NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.-
H. B. DARK BEER.
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BB Hongkong Brewera & Distillers TLtd. Beg, to apologise for the present shortage of Dark Beer. All or lers have been filed, and will be executed immediately whon the bear
is fully matured and ready for sale
at the beginning of June.
Ample stocks of dark malt are now in hand and no further shortage should
occur,
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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (INCORFORATED IN QUEENSLAND), NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDEND.
NOTICE is hereby given that an
Interim Dividend of Six Pence- per share on account of the financial year ending 31st March, 1935, has been declared by the Directors of the Company in Brisbane, payable to Shareholders on the Registers at Brisbane and Singapore on Friday, 18th June, 1834.
Notice is also hereby given that the Singapore Transfer Registers will be closed from Saturday, 9th June, to Friday, 15th June, 1934 (both days inclusive), for the preparation of Dividend Warrants.
"By Order of the Board,
DERRICK & CO.
Chartered Accountanta, Local Secretaries.
HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS, . Singapore, 16th May, 1934.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY..
OF CANTON, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG). NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING of the Society will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11 o'clock am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1933, and of declår. ing Dividend, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 8th MAY to 25th MAY. Both Daya inclusive.
"
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,.. General Manager.
Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED' IN HONG KONG).
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ATOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN,
that the SIXTY-FIFTE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its; HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1994, at 11.2 a... for the purpose of receiving the Report o the Directors and the Statements of i Account to 81st December, 1933, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The TRANSFER BUOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from th MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days inclusive...
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April. 1981.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1934.
Drink what you Like
and your choica will be
White Label AST SCOTCH WH
OF GREAT ACE
Dewar & Son
DISTILLERS
PERLA
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WHITE LABEL"
WHISKY
ŠOLE AGENTS:
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EST. 1841.
ANDERSON-On May 23, at Vic- toria, B.C., to Shella, wife of
Dr. J. W. Anderson, a son..
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MARRIAGE CUMBERBATCH-CONGDON "On April 26, 1934, at St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington; by Canon Edwin Brook-Jackson, assisted by the Rev. E. C. Symės, Lt.- Cdr. Henry Carlton Cumber- batch, R.N., H.MS. Medway, China, youngest son of the late Mr. H. A. Cumberbatch, C.M.G. Consul-General), and of the late Mrs, Cumberbatch. to Pauline Ellen Laing, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Congdon, of Northcourt House, Reading.
Editorial and Business Office; li
Ice House Street. Tel. 3025! Night Editor (Wanchai Oce):
Tel. 24511.
London Office 83, Fleet Street
B.C. &
The Daily Press
HONG KONG, May 25, 1934.
OIL IN BRITAIN
able excitement.
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ing to the present law, everything below the surface of the earth' belongs to the ground landlord. The right has brought immense wealth to landowners under whose soll coal has 'been found." In the event of oil being discovered there would be the further complication that a well súnk under the ground of one landlord may drain the area belonging to another.
As always, the British Govern- ment acted wisely and promptly by deciding that the ownership of all petroleum which may exist in the country at present unknown shall be vested in the State. There are those who will resent this, but a thorough study of the position will emphasis the wisdom of the attitude adopted. Any per- son or group of persons desiring to search and bore for oll is at perfect, liberty to do so, providing, of course, they conform with the law and first obtain the necessary licence. They will also have to
RUSSIAN GOODS
IN CANTON
Necessity For A Ban
· (From. Our Special Correspondent)
IMPORTS FROM JAPAN NEWS SUMMARY
Protection For Home Market
(Special Air Mail "Service)
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to
Was In 1839
Through our special air mail service, we are able to give all the news up till May 8, in the Scot- tish Letter which appears on
page 1.
Our women renders will find niuch that will interest them" in
the feature paze of to-day. The latest fashions in London and Parts are vividly described. Page 2. The wireless programmes for to- day from ZBW (Hong Kong) Her. in and Daventry are given on
Page 4. To-day's diary of local events.
Page 4. The current pictures at the local cinemas form the subject of critic-
Page 5. Echoes of 1860, Interesting ex- tracts from our files are published Page 6.
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The Asiatic "Petroleum Company announce an increase in the price of kerosene.
Page 7.
London, May 8., facturers were dooding the Colnoial At question-time in the House of markets with cotton goods at a Commons to-day Mr. Runcimpan price with which it was imposible Canton, May. 24.
outlined a comprephensive scheme for the British manufacturer to The Foreign Trade Committee to deal with Japanese competition compete. of the South-west Political Coun-in home and Colonial markets, The growth of the Japaness c is studying the question of in- Having recalled the fruitless competition since the depreciation porting Russian goods to Canton | negotiations between represents of the end of 1931 is shown by the and in the meantime has upheld tives of the textile industries in following figures. In the five years the prohibition at such imports both countries, and the absence of from 1997 to 1831 the average year- together with that for to-morrow. pending a final decidon."
any definite proposal in the reply ly import of Japanese cotton piece will be found on of the Japanese Government on goods into the Colonial markets, It is reported that the Foreign March 31 to an inquiry by the including East Africa, Trade Committee has submitted British Goverment, Mr. Runcimea 87,873,000 square yards. to the Council the necessity of declared that negotiations could that figure increased to 206,020,000 ism. These will be found on banning certain Russian imports not be allowed drag on indefinitely. and permitting others to come in. While, therefore, he emphasized the quare yards. The figures for 1931 Although the National Govern friendliness of the "British Ontern are not available. but they are a substantial in ment at Nanking has resumed desire to settle the matter by ne-
ment's feeling, and their unabated known to show
crease. The new quota will be diplomatic and commercial rela-
based on the 1931 yearly average, gotiations, immediate tions with Soviet Russia, the protect British trade
must he and the only difficulty about this Foreign Trade Committee holds taten; and could be taken without drastic cut, which some of the the view that Russian goods are denouncing the
Lancashire members, recognize, is Anglo-Japanese manufactured from state enter-Commercial Treaty.
that the Japanese manufacturers The prises backed up by the economie
Chancellor of the "Ex will presumably try to throw the facilities of the Soviet Union and chequer would therefore ask the surplus on to the foreign markets Advisory Com in which Lancashire is competing that they stand in a special post-Import Duties
mittee to resame
and thus begin a cut-throat war tion from other foreign goods.
and accelerate in other directions. There is also the review of the silk duties, some anxiety about the price level
Their report would enable action to be taken to protect the home
in the Colonial markets, and it market.
is suggested that, even apart from The Colonial Secretary, the quota, it may be necessary to was also in consultation with the impose a tariff on Japanese goods Colonies and Protectorates in or in order that the reduced quantities der to subject all foreign imports available shall not he sold at an of cotton and rayon goods to quotas impossibly low price. based on the average imports from 1997 to 1831. Colonial Governments would be asked to pass the neces sary legislation without delay, and to make it retrospective to May 7, so that there would be no forestall ing.
The Committee's report is said to have discussed the quantity of Russian imports into China, point ing out that such goods are chiefly necessaries to the Chinese people. If Russian goods-were permitted to come into
Canton without restriction, Chinese
"Industries would, in the opinion of the Com- mittee, be seriously affected.
Admission of Russian goods is to be based on the principle that they are not in a position to com- pete with native products. Before this ban, Russian goods to South China consisted mostly of petro- leum, lumber. cotton goods, and leather.
"TYPHOON WARNING
Manila, May 24. A cyclone or typhoon near
or over the Balintang Chap- nel is filling up. Reuter,
MONOPOLY OF SUGAR
Regulations By Government"
From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, May 24.
AS government monopoly of sugar will take effect on June 1, ten agents have been appointed by the National Products Sales Office to have the exclusive right to sell and transport, this com- modity besides the Sales Office itself.
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Foreign firms dealing in sugar will hereafter sell this product to the Sales Office in the event of insumcient supply from the gov- ernment sugar factory at Shun Cho. These firms are required to register, their amount of sale this
a public godown, month and to store the sugar in
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# Lost Lancashire Trade
The s... Shuntien which was launched recently at Taikoo Docks by Miss Stella Fung, underwent a successful trial run on Wednesday.
The
Page 7.
Sir William Shenton, Hon. Trek surer of the British Empire Cancer Research Campaign Funds acknow- ledges further donations towards the cause on
Page. 7. Particulars of Empire, Day, obi servances in Hong Kong appear on Page 7. Japanese Far Eastern The effect of Japanese Competi- Olympic track and field athletes tion is shown by the following gave a very fine exhibition at the Agures of the amount exported from Lancashire to the Colonial
Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday afternoon when in the course of markets la the last two years,
events, the Far Eastern record for stated
inillions of quare the Javelin throw was unomcially yards:
broken. The swimming aces at- tacked the world records last night and succeeded in only one instance.
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Page 10. The rainfall last night caused #stoppage of the tram service on the Shaukiwan Road
Page 8.
There were other goods in which competition was open to the sa
They also would be! objections. dealt with in the manner which further consultation showed to be West Indies" best so far as the Colonies were, Hongkong concerned and by the use of the Ceylon Import Duties Act so far as the British Malaya British market HAA concerned. British West Africa Finally Mr. Runciman reiterated British East Africa his desire to settle the problém more The total exports of these goods permanently by friendly negotia- from Lancashire were 2,107,000,000 tions. His questionera seemed fair. | square yards in 1932 and 2,031,000, ly satisfied, and he added, in res-000 square yards in 1933, Öf these ponse to several members, that the totals 307,000,000 square yards Dominions had been kept fully in- went to the Colonial markets in formed of the course of events, but 1939 and 191,800,000 square yards that he could neither dictate nor in 1903 According to official statis suggest to, them any course of actes the total imports, from Japan ingitis (two deaths), and 46 deaths
i amounted in value to £4,437,000,
tion.
Quota And Price Level
While the British Government
LOCAL AND GENERAL
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Two cases of small-paz (import- ed)," Ave, cases of typhoid, with four deaths, Ave cases of men-
·from tuberculosis were reported to
still bope that it will be possible the local health authorities last Mr, Runciman's announcement to reach an agreement with Japan, week On Tuesday, two cases, of of the steps which the British Gov-they have made it perfectly clear typhold were reported. erment propose to take to deal that this can only be done on the
vialt-..
with Japanese competition was basis of conversations covering the Rome, May 23-After well received by the Ecuse of markets of the whole world and ing his summer residence, Pope Commons The general feeling is not merely of the British Empire. Plus XI recurned to the that the Government have shown The Lancashire supporters of the Vatican on Wednesday. The considerable patience in their Government asked their chairman, Pope is wont to go efforts to persuade Japan to enter Mr. Entwistle, last night to thank into trade discussions, and that it Mr. Runciman for his efforts to was impossible to wait indefinitely cope with the problem of Japaness while the Japanese textile manu-competition.
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LAST NIGHT'S HEAVY RAIN
TRAM SERVICE HELD UP
JAPAN'S OLD SCOTCH"
Freely Dumped In Bangkok
Bangkok, May 9.
Gandolfo to spend the summer to Castell
intention is to remain away for before the beginning of July. His
two months during which time the dwelling rooms in the Vatican will receive thorough renovation. Transocean Kuo Min.
Patrons of the Lee Theatre will be pleased to learn of the "reduc- tion in prices to all seats. Dress Circle, back and front stalls, are now respectively 40 cents, 30 cents and 25 cents; children 20 cents to Dress Circle and back stalls.
A stoppage of the tram service on the Shaukiwań Road, the early closure of shops in all the Chinese
Hamburg, May 23.-The head business districts and the flooding:
office of the Hamburg National-So-
of some of the streets of the city
callst Party organisation in due to the heavy gush of water in 'tically
Japanese industry supplies prac-foreign countries reports; that everything the Blamese on Wednesday they received. the side channels, were all trace market wants at prices which no one hundred.. and eighty-five able to the heavy downpour of European or American Arm can thousand silver dollars from the rain which commenced at shortly approach. In the bazaar it is said party organisation in China; the after 8 pm last night and lasted the Japanese mass produced motor sum being donated to the Work several hours.
Car is shortly to be placed on the Creation Fund" founded by the
Chancellor local market, and that not only Reichs
last year will it be sold at a competitive | Transocean Kuo Min. price, something under a thou sand ticala a car, but it is further Munich, May 23. The leader'
in Aug
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nake their own arrangements with the landlord, who, once having agreed to grant the required facilities, will have ho claim what- ever on the prospectors" other than compensation for any dis- turbance to his property. On the other hand, the State will benefit in that payment will have to be made into the Exchequer in the event of striking oil." Thus it will be seen that if the cll in- dustry in Great Britain is develop- ed, the Government, as the owner of the mineral, will have control over the whole situation, and what. is more, it will be a very welcome
This requirement has not yet been fulfilled by the foreign Arms The introduction of the Govern-
'source of revenue for the country
who are consulting legal quarters The heavy shower showed no An important precedent is set ment Bill to control the Boring for
for a determination of their rights sign of abatement at 9 pm, and the and ownership of natural oil in which, it is felt, ought to have its under the treaties. They can sell shops along Des Voeux Rd., Central Great Britain has caused consider-influence on the coal trade, where freely at present, but after June and Queen's Road West decided to
iandowners constitute a vast vested all their stock has to be cleared.close up for the night, although in stated that purchasers will be of National Socialiam If petroleum were procurable in abundance in interest which clogs the whole in However, their business in sugar the normal course of events they carefully looked after to see that tria. Alfred Fraunfeld, arrived Britain, it would have a very industry. They would have to be
is very small.
would have carried on, until 11. they get their stores of off and at Party Headquarters here portant bearing on, the fadustrial bought out if the state proposed
The ten government agents have p.m. It was the same in the Wanbenzine and spares from Japanese on Wednesday after a hair future of the country; and it was, to acquire mineral rights in coal
their joint office at 60 Bix-Two-chai district where shutters were stockists. :
breath escape from the concen- therefore, not unnatural for the action taken in regard to oll may which awaits development. The
Three Road (Shakes, Road oppo-put up by most shopkeepers short- Japanese beer, stout, biscuits, tration.camp at Woellersdorf, near people to arrive at the conclusion
site Shameen), Each agent de ly after 9 o'clock.
soap and scent outwardly like Vienna, two days ago. Fraunfeld's that the Bill would not have been facilitate restoring efficiency to
posits $40,000 in - silver coins as Queen's Road Central below famous English protected marks, right-hand man. Nenmann escap Britain's greatest industry. Introduced unless the Government had had some special information ports received from time to time security bearing an interest of six Murray Parade Ground was cover- but inwardly far removed from ed at the same time. He has also
indicate what rapid strides Britain
per cent. Each authorized agented with some alx inches of muddy these products, are now supported reached Munich-Transocean Kuo NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ¦ on the matter.
can appoint a sub-agent and takes water, and the overflow from Mur-
the market by
Japanese Min. The truth, however, is that a Trade. The development of the oil has made towards recovery in
a security not more than * $2,000. ray Parade ground was quite an whisky. The label declares the
Vienna, May 23,—A "gilding re- OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN number of people, included amongst business is perhaps one of the most Each month the agent has to unusual sight.
contents of the bottle to be the whom are representatives of for- that the SIXTY-EIGHTH { eign interests, have been making important items on the "recovery
sell at least 5,000 plculs and to
The roads in the city having "nnest old Scotch whisky" and cord for Austria was established ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its inquiries in connection with ob programme," and if expectations take stock not exceeding the value been cleared by the rain of all goes on to say, "Tals quality of on Wednesday when Karl Frena,
of $12,000 at one time.. are fulfilled, it will not only mean
pedestrians, motor cars sped along whisky has been continuously sup- a "Rhoenadier at Gaisburg, HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, talaing the necessary permission to
Salzburg.. remained in, more revenue for the country, but agency agreement will be cancellat a terrific rate in the rain cutting piled by us to the Peers Refresh near
air. for 11 Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th bore for oil. It is a well-known
hours. 25 The previous recoril MAY, 1934, at 11.25 a.m., for the fact that all does exist in certain also less unemployment and better ed, if the required amount, a through the water in a manner ment Department of the House of
month cannot be disposed after a which reminded one of a speed Lords ever since the year 1901" minutes
boat in action
minutes. hours 45 purpose of receiving the Report of parts of England and Scotland.
trial of five months.
The get-up of the sample bottles was 5 There are the Directors and he Statements of In fact, in one case, borings result-
other strict rules preventing smug-
The tram service to Shaukiwan of this whisky sent to Bangkok Frena reached an altitude of two Account to 81st December, 1989, ed in a small continuous output and of declaring Dividend, etc.
gling and under-hand dealings. was held up for a brief period (with prices), the labels and the thousand metres. The world re- shortly after 10 p.m. due to the modern corking and lead covering cord at present is held by the It is generally belleved that the rain carrying a tremendous quants of every bottle are all well done, German, Kurt Schmildt in a sugar monopoly will bring goodity of silt on to the tram tracks And if this House of Lords "Grunau Bady the time belrig 26. profits to the Provincial Depart-
at a point a little beyond the Elec-quality appeals to the Siamese holds 37 minutes. Transocean ment of Reconstruction, as all trie Company's works pocket, the label or what it says Kuo Min.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LED. (Incorporated IN HONG KONG)
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8th MAT to 25th MAY, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
Hong Kong, 80th April, 1984,
times all round.
CONGRATULATIONS
MISS BATTEN
Re-
competition is eliminated.
The
On
the
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though the quantity was not great, amounting to only a few barrels a day. However, the possibility of frocuring oil in commercial quan- titles was sufficient grund for the Government to act. The time for.
London, May. 23. '' controlling a possibly great future Among the many messages of industry is before vested interesta congratulations Bent to the New
certain that reports of minor slides | known trade marks are too ex- the spirits which are being have been created. The ownership Zealand airwoman, Miss Jean Bat-one from the British Air Minister, on the Island Road and in the New Densive for the ordinary man on duced by the Government ex of the mineral below the surface ten on her successful solo fight Lord Londonona
Territories will filter through to- a small wage, and this Japanese people in an effort to day.
whisky may suit him better than with foreign spirits.
General Manager.
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is the governing question. Accord from England to Australia, was i less.
Up to a late hour last night no thereon, won't matter a bit. The landalide was reported, but it seems sales of genuine whiskies of well-