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REW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION.
LUB wishing to join or retain their membership of the Asto- ciation and League, and Referees wishing to afiliate, are reminded that July 31st in the closing dato.
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Q. T. MAY,
Hon. Secretary.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF INTERIM DIVIDEND.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nha an INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR per cent (4%) for the six months ended 30th June, 1233. smounting to FORTY conts per abure on each share of the Company will be paid on FRIDAY, the 4th August, 1933, on which date Dividend Warrante may be obtained on application at the Registered Office of the Company, Exchange Buikline, 4th floor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from RATURDAY, the 29th July to FEL DAY, tha 4 Angus, 1833, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directore.
W. L. MCKENZIE,
Secretary.
11th July, 1033.
(996
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. |
In Interim Dividend of £a per T HEREBY NOTIFIED thikt shure, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1933, at rate of 1/4.1/2 per Dollars.
THE DIVIDEND will be payable 00 And after TUESDAY, 8th AUGUST, 1933, at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders aro requested to apply for Warrants.
THE REGISTER OF SHARTS of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY, 24th JFLY to SATUR- DAY, 5th AUGUST (both days inclusive); during, which period, no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
́ÀL. N. MURPHY, Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 11th July', 1933. (997
NOTICE TO CONSIONEES
OCEAN STEAMSHIP” CO., LTD...
AND
OHIMA MUTUAL STRAM | NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEES For Co's Vessel
"GLAUCUS"
FROM NEW YORK VIA MANILA are hereby notified that their Cargo. will discharged
be
into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on
and after 13th July,
Optional Oarge will not be landed
here, unless Notice has been given prior to Vend's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Glodowns, where they will be examined
on any Tuesdays and Friday between the hours of 10.45 AM and Noox within the Free Storage period
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vessel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th July, will be subject to Rent.
All Claims against the Vessel mast be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 3rd August or they will Lot be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
13th July, 1993.
WATSON'S
PRICKLY
HEAT LOTION
ONE APPLICATION, GIVES
INSTANT RELIEF
75 cents & $1.25
Per Bottle,
ASMATION ABO
A NOVE KONG P
DEATHS
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY
GUNN-On June 29, 19:33, at the Red Cross Hospital, Shanghai, LILLIAN TOY GUNN, aged 40 years. Widow of the late Capt. Tom D, Gunn, THYASIEROD July 3, 1933, a
Shanghai, MARIA ANTONIA (MELITA) SOUZA" TEYSSIER, wife of Marius Teyssier, aged 9
years,
.
MATHER,-On July 7, 1933, at the
Country Hospital, Shanghai, Capt. COMBIE MACKENZIE MAPHER, aged 35 years, of the Butterfield & Swire steamer Tungchow.
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HONG KONG, JULY 17, 1933.
WORLD TRADE LOSS
65 PER CENT.
EST. 1841.
of this year is 35 per cent, only of its value in the first quarter of 1929. Except for a slight re- covery in the last quarter of 1932 the decline has been continuous for four years; and the level reached in the first quarter of this year is the lowest yet recorded. The continuous nature of the de- cline is indicated by the follow- ing percentages. Taking the value of the imports and exports of 49 countries, which in 1929 represented about ninety per cent. of the total of world trade, as the datum-100; in 1950 imports were 02 per cent; they were 65 per cent. in 1931: they were 43 per cent, in 1992, and for the first quarter of the current year, they were 35 per cent. Similarly with exports. the figures undergoing a decline from 89 per cent. to 62, 41, and 35 per cent. the last figure again being for the period January-March, 1933.
The above figures are, it wil have been noticed, for the value of the goods. But even in volume there has been a great falling of of trade. Estimates in this case are as yet unavailable for 1983, but the annual decline between 1929 and 1932 was as follows: 7 per cent, in 1930, 9 to 10 per cent. in 1931, and 15 per cent. in 1933. The fall in the value of world trade in the first quarter of this year having been greater than the fall in prices, it is evident that the volume of trade is still shrink-
The universal nature of the [1000 present. economic problem re quires that its solution, if it is to be found, must emanate from the pooled wisdom" and co-opera-ing.
Hence tre of all the nations. the present assembly in London
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New Steel Process.
It is announced in the Gazette that Senor Trinidad Eugenio Laca yo, Honorary Nicaraguan Consul in Hong Kong, has resumed charge troit non-dendritic steel, made of the Nicaraguan Consulate by a process which authoritative ob July 10.
H.E. the Governor has also re- cognised provisionally Seuor Lacayo as Honorary Consul for Mexico and the Republic of San Salvador in Hong Kong and Herr H. Gipperich as Consul for Germany in Hong Kong.
According to a message from De-
No Gold Coinage in Future,
Gold coins are never to reappear
in Great Britain.
Sir Robert Johnson, Deputy Mus- ter and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, speaking at a luncheon of the British Luncheon Club in the City; recently said:
ELIMINATION OF PIRATES
Naval Patrol For Bias Bay
3 GUNBOATS DETAILED
FOR DUTY
Canton, July 16. With pirates renewing their activities in the vicinity of Bias" a view to the welfare of all. To steel blooms are for the first time Sir Robert said that in 1820 the Bay, the Canton Naval Patrol guide it in its deliberations act in a rotary mold employing Government reduced the silver con has organised a special marine Preparatory Commission of Ex.high centrifugal force; no pig iron tent of the silver coinage from 9 unit to be stationed in the bar-
servers hail as one of two revolu- tionary methods introduced in the industry in the last 8 years, is to become a commercial product in a few months Messrs. H. M. Naugle "So far as the Royal Mint is con and A. J. Townsend, who invented cerned gold coinage as currency is the continuous strip-sheet rolling for ever dead. After having struck (From Our Special Correspondent) mill together, are also inventors of at the Royal Mint and its branches the new method. After five years of in the Dominions something well experimentation a new plant is be over, one thousand million over world trade remains, and this the ing built at Detroit. Among feaigns, we feel we have well earned Conference met to consider with tures of the new process are that our rest.”
parts per 1,000 to 500 parts.
The result is all those dirty racks overlooking the Bay which coins you see to-day," he added. was once the stronghold of
The thin covering of fine silver buccaneers. weary off, and leaves a dirty patch
ENGAGEMENTS
and
Mr. J. A. Alexander and Miss Tucker,
(Special Air-Mall Service)
LONDON, June 9.
post at a small village named Ha Chang. about eight miles from the coast.
or ore is used, but 100 per cent. perts met at Geneva pod drew up charge of scrap steel, and a number certain conclusions. These, in of conventional operations, such as brief, were:-(1) A monetary and ingot casting and bloom mill rol. credit policy based on the golding, are eliminated.
Three gunboats will be sent to on the King's cheek. The new silver standard and accepted by all
Wimbledon at Highgate..
coms have a small percentage of those waters for putrol duty in nations; (2) the raising of prices;
zine and nickel, which makes them co-operation with the marines. (3) the resumption of the free London, June 10 The tenniswear the same colour all through." This unit was recruited from the As a result of this the Royal Mint special guards from the garrison movement of capital; (4) the tournaments given each year by Sir
Arthur and Lady Crosfield at their was now making the coinage for all modification of trade restrictions; Highgate home, overlooking Ken Europe, except Germany (5) a tariff truce to allow the Wood, are famous for Lady Cros France. discussion of a more harmonious field has an uncanny knack of per- tariff and treaty policy the world suading the most distinguished
Some Chinese aluejackets and over; and (6) a world organisa-players to come to the aid of the
guards have been stationed along year's good cause. There are two tion
Bias Bay and Mirs Bay under of production and trade. goot causes to benefit this year, an These conclusions, it may be infant wellare centre and & North
Lieut.-Comdr. Tsai Teng Hui of added, received the endorseraent London Scouts troop, and as Prin-
the Canton navy. While this of the Bank of International cess Alice is president of the latter
force has done good work in clear- she is attending the tournament to- Settlements at its June meeting.
ing away the unruly elements, morrow afternoon with Lord Ath- What, broadly speaking, was lone.
the naval authorities here have the policy that the British Gov. The three greatest women: players
A marriage has been arranged considered it necessary to have à ernment urged on the Conference, will be there Mrs. Wills Moody, and will take place very quietly in permanent détachment at Bias
on July This Government, it should be Mrs. Lambert Chambers, and, most London
8,
between Bay. remarked, has already put into exciting for players and spectators Consular Service, China, second son John Alexis Alexander, H.B.M. effect No. 5 of the above pro will be the first time Mlle. Lenglen, Alexander, late 38th Jacob's Horse,
alike, Ale. Suzanne Lenglen. It of Lieutenant Colonel C. H. COMMERCIAL AVIATION gramme by arranging a tariff who is now a professional player, and Donne Lyta Alexander, of Bol- truce for the duration of the Con-bas played on an English court for ference with about half-a-dozen seven years, so the infants and ton House, 234; Fulham Road, S.W. of the chief industrial countries. Scouts should feel grateful for her 10. and grandson of the Contessa Cerda, and Stella, eldest appearance. Among other players For a further indication of the in the long list for the exhibition daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
Aviation attached to the air force ideas of the British Government games are Fri. Aussem, Mrs. God Tucker, Shanghai.
to offer courses in commercial avia- one must turn to à speech of Mr. free, Miss Peggy Scriven, H. W.
tionn starting next autumn. Neville Chamberlain, in which Austin, and H. Cochet.
Brigadier-General Hu Han Haien," the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The engagement is announced behead of the aviation school, is pre imparted to the House of Com-The Japanese Royal Family.. tween Leslie Francis Willan Jack paring a curriculum.
Some time ago the Kwangtung. son, The Queen's Own Royal West mons the principles that were to
Tokyo.-It has been announced Kent Regiment, younger son of Provincial Government organized a guide, but not bind, the Govern- that
physicians believed Captain and Mrs. F. W. Jackson, committee for the promotion of ment at the Conference.
the Japanese empress might be of Le Zoute, Belgium, and Vera, commercial aviation, but very little The first objective, Mr. Cham come mother again in a lew second daughter of Mrs. G. M. G. has been done owing to the lack berlain, thought, was the faising baby was expected about January, lake, and of the late Frederick Pol-ying has now been taken up by the monthie, officials indicating the Pollock, of The Anchorage, Hoy of experts and funds. Commercial and maintenance of price levels. On the advice of physicians, the lock of Singapore.
military air force, in order to This end could not be achieved by empress shortly is going to Hays
sove unnecessary expense-Central Preas. monetary action, alone. There ma to spend the sumper quietly at had to be adjustment of produc- the imperial villa on the seashore tion to consumption. While the main object here was to increase press still lack a, son to inherit the Emperor Hirohito and the em. consumption, it would be folly, throne, and for this reason the he thought, to allow production court and nation have long been bary Cathedral, Miles Malcolm, On June 21st, 1933, at Canter- to proceed unchecked and un- hoping for the birth of
only son of the late Guy F. H.
Chinese regulated. Next, Mr. Chamber-child.
Acheson, Commissioner lain hoped that there would be
Married to the Princess Nagako Customs, and of Mrs. Acheson to agreement that would lead to a Kuni in 1924 when he was regent, Hilda, de Vere Beauclerk, younger stable international monetary Emperor Hirohito is the father of daughter of the late William Nel three living children, while authorpe Beauclerk, J.P, D.L., of
there.
court
a male
della
Mr. L. F. W. Jackson and Miss Pollock.
MARRIAGE
Acheson-Beauclerk.
Canton, July 15. To promote cominercial aviation in Kwangtung. General Chen Tsai Tong has ordered the School of
BANQUET TO MR. SOONG
CHANG HSUEH LIANG AMONG GUESTS
-
Rove July 16.
Signor
standard. Provided certain con- other died. The latest child, Prin- Little Grimsby Hall, Louth, Lin-THE Italian Premier
Mussolini gave a banquet in
brother.
Marahal
ditions were observed, the gold ceas Atsuko, was born March 7, colnshire, H.B.M. Minister Pleni-honour of the Chinese Finance standard was the only one which 1931,
potentiary and Envoy Extraordia-Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong, in the could inspire confidence. But The heir presumptive is Prince nry to Peru, and of the late Mr. open-air park at Ostia, The guests included before there could be a return to Yasuhito Chichibu, the emperor's Beauclerk, of 47, Knightsbridge
Court, SW.
Chang Hsueh Liang. gold there must be safeguards
Signor Mussolini and Mr. Soong. against such defects which had
both made brief speeches "exchang- caused many nations, including
ing the compliments of their - tions. Eighty guests were present. Great Britain, to abandon the
including Signor Guide Jung, gold basis.
Italian Finance Minister.-eu-
Finally, there was the subject of the abnormal barriers to trade.
Local and General
One case of enterie was reported list of office-bearers in the various
Committees for the ensuing year.
In this connection he referred to on Friday... the control of the exchange now
ter.
Local
The group of students recently A meeting of the board of practised by about 40 countries. expelled from Japan, has establish trustees, of the Netherlands Boxer SUMMARY OF NEWS This, he pointed out, could not be ed an offica in the World Oveteas Indemnity Funds will be called in removed without a prior removal Chinese Union, 128 Reichow Road. the middle of this month in the of the causes which created them. Three representatives of the group capital. Mr. Shih Ying, Mayor of So for as tariffs tere concerned are to be sent to Peiping and Tien- Nanking, is the chairman of the
tsin to carry out anti-Japanese pro- board.
Mr. Upton Close, the well-known (and this is, of course, an inter-paganda there.
American authority on the Far eating point in view of Great
In view of the present business East contributes to-day the first of Britain's
The Post Office London Directory depression, Chinese cotton mills a series of articles, special to the It is true that here and there tariffs) there was no inconsistency December by appearing in a new call
recent adoption of will celebrate its 135th edition next in Shanghai and elsewhere will Daily Press, on the Racial conflict
a representative,conference in the Pacific.
Page 1. of the representatives of sixty-six there has been an improvement. between British policy and a and more convenient form. For in the next few days to consider a In the Epey Royal tournament nations in a World Economic Thus, if one may judge trade by desire for general tariff reduction, the frst time all London streets further reduction of working hours yesterday Club de Recreio elimi baving arrived, from Hamburg and Conference which is attempting the figures for employment, in British policy was not for the will be shown in one alphabetical It is understood that the Chinese nated the Police in sensational list with novel sectional maps. cotton, mills decided to suspend the manner at Happy Valley, after Ports of call Consignees of Cargo are to achieve the economic salvation Great Britain this year there has erection of prohibitive tariffs. hereby notified that their Goods are of the world." These words were been a change for the better. Creditor nations, he said, must
night shift in the near future and being 174 down before the tea ini. With a record of fifty gallons to reduce the working hours by 40 terval. The K.C.C. accounted for being landed and placed at their risk
Page 10. into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart written before the Conference The improvement in employment, realise that commercial debta per capita, the Kobe citizens are per cent. instead of 23 per cent. as the Bowling Green.
In the lawn bowls league com- and Godown Company's godowns at met; when hopes ran high that which has been recorded month could only be paid in goods and in need of water to meet the bent nt présent.
petition on Saturday Recreio lost Kowloon, whore Delivery may be
services and that, unless the the municipal water works authori
wuve now prevailing according to obtained as son sa the Goods are landed. something would be done. How by month since January last, was
The Anti-Civil War League, to the Bowling Green Club, who Optional Cargo will not be landed ever, the Conference is to ad continued at an accelerated rate nations were prepared to take ties.
The record for June 20 of formed by local Chinese public now head the table. Full results here, unless Notice has been given, 48 journ in ten days' time, with last month. At the end of that goods and services, they could not water consumption by the whole organisations, in again active, I earn
Page 2 In the two Water Polo matches heura prior to vessel's arrival, but carried little or nothing accomplished. period 372,000 more insured per expect to have these debts paid. of Kobe stood at about 38,500,000 an urgent telegram to the military played on Saturday the Varsity on from part
te port to the final port of
gallons showing an increase of leaders of Szechuen the League lost to Young Companion A.A. 30 call to which the option extacda. No colossus has stood astride the sons were employed. During the
These were some of the objec-12,100,000 gallons against the cor.requests them to cease their opera and Chinese Civil Servants beat No Claims will be admitted after the world and raised the recumbent last four months the number of tives of the Conference. They responding date last year. tions at once and present a united Chinese Bathing Club 6-0. Page 10. Goods have left the Godowns, and all
nations. Anxious and frightened registered unemployed has de- have not been achieved.
front azminat the Communist threat Goods remaining undelivered after the
"Sentimental
The Volunteers Aquatic sports politicians ате from the north; The League de Tuesday, 18th July, will be subject men, who know very little, their clined by 320,000 to a total of statesmen of the world know a going, their best to diesipate an clares in conclusion that if the have been fixed for August 11,
eyes being blinded by the storm,
2,582,879.
This total is still little more of other people's prob- Empire which you fought to main-warning is ignored, the whole eiation Bathing pavilion at Kennedy
The Chung Sing Benevolent Asso Goods are to be left in the Godowns, have made a few speeches and formidable, but it is encouraging lems, but they have come to the this," said Admiral of the Fleet nation will look upon the Szechuen Town, was opened yesterday by Mr.
to learn that the seasonal spring conclusion that the best course, Sir Roger Keves at a gathering of warlords as traitors to the country. Wong Kwong Tio. day, 17th July, at 10 am, by our they are going back to their war revival of trade has already lasted the wise and the only practical R.N.V.R Old Comrades at Olym Surreyor, Mesara. Goddard & Douglas.
two months longer this year than and businesslike course, is to look whether it will end with us when pleased to approve the provisional
“Some of us do wonder pia.
*His Majesty the King has beek it did last year. Indeed, in May after your own interests, and let we find a Geneva how anxious appointment of the Hon. Mr. C. How great have been the
politiciums appear to be to bring G. 6. Mackie to be temporarily an ravages of the depression in the of this year every important the devil take the reat!
branch of industry in Great
af out British disarmament while unofficial member of the Executive body of world-trade has been Britain was doing better in that
all other nations are busily arm-Council in the place of the Hon,
Sir William Shenton, who is tem Mr. V. W. Stapleton-Cotton, the porarily absent from the Colony. now President of the Tientsin The provisional appointment of the Rotary Club, formally took over the Hon. Mr. Paul Lauder to be from the retiring President (Mr, temporarily an unofficial member the Otto Sixt) at the lam closed meet of the Legislative Council has also
ing of the Club, and appointed bis been approved..
tc Bent
All broken, chafed, and damaged
where they will be examined on Mon
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulation, consignees muat bato a Revenue Officer in attendance
when damaged dut'able goods are
examined.
not, be recognized, potakneme
No:Konuradony will be affected.
eaten a few dinners, and now
rena.
The
it All Claims must reach us before the strikingly shown in the figures month than in many preceding eating it, as I told you?"
"Did you peel that ap before ing."
apple Tasrday, 1st August, 1988, or they will recently issued by the Economic
months.
"Yes, father." But, local improvement aport, peeling"
"What did you do with that the total value of world the main problem of restoring ate it after I finished trade for the first three months (Continued on next column),
apple.
Intelligence Department of the
League of Nations. These show
1991
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBBEN & OC
Hong Kar, 11th July, 193
"Agents.
Page 7.
It was because games brought out the natural wickedness of children and men that strict rules had to be made to control the behaviour of the players-Mr. Robert Lynd, m Governments were made to dissp- point people who are in too great a hurig-The British Premier,
Will "Pacts" prove the new way of spelling: Pezi-Dr. Cloudesley Brereton.
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