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LOCAL CURRENCY.

VIEWS OF PROPERTY

. OWNERS.

payment. How does Canton pay her for such services except in Hongkong monoy, which Canton has to buy, | The whole result of such a transaë- tion is the creation of a demand for sterling and Hongkong money, hence the rise occasionally in the Hongkong the dollar.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1931.

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF A VETERAN IRONMASTER.

PUBLIC MONEY.

(Continued from Poge 2.)

been Introduced na from April'Int, 1931, involving a total increase of 884 per annum over the approved scale. The sum actually provided in respect of these allowances is 211 and a further sum of $188 is required to make up the

dofict

ency,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

*

"D'ARTAGNAN Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 23rd June, 1031. From MARSEILLES &c. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are boroby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed.—

Goods not cleared within 7 days subject to rent, including date of arrival, will be

undersigned before

All claims thust be sent to the:

the Thursday, the 2nd July, 1931, or they will not be recognized.

Laws on the currency of

London, June 29. my were expressed at a meeting

Death to-day frustrated the life The status quo represented the true ambition of Sir Hugh Boll, who the Hongkong and Kowloon Prostate of affairs; the premium on the

7 Owners' Association yesterday Hongkong dollar boing what Mr once said he wanted to live to ho noon. The following is taken Grayburn, has described as in realty ninety because he had promised to

report of the meating's expres premium on exchange." \of opinion, which bas boon for-

This go to Australia to open the Sydney premium was ded to us for publication:

thought undesirable, bridge (built by Mosers, Dorman The Association considers that the and many merchants thought the Long).

samo, because it was subject to o le not yet ripo for a change over fluctuation, which caused, In

Sir Hugh Bell, Bart., ironmaster,

Water Meters the

• gold basla, and recommends that language of Professor Robertson, colliery-owner and Free Trader, Public Works Recurrent, Hong legal tender of the Colony should double instability," However, in the was born at Walker-on Tyne in kong Water Account (Meters). tinue to be the silver dollar. This light of subsequent events, it 1844. After his education at Provision and Sxing of motors bommendation in howovor mada doubtful whether that premium would Merehiston Cantle School, Edin- $50,000. th one proviso, and that is tho not have proved "a ht to mint money should be denied factor for a currency based on he gradually developed into one of $35,000. Numerous

compensating burgh, and in Paris and Gottingen, Provision made in Estimates fevery one except Government. Ametal which is capable of the immense the biggest industrialists and best for new metered services are be Applications Imber of individuals and trading fluctuations we have seen. ncerns have shipped hero large So far, the arguments raised ap-known Ironmasters in the British ing received on account of rapid ntities of silver dollars. Accord pear to point in favour of stabillan-Isles. To him and his family the development especially on Prayn to them, as soon as the Hongkong tan. While not attempting go so North-East of England owes its East Reclamation. The vote is lar reached its silver parity, trade far, for the reason given below, it is development as a mining centre, revenue producing and ald improve. We have seen

further ngkong dollar mach, parity and Association that, some of the points on the boards of Brunner, Mond & 000 for all services has already the the opinion of the members of this le held many directorships, being expenditure up to a total of $136,- on under parity, and now it raised by anti-stabilisationista Ty slightly above parity and

are Co., Dorman Long & Co., the L. & bean approved by yet more imaginary than roal,

the Finance have faflod to ooo the trade of The reason is that besides being a N. E. Ballway, Horder Collieries, Committee and by the Secretary Colony improve. The advocates trading centro, Hongkong in a bank-ltd., Pearson and Dorman Long, of State. A supplementary vote allver parity fail to realise that if ing centre and to certain extent a Ltd., and the Yorkshire Insurance of $50,000 is requested which will here is any trade passing Ilongkong financial centre. A great deal of our Co. It all, her dollar 'will be in demand income la derived from exchange and

allow for the provision of approxi-by us any case whatever. knd, although presumably on a silver from foreign remittances,

He succeeded his father in the mately 400 new meters and gen. The asia, will have an exchange value of change we do is naturally in the main was made Sheriff of Durham and

xbaronetcy in 1904. In 1895 heeral maintenance. ewn. This can be best illustrated on behalf of China; hut we obtain from 1900 onwards was H. M. an example.

profit thoroby; and It in doubtful Suppose Canton Imports through whether on stabilisation, we shall still Lieutenant for the North Riding Longkong from Great Britain get our share of the exchange busuf Yorkshire. His services to the $1,000,000 worth of stuff, Canton, in us, and whether wo shall continue der to meet the bill, will sell her to attnet foreign remittances on the

rency and buy sterling. She dodal same scale."

da indirectly, but nevertheless the

ndoney of this is to copress her

rrency, that is silver. How does

Berlin, June 29.

dis transaction affect Hongkong?) Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtius Tongkong has rendered a service for have accepted an invitation to visit

hich she expecta lo be paid. She Signor Mussolini at Rome. prself does not buy sterling, if she The meeting will probably be ays at all, it fa on behalf of Canton, held some time late in the summer. nother service for which she expoets]~~~Reuter.

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T. MARSEILLES vía Saigon,

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ATHOS II.......... 7th July. D'ARTAGNAN....... 21st July.

ANDRE LEBON

ANDERS..

To YOKOHAMA via Shanghai

€ Kobe.

ANDRE LEHOR. 7th July. ANGERS.

4th Aug.

G. METZINGER. SPRINX..

18th Aug.

“G. METZINGER.

1st Sept.

SPHINX...

15th Sept.

29th Sept.

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21st July,

4th Aug. 18th Aug. FORTHOB...

Ist Sept CHENONCEAUX.. 15th Sept ATHUS II....

29th Sept D'ARTAGNAN... 18th Oct

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North of England were recognised by the conferment on him of the hon. degrees of D.GL of Durhun and LL.D. of Leeds.

Joon Water Account (Meters etc.) Public Works Recurrent, Kow-

Provision and fixing of moters $50,000.

Provision made in Estimates $40,000. Numerous applications for new metered servicea ore be- Ing received on account of the Although he contested Middlesbrough sent as a Unionist aula. The vote is revenue produc- the rapid development on the Pentu- in 1892 it was in the Liberal in- ing and further expenditure up to terest that he again became n

a lotal of $135,000 for all services candidate for Parliament at the City of London election of 1910, Finance Committee and by the Jins already been approved by the

and an ardent Liberal he remained Secretary of State. A supple- ever after. He was in fact a great mentary vote of $50,000 is re- power in the Liberal party and queated which will allow for the devoted his energies to the cause provision of approximately 400, of Free Trade. "Na industry new meters and general mainten- which calls for help," he once remarked, "is worth helping." So vigorous was he still in 1928 at the age of 84 that he was fixing up engagements for 1932,

ance.

Cost of Census.

Miscellaneous Services, Census Expenses $10,000,

Provision made in Estimates Lady Hell, whom he married In $50,000. The original estimate of 1876, is a distinguished author and $50,000 was of an arbitrary no- Dame of the British Empire. ture. Number of staff required Among her many works are "The and duration of work were in- Story

of Ursula," "Chamber definite at time of estimating and Comedies," "Conversational Open- the vote has proved inadequate. ings," "At the Works; a Study of It is hoped to complete the tabu. an Industrial Town," several plays lution of statistics from the which have been produced in Lon-Census enumeration by the end of don and others. for children, some September but it may take a little of which she wrote in French.

Sir Hugh's daughter, Gertrude Boll, C.B.E., had n remarkable career. She took up the study of Oriental life, including languages, and in 1915 in war conditions nc- cepted

longer, and it is considered nieces- sary to apply for a further sum of $10,000 to complete the work.

JAPANESE FISHERS.

an appointment In the Military Intelligence Department at Cairo. Later she was trans-

TRAWLER STRUCK BY SHOT ferred to Irak as liaison officer of

FROM SOVIET VESSEL. the Arab Bureau, and in 1920 was mado Oriental Secretary

Tokyo, June 20. to the High Commissioner. Her

A message from Kamchatka. sym-states that a Soviet patrol vessel pathy with the Arab people and opened fire on a Japanese fishing their faith smoothed over many an trawler off the western coast of awkward situation-a fact recog-Kamchatka, one shot striking the nised by four mentions in desvessel, but there were no casual- patches during the war. She died ties.

in 1926, and Lady Bell has since

The trawler apparently made

been engaged in editing her letgood its escape.--Reuter. ters. Among her books Bre "Amurath to Amurath," "Review

of the Civil Administration

of Army Ordnance Corps, which oc

Mesopotamia. 1921," "Poems from curred suddenly at Stonegutters the Divan of Hafiz" and "The yesterday evening. Desert and the Sown."--Reuter and J. B. S.

R.A.O.C. CONDUCTOR. Death of Condr. Green at Stonecutters. We regret to learn of the death Green, of the Royal

of Condr.

It appears that Condr. Green was hurrying to catch a launch when he collapsed, and died short- ly afterwards, apparently from heart failure. He leaves a wife and family, who are out here, and much sympathy will be felt for them in their bereavement.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by

Douglas at 10.00a.m. the consigueco, and the Company's Surveyors Mosers:-Goddard the 20th June, 1931.

and

on Monday,

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

No Fire Insurance will bo offected

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& Yoko

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& Osaka

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