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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1934.

BRITAIN'S ANSWER TO SHIPPING SUBSIDIES

IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH

COMMONS.

& BUILDINGS

STATEMENT ORDINANCE REVISION

IN HAND.

The long overdue revision of

COUNTER-MEASURES BY the Public Health and Buildinga

GOVERNMENT

UNFAIR FOREIGN COMPETITION /

་

Ordinance is now in hand and it is | hoped that, a definite outcome will be reached by the end of the year.

The revision; the Telegraph un- derstands from an official source, in to take the form of a new set. of ordinances covering the various subjecte contained in

groups of London, July 3. An important statement re-the existing main ordinance, which, garding the position of the Bri- owing to constant, amending, has tish Mercantile Marine was made become unwieldy.. by the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, in the Commons to-day.

Drafts of the proposed new ordinances have, we understand,

the

He sald the fundamental already been drawn up, but recent difficulties, not only of British, but changes in connection with of all shipping at present wore Sanitary Department have neces- the reduction in seaborne trade

'sitated considerable delay in

A since 1920 and the, striking in-. crense In the Mercantile Marines their adoption sa so many Sanitary

The Prince Consort of Holand, husband of Queen ́Wilhelmina, whose death occurred yesterday.

Naval Agreement

of the world since the war. Sea-Department matters are involved Outlook

borne trade had fallen since 1929 which need careful perusal by

by one third and was less than departmental officials.

in 1913. On the other hand,

merchant shipping had increased

The existing Public Health and

by about 50 per cent. since 1914, Buildings Ordinance was passed in MR. BALDWIN STILL

The results were seen in deprcus-February, 1902 for the purpose of

ed International freight markets consolidating the laws then in and in the balance sheets of ship.force relating to pubile health and

to buildings. ping companies.

UNREMUNERATIVE RATES.

Tramp freights stood at about tramp shipping at the expense of three-quarters of the 1913 gure, foreign subsidised shipping. That although running costs were great, entailed a real measure of organ ly increased. While liner freights,isation of tramp shipping. owing to the conference system. stood at relatively higher figures,

If this state of affairs were due to fair competition, it might be held that 'the British Mercantila Marine ought to fight, ita battles, as in the past, without Government aid, but this was not

YEAR'S EXPERIMENT,

fed to its introduction were alter-

to

4

HOPEFUL

London, July 3. Referring in the course of Parliamentary answer to the bilateral discussions

SEVERE FLOODS

IN KIANGSU

TORRENTIAL RAIN

6.6.15 Concert.

RADIO BROADCAST

p.m.

7.30-10.30 p.m.

FOR THREE DAYS

Haichow, July 4. Widespread flooding has ocgramme, curred in northern Kinngsu Pro vince, following uninterrupted torrential rains for the past three days, causing a swift and abnor mal rise in all rivers.

Bursting of dykes is occurring at numerous points, inundating many villages and the cities of Kagyu and Chingkow.

The water rushed into the walled city of Chingkow so abruptly an Monday night that the inhabitants were taken by surprise and many of them were drowned.

Many others are believed to have been killed or buried alive among debris as the result of the collapse of houses.

7,30 p.m.

Chinese Children'■

European Pro-

London and New York Stock and

Commodity Quotations. 7.35-8 p.m.

The Seasons Ballot (Glazounov,

Op. 67).

Alexandre Ginzounov and Orch. 1. Winter.

(a) The Frost.

What A Pretty Child !

Few people can resist the appeai of a beautiful, healthy, happy child, and what a joy who is to her lucky parents But it is not only the parents who are lucky; so is tho child herself in the watchful parent-" al care bestowed upon her which enmures the health and happiness sho enjoym

Wise parents everywhero know tho value of Baby's Own Tablets,, and administer them whenever thero is need. These little tablets help naturo in its work of keeping the child's intestines clean, thus ensuring that the child derives full benefit from the food she eats, growing up healthy and strong.

BABY'S OWN TABLETS

are pleasant to take, mile in their action but thoroughly effective in their results. They are invaluablo in such allmenia as con- stipation, indigestion, eolic, feverishness, worms, and the pains" of teething.

The prescription is the result of years of research by a doctor who made a special study of children's mallien, and parents can administer this safe and effective remedy with the utmost confidence. Obtainable from chemists everywhere.

(b) The Ice.

(c) The Hall.

(d) The Snow.

2.

Spring.

3.

Summer.

(a) Waltz of the Cornfowars

Id cal

Medicine

and Popples.

(b) Barcarolie.

(e) Variation-Coda.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather

8.03-8.29. pam.

Sonata in F Minor (Brahma

Op. 120 No. 1).

Thousands of villagers have been rendered homeless and com-Report. pelled to seek refuge in the neigh bouring, districte în higher country, Messages have reached Shang- hai requesting emergency relief.- | Central News.

DOGS ORDINANCE OFFENCES

INCREASED FINES ANNOUNCED

In the course of a statement at

Lionel Tertia (Viola) and Harriet Coken (Pianoforte).

1st Movement-Allegro

Appassionato. 2nd Movement--Andante un Poco

ard Movement--Allegretto

4th MovemeVivace.

8.28-9 p.m. Operatic.

--Adusglo.

Grazioso.

9-9.20 p.m. From the Studio. Hawaiian Selections by Ho Yuk Lun ani Ho Yu Ming.

Programme,

1. Haleiwa Waltz.

2. Kohala March,

3. The Kipahulu Zephyr:.

4. Honeymoon Inles

9,20-9.30 p.m. The Zonophone Salon

Orchestra.

1. Hearts and Flowers.

Loin Du, Bul.

are

r

3. Fairy Tiptoe.

9.30 p.m. London I p.m. Exchange the and Commodity Quotations,

9.33-10.30 p.m. Variety Concert

(b) Did You Ever See a Dream

Walking?

by Miss Andrey Steel.

Plano Solos.

(n) Someday Sweetheart. (b) Sentimental Over You. (e) Coffee in the Morning.

by Miss Doreen Mn. Humorous Numbers.

by "The Two Imps." Violin Solos. (a) Doing Things, (b) After Sandown.

Songs..

which are proceeding pre-the Central Magtatraer this mor- paratory to next year'sning, the Second Magistrate. Mr. Naval Conference, Mr. Macfadyen, announced that fines many liners were running with Such a subsidy would-be given

for offeneys against the regulations. empty space. In the result, car for one year only, and within that Stanley Baldwin said that under the Dogs Ordinance goen were being carried on an un-period would be subject to with world conditions were now,

being increased.

Mr. Macfayden sald:-With re- dis-drawal if the circumstances which in many ways, more difficult ference to offences agatat remunerative basis, with astrous results to shipowners.

Very few British shipping com- ud. It would also be a condition than at the time of the Lon-Dogs Ordinance. fines generally panies were covering their run-that shipowners, through their don Conference.

will be raised to $10 as from July From the Studio.

Programme. ning expenses, and fewer still were international organisations and;

1st. In cases where the Court is 1. Songs able to make the necessary provi-[in any other waya open to them,

It was. therefore. more than satisfied that the dog was at large

(n)" "You're Getting to be a Habit lon for replacing their ships as press upon shipowners in other ever necessary to survey all the in a public place, and was a source

with Me. they became out of date. This was maritime countries the framing of ground on which they had agreed or danger to the public, the not only a shipowner's problem, but proposals tending Lo adjust before the conference because the minimum fine will be $25, as from concerned in particular ships' the supply of tonnage in the world deterioration of certain conditions July lat.

This follows a similar announce- 2 offle:rs, engineers and seamen, as to demand, and thas

raise in the world made it all more well as the nation as a whole.

freight rates once mare to a re-necessary, in the view of the ment recently made at the Kow- munerative level.

British Government, that theloon Magistracy.

A report hus conference should meet and that

been made by The Government would continue it should achieve some end.

Ching Wn-ching that he was hitten. their efforts to secure Internation.

on Saturday near the Western Discussions were taking place Market by a dog which has not. a consideration of menus to place! alripping generally on an economic and would continue between some been traced. The man has enter- footing, and intended to

com- of the participating nations, the ed the Government Civil Hospital municate with foreign countries to sole object being to explore the for precautionary treatment, ascertain their UNFAIR COMPETITION.

views on the ground so that it might be pos- possibility of International measible for the conference to meet The increase in the. Mercantile aures to facilitate the abolition or and to have a successful issue, Marines of some other countries reduction of subsidies and the had been due in large part to the formulating of schemes for laying Any widespread premature dis-] stimulus of subsidies, and that up or scrapping superfluous ton-cussion on the tentative proposulá financial help was still being ange, or both. The task of pre put forward in feeling the way given by matty foreign countries. paring the ground for, and of might very easily create such á Other countries were, of course, formulating, auch schemes must, prejudice in some countries as free to adopt what policy, they in the first instance, fali upon would entirely defent the object To thought it, but from the point of the shipowners of the chief at present shared by all the meni- view of the British Mercantile

bera of conference, which was to Marine, competition crented and

get together and du some good. maintained by Government sub- In considering these problems work-British Wireless. sidy could not be regarded as fair it was essential to have the co- competition, and British ship-operation of the Dominions and owners were entitled to seek the India. They must bear in mind help of their Government

the case.

own

are not able auccessfully to de- fend themselves,

maritime countries.

shipping, but the position in somo attached to the death of Yip 50, an not only the position of tramp No suspicious circumstance are of the great liner trades, especial-omah employed at the Brewery, who The efforts of the British Gov-ly those between different parts was found dead in her bed yesterday.

of the Empire,

The body Wis

10 retuoved the which were ernment were primarily directed

Mortuary, foreign to an increase of international enured by subsidised

Government: trade. But the revival of world competition. The

therefore informing the

tion as they saw it, and were seek- as to possible

were trade might be glow, Passenger Dominions and India of the posi and cargo liners were suffering from the falling off in world trade ing their views and from subsidised foreign points of action. petition. On the other hand, by 'means

cular trades.

LAUNCHING OF GIANT CUNARDER

Take Place Before End of September

London, July 3.

It is officially announced that the Launching of. the new Cunarder, No. 34, will take place tember 26. at Glasgow on Wednesday, Sep-

The launching ceremony will be] performed by Her Majesty the Queen.-Renter.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF FOR MY PARt, I had raTHER BE( Ono caso of typhoid was reported THE FIRST MAN AMONG THESE FEL- to the local health authoritics dur- LOWS THAN THE SECOND HAN INg the last three days ended on

Monday, July 2 ROME-Julius Cacaor.

The

rainfall registered

at

.

mov.

G.

6.

7.

by Alfred Crosner,

(a) Make Hay While the Sun

Shines.

(b) Hasty Man-

by Miss Audrey Steel. Piatto Solos..

(a) Boulevard of Broken Dreams, (b) Body and Soul,

(e) Come Up and See Me Some- time, by Mien Doreen Mu. Humorous Numbers,"

Violin Solos.

by "The Two Imps,"

(a) Hold Your Mon (b) Under Blanket of Blue.

by Alfred Crosner.

10.30 p.m.

Rugby Mid-day Press News. Fur- ther Exchange and Commodity Quo-. York Opening Quotations. tations from London followed by New

10.40 p.m. Close Down,

R.A.O.C. SERGT'S

DEATH

PASSES AWAY IN HOSPITAL

ť

of their conference SCRAPPING NOT FAVOURED. arrangements they are able, to a

The Government had been pre-

The death occurred at the M- certain extent, to protect them-

A preliminary rehearsal for the tary Hospital this selves, although it might be neces-pared to place at the disposal of

-morning of forthcoming production of "Merrie Sorgt, Frank Richardson, of the sary for special measures to be the shipping industry financial Botanic Gardens during June totalled England" will be held by the Hongkong oral an taken by the Government in parti-help on favourable terms for 26.90 inches. There were and five Philharmonic Society at the used as Deceased was admitted yesterday Ordnance Corpe. Herapping older British cargo ton-lays when no fall was recorded. The Hall on Monday next, at 5.30 p.m.

nge and providing a smaller highest was 9.75, on the 21st.

suffering from an internal com- The bulk of tanker tone in quantity of up-to-date cargo ton-

Attempting to alight from a

plaint. in the hands of the big oil trading

by construction of H.M.S. Berwick arrived here from ing bus in Prince Edward Road Sergt. Richardson was 39 years companies, and this class of tonnnge, ellher by

new or modernisation of existing the North at 7.30 am, and an tieing yesterday, Cheung Sham was rather of age and has seen 17 years' nage had inaugurated an interna-vessels. The object was to ensure up hoisted her paying-of pennant. seriously injured when she fell service. This was hia second tional plan for adjusting supply to reduction, in surplus ships and to Se Teaves for Singapore and Home heavily and struck her head on the detail to Hongkong. He went on demand. The position of coasting maintain the standard of efficiency sion.

12 on Friday for ru-fit and re-commis-ground. She was conveyed to the Home leave in February, 1932, and near sea trades raised consi-of cargo fleets. There had never

Kowloon Hospital.

and returned in November, 1933. derations somewhat different from heen any intention of compelling The steam inaneh Kan Kai hin those applying to ocean guing

The French sloop Savorgann de His wife and two children, a boy shipping, and no special measures of the scheme if he did not wish to The fish drying hulk, Lam Lap-chi, Swatow, and entering the Harbour him in February of this year. any shipowner to take advantage en sald to Mr. Ng Fo-you for $1,200. firazza arrived this morning from aged 13 and a girl aged 10, joined in respect of these trades

were do so. Nevertheless, it had not lying lu Aberdeen Harbour, has fired a Royal Salute of 21 guns which Much sympathy is felt for them proposed at present.

been favourably received by ship-realised $410 through its sale to Mr. was replied to from Blackhead Fort in their bereavement.

sales by A shluto of 11 guns to Commodore owners. The Government were Leung Pung-kau. Both still prepared to co-operate in public auction were held to-day at Frank Elliot was replied to by H.M.9. Tamar. The sloop will remain in port As to tramps, the Government this matter.

until Tuesday next.

As a result of action taken by the

GRANT FOR TRAMPS.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS,

shipping and of the seafaring against foreign ships which had

скиннен.

Messrs. Lammert Brea.

Lau Yick-cheuk, residing at No. 130 Kennedy Road, was summoned before

for a week's remiand, which

[1 stallholder at the

The funeral takes place this afternoon, passing the Monument nt 4.30 p.m.

wore prepared to ank the House for grant for vasseln carrying tramp' cargoes under tramp, conditions. Various suggestions had been put Mr. Hamilton, ut the Central Sanitary Department against people the subaldy to be used for defen- forward for the nselstance of Bri- Magistracy this morning, for possess expectorating in pubile markets, BUDDING NATURALIST alve purposes and to cost not more tish shipping by the reservation of ion of a revolver and twe shot guns Kwan Kau, than £2 million. This subsidy Inter-Imperial trades, preferential without a valid Hcence. Mr. J. M. Hall | Monmouth Path market, Queen'a would be aimed at securing the treatment of British ships or car-appeared for defendant, and asked Road, East, was sunumoned before Mr. abolition of foreign subsidies and

was Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy|SIX WEEKS TO REFLECT ON greater employment of British 5oes carried in British ships in Em-granted.

this morning, and fined $10. Tong

COLLECTION METHODS pire

differential duties ports,

Wah, a stallholder at the Whitfield Charged before Mr. Macfadyen in market was fined $5 for a similar

Attracted by the appearance of the benefit of Government sub- the Central Police Gourt this morning offence. Such

two flower pola bearing palm a defensive subsidy could sidies, etc. These were all mea- with the theft of un electric switch be given only on condition that the sure which had their own dangers, from No. 12 Kung Wo Terrace.. and Cheung Hung, unemployed, charged shrubs, Tang Chi-keung, unemploy shipowners formulated a schome

but they might have to be consider the possession of two screwdrivers before Mr. Hamilton, at the Centraljed and of no fixed addreas, decided satisfactory to the Government. Such a scheme must prevent ascd if the proposals now outlined did and pair of pliora, Wong Wing Magistracy this morning, with the to appropriate them himself.

cheun an unemployed electrician, theft of a sewing machine from No.) far as possible, the subsidy being net nence to the British was sentenced to one month's hard 117 Gloucester Road, Arst floor, tras He was seen bearing his trophic# dissipated by domestic competition Mercantile Marine.

labour Det-Sergt. MucRobble said sentenced to two months' hard labour.jawny, however, and Tang Shil, of defendant of British ships carrying tramp

was arrested ni Lascar The complainant was Ho Mul-muž, a 69, Nathan Rond, laying claim to In conclusion, Mr, Runciman Rew at 1.30 pm. Monday married woman. Defendant gained the property, the cargoes, and ensure that it was urged the industry to inuke greater and admitted, when questioned, that entrance by climbing up some bam naturalist was sentenced effectively directed to securing efforts to improve. Its position, he stole the switch from the door of boo scaffolding, and then through an Kreator employment of British British Wireless,

the house.

Topen verandah door.

weeks' imprisonment this morning.

unfortunate

to nix

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