THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13,`` 1932.
Reciprocal Duties The Cave Tin Mines
Bulwark Trade
(Continued from Page 1.)
Australian Pact.
Vilal To Australia.
Of Perlis
Air Kept Pure By Natural
VERY
Means
སྐ་
RICH DEPOSITS:
THE CHINA MAIL
RECEPTION HELD ON JUTLANDIA.
New Chinese Liner On Pacific.
INAUGURATES SERVICE.
RADIO
"TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Throughout yesterday after Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. wavelength of 355 metres
noon crowds of sight-seers flock-f on a
Fed to the Kowloon pier where.m.a.}
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Jutlandia was thrown open to (846 K.C.'s) :--: the public to celebrate the in- 12.30 p.m.-European programme auguration of the Pacific Orien- of Columbia records. tal service by the East Asiatic 'I p.m.- Local Time & Weather Company, Limited, and the Chin-
Report. ese American Shipping Com
A friend who has, visited Sir the underground cavern Sir Johnny. John Campbell's cave tin mines in has found almost beggars descrip-
The Jut
Ac-
1.30 p.m. Rugby Press News,
2-pa-Close Down.
6-6.18 p.m.-
record-
Stenka Razine (Glazounow) Orchestra of the Brussels Royal Conservatoire conducted Desire
Defauw L2189/L2184
6.18-6.35. p.m.-- Kinderscener (Scenes from
Childhood) (R. Schumann)
Fanny Davies (Planist).
12321/12332,
Great Britain's agreement with Australia provides that, subject to Tariff Board recommendations, United Kingdom goods will enjoy certain minimum preferences grad- ed according to the duties charge- ...able upon them. The minimum margin of preference will range from 15 per cent, ad valorem, when the duty on United Kingdom goods is up to 19 per cent. ad valorem,
The Jutlandia is the first of etc. to a 20 per cent. preference where the duty is 29 per cent.; but the Perlis, the little known Malay tion. Lofty rock walls tower to three vessels to be put on the maximum duty rate must not ex State to the north of Kedah, on the obscurity, extend to the gloom on and was formerly in the Indo-
5-8. p.m.-Exaropean programme. ceed 75 per cent. Preferences ex boundary between Batish lays either side and always there is a China-Europe service.
5-6 p.m.-A relay of the Hong ceeding those resulting from ap and Siam. has told me a most in-sound of running water. The ori-landia is sister-ship to the Selan-
Hotel Orchestra by iplication of this formula remain at teresting tale about Sir John gin of this strange underground dis, which carried their Majes-Kong
the river can only be speculated on, ties the King and Queen of Siam courtesy of the Management. the existing level, subject to cer- Campbell's adventure, says
Certain Times of Malaya Egoist. The tin but it must come from a great dis- to the United States. tain minor reservations.
the intervals (During One of the features of the prohibitions on British imports are caves which Sir John is working tance because the water in these withrdawn and removal of sur-
are in the middle of a series of underground rivers does not rise ship is the apaciousness of the ed music will be broadcast from charges and primage duties is
high limestone Hills and, as many until alx or eight hours after rain cabins, all of which are ventilated the Studio).
6-8 p.m.-A programme of Colum- promised as soon as practicable.
years ago in was discovered by in the upper world. Another in-with two port-holes, while a con-
7 Chinese prospectors on the floor of teresting phenomenon observed in necting passage between every bia records. An important feature of the Aus- the valley, other prospectors ex- this large underground cavern, two cabins is provided for easy tralian agreement has reference to plored the limestone hills with a many hundred feet underneath the access to the bathrooms. .an arrangement for regulation of
each cabin on the importa into Britain of frozen and view to finding the origin of this surface of the ground and many commodation is provided for 40
tin. These earlier prospectors dis-thousand feet along tortuous tun-passengers, chilled meat. It provides, inter covered that the tin was being nels cut through the solid rock of lower deck holding four passen- alfa, for Australia miting the ex- port of frozen mutton and lamb to washed from a very small cleft in the hillside, is the extreme purity gers while a suite de lure is sit
This is not due to uated on the upper deck.: the mountain side. In an endea-of the air. Britain in 1933 to an amount equi-vour to reach the source of this any expensive mining plant in-
Spacious Saloon. valent to that so exported in year tin, many Chinese mining "kong-stalled by Sir John nor by a vast-
The dining saloon is a spacl- ending June 30, 1932. Meanwhile, have worked at excavatingly more expensive series of ven- the United Kingdom will arrange tunnels through the hard limestone tilation chimneys. The air latar-ous one, and adjoins the smok- ried by the underground river ing room, while the music room with the Australian Government
As the cost of driving quite a from its distant entry into the is situated on the deck above
In the Orient, Hong Kong will of foreign meat in accordance with the agreed programme and for small tunnel through this rock hills along miles and miles of quantitative regulation of supplies averages $20 to $25 per foot, it underground passages, eventually be the terminal port for the ship, of bacon and hams coming on the can be readily understood that ex-to emerge as a magnificent water-which on its trips to and from San plorative tunnels of any length fall near the headworks of Sir Francisco, does not call at Japan, United Kingdom market.
The journey from Shanghai to San The Government will consult in were very costly. This prelimin-John's underground enterprize.
Astoundingly Rich.
Francisco takes 23 days, and the This waterfall releases the im-rates are very low. The fare from! 1983 on the best means of securing ary work served, however, to give an improved price situation and useful data as to the course of un-
derground streams and the prob-prisoned air and all work by over Hong Kong to Shanghai is $62, first more orderly marketing of Bup-
able origin of the tin deposits.jaixty men underground" can be class. plies.
The service has been inaugurat- By very careful analysis of this carried out with a degree of com Healthy Situation.
data and accurate surveying. Sir fort at all times seldom experienced mainly to cater for the Chinese Britain already enjoys Large proportion of New Zealand's John Campbell has succeeded inted in the working phase of even passenger traffic, and although the trade, but by the new agreement the driving his tunnel to a large un-the largest and most up-to-date vessel at present only has first class Dominion undertakes not to increase derground cavern. This cavern underground mining enterprises. accommodation, it is anticipated its primage duty to lower still fur-has served to receive the tin ore My friend also tells me that, from that changes will be made for the ther existing duties, to abolish the carried by underground streams his observations, Sir John Camp carrying of steerage.
Twenty Years Old. surtax on British goods and to through these hills for countless bell has struck an astoundingly
Launched at Copenhagen more modify certain basic import duties. ages. Careful thought and in- rich tin deposit, which, although New and increased margins of genious application of engineering concentrated and limited to some preferences on United Kingdom principles have enabled Sir John extent, makes up for this by the than 20 years ago, the Jutlandia is goods are granted by the South to overcome his principal difficulty extraordinary purity of the concen a vessel of 5,000 and engined with Sir John is a pioneer in 2,500 h.p. Burmeister and Wain African agreement affecting-water-and now his main inter-trates.
est is to provide sufficient bags to this form of mining and richly de Diesel motors, giving a speed of
It about 11 knots. £2,000,000 worth of trade.
Hitherto, Newfoundland had not carry the almost pure tin ore he serves his hard won success.
The complement of the ship is may be added that Sir John Camp- adopted the principle of Imperial has found out to the world.
~Wonderful Caves.
bell's success is going to contri- under the charge of Captain F Preferences but its agreement pro vides, as from July Dext, for prefer- A detailed description of these bute to the prosperity of the State Andersen, while the officers and ences of 10 per cent. on a wide range underground streams and caverns of Perlis in that the State will od-crew are Norwegian, The kitchen of goods, subject only to certain re-rould take up too much space, but tain much-needed revenue from is Chinese, but supervised by
I am told that the immensity of the tin which Sir John will export. India absorbs about ten per cent.
for regulation of the importation
servations.
* very
of Britain's total exports but
of these hills.
hitherto Britain has had no customs EMPIRE POLICY WILL STIMULAT CHINA LIGHT CLUB
advantages there. Preferences are new proposed on articles in which the total trade last year was £84,- 900,000 whereof Britain supplied £14,800,000.-British Wireless Ser-
vice.
WORST DEPRESSION SAFELY PASSED.
1
Germany Hopeful For Future Progress.
WORLD'S TRADE.
· (Continued from" Page 1.)
In the first category are included eggs, popultry, butter, cheese and
ACTIVITIES.
Cricket Team Inaugurated.
Norwegian head walter.
The next sailing from Hong Kong will be fn December, but after that a regular monthly service will be. started.
› MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT.
Lorry Driver Facing Grave Charge.
7 pm-(Stock Quotations, etc.) 6.35-7.10 p.m.-Band Selections" The Thistle (Myddleton,
arr. Winterbottom) Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier
Guards 9102. Pomp and Circumstance March
No. 1 (Elgar) Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier
Guards 9080: Rhapsodians (arr. Somers)
Debroy Somera Band DXS36. The Grenadiers Waltz,
Waldteufel, arr, Winterbottom). Acclamations Waltz (Waldteufel) Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier
Guards DX935. 7.10-7.43 p.m. Variety. Vocal Duet
Blue Eyes Blue Eyes Evelyn Laye & Geoffrey Gwyther Blue Eyes Do I Do Wrong? Evelyn Laye & Geofrey Gwyther
9484
Band
Voyage in a Troopably
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier
Guards DX8
Vocal Duet
Happy Feet Ro-Ro-Rollin' Along
Layton & Johnstone DB122.
Orchestral
Virginia-Selection
London Theatre Orchestra 9696; 7.43-8 p.m.-
Wembley Military Tattoo
The Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards conducted by Capt. Haber George Miller 9073/9074. 8 pm-(Local Time & Weather Report)
8.3-10.30 p.m-Chinese Studio Concert.
10.30 p.m.--Rugby Mid-day Press News.
The China Light and Power Re- other milk products from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South creation Club social and sports pro- Africa, Newfoundland and Southern gramme for October and November A verdict of manslaughter was Rhodesia. Foreign goods in the has just been received. The Cricket returned yesterday by the Coron-
10.35 p.-Close Down second category, respecting which section commenced its activities laster's Jury at the Central Police All records in the above European Parliament will be asked to impose Saturday with a match against the Court at the conclusion of the in programmes are kindly supplied by specific duties, are set out in
Club de Recreio 2nd eleven, and quest into the death of an amah, Messrs. Anderson Music Co. schedules to the agreements and other fixtures are anticipated. Wu Ah Ngo who was killed on Berlin, Oct. 5. include wheat in grain 2/-
The programme is as follows: September 22 by a motor lorry, "A statement on the general econo-quarter, and cheese 15/- per Oct. 22-9 p.m. Whist Drive..
driven by Chin Taze-chong, u mic situation of the country based cent. ad valorem, Schedules to
Oct. 29--9 p.m. Impromptu Con- on the reports of the various Cham- the various agreements set out the cert and Dance. Single $1; Double bera of Commerce and issued to-day details of other proposed duties. (Lady and Gent.) $150. by the Ministry of Commerce de- In the schedule to the Canadian Nov. 6-9 p.m. Whist Drive, clares that there are signs at hand agreement the goods specified in Nov. 12-American Mixed Doubles that the worst point of the depres- clude apples, pears, canned apples, Tennis Tournament. Arrangements sion has been passed, dried fruits, eggs, and condensed as before
A renewal of activity is, it is milk. Under the corresponding Nov. 19-9 pm Whist Drive stated, already observable In the schedule of the Australian, agroc Nov. 26-Impromptu Concert and iron industry, in some branches of meat are included in addition to Dance Tickets: Single $1; Double 'mining, also in textiles and partly above, powdered milk, honey, rAW $1.50. in the manufacture of utility arti- oranges, and grape fruit. 2 The clea.
New Zealand agreement makes no
The metal market and the Stock- additions to this list but the sche- Exchange also seem to have regain dules attached to the South Afri» ed confidence. This optimism, can agreement include a number however, is somewhat qualified as of specific duties to be imposed on the report further states that there foreign' Imports of various other exist fesza lest political develop frufts, raw and canned, and also a ments, especially in regard to home ten per cent ad valorem duty affairs, may bring new unrest into throughout the year on maize, mom business life and thus stifle these first beginnings of better times. Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
SMALL POSSESSIONS,
If all the outlyi the United State
Alask
The on Items specified in the corresponding schedule of Newfoundland 2) Agreeme duties on foreign:cod" lon, and on
d
froz
Under
GUNBOATS PATROL
YANGTSZE
Nanking Taking Full Precautions.
Ramsay, A. L. Burton and H. C. A jury comprising Messrs, R. A.
Tinson: heard the case.
JAPAN CEMENT IN CHINESE BAGS. Three Charged For -Infringement.
Further evidence was given that standing tramcar was passed by one of A. S. Watson and Company's motor lorriswhich knoc @down
discovery of 204 bags Lar La boy and fatally injured the Aman.
statement taken from the lorry cement in sacks of the Green Island driver (who has since disappeared) Cement Co. aboard two funks which was read to the jury.
were lying near the Sham Shui Po
The Coroner.
Military Camp, led to the arrest, of three men, Li Sang, Shek On and Li Kam-tung. The product itself was
Japanese origin. MEJ B. Prentis
endants in Kowk
8 CLS6 pose to issu man's.
the
FAILED TO ANSWER TO SUMMONS.
that
Euro
Contempt.
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