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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1934.

GRAIN CARRIERS

New Dangers From Overloaded Ships

At long last the British authori- tles seem to be getting some assta-. tance from outside in their strug gle to maintain 2 satisfactory standard of safety in grain-carry. ing ships, both as regards over- loading and also the fitting of proper boards to prevent the cargo shifting and capsizing the ship.

ACTIVITY AT

“ዳ GENEVA

League Assembly Meeting

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dal

-Press" (Copyrighë.}]"

"Cheneva, Nov. 19. Although the extraordinary sea- sion of the League of Nations The maximum penalty before a Council has been postponed, great court of summary jurisdiction be activity prevailed at the League ing £100 and the money saved by on Monday, as the scheduled breaking the regulations on a

times for the extraordinary meet single voyage betig often eight or

ing of the League Assembly and ten times that amount, it is not

the session of the Bureau of the Surprising that unscrupulous ship-Arms Conference have been masters, mostly Italian and Greek,

re:

оп

League

tained. The League Assembly wit have not hesitated to break the

concern itself exclusively with the law and have paid the fine cheer-

Chaco war and pass the report fully enough. But one recently re- submitted by the committee ceived a nasty surprise. for the Sunday as already announced by shipper had thought the matter | Trunsaccan.

M. Laval is expected over and decided that if an accid-

on Tuesday noon and the Yugos- ent happened he would lose the in-

lavian Foreign

Minister, Jeftitch surance on his cargo. So when

"on Monday night. The this ship arrived at a Black Sea Assembly intends to part and her captain reported to presentative of a South American the charters that she was ready

State as chairman. to load. they refused to accept her on the ground that she had no shifting boards. They had to be bought and fitted in a hurry at famine prices and six days were

wasted,

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LATE CARDINAL

GASPARRI

Heavy Loss To The Church

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Prem" (Copyright).]

Rome, Nov. 19. The late Cardinal Gasparri's study has been sealed by order of the Pope in accordance with the tradi tonal custom of the death of a high vatican dignitary for the purpose of being assured of the retention of the most valuable do- cuments for the archives of the Holy See. It is generally belleved that Gasparri left. Important polit ical and ecclesiastical testament.

The passing of the former Car- dinal State-Secretary is deeply mourned by the Pope as a heavy The Holy Fa- loss to the Church. ther have instructed the Papal master of ceremonies, Respighi, to arrange for the funeral of solem- nity betting the great esteem en- Joyed by the late Cardinal who pas- sessed the highest Italian order conferred after the signature of the the Lateran Treaties. Gasparri was also a member of the Italian the Academy. After the obsequies at Rome, Gaspari's mortal remains will be conveyed, to his native vill- age at Assita in the province of Umbria where he will find his last resting place- Transocean Kuo Min.

M. Laval's presence is explained here by French delegate personally to conduct questions arising out of the Mar- Bellies assassinations when brought The shipowners wanted the before the

League of Nations charterers to pay for these but Council. By Monday night most they stubbornly refused, saying of the prominent men will have that a ship which required shifting arrived, including Mr. Eden of boards for the carriage of grain England, M. Litÿloff, of Russia, was not ready to receive it unless Potemkins, the Soviet Ambassador they were fitted. The matter was

to Paris, Mr. Henderson, the pre- taken to arbitration and decided in

sident of the Arms Conference, favour of the charterers, so that

and Benes and Jeftitich---- there is every hope that full publi- Transocean Kuo Min. city will be given to the matter and that foreign shipmasters will be deterred from running the risk.

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GROWTH OF CIVIL FLYING SERVICES

IN CHINA

The development of aviation in China is a subject on which wa hear many vague references, but rarely anything really concrete.. That so vast and undeveloped a country, must derive great benefits from the proper organisation of air services is apparent, but we have heard little about how these services are being provided, or of what has been and is being done to put Chiis on the air map of the world. '''

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Recent discussion of the possibil-pany from loss during the ploneer- ity of an extension of the Imperizing period of the first year. service from Malaya to Hong Kong in the not so distant future give us in Malaya rather more of a per- sonal interest in aviation affairs in China A Hong Kong service from here would inevitably be followed by the linking up to Hong Kong of China's internal services, and there would be a network of air services through the orient which could only be of benefit to all concerned.

Later in 1933, on Oct. 24, the Shanghal-Canton line to the South was established. This line, just short of 1,000 miles in length, ser- ves the entire coast from the Yang- tse. Delta to the Pearl river, with over 1-00 million people. On Nov. 11, 1933, the Chungking-Chengtu line

thereby WR inaugurated. making Chengtu the capital of the most western and one of the rich- est provinces in China, within easy access of Shanghai."

Mr. Dal goes on to describe the

"We make no apology, therefore, for presenting something of the story of the civil aviation of China during the past five years, as told in the People's Tribune, a Shang-machines in use. Here the Ameri- hai publication, by Dai Enki, ma aging director of the China Air Navigation Company, which con-

trois most of the internal services.

It la a remarkable story of achievement. China is a land of vast distances but poor communi- cations, and journeys which under the old conditions used to take days of weary travelling are now covered in a few hours in the air. The most notable curtailment of

can influence in the Far East is evident, from the fact that the fleet are of having amphibians, with a crew of two and capacity for four passengers, with a crufting speed of 90 miles an hour. Only on the Shanghai-Canton line are larger craft used-Douglas Dolphin amphibians which can carry eight passengers and cruise at 150 miles ,an hour.

"The corporation takes

the

[Special to the "Hong Koog Daily journey time will be that between greatest pride in the type of men

Fress" (Copyright)}..

- Moscow, Nov, 19. The first coal quefaction plant has just started working at Keme- rowo. The works consist of two byrogenation retorts estimated to convert 100,000 tons of coal

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RADIO STATION "WAR"

Meaningless Noises early.

For Listeners

Special to the "Hong Kong Daly,

Press" (Copyright).]

Koenigsberg, Nov. 19.

JEWISH EXODUS FROM -

POLAND

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[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Pres" (Copyright)]

A veritable war on the ether is

Warsaw, Nov. 19, now going on between two secret

Over half a million Jews have and unauthorised radio broadcast- ing stations operating in the emigrated from Poland since the Memel territory. As reported by resuscitation of the Polish State, Transacean on November 16, one announced the Director of Jewish of these attempted some time ago Emigration Society when lecturing to ram the powerful Koenigsberg on Sunday under the auspices of transmitter. At the end of last the Polish Minorities Institute of week a -counter rammer began Warsaw. 65,000 of these emigrants operations, also from the Memel went to Palestine but as the pos- territory, the objective being to albulties of further emigration are Kovno transmitter very restricted in Poland, the Jew- silence the Towards 7 o'clock, every evening ish problem appears insoluble. The the following text is sent out in representative of the Polish Home morse which is easily picked up Ministry considered the figure too low because the official records ac- in the East of Prussia, "here is Hunke. Punke. As we cannot any counted for the exit was about.35,- longer get disturbance free from 000 Jews yearly which just balances the reception because the secret the natural increase so that the Lithuanian Station in Memel har-number of Jews in Poland is not bour purposely interferes, we are increasing, and the proportion to

the non-jews Is consequently decreas sending out this now on Kovno's wavelength." The new ing rammer pours out: meaningless Transocean, Kan Mis... · noises the whole evening whereby the Kovno programme is comple- tely disturbed.............. Transaceon Kuo Vin

FRANCO-GERMAN TRADE TREATY

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press (Copyright).1

Paris, Nov. 19.

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The negotiatiors for a Franco- German trade treaty began here on Monday, the Minister of Trade M Marchandeau taking the chair.

Chungking to Yunnan, which at present takes 24 days over the take three mountains, but is to hours and 15 minutes by the new proposed air link.

There are difficulties in the way in China. For instance, the pro

landing Vision of emergency grounds with supplies of petrol is a venture, because there is always the risk of the spirit being seized by bandits, and it also has to be remembered that no government assistance in the development of aviation is possible.

employed as pilots. Twelve pilots and twelve co-pilots are at the pre- sent time employed, eleven Ameri- Cans, one German, and twelve Chinese, all specially trained men with-long experience in commer- No airline in the clal aviation. world can boast of a finer type of pilot.

With the constantly increasing popularity of air transportation in China and the growing air-minded- ness of the people, extensive plans. are under consideration to provide the best and most up-to-date-air service available. On all form of the routes new and faster aircraft' are to be put into use, and increas

with the new machines. A new line

is to be opened between Chingking

and Yunan.

Yet in five short years the dis- tance flown by commercial ma- chines in "China has grown from 93,167 kilometres in 1929 to 1,024,-ed frequency of service is intended 983 in 1933, and for the first ten months of the present year had already almost exceeded the latter figure. Passengers carried had in- creased from 354 to 3,334. Thus it seems apparent that civil aviation has a big future in China. It needs wise direction in development, and of course a solution to the ever pre- sent difficulty of finance.

"The pioneering years of opera- tien by the China National Avia- a substantial loss. This is the his tion Corporation were conducted at tory of aviation transportation companies in other countries, and it was not expected that the opera- tions would be prditable during the "Arst three years. It is inter- Mr. Dal Enki, in his article in the esting to note, however, that the People's Tribune, deals. at first with statement of the company's opera- the vastness of China's territory,tions for the six months to June. and points out that although it is 30, 1934, reflects a small operating the popular idea that the country is profit after full depreciation char- in dire need of rail transportation,ges. This record is probably unique the fact is that the majority of the among the great alr transport. provinces are self supporting and the coast, rivers and canals and creeks form a network of low cost water transportation which serves

CREMATORIA POPULAR IN admirably.

RUSSIA

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Prese" (Copyright)A

The provision of railroads to serve the area would involve an en- ormous expenditure quite beyond China's resources and what is real ly needed fas; mall and passen ger transport. Motor highways are being constructed, but airways are the true solution.

Moscow,. Nov. 19. The first crematorium, built in 1927 at Moscow with imported furnaces having proved such a suc- cess, a second have been put on

"The early pioneering efforts met order for erection in the spring with the same obstacles as: con-

compsales of the world, in that the Corporation does not receive any subsidy directly or indirectly from the National Government.

"A surcharge is made by the China post office for air mail 'ser- vice, and this entire surcharge is pald in turn to the airline by the post office.. It is interesting to note that the payment thus realised from mail, plus the revenue from passengers and express, during the first six months of 1934 produced a sum of money sufficient to meet all expenses.

"Encouraged by this favourable

or 1935, the materials and parts fronted similar enterprises in other showing, the directors of the Cor- for which will come from Russian sources.

countries. It was necessary to

poration now plan to spend for

Cherkow and Rostow on the secure adequate airports, to pro Don have also given orders for vide complete aviation weather more than a million dollars in the. crematoria while Leningrad, Baku, data, to train radio and ground purchase of new equipment, with personel, and meet the many pro- the expectation that the improve- Iwere received by the French Trade Tiffis,-Tula Kalinin, Magitogorsk.blems incident to the development ment in service for air mall, pas... ·

The German delexation arrived at Paris on Monday forenoon and Minister who accompanied the de Saratov, Stalingrad are consider-

·legates to Qual D'Orsay where they ing plans submitted by the con- had a long conversation with Mtractors. Laval-

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SOVIET COTTON CROPS

[Special to the Hods Kong Daly Press" (Copyright) 1

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ILL-DRESSED PORTIAS

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Oct. 31. A New York lawyer was depress- led as the result of his visits to Moscow, Nov. 19.

the Law Courts: He finds that the The Soviet Press are showing women barristers do not pay that great uneasiners about the tardi-respect to legal costume in which neas with which the cotton crops the English courts of Justice are

cotton pre-eminent are coming in from all growing regions. In the Soviet He saw curls protruding from Unions as a whole only 63.7%, under wigs, and musliny frills round estimated crop, was delivered up necks supporting fair but learned till November 10, the most impor- heads.

sengers and express will fully war- rant this expenditure and enable the Corporation to provide the best- possible air service for the benefit of the public."

of modern air transport system.

The Corporation commenced business on July 8 1929, and on Oct. 20 of that year the first hov-. ing amphibian took off from Lunghwa Airport (Shanghai) and the route to Hankow, a distance of It is a great story of achievement, 516 miles, was opened. On Apr 1 that. We have heard recently from 1931 the Shanghai Hankow line Dr. A. L. Hoops that China is plan was extended to Tchang, at the foot ning her development along mo of the world famed gorges of the dern lines, Hers is the proof of it. Yangtso, and on Oct. 21 of that It must have required an immense year the line was further extended amount of faith to embark on a to distant Chungking, 16,000 miles commercial aviation enterprise in by boat from Shangbai, thus cover- China, in spite of the recognised Ing almost the entire length of the need for quicker mail and trans

port, and it is amazing that we great Yangtse river,

The commercial conquest of have not heard more of this enter- western China by air completed, prise of faith which has justified the corporation turned its atten- itself so well. The reason 1, pre-

tant area of Esbekistan having He allowed one honourable ex-tion to the north and on Jan 10, sumably, that unrest In China has

contributed 84.1% of the estimates The reason for this unfavourable

course in the development is sald to be chiefly due to poor organi- sation in the harvesting on cotton collectiver

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ception-a Fortia who was plead ing in a nest wing collar.

He returns to America convinced that woman cannot dress the part of the English barrister anymore than the average Hollywood film producer

1933 the Shanghal-Pelping line focused attention upon the milit was Inaugurated. The company ary side too was encouraged to start tale line much herald operation

Well, here at last it is the story by the co-operation of the present Minister of Communications, Dr. of a new pioneering movement Chu Chia-hua, who provided the which will lead to the building of funds necessary to save the com- a new China,