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TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1933.

Dominion Delegates. In London

All Four Are Premiers Or Former Premiers

Mr. R. B. Bennett (CANADA.)

Mr. Bennett, the Canadian Prime

Mr. G. W. Forbes (NEW ZEALAND,)

THE CHINA MAIL.

Aviation, Engineering & Building

AN ARCTIC CIRCLE- -RAILWAY PROJECT

Tundra Region Of Russia

To Be Surveyed.

Moscow.

A surveying party will leave |Archangel, in July to finally deter- mine the route to be taken by the

Supremacy Of Air Sought By Great Britain

Ambition To Girdle The World With Airways

Vorkuta-Yugorsky Shar (Bolshe- BRITANNIA TO RULE THE ETHER

zemelskaya tundra), Railway, which |

is to be laid down farther north Mr. Forbes, Prime Minister of than any existing railway in New Zealand, was born at Lyttle the world, well within the Arctic He was born at Hopewell, Newton, New Zealand, in 1869. Brunswick.

He is a prosperous farmer of Circle.

old

Minister, is nearly sixty-three

He is tall, with a lofty forehead Scottish descent and and piercing eyes. He is the son"Rugger" player. .

ជម

LINKING EMPIRE

London.

Įmediate practical value of the suc- Great Britain seems to cherish the cesses already achieved, which to a The total length of the new rail-ambition of extending to the air great extent are due to the energy way will be 325 kilometers. The

routes the supremacy which she con-and courage of pilots, it must be ad- Mr. Forbes has been in politics entire line will pass over hilly coun- of a sea captain, began life as & barrister, and is a bachelor. Ho as a Liberal for nearly thirty try, cut by numerous rivers, where quered in the 19th century on the mitted that they are liable to stir owned a match-factory, sold It to rears. He represents the farming the earth to a considerable depth seas. To link by air lines the fup competition which allows a new Kreuger, and got his cash. interests, and is himself a product remains continuously frozen. metropolis with all strategic points step forwards, as well as to provide

Mr. Bennett entered the Cana- of the land settlement policy of dian House of Commons in 1911, New Zealand originated by his volve over 8,000,000 cubic meters of tinents-such is the programme of jed and technical ambitions to be The building of the line will in-of the Empire,i.e. to link dve con- the industry with ends to be attain- quickly made his mark, and became own party under the late Mr. earth work. The railway will have British commercial aviation. Thus, satisfied. The flights of Mollison one of the best orators in the Seddon.

six stations, and all building world.

He succeeded Sir John Ward as materials for the project will have owing to the vastness of her over and Gayford have thus justified the He combines a passion for work Prime Minister in 1930, and in the to be shipped in partly by way of seas with a remarkably robust constitu-same year visited London to attend the Pechors and partly through would realize, for purely imperial ing the duration of regular trips, ex- possessions, Great Britain hopes that were set here on reduc-| tion, and wears out most of his the Imperial Conference. He is Yugorsky Star, - private secretaries.. Like Dr. married and has a grown-up sen

purposes, the practical liaison of the tending certain lines, and finally The surveying party which is to United Kingdom with all centres of creating new ones. Benes, he is an ascetic, neither and two daughters.

go out in July will complete its task drinks nor smokes, and carries a volume of the Temple Bible with him wherever he goes.

Mr. S. M. Bruce

(AUSTRALIAJ

nett,

General Smuts

(SOUTH AFRICA.)

Englang-Canada Service.

air

by the end of September and work civilization of the globe by a British; on the line will be commenced next company.

The most daring project of all year.

The recent flights-the London-was announced to the press by the General Smuts, leader of the South African delegation, was born pally used for transporting to the from Lympne to Port Natal-have company on his return from a fight

The new railway will be princi- Walvis-Bay raid. Mollison's fight president of the big British in the same year as Mr. R. B. Ben-sea the high-grade coking coal

mined in Vorkuta. Part of this further stimulated British hopes on to Capetown: the creation of a re- The Australian Minister in He is a Boer, married London was born at Melbourne in and has had the rare distinction of main Northern Sea Route.

a Boer, fuel will be supplied to ships on the the success of those daring projects. gular air service between England 1883; educated at Melbourne Gram-fighting both against and for Eng-The railway will

To the conquests in the domain of and Canada. It is hoped that this mar School, where he stroked the land as a General.

also help pro-speed British aviation has just line can be opened for service with- school eight, and at Cambridge, Educated at Victoria College, development of the Samoyed na-

mote the cultural and economic jadded a distance flight victory in three years. It would require where he rowed No. 2 in the win-Stallenbosch, he won a scholarship tional district.

Without any illusions as to the im-the construction of huge "airships" ning erew of 1904.

at Cambridge, took a double first)

with six or eight motora capable of effecting a non-stop crossing on a distance of 2,000 miles. Experi-

He served in the Great War, in the law Tripos, and, returning greatly distinguished himself at to South Africa in 1895, began the landing at "W" Beach, in Gal-practice as a barrister at the Cape

poll, and won the M.C. and the Bar. He entered politics at Croix de Guerre. Twice wounded.jsame time and became State

the At-

In 1917 Mr. Bruce returned to torney at the unprecedented age of Australia to look after his father's twenty-eight.

business. He entered politics In Since the establishment of the 1918 and became an M.P. Within Union' he has at one time or an- five years he was Prime Minister, other held nearly every post, in- at the age of thirty-nine. He re-cluding that of Prime Minister, in the Imperial Conferences of 1923 the South African Cabinet. presented his country in London at and 1920.

MORE PARTIES FOR HOLLYWOOD

Old Spirit Returning To Film Capital.

G$100,000 MAY BE SPENT

His chief hobby in life is book- ¡buying.

CHILE FEELS BEER BOOM.

Record High Levels Reached.

Santiago de Chile.

The present boom in Deer sales

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE ments have already been made by

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

July 10, July

1933 1918

Ctu.

Ct.

BUTCHER MEAT.

Beef Sirloin ****

н

Prime Cat

Corned

Roast

Breast

..Soup

Steak

Steak Sirloin

Sausager

Bullock's

Brains

Tongue, fresh

Ib.

P

per set

esch

corned

Head

Heart

Hump, Salt

Feet

Kidneys

" Tall

the

Liver Tripe

is not confined to Great Britain and Hollywood, California.

America-it is also felt in The

old Hollywood spirit northern mining district of Chile, seems to be coming back,

Thewhere output has reached record film colony is "partying" again. high levels. Many breweries are) In the good old days, Cecil working overtime to meet the in- Mille, the well-known producer, fcreased demand. used to give parties at his

each

Calver Head & Foet set $1. Mutton Chip...

Log Shoulder # Saddle The areas in which consumption Pig's Chitlings

Paradise Ranch at which guests has soared are known officially us drew numbers for favours. The "dry zones," and the sale of alcoho favours were sometimes platinum lic liquor is prohibited in them. wrist watches; fur neck pieces, But the Chilean government has fine perfumes and even diamond ruled that beer is not an alcoholic rings.

idrink and labels it a "gaseous This director's parties usually (beverage." were confined to a small group. Wine manufacturers are now re- or to his co-workers. Other film presenting to the government that magnates occasionally duplicat- wines should also be declared "non- ed them or gave them on a larg-alcoholic" and so have an access to er scale, some reputed to have the "dry zone."-Reuter,

cost thousands of dollars,

Such affairs may not be seen!

again, although the tradition of

News In Brief.

per set

lb,

22

Brains

Feet

Fry

Head

Heart Kidneys Liver

ench

Park Che

Chop Lain Loin Leg

Fat or Lard

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Chicken

Capons, Small

P.

Large

Duck

Doves

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the Air Ministry with more than satisfactory results. The machine,

THE LUCK OF WHITE HEATHER

WHITE HEATHER

Old Scotch Superstitions,

In Britain to see a new

moon through glass is m sign of bad luck, but if the glass contalus “WHITE HEATHER” Whisky you consider yourself

may

lucky.

CAMPBELL'S

WHITE HEATHER

SCOTCH WHISKY.

GUARANTEED 12 YEARS OLD.

Obtainable at

LANE, CRAWFORD'S LTD., SUN CO, WING ON CO. SINCERE'S, FRENCH STORE and all leading Compradores.

Banker-Landlord A Boon

Foreclosures Assist Building.

which was used by the Air Ministry NEW RESOURCES AID REPAIRS.

They are retaining architects and engineers to survey the properties and recommend improvements, and in many buildings in New York evidence of the programme is visible

City and elsewhere."

in its experiments, would not be, in fact, capable of carrying a sufficient number of passengers to assure a

New York.

Mr. Place maintains that when July 10, July first-rate apparatus can be built in

The banker-landlord is a boon to normal conditions return 1933 1918 the near future on the same prin despite the alarm in some quarters private ownership most of them will freal estate and the building industry these properties are returned to Cts. Cia. cipies as the trial type.

and

More immediate plans of the Bri- due to the fact so many buildings be in far better conditions that tish company include the seven-day have been taken over by bank, in- when the financial institutions took 30 air line between London and Cape-surance companies, mortgage.com- them over. In the meantime he 28 town, and the extension of the India panies and other financial institu- points out the banker landlord is 28 line to Australia and New Zealand,

tions. Clyde R. Place, consulting providing a demand for service,

Reduced To One Week. !!

engineers, and the consultant on materials and labour which is the leading structures of the country, brightest spot in the building in- At present the London-Capetown (including the Rockefeller Centre dustry.. trip takes 11 days.

Archives

POULTRY.

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in the itinerary and some technical Building in Washington, sees improvements will make it compara-happy solution to a distasteful situa- tively easy to reduce the passage tion in the passing of so many large time to one week. The new

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FRUITS.

Almonds

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Apples (California)

Bananas (bride's)

Lemo Chine

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Carambola

Coconuts

Each

12

Lichees, Dried

man American

Ib.

each 12

Ih. 1.20

25-21

Pears (Canton) Peanuts

each 16

Grapes

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sheep's Head & Feet per set 90

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Sucking Pigs, to

order

Burt, Beef Suet, Beet

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Bausages

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lavishness; in the instance of Marion Davies and

one or two: others, has been carried up to

At site at Matsuchung, near Kow recent days. The nearest aploon City, registered as Kowloon proach to the costly favours now Inland Lot No. 3,270, was yesterday is bridge prizes, such as a $250 sold by public auction at the offices hand bag.

of the P.W.D., to Mr. Wong Hel, for Water Fish The low mark in entertain- $5,448.

Carp ment was reached during the 50.

Coddah per cent, salary cut recently, but The National Government, of)

Crabs with things looking up, those China are running a state lottery Daca

Cuttle Fish who ought to know say that for the promotion of Civil Aviation Eels, Conger Hollywood may spend $100,000 and the construction of highways Fresh Water this year for parties. In the thoughout China. There are 50,663

Yellow good old days the figure was prizes, totalling $2,499,910. The Garoupa

Frogs near $250,000.

first prize is $500,000 and the second $500 used to be considered a $100,000. The tickets are $10 each Herrings Gudgeon fair private party figure, and one in every ten will draw a though many reached double priza ranging from $20, that and some $2,000 and $2,500;

But these were all-day or week-

end: affairs

and counted the

A BAD BREAK

Washington.

Halibut

Lobsters

Mackerel Mullet Oysters

Perch

Pike Flakes

Pomfret, White Pomfret, Black

Bonch

"overhead" of servants, spolled rugs, damaged pianos, broken glassware and crockery,

Nice little dinners in the old Zonie Peterson stepped into Praw days would easily run into $100 Court, his broken arm in a heavy Salmon or so, but the figure can be halved cast, to answer to a hold-up Shar now. A few even have had the charge. In a ringing voice he skate temerity to give "dutch" lunch pleaded "Not guilty." "What

Shrimps parties.

happened to your arm?” asked Rappe But studios are beginning to the Judge, aka Turbot

Boles entertain again and private The man broke it while I was Turtles, a parties are becoming brighter trying to rob him," replied and more numerous, Beuter, Peterson. Reuter

each 18

1b, 20

60

each

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A few changes development and the

SHE

WAS

NOT DEAD...

Eggs, Hen (cooking) per doz, 38

Eggs, Hen (fresh)

Fowls, Hainan

Geese

Canton

Pigeons, Canton

Turkeys, Cock

Hen

Oranges (Canton)

Persimmons, Large Pamelo, Siam Walnuts

each 26

ap-structures

of

29 paratus which is envisaged for this financially strong interests. KING'S THEATRE

purpose has a commercial speed Widespread atabilization

61 capacity of 152 miles per hour. A follow

pair 2.40 250

VEGETABLES, ETC.

Beans, Sprout

Artichokes

Long

Red

Beet Root Brinjals, Green Cabbage, Chiness Cauliflower (Large)

(Shanghai)

(Medium) (Small)

Carrots Celerity, Chillies, Dried

Chinese.

Red

Green

Onions, Bombay

Green Shanghai

Japanese

Vegetabl4

Water Ch Water) Boot Mark Rook

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the deflation which is

first stage would be to reduce the absolutely necessary if we are de- 'trip duration to nine days. When sirous of the return of prosperity, the practicability of the service He maintans that the hope for an

under such conditions will have been early revival of activity in the build-

route

jascertained, the

will be ing industry, Ehrough a nation-wide shortened, the speed increased if programme of rehabilitation and 28 possible, the time of stops abridged, modernization of existing struc- 4 and then the voyage would not take tures, rest with the banker-landlord

more than seven days.

because he not only sees the need The extension of the India line, for such a programme, but he also 10 jorganization of a line of 1900 kilo-has access to the necessary financ 25 meters, would have three advant-ing.

ages. It would, in the first place, Bankers Compelled to Act make possible more frequent and We must recognize, however,

COMING SHORTLY!

ZOO IN BUDAPEST

LORETTA YOUNG GENE RAYMOND

10 rapid communication between the that the banks and insurance com: KING'S THEATRE

12 metropolis on the one part and panies have become landlords by

12, Australia and New Zealand on the necessity rather than by choice,"

NOR

other. Secondly this project would Mr. Place explained, "Properties COMING SHORTLY! allow for the extension of a second-which have come under their man- ary, line

to China. Finally, this agement will be returne to private (being in the domain of projects ofnership at the first favourable op whose execution is far remote it portunity, because, both banking is hoped that the Canada line might policy and the law require it join the Australian line and thus, "The banker-landlord, relieved of by stages in British possessions in a part of the burden which distress- the Pacific, British aviation would ed the former owner, if free to take 12 close the round-the-world girdle.. the steps necessary to meet the com- These projects require vast petition of their buildinga, lengt amounts of capital. Thousands of "He can reduce rentala,- extend 5 experiments are to be made, thou-long credit to tenants, make other sands of trials must precede the put-concessions and still maintain" "or ting into execution of the project, possibly improve the standard" of 8 in order that the latter possess the service. That is why many tenänta 8 security and all the guaranties are willing to testify that the

[necessary for a lasting enterprise. banker is a good landlord.

At present the air-shipping com- More important, perhaps, is the pazies are subsidized by the State, fact that the banker-landlord is in which is rather curious when one re-position to offset the normal calls the protests of the nationalist physical deterioration of property [press against the State assistance to by making expenditures for up- foreign martime shipping com- keep, repairs and the installation panies. The ambition of the air of improvements needed to companies Is to rid themselves of modernize a structure and preserva that support which is at the same both its earning power and Ita mar- time a protectorship. It does not ket value. The Institutions are pro- seem, however, that the present providing a large part of the demand! ductiveness of aerial services is such for materials and labour which is at as to permit renouncing the benefits present the most promising sign" in of subsidies and that the vast pro-the building industry, Jects of British aviation might baj realized, with all expenses entailed, “Bome of the larger Institutions, only on the profits drawn from the responsible for tens and even hun- exploitation of the air fines. It de dreds of buildings, are launching peads, therefore, partly on the State carefully considered programmes to secure the satisfaction of British for the rehabilitation, of all their hopes in the realm of aviation. properties upon a systematic basis.

*Programme Launched

WHITE

7OMBIE

** performing his every desira!

{{Disculo}] Lugosi

15.

Carry Stoff, English

Cucumbers

Garlic

Ginger,

Young

Old

Horseradish, Ehal.

Indian Com

Lettuce

Okroes

Pursley Petabo, Sweet

American

Pumpkin

Badish

Phubarb (Fresh)..

Spinach

7:10:

Tomatoes

Turnips,

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