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FLOWER SHOP
January, 3, 1940
By Walt Disney
RADIO Convoy Strategists Try
Try To Elude Raiders
ZBW, 355 metres (845 h.c.) and 31.49 motros (9,520 kiló-cycles) Sibelius Symphony No. 2 In
D Major, Op. 13 Hale Pruspramme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on n Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on 'Short Wave from 1-1.15 p.m. and 8-11 pan. on 0.52 It's. per second.
1. K. T.
HOW THE CONVOYS BEAT
This war opened with a fleld day for the German submarines. They Were at se prepared for action upon the declaration of war and by the middle of this week and sunk about 40,000 tons of Allied and neutral But even the consider- jslupping.
12.15 pan. Shurt Service of Inter-shle anunt of tonnage was well 12.30 Mozart Piano Concerto in below the average weekly barved
cession.
Major, Elly Rey (Print) with Chany- ber Orchestr..
1.55 Mozart Song. 11 Have Ven-
Marriage #eance Gran Te
ni
roaped by the U-boats in the early ¡part of 19/17 when unstricted sint- Fimm of
*RE aligas was being called on
The British immediately began Fiptare"). Alexander Kipnis (ass), placing the convoy rytem in operas Elsabeth Huzzard-Suprano). tion and this precutter is, together 1.00 1 The Sun and Wes with other anti-italmarins mine mater ther Repai
1200ms to be ohibiting the desired rent, if reports concerning the de- number uf Andinarann Freased successes can be relied on. Amunet Consuying merchant ships-is not a
1.03 Eashe Sullivan (Vocal) nud Benny Gopian and Tiis Orchestra. 1.30 itruter and Rugby Press, Weather Forst
Inerts.
avern concept. The Homan CVR- 1.45 Variely with Charlle Kuma,ayed these grain ships Venice, in Max Miller, Hob Ballin, The Duncan, the heyday of it. mercantile power,
Sisters and Robinson Cleaver.
2.15
Clow (hown.
6.00
An hour of Dance Musle,
8.58
tions.
| convoyed its chips Spain's convoys Blu and from America ave histujeudi jand Britain safeguarded a me chort
Clean Local Stock Quota-hips by this meron in the time t
7.00 London Relay-Musical Come- dy in Mulfure, Cide of Muriet Venice.
Napolean and during its temible.. with the United States.
However, convoying in other days was an entirely different propisition from to-day's method of handing the problem. Before the danger
unden attack by submarines com- plicated matters, a convoy was a luse aggregation of ships that was arron- panied by one or more men-of-war to guard
7.30 Loudon Refar-The News. 8.00 Lorst Time Signal, Weather Report ! Announcements,
8.03
Variety Programiņie Wilh Oliver Wakefeld, George Formby, Grile Fletch, Efe Atherton. Somme of These Days, Moanin' Low, Sophie Tucker. Pete Tuesday Through out The Empire (A far-dung Relay), Max Kester and John de Grey, Treaclin'. Harry Robbins with The timer, however, a daring privateer, Four Bright Sparks. Cruzy Comter-favoured
weather conditions,
again raiders, and usually it was only necessary for a hip to remain in sight of a escorting vessel in order to be sate. Some-
by
arles (Red Riding Hood v. The would be able to cut out a prize from Woll), Max Kester, By The Blue under the very nose of an escort. Hawaiian
Waters, Reginald Foort,
To-stay's convoy mal proceed in The Voice Of Inexperience, Oliver close and regular formation so that Wakefield, The Vision
Full-San, of
it can manoeuvre and be screened by The closer the forma- Reginald Foort. My Young Man's the corta. Ever So Nice, Dennis, The Mauce Bon the less the target presented for ↑ from Venlee, Eme Atlierton, George salamarine attack and the fewer the Formby Medley, Outside An Old mumber escorts required.
Stage. Door, Old Father Thames. Broad Front for Convoys Gracie Ficks. The Legionnaires, Sally The Circus Queen, Warner and I'm Gelling Sentimental Darnell, Over You, Falling In Love With You, Andy Iona and His Islanders.
0,05 Studio-Comments on Recent
Events.
8.15 London Relay-News Hum
nary.
0.45 Three Brahms' Elena Gerardi
keft.
Petri (Piano),
on
JAPANESE
WARNED
The quintessence of convoying is to prevent a submarine from attain mga position from which it a arccessfully launch its torpedoes against selected targets. The must advantageous position for such un attack is somewhere fairly elese on
and 1,200 yards respectively.
Course
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The purpose of the zigzng is to confuse a tucking submarine'and pre- vent it reaching #2 firing position. There is, of course, the passibility that one of the changes of the ship's cours marine into the desired position, but throw a waiting sub- the advantages of the zigzag for out- weigh this possibility.
tion.
will
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Above: A standard "close convoy" is shown in perspectivo. Destroyers do not necessarily maintain a straight course but zigzag and cover considerable area to keep the water clear of submarines, Centre: A typical zigzag course which, for simplicity, is shown with equal shifts of course, cach of which is followed for an equal period of time.
Below: During-tho-World-War-a-favourite-device-for-follow ing zigzag course was to mark the various courses on a cardboard disk fitted to the face of a clock, so they coincide with the times when they were to be made. When the minute hand reached the now course, the wheel went over to put the change into effect. All changes are made on time alone and no signals are required other than the initial order placing a zigzag in effect. The "clock"
A
The Telegrapli?
50 YEARS AGO
Jan. 3, 1890. Nobody would think to go through Shaukiwin village; what i nest of piraten it is.
Tho remains 11} the Into Robert Browning are being brought to England for internment In Westminster Abber.
25 YEARS AGO
Jan. 3, 1015.
His Holiness the Popo hua telegraphed to the Kaiser, appealing to his feelings of Christian charky to terminata u s- astrous year att begin the new year with a net of Importat gonerosity by Recepting the propsaul for an exchango of prisoners, who are unfit for military apevice, between the belligerents. The Kier, replying, assured the Pope that the proposal finile his full sympathy. ile anys: "The feelings of Christian charity which inspired this proposal cor- respond thoroughly with my own con vleting and desires."
in
10 YEARS
AGO
JAN, 3, 1930. M. Hart, a French avlator experiment, with speed machines, to day covered
the 235 miles from Croydon Aerodromo
Ho
to Le Bourget Field In 88 minuten.
flying Gulden Eny plane, and averaret approximately 160 miles DA hour. This is a record.
5 YEARS AGO
Jan. 3, 1935,
The trial of Bruno Hauptman, charged with the kidnapping and mur der of the Infant son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, opened to-dny.
NAVAL WEDDING
Looking extremely attractive in a pretty dark dress with hat to match, Miss Elizabeth Mary Kathleen Weeks, of Shanghai,, entered St. John's Cathedral yesterday evening to be married to Surg. Lt. Joseph Francis Meynell, R.N.
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell gave the bride away and the best man was Surg. Lt. W. Forrest. Following the wedding many friends of the bride and groom attended a reception held on the groom's ship.
late Dr. Meynell and Mrs. Meynell Surg. Lt. Meyneil is the son of the of Manchester, England, and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weeks of Shanghal.
Rev. W, H. S. Chapman oflclnted.
COMING SHORTLY TO THE
shows the variations for the zigzag shown in the contro, assuming KING'S
that the initial course is 150 degrees.
Planning The Germans Dare Not Stop
World Of To-Morrow
Russians who Whisper
are:
with convoy duty, do not take kindly it is unable to begin a new approach genuinely, Polish
calculations are nullided, and usually of a genuine Poland-confined to particularly in the Czeclio-Slovak
REGISTRAR RETIRES
Perhaps all the ships diaw away the bow of an oncomlag ship, and the rapidly. There may be an oppor- 9.20 Folk Musle Mutual Love, chances of making a hit rapidly de-tunity for a shot on the fly, but, The Comieni Fellow, Folk Dance creases the submarine draws usually the chance has gone and there Band conducted by Ronnie Munro. farther aft, of his formation has nothing the submarines can do La Volta, Ayre Tower Hill, O You're broad front and a position.
except to submarine and try to get Pretty (Englih Jig); Butter'd Please For this reason, the convoy shallow away, because it has been seen, (English Folk Song. Nancy Wants depth. For instance, all the ships, in a barrage of depth bombs will surely Her Own Share (rish Faik Tune), a convoy of up to seven vessels would follow. The Pipers Cuild Quartet, The probably steam in a line abreast of Berkshire Tragedy (English County each other. Larger convoys would dangerous
Zigzags are, only used when t Song), O Sad Ending. Oliver Crom-be in a line of columns of ships, with presence of a submarine is suspected, well (English County Song), Our. Bill rarely more than four or five ships in and they are not used at night unless (Vocal). Sendinavian Daners, Folk ja column. If they are handy, well- there is suficient moonlight to make Dance Orchestra.
drilled ships, accustomed to steaming
strips visible at a distance. Songs by le convoy, the assigned distance be-
A submarine awash can sight an (Mezzo-Soprano). tween ships in a column might be approaching ship many miles away.] Nachtigall, Standchen, Feldeinsamus Bttle as 500 yards, with 800 yards but can itself be seen from a dis- between columns. With urge of tree of only three or four miles. 9.55 Braluna, Variations apoorly drilled ships, there distances Once a ship is sighted and its ap Theme by Paganisl, Op. 35. Egon would have to be inetersed to 1,000 proximate course is determined, the
AMSTERDAM-Germans crossing the frontier into MR. W. ARNOLD-FORSTER, Holland to-day say that the Nazis are growing more and 10.15 Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 In The positions taken by the excortion where it can use its weapons.
submarine proceeds toward the past-the writer and lecturer, told the D Major, Op. 43. Serge Koossevitzky ing shin depends entirely upon the
Manchester Reform Club recent-nore anxious about the way the German Communists are. and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.number made available for duty and
11.00 Close Down.
Speed Must Be Gauged ly that, when peace terms cumecoming out in the open. any special conditions that may exist.
to be discussed, the case of Under the shelter of the arm off In general, they operale ahead of the If the ship maintains a stendy convoy and on the how and beam of course, further observations by the France would have to be under- Stalin Communists are malcing whis-
pering propaganda. the outboard columns. When possible, submarine permit it accurately to de-stood as well as that of Ger-
Even soldlers In barracks one of them trails the convoy to pre-termine what its course and speed many. vent a submarine following it and to should be to attain the desired post-
stated to tall openly of Communist assist any vessel that may strale.
But, if the ship suddenly Mr. Arnold-Forster sald he hoped ideas, Several reports have been Merchant enplains unacquainted changes its course, all the submarine's Britain would support the restoration sent from garrison commanders, to it. They have always been accus-
people, not luareas, complaining of the growth of tomed to
without coming to the surface and cluding White Russian, Ukrainians or steering steady courses
Mr. E. P. H. Lang, former Registrar this feeling. along the routes to their destinations, using full specs. With armeil escorts Germans; a Poland with free access The Nazis are somewhat bewil-will
of the Supreme Court, and Mrs. Long and their natural inclination is to resent, this procedure is impossible to the sea.
dered because no one, even thoses. Lang retired recently and will leave Hongkong to-morrow.
Tukyo, Jan. 2.
give all other vessels witte berths at and the convoy goes on its way in Russia, he said, had reverted to ih up in the Nazi Party, knows probably settle down in the, south of xca. Nor Declaring the prosperts of a rettle fursirhed
is the merchant ship safety.
brutal, power policy because the had towards Cominunism is. They fear
just now what the official attitude glad. with equipment such as ment of the Chlan Affair are still the man-of-war hos for signalling the van of a convoy make it im-boration
The escorting vessel or vessels in been denied British and French coll that if they come down hard on the remote, the War Minister. General small changes of speed to the engine possible for
in preserving collective talkers they may be punished them-shire und came to Hongkong in 1005 Mr. Lang is n native of Monmouth- Shunroku Halu, in his New Year renm. facliities for quickly determine happens to be in a favourable pas might win Russin back to a loyal selves for talcinit on attitude too un-es a
aubmarine which pence; but, if we showed faith, we message calls upon the people to in the revolutions of the engines, on, to get
solfeltor. He worked with more than occasional part in the community of nations. friendly towards Russia. effect close co-operation in the at- and means for measuring distances. #limpses of its targets through the
Deacons until 1916 when he returned tainment of the objective of the lowever, it does not take merchant Periscope.
For the races which had been The Communists are adopting the to England to serve in the World War. #guered campaign aimed at the estab-plains long to learn the ropes and
Czecho-Slovaklo, we would want policy of praising Russia while say-lin was commissioned in the Ist lishment of a new order in East Aslu. convoys soon manage to manoeuvre,
An accurate shot with a torpedo, freedom; no dictatorship of the ing little actually of Communism. Monmouthshire Rifles and was demo- "A complete tellement of the zigzag and get along at night with that the course and speed of the target mans should be free to attach them power which is standing by the Ger- Government in 1920.
unless fired within 300 yards requires Gestapo. Similarly, Sudeten Ger- They praise the uasion pact warmly, bliised with the rank of Captain in China Affair is not an easy task. At out lights.
point out that the Soviet is the one 1019. He Joined the Hongkong new Central Government will come
and the angle between the courses of selves to their own society. These into existence la China shortly but dash at will over the ocean, but on closely approximated.
The zigzag is net n wild, rambling | the firing ship and the target, to be States must have something like a mans, argue that Germany is after It will not slenify an early termina- the contrary, is a carefully worked submarine have been so fortunate ours.
Even should federal association with their neigh-all, almost Sociallal.
In his younger days Mr. Long went! tion of the current emergeney."
in for most sports, principally shoot- out, orderly method of altering the ns to have obtained these data, it War Minister Hata
There could be no round-table
ing, walleing and riding. He has a warne the course by n dellnite amount people against any feeling of relaxa specified timea. It is not a dimelt is very disquieting to come up and the Czechia or
at stially tries for a final check, and it negotiation which ruled out the Poles,
GERMANS IN TYROL on. Mr. C. B. Lang, who is a com on which will affect the combined procedure for a single ship, but with find the entire convoy la oft on an-nations which could
United States. All
missioned ofcor . the Fleet Air power and strength of the nation.
Arm, England. 20 to
bring to thant 40 sting of Indifferent ather course. The situatlon in Europe and other manoeuvring quailles a varying
table, for the planning of the world The Inst batch of the For the same reason, parts of the world is becoming in-turning circles, steaming in close change of course is made Juki be, had a right to be there-to shapo, not December 31 and were met at the nradient of to-morrow, Impartial judgment living in Tyrol left by midnight on creasingly complicated nnd it Is formation, the proposition is an en fare dark, and the base course in the necessary for the Japanese nation to tirely different one
terms of armistice, but the frontier by Gestapo agents, who not resumed until it will pass a con- foundations of world peace,
ercorted them to make all possible preparations for
to Austria, according siderable distance to one side of the meeting the prospective developmenta Zigzagging Carefully Planned
We must make distinction between to the Rome correspondent of the of the world situation on the one
prolongation of the original course. terms of Armistice those A bad feature of even the best dn-The samo kind of change is made im-which we
things Dolly Express, insisted upon-and the Over 50,000 preferred to become hand and full their duties in the signed zigzag, is that the distance mediately preceding daylight, to elude free conditions of discussion of those Italian citizens, white 10,000 elected settlement of the China Affair on the made good along the base course, la submarine which may have passed things we hoped to secure by equally to return to Germany,
under Nazi other in the face of all threatened never more than 70 per cent, of the head during the night to assume a of negotiation. The two points had promises that they will be provided contingencies."-Dumei,
favourable position at dawn.
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