched in oll was of superior quality. A 7-fout ingot of this metal was hammered down to about 22 inches of pkite.

COMPOUND PLATE DEVELOPED The next major development was Two the compound type of armour. methods were used to obtain this plate; one, by casting a steel "face" on a hot wrought iron back-plate by between the two.

Missing N. York pouring molten steel

Girl In Manila?

In both cases, the plate was rolled after compounding. A 10-inch plate; of this type was capable of resisting the same force of a 12.0 inch single

iron plate.

In

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THIS BABY WEIGHED 19 LBS. AT BIRTH IN UNITED STATES

LARGEST CHILD EVER BORN alive and in normal health in the United States, according to American Medical Assoelation records, is Donald Lawler of Wayne, Michigan, shown with his mother, Mrs. John Lawter, 36, auto mechanic's wke, At birth he weighed 10 pounds and was 24 Inches long. He had thick hair and the crying voice of a year-old child.

Public Enemy Number 1

CANTON'S

CASUALTIES GROW

Canton, Apr. 19. bricks Underneath the

and plaster, when the remains of the library of the Kwangtung Middle School had been carted away the corpses of four girl students were found. They had died instaneously by the force of the explosions that brought down the walls.

Three of the bombing victims have expired in the Fong Pin Hospital, and nine in the Municipal Hospital. These are in addition to the 110 or thereabouts who died instant deaths in the great catastrophe. Only two or three bodies were found during the night and yesterday morning.

Two little girls, one of three, one suburb of Canton on last Sunday, check-up by the in- oged five, were taken out of the ruins according to a

South Wind agency.— of their home without a scratch on fluential them, though they were at the bot-Special. tom of a huge heap of masonry. According to the Yat Sun agency,

RAILWAY SUSPENDED their mother had run out into the

Canton, Apr. 10. Trame on the Conion-Hankow street to be knocked dead by a tot- tering wall, while the little tots Railway was still suspended to-day crept under a blackwood table that owing to the damage by bombing

from injury. protected them

yesterday. One locomotive was de- Including hospitals that look in railed at Pa Klang, the scene of but a few urgently needing medical heavy bombing.. attention, It is now disclosed that there were about 140 hospital cases: but there were a good many more who went home after first-aid treat ment,

or who sustained bruises or cuts but did not go to hospital.

Light is thrown on the cause of the ruthless bombing of the north observations by side of this city

Actual- made by several spectators.

The

Through train to Kowloon will be possible to-morrow when the bridge over East River is repaired. damage a slight.-International.

YESTERDAY'S RAID

Canton, Apr 10. An air alarm was raised here this

groups of Japanese bombers were by shell-fire from

Counseen flying over Changshan district. Mountain gained entry to Canton Later they raided a number

ily the plane that was badly damaged/ morning at 8.25 a.m., when two

White

of

tall places, including Kongmoon, Shun-

These observers saw that the tali

on fire, and it was the pilot of tak, Kiokong, Fatshuri, Yungkec, Tai Was d

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RAILWAYS ATTACKED

were

by ting rid of the excess would succeed

to the getting back to sen. Nevertheless, he appeared to be falilng going past Tungaanh, raid Sunday's During Passage-boat from Kongmoon on its way to Namshui was attacked and sunk. It is

Canion, April 18. supposed that 60 or 70 it

Cheungmuktau on the Cunton- persons must have been lost, but will be one or two days before parti- Kowloon Railway and Laltung on culars are

are available, states the Tai the Canton-Hankow Railway Chung agency.

ralded by Japanese planes to-day. Beginning to-morrow

by At only

Cheungmuktau They released! night are vessels carrying passengers several bombs on the railway track.

At 2 p.m. nine other on inland waters of Kwangtung for

Japanese long distances to be run. To prevent

planes reconnoitred Bocca Tigris, AND the loss of ships, GUNMAN

and to

to make travel Taiping, Sintong, and Tsungfa, und less dangerous the navigation guild then headed for Laitung where they yesterday made this action compul- dropped

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In England, Penniless

By ANDREW KIDD "TOUGH GUY" CHARLIE EVANS. RACKETEER, LIVED LIKE A LORD, BECAME AMERICA'S PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1, GOT A 40 YEARS' SENTENCE.

Now "Tough Guy" is back in his native Britain, penniless, friendless.

And all his fireworks career started over a box of pilla.

When Evans was a lad in Burion- on-Trent he stole a box of pills from He was sent to prison for a chemist. seven days.

"That changed me," he told me yesterday.

"I've just been deported buck to Britain from Americà after serving 12 years of a 40 years' sentence for robbery. They let me out because I was loyal in a mutiny."

At one period of his gunman career

was billed across America Puble Enemy No.

he

$19

"In May, 1919, I teamed up with 11 Diavolo of Little Hell, in Chicago. And was he a devil?" said Evans. "One of the gang, Santo Orlando, turned rat and split to the coppers.

"Same

New York police authorities

1890, nickel was introduced in are seeking the aid of Manila officials in their search for Ruth the manufacture of all-steel armour Neidman, 20, West Philadelphia With the introduction of nickel-stee plate, which was tougher than the high school students, who is previous product, compounding be- appeared one morning three and gan to be eliminated. Ten inches of a half years ago after she left this new plate was able to resist the home to attend high school. Her same force as 13 inches of Icon plate.

CARBON BECOMES VITAL SPARK parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

it was found The following year, Neidman, of 51 Bennett Avenue,

plate could be super- New York, N. Y., are offering a that the

The Devil's Gang liberal reward for any informa-hardened by increasing the carbon He was taken for a ride.

At the same time, an

of the dirty deals of the W08 tion which will lead them to her content.

improved tempering process

Thirteen inches of this gang got me sore. Once, for in old man to tell discovered. prosent whereabouts.

to get an product

was equal to about stance,

where his money was, they fried his Pictures of the girl were forward- new

bare feet with fighted matches. ed to the local authorities by the 15.5 inches of nickel-steel armour.

The next development came out

"Things got too hot for me with New York police with the hope of

They of the Krupp works, where a new tracing Ruth in the Islands.

Evans worked with Jack ("Legs") have boarded a Philippine-bound of the plate was

of plamont ship after she left home attributing process, about 30 to 40 per

for two separate periods, to their failure to locate her in their the plate was hardened, while the aims to have been the "brain"

rem remaining 60 to 70 per

behind him. country-wide search.

"We used to charge shops and of- Ruth was less than 17 years old tough. About 11.9 inches of when she disappeared, but she was armour was equal to about 13 inchies fices about 200 dollars a week for well matured for her age, the com- of the best previous plate. Recent protection, and make anything-from wetention stated. She was about improvements have increased the re- 10,000 to 28,000. dollars a week fron ave feet, seven inches tall, weighed sistant quality of Krupp plate by 10 the racket 00.

and per cent or more.

New Crew Train For Record Hop

THE RA.F. have decided

to go on with their at- tempt to beat the long- distance non-stop flight re- cord despite the loss of one of the specially trained crews of three.

It was planned to make the attempt a formation flight by three Wellesley bombers--from

But on February 24 one of the Egypt in the early spring.

on # practice crews disappeared flight.

several

missiles.-Central

In the daytime, but not otherwise. AN AUSTRALIAN CALL says the Tai Chung agency.

CORRESPONDENTS VISIT, SCENE

Canton, April 19.

FOR

CONSCRIPTION

Business Men's Offer

Sydney.

Compulsory military service for

A group of 10 Philippine corres pondents who arrived in Canton yesterday had their first experience of the Sino-Japanese hostilities this morning when they visited the scene home defence was unanimously de-. of Japanese air bombings on April manded by Australia's Associated | 17 amidst the shriek of air raid Chamber of Commerce, following:

sirens. This

afternoon they called at discussions at their congress to-day. various hospitals to express sym- A resolution adopted by the dele- patry and present. gifts to wounded civilians.

the

Chinese airmen and gates offered to the Commonwealth Government the business community's Mr. Cabellero, head of the group. full support of any measures neces- expressed indignation Japan's

at ruthless bombings of open cities and sympathy with China's resistance to Japan.Central News.

sary for the defence of the Empire. expressed members, willingness to help in any mobilisation of resources by the Dominion,

French Bank Building, Hongkong, China.

Facts (5)

In November our four inspectors paid 416 visits to the homes of our cases and dealt with 4,290 visits of

persons to their offices.

Teaching, demonstrating..

sym assisting, advising, pathizing, we feel that they are doing invaluable work. Work worthy of your inter est and assistance,

.

held the possibility that she might process of "deepening" the hardness the Devil's gang, and I quit for New Farnborough, Hanis, and it is hoped severely wounded by Japanese, air will be influenced by the Increasing | HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE

119 pounds, has hazel eyes brown hair worn in long bob. Was of medium complexion

invented. By this York."

not remainos >

The great irony of Charles Evans' She Because carbon is the principal and hardening agent, the tendency has crime career was that he was even- tually sent to prison for a "hold-up" often wore glasses. She had short been to make the carbon content as which brought him only 37 dollars. finger nails and could be easily iden-high as possible without introducing tified by a long scar from an em- so much, however, as to cause defects

in the armour. pyema operation.

It has been found that nickel The girl was reputed to be of good and refined. habits, but since cis-Increases the toughness of the plate appearance no word has been re- while chromium adds to its hardness, ceived from her, the father stated Both qualities in the proper balance necessary to produce good Police agencies throughout the Unit-re

ed States have joined in the search armour. for the missing girl, but all efforts were fruitless. No trace or else has been found and whether she is dend or alive can not be ascertained.

SOCIAL CREDIT TACTICS

the

Ottawa,

It is said the modern Krupp plate chromium, contains carbon, nickel, manganese, silicon, phosphorous and

sulphur.

of

Complains Of Treatment By Chinese

Foreign Aviator Going Home Disgusted

through

A new crew are being trained at to make the attempt in May.

Taking off from Egypt will have these advantages:-

It may enable them to reach Melbourne 9,000 miles away:

If they run short of petrol they can land at Darwin (7,000 miles), or Charleville (8,600 miles) and still beat the Soviet fliers

record-0,305.7 miles

"over the role" from Moscow to San Jacinto, California. Sun

If they had taken off from England and reached Singapore (7,000 miles) their next stretch would have been mainly over- sen to. Darwin. When the specially adapted machines

delivered. practice take-offs will be made, then the three planes will fly in formation 12,000 miles to Egypt, probably non- stop, and make their final prepará- tions at one of the military airfields there.

are

All

of

are reported to have gone: on a "go- NAVY HAS SPECIAL PLATE

slow" strlice, whereafter the Nation-- allt Government discharged them Armour in the U. S. Navy consists

all, with the exception of the Soviet Ince-hardened armour, and n

fliers, on March 21. second class which is tough but less

Tokyo, Apr. 10.

The report sald that Schmidt pald hard on its face. The latter is used

the Soviet Japanese reports state that a bitter extensively on decks where it is more

According to the interview, com- A further effort has been made to likely to be subjected to glancing attack has been made on the Nation-enthusiastic tribute to release of Mr. G. F. blows then direct hits, and is made to alist Government of China by the pilots on active service.

American aviator Vincent Schmidt,

paring the machines of the Japanese secure

and Chinese air forces, Schmidt is Powell and Mr. J. H. Unwin, who "give" under pressure.

All armour is subjected to exten-who arrived at Singapore yesterday.

Interviewed by a were sentenced to terms of imprison-

Japanese re- It is ment on Dec. 10 for defamatory libel.sive tests before Their appeal was dismissed on Mon- for use on Birthtingly accepted |porter in Singapore. Schmidt sald said to have given the edge to the

hung vessels.

Japanese. Of the Japanese pilots, he that he joined the Chinese air force is reported to have said: ests consist These ballistic

of

Prior to Wellington Koo. day last.

fighting and are therefore far Yesterday an effort was made to fring large projectiles at specified that Schmidt had 12 months service them are now experienced in actual

nt the armour, The

In Spain. with the Loyalists in

superior in their skill and technique, introduce, a molion in the Provincial velocities

Schmidt sald asking the Canadian "ballistic limit of the plate-that is,

that on arrivol Legislature;

at both in aerial warfare and in bomb- was appointed coming." Minister of Justice, Mr. Lapointe, to the force it will stond before being Hankow he

Asked mander of foreign pilots drawn from

regarding "the" nctual remit the sentences. The

Opposition penetrated-is determined by refused to agree to the suspension of creasing the impnet until the plate is every corner of the world. These strength of the Chinese Air Force pilots were promined by the Nation-Schmidt is alleged to have said that the business of the House to allow almost pierced.

Shia connection, military allet Government 1000 yuan for each the force

less than 300 comprises the resolution to be introduced.

The men are now in prison at Fort authorities contend that the Civil Japanese plane which they brought machines, of which 100 are new and Suskatchewan, Alberta, els release and proveo & effective down throw Government the rest not airworthy. He

another, the Hankow that the best

of the Chinese further efforts to secure their

after Mr. Lapointe has already re-than "rocking" shots. In the latter refused to pay the priza."

were destroyed by the Japanese alr fused to interfere-are regarded as a

large projectiles are used in on The Japanese report said that the raiders before December. deliberate attempt to sir up political entort to knock

armour, loose from aviators were disgusted by the deaths C the,

Concerning the Chinese piläts.

"Zeelings, BA

The vessel.

The penetrating method in combat of many of their com- Schmidt is quoted 'ns saying that I'

andrades as the result, of hysterical they were so; inexperienced - and“ Privy Council Appeals-A bill to

is known as "punching abolish Canadian appeals to the Privy elongated projectiles are fred at high orders given by Madame Chiang Kai- Inefficient that half of them usually. the whok." They were also aggrieved by fast their Ilves fri air combat with In an effort to plerce Parliament Reuter

In

"shols

trating

were more

Council has received a first reading in speeds in reach the ship's "vitals." Inon-payment of their salaries. They Japanese ralders-United Press,

armour

odded

ABOUT 700 CASUALTIES

Federal elreles believe that the Government is paying close attention Canton, Apr. 19. About 700 persons were killed or to this resolution, and that Ministers raids between April 10 and April 17. demand in Australia for universal

service, The most serious bombings were on April 10, when the Tal Lee Sowing It is pointed out that if this should factory in Saikwan was bombed, and prove necessary it could be inaug- the mass air raid on the northernurated by Proclamation.

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