1939-03-21 — Page 35

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NEWS OF THE DAY Hongkong Telegraph

IN PICTURES

FROM FAR AUD NEAR PHOTONEWS

BRITAIN'S NAVY HAS FIRST BIG

TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1939–

HAPPENINGS

AS SEEN BY

THE CAMERA'S EYE

RECRUIT FOR THIRTEEN YEARS SHE'LL LOOK LIKE

A B C of the King George V.

A-Turrels holding four 14-inch guns

chua.

B-Turret holding two 14-inch guns. C-5.25-inch twin-gun turrets, D-Multiplo qulek-üring anti-aircraft

guns.

E-Fire control directors.

F-Bridge and control top.

G-Seaplano kangaru. H-Seaplano catapult

Searchlights,

J-Admiral's catwalk.

The Admiralty recently ro- leased this drawing of the Navy's £7,500,000 battleship

King George V., which was launched by the King at Walker-on-Tyne. The drawing, by naval, artist Oscar Parkes, shows details that wilt make the complated versel unique among the world's war- ships.

Sho will be the first British battleship to mount four big guns in one turret. Moro, she has new forms of protection against gun, torpedo, and air attack that will make her the Navy's safost sfiip. SHE LOOKED LIKE THIS- Workmen, sailor boys and a huge crowd watching the King George V. slide down the slipway into the Tyno, Mch high on the deck are cheering the first launch of a British battleship sinco Rodney, thirteen years ago. Now work on a bigger battleship, the Lion, will begin on the same slip- way. It is understood she will be of 40,000 tons, and carry sixteen-inch guns.

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Hongkong, 10th March, 1939.

Marc Agent. STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued at 4.00 pm. yesterday, says:

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Repercussions from Europe¬have naturally affected market conditions, and until some encouraging news or favourable turn in the European situation takes place, hesitant con- Munager.ditions must provall locally.

A fair: were traded,

IL A. CAJUDGE,

FIFTH CONCERT Chamber Music Club Entertains Governor

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His Excellency the Governor and Sellers were not aggressively in Lady Northcote were amongst the evidence, the market having the quests at the Afth concert of the appearance of marking time on Hongkong Chamber Music Club, held events,

in the Fung Ping Shon Library last night. The concert was well up to the standard which has already

been set in this very successful series of musical evenings, and the artists are to be congratulated for the enter tainment provided.

The sixth concert will be held at Government Houso, by invitation of His Excellency the Governor, on Tuesday, April 18, at 9.30 p.m.

The programme was arranged by Mr. Sitson Ma and Mr. O'Neil Shaw. Sonata (D minor, Brahms, Alle- gro, Adagio, Un poco presio e con sentimento, Presto agitato violin, Sitson Ma, plano, E. O'Neil Shaw,

The First Violet, Mendelssohn, O Del Mio Dolce Ardor, Gluck, Se tu m'ami, Pergolosi, Love in Spring. Gounod; soprano, Mary Ho, At the plano, Au Wat-man.

Sixth sonata" for two violins, Leclair, Allegro, Largo, Allegro má non troppo, violins, Sitson Ma and Sihon Ma

Quartet (major), Haydn. Allegro соп spirito. Adoglo sostenulo, Menuetto Presto, Finale, Allegro ma non troppo; Ist violin, Sitson Me, End violin, Sihon, Ma, Viola, Anton Ho, Cello, E. Pellegatti.

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