THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1936.
SEVEN CHINA NAVIGATION CO. VESSELS TO BE LAID UP Stagnation Caused By Smuggling Ramp in
BRITISH STAFF RETRENCHMENT AS SEQUEL
TO WITHDRAWAL
SHIPPING CIRCLES FEAR OTHER COMPANIES MAY SOON BE FORCED TO FOLLOW SUIT
"Telegraph" Special Correspondent
SETTING A PRECEDENT WHICH, IT IS FEARED IN SHIPPING QUARTERS, WILL BE SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY OTHER SHIPPING COMPANIES, THE CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD. HAS DECIDED TO IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW
SEVEN WELL-KNOWN VESSELS FROM SERVICE.
These vessels are the Luchow, Liangchow, Yingchow, Kangchow, Chekiang, Chengtu and Chungking.
They were all in service between Hongkong and north. ern ports. With the exception of the Chengtu, the whole of these steamers have already been tied up,
The Chengtu is at present en route to Shanghai. As soon as she arrives she, too, will be withdrawn from ser- vice.
I understand from an authoritative source that the sequel to this wholesale withdrawal of seven British ships. from service on the China Coast will be a corresponding retrenchment of the British sea-going staff of the company in question. Approximately 40 officers and engineers, many with long experience on the China Coast, will be affected.
The official reason for the laying up of the seven | vessels is stated to be the depressed freighterage condi- tions existing on the China Coast.
LEAGUE SANCTIONS
Hongkong Boycott Of Italian Goods Has Been Complete
OUR IMPORTS IN APRIL WERE LOWEST IN HISTORY-OF- TRADE BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS
"Telegraph" Special Representative
THE WAR IS OVER IN ABYSSINIA BUT———
League of Nations' sanctions have drawn a silken noose around the throat of Italy's commerce. Each month the noose is drawn tighter and tighter. If the boycott is continued, there can be only one outcome.
Hongkong is playing an important part in this boycott of a great nation.
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Heu Aloha, 4. Kumasina, 5. Garden of Paradise.
This Colony's efforts alone are infinitesimal com-2, Kamehameha March, 3. Mande pared with those of other and greater nations.
countrics as small as Hongkong. The total effect of their But there are dozens of Colonies, Dependencies and
combined boycott is staggering.
8 pm. Time Signal, Weather Re- port and Announcenienis.
8.03 p.m. Chinese Studio Concert. 11 p.m. Close Down. 8.85 p.m.
European Programme
Hongkong was until the League of Nations imposed from ZEK. on A Frequency of 610
a boycott, one of Italy's good customers.
We purchased 1,200 per cent. more goods from Italy than we exported to her.
Few countries in the world have such an adverse trading.balance.
But all that is now wiped out.
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To-day, Hongkong's trade with Italy has dropped
Other nations have
to nothing. Sanctions have lost Italy a valuable market This depression has been almost entirely brought that will be hard to recapture. about, I understand, by the terrific smuggling ramp now stepped into the breach. existing in the North and, to some extent, even in South China.
During the first four months | being fairly indicative of the of last year, we purchased from normal trade between this Colony Millions of dollars worth of jese), good and adequate reason for Italy gonds to the value of $757,- Jand Italy, goods are smuggled each week the imposition of a fine.
545 and sold to her goods valued {at exactly $17,000. into China through the so-called "autonomous" State of East ____Hopei.__
Were these goods sent to China through legal channels, large quantities would be carried by constal vessels.
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The seven ships.Inld up by the China Navigation Company. are well-known in Hongkong, at which port they have been regular visitors.
In March 1935, we imported the] following goods from Italy:
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p.m. A Relny from Daventry. News Bulletin and Announcements.
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0,20 p.m. Cricket; Middlesex Sussex. A running Commentary. the Match, from. Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
9.35 pm. Dance Music.
Close Down,
10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry,
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
The following wave-lengtha and frequencies Lare observed by Daventry,
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During the first four months Building Materials ($11,719), of this year, when sanctions | Acetic Acid ($2,000), Dyeing and 8G "were beginning to take ̃ ̄ effect;|Tanning"Matèrials ($1,050) T- our imports from Italy totalled ned and Bottled Vegetables
($470). Cheese ($462), Sausages: only $76,359.
(8373), Miscellaneous Foodstuffs
the
we
The four "Chow" class steamers }
Only $984 of this total was ($190). Vermouth and Sparkling the Luchow, Liangchow, Ying-imported
April. In in chow. and Kanchow are sister corresponding April last year With Tientsin, Chinwangtao, Pei- įships of approximately 2,000 tons purchased goods to the value of talho, Changli and Liuskwoying as gross. They were built in 1905 at $165,551. their bases, smugglers are literally Scotts pouring illicit goeds into China.
Shipbuilding Yards in This is how Italy's exports Greenock, and are the oklest vessels in the China Navigation Company's Hongkong have dropped: fleet of 62 steamers,
to
Wines ($1,310), Metals ($117), Printing Paper ($1,067), Wrap- ping Paper ($1,672), Other Paper ($3,438). Paperwerd ($723) ($7,914), Cretonnes (391), Prints Poplins ($4,000), Umbrella Cloths
($1,000), Blankets ($60,023), Artificial Silk Yarn, ($149,033), Hats ($1,887). Braids ($400), Ea- 23,146 broidery and Lace ($2.295), Abra- 21,635 sives ($359), Rope ($1,160), To- 30,593 bacconists' Sundries ($250).
1936
ITALIAN EXPORTS TO BONGKONG
1935
181,511
155,385
255,098 165,551
February
April
March
It is stated that investigations in northern waters, and the northern
The three "C" class steamers ports, show that the. Chinese pre- the Chekinng, Chengtu and Chung-January ventive cruisers are not permitted king-are much younger ships. to enter the three mile limit in Two of them, the Chekiang and the certain areas.
| Chungking, were bullt at the Taikos Dockyards in Hongkong, while the Chengtu was built at the Dunlop, Bremnen Yards in Port Glasgow. They were all launched in 1914, and are, of approximately 2,170 tons gross.
Smuggling, in fact, is now worked on such an organised basis that it has become a business of terrifying proportions.
AT LOWEST EBB
HONGKONG OFFICERS
984
Practically the whole of last March's entries of Italian goods in Hongkong comprised one' ship went of Printing Papers.
Compare these figures of Italian exports to Hongkong for March,
1935 and March, 1936.
1935
Its effect upon the China
As far as can be ascertained, the Coast trade has been enormous following Hongkong officers and Building and I understand from a reflablé jengineers, who naturally will not Materials ... $ 11,719 source that at no time in the necessarily be those retrenched, are Chemicals and bistory of China has the sea-Ferving board the seven, ships
horne trade been at such a low
ebb
withdrawn from service:
Drugs Dyeing & Tanning
Materiala Foodstuff's
2.075
1,050
1,185
1310
117
Captain C. Harris-Walker, who Liquors recently went command, s.8, Chung-Metals
Totals
5,994
1936
Italy, during that month, was our biggest supplier of Umbrella Cloths ($7,914 as compared with Germany's $5,454, United King- dom's $3,283 and Japan's $216).
were used
Italian blankets jalmost exclusively in the Colony, our imports from Italy totalling $60,023. Now the United King- doni, Germany and Japan are supplying us with Italy's quota.
Similarly with Artificial Silk Yarns, Italy supplied practically all our wants. As against pur- chases of $42,147 worth from Japan and $3,158 from North China, we bought artificial silk 30,558 yarn to the value of $149,013 from Italy. It represented our biggest individual purchases from her.
Italian hats and caps found a ready market in this Colony, the only other major supplier, being the United Kingdom.
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Frequency
6,658 .. 9,510 k. k.c.
Wavelength
49.80 metres at. metres .31.10 zavira
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25.28 meines 19.87 matres
7.383
GRE
11,865.c.
G&P
15.140 .c.
C80
17.790 k.c.
GAN
7),470 k..
13,37 meires
CHI
GAJ
CEL
13.240 k.. 19.08 me(red 21,54 ke 10.60 mainen
4,110 k.c. 49.10
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Transmission 1
(G.S.N., G.8.0.}
12.30 pm. Ble Ben. Rporis, Talk. 12.07 p... The B.B.C. Empire Orekentin. 1.43 pm "A Young Man's Fancy."" 1.5 pm. Musical Interlude, 3.10 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signat at 2.13 p.m.
Transmission 2
(0.8.0. G...)
7 p.m. Big Ben The Pitera Fal Quintet, 7.30 pm Reading: "English tumorista”
7,46 p.m. "Feminina Fami on Petade." 8.9 p., Murical Interlude,
8.18 mm. “Music Hall Mamocles.**
Greenwich Time Signal at 9 p.m. ... The News and Announcementia. 9.20. p.m. Cricket; Middlewex v. Budex. 1.35, p.35.
Dance Hale.
(C8.6,
Transmission 3
..F. G.8.b.)
10 p.m. Big Blen. A running commentary
on the "Bike" Gold Trophy Race. 10.10 p.m. A Programme of Now Giramo.
phone Records.
11 p.m. A Ananta Necila?.
11.30 p.m. “Looking Backwanda.”
11.50 p.m. Musical Interlude. $1.65 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Tims' Bigual nt 13 mm.. 32.15 ... Dance Music. 12.43. A commentary on the arrival
of the Queen Mary at New York-
MR. F. WAKEFIELD
It will be recalled that mentioning, from ss. Luchow; Mr. W. Rt. Paper and was made at the annual meeting of Worrall, second officer, s. Chengtu:| Paperware
6,800 A shipping company last week to Capt. J. Alkins, recently appointed Piece Goods & yet another phase of the smuggling" in command, ... Kanchow;
Textiles Mr.
222,661
FORMER HONGKONG ramp that is seriously affecting J. W. Walker, second officer. Sundries
Wearing Apparel 1,887 British shipping on the China coast. 8.8. Luchow: Mr. Inn Robertson.
BUSINESS MAN'S FORTUNE British ships, on which smuggl- sup'y chief engineer, R., Lachow."
$255,098 $30,593
San Francisco, May 30. ing activities are practically non-
Mr. Franklin Wakefield, former existent when compared with those king and Luchow have been regular- Paperware valued at $30,558 im- The Chokiang, Chengtu, Chung- It is stated that the Paper and
Hongkong and San Francisco business taking place in North China, have
man, has bequeathed a third of his been subjected to a disheartening employed for some time past on ported
Strangely enough, Italy, regard-fortuno, estimated at between $1,000, into Hongkong during series of prosecutions by the the China Navigation Company's March this year was a single pure macaroni, rarely supplied any to ed as the home of vermicelli and
$2,000,000, to his wife Alecia. His executor and attorney, Mr. service between Canton, Hongkong, chase made before sanctions were fongkong. As a matter of fact, Albart Picard, states that his fortune Swntow, Shanghal, Tsingtao, Che-imposed by an importer in China, Items under this heading are one foo and Tientsin,
includes interests in Philippine min- the cargo merely boing tranship-
of Hongkong's chief exporis. ning properties and interests
In Tahiti and Mexico-United Press. ped at Hongkong.
March, 1935, we exported: Vermi- made at coastal ports, despite the The Cheklang left Hongkong on
Therefore the only imports. Into | celli, Macaroni and Noodles to the fact that the shipping companies fter last voyage, preparatory to Hongkong during that month value of $212,637. Importing K'LOON UNION CHURCH themselves are doing their utmost being laid up, on May. 6. She was would be the Sundries valued (chiefly from North China) similar
authorities engaged la smuggling activities.
anti-
In many cases fines have been Inflicted on even small seizures
LAST VOYAGE
to stamp out the illegal system that followed by the Chungking, which at $35. These would probably be
is ruining their business,
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departed from this port on May 13, passengers' effects.
items to the value of only $36,803. Hongkong imports of Italian It was stated at the meeting that
Hongkong's principal trade with goods last month included Print- unmanifested stray parcels left on
The last of the seven vessels Italy has been in Piece Goods and ing Papers valued at $800, Glass- to leave Hongkong for laying-Textiles. board ships by passengers rendered
ware valued at $14, and Haber up purposes was the Chengtu, the owners of the ship liable to a which departed on Saturday. fine of $200, the mere fact that the
The Hongkong Trade and Ship-dashery valued at $170. unmanifested parcel had been found, She will complete her present give a complete list of the pur
ping Returns for March last year aboard being considered "by the voyage to Tientsin before retiring chases made by Hongkong during Commissioner of Customs (Chin- from service at Shanghai,
(that month: 'They may be taken aa
at $984, the lowest in the his The total Imports were valued
tory of trade between Italy and this Colony.
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the following anthems and chorusen: Schubert's setting of the 23rd
Psalm. "God Í·. I Spirit" (Sterndale!
Bennett).
"The Lord hath been mindful of us"
(Wesley)
"God sends the night" (Rathbone),
I waited for the Lord" (Mon-
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"The Heavens are telling (Haydn). Before the singing of the lost items, the Hev. J. D. MacLean, Minister of the Union Church, preached a short sermon on the present world situation. and the Bible..