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SHIPPING NOTES AND NEWS

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Southern China Coastal Ports

C.N. SS. Hsin Peking leaving the French Bund at 5 p.m. for Ningpo. The to-day bound I-C.SN. ss. Sandviken is sailing from Hunt's Wharf at 5 p.m. to- bound for Swacow. Hong Hong day

Kong, and Canton.

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Shanghai, August 29. The Marine, Court at Hamburg, investigating the stranding of the motor liner Magdalena near Little Cmacao i February last, found that the casualty was due, in the first place, to the master contus- ing Punta Canon Light, with Willemstad Light, and secondly. to the over-estimate made of the distance from Little Curacao Hankow and Intermediate. Ports Light. If bearings of the light in

The I-C.S.N. s. Sulwo and the s.ght had been taken at the pro- per

C.N. a. Woosing are both sailing time, and the chart used

inter- carefully, the dangerous position to-night for Hankow and

mediate river ports of cal en "of the vessel would have been re-

alized; according to the particu-route. The ss. Sulwo, commanded lars of the standing

place and by Captain O. V. w. R. Basham, the indications of the automaticis salling from Hunt's Wharf at course recorder, the casualty could midnight. The ss. Woosung leaves probably have been avoided if a deviation to starboard had been made just before the stand- Ing. The vessel left Puerta Cabello on February 7 for Curacao, and went ashore the following day. It was not until May 29 that the vessel was refloated, and after being examined and tightened in Caracas Bay,

Willemstad. she left on June 16, accompanied by a salvage vessel, arriving at Hamburg on July 3.

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THE C.E.R.

Japanese Delegate to Tokyo Blames U.S. S. R.

Harbin, August 20.

In view of the great interest that is be.ng expressed by the general public over the suspension of the Tokyo Conference on the sale of the Soviet rights on the railway several correspondents of Harbin newspapers met the Man- churian delegates, headed by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ohashi, on their arrival by the 53. "Balkal Maru" at Dairen.

The reporters went out to the steamer on a special cutter, on which was also Mr. Kanki, Chlef of the Political Department of the Ministry who had an immediate talk with Mr. Ohashi on boarding the steamer. “As soon as the steamer arrived in port Mr. Kank! left immediately for Changchun while the Manchu delegates re- mained a full day in Dairen.

SEPTEMBER 6, 1934.

RELIGION AND

POLITICS

Dr. Robinson's Address

Special Air Mail Service)

Edinburgh, Aug 18.

Dr. Robinson, of Chicago, made a brief reference to the contro- versy between him and Dr White on the subject of the Church of WEN when be Scotland and preached this morning in St And- rew's Presbyterian Church, Frog- nal He prefaced his address by saying: 'I always remember that I am your guest, therefore I am here to make friends rather than to wound your feelings." He de- plored the spirit of nationalism, as he saw it developing, and the lionising of such dictators as Mus- sollal, Hitler, and Roosevelt to

ich a degrés that religion was taking a second place. Emphasis- ing that the General Assembly of the United States had announced Questioned' by the reporters as their support of all conscientious to what was likely to happen as objects to war, Dr Robinson re- regards relations between Man-marked: "I see the General As ehoukou and the U.S.3.R. in the sembly of Scotland have, on the near future, Mr. Ohshû sald: "I contrary, denounced pacifists and cannot for the present moment voted overwhelmingly against exactly say what may be expected them. which, in my judgment, in this direction, but I think that means that they have left a place to a very considerable degree this

for war in their theology." The depends upon the position taken subject of his address was "The up by the USSR.

Need for a New Religious Con- sclousness." ¡

Complete insincerity

CEMENT INDUSTRY

Action Necessary To" Check Reckless Expansion

Kobe, Aug. 27.

"Up to the present, the USSR.. in the persons of its represent- atives at the Manchurian-Soviet Conference in Tokyo, have shown complete" insincerity, even to the clear intention of making use of the negotiations for some other purpose. In my opinion further negotiations with the USSR. on the question of the sale of the

The view has steadily gained Boviet rights on the railway are ground in trade circles in favour of senseless, unless, of course, the the adoption of a permit system DAS.R. shows some sincerity in for the cement industry. In order its relations In the future. Judging to halt the reckless expansion of by the manner in which the re-mills, such legislative action is im- presentatives of the USSR., have perative, It is argued. conducted themselves up to the present it is not possible to expect Soviet sincerity.

With restrictions in the South Seas and other markets, in ari dition to the establishment of cement companies in Manchukuo, the future of the cement trade is not very promising. This notwith. standing, observing 57 per cent. curtallment of production on the one hand, the Onoda, the "Olta and other companies are busy expand- ing their mills on the other.

Departures for River Ports

"From this you see", continued The CN. 3. Wachang, sails at 3. am. from the French Bund to-Mr. Ohashi, that the rumours, night for Hankow and intermedi- which have reached me here, of ate ports. The L.-C.S.N. so. Kutwo the alleged possibility of the re- will sati

from Hunt's Wharf at turn of the delegates to Tokyo is midnight on Monday.

absolutely false. If I go to Tokyo then it will be for my personal business or on business for which Boats for Southern Ports

the Government find it necessary The L-C.SN. ss. Chaksang sails to send me, but in any case no

As the position is very threaten- at 3 p.m. to-day from Hunt's for the purpose of continuing re-ing, in consultation with the Ad- Wharf for Swatów, Hong Kong, sultless negotiations.

visary Board of the Industrial and Canton. To-morrow the C.N. "At the same time I do not see Rationalisation Bureau, the De- 65, Taming will leave at daylight how these negotiatiofis may be partment of Commerce and Indus- from the French Bund for Amoy, | resumed in Changchun of Harbin. try some time ago addressed a I, and the other delegates, propose warning to the Cement Rengokai, Hong Kong, and Canton

Collision At Creek Entrance

from the French Bund at 3 aim. At 11.30 am. on Thursday, a To-morrow night the I.-C.S.N, as. | loaded brick boat was collided in- not

to by an empty stone boat. The Slangvo and the C.N. ss. Bhuntlen will be despatched for up-river accident occurred at the Boochow ports. The former will leave from Creek entrance. As the stone bost Old Ningpo Wharf at midnight; was coming out of the creek she the latter will sail from the French fouled the overhang stern of the Bund at 3 a.m.

brick boat. The damage to the latter was later estimated at $20.

Ss. Benrinnes Leaves Singapore

Information has been received from Messrs. Gibb, Livingstone & Co.. the Shanghai. agents of the

Departures for Northern Ports The I-CBN. ss. Tingsang sails from Old Ningpo Wharf at 5. 8.m. to-day for Weihaiwe, Chefon, and Tientsin. The C.N. "Sinklang and the I-CB.N. 88. Fooshing are both sailing this afternoon for Tsingtao. The 85, Singklang is leaving from Wätuing Wher

Ben Line, that the ss. Benrinnes et 4 p.m.; the ss. Fooshing is all left Sngapore on August 26 and ng from boy 8 at 5 pm

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to pay a visit to Harbin, but in The Department emphasised the PRICE OF SILVER THE "SADKO”

after

an account of the non-success of our negotiations with the Soviet representatives.".

connection with other plans.

need for a suspension of expan- Of course all this will be decided

sion schemes," a lowering of market our arrival in Changchun prices and control of outsiders. and, after our report to the Cov-The Asano and 14 others members ernment, to whom we must give

advised the Rengokal of their in- tention to act according to this Government warning. But the Onoda and the Ofta companies are reluctant to stop their extension schemes immediately and ask for one year's grace. Hence the sug gestion that the

Government

A question being put to Mr. Ohashi as to what was the general opinion of people in Japan re- garding the rupture of negotia- tions, he replied:

Do not Want War "The Nippon people are peace- fully inclined and do not want war, but in watching the situation at present created. naturally anxiety 13 appearing, sa affairs in Manchoukuo, the neighbouring free.

adopts a permit system.

An Artificial

Raising"

(Special Air Mail Service).

London, August 18.

RAISED

To Make Trip This. Winter

Archangel, July 26.

The icebreaker "Badko," which In a letter to the editor of the was raised from the depth of 22 Times," Mr. C. W. Gulebaud metres by the Soviet Salvaging саул

Expedition in 1933, after having te- Sir-A paragraph in your lasuemained on the bottom of the sea of to-day's data points an for 18 years, will start in the near illuminating moral for those ad future on her new Arctic cruise. vocates in England of a higher Having undergone "capital' repairs, The Melli Confectionery Com- price for allver on the ground that "Badko" will sail for Kamenev Island to bring there a relief for

JAPANESE CHOCOLATE" FOR MANGHUKUANS

due at Shanghai on September Passenger, tender will be despatchélod, and Tientsin The CN. churian delegates, used every end establish a branch factory in Muk. Far East Your Shanghai Cor icebreaker will call at Dickson

Mv. Tiisadane Sails To-morrow

The JCJL my. Thisadanc will sail from Holt's Wharf at 10 am, to-marrow bound for Amoy, Hong Kong, Manila, Macassar Bali, Soerabala, and Java.

Lightning Strike British Ship The story of a thrilling escape a Whitby mister fishing vessel in a thunderstorm was related re- cently by the crew, all six of whom received a shock when the vessel was struck by lightning. Const- derable damage was done to the bedsel, which lent Utimsby m charge of the skipper, Captain J. R. Starr. The skipper said that

ched from the Customs. Jetty to the is. Fooshing at 4 p.m. To- morrow the CN. ss. Nanning will leave from the French Bund'at 2 pm, bodiä för the three north- ern ports, Wefnafwel; Chefoo. and Tientsia

défi. Construction will be com

Vessels Salling Northwards Tsingtao, Welhalwei, Chefco, and Tientsin, are the four north- ern ports of call of the CN. 88. Shengking which salls from the French Bund at zoon to-day. The C.N. ss. Sunning sails from Wa tung Wharf at 4 pm. to-day for Tsingtao. To-morrow the I-CAN. Empire, are worrying everyone pany connected with the Meiff & rise in the price of silver will ss. Fausang will leave Old Ningpo considerably. The Nippon people Sugar Company has decided to stimulate British exports to the the wintering party Later the Wharf at 7 am for Welha wel, have Been how we, the "Man-

respondent says: “Meanwhile the Island and at different parts of 55. Team will 5241, at daylight to cavour to reach a favourable re-leted within the year. Similar rise in silver tends to reduce the Novaya Zemlya. morrow for Dairen and Newchang.sult in the fourteen months negotia

exports of China and accentuate The expedition aboard "Sadko ” tions. In Nippon, where all in schemes are being pushed

the adverse balance which has will engage in the study of the formation regarding the Con-several other Japanese concerns been a feature of her trade banhydrological and ice conditions of ference was given out in detail, it including the Morinaga Company, lance during the past six years" the Shokalsky Strait, and carry out Shamrock L. Sir Thomas Lip is well known that we followed a which has recently built a factory Surely this is exactly what one hydrological observations through- ton's yacht that raced was beaten sincere path having a real desire in Shanghai. It is expected that would expect; and given these out the cruise. Mr. Yole, Assis- to buy the share of the railway the competition between Japanese gult, it is not easy to see how which belongs to the U.S.S.R. and other foreign goods will grow a cause which contracta Chinese tant Head of the Board of the in the Indian Ocean between Sey-mediation project of the Minister

"But, when 'even the unblasted | teener in the near future.

exports can expand Chinese im- Northern Sea Route, has been ap

pointed Head of the "Sadko" ex- chelles ond Madagascar. She was of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hirots, not known as Shamrock 1. but as was not accepted by the Soviet re- CEYLON CEMENT QUOTAS

pedition. the Noddeskallen, the name given presentatives, all came

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The End of Shamrock I

for the America's Cup in 1899”, has

ended her days on a reef at the Farquhar Islands, a lonely group

to our

French Lald Up Tonnage On June 1 there were 358 French vessels, of 797,160 tona gross, hald up in French and Algerian ports, compared with 366 vesels of 835, 923 tons on April 15, and 369 ves-

to her by Mr. Kay Eibo, a Danish point of view, that it was useless In three months there has thus Thomas Lipton. He left Copen sels, of 867.469 tons, on March 1.

scientist, who bought her from Bir to carry on further, negotiations. been a reduction of about 70,000 hagen on May 28, 1931, on a scien- tons but this was due to the sale of vessels

tific cruise, mostly in Pacific war for breaking up, in ters. When heading from Ball for Particular some belonging to the Mombassa the vessel met a cy- Compagnie Generale Tratisatian clone, in which one mist was broken when passing Cleeness buoy, tique rather than to the recomand Mr. Ebo and his one compan lightning struck the wireless aerial dating of vessels. In the person reached Keeling almost dead and mast. It wrecked the wire 10 April 15 to June 1 the num with fatigue. They rigged a jury ber of liners laid up declined by must of maboo, and again set out lace apparatus, damaged the wheelhouse, but the compass out two and of passenger cargo ves

for Mombassa. Again a storm: of order, and blew out the glass sels by Ave.

arose, and the vessel went ashore on a reet at Farquhar talands, The two men got into their lifeboat and managed to Seychelles, 9.30

of the mast head light. Captain Storr also said that the lighting

set was damaged and they had to use patatan lights. Members of the crew were fortunate to escape Injury Repairs are now being carried out before the vessel leaves for Whitby.

ss. Trollus - Balls To-day

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porta.

months ago much importance was In your Silver Number of some

attached by some contributors to

Sadko" was built in 1912 in Newcastle (England). Her length Following, its action against rot- an apparent. correlation, in the 13 76.2 metres, width 11.3 metres, ton and rayon goods the Govern- past between a rise in the gold her draught when fully loaded is ment of Ceylon is now considering price of silver and a growth of ex-20 feet, and her engines dévelop the adoption of a quota system for ports of Lancashire entton goods 3,500 HP. cement imports, according to a re- to China. The argument ignored Tass Mail fort received by the Foreign Office the fact that, when gold prices in from Mr. Kuroki, Acting Consul in general were rising with booming | $1,000,000 FOR NEW YORK Columbo. Last year Japan or trade, the gold price of allvér rose cupied first place, obtaining aalo; but the expansion of tag- The Dollar liner as President share of $10,000 tons out of the land's exports to China was then Taft, which arrived at buoys 12 920,000 tons total the British share the consequence of the large con- and 18 yesterday morning, is tail- 25. Prezident Jefferson being, only 270,000 tons. It is fear sumption of higher gold prices of ing to-day for New Zork via Ja The Dollar liner as President ed that the quota system wil China/s export bredtice to England paheke, Pacific Coast, and Panama, Jefferson, from Hong Kong and seriously affect Japan's trade,

and other European markets, An soudcial raising of Liver is fun and the lab tender from the Cus- porta. She is sailing at 12.45 am, Manila, is due at the Customs 16-

more likely to damage than to toms Jetty p.m.

First Austelan Merchant Vessel According to a Havas message from Rome yesterday, the 63 Vienna, the first Austrian Merchant vessel, to be launched, holsted its flag at Ancona.

The Shie Funnel liner så Trolias PAL age leve peach, Beyonce, wer bilbys 16 and 17 at 330 small the test day, Tuesday for benefit British trade with "Onina. Jos de loves part 1145 m

is saling to-day at noon for Casa blance, London, Rotterdam, Ham- burg and Bull vié Par Eastern ports.

collected in three years-cinema- tograph pictures, precious stones, corals, marine specimens, and ob servations.

the vessel with passengers, mall, and baggage, will arrive at the Customs Jetty at about 10.30 am The ss, Fieldent Jefferson: Win

America, via panese ports she scheduled to sall at 145 am. The last tender to the vessel will lex'ye from the Custom. Unity at 145 am.

Yours faithfully,

GUILLEBAUD

St. John's College, Cambridge,

In a fill plasenger list and ina for America. It is understood that $1,000,000 Año being sent to New York by the steamer.