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HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1937.

MAIL LEGION WORKERS

LOWER AIR

AIR MAIL CHARGES SOON

Ten Cents To England Instead Of 70 Cents

Next Year

Big changes in airmail services between Hongkong and England, and between Hongkong and Australia, will be brought Into force by June next year.

With the adoption by the Aus-j tralian Government of an agreement with the British Government for the carrtage of all first cluss mult by! ale, the last barrier to the scheme. in which Hongkong will participate, has been removed.

By the middle of next year, all] first class mail will be carried by air at rates only slightly higher than those at present charged for carriage: by me.

Instead of the present Hongkong Fate 50 cents per half ounce to England and 70 cents per ounce to Australia, the rate will be 10 cents per half ounce to each country, its compared with 10 cents per ounce by steamer.

01

26.000 Miles

Per Day By Airways

British Service Rapidly Growing

When, at the present time, all th

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The total membership of the Lexion at the elast of the last francol your was 17,949 in exeras of that of the previous year. Its branches num- bered 4,207, or 77 more than in 1935. In addition, there is the Women's Auxiliary, with branches numbering 1,637. Each of these branches is a self-coulained unit working volun- tarily for ex-Service men and their familles.

For their work funds are required: Previously acknowledged $13,071.02 1st Bi. The Seaforth High-

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ANOTHER MANILA. TYPHOON

Islands Again Struck

mileage figures for Imperial Atr- ways, and for its subsidiary d Hongkong will be connected to afassociated companies, are taken into greatly augmented Australia-Eng-consideration, one of the facts which land de service by the existing route emerges is that the air-liners em- te) Penang. The scheme for the ployed by all there enterprises are carriage of first class mail between now fying approximately 20,000 Endland and Australia provides for miles a day. a thrice weekly service. In view of What such a volume of daily dying The fact that longking will become means one can appreciate when one the clearing place for all For examines the aircraft movements Eastern mall it is believed that the recorded during the course of a present weekly · service to Penang single day by the experts in the wht have to be considerably accele-Operating Department in London, rated and it is possible that Kai Tack Not only from London over the

will keep in step with the Austrulin-Continent, and from Southampton. England servier by despatching at cross Europe to the Mediterranean, fenst two, and possibly three, planes but southward above Africa de Dur- a week.

ban and castward to India, Malaya. British Although the

plons en and Australia, land-planes and y- visage use of the giant #4-ton sea- Ing-boats are covering their regular planes on the Hongkong route it daily stages. Connecting ar-ite cannot be ascertained whether these also operate to and from West machines will replace the DH-89 Afri

Africa. and from Penang, (Dorado and Delphinus) of the

of the Australia route, across to Hongkong. big seaplanes on an experimental while the trunk routes nk up at it is expected to enter the China the South African air- Sea considerably south of Manila

the

By Big Blow

Manila, Nuv, 17.

A typhoon • moving westward

hass across the central archipelago isolated all Islands south of Luzon.

It is endangering shipping and is believed to have caused heavy damage.

flight to be made next January, and, Durban win at Brishane with The centre is believed to be

In view of the delay on the Singa way systems.

hey section of the England-

the internal air-lines of Australia. Samar-United Press. route, there is a distinct All these aircraft, in their daily possibility that

the big seaplanes fights, extending over thousands of may be regularly used on the miles, ure reporting their progress by Hongkong route before they placed in service to

Australia.

coliceted at various centres messages, The B

service will be part of along the routes, are then New the British Post Onice's all through to London, enabling policy, by which it is providing for necurate and constant check to be inails between all Empire countries kept upon traffic movements over

are wireless section by section: and these LORD HALIFAX IN

flashed

BERLIN

1o be carried exclusively by a. the entire ale system, stretching s SEEING DER FUEHRER

England

It is fascinating to examine these

charts, traffe

from which every

ON FRIDAY

Berlin, Nov. 17. Lord Halifax luts arrived here.

The "all up service is already in it

now dues for close on 30,000 and miles. between operation

and South Africa,

between the Australian continent and Tasmania. where ordinary letter rates are now essent

ean be gleaned im- United Press. essential fact charged for all air mail.

mediately. Each main-line service. its identifying example, has

When Dying-boats are placed in for service on the Singapore route the number, and its progress can be fol- air mail transit time between Hong-lowed stage by stage as it proceeds kong and London will be reduced to four days.

COLONY TRADE SHOWS NO SIGN OF WAR SLUMP (Continued froin Page 1)

kong is succeeding in maintaining its; commercial life."Reuter.

NO OBSTACLES TO TRADE

London, Nov. 17.

Mr. Anthony Eden had received no report indenting that any obstacles had been placed in the way of trade by merchants in the British Conces- sion at Tientsin, stated Lord Cran- borne In the House of Commons to- day, replying to a question by Mr. A. C. Moreing.

Lord Cranborne added that he was Wis unaware that the Concession otherwise subject to any interference. Again replying to Mr. Morcing, re- garding the present administration of the Peping-Tientsin area since the Japanese occuption, Lord Cranborne mentioned the formation lust Septem- ber of the joint Pelping-Tientsin

DAY TO-MORROW & SATURDAY Peace Preservation Association, under

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the chairmanship of Mr. Keo Ling- wei. The

been Association had assisted by a number of Japanese advisers. The positions of respon- siblilty appeared to be held by Chinese who were prepared to work with the Japanese authorities, were considered by the latter to have the confidence of the populace. The administration appared to have been accepted quietly,

CHINESE ACCEPTANCE?

and

Mr. W. Wedgwood Bean asked if Lord Cranborne thought the Chinese nation accepted this camouflage, und Lord Cranborne replied that he was given to understand that they scepted it, but he suggested the setting down of this question if Mr. Wedgwood Bean wanted to ask a further ques- tion.

Mr. Wedgwood Benn then asked if Lord Cranborne accepted the Jopan- Pence ese view that this so-called Preservation Association was accept- ed with goodwill, and Lord Cranborne answered that he could not add to his previous reply.-Reuter.

NEW ROUMANIAN CABINET

Bucharest, Nov. 17.

The Roumanian Premier, Mr. G. Talarescu, las reconstituted the Cabinet, which resigned recently, with slight changes,

It is almost entirely u Libernl Ministry-Reuter,

the Empire. Thanks the employment of inal-eigned-air-liners having ample reserves of power, and to the efficiency of the ground organisation, has become possible for all these services, operating in widely-differ- ing geographical and climatic condi- tions, to maintain the highest factors of all-the-year-round reliability,

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Berlin, Nov. 17. Lord Halifax, at the invitation of Herr Adolf Hitler, will leave Berchtesgaden to-morrow, punied by Baron von Neuroth

for

accom-

Lord Holitex presumably will see Herr Hitler on Friday afternoon, re- turning to Derin in the evening.- Reuter.

“JAZZ” MUSIC AT PALACE

KING AND QUEEN SET PRECEDENT

London, Nov, 17.

When the King and Queen gave a ball at Buckingham Palace to-night In honour of King Leopold of the Belglans, the guests danced to the strains

# of modern dance band instead of the usual string band, us at former Palace balls.

Over 1,000 guests, including many members of the Royal family, danced fox-trots, waltres and other modern dances In the great ballroom.- Reuter.

MANCHUKUO TO

BUY GERMAN

GOODS

Berlin, Nov, 17.

of

A credit agreement between the Central Bank of Manchukuo and the German iron and steel Arm Ottowol has been ratified by the exchange of notes between Germany and Manchukuo.

Under this agreement Manchukuo will be given credit to the extent of 35,000,000 yen for the purchase of Germun goods-Reuter.

OPENING OFFICES IN NEW YORK

The Far East Merchants Com

oMcial merein Association, whose organ is the Trade & Pictorial Re- view are establishing New York offees to take care of their interesis In the United States. Mr. I. V. Slepak, prominent Tlentsin lawyer and businessman, will be in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Slepak have been visiting Hongkong and sill to-day on the S.S. Tal Yin.

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