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The
China Mail
NINETIETH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1934.
RATIONALISATION IN LEAGUE'S ADVISOR HOUSING BOOM
SHIPPING
Proposed Conference Of Interested Powers
MAGNATE'S ADVICE
TO CHINA
Dr. Robert Haas Due Next Month
Dr. Robert Huas, the new repre- sentative of the League of Nations
IS FORECASTED:
IN AMERICA
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General opinion considers that in China, has telegraphed to the President Roosevelt, in his speech Speaking at the annual dinner of National Economic Council from at the Bankers' Convention, went to The specth the Clyde Trust in Glasgow Mr. H. Geneva stating that he is leaving the farthest possible kmita to effect
and the Government. M. Cleminson, the general manager Burope for Chins early in Novema rapprochement between bankers of the Chamber of Shipping, said ber.
He is expected to arrive in was undeniably well received, al. that the Government had advised shipowners to take action to pro-Shanghai in the middle of Decem-though smalltown bankers are acep
among ber. mote closer co-operation themselves, and to endeavour to pro- mote international arrangements for the closer approximation of supply to demand, and, on condition that shipowners would act on this indvice, had promised financial aid
PORTUGUESE WOMAN LEAVES $44,600
Julita Placida dos Remedios,
tical, suggesting that Wall Street "sold out" to the Administration.
Decreased exports of cotton and Increased deposits against. the loan suggest the possibility of further restrictions.
Distress mortgage re-financing is
to tramp shipping and undertaken spinster, of Macao, who died on decreasing.
to
o consider the needs of-all-sections. April 1, 1934, left local estate
The Government had also taken valued at $44,600 Letters-of-ad-CANTON'S LATEST IMPOSITION
ON FOREIGN HONGS steps to consult with the Dominions ministration have been granted to and foreign countries, and could, he Miss Maria Marcelina dos Reme- believed, be relied upon to lend their dios and Maria Bernandina dos Remedios Pinhaire D'Almeida,' wi- powers to support any reasonable, both of No. 29 Granville proposals the industry might put forward.
Road.
Tramp shipowners had made good
According to Chinese reports. Dr. Li progress under Sir Vernon Thom-
Shih-yam, the notul Chinese Philoso- pher and professor, died yesterday son, the able chairman of their com
He was at the mittee, and he (Mr. Cleminson) morning in Shanghai. believed that their plans, which were age of 43 years. necessarily in the confidential stage, would soon be found acceptable both
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a business tax to the Provincial Department of Finance and warned that failure to do so would mean that economic pressure would be dealers having exerted by native connection with the foreign' hongs.j
The Chamber fixed October as the last day for the compliance with the tax regulations, but no it is be- that the to the industry as a whole and to decide whether and when a meeting boycott has yet started. the Government, Internationally should be held and what the agenda lieved in foreign circles
question of business tax as applied should be.
Before it could decide these ques-to foreign firms is at least tem-i The International Shipping Con-
With the tax incident as ference consisted of the national tions, it must be informed of the porarily shelved. [shipowners associations of all the views and convenience of the con-
Most of them had example, foreign merchants belleve leading maritime countries, and stituents.
them already indicated their desire for a that the Chamber's decision with others representing between over 90 per cent. of the world ship-meeting, and he thought that, after respect to the use of Chinese langu- for the Standing due consideration, it would be wel-age In contracts is suggestive and ping. It was
not obligatory. Committee of that organization to comed and attended by all.
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