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No. 24390. MARERFRAXA, 'HRWA‡Ã HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1936. ɑɑ#FREERTOA Price
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COASTAL SHIPPING
"Question Of Manning Calls For Review"
OFFICERS GUILD SECRETARY'S CRITICISM
APPEAL FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION
We publish" the following criticism' made by the Secretary of the China, Coast Officers' Guild, Mr. W. E. Kirby, as being an official statement by responsible officer of an important organisa- tion, the members of which are charged with great responsibilities. The very serious charges alleged by Mr. Kirby merit the at- tention not only of the responsible local authorities, but also of the British Government.-The Editor.
Hand
MARSMAN'S NEW “BEST-MANNERED
PROJECT
S. Gifford Hull
Appointed Head
Of Concern
Operate Mining Properties
The establish of s branch of
CHILDREN"
Max Malini's
Opinion
Having had
Guard
Your most
Precious
Possessions!
CONSULT..
N. LAZARUS
Single Copy, 10 Per Month. $3.
NEW ROAD TO HOSPITAL
Transportation Work Facilitated
ARMY CONSTRUCTION
Bfetime's ex- perience with ali manner and conditions of humanity, it is the Gangs of workmen have been considered opinion of that famous engaged for sometime in carving
are the
Saturday
the Maraman interests in Bang magician. Max Malin, after his out a new roadway to the Mitary experience of entertaining about Hospital. The road is being can- 200 children at the Gloucester structed from May Road. It will. Hotel OIL
afternoon, enable motor ambulances to reach that the children of Hong Kong the hospital direct with patients.
best-mannered in the The cost of construction, it is un- World. With a characteristic derstood, is being borne by the mill- chuckle, Max remarked, "they tary authorities. liked my entertainment and did Work in this connection is being trick" not ask me to explain one single undertaken by a firm of contrac- tors, under the supervision of the Then, with a wink, he added. | Army engineers,
י
were Mr.
Kong, and the immediate start of tae construcaon of a 50-ton shel- ter in Paracale were announced by J. Marṣman on his return from Hong Kong yesterday on the Declaring that the present 2,500 tons gross*"explained Mr. Empress of Japanese, states the visions for the manning of
"Manila Bulletin." the | Kirby..
"I ball
With Mr. Marxman merchant service of the China
this step as a long
and Mr. Benj. S. Ohnick, and C. const were “antiquated," · Mr. W. overdue reform," he declared, E. Kirby, Secretary of the China
A Weekley, M., Onnick is one of
Coast Officers' Guild maintained.
the executive heads of both Mars-
in the course of S Interview
man and Company and of · Marn- man Investments, Ltd. while Mr. [ quiescence, acknowledged. that | Weekley is the general metallur- Section 92 of the Merchant Ship- gist for the entire organization. ping Act of 1894 in woefully inade-
The Hong Kong company, which quate in its provisions and sadly was started by Mr. Maraman on
yesterday with a representative of "Hong Kong Dally Press," that the whole question of man- ning called for review.
|
where the manning of our mer.
chant service is concerned. A vital point to note is that the
shipowners have, by their as
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"I don't cheat much, you know?” The roadway will be completed
"I have always liked children." | soon. remarked Max, but never have i
met such charming ones as here."
"OVERDUE REFORM"
Commenting on за obsolete ordinance which had been changed-and which he contend- ed should have been changed many years ago-Mr. Kirby said | pection:-of one hundred tons China. the Straits Settlements. that it permitted vessels of one burden or upwards'.” hundred tons or over to proceed to sea with only one certificated navigating officer in addition to
out of date calling as it does for his recent trip, will be a mine NEW FLAGSHIP
the carrying of but ONE duly management and operating com- certified navigating officer in ad-pany similar to. Maraman and will develop and dition to the master, where the | Company. It ship is. In the very words of the operate.
mining properties in
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS the master.
JOING SERVIỆT CÓ TÁT HONGKONG CANTON CACAO SIÊU BỘT CÓ CHO TH
TRAVEL
THE
SHORT
SAFE"
SEA
WAY
by the
British Line
CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD
CANTON LINE
DAILY SERVICE From Hong Kong. 10.00 P.M.-enly, From Canton: 10.00 P.M. only,
SPECIAL" SAILING SCHEDULE The Night Steamer will love Canton daily at 10 P.M. finstead of 4.30 PM.
MACAO LINE
From Hong Kour
Week day 18,00 m, Kinshas Wenk day 6.30 p.m. Bai“Tal Saturday 8,32 0, Hal Tal Baturday 1.30 p.m. Kinshas
SENDAT 19.30 am. Xinchen
↑ EXCURSION.
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From Macad
3.00 p. Elochas 3,00,
Tak
1.00 am, Bol Tzi
3.00 pms. No Halling
100 x,m, Kinaban $5.00 p.m. Kinakaa
Note:--All vessels equipped with Wireless. QUEEN'S BUILDING, connaught ROAD Telephone 30102
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA ' HOTEL*
APB
•
HONGKONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel, des Wagons Lits, Peking.
"A
recent announcement has now changed that ordinance to read, two ceradicated navigating officers in addition to the master are required to be carried on |foreign-going vessels between thể grosa. tonnages of 100 and 2,500, and, three certificated navigating oficers in addition to the master, on foreign-going vessels exceeding is
WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR
Positions of warships in harbour yesterday were as follows:-
North Wall H.M.S. Diana, HMS. Sandwich,
H.M.S: Dainty,
South Wall; H.MS. Olympus.
East Wall: HMS. Phoenix. H.MS. Otus, HMS. Tarantula," HMS. Regent, HMS. Seamew.
West Wall Dock: HM8. Duncan H.M.S. D'amond, M6, Bruce, H.M.S. Regulus.
In Dock: HM8, Decoy, M.8. Defender
No. 2 Bucy: H.M.S. Medway and Submarines.
No. 3 Buay: HLMS. Adventure. No. Buoy: HMS. Capetown. No. & Buoy: HM8: Duchgas. "No. 13 Buoy: HMS. Delight.
North Arm: HMT. Lancashire. Foreign: U.8.3. Mindanao.
{ ACTS COMPARED A Mr. Kirby. `then produced a
copy of the Shipping Act of Hong Kong of 1899, only five years later than the Act of Great Britain. which only deleted the word "burden"
He then cetkuzed, “BiaMTA- tion of the position in this respect whore the foreign-going shipping of the Colony is concerned, re- veals it to be most disquieting tö say the least.
(Continued on Back Page.)
CANTON And HONG KONG
COURTESY "CALLS"
Civil Governor And Mayor
Canton, Oct. 19. It is reported from reliable sour- ces that Civil Governor Wang Mo-chung, has fixed November 4 as the date for his departure for Hong Kong to return the courtesy call of H. E. Sir Andrew Calde- cott, Governor of Hong Kong, and that he may stay in Hong Kong for a few days' before returning.
It is also reported that Civil Governor Wang Mo-chung will be accompanied by Mr. Tang Yang- po, the Mayor of Canton City.— Chinese Evening Press.
and in Hong Kong.
s. Gifford Hall, one of the most engineers, outstanding » English will be the head of the new con- corn, which is to be capitalised at
£500,000 (P.5,000.250).
(Continued on Back Fage.).
STAMP ISSUED
IN ERROR
Valuable Exhibit
London, Oct. 19.
ARRIVES
Extensively Refitted Whilst At Home
OVER 80,000 HOURS
IN THE AIR
Record Of
Eight Imperial
Airways' Pilots
Figures which have just become HMS. Cumberland, looking re- availabis, show that" eight - the plendent after her refitting at veteran pilots of Imperial A-rways Home, arrived at noon yesterday have, between them. now spent and saluted, the port with the a total of 83,506 hours up in the traditional salva of gun-fire The,” sight-Ar-Captains,
The Cumberland (wfil temporarily with their respective figures relieve the HMS. Kent as the nag-for-fying hours, are:- ship of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles
Hours Spent Little, K.C.B. Commander-in-Chief-- of the China Station. The Cum- berland has undergone extensive refitting at Chatham.
:
The Kent is due from Shanghal
A half-sheet of the 21d. Silver | next Saturday (October 24). Jubilee stamps printed in an ex- perimental Prussian blue shade which was issued in error'to North London Post Office and now valued by the owners at £5,000 is on show at the London stamp exhibition.— British Wireless -
The ceremony of hoisting the Admiral's flag on his new ship will be delayed, till his arrival in the Colony from the North.
CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA
Swatow Branch Will Be
Opened Nov. 1st
According to affcials of the Central Bank of China, a branch of the Bank is now being prepared to be established at Swatow and will be formally inaugurated on November ist, next.
Mr. Lia Mu-800 has been ap- pointed as Manager of the Swa- tow Branch of the Central Bank..
Competitors At Gymkhana
A GLASS OF
KIRIN BEER BEER
NECESSARY REFRESHMENT
WHEN GOOD COMPANIONS "MEET.
'SQLE, AGENTS,
H. HONDA & CO.
40, Johnston Road Hons. Kons.
- Misses Phyllis Kwok, Joan Langley,
rúndsideren the
After, the Gymkhana-on Sato
way to the stables of the Hong Kong Blak
· ME Vranks,”
Bourelet:
*More Gynäkiana pictures will appear Se-zion
ม
Captain OP. Jones
W. Rogers ingin HE Horsey
In The Air
11,938
11,180
11,105
ABE. Youell
10.181
(over) 10,000
F. Dismore
0,919
AS. Wilcockson
0,798
9374
HH. Perry
LA Walters
These figures for hours aloft, if turned into approximate figures for distance down, indicate that. the eight veteran air captains a total of nearly
MANILA GOLD SHARES have down
Local Dealings
Buyers
Venz, Goldfields." $6. Paracale Gumaus, $1.43. Démonstrations, $1.68. United Paracale, $34.
Heliers
Big Wedge, 83 cts. Paracale Gumaus, 31.45. San. Mauricio, $6.15. Universal Explor., 63 età.. Mambulao, 94 cts.
Sales
Benguet Consol., $24.87, Benguet Explor., 40 eta. Consol Mines, 92 cts. Northern Mining, 47 cts. Parecale Gumaus, $1.45-1.43. San Mauricio, $8.15 2005 Big Wedge, 81-82 cts. IXL, $3.80. Mambulao, 96-97 cts. United Paracale, $31.
THE DOLLAR
T.T." ON LONDON: 18. 2.25/32d.
T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30.1/8.
LONDON SILVER
MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Oct. 19. London silver prices to-day were down 1/14 as How:
10,000,000 miles,
Newspaper Premises
Destroyed By Fire
Nanking, Oct. 19.
"A devastating fire has complete- ly gutted the premises of the "Morning News" which is one of the leading newspapers in China; and has the largest circulation of newspapers of its kind; that - faj, "mindature" papers.
The cause of the fire is not yet- known, but it has been ascertain- ed that a matshed contractor's in the back street caught fire first, and as materials stored in the- contractor's premises were highly inflammable, the are spread furt ously. A restaurant, next to the contractor's, was also damaged by the Bre
(Continued on Back Pago.)
"DORADO" DUE
The R.M.A. "Dorado," of the In- perial Airways, Ltd., is expected to arrive at Kal Tack from Penang at 2.30 p.m. to-day, carrying air-mail: It is not yet known whether there are any passengers on board.
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