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& SHANGHAI

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1933.

BUSES COMMANDEERED BY MEN OF LINCOLNS

COMPLAINT BRITISH POLICY IN

IN

SHIPPING

COURT CASE "WE CAN HIT HARD".

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SCHEDULES

RUNCIMAN WARNS

London, Dec. 14.

The Government's determina. tion to defend British shipping against subsidised foreign com- petition was announced at the close of the debate in the House of Commons. last night by the Presid:

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Walter Runciman. He suggested that those who looked after the Interests of foreign flags should

A Bedouin of the Egyptian desert training a pure-bred Arabian horse for the races at Cairo. Bedouin owners often *

ride their own entries.

A plea that the buses had regard as portent of practical [valuo_the_announcement 'made by been commandeered by troops to Mr. Neville Chamberlain that the take them back to Shamshuipo Government intend to provide was made by S. T. Loule mana-financial facilities for completion ger of the Kowloon Motor Bus of the great now Cunard Liner. Company, at the Kowloon Surveying the presont plight of- Magistracy this morning when

British shipping, he said it was largely due not to political, but to he was summoned before Mc. purely economic causes. The roa Wynne-Jones for falling to run son for the fall in tonnage was tho the Company's buses according shrinkage of world trade., As to the Immediate problem of meeting to schedule,

subsidised foreign competition, he It was stated by Traffic

recalled that a special sub-commit- Inspector Saunders that on. No-Conference found that with the tee during the World Economic vember 23 he was watching the exception of Norway, Sweden. buses leaving Jordan Road Ferry Denmark and Holland all nations pler and noticed that two buses paid some sort of subsidy. Little

missing from the No.

could therefore be expected from to do anything by way of retalia- 4 route and three from the No. 13.

negotiations.

tion or discrimination of a damag-

These buses plied between Jordan Road and Kowloon City, but the only difference was that No. 4 buacs гал via Chatham Road while those on the No. 13 ran via Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road. It was between 1 and 2 p.m. when the two buses were not on the stand, and in one case, meant a wait of fully half hour.

were

SERIOUS MATTER.

it

Government was conscious of the fact that the country had been deep

ing character that would do more harm than good. That is only an

Onio

is. Athens

.10.08 .13.74

5.16

EXCHANGE RATES

Dec. 13 ..83.31/32

Dec. 14. 83.15/82

10.87

18.69

,220

220

.10.00

10.00

682

.35% .1/8.9/16

5824

62.0/16

024

35% 1/3,9/16

.6.03%

.8.17 .80

110% .40.5/16 .660 .1/6.3/10

23.05 10.39

9.13

20%

110

40.1/32

550

1/5.1/10

23.51

19.30

"We have been forced to use Copenhagen.

22.40

109% .1/0.3/04

100%

1/6.3/04

.442

42

.1/2.15/32 1/2.15/32 .80% .240

3636

242

5.07

were well aware that no progress with great care the problem by Genera ly aroused on this subject. They additional reason for examining Paris would be made unless they could which we are faced. But I think it Berlin bring home to aggressive countries is as well that other countries Helsingfors. who wore fighting Britain with should know what our mind

nance as well as ships and men, Other countries have a full right to Milan.. that Britain could hit, and hit hard, pursue the shipping policy they Buenos Aires. and that her resources would be put think best suited to their needs al-Shanghal at the disposal of this great and though we may have just cause for Now York. an essential industry.

complaint when action is taken Amsterdam against the spirit, if not the latter, Vienna Efficient mercantile marine was a of our commercial treaties. But wa Prague first necessity of Island people and may not always be able to give

Madrid could not be allowed to be imperill-others privileges which they deny to Hongkong. Bucharest. "It is a very serious matter, Mr. ed. The Chamber of Shipping's us.

Bruarois Louie," remarked his Worship. proposal was 'for a subsidy for

Stockholm "That's just the time when people tramp ships, which was to be

temporary and limited In time and tariffs to protect certain other Lisbon. go back to office, and if a man amount, and applied merely to safe industries and we may be forced Bombay. misses à bus and has to wait for guarding the industry which was reluctantly to take measures to Rio half an hour he would be late passing through a great crisis. safeguard our shipping, It would.Yokohama. for oflice. If a man, who Is As It was frankly an emergency mean a change in the policy we have Montevideo

Belgrado, not to tried so long to maintain; and we half an hour late, meets an irate bolster up inefficient ships or in- should only do it under stress of Silver (spot)....18.0/16

measure, its object was

Montreal.. ..6.02 bose, it may get him into serious

necessity; but if we do it we shall Silver (forward).18% efficient management. trouble."

do it unflinchingly," declared Mr. War Loan.....100% "We have to be very careful not Runciman.-British Wireless.

Defondant said troops after rifle practice in Kowloon City were in the habit of taking their, buses back to camp, but they al- ways nunde arrangements win the Company to have special busesi placed at their disposal. Since the new range had been used, the troops had been commandering the Company's buses to take them back to camp.

His Worship:-And instead of going to Jordan Rond, the uses go to Shamahtipo?

Defendant: Yes, your Worship.

THE REMEDY,

His Worship:-That can be enally remedied. All you have to do is to communicate with the commanding officer and he will put

a stop to it at once.

Defendant:- have

done so.

algerly

A fine of $30 was imposol ng

the first summons and $45 on the second,

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British Wireless,

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the work ended December 14th, 1912.

The rate of the dollar on demand was 28, 1d.

M. Kozminsky, a Rusalan avia- tor, gave exhibition flights in a Blorlot monoplane at Macao."

The death occurred in England" of Mr. J. F. Boulton, former Assis- tant Director of Public, Works, who was largely responsible for the construction of..the...Penk Tramway, and who also draw up plans for the rallway to Canton.

•

Mr. (now Sir) Robert Ho Tung- succeeded in growing grapo-fruit' in his garden on Caine Road.

The death occurred in Shanghai of Mr. F. W. Edwards, former Assistant Superintendent in Hong- kong of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.

A girl has to step out to keep

up with the procession...

SALE OF COATS

AND ARE BEING SHOWN AT-

CO.

MAYFAIR CO.

Opposite King's Theatre.

A SPECIAL EXHIBITION

COF

LONDON-MADE

LADIES' OVERCOATS

THE FIRST SHIPMENT TO HONGKONG

FROM-

MESSRS.

OF

NEWSTYLES LONDON

W.C. 2.

THIS FAMOUS FASHION HOUSE HAS THIS WINTER DISTRIBUTED OVER THREE THOUSAND EXAMPLES OF THEIR NEWEST PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT THE NEAR EAST AND THE FAR EAST,

ONE HUNDRED

HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED TO HONGKONG

ELITE STYLES

A.P.C. Building.

BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE ABOVE FIRMS.