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· LLOYD'S REGISTER OF

SHIPPING

REVIEW OF YEAR 1931-1932.

EFFECTS OF THE DEPRESSION

ANALYSED

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1932.

NEW VESSELS CLASSED BY LLOYD'S

Where Bull,

The countries in which the great majority of the new shipping class vd by Lloyd's Register during the year has been built are given in the following table :----

Country. Great Britain and

Ireland Holland

No. of Gross Vessels. Tonnage.

130 30

18

437,551 100,758 78,570

10

61,750

of

14

$2,029

10

51,711

.0

A

13

33,174 0,971

The Annual Report for 1931-1932 A similar decrease occurred in "the", Denmark of Lloyd's Register of Shipping (number of plans submitted of Sweden states that the following points may now vessels to be classed by the United States be specially noted, namely:—

The continuance of the deep depression in shipping:

The consequent increase in the tognago laid up and decrease in the orders for view ships;

America

British Dominions. 11

Committer of Lloyd's Register. In plans for 10 vessels, of 258,110 tons Japan the year ended 30th, Juno, 1032, Kroes, were approved for elnasifica Germany tion with this Society, as compared Spain with plans for 240 vessels, of 504, Italy cons, similarly passed last year. The major portion of this decrease The large volume of work under is accounted for by the drop of taken by the Society fellowing upon 125,000 tons in projected tanker the adoption by most of the maritounage, this year's figure reaching time countries of the International only 22,000 tons, as compared with Convention respecting Lond Line: nearly 250,000 tons last year..

A marked extension in the scope and variety of the Society's activi- ties due to growing demand for the inspection and testing by Lloyd's Register of materials and machinery, an intended for marine purposes; and

The amalgamation of the civil: aviation interests of Lloyd's Regis ter and the British Corporation! Register.

The Shipping Outlook.

Approximately 60 per cent, of this year's contemplated tonnage (ie, 2 vessels, of 153,HDO tons) was in tended for construction in. Great Britain and Ireland, the remaining 40 per cent. (47 vessels, of 104,220 tons) being for construction abroad.

Tonnage Under Construction.

Where Owned.

MISS E. WALLACE IN COURT

DRESS DEBT AND £5 A

WEEK EARNINGS

** MY FATHER PAID MY

BILLS"

Miss Patricia Walisco, à daughter of Mr. Edgar Wallace, the, famous dramatist and thriller-writer, who died in February, appeared at West London County Court in connection with a dress debt.

She stated that her duly income' 42,057 was a salary of £5 a week. 41,591

the

The countries for which greater part of this tonnage www built are shown below:-

Country.

Messrs. Delite, of Hanover-square,|| claimed £54. ad admont stim mans, the balance of a claim for dresses supplied which was original. ly made in the High Court.

Miss Wallace said that she paid three guineas, a week for a flat.

Mr. Pearlunan (for Messrs. De- No. of Gross

lite): I submit that as she caras, Vessels. Tonnage. £s a week three guineas for a Bat if is too extravagant.

Great Britain and

Ireland Norway Holland

United States of

America

113

324,02

104,177

20

To

| 105,345

70,159

10

61,711 45,725

ม

41,52%

30,001

+25,71

12

2

At the end of the period under Jajau review there were 108 vessels of British Dominions, 1 Those several points are deal 10-40,798 tons gruss, under construc- Spain ... with in some detail in the following tion throughout the world with a Sweden report.

view to classification in Lloyd's Denmark

Rusi Register. Of this total, 201,620 Italy Britain and Ireland and 378,260 tons were being built in Grent

tons abroad, representing 93 per erut, of the home tonnage and near ly, 80 per erut, of the total world tonnage.

The depressed condition of ping, which has continued during the past year, shows no indication of immediate improvement

Aggregate of Tonnago.

The freight market, on which the prosperity of shipping mainly de penda, ne continued, un a very low review, with the result that large numbers of ships have been unen ployed and may vessels kept run- ing have brem operated at a loss.

Two years ago, the gross tonnage 1039, actually holding the classifica of vessels faid up throughout the ion of Lloyd's Register; world owing to lack of employment was estimated at 8,000,000 tons | 35,521,488 tons gross.

Last year, the hid up Bgures had reached at 10,500,000 tons, This

The total touage of merchant ¡vessels afloat at the end of June,

WB

18,701 18,300

expensive a flat. find one at 30s, to 358, a week. '

Surely she

can

She says she earns £5 a week;; that is £20 a month, and if she isĮ to pay £ a month that will leave her £18 a month. It is not a very serious order, is it 1"

He made an order of committal to

e a month is paid, prison for ten day's, to be suspended

Including vessels under construeestate year, they have grown to the enor- tion, the total mimber classed and inous total of 15,000,000 tons, or intended to be classed in Lloyd's more than twenty per cent of the Register amounts to 10,000 vessels world's availah'e tonnage.

On the other hand, however, the of over 31,000,000 tons, which is Society's statistics show that for the practienily half of the world's ship first tune for some years there has ping.

been a decrease of 400,000 tona this year in the world's merchant ship- ping tonnage, which is now alightly Jess than 70,000,000 gross tons.

Broken Up.

This decrease has occurred not- withstanding the large hthount of new tonnage which has been com- pleted in the last few years, and is of course partly attributable to the fact that, during this period, the average mount of old tonnage broken up has been approximately 1,000,000 toas nually, in addition to an average drop of 400,000 tons. por year through củaudities.

are

The ills froin which the ship-

is suffering ping industry primarily due to the arrested an- ture expansion of international trade owing to economic difficultios, and better conditions in shipping ran only be brought about by an im provement in world trading.

Different proposals for concorted nction to deal with, the problem of surplus and obsolete tonnage have been made from time to time, but nothing of a concrete nature has re sulted until recently, when special stops were taken in certain coun- tries to ecclernto the breaking up of the older chips, Government pro- posals to this end have been put forward in the United States Ger- many and Japan, which will, if corri. ed through, release within a certain period upwards of 1,800,000 tone of old shipping for breaking up; but the market value of scrap has fallen so low that it offers liitle induce ment to private shipowners, unnid ed, to resort to this means of dis posing of a portion of their tonnage.

The operations of Lloyd's Register have neccararily been affected by the world-wide shrinkage, but it will be seen from the figures detailed below that the Society maintains its position; and the Committen grate. fully acknowledge the continued support which the Society, receives from Shipowners, Shipbuilders, En- gineers,, Underwriters and others throughout the world.

-Now- Vessels - Classed.

During the twelve months ended June 30 lasty 263 veasols, of: 920,002 tons gross, were completed and as signed the Society's classification. As was to be expected, these figures show a considerable falling off as compared with those of the pre

• vious year, when 567 vessels, of 1,768,610 tons gross, wore similarly classed. Practically one half of the new tonnage cloased by the Com- wittee this year was intended for the

carriage of oil in bulk.

Mins Wallace said that sho bought the dresses when her father was alive, and he used always to pay her bills,

"When I took the fat in April I did not know I would not benefit from my father's estate," she added.

She paid off £40 after her father's, death. Later she called a meeting of her creditors, and a deed of arrangement was executed for the benefit of the creditors, but Messrs. Belite did not consent to that.

Judge Hargreaves: You must have known in April whether you were going to benefit from your father's estate -My stepmother helped me natil Judy.

Misa Wallace added that the tease of her fat would expire in three weeks.

Judge Hargreaves; In three weeks time you will be able to go elsewhere. Can you afford to pay £ a month. then You mean if I' go to a cheaper flat. It will be difficult. It will have to be furnish- ed,

Adjournment Refused.

A receiver was appointed some months ago in connection with the

of Mr. Edgar Wallace.) Papers lodged at the time 'stated debts to be about £81,000 and assots £18,000. In a will dated 1928 Mr. Wallace, bequeathed £1,000 to cachment, asying of his four children a well -as cer. tain copyright proceeds.

The judge refused an adjourn.

"Misa Wallace must not have:80 [Costinued on "Previous" Column.)

ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

BTATION

DECEMBER 8, 1982.

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STANDALS

DECEMBER 9, 1932,

BANGMUNTRY - ALTEL

Way

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1. WWILL TELEKKE

80.80 789.5 19 29.80 267.0

$0.89 771.8 35 30.531 776,41.23 80.58 776.7 88

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80.37 771.3 52

30.31 769,8 43

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29.63 754.0

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29.94 760.8

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0

80.101 764.8

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29.88 759.0

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1

80.32 770.0

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30.10 764.5

30,06 763.5

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80.881 773.8

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30.08 764,0

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30.14) 785.5

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-20.86. 771,0 $0.80 769.5 80.30 769,5

N

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30.94 768,0

29.80 767.0

$0.80 789.8 30.06 768.5

NE 1 NW

30.26 768.7 40

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30.43 778.0 45

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30.28 769.1

30.41 7724 59

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80.29 761.861 30.39 769.4 61

6 ENE

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80.33 771.0 58

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80.26 766.6 81

NW

"

30.23 787.0 68

N

80.25 708.4

NNE

30.15 786.8 67

NE

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30.20 767.2 81

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S0.20 768.7 61

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80.23 767.8 01

B E

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80.28 768.6 65

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30.25 | 768.3 64 30.22 767.6 58

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80.22 767.6 63

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30.22 767.8 49

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***

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30.11 704.8 76

6 NE 30.21 767.4 65. 8 ESE 30.08 | 764,0 | 67 · ENE

NE

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29,93| 760.1| 77

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80.18 7852 63 6 waw 1 29.97 761.70

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30.06 768.6) 08

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80.01 762.3 72

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29.85 768.2

29.28 758.9 28

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29.81 251.2 798 NË

29.88.757.6 79 61 NNE

80.17 766.4 67

80.25 768.962

80.17 7688 67⋅

80.09 7042 70 60 4

99.96 761.0 74 8 N

29.97 761.8) 72

29.98 700.8 -77

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29.93 760.3 74

29.86 768.9 74

40.

11,00

12.22 29.76-735.8

BNNE

29.88 758.9

4.22 20.88 757,6

NNE

NE

NNE

2

11.00 29.37 756.1

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2

1423.96 760.9 71

20.86 768,8

29.90759,070

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December 94, 101.05m--The auticyclong bae extended eastward to 8. Japan. Fresh to strong monsoon will continue along the coast, and over the China Sep.

Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch, Total since January 1, 87.80 inches, against an average of 82.36 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON ON DECEMBER 10.

DuTRICT.

A-Shanghai to Turnabout B.Turnabout to Hong Kong M

Hong Kong to Gap Bookmar D-Hong Kong to Hainan Straité

-North China Sea

N. winds, moderate to trosh

|N,E. winds, fresh; inė“

N. and NE: windy, fresk to stro

O. W. JEFFRIES,: VirzoIC,

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