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THE

CHINA MAIL.

AMERICA'S GROWING Frenchman entitied · his

PAINS.

Mr. Mahony's Rotary Address.

TRADE SLUMP.

An address in which he touched on the present slump and sounded n note of confidence for the future was delivered by Mr. Paul H. Mahony, vice-president of the in- ternational B. F. Goodrich Cor- poration, to Singapore Rotarians at Raffles Hotel.

"Les Amours des Elephants" and the American called his "Bigger and Better Elephants." (Laughter.)

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

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In proposing a vote of thanks, Mr. J. I. Miller, Acting Registrar Bank, wire ......... 113

On London.. Genoral of Statistics, S.S. and Bank, on demand... 11% F.M.S., said they were interested Bank, 4 months' sight 11 11/16 to hear Mr. Mahony's remarks, bo- cause America was the best cus- tomer for Malaya's goods.. The fact that the speaker seemed to wear the poaltion lightly showed there was not very much wrong with the tyre Industry. It interesting to hear the manufac turers' side of the rubber question, turers could not be separated and because producers and manufac-

the weakness of previous restric tion schemes Was that no con- sideration was shown to the manu-

Mr. S. Q. Wong presided and at the opening of the meeting, a new member was introduced in H.E.facturer. Major-General L. C. L. Oldfield, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., the G.O.C. Troops, Malaya. Mr. R. J. Farrer, the retiring President of the Muni- cipal Commissioners was elected an honorary member of the glub.

Mr. Mahony began his dress by paying a tribute to Rolary, any. ing that it was his conviction that the ideal of Rotary, "Service before Self," was being practised more in commerce to-day. Business men had learned by experience that a reputation of confidence in the eyes of the public and fair dealing was an asset that would maintain their business more than what was term- ed as "sharp dealing."

was

WORLD TRADE.

RATIONALISATION BLAMED FOR LOWER PRICES.

The United States Department of Commerce, in its annual book on world trade, dealing with 102 leading countries, reports that in- crease! in international trade 1929 disappeared altogether to- wards the end of that year, whilo commerce over national boundaries in some of the most important countries dropped 20 per cent. In 1930 compared with 1929. The Any movement that had for its total world trade in 1929 is stated ident such a high aim as "Service to be approximately $68,400,000,000 before Self," particularly in the (£13,880,000,000), an increase of of 30 many different 1.6 per cent, over 1928, with a presence nationalities as were gathered larger volume due to lower average there, doing more than all the dip-prices. lomats in promoting peace, and The "rationalisation" of farms| understanding between nations. and factories (use of machines to Al the high-sounding phrases of raplace hand labour) is indicated diplomats did not achieve half so by the exports of machinery, and much as the meeting on

this is believed to be one of the ground of members of the same causes of lower prices, which re- club and of different nationalities,duced the purchasing power of the who expressed and felt confidence producing countries. in each other.

common

HELM ORDERS.

DANISH SHIPMASTERS' EXPERIENCE.

Singapore's Progress. Touching on his travels around the world, Mr. Mahony, said that he had last visited Singapore four years ago and noted, its progress since then. It was the same all over the world, development' push-

In view of the ing ahead all the time. Instancing aroused in Great Britain by the controversy this development, he said that in

in helm orders, proposed change various countries he had visited heit is of interest to put on record had heard men say rather pathoti the opinion of Danish shipmasters cally that they wished they had put with regard to the change-over in a bit of money in this or that land. that country from the indirect (or That land a few years back might British) to the direct system, says only have been a stretch of swamp. the Journal of Commerce.

To-day it was very dificult for a business man to sit in his office change took place on January 1, and bare his commercial opinions Association issued in circular of 1930, and the Danish Shipmasters' of foreign trade on a visit paid to inquiry to its members regarding a country three or four years ago. their experience of the working of Development was forcing people to the new system in their ships. keep more up to date, for no.coun try stood still.

This

The opposition in Denmark had

He said that he had been asked been very strong indeed, especial-

by many people about America,

ly among active ships' officers,

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and he was going to say that there prior to the change taking place, A WEEK'S DISEASES. was nothing wrong with America. and it. is surely not a mere coin- She was perhaps suffering from cidence that the arguments ad- growing pains and indigestion, but change were almost identical with

vanced against proposed FATAL CASES OF SMALL-POX China Sugars they would pass. To-day the world those employed by British oppon- was suffering from a trade slumpenta of the direct command. which was an indirect result of the War. Nations had built up produc- Danish Shipmastars' Association The answere received by the

The official return of diseases Lion somewhat in excess of the from its members were published and deaths during the week ond- world's neede-all commodities were closa to or below production in its monthly magazine, and from

turing the latter part of the yeared March 7 is as follows:~~ costs with the result of a slowing them it can be seen how complete

Small-pox up in the production of wealth.ly the Danish masters have been People had gone from an orgy of won over to the now ayatem after optimiam to a hysteria of fear.

a comparatively short time. They all agree on the following points:

POMEN

A

Limit to Economy, People were economising in all sorts of ways, but there was limit to that economy. One might postpone repairs and replacements .Mar. 17, 5 p.m this year and leave them until the Registration Mar. 18, 9.15 a.m.next; in the case of the former .10 a.m. they would have to foot a bigger 6 p.m.

bill. There was a definite time when those replacements would have to be made. In the case of motor-car tyres, that period was not far off.

Letters

Wai Shing MARCH

20,

Suwa Maru

(Due Marseilles, Apr. 19.) G.I.O. Registration Mar. 20, 5 p.m. Letters

.....6 p.m.

Tai Ping (Due Thursday Island March 30)

Parcels. March 19, 5 pm Registration March 20. 9.45 am

Letters.... MARCH 21,

Emp. of Japan

*Superscribed. correspondance only.

SMALL TELECHRON. TABLE

wont on

Enteric fever Tuberculosis

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(Dew) ...5 Summary to March 7.

Watrons The returns from January 1 to Der A Wings .... March 7 give the following Lane Crawfords 1. All fears of mix-ups and mis- Agures:-

understandings as a result of

the reform have proved to be Typhoid completely unfounded.

2. It often happened under the old system that young sailors with short Bea experience showed hesitation before carrying out an order, but no- body ever hesitates now, 3. The majority of the answers also express the hope that the direct command. will become International.

Mr. Mahony concluded his re- marks with a humorous story of a Briton, a German, an Italian, * Frenchman and an American who Only a limited number of mas

an slephant hunt in tors-In fact, only two or three Africa. Afterwards they each have found any disadvantages In agreed to write a book of their ex the working of the new system,

When the books wore and published, all the titles periences.

these disadvantages have were without exception, resultad" from 10.30 am. different and expressed something British pilots giving orders in the of their national characteristics. Indirect sense which the helms- The Briton called his book "Hunt man have taken to be in the direct ing Elephants:" the Italian's title sense. In no case, however, have was "Song of the Elephant," the they resulted in a mishap.

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