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DEAD SEA RICHES. immediate question of who is to get CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
been
WHO WILL GET THE CONCESSION?
the actual concession, and on what terms.. Clearly there will have to be a heavy royalty to the Palestine and Transjordanian Governments, which, if the project develops in accordance with reasonable expecta- tions, will thus have at command a revenue comparable to that which Chill has long enjoyed from the taxes on her nitrate.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From EUROPE AND STRAITS, The Stonmahlp,
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 7th September, 1928, or they will not be recognized,
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the Goddard and Dougins, 23rd Inst., at 10 am, by Messrs.
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Hongkong, 16th August, 1928.
'les, 1.nnion. 'dam & Hamburg Miles, Taurinh. K'dam & Glangow M'len, London, R'dam & Hamborg
‚ RIVAL INTERESTS.
- "BENVANNOCH" Consignees of Gargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being land-| Apart from one or two debates
Three Groups in the Field.
od at their risk into the hazardous in the House of Lords and aperadic questions in the House of Com-
The story of the applications and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf mons, singularly little attention has from would be concessionaires and and Gedown Co., Ltd., whance and/or drawn to the far-reaching their handling by the Colonial from the wharves delivery may be issues raised by the grant of a con- Office is long and at some points obtained.
No claims will be admitted after cession for the exploitation of the controversial. Certain of the ap chemical deposits in the Dead Sea. plicants, at one time rivals, have the Goods have left the Godowns, and From every angle the projects joined forces, and there appear all Goods remaining undelivered after which the Colonial Office. has for to be now in the field only three tho 24th inst, will be subject to rent. years, past been considering involve groups-one.comprising a partner questions of the highest public in ship between Mr. Moses Novomey terest. First and foremost, there sky, a Russian Jew now domiciled presents itself the possibility of a in Palestine, and Major Tulloch; Past addition to the world's supply the second in which Lord Inver of certain chemical products, not forth is understood to figure largely, ably potash, necessary for agricul represented by a well-known firm ture throughout the world and at of chartered accountants; and the present controlled almost exclusive-third mentioned in the House of. ly by German and Alsatian groups Lords as consisting of Mr. Mait- working in co-operation. Secondly, land Edwards and Major Henry:ed by,
This latter group claims to have there are issues arising out of the special position of Palestine, and acquired a valid pre-war Turkish Transjordania (between which the Concession and is understood to Dead Sen lies) as Mandate areas have parted with much of its in- over which the Lengue of Nations terest to a French syndicate, a fact holds some ultimate responsibility. which might enable the question to Thirdly, there are the rival in be raised internationally if the terests of Jews and Arabs in those Colonial Office declared against this countries, a factor of particular im-claim and awarded the Concession portance in view of the oficial an-elsewhere. That, indeed, is precise. nouncement prade' more than oncely what the Colonial Office has done, in both Houses of Parliament that is doing, for it has been de- it has en provisionally decided to Anitely stated that Mr. Novomey- grant the concession to a group Inky and Major Tulloch are the having arrived from the above ports, which the chief figure is a leading favoured claimants, provided they Consignees of Cargo are hereby in member of the Zionist organisation can give certain guarantees as to formed that their Goods are being in Palestine. In that connexion their ability to carry through the landed and placed at their risk in the PASSENGER SERVICE special interest attaches to the dual project on a successful commercial | Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and position of Lord Melchett (Sir senie. It appears to be on this Godown Company's Godowns at low- Goods not cleared by the 23rd Alfred Mond) as treasurer of the point that the actual grant of theloon, whence delivery may be obtained, August, 1928, will be subject to ront. Zionist organisation and chairman Concession is hanging fire.
Damage packages must be left in of Imperial Chemical Industries,
to Godowns for examination by the which could not fail to be directly
Consignee' and the Co.'s representa- euncerned in the prospect of a vast addition to the world's chemical
lives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at resources. Finally, to the ordinary
2.30 p.m. within the free storage Period. man there cannot but be a certain fascination in projects for the pisitation of an area so intimately inmiliar through Biblical narra tiv
The Main Issues.
World Price of Potash.
N. Y. K. LINE. (NIPPON YUSEN. KAISHA.) From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship,
recognized.
"LIMA MARU,”
No claims will he admitted after the goods have left the Godowas.
No fire insurance has been effected.
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 16th August, 1928.
HOLLAND-00ST AZIE LIJN.
(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE)
from
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The first tenders were called for as long age as 1925, but none presented in that year was found
All claims must be presented within satisfactory. Amended tenders were received in 1926; and somewhere ten days of the steamer's arrival here, about April, 1927, the Colonial after which date they cannot be fee decided in favour of the Novomeysky-Tullech application. The grant, however, has apparently still not been made definitive, nud To attempt to express in even the the rival claimants are still pressing most approximate figures the value their interests in different ways, of the Dead Sea Sta is largely partly through friends in both futile. No surious investigations Houses of Parliament, a heavy fire could be undertaken till Allenby had having been directed, in the Lords brought Palestine under the Bri-especially, against the Government tish flag, for under Turkish rule the last time the question was de- [ny commercial enterprise in that bated.
But what matters to the world is region was sternly discountenneed.
What a knew definitely is that not who gets the concession, but The salts the Jordan has been wash- whether as a result of the grant ing down for centuries into a lake of it to one applicant or another The Steamship - whose waters have no outlet except agriculture gets the potash and gels by evaporation, have remained in it at a figure below the world-price having arrived from the above ports, rich deposits which can certainly now prevailing. Before that can hap consignees of curge by her are noti be extracted and marked on a pro-pen several problems will have to be fed that all goods are being landed fitable commercial basis. The prin- solved, notably that of labour and at their risk into the hazardous and/or ripal substances are
potash, transport. The, Dead Sea la less extra-hazardous godowns of the China magnesium, and bromine, and of than fifty miles from the Medlter-Provident loan and Mortgage Co., These by far the most important is ranean, but it lies 1,300 feet whence and/or from the wharves de- potash, an indispensable fertiliser, below the sea-board, and rail- livery may be obtained.
over singu of which the world's existing sup-way construction
difficult country will plies are unequal to the world's larly existing needs. Consumption, at be needed. Labour, mareover, any rate, would certainly increase will present serious difficulties, not substantially if the price were only because no adequate supply brought down by an increase of the exists in the neighbourhood, but he world's supply, unless and in that cause the whole district is malarial, connexion serious concern was ex- and unless that scourge can be pressed in one of the House of overcome, the workmen will have Lords debales-the Dend Sen to be moved from the valley to the postash, when once the enterprise hills each night. for extracting it lakes shape, should But such probleme will, no doubt, by some understanding of the cartel be conquered, and there seems by the undersigned in any case what type be worked in such relationship every prospect that before many
Bill of Lading will be countersign- with existing concerns in Germany years have passed an area barrened by as to maintain prices artificially at and desolate throughout human his- their present level,
tory will be the centre of an in- These bronder issues are intrinsi-dustrial enterprise of world-wide cally mure important than
the importance.
Goodn
not cleared by the 25th August, 1929, will be subject to rant.
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