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LLOYD
TRIESTINO
Queen's Building, Ground Floor,
Tel. Add. "LLOYDIANO." P. O. B. 143. Telephone 28014.
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
Pacific
MONTHLY SERVICE,
SAN FRANCISCO
TO
Panama
Atlantic
BALBOA (Pozama) NEW YORK
LOS ANGELES CRISTOBAL (Colon) BOSTON,
NEXT BAILING
M.V. "TAI YANG"
ON
18th AUGUST
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION
FOR PASSENGERS,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
AGENTS.
QUEEN'S BUILDING.
KOTICE. TO CONSIGNEES,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STAMER "CORFU."
ARRIVEDTM HONG KONG on
—8TAEQU£T, 1994,
TELEPHONE 28021.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STRAMER “SOMALI.”
ARRIVED · HONG KONG OR
* 7TH AUGUST, 1994, –
FROM ANTWERP,LONDON,GIBRAL- | FROMANTWERP LONDON, GIRBAL
TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO
AND STRAITS.
ONSIONERS of Cargo by the above- named Yese are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR Rnx in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany's Godowas at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted ont lack by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as
the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here anless Instructions have been given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days incinding date of arrival will be subject to
Rent.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged Fackages must be 'läft in the Godowas for examination by the Oos- signee, and the Company's Burveyors Mesere. GODDARD & Douglas, at 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays,' within the "Free Btorage period.
Consignees are specially notified that
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1934.
SIR WILLIAM
FIRTH
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Amsterdam
His Views On Steel Athens
Reorganisation
(Special Air Mail Service)
י
London, July 25.- At the annual meeting of Rich- ard Thomas and Co.. tmplate manufacturers, yesterday Sir Wil- llam Firth, the chairman of the company, explained why be favour- ed temporary Government inter- vention in the steel industry while many steel manufacturers were loud in their praise of the reor- ganization scheme.
"ነ
The explanation," he said, "is
a very simple one. Steel industry is K wide description covering manufacturers of all classes of products
Belgrade tervis Berlia Bombay Brussels Bucharest Buenos Aires
Genera Copenhagen
Helsingfors Hongkong Lisbon Madrid Milan..... Montevideo Montreal New York Delo Paris ...... Prague
Aug. 3. 7.45è
525 S.
13.00
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE Y Sterling Parity ... 12.10. Florin. ....375 Drachmae 976,316 Dinars ............. 90.45 Marks is 6d per Rupee 66 Belgas 813,588 Lar 47.58d. per Peso
18.189 Kroner 22391 25.29 Franca. 15.44. 13. Marky 2261
1/6 1/18 21.461 503
364. 8.0.
110 Escudos 110 25. Pesets 36,27/32 ..................... 92,48 Lira . 583 50.88d. par Pino 381
4.867 Dollars .. 4.951 4.867 Dollars 5.031 18.159 Kroner 194.21 France 164.23 Kronen 98.93d. per Gold
19.901
Aug 7 7.433 525.5.
221 12.95 1/8 1/16 21.43 503
36; 80. 22.39
15.411
3262
1/8 1/18 1101
36 13/18
58 21/32
381 8.0.
4.95
5.081
76. 13/32 121 3/16"
19.90 76 11/16
121 3/16
Rio de Janeiro....:
+
Milreis 4 8.0.
Shanghai
48.0. 1/41
1810 Kronor $4.664 Schillings 24.58d. per Yen
19.391
27
1/21
20 13/18
Silver (spot) Silver (forward) War Loan
19.39 27
1/2+
20 9/18
20 11/16
28% 34% 104 3/16
Closing Quotations
August 9, 1934.
UN LONDON:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Billa, on demand 2.8 Bank Billi, 4 mouth?'
sight
"A steel manufacturer produc | Stockholm ing, shall we say, girders and ships Visons plates or tubes lives in an entirely Yokohama different atmosphere to a manu→ facturer whose activities are con- ned, as ours are in Wales, to the production of steel bars for con- version Into tinplates and sheets. Trade conditions in these sections are not comparable. One might just as well say all animals are animals, and prescribe the same food for the cat as for the Horse, as to say what is good for dre section must be satisfactory to an- other. Frotection and the "rest- ganization scheme Is A mixed blessing to your company.
"It has enabled us to reopen our Redbourn Works, hitherto costing £20-30,000 per annum to keep idle. which works, in the year un der review contributed to the profit picture some £35,000, and next year will probably contribute some £100,000. This benefit gladly admit is directly due to protection: but in Wales the ple ture is very different.
we
while
"Continental steel makers no longer able to send such large quantities of steel into this output of tinplates, and have country
increased their during the past nine twelve months have been selling tinplates in all parts of the world in com- petizon with us, in ever increas ing quantities, at prices that yield- ed to us little or no pront despite the fact that our quotations were in depreciated currency theirs were on the gold standard."
"This competition was in cases subsidized by foreign Gov- ernments, and in other cases sub- sidized by a combination of tu terested manufacturers, ault to us was that by the end The re- of April our selling price Optional Goods will be landed hers fallen as compared with what it unless Instructions have been given to was a year before, although our the contrary. Six Hours before arrival of raw materials--tin, pig iron, and Goods not cleared within 8 days in scrap-had substantially advanced cluding date of arrival will be subject to against us, with the result that protection, instead of benefiting us in timplates, created additional and very severe competition.
TAR, MARSEILLES, NAUTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
TONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-named Vessel are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR BISK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Gode Company's Godowns at Kowloon where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained
the Goods are landed.
the Steamer.
Rent
No. Fire Insurance will be effected by as in any eness whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's sarveyors, Mosers. GoodARD & DOUGLA, at 10 am on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Starage period.
Consignees are specially notified that
same
had
ON" SHANGHAI:-
On Demand
ON SINGAPORE:
1 ON NEW YORK:-
20 15/16 31% 104 7/18
Bank Billa, on demand 371 Credita, eo days' sight.. 91' ON BATAVIA:-
On demand
OK PARIS:
Bank Bulls, on demand 8794
Credila, 4 months' Night 806
1/61
Credits, four months'
sight
.
1/01
ON SAIGON?!
1001
On demand
NA
ON MANILA:
631
On demand.............
ON BANDTOK:--
128
On demand
+238
SOVERSIONS. Bank Buying
Rate.....
3/68
BAR SAYER, per os,
20 5/16
On demand ON JAPAN :-
On demand ON INDIA :—
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand ......
RE-OPENING THE
STRAITS QUESTION
Another Problem For The
League Of Nations
(Continued from Yesterday)
position, especially in view of the présent precarious international": situation.
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REVISIONIST OR ANTI- REVISIONIST!
Changes i Situation
Although the stipulations of the Straits Convention are in no wise comparable to the arbitrary regime gevres, they nevertheless constitute originally imposed by the Treaty of
That is sufficient reason to ex- Asevere restriction of Turkey's plain why Turkey should feel in- sovereign rights. It is clear that cuned to reopen the Straits Quest- nation is bound to resent such a broached in Geneva about a year a proud and intensely patrioticon at this time The subject was state of affairs and will not tolerate ago when the Turkish Government it any longer than necessary. All sought to obtain the League's con- the more so, since the present sent to the building of fortified- Straits regime exposes Turkey to tions at strategical points along the danger of becoming the scene the Dardanelles and on the Thra The home trade demand for tin-of action in a war between foreign | cian frontier. The suggestion mei plates only approximates 25 per nations, and for being herself with strong opposition on the part cent, of this country's capacity. drawn into such a conflict against of France, Italy, and Englanti The tonnage foreign competitors her own wishes Turkey signed the France was opposed on general were taking from us caused us to
Convention of 1922 because, at that principles because she was unwil
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via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu
Fortnightly sailings Pro Hoover. Ang 11,5 am. Pres, Taft Aug. 29, 6 am. Pres. Coolidge Sept. 8, Noon Pres. Pierce Sept. 9, Midnight Pres. Boover Oct. 6, Noon
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Inquire for roung.trip nikola To Kūrėja În connection with Lingd Triostiza
Via Mahill, Singapore, Petang, Colombo, Bombay, Buez Canal Alerināris, Hapies, Gencu,
Marsailles.
Pros. Polk Aug. 18, Sa. Pres. Adams Sept, B. Prda. Harrish.. Sept. 1, Bam. Free, Bayes Sept. 1. Prea. Johnson... Oct. 18, 8.
vla Shanghai, Kohe. Yokohama
Fortnightly sailings Pres Grant Aug. 18, 6 a.th. Pres. Jeffersor...Sept. 1.6 am. Pres. Jackson... Sept. 15 Gam Pres. McKinley Sept. 28, M'aight Pres. Grant Oot, 18, Midright
MANILA
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Next Sailings Pres. Grunt..... Ang. 11, 6 p.m. Pres. Polk Aug. 18, 8am.. Fres. Taft Ang. 91; 6 p.th." Pres. forsch sáng, 25, 4pm.. Pren. Doplidge...Aug, 0,9 pm.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
PADDER. BUİLDİNG-HONG KONG. CANTON BRANCH:-4, SHAKA ROAD.
CANTON SILK MARKET
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
MORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.
The Kwangtung Raw Silk Test-Steamer ing Bureau, Department of Recon-T
struction, Canton, China. 3!
Canton Quotation
August 7. Extra 08. 13/15 H.K. 3450N... Small Extra OB, 13/15 ELK.
$370N.
· Crack--N.S.–14/16–ÉL.K-$290N. Extra Extra 20/22 ILK. $290N. Waste NS. Open H.K. $50N.
Yokohama Quotations,
August 8.
Opening
Spot
Bourse six months...
- Yen 465 Yen,,464
New York Quotations
September December
February
August 7.
Bld Ask 1.081 1.091
"DONAU
naving arrived from BREMEN," BAM- BURG and Porta, Consignees of OSTER. are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Go downs of the Hong Kong on Kerkso What and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, where Delivery can Le chtained.
Consignets are further notized that the steamer DONÃO "has taken at HAMBURG and BREMEN Through Cargo for HONG KONG 8.8. "BIDIN", 8.8. "NORDWEST 8.8. “#a10 *; · 88. "Kakth”, 8.8. “AZZTM
8. "EIF from COFEN. HAGEN, GOTHENBURG, DRAM MEN, KOENIGSBEBG, VAPURI. WIBORG and KOTKA,
All Goods remaining undelivered after táv 16th of Aug, 1986; will be subject
No Tirs Insurance will be affected by un in way once whatever,
| Damaged Packages mhat be left in the Godown for rammation by the Game.
Anderson & Ashe, at 10 signose and the Company's SurvAYOIS,
on the 14th of Ang, 1984.
Consignees must have a Revenue
112 113 1.12 1.13 New York Quotations are ob tained through Courtesy of Amer-Omer in attendance when damaged Ican Oriental Finance Corpora-
dutisble goods are examined by the tion.
Company's Farveyors.
to be present at the examination of damaged 10 per cent, yet we were expected, I of paramount. Importance to het.qulesifig in any sort of revision of it does not seek the removal of - which dats they will not be recognised.
it is incómary for a Revenue Officer to be present at the examination damaged dutiable cargo.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undermigned on or before 28th Aug., 1934, or they will not be recognized.
No Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Galow, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Os,
Agents.
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Hong Kong, 8th Aug., 1934.
SERVICE TO READERS
HE HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS," LTD., and the HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through
dutiable cargo.
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No Claim will be admitted after the Clocks have let the Godown and all It is necessary for & Ravehua Officer to reduce our operations by at least time, the Etraits Question was not Mng to create a precedent by ac-
Claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Ship'a anival here, aftes because of protection, to reorgan-For one thing. Constantinople was the Peace Treaties. England and All Chains against the Steamer mürt 12e."
no longer the capital of the new Italy turned a deaf ear to the Tur-existing restrictions on the defence -Onninens are requested so warrendar be presented to the Undersigned on or
Ottoman State. Russia had re- kish proposal because they favour frontier merely for the purpose for Countersignature
of the Straits and the Thracian | thair Elfs of Lading to the Undersigned before 27th Aug. 1834, or they will
ounced her former imperialistic aimsed the maintenance of the present of building up a vast system of not be recognized.
and showed herself anxious to regime for economic as well stra- fortifications, but it thinks that
No Claims will be sämitted after the Goods have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agentä Hong Kong, 7th Aug., 1934
"[2759
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
FROM LETTH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Btékmship “BENVANNOGH."
"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
CON
MELORERS & 000
Agentai ́NOKDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BasмII,
2766
CHAMPION BOXER establish friendly relations with tegical reasons The Turkish Go-Turkey is entitled to a certain dong Kong, 8th Aug, 1994.
BY ACCIDENT
Gunmen Holdings Does The Trick
Barney Ross, the light-weight champion of the world, became a boxer by accident.
His father, who owned a grocer's shop, was held up by gunmen and
Turkey. Greece, was checkmated, and neither England, France, nor
vernment is meeting with the same measure of security as well as to
question up again, but the oppost-
Italy had any desire to precipitato l'opposition now that it brought the full equality of treatment. She further complications in the Nestion is not quite so determined. wants to be master in her own East. Turkey herself was confront France sees no reason to raise any house, and behind this there is ed with the primary task of conso-strenuous objections to an arran- Turkey to have full control of the undoubtedly a feeling that were fidating, her position „both intern- ally and externally.
COMPAGNIE DES
. MESSAGERIES: MARITIMES.
CONSIGERE NOTICE.
ES. TALUU."
ARRIVED HONG KONG ar SATURDAY, THE 4TH AUG, 1984
FRON ANTWERP &c. IN BUTTERDAM.
ONSIGNERS of Cargo by the above hire bereby informa
DAME SVANG
informed that all Goods are being shot because he refused tò hàng / France's and Italy's attitude to tactive or tacit support to the ready to desert the revisionist caused that their. Goods with expe
er London Office, at $35nded at their risk into the hamedous over his takings Barney and hitain, and there is no saying whe-
Turkish demand.
the Godomas of the Hob being huded and placed at their Opáti, #Tresaurs"-and-Val
loon What Godowe Co loon, whence Delivery can be obtained the Goods are lunrted, ze
Goode 200 deg fikk 7 “Dita ficluding date of arrival, will be
slergigned before the Thesday, the
rédognised.
gement which is whole-heartedly endorsed by her new ally Soviet traits she would possess an im This she has wreckeded in doing Russia for reasons of her own.. Ihance the value of her friendship portant asset calentated to en- But in the meantime, there have it comes to a show-down the great been fundamental changes in the majority of the dignatories of the international situation. Ria has Straits Convention, including Rus-
to other powers.
The increased diplomatic activity. once more become a seat and aia, Japan, and Turkey's co-part-which the Turkish Government has highly active power. "Greece has nera in the new Balkan pact, may lately displayed in the South-east likewise regained her strength be counted upon to lend their of Europe has been widely inter- preted as an indication that it is wards Turkey has become uncer FLEET STREET, F.C. 4, Tel. and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the brother took to runhing the bust ther Tucker will not be left to The Turkish Standpoint. revisionist states who profitted by
and join the ranks of the and Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf, and ness, but it was a failure. Ro 3137, are prepared to give Godown Co. Ltd. wherice and/or from then started boxing, at hest in hold the bag in case of a Franco- The urkish Government has the provisions of the Peace
the wharves Delivery may be obtained.
Italian accord in the Mediterran- moreover, made out a pretty good Treaties and therefore strongly Subscribers and Visitors
No China Wil admitted after the fairs, and graduated to the Arst- Goods have left the Godowns, and all class arenas. The great moment of can. And, above all the chances case for the remilitarization of the Lavour perpetuation of the advice regarding accommoda- Goods remaining undelivered after the huis He was when he met and beat of warlike complications afising Straits. The Turks mamtain that present status do This inter
scanewhere in the world are much when they accepted the Stralis pretation is forcibly refuted by the the world's tion available, motoring fact.105 104 will be able to Bent Tony Canzoneri for
All Olime agamat the Steamer must championship, Barney is still one time of the Conclusion of the the belief that the League of Na- Straits issue and demanding
greater now that they were at the Convention in 1923 they did so in Türkish action in reopening the lities,
suitable
be presented to the Undardgned on or before the 18th Ang., 1824, or they will of the gunmen's greatest enemies Straite Convention. No matter tions would become strong enough vision of the Lausanne Treaty 11th Augen, 1884, or they will not be recognized, centres, etc.
whether a war breaks out To domply with the Central Bonded
in Eu- to adequately protect the right This treaty which replaced the Warehouse Regulations, donsignora mi jak
rope, in the Far East, or in some of all nationa, Erent and hall, discarded Treaty of Begrés mitigat If, when at home, they will have Berman Officer in attendance Ships of the Indo-China Steam other part of the globe, there fa The League power has howevered me of the glaring inf when damaged dettable goods me Navigation Co., Ltd., have Been re every likelihood of its bringing up zinge waned, and it is moreover or the latter, but Turkey has call or telephone to the above examined.
vained on a present day basis. The the question of the freedom of pointed out that the British disar- made a secret of the All broken, nhafed and damaged Goods value of the deet is now £600,366, navigation in the Turkish Straits mament plan, which seeks to re-considers the address, they will receive there to be left in the Godowing wh which leaves £702,967 to be writ- and of thereby its Turkey induce the calibre of mobile artillery to be an intoler
*** they will be examined, on the 1946. Atmost assistance and the Aug 1984 at 10 am, by Miss ten off. This amount will be pro the imbroglio. Thert la, there would severel
Goddard
vided out of the various izserefore, no question that a complete fence of the latest available information on No Fue Insurance has been admoved. which total 2810,890. The Dice of control of the Bospháris tnd the should
Bill of Lading will be countersigned the 25 beterred Ordinary shareí Dardanelles, backed up by an adepelled all subiccts of enquiry will be by LIVINGSTON
has varied between 158. În 1971 and quate litary defence would they placed at their disposal.
£8 in 1903, The pëbsent price is greatly improve" Tulköy's security provide Hoar Kat inh Ang 1934
ande, wofsiderably z enkande, her
shopping
Agubta:
(278) around 23-106.
thr de-of her mos
compolves com- to, rem
curity, which
to the League to in the
unbjeck
Dany
Doogine at 10 am: the 30th Angasto
must have