1938-01-20 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1988.

Pacific Maritime Controversy May Bar Trans-Atlantic Rapprochement

ANGLO-AMERICAN SHIPPING DISPUTE 2nd Week Specials

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).

Ilis report covers 1935 as well

ag 1936.

He reveals that more than 200 dies for coins, medals, and seals were rendered useless as

tho soon as

news became known.

The King and Queen gove rush siltings for new colnage portraits and Coronation medals, and newi 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.

The 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 effigy faces lett, as did also those

The new American "flying fortresson" soaring over the financial district of Now York City in "step-up echolon**

TARZAN BECOMES A COMMUNISTI

formation.

DOG OR HOME?

Waltham, Mass., Jon. 1.

Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 1. So that her condemned spitz dog Police recently confiscated several Peter may live, Mrs. Murray said books on sale at bookstores, alleging she will sell her house and move to that they propounded Communistic doctrines.

New York. One of them was Edgar Burrough's "Tarzan the Invincible." Her announcement followed a court decision upholding the death sentence of King George V. and Queen pronounced this summer by Water- Victoria, u fact which is surely one town selectment on neighbours' com-

{plaints. of most py augury.”

GLOVES

of

character featuring hand

doeskin etc.. with or sack

wrist.

scwn hogskin, chamois, without linings, button of

IN ALL SIZES & SHADES

COSTUME

GLOVES

We have the classy gloves to go with your dressy frocks and gowns this season. In black, brown and many other charming shades.

GR

FLR

COMPLETE SIZE RANGE.

mporium. /

Chine &

VIDERS

CENTRAL.

U. S. Subsidies A Stumbling Block

WASHINGTON.

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 WOULD RELATE TO THE PACIFIC AND THE FAR EAST.

+

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, maritime, and monetary problems, as well as possible diplomatic rapproachement.

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.

Maritime officials, in prepara-Islands in the "intercoastal" defini- tion for possible discussions of tion.

- COMPETITION BARRED the problem, which will bring the United States Pacifle trade. At the present time,, according to routes into the sharpest focus, a Brilish claim, Australian, Canadian Fand British ships are practically have prepared reports and

barred from active competition with jstudies on the entire situation. the United States vessels, even in The Philippines and Hawali, es- the purely British trade triangle of pecially the latter, are among the Canada to Australia to New Zea- most important mosaics in this puz- Jund. It is claimed that United zle of the Pacific. The leading ques- States fing vessels carry off the lion's lions revolve around this problem: share of the traffic even between the does the inclusion of Hawaii in the British possessions of Australia, New "Intercoastal trade routes of the Zealand and the Fiji Islands. United States constitute unfair sub- sidisation of the United States mer- chant marine?

"PIRATES OF THE PACIFIC"

This claim is based on the fact that the mos! profitable leg of the lang voyage across the Pacific to ward Australasin is between tho States and Hawail. The United Just a few years ago, British mori-

tourist trame and the cargo trade time interests were so wrought up from the North American westcoast over this and other aspects of the (especially the United States) to Pacine maritime situation that they fawall provide a considerable por- coined the title "Pirates of the Faction of the most profitable revenue to Be" 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 Pacific, were being driven from the Pacifie

The British have bitterly resented trade routes by unfair subsidisation the fact that they were out of this of their United States competitors, rich ocean route. The Australians chiefly the Matson Line, by United States government.

Although this complaint died down somewhat during the darkest days of the depression, it is being revived with the contemplation of a new and larger programme of shipbuilding and subsidies by the United States government,

_BRITISH_TACTICS

the

and Canadians have all, at various times, protested. Their trade routes are restricted to the Hawail-Canada direct line, without permission for stopover at a United States port..

LOAN SUBSIDIES

They have further asserted that the United States government has subsidised the Paclic merchant marine-with-construction--loans-(at with United States maritime officials, on 1 per cent. Interest), and the other hand, claim they can point operation subsidies, to cover

the

to equally unfair tactics on the part differential between the operating of the British maritime interests. coat. of American and foreign vessels. Documents have been collected to in-

United States maritime officials dicate that British lines have re- cently launched an advertising com-have prepared data to show that the paign to induce United States tra- British indirect subsidies to its mer- marina is as great if not vellers to use British ports and chant British ships in voyaging to Hawall, greater than; that, given by the United States governments. It will also be Australnslo, and the Far East

The chief British contention is that said that the British ocean mall on subsidy constitutes much greater including Hawali In "intercoastal""discrimination" than exists in the trade of the United States constitutes United States merchant marine. an unfair subsidy of the mescluant

speaking nations

of the

marine of this country. They have This entire problem, at any rate, said that the United States, by- bar-will. fumish some of the more spec- ring Bellish and other foreign flag tacular fireworks in the "big push" vessels from participating in the soon to begin to cement some work- marine traffic between the United king agreement between the great States and Hawall, is actively dis- English criminaling against the British mer-world. chant marine. The United States claim in this respect is that the route to. Hawallis entirely domestic one, between two contiguous areas under the same flag. This route is there- fore definable as "intercoastal" and law becomes subject to marine governing intercoastal traffic.

A United States regulation, adopted by Congress in 1938, prohibits foreign Ang vessels from participating United States intercoastal trade.

in

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

Marlene Dietrich

"Released"

Liners

Of Future

Will Have

No Funnels

The crack Atlantic liner of the future will have no funnels, will be streamlined with glass- enclosed turrets and will com- plete the Southampton - New York-trip in three and a half days, knocking half a day off the Normandie's.prosent record. This wonder ship of the day after Marlene Dietrich, the German Alm actress, has been "released" by to-morrow-the authors do not claim latest to be concerned with, the immediate Paramount Films, and her Alm, "French Without Tears," is future was described in a paper read to the Institute of Marine Engineers being postponed indefinitely.

in London recently.

400,000, HP.

Hollywood.

After a conference with Mr. Adolph | Zukor, chairman of the company,

Mins Dietrich received; permission to It was prepared by Mr. Pierre de perform elsewhere, I VIEN

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 Normandie, and Mr.AC.Hardy, a only one picture. for them.

Mas Dietrich has already given up marine engineering consultant.

AT WHITEAWAY'S STOCK TAKING SALE

Save on Stationery

MAMMOTH

FRID

WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & GL

MAMMOTH PADS

Ruled and unruled

Box of 100

75.

ENVELOPES-TO MATCH:+

$1,00

"AVION" AIR MAIL PADS

Por pad..

.80

ENVELOPES TO MATCH

Per packet

:30

· AIR MAIL COMPENDIUMS

Each

$2,00

Finest Quality Talcum & Toilet Soap

.$1.25

"CHARMAINE" Monster tin

"VALENCIA" Monster tin

"INTRIGUE" Two tins for "LAVENDER" Two tins for

.TOILET SOAP in assorted perfumes

4. 5 of 12 cakes

..75

.$1.00

+

$1.00

$1.00

SUPERFING TALCUM POWDER

GENUINE EAU-DE-COLOGNE AND OLD

ENGLISH LAVENDER WATER

Special Sale Price $1.25 per bottle

Hundreds of other bargains in all depts.

Values are great in '38 at Whiteaway's '

Whiteaway-Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

MERLE NORMAN

Beauty Preparations

Cold Cream - Face Powder - Rouge Powder Base Super Lubricator Lip Stick, etc., etc.

Distributors

THE WING ON CO., LTD,

THE

HONGKONG

„PENINSULA HOTEL;"

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL;

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:

her. Hollywood residence, and it was The ship will be driven by electric understood last month that Para- turbines developing 1400,000 horan- mount would not renew her contract. power. All machinery will bene Lator she stated that, after two commotated in a apdes loss than that years work in Europe with Josef required for the Normandie and

Queen Mkry va von Sternberg, the Austrian director

would return

United The liner will be 1,350 feet In States for her American citizenship length about 300 feet longer than in ssociation with the Cras papers-Render.

the-Normandie.

HOTELS LIMITED.