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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1932.

FIRE AND WRECK

"GRAVEYARDS FOR SHIPS AND SAILORMEN.

By A Sailor.

"LOCAL SHARE-

MARKET.

Buyers Offer Current Rates.

STEADY TONE.

The official summary faived by the Stock Exchange on January 18 stated:-

A 'steady tone was manifest at the opening session this morning,

Sales.

Banks, 1,4657: H.K. Electrics, $79. Hotels (new); $14.90, Constructions (new), $1.85. Underwriters; $4.60. Powells, #9.60. Lands, $82%

Buyers.

China Underwriters, $4.60.. Chinese Estates, $95. Ewas, Tis. 16. Singapore Tractions. 3/. Cements, (combined). $19.60,- Cements, (old), $123⁄41⁄2- Dairy Farms, $29.20. Constructions (new), $1.80. Providents (old), $5,30. Providents (Dew), $2.40. Trams, $22.40.

'Canton Ices, $5.

Ropes,: $18.

Sinceres; $16.

Bellers.

Indo-China (Pref.), $46. Indo-China (Def.). $32.

Ewos, Tis. 161⁄2.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FUTURE STATUS OF BURMA

WHEN BURMA SEPARATES

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FROM INDIA

PREMIER'S STATEMENT

RESPONSIBILITY – SAFEGUARDS **GOVERNOR'S POWERS.

Landon, Yesterday, The Government's policy with regard to the fatere constitutional status of Burma was announced by the Premier at the closing meeting of the Barma Round Table Conference at St. James' Palace.

He said the Govermen was prepared, if and wheld Tinified that the Burmans desired a government separate frem, India to take Her

steps subject to the approval of Parliament, to entrust responsible govern- ment in Burma to a bicamerák legislature, representative of the people" of Burma, with certain qualifications.

con-

"These islands south of New, ish the stores no one ever came buyers being willing to pay current Zealand that have just been pro-near it. However, there were rates.

sheep about; "we would have visioned for shipwrecked mar-something to eat. At daylight iners are proper graveyards for the Old Man sent us off by twos ships and Bailormen. I was to locate the store. We didn't wrecked on the South Auck- find it that day, and all the lands myself in 1890. We crowd of us had to eat was three were bound for the West albatross eggs, the albatross Coast of South America with that was sitting on them (I was gunny bags from Calcutta in lucky enough to knock her over the Liverpool barque Compadric With a stone), and a small seal. and went afire aft, well south of We ate them all raw.. Our! the Leuwin. We had a good fair matches were all ruined, and, as wind, and the Old Man hauled we didn't know we were going to her away for Invercargill or, be wrecked, no one had a magni- anyway, The Bluff.

The Com-fying glass or part of a telescope

The legislature would be elect legislature measures, including padric was a vessel with a half- with him. We did try to make

ed and partly nominated" "by the money" "billa, but adpply should be poop some people call it a fire with two pieces of wood.

Governor, with adequate represen-Vested in the Lower Hausé; · Differ- monkey poop, and we had to I've been told the South Sea IR-

tation of communities and special ences or opinion' should be settled cut away part of the deck aft to and natives can do it, but per

interests.

j'by "joint" sekstonta. get, water down to the fire. She haps we didn't go the right way

The Premier, referring to the

The Ministry, wasn't a big ship, and the wind about it, or perhaps we hadn't

situation in India, emphasised, The Ministry Should freshened into a sou'west gale. the right kind of wood. "Any-

that the Government would never,gist of about six but nat She started shipping heavy way, we ate the food raw. We

abrogate the duty to govern. more than eight, Ministers - water oft. What we had put into Baw nothing of the sheep we H.K. Government Loan. $2 per The Prime Minister prefaced" pointed by the Governor and hold- her to hold the fire put her down heard bleating, and we never cent. premium.

hia atatement of policy by a com- Ing office during "ffe" pleasure. by the stern, and the seas com- caught one during all the time

munication to the conference of a They should be collectively respon- ing aboard soon ripped away the we were on the island, although

message from the King, in which faible to the legfetture. canvas we had nailed down over we saw a good many at a dis

His Majesty expressed cordial

"The Governor the hole in the deck, and she tance. There were guns dibag

thanks for the loyal wishes of the The Governor in appointing started to fill up with water, the stores which we found on the

conference.

Ministers Is to seek the writes A. H. B. in the Manches-third day, but no immunition.

What May be Expected...... adyice of the leader of the ter Guardian.

They had stopped 'supplying it,

In the course of his outline of largest party In the Lower House, "Nine days after we discover-as the seal-poachers stole it. We

the proposed new "Bulma constitu-and the Governor, should have the ed the fire we struck on the found the figurehead of the Derry

tion the Premier mentioned that right to preside at the meeting of south point of the South Auck-Castle in a sort of cemetery, with

the object of the administration the "Ministry. The Governor lands. The Old Man had decided three or four graves around it.

was to raise up the peoples who should also administer in subjects to abandon her, and we were all There were the bones of other

come under its rule to a position of defence and external affairs. ready, waiting for daylight, ships along the beach and other Messrs. Carroll Bros, share and in which they could gélume!'res- Administration of Backward when the lookout reported land graves with crosses on them, but general brokers, of Hong Kong have onelbility for their own govern-

Tracts. ahead. We could do nothing: it the names had become unread-received by cable, quotations of the ment, and it was with the great- The administration.of the feder was too close. When she hit the dble. At the store we found following Shanghai Stocks: foremast came down, and the everything we wanted, and also main t'gallant and royal followed, directions to find another cache China Finance Corp. ... The mate shouted for us all to at the north end of the island, International Investment get for ard and jump for it. We about thirty miles away.

Trust Co.. (Ord.) that were below turned in all "The skipper decided we should Cathay Land standing except our boots, made have a better chance of being Yangtze Finance Cpl. the forecastle head, and manag-picked up if we occupied both International Assurance Co. ed to get ashore with most of the depots. They tossed up, and China Realty Co. watch on deck. Two nien were the mate's watch Had to make Shanghai Lands left on the poop, but the heavy for the north end. We expected New Engineerings sea swung her stern round on to make it in three days at least, Shanghai Docks another ledge of rocks and they but it took us fourteen. What Shanghai and Hongkew also managed to get ashore. The à journey it was! Uphill and Wharves old Compradic went down very down dałe. We had to make de- Shanghai Electrica. quickly. She was almost sinking tours, and our Yect got so bad Ewa Cottuna when she struck. We saved no we had to rest. Accidents we Shanghai Cottons thing; there was no time. The had, and two of our shipmates Zeong Sing Cottons tide was out, and the skipper ex-'had to be carried. Two of us American Asiatic Underwriters 83.50 ponsibility of the Government of formed of, and to discuss, the re- pected to be covered up by the had to go back for provisions, American tide, so we were told to climb up, while the others waited. We at

Telephones (part paid), $28. Raubs. $99.

Hotels (old), $15.40. China Lights, $27. Entertainments (old), $162,

CARROLL BROTHERS.

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est pride that his colleagues and ated Shan States and of other Tcts. himself faced them to bring the backward tracts, to be known as 6.75 first stage of their deliberations toʻlexcluded areas," should be vested

a conclusion.

In the Governor. The Governor Some may be a little'disappoint- should be empowered to take such 12.50 ed, but he thought there was no steps in the last resort às may bị 6.98 readon for such feeling. Negotia- necessary to ensure that necessary. 4.80 tibns were always slow, espécially funds are forthcoming for the ad- 12.75 constitutional negotiations. The ministration of reserved subjects! 30.25 Prime Minister then read his-and-should be given power 6.25 statement, as authorised' by the to secure enactment of legis 90.00 Cabinet.

lative measures essential to Responsibility

the discharge of his responsibility -220.00 Responsibility would extend for those subjects.....

only to provincial sub-preserved Sabjects. 34.25 not 16.40/jects reserved

a. dewell

The opportunity should be pro- 78.00 transferred, but also, tö"bubjects|vided, at the Governor's discre- ... 11.25 which had hitherto been the mastion for the legislature to be in-

served subjects. ...The Legislature...

Finance. 28.50 The Legislature should con- Of the wide field covered by the

7.25 sist

of two Houses, The term finance, that portion which 57%

Upper House buld be com- comprises a direction of monetary posed partly of elected members policy, including exchange, cur and partly of members nominated rency and coinage, should be ro- by the Governor, and in size it served to the semifilistration of the should be about one-third of the Governor.". He'shbuld also be abler Lower House. The Lower House to intervene to prevent adoption of 120 to 180 members whould be of measures which, in his opinion, directly elected minorities and would seriously prejudice the fin- special interests being adequately ancial stability | and credit of represented. The powers of the Burma.Reuter and British Wire- two Hobses should be eqãal in all loss Service.

Oriental Finance

India.

Corp.""g"

28.00

SOVIET GOLD PRODUCTION.

Mining to Be Mechanised.

DOUBLE THE OUTPUT.

Moscowy Jan. 6.

GRIM LISBON DRAMA.

Released Convict's Retribution,

FRENCH GENERAL PASSES AWAY.

a steep incline to safety. That last, reached the north 'depot, Asia Realty "B" was the worst climb I ever did and thanked God for it. We General Forge Products. in my life. Only two of the port just lay around for about a Gold Bonds 1925 .. watch, which had been below. month getting fit again, and won- had boots, and I wasn't one of dering how our shipmates in the them. It was very dark, and to south were getting on. One day this day I don't know how we all we found a boat, and three of us managed to reach the top of decided to sail south and find that cliff in safety. The feet of out. It was a mad thing to do," my Boćka were gone before I had but we had to do something, and gone twenty yards. The second the boat offered the opportunity. mate took off his sea-boots to None of us would have walked. get a 'surer footing and lost one I was one of the three. We of them. He searched for that made it in a day and got there! boot every day, but never found in time. A gale sprang up be- it, and no one was ever allowed fore we reached a lee, and I to forget his loss. He could thought we were done for, but That in order to redress the per swear, could the second mate; we did manage to beach the boat, falstently unfavourable strade "We spent the remaining hours which was shortly afterwards balance the Soviets" are making of darkness huddled together at smashed to pieces on the rocks, great effort to stimulate the gold the top of the cliffs, wet, cold, The skipper and the starboard production was indicated to-day by and as miserable a crowd of men watch were well and delighted to F. N. Serobrovski, the director of as well could be. The youngsters see us. The Old Man Wept and the Precious Metal' Trust. `-- took turn about at crying. No kissed us, and that's going a long Serebrovskf stated that the one paid any attention to them, way for a shipmaster. Three of mining of gold in the more Impor-

Paris, Jan. 2. A and just before daylight 'we thera set off to walk to the north tant districts along the Amuur, A terrible drama was

General Pau, after the late gen- heard a sheep bleat Bas-bas. depot a day or two after we ar- Tena and Tennessel would be the to-day in suburb of -t Portu- crals. Fech and Jofre, France's You wouldn't say there was rived to take our place with chanized, as speedily as possible, zuese capital on the return of most popular military leater died music in a sheep's cry, but that the mate. More than four 22 large American dredgers had convict from an un-dountry datal heresto day at the age of 88, slum- cry was music to us all right months after being shipwrecked already been stalled, he said, where he had served in sentence 41 bering away peacefully after "The place is inhabited, we said we were picked up by a Maori and a similar, pumber was under ten years benst servitude "The short.llmess, ... General Pay, was to one another, but the Old Man sealing schooner and taken to construction in Russian factories: convict had been reached last night generally, referred to as the man soon told us where we were. Invercargill. One experience of To deal with the goldbearing ore in and on, reaching his home thin with the iron hand. This nick- The islands were uninhabit that kind is enough for a life- the Aldan district, Serebrovald morning found it deserted but for namo, however, was not inspired by ed; except for an occa- time. "Rating

contiuded, special milla being the wi-presencen of a distant any updtial brutálity), or "aeveritst erected and would be completed this relative who had occupied it since but merely to the fact that, as year. It was hoped "he to the death of his wife and two chir.] young lieutéAant; he had lost

dren three years ago.. Taking withright hand him the

gional seal-poacher and the That is my old friend Black's periodical visits of the Govern- story of the wreck of the Com ment ship to inspect and replen-padric in 1890.

YOUNG PLAN LOAN trading hours Hosing at

BONDS.

Spectacular Rise Registered.

449,

The rally is generally attributed to advance reports of an accord be tween the German and foreign bankers regat the

are

double the gold: output va this year Trans-oce

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