1931-09-09 — Page 9

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Don't Worry

MENTROLATUM, immediately appled, will prevent infection and heal up that ugly cut. Always keep MENTIOLATUM hand as

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MENTHOLATUM, after shaving, leaves delightfully cooling sensation.

Insist on genuine MistmaTUM -- beware of fanitaters.

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My Melancholy Baby,

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MUNICIPAL ISSUE DISCUSSED.

THE

HONGKONG

Continued from Pape 2.)

essential Public Ownership of

utilities urban

like water, electricity, gas and transport etc. Amongst those who attended that Convention were British Mual- eipal Electricity (lelal, a british Municipal Gas Official and a British Municipal Transport Oncial, who ail had to read papers pro-Municipal

and workhur, were followed by papers by the proponents of private ownership of these three businesses.

My late father was the British Municipal Transport representative

and he kindly took me with him.. ani

I was very young at Although the time latened attentively to the arguments lath for and against publie ownership.

Goth points of view-ús expressed by the various delegates struk

tunsaltingly convincin

1

with the result that ever since that New York Convention of 1903 I have been lily interested in the

and

Municipal

prigt at

Socialion.

conerred

So far as America is we all know that Municipal trading has made little or no headway,

The are, for instance, at least 75 transport undertakings in Great Britain which are operated by Municipalities, wherens I know of only three Detroit, San Francion Ser the S.Ab Detrell Ele revenue farely meets the

San ratlon: fat ent of Franseun the voters recently turn, add slown a progeal to extend, far,

ownership. then, sunddeipal

In Seattle the fares are operation w high as anywhere in the country. yet servies is said to by amsatis factory and taxpayers are confront-

d with the necessity for a substantial deficit:

d

at paying

American Air Parts. Amerien, is, however, going ahead. rapidly on Municipal airports. Up

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1931.

FILMLAND'S 'LATEST TRIANGLE.

14. gy

Those Accusing 'eyes of Mrs. Rita von Sternberg in the upper picture are directed at Marlene Dietrich, lower right, colebrated screet actress, whom she is suing for $500,000 alienation of affections damages, charging she stole the love of her husband. Josef von Sternberg, Marlene's director, shown left. Mr. von Sternberg is likewise suing Marlene for $100,000, charging libel in a series of articles which appeared in German and Austrian papers said to have been written by Miss Dietrich.

to Jaidury at last 1.113 airportsmen, however, lund been established in the US.A., of which 549 were Municipal and 364 commercial.

F

The man

ait

ad.

P. & O. BANKING |CORPORATION LT"

(Incorporated in England 1920.)

Authored Caplud Subscribed and Pald Up Revere Fund

HEAD OFFICE.

£3,000,000

**** 3.594,150 119,400

11. Iedenball Airers, London, EU. 3.

BANKS.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHA)

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorperated by Kayal Charter 1858.

HEAD OFFICE) LONDON, Paid-Up Capitel

£3,000,000 Reserve Fund

4,000,000 Howerve Liability of Propriatòra ... 3,000,000

AGENCIES. AND BRANCHES.

UOMDAY

WEST LONDON BIANCE. 14-16, Cocktpur Birt, Lexden, WJ. DRANCIES:-Bombay, Calmite, Jalizat. Colombo, Tiongkong, Madras, Shanghai, Bing CALOUTTA AGENCIES:-Ya uit the principal town of CANTON

CAWNTORE

the world,

KANACHE

KLANG

RANGOUN

BAIGON

REMARANG

REREMBAN SHANGHAT

BINGAPORE BITIAWAN HOURADAYA TAIPING TIENTSIN

ALOR STAR ILOILO AMRITOAN IPOR

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

KOUF

KUALA

KANOBAR

KUALA

LUMPUR

KUCHING

MADRAS

MEDAN

NEW YORK PEPING

TOKYO TONGKAI (Duket) TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA

Owners! Exchange and Banking Drainwa❘ GEDU traced Loans and orandralta granted on COLOMUO approved security, Current and Fixed Deposit | HAIREN sccounts opened.

SAVINGS DANK ACCOUNTEDELI allowed at rates which may be obtained on HAITONG appliance.

HAMBURG HANEDW

TRAVELLERS CHEQUES ISSUED Passengers travelling Homeward; are recom- | HARDIN mended to obtain, a Letter of Cradle from which can be pushed through the Purser of any P. and D. or 9. 1. 2. N. Bumper of at any

of the Branch at the Corporation.

W. J., WADDINGTON,

Aotleg ManAKAT.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE: 10, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG

HUNGRONO

MANILA

(Peking) **ENANG

Foreign Exchangs and General Backing Dolness transacted.

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Captial.......... Q85,008,ONE Imund and Fall Paid-en ............ 28,UILDIN Harta Fundator

Berllog

£1.490,000

B00...$19,000, .

Reserve Klabilits of Preprislore...$10,900.3m

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Ben. Mr. O. Q B. Mack. Chairman.

ilou. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman,

Lion. Mr. W, IT, Bell, T. E. Pearse, B. &. I. Gempion, Mog. 8. A. Plummer. Bec B. Lender Lewis, wg. T. EL. D. Khaw, So G. Mickis. Res. 3. 7. Warton, Sou

CHIEF HANAGER,

AXOY DANGKOK

BATAVIA

ROKBAY

CALOUTTA

CANTON CHIEPOO

COLOXSU DAIREN FOOCHOW

OR

HAIPHONG

Current Accopata bened and Fixed Deposita received for one year of shorter periode at rate which will be quoted appitention

J. STUART.

Hongkong, 17th August, 1981,

Manager.

BANK OF CHINA,

Reorganized Octahor fa. 1991, under eveelal

charter of The National Government m

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE HANK.

..624,008,800,00 15,710,000.00 4,820,600.02

Capital & Surplus over 11$8,000,000 Total Resources over $30,000,000 Every description of Banking and Exchange business transact-Bare Funde.........

od.

Current and Fixed Deposit Ac- counts in local and foreign cur-) rencies opened for clients.

Savings Account and Safe De- posit Boxes.

Branches and Agencies all over the world.

KAN TONG PO,

Chiof Manager.

acribed Capital.......

Pată-Up Capital

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.

HONGKONG BRANCH.

4. Green's Bond 'Central, Owing to our sterone branches in China and jarme connections in the important com- merale centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for demesilo and fresles banking and exchangu

We to handle the last of Bonds and alber Poblis Punde of the Chinas Government both at home and abroad.

SHOU 1, CHEN.

MADAM.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE, LIMITED.

Capital (Fully pold up).... 180,800.000 Пемате Гуad

NY. £1,000,000

BEAD OFFICE—YOKOHAMA, ..

Branches and Agostim at

Alaran dila Istavin

Berlin

Kat Yarn

Rio de

Karachi

Janeiro

.

Tobe Landen

Baigno

San Franciaco

Loa Ass

Bentle

Bomber Calcutta Caston Changchun Detres (Dalny) Fastig

(Mukden) Xambaz Hankow

Hongko

who aspire

to be loom Town Council a man who will must nat say with conviction and confidence Mayers of Kowloon. imagine that thes--in turn are "i am Kowloon" one cannot say, going to rule the Kowloon roost if bat should this ever come to pass and when a Munkipai Council in it will be a red-letter day for Kow- Let the quote twa Ivernt steins of

Kevin bromes an accomplished on. The next beat thing. how- legislation wine rase for the pro-

aver, would be a strong and capable tretion of private enterprise and the fact

upot whose advice Town Clerk. other

in focour of bareleratie

in most large towns in Great every Committee of the Corpora!

the Municipality tion, must, to a large extent, rely, | Britain control

Commons The Ulster Heose of

is the Ten Clerk. My close as ministrates such departments us rrently passed their Klectrielty

sociation with two very able Town water, drainage, education, baths, Supply Bill but, by a large majority,

Parks"

and gardens, health, high- rejected the clause which would Clerks has, perhaps, given me too

high as opinion of Town Clerks ways, markets, fire, sewage farms have etnpowered local authorities to

generally, but my experience hua and abattoirs etc, and the majority provide, sell or let on hire been that the Town. Clerk is always of propte consider that this is as Petrical fittings or apparatus for

it should be. When, however, it aloof from polities, never makes a lighting, beating or motive power.me sech but who, nevertheless, contes io trading concerns like This clause was, of course, reject- ed in the interests of the private as the Municipality after the transport, gas and electricity there

running his is a sharp conflict of manner of a captain

opinion. These trader, who will not be prepared to ||

ship. Although, nominally, the enterprises are trading concerns hire- way, an electric oven -

chief servant of the Corporation he and I can think of no better topic as cheady as the Belfast Corporis, in fact, the Corporation. of

Hemplate discussion in a debating society 21893 That's what I call Heavention would have been prepared to

There are, however, exceptions, than that of whether these urban Just as Uster has its own House and must Yorkshiremen know the public utilities should be operated

the late Sir Charles by the ratepayers for the rate of Commons, so has the Isle of Story of Man, but in the latter place it is Wilson, leader if the Leeds City vers or by private enterprise. This Council, on the occasion of feeds To what extent are municipalities ralled the House of Keys,

promoting a Bill in Parliament for justified in pledging the credit of very live body recently rejected a

ate the purpose of extending the City their ratepayers in embarking on ained at giving a private which

bowlaries.

trading schemes which may be Company the electricity supply

Sir Charles was in the witness hazardous and, which could be left TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.rights for the whole Island. The

House of Keys not only rejected chair in a Committee room of the House of Commons, and he kept the Hill but went so far saying Leads wanted this and Leeds threaten to pass no taxation intensidered that and iceds demand the Governor of the Island had

ed so and so Sir Charles was i introdured a Government, Bill pra

eminent estansel, examining, said: Tell me

Sirgarded in Parliamentary circles as Charles, who is Leeds? To which the one outstanding access of the came the startling reply peech at Llandudno, on October recent Labour Government. In a us hope,” said lands when he is bann 10th last, Mr. Morrison said: daries will NOT be extended." But they were.

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8. Des Voeux Road, Central. (Entranco Ico Honso Stroot) Telephone C. 24648

9

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to private companies?

Cabinet Minister's Opinion, had the pleasure of meeting Mr. When I was at Heme last year

Herbert Morrison, the then

viding for electricity supply to be very partly gentleman and suddenly Minister of Transport, who is re-

entirely in the hands of the Govern meni.

Private v Municipal flow is that in Liverpool and ASAHI Shefeld the gas undertakings are In the hands of private enterprise whilst in the equally large eities of

BEER Manchester and Leeds these unfor

Sole Agent:

MITSUI

takings are eipodities"

run by the Muni

What advantages are ënjoyed by the citizens of Eastkarne a

the electricity Torquay. where

BUSSAN undertaking is in the hands of the KAISHA Municipalities, over the citizens of Bournemouth and Folkestone, where the eletricity works are owned by

LTD.

PISENER BEEF HONGKONG (Companies?

DEAND PRİZM

PIN KUTAN DURATION

ASAHI

BEER

LAGER BEER

SPECIAŁKY LIEWED

BREWERK

EXPORT.

COME

BEST

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the urban passenger transport business in Bristol and Norwich- where it is in the hands of com- panies--inferior to the Municipal systems of Cardiff and Hull?

Town councillors require to be fairly thick-skinned. There are times when a

in general and a party

a few of the individual councillors

in partienine are the objects of the

most severe criticism, not to say

unfair abuse. The result is that

མ་

men of ton refined an upbringing shrink from the publicity which public life incure and it follows per of that there are a large number men in almost every town at home who would make excellent town councillors but who refuse to em- bark on a life of useful service to

evitable publicity of Town Council work.

Extraordinary' Position.

This may explain the extra- ordinary Municipal position of Oxford vis a vis Wigan. In Oxford the trading concerns gas, ele

electricity

and Transport, are monopolies in

the hands of private enterprise.

In Wigan the Municipality con-

trols all three undertakinga. As u un hesitate to Lancashire man

~1 suggest that perhaps the average Wigan tradesman is better qualified for the administration of trading concerns than councillors versed in Greek and Roman literature.

The chief person in an English town is the Mayor. Those gentle-

who was CYDNA-

"I Am Kowloon." Whether in the misty future... there will ever arise in the Kow-

"am convinced that if Socialistic proposals are put forward in the way that they are sound un business grounds, sense. that they are common That they represent obviously

the public interest, then those proposals are so obviously the right thing to du that it would be impossible for them to he opposed without opponents run- ning the risk of making them- selves ridiculous. Collectivist policy for a huge area would not be of metropolitan interest unly it would be of national interest, as it would establish a new and successful machinery for the management of collec- tivist undertakings. Mr. Morrison then referred to the Road Traffic Act of 1930 and said

It was,

in reality, a measure that of economic and industrial recon- atruction, and that it incorporated of instalment an

important

Mr. Morri- Municipal Socialism. son's peroration was as follows:

"The industries

tho of country must be made effective instruments

production. They must be socialized where was economically that

and socially possible, and where it

WN18 not possible the machinery must be prepared so that a Labour Government of the future could finish the work that had been-begun. The nation had to get its liv ing, and its industries must be efficient and well organized. Guided

they were by Socialist principles and inspired by Socialist ideas, they must make sure that what they did was economically sound and in the interests of the nation as a whole."

of

Not Dreamer's Theories. Those are not the theories of a dreamer or a visionary philosopher. (Continued on Page 10.)

ITALIT

PAVILION AT KING'S PARK

built of "Italit" Asbestos-Cement Corrugated and flat sheets.

Prices & Particul irs from ̧

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Sole Agents.

Masa 13m Nunk!

Nagara Newchwa

New To

Ovaka

Parla

Petplat

HASEDO

Besserung Shanghai Bhimonasekl Singapore Sourabaya

Bydney Pentato Torn

Talksf Thingtes

Intermat aŭowed en Ontemi Autoente. Deposits adved for fixed periodu as ruim to be obtained on appllentica

K. KOKI, Hangtos March 12th, 1983.

Manager.

THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED.

(ESTABLISHED 1917.3

Anthored Capital Terved Capital sen

Paid-up Capital Reserve Žinbii5tion of Shu

bolder Garyla

DEAD

Biralis £30,000,000

8.30,

4,200,000

4,900,000 2,387,000

OFFICE:-RINGAPORE.

Branche Agencies and Correspondents to the principui elsim of the world.

Every cription of Darikior and Exchange basic trazemolod.

TAN ING HOOL

Maxaanary

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. LIMITED.

flood Best 18, Gracechurch Birot, Lendan, EC. 1,

Authorland Capital, Bubscribed Capital

Paid Up Capital ... Reserve Frod and Rest

DANZKES,

-

HAMBURG BANKOW

HARDIN

MONGEET

ILOILO IPOH

JOHORE

КОВА

KOWLOON

V. M. GRAYBURN,

-

BRANCHES (

KUALA LUZFOR

LONDON LYONG MALAGOA MANILA MUAR (Jabors) MURDEN

NEW YORK PEIPING

PENANG RANGOON

BAIGON

BAN FRANCIBOO

SHANGHAI

BINGAPOR

JOURABAYA

BUNGE PATANJ

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

[EINOTAU TOKOHAMA

Current Asotata opened in Loċal Curri and Fixed Deponite rassivad for ana yana me tharine periode by Low) Quyrunay Kad Überling DA forms which will be quoted un nagilestion

Hongkong, 18th May, 1991,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Bloof is sboru Bank he wou ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGRA BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained an application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION,

V. IL GRAT BURN.

Chief Manag. Hongkong, 18th July, 1996,

THE NATIONAL CITY BANE OF NEW YORK.

|HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street,

New York.

Capital, Surplue and Undivided Profits

..U.S.$226,087,392 Branches in:-

ARGENTINE BELGIUM BRAZIL

GULA

ORINA COLOMBIA QUBA DOMINOAN

REPUBLIC INDIA JAYAN

ITALI

LONDON

MEXICO PANAMA PERU PHILIPPINE

ISLAND PORTO RICO

STRAITE

BESTLAKEITI URUGUAY

+ VENESUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Let tera of Credit, Travellers' Chequ Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Cur zant accounts and Savings Bani accounts op ed and Fixed De posits in loca, and foreign curren. cies taken at rates that may be as- certained on application to tha Bank.

We are also able to offer our Customers the services of, the Branches of the International Banking Corporation in San Fran cisco, and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France) 8.A., in Paris and Nice.

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Manager. Hongkong, 20th February, 1981,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(Netherlands Trading Boessly)

BAŊKURA.

KATAULISKED 1824.

Bengkong Ofont 11, Queen's Road. CentrOS Authorised Capital.....Quilders 169,640,000+ (625,500,000) | 23,500,500 | Taló-Up Caplin) ...... Qužšas 20,240,000.- (#6,409,143.1.

1,300,000

1,050,000 Buszzo Pand 1,666,846

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd

URANCEKS ---

lauskek

Ipab

Bateria

Kandy

Bombay

Karachi

Calcutta

Kota Bharu

Colombo

Galle Hongkong Howrah

New York

Penns Mangion

Ebanghel

Kuala Lumpur Bimin

Kuala Krai Bingapore Kun Lipis Bourabaya Kuantan

Madra

Port Lou (Maurition)

HONGKONG BRANCEL

Every deseription of Banklog and Exchange bumine transacted,

Travellers Chezze leved.

TRUSTED AND EXECUTORAKYS UNDERTAKEN.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Depolis et Ruta that many he RADAR kaised on application.

CL. BANDES.

Mankato.

LEAGUE ASSEMBLY,

:

ARMAMENTS AND TRADE. Geneva, Sept. 8. The League Assembly has 'unani- mously decided to Invite Mexico to Join the Lengus.

Signor Grandl (Italy) proposed to the Assembly that all program. ines of armuments should be in- mediately and l effectively suspended, during

ing the session of the disarms

in ment conference

February. Speaking on the report of the League's work during the past year, Siguor Grandi fald that if arma- ments wore lowered, trade barriers would very soon also be lowered. Reuter.

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ESTABLISHED 1818.

Head Office:-Hongkong/ Authorised Chattal ............

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