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THE CHINA (BOXER) INDEMNITY,
FB.L ASK FOR INDUSTRIAL
REPRESENTATION.
The Federation of British Industries feel considerable auxiety in regard to the application of the funds arising from the Boxer. Indemnity, due to Great Britain from China. In 1000 His Majesty's Government decided that the balance of these payments should be devoted to pur- posta mutually beneficial to Grent Britain and China, instead of, 43 previously, to the Sinking Fund.
In due course the Federation addressed a letter to the then Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, pointing out the import- ance of this matter to industry, and ex- pressing the hope that any Committee to consider the application of these funds would include an industrial representative or representatives. In reply they re- erived an
assurance that a Committee would be set up in due course, on which industrial interests would be adequately represented,
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THE BORNEO OILFIEDS.
At a meeting of the Institute of Marine Engineers, Mr. E. B. Seymour Norton gave his account of "An engineer's life
he aid, he had heard asked by non- in eastern oilfields." The first question,
technical persons visiting an oilfield was, How do you koow where to find the oil" The answer was, By luck and by judgment.".
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1924
THE SHANGHAI AUTUMN.
RACE MEETING.
In some coinments on the Race Book, a contributor to the 5th. Imily Newi
that there as a total entry of Si stables says
A prefiminary glance reveals the fact covering 173 ponies, these being divided as follows:
Subscription Griffins Gruans Old panies
Sa
178
On the subject of hunting for surface indications, the lecturer said, the local population hul been aware of a tiny banks of the Sanga Sanga River in East fore as usual. In this respect one no asphalt lake or black spot" near the
Some big tables are very much to the
Borneo, and there was also a hill emis- tices the " Day" combinations take the ting re-jets of natural gas that had lead with the entry of 13 ponies, followed been ignited by lightning. A local planter by Liddell Alorries 9. Winsome and named Menten, whose name will be re- Husty 9, Toeg 7 (excluding "Columbia" called by the early visitors to the Sanga which is included in the "Day" combina Sanga River, and Balik Papan district, tion), Harry White 6, Robson 8 and Sax. took up a concession from the Dutch soon Government for the mining of petroleum Racing has been provided each day for in that region, and sought the necessary the various classes of ponies as follows: capitalists. After many disappointments
Sabs. Grillins. Old ponies. he succeeded in interesting the propric-
First Day 2 tors of the Shell Line of tank steamers, who
Second Day 9" wished to become "producers as well as
Third Day carriers and distributors of petroleum." engineer of a shell bont, and was early At that time he (the speaker) was chief
drafted for engineering work in the new Bold. But the story belonged to the intermediate period, when Mr. Menten was still hawking his concession from capitalist to capitalist.
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day must be added the, Grand National To the above programme of the fourth
Steeplechase and the Grin and Sub- Grifin Handicaps.
As Subscription Grities are more than likely to play an ever-increasing part in our future rice programmes, it is per missible to dwell at length upon those racing or attempting to Autumn Meeting. Apart from their very poor condition, the Suba" which came down for our Autumn 1024 Meeting are
Face at the
very sorry log despite the usual ex- Pression which greets every new consign. ment" the best lot of Subs we have ever had, though poor."
The entry of 34. “ Sub" Griffins is ön
FRIDAY,
Oct. 31st
TRAVIATA
SATURDAY,
Nov. 1st
RIGOLETTO:
MONDAY,
Ner. Brd
In 1024 His Majesty's present Govern- ment introduced a Bill in order to obtain Parliamentary, sanction for the applica- tion of the Indemnity Funds to their new purposes, and providing for a Satutory
The captain of the Dutch surveying Committee of ton persons to advise the ship Flores wanted to see the marvels at Secretary of State as to the application Sanga Sanga, and an exploring party of the funds This Bill is now awaiting was organised. The little pitch lake as its Report stage in the House of Com-the back of the mangrove swamp was
Goenong Aps, the readily found, but nobody could place hill of fire.' Doubt less, tropical rains had extinguished the fire, for he had measured 158 in, of rain fall per annum there. But Ali, skipper the whole, by no means a bad average TUESDAY, of Mr. Menten's launch, ewore that he could bring the explorers to the right judging by past experienos. However, a spot, and led them through the jungle large proportion, which must not be lost fact in connection with this seemingly' to a tiny hillock shaped like an inverted pudding busin. Here it , cried Ali, sight of, is that many of the entries were striking a match, and a roar of fame made in the hope that the few weeks be- came from the ground and burnt off both tween the closing of the entry and the his eye-brows. The story of Ali's finding holding of the Meeting might just give the gas was a joke against him all the ponies sufficient condition to justify days. He was afterwards captain of one
their facing the starter. In not a few of the feet of small tankers that took such cases, the bope is a vain one. their oil away to the refinery at Balik rule at least one or two stand out con- Papan.
spicuously a few weeks before the Meet- ing as more than probable wigners. On this occasion there is no such cut and dried certainty in regard to any.
In view of certain statements made, however, by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs during the debate on the Second Reading, and of rumours that His Majesty's Government, without wait ing, for the passing of the Bill wero already engaged in appointing the con- templated Committee, the Federation in July, 1994, reminded Mr. MacDonald of the assurance given by his predecessor that industrial interests should be repre- sented on the Committee.
GOVERNMENT REPLY,
THX GEULOGIATS" PROBLEMS. Proceeding, the lecturer pointed out that sandstones, limestones and other sedimentary rocks were originally de- posited in horizontal layers on-old sen bottoms, the layers being subsequently crumpled into wavelike folds by move- ments of the earth's molten interior. The
INTERPORT SPORT.
Writing on October 23rd, the NC.) July News saya :----
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In reply they were informed that of the ten seats on the committee two were allocated by the Bill respectively to a woman and to a citizen of the Chinese Republic, and it was proposed to fill the remaining eight seats by the chairman of the committee, a member of the House of Commons, two representatives of Education, a financial expert, and three official representatives. It would, there- fore, not be possible to appoint an in- dustrial representative, and it appeared that Mr. MacDonald was of the opinion that the interests of British industry could crest of a rucky wave was called the There is no doubt that, the realm of he adequately served by the attendancenaticline, and the trough was the synsport provides one of the best and most ONSIGNEES of Cargo from. MARSEIL of industrial representatives as expert cline. in un oil-bearing stratum of the popular means of bringing together and LES, ia witnesses before the committee.
connection with abors rocks, the pressure due to the head of fostering a spirit of friendship between Steamor are hereby informed that their Goods This situation appears to the Federation undergroundwater forced the lighter the foreigners in the various ports in the with the exception of Opinm, Trosaure and to be far from satisfactory. The suggest petroleum and gas up into the anticline, Far East, Hongkong and Shanghai par-
Valuables are being landed and stored at ed allocation of representation on the where they collected, leaving the syncline ticularly. At almost every class of Inter their risk into the Godowns of the Bonghong committee, together with the statementx destitute. Hence the task of the pero port contest interest is keenly sustained and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd made in the House by the Government's Jean geologist was two-fold; first, he had and the best traditions of sportsuanship Sowloon, whence delivery may be obtained anckesmen, and the form in which the Bill has emerged from the Standing Com-oil; and, second, he had to locate the matches have now come to embrace nearly Intimation is received from the Consignees to determine the stratum that held the invariably are maintained. Interport
Cargo will be forwarded or unless mittee, all give the impression that the anticline of that stratum. Now, the every form of sport that is played in the befor NOON, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed question of the objects to which these hulls and valleys of the earth's surface Far East; Interport cricket and polo ters: funds are to be applied, which it had had usually been formed by weathering mateben have aroused enormous interest. hitherto been understood was to be left erosion, rainfall and the flow of streams for many years past, and so has soccer the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed Billa of Lading will be countersigned by for decision until eareful and impartial having carved out the depressions which during the last two or three years. consideration by a suitable committee had they called valleys, these commonly bear have had in addition Interpart rugger, abject to Rent and Lauding Charges.
We after the 3rd November, 1924, at Noon, will be taken place, has already been prøjtalged ing no relation whatever to the ups and hockey, tennis, shooting lawn bowls, hy His Majesty's Government.
All Claims zaust be scat in to me on or before The Federation do hot question the
downs of the underlying rocks.
swimining, rowing, golf and billiards. the 7th November, 1924, or they will not be wisdom of the decision taken to devote subterranean kale-edge, and after a cer- testa between the ports will take place at
Ia Borneo, the anticline was like a One of the most interesting of these con- recognized.
All damaged Packages will be examined on this money to purposes beneficial to Great tain amount of wild-catting" or drill Hongkong early next month. Britain and China. They contend, howing in random places the site of each Shanghai will send a team of cricketers by Mesra, Goddard & Douglas,
when Saturday, the tst Noember, 1924, at 10 amL, ever, that as this decision involves a sacri- well had to be determined before-hand by in an endeavour to avenage the defeat fire hy British taxpayers of over five mil- careful geologic survey.
No Fire Imance has been affected. lion pounds, which would otherwise have taree wells were put down in line across
At one point, which our local men suffered in “Tam
R. RODENFUSER, Agent Praree's match "12 months ago last May. been applied to the redemption of debt the supposed event of the anticline, the Shanghai's team has already been chosen,
Hongkong, 27th October, 1924. and consequently in relief of taxation, the distance between the centres of the Boles and though greatest care should be exercised to en-heing only 550 it, yet although the Shanghai's best cricketers, it is sufficient- may not include all of sure that this sacrifice is as fruitful. nidule well gave the nine beginning pro-ly well served in all departments of the possible to Great Britain as well as to duction of 100 tons a day from a depth game to give our opponents a keen strug- Two years ago there appeared to be #dasters," or dry holes, although driven definitely to send a team to Hongkong of 600 ft., the two outer bores were gle. It is good news that" Singapore are general consensus of opinion that the ap- plication of the diajor portion of the funds to a depth 1,000 ft.
at the same time, so that there will be an to educational purposes would be desir-
Let them imagine the task of tracing other of liose triangular contests such able, and the Federation itself was in- thet elusive hidden knife-edge through as took place in 1921, when each of the NONSIGNEES of Carga from DUNKIRK, clined to share this view. Since that the trackless jungle and across the steep three teams won one match in the Idter: ANTWERP, MIDDLESBROUGE, date, however, there have been serious ridges separating the erosion valleye port series, and each lost one, leaving MANCHESTER, LONDON, &c., sla Cargo developments in China itself; various pro- Owing to the geologically recent nature matters "all square," if duch a term can ** SA “ CHEF MECANICIEN MAILFOL“ posals for other uses for the funds have of the surface formations in that region, be applied to anything that is triangular from COGNAC, is connection with above. heen made and have received influential it was extremely differt to find the line-though abstractly so. The value and Steamer are hereby informed that their Gooda support, not only in Great Britain, but of the strata: the only sure guide was interest of these Interport contester Valuables are being lands and stored at their with the exception of Opism, Tra and also in China, and the general position the dip and strike of the surface out-
not be disputed, and we would temperisk into the Godowns of the Hongkong, and appears to be such as to demand a, most crops of coal, of which, luckily, there our strong wish that Shanghai will
Kowloon careful reconsideration.
Godown Ca... were many. Accordingly, geologists used The Federation do not believe that full, to search for coal outcrops and from them
whence delivery may be abtained competent and impartial consideration reconstruct the curvature of the under- could possibly be given to these various lying strata. proposals by a committee composed in the manner suggested, nor do they consider it equitable that industrial and commer cial interests, which are more than any other section of the community directly and immediately interested in, a wise ap- plication of this money, should be ex- cluded from any representation.
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Wharf and
emerge victorious against both Singapore Boiately after lancing,
and Hongkong with the hope that there will be exciting finishes worthy of some
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless
of the last few matches That all of the fatimation is received from the Consigncen three teams will play in accordance with before Noox, TO-DAT, requesting it to be the best traditions of England's national landed here, summer game we know already, from our experience of our Ideal men and oux knowledge of the Hongkong and Singe pore code of Sportsmanship.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
command especially railway, I nat only as foremost British actor of to the Queen's Theatre to-morrow, Selznick
1
A "THE WORLD THEATRE- *** Kean” or “Genius and Disorder ”----- another of the famous stories of Alex. To take one instance only, it does not Dumes, in being shown on the screen af appear to the Federation possible that a the World Theatre today. It is a power producer has to go far when he offers a
In these days of sumptuous settings, committee without industrial representa fully dramatic tale relating the life and tives could adequately consider a pro- unhappy ending of Edmund Kean, whom picture for which he claims exceptional posal to apply the funds to the develop the critics and public slike, regarded phere." In The Moth" which comes credit on account of its gorgeous atmos China; yet this pro-his period, but as one of the greatest Fietares challenge anyone to name a pic posal has much to commend it in present dramatic geniuses of all time. At the ture in which the backgrounds excel in circumstances. The development of. in end of the 19th century, when he was at terval, communications in well known to the height of his fam. Keen fell in beauty and brilliance those presented in be one of the most effective agents for with the beautiful Countess Von Koefeld, wealth, the costly furnishings and the this offering. The stately homes of improving rapidly both economic and the wife of the Danish Ambassador to wonderful playgrounds of the rich, are political conditions in any country, while England and his unfortunate passion, reproduced in every detail. The story is expenditure of the funds for this purpose drove him mad and caused him to die in taken from a popular novel by William would immediately benefit both Geeat miserable surroundings, forgoitten and Dana Occutt entitled The Moth" It is Britain and China by affording employ- abandoned by all his former friends and written around young girl, Lucy ment in both countries, and would lay the admirers and hunted by his innumerable Gillam, of great wealth, who is left alone foundations for further and permanent creditors. The screen version of the in the world and becomes a prey of economic development which might con- famous French author's story is a moving parasites who infeat the outer fringes of tinue to benefit, both countries for many picture of love and despair, of dreams society. A mad love of pleasure cause The Federation have no desire to pre-makes & poignant appeal which will the gayest set of society, and here bor and ashes of dreams a picture that Lucy to fling herself into the vortex of judge the issue, They are, however; reach deep into every human heart. happiness is on the verge of being wrock- greatly concerned that no decision should Mozukin, the great, dramatic actor on the ed when she is saved by what at firati he reached on this important question screes, assisted by an exceptionally seems but an additional form of diagrace. until the fullest consideration has been talented cast, comprising Lesieuko and Norma Talmadge plays the title rols and given to all suggestions, and they main Koline, is in the title role and he Engena O'Brien is her leading man tain that such consideration, cannot be given except by a committen on which succeeds in registering almost the entire Even without the unquestionably power- industry and commeres are adequately gamut of emotiona.
ful story, the performance of those tea represented,
inmares a delightful entertainment,
FORTE.
(Continued on nezi voluma).
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the ̈ Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 3rd November, 1924, at Noon, will be. rabject to Rent and Landing Charges.
All Claims must be sent in to me an of before the 7th November, 1924, or they will not be recognized
Saturday, the 1st November, 1924, at 10 min. Al damaged Fackages will be examined, an by Mears Goldard & Dougla
No Fire Engorance has been exfectod.
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