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THE · HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY

1988.

Pacific Maritime Controversy May Bar Trans-Atlantic Rapprochement

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EDWARD VIII.

"FLYING-FORTRESSES" OVER NEW YORK'S SKYSCRAPERS

MINT

SECRETS TOLD

Behind the scenes events at the Royal Mint at the time of the abdication of King Edward VIII. are reveal- ed, for the first time, in the annual report of the Deputy Master and Comp- troller (Sir Robert John- son).

His report covers 1935 as well

as 1936.

He reveals that more than 2001

dies for coins, medals, and seals were rendered useless as soon as the news became known.

"The King and Queen gave rush sittings for new coinage portraits and Coronation medals, and new coinage was issued just in time for the Coronation,

'Sir Robert recalls that since the first milled coin of Charles II. it has been the practice with each reign to reverse the direction of the monarch's head on gold and silver coinage.

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head of King George V. faced: to the left,

Sir Robert goes on: "I am betraying no profound secret in stating that the coinage effigy of the former King Edward VII was, at his personal wish, prepared facing left":

thus breaking the tradition. The tradition was saved by the fact that no coinage bearing the bust of Edward VIII, has been issued, and the head of King George VI. faces the same way as the head of King George V.--the last monarch but one.

Sir Robert adds: The new King's egy fuces left, as did also those

The new American "flying fortresses" soaring over the Financial district of New York City in "stop-up achalon"

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A TEN-YEAR OLD CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE MER- CHANT MARINE OF THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN OVER TRANS-PACIFIC TRAFFIC CONDITIONS MAY BECOME ONE OF THE STUMBLING BLOCKS TO AN ANGLO-AMERICAN UNDERSTANDING. SOME FEATURES OF WHICH RELATE TO THE PACIFIC AND THE FAR EAST.

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Joseph P. Kennedy, who has been chairman of the

: United States Maritime Commission, will soon go to England as Ambassador, charged with the formulation of an "understanding" with Britain covering trade,

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Discussions preparatory to such an "understanding" must certainly come to grips over the old Pacific controversy, which, in recent months, has shown signs of marked activity, with the announced programme of revitalising the United States merchant Imarine.

reports

COMPETITION BARRED

Maritime officials, in přepara-¡ Islands in the "intercoastal" defini- tion for possible discussions of tion. the problem, which will bring the United States Pacific trade

At the present time, according to routes into the sharpest focus, ja British culm, Australian, Canadian have prepared

British ships and and

are practically barred from active competition with studies on the entire situation. the United States vessels, even in The Philippines and Hawali, es- the purely British trade triangle of pecially the Jalter, are among the Canada lo Australia to New Zea- most important mosaics in this puz-tand. It is claimed that United zic of the Pacifle. The leading ques- States far vessels carry off the lion's tions revolve around th

problem: share of the traffic even between the does the inclusion of Hawaii in the British possessions of Australia, New "Intercoustal” trade routes of the Zealand and the Fiji Islands. United States constitule unfair sub- sidiation of the United States mer- chant marine?

This claim is based on the fact that the most profitable leg of the long voyage across the Pacific to- "PIRATES OF THE PACIFIC"

ward Australasia is between the United States and Hawaii. The Just a few years ago, British mari-

and the cargo trade Police recently confiscated several Peter may live, Mrs. Murray said over this and other aspects of the (especially the United States) to

So that her condemned spitz doRume interests were so wrought up ourist traffic books on sale at bookstores, alleging she will sell her house and move to Pacifle maritime situation that they Hawall provide a considerable por- from the North American westcoast that they propounded Communistic doctrines.

coined the title "Pirates of the Pact- Burrough's "Tarzan the Invincible.".

One of them was Edgar New York.

tion of the most profitable revenue to fle" for the United

States trans-help equalise the six thousand mile Pacific merchant marine,

trip across the vast empty miles of The British claimed that they the Southwestern Pacifle, were being driven from the Pacific trade routes by unfair subsidisation the fact that they were out of this The Brillsh have bitterly resented of their United States competitors, rich

route, ocean chiefly

The Australians the the Matson Line, by

and Canadians have all, at various United States · government.

times, protested. Their trade routes. Although this complaint died down are restricted to the Hawaii-Canada somewhat during the darkest days direct line, without permission for of the depression, it is being revived stopover at a United States port. with the contemplation of a new and larger programme of shipbuilding and subsidies by the United States government.

Her announcement followed a court decision upholding the death sentence of King George V. and Queen pronounced this summer by Water- Victoria, a fact which is surely one town selectment on neighbours com- of most happy

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United States maritime officiais, on the other hand, claim they can point to equally unfair tactics on the part

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They have further asserted that the United States government has subsidised the Pacific merchant marine with construction loans – (at 144 per cent, Interest), and

with operation subsidies, to cover the differential between the

operating

of the British maritime interests. cost of American and foreign vessels. Documents have been collected to in-.

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that British lines have re- United States maritime officials cently launched on advertising com-have prepared data to show that the palga to induce United States tra- British Indirect subsidies to its mer- vellers 10 use British ports and chant marine is as great if not British ships in voyaging to Hawall, greater than that given by the United Australasia, and the Far East:

States governments. It will also be said that the British ocean mail on

subsidy constitutes a much greater discrimination" than exists in the United States merchant marine,

speaking nations

of the

The chief British contention is that including Hawaii in "Intercoastal trade of the United States constitutes an unfair subsidy of the mescl.ant

This entire problem, at any rate, marine of this country. They have quid that the United States, by bar-will furnish some of the more spec- ring British and other foreign flag tacular freworks in the "big push" vessels from participating in the soon to begin to cement some work- marine trame between the United king agreement between the great States and Huwoil, is actively dis- English criminating against the British mer-world.

United States chant marine. The claim in this respect is that the route to Hawalf is entirely domestic one, between two contiguous areas under the same flug. This route is there- fore definable as intercoastal" and becomes subject to marine Jaw governing Intercoastal traile

A United States regulation, adopted by Congress in 1938, prohiblis foreign fog vessels from participating in United States Intercoastal trade.

There is considerable agitation in official maritime circles at the pre- sent time to include the Philippine

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This wonder ship of the day after actress, has been "released" by to-morrow-the authors do not claim Paramount Films, and her Intest to be concerned with the immediate Alm, "French Without Toare," is future-war described in a paper read being postponed indefinitely..

to the Institute of Marine Engineers in London recently.

Hollywood.

After a conference with Mr. Adolphi Zukor, chairman of the company, Miss Dietrich received permission to perform elsewhere,

400,000 H.P.

It was prepared by Mr. Pierre dej Malglaive, managing director of the She had a seven-year contract French Lines, Ltd, who played an with Paramount, but had made important part in designing the only one pietura for them. ***** | Normandie, and Mr. A. C. Hardy, in ¦ Miss Dietrich had already given up marine engineering consultant. her Hollywood residence, and it was ship will be driven by electric understood fost month that Para- turbines developing 400,000 horse- mount would not renew her contract. power. All machinery will be he

space lear thon, that for the Normandle and,

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