NEW -AEVERTISEMENTS
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
In
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS
No. 2 of 1936.
the Matter of THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD, |
and Matter of THE ORDIN.
the
MARRIAGE
HORTON GUNN,--On June 1, 1936, at Shanghai by Dr. Emory W. Luccock. Amelita Mary Gunn, daughter of the late Mr. Charles Carter Gunn, and Mrs. R. O. Scott, of Shanghai, to Alvin Woodrow, son of the late Mr. J. W; Horton of Albuquer- que, New Mexico, and Mrs. Horton.
DEATHS RTICSHEFF-On May 28, 1936, at the Paulun Hospital: Shanghai. Dr. Ivan Vassilevich Rticshett. aged 62 years.
CHANG-On June 1, 1938, at the
Red Cross Hospital, Shanghai. Mr. Y. L. Chang,"aged 54 years.
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HONG KONG, JUNE 9, 1936.
NAVAL NEEDS
the
COMPANIES ANCE, 1932. NOTICE is hereby given that "Petition was on the 8th day of May, 1936, presented to the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, by The Bank of Canton, Ltd. and Ho Ching Hei, Chu Yun Chi and C. Lane Poole alias Chan Kam the creditors of Po, three abovenamed Bank praying for the sanciloning of the Scheme of Arrangement between the secured creditors and members and the said Bank and for con-
first instalment of firming the reduction of the
measures proposed by the Govern- Issued capital at the said Bankment for making good the deficien- from $8,665,600.00 to $1,083, 200.00 and that the said Petition is directed to be heard before the Court on Friday, the 17th day of July 1936, at 10 a.m. in the fore noon. Any creditor or share holder of the Bank desiring to oppose the said Scheme and or the making of an order firming the reduction of capital of the said Bank as afore said, should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his counsel for that purpose. A copy of the Petition will be furnished to any creditor or shareholder of the Bank requiring the same by the undersigned on payment of the regulated charges for the same. Dated the 8th day of June, 1936.
con
the
MESSRS. JOHNSON,. STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Bank, HONG KONG and LEO. D'ALMADA & CO., Solicitors for the abovenamed
Creditors, HONG KONG
cies In the national defences was discussed by the House of Com- mons recently on the Supplemen- bary Navy Estimate for 2063 men and £10,300,000. Every one realizes the deficiencies which have ac- cumulated in all three of the fight- ing Services, and the sum now de manded for the Navy causes neither surprise nor dismay. Indeed, if there has been any surprise at Government's naval proposals, now that they are disclosed in detail.
the
As a result.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1936.
ARMS BRIBERY IN THE SERVICES DENIED
Evidence Before Commission.
OFFICIAL VIEWS ON EXPORTS
Value In Keeping Firms Employed
London, May 21. Representatives of the Ad- miralty, the War Office, and the Air Ministry gave evidence before the Arms Commission yesterday, denying allegation that armament firms had at- tempted to bribe Government officials both at home and abroad.
Sir John Edon Bankes presided, and the representatives of the three services were:
Admiralty, Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald G. H. Henderson, Con-. troller of the Navy, and Sir Walter St. D. Jenk ns, Director of Navy Contracts.
.
War Office-Mr. F. C. Bovens- 'chen, Director of Army Con- tracts L-Gen. Sir Hugh J. Elies, Master-General of the Ordnance; and
Sir Reginald Townsend; Director of Ordnance Factories.
for improper motives, and no stred of evidence exists that discrimina
on has been made.
"It may, perhaps, be suggested that if this system of inducement to officials to show improper dis- crimination were really in exis tence, senor officials of the Con- tracts Departments of the Services
who make peace-time allocation of contracts might be expected to be the special objects of such induce
ments.
"In fact, no such official has been appointed so far as it known."
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ARMAMENTS BOARD
OPPOSED
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Crippling To Delence
Dealing with proposals for the increase of efficiency, the memo- randum said a suggestion by Sir Eric Geddes for a research labora- Air Ministry-Air Marshal Story, to make sure that the possi- Hugh C. M. Dowding, former Air bildes of mass production were Member for Research and Deve fully taken into account in consi- lopment, and Mr. B. E. Holoway, dering any armaments invention. Director of Contracts
was worthy of careful considera-
They presented a memorandum
dealing with the attitude of the Services towards the proposals to set up a National Armaments Board and for "the nationalisation of armaments and domestic mat- ters pertaining to the Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry.".
Rebutting allegations of bribery made in previous evidence, memorandum stated that so xar as the Services Departments were concerned the allegations without foundation, but that they might be considered from the point
the
were
of view of whether the system was such as to afford adequate safe. guards against bribery, and whe- ther cases of bribery had occurred. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST
tion."
NEWS SUMMARY
SECRECY ABOUT NEW COMMERCIAL murder of a fisherman at Lamma
WEAPONS
Sales Abroad
Sir Philip Gibbs, a member of the Commission, raising the ques- tion of keeping the latest types of weapons secret, asked, #Don't you think from the Services' point of view that the Government ought to have closer control over the sale of weapons of war by private en- -terprise?"
Lt-Gen. Sir Hugn Elles: We have a strong licensing system.
NEWS FROM HOME
ROYAL DUTCH-SHELL DIVIDENDS
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Dividends declared yesterday by the two partners in the Royal Dutch-Shell combine came up to market expectations. The Royal Dutch Company, which a year ago raised its dividend from 6 to 74 per cent, is distributing for the year 1935 10 per cent upon its Ordinary capital of approximately Sir Hugh: I hope there is no sale £42000,000. Upon the £24,000,000 of that sort
Sir Philip said it did not seem to.
prevent the sale abroad of our
latest types of weapons.
Sir Philip: Are not many of our most modern types of weapons and most recent discoveries. n armour- piercing shells, for instance, avall- able to foreign countries?
Vice Adm Sir Reginald G. H Henderson: There was the Hadfield shell. Although it represented an advance it would soon have been found out, and we came to the conclusion that it was not neces- sary to take out a patent for it w
Sir Thomas Allen (a member of the Commission): Secret or other- wise, is an advantage or a dts. advantage to the Defence Services that there should be export af armaments?
Lt. Gen. Sir Hugh Elles sald 1 was not a disadvantage, but de- anitely helpful to the extent that firms were using their brains to improve things.
Replying to Sir John Eldon Bankes, Vice-Adml Sir Reginald Henderson said that he would say that an export system was essen- tal
Regarding a proposal to set up a nacional armaments board, the memorandum stated that it was hardly reasonable to suppose that,
EXPORT OF 'PLANES a board with sunfettered powers,
Replying to Sir Philip Gibbs, Sir and no responsibility to Parlia- Hugh said that if a country back- ment, would be less liable to inward in manufacturing facilities proper influence than Ministers of
wanted an air force, It would buy the Crown responsible to Parla-
its machines somewhere else it mens for the work and methods of
could not get them in this country. their departments.
In many respects it would be intolerable to have to resort to an independent armaments board be
fore certain actions could be taken.
To interpose an independent auth-
Sir Philip: But they would not get our best types? No, they will have somebody else's best types.
We are making them a présent of our brains. We are not making them a present, but a sale of our
it has beer at the modesty of the building programme. partly of well-meant efforts, con- tinued over many years and anal- ly embodied in the London Naval | Treaty of 1930, to encourage by example the general Imitation or naval armaments, and partly of the general financial stringeney, the British Navy to-day is deficier.t not only in various types of war- ship which are known to all the world, but also in many other respects, such as supplies of am munition and fuel, R-to-date
The memorandum stated that anti-aircraft armament. and the
the same broad principles regard- like. It is these latter deficiencies
The Departments also opposed system by which every new aero- ing precaut,ons against bribery which are responsible for 70 per cent, of the extra sum which Par-applied to all three Departments, proposals for the partial nationa- plane and engine goes on what is and it was claimed that they realisation of the armaments indus-called the "secret list." That Is dered effective bribery difficult, if try. not impossible.
lament is now asked to provide. This year's new construction calls for just under £3.000,000, of which over £400.000 is for the two new 4487 battleships which it is proposed to
lay down early in, 1937.
BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: TIENTSIN
MUNICIPAL NOTIFICATION
No. 21/36.
VACANCY FOR DEPUTY ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Quite apart from the school which holds that the day of the battleship is past, it is a matter for serious question whether the
new building programme provides sufficiently for the Navy's most urgent need of to-day. There is an admitted deficiency in cruisers of some 30 per cent. of the number regarded by the Government as necessary for
national security.
BRIBERY
It was pointed out that bribes might be offered by armament Arms to induce a Department to embark on a programme of pur- chase of armaments which it would otherwise not purchase, to buy stores from one firm in preference to another, and to pay a bigber price than was justified.
After giv.ng details of precau- tions taken, the meinorandum stated that there was no shadow of evidence for suspecting that any case of corruption or undue. influence had ever arisen.
The deficiency in destroyers, as compared with the force, found necessary in the last War, is even more serious: and moreover more than half of those now in service The British Municipal Council, were laid down during the War, Tientsin, is prepared to receive and 23 of them will be 20 years old applications for appointment to next year. Yet with only two of the position of DEPUTY ELEC. the current year's" five cruisers is ed to and accepted by members of TRICAL ENGINEER.
any appreciable progress to be made this year, and only nine new destroyers are to be laid down to replace, the Navy's most rapidly
wasting asset. Nor does the addi-
The system in force in, the three Departments was such as to safe- guard the State against bribery in connection with the placing and administration of contracts.
To the question whether, despite the system, bribes had been offer- the three Service Departments trom armament firms, "It was, of course, impossible to prove a negar Candidates must be Chinese,
tive. It could only be said that who hold degrees in Electrical
none of the three Departments was Engineering from recognized tion of six to the very inadequate there u record of any such case. universities, and who have had number of sloops now remaining in since the war. All three Depart several
ments were satisfied that in the years experience in service do much to make good a Electricity Power Station work. deficiency which would be heavily plac ng and administration of con- and They must be conversant with felt in the event of war. There is tracts their officials carried out
the their duties with honesty certainly some ground for the control, maintenance, and re- criticism that, even if the case for integrity. pair, of modern Steam Turbines, replacement of the battle fleet be Alternators, Water-tube boilers fully granted, the £400,000 to be etc. They should also be able to apent upon it this year might be
¡ spent to more immediate ad supervise the installation Transformer Sub-stations Transmission and Distribution including overhead systems, mains of 5000 volts tension. A knowledge of the construction,
and
vantage.
arity would constitute a ser ous and probably crippling handicap defence services in peace and
to
war.
NATIONALISATION OPPOSED
In the view of the Departments the proposal was open to objection
because it would reduce the "war poten.la" of industry; it was of very doubtful practicability on technical grounds: it would cause considerable
dislocation of com-
mercial establishments and affect the efficient production of com-
mercial goods; and the nationall- sation of selected Industrial units would result in very serious diff culties.
-
It was also emphasised that a moderate measure of nationalisa-
Hon would involve the State in very cons derable financial loss, or in competition with private cater- prise.
The War Office stated that 15 would be impossible to estimate the capital cost of providing Gov- ernment factories with the.capa- city for war expansion. It would run into many millions.
The Air Ministry stated that if one of the schemes were adopted the cost would not be less than £25,000,000, while a cheaper sche- me would cost £5,000 000
Regarding cost of production any new innovation was opposed. The Departments considered that the
present arrangements. public interest was well served by
The War Office view was that both the factories and the trade were efficient and the prices of both were reasonable.
"JOBS ON RETIREMENT" No scrap of evidence had been officials of the
Denying that there was neglect produced that Departments had been directly of inventors, the Memorandum br.bed by armament arms, and the stressed that inventors were en Departments were aware of none.
couraged and there were facilities Regarding the more "subtle" for the recognition of inventions Applications containing refer form of bribery allegation, that and suggestions.
discrimination had been made by Dealing with allegations that credentials, coples of
officers of the Ministry in allocat- secrecy was not observed in pro- diplomas and "curriculum vitae" ing orders in order to obtain jobs tecting Government designs under of each candidate should be ad upon retirement as directors on the private manufacture, the Services dressed to "The Secretary & boards of armament firms, the stated: In addition to A thorough Engineer, British Municipal memorandum stated that in sup- knowledge of English candidates Council, Tientsin" and forward port of these allegations certain must be able to speak the North-ed so as to reach him not later ern Chinese language fluently.
than Tuesday. 7th July, 1936.
repair and test of domestic elec trical appliances is also desirable,
The successful candidate will recelye a salary of $600 per month from the date upon which he takes up his duties in Tientsin. He will be upon probation for a period of six months from that date.
ences,
By Order.
H. F. BARNES, Secretary & Engineer. Council Room, Tientsin, May 28th, 1936.
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names had been mentioned.
"Contractors may be relied upon, out of self-interest as we as loyalty, to observe the Depart- ments' destres. In the most un- usual event of a contractor being disposed to consider private prof
"It 1 freely admitted, indeed it 3 common knowledge," the me- morandum continued, "that mem- bers of the Services have, after before the national interest, every retirement, joined the boards of armement firms providing muni- tions for the Crown.
"The fact that such appoint- ments have been given is no evidence that they have been given
deterrent by way of penalty and loss of favour to turn him from that course was also emphasised."
It was also pointed out that the Departments were protected under the Offical Secrets Acta.
brains.
Sir Philip: The sale might be very costly if they used our brains,
against us.
!!
Sir Hugh Dowding: We have a
Ordinary shares of the Shell Transport and Trading Company the dividend is 17 per cent, free of tax. This compares with 12 per cent (tax ree) for 1934, and with 7 per cent. for each of the three preceding years, the current rute being similar to that for 1030.
These increased payments, like those already made by other leading oil producers, are a rèfico- tion of the fact that world prices
Further details of the brutal
Island at about 4 p.m. on' Sunday are disclosed in a report made to the police by a married woman. Leung Kau, aged 34 years. Page 7..
A Chinese, stripped to the waist,
the Shek-O- attempted to enter Club on Saturday evening while a
He was: dance was in progress. ejected, and later in the evening was arrested on a charge of theft.
of a fishing boat. Making his appearance before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy yester- day, charged with the theft. he was remanded for 48 hours in police custody.
Page 6.
Charged with being found at I Lincoln Road for an unlawful pur- pose and stealing a suit of clothing and a slik shirt on June 5, Jose Santiago a 17-year-old native of Bonuat, Philippine Islands, pleaded guilty before Mr. E. Hunsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
Page 6.
As the complainant could only speak Spanish. Mr. E. Himsworth
Page 6.
ordered a 24 hours' adjournment In the case of Tang Shek, 27, who for all products were higher last pleaded not gulity at the Kowloon year than in 1934. and that bust-Magistracy yesterday to a charge ness as a whole was more active. of snatching a
purse from Mrs. For some time past there has been Berginia Baes. of 4 Lion Road on a persistent demand for Shell sunday night.
of andelpation
An increased dividend, and; from the low point of 2 1-16 touched in 1934 the shares have risen to about 5. At this level, allowing for accrued dividend. the yield on the basis of a dividend of 17 per cent, free of tax, is equivalent to 4 per cent.
KFOSS.
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difficult situation that might arise"
Nonchalantly
stepping
trom
their taxi to the plane which was waiting for them, the two Filipino fillers, F. Arnaiz and J. Calvo, left Kat Tak Aerodrome yesterday at 10.50 a.m., on the second leg of their fight to Madrid. Page 7.
Sir Philip Gibbs referred to "the LOCAL AND GENERAL
if the private armament firms meet were unable to expand to
Hop Sap, a woman aged 30 years wartime production, and mention- was admitted to the Government ed the number of firms in the Civil Hospital on Sunday suffering North-East which had gone out of from scalds which were received when a pot of boiling water ac- cidentally tipped over her."
existence.
Vee-Adml. Henderson said that in the naval dockyards the bulld- ing of the ships was really akin vo
Lal Sai-nul, a little girl living at building up a jig-saw puzzle. The No. 4, Hill Road, was also admitted. parts were merely assembled.
to the Government Civil Hospital Vice-Adml Henderson agreed, in suffering from scalds which were reply to another question, that the received in a like mauner. pivate armament firms 'were to- tally insufficient in themselves to meet a great expansion.
Lee Dorling, aged 42, a seama?. from the s.s. President MacKinley. was taken to the Kowloon Hospital during the week-end with infuries which he received in a fight which took place on the ship which was berthed along the Kowloon Wharf.
Bir Thomas Allen said that the Commission viewed with apprehen- sion the awkward position in re- gard to the capabilities of private not published anywhere outside | Arms in an emergency.
Sir Reginald Townsend said that the Air Ministry, but manufac turers know they are not permitted the Government factories were ex- ta disclose any detalls of aero-tending rap.diy. planes or engines, or even their Dame Rachel Crowdy, a mem- His Excellency Major General A. ex sténce in the early stages, and ber of the Commission, asked about w. Bartholomew, General Officer any request for export or sale sales of second-hand arms to for- Cominanding troops in China, re- abroad would be unhesitatingly eign countries.
I turned to the Colony by the steam- refused at that stage. There
Mr. F. C. Bovenschen, director of ship Yochow on Sunday from his comes a stage in the life of the Anance the war omce, said tour of inspection in Shanghai,
a danger of the Tientsin and Pelping. aeroplane where it is impossible to that there was
any question getting out of perspective. keep, its existence secret longer. A new type could not be 'Old and surplus stores sold by the kept secret when it went out on to War Office contracts branch in the aerodrome. No aeroplane can cluded clothes, tents, trophies, he sold at any time without the permission of the Ministry.
Sir Hugh added that as a later stage, manufacturers were allowed to discuss sales with bona fide purchasers, but the general prin- ciple followed was that the Service should have something over year's lead
RURITANIA AND UTOPIA -
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huts
Lt. P. J. Haworth, A.D.C., remain-
ed behind for a short holiday, and Lt. Kempthorne, R.WF., is doing the duties of ADC. during his absence.
and obsolete arms. The average receipts in the years 1931- 34 totalled, £114,000, or more than the cost of a battalion of infantry, The annual Speech Day of the Referring to an agreement men" Diocesan Boys' School takes place on Friday, July 3, at 5.15 p.m. in tioned at previous sittings, Mr. Bovenschen said the Commission the School hall, when the prizes might have drawn the conclusion and sports trophies will also be that large quantities of old rifles awarded. The chief speaker will were allowed to be sent to a recon-
be His Excellency the Governor, Sir ditioning factory at Liège withou Andrew Caldecott, control over their ultimate destin alon.
The facts were that 1,000 rifles
Two cases each of Diphtheria then proceeded to only were allowed to be sent to and Enteric Fever one each of Liège, with the definite stipulation Cerebro-Spinal Fever and Puerper- that they were not to be sent on al Fever were reported to the without the concurrence of the Health Authorities for the 48 hours export department of the Board of ended on Sunday. Trade.
".
To the best of his knowledge over 900 of these rifles were at still at Liège: the balance had either been destroyed in experimental operations or sent abroad as sam- ples.
of
The Chun-Shing Institute Commerce will hold its 8th. Term Commercial Examination at the Institute, 2, Glenealy, on June 15, 1936, time commencing from 9.30 am, to 1 p.m. Another examina- tion for other special subjects will take place at the beginning of July 1936.
Professor Guttridge: Suppose, say, Ruritania bought so many aeroplanes from one of our mand- facturers and sell them to Utopia, a country say, just across the Channel, which can easily bomb, us, what steps could Bir Hugh: Actually we have you take to prevent that? stopped such a case. A corisign- ment was being bought by one country, and it came to our notice that the machines would very pro- bably be exported to another, and we stopped the sale. We have in
Prof. Gutteridge: What I am certain cases obtained an under- caking from countries not to resell thinking is that this is a sort of Professor Guttridge: Unfortun"rag and bone" trade, and that it ately, international undertakings is undignified for this country. To are not always kept-
be peddling arms seems to be running the risk of bringing our
The new building of St. Louis good name into disrepute and it really is not worth it,
Industrial School not being com- Referring to the allegations of pleted, the Balesian Fathers wish bribery, Prof. Chitteridge said. "I to notify the public in general and departments all the friends of St. Anthony's gather that the
suggestions | Church that this year their patron saint's day has been postponed for strongly resent the that had been made?"
Mr. Bovenschen: Very strongly a few days until the time when the new chapel will be inaugurated. We repel the Insinuations.
Sir Hugh said he did not know of any instance where they had not been kept in this connection.
WARSHIPS FOR ABROAD
Sir Walter Jenkins, Director of Navy Contracts, in answer to ques Hons dealing with exports; referred to the buildng of warships. He said that it was of advantage to the Admiralty that British firms should get orders from similar Powers, as it kept men employed. It would be very unfair to handi- cap manufacturers by forbidding the export of craft to smaller counties, which would only go to: other countries for their orders.
The
Sir Kenneth Lee: You will agree
usual fortnightly whist that no regulations will prevent bribery if the parties are willing?— Yes. The main safeguard against Drive and Tombola at Kowloon bebery is the very high standard Docks will be held on Wednesday, June 10 (instead of Tuesday, 9th), of the Civil Bervice...
The Commission adjourned until and on every alternate Wednesday,
thereafter. to-day.
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