1936-05-30 — Page 13

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1936.

How Hongkong Is Defeating a "Gentleman's" Pact JAPANESE TEXTILE MERCHANTS USE COLONY FOR OPERATIONS

PACT BETWEEN U.S.A. AND JAPAN DEFEATED BY DUMPING IN H.K.

QUOTA THAT HAS BEEN RENDERED INEFFECTIVE BY SHIPPING TEXTILES TO COLONY

FOR RE-EXPORTATION TO PHILIPPINES

"Telegraph" Special Representative

TS Hongkong being used as a dumping ground for Japanese .cotton textiles in order to defeat the recent "Gentleman's Agreement" between Japan and the United States, whereby the Japanese Guild for Cotton Cloth Exports agreed to limit exports to the Philippines to 42 million square yards per annum.

Investigations disclose that the answer is in the af-

firmative.

Mr. Lee Young-chang and his bride, formerly Miss Tuma Chui-cheung, who were married last Saturday. (Photo: D'Asis Studio).

This week I saw several persons connected with the One Small Gap Radiophone

textile import and export trade in Hongkong,

As soon as the purport of my visit was made known

they refused to be interviewed.

Holds Up Set For Traffic

Some, in fact, emphatically denied the suggestion that Hong-H.K. Motorists In N.Y.K. Liner

kong was being used as à base to re-export Japanese textiles to the Philippines in contravention of the Japanese-United States agreement.

JUST ONE RIVER TO CROSS

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of Cathay Ballroom Dance Orchestra

1.

2,

SUPERIORITY

OF CHEVROLET

VALVE-IN-HEAD

ENGINE

Develops more power and provides greater economy. Valve-in-head construction permits better engine cooling.

3. Valve-in-head construction permits better lubrica-

tion of valve mechanism.

4.

More accessible for service.

5.

Requires less service.

6.

FOR

AND QUALITY OF

Lower maintenance cost.

UNUSUAL ECONOMY

PERFORMANCE, CHOOSE CHEVROLET-because

ONLY CHEVROLET IN ITS PRICE CLASS HAS A VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINE.

DAVENTRY CRICKET RELAY Far East Motors 26 Nathan Road, Kowloon..

From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of

365 metres (845 kilorycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programma.

Excerpts from ""The Gondoliers (Gilbert and Sulli- van).

The Gordoliers-Overture; ✪ Rap- ture when alone together: There was time; But, Bless iny heart; Try we Lifelong; Bridegroom and Bride! When a Merry Maiden Marries; Now, Frey what is the cause; toplying,

BIDE

With Ducal Pomp: On the

W

day when I Was Wedded.

7.27

The London Palladium p.p.

Orchestra.

The

Golden Valne tarr. Winter); March Review Medley (arr. Woits

hach); Animal Antic-Novelty In- termezzo (Wark).

7.45 P-Barkone).

A Recital by Peter

Dawson

1. Sirs! Your Toast (Toreador Song) ("Carmen") (Bizet); 2. Room. ("Barber of for the Factotum Seville") (Rossini); 4. Just Keepin' On (Philips); 4. Don't let tho River Ran Dry (Harper).

Time,

8 p.m. nouncements.

Weather and

An-

8.03 p.m. A Variety Concert. Piano Solos The Charm School Selection: To Beat the Band--Selec

Carroll Gibbons with his Boy trients: Some-You're Sweeter than I thought you were....Jack Hulbert: Band Campus Moon....The London Plano Accordeon Band; Songs-My Piano and Me... Turner Layton; Sour Molody at Dawn...Gracie Fields; Piano DuctQuick Step Morcion

Medley Fox Trot Medley..... Ivo

....Ivor

and Dave Kaye Song-If you Leve melie Hutchinson: Vocal- Rolling down the HI Billy Trail........... The Hill Bles: Song-Mnry Rose... Gracie Fields; Piano Solo-A Couple of April Fools....Carroll Gibbons.

Jubilee Musical Hall Parade; Song-

When the N.Y.K. liner with His Boy Friends; Selection-- Chichibu Maru leaves Hong-Vienne, City of my Dreams...

As a result of investigations, however, I am able to quote official figures proving beyond a shadow of a doubt With the promise of a kong next Wednesday, pas-Webster Booth (Tenor); Organ Solos that this trade is reaching such gigantic proportions that road extension across the sengers aboard will be able sissipi Solection....Reginald Dixon. it is almost equalling that trade that existed directly be- Hongkong-Kwangtung bor-

by radio-

came into force on October 11 last year.

:to

converse

tween Japan and the United States before the agreement der linking Fanling and telephone with every part of

“DOLLAR" VÄLÛE DOUBLES

ዝዞ

Naughty Marietta-Selection: Mis- gp.m.

Daventry News Bulletin and Announcements.

9.20 p.m. A Relay from Daven- Cricket: Middlesex v. Sussex, A commentary on tho Match, from Lord's Cricket Ground, London,

9.35 p.m.

Dance

Orchestra from the Cathay Ballroom,

the world-except Hong-try

Sheung Shui with Shum kong.

Chun and the enormous

our own Colony.

1

tus. Owing to harbour restric-

through a call, otherwise news- paper history would have been made by a telephone conversation to Tokyo.

SUNDAY'S BROADCAST Royal Ulster Rifles Band

From Z.B.W.

My figures are based on those linear, method of computing in- issued by the Hongkong Govern-jcreased values of exports to the

High-power radio-telephone ment Statistician's Office. Philippines gives a fairer Indica road development that is apparatus, installed in the liner

They indisputably show that, tion of the position.

taking place in Kwangtung when she was last in Japan is 19 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry. in the first four months of the

12 midnight, Close Down. Note:There will be a relay from current year, Hongkong exports

Province, it will be possible now ready for service.

A representative of the Tele- the Po Ting Theatre (Chinese) on of coblon textiles to the Philip-· However, it is interesting to before long for Hongkong graph visited the ship in

dock, 7. E. K. on a frequency

of 640 pines were more than double note that the total value, in Hong-motorists to make many and was shown over the appara-kilocycles from 8-11 pm.

kong dollars, of exports of, cotton the exports for the same period textiles to the Philippines for the extensive road tours outside tions it was not possible to put last year.

first four months of 1935 Was Imports from Japan to Hong-$2,119,500, compared with kong have increased correspon- $4,268,100 for the corresponding

So far has road development dingly.

period this year. This represents been carried in Kwangtung that BA increase of exactly 100 per it would be already possible for The apparatus is the most modern

CONCERT FROM STUDIO Hongkong, in fact, is being uscit cent. as a clearing house in order to Itemised statistics prepared by

Hongkong motorists to travel in existence. Balanced aerials allow

two way ennversation without inter- 10-11 .m. Morning Service from defeat the letter of the agreement the Government Statistician, and from the Colony to Canton on a ference between the transmitters and St. Joseph's Church. between Amirlea and Japan.

11 a.m.-12.15 p.m. Morning Ser- In each month since the agree of Hongkong Trade and Shipping good in parts, fair in others, but the apparatus on the trip from Japan nese), contained in the monthly reports roadway that is remarkably receivers.

Tests have already been made with vice from St. Paul's Church, (Chi- ment came into force the trade Returns for March, 1935 and for the fact that no facilities are to Hongkong, the operator aboard

12.15 p.m.

Orchestral Music.. has developed enormously.

March, 1936, give the following available for travelling from the successively culling up Tokyo and A Night at the Proms; La Ceneren The following #gures, showing | facts.

Hongkong side of the Shum Honolulu,

tola-Overturo (Rossini); Merry the export of cotton textiles from

Chun river and Shum Chun it-the ship were allowed to converso Ini): Triumphal March

Several of the passengers aboard Wives of Windsor Overture (Nico Hongkong to the Philippine Islomal

("Carne- self.

with offieinin ashore.

tncus") for the first four months of tho

(Elgar): Salut D'Amour ROUNDABOUT ROAD

The Chichibu Maru is the first (Elgar). current year and for the corres- ponding period last year speak for

12.50 p.m. Two Songs by Mile. The road from Shum Chun to vessel on the regular trans-Pacille 9,100 pcs Canton is

service to the American continen Yoshiko Miyagawa (Soprano). themselves:

roundabout one, to instal IL

radio telephony. Similar

1. Sur la mer calmed "Madame occupying about twice to thrice services will be installed shortly in 820,856 yds the mileage of the Kowloon Can the Asana Maru and Terukuni Maru. Butterly (Puccini); 2. Lo four

Radio-telephony ton Railway",

has, however, been sous le soleil beni-Madame Chry

santhame" (Mesaeger). in use for some time in certain of the

p.m. Time and Weather. 1.03 p.ne

A Concert. Pianoforte Solo Childrens' Carŋer (Debussy).... Vladimir Horo-

EXPORT OF COTTON TEXTILES TO PA

(Linear Yards)

January

February March Apel]

1935

3,077,000

IMPORTS FROM JAPAN

1935

A. Grey

Cloths

& Mexi cans

B. Dyed

2,120 pes

1936

1936

Drills & Jeans 992,260 yds C. Plain 1936

Cottons 916,725 3 4,813,349, yel 3.215,000. Prints 610,289 yds

From Shum Chun motorista enn Lloyd Triestino ships, the Conto Rosso 731,310 velm 1,630,000

Exports Tu Philippines

travel along an excellent road to being the first to employ it on the 5,669,060

Lung Kong, where alternative routes regular run to Hongkong. 1935 5.391.000 10,371,000 Ni

taken to Taeng Shing. The

Practically all trans-Atlantic shipsSuite ..... 4,686.100 10,766.800 B. Nit

800 pcs. can 47,600 yds.southern end longer route ix via Ping fare fitted with telephony apparatus.witz: Sour--tientle Zephyrs (Jensen) C. 178,575 yds

4,223,946 yds. Shan, but the reads are better than 458,700 yds. those on the shorter route via Yapi-' During March 1935, which may saipo and Walchow. to the be taken

Both roads join again at Walchow, of representative Every

month in the year, there which to on the East River, and from

(Schumann). where. It is possible to take a motor In the same period for the were no exporta from Hongkong bant to Canton, From Wuchow the current

of Grey Cloths year, we exported no

and Mexicans, road in fairly indifferent to Polloh less than 30,391,000 near Dyed Drills and Jeans or Prints. sien (population 342,000), and from The only export of textiles was a there on to Tsengshing and Canton yards.

shipment of 178,575 yards of in fair.

In the first four months of 1935.. Hongkong re-export 17,784,100 Inear yards of textiles Philippines.

INCREASES IN APRIL The greater part of this vant shipment was made in March and April, when

21,077,000 lincur yards wore exported.

It will be seen therefore that

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Plain Cottone,

FOURFOLD INCREASE The figures for March, 1936, speak for themselves.

In March, 1935, before the

ROAD TO MACAO

on

as &

on

Song On the Road to

March

Essio Ackland (Contralto); Song --Bird Songs nt Eventide (Erle LEAVING FOR HOME Coates). ..Master Robert Harris

(Boy Soprano); Violin Solo-Abenlied Manuel Quiroga; POLICE INSPECTORS HOARE AND DORLING

Mandalay Two retired inspectors in the Hong: (Speaks)...Frederick English (Bass Song-Requiem (Verdi). kong Police Force, Messrs, A.J.W. Barberita

Perris (Soprano); Durling and F. Houre, will be leaving

Solo-Turkiah the Colony to-day. Both of then Beethoven, arr. Rubinstein)....Emil nre on pension and have been awarded the Police Silver Medal for merit. von Sauer: Song-0 Woodlands Far It is anticipated that before the William Dorling was appointed to the Detective Inspector Arthur James

(Elchendorf)...... Richard Tauber (Tenor), end of 1917 travellers will be able local Force from

1-30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins. England to proceed not only in Canton but November 16, 1913, and arrived in the

1.35

p.m. Excerpts from Grand also Macao by road.

Colony on December 27 of the

Opera. Macao in already linked with Shek- year to

tako up his duties

"Damnation of Faust"-Rakoczy Constable. Nine

March (Berlioz): Aria"Carmen" Hongkong to Philippines for March and April along equal kong imported 916,726 Jarde of laking Shekki with Lung Kong. From spoctor on October 1, 1926. For

came into force, Hong- and a roadway is under construction

Fernand Ansacan (Tenor); "Cavai- Sergeant, and became Sub-

Icrla Rusticana” "Intermezzo (Mas- exactly. fifly per cent of the total Plain Cottons from Japan, export-vides a link with Fatshan. No link several years past, until his retire.cagni): "Sadko" Song ::

of India quote of 12,000,000 yards agreed ing only 178,675 yards of the same is as yet provided between Fatshan ment on January 20, 1936, he was,

In

(Itimsky-Korsakey), upon by Japanese exporters, material to Philippines.

1.50 p.m. A Venetian Barcarolle." and Canton, but it is one of the charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, Kowloon. During hila In March this year, after the Kwangtung Provincial projects.

2 p.m. Military Band Music, agreement had come into force,issing link from the point of viewer than soven occasions.

The amallest but most insuperable service ho was commended on no few-

Selection Tho Beggar's Opera (Gay);

Flower-March Hongkong imports leapt up to of Hongkong motorists is the one

Born on April 30, 1886, Inspector Hume); Lynwood-March (Hume); 4,843,349 yards, and its exports across the border dividing Kwangtung Hoare was appointed Police Constable Selection-The Arcadian (Monck- to 4,223,946 yards! however, will be enuity exceeded

from the New Territories.

on January 1911, and eight years ton); Belphogor March (Brepsant): Although itemised figures for No matter 100 per cent, by the amount of last month are not yet available.

how many ronds later was promoted to Crown Ser-Marche Lorraine (Ganne). Kwangtung buflds, fongkong geant. In 1925, he attained the rank

2.30 p.m. Close DownL non-quota textiles going through for publication, I understand that

motorists will not be able to go of Sub-Inspector, and was promoted

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. Hongkong.

7. p.m. outside their own domain until a to Inspector on August 31, 1993.

"Symphony No. 0 In B they show a big increase on the bridge is flung across, the Shum During the last five year he has been Minors (Tschaikovsky) Because of the variation in the figures quoted above for the month valub of the Hongkong dollar, tha of Murch.

Chan river, which divides the two Divisional Inspector of the New

7.42 p.m. A Recital by Alfred i-territories.

Territories, North.

(Continued on Page 4)

years

the exports of colton textiles from agreement between Japan and kl by two excellent alternative route,uly 15, 1022, he was prom The flower you flung mo (Bizet)....

In effect Japan is exporting 42,- ,000,000 yards of cotton bellies, the limits imposed by the wgree- ment, direct to the Philippines.,

This maximuni

allowance,

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