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CHANGES AT SINGAPORE

JOHNSTON'S PIER

* DISMENTLED

SINGAPORE, July 21 Ckl Johnston's Pier is almost ju,

For more than three weeks past the brokers have been busy tak- ing down the superstructure of the pier, and now all that is left is the platform, and the old covered stops just a rain which seems to be striving to hide itself in the sea from the supercilious superiority of the magnificent gonerate structure Which has replaced its

Thus passes landmark of the waterfront familiar to Singapon for more than eighty years

AGA KHAN ON A "GREAT TRADE

Fast

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1933

BRITISH COAL INDUSTRY

DECLINE IN PRODUCTION IN 1932

80 MILLION NEW

LONDON, July 4... CUSTOMERS

The fact that the British coal in dustry had a bad year in 1939, in British business men in Moslem up, was revealed by Mr. E. Brown

opportunities

awaiting spite of many efforts to bolster it countries were outlined by HH,when he made his considerable the Prince Aga Khan in an dress at the House of Commons to House of Commons on Thursday, ad speech as Secretary for Mines in the peers, M.P.3 and delegates to the and won very general applause from Economic Conference.

review of the conditions and proa mining members for his exhaustive pects of the industry.

Ha declared that the Moslems of North-Western India could become a great-head for further trade de velopment, economic improvement and healthy peaceful commercial rivalry both for the manufacturer of this country and for the pro- ducers of the whole of India as far as Burma.

low:

level.

his fallen off

SOVIET RAILWAYS

SYSTEM UNDER SINGLE. MANAGEMENT

Moscow, July 19. A decree of the Council of Peos ple's Commissaries and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R., published over the signatures of M. Molotov and M. tion of the railway transport sys Stalin, provides for the consolida tem of the U.S.S.B. under a single sponsibility of the departmental management, an increase in the re heads, and the abolition of func by releasing a large number of en- tional departments and posts. there. gineers, technicians and economists for active work at stations and de pots. The purpose of this deeree the work of the railway transport is to remedy numerous defects" in

Bystem,

+

Pruduction had declined, be asid, though in this matter experience throughout the world had been the same. At the same time, the per caput output had risen to a very It speaks well for the builders of

high figure, and wages had remain Johnston's pier that when the

ed stationary. breakers enine along they had very

According to the decree, appoint Unemployment was New and cheap forms of com very heavy, over 30 per cent., and

ments to leading posts on the rail little difficulty in taking it downmunications bad revolutionised the tho

ways shall be made on the basis of number employed in piece by piece so far as the apper outlook on the geographical and industry

the works were concerned. It was well economical importance of the un-cord

examinations to be conducted "by hasl reached & re- built and well preserveds

spcoin conmissions. Higher wages developed lands of Islam.

Exports had will be guaranteed to workers, en- by so much as in other countries. Fineers and technicians directly

though not Recent trading agreements had en- engaged in work on deavoured to bring back the volume railway lines, and an improvement the various of export and were the best alter-is to be mate in the system of native to that international agree progressive premium payments and 400ment which had so far proved the wage funds for engineers and

elusive

technical personnel. Wage Agreement. Mr. Brown went on to admit that the Government's effort to secure wages, after the present agreements ing. He then read a letter which he had just sent to the Secretary of that exhaustive inquiries showed the Miners Federation, reporting that the colliery owners had no in- any district so long as present cir- tention of reducing

wages eumstances

The First Chamber of Commerce, i World depression, which had The Story of Johnston has been shown the insufficiency of markets dok more than one in recent for west and east alike, would lead mnths, but it will bear a brief re-every manufacturing country, to elling, perhaps. A.L." was, one turn its eyes to the new world of of the stalwarts of the Singapore of Islam, which again, after Balles own day. He was one of years, took its place in the great the first merchants in the settle. markets of the world. ment, and had a godown on Boat

Friendly Relations. Quay at a time when Boat Quay ex-

Political and territorial adjust

7

Beyond this, the decree provides for the organization of political departments on the railway and the immediate introduction

of firm

LONDON EXCHANGE

RATES

(UNITISH WADKLESS PËRVICE.} Paris

83, 18139.

4:07)

490

-17,201

8:30

63 9/16 (1)

14,08

19.371- $8.40 19.00

112- 9281 40-1/39

110

5871 565

New York Brussels Montresi Geneva Amsterdam Atlan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon Athens Bucharest. Belgrade

Rio Montevideo Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai

- Hong Kong

Yokohama ***** Silver (Spot) Silver (Forward)

245

(Miased), 34 nom. 40 official 1/60/6 1/34 1/53/16 1/229/39-(1) 18 1/16 183/18

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“MILLIONAIRE AMATEUR RIDER ENGAGED (Special Air-Mail Service)

LONDON. July 11. Mr. G. H. ("Pate") Bostwick, rider, well known in England, has anmouxed his engagement to Miss Laura Curtis, of Long Island.

The wedding is expected to take place shortly. ...

Bended only as far as Elgin Bridgements that followed the war had some gurantee of future stability of labour discipline on the railways the millionaire "American amateur site and had quite recently been repire in a peculiarly advantageous expired on July 8, had been unavail-through a disciplinary statute.

placed" Great Britain and her Em

in

elaine fran the swamps,

A. L. Johnston and Co. was the As Earpen business firm Singapore, and its founder was the printe mover in the formation of Phe Chamia of Commerce at time when the trade of the port was just beginning to develop.

Tariffs.

FL

The familiar scene of Singapore was restly different in Johnston's day. He lived in a compound house which stood on the riverside, on the it which is now occupied by the Chartered Bank.

position to benefit to the full from thess developments.

Soviet Republic had not so far. The new Communist Socialist shaped an industrial and econo- ously compete with the export trade mic system by which it could seri- of a highly organised and experi- enced commercial commimity such as existed in Great Britain.

Great Britain had to-day, very friendly relations with all Arab lands.

in

miners in any district felt any un- continued. If the ensiness, he added, they should ap- proach the district colliery owners and, no doubt they would receive a antisfactory reply:

There were no serious political differences

This arrangement, admittedly, did with Persia In 1836 there was a proposal for Afghanistan. Of the 80,000,000 of national settlement of wages, but and not meet the miners demands for the imposition of certain impont Indian Moslems, a large propor- the fact was that there was duties on goods coming into the tion was found on the borders of plete deadlock

com- port of Singapore. It was the first those very States, and thus cam: The men contended that the absence on the question. time that the monster Tariffs had within the geographical limits of of a national settlement was dan reared its unlovely head in Singa. the solid Moslem economic block. *pore'eunmercial eireles, and there

Learning Languages.

gerous, the colliery owners that a was vigorous opposition from the

Might it not be possible,

national settlement was an inevit- merchant It was beaded by John-Aga Khan asked, for at least some All that the Government could do thaule prelude to national strike. ston, and it was out of that opposi- of the younger English people to was to work out tion that the Chamber of Commerce learn Persian, Arabic or Urdu to voluntary agreement to promote some form of stimulate the mental and spiritus! Johnston retired in the forties to West, and to enable full advantage understandings between East and his heuneland, Scotland, and livell there until 1950, when he died. to be taken of commercial possi- Tow years later the pier was erectilities

was born..

The supply of commercial travel-

od off Collyer Quay and named aflers suited to the conditions of to ter him to perpetuate his memory day in. Moslem lands had been in the land of ly adoption. Singa neglected so far, he said. If Bri- pore Free Press.

WHITE SEA-BALTIC CANAL

LENINGRAD. July a

peace.

tain was to take full advantage of the potentialities of trade with Hats Of Islam this must be remediedi.

kilometer waterway was traversed

The Soviet steamer Sebastopolin 32 hours, including stoppages. has safely navigated the entire The Sebastopol had an hoard the length of the newly opened canal Sovie, commission which officially linking the Baltic with the White took over the waterway on behalf Sen in excellent time. The 227 of the government.

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" HONG KONG

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at '70 Feet Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

BOOK,, Hong Koss

NEW FRENCH CANAL

BAY OF BISCAY TO THE MEDITERRANEAN,

An announcement that

·

the

French Government is proposing Biscay to the Gulf of Lyons, with to build a canal from the Bay of the result that the value of Gib

raltar would be lessened, is made by the Italian En Stampa.

The proposed canal is to run from Arcachon, on the Bay of of Lyons, thus Biscay, to Narbonne, on the Gulf journey from Brest to Toulon by

shortening the. 1,800 miles.

NOTICE TO CONEJONEES. OCEAN STRAM SHIP CO. LTD AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00., LTD..

CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Varmo?

AENEAS"

FROM UNITED KINGDOM

VIA SINGAPORE.

SILVER LINE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEUS,

4

Fox NEW YORK

HE, Motor Vessel

THE

SILVERTEAK”

having arrived from the above Port on 25th instant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are

are bereby notified that their Cargobing landed at their risk into the will be discharged into

Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Holt'sWharf-and Godown Company, Limited, Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie a Kowloon, and stored at Consignees cias Consignos risk and rubfoot to Terms and expense. sad Conditions of Storage at Bolt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for

All broken, shafed, and damaged Goous Delivery from Godowa on and after they will be staminad on Tuesday, are to be left in the Godowns, where 4th July.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here unless Notion but been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from: port to part to the final port of call to which the option extends.

"All broken; chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tussdays sad Fridays between the hours of 10.45-.. and Noom within the Tree Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered. after, the Sist July, will be subject to Bent

"All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned ăn, cri before the fath Ang, 1933 or they will not be recognised.

No Fim Inaaraics will be effected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIR);

Agents. 24th July, 1933-

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CONSIGNEES - NOTICE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

FROM, LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, AND STRAITS.

Mr. Bostwick is considered to be The Breamshippi the best gentleman jockey in Ame rica. He rods "in the Grand Na tional at Aintree this year.

BENMOHR. CONSIGNEES Goods are being NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby. landed at their risk into the hazardous CONSIGNEE NOTICES. Hore KONG AND KOWLOOK WHALF AND and/or extra hazardous Godawns of the Godown Coxrant, læs.; "whenos and/or from the wherres Delivery may be obtained.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL. STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STAKE" BANCHI.” ARRIVED HONG KONG OF 26TH JULY, 1933.

The canal, 279 miles in length depth of forty feet, and will be FaoN ANTWERP,LONDON,GIBRAL- and 110 yards wide, will have n

to pass.

large enough for two battleships The cost is placed at £64,000,000,

News and Views *

the house was

The lady of reading little bits out of the news paper to her husband, who endeavouring to concentrate on his

own paper.

дав

"It says in this paper," she said,

men is hats." that the cause of premature bald "Yes," mapped her busband, "woman's bata."

Double Patriotism.

Co-operative Intellectuality.

Among the less well-known of the busy bodies born of the League of Nations is "The International In stitute of Intellectual Co-opera tion," which communicated to the Economic Conference & pamphlet criticising the fiscal policy of Great Britain, as being of a selfish tendency. One might have known from its name that it would do things like that.

TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, · PORT SAID ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

"

No Claims will be admitted after the Goode hare left the Godowne, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 28th July, will be subject to Rent

All Claims against the Stommer masi be presented to the Undersigned on before the 11th Aug, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, akafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 37th July, at 10 x by Messrs. Goddard, a Dongisa.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Warehouse Regulations consignees

named Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed At Tak Rink in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany's Godowns at Kowboa, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be, landed hers unless instructions have been given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Stemmer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to Rent.

."

No Fire Insurance will be effected by in any case whatever.

Godowes for examination by the Con Damaged Packages must be left in the

Masses, GODDARD & Douglas, at 10 am signees, and the Company's Surveyor. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the

Whenever any body (or anybody, for that matter) openly claims to The love of Fong Eng, owner o be specially intellectual," "intel-Free Storage period. a chop.auey restaurant, New York, ligent," or "uplifting," it is in- for his adopted U.S.A. led him variably priggish, or even impertin-it is unconsary for a Ravenue Officer to Consignees are specially notified that fy the Stars and Stripes above his ent.. doorway at the feast of the Comasserting, that "a little learning" damaged dutisble cargo,

Pope may be right in be present at the examination to ing of the Great Dragon. Next is dangerous, but an assumption of day he was arrested. He had co-operative intellectuality widens been flying the flag upside down the danger zone to an alarming In violation of the U.S. Penal degree. Code. "We Chinsbe read back- wards. We do not consider it disgrace," he explained to the ma gistrate. Hi explanation was Be- cepted

“Picked Up On Board."

8

When Ceylon students go to Eng land to continue their studies their fluency in English is regarded with surprise by some of the English people they meet says contemporary,

Largest Map in the World.

What is said to be the largest map in the world is placing, fore visitors to the Chicago Cen- tury of Progress" Exposition the geographical details of Canada. It forms a spectacular background measures 30 fest by 130 feet and for models of ships and trains, mounted game animals and repre sentative products of the Dominion. a Ceylon, The map was painted by Gordon

Hammond, scenic artist, and corps of assistants, the work be- ing completed here in ten days on a scale of about two miles to the inch, It is the joint showing of the Canadian Government, the Canadian National Railwayɛ and the Ocradian Pacific Railway. The finished work contains nearly 500 square yarde of cotton on which 75 foundation for 150 pounds of pounds of whitening was used ́as mineral colour.

A prize reply was given by a Ceylon student to an English girl friend who complimented him on his excellent English and wished to know where he learnt it.

"Oh," he said off-handedly, picked it up on board the steamer"

:

Japanese Competition,

A correspondent to a Calcuttaa newspaper writes: A great deal has been said and written regard. ing competition by Japanese cottoni Daapt. Scott's Boo for the. Aretic. goods, but we wonder if the full Mr. Peter Scott son of Capt. extent of competition in other lines Scott, the explorer, was one of s is appreciated: The following are party of eighteen Oxford ana the retail prices of Japanese goods - Cambridge undergraduates who re purchased yesterday at various cantly left Newcastle on an Arctic abops in the bazaar, and we think expedition. They are going to the it will be realized that no protec, frozen wastes of Northern Spitz tive duty will succeed in shutting bergen embracing the New Fries out articles which are retailed at land ice cap, which has never be these rates.

fore been fully explored, and was Tooth Brush, unwrapped † anaonly once been orosasd by a rescue Tooth Brush, in carton Shaving Brush

party many years ago. Ma

The party left the Tyne for Ber gea, in the motor-ship. Venus, and expect to be away from England. until October. Many important geological, are expected to be made discoveries, both topographical and which 30 per cent, import duty hased by the Oxford University Ex! The expedition has been organis been paid.

of the Royal Society and the Royal ploration, Club, with the assistangs Geographical Society. It is under the leadership of Mr. Alexander Glen, an Oxford undergraduate.,

Box of 3 tablets Toilet:

Soap

Baby's Feeding Boltie

complete

These are all well finished and attractively presented articles on

To be able to sell an article for half an anna after paying 30 per cont import duty is indeed com petition with a vengence.

be presented to the Undersigned on or All Claims against the Bteamer, mast before 15th August, 1988, or they will not be recognized

Goods have left the Godown..

To comply with the General Bonded

dance when damaged dutiable goods must have a Ravenne Officer in atten are examined.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigued by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.

Agents.

Hong Kong, 21st July, 1933

11015

"People Who Matter"

PEOPLE WHO

MATTER, to

to the

advertiser are the. people who can afford to buy his goods. Most of

these people buy and read the

No Claims will be admitted after the Hong Kong Daily Press, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co., Hong Kong, 26th July, 1833.

Agenta

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NORDDEUTSCHER

BREMENI

NORD

DELISCHER

LLOYD

PREMEN

at August at 10 am.

15 Days of the Vessel's arrival here, All Claims must be presented within after which data they cannot be re Dognized.

Goods have left the findows, and, sii No Claims will be waitted after the Goods remainreg andelivered after the 2nd August will be subinat to Rent..

by

No Fire Insurance has been foute 1. Bills of Lading will be countäraignel FURNESS (FAR MANU), LTD., Snd Floor, King's Hailding. Connaught Roa!.

Dial 93185.

(1027

Hong Kong, 28th July, 199).

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. THE Steamship

SEXPORTER"

HAVING ARRIVED from ANT

Ex "COWDEN LAW" WERP, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are befag, landed and placed at their risk into the hazardens and/or extra Lasardous Godowns of the Hong Kong sad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, where delivery can to obtained as soon sa the goods are landed.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and ail Goods remaining undelivered after the 1st August; 1938, at 4 subject to Kent.

p will be where they will be examined by Goods are to be left in the Godowns, All breken, chafed and damaged Mars Goddard & Douglas on the 31st July, 1933, at 10a.m.

be presented to the Undersigned within All Claims against the Vessel ranat Ten days of the Ship's arrival, or they will not be recognized.

No Firs Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned WALLEM & CO,

by

Hong Kong, 25th July, 1933.

Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street.

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HAMBURG ALLERIKA LINIE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES { HE Motor Vessel

Ports of call, Conngness of Cargo are having arrived, from Hamburg and

FRIESLAND"

being landed and placed at their risk barely notified that their Goods are into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godox Company's godowns at Kowloon, where Delivery may be obtained as soon as the Goods are landet. Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option exterdr

No Claixas will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Cloods remaining undelivered after the Monday, 31st July, will be subject te Rent.

."

All broken, chafed, and damaged * Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Satur day, 29th July, at 10 am. by our Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Danglas, To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must hare. Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

"All Claims must reach us before the Saturday, 19th August, 1933, or they will not be recognized,

No Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be pruntersigned af

JEBBEN & CO..

Agenta.

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