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TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG

BRITAIN'S ANSWER

IMPORTANT WILL BRITAIN GO

COMMONS STATEMENT

COUNTER-MEASURES BY

GOVERNMENT

UNFAIR FOREIGN COMPETITION

London, July 3.

FASCIST?

TWO STUDIES OF QUESTION.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1934.

TO SHIPPING

SUBSIDY PLAN

BRITAIN READY TO FIGHT

London, July 3, Mr. Walter Runciman, President! of the Board of Trade, told the

LATE MR. LO

SUBSIDIES

CHEUNG-SHIU

HUNDREDS PAY LAST

TRIBUTE

RADIO BROADCAST

VARIETY CONCERT FROM

Over a thousand persons includ-TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. House of Commons to-day that ing many of the Colony's pro the Government was prepared to minent residents and Government spond £2,000,000 in defensive officials were present at the funer A SYMPTOM IN ubsidies for vessels, carrying al of the late Mr. Lo Cheung-situ, tramp cargoes" under the condi-which was held yesterday after- tion that the subsidy, was not dis-noon at the Wing Pit Ting pavilion sipated by competition between at Pokfulum. British owners of tramp vessels.

ITSELF

THE STUDIO From ZBW on a wavelength of 166 metres;

4.30-7.30 p.m. Chinese Programme. G-0.10 p.m.

Chinese Children's 7.30-10.30 p.m. European Pro- gramme."

Concert.

The Wing Pit Ting was crowded The tramp owners must or with relatives and friends long be- ganize, he pointed out. And in fore the arrival of the funeral this way they will be able to bring cortege, which was followed by the pressure to bear upon the foreign chief mourners, Including the awners to arrange a common resone, Messrs. M. K. Lo. M. W, Lo.

daughters-in-law, duction of the surplus world M. H. Lo, Horace Lo, sons-in-Inw,

intives.

After the hearse came a long conveying stream of motor can thousands of wreaths from various 1.

tonnage.

The Government, he said, would

Ord

reduce local

friends.

and many re-

clubs nasociations,

and

7.30 p.m.

Commodity Quotations. 7.35-8 p.m.

London and New York Stock and

The Seasons Ballet (Glazuunoy,

Op. 67).

Barlin, July 3. One of the questions being most often asked in Germany to-day is, "Will Britain go Fascist?" An important statement re- In the last issue of the menthly, garding the position of the Bri-Europa cinche Revue, two articles tish Mercantile Marine was made were devoted to this question.

The one, written by the Britiah by the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, in the Fascist writer, Mr. W. E. D. Allen: exert its influence upon foreign Commons to-day.

concentrates upon the cennomic He sald the fundamental aspect of the problem of Fascism, Governments to induce them to difficulties, not only of British, but while the other, the author of abandon aubsidies

The Chung Sing Band was In of all shipping at present were which is the editor of Europeische superfuqua tonange,

Mr. Runciman declared that the attendance during the ceremony 2. the reduction in seaborne trade Revue, Prince Kari Anton Rohan. since 1929 and the striking in-deals with the struggle between Dominions and India were being at the Wing Pit Ting, when.

consulted in this matter and friends, two at a time, bowed be crease in the Mercantile Marines Fascism and liberalism.

Sea- "Fascism", Mr. Allen declares, now only remained for, the tramp fore the picture of the docensed of the world since the war.

SEL extraordinary ewners themselves to co-operate before an altar with a profusion borne trade had fallen since 1929 Involves by one third and was less than economic transformation, which,

Of course, if there were a mis- of flowers, belde which stood the 1918. On the other houd, if successful, is bound to alter the merchant shipping had increased foundations of international trade carriage of plans, the subsidy was family of the late Mr. Lo Cheung-

profound withdrawable at any time, he said, shin. by about 50 per cent, since 1914 and to bring about

The results were seen in depress-chunge in the mutual relations of in any esse it was only experi mental and would expire at the ed international freight markets independent nations." and In the balance sheets of ship-

end of the year--United Press.

P. & O. To Build Large ping, companies,

Addition To Fleet.

Fonden, July 3.

that the 'The announcement been in the past, now is seen to be. & O. Steamship Company is antiquated and incapable of reselling its holdings in William Cory taining the confidence of nations & Sens, the big coal company, has created wide interest in financial which are to operate it."

and shipping circles.

in

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European countries, including Britain". He adds, "cannot afford to maintain an economie system which more and more turns out to be inefficient, or a political system which, great as its merits may have

ENGLISH LIBERALISM.

Barings are the purchasers, the price paid to the P. & D. belag £5,000,000.

Hundreds of the close friends of the family including Mr. W. J. Keswick, of Messrs. Jardine Mathe eon and Co., Ltd, called personal- ly at the residenco of the late Mr. earlier in the Lo Cheung-sbiu

COR morning to express their dolences to the family.

The remains were buried yester day, at Mount Davis Cemetery,

Flags of Messrs. Jardine, and Co., the Sports Matheson Club and the South China Athletic Association were at half mast.

Among those present were the Colonial Secretary, Hon. Sir Thomas Southern,

Alexandre Glazounov and Orch. Winter.

(a) The Frost.

(b) The Ice..

(c) The Hail.

(d) The Snow. Spring-

Summer.

(a) Waltz of the Cornflowers

And Poppies

(b) Barcarolle.

(e) Variation-Cola.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report,

the Hon. Mr. dis

The article of Prince Rohan focuses, attention on the decline of British liberalism.

now

The masses are

return four

8.03-8.26 pm.. Sonata in F Minor (Brahma-

Op. 120 No. 1). Lionel Tertin (Viola) and Harriet Cohen (Pianoforte).

1st Movement Allegro

Appassionato. 2nd Movement-Andante un Poco

-Adagio.

Grazioso.

3rd Movement-Allegretto

4th Movement-Vivace. 8.29-9 p.m. Operatic. The Mastersingers of Nuremburg--

Overture (Wagner).

Stato Opera Orchestra, Berlin. Vocal Duet Pagliacci-My fate is in

Thy Hunds (Leoncavallo).

Rosetta Pampanini and Gino Vanelli.

Creatore's Band.` Vocal Gems-Rigoletto (Vardi).

Light Opera Company, 9.9.20 p.m.

From the Studio. Hawaiian Selections by Ha Yuk

1.

2.

Programme. '

Haleiwa Waltz.

Kobala March.

3. The Kipahulu Zephyr.

UNREMUNERATIVE RATES. Trump freighta stood at about three-quarters of the 101 figure, although running coats were great ly increased. While liner freights, owing to the conference system. stood at relatively higher figures, many liners were running with empty space. In the result, ear- xoen were being carried on an un- remunerative basle, with

R. E. Lindsell, the Hon. Mr. R. M.Band-La Traviata-Drinking Song astrous results to shipowners,

Mr. N. L. and Gypsy Chorus (Verdi). Very few British shipping cum-

"English liberalism", the Prince

It is understood that the shares Henderson, the Hon.

Sir Shou-son Band-La Traviata-Prelude- the public to Smith, the Hon.

Act III (Verdi). panies were covering their run writes. more deeply rooted in will be offered to

On the Chow, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe. ning expenses, and fewer still were the people's character than any

per cent. able to make the necessary provi- form of continental liberalism, original one pound basis the shares the ilen. Dr. A. R. Wellington, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kate- alon for replacing their ships as However, even in England. liberal paid 15.5 per cent. for the first wall, the Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso, the they became out of date. This wism is becoming more and more an

Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, the Hon. not only a shipowner's problem, but affair of high bourgeoisie and of three years,

The P. & 0. still retains 78,000 Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Sir William Lun and Ho Yuk Ming. concerned in particular ships intellectuals.

shares, thus maintaining its longHornell, Mr. G. R. Sayer, Lady officers, engineers and seamen, as deserting it." well as the nation as a whole.

"The question whether England association with Cory & Sons, but Clara Ho Tung, Mr. J. W. Franke, If this state of affairs were due will become Fascist," he concludes, the fact that the company is ready Mr. T. H. King. Professor L. For- valuable an asset is ster, Mr. F. J. de Rome, Mr. J. B. "cannot

be answered, to sell so

4. Honey-moon Ialer. to fair competition, it might be

How- generally held as a good nugury Ross, hold that the British Mercantile

Among the relatives

0.20-9.30 p.m. The Zonaphone Saloa prezent Marine ought to fight its own especially by a foreigner.

were Mrs. W. Gittins, Dr. and Mrs. Orchestra.

1. Hearts and Flowers, battles, ns in the past, without ever, it is an impressive enough for shipping prospects in the Far

symptom that this question can be East.

K. C. Yeo, Mr. and Mrs. Litton,

2. Loin Du Bal.. Government aid, but this was not naked at all."---United Press.

Although the P. & D. directors Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bush, Mrs. A.

3. Fairy Tipton, the case,

have not yet disclosed their full E. Kew, Mrs. M. P. Lo, Dr. and 9.30 p.m. Londan 1 p.m. Exchange tramp shipping at the expense of scheme, it is no secret that they Mrs. E. Law, Mr. and Mrs. Ken-and Cummodity Quotations. foreign subsidised shipping. That are planning extensive shipbuilding neth Chan, Mrs. Ho Leung, Mir. entailed a real measure of organ-for the P. & O. and mubaldiary and Mrs. He Ki, Mr. and Mrs. From the Studio.

companies.

Ho Wing, Eddie Ho Tung, Mr. She isation of tramp shipping.

During the War the P. & O-lost Yu Man. Mr. Andrew Zimmerni. Songe.

Mr. Erncat Zimmern. 124,000 tons of shipping and

Others present were.Messrs. foreign countries. Such a subsidy would be given though the lost vessels have been

Mok Kon-sang. Tang Shiu-kin,

Gockchin, R. Other countries were, of course, for one year only, and within that replaced for the most part, new Shum Pak-ming, P.

to adopt what policy, they period would be subject to with-ships are still needed to meet the C. H. Lim, LI Tze-fong, Li Koon- thought it, but from the point of drawal if the circumstances which increasing competition, from con- chun, Li Yick-mui, Lau Ping-chai.

Mercantile led to its introduction were alter tinental shipping between Europe, Jackman Te view of the. British Marine, competition created and ed. It would also be a condition China and Japan. maintained by Government sub-that shipowners, through their

It is pointed out, also, by well- Hospital and Po Leung Kuk, with 3. sidy could not be regarded as fair international organisations and

that Palestine which the deceased served at one competition, and British ship-in any other ways open to them, informed persons,

other porta, despite a largely increasing time as Chairman and Committeo owners were entitled to seek the press upon shipowners it

almost members attended, help of their Government if they maritime countries the framing of trade with Britain, are

tending to adjust entirely served by foreign ships.--- are not able successfully to de proposals

the supply of tonnage in the world Our Own Correspondent. fend themselves.

raise to demand, nad thus to freight rates once more to a munerative level.

UNFAIR COMPETITION.

The increase in the Mercantile Marines of some other countries -had-been due in large part in the stimulus of subsidies, and that

was still being: financial help given by many

free

The efforts of the British Gov ernment were primarily directed to an increase of international trado. But the revival of world'

moans

YEAR'S EXPERIMENT.

in

The Directors of the Tung Wah

4.

9.33-10.30 p.m.

Varlety Concert

Programme.

(n) You're Getling-to-be-n-Habit

with Me. (b) Did You Ever See a Dream

Walking? Piano Soles.

by Miss Andrey Steel. (a) Someday Sweetheart. (b) Sentimental Over You. (e) Coffee in the Morning.

by Mian Doreen Ma. Humorous Numbers.

Violin Solos,

by The Two Imps."

(a) Doing Things.

(b) After Sundown

HEALTH. CAMPAIGN

6. Songs.

MEDICAL LECTURES BY LOCAL DOCTORS

Health campaigns have been or- ganised in the Colony, during the last few years under the auspices of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A, and the Hongkong Chinese Medical Asso- ciation with considerable success.

This year the campaign is again

G.

7.

7.

by Alfred Crosner.

(a) Make Hay While the Sun

Shines. +

(b) Hasty Man.

by Miss Audrey Steel. Piano Solos,

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

(e) Come Up and Soe Me Some-

time. by Mies Doreen Ma Humorous Numbers,

Violin Solos,

10.30 p.m.

by "The Two Impe."

of the scheme if he did not wish to The Government would continuedo so. Nevertheless, it had not trade might be alow. Passenger their efforts to secure internation- been favourably received by ship-

suffering a consideration of means to place and cargo liners were

to co-operate still prepared from the falling off in world trade shipping generally on an economic owners. The Government were

to com-this nintter. and Crum subsidised foreign com- footing, and intended petition. On the other hand, by municate with foreign countries to

their ascertain

views on the OTHER SUGGESTIONS. their of

conference arrangements they are able, to a possibility of international mea

Various suggestions had been put

(a) Hold Your Man. certain extent, to protect them sures to facilitate the abolition or

the forward for the assistance of Bri-

(b) Under a Blanket of Blue.

by Alfred Crosner. selves, although it might be neces-reduction of subsidies and sary for apecial measures to be formulating of sekemes for laying tish shipping by the reservation of organised under the three organisa- Club. The latter

Rugby Mid-day Press News. Fur- taken by the Government in parti-up or scrapping superfluous ton- tnter-Imperial trades, preferential tions with the addition of the Hong- cular trades.

nage, or both. The task of pre-treatment of British ships or cur- kong Y's Men's

organisation a Health Education Claas The bulk of tanker tonnage was paring the ground for, and of goes carried in British ships in Em-participated because hender as ther Exchange and Comniouity Quo ports, differential duties to train up a group of young men for talons from London followed by New in the hands of the big oil trading formulating, such schemes must, pire

against foreign ships which had a period of six months to speak to the York Opening Quotations. 10.40 p.m. Close Down. companies, and this clans of ton-in the first instance, fall upon the benefit of Government sab-people in the Now Territories and thes

hipowners !! the chief nage had inaugurated an interna-the

aldies, etc. These were all mea-congested arens in the Colony on tional plan for adjusting supply to maritime

In considering these problema sure which had their own dangers, matters of general hygiene and pro-Hygiene by Dr. II. II. Tal. demand. The position of coasting and near sea trades raised coas it was essential to have the co-but they might have to be consider-ventive medicine.

"Tho campaign this year will be derations somewhat different from operation of the Dominions and ed if the proposals now outlined did

hey must bear in mind not leasen menace to the British conducted in a much larger scale and those applying to secan

it will be extended to the Now Terri- going India. They

Laries, Omells elected ure: Hon. shipping, and no special measures not only the position of tramp Mercantile Marine.

shipping, but the position in some

In conclusion, Mr. Runciman President-Hon. Dr. A. R. Welling- of the great liner trades, especial-

those between different parts urged the industry to make greater on, C.M., Chairman,Dr. F. 1. at 3 pm, for ladics:

Taeung: Hon. See.Bir. K. C. Cheung; which were efforts to improve its position..

โกท. Treasurer-Mr. C. . Lo: the Empirisidised foreign British Wireless, menaced by

Committee.-Miss Shin Taking Mrs. P. C. Kwok, Dr. K. G. Yeo, Dr. Government As to tramps, the Government competition. The

the

T. C. Ylp. Dr. K. D. Ling, Mr. Li Ka were prepared to ask the House for were therefore informing

Fun.

The Committee was formed by rebo

in respect of these trades

proposed at presept.

GRANT FOR TRAMPS.

were

cif

countries.

a grant for vessels carrying tramp Dominions and Iulia of the posi-Attempting to night from a mov. cargoes ander tramp conditions, tion as they saw it, and were seeking bus in Prince Edward Hond the subsidy to be used for defen- ing their views as to possible yesterday, Cheung Sha was rather presentatives of the four organisa| alve purposes and to cost not more lines of action...

than £2 million. This subsidy

would of foreign subsidies and !

be almed at securing the

SCRAPPING NOT FAVOURED.

The Goverumont had been pre-

seriously

full tions. injured when she

The Campaign will last from July heavily and struck her head on the

to the 7 tu July 11th. grount. She was conveyed

Programme, Kowloon Hospital.

July 12.-Venereal Disenues by Dr. S. C. Ho.

July 1--Some common infectious diversos with special reference to provention and importance of notiflus- Cion by Dr, K. Y, Lai,

Two lectures at Chinese Y.W.C.A.

July 11Venereal Diseases by Dr. Hilda Yuen,

July 14-Maternity; and Child Wel- fare by Dr. P. C. Lai.

Parters, lantern slides or cionn films dealing with the subjects, will

diaplayed.

Lectures on aimple health subjects will be given at Kowloon City, fung Hom, Mongkok, Shumshulpu, West Loint, Shaukiwal, Wanchai, CHURE Chau, Tai Po Sheung Shui. Yuen Long, Ping 'Shan, Taun Wan, ele. by the students of the Health Class who had passed the examination.

Synopsis of the lectures will be broadensted daily,

Free Physical Examinations will be open to men every night at the Chinese YMCA. gynaslum from Monday July to Saturday July 13 and to women on Tuesdays and Fri- day afternoons. July Tuberculosis and Preven Posters, models, etc, will be dis- played at the Y.M.O.A. and pamphlets Hon by Dr, S. F. LI,

July 10-Food and Health by Dr.will be given to those who attend the lectures physical examinations or B. I. Treung.

July 11-Personal anil Domestia on application."

The programmo will be divided into three sections: greater employment of Britishpared to place at the disposal of

Lectures At thi Chinese shipping and of

the seafaring the shipping industry Anancial

prey.C.A. Hall at 8 pm. No uspleious circumstances cinnsex.

help on favourable terma for

July 7-Opening addresses by Hon, nah employed at the Brewery, who Dr. A. 1. Wellington,

G.M.D., Hon. Such a defensive subaidy could}scrapping dider Britlah cargo to attached to the death of Yip So, an be given only on condition that the

naxo an

and providing a smaller was found dead in her bed yesterday. Dr. S. W. Teo, 0.8. achome quantity of

removed to War

the

services In shipowners formulated a

July 8-Heligious of u construction

cargo ton-The body. satisfactory to the Government. nage, either by cons

of Mortuary."

Churches, specially on Health in the morning. At night Religious talk on Such a scheme must provent as now or modernisation of existing

Health. far as possible, the subaldy being vessels. The object wa

was to ensure a dissipated by domestic competition reduction in surplus ships and to A preliminary rehearsal for the of British ships carrying tramp maintain the standard of efficiency forthcoming production of "Morro cargues, and ensure that it was of cargo floote. There had never Enginnd" will be held by the Hongkong affectively directed to securing been any intention of compelling Philharmonic Society at the Cathedral greater employment of British any shipowner to take advantage Hall on Monday next, at 6.80 p.m.

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