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RECONSTRUCTION IN CHINA
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I-Aivis and Machinery of
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III—Industrialization. IV-Educational Reform.
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London, Feb. 28. Mr. G. Cimon Peinam, British irade Commissioner and Com-
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b
PASSENGERS
Departures
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The following passengers Jett PUBLIC AUCTION.
Francisco and Los Angeles. via ports by the s:s. President Coolidge: Mrs. Nora Wal, Mr. C. Hath, Miss La Tsong (Anna M. Wong, Mr. W J. Wilson, Mr. W. B, MacKay, London, March ». Costly "incidents and other Mrs. Gockchin, Mr. Robert Brayne, losses totalling nearly £30.000 are Mr. and Mrs. Jay P. Carste. Mrs. mercial secretary at Hong Kong, mentioned by Sir Gubert Upcott, Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. „spent yesterday at the Manchester
the
and Auditor-White, Mr. Phan Cho Doan, Mr. J. Comptroller Chamber of Commerce and will be General, in his report on the Air Muckle, Mr. Chow Chan Man, Mr. there throughout-to-day and to- Services, appropriation account for Chow Tin Fong, Mr. S. J. Chen, Mr. morrow for the purpose of inter- 1934, issued last night.
Wong Hin Ching. Mr. Lim Theng viewing traders interested in trade with China. He has already visit- torpedoes.
In addition, £60.000 was lost ouin, Mr: Sec Saang Huat, Mrs. T. Kawai, Master Lilawant Bagwon- ed London, Leicester, Nottingham,
One of the items mentioned- das, Mr: K. C. Chelláram. Mr. J. H. Derby, and Wolverhampton and which resulted in a loss of £3.292 Advani, Miss Marjorie Blyth, Mr. goes from Manchester to Liverpool is described as "loss of or dam-D. MacKinnon, Mrs. Luntu C. Huddersfield, Sheffield," Leeds, and age to aircraft in the course of Robinson, Master Brown, Mrs, E Bradford and thence to other Im-aying arising from culpable de M. Anson, Miss J. Rolfe, Mr. and portant industrial and commercial fault involving conviction under Mrs. Peter Sit-Kee Wong Mr. and centres before completing his tour the Air Force "Act.".
Mrs, J, Balaridge, Mrs. M. Le Jeune, in April
FAILURE OF PERSONNEL
Mr. C, H, Rolfe, Mr.. $. K. Chung, Another loss of 4,300 has the Mrs. C.. Chun, Mr. J. J. H. Aarsen, following history: "Loss of an air-Miss K. La1, Mr. T. F. Chen, Mr. craft by fire on board an aircrüft- Chow, Mrs. Wong, Mr. Tang Ho carrier as a result of the accidental Lum, Mr. Cheng Kai Fong. Mr. Aring of a Verey pistol
more
1
Was
"The accident was held to be due basically to unsound design of the firing apparatus, but it considered that failure on the part of the responsible personnel to appreciate fully the correct procedure to be followed was "a contributory cause."
Discussing with a representa- tive of the "Manchester Guardian" yesterday the opportunities for trade between Lancashire and China, Mr. Pelham pointed out that Lancashire is mainly in- terested
in textiles, textile and other machinery, and a, growing Industry in electrical goods. "Dur- ing the last two years, in particu- lar," he continued, "China" and Hong-Kong have been suffering from the depression which hit the United Kingdom in 1931-2. With
Then come £11.754 "Losses by the recovery in other parts of the are, shipwreck, stress of weather world there would have been a rea-accidents or incidents of the Ser sonable chance of recovery in the vice proved an due Inquiry to Far East but for the currency crists have been beyond the control of caused by the present silver cur-
any person responsible for rency policy of the United States stores," of America. This had the effect of raising the value of the silver con- tent of the Chinese dollar well be- yond commodity parity prices, and during the last two years there have been such violent fluctuations. in currency that business became largely a gamble.
A STABLE CURRENCY "The Chinese Government has now, however, taken action to stabiilse its currency. It has be- come virtually a managed cur- rency. It has become virtually a managed currency. The Shanghal dollar at present is at about is 21d. and so far has been success- fully maintained at that level, and I think there is not anyone who does not wish it to be so maintam- ed, because with a stable currency you naturally get increased trade. China's crying need has been to balance its trade more nearly. In 1934 it had an adverse balance of $450,000,000. Its" exports conelst largely of stik, tea, egg products, tung of vegetable oils, hides, and skins, bristles and hair, fes- thers, lard and seed products, and in recent years it has been setting up organisations for the testing of all these commodities in order to secure standardised qualities. It is necessary it should be able to increase these exports so that its purchasing capacity for imports should be increased
the
STEPS BY AIR COUNCIL With regard to
the losses of torpedoes Sir Gilbert Upcott says: "On receipt of the report for 1994, showing total losses to the value of approximately £60,000, none of which was considered to be within the control of any person responsible, the Treasury expressed themselves as disturb ed at the large and increasing
TEE Undersigned have received "
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Lu Yin, Mr. Norman Westwood, Mr. | BLACK WOOD FUR ITURE Lau Nga Foo. Mr. Teng-Sul Yon. Mr. Cheung, Mr. and Mrs. Willlanı Hughes, Mr. Lim Ben Hong, Mr. and Mrs. J. Watumull. Dr. Robert Storer, Miss Gulat Begwandas, Mr. G Gidvani, Miss Catloine Mac- Fadden, Mr. C.. J. Livingston. Mr." C. A. Aspinali, Mr. Robert Allerton,· Mrs. R. Stineman, Miss Barbara TERMS:-CASH ON DELIVERY. Rolfe, Mr. G. L. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Hotchener. Mr. M. Le Jeune. Mi. N. Nanik. Mr. Maken Chang. Miss Chun Dr. L. Y. Hul. Mr. s. Kolzumi, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. David- son, Mr. Yu Su Yao, Mr. X. C.
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rise In 1934 in the ratio of losses to numbers dropped,
shal and Mrs. C. H. Chaug. Lt. Chamras Mandhukanudh, Mr. Dab
"They accordingly welcomed Chuey Meesrisom, Mr. Vali Pong- the assurance given to them by vel, Mr. R. Boolchand, Mr. Lee the Air Council that continued Gwon Kan, Miss Allen H Fong. close attention was being given; Mr. H. Y. Mo, Miss Doris Markley. to the problem of minimising Mr. and Mrs. T. K. LI, Master P. these losses in future, and took Lautenberg, Mr. Lau Shlu Hop, nate of the information furnisti Miss I MacDonald, Mr. Carlisle, ed by the Council as to the tech- nical methods adopted for that
purpose."
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COMMENCING AT 10.00 A.M.
MY M Lo Mrs, BY Lin, Mr. S. Stokkink, Madam Ho, Mr. S, Y. Doe, Mr. Chan Tay Kati, Mr. M..C. Chow, Mr. Chan Man To. SATURDAY, Mr. D. Harvey, Mr. Saw Choo Theng, Master A Watamull, Mr. and Mrs. K. Bagwandas, Master Kishin Bagwandas, Mr. D. V. Ad- vani, Miss Salle McAdoo, Miss Hope Distler, Mrs. John Baldwin, London, March 4 Mr. L. E. Brown, Mr. John - W. for believers In Soc. Gregg, Mrs. John R. Clark, Mr. Credit little vision, was required to and Mrs, H. W::Shivelly, Mr. and
A QUANTITY OF see that no such pan was work Mrs. E. J. Bennett, Mrs. C, E, Rolfe, | VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD able in the restricted area of a Mr. J. Mathews, Mr. Ng Fan Chan,
FURNITURE single province of Canada. Never- Mrs. L. L. Bromau, Master Chun, theless the Alberta electorate. Mr. Y. C. Mok, Mr. Sun Kum Pao,
also
Even
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fascinated by the "idea of a Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Broad One 6 Cylinders "Fiat" Tourer
Boon
"China wants to develop its in-monthly "dividend for a adut Mr. and Mrs. C, F. Wong, Miss A dustries so that de can supply its citizens, returned Mr. Aberhart, S ́ stie, Mr. Kien-Tung Fung, Mr. own needs to a much greater ex- ch.ef among many local exponents Banchong Limsaovápruk, L. Ban- tent, and for this purpose needa in- of the miracle, with huge chong Boonyaprasob, Mr dustrial machinery and equipment. | majority at his back The first Mee Lamchlekdhed, Mr. Tongchải There is a growing market in Budget or h's Premiership drags Suzikvani), Mr. James Ho On, Mrs. China for what may be called the province back to. hard facts. Lee Sue Ping, Miss M, E, Best, Mr, "capital" goods, as well as for con-In place of the div.dend there is G. Weldman Groff, Mrs. Quan sumable goods, and as the deve- to be additional taxation, to meet Shce (Quan Soo-Hing), Miss Lee lopment progresses the people will a deficit that is estimated at Yoke Chun, 'Mr. Teng Cheng. Mr.-] be able to afford consumable goods of a higher class. It needs con- structional material. It is essen- itial that its communications should be further improved. At present the country, which is much great er in area than the United States
(ia excellent running order):
O VIEW FROM FRIDAY, THE 27TH MARCH, 1936.
LAMMERT BROS.
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£1,045,000, and the State's bond H. A. Hansen, Misses Hunter, Mas | TERMS :—Cash' of 'Delivery. ho.ders are to be asked to accept ter Hunter, Master Phillips, 'Mr. V. some lower rate of interest. Even H: W. Dobson, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. these proposals leave a cap be- Leong Shee (Leong Wah Ping). tween revenue and expenditure Miss Lee Mew Churi, Mr. Enríque that will call for further sacri- Juan Cam. Miss M. Dunlap, Mrs. fices before it is closed. The era. H. A. Hansen, Mrs. 3. Phulips, Mr. of America, has less than 8,000 of plenty for all recedes into a and Mrs. H. E. Van Marte, Mr. H. miles of rallway, as against a quar- { dim future.
J. Clements, and M'es Harris,
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ter of a million in the other coun- One item alone of the Social try, and its roads are mainly Credit plan seems to have sur- earthen and by no means first vived in this first Budget. Thet class. There is need, too, for a is the proposal to levy a 2 per more level headed view of China cent. tax upon all sales. The and the Chinese than appears to money so obtained is not to be prevail. Too much has been writ- distributed among the c.tizens, ten about China which is biased in though its taken from them. one direction or another. TheIt has the commonplace mission
"You are looking well" you will | where apparatus for obtaining the Chinese are a tremendously indus of other taxes of providing for the when you telephone your friends. 480deg is shown, was opened by say in all seriousness in the future absolute, zero, of cold-minus. irtons and likeable people and their ordinary spend ng uf the State. for yesterday two-way telephone Sir William Bragg yesterday. reputation in business is good. Very seldom is a fantastic expert-
ed."
London, March 2.
The exhibition of "very low tem-' peratures," at the Science Museum,
a
Far too much is made elsewhere, ment in finance so quickly ribbed and television communication- In the endeavour to reach this
until now also, of the political situaton; The of all attraction with, such small
a dream-was demon-natural zero, he said, there had stråted in Germany.
been some unusual results, country is not in the state of con- damige general well-being. stant turmoil so often represent Alberta is left to extricate itself the telephone circuit was opened running like water to see rubber Regular television traffic over !· "It is odd to see air liquifted and
trom fts firiancial motass by between Berlin and Leipzig. The lose all its spring and become as PROSPECT FOR TEXTILÈS methods that are as old as tax Minister of Posts and Communica a plece of china; to see fruit turn Questioned on the prospects of gathering itself. Before it has tions. Baron von Eltz Ruebenach, into powder after a blow from a
Social Credit will. increased imports of Lancashire done so
formally inaugurated the service, hammer, and to see a mallet made textile, goods, Mr. Pelham said it probably be anally discredited, and telephone talks with accom, of quicksilver." he added was true that the cheap goods among the gullible citizens who panying television followed be- The exhibition shows how liquid market went at one time to Japan, believed that they had found a
tween invited guesis in Berlin; and oxygen can be made to occupy, but it was now, largely Chinese new way to pay old debts and at the Leipzig Fair.
... only one-tenth of the, space of the. In 1834 the importe of cotton piece make themselves rich in the pro-
The cost of a televised con- gas and can easily be transported. goods into Hong Kong from North coes.
veraation between Berlin, and Demonstrations are given of how China were 42 per cent of the
Leipzig for the duration of the metal is cut by oxy-acetyléne
ut by o total imporis "of those. goods.
Fair will Be, 59, 10d. for three dame. Japan's share in that year was 38 market, however, Lancashire was: minutes, about half the normal One of the exhibits is a new type per cent and that of the United getting a fair 'share' and appeared telephone charge. The service of oxygen container which is to be Kingdom 12 per cent. In 1931 to be doing all it could to increase will be open to the public to- used by the Air Force, It is made. | North China's contribution was it, and as the purchasing power of
day.
of nickel-chromium-molybdenum only*12 per cent, while the United the people Increased there was DO Two British United Press corres-steel, very light and strong, and is Kingdom and Japan each had 37 reasor, why Lancashire's share, pondents I were among the first only about a quarter, the size of
In the higher-class should not increase with it.
per
cent.
to use the service.
the old type of container.