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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 27, 1939.
"REAL PROFITEERS" Japanese ALHAMBRA
Mr. Champkin Condemns
Freight Rates
Strong condemnation of what he termed the real pro- fiteers in Hongkong was made by Mr. C. Champkin when
Policy
Rapprochement With America.
Tokyo, Sepi, 20.
The Asahi Shimbun declares that
he spoke on increased shipping freight rates at yesterday's the new Foreign Minister, Admiral meeting of the Union Council.
and
Kichisahura Nomura, will establish an independent foreign policy on the
In answer to Mr. Champkin's ques-, his duties shortly. He extended principles announced by Premier tion regarding the increase in Paclile welcome to Dr. Ware, who was tak-Abe. rates, the Chairman (Mr. H. Ring his place for the first time as Butters) replied that the nolice issued Deputy Chairman of the Council.
The Government will modify the atlitude towards the anti-Comintern on September by the Trans-Pacific Dr. Ware was appointed to serve nxix and conduct its policies on the Freight Bureau of Hongkong, in-on the following committees.basis creasing freight charges by
of Japan's own standpoints, per Animals and Birds, Basements, Cattle, attaching paramount importance to vent, had been unendled on Septem- Swine, Sheep or Gonts, Dairies andite settlement of the China Affair, ber 15, substituting 20 per cent. for Milk Shops, Eating Houses 50 per cent. An increase of 20 or 25 testaurants, Food
It will pursse Faclories, Food to eliminate unnecessary disputes a polley designed per cent, was general, he said, and Shops, Markets, Préventiosi und with Russia. wns based on the increased cost of Mitigation of Epidemic. Endemic, fuel, mmplies and war Insurance. Contagious or Infectious Disense and of Japan's diplomatie service, the Forecasting an extensive reshuffle Incidentally, remarked Mr. Butters, Limewashing, and Wells and Pools paper points out that Mr. Masayukl the rates axed by the Bureau re-in place of the Director of Medical Tani, former Japanese Minister-at- ferred to outward shipments and Services, therefore could not affect the prices. of imported food,
In response to this reply. Mr. Chompkin, declared:
It was decided to hold the next
October 10.
Large in China, will be appointed Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Renzo meeting on October 11, instead of Vice-Minister, will be Ambassador Sawada, the present to Paris. Mr. ElJi Amau, Minister Applications for, licences for a milk to Switzerland. will be nominated shop, a laundry, an eating house and Ambassador to Rome and Mr.
restaurant were approved,
Oshimu, Ambassador at Berlin and The following applications were Mr. Iforinouchi, Ambassador at refused:
Washington, will be recalled home, Mr. Kurlyama, Minister to Sweden, will be promoted to Ambassador.
May I say, with great respect, that I have never heard a less convincing answer to any question raised in this Council. The first part has no re-; léenuce at all to my enquiry, 11-11 ask why my house is being burgled, it is no satisfaétlen to me to be told that the burglar, on second thoughts, has decided
to unpack my silver Inland Lot No. 5379, King's Rond.
Mk shop for
Ek shop for the basement at 18,
spoons. Since I put these questions:
Ealing house for 58, Electric Hoad, around floor.
I have learned that trans-Pacific in-ĺ yange Road. surance rates have been advanced by i
the premises un
Relations With America Remarking that Admiral 'Nomura has been appolated because he has no less than 250 per cent, and he street, ground floor.
Ford factory for No. 45. Slauleymany closely-associated friends in the United States including President Hongkong-Europe rate bay the fantastic increase of 2,400 per cent.
Roosevelt, the Japan Advertiser re- calls that Admil Nomura was ap- pointed Cominander-in-Chief of the Japanese naval forees in Shanghat al the time of the Chapel fighting in 1932. Before
the world war, Ad- miral Nomura was stalloned at Ber
What hope to there of stabilising: fond prices in the free of these pre- posterous and outrageous demands?
As to the specious plen that these staggering impeations are intended: to apply only to the Colony's exports,
Australian Wool
Toku, Sept. 26.
In connection with the reports that in and Vienna. Later he attended
320 We to understand that these Australia is planning to sell all its the Versailles Conference and then complacent dictators have no know wool during the present season to the Washington Naval Conference,
PONY TO DAY • TO-MORROW Rede of the elementary fact that, if Britain, the Asahi Shimbun under- Doner.
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you strangle your exports by these stands that Japan has made new pro- prohibitive charges, you automatically posals to the Australian Governcuent strangle your imports? Do they hold for adjusting the Japan-Australian the childish view that a comnierelal trade relations. community can live on a one-way. trade?
"Real Profiteers"
According to the pape). Japan is rendy to purenuse
the bash of tite Japan-Australian commercial:
I hope as a result of this publicily agreement wol from Australian up that the Food Control Committee will to two-thirds of Japan's total wool evase to harass the small shopkeepers, imports,
who are sensibly making a little hay
in this general sunshine, and will Japan hopes that Australka, in view turn its attention to the real pro- of the friendly commercial relations fiteers in the Colony.
in the past, issue licences for export-
At least your reply has established ing wool to Japan. The paper pre- that the price of food, like the price dicts that a new agreement in this of fiberly, is eternal vigilance. For connection will shortly be concluded my part 1 hope I have made it clear as the result of negotiations between that I am not much impressed by this the Japanese Consul-General at Syd-) elimb-down by the Trans-Paciurney and the Australian Government. Freight Bureau. I believe that In-Domel,
this time of war the public will suffer
the extravagant pretensions of these urinchair autocrats for no longer than
housewives will put up with the CHINESE WEDDINGS
petty peculations of the compradores.
Mr. Butters:
I would only say
Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar!
that in time of war it is not unnatural of Marriages, yesterday officiated at for certain Increases, however two Chinese weddings. grettable they may be, to be imposed
on the price of food. This Colony is Water Works Office, married Miss Sit Mr. Tang Yuk-tin, clerk of the not self-supporting, and it must in--in of Tai Nan Street, Sham- port a large quantity, With regard shulpo. Witnesses were Mr. Sus Shi to the second paragraph and my Mr. Chan Kim
answer to that, I can assure you that every effort will be made to preventi
dofiteering, and by
Mr. Frank Ly Kwong-chen, mer- profiteering chant, married Miss Janel Tai Su- han any undue increase in the prices lang. od food.
of Ashley Road Kowloon. Witnesses were Messrs. I. Y. Tom and Lo Yuen-hong.
Dr. Ware Welcomed
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS
The present at the meeting were Mr. H. R. Butters (Chairman), Dr. T. W. Wae (Vice-Chairman), Hon., Mr. Ernest Leonard Strange, etvili Mr. A. B. Purves (Director of Public rervant; has announced his forth. Works). Dr. R. A. the Castro Basto, roming wedding to Miss Nance Lille. Mr. A. et Areal, Dr. S. N. Chuu, Eardley, of Waterino Road, Kowloon,, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Tang Shiu- Other forthcoming weddings an- itin, Mr. C. Champkia, Hon. Mr. Linouneed are as follows: The-Tong, Mr. C. J. Hoe (Secretary)) Mr. Leung Wing-yan, draughtsman,! and Mr. Im Ping-tseung (Assistant to Miss Au Lai-yung, midwife of Secretary),
Shaukiwan Road; Mr. Joe Han Ting. The Chairman suid Mr. Todd went merchant, to Miss Liu Wal-jean, of sick with malarh a week ago, but Nathan Road, Kowloon: Mr. Chan was now out of hospital and it was Wan Suct-inui, of Chatham Road.
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