1937-06-05 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 5, 1937.

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FLYING ROUND GLOBE AT 77

American Lawyer Leaves Hong Kong For Delhi

THIS WEEK ON THE LOCAL

SHARE MARKET

MUSSOLINI'S

“LOSS OF VIGOUR” Influence Of Count Ciano

Messrs. G. A. Harriman and Co's. weekly share report and market re- view issued at noon to-day states: Trading in the local market con-

London, May 10. tinues to be restricted and the vo- "Daily Telegraph" attributes

A special correspondent of

the "I'm 77 years old and Fm flying

Mr. Haywood has been a patron lume of business done has not been change of Italian policy towards Aus

the around the world because I figure of commercial airlines for several large. Manila has again reflected tria, as revealed at the Venice Con- that this is about the last chance years. Being attorney for many the uncertainty existing about the I'll have to make a trip of this large tobacco concerns, his busi-future for gold. So mining shares, solini of much of his former vigour. ference, to the loss by Signor Mus- sort. I'll be too old to travel pretty ness has taken him over most of the which last week appeared steadier The correspondent adds: “He

United States and since the flying and destined to go better have eas-inclined to allow Count Ciano, his bug struck him he has never used ed off again.

soon, you know.”

havé

at

Italy.

is

“Moreover,” Austria is now seri-

The man who made this state- ment was Mr. Ernest Haywood, a train or a steamship unless he Hong Kong Bank shares

son-in-law, who is the Italian For- prominent American lawyer, who has been absolutely forced to do so. continued to receive support and

eign Minister and spokesman of the left Hong Kong in the Imperial He estimates that by the time he deals have been consummated

extreme pro-German Fascists, to Airways' liner, Delphinus, yester arrives back in New York, he will $1950, with buyers still interested.

have his own way in foreign affairs. day on a further stage of a 30,000 have travelled approximately 70,000 Union Insurance

"While Signor Mussolini gave the were placed at mile journey round the world. miles by air.

$623 and have further buyers. Can-impression of still desiring to help His journey started from New

Austria as much as he was able, he The biggest disappointment that ton Insurance are $310 bid, after when he boarded a transcontinent was about 14 months ago when he writers are just $2.10 and Hong stronger in a military sense than York on the morning of April 20 he has experienced in recent years fransactions at $313. China Under- has his own difficulties in Spain and Abyssinia, and Germany is much al plane and travelled to San Fran- had to make a trip to Honolulu. He Kong Fires. $280. cisco. Two days later, he was flew to San Francisto from ~ New Indo China preferred have im- aboard the China Clipper boundYork and then took a boat. Just proved to $55; small sales were ef- for Manila and Hong Kong. He

a short time later, the Clipper ship fected in Wharfs at $120, and ously concerned over the loss of ex- arrived here on May 6 with through service across the Pacific was in- Docks at $30. Providents (old), sold Ports to Italy, owing to the recent bookings on the British Imperial augurated. Airways to Alexandria and Cairo.

He was considerably at $2.25 and are now wanted at agreement between Italy and Yugo- The idea of leaving the Far East

As one of the oldest men using without seeing something of Japan and China didn't exactly appeal to airplanes for travel in the United He broke his journey at States, Mr. Haywood, however, re- Hong Kong and travelled to Japan ceives lots of favours. When he an- by boat. After visiting. Tokyo, he nounced his intention of making a flew to Dairen and made the trip world trip by air, the United Air to Mukden by rail and thence to Lines and the Pan-American Lines Peiping. At the latter city, he co-operated to arrange bookings for found, much to his delight, that he his entire flight.' could resume air travel, his favour- ite method of transportation.

him.

TO VISIT TAJ MAHAL

put out.

Foochow Inundated

slavia.

to

$2.20. The "New" offer at 70 cts, -

Raubs were dealt in at $12.40 ex,

Another important development as a result of Italian and German and have further small sellers..

Hotels slipped to $7, at which backing of Hungary is that Hun- buyers became interested. Hong gary has unofficially intimated to the kong Lands sold at $35.70 and are Little. Entente (Rumania, Czecho now saleable at $352. A parcel of slovakia, and Yugoslavia) that she is Humphreys was negotiated at $9. not prepared to remain the one cen- in the utility section rates have peace treaties and their disarmament Hongkong Realtys are $6 buyers, tral European country subject

gone slightly against holders. clauses. As Hungary already unoffi- Electrics are $60 and $604, cially possesses almost all the tanks China Lights (old) are $14.10 and aeroplanes, he can afford, and middle and the "New" $13.80. has secretly trained, as-militia, as Telephones (old) came under sell- many troops an can be conscripted, ing pressure and were sold down it is expected that she will short- now buyers. to $294, at which rate there are ly announce her rearmament pro- are $12. Trams have declined to ing to attempts at a diplomatic ad- Telephones (new) gramme. It is these events, lead- $14.60 and Yaumati Ferries are justment, which are proving diffi- wanted at $25. Star Ferries,cult." exceptionally, are $1 better at $86] buyers and Peak Trams (old) ca

From Hong Kong, Mr. Haywood is flying to Delhi, India via Singa- of the onrush of mountain freshets Fooehow, May 31-As a result pore and Calcutta. He is stopping] from the upper reaches of the Min over in India for several days. The River, the low-lying sectors in Foo- chief reason for making another chow have been inundated by water break in his trip, he says, is simply five feet deep. so he can find time to see the Taji Mahal.

Street traffic and postal delivery like in central, western and southern be taken After Delhi, the aged air-traveller parts of the city have been totally dividend). will fly to Egypt and then change disrupted. from the British Imperial Airways to the Italian lines. He wants to see Italy, especially Rome, Florence and Naples. He plans to make all these cities by plane.

at $4.90 (cum the 5% rights and the "rights" Sh$32 pre- mium. Dairy Farms are firmer at Sales of Ropes were reported at $26, with good enquiry slightly be- Dr. Wigforss, Swedish Minister of buyers.

$54, whilst Cements are $114.90 low this rate. Watsons were dealt Finance, said he was not contemplat-

in at $4.80, Marsman Hong Kong Cotton mill shares have been a have improved 6d, to sales at 7s, at ing making any change now or in the better market, with Shanghai Cot-which rate there are further buyers. reasonably near future in the value of ton (old)" favoured up to Sh$118.・: Philippine mining. Fair business been about 19.40 to the pound sterling. the crown, which for four years has

Ewos are now quoted Sh$16 ex has been done.

With the tour of Italy over, Mr. Haywood will fly to Vienna" and thence to Frankfort in Germany. At the present time, he is just a mil little bit hazy as to what he will do after arriving in Frankfort. ⠀⠀

"I have a ticket in my pocket for the Hindenburg," he said. “You can believe me that I am very hap- py that I started my trip late en- ough to miss being one of the pas sengers on its recent ill-fated flight.

“OUT ON A LIMB

*

A parcel of Ben- guet Consolidated made $18.50, and Antamoks were dealt in at $1.72; San Mauricios at $3.32, Baguio Gold

British Camouflage To Hide at 364 cts: East Midanao at 42 cts.

War Bombers

(and later at 371⁄2 cts.), and Atoks at 53 cts.

Closing Comment.. Hong Kong, Quiet, business selective. Manila,

&

London-Britain has developed agined bombers and a fourth for ar-Dull, easy; trend uncertain. new system of camouflage called my cooperation craft.

shadow shading" to hide war bom- The flights have shown that the

Seven people were seriously wound- bers from view—both from above new form of camouflage is more effi-ed and many slightly injured when

200 young anti-Fascists stormed and below.

cient than any previous system, meeting held by M. Liotitch, leader of "The point is, however, that ~~Under surfaces will be painted a flying at low altitudes..

especially when the bombers are a Jugoslav Fascist group, in Belgrade. have my heart, set on making the special ⠀ complete circle of the world by air "night." It is designed especially painted a uniform olive green. Now

dull black colour called

Formerly British bombers- were and with dirigibles the only means to absorb and not reflect light and of transportation across the Atlanthus baffle searchlight crews,

these aircraft. re finished tic, the Hindenburg disaster leaves

very aluminum colour me out on a limb. I hope they

Dark green and "earth,” a shade own gun and searchlight

on the the ground may readily the time upper surfaces of bombers and liai-out.

son planes, in irregular.

have another ship i

hurst run in onscreva & the Lake of brown, will be painted

nedThe new

I reach Frankfort in July,

"shadow shading i ned "If they don't, I'll have to take his will blend with the varigated sitates a modification of the familiar the Graf Zeppelin to Rio de Janeiro green and brown of the northwest Royal Air Force insignia of "target" and then travel the Lindbergh European countryside, making it dif- of concentric rings painted on the Route over the Carribeans to New ficult for enemy fighting planes to wings. So that the insignia will York. I don't want to do this for distinguish the bombers from above; blend, at a distance with the the simple reason that I have al- There will be four different of the plane, a wide yellow band ready flown the Lindbergh Route schemes of shading, one for heavy will be painted around the and I dislike to cover the same ter- bombers.”“ one for twin-engined me which has an outer "blue ring, ritory twice.”

adium bombers, a third for single-en- inner white ring and a red centre.

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