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PORTS AND COASTAL
·SHIPPING
LORD BEATTY ON ITS PLACE IN TRANSPORT SYSTEM
verard in Japanese can learn no thing from it, while anyone who CAB understand the book must
Admiral of the Fleet Lurd Bost know suficient about the subject to provent him doriving any benefitty has sent the following letter to fromNogaku." It would be in- teresting to learn why the book was
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It would be deplorable if the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1932.
LABOUR COLONIES.
WORK WITHOUT PAY IN
HUNGARY
Budapest, Oct. 7.-A group of de puties belonging to the Government
national Jabour colonies, elique have tabled a Bill to creste
The Bill provides that every male Hungarian must serve a total of 210
JAPANESE NAVY ATTITUDE
OPPOSITION TO GENERAL REDUCTION OF TONNAGE
PARLEY ATTENDANCE
CONDITIONAL
£10,000,000 RAILWAY
LOSSES
COMPANIES SEEK ANOTHER 21% AVAGE CUT
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AUTOMATIC BURGLAŃ
ALARMS
FIRST CASE UNDER NEW
BRITISH BY-LAW
fence to have; automatic burglar
PENSION OFF
CHICHERIN RETIRES FROM POLITICAL SCENE
Moscow, Oct. 6-The former For-
ver written and how it came to prominence, that is being given to days labour without payment at the Takyo, Oct. 19. Japanese Naval companies to the railway trada oyance to the inhabitants io tu.finitely pensioued off, receiving n
be published.
31.G.
A PRIZE NOVEL ABOUT PEPING
Peping Pienie.
Chatto and Windus.
The first summonese under the sign Commissary, Chieherin, whe Union Invited to a Parley Nearly 800,000 railway workers new by-law which makes it an of since he retired from that office has still hold a formal post in the Party nre directly concerned in the pro-alarms which ring so as, to cause Political Bureau, has now been de pusal made by the four railway
best of the State. Those win for officials are opposed to participat-anions for a special conference to
desire to escape this any reason oldigation, may do so on payinent of a substantial sum of money.
Those presenting themselves yo tantarily would as soon as possible
the rivalries of road and rail werd to obscure the claims or aggravate ( the difficulties of the third wing of our national transport system pori-to-port traffic by sen,
Great Britain is an island. has more ports for its size than Buy other industrial country. Its his tory is maritime. Its pioneer car rier, whether for men or for goods,
clothes and food. The work must
costs."
neighbourhood were heard by the monthly pension of 375 roubles in
Chicherin at present is living ing in a Fire-Power conference, if consider "the reduction of labour Lord Mayor of London at the Man. addition to a rent-free flat,
sion House Police Court last month.
abroad in Germany and it is not. Isano "Djemahidoff, & Persian merchant, of Garlick-hill, was sum-
revealed whether during his stay moned in respect of an alarm bell there he is receiving the extra al which rang from 7.30 p.m. on Sep-,
general reduction of tonnages is to be discussed, it was learned from a reliable authority to-day. If gen eral reduction is to be discussed the given work within their own officials will ask the Government trade or profession. Labour loo issue a statement giving the rea Reports that Mr. Norman Davis, its would receive free lodging, sons for non-participation.
American delegate to the prelimin ary economic conference of Genova had suggested such a conference were discussed in a series on official is still the national viewpoint-the conferences concluded to-day. The importance of maintaining our uc last conference was understood to. cessibility in every part and in all be between Admiral K. Okada and seasons, whether of peace or war; the Vice-Ministers of the Navy. of maintaining our sea roads,na While further conferences are ex well as our land roads; and, alovepected, it is not believed the atti or indeed all, of maintaining our seafaring tude will be clangod,
and water population, which is the
lowance.
A formal invitation to take part in the discussion has been sent to the three unions-the National Union of Railwaymen, Society of Locomotive Engineers and Fire-1 tember until 9.30 on the 4th Mrs. men, and the Railway Clarks' As Jane Bennett, licensee of the Crown amazing that this intolerable nuis- and Sugar Loaf publię house, com- ance should have been allowed to plained to fhe police of having.' been kept awake all night. The So on for 48 hours. He could not Lord Mayor inquired what had set, understand why some action could the alarm ringing, and Police-Ser- not have been taken by the police. geant Beasley said it was probably Chief Inspector Holiday-Until. the wind.
we receive a complaint we have no right to interfore.
sociation.
The companies are anxious to secure a further cut in wages. The suggestion is a 9 per cent. drop.
Income Stump.
Mr. T. J. Phillijs, counsel for Thus conference is proposed in or- the defence. said the by-law, came der that the men's leaders may into force on September 1 and the have the present position clearly manufacturers of these alarms were simply overwhelmed by the work explained to them. The continual entailed in alterations which would fall in receipts from all classes of be necessary. traffic bas created a situation so serious-in the view of the railway} managers-that there must inevit ably be another sacrifice in salaries and wages,
By Ann Bridge And this is a first novel: A book with no hesitancies, no uncertainties of touch distortion in construction was the sea. Its industrial devee of such a nature that it does not no false notes in the juxtaposition opinent, less than its growth,
compete with private undertakings. Jas the foremost sea Power of the of its lights and shades.
alike sprang from those Briefly it is the story of a party world, of English. American, and French maritime ports and the splendid Legation officials who make up a seafaring race that they produced. picnic to a Temple near Peking: These ports and men are still one some of whom, venturing further of the nation's greatest assets, whe
field into a disturbed area, are ther for industry and peme or for captured by bandits, though-rescu- the grimmer needs of war. Are, od within a few hours. None of they to be overlooked,
Mr. Tsuneo Matsudaira, Anibas these returns from the excursion' scrapped, in' this scramble to ra
very core of us as n nation and sador to Great Britain, reported to quite the same person as he or she; tionalize to the last halfpenny? art out. It is fold with an unself! This question, I suggest, is one which is now dreadfully hard hit. the Government in detail the efforts public concern compar These, I suggest, are vital things. being made to bring about the dis Conscious assurance and unhusting for
His report
Traffic receipts have fallen by bal sustained movement that are abh with that shown on the road Seeing our ships in their thou armament conference, rarely found, even in practised rail question, and possibly if sands, our sailors in their toss of resulted in the hurried conference £10,000,000 for the first thirty-six writers. It is comparable only to port authorities, chambers of thousands, giving way day after of navy chiefs. The attitude of the weeks of this year curapared with
dipping, and others concerned in the beauty of Green Tea" by this matter had been allowed to day under the crush of economic Navy will soon be reported to the the corresponding period of last Miss Zaring Stone, and do not give sidence at the recent Govern-events and going into unemploy- Cabinet Council it was reported and [year. suffer thereby. Some passages of ent inquiry a more complete cosi-
ment is to me one of the most pa- thereafter the Ministry of the Navy spectas of our inland transport descriptive writing touch a very problems would have been mani-thetic facts of our time. The out-tay make a public statement on the
side world events that have caused matter. high standard and the psychology fest in the report. It would seem is first-rate. Thers is a quality-of odd if water carriage, which wears this tendency may be beyond con But that we should aggra- wisdom about this bouk (most out o roads or rails, wheels or Hiewable in "Laura " that justi tires, were really dearer or less trol. fies great hopes for Miss Bridge's suitable for many classes of traffic vate it, overlooking or discarding future; and the award reflects credit than lathorne transport. upon thus choice of the selection! But whatever the ultimate find our coastal transport, would seem committee of the Atlantic Monthly ings of the cost accountant, there wantonness superimposed upon mis- 810,000 Competition.
ROYAL
STAT ON
Hore Lore-
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fortune.
OBSERVATORY'S DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
OCTOBER 24, 1982.
AROMATER
Wire
AT SEA LEVEL
inche Milp
Whulivostock... 12
29.84 758.0 29.08 781 0
Nomura
Hakodato
Tokio
Kochi
Negasaki Kogoshima Oshima
Gutzlaf
Amo3.......
11
80.09 764.0;
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OCTOBER 26, 1932.
DARON TRA
WIND
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80.14 763.5
80.0 788.0
29.94 761.&
29.92 760.0
FUGATILOKKZ
30.02 762.0 | 67 29.82 767.4 68 29.78 756, 70
29.70 766.8 74
29.83 757.7 72
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NNE 3
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SOVIET TOURS
RUSSIA TO DEVELOP THE
TRADE
Long negotiations on the question will inevitably take place, and no development of a serions nature can occur, in the ordinary course, before the end of this year.
The unions are likely to take the view, while admitting that traffic receipts have fallen, that large economies Lave been made by the pooling" arrangement, the re- arrangement and reduction of staff, Moscow, Oct. 7. --Twenty-three and the closing of stations and of million roubles have been appro- locomotive and carriage works.
priated by the Soviet authorities for the development of tourist traf- fie in 1933. Ney hotels designed for foreigners are at present under construction in a score of Russiau cities, including Moscow, Lenin- grad, Baku, Stalingrad and Har- kov, and ten, are expected to be completed next spring.
JUST IN TIME
RUSSIAN ICEBREAKER GETS" CLEAR OF ICE
Moscow, Oct. 6.-The icebreaker, It is understood that the disburSibiriskov, which had a damaged sements in connection with the ho- rudder and was being shut in by tels are not included in the 23,000,- ien, threatening to keep her all 000, which will be used for foreign winter in the Aretio regions, has advertising and for the ealarge- been carried into clear water by the ment of branches maintained strong current and has been able abroad by Russian tourist agency to rig up sail and meet the brig
which had been sent to her rescue. interests.
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Warnings.
The Lord Mayor said it was
(Continued on next column.}
The Lord Mayor pointed out that
for ten minutes. As this was the the penalty was £o if the bell rang first case the fine would be £2
The Anglo-Baltic Corporation.. Ltd, of Queen-street, was fined a similar amount for an offence uu. der the same by-law.
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October 24d. 17h. 00m.-Typhoon within 60 miles of Lat. 18° N. Long. 121o E., moring W.N.W. October 25d. Th, 34m.-A severe typhoon within 10 miles of Lat. 19° N. Long. 119° E., moving W.N.W. October 254. 8h, 07m.-Local signal No. 1 hoisted.
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October 25d. 102. G5m-Typhoon within 40 miles of Lat. 19° N. Long. 119 E., stationery or very slow. October 25d 10A. 15m.-The anticyclone remains over N. China. The typhoon appears to be stationary to the west of the Balintang Channel.
Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 hours ending aì 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00. inch. Total since January 1, 87.28. inches, against an average of 80.10 inches.
Shanghai warning, 24d. 16h. 5€m.:-A severe typhoon within 60 miles of Lat. 18° N. Long, 121o E. moving We Read, 24d 177 17
Manila warning. 252. 9h. 00m.-Typhoon in Lat. 15° N. Long, 129′E, almost stationary, Reed, 252, 9h: 55m.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON ON OUTOBER 28.
DISTRICT...
-Shanghai to Turnabout.....
Turnabout to Hong Kong
Hong Kong to flap Book... -Hong Kong to Hainan Straits E-North China Sea
FORECAST. N.F. winds, fresh 10 strong.
NE winds freaky fine generally,
N.E. winds, fresh to strong; cyclonic gales between Luzon and
Formosa
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