TOO MUCH TIN.
FREE VACCINATION.
FURTHER REDUCTION OF OUTPUT DECIDED.
BY THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
The Hague, May 10.
The number vaccinated-free of A further reduction in the output of charge--by members of the St. John tin has been recommended by the In-Ambulance Brigade, up to and includ ternational Tin Committee, composed Ing May 17, wns:
of representatives from British Chinese Y.M.C.A. (H.K.) Malnya, Dutch East Indies, and King's College (Old) Bolivia, who are meeting at the King's College (Present)
Colonial Dapartment here. The con- Railway
ference was of the unanimous opinion Indlan
that a further reduction in the out-Kowloon
put of the participating countries, of Mongkok
at least 20,000 tons (15.9 por cent Shaukiwan
of the present quotas), a year was St. Joseph's College
essential to secure the object of the Chinese T.M.C.A. (Kowloon)
Total
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ECONOMIC DEBATE.
-FRENCH MEMORANDUM ON CUSTOMS UNION.
Genova, May 10.
MONDAY, MAY 18, 1831.
CHIANG TO FIGHT.
WILL LEAD A CAMPAIGN AGAINST CANTON,
Nanking, May 17. A Memorandum describing the The plans of Marshal Chinng proposed Austro-German customs Kai-shek for the organization of 0,546 union as illegal was produced by an anti-Canton military campaign 840 M. Briand, of France, at to-day's have been officially announced, 14,4 meeting of the Commission of the the Government declaring that the
docision of the State Counci! to 5,367 European Union. 3,835 The issuing of the Memoran-settle the Canton political situa- 10,800 dum was preceded by a spirited on by peaceful means has had to 25,687 debate between M. Briand and be abandoned. .5,870
Dr. Curtius, the German Minister, 1424 in which the question of European
2,450 economics figured largely.
1,481
$7,100
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
N. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA.)
the
above
From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship,
“KASHIMA MARU” having arrived from ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby landed and placed at their risk in the informed that their Goods are being longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow. loon, whence delivery may be obtained,
· Goods not cleared by the 23rd May, 1981, will be subject to rest.
Damaged packages must be left the Godowns for examination by presentatives on any Tuesdays and the Consignee's and the Co.'s TO Fridays, at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage Period.
Murahal Chiang will personally lend its own Divisions, proceeding from Hunan Province, hoping for M. Briand's Memorandum pro-an early encounter with the "Iron 170 poses that Instead of the over pro-side and Kwangsi armies. The 022 duction of grain in Eastern, and latest decision, coming as it docs 1,188 Central Europe being cused by immediately on the conclusion
preferential tariffs, that firatly of
the National Convention, there should be Industrial
All claims must be presented within co- confirms the previous supposlten days of the steamer's arrival operation for the benefit of manu- tion that. the Nanking Goy- here, aftor which date they cannot be facturing countries, and secondly that the lack of capital in Ensternment's mild attitude towards recognized.
the previous two Canton during and Central Europe shofild be re-weeka was part of a plan to pre- medied by financial co-operation, It especially suggests a system on sent the break up of the Conven
of ton.
Chang Hsueh-liang's Post.
present scheme, which aims at secur Chinese Athletic Assn. ing a reasonable equilibrium between Motor Drivers' Asso. production and consumption with Victoria Nursing view to preventing severe rapid osell-y, W. C. A. Nursing Intions of price.
Un Long .. The committed agreed ta com- municate this opinion to the part- icipating Governments and recom- mended that this minimuin reduction should be put into force at the ear- lient agreed date. It agreed to publish; monthly export @gures of the Govern-rommittee composed of Sir John menta concerned.
Campbell, Heer Vanderbrook, of Hol- The questions of research and de- land, and Senor Martinez Vargas, of
to sub- Bellvin.—Router.
velopment were referred
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international agricultural credits In this respect. The third pros posal is that State loans be floated under the League of Nations con- trol.
Franco-German Duel.
In the sensational Franco- [German duel, Dr. Curtius, told the Commission that the cutting up of Europe into many now States was the chief cause of the economic crisis. He
advocated cuatoma unions in various coau- tries as a remedy.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 10th May, 1981.
OBITUARY.
VETERAN WHO RECALLED INDIAN MUTINY.
of
In order to ensure a continua- tion of the Nanking-Manchurian alliance, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has requested General Chang Man- Heach-liang. head of the churian Government now visiting the port of Acting-President white Nanking, to remain and assume
Murahat Chinng is absent. Re- We regret to have to record-the-
the Central death of Mr. Reuben Ezra, which presentatives Government have gone to Shanghai occurred at the Government Civil and are negotiating with the Hospital on Saturday night. M. Iriand, replying, bluntly re-
China Merchants and other ship- -Over 10 years, of age, the late ferred to the proposed Austro-ping companies- for the use of Mr. Ezra was a well-known figure German Custonis inlon and said:twenty steamers for troop tran-in the toen Jewish community. "We must avoid anything causing sportation purposes,
He was born in India, and lived opposition, anxiety, or menten in The steamers are expected to through the troublous times. Europe.
arrive at Nanking to-morrow, and the Mutiny, which he recollected will convey the first Nationalist well. soldiers and a large quantity of
In the early 90's, Mr. Ezra came arms and ammunition to Hanan to Hongkong, nad had been a con-
tinuous resident here since. Hel was at one time employed in the firm of David Sasscon and Co.. but transferred his activities to the local share market, and made a substantial fortune, only to lose it in the crash of 1923-1924. resulting shock affected health, and he had been ailing since. The end came after a pro- Ottawa, May 16,
tracted spel! of Illness. The The establishment of a "super Bank of the Empire for the grand old man of the Jewish com- stabilisation of the bimetal cur-munity, his death is mourned by bey of the British Empire was all who came into contact with proposed by Mr. J. F. Darling him. an address before the Banking and Commerce Committee of the Dominion Ilouse of Commone to day.
M. Briand strongly disagreed with the contention that the jerisis was due to Customs boun- daries, and asserted that high tariffs were a part of the effecla of this crisis, and not part of the cause.
The Commission was stirred by this clash. 31. Litvinoff (Rus. sial was especially attentive,
Reuter,
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GERMAN STATESMEN'S VISIT EARLY NEXT MONTH,
London, May 16. According to press reports, the programme for the visit to Lon-
Mr. Darling suggested that the The funeral of the late dou of Dr. Bruening and Dr. Cur- tlus, German Chancellor and For-British Empire should take the Ezra took place yesterday after- eign-Secretary respectively. is load in the world movement to noon, the remains being interred fixed subject to confirmation. De-solve international currency ques-in the Jewish Cemetery at Wong- taila wore arranged in conversations, and stabilise the price of nelchong, In the presence of a tions between Mr. Arthur en-silver as related to gold currency. number of friends. Rabbi derson and the German statesmen Also, Mr. Darling believed, such a Eleazer performed the last rites. at Geneva.
Bank should establish a permanent Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtius equilibrium between the values of will reach England on the evening {gold and silver.
world
Finance, to discuss the silver of Friday, June 5. in time for a The Prime Minister, Mr. Ben- question, informally decided that banquet at the Foreign-Dilice. Onnett, had severnl interviews with various circumstances rendered: Saturday they will motor to Che-Mr. Darling, probably on the it inadvisable for Japan to under quers to spend the week-end with question of the stabilisation of the take the promotion of a the Prime Minister, when oppor-bimetal currency, which will be tunity will be taken to
submitted by Canadu as one of the questions of mutual interest. This most Important items will be the first meeting Mr. agenda. of the Imperial Economic the MacDonald and Dr. Benening.
Conference in August.-Reuter,
discuss
on
Au Anglo-German luncheon will be held on Monday, and an official
Japan Unwilling. dinner at the German Embassy on the same evening. The German
Tokyo, May 16. statesmen will return home On A meeting of oficials of leading Tuesday, June 9.-British Wire-Japanese business men, called by Mr. Inouye. Minister of
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silver conference.
Among the reasons given was responsibility for promoting a that Japan is averse to accepting
conference whose success is re- garded as extremely doubtful.
After considering the views of this meeting, the Government is expected to inform America of its unwillingness to promote such a conference.-Reuter.
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Tons
From Hong- kong (about)
| 5,273 | 20th May,
15.13223rd May. 30th May.
| 8,985 | 6th June.
| 16,601 | 20th June. 9,005 4th July. 16,619 18th July. 7,648 25th July.
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Straita, Colombo & B'bay Bombay, M'Ios & L'don M'les, L'don, Hull, H'burg, Rotterdam & Antwerp
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16,586 15th Aug. 5,907 22nd Aug.
| 9,128 | 29th Aug Calls Casa Blanca.
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30th May.
TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA
10,006
7,754
16th June.
10,000
23rd June.
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S'pore, Penang & Calqutta
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6,956 4,500
30th May.
3rd July.
6.853
1st Aug.
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16,601 22nd May. [ 8'hai, Kobe & Yoko
7,754 | 22nd May. | Amoy,Moji, Kobe & Yoko 10,000 4th Juno. Amoy, Moji, Kobs & Ovaka
4,500 5th Juno, | B'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka
& Yoko B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Kobe & Yoko Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka S'hal, Kobe & Yoko S'hai, Kobe & Yoko
9,005 5th June. 7,648 10th Juna. 6,949 18th June. 16,619 19th June. 27th June.
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