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ure to join the Home fleet being postponed until this morning. She is in readiness to sail, no damage having been received as a result of battleship going aground on a Randbank on Friday.
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YOUNG MARSHAL PROMINENT
Busy Traffic In Rue Moliere
The southern half of England. was swept by น severe south-
London, December, 27. 1 Fortnight constituted 凸 record westerly gale during saturday
Sir Robert Johnson, Deputy Maa- | achievement in that kind for the night, and early yesterday mor- ning one gust in the Scilly Isles ter and Controller of the Royal Mint. He adds: Where neither reached a velocity of 82 miles Mint, makes some interesting com- State nor individual enterprise has per hour, while at Lympne a gustments on coin trafficking in his ann- operated, a great newspaper, not of 77 miles was registered.. ual report for the year 1932, pub- for the first time in our history, has
Heavy and welcome rain accom-
ished yesterday (Stationery Office, taken the initative. I am not with out hope that now that the proced panied the storm amounting in 3. 6d. net).
Dealing with the growth of trafent has been successfully established, parts to one inch.
Heavy 'seas
Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has were running officking in coin, which was introduc- we may look forward to a long sue-
despatched a telegram to Gen. Portsmouth and it was considereded when Britain went off the gold cession of medals recording con-
Chiang Kai-shet, inadvisable to take H.M.S. Nelson standard, the report says that, just temporary events in twentieth cent
reporting his as the United States had ita rum ary England which may compare arrival in China, and," "until he through the narrow entrance tc
runners when it went officially of favourably with the famous series hears from him, the Young Mar- Portsmouth Harbour. Her depart-
strong liquor and the rest of the established in eighteenth century shal will stay in his residence at 2 Rue Mollere to receive his numer- world did not, so South Africa, France on the initative of Louis
ous former subordinates who have when the Mother Country and some XIV."
The total number of coins struck arrived to welcome him. A largeį of the Dominions suspended the gold.
nämber of Government officials standard, had her traffickers in coin, in the Mint in 1932 was 183,390,308, and it soon became evident that, so as compared with 186,291,374 in the called on the Young Marshal yes- : long as she adhered to orthodoxy, previous year. Coinages were exterday, and in the evening he was About 300 ratings of the battle-she was to be subjected to this ir ecuted for eight foreign States, and the guest at a dinner given by Mr. ship Rodney were unablet to return ritating form of traffic, Generally the total amount of picces struck T. V. Boong. to their ship in Plymouth Sound, speaking, where such traffic is con- for them exceeded 70,000,000, thus on Saturday night owing the high cerned with only the metallic or amounting to nearly half the coin
The Rodney is due to sail token coinages of the world, tran-age output of the Department for from Plymouht this evening.
sactions are individually or a small one year.
The report refers to an experi-" The storm resulted in relatively scale and are difficult to track down. little damage or land and,
In the ease of South Africa, how-ment which has been started with sea
ever, the abuse threatened to assume the object of producing coins with but life-boats were out at several places round the coast. Four
a much graver aspect. From re- an edge device which will offer yet persons were rescued off the Isle porta received it seemed likely that greater obstacles to forgery Steps of Wight from the schooner Tacht, substantial accumulations of silver have been taken to design a special Rover, by the Hembridge lifecoin from the southern counties of machine for producing such coins, """RAMSES"
boat. The Plymouth lifeboat England were regularly collected in and there is reason to hope that having arrived, from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are spent the night at sea searching Southampton and placed on board when this is completed it will be for vessels reported in distress ship for the express purpose of possible to bring the experiment to horeby notified that their Goods are
but returned being landed and pinced at their risk
without result al- dumping in South Africa Event successful issue." she was assisted byually, after trying other means of in to the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf though and-Godown Company's 'godowas searchlights from the battleship dealing with the situation, the Union
Government made an order pro- UNPRECEDENTED Marsial Chang will interview Gen. Kowloon, whers Delivery may be Rodney." obtained as soon as the Goods are landel. Optional Cargo will not be ianded here, unless Notice has been given 48 heurs prior to vessel's arrival, but carries on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE.
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No Claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Good remaining undelivered after Tuesday,
January, Will to
subject tc Rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Mon day, 15th January, at 10 am., by our Surreyors, Mesara. Goddard & Douglas, To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations,consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
All Claims must reach us before the Tuenday, 6th February, 1934, or they will not be recognized.
No Insurance will be effected. Bille of Laling will be countersigned by
JESSEN '00.
Agents. Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 1934.
seaa.
·
While engaged in
the search tup of the lifeboat's crew were washed overboard but were haul ed back,
A small Danlah steamer. Polly, was towed into harbour at Aber- teen after breaking her rudder in the North Sea.
-Minor damage was done land.
on
was blown
claiming that British silver. coin would be demonetized in Union ter- ritory, but no sooner had this been ismted than South Africa decided, on quite other grounds, herself to suspend the gold standard. The re- port
adds: While the Union
I
SWIFTNESS
M. Troyanovsky
Presents Credential
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Washington, Jan. 8.
With unprecedented swiftness in diplomatic affairs. M. Alexandre
Among those who called were
Mr. Tso Shuan-mao, representative of Mr. Wang Ching-wel, President of the Executive Yuan, and Mr. Chen Kung-po, Minister of In- dustry; Mr. Lu Mo-ting. repre- sentative of Gen. Yu Hsueh-chung. Chairman of the Chibli Provincial Government; Mr. Slao Chun-ying, representative of Gen. Soong Chi- yuan, Charnar Provincial Govern- ment; and representatives of other provincial government chairman the north.
According to Gen. Met Chun-Ung. former acting Chairman of the Fengtien Provincial Government,
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Chiang and will also, make a trip to Péking in a private capacity.. but no dates have been fixed, He- doubted the truth of the report that a meeting will be held among the former North-Eastern officers. In case such a gathering was ar- ranged, it would be for a gala reunion "only" and not to discuss any political issue. He also said CONSIGNEE NTIOCES.
at the Young Marshal would soon
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Government find themselves at the moment with large stocks of British silver coin, which are difficult to dis- As the Royal Car, in which the pose of under present conditions, King, Duke and Duchess of York the stage has been definitely cleared Troyanovsky, who just arrived here issue a statement on the impres and Princess Elizabeth and the for the circulation only, of their own last night from Europe, to-day presions gained during his travels Prime Minister drove from San-coin in their own territory, and sented his credentials sa Soviet abroad
Rue Mollere, an otherwise quiet Sandring-niggling "praffic as between British Ambassador to the United States dringham drew up at ham Church, yesterday morning, and Union coin can hardly recur. to President Roosevelt.
street, was the centre of busy a branch of a tree-
The report states, from the poini The presentation was made at an traffic yesterday, as many officials Danish Motor Vessel down onto the road a few yards be- of view of minting, the year was re-impressive ceremony in the White hid the car.-British Wireless.
who failed to see Marshal Chang having srrived from Copenhagen, markable for the complete cessation,
House, commemoratiig America's at the Shanghai and Hongke Gothenburg, Oslo, Antwerp, Hamburg, KINGS NARROW ESCAPE except at the youngest of the branch recognition of the Soviet Union Whart, called on him at his resi- Algiers, Genoa, Madras and Eingapore
mints, of sovereign coinage. One of after seventeen years of diploma-dence. A small group of police-
cargo are hereby the seeming paradoxes of the pre- tic rupture. Celebrities of the so-
that all goods are being men and detectives were stationedigees Di sent situation is that, while gold is cial world, as well as members of in front of his house by the French landed and placed at their risk into disappearing more and more from the government and diplomatic police for his protection. the sight, at least of ordinary mor- tals, its production goes on increas ing year by year, stimulated, of course, by the premium in the terms of cash generally obtainable.
:
London, January 15. The southern half of Great Britain was yesterday swept by the most severe gale of the winter. causing considerable damage on land and sea.
Of the Scilly Isles the gale [2160 reached a force of 82 miles an hour, while Croydon reported a velocity of 68 miles an hour. The Referring to the regular produc full force of the storm experienced tion of gold trade coins in various, in the Channel, where vessels were other countries and the new trade Swept by gigantic waves, some ducat which has recently been struck ships being forced to seek refuge in small quantities in Belgrade, the in the various Channel ports:
report says, "these interesting Bur The Imperial Airways early vivala of medieval times are, indeed, moming service to and from the almost the only gold pieces which Continent was cancelled.
the general public can obtain now- adays."
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
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CONSIGNER NOTICE.
9.8. "D'ARTAGNAN.”
ẢEY HONG KONG ON SUNDAY, xxx, 1478 JANUARY, 1934.
From MARSEILLES, &c.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the
CONSIGNEES Certes
informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Tresnate and Fald ablem, are being landed and plnend at their risk in the Godowns of the Hong Roog and Kowloon Wharf and Gotowe Don, Iran Kowloon, whones Delivary cAS be obtained as the Goods are landed...
Goods not cleared within 7 days, in sluding date of f arrival, will be subject to Bent
H.M.S. Nelson which ran aground of Portsmouth on Friday while setting forth for the West Indies, was unable to leave Porthmouth harbour to join, the rest of the Home Fleet
As the Royal ċar, containing Bls. Majesty the King, the Duke and
Duchess of York, Princess Edzą
Commemorative Medals
corps, were present. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the White House to catch a glimpse of the Soviet Ambassador as he ar
rived in his automobile, "
WARSHIPS FOR U.S. NAVY
In presenting his credentials to President Roosevelt, M. Troyanov- sky expressed gratification over the "re-establishment of relations between two great powers of the 101 world."" He declared that both countries "may co-operate in the future for the preservation of the Deace of the world."
New Vessels To
Be Built
In reply, President Roosevelt des-
Washington, Jan. K. cribed M. Troyanovsky's visit as
A bill providing for the con- the foundation for the development struction of 101 new warships at of genuinely friendly relations and
a cost of US. $482,000,000 was in- close co-operation between Soviet troduced in the House of Repre- Rusala and the United States. The sentatives to-day by Mr. Fred A. President emphasised his agree- Britten, Illinois Republican Re
Referring to the striking of comment with M. Troyanovsky that presentative: beth and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, memorative medals, the report the co-operation of the two powers. approached Sandringham Church states: Certain outstanding is inevitably of the hightest in for the morning service, the brauch events seem to merit celebration in portance: to the peace of the of a tree, measuring tx feet, was metal.. blown down by the wind and tell only a fe wyards behind the Royal car-Reuter
Some little time ago
I made tentative suggestions that we should initiate the custom of portraying the head of every new Prime Minister in succession, Det emitting any ex-Prime Ministers still living there were five of them at the time but the proposals lan guished for want of support,"
The Deputy Master refers to the elaborate
and exceptional · ar In regard to the reorganisation rangements mad at the Mint Consignees and the Company's Bar of the Dutch Navy, it has been for producing for "The Times" veyors, Mears Goddard & Douglas, at announced here that the task of the medals 10 am on Friday, the 19th Jan, 1934
All Claims must be sent to the Under signed before Wednesday, 24th January, 1984, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for sumination by the
REORGANISATION OF DUTCH NAVY
The Hague, January 13.
Consignees must have Revenue the Royal Commission was to fight over
economise to. the extent £2,500,000 on the Army and Navy their
Ofeer in attendance when damaged dutisble goods are examined by the Company's Barreyor
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas
-No Fire Inmarsaos will be effected by na în'any vaso whatever.KA
BORL
A Agent. Hong Kong, 14th Jan. 193175
In view of the Budget deficit of £33,000,000.
Experts are greatly disappoit ed. declaring that a strong Dutch Navy is most important in view of the possibility of a conflict in the Pacifc. PAR
They point out that the per-
commemorating the Mount Everest and producing in 庭
sonnel, in recent years, has been reduced from 11,000 to 8,000, and regret particularly the disappear ance of the crack Marine Corps founded in the seventeenth cen- tury by De Ruyter-Reuter.
world."United Press.
ITALIAN LOAN
~Home," Jan.“ -15, The offer by the Bank of Italy of four per cent long-term Trea sury bonds, to convert: 4,000,000,000 lire ve per cent nine-year bonds expiring in 1934 has proved an out standing success.
A sum of 9,023,000,000 lire was subscribed, including 6,780,000,000 lire of new money,
The "surplus will be used for the amortisation of part of the Budget defcit park to:
It is rumoured that the Govern ment is, contemplating the early conversion of all five per cent bonds which stand at par compar ed with 88 as this time last year
Router,
tho hasardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., where Delivery can be obtained, as soon as the Goods are landed.
No Claires will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 21st January, 1984, xt 4 p.m., will be
bject to Bent.
All broken,chafed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Messrs. Ander- son & Aska on the 20th January 1934, st 10 a.m.
All Claims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned within ten days of the ship's arrival, or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned, by JOHN MANNERS & CO., LT
Agents. Marcantile Bank Buildi
In introducing the B, Mr. Brit Hong Kong, 14th Jan, 1984. ten, who is a member of the Naval Affairs Committee of the Lower House, declared that the proposed messure would give the United parity with Great Britain and States a treaty navy for the first above Japan as provided by the time since the end of the World 5-5-3 ratio of the London Treaty," War. He particularly emphasised
Japan has already arranged for that the Bill does not conflict with President Roosevelt a naval policy construction of war craft to full of maintaining a navy second to treaty strength and Great Britain at the present time is only 81 ships none in the world.
The Britten Bill provides for the under treaty strength, construction of the 101 warships In connection with the Britten over a period of four years, from B, naval circles pointed out that 1935 to 1939 During the first Congress, will also be petitioned year of the programme work would during its present session to grarit be started on two craisers, two the President authority to replace destroyer leaders, twelve destroyers obsolete ships whenever such Te and six submarines. kay placements are needed. It is Mr. Britten explained that his understood that the Navy Depart- Bill-would fit in with the Navy'sment hopes that destroyers, sub- previously announced plan of marines and aircraft will be the building a total of 102 new war- first to receive attention becaule ships by 1939 at an aggregate cost they are the most urgently need- of US $560,000,000, thereby placed at the present time-United ing the United States on naval Fress.