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TUESDAY, APRIL 25,
Green Is. Cement Co.
Meeting
ernment whereby the most favoured | nation treatment attorded to Japan under the Convention will lepse after the expiry of six months. -
[(Continued from page 4.) "In making the announcement in
utilised
| Aviation, Engineering & Building|
EVENING SERVICE TO PARIS.
New Air Facilities Aid Business Men.
FURTHER EXTENSIONS.
.
CHIN M
ANOTHER AERIAL LANDMARK
Growth Of Air-Borne Loads
FLYING
10,000,000
MILES
for
the above relation, Sir Joseph Shore, which will not permit reasonable the Commercial · Member intke competition, nevertheless, the Legislative Assembly, declared that. Government of Malaya has speci-in proposing legislation against Leaving the London Air-port fed that nothing but British or dumping and abrogating the Trade each afternoon at 6 pm new British Colonial Cement shall be Convention, the Government was evening air service to Paris just
in the carrying out
of not actuated by feelings of ill-will inaugurated by Imperial Airways Government contracts, and we towards any Country, adding that now enables passengers to reach trust that in due course, the Hong the measure was purely defensive the French capital at 7.15 p.m., the Another milestone has just been increased to 974. And now, Kong Government will follow the and in order to neutralise the effect service in the reverse direction reached in British air transport January 1933, the total for the lead of Malaya in this respect, more of special conditions, such as depre- from Paris to London flying to the The air-liners of Imperial Airways month has gone up to 2,099, particularly when it is borne in ciated currency and other factors
same time-schedule.
have, reckoning from the Comf mind that your Company is in a causing the dumping of goods into "This service," points out an pany's inception in 1924, now flown the more striking when it is 26- Such winter figures are all the position to demonstrate that India at abnormally low prices and ofBelal, "should be of particular a distance of 10,000,000 miles:membered that in the early days, whilst it cannot hope to compete thereby endangering the existence value to business men. The busi "Actually, with our machines when commercial aeroplanes were with dumped Cement-the manu-of Indian industries.
ness man in London can complete flying nearly 6,000 miles a day as far less comfortable than they are factured cost and retail price of "Gentlemen, that statement in re- its product bears favourable com-spect of the position in India com-and be in Paris in time for dinner, only reached, but already passed, a largely seasonal character, with a day's work, catch this service, is the case at present, we have not now, Paris air traffic used to be of parison with the relative figures prehensively sums up the situation thus avoiding any break in the ac-this landmark of progress,ex considerable diminutions in volume pertaining to similar organizations with which we ourselves are faced tual working day.
plained an official. engaged in the Cement trade In at the moment. In the circum-
during the winter. Now however, "Business men in the Provinces "There are," he added, "for this business men who fly in our big other parts of the world and the stances, it would appear superfluous also, by catching a suitable train, period during which we have been luxury-planes make a regular use Empire in particular.
for me to labour the subject fur-can travel up to Londen during the reaching 10,000,000 miles, other of aerial transport in winter' as "The sentimental aspect of the ther, but I feel that it is right and day, catch the service from Croy-figures which may be of interest. well as in summer. The scientific situation, if I may be permitted to proper that Shareholders should be don in the evening, and be in Paris We have, for example, carried just heating of air-liner, saloons, which so term it, is emphasized by the presented with the facts relating to the same night.
on-250,000 passengers, to say are a sumptuously-equipped, now, fact that your Company is one of this all important subject.
"For business purposes and also nothing of 5,600 tons of mails and as any modern Pullman-car, com the Colony's leading Industries and "I may add your Board is in close for pleasure trips, it is now pos-freight, while the tale of progress bined with the service of meals gives employment to approximately contact with the situation, and is sible to catch an early-morning is also told by the fact that, where-available up in the air, renders 1,500 hands.
exploring every channel with a view service to Paris, have six hours in as in 1924-25 our machines were transport by air in winter not only to safeguarding the interest of the French capital, and return by only flying about 800,000 miles a much faster than, but also just as the industry in which the Company the evening service in time for year, they are at the present time comfortable as, travel by any other "The position vis-a-vis the im-is engaged.
dinner as usual in town.”
flying Just on 2,000,000 miles portation of Cement from Japan Local Government Sympathetic.
The existing three services has been so acute since December "I would also add that the at-day to Paris will, when the sum "The growth of passenger traf="
Big Development. last that in the month of February titude of the local Government has mer service comes into operation fic," he continued, "particularly on "An average of well over 5,000 this year, your Company was for been and is one of sympathy, and in this month, be extended until our Paris route, is illustrated by passengers a month are, at the pre- ced to cease the manufacture of that a genuine desire has been dis there are five services daily in each some comparative figures which sent time, flying in the machines Cement at Hok Un for a short per-played to render such assistance as direction, the amenities of these have just become available. What of our various lod, due to the fact that the avail-is possible in a situation wherewith big modern air-liners including a they show in this. able storage room both in silos and it is by no means
During Jan-pur
of aircraft has easy to deal in complete service of meals while up uary, 1931, we carried 477 passen-grown. from 16 sheds was filled to capacity.
machines In which respect, regard must be paid in the air-breakfasts, luncheons, gers on this Paris service; while 1924 - to "As a result of the temporary to the Colony's geographical posi-teas, and dinners,
more than 40 to-days closure of your Hok Un Factory. tion and to the fact that it is more!
for January, 1932, the figure had many of our big craft now. being. the Company has had to
face alor lean in the
the largest, as well as the most nature of an "En- logs covering such period, and it trepot," so that legislation likely to
COLOUR COATING luxurious, in use anywhere. would appear opportune, therefore, impinge upon what I may term "the for me to point out to those con- freedom of the port" must neces- cerned with the welfare of local in-sarily be approached with
grave dustries of which I may here add consideration by all concerned in its your undertaking is one of the welfare. Jargest-that whilst capable—in |
Production Ceased For Short
Period.
to
now
THE NEW MERSEY TUNNEL
Proposed Early Use By Fast Motors.
EXPERIMENT SUGGESTED
a year.
ALUMINIUM.
Insoluble Pigments.
Employ Alumina.
means.
flect
routes, while
"One may mention, incidentally, that the rapid growth of traffic on the Paris route has made it neces- sary for us, already, to arrange to augment our fleet of 4-engined air"] lipers of the "Heracles" type. An When aluminium metal is expos-order has, accordingly, been placed ed to the air or to certain axidiz-)with Messrs. Short Brothers for
:.
ing solutions, or oxidized electroly- two new large land-planes. These There is every probability that ically, it forms a thin surface will be constructed on the same
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BUILDINGS NEAR
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FLATS FOR 'LONDON WORKMEN.
£70,000 Scheme To Be Carried Out.
"Nevertheless. I feel it my duty to common with manufacturing con- indicate strongly that in the matter eerns elsewhere-of meeting legiti- of local works of a publle nature, mate competition, it cannot reason support should be accorded to our ably be expected to survive the in-undertaking on the basic principle tensified "dumping" which is now that local expenditure with local in-fast motor-cars will be using the coating of alumins. That coating lines as our well-known "Scipio" being experienced in this Colony dustries promotes local revenue.
new Mersey Tunnel long before sticks enaciously to the surface flying-boats-now operating and elsewhere.
that great
new highway, which and gives a permanent protective successfully in the Mediterranean Future Prospects. "In this connection, I'may incf-
will link the North of England with coating used to the architecturel -with the exception of course that dentally add that, having regard to
"With reference to future pro- North Wales and beyond, is formal-feld, where, aluminium spandrels they will be land machines with a the fact that Japanese Cemont is spects, there is a great deal of co-ly opened to general traffic, are becoming popular. The Em-fuselage and undercarriage being sold for consumption on the struction work in view, both in the A proposal to allow passenger pire State Building in a good ex-place of a marine-type' huli. Home market, Le, in Japan at prices Colony and in Canton and districts, motor-cars to use the tunnel came ample.
these new craft there will be which are on a par with those at and given fair competition, there labefore the Liverpool Chamber of Many of the most insoluble pig luxurious accommodation for 38 which your Company vends its no reason why this Company Commerce as recently as January ments used in the paint industry are passengers, and they will carry-a product locally, it is reasonable to should not obtain its fair share of 31. It was stated that the motor formed by precipitating aniline. co-crew of four.
The current issue of the "Journal,
Schemes to provide, at a cost of assume that, in the event of your orders for the Cement required. trade section of the Chamber had lours on hydrated alumina, forming
£70,000, for the erection of flats Company having ultimately
"The year 1933 did not commence recommended to the Mersey Tun- what is known as colour lakes. From of course, one of our vital tasks, in addition to a number of general families in Canning Town and “The carriage of mails by air is, of the London Society" contains, and cottages for working-class abandon the manufacture of Ce-too well, but the volume of business nel Joint Committee that, pending this came the idea of precipitating ment and permanently close down has increased considerably during the work of ventilation of the tun- aniline colours on the alumina sur- and here progress continues highly notes of interest the 21st annual Lambeth are to be carried out by its works owing to such intensified, the past few weeks, with the result mel the Committee should aNow face of aluminium metal. The re- satisfactory. Our Christmas air-
the Society for Improving the Con- "dumping." prices of the imported that both kilns have
to India, for example, report of the society. been limited revenue-producing traffic, sult is an insoluble coating ten-
ditions of the Labouring Classes, product (which, as I have previous brought into productive operation, such as passenger cars only, to use aciously attached to the metal. A mounted to just on
three, tons, The report protests against the anorganisation, founded in 1830 ly pointed out, are being marketed and we trust that such business will the tunnel; and that this experi- new industry is thus developed and which was a record; while one erection of higher buildings in the and incorporated by Royal Charter
cost) he maintained.'
ment should be started immediate these coloured aluminium stripa are
consignment, leaving City, which are "blotting out the 20 years later. will not be maintained at anything "Your Company, a
arely the road surface was sufficient being widely used for stamping out the London air-port for India on anest views of St. Paul's Cathe Prince Consort for its first preal- The society, which had the laware. possesses one of the finest ly completed to permit such traffic bottle caps, metallic novelties, December 10, weighed well over a
Cement factorica in the world-a to use the tunnel.
signs, &c.
ton, and was the largest single air-dral,"
dent, played pioneer part in the factory that is capable of manu-
mull load ever dispatched from It mentions Unilever House, and promotion of land allotments, mo Mr. J. G. Reece urged that some
this country. "In the foregoing relation, and facturing its product at prices early experiment of the kind sug-
says it has entirely spoilt the del lodging houses, flats for fami- with a view to offering substantive 'which compare favourably with the gested should be made before the In case danger from gases or any "If one takes a recent period of magnificent view of the dome that
lies, and single rooms for elderly. evidence as to the facts with which Cement manufactured elsewhere-tunnel was officially opened, and other source
arose, it would be twelve months, so far as air-malls could be obtained in crossing both At the present time, model dwel-
people. I have felt constrained to furnish but we cannot possibly compete before the big system of ventila-very easy to clear the tunnel of are concerned, the figures show an Shareholders. I would refer to the with "dumping"--which fact your tion was completed. A temporary fast cars. If the experiment were all-round increase of approximate- Waterloo and Charing Cross lings are owned in six districts in Representation under date the 17th Board are of the opinion cannot be scheme could be devised which made, it would not only provids ly 20 per cent, and this we con- Bridges. October, 1932, addressed by the Ce- too sufficiently emphasized.
would permit fast motor traffic to valuable daton for the Tunnel Com-¡sidér most encouraging, în times so ment Marketing Company of India
No Dividend.
use the tunnel with safety.
mittee, but would bring in revenue. difficult as these." Lid. (on behalf of the Cement Com-] "In view, therefore, of the fore- panies of India) to The Secretary going, and the necessity for con- of the Government Department of serving the cash resources of the Industries and Labour, New Delhi, Company, your Board is r tful- calling attention to the intense com-ly constrained to announce that it is. petition then being encountered in!unable to recommend that a divi-| India as a result of the Importation dend should be distributed in rea- at very low prices of Cement manu-pect of the earnings for the past, factured in Japan, following the year, and in recommending that
at rates materially below
like the existing levels.
Steps Taken By Indian
Manufacturers.
you
COMMENCING
TO-MORROW
AT 230, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
particular
KING'S THEATRE
London and one in Hall, and the society also controls a lodging "Later in the year an even house for men in Macklin Street, greater effacement was attained W. C. from Blackfriars Bridge by the
erection of the new trunk tele- POWDERED METALS phone exchange to a height of IN DAILY USE. nearly 30ft above the 100ft. usual- ly sanctioned under the London
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL 25313, 25336
PLANS NOW OPEN Building Act.
This was possible because the
Compressed At 250-Tons Per Square Inch.
recent heavy depreciation of the the sum of $531,119.91 should be A GALLANT GUARDSMAN MEETS HIS MATRIMONIAL WATERLOO! Government is not bound by these In the last eight years powdered
currency of that country and pray-carried forward to the credit of the ing for protection, against what is current year, your Directors consi-¡ therein described as "this unfair der that, in the light of existing competition." ̄
I conditions, their recommendation "The above Representation goca should appeal to Shareholders as fully into facta and figures with a essentially a prudent one, view
to demonstrating that the "There being no further matters competition complained of can be={to which I can usefully refer, I now finitely be described as "Dumping."beg. to formally propose that the
The Representation stated that|Report and Accounts for the Finan Japanese cement previously cost-cial Year ending December 31, 1982, ing Rs. 87-12 per ton was obtain-as presented be adopted, and that able at Rs. 29-4. Taking into ac- the recommendation of your Direc count the various charges on the tors that the sum of $581,119,91 be cement before it reached the deal-carried forward to the credit of the. ors shops, the actual return to current year be accepted, and I shall manufacturers would be eight an be much. obliged if some Share- nas per ton. It was impossible to holder will kindly second that pro manufacture Portland cement at posal, whereupon questions as to the eight annes per ton., It simply Report and Accounts may be raised " meint that the cement was given The proposal was seconded by Mr. away. The prices at which Japan, C. F. Mendham, and carried esc manufacturers were landing cé, unanimously, **, ment in India could only be describ- Mr. A. L. Shields and Mr. T, E. ed an "dumping...”,
| Pearce, proposed by Mr. H. J. M. de Result of Representation. Figueiredo and secorded by Mr. "The result of such "Representa-A. H. Carroll, were re-elected to the tion" has been that the Govern Board of Directors, datag ngala ment of India has taken the nece Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat-] sary steps for the denunciation of thews were re-elected as "Auditors the Trade Convention between for the current year on the proposal India and Japan; and that notice of Mr. A. McKirdy and 'seconded by has been given to the Japanesi Gov. Mr. M. A. Figueiredo
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conditions. The view of the metals have evolved from scientific cathedral is particularly majestic
curiosities to engineering- mater-
from this point, and would have inis in daily use. Practically any been even more so when the rail-metal-copper, iron, nickel, chro way bridge gave place to a new mium, tin, zinc-can be produced road bridge, had an ordinary 100ft, electrolytically to pass through 200 building been erected. to 300 mesh screens, compressed in Now the position is hopeless dies at 2 to 250 tons a square inch and only the dome appears Above and sintered to weld or alloy, the the exchange."
particles. One make of automobile Redevelopment of London uses more than eighty powdered The report speaks of the urgent metal bearings and parts; tunge need to settle the outlines often-carbide cutting tools are 7 in. plan for guiding the redevelopment every shop, and powdered "metal". of the built-up area of London, wolding electrodes are standart,
It points out that although the By the powdering method two or appointed time for the new Town more metals of widely varying planning Act to come into fofce melting points, impossible to alloy is not until April, "one section by orthodox melting methods,
be allover S already operative, and it
sible for any property owner to submit to the appropriate author [Ity under the Act plans for the |redevelopment of his estates.
By this mear good des
to be covered byjod; agreed schemos and, some possibla (of
of friction avoided
the authority
that the townari
iblock the way of any big a
"of public Improvement.
PANCAKE; SHAPE
NEW MOTOR.