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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Q.
NOTICE.
R.
'N view of the occurrence of fresh
I of the IES Foto fresh
the Colony, ithe, public are strongly. advised:-
1. To keep away from strange.
dogs.
2.
In the event of being bitten ar scratched however slightly by any deg, to seek medical advice at once, and to report the facta to the nearest Police Station. The report should he in writing
if possible; otherwise personal- ly or by telephone,
E. D. C. WOLFE, Inspector General of Police. Hong Kong, 20th June, 1°34.
THE
NOTICE.
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Officer Commanding, First Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment, calls the attenti a of all trades-people and other persona con- cerned to the fact that he will not be responsible for collecting private debts contracted by soldiers of the Unit under his command..
Signed this 16th day of June, 1934,
J..A. A. GRIFFIN,
Major,
Commanding, 1st Bn. The Lincolnshire Regiment,
Shamehuipo Camp,
16th June, 1934.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
4
CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel
"CALCHAS*
FROM UNITED KINGDOM
VIA SINGAPORE. --- are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Connig: noes' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's. Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 18th June. Optional cargo will not be lazded here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final port of o
I call to which the uption extends.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours
of 10.45 A. and Noor withia the free storage period,.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th Jane, will be subject to reat
All Claima against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 9th July, or they will not be recognised.
No
Fire Insurance will be effected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
19th June, 1934.
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BIRTHS
CORNER.-At the Country Hos- an active part in the affairs of his
12.
pital. Shanghai. on June 1934, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Corner. a son.
to
Mrs.
of
No sosnet did he begin to play
firm than he began the drastic Industrial experiments and inno- vations that at first started the FERRAS Op, June 12, 1934, at Ste. Industrial world. He was one of"
Marie's Hospital, Shanghai. to the first to recognize the funda- Mr. and Mrs. Mario A. Ferras, mental right of the worker to a 3 son, Joaquim Antonio.
share in the profits which he ELLIOTT-At Kuling.
earned. Mr. Procter led the parade Elliott, wife of A. E. T. Elliott, 01 industrial reform. He was the
father of Hankow, a son.
the Saturday" half- holiday for industrial workers. His DEATHS
"profit-sharing plan was one of the MINUTTI-On June 10, 1934, at first of such experiments in the Geneva. Switzerland. Aldis United States. He developed this Minutti, aged 92 years. Fa-plan further into a pension and ther of R. Minutti, architect benefit plan that was a model of in Shanghai, new оп
home its kind. He gave his employees leave.
representation on the board of PINTOS-On June 12, 1934, at her directors of the company, and residence. 4! Chusan Road. attracted international attention Shanghai, Balbina
(Bebina) with his plan to guarantee year- Sousa Pintos, dearly beloved round employment to his help. wite of Eonifacio Estavao Pintos.
CANAVARRO. On Wednesday. June 13, 1934, at the Shanghai General Hospital. Carlos da Costa Canavarro, aged years.
TARIFF ON RAW RUBBER
"Hainan Petition Refused
(From Our Special Correspondent:
Canton, Junie 20.
THREATENED STRIKE
Steel-Workers' Plan For Peace
Washington, June 19.
ARMS EMBARGO
AGREEMENT.'
Italy Waiting For Japan
A four-point plan for peace in The Ministry of Finance of the the United States steel industry is
"London, June 19. National Government nas turned proposed in the steel-workers' let- The Lord Privy Seal, Captain, down ne pection of the Hainan ter to President Roosevelt,
Anthony Eden, answering a Parlla- Island Industria) Bureau tor. an. It proposes the establishment mentary question to-day with re- increase of the import tariff on jot, an impartial mediatlon board | gard to the proposed agreement raw rubber, although that Island of three members, to be ap- for a general embargo on the ex- is producing rubber of acceptable pointed by the President, which port of aims to Bolivia and Para- quality.
would be authorised to order and guay, said that the Governments In declining to accede to the hold elections in plants and or- of 34 countries had announced request, the Ministry of Finance.ganisations selected by a major- that, in principle, they were pre- pointed out that the present im-ity of employees, and such elect-pared to agree to the imposition port tariff on raw rubber s tened delegates to be recognised as of this embargo, per cent. of
Further the price.
an organisation of the workers for The Italian Government increase is not desirable, because the purpose of collective bargain-] however, made their agreement Hainan contributes only 36 per ing.
conditional on an agreement by! cent, of the "total amount of raw
the Japanese Government..." The rubber consumed in China.
latter had not yet given a formal agreement, although they nad ex- plained that no export of arms had. in fact, been sent from Japan to Bolivia or Paraguay,
The grievances regarding hours, wages and working conditions would be settled by direct negotia-
If the import of rubber is sub- Ject to ar increase, this would addtions between the managements to the cost of rubber manufacture In China. As Hainan Island is un- able to give adequate supply, im- port tariff on this commodity can not be raised higher.
But the Ministry of Finance, agrees to the cancellation of ex- port tariff and interport duty on crude rubber produced in Hainan. This exemption, as" made public by a customs notiBcation applies to raw gutta-percha or India- rubber only and not to manufac- tured rubber: This is to encourage it's export, although, the Ministry of Finance does not believe that the exemption of export tariff and interport duty can help very much owing to over-production in other parts of the world,
CONFUSION AT MEETING
Over Forty-Hour
Week **
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
Press". (Copyright)] ||
and the workers' representatives,
The strike will be called off in the event of all parties accepting the proposals-Reuter.
PRESIDENT'S ACTION
Washington, June 20." President Roosevelt has appoint- ed Mr. Frances Perkins to negotiate in the steel dispute.
had,
The formal coming into force of the embargo was accordingly, for the moment, delayed.
The British Government were
if licences for the export of arms continuing to hold up the issuing
to the two belligerents, but they were not prepared to give any un- Mr. Perkins has been immediate-dertaking that this unilateral ac- ty active in dealing with the new tion would be pursued indefinitely proposals for a settlement.-Reu- ter.
THE
ASSISTING
FARMERS
Modern Schemes Introduced
and in all circumstances.-British Wireless.
CLEARING HOUSE
PROPOSAL
No Decision Yet By America
Washington, June 20. It is understood that the United States
Government has not yet
NEWS SUMMARY
Awards and prizes won during the year by members of the HK. Police Reserves were presented by the Hon. L.GP. yesterday at the annual Inspection.