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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1938.
BRITISH
OVERSEAS TRADE, 1937
-Marked Growth
Of Value
"London, Jan, 125. Preliminary Agures of the tish overseas trade in 1997, con- firm the marked growth of the value of both exports and imports which was a feature of the year now closed:
Exports of United Kingdom
goods" for the twelve months were
THE CIVIL SERVICE AND INDUSTRY
13.
NEW GAS WORKS DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
At Weston-Super- Mare
A dinner of the Institution, of
The first gasworks in Weston- Professional Civil Servants "was
super-Mare, Somerset, were erect- held at the Connaught Rooms, ed in 1841 at a cost of £2,500 when London, the President, Sir Richard the township had a population of- Redmayne, being in the Chair. 2,103, and the installation cam- The toast of The Institution" was menced operations by supplying Bri-proposed by the Secretary of State gas to some 50 consumers and for Air, Viscount Swinton, who also for the lighting of 42 public. said that it used to be the fashion jampa The Weston-super-Mare to deprecate the Civil Servich, but Gaslight Company was incor wealth of knowledge in that Service was to be found a porated in 1855 and obtained and ex- statutory powers for conducting perience, combined with a com-its business, and in the followink plete loyalty upon which Govern-year new works were, erected on ments of every shade of opinion a site adjoining Drove-road. With could equally rely. Though the Civil Service was, the repository of all knowledge it was, perhaps the professiorial civil servant who knew the really useful things. .".
The relationship which existed between the scientific departments of the Government and outside industry was most important, and though it had been said that the outlook of the former was too academic, Investigation showed that the best men in industry made the most use of their ser- vlees. The fact that they worked not for one frm or industry, but for the whole, was helping on something that was of the greatest importance, namely, the pooling of research not only nationally but internationally
valued at £621,594,000 as com pared with 6440,605,000 in 1836, and imports at“ £1,029,065,000 as compared with £847.752,000 in the prepus year, Re-exports are · at £75,167,000 in 1937.
In respect of exports, imports and re-exports last year was the
CONSIGNEE NOTICES CONSIGNEE NOTICES best trade year for the past seven
COMPAGNIE DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMER.
CONSIGNES NOTICE...
8.8. COMMANDANT DORISE."
AF0/38.
BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK vis HAIPHONG, etc."
PRINCE LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROX
NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO
18E Motar Vente)
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"MALAYAN PRINCE living arrived from the above Ports ARRIVED HONG KONG ON SATUR-Ion 10th instant, Consignees of Cargo arr Choroby informed that their Goods are Heing landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, and stored at Consigness risk and exponas,
DAY, TEK 8TH JAN,, 1938) MONSIGNKES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception af Opium, Tressure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the Godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing-
All claims must be sent in to me on
will not be nognized.
All broren, chafed, and damaged Goode are to be loft in the Godowns, where they will be eramined on Saturday, 16th instant, 1988, at 10A.M.
All Claims must be presented within
years, December Values also showed an increase over the last month of 1938. British porta at £43,882,000 were over £3,000,000 higher than a year ago and Im-
ports at £94.320.000 shipwed an in-
grease-of-neitly £11,000,000.
Re-exports were valued lower. however, at £4,979,000 as against *£8,200,000 in December, 1936. British Wirdes.
"COAXIAL CABLE
DEVELOPMENT
London, Jan. 12 Speaking at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Sir George Lee,
Chief Engineer to the Post Office,
described the development of the
the gradual expansion in the de- mand for gas in succeeding years numerous charges took place at che Drove-road works, and among the" more recent improvements may be mentioned the installation of a carburetted water-gas, plant in 1905, which is now capable of producing 1,500,000.cab. ft. a day,
Ten years later a battery of horizontal retorts was started up, and this has since given excellent servies. In flew, however, of the additional gas requirements, due to the acquisition in recent years of a number of neighbouring g undertakings, and the consequent increase of the area of supply. board of the company renamed in which is now 125 aquare miles, the
January, 1935, the Weston-super- Mare and District Gas Company gave consideration, about three years ago, to the question of re- placing the horizontal retorts by. a more modern and efficient plant. The results from the horizontal retorts, moreover, had been adversely affected for many years by the serious settlement of their foundations, and the same trouble. had prevented the adoption "of seventeen improved methods of handling.
materials. After carefully con-
"SHADOW" FACTORIES The "shadow" factories, which now had a good deal of substance, were another example of a success- Mil partnership between the State and Industry. The iden under lying them was that to get the best production the State must and the capital and industry the experience: A
In reply. Sir Richard RedmayTIE said that during the
years that he had been President,
Or before the 19th Jan., 103H, or they 15 Days of the Vessel's arrival bero, coaxial cable by which 400 tele-the membership of that unique sidering all the alternatives, "It
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apod Packages will be examined by the Company Barengora MensTS, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10 am on Saturday, the 15th Jan, 1999;
n Ruvenne Consignees must have Ofoer in attendanco when dutiablo goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,
*No Fire Insurance will be affected by -as in any cas’whatever.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO.,
Agent. Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 193
*6882
ster which date they cannot be re- cognized.
No Claims will be wimited after the Goods have left the down, and all deeds, remairag andelivered after the 17th inst., 1938, will be ribject to Bent,
No Five Insurance kae inn offected. "Bill of Ladings will be intersigned
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EVIDENCE IN CSAR CONSPIRACY
was Anally decided
to erect-a carbonising plant on a fresh site parallel to the existing retort house;
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
"YONSIGNEÉS per Co's Vessel
ACHILLES"
From UNITED KINGDOM
will be
TTA SINGAPORE,^. are hereby notified that their Carge
discharged into
Hot Whart, Kowloon, where it will be at Consignees Hak and, subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt' Whart The Cargo will be ready for Bodown Dalinky from to the
on and after
SPECIAL CARE. Dificulties likely to arise in connection with the foundations called for special care, and a con-
association had increased from 2,000 to 13.457. It was composed of men of the most divergent training, who nevertheless met and settled their common difficul- ties in the best possible way. He. was satisfield that the Institution. was helpg egently run on the lines laid down in the early days and their ever-present aim was | sideration of these led Paris, Jan. 12:
the good of the public service, French police to-night revealed The toast of "The Guests" was that evidence had been, received proposed by Mr. GL Pepler, connecting the Csar.("Cagoulards"), Chairman of the Council. Bir conspiracy, hitherto unsolved mur-Patrick Dufi, 8éèretary, FL.M. Officeing the gas producers for heating der of the two Roselli brothers of Works, and Mr. 8. B. Donkin. who were found dead in a wood President of the Institution near Bagnolle."
Civil Engineer, replied.
Police announced that three ar- rests had been made in connection with the crime, two at Marseilles and a third at Constantine' in Algéria
M. Max Dormy, Minister for the Inferior, stated that the police were convinced the Rosell murders were committed by persons con- nected with the Csar organisation.
The murderers were four in num- ber, three of whom were already under detention. The fourth was still being sought.
ITALIAN PRIESTS
CONGRATULATED.
of
Rome, Jan 13, Pope Pius XI received 60 Italian bishops and 2000 priests from districts who hed dis-
· rural
tinguished themselves in the last years or the "battle of grain" and thus were invited to Rome for the distribution of prizes.
In addition two accomplices hadxf congratulated the priests on also been arrested-
Reuter.
FIRST SESSION OF EIRE
Dublin, Jan. 13.
In a lengthy address. Pop Plus
their activity among the land population which he characterised as the backbone of the nation.
We congratulate you.". His Holiness declared, "on your activity In the 'feld not directly concerned with your mission, but activity which is entirely, in keeping with your holy office and we thank you. for the comfort you have afforded us in creating an occasion for words of solace and confidence for the future from the High Au-
An Irian daily states that the Parliament of the Irish Free State, which is now known as "Eire" met yesterday for the first grandthority,” session since the new constitutión In the course of further re-
was crowded.
stated
decision to install intermittent vertical chambers, to dispense with recuperators, and to spread the load ever a greater area by build
the chambers separately from the settings. By the use of breeze for the producer fuel and the greater recovery of steam from the waste garea, it was estimated that full compensation would be obtained for the absence of recuperation. The new installation, which com- prises three settings, each con- taining five of the latest-type non-
13th-Jan
will not be landed herr Optional Cargo nnies Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the first port of call to whic
the óption etiähde.
· CONSIGNEE NOTICE
HAMBURG-AMERIKA · LENTE
*NOTIČE TO CUNSIGNERS
THE MY
*KULMERLAND:" having afrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignons of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed, and placed at their risk foto the beng Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company golewa at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as goods are landled.
The
Optional cargo will not be landed Bore, unless notion lay been given t
48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call in which the opin artends.
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gbdows, and all.. goods Pertaining undelivered after the
14th
rtze
All broken, shafed and damaged Gooda are to be lait in the Godowan, where they will be examined on any days and Fridays between the hours of 10,45' 13. and Noos within the ye Jan, 1838, will be subject to Storage period.
All broken, chafod, and damaged No Claims will be admitted after the Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Goods have left the Steamer's Godows where they will be examined to 1815 and all Goods remaining undelivered Jan., 1938, at 0 m. by our Sur-
Messrs, Goddard and Douglas
after the 20th Jan, will be subjectoith the General Bonded
to Rest,
All Claims against the Blesmer must before the 3rd Feb, or they will attendance when damaged Wotable Regulations consignoos be presented to the Undersigned on runt. Favellerange Olibor Kin not be rognised.
goods are examined.
No Fire Insurance will be affected
BUTTERFIELD & SWRE
"Agents. 13th Jab., 1938,
· DODWELL-
All cini a must reach us before the 7th Feb. 1938, or they will not be
[recognized
SALE
LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEZI.
recuperative. W.-D. intermittent vertkal chambers was built by Messrs. The Woodall-Duckham Vertical Retort and Oven Con- struction Company-(1820), Limited, ... Ebury and Allington Houses, 136 150, Victoria-street, London, SW.1, and was inaugurated by Sir Harold Hartley, C.B.E, FRB, Chairman of the Fuel Research Board. The 15 chambers at present in- stalled are rectangular in-plan and are each 21 ft. 8 in high, 11 ft. long, and 12 in. wide at the bottom. 'The width increases evenly from top to bottom ensure unaided discharge of the coke when carbonisation is complete, charged and discharged at inter-
The thambers are CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby vals of about twelve hours, and being landed at their risk into the Godown of the Hong Kong and in these circumstances the plant Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, has a maximum daily capacity of Led at Kowloon, whence and/or 100 tons of coal and dan produce the wharves delivery may be obtained. approximately 1,560,000 cub. it. of Optional cargo will not be landed
here,
unless notice has been
came tu force. The House was marke, His Holiness. declared that Alled and the spectators gallery the Divine Blessing would certain- | gas.
ly be accorded. to such duty. The Premier, Mr. De Valera, "When we look across, the Alps," at the opening of the declared His Holiness, "we cannot sesalon, in answer to a formal help but see a threatening almop- question, that the British Govern shere and clouds or at least fog ment had approached the Irish Government oficially merely as regards the form of the new con- ever. stitution of Eire and confirmed faith because we believe in the the fact that at the present time Divine promise in our mission." trade treaty negotiations are pro-
Recommending the image of the
which even fair weather cannot dispel. God will guard us how- We have confidence, and
WAR MINISTER'S. TOUR
London, Jan. 13.
to
M.V. "GREYSTOKE CASTLE"
Fox, USA via MANILA.
informed that all Goods are
が
but
hours prior to vesel's and dement carried on from host to P130s ezizende, |
the final port of call to which the
No Claims will admitted after the
Gedawn Goods have left the
and all after Goods remaining undelivered's the 13th inst, will be abjechiel must
be
All claims against
presented to une éndersigned on dr before. The 20th inst The Secretary of State for War. not be recognized and decaged Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, left here yes- - - - All broken,
Goods are to be left in the Godowns
No Insurance wil be effecteri, Billa of Lading will be countersigned br
JEBBEN & CO. Agentas
Hong Kong, 7th Jan, 1926.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESBAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
68. ANDRE LEBON
4*A/99.
BRINGING CABGO. From MARSEILLES, vis SAIGON etc. ARRIVED ON SUNDAY, THE ÖTA. JAN, 1838, at 1.00 A.M.
|ONSIGNTES as hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treastre and Valushies are being arded & stored into the Godowns Bodowa Co., Ind. Kow-sobe, wheste of au Hong Kong Kon bon tron delivery be obtained kümediately
Trading
3827 OF
All clint must be sent in to an on or before the 19th January, they will not be recoprisell mortg
the Company 59
* Hydreftrz Möten.
ceeding between England - and Blessed Virgin tó 3,000. Italian terday by air to make a tour of they will be examined on the Baronged Packs will be d workers about to depart for Ger. Inspection of North Ireland... This 11th inst. at 10 ain, by our surveyors, byrd & Douglas in the presence of
Eire
Transocean New Servici.
APPEAL FOR FUNDI FOR-
BASQUE REFUGEES Although sorte ave hundred of Basque refugee children, have now returned to Spain, between two and three thoniand-remain under, the
ELECTRIC TRACTION the Otinochline. These greatly, ex care of Basque Chifldren's Relief
IN POLAND
Bing Blectric traction was in
roduced on the Warsaw suburban rattways the traffe Bal been in creased by 25 per cent on the Zyradow line and by 100 per cent, on
many, His Holiness expressed the hope that they would provide the
of their Catholic faith and moral habits of life Transocean. News Service.
is the first visit paid by a Petien War Minister to North Ireland in the last fifteen years. The last
pass through Uister... Traniocean Few Service,
Men Goddard & Donglas
In the case of datable carro, Con signees are requested to inform the the Chenkises 10.00 am on Baitr foreign country, with an exitopiirit was that of Lord Derby who Imports & Exports Offos that they day, the 18th Jan., 1980 de
Cozdignees must have a Bevenue have ach goods for: examination Officer in attende zon whém sãy dutiedie No Fire Insurance has been affected guide are examined by the Company's Bill of Lading will be countersigned
Baryoyon
No Fire insurance
instaque will be effected
be effected by DODWELL A: CO, LTD)
10 any case whatever. Agente
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. Hong Kong. Ith JP, 176
JEWISH ACTORS TO BE EXPELLED
FOUR KILLED AT TÚNGKUN
by
Rome, Jan. 13.
Canton, Jan. 13 According to Hong Kong, 717, Jan, 1988, official investigation, just complet ceed the anticipated figure of 15 per Committee which has "just made
Bucharest, Jan. 13,
ed, four civilians were killed and TOUR OF ERITREA cent. The contract for this work another appeal to the public for Steps are to be taken forthwith 10 injured during the Japanese alr was placed jointly with the Eng-funds to enable it to maintain the to expel all Jewish actor and raid over Tangkon yesterday lish Electris Company, Lámiţea, refuges children, many of whom |uctresses"
from the Rumanian It is estimated that 60 bombs The Italian Minister for. Public and the Metropolitan-Vickers have lost one, or both parents in State Theatre, according to a were released along the Canton-Works, Bignor Coboli Gigli will Electrical Limited, and the develop the Spanish Civil War, until satis statement made in authoritative Hankow and Canton-Kowloon rall after completion of his tour of in- the rays by a fleet of 32 planes yuter-spection through Tritres, proceed ment of the suburbs which is now factory conditions for their re-quarters associated wit
Ministry for Fine Arts here-
to Addis Ababa by air- taking place is ascribed to the patriation are avaliable
British Wirdesz
Transocean News: Berbice, consequent change,
Transocean News Bervios.
Contfal Neuk,
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EGYPTIAN ARMY APPOINTMENT
Cairo. Jan. 19
Al Mury Pasha, has been sp- pointed the new Orneral Inspec- tor of the wypłan Army- Trantocian News Aergica.