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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938.

135 NEW SHIPS FOR BRITAIN'S NAVY

Most Formidable Building Programme Since the World War More To Come In 1939 Estimates

GREAT BRITAIN TO-DAY IS HASTENING

FORWARD THE MOST FORMIDABLE NAVAL BUIlding progRAMME SINCE THE GREAT WARSHIP RACE WITH IMPERIAL GERMANY JUST BEFORE THE WORLD WAR. At the present moment more than 135 ships, aggregating about 612,000 tons displacement, are either under construction or projected.

At a rough estimate their total cost probably will exceed £160,000,000.

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That represents an expendi- tn. It provided for ten new 10,- 1000-ton vensets of the Southampton" ture of £3% for every matelass mounting 6-inch guns. S.x of And child in Great these are in service alrendy, one int Britain. It may well be even Hongkonit. higher ultimately owing to the soaring prices of armaments,

Britain's gigantle naval re-arma ment is proceeding quietly with little of the fierce limelight playing on her efforts to match Germany in the nir, That probably is because the great European czisk in September brought home to Britons at large for the first time the full realisation of the danger of Higbining aflack from the air.

Even so, lo-day as in the past and

for decades to coine, fireat Britain

will rely on the navy to houlder the major burden

the Empire's lefences.

Following are the warships present.

ly being constructed under the 1830, 1937, and 1936 programmes:

5 Battleships of 35,000 tons dis-

placement

Aircraft carriers of 28,000 tons displacement

4 10,000-ton Cruisers

$8,000-ton Cruisers

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10 5,450-ton Cruisers

19 Hubmarinos

The Liverpool is completed and will join the tee! in the near future and the three others, the Belfast, Gloucester

Edinburgh are seheiluted for commission early next 'year.

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Five of the 8,000-ton "Fiji" class fare nearing completion andl

Four expected to be ready in 1940. ollers have been authorised but not yet laid down.

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Finally, ten small cruisers of the "Dito" class with a displacement of

150 tons, are being bullt now. least seven of them should be ready in eighteen months time.

Within LAND O three months, neteen new destroyers are scheduled to leave the shipyards. They will be

the first instalment in a programme he carried out before 1940 of thirty-five of these vessels due to

The programme was held up for time owing to the tremendous strain suddenly thrown on the British armaments industry by the simul- laneous speed-up in rearmament of

35 Destroyers (of which 19 will be all three fighting services.

completed sborily)

Suport Vessels

& Escort

1 Patrol Vessels

4 Minesweepers

2 Depot Ships

10 Miscellaneous

Craft

icuders, gunboats, etc.)

To equip the destroyers alone it was necessary to deliver nearly three, hundred new mod:1 4.7-inch hans. Including reserves. These guns have a high, angle mounting (tuganover previously used in the British

Novy.

18 Motor torpedo boats or "Mos-

quito Craft" of 25 tons apiece,

beglu soon.

ed to go into service by 1940,

MORE DESTROYERS

1939 pro- |

Great Britain

In addition, two 40,000-ton battle- ships, four 8,000-ton cruisers and a Additional destroyers probably will number of smaller vessels have been be laid down under the authorised. Their construction will high-speed craft that

Kramme, since it on these small would depend largely in war thne for NEW BATTLESHIPS

convoying vital food and raw mater- lais on the Empire trade Ule-Unes. The Arst two of the new battleships, Destroyers laid down next year the King George V und Prince of probably

would be completed In Wales, probably will be launched 1941-42, although their output mainly early next spring. They are expect-depends on the supply of guns and

recruiting of navy personnel. Their three sister-ships, the Anson, Simultaneously

with this vast Bently and Jelliese, are scheduled building programme the navy per- for completion the following year. sonnel has increased by 30,000 onkers All are of 35,000 tons with a speed and men in the past four years to a expected to touch thirty knots and total of 119,000. mounting 14-inch guns." With their Even this formidable programine huge armaments it is claimed they is not considered sufficient, and the will be the most strongly protected Naval Estimates next February will warships ever_bui!!.

probably reveal additions that will The two 40,000-ton battleships, stagger the imagination by their Lion and Temeraire, will be tald down | immensity-United Presa. shortly under the 1938 buliding pro- ramine and are due to be completed during 1942.

They will mount 10-inch guns and will be the largest vessels in the i British Navy except the 42,000-ton battle-cruiser Hood. It is estimated į they will cost £10,000,000 apiece.

Britain's six new nireraft carriers,

oach of 23,000 tons displacement.

Jubilee Of Cathedral

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SEARCHING AMONG the ruins of their camp in Kowloon, burnt out by fire this week. Some of the 200 squatters rendered homeless by blaze-Staf Photographer,

Chungking Hopes For American Sanctions

CHUNGKING, Dec. 7. REACTING TO THE REPORT that Washington officials are studying the possibility of imposing sanctions against Japan and Germany, the Takung Pao, in an editorial to-day declares:

"Japan depends on American cotton in peace time for the raw materials of her light industry, and in wartime on Ameri- can aeroplanes, gasoline and other war materials, while Ame- rica only buys Japanese silk.

PROTEST AGAINST BOMBINGS

Mayors' Appeal To Governments

LONDON, Dec. 7.

"America really controls the Japanese industrial life in peace time and Japanese fighting power in war time.

"American sanctions against Japan will certainly be effective. "The present situation of closing the deer marks the end of the Ame- rican political position and histori- cal prestige in the Far East.

"Will the Americans contentedly give up their commercial interests in China to Japunt

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"Judging from President velt's utterances we believe America Is determined to Introduce sanctions against Japan. American public

Shanghai As Only Haven For Jews

Thousands Coming Through Hongkong

BERLIN, Dee. 7.

IT IS REVEALED that the Gestapo is compelling imprisoned Jews to pledge immediately to leave the Reich, in some cases within three weeks, before they ob- tain their release from con- centration camps.

This order threatens to wreck emigration plans, 2153 it is impossible for thousands to

visas obtain the necessary such short a time.

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It is learned that many Jews are planning to go to Shanghai, due 10 the fact that no visas are necessary, and despite receiving discouraging reports of the treatment of Jews already in China. United Prem. ONLY TRANSIT PERMITS BY SWITZERLAND

Berne, Dec. 7. The President of the Swiss Con- federation, Dr. Baumann, in his capa city ns Federal Councillor for Justice and the Police, made a declaration to-day before the National Council concerning conditions for the admis- sion of foreign Jews into Switzerland.

The

the President emphasked standpoint already taken by Council, that, owing alike to unem- ployment and the excessive number af foreign refugees in the country, Switzerland henceforth could only be the land of transit for Jewish Rud other foreign refugees.

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President Baumann estimated that the number of destitute Jewish re- fugees who had come to Switzerland In July and August last was about

more had entered the country since. These destitule refugees were look- Jed after by the Swiss Jewish orgoni-

nation.

2,300, and he added that some 200

As for necessitous foreign Jewish children, Switzerland could on prin- ciple, only admit them temporarily, and the maximum number must not exceed 300.

in Switzerland was between 10,000 and 12,000, and their transportation to other countries was, under existing circumstances, very slow.

The number of political refugees

The Federal Counell hoped, how- ever, it would be possible to speed it up within the next few months.-- Trans-Ocean.

11.000 IN U.K.

London, Dec. 7. There are at present in the United Kingdom about 11,000 refugees ad- milled from Germany and Austria Samuel Hoare stated in the House since 1033, the Home Secretary, Sir

of Commons to-day.

Additionally about 5.000 refugees

United Kingdom.--Reuter.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINE opinion is becoming test suggestions have gone overseas after a stay in

TEEN MAYORs have signed | Japanese, The jun appeal to the governments of from Washington open the way to

the actual materialisation of Presi the world to protest against the dent Roosevelt's policies, without in- "We hope President Roosevelt will act heroleally."-United Press.

also are being rushed to completion. The Catholic community of Hong-bombardment of open towns, terference with the Neutrality Act. The first of them, the Ark Royal laid kant to-day celebrates the Ferist of especially Canton, down under the 1935 programme, is the Immaculate Conception and the already finished and will be put into Golden Jubilee of the Caine Road The appeal is in response to a tele- commission in the near future,

Cathedral which was inaugurated on gram sent in June from the Mayor The Illustrious, Victorious and December 8, 1088.

of Canton to the Secretariat of the Formidable are scheduled for service

As an set of thanksgiving. the International Peace Campaign, next year and the Indomitable and Cathedral was solemnly consecrated which particular reference was made Implucable will be completed in by H. 1940 and 1941 respectively.

E. Mgr. Valtorta, Vicar to the ale ralda on Canton, Apostatic of Hongicong, nssisted

This

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The appeal states: "Conscience

by means that three years the E. E. MET. Da Costa Nunes, hence the British Fleet will have Dishop of Macas, and II, E. Mgr. revolis at the thought of the merci-

a total of twelve aircraft carriers Deswazieres, and two seaplane carriera,

CRUISER PROGRAMME

Titular Bishop o Maximiana. The erremonies con- Inreted with the consecration com- menced at 6.15 am, and in spite of The new cruiser programme al the early hour a congregation from ready is well under way to comple-all districts of the Colony attended.

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"We appeal to the population of . our cities, and the cities of all coun- tries, to protest against these bom- bardments, so that the force of pub- He opinion will cause the Japanese Government to end theso masneres

"And we appeal to all the govern- ments of the world,, without excep- tion, to protest on behalf of their own peoples, and by so doing, they will render an Inestimable service to humanity."Reuter.

Exterminating Opium Evil

Chungking, Dec. 8.

AL i Chinese Cabinet meeting on Tucaday it was unanimously de- cided, despite the present war, that the Chinese Government must do its utmost to exterminate the opium evil throughout China, declared a spokesman of the Executive Yuan | yerlerday afternoon.

He stated that the Cabinet had approved a programme for the com- plete suppression of opium in Sze- chuen province within the next years, allotting over $3,000,000 for next year's budget for an increase in staff And centres As compared with $1,000,000 previously voted.

It is planned to adopt a similar programme in the other provinces.- Reuter.

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Carnival Plaini FARLEY Dress ance will be held at the H.C.C. on New Голя'я Eve. A almal. ar function de sche- duled to be held at the KC on December 30, willie the annua Craigengower function will herd in 1919.

Czech Protest

At Treatment By Poland

Prague, Dec, 7. Czecho-Slovakia is again complain- ing of bad treatment meted out to Czechs living in Poland.

The Prazsky Vecer, Czech Agrarian newspaper, bitterly attacks the Poles for refusing to allow the Czech minority in Poland to establish their own schools.

Polish quarters have expressly shown that not a single Czech school will be allowed to exist in

former Czecho-Slovak, territory.

It also complained that Poland is expelling from ceded territory all Czechs who had taken an active part

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and 100 persons are being sent across the frontier every day,-Trans-Occun,

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