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HONGKONG AS BIG LINK IN WORLD AIR CHAIN

EARTH WILL BE GIRDLED IN SUMMER

Owing to a trafe rearrangement

By Hillier Krieghbaum

Washington, March 12. POSTMASTER-General James A. Farley has announced

extension of trans-Pacific airmail service from Manila to China, thus assuring round the world air mail service at least during the summer.

The first flight from San Francisco has been set ten- tatively for April 21 or as soon thereafter as weather conditions permit, Farley said. Inauguration of airmail service direct from North America to China together with the announced summer schedule of the Hindenburg from Europe to this country will close the last gap which

at Blackfriars Bridge in London the prevented circumnavigation of the world by airmail.

statue of Queen Victoria has been moved a few yards from Ils former position; pleture shows workers Jay- ing a steel wire round the heavy statue.

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FOLLOW SETTLEMENT PACIFIC MARITIME

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Farley announced that two new airmail stamps of 20 and 50 cents denominations will be issued in connection with the now schedule. New and reduced postage rates will be installed for ex- isting service between California, Hawaii, Guam and the Philip- pines.

These new stamps, resembling present. 25 cent trans-Pacific air-mail stamps except in colour and the inscription, "November, 1935," was placed on sale at the Philatelic Agency in Washing- ton on Feb. 15. The new 20-cent stamp is green while the 50- cent denomination is carmine.

Chinese Choral Programme

NOVEL MUSIC FEAST AT HELENA MAY

A somewhat novel programme is scheduled for presentation at the Helena May Institute en

Terminal points for the airmail in China will be at Iongkong. The announcement sald that British and Philippine portal administrations have not yet report- ed the airmall rates they will charge on malter carried from Manila to Macao and Hongkong, nor from Macao to Hongkong.

Airmail rates from the United States to China will be 70 cents per half ounce. The new rates for mail to the Philippines will be 50 cents; to Guam, 40 cents; to Hawaii, 20 conts. The former rates were, 75, 50 and 25 cents respectvoll service to Thursday next week, when the

China marks the culmination of a Hongkong Chinese Choral So- dream of American aviation and the ciety will give its first public U.S. Post Office Department. On

Nov.

22, 1935, the first clipper air- performance.

ship left San Francisco for Hawall and the Philippines.

The performance is to be given as part of the Helena May Institute's aeries of excellent winter concerts. Mr. Lindsay A. Lulford, is conducting the singers, who will be accompanied by Eva Turner, Soprons, Gladys Show, Contralto and Pruc Lewis,

Violin.

The programmt-will' corurnence at

By Harry W. Frantz Washington, Mar. 3. Settlement of the Pacific marine strike cleared the way for more active efforts .toward renovation of the American Merchant Marine. The labour strife had clouted temporarily the programme out- lined in the Merchant Marine) 5.30 p.m. Act of 1936 to put new life into American shipping, which has lost ground steadily before the mission in approving applications for merchant fleets of other marinx minimum wages, scales for the the operating differential subsidy can time powers.

monning of ships, and demand rea- Nominally third among the mari sonablo-living-conditions for the time powers in aggregate tonnage, seamen. the United States stands fifth In tonnage of ships 10 years of age and authority to intervene in the matin under, being outranked by Great strike for an arbitration or media- Britain Germany, Japan, France, tion attempt, but it Is now in a

to bead and Italy.

position Com- satisfactory mission establislied to administer the well as to support adequately the new act, will now be in a more efforts of shipowners to meet the favourable

of British, differentla subsidy

lallan, Japanese, and other foreign system, expected to supersede the competition.

Extension of

Before the Best offcial fight was made carrying mall, bases were .on scattered islands established across the Facile such as Midway, Wake and Guam. All were Ameri- can possessions and the Philippines are sill advised by an American high commissioner-Uiited Press.

The Maritime Commission Incked C. Changed Education of Nankai

tiforts

for the opposition to develop plans ever-stiffer competition

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TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

A general metting of the Hong- held in the Geography Room of kong Teachers' Association will be King's College on Thursday, March 18,-at-5.15 p.m. when Professor P

Research Professor of Philosophy and University, will give a lecture en- titled, "A

of English and Chinese Universities.

of the Associa-- as thon will be held in the Hall of St. Paul's Girls' School on Tuesday, March 23, at 5.15 p.m., whens Father | Donnelly, s., will give a lecture on "Character in the Class-Room,"

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present océus mail contract system Some murine authorities here per-

June 30. Moves to stimulate sonally felt that the most satisfactory trend of prices for basic commodi- construction under the construction feature of the strike settlement intles. differential plan pisa are afoot. the long run may prove to be lia The general situation should soon General alm of these plans is to guarantee. against the "Quickie" stimulate the interest of American equalize competitive conditions be- strikes. Since 1934, there have been shipping-men in the construction tween American-flag and Foreign-560 interruptions of this kind varying differentiul plan by which American- with LAUREL AND HARDY, MICKEY MOUSE, JIMMY DUKANTE. flag shipping.

from 24 hours to six months, and built vessels will get government aid Partly because of uncertain coa-affecting one or more vessels. This to offset differences in foreign and ditions arising from the Pacife strike uncertainty of service is thought to domestic cosis. Thus far, this plan in recent months, few shipowners | have encouraged. 6. considerable has been availed only in regard to a thus far have taken betive steps to diversion of traffic from American to proposed vessel to replace the steamer avail of the benefits of the new ship- | foreign vessels.

Levitathan.

ping law. No ocean-mail contract line Resumption of marine activity on Another hopeful aspect of the

time general maritime situation, comment has yet applied for the operating the Pacifle coast occurs at a differential, and only one appileation when conditions favour a quicked here, is the increasing activity in has been received from other lines. recovery of business, authorities here | United States shipyards, which on Occan

an mall contracts expire June 30 said. The world shipping siteation January 1 had under construction or under broad provisions of the law, Is described as "very active", with contract for private shipowners, 212 and forty-two contracts must pre- widespread demand for tonnage, due vessels aggregating 247,713 gross tons viously be readjusted and replaced to general improvement. in com- against 215 vessels of 222,750 ions: under the new system.

merce and, the more rapid movement one month carlier, Many yards also. Under the law the Maritime Com-of cargoes inspired by the upward are occupied with naval construction..

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HELENA MAY INSTITUTE

The Hong Kong Chinese Choral Society

Conducted by

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