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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
From LEITH. MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE 5.8. "BENMACDHUL"
CONSIGNEES of Oarge are hereby informed that sil. Goods are being fanded at their risk into the bazardous and/or sitra hazardous Godowns of the HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WEARY AND Godown Comrary, Cro, whence and/or from the wharvas Delivery (msy, /be obtained,
No Claims will be admitted After the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th Dec, 1937, will be subject to rent AB Claims against the Steamer must te presented to the Undersigned an or before the 24th Dec, 1937, or they will not be recognised.
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attend ance when damaged detishla good aro examinai.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined; on the 8th. Dec., 1027, at 9 am, by Messrs. Carmiabel & Clarke.ma
"No Fire Inwarance has been effected
Billa of Lading will be countersigted by WELOXLEY & CO (CHINA ID
Agente Hong Kong, 4th Dec, 1957.
MARINA HOUSE
3RD FLOOR,
15-19, QUEEN'S ROAD.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
BREMEN
THE Steamer
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937.
SHARE TRANSFER THOROUGH & EFFICIENT DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
STAMP DUTY
Exemption Claim Fails
In
HORSE-WHIPPING'
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EGYPTIAN TREATY
The Duke is at a loss to under-
A SINCERE APOLOGY Mr. Valentine Holmes said:
stand the reference to the Egyp-am instructed, by the publishers of tlan Treaty as one of the other so-called misdeeds. In' that mat- ter, as in the visit to Turkey and the visit to Greece, the Duke acted entirely In accordance with the ters. advice of his responsible Minis-
day in Aberdeen. with regard to There follows a reference to the
which the author gives some. par- ticulars of the alleged misdeed. That Deeside engagement," says and the silver city had decked her the book, "was of long-standing, self not frugally to greet him. At the last moment he deputed Duke and Duchess to open the infirmary The book then asserts, that "hav- and carry out all "his programme." ing at the last moment thrown over his engagement he drove to the station to meet the lady who is now his wife.
Whether Lever Brothers, Ltd.. -were entitled to claim exemption from stamp duty respecting the transfer of shares in the New Transvaal Chemical Company, Limited, acquired by them in 1938. was decided by Mr. Justice Law- rence in a reserved judgment in the King's Bench Division recently. Lever Brothers appealed against the decision of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue that duty was payable under section 13 of the Stamp Act, 1891. The company contended that they had acquired not less than 90 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Trans- vaal. company. and in considera- tion had exchanged shares Levers It pleaded on behalf of Levers that they were entitled to claim exemption under section 55 of the Finance Act, 1927.
RECONSTRUCTION SCHEME The case for the Commissioners What are the facts, for the mat- was that since August, 1919. Levers ter is put beyond controversy by had owned all the £250,000 Ordin- documents? The opening of the ary shares of the Transvaal com Aberdeen Infirmary took place on pany, amounting to over 40 per September 23, 1938. The authori- cent. of the issued capital. It was ties in Aberdeen had been inform- also not shown that the Ordinary ed in the previous June that, share capital was acquired in con- following precedent, the King had nection, with a reconstruction or decided shortly after his accession amalgamation scheme, and thethat, during the whole period of consideration was not the issue of Court mourning. he himself would shares in Levers. The requirements not undertake any opening care- of the 1927 Act, therefore, had not monies. been complied with.
Sir Willam Jowitt, K.C.. for Lever Brothers, had stated that in,! the Finance Act, 1927, the legisla- ture indicated that, under properly safeguarded conditions, amalgama. tions were desirable by granting rellef from stamp duty. To bbtain exemption Lever Brothers had to acquire not less than 90 per cent. of the share capital of the Transvaal company.
* NO EXCEPTION
this book, William Heinemann, Limited, to make a sincere and humble apology to the Duke of Windsor for the publication of those parts of it of which he com- platos.
I could have wished that the whole chapter to which objection. is taken could be read so that it
Court that neither the publishers might become apparent to the
nor the author lent such authority
which are repeated in the book. as they possess to the rumours
The Lord Chief Justice.—But they have repeated them.
to
Mr. Holmes. They do not seek excuse their conduct. They have repeated them.
Mr. Holmes. They do not seek to excuse their conduct. They have never thought, and they do not think, that there is any foun- dation for these rumours, and they are convinced that there is no foundation for them: They realize, and do not wish to'excuse, their error in giving further circulation to unfounded rumours even in cir- eumstances which were intended to discredit and discount such rumours.
My clients have already express- ed their personal apologies to the Duke. It only remains for me to. repeat those apologies, and to say -as I can say from my own know-
AMERICAN MAIL LINE Sailings
MANILA
S.S. PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Sails SATURDAY, December 11th, 6 P.M.
SEATTLE AND VICTORIA
vla · Kobe · and. Yokohama.
S. S. PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Sails FRIDAY, December 17th, Midnight.
San Francisco and Los Angeles
via Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu.
S.S. PRESIDENT HOOVER Sails FRIDAY, December 17th, 8 P.M.
MOBI KREQUENT SERVICE ON THE PACIric
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP.LINES * AMERICAN MAIL LINE *
· PRUDER BUILDING-HONG KONG.
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CANTON BRANCA -21, FRENCH CONCISAION, SHAKEIN.
ledge that they are deep and CONSIGNEE NOTICES. CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
sincere.
They were informed that as on these grounds other requests of
Mr. Morris, said:-I am instruct- this nature had been refused his
ed by Mr. Dennis, the author of Majesty could not make an excep-
the book "Coronation Commen- on in the case of the Aberdeen
tary," to associate myself with Royal Inarmary, but they were everything which Sir William informed that the King had de-
Jowitt has said. Mr. Dennis wishes puted the Duke of York to permost wholeheartedly to apologize form the opening ceremony as his
and to express his sincere regret Majesty's representative.
for the pain which he has caused to his Royal Highness.
OWNED 40 PER CENT.
The suggestion, therefore, that The Commissioners, he said, had he threw over the authorities of contended that since Lever Broth-Aberdeen at the last moment for a ers already owned 40 per cent of purely, personal reason or that he the shares they could not be said failed to keep his word to them in now to be "acting with a view to any way whatsoever is demons- the acquisition of not less than 90 trably false. per cent." That proposition meant that if a company already owned 11 per cent. of another company's issued capital, it could not act with a view to acquiring 90 per cent. He submitted that Levers plainly acted with this view.
Mr. Justice Lawrence, dismissing the appeal with costs said that he was of opinion that the Commis- sioners were right.
It was no doubt true in one sense, he said, that Levers acted with a view to the acquisition of not less than 90 per cent. of the Transvaal company's share capital, but the more natural sense of the words of the Act was that the acquisition must be made by the increase, of Levers' capital.
A company
did not, in his"] opinion, increase it's capital with a view to the acquisition of 90 per cent, of another company's share capital when it acquired 89 per cent without any increase of its own capital and 1 per cent. by such an increase,
The consideration for the ac- quisition of 40 per cent. of the Transvaal shares in the present case was cash and not shares.
NO PHOSGENE GAS FOR CHINA
Japanese Allegations Untrue
London, Dec. 8. In the House of Commons to- day. Mr. V. McEntee (Lab.) asked whether the Board of Trade was "SCHARNHORST"
aware that in
a Japanese news having arrived from BREMEN, service distributed to members of HAMBURG and Ports, consignees of the House. It was alleged that cargo are hereby notified that their twelve tons of phosgene gas were cargo is being landed at their risk into the godowns of The Hong Kong & shipped from England to China.. Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.,
Mr. R. S. Hudson, Secretary of Kowloon, Where delivery can be Overseas Trade, repiled that no obtained.
phosgene gas had been exported after the 16th Dec., 1937, will be the beginning of the year with the All goods remaining undelivered from the United Kingdom since subject to rent.
NO FIRE INSURANCE will be exception of three tons consigned effected by us in any case whatever. to dye works in Holland.
Damaged packages must be left in Another Member said this parti- the godown for examination by the cular news service was addressed consignees and the Company's surve york, Mesars. Anderson & Ashe, at 10- a. on the 16th Dec, 1937.
Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined by the Company's surveyors.
No claim will be admitted after the
from Paris- Benter
MORE REGRETS
e and on page 276 of the book
these words:-"A base rumour was
set going to break him Bnally, that Edward himself was prolong ing the crisis bolding out for more money." There it is described, and most aptly described. ax "base rumour."
The Lord Chief Justice.-Then why publish it?
Sir William Jowitt.—I respect- fully agree. It is a pity that this rumour was ever repeated. There is no foundation whatever for the calumnious insinuation that the Duke was taking advantage of the position to extort money,
DECIDED TO ABDICATE
I should not be justified in oc- cupying your Lordship's time long- er in detailing the assertions of fact made in the book for the mere purpose of - contradicting them. The true facts concerning the abdication are simple enough The then King desired to contract a marriage against which his Ministers advised him.
"FOUL AND CRUEL LIBELS" The Lord Chief Justice.-With some hesitation I consent to the record being withdrawn. In my opinion, it is remarkable that any
man should have permitted him
self to write, and that any pub-
lisher should have been willing to publish, the foul and cruel libels which form the subject-matter of this action.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
8.8 TALOU-
1oAE0/38.
BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK etc.
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON MON- DAY, THE 6TH DEC., 1937.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION÷Co.'s STEAMER "RAWALPINDI."
'ARRIVED HONG KONG 08 9TH DEC., 1937.
FROM ANTWERP,LONDON,GIBRAL
TAR. MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, DEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
that their gords with the exception that side are being landed and ONSIGNEES are hereby informedONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above
aamed Vessel ara bereby informed being landed & stored into the godowns placed AT THEIR MIX in the Hong Kong. of Opiom, Treasure and Valuables are of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and and Kowloon Wharf. ad Godown Cons Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, where pany's Godowns at Kowloon, where BALÓ delivery may be obtained immediately Consignment will be sorted out Mask by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as or before the 16th Dec., 1937, or they
the Goods are landed... All Claims must be sent in to me on
will not be recognized.
There is not even on the plead-after landing. ings any attempt to allege that the libels are true in substance and in fact,
Damaged Packages will be examined It appears sometimes to be for- by the Company' Surveyors, Messrs gotten that the writing and pub-Goddard & Douglas in the presence of lication of a libel may be a crime the Consignees at 10.00 150, 09 because it is calculated to provoke Saturday, the 11th Dec, 1937. a breach of the peace. These par- ticular libels, a jury might think, appear almost
invite a thoroughly efficient hoise-whip- ping. It may well be that a criminal prosecution will follow.
to
Reluctantly and with hesitation I allow this record to be with- drawn.
LEAGUE FAR EAST COMMITTEE
Will Meet Again When Desirable
As a constitutional Monarch he felt he could not disregard that advice. As a man. he felt be could not well support the great responsibilities of his office unless
London. Dec. 8. he were allowed to marry the wo
The Foreign Secretary, in a man of his choice. He therefore
Commons ariswer regarding the decided to abdicate, in the ful League's Far Eastern Advisory knowledge that thereby, those res- Committee, recalled that the ponsibilities would be placed on Chairman had stated his intention shoulders well able to support
to convoke it again at such a time their burden.-
as might appear destrabic, having Comment there may well be-- In view the work of the Brussels and comment we do not desire to Conterence and taking account of exclude but comment cannot be any proposals his colleagues might make to him. Mr. Eden added fair if facts are unfounded, and comment is based on Imaginary that so far as he was aware no facts.
government had proposed a fur- ther meeting.
As I have said, those, who advise the Duke of. Windsor realize the standing and position of the two defendants. While this fact has in one sense made the statements more serious, it has, in our opin lon, made it possible for the Duke to take with regard to them a course' which he could not have
taken with regard to defendants in a different position and will not take in future whatever the cir- cumstances may be.
British Wirdesi.
NORTHERN FORTS OCCUPIED
Consigners must have a Revenue goods are examined by the Company's Officer in attendanos when any datiable Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by as in any case whatever.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. Hong Kong, 6th Dec., 1937. [5798
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,
THE BEY LINE STEAMEBS, LTD.
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.
Tez 8.8. "BENWYVIS”-
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby. formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns, of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained,
Goods have left the Godowns and all No Claims will be admitted after the Goods remaining undelivered after, tho 11th-Des., 1937, will be subject to rent
unless Instructions have been given to the Optional Goods will be landed here
contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Steamer..
including date of arrival will be subject to Good Bot cleared within 8 days
Eent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by
Godown for examination by the Oon-
in 40 case whatever, Damaged Packages must be, left, in the
Messrs. GODDARD
ignees, and the Company's Harveyors.
Douglas, at 10 y on Mondays, and Thursdays, within the Free
Storage period,
Consignees are specially notified that it is necessary for à. Revenue Officer to be present at the emminution of damaged dutiable cargo.
*All Claims against the Steamier müst be presented to the Undersigned on or before 29th Dec, 1937, or they will not be recognized
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agente. Hong Bag 9th Dec, 1937.
MAERSK LINE
וי
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE MY
1808:
"MAROHEN MAERSK"
having arrived from New York and Ports of call. Consignees of Cargo sro Fereby notified that their goods are All Claims against the steamer must being landed and placed at their risk into be presented to the undersigned on or the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart & before the 24th Dec., or they will not Godown Company's godpans at Kow be recognized.
loon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
and damaged
To comply with the General, Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consigneer
Optional cargo will not be landed must have a Bevenue Officer in atten hore, anless notice has been given 48 dance when damaged dutiable goods hours prior to vessel's arrival). bat are examined.
All broken chafed
carried on from port to port to the final Goods are to be left in the Godownsport of call to which the option
extende, where they will be examined on the No Cisims will be admitted after 8th Dec., 1937 at 9 zn. by Mesars, the Goods have left the Godowne, and Carmichael & Clarke.
all Goods remaining undelivered after No Fire Insurance has been effected, the 15th Dec., 1987, will be abject to Bill of Lading will be countersigned Bent
·
timeR. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD. are to be left in the Godowas, where
All broken, chafed, and
and damaged Goode Agents,
they will be examined on-14th Dod., 1907, 10. by our Burveyor Capt. Walter C. Weston
Shanghai, Dec. 8. Strope Japanese detachments which crossed the Yangtse river in junks under cover
of heavy artillery are this morning cap- tured the forts on the northern The defendants are, by their banke of the river some counsel, intending to make a later. Occupation of these forts statement expressing their deep will enable the Japanese to clear Hong Konữ, 5th Deo, 1937. London, Dec, B...regret for what has been publish the river for passage for their goods have left the godown and all meet in Shanghai sent hus ad payment of a substantial sum by filled with concrete which the The Commander of the Japanese ed. They are prepared to make warships by removing the funks claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the ship's arrival here; after Jutant to His Excellency Admiral way of cost and damages. It Chinese had sunk in order to block which date they will not be recognised. Sir Charles Little, the British merely remains for me to add that traffic up-river-produ
"Consignota are requested to sur Commander-in-Chief, to express the Duke will see that these. After the boom has been cleared render their Bills of Lading to the regret at the bombardment of two damages are divided among those the Japanese will be in a position undersigned for countersignature,
British steamers in Wuhu by charities in which, whether as to send their warships up MELCHERS & CO
Japanese planes. It is stated that Prince of Wales or King, he took river. It is added, that the zavy Agence:
the Japanese authorities have de- a deep interest, and with regard had not taken part in the opera- NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BEEMEN, clared that they are willing to pay Hong Kong, 9th Dec, 1937,
for the damages.—* [5804 Transocean News Service,
the
to which that interest, notwith- tions in this sector up to the standing the changed circumstan- present
ces of to-day, has not abated.
Transocnan News Service.
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Consult
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To comply with the General Bandod Warehouse1
Begulations consignees must have a Revenus Officer in attend ance when damaged dutiable goods' nes→ · examined.
All claina must reach us Before the- 8th Jan, 1938, or they will not be recognised, a
No Insurance will be effected.. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JEESEN & CO., Agents
Hong Kong, 8th Doc., 1937.