1937-08-07 — Page 16

HONGKONG CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS

"JOINE SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO LTD'S THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD

TRAVEL

THE

SHORT

SAFE

SEA WAY

by the

British Line

CANTON LINE

DAILY SERVICE From Hong Kong: 10.00 P.M. anly. From Canton: 10.00 P.M. only.

MACAO LINE

From Hong Kong

Wook day 8.00 am. Knudse Wook day 5,30 pm, Bul Tai

6.30 am. But

MÈ

Haturday

Saturday

4.30 p.m. Klahan

SUMAY SUNDAY

Triestin

Lloyd

10,30 22. Elnahan 1.00 pm Bul Tai

* RECURSIÓN,

From Macxo

3.0 pta, insbes

1.00 dui Tal

2,00 m. Bal Tai

3.00 p.m. Bui Tal -**' 3,00 m,m, Xinshan

$6.00.p.m. Kinshas

Note:--All vessels equipped with Wireless, QUEEN'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD Telephonë 20103

NEXT SAILINGS

To Shanghai "Victoria" To Italy

APE

19th Aug. Victoria ** Sist Aug.

8

SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cont allowing of 2 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to 1st and 2nd Class travellers to London.

Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genos and Return. 2139, '288, £56 Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates

To BOMBAY

DLOMBO

SINGAPORE...

JT

SHANGHAI ...

£44

£25

821

£41

£22

£19

£18

£13

£11

£12

£9 £ 6

ROUND "THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Redäced Bates in connection with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Confer

hen Linea.

THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON-23 days - Special facilities for despatch by train of heavy baggage with liberal free Allowance.

INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on very favourable condition.

"ITALIA" & "ADRIATICA" LINES Agents for the sale of through and independant tickets to North, Central & South American Ports and to all Mediterranean Levant & Black Sea Ports,

LLOYD TRIESTINO

P.O. Box 143.

Tel. Ader.. “Lloydinno" Telephones 39982/3, Canton Agente:-DODWELL" & CO. LTD., Shamben.

.

FOR SALE

NEW LAID LEGHORN EGGS

From The Diamond Leghorn Farm Diamond Hill, Kowloon.

·Sole Agents —

HUNG CHEONG,

(Tel 57108).

KOWLOON.

THE

#66, Nathan Road,

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

PASSENG

AND FAST

AND SERVICES

LONDON SERVICE "DEUCALION" Saila 11 AUG., for Marseilles,

Lowave, Rotterdaro, Hamberg & Gangow "PATROCLUS" Sails 25 AUG.. for Marseilles, London,

Rotterdam & Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE MARON" Bails 4 SEPT., for Havre, Liverpool

H

NEW YORK SERVICE; PREMIUS"

& Bromsbrough

Epils 27 SEPT., for Boston, New York

Philadelphia and Baltimore, via Batavia Birsite & Cape of Good Hope, PACIFIC SERVICE ( KOBE, NAGOYA & YOKOHAMA> TYNDAREUS" Sails 17 AUG., for Victoria, Vanoouver

& Bestile INWARD SERVICE

"STENTOR *TYNDAREUS

"ANTENOR".

MABON"

Doe

9"AUG. From U.K. via Straits 11 AUG., From Pacific via Japan Me and Shanghai' 13. AUG. From U.E, vis Straits 18 ADG., From New York vis Manila

Specially reduced fares are quoted, for cargo stasmers with

limited passenger accomanodation Car

For freight, pamage rates and information apply to

Butterfield & Swire

Agents. 1. Connaught Road, C.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

AUGUST 7, 1937.

TEXTILE QUOTAS AMERICA'S CUP SERIES

!

(Continged from Page 1.)

it could be certified that all the orders were placed before July 7,′′

It was mentioned in the letter that the Secretary of the Cham- ber of Commerce "visited all the weaving factories on Monday, August 2, and took a rough" "cen- sus of production," *** The factories had waiting for shipment cloth

Ranger's Victory Due To Shape Of Hull

-41

-MR. T.O.M. SOPWITH

Newport, B.I., August 6,

Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith said that he had no idea as to whether stacked or in cases totalling 358,- he would come back for another challenge. Mr. Harold S. Vander- 710 yards (worth, approximately bili declared he had not thought about defending the America's Cup $125,000). The unused stocks of if there was another challenge. Mr. Sopwith congratulated Mr. non-Empire yarn amounted

to Vanderbilt who received shoal of congratulatory telegrams: 201.740 lbs., though the factories had much more than that; quan- Mr. Sopwith attributed the Rang has been won since by the United tity of Indian yarn on the pre-ger's victory to the shape of her States, as follows:- mises. It had been the practice hull" which he declared opens a

1889, Columbia beat Shamrock I hitherto in many cases for cloth new era. In the construction ofji

1901, Columbia beat Shamrock II; to be made of a mixture of Indian yachts. and Japanese yarn-the one for

1903, Reliance beat Shamrock III; the warp and the other for the

1920, Resolute beat Shamrock IV; weft. Therefore, if permitted to

1830, Enterprise beat Shamrock V; use up stocks of non-Empire' yarn,

1934. Rainbow beat Endeavour; the factories would also consume

1937. Ranger "beat Endeavour. II. Empire yarn and, in a short time from now, be using nothing birt Empire yarn.

MUST BE SATISFIED The letter continued: "With the safeguard that the Hong Kong Government has to be satisfied that the business was booked be- fore July 7, there seems no need for a time limit in this particular matter, Clause (b) in the Gov- ernment's letter would be com- pletely effective and, at the same time, fair to all concerned if it

read

.'(b) · Any goods shipped on aub- sequent dates if accompanied by a certificate from this Gov- ernment that the order was placed before July 7' "The Chamber of Commerce desires to reiterate its previous re- presentations and to press most strongly that traders be given an opportunity to clear up existing

commitments. Three months has already been mentioned as a rea- sonable timc-allowance, and, if the Secretary of State considers a time Ilmit essential, 'the end of October" is suggested.

י

"The Chamber requests the Gov- erament to cable the Secretary of State on the following lines:-

'Referring to your telegram dated July 28; it was impos- sible for manufacturers to complete shipments by end July or for this Government to verify books and issue" cer- tificates by that time. Suggest requirements waived for goods certified booked before July 7 if shipped before end 'October. Request immediate reply.***

IMMEDIATE ACTION

All newspapers praise the sport ing spirit in which the races were salied. Reuter,

The America's Cup was "Arst salled for in 1851 and every race

41

SECRETARY FOR

COLONIES ON

PALESTINE

Geneva, Aug. §. Before leaving here Mr." Ormsby- Gore. Secretary for the Colonies, gave additional information to the Mandates Commission, at its first day's session, on the outbreaks in Palestine, and British methods to suppress them.

In conclusion the Minister, re- rerred to the Palestine Partition plan and said that this plan not only

offered the most hopeful prospect of overcoming the funda- mental causes of the conftet but would, at the same time, help both the Arabs and the Jews to attain their national Independence— Transocean News Service.

44 PERSONS

EXPATRIATED

Berlin, Aug. 6. On Thursday the official "Deuts cher Reichsanzeiger" published the names of

44 persons who have

of their been deprived

German- citizenship" or their nationaliza- tion papers.

Amongst those expatriated is Heinrich Imbusch, former deputy leader of the Centre party's Reich- stag fraction- Trantoran News Service

HIGHLAND BRIGADE

GATHERING

First To Be Held In United

21

A Highland Brigade Gathering, under the patronage of the High- land Brigade Club, was held in Edinburgh on July 15, 10, and 172 A golf meeting was held at Muir- fleld on the 15th: this was follow- ed in the evening by a dance in the North British Hotel. On Fri- day and Saturday, in fine weather. the Games were held at Redford Barracks, Colinton, by permission of Lieutenant-Col. J. M. Hamilton, commanding the 1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders.

Although previous gatherings had been held, the first in 1892, the last in 1931; this is the first in 1892, the last in 1931, this is the first Gathering to be held in the United Kingdom and the first at

The Government took immediate steps to forward these representa- tions by cable, endorsing the sug- gestion that an extension from the President of the "Young People's which all six Highland Regiments

end of July to the end of October be granted for goods certiñed to have been booked before July 7. Co- Yesterday afternoon. the lonial Secretary Informed the Chamber of Commerce by tele- phone that a cable had been re- ceived from the Secretary of State stating that he was requesting other Colonial Governments to admit all shipments of Hong Kong piece goods made before the end of October, if accompanied by a Government certicate that the "order" was placed before July 7.

This "highly satisfactory news was circulated last night among the manufacturers and was 'received by them with the Livellest expres- sions of gratitude. The work peo- ple, also, were much relieved, for many of them have been unem- ployed for the past month await- ing the final decision trum Lon- don.

THE CHEERO CLUB

Next week's programme at the Cheero Club is as follows.

Monday-Contract Bridge. com- |mencing at 8 pm...

Tuesday, Weekly Whist Drive, commencing at 8.30 p.m. admission Afty cents, which includes light refreshments.

These whist drives are still be- ing held every week and all Ser- vice Men and their Wives, are wel- come.

Thursday-Contract Bridge and Mah Jongg at 8 p.m..

"Friday, Duplicate Bridge and Contract Bridge at 8. p.m. T

There will be a dance at the Club on Wednesday August 18, at

Mr. Clifford Lewis, Internationa!

Fellowship Clubs," who is speaking in St. Andrew's Church Hall to- morrow at 8.30 am, in connection with the District-Wide Interna- tional Evangelistic. Mission.

MINISTERING

CHILDREN'S LEAGUE

were represented.

FOREIGN MAILS

"The Public are reminded that the postage.on Printed Paper, Commercial Papers, Samples and Smail Packets must be fully prepaid." Insufficiently prepaid Printed Papers, etc. are NOT forwarded

1

Letters, Postords and Samples for Europe and South America are forwarded “via Siberia” if so superscribed.

INWARD MAILS

FROM

FRE

Jayaw and SHANGHAI SAIGON SHANGHAI

HAIPHONG

JaPay and BĦANDHA) MANILA HAIPHONG

U.S.A

Úanada, Japan and SwastanaIĮ

Banexox and Swarow

(Bertie, 17th July)

Swamudai and Switow

Caloutta nod Straits STEATTE SHANGHAI

STELITI

STRAIT! JAPAN

MANILA

SHANGHAT AND AMOỶ

+

SHANGHAI and Swarow. ...

Uamada, U.S.A, JAPAN and SHANGHAI)

Vancouver BC, 23rd July)

SHANGHUJ

STRAITS

Stentor

Jean L-borde

Kagu Mora

Tateria Mars deusit

7th Aug 7th das.

Hunan

7th Aug,

G. G. Paul Dowmat

7th Aug

Kaisar-I-Hind

7th Aug.

Neptuna

715 Aug.

Panton L

7th Ang

Kuriyang

8th Ang.

Prot, Jeferson

8th

Kwangtang

8th

Burdwan...

0th Aug.

Kumero

9th Ang

9th Arg.

8th Aug.

728776-17

8th Aug,

Th

Bakuy? Karu

9th Aug.

Trinam

Pth 48.

Pree Tati

I th Aug.

Hupch

Juth Aug

Amp. of Aria

10th Aug.

Doueation

10th Aug.

Cremar

176

10th Aug.

10th Aug:

10th Aug.

Delagoa Maru

10th Aug.

Imperial Airways | 10th Aug.

Plane

11th Aug.

fith. Aus

11th Aug.

11th. Ang.

Ith Ang.

Greisenas

19th. 4-g

Talma.

18th Aug.

AMOT.

19th Aug.

MANILA

MANILA

Victoria

13th And

A

STRAITS and London Parcela--London)

date, 8th July

.

Antenor

13th Ang

·Soudan...

13th Arg.

BHANGHAI

USA, HONOLULU, JAPAN and Snano-1 -xai (San Francisón, 24th July) ... JAPAN and Shanghai JAPAN

Pres. Hoover

18th Aug.

13th Aug.

BIRLITS SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI

Air Mail by "Imperial AirwaYL Direct Service”-London date, 31st July

Alr Mall by""Pan-American Afri

Ginyo Mar

Ways Direct Service"--Ban'. ^ [Pan-American » Francisco date, 4th August JAPAN

STRAITS

SKANDHAT

BwareHai and Bwarow

MANILA

USA, HONOLULU, Japan and Ɛmano-

RAI (San Francisco, 17th July) Java ani Manila... STRAITS

1. STRAFT

ÚALOUTTA and Breaizs

SHANGHAI

JATA

CALCUTTA And 87EATS

Airways Flane

Lisbon Mars ·

Taucer

Tyndares

Enying

Kashima Mark

Noto Maru

'rea. Polk “Tisaroo.... Buson Maru

Lima Maru Shirala... Henifer

14th Aug.

14th

Aug:

14th A 15th Aug. 13th Aug.

17th Ange

17th Ang

Pindart

17th Aug.

Kulangan

17th Aug.

OUTWARD MAILS

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS sre closed: 18' minutes. earlier than the time given below unless otherwise statedi, and where mail are advertised to close as er before..., registered and parcel malls are closed at 1 pm, on the previous day.

Fox

SATURDAY

Pa

Sha ghai, Japan and EUROPE via Sibera Aromu Saigon. Mauritius, Kanaion, Mediagascar,)

Lourenco Marques and SouthAfrica] Tin How Japan.... Amoy Sandakan

++

Air Mall for Canton and Dis-

tricts,

Benclench

Kiangan Holdi

MONAC

The Cameron Highlanders won the Challenge Quatch, presented by thethe members of the Highland Brigade Club, The Gordon High-Straits, Ceylon, India,

East and landers being a very close second, South Africa, Ader, Egypt and and The Argyll and Sutherland

EUROPE via Marseilles -dug Mar- Highlanders · third.

Lailles 3rd September Lady Bybli

Grant, wife of the Commander-in-

The Police Branch of the Minis-Chief in Scotland, presented the prizes. A feature of the Gathering tering Children's League will hold their monthly Whist and Mah pipes and drums of all six te

was the "playing of the massed Jongg Drive at the Police Recrea-

giments. tion Club on Tuesday next August 10, commencing at 3 pm. Price of admission one dollar...

-Jones gazed sceptically at his friend's car. "What did you give for that?" he asked..

I

The friend shrugged his should ers." "Nothing," he answered. took it for a debt. A fellow owed me $50.

Jones looked at the car agai "Hm," he murmured. "Do you stand much chance of gteting the other $49?"

Date

Hoog Kong

Height

0215 20 18:18 07 03 318 2390 5 1 1860 10. 11026941620

Just as bathers, at the opening of a new bathing-pool, were climb- ing to test the high diving-board ing to test the high diving-board, it fell off. We never have luck like that."

Air Mall for “K.L.M. Service"*......

due Amsterdam, 19th Aug.

Formoi Baigon

Air Mail for Swatow, Amey, Foochow "and North China (via Shanghai),

SUNDAY

Manila.... Hwatos, Amoy nudi Formosa Shanghai

Playing for a North of England club, an eighteen-year-old bats- man was clearn bowled first ball. in each innings by his father. total eclipse of the sch

WEATHER REPORT

ROYAL OBSERVATORY FONG KONG

MONDAY

A Focchow Bwatow..

Paikhoirad "Haiphong

10 am, Aug. 6.. Bargieter (at sex level), 29.84

Temperature, 82 F.

Air Mall for «!France Orient Service"-doe Marseilles, 22nd August.

Bigon, Ceylon, India, fast, and

Bouth Africa, Egypt sad EUROPE) vis - Marssilles—due: Maramillon (74) September

TULIRAY

'Bataria and Bourabaya

Blodbow

Haiphong

Temp ature; maximum yester-Manils... day, 91

~~Temperature;

minimum

last | Air "Mall for “Eurasia: "Alewa

Direct Servica?!,

night, 81.F

Rainfall for 24 hours, ending 10th to-day. 0.22 ins.

HONO LONG-TIDE TABLE From August 7, to 13, 1937,

ins

HIGH WATER.

LOW WATER

Humidity, 87 per cent.

Hong

Standard

Time

Kong Standard 5

Time

Wind Direction, 8.W. Wind/"orce (Beaufort), 5.

bim

8 p.m. It is hoped that there will Bat.

7

0925 7.8

2257 49

be a very good attendance, as if so dances will be held fortnightly un-

Bun.

B

10 90 74

til the beginning of October. Dur: | Mon. 9 ing October dances will be held weekly.

Then, 10

Wed 11

FrL

12:

"pe case of cholera, six of enteric abr fever, one of measles and three of dysentery were reported for the 24 "hours" ended at noon yesterday-

HEALTH RETURNS

1kor. 12

Total = rainfall since January 1,

23 55 5.3 17201 53.94 Ins. 11·41

1-41 8 2030L |RÐ 1750 16 60 25 55 DELO 27 12 23 5 A .18 18 12.3

012255 61 137

0748 27 1807 33

Against an average of 56.02 ins.... Bupset to-night, 7.02 pm. Buarise to-morrow, 3.57 a.m

Fat 4 p.m., Aug. 6. Barometer (at sea level), 25.60 Temperature, 84. Humidity, 83. Wind Direction, BBW, Wind Force Beaufor "Maximum tempera: mum temperature, 78.

WEDNESDAY:

Strasta, Ceylon, Ladia, Aden,

"EUBOPE via Marieilles-

illes, 9th Sepki and. due London, 16th Se

DATE and Th

Saturday, 7th,

1080 4M

10.90 A

10.30 AM

30,80 A M

31.3 AM

G.P.O. & K.P.O

· plane · Rogue Noon

Ord. 12.30 ÉV O.P.O. & XP.O. Parcels Noon

Kassar-I-Hind Reg, 140

ONL MG.P.O. &

Kaisar.I.

Hind

Kwansai Marti Lysemoon..

BRAK.P.O.

Reg: 2.80 PM Ord. 8,00 PM

2.317-38

Kowloon P.O

Hog. 7th, 500

Ord 7th, 58

Sherangan P.O.

0.8.4.0. plane Reg. 7th, 8.00 PM :-

Ord, 7th, 7.00

G.P.0.

7.b, 5,00 m Ord, 8th. 500 A

8th.

100 AM.

9th,

Banda

Pras. Jeferson Bennovie Canton Maru

9CO A

--1801 PM

4.00

Huna.. Norviken Kwangtung

Jean

Laborde

Jean Laborde

Tjikarang

Muinars. Canton "Emo, of Asia

Eurasia

"G.P.O, &

KEO

Reg. 4.30PM Ord. 5.00PM

GPC&KPD

_5.00 ## Ordale 3,30 PM

Tusaday, 10th,;

$300

G.P.O.&

Plane Reg.

Ord

Wedne

11th