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Paints for Ship Coating.
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Sole Agents:.
A. GOEKE & CO.
4th Floor.
China Building..
-Or
Tel. 22221.
Griffith Building. Shameen, Dantos.
Distributors in Hongkong.
Wo Fat 34, Des Vœur Road. Tel, 20681, Cheung Wo 133, Des Vœux Road, Tel. 21825
NYKLINE
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO RUKOFE VIA U.S.A. VARYING PROM 888 to £120-ON SALE,
SAN FRANCISCO via Shangbai, Japan Ports & Honolulu
Shinyo Maru
Tatsuta Maru
Wednesday, 13th Aug. Thursday, 21st Aug. SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Porta
Hikawa Maru
Wednesday, 24th Sept LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM viz
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suoz.
...
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Kamo Maru
Katori Maru
Kitano Maru'
Atsuta Maru
Tamba Mara
Penang Maru
17
Saturday, 23rd Aug.' Saturday, 6th Sept
Tuesday, 19th Aug.' Tuesday, 23rd Sept.
Wednesday, 13th Aug. Thursday, 28th Aug, SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) vix Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama. Ginyo Maru
BOMBAY via Singapore, Panang & Colombo.
:
Wednesday, 27th Aug,
SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) via Singapore,
Capetown & Ports.
Kawachi Maru...
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama,
Tokiwa Maru
Kuma MATU
...Tuesday, 9th Sept.
Sunday, 24th Aug. Tuesday, 2nd Bopt.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople,
Genoa & Marseilles.
Lyons Maru ....
Tuesday, 16th Sept
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Petang & Rangoon.
Bengal Maru
Calcutta Maru "
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
Tango Maru (Nagasaki Direct)
Hakone Maru
Shidzuoka Maru
Cargo only.
Friday, 15th Aug, Friday, 29th Aug.
Wednesday, 20th Aug.
Friday, 22nd Aug. Saturday, 30th Aug. HIPPON YUSER KAISHA, (private #khanges to all Depts.
For further information apply to:-
Telephone 30291.
THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
"
COMPANY, LIMITED.
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS.
(with Limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation)
Loading Direct For
ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM OR AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG AND SCANDINAVIA.
M.V. "AGRA"
M.V. "SHANTUNG"
SHANGHAI, JAPAN FORTS AND VLADIVOSTOOK
M.V. "SHANTUNG"
1 assenger Rates Hongkong to Europe
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Sailing about
14th September.
10th October.
23rd
Sailing about August. £60,
G. E. HUYGEN
For further paticulars, apply to the Agents
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CANTON FINANCE" REFORMS.
REORGANISATION OF CENTRAL BANK.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930,
SERIOUS FLOODS IN THE NORTH.
DEVASTATION OVER VERY
LARGE AREA.
Tientsin. Aug. 11. Continued heavy ralas to-day serve to heighten anxiety regard- ing the serious floods which are devastating the region between Tientsin and Mukden.
"Canton, Aug. 11. The reorganisation of the Con- tral Bank in Canton, making it a Kwangtung Provincial Bank under the direct jurisdiction of the Kwangtung Provincial Govern ment, independent from the Nan-
Washouts have occurred king Government, is the gist of a hig financial scheme drawn out by numerous places on the line. have bean Mr. Fan Ke-mo, the Finance Com- Station platforms missioner of Kwangtung, who washed away, and a number of damaged. The visited Nanking lately to confer bridges badly with Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance total of the destruction to railway Minister to the Nanking Govern- properties alone is estimated at
some lakhs of dollars.
ment.
Mr. Fan returned to the city last week after a most successful visit to Nanking, with the sole purpose of obtaining the consent of the Nanking Central Govern- ment to the reorganisation of the Central Bank. In the opinion of Mr. Fan Ke-mo and the officials of the Kwangtung Government the civil wars in Kwangtung and North China have caused 'the suspension of silver exchange of the Central Bank notes causing corresponding depreciation of the notes.
Hundreds Drowned.
at
The situation is most serious beyond the Great Wall, where scores of villages are inundated and hundreds of Chinese are reported to have been drowned; while thousands of refugees are flocking to the coast cities.
Telegraph communications, which were interrupted for a time, have now been almost completely re- established. The railway authori ties are very optimistic, and it is hoped, given a break in the A heavy blow was given to the continuous rainy weather, that Central Bank notes during the complete repairs will be effected "Ironside" invasion of Kwangtung | within 4 few days. Meantimá and the announcement of Chiang-trains are kept running on the Yen war in the North and conse undamaged sections, and passen- quently the Kwangtung Provincialgers are negotiating the breaks by Government leaders.conferred re-ferry or on foot.—Reuter, cently with the Finance Commis- sioner suggesting making the Central Bank an independent bank under the Provincial Government.
Increased Reserve.
ו.
South Also Suffers.
Canton, Aug. 11.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
-And
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
Consignees per Company's Vessel,
"NELEUS"
From NEW YORK via MANILA. are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- signess' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 11th August.
Uptional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from part to port to the final port of call to which the option extends, All broken, chafod, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, examined on any they will where Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am, and soon within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and 'all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th August, will be subject
to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 1st September, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Avents. Hongkong, 11th August, 1030,
NANKING ASSAULT ON TSINANFÜ.
ONLY TEN MILES. AWAY FROM CITY,
As a result of heavy rainfall during the last few days, the three dykes in the Chao-an district,
Shanghai, Aug. 11. namely, the To Pu, Mui Kai and Yuet Pu dykes, built along the It is officially reported from Hankiang river, were washed away Hauchowiu that the Government by the swift currents of the river,vanguards have reached Tangkal- which has risen to an abnormal shwang, ten miles southward of level.
Tsinanfu, while the troops of Han Fu-chu have crossed the Tze Ho'in their advance westward to Tsinan- fu.
The provincial leaders also come to a decision to make use of the monthly revenues of the Kwangtung Government, which amount to about $6,000,000, as part of the silver reserve of the Central Bank, which step is similar to an amalgamation of the Central Bank
It is learned that the extent of with the Government Treasury of the destruction is as follows-450 Kwangtung. The Canton report feet of the first dyke, 135 feet of says that the Central Bank has a. the second and 130 feet of the last
A large squadron of Government silver reserve at present of over dyke. A curious feature of the planes has arrived at Hsuchowfu $10,000,000, to which will shortly washout was that while the first from Nanking, and will be proceed- be added the receipts of several two dykes were completely carried ing shortly to the Tientsin-Pukow million dollars from the recent issue away, the Yuct Pu dyke was damag-railway front to bombard the enemy of $15,000,000 Treasury bonds. ited in seven sections, the shortest positions. is the intention of Mr. Fan Kemo section having a break of only sev to utilise the Government revenue eral feet, and the longest acction of and, assuming that $6,000,000 will 80-40 feet. All the fields, farms, be received in a month from this plantations and villages on the source, the total silver reserve in banks of the dykes were entirely the new Central Bank will be great- inundated as a consequetice. ly strengthened. It is possible
Kwangtung River The that the reserve in hand may be equal to the sum total of the Cen-servancy Board has already sent engineers to repair the dykes, tral Bank notes in circulation,
while relief work is also being As it is, the Central Bank is con- nected with the Chinese Govern-started-Canton News Agency. ment, but without any connexion with the Kwangtang Treasury.
The Provincial
Military circles are confident of an early recapture of Tsinan. It' is estimated that about 150,000 Government troops are operating on the Tichtsin-Pukow front, while 100,000 are massed on the Kino- Conchow-Tsinan railway front-
Reuter.
*
Partial Northern Success,
Peking, Aug, 11, Foreign reports confirm that the Northerners have captured the Government Commissioner is contemplating an outer walls of Kwelteh, but Kweiteh leaders, in advocating the re-order instructing the populace to is several miles from the railway, organisation of the Central Bauk, use sixty per cent of allver and and the Northerners cannot advance say that
the money
market in forty per cent of 'Central Bank further till the Shansi forces along Kwangtung Is to a large extent in-notes when making payments of the railway are able to advance and fluenced by the fluctuation of the taxes to the Government. The straighten the line. The offensive Central Bank notes and it is most Government hopes to encourage the there, and the Nanking offensive desirable, therefore, that the Gov- merchants towards restoring the on the Tientsin-Pukow line, are
by
heavy rains. ernment Treasury should have a value of the banknotes and it is handicapped. direct control in its affairs. Al-hoped that at the same time the Floods washed away the bridge at though no mention has been made Government Treasury may absorb Tawenkow, which the Shansi troops of any change in the personnel of several million dollars worth of damaged before withdrawing, thus the Central Bank it is most certain Central Banknotes in a few months' hindering the despatch of Nanking that in future the Finance Com-time, displacing the old notes supplies for the front. missioner will give much of his at- with a new issue of notes bearing tention to the affairs of the new the name of the Kwangtung Pro- Kwangtung Provincial Bank.
New Note Issue. Simultaneous with the Central Bank reorganisation, the Finance
The Shansi army is holding a strong line along the hills north- vincial Bank. The new notes will ward of Taian, The Shansi com- be negotiable at the Bank at any manders are negotiating with a time and their value will therefore Hunanese division which recently always be at parity with Kwang-arrived at Tsingtao, hoping to win
them over to the North.-Reuter. tung silver.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "MANIFESTO”, HONGKONG, Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition, Engineering, Firat and Second Editions, Western Union and Watkins, Benson's, Marconi...
Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boller Makers, Iron Steel and Brass rounders, Yorga Masters, Electricians. The Company possesses Biz Granite Docks and Two Patent Slipways. The dimensions of No. 1 Dock are 700 ft.ix. 80 ft. x 80 ft. Call Flaga. Hongkong Harbour.
·International Code:-Engineer "K" or "U" Bhip-wright "I". "Boller-maker
MALAEDEET
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BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE.
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
via PANAMA.
M.V. “TAI SHAN"
sailing on the AUGUST 18th
for
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON. Scheduled arrival dates remain unchanged.
For Passenger and Freight information please apply
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Quöen' Buildings,
Agents.
Telephone 28021.
P. & O. BRITISH-INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
ICOMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Forts, Red Sea Egypt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Porta, Europe Etc.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
(UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMENT.)
S. 8.,
RAJPUTANA 1KIDDERPORE
*KASHMIR
MANTUA +ALIPORE **KASHGAR
+Cargo only.
Tons. I
From Hong- kong (about)
1.
Destination
Bombay, M'los & L'don Straits, Colombo, B'bay & Karachi
16,568 16 Aug noon. 15,334 19th Aug.
8.985 30th Aug.
10,946. 7.3
Sept.
5,273 17th Sept.
|
9,005 27th Sept.
*Calls Case Blanca.
Mles, L'don, Hull, R'dm
& A'werp
Marseilles, L'den & B'bay'
Straits, Colombo & B'bay
Marsellica, L'dos, Hull,"
Rotterdam & Antwerp
Frequent connections from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo se Constantinople, Pyrras, Smyrna and other Levant by Steamers of the Khedivial Mall B., Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR` SAILINGS
TILAWA 10,006 TALAMBA 8,018)
10,000 TALMA
16 Aug 3.30 p.m. 23rd Aug. 11th Sept
S'pore, Penang & Unionita S'pore, Penang & Calcutia S'pore. Panang & Calcutta ・・
B. I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Asi and 2nd class passengers. All.steamers are fitted with wireless and carry & qualified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
TANDA
ST. ALBANS NELLORE
6,956
4,500
6.853
5th Sept. 3rd Oct. 31st Oct.
Manila, Thurs, Island,
Townsville, B'bane Sydney and Melbourne
Eegular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E, & A. 3.5. Co., Ltd. steamers will also call at Shanghai, Holle, Cebu, Kulambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route se ladacement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom vis New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.,
The P. & G. Royal Mail Steamers to London via Suez Canal The P&O French Service of Steamers to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Co. Steamers to Southampton, mid London via Panama Canal.
ALIPONE TALKA
MANTUA
SHIBALA
+Cargo only
SAILINGS TO SHANGHA & JAPAN
15,773 12 Aug. noon. i d'hai, Moji, Kobe Yo KANS
10,000 | 14 Aug. 6 a.m. Amoy, Mojl, Kobe, Yoko
& Osaka 10,946 1.35 Aug. 10 a.m. 1.8′Eai. Moji, Kobe & Yoko 17,8414 22nd Aug, Amoy, S'hai, Mofi, Kobe
& Osika
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS ON ALL STEAMERS.
Parcels Measuring not more than 2 ft2ft x 1ft will be received at the Co's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing For Passage Rates. Handbooks, Freights, etc., apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agents. P.&O. Bldg., Connaught Rd¡ C.,
Hongkong,
Canton.
GLEN LINE.
Fure Hongkong to London £82.
TO LONDON, ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG við STRAITS & COLOMBO.
Motor Vessel 'GLENGARRY"
(Via Oràn)
TO SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIVOSTOCK.
Steamship CARNARVONSHIRE
Motor Vessel GLENBEG"...
Motor Vansel "LENLUCE'..
Steamship
"GLENIFFER"
1st Sept.
29th Aug.
12th Sept.
29th Sept 10th 24th Oct
Oct.
Steamship "PEMBROKESHIRE"
For freight, passage and further particulars, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. KOENTS: THE GLEN LINE, LTD.
STEAM TUG FU PING"--
Ballt to the order of the Kallan Mining Administration, Tientsin, for service in Chinwangtao Dimensions-Length B.P., 110 ft.; breadth mild., 25 ft.; depth mld., 11 ft.;
780.LH.P. Mean spoed 11:05 knots op trial.
Please addrese enquiries to the Chief Manager:"
R. M. DYER, B. Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO AUSTRALIA Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is. Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
BRITISH STEAMERS: CHANGTE TAIPING (BURKERE)
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FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, 195 RETURN DEN
STEAMER
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Due Hoog Kong
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