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SHIP TONNAGE MEASURES.
UNIFORM RULES LIKELY.
TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931.
London, Aug. 14. The introduction of uniforma rules for tonnage measurement of
MACAO EXPLOSION.
(Continued from Page 7).
con F. X. Sonres, Lt. Col. A. J. Lobito,
Administrator of the islands of Taipa and Colowan, Mr. Antonio Basto, Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Rev. Father A. Alves, Mr. A. A. de Mello, Lt. Col.
BRITISH FACTORY
CONDITIONS.
· LONDON ESCAPES DEPRESSION..
London, Aug. 14. The annual report of the Chief
ships throughout the world in like happy Monteiro, Director of Inspector of Factories records a ly to be achloved shortly
Works, Mr. F. Dins Costa, decrease in the number of accidents, result of the work of the Technical Colonial Treasurer, Major Pinto fatal and non-fatal.
Comment
as a
of Maritime Tonnage
age Lello, Chief of Staff, Major J The report refers to the develop- Commissioner of Ice, ment of industries in and around Greater London, in splic of the
(appointed by the Andrade co Jorge
for
measurement,
Almeida Dr. J.
Homeperat depression. New works are
Pinheiro,
reason
Communications and Trade Or- ganisation of the League of Nations) which has been sitting Master, Dr. Ferreira do Castro, Frome time at Folkestone.
Corejaira, Attorney General, facilities for production of a high Mr. Gregoria Fernandes, Dr. J. order, but for the health, safety and The
Committee has approved the text of tailed draft international Amaral, Mr. Jacques Garcias, Roy, welfare of the workers.
The regulation
why London has Father Sarmento, Commander- A.]
why baned largely on the existing Carmona, Mr. B. Senna Fernandes, suffered less severely from the de-
and many others,
areas, it is sug- British system and aiming at
pression than other a
the great variety of in gested, is avoiding the disparity of treat In the cemetery. Bishop manufactures, ment under different flaga owing Valtorta, in the absence of the Great Britain there are many in- but throughout to the difference in the existing Bishop of Macao, conducted the stances of large expenditures application of tonnage rules servico, assisted by Rev. Fathers building better factories and various countries.
Climaco do Rosario, A. Monteiro, modern machinery and changing. Up Domingos Yim, und Nevek.
methods ao as to increase effective economy in production by labour- saving devices, fuel economy and the use of new materiala.-British Wireless.
The Committee also drew uniform type certificates and tonnoge papers,
Governor's Solemn Address. Just before the bodies were inld to rest. Hin Excellency the gilent
The draft will now be sub- mitted to the Governments of maritime countries. Mr. M. Y. Salto represented Japan at the Com-Governor, addressing the
crowd, said: mittee meetings.--Reuter.
COLONY'S CREDIT
BALANCE.
SLIGHT DECREASE IN APRIL.
The Intest statement of Hong- kong finances issued shows that there was n alight decrease in the credit balance at the end of April as compared with the position or March 31st. The infance on April 30th was $10,964,463, as against $11,055,697 at the end of March.
Revenue during April totalled $2,973.152. compared with $1,883, 452 in the aume month last year. For the four months, January to
April Inclusive, the revenue $10,915,697, as against $7,997,152 in 1930.
SCHOOLBOYS FOR
AUSTRALIA.
PARTY OF 22 LEAVE ENGLAND,
in
· "On the occasion of burial of the| victims of one of the most terrible catastrophes that have fallen upon this Colony, we feel the weight! that the death has brought upon us.j
London, Aug. 14..- We cannot visualize the horrible
Twenty-two Public School boya circumstancess that brought about these deaths, rendered all the more
left England to-day on a tour of awful that these poor victins should Australia, arranged by the School have been plucked away in the
Empire Tour Committee. The outward trip will be via the Pana- very flower of life, where but some ma Canal and New Zealand. moments before there was no iden
of death. The death of these vie-will spend a week, the party will In Australia, where the bojs tims in the tragic that are now known to us all will with the life and industries of the circumstances be brought into close association make the thirteenth day of August country. The principal cities and [a day of mouring in the annals of
Macao. May the souls of these towns will be visited and the pro- poor victims rest in peace!"
gramme includes excursions to Requesting permission to speak and fruit farms and vineyarde.
sheep and cattle stations, wheat Sergeant Pinto, of the Artillery
The homeward voyage will be via forces, eulogised the work of his comrade. Sergeant Vidal, whose Colombo, Port Said and Maltn.--- the bosom of his family. le aaid death had plucked him away from British Wireless.
that he had been asked by his CHEAP ELECTRICITY comrades to speak on their behalf
Expenditure during April absorb ed $3,064,386, as against $2.419,107 last year, whilst for four months the outgoings were $9,312,813, com-to pay their last homage to a good pared with $7,197,928 in 1930.
GERMAN AIRMAN'S
PLANS.
SURVEYING IN WEST GREENLAND.
air-
friend and an excellent salidier.
The volleys of the firing party! outside the cemetery walls shatter-1 el the sllence that deep_emation had produced, as the coffins were played in their graves.
SILVER FUTURES.
SOUTH SCOTLAND IN..
MOVEMENT.
London, Aug. 14. The Central Electricity Board has announced the adoption of the South Scotland electricity scheme, prepared by the Electricity Commissioners. This is the lath of ten aren schemes under the
Act to provide, under the system, cheap electricity to towns and villages alti
Great Britain, ht
total estimated cost of £20,000,000,
Only North Scotland remains to Mesars. Pentreath and Co. have be surveyed. Electricity supplies heen advised by cable of the fol-derived from the great water Whilst at this base, he will make lowing quotations for New York power resources in Galloway will flights with the assistance of the silver futures as at the close of the chiefly utilised in the neigh- German meteorologiat, Dr. Brau-the market yesterday: mer, and the Danish flier, Peterson, October 1931 27.25 down 20. seeking landing-places on the west December 1931 27.36 down .25. coast of Greenland.— Reuter,
May 1982 27.65 down 25.
Reykjavik, Aug. 14. Herr Gronau, the German mun, has arrived at Scoresby Sound and is proceeding to the Danish Colony of Godthab, on the west coast of Greenland, where he is to make his base during a stay 01 two or three weeks.
THE LATEST "CABLED QUOTATIONS.
ON THE OCCASION OF
over
bouring areas of Central Scotland and North-West England for which schemes have been already ap. proved.--British Wireless.
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