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FREIGHT TARIFF NO. 18 Dated 1st January, 1937

BDENDUM NO. 13

PART 2

RATES OF FREIGHT.

With reference to the notification in the Hong Kong press on 3014 September, 1937, the following alterations in rates of freight will be effective as from 1st December,"

1937.

Page 35 Antimony White Oxide

Asbestos (Crude)

Boats, sailing (under deck)

36 Brassware (40 cft or

39

(ad valorem

Cotton Waste and Old Wadding Copper, Muntz and Gunmetal (crude, refined or borings) Mica "(powder)

Ore Iron

Ore, Lead of all descriptions

Rubber Boots and Shoes

40 Orc, Zinc

41 Shoes (Canvas and Rubber)

Sugar (in cases)

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Talc

Tin (pigs)

Unenumera.ed measurement cargo)

which measures 40 cft or more)

to the ton of 20 cwt

Col. 1 Col. 2

Net.

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80s/3d 104s/ 115s/64

61s/6d

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友之國中

REUNION OF CAMPAIGNERS IN S. AFRICA

Dinner Revives 50 Years' Memories

The picture yellows on the wail,, IPES. above the horsehair sofa; in the dentist's waiting room; in the par- lour of the seaside boarding house. Nearly everybody has seen it at least once, and never ceased won- dering at the gallant young officer, seen fighting singlehanded with swarms of blacks. No "good" English family was without the picture 30 or 40 years ago.

Hong Kosa, OCTOBER 9, 1937,

JAPAN'S GAME

OF BLUFF

renched at a

solne

The picture will be painted over again in the dining-room of a West End hotel in November-this time in words-by the 100 Englishmen who came back. Lord Baden- Powell will preside at this reunion dinner of the "old boys" of the 1890. 1893. and 1856-7 campaigns in South Africa; and yarns and toasts will inevitably young Captain Alan Wilson and his 34 officers and men.

The young officer of the "parlour picture" was, of course. killed, as were all his men, when they were

turn

on

Japun must go ahead with determination it uprooting China the political "power which aims at anti-Japonism and collateration with Communism 1" An amazing statyment, to say The least get it was the decision

inceting of Korty ingurutal Diet members separated from the main force recently in a restaurant in Tokyo, and surrounded by 3.000 Matabele near the Shangani River; but this which they gathered to talk over

is what M'Jaan, one of Lobengula's a cup of tea, and perhaps sun-

headmen. "sqld of him afterwards: ronded by dainty tle geisla He was umtagati (bewitched). girls, to discuss the Clina pro- | we shot him with six rifles, and blem and convince one another he still fought. But we killed him that Japan was the very much at last, and the wounded men who could not fight just put their injured and misunderstood party. Of course it is not territory that hands over their eyes while we ran assegnis into them.... I will Japan is after-oh no. all she never fght with whites again. desires is to stamp out anti; They do not cry or groan: they

are not afaid to die." Japonism and collaboration in China. The trouble, however, is Hm so many views have been xpressed by representatives of the Japanese Government that one hardly knows what "Japan - iz really after and, when it coire. down to solid fats, one wonde whether the Japanese themsekze know what is it that their mad militarists want.

WHO THEY ARE

Mr. B. R. Garlick. of Bromley. Kent, will dine again with men he knew as youths in Africa 50 years ago. He was batman to Dr. Jameson, whom he accompanied in the Jameson Rald. Another survivor is Lieut.-Colonel the Hor.

£100,000 SHIP SOLD FOR £162,500

Building Costs Increasing

EFFECT OF HIGHER FREIGHTS

The motor ship Skipsea, 4974 tons, butit at Sunderland last year for less than £100,000, has been bought by a tramp shipowner for £162,500, says the "Daily Tele- graph."

Other figures of recent sales emphasise the important bearing on the shipping situation of the They of building. rising costs make it plain that the cost of vessels has ad- building cargo vanced more than 50 per cente

It is therefore hardly surprising some tendency for that there is the volume of orders for new ships to decline.

To blame the shipbuilder for this situation, as is the tendency In some quarters. is to ignore the general increase in the cost of raw materials, to say nothing f the big rise in freights. which has completely transformed the outlook of British shipping in the past 12 months. Shipbulider" and shipowner are governed by cir

cumstances beyond their control.

Only about 30 per cent. of the cost of a ship is represented by wages.

Steel prices have increas- ed nearly 75 per cent and timber much GS of certain qualities as 100 per cent., while copper, lead. castings, forgings and machinery of every kind have gone up proportion.

th

It would, however. still be pos- sible to quate figures a good deal below current prices but for the

MALAYAN REVIEW

Malayan Chinese

41

Mr. Kao Ling Pai. the Consul General for China in Singapore, recently made his first official tour of Malaya, visiting the various Chinese Consulates and getting in touch with the Chinese leaders in the principal towns of the country.

The visit is undertaken at a time when the patriotic feeling of the Malayan Chinese is very much at its height, and when Mr. Kao himself has been in the country for about a year, some four months of which were spent away from the country when he visited London with Dr. H. H. Kung, Admiral Chen and the official Chinese contingent to the Coronation celebrations. We have no doubt that Mr. Kao will learn much that will be of interest not only to himself but also to Chinese official circies in Nanking, with whom he will, get in touch concerning the position of Chinese in Malaya, and to whom it is anticipated he will make a report on his tour, supplementing the periodical reports, which we expect will have been submitted to China by the local Consuls themselves.

Mr. Kao was associated with Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek for some time before he came here and had distinguished service in the diplomatic corps

''Dual. Nationality`

Several problems confront the Malayan Chinese the most argent and pressing of which is the question of what has been termed their "dual nationality." Allegiance to their mother country or to Malaya. the land of their adoption--which? For It will be fullle to close our eyes to the fact that there is a feeling ampong Malayan Chincse that. though British subjects in the true sense of the word, they owe a very close allegiance to their mother country.

The manifestations which have been apparent these few weeks, since the Japanese aggression began, have served to show the patriotic feelings of the local Chinese in so far as their motherland is concerned. In accordance with the expressed intentions of the Government, however, they have done nothing to contravene any wish or request of the authorities. They have merely contributed large sums of money for the relief of their, distressed compatriots in China, who have, through no fault of their own, found themselves in extremely sorry plight as a result of the outrageous acts which have "been committed by Japan

Throughout they have shown the most commendable restraint. A few cases have been reported in which Chinese business men have been warned in one way or another not to deal in Japanese goods, but generally there has been a most satisfying absence of anything to transgress the law, which in itself, under the stress of disturbing news from China, might have been understandable.

rise in freights, which enhances "FLYING WING" AIRCRAFT ABLE TO

the cost of steel plates and other imports enormously. "

How far that rise has gone may be gauged by reverting to the case of the Skipsea...

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She has been acquired at price at least 63 per cent. in Sir Eustace Elennes. who after-excess of her first cost last year, doubt of the in the evident belief. wards became Governor

well founded, that her new owner Seychelle Islands.

will be able to trade with her at a satisfactory proft.

Then there are Colonel Hoel

R. M.

Llewellyn, who fought in 1893, and is now Chief Constable of Wiltshi- re; Brigadier-General Poore. formier Hampshire cricketer: Captain W. M. Blake, who went on through the South African War and the Great War.

This rise in freights is estimated to have added as much as 25 per cent. to the cost of constructing a ship.

When the trouble started on 68s/3dulyst, the Japanese were sutralied that here was an easy chance di annexing Buother slice of China. We will send a lew soldiers to the spot, tire a few ounds from our machine-guns and the deed is accomplished Commander E C. Tyndale-Blacce week. when he said that increased

There will be a lusty cheer for

This, particularly applies to big and fast liners. referred to by Sir Edward Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Rallway. last

costs in Great Britain might con- who led a small band of bluejacket Maxim-gunners from Cape Town celvably delay the construction of two 22,000-ton vessels for the and hoisted the Union Jack at

Canadian-Australia service. Fort Salisbury.

4.

Major T. J. May, the secretary. who arranges the annual dinner, will receive a presentation this time. Major May had been an engineer, gold miner, and diamond miner, when he heard the appeal of Major later Lord) Plumer for volunteers to join him in quelling the Matabele rebellion.

548/6d

60s/60

that was their view. In this, 758/6d "84s/. 49%/9d 558/3d however, they reckoned, without 498/9d 558/30 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-slick, that genius who had been slowly 28s/6d 31s/6d 683/6d 763/34 preparing for the day when he could lay down his own terms 68s/6d

76s/3d

to this nation of thieves and 61s/60 689/3d

plunderers, known as the Nip 358/6d 398/6d

ponese, and when he did lay 978/-

1078/9d

down those terms there was that strength and deternitation be hind them that first astounded the Japanese and then, after a tim, so filled them with Inry-

sincerity--and they have reduced gry that they have at Jast conc 1078/94 up against a stone wall in China this to a fine art-that we cannot -that they, lost the last grain of but quote it: "The present inci. Jason that was left in them, and dent may be dragged on for a without pausing to think fairly long time, although the consequences, they just pushed Government is naturally do'ng it -with what results we all utmost to settle it speedily "a.. know. There are those "very advantageously."

1978/

Unenumerated weight cargo which)

) 978/

measures less than 40 cft to the)..... ton of 20 cwt

Hong Kong, 8th October, 1937.

ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

In Accordance with Govern. ment Ordinance, THE EX.

1078/90

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DEATH-RAY

INVENTOR

To Marry Polish Opera Singer

existent,

SIR HUGH ALLEN ·

Sir Hugh Allen, who has an- nounced his retirement from the directorship of the Royal College of Music at the end of the present

CRUISE AT OVER 350 M.P.H

has

A new type of "flying wing" air-airdow which will be controlled. craft

been invented and Higher speeds will be obtained." patented by Mr. F. F. Mote, an engineer, of Brighton, writes the "Evening Standard" air porrespon- dent.

The design incorporates an inner wing floating in an outer casing. and it is claimed that in the event of a crash the outer shell would take the shock of Impact, leaving the passengers and crew unscathed raide the inner wing.

The airplane will be 150ft. in span The wing will be up to 60ft. wide.

For most of its length it will be about 12 feet deep with rooms for crew, passengers, and engines, which can be tended during flight.

Booms will run from the rear or trailing edge of the wing to the tail unit.

The main feature of the inven tion is that a four-engined "flying wing." where the engines are ench of not more than 100 h. p. and where the normal cruising speed may be 250 miles an hour, will be able to cruise at 350 to 400 miles an houn without using more horse-

term. Introduced a host of innova- tions during his nineteen years of office. One of his most important innovations was that of making power, opera a far more important place in the school's curriculum. also had the school's own theatre

Не

bullt, and in it the school's per- formances of opera have been

given since 1921.

As a musician Sir Hugh is. of course, best known as an organist -st Chichester, Ely, and New College, Oxford-but he was also

HIGH SPEEDS Mr. Mote explained this feature to me. He said:

the

QUICK TAKE-OFF The design of this novel "flying wing" also includes a plan for turning the monoplane into a biplane at the take-off to improve Uft and assure a quick take-

off.

An upper wing running for some distance on either side of the engines is raised hydraulically from the monoplane wing. It is supported on struts which come up from the monoplane wing. Its surfaces produce extra lift, thus improving take-off.

In level fight the additional wing is lowered into the main wing. For descent it is raised again to provide a fiat gliding angle and slow landing.

60 PASSENGERS Mr. Mote claims that his "fying wing," built to this specification and size, may be able to accom- modate at least 60 passengers, or be armed with torpedoes and bomba, as well as machine-guna and small artillery pieces. ·

Most airplane designers agreed that the flying wing is the ultimate ideal, Several approaches to it are now engaging the serious attention of manufacturers.

are

The idea of collecting the air through which the airplane cleaves, to prevent eddies from forming over the wing, and of releasing it through the traffing edge so that skin frletion is reduced, is con- sidered in many quarters to pos-

speeds.

So, soon as Mr. Mote has a scale model of his invention constructed,

"Portholes will be let into the leading edge of the "ying wing." Air entering at high speed will be conducted through the annular channel between the outer and inner wings. Other portholes in the upper and lower surfaces of the astute propagandists from Tokyo So what? To follow words for long the conductor of the Lon-

which forms eddles and causes who would have the world be with action the Japanese Govern don and Oxford Bach choirs. He wing will enable turbulent air. sess potentialities for increasing only gave up the London Bach lieve that, driven to war by a ment to settle it speedily."

Choir when he became director of resistance, to enter, and all this

air will

to be conducted nation who never keeps fuith, to send more troops. warships and the R.C.M. His own experience is

Air Ministry to grant facilities for whom the word honour is on-graft to China, but that is not a conductor undoubtedly helped trailing edge of the wing, where it application will be made to the

will be let out.

a wing tunnel test, to gather namely China, the a They have extended their him in the introduction of another

"In this way skin friction whien, CHANGE BANKS will be Mr. H. Griadell-Matthews, fam Japanese in self-defence have blockade of the count of China important novelty at the college-- that of classes for conducting. He

as we approach high speeds causes mathematical data, on which

formula for construction of a CLOSED for the Transactions ous as the British inventor of the claimed successes on all fronts. and occupied islands off the started these classes at the college serious drag. will be eliminated, of PUBLIC BUSINESS on "death-ray," is shortly to marry

What some afteen years ago. The first The wing will fly through an large aircraft could be built. MONDAY, the 11th OCTOBER, Madame Ganna Walska, the Polish Of course the Japanese did not coast of South China.

then is the meaning of this dis conducting teachers there were Bir 1937. (The Anniversary of the opera singer and the owner of the want war-ol.no, all they want-

Champs Elysee Theatre in Paris. ed was peace as witness that play of power and strength, of Adrian Bcult. and Dr. Malcolm

Bargent. Chinese Republic.)

International Speaking over the telephone amazing statement by "Olive this violation of

Sir Hugh will be succeeded by

Director Hong Kong, 7th Oct., 1937.

of from his home at Tor Cloud. Branch" Konoye when he said Law?. To our way, of thinking Dr. George Dyson.. Crafgoern. Taro, Swansea, Mr. Grin- "we must beat China to the Japan has bitten off more than Music at Winchester College.--- dell-Matthews stated that he ex-knees so that they will not have she can chew. She has woken up pected the marriage to take place the spirit left to fight!" That to this fact with a suddenaces that "I have known Madame Walska statement is, we say without any staggering and after she had for about three months," he said. fear of contradiction, the only had some little time to think

London."

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The Eighth Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 9th and Monday, 11th October, 1937, commencing at 2.00 p.m. on both days.

quite soon.

on

"Manchester Guardian."

A FISHERMAN'S CATCH An Oban fisherman on bringing "I first met her at the opera in one that has been made by any things over, she decided that "the" to the surface his three flounder-

Japanese, statesman. since the only course open to her was tone nets, found following catch. Mr. Grindell-Matthews has al-present hostilities broke out, that try and carry out the bluff. Twenty-two dogfish, ten king ways been interested in electrical does not reek with lies and Only a nation that is frightened fish. 22 edible crabs, 18 skate, 2 matters. He is an engineer by profession and he conducted his hypocrisy. Lots of other state will resort to these tactics-this i one lobster, two monk or "angler" roker, 18 plaice, six sand dabs. "death-ray" experiments aments have been made by Kaki child's game of bluff coupled wit

star nah, one, sea snall, one pol- The First Bell will be rung at mountain-top in. South Wales, Hirota and other responsible propaganda on the seal the lock, and three cormorants.

One of the formorants had been 1.30 p.m.

He is also a British pioneer of representatives of the Inrerin Japan is forcing on the world. sound pictures and the radio Government, but those, to bör The latest rumour is that Japan partly devoured by, the crabs. The By Order,

row a choice Americanism, may may denonnée the Nine-Power cormorants had evidently dived Madame Walska's former hus-be shelved under the category of Treaty. Well, let them try to in pursuit of fish, and got em- band was Mr. Harold McCormick. "boocy. Here, however, is such carry out the bluff China i This catch was got near Tober- à Chicago millionaire. They were a typical example of Japanese in-waiting to call it divorced in 1931.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary Hong Kong, 4th Oct., 1937.

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telephone.

brolled in the net.

mory Bay.

Havoc wrought by a bomb doring an air raid in the Shang- hal ares.