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THE S.S.SAMARIA .TO-DAY.
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COTTON GROWING IN. AUSTRALIA. -
P.&O.BANKING GORPORATION.
LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND 1920)· with which is affiliated
THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LID",
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Mr. Crawford Vaughan, the managing; or of the British Australian Catton- Growing Association, Ltd.. has £1.11- The now and luxurious Cunard Steam-
Bounced the completion of arrange- ship, Somaria; 20,000 tons register, which
for obtaining the additional
AUTHORISED CAPTITAL has been chartered by Thos.
Cook and ments Son for a cruise Round the World is capital required for the development SUBSCRIBED AND PAID C
of the company'a activities. The RESUVE FUND expected to arrive in part this morning minal capital of the association will from Manila. She left New York on the 21th January, visiting Funchal (Madeira), | Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, Port Said (for Cairo), Bombay, Colombo, Calcutta Rangoon, Sumatra, Java, Singapore Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Sun Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Francisco, Balben. Oristobal, thence "to New York.
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£5,000,000 £2,304,160 £90,000
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The new working capital will be used chiefly for the erection of ginneries and oil-mills in Queensland and Now South Wales, tos al with the pand Exchange Business of every description and The Corporation undertakes General Banking.
sent geason's cotleg crop.
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On the eve of the departure from Aus tralia of Mr. B. Crompton Wood, chair- man of the British Empire cotton dale. The membership of the cruise is limited gation, the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, ndid: "These experts came out here at to 400 passengers, who are occompanied by
our request. After an extended tour of CHE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMEBOLAN experienced tour managers. The steuner the country they are confident of the will sail for Shanghai at midnight on
future of the industry. The members of April 8th.
During the stay of the Samaria in the delegation state that the industry is now settled, and that machinery and plant) Hongkong, oxcursions will bo toade to
to the value of £230,000 has been ordered. various points of interest, including
Two experts with experience in Egypt are Canton and Macho.
The mem remaining here to advise us. Many of the passengers" a leadingbers of the delegation arrived with doubt citizens of their home towns and entitled in their minds, but they leave in the belief to no saperlative or another. Besides at that Australia can become the greatest least six presidents of companies they in cotton-growing country in the world."
The Comniotwealth Government clude the wife and daughters of one of
guaranteeing, through the State Govern. the richest men in Caanda, Caruso's legal ments, to untribute on a £1 for £1 basis adviser, the largest importer of plumbago whatever may be the prica realised for the cotton and the price guaranteed to in the United States, a prominent New growers, Reasonable expenses in prepar York society woman, prominent New Yorking the entton for, and putting it on, the financiers, a great manufacturer of vase market will be taken into consideration difference. The line, the president of the company engagin ascertaining the. ed in manufacturing the new cure for guarantee will be limited to a period of THE CHINA INDUSTRIES
In Queensland the diabetes, the only woman magistrate of three years. New York city and a Boston furniture growing season promises to bring about practical results tending to establish the The Samaria is scheduled to ending 31st July, 1023, growers witton industry on a sennd basis. For the season the entito circuit of the world-some 30,000 miles-in a little over four ronths guaranteed 3jd. per ib. for all seed cotton arriving back at the point of starting on of good quality and free from disease, as May 31st. Her cruise is so arranged that roon as it is delivered on rail er water. the tourists visit each country at the right. It is stipulated that the cotton must bo
grown from sead obtained from season. The tourists were in Egypt at the Queensland Department of Agriculture, height of the season of gainty, and India and Burma when it was cool, and they and that grading and inspection of cotton must be done under supervision of Govern." will be in Japan in cherry blossom time.
ment officers. If the seed. cotton eventu- They are fortunate to be favoured with ally realises more than bid. lb., any
per good weather in Hongkong, for the excase, after deducting the cost of ginning Beginning of April is usually wet, with and marketing will be paid to growers the Pank enshrouded for days in mist. pro rata. For the 1024 season the $1d. But the indi-ions are that the large per lb. guarantee will apply to seed cotton company of ourists will favoured with of 11 inch staple, and for the rears 1995 necessary, glorious weather daring their stay in the and 1926 the Government, if
will continue some measure of assistance. Colony
manufacturer.
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