1940-05-28 — Page 9

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 28, 1940.

Britain's Five New Battleships on Trial

H.M.S. King George V. Largest over built in this country

Hitler Plot Against Italian King

Pressing Duce To

Plan Overthrow

Among Biggest And Fastest In World

By HECTOR C. BYWATER,

The Naval Correspondent

BRITAIN'S Navy is about to be rainforced by five of the largest, most powerfully armed and most strongly protected battleships in the world. These vessels-King George V., Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Jellicoe and Beatty-are now undergoing their trials.

They are the largest battleships ever built in this country, and are exceeded in size only by the Lion and Temeraire and two others not yet named, which are still under con- struction, and will displace at least 40,000 tons.

mously reinforced. Delivery has al ready begun of light cruisers and destroyers of pre-war programmes, as well as of the 20 high-speed extort vessels of 000 tons, of, the "Hunt" class, ordered last year. They bear The King George V and her four such famous, hunting names as conserta differ in almost every respect Quorn, Pytchley and Whaddon, and from any previous British battleships. They mount ten 14in, guns in two their armament is specially designed quadruple and one twin turrets, six- to fight submarines and aircraft. teen Bin, and many lighter guns, They are, of course additional to the chiety of the anti-aircraft type, 187 cruisers and destroyers which had Each will carry three aircraft on been, or were being, converted into 1,500 officers and men.

anti-aircraft and anti-submarine vessels before the war.

World Record

While the "unsinkable" battleship is st a vision, the King George V type approaches this ideal more nearly than any Carlier vessel.

Compared with the Nelson, the percentage of

ngainst torpedo, mine or bomb, is much Inercazed. If deck annour is included, the total weight of defensive elements is 40 per cent, of the full displacement of the ship, viz., 35,000 tons.

"We've Got The Ships~" And even these Impressive Agures are by no means complete. It is no secret that well over 1,000,000 ions

H.M.S. Prince of Wales. 1,500 men will form her crew.

THESE 79 NAVY MEN HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR ENGLAND

NAMES of four, officers, seventy-two ratings and two N.A.A.F.I. staff are "missing, believed dead" in the destroyer Afridi and the minesweeper Dunoon.

Tho Afridi was bombed and sunki duyler, W. J. R. Act, Ldg. Tel. P/J114500. off Norway. of the forty-eight lanka, IL. G. Act. P.D. Tel., P/J8223. naval men who died in this ship Harcus, ·Glilles, ----Able Beaman, fourteen-one of whom officer were wireless men.

P/8SX21232, an | Haris, E. J. Able Scaman, D/8SX24443.

The names are:-

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Harrison, T. Sto.. 2nd CL. PA1721.

Hartley, W. D., Able Seaman

Harvey, A. Ai Act. ↳ Seoman,

P/JXl35937.

Harvey, F. F., TEL, P/JX142048,1200 |Horridge, Jack, Ablo Beaman, P/J33010.

c1. D. P. Able Beaman, P115087

Hodges, G.. Able Beaman, D/S9X21390. CI., James, R. T. Stoker, P/KX83007.

Lambkin.

Ldg Seaman, 1P/JX12X120,

1.M.S. AFRIDI Adams, J, H, Sig P/JXIDE, Mr. H. Mellor, Warrant Telegraphini. Adama, Joseph, Act, Elce. Art.. 4th Armstrong,

P/MX50825.

Baker, D. Tel, P/JX140028.

Bernard Bloker. 1st P/KXD2010. Bowditch, C. H., Able Beaman, P/210630s. Bowen, E. W. Ord. Sig.. P/SSX29039. Budgen, Donald, Sto, P.O., P/K55752 Bushnell, J. 3., Supply P.O. P/MX4793). Butler, J. R. Ldy, fel, P/JX133870. Chrestian, Angus, Ord, Tel.. P/JX150095. Chester, J. G., Seeman, RNA, X204DDA. Cogan, P., Ldg. Seamen, D/JX125236. Cormack, Donald, Ldg. Tel., P/IX13522), Dingle-AB Ldg Gorman. P/3207775,

underwater defönn at entalled by of fighting ships are buliding in the| Fixier, Eric. Act, P.D. Tel., P/J100171

belt

and

This is believed to be a world's record.

Spood Of 30 Knots HITLER is pressing Signor class is over 30 knots-344 miles

The speed of the King George V. Massolini to work for the over-hour.

This

compares with the 23 throw of the Italian monarchy. knots of the Nelson. The steaming The plan was worked out by endurance, or radius of these ships, the Ribbentrop Bureau,

expected to be far

greater than that of their predecessors.

Their 14-in.

guns fre

Its main arguments are these:

British Isles alone at this moment, or that a further large number of older ships are being modernised.

i The figures of naval construction,

output of naval mines, depth charges, etc., have be- guns, torpedoes,

come ustronomteal. Even a year ago naval gun production had increased compared with the rate of output to- by 600 per cent. un the 1936 maximum, and that was nothing; day.

shell Л

1. The Fascist State, which is ident-weighing at least 1,100lb, and pro- ned with Mussolini, can function bably more, and have a high rate of completely only in Republican form.

2. The Crown Prince Umberto is opposed to the Italo-German All!- unce. As the Crown Princess is the Bister of King Leupold of Belgium, the Crown Prince can never agree 10 Italy approving the German on- slaught on Belgium.

Non-committal

The plan was conveyed by Hitler -to-the-Duce in ari informal manner. Signor. Mussolini is believed to have returned a non-committal answer..

This German move against the Italian monarchy is parallel with Hitler's move against the Pope,

Keel lald Launelied

1037

1939

King George

Jan.

...

Prince of

Wales

Jan.

May

1 Feb. 21

1 May 3

Sept. 18 20 Nov, 11 -Beatty: June 1∙ "Nov::-11-

Duke of

York

Jellicoe ... July

All five ships were launched in an unusually advanced stage of completion.

This move consists of German-Are. In range they are superior to Italian pressure, on the Vatican to the 15in. gun of our older battleships, drop its critical aitlinde towards And they

penetrate thicker

can

the Axis, under threat of anti. armour. clerical moves in Germany and Completion of these ships will raise Italy.

our strength in capital ships to 10. The attitude of the controlled Fas-with at least four more-building..

cist Press in approving Germany's As France has not less than 11 bullt attack on Holland and Belgium has and building, the Allles together will caused Indignation in eircles close in ultimately muster 34 of these great the Italian Royal family and also in vessels, which, as every naval staff in the Vatican.

the world now admits, are not only The Crown Prince is known to be the backbone but the essential working hard to keep Italy out of the foundation of sea power.

war.

WINGS OVER

THE DESERT

Resisting Attack

Their ability to resist air allock was recently exemplified by the Rod- ney, lauriched 15 years ago, which, withough squarely hill by an air bomb of the heaviest callbre, escaped with only a hole in the upper deck and six DIA All ranks wear high astrakhanaualles. Even Italy, so long the Cossack hats slashed with crim-prime exponent of the theory that aircraft and submarines could

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son and silver, and around their dominate the seas, has thrown this waists the officers wear a scarlet iden overboard, and is now feverishly sash with a tasselled "fob" fall building battleships But she like Germany, is hopelessly outnumbered

ing almost to the hem of their in this type by the Allies. long khaki frock conts.

Cruisers And Destroyers Nor is it only in battleships that the British Army I have yet toe Allied navles are being enor-

Neu

If there are smarter units in!

them. Their little Arab

horses

aro

superb. Their

mechanised squadrons can race

through the hard desert as

DECREE

though the men had been FOR 5TH

familiar with motor transport

all their lives.

RECENTLY, during

HUSBAND

HER fifth husband, the. Hon. manoeuvres, they attempted every type of country William Arthur de la Pour Hors

ley Beresford; was granted a

sufficient for 1

year's

Ford, IL E., Sto-, ! Ct., P/K54080.

Lived in Council Flat:

Left £12,565

MISS LUCY CADE (87), a

Le 3. E. D. ord. Tel, FAXISITI Lete. R. Ord. Tel.. P/SSX2913. Middlebrook, Howard, Actg. log. Tel.

P/JX155317.

McGinty Manus

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五 Boy, Jat CL..

Merrick, Thomas, Sio.. Ist Cl. P/KX62096, Napler, J. D. Act. P.0. Telegraphist,

1/3112344,

Parkes

Noting;-John: 6tolat CT--P/KX91884.----

J. P. 610, ist Cl. P/KX04173. Price, V. C., Big.. P/JX126017. Rattue, Frank, Sto.. 1st C, P/KXD3983. Robertson, James, Sto., Ist Cl., 1/RX84491, Roberts, W, H, Ldg. Sta.. P/KXE320. Kobinson, Wm. Sto.. lat Ci.. P/KX01962. Runelf, G. G1 Sto. Ist CL, P/KW232. Balier, E. J., P.0. Tal., P/J130, Simpson, K. II, Ldg. Sig., P/JX125705. Wright, I. P. Kto., 2nd Cl., P/KX96112. Wwall, Albert, Able Seaman, 1788X19062. | N.AA.FI, Sual: C. Penkethman (Canteen Menoger) and A. F. King (Trainee), Chief Petty Officer A. J. Keeling (T/Jukos) died of wounds. Thirty-three other ratings were wounded, HMS. DUNDON OFFICERS

Lieut-Comdr. H. A. Barclay, IN.

command).

Lieut. II. C. Torr. R.NE

RATINGS

We began the war with a reserve cousin of Charles Darwin, lived Lieut. R. A. HIL RNVR. of naval munitions of all kinds in a flat at Holyoake House, been so much increased that the house.

full-scale operations at res. This reserve hos Rotherhithe, 3.E., A council actual figure new available would

Recently she died, and now it has seem almost incredible.

been found that she left 212,565.

Among her bequesis was £600 to Holy Trinity Church, where she had been a worshipper for 19 years.

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"We've Got The Mon" The increase.in naval personnel, both regular and reserve, is keeping pace with the phenomenal expansion of the Fleet. Training depots are full and more will be provided.

She also left, £50, to Dr. J. A. Gillisan,£100 to Miss Freidn Went, and £150 to her servant, Ellen Fré- derick.

(in

| Brown, Noel, Act, Ldg. S1g, C/S9X14233.

Bryant N. G., Abie Seaman, C/X146220, Champkin,

IL Ord. Beaman, C/SSK28744 Glanville, Bartholomew, Able Beaman,

C/9SX24425.

Hales, C. 11., Ord. Seaman, C/SSX28700 Johnson, A. B. Chief Stoker, C/K53158.

Johnson, G. W.. Able Seaman, C/J52200. Martin, C., W. St., 2nd Cl.. C/KXP7063. Mohalland.. Morgan, G. I Sto.. ist. Cl. C/08175, James.

Able

Beaman, C/8SX15923. Osborn, Christopher,

2nd Sto.,

CL.. C/KX97662.

~~~~aton~No.12970);

Beamon.

Holyoake house is built on the site As for the moral quality and effel- of a house Miss Cade occupied for Redgrave. A W., C.P.O., C/JX140178 (Pen- ency-of-our- naval officer and men, many years, When the Council de-Rouse, B. R. Ord. Seaman, C/JX136209. events of the past eight months speak molished her home Mies Cade was

Васкелов, E. for themselves.

Able J.. offered a flat in the new building.

C/BSX10263. Smith W. C, Ord. Tel., C/55X27004. Taylor, Frederick, J., etc). C/XVI Waddingh,

EA C/KX98802.

DUCHESS OF KENT IN NAVY

Trim and charming in her now-uniform, the Duchess of "Kont signs rogistor in London as a member of Women's Royal Naval Servico. Organisation gives aid to British sailors, when they arrive in port.

that the desert offers, and deeree nisi on the ground of t finished by taking their transsertion against: the Hon. Mrs. port down a mountain side whose gradient was.1 in 2 Her former husbands were Captain

Georgina Leonora Beresford, Although both the Arab Barnard, a British Army officer; Lord Legion, and the T.J.F.F. nre well Sholto George Douglas; Prime Bur- paid, well housed and fed, they han-ed-Din, sori of Abdul 'the naturally fall short of the stan- Damned, former, Sultan of

Turkey, dard up to which the R.A.. live and Count Fermand de Bertier de

Sauvigny. here. In this station, the men. Bir. Beresford River, at White all live in comfortable barracks Lodge, Blindley Heath, Surrey. The and hiro local servants to look sult was not defended. after them. They have a magni-1033, they lived at Bearsted, near After their marriage In August, ficent fresh water swimming- Mukistona. bath, squash courts, tennis

There are children. According to tourts, Including one grass,

case the marriago "War' happy at cinema and in the canteen thera

first, but then his wife complained THE people of Milland, a quiet are two full-sized billiard tables. and the proposed to go abroad; the Hampshire-Sussex border, that life was too quiet and weđate, little hamlet tucked away on But this does not mean that

She left in January, 1034, RS they would not be glad to see

He had not seen Mrs. Beresford

aat drinking tankards of ale home again. There are married street in 1937, and an occasion when But the people they tonsted were not

except for a meeting in Bond- one night last month. men here who have not seen their he was served with divorce-papers wives for three years and who on bahalf, of his wife, alleging le James West, who were married in have children whom they have

sertion. Alle BAR-

the village church. 78 years age nover seen.

when Jim West will be 100 In less than ax months. His wife will be 95

Mr. Beresford's THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED 75 YEARS

That'sult was Mr. Beresford put in a defenca..

prezent. They were Mr. and Mrs.

Wakeling. G. B, Ldg. Scamon, C/J112561. Waterfeld, J. A Ablo Ватап,

C/89X21784.

Webb, G. H., Sto, 1st Cl., C/RX1000. Whitingham, E. C., Sio, P.0. C/K62030, Williams. L.. A., Abía Seaman, C/JX143859, Woods, Joseph, Ord. Sig., C/JKM). James, John, Ldg. Steward, E/14313 (Maj- __lese ruting).

Five ratings were wounded. There were about forty survivors.

BRITAIN HAS ALWAYS FOUGHT

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was the destruction of a small State, Serbio, and the method which they chose to effect their purpose was the invasion

and

ruin of another, Belgium.

These outrages seemed trivial in Berlin. The real. object of those who directed German policy was far greater the overthrow of Russia and of France, the supremacy of Germany over all Europe. "Well- macht, world

deminion.

It was the old recurring challenge, it was met with the old spirit. German statesmen need then the arguments which their

said Bethmann-Hollwesto

KUCCESSOTE

have been using again and again In the period preceding the present war. Ever since he had been Chancellor, It had been object of his

bring about an understanding with England Why should we not agree to general neutrality while Germany did what she would with Serbia and Delgium and France 7· Germany would, not take a yard of French teritory, though she might have to help her. self to the French colonies,

Challenge Met Again

It would be a disgrace for us to make a bargain; at... - the expense of France, Grey: replied, a disgence from which the good name of Britain would never recover;

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fighting vindicate the principle "that small nationailles are not to be crushed The Hongkong University Chrlatlan In defiance of internatiount good Association will hold its annual Ser-for persistent cruelly to his wife and The h hummons against à Bux faith, by the arbitrary will of a vice for the presentation of Bibles to neglecting to provide reasonable strong and overmastering Power graduates of the University on Sun-maintenance for her and her infant day, June, 2 at 9.30 om, In St. John's children was adjourned sine die by Down by the duck pond they live in done now--and fought the war out have always taken up as they have anug little cottage.

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