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Special Air Mail Servion:

London, Nov. 27.

Net voyage receipts of the R anu 0. Dieam Navigation Com- pany for the 12 months ended September 30 were rather better at £1,202,079, against £1,182,009, but the investment income again lower.

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SHIPPING

British Subsidy Conditions

London, Dec. 14. When, the second reading of the British Shipping Assistance Bl was moved in the House of Coth- mons to-day. Dr. Burgen, Parlia- mentary Secretary for the Board of Trade, described the conditions under which the grants from the proposed £2,000,000 subsidy would be made to tramp shipping.

In their annual report the directors remark that the results were again in-sufficient to meet the annual charge for depreciation. The objects of the bill, he said. and, In view of this deficiency and were firstly to assist such vessels of the continuing need to conserve to meet the competition of foreign the company's resources, they re- subsidised craft, secondly to help gret their inability to recommend British ship-owners, on special the payment of 's dividend on the terms, to modernise and improve Deferred stock. Provision for de- their mercantile feet under. con- preciation at 5 per cent has ditions which would at the same been made at a cost of £1.387,918 time,help to reduce the surplus of but for this purpose it has been world tonnage, and thirdly to give necessary to transfer £550,000 from some relief to the shipping industry the reserve for redemption of the in respect of, fees chargeable for 1930-40 Debenture issue, which services rendered by the Board of was redeemed in 1933. In addi- tion to the ordinary allowance for depreciation, £888,095 has been -appropriated from the profit re

alized on the sale of the co-

pany's holding in Wm. Cory and Sons, Limited, to write down two of the company's ships which may shortly be surplus to require- ments:

NISHIMURA'S DEATH

Open Verdict By Coroner

Trade.

made to induce foreign countries He said every effort ought to be to give up, subsidies, but he used the possibility of negotiating with- the analogy of tariffs to point out out having something with which to negotiate.

EVENTS

TO-DAY

Monday, Dec. 17. Auctions-Hughes and Hough'a Sale "of Christmas Toys, 11, Hum- phrey's Avenue. Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.

Cineizas

King's:—“ Love "Time.". Queen's:-* 100 Per Cent. Püre," Central:- Oriental:

Chinese Picture.”

42nd Street.”. World:-"Chinese Picture,” Alhambra: The Suk Express." Majestic: “Catherine The

Great."

Star: Her First Mate." Entertainments. --- " Hiawatha "

Rehearsal, H.K. Union Church Hall, 5.30 pm,

Meeting.-Monthly, H.K. Football Association Council. Sports Club, 5.30 pm; St. Andrew's Church Council. 8 p.m.

Miscellaneous-Games Night, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 830 p.m.

Moon.XI Moon, 11th Day. Social Functions:-Bervices Din-. ner and Smoke Concert, YMCA. West Lounge.

Sporta

Hockey-Eighth Battery, Royal Artillery v. "Incognitos" (UBRC, ground), 5.15 p.m.

Meetings-Hong Kong Football Association Council, 5.30 p.m.

Yachting-Roya! Hong Kong

Race for Ladies,

The "second reading of the biliacht Club's Fifth Championship was carried by 12 votes to 38.--- British Wirelen.

"DUMBEST THIEF

Hight Value NotesTM Stølen

New York, Dee. 15. The "Dumbest Thief"

is the name with which the American press has saddled a mysterious Singapore, Dec. 15. criminal responsible for extracting An open verdict was returned to- $590,000 worth of United States day the Singapore coroner at the Treasury notes during the ten close of the inquest Y. Nishimura, minutes the notes lay behind the President of the Singapore Japan-bars of the cashler's cage at the ese Society, who collapsed and died In the offices of the Special Branch of the Singapore Police on Decem- ber 8,

Deceased was being questioned at the time of his death in con- nection with an alleged Japanese spy plot. Strychnine crystals were found in his stomach.

The Coroner. returning the ver- dict. stated that all the medical evidence, also that regarding the times of the various events which Bad occurred, tended to show that the poison was self administered.

United States Trust Company while the cashier went to answer the phone.

The numbers of the notes have been broadcast to all banks: Bank- ers declare that the predicament of a man with a stolen $1,000,000 cheque would be trifling as com- pared with the difficulties of the thief trying to make a profit from this theft, as the packet consisted of five $100,000 bills and ninė $10,000 bills.- Reuter.

There was, however, no evidence | koky ka T

Sunrise 6:56 am Sunset 6.43 b.m.

Tidex High at 17.20 and 19.06; Low at 0:48 and 11.56.

Tuesday, Dec. 18. Cinemas

King's: "Love Time' Queen's: 100 Per Cent Pure." Central: Chinese Picture."

Oriental:"42nd Street.”

World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra "The Silk Express." - Majestic: Catherine

The

Great

H

Star: "Her First. Mate." Lectures-Mr. G. P. de Martin Jacobean Room, Hong Kong Hotel, 5.30 pm.

Meeting Annual, Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, Messrs. Jardine's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.: Society for the Protection' of Children, Helena May: 5.15 pm.; St. Andrew's Club General Committee.

Sports

Golf.-Royal Hong Kong Golf Ginb" Eadles Section LG.D. mēdal | competition (New Course, Fanling). Hockey.HKSRA V Punjab Regiment (Marina) 1.30 pm Y.M.C.A. v. Club de Recreio (YM. C.A. Ground), 5.13 p.m.

Meettarr . Đớn Đông Long Golf Club (Jardine Matheson's Board Room), 5.30 p.m.

Sunrise---6.56 am Sunset--6.41

by any act by Mr. Nishimura totion of his effects revealed no trace suggest that he was going to take of anything that could be connect-p.m. poison No sale of poison to himed with his death. had been traced and an examina Reuter.

Tidea-High at 5.19 and 18.24: Low at 11.14

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