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"THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 5th, 1928-
TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
FRESH EFFORTS FOR RENEWAL.
BRITISH HOME OFFICE ATTITUDE.
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SOVIET REPORTS AN AGREE-
*`MENT.
Izesti states that in accordance with the requirement of Chang Tso Lin the Soviet representatives have reached an agreement with the Chinese, representatives regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway," Henceforth the booka. will be kept and negotiations on the railways carried out in local dollars, so as to strengthen the dollar rate of exchange.
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There are signs of fresh cfforts to renew Anglo-Russian economic re- lations. The financial and business selections of the Soviet Government do not attempt to conceal their The Chinese Eastern Railway, desire for the reopening of the ruaning from Manchuli through British market. Many manufactur Northern. Manchuria due east to ers in Great Britain-particularly Vladivostock, was built by the Rus in machinery and textiles are un-siana, and under a recments dated over the large number of October 2nd, 1920, and May 31st, Russian orders now being placed is operated by Russians and Famir, May 11th, ab 5.30 : —Minister"
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Chinese. It runs for 1,100 miles in Germany and America to the in Chinese territory, The Soviet. exclusion of this country."
Press describes the agreement as an There is a doubt that the result important concession by the Soviet of the breach of relations following sures, it is stated, are under con authorities. Several other men the Arcos raid has been to destroy sideration to create a greater de the greater part of the Russian mand for dollars and to raise the orders for British manufactured rate. The question of ownership goods, although only to a much has been a constant source of con leaser degree checking orders for Russian raw materials
British flict between Soviet Russia and The full effect of the break was administration is vested in a board Chang Tso Ling and at present the not felt immediately, because thero consisting of five Soviet and five were numbers of orders in hand to Chinese officiala... to completed. Some trade con- tinues and is growing. The Russian co-operatives maintain a close re few hundred Chinese" have been Tuesday and Friday, 10a.m. to 12 Noon.
Chinese Arrested In Siberia. It is stated in Moscow that a
lation with the British. A few houses are cultivating the Soviet arrested by the Soviet authorities market intensively. But trade gene weeks, and that the Chang Tso in Eastern Siberia during the past erally is collapsing.
.cent.
Trade Figures.
Exports to Russia during the last quarter of 1826 totalled £3.963,243; in the same period of 1927, £1,782,720, a fali of about 53 per The actual brders placed in this country declined from over five millions sterling" in 1920 to £1,135,944 in 1927. The main items here were machinery and tea. The Russian orders for rubber, formerly a very big item, have ceased. alto gether.
Lin Government is "making an unduly loud noise" about the ar- reats, since D9 per cent. of the Chiuere in the Vladivostok district are pursuing their avocations peaceably.
The arrested, says the Riga cor- respondent of The Times include Chinese banking agents and specu lators, and the action of the Soviet authorities has a close connection with the depreciation of the Soviet currency in Manchuria, which has caused the Chinese representatives Imports make a much better show. on the Chinese Eastern Railway to Russia's exports to Britain are insist that the accounts of the rail- almost wholly raw material-food-ways should be kept in dollars in stuffs, timber, and oil. One of their recant negotiations with the the largest British food-importing Soviet representatives. The latter houses, Union Cold Storage, secur explained that the depreciation ed re-control, as soon as possible was not real, but had been artifi after the revolution, of its old. cially caused by Chinese mer- established plants in different parts chants with the object of fooding of the Republic. It had many dif- Manchuria with Chervonisi notes ficulties, but it kept on.
from Siberia,
the
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In February last it concluded a
The arrests at Vladivostock and fresh agreement with the Russian elsewhere, were made with the obaring aired, Consignees of Cargo are State Trading organisation (Ges.ject of giving substance to the al- hereby notified that their Goods are torg), granting a loan of £485,000 for legations of this supposed Chinese being landed and placed at their risk three years for the development of anti-Soviet plot. As usual, then the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf the butter trade, becoming selligs documentary proofs of the existence obtained as the Goods are landed.
Soviet authorities claim to possess Kowloon, whers Delivery
and Godown Company's Godown agent abroad. This Siberian butter trade developed enormously under of secret banking organisationa
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Danish instructors before the war: operating in millions of Soviet
has been given prior to hteamer's Danes remained during the Chinese banking circles to under-e C
roubles and of a conspiracy of
Notic time when Communism blazed most mine Soviet finances. Vladivostock, Goods have left the Godowns, and all No Claims will be admitted after the bercely, and in intervals between they assert, became the "breach Goods camsining undelivered after the Sailings from Europe for Shanghai and Northern Ports - imprisonment and confiscation car- ried on. The trade has revived
through which Soviet valuables 10th May, 1998, will be subject to during the last four years, and is owed abroad and destroyed the Bent. undoubtedly only at its beginning.
stability of the Chervonetz."
The fate of those arrested de Butter, poultry, eggs, furs, and timber from Russia will continue peads largely upon the course of to be sold here, whatever political ing on between the Soviet and the the negotiations which are still go tions exist. This is the best Maachurian authorities. The world market for them, and if sup-levestiz states that in undertaking olies are available they will come. In spite of the break the imports consulted the interest of the whole the arrests the Soviet Government of most of these articles-except of the Chinese State and the over- furs has increased.
whelming majority of the Chinese people.
America To The Fore.
have
• standart
In brief, the immediate effect of the break has been to destroy the trade in rubber and enormously 10 united credit of twenty million and textiles. While Anglo-Russian goods was granted. Next year this reduce our excorts of machinery marks for the purchase of German trade bas thus been on the down was extended to a hundred millions. grade, trade between Russia and Then the Government put itself be- the United States, Cermany and bind & credit of three hundred. Japan is now increasing, An Angle-millions. American Chamber of Commerce has been established in New York
German-Russian trading relations
been not under very influential backing; very storing periods to some extent without their Standard Oil is doing big business due to political conflicts. They have in Bassian petroleum, and. Stand-not reached smooth waters yet. But ard Oil's chief publicity expert, Mr. business is extending. The actual Ivy Lee, has been chempioning the German imports dropped last year. renewal of relations.
The U.S. Government is still from 172 million roubles to 157.6 adamant Mr. Hoover, Secretary millions, but the actual orders of Commerce, was greatly incensed placed totalled in found figures 250 by the imprisonment and exile of million roubles, an increase in a some of the Russian assistants of year of 40 per cent, the American Relief Administration
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All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godswar, where they will be examined on 9th Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, May, 1928, at 10 s.m. by our Surveyors,
24th May, 1929, or they will not be All Claims must reach us before the recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
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Sailings for Europe via Manila, Singapore Colombo & Port Said:
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↑ Calling at Genos, Marseilles, Betleriam and Hamburg,
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orders for machinery-particularly (tions may be politically-a point un-of Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Co.. risk into the hazardous and/or extrahere's uzrával, but carried en froin
port
to
INSPECTION AT WALLSEND.
on trumped-up charges of economic Russia is now straining its re
The members of the North- espionage. Mr. Hoover told me, sources to buy large quantities of
Eastern Section of the Junior. when I was last in America, that machinery to re-equip industrial Institution of Engineers, who were he for one would oppose any re plants. A group of Russian experts joined by the members of Reyrolles newal of relations while this went set out recently to place orders privilege on March 31st of being FROM AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM,
Engineering Society, enjoyed the for machinery running into seven Despite political opposition, trade figures. They were welcomed with the first party to inspect the giant HAMBURG, BREMAN & GENOA is growing rapid.y. It is now double both hands 'open by Germany. Our Singapore pontoon dock which is pre-war, and last year's total was Home Office, after some hesitation, Wigham Richardson, Ltd.'s, ship-
lying at Swan, Hunter and HE Steamship about 34 per cent. over 1920.
*GEMMA" (9) The
grunted them permission to remainyard at Wallsend. There were having arrived from the above Porte main purchase from. America, is raw in this country ten days. cotton. The largest growth is in However necessary such regulation of the dock at the invitation that all Goods are being landed at their sbout 200 present and the inspec- Consignees of Cargo by her are notified
agricultural and electrical: The necessary to discuss here they ob- Russian official agency Amtorg, viously do not make for good bus and with the consent of the Adanions Godowns of the China Pro to alone ordered eleven million dollars' pess
miralty, proved most interesting vident Loan &
whence and/or 80 Co., Ltd., porta te and instructive.
the wharves. Do to worth of machinery last year.
to which the From the British point of view
The party were greatly impressivery may be obtained.
All broke land mla hat. Every sign points to a further big the Russian market is difficult. The ed. The plant and machinery in 1928, will be subject to Rent,
where they Goods not cleared by the 10th May are to be laft in the FA damaged Goods 5m 9.1 168m 3 18 25 increase in Russian orders to Ame: problem of bank credits is a real now being installed and tested and
will be
be examined on Tuesdays and 10 39494 18 1 rica
one. The Russian State monopoly of it is expected that the dock will
All broken, chafed and damaged Pack Fridage between the hours of 10.45 5m973 2.8 German Trading Relations. foreign trade is distasteful to be ready to leave the Tyne for near to be left in the Godowas, where and Koos within the Free Storage period.
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British manufacturers Its medi- Singapore in June. Surprins was 1929, at 10 am, by Mess. Godda
they
will be examined on 9th May No Claims will be admitted after the Germany has made the most: 710_1060 461 systematic efforts to capture the fication, which is actually proceed-
Goddard Goods have left the Btomer's Godown 11 52 48
expressed that Mesars. Swan, and Douglas, Hong Kong. Highest open-air Temparature, 4th: 71 Tue, 8m10 27.7
*||21 Russian market. In the big exing is taken here as sign of Hunter and Co., have succeeded in
and All Goods remaining i undelivered 70m 4-10 34
Claims against the Blesmar mat 10 3hibition in Moscow in 1023, German race. There has been in the past building in ten months such a huge presented in writing within Ten days Tentative Lowest open-air Temperature, 21
the 9th • May, will 1' be subject to. 6 17 14 Wed. 9m 1739 28 33 firms left all the rest of the world tape about Russian busines, Russin of steel have been used and 3 will not be recognized
far too much officialism and red. atructure. Twenty thousand tons after arrival of Steamer, otherwise they B*Blue
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10 69 7.0 7 11 14 behind by the extent and variety Drizzle: P-Fog: L-Lightning: Thur 10 No infer, high nor low wab. of their displays The Germans der Empire and Republic million rivets, and there fire work M-Mist; O=Gvercasi; P-Passing |
m11 37 69 81915
have gone further than any others alike carries ofcialism to its shops, power houses eta, built in showers; Q-Equallas -Bain; T 11 No infer. high nur low wat to meet the insistant Russian de Russian market is so great that it After the inspection
ultimate limit. But the potential the dock walls. Thrader.
086 7 9 22 1.5mand for long credits. In 1924, ̃à
the is worth facing difficulties to win were entertained to tea in the Visitors (Continued on nezí dolumn),
Stall Institute.
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No Fire Insurance will be effected by the Undersigned in any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JAVA CHINA JAPAN LIJN,
General Agents. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1928. [6222
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extends.
Claims against the Stemmer mpat be presented to the Undersigned on OF before the 23rd May, of they will mat be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, 3rd May, 1928,
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