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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29,
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY
Exhibition. In London
A rubber exhibition, Illustrating coveries in the treatment of the the story of rubber on the planta- raw, substance were made in the tion, manufacturing, and historical | 405 by Thomas Hancock, whose side, has been opened at the machinery and original products Science Museum, South Kensing-are shown at the exhibition, that ton, and will be continued for some the rubber industry began" months.
It will be 200 years ago next year since Charles de la Condamine, a French scientist, went on a voyage to Brazil, from which he brought back to Europe the first detailed account of the properties of rub- ber: and the exhibition, which has boen arranged by the
Rubber Growers' Association, is an
inter-
CHINA COAST
OFFICERS
Changes And Promotions
China Navigation Co. Capt. R. Warren, of the Ying- chow, is on reserve.
yang.
chow.
Capt. B. A. W. Marrable, from special duty, has resigned.
1934.
For the next years the native in the mouth of the Amazon turned chow, has gone command, Kwet- Capt. C. P. Muler, of the Kwang-
from their cattle, at the bidding of white
men, to extract the nex from the trees and to supply the yang, has gone command, Kwang- Capt. E. FL Histed, of the Kwel- world with rubber. But in 1876 the India Once, prompted by Str Clements Markham and others, suddenly awoke to the possibility of cultivating the "Hevea brasi- esting commentary on the way inllensis" in India and Ceylon: The which science has extended
chang." the Director of Kew Gardens was ask- spurces of rubber until South Ame-ed to empty archid and other flow rics, the original source of it, has
er bouses and to try to grow there Leen completely eclipsed.
seeds of the "Hevea brasiliensia,” brought over by Sir Henry Wick- ham. Within
a fortnight 7,000 young rubber plants had sprung up. In
De la Condamine went to South America to measure an are of the
| meridian, but he noted also the in- teresting vegetation, particularly the "Hevea brasiliensis,” which still remains the most valued species of rubber tree.
Capt. L. V. Rowe, of the Llang- chow, has gone command, Wu-
Capt. C. St. G. Harris-Walker, from home leave, has gone com- mand, Liangchow.
-
Capt. J. H. Hodgkiss, of the Kin- tang, is in"transit.
Capt. J. S. Anderson, of the Wuchang. has gone command. Kintang.
IJ
чт
Szechuen,
Mr. W. Forrster, chier oficer, has gone command,
Yingchow."
Mr. W. G. Thomas, chief officer.
chow.
Transplanted to India. these
Mr. J. Robinson, chief officer, plaats grew into trees that in the Seochow, has gone command, Kia- 80s yielded rubber, and they be-
ting. In his account to the Academy
came the nursery from which more of Science he said: "When fresh, and more plantations were grown. by means of moulds any shape is Thirty years ago it was realized given to the substance; it is im that the last would become a pow- pervious to water, but its most erful competitor with South Ame- Kiating, has gone command, Kuei- valuable property is elasticity. Ofrica, but just how powerful was it are made infrangible bottles, not realized until some years later.' boots, and hollow balls, which can Within little more than a quarter be fattened at wh and which, of a century of plantation, rubber when the pressure is removed, as-, heing offered on the market, it has their pristine form practically wiped out the South Syringes are made in the shape of American industry. a pear, and when it is wished to fill this vessel with fluid the air is expelled by pressure, and on, 're- moval of the pressure the vessel resumes its shape."
sume
A First Step
Tiny quantities were brough to Europe in the eighteenth century, but it was not until important dis-
MORRO CASTLE
CLAIMS
Petition To Limit Liability
The
owners of the
ill-fated
Morro Castle filed a petition Octa- ber 4 in the Federal Court asking that their liability on all claims for damages arising from the des- truction of the vessel on September
8 be limited to $20,000. This re- presents the present valve of the
vessel, its cargo and all collections from freight and passengers. It was indicated that claims already
fled amount to more than $1,000,- 000. The disaster, it is set forth in the petition was "caused not by negligence, want of care or design on the part of the petitioners, their agents or servants, but solely by the fire, or inevitable accident, an act of God or the act of public enemles." No mention is made of insurance on vessel or cargo. The vessel is stated to be a total loss
has gone chief officer, Kwang- Mr. R. K. Stott, from reserve,
chow.
officer, Klungchow, is on reserve.
Mr. G. R. Torrible, supy chief
Mr. A. Naismith, chief oficer, South America has dwindled, while Klating
Year by year the production of Tsinan, has gone chief Bicer,
that of the East has increased. Last year the plantations produced officer, Chinhua, bas
Mr. J. W. E. Warrior, chief gome chief 703,000 tons, 50 per rent. more officer, Tsinan. than was produced only six years Mr. E. E. Muton, chief officer, previously, while South America, Luchow, has gone chief officer, that once supplied the world, mar- Kintang. j.keted only about 12,000 tons.
1
Mr. P. Bolam, chief officer, Kintang, has gone chief officer. Tatung.
Mr. J. E. Storey," chief officer,
SHIPPING RATE Tatung, has gone chief officer.
AGREEMENT Batavia Parleys Abortive
Fallure
of
Tokyo, Nov. 22. the inter-govern- mental trade negotiations between Japan and the Netherlands that opened at Batavia on June 23 were day. This prediction followed the forecast in business circles here to
announcement that four Japanese
Chinhua.
Mr. E. R. Graham, chief officer, Kwangchow, has gone chief officer, Szechuen,
Mr. G. A. Abbs, second officer. Luchow, has gone acting chief officer, the same ship.' W
Mr. W. R. Kirkland, supy second officer, Klating, has gone chlet officer, Soochow.
Mr. E. Hardman, on home leave. has resigned.
Mr. G. Wallace, second officer, Kwangchow, is on reserve.
Mr. J. Jackson, sup's second second officer, the same ship. officer. Kwangchow, has gone
Mr. W. Calder, second officer, Kuelchow, has gone second officer.
shipping companies engaged in the South Seas trade had notified Szechuen.
shipping interests in the Nether, Mr. T. G. Bennett, sup'y second
lands East Indies of their inten- oficer, Klating has gone second tion to terminate the shipping officer, Kuelchow.
rate agreement now in force on Mr. J. P. Ross. sup'y second December 1.
officer, from reserve, is in
יד
.tran-
The notice was served following sit, the breakdown of the Netherlands
Mr. P. Swan, second officer, shipping conference Klungchow, Japanese
bas gone second which was called to work out a officer. Luchow. pool arrangement.
Mr. W. Davidson," sup'y second Japanese shipping interests were officer, Yingchow, has gone second willing to agree to such an ar- officer, Klungchow.
rangement under the following Mr. J. C. Campbell, sup'y chlef
engineer officer, from short leave, Mr. J. A. Duggan, sup'y chief
gwangtung. has gone chief engineer officer,
and that salvage operations would
conditions: cost more than could be realized.
engineer officer, from short leave, At the same time that the petition Java outwards service shall be fix- Kwelyang.
1-Pool points for the Japan-to- has gone chief engineer officer, was filed Judge Alfred C. Coxe aped at 31 per cent. for the Java- pointed Charles W. Hagen a special China-Japan Lijn and 69 per cent. commissioner to receive all proofs or claim for damages from surviv- namely the Ishihara Sangyo Kais for the three Japanese companies, ing passengers and their relativesha, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha and and from shippers who lost. mer-
Mr. G. E. Judge, acting chief the Nanyo Yusen Kaisha. - chandise in the burning of the ves-
engineer officer, Kwangtung, has 2. Should the Nippon sel. Judge Coxe also signed a mo-
Tusen Kaisha
gone second nition or restraining order pro- share shall be conceded by both
engineer officer, its service, its Fatahan. resume hibiting all parties from bringing sides equally. any proceedings against the peti- tioners in connection with the dis-pool for the Java-Japan service second engineer officer, on short
aster except in the present action This restraining order is effective pending the outcome of the action to mit abilities.
CLYDE v. TYNE
Admiralty Contracts Compared In Commons Answer
18pecial Air Mall Service)
3.The question of forming a
shall be studied by the Freight Conference later.
4-All private negotiations re- garding shipping shall be con- ducted in Kobe.
Italy's Shipping Developments
"
Mr. H. C. Higgs, second engineer officer, Kingyuan, has gone sup'y
leave.
Н
Mr. H. C. Williamson, acting second engineer officer, Kwang chow, has gone acting second engi- neer officer, Kingyuan.
Mr. E. Woods, sup'y second engl- neer officer, Kwelyang. is, on home leave.
NANA
JA SAMUEL POLOWTR TID STA
Anna Sten
EMILE ZÖLA'S
Great Mevastu koto of iko Ska Sams
wine or two. As they walked in.. the manager saluted them. He know women of their wort "attracted the better einas of trade, those out
humming.
Near her table sat a pompous-
CHAPTER II WHAT HAS HAPPENED "Nano, a girl of the shadowe, who tuda in Paris in 1169, when war with Prussia soas imminent and all Prases is in a state of braltation and beyoüider-
ment, hoa, with her piri-friend, Ästin, looking man named Gastón Greiner. also a lady of waży virtus, just scan Now -Greiner's name was then, the the execution of her father for the most magical in all of Paris, and it murder of Nana's mocher, show, he echoed in every salon of the town; found with another man and promptly Greiner, the great theatrical im bited. Nama curaas Kiwi for being a
"auliah brute," Skorily thereafter the praarto: Greiner, the owner of the heart-kick ziri solinesson the burict of Apollo, who al made more women” km mother, utterly alons in spirit. Bha tamous than tayone else in Paris. makes pertain resolution, sightena her] As the girls, came in, he looked at
HOW DOUT Aær and returns to the thom, particularly at Nana hovel thai le her kom
After scene during which Nana pushed NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY (a would-be admirer into the pool of
All about the home of this poor trout. Greiner nudged his compan lovely girl there was the utmost on Bardonave, who acted as, zide- squalor, the degrading atmosphere de-campe,, and sometimes adviser to to be found only in a Paris hovel, the great, man. of the poor. Dirt hung from the "She's superk. Who is she-where that girl?" he asked. wall in clusters. Even the plates
"Who's
left on the table were dusty and did she come from? That girl Has greasy for they had been eaten from something. She la-superb, yes, su
perbi without the customary washing,
Bordenave shrugged his shouklars The furniture of the room was fall- ing apart with age: here and there negligently.
"Oh, merely some street urchin." a cockroach slipped across the floor,
he Bald. "But she is pretty-and The room tank of foul air, rotting haughty-shall I bring her
"Tes."
food, Althy finen, filthy. unclean everything. Such room was the here?" only kind Nana over know..... sho had never experienced any life other than that of a human being raised without Nann.
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over
in a moment Bordenavs returned
She said if you
Just a stepą, tiny step, above the Bordenave reported. "The aITO- lovet of savagen or beasta. Poverty gant littis, rakoi was her real mother; and squalor wanted to see her you could come and fith were her inheritance lover to bar table. Can you im-`
Nana lived with har aunt and agine?" uncle. She was always laboring in- That's all right, i'll go, 1 dun't dustriously, on her bare knees, mind-where there's a pretty r scrubbing their doors, which never at_stake."
seemed to get clean. Near her would So Greiner, with Bordenave, went sit the uncle, an old rowdy, who, over to Nana's table, where Satin hetne a poor man. knew his place had been telling Nana, who was un-
"I will not be poor...not weak..
I will be rich and strong.”
in the scheme of things, and was aware of the power and presüze of not very happy. The aunt was of Greiner, all about him. And, "after the same genre. They had been the usual amenities, Greiner asked arguing about Nana's futaro: NanaĮNana if she could act. had been wondering how the grave "Act, is it? laughed Nana,
of her mother would be marked. "You're the Arst man who has ever The old man scoffed. "Marked," he asked me out and out to act-well said, "that's good. Hear that yes. I suppose so, if you wish.” mark her mother's grave. When the Greiner laned closer, look in poor die, they're dead, and they're | his eyes that revealed more than a put away quick, to Linke room for purely business interest in this the poor who are coming."
lovely girl
Nana looked up at him, a strange "I do wish it. And what Greiner compelling, strength on her lovaly wishes-is done.” face. "Oh," she and "that's how "Right" hoed Bordenave, It is, yes?" and at the old man'a jdone!" allent grim nod a faraway look came "Mamaelle," said Greiner, "come lato her eyea.
to my office tomorrow' at eleven, "Then," she said’kiowly, "I shall jand we shall see about making you not be poor :. I shall never into a great actress and perhaps be poor in my life. And when 1 other things too-beh1′′ amrich shall raiso a stone over He smiled knowingly at his last Nana's face was stolid. her head; over the head of the only remark person who was ever sucd to ma” This was an old story to her. She The woman cackled derisively. had no illusions left. That old man "But before you're rich," "she merely coveted bar-and he had #neered, "clean those dishes. And,” money—and she wanted that money, she added, "take my advice. Leave 10 according to the laws of her life, Satin alone, That jade will do you his money she would and means at "no good. Follow her and you'll end getting.
your mother Ald-in a pauper's
"Yes, Monsieur," she smiled so- trave
where all bad wom-ductively, "I shall come, to be mađa on end-
into a great actress, and perhaps “No,” said Nana, slowly—“no .,*,|other things---100% :bad women-foolish women whoj Par oft in the corner of the res- let mer put them there."!
taurant, xat a young soldier with She finished her hated work in some of his friends. From their fast time, then, washing her face they were all Impressed with the conversation it was apparent that quickly, slipped over her atunctive)
young body a dreze that was simple effable beauty of Nana. Of the enough, but indeed teamed, express-Cour, Ceorge Muffat stood out. Hla ly modeled to reveal her allure in
a rugged, hearty, handsome the most effective fashion. Tonight face.
WA
DETA
she was going to start, you, tonight his mind to follow a course, would
One felt, he was the kind of who, onde ha ing made up she and Satin would go places and do things, for themselves.
İnever rest until it whe LOCOM-
plished. Her face
A real soldier of France, alightly flushed one saw, and a real commander of from her work, and burrying to got men.
WAJ
out of that malodorous house. her "He was looking at Nand with a hair was a bit awry under her gay queer expression in bis eyes. In- hat She halt ran out into the side his head his thoughts ran riot. street, the hare who kner best, her "How can. 1 meet her he won- real home, to meet the all-consoling dared madly, for, "Mest her I must Batin.
Then, both of then went to their hair, her teeth, her amilo, her skin
Why--she's 'ansalutely divine. Her favorite
rendezvous, the place where they might be likely to meet pleasing and belpful acquatat→
ROUTE.
those of an angel, on earth parsly. by mistake."
He laughed to himself, "but his, It was a gay place, this Cafe of ughter died on his lips as we the Baven Trout, with music and other thought came to alm.
· dance and song, and 12 they met
"By Jove," he said, I will meat someone who would pay the bill, her and before very long, too." perhaps they would take a glass of
(TO BE CONTINUED)
MI. G. W. F. Edwards, second officer, Tuckwo, is on short leave.
Mr. J. W. E Tonkin, second Mr. J. Sloan, third engineer In order to develop its steamship engineer officer, Fatahan, has gone. officer, Yingchow, has resigned. lines, especially the service to the second engineer officer, Kwang- Near East and the "Black Bea from chow.
Mr. A Madden, sup'y 'third' Mr. J. A. Galbraith, from short Venice. Trieste, and Brindisi, Mr. R. L. Bweet, second engineer gone third engineer officer, Szemcer, Tuckwo.
engineer officer, Shuntien, has leave, has gone chier engineer Italy is building several new motor- officer, Hein Peking, is on home vessels, states a Trans-Occan Kuo, leave. Min Message. They will be of
Mr. W. C.
chuen.
Bomerville, supy
Mr. J. Macdonald, acting, chief
London, November 19.. The First Lord of the Admiralty, questioned in the House of Come moss by Miss Ward as to the value of work allocated to the Tyne and Clyde respectively under the paral. prograuimes from 1932 to 1835, said the Sgures for bulls and machiatry for ships included in
A Trans-Ocean"Kuo Min mess- Mr. R. A. Owens, sup'y second Capt. H. 8. Allison," from short | shareholders of the Nisshin Kisen those programmes were for the age states that during October the engineer oficer. from short leave, leave, has one command, Tack-Kaisha, a Japanese shipping, com Clyde, 20,000,000: the £2,000,000
Ty traffic in Italians ports amounted has gone third engineer officer, wo
Mr. R. M. Cherry, aup'y third and others with a tonnage of transit, has gone acting second 3,500 tons, with a speed of 17 miles, second engineer officer, from engineer officer, from short leave, engineer officer, Tuckwo, is on
has gone third engineer officer, reserve.- 10.000 tons will have a speed of 20 engineer officer, Klungchow,
Soochow miles. Two larger ships of 18,000
Mr. P. Cameron, third engineer Mr. B. W. Weldon, acting second officer, Wuhu, has gone sup'y third tons will have a speed of 25 miles, engineer officer, Klungchow," has gone supy third engineer officer, Kintang
Italian Ports Busy
to 39,024 ships, while the goods Yingchow
engineer officer on short leave,
Indo-China 8. -N, Co.,
apt. H. T. Pellew, of the Tuck In addition orders for armour, traffic amounted to 3,598,162 tons Mr. J. Turner, sup'y third engi wo has gone command, Pingwo gunmountings, guns, and engines were placed approximately to the The figures for last year were 36- neer oficer, Kintang, has gone value of £300,000 for the Clyde 828 ships, with 2,832,243 tons of acting second engineer officer, Fe ant £1,300,000 for the Tyno,
goods.
Hain Peking.
ownsley, second oneer, has gone/second
No N.K.K, Dividende
A Rengo message states that
pany operating in China, approved 9 directors proposed that to divi- dends be paid this term Baron Ryutard Tukso, the president, and Mrs. Mokioht, Tonestao, of Bhang- hat a director, were re-elected.