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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936.
ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. AMERICAN SHIPS DANGER OF FAR
NOTICE.
The Winter programme oi entertainments for Seafarers at the Seamen's Institute will begin on Wednesday, November 4th, when a dance commencing at 9
NOTICE.
Mr. A. Murdoch and Mr. P. Tod have been authorised to sign per procuration."
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
p.m. has been arranged. Music Hong Kong, 31st Oct., 1936. will be kindly provided by "Pete's Medway Melodians"
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HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ARTS ASSOCIATION,
Mr. P. L. Collison has kindly consented to address Members and Friends in the Union As. sembly Hall TO-DAY, (Tuesday} at 8.30 p.m.
Subject: "Fun and Adventure with a Green Pencil" Light' refreshments will be served after the Meeting,
NOTICE.
Tenders are invited by the two Administrations of the Canton. Kowloon Railway for the privi-
lege of selling liquor and refresh. ments on the Through Trains running between Kowloon and
Canton and vice versa.
Tenders will be closed at 5.00 p.m. on Monday, 9th November, 1936, and may be deposited in the tender boxes at either Kow. loon or Tal Sha Tou stations.
Tenders will be opened and read at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 10th November, 1935, at the Kowloon "Head Office..
TIE UP
Serious Situation Developing
New York, Nov. 1.
fur tied have tous following the decision International
Six vessels up here of the
$780
Editorial and Business Office: 15-19. Queen's Road Central Tel. 30251,
Night Editor Wanchal Office):
Tel. 21511,
Coast
Seamen's
Union to follow the lead of the Pacific
maritime union and call a general strike. But the
EAST ARMS RACE
Washington Naval Treaty Lapsing
DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAND BASES
As I stated in "The Daily Tele-
ful force of the strike, if it deve-graph" recently, hegodations with lops won't be felt in New York for two or three days,
Mr. Joseph Curren, representing the rank and Ale of the striking announced to-day that their only purpose in striking was
seamen.
London: Office: 53. Fleet Street to show their sympathy for the
E.C. 4.
West Const strike, and that as soon as it was settled they would go back to work.
a view to renewing Article 19 of the Washington Naval Treaty —–—– which forbids the fortification or further development of insular naval bases in the Far East-are now in progress.
The treaty lapses on December base 31, and un ess the naval clause is renewed for a further term of years, there will be grave
Seamen registering 1 strike danger of an armament race in, IPES headquarters were to'd to return the Pacific.
The Daily Press.
Hong Kona, Novimuɛa 3, 193b.
THE
WORLD'S PRISONERS
The Howard League for Penal Reform has circulated to all legates to the Assembly of the League of Nations an intensely interesting census of the number of those detained in prisons in
the countries of the world.
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te their ships, but not to work.
tn also instructed They were organise pickets.
I learn that the British Govern ment has taken the initiative in this matter, and that its Ambas Pacifissadors in Washington and Tokyo
In the meantime, the Coast strike deadlock continues. despite concillation efforts..... Beater
TROUBLE SPREADING
have been instructed to approach the American and Japanese Gov- craments to `obtain their views.
The object of the clause in question was to minimise the risk New York. Nov. 2. of war in the Pacific by making The Seamen's "Defence Commit-it dificult for rival fleets to estab-
Without claims that 57 vessels Have fish physical contact. tee now been tied up at Eastern poris. properly equipped bases no modern
In the meanwhile the strike on
fleet can keep the sea for long.
the Atlantic coast is creaping in land and the railroads have re- Jected freights destined for re- shipment, Lumber and other in- is being maintained, among the 2000 seamen participating and st down strike pickets are being or ganised
dustries are shutting down. Order
and under existing condition, it would be im possible for a British
or American Beet to operate in
The ban on new, fortifications
Japanese waters, and vice-versa.
apples to the following territories:
British Hong Kong and such other Insuar possessions which may be acquired in the Pacific east of the merid'an 110 deg. east
The statistics are not in all
New York police already have the cases accurate, owing to
their hands full with the presiden-longitude, except those adjacent to the coast of Canada. Australia, Teluctance or inability of various tlal election, and shipowners are
and New Zealand. Singapore is Governments to supply informa-reported to be contemplating mak- tion, and there are no returns ing a request to Government to exempted from the rule.
United States. All islands in provide naval guards on ships tied some countries tsuch 18
the Pucile except those adjacent to the United States mainland and the Hawaiian Islands
Japan-Kuri Islands, the Bonins. Amani, Oshima, Loochoo fslapds. Formosa, and
Lor
China,
and
Brazil, Russia, China, Indo up by the strikers.
Mexico) where Forms of tender and regula figures would doubtless be illu tions may be obtained from theminating. But in spite of these Head Offices at Canton or Kow forced imperfections the statistica
are surprising.
loon.
The Administrations,
CANTON KOWLOON
RAILWAY,
Chinese and British
Sections.
28th October, 1936.
·
The number of adults deprived of their liberty in every hundred thousand of inhabitants is the Kandard of comparison, and on this basis the figures for England; and Wales are 20.0; 'Scotland is" a little lower and the Irish Free 4768 Stite lower stil with 19.4.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
an
These are, unfortunately, ex- ceptional.
The deadlock oсntinues on the Pacific coast where 37,000 workers are involved and 150 vessels are
At least 37 foreign ship tied up. are among those unable to leave.
It is believed that they will be permitted to sail without taking more cargo.- Reuter,
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FORMER GOVERNOR
PASSES
Admiral Murray Anderson
Sydney, Nov. 2."
The next group are democratic
An impressive funeral service States like France, Norway, and was held at St. Andrew's Cathedral Denmark, which all work out to-day for Adiniral Murray Ander- Lound about 50. Then there is a son, former Governor of New- big rise. Austria has 104, Po-foundland and Governor of New
and 150, and Germany 156 which does not include those in INTERIM concentration camps).
South Wales...
The Governor General of Austra- a was present representing the King, while representatives of goy- ernments and other states also at-
be sent
tended. The body of Admiral Mur-
England for bürjal-
NOTICE TO SHARE. HOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
The Baltic States show, up DIVIDEND OF 15. (Fifteen Shillings) per Share on account worst in Europe; Finland, ray Anderson w of the year 1936 has been Estonia, and Latvia have all well declared payable on FRIDAY, over two hundred. In Africa, | Renter's Rulletin Servicci 20th NOVEMBER, 1936, on Sierra Leone has an unenviable and after which date Dividend record of 383.7. The Union of "Warrants may be obtained on South
Africa and Southern application at the Society's Ithodesia" have both over 230, Registered Office, Union Build. which compares unfavourably ing Hong Kong.
with Tanganyika and Uganda, NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO which have 53 and 51 reaper. GIVEN that the SHARE tively.
In India the worst. areas are
KING TO DRIVE
IN STATE
to
London, Nov. 3. The King will drive in state from Buckingham Palace to West-
the minster to-morrow to open the new session of Parliament with
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from the North-west Frontier Pro a speech from the throne in the MONDAY, 9th NOVEMBER vince, which has almost three House of Lords. He will ride, in to THURSDAY, 19th NOVEM hundred, and Burna, with 171. the state coach which was used BER. 1936, Both Days in in spite of omission and the by King George at his coronation and which will probably be used for King Edward's coronation in
*clusive.
By Order of the Board, A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 7th Oct., 1936.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
cifferences of sources and stau- dards from which these figures May. are compiled, they present auffi- ciently striking contrasts to make
Us wonder who all these "criminals" are and whether it 15 & wise Government that detains them.
The truth is that in an increas- ing number of States. r.ligion, race, and politics, or simply suspicion, are grounds for im- The Tenth Extra Race Meet: | prisonnient, and that where law ing will be held (weather per is a flexible instrument in the mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY hands of governors the guiding on Saturday, 7th November, ale is 'If in doubt, lock a man 1936, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30. p.m.
By Order,
́S, A. SLEAP,
Actg. Secretary.
Hong Kong, 2nd Nov, 1936.
up."
Els Majesty will be accompanied
by Sovere ms escort of Life Guards
and followed by a carriage pro- cession of the Gentlemen of the Roval Household. No women wil take part in the procession- British Wirelen.
DR. WANG TRUNG
HUI IN COLONY
cadores.
the Pés-
In view of the impending lapse of the Washington Treaty, the United States Navy has lately been planning a series of naval and air bases right, across the Pacific to the Philippines. The completion of this scheme would enable the American battle fleet to operate
and maintain itself in Far Eastern waters.
It is considered possible that in view of Japan's refusal to take part in the 1936 Naval Treaty the United
States may decline to negotiate for a separate agreement on Pacific bases. In that event
Japan would probably expand her naval programme on a large scale.
FORTIFICATIONS IN THE PACIFIC
Japan May Reject British Proposal
Tokyo, Nov. 2 Although the Navy and Foreign Ofice have not yet reached ́ a Anal agreement the "Nichi Nich!" understands that the Japanese re- Jection of the British proposal to retain Article 19 of the Washing
on agreement dealing with non- fortiication of naval bases in the Pacific is virtually certain..
Naval experts maintain that re- tantion of pointless freedom from restriction is definitely advantage- ous to Japan which will possibly decide to ignore the proposals ai- together Reuter.
SINO-JAPANESE MEETING
Nanking. Nov. 2. Another interview between Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese Am- bassador to China, and General Chang Chin, is likely to be held to-morrow
or Wednesday. Since the Chinese Government's protest against the Japanese Army mana
the
"EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD"
Bridge To
New $70,000,000 Bridge
Be Opened Next Tuesday
TREMENDOUS ENGINEERING PROJECT COMPLETED
ļ
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, claimed as the eighth wonder of the world, will be opened on November 10 after four years of construction. The bridge is 81 miles long, five milea of which are over water and was bullt to the cost of $70,000,000.
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The 8 mile long San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, to be opened on November 10.
LS
on en-
MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS
The piers of this bridge, 51 in number, set new marks gineering frontiers, going deeper below the water than any previous substructure has neriotote been built. Some of the piers go as far Labour Strongly Represented
as 237 feet below low tide.
The
two suspension bridges have 2,310- foot span, the lower deck of which carries two tracks for interurban electric cars and three lanes for heavy trucks, while on the upper derk a 58-foot highway contains
six lanes for automobiles.
Each individual tower of the bridge, atanding more than 700 feet high from the base of its pler on the floor of the bay to its tip. re-
presents a construction inh-com- parable to that of a great sky- scraper 60 stories high.
There are four costs of paint on
the bridge, and it is estimated to. take 200,000 gallons of paint, 25,000 of which is aluminium. The aluminium paint on the bridge causes the structure to be bright- even on its under side-from the light reflected on the water.
Other Anteresting facts are as follows:
+
Cable Consists of thirty seven strands. ntaining 472 wires each, a total of 17,464 wires: tatal length of wire, $,000 miles. Diameter of cable. 28 inches; weight of cable per foot 1,750 pounds. Total weight of cable wire, 18,700 tons.
The catre anchorage of the bridge rs 504 feet above the floor of the t, 232 feet of which will be above the water line. It is. 197 feet long nd 92 feet wide.
London, Nov. 2. Poiling is taking place to-day in connection with munleipal elec- county and non- tions in 365 county boroughs of England and Wales. There are no contests in London as in Metropolitan bor- oughs councils are elected as a whole every three years whereas in provinces one third of the members of councils retire annually,
The next Metropolitan borough election takes place in 1937, La- bour, which at present has a ma- jority in 43 or 385 municipal coun ells for which elections are pro-
ceeding. is represented by a very large number of candidates in to- day's contests.-- British Wireless.
IRAQ SUPPORT FOR ARAB CAUSE
Policy Unchanged
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special?
London, Nov. 2.
to
The new Iraqi Government has been informed by the Arab Com- mittee, according to the Jerusalem correspondent of the "Daily Tele- graph." that it will continue follow attentively the developments Ship clearance of the bridge will in Palestine and that the policy, be from feet to 218 feet above hitherto followed by Iraq of sup- the surfe of low water of the 4porting the Arab cause remains subaquedis piers, three were con- structed placing concrete under water thin steel sheet piling cofferdans.
Thirty our are concrete plers, each resting upon three hundred to six hundred and twenty five. 9. | foot fir pfies. Three are cellular concrete plers formed within cais- sons floated by false bottoms, and four are entirely original designs of cellular concrete piers formed within caissons with circular cells domed, airtight and floated with the aid of compressed air.
These caissona were sunk through from fifty to one hundred feet of water and landed on bed rock at depths ranging from 105 to 236 feet below low water.
The largest of these calssons was that for the structure of the con- crete centre anchorage, which has an area of 82 by 197 feet and con- taing five"rows eleven 15 foot diameter circular cells within the euvres In North China and concrete pler formed by steel pipes Taiyuan incident have drawn no welded in place on site in 20 foot reply, the Foreign Offer is con- sections and domed with steel templating lodging a further pro-hemispheroids during the floating tast.com
period. These domes were burned off and re-welded on a section of the 15 foot pipe, and were added during the process of building up the outer wall of the caissons and the lane cylinders.
Dr. Wang Chung-bul, former Heuter.
President of the Nanking Judicial Yuan, and Judge of the Interna tional Court at the Hague arrived here yesterday morning from Can- tom by the s.. Tai Shan, with his private secretary. Mr. Fung Chap-
It is surely wiser to insist, as the Howard League does, on the mistakenness rather than on the ching. injustice of this system, and to Dn. Wang Chung-hut will de- Appeal that our attentions may part for Shanghai by the s.. not be so distracted by political Geisenau to-day, and he hopes to affairs that we neglect all human-ay a visit to Kwangst when he
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next comes South- Chinees Bvening Press.
HILLSIDE FIRE
A fire of no small dimension was
The concrete placed around the
extinguished after the Fire Brigade cylinders weighed the caissons had worked for a considerable down toward the final elevation, time on stubbs Road, near the The cost of construction-$70,000,- Ling Nam College. A large area 000-will be repaid in the form of on the spot was consumed by the tolls by motorists crossing the fire on the hillside.
bridge. The trame will be con- The origin of the Are is not trolled in alx lanes, and is expected known at present.
to be of #ery large volume.
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unchanged. The Iraqi Government further manifested its intention to send its Foreign Minister to Pales- tine in order to negotiate with the Arab "Royal Commission."-- franioccan Newe Servier.
ARABS FLY BLACK FLAGS
Balfour Declaration Anniversary
Jerusalem, Nov. 2. Black flags are flying in a num- ber of Arab premises only as an outward indication to-day of the anniversary of the issue of the Balfour Declaration. Jews are not celebrating the anniversary public- ly as was done previously,
The Arab strike will not take place but the Arab High Com- mittee lared a manifesto arging the revocation of the Balfour De-
claration.” Reuter's Bulletin Service
JUMPS TO DEATH
Yam Sa Kit allas Chung Hing leaped to his death about 3.30 p.m... yesterday when he jumped from
the fourth storey of 128, Con- naught Road, Central into Hilller Street..."
Enquiries to date revealed that the man is about forty years old,
and is a native of Ba Num village.
His body -- was removed ' to the Public Mortuary.
LEARNINGTM
CHINESE
Importance Of Knowledge
The importance, tending towards a necessity, of being able to speak and read the "language of this country cannot be too frequently brought to the notice of foreign. nationals resident in China, and. especially to those more recent ar- rivals who may rightly expect to play leading parts in the commer- cial and social life of the com- munity in due course of time. How often nowadays, say, at a publië. meeting, a business conference, qr- a dally office Interview does the, foreigner who cannot follow a Chi- nese speech or conversation And himself at a loss often amounting to embarrassment.
One frequently has heard it said that the Chinese language is too difficult for the, ordinary man to grisp, with its complicated con- struction and variety of tones. But to-day that argument does not hold good. Methods of teaching and instruction have been carefully studied and reduced to a systema- tle and progressive basis well with- In the grasp of all of nomal in- telligence.
An innovation of considerable interest is now being introduced Into the Language School con- ducted by the British Chamber of Commence in Shanghal by the ad- dition of a Linguaphone-which is
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means of instruction by the gramaphone. This instrument has been in me with marked success in the London School of Oriental Languages, who have prepared a set of records synchronizing with the text books. Results have shown that the Linguaphone is uh- doubtedly an assistance to students in acquiring tones, rhythm and swing which are only to be impart- ed by constant repetition. Its in- troduction should further add to the popularity and efficiency of the school..
These remarks may be concluded Chamber's by saying that the School is under the direction of a British principal and is open to students of both sexes and of all nationalities, and there is no age limit..
DUTCH NATIVE
RUBBER
Export Duty Rate Increased
Batavia, Nov. 2. Netherlands East Indies naive rubber export duty has been fixed at 53, gu'lders per hundred kilo- grams effective November 3, an increase of one gulder over the rate which came into effect yes- terday.
The following are the recent rates: October 10, 52 guilders; October 19, 51 guilders; November 1, 52 guilders.— Reuter.
LONDON BUILDERS* CONFERENCE
Sir Alfred Hurst, recently Under- Secretary of the Treasury, has been appointed the Brst independent. Chairman of the London Builders' Conference, which was formed last year with the object of promoting co-operation and stability in the industry, and of co-ordinating the interests of "firms carrying out building work in the London area.
Lasttwo days in
Hong Kong.
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