1938-06-13 — Page 19

JAPAN'S TRADE SUFFERS

Exporters Hurt By Restrictions On Imports

Boycott Grows Formidable

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(By Staff Reporter) The total deficit, of Japan's foreign trade from January to the middle of May this year is estimated at Yen123,185,000, according 10

interesting article on Japan's foreign trade appearing recently in the influen- tial Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, which gives the total imports in the period as Yen1,029,693,000 and Yen906,588,000 respectively. In

Sir Lewis Dirdin Dies Suddenly

Dr. William A. Bono, Noted Scientist, Lost To Britain

the

London, June 12. Sir Lewis Tonna Dirdin, eminent ecclesiastical lawyer, has

died here.

He has been Ecclesiastical Commis-

Lincoln's Inn.

His activities in Church

THE

HONGKONG

JAPANESE

BURST RIVER'S DYKES

Vast Area Inundated And Refugees Fleeing West

Chengchow, June 13.

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1938.

TELEGRAPH,

SECOND

RECORD

FLIGHT

R.A.F. Flying Boat Makes History

RADIO BROADCAST

A pound of value

Raya Glouberman (Piano) for an ounce of cost-

From the Studio

TEST CRICKET MATCH

Radio Programmo Broadcost by ZBW on a Frequency of 045 k.e's; and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 0.0-11 p.m. an 9,52 m.e's, per second.

6.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra

Kong Hotel.

Alexandria, June 12. What is believed to be a second new record for Royal Air Force flying-boats, was establish- ed to-day by the Short Sunder- A large area extending along land machine which had pre-from the Roof Garden of the Hone the Lunghai line between Kai-viously made a record flight of feng and Lanfeng now has been 1,200 miles from Gibraltar to turned into a vast sheet of roar-Malta in six and three-quarter Santa Claus to Bring Me You; (d) ing waters, driving a continuous hours. stream of refugees westward to Chengchow, as a result of the Japanese breaking of the main Yellow River dykes north of the was railway.

sloner since 1931 and is a Bencher of affairs have been notable since 1000 when he was made Chancellor of Diocese of Rochester.

the

He was Counsel to the Attorney General in charity matters from 1895 to 1906, and was Dean of the Arches, Auditor of the Chancery Court of York and Master of the Faculties from 1803 to 1034. Sir Lewis First Church Estates Commissioner

from 1905 to 1931, Vicar General of the Province of Canterbury from 1925 to 1934, member of the Royal Commission on Church

The machine arrived at Alexan- dria from Malta having covered the distance of about 959 miles in 5 hours 15 minutes. Rester.

(o) Sing and be Hoppy; (b) What Beautiful Beginning. (c) I told Two Bouquets.

0.14 Recorded:-Looking Forward to Looking After You Fox-Trol; Log Cabin Lullaby-Fox-Trot... Joo Lons and His Orchestra with vocal rotrain.

6.21 (a) Whistle While You Work; (b) With a Smile and a Song; (c) Bob While; (d) Little Henven of the Seven Seas.

comparison with the deficits of 1904 to 1008 and on the Royal Com- dreds of houses and inundated thou- left Karachi for Gwalior this morn-Bid The Trees Goodbye-Waliz....

perial

London, June 12.

0.35 Recorded: Say the Word And It's Yours Slow Fox-Trot (From First A Girl'); When The Leaves Len Fillis and His Hawaiian Orch.; Midnight in Paris-Quickstep (From Here's To Romance')....Mantovani

with and is Tipien Orch. chorus.

6.44 (a) Smoke from a Chimney: (b) Lets Have Another Cigarette; (e) Nice work if you can get 1L; (d) Lovelight in The Starlight.

7.0 For The Children.

vocal

Imperial Airways Rushing through the wide gaps in

Plane Down the dykes burst by Japanese artil-

Simla, June 12, Jery bombardment, the food, further downpours

The Imperial Airways flying-boat, swelled by continuous Discipline, during the last few days, swept hun-Ceres, et route to Singapore, which mtaston on Divorce, 1909 to 1012-sands of acres of farms, to create a ing, was forced to alight owing to bad catastrophe unprecedented for many weather, and at present is in the the same period in the past two Reuter.

yours. SCIENTIST PASSES

shallow water of Lake Dingari, In the Tens of thousands of refugees, most-Tank State. years, the present one, the article

ly women and children, have now

The plane is not damaged, and the anys, is about 73.4 per cent leas

Dr. William Arthur Bone, D.Sc, than that of last year and about Ph.D., F.R.S. 1005, Emeritus Professor arrived in the vicinity of Chengchow, number of passengers aboard is nt 50 per cent less than

that of of Chemical Technology at the Im-destitule and deprived of all their present unknown.--Reuter,

College of Science and worldly belongings, waiting for suc- 1936.

The Japanese action in gooding This decrease in defelt, the article Technology and in London University, cour

the Lunghat line area, it is stated, gues en, is apparently and mainly due and research director in the Bone

Research Association, has died.

was actuated by their fear of the to the severe government restriction

Born in 1871, Dr. Bene

had on imports and the limilation of the

inundating these places. of foreign exchange since distinguished career after attending activities of Chinese guerlin forces. purchase

the Friends School, Ackworth, Mid- By

hope the position of the the outbreak of the "China Incitient." According to the provisional regula-dlesbro's High School, the Stockton Japanese

Grammar Sebool, the

School, Ruering night become untenable. Leys He graduated in the tions governing foreign exchange

Early yesterday inorning, a of forelyn Cambridge. Saports, any purchase exchange over Yen 100 muni be given Honours School of Chemistry at Vic-squadron of more than thirty Japan mere strongly fortified than Maith, derland'); You Are Old, Father Wil-

1891, ese planes raided a large aren south

George Baker (Baritone) government permission, and 260 kinds torta University, Manchester,

Plano accomp. by Gerald Moore; of foreign goods are banned from obtaining the Mercer Scholarship and of the Yellow River with Cheotsun and is second only to Gibraltar.liam (From 'Alice in Wonderland')

Sub-as their main

Medley of Shirley Temple Songs import since they are not necessities Le Blane Medal in metallurgy.

(From Poor Little Rich Girl')............ in the daily life of the nation during sequently, after winning other distine-numbers

tions, he studied at Heidelberg under killed.

Twins with Orchestra; the national crisis."

Christopher Robin. Is Saying Prayers (From "When We Were Very Young-Milne and Fraser-Simson) ...Turner Layton.

and

However, it is estimated that not more than a decrease of Yen 30,000 ̧ – 000 in imports per annuin could have resulted from this ban on 200 foreign articles. It is the strict restriction imposed by the government on the importation of cution, wool and tim ber which is responsible for the great imports in the first five decrease in months of this year, in which period the total irapurt of cattun and wooi is worth approximately Yen442,000,000 less than for the first five months of last year. This amvant represents 82

total deerense per cent, of the

imports this year.

COTTON'S DROP

a most

the

Italy's New Naval Air Fortress

London, June 12. The land of Leros has been con-

naval alr verted by Italy Into fortress of first rank, states the Daily Telegraph naval correspondent.

[3

He adds that it is claimed to be

Reuter,

ar flood

Countless target.

refugees were

Uncle Peter's Children's Party. Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone); From The Studlo-Serial Story-"Seeing The Empire" Speak Roughly Your Little Boy (From Alice in

Walk Wonderland'; Will You

Το

A

Little Faster (From Alice in Won-

the late Professor Victor Meyer. To the north of the Yellow River MANY SNATCHERS Henderson

His work in the study of fuels and streface combustion generally has won him many high awards and his name stood high among those of research workers of the world.-Reuter,

Mrs. E. Kella Hurt In Fall

Mrs. E Kella of Medy House, who

admitted

the

Was

tu

in north Honan, the similar action has been taken by the Japanese in

Kunngch!h flooding the Wel River, River and Meng River areas,

More than a score of sraali villages cast of Mentluien, it is stated, have been wiped out by the flood waters.

East of Sinyang, a large area of farmland is now under three or four feet of water-Central News,

Honan Rivers Flooded

Hankow, June 13. A Central News report states that and Kwongtsi rivers in Kowloon the Wei Hospital yesterday suffering from northern Konan are also flooded as a light concussion, was fortunate to result of the Japanese cutting the escape slightly from an accident dykes-United Press. which could have been serious.

sharp

the Before the imposition of restrictions, the average Imports of Just year were cotton per month

Mr. Kella was out shopping in estimated at 1,743,000 picuts, while

Shanghai Street when the average amount from January to

She turned April

this year dropped to 670,000 shower of rain fell

quickly to return to lower tho to the Asahi plcuis, according

windows of her car, when the Shimbun.

and her slipped,

head hit the "Beyond any doubt, the present

kerbstone. She was knocked un- says the Improvement in defich,'

conscious

but for a tie while, article, "Is due to the Government's foreign trade policy. But the restric-recovered, and telephoned her niece, Misa Sheila Haynes, who took her to the hospital.

To-day she was reported to progressing satisfactorily.

tion on Imports, on the other hand, has also rendered export decreases likely." In the first five months of the this year, continues the paper, total of exports already Yen194,- 888,000 less than in the same period last year, that is, a drop of 17 per cent, unprecedented since 1932.

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As in cotton the tremendous cut

inevitably importation 19 ira heavy blow to the cotton industry. made before According to estimates the "incklent" about 80 per cent, of the monthly imports of cation, that is approximately 1,045,000 pleuls, was used for manufacturing cotton goods for export. With now only 870,000 piculs of cotton imported per mouth It is only natural that the export of cotton goods has been greatly limited. WOOL INDUSTRY SUFFERS

has The wool industry

suffered even more from the restrictions. In the first three months of

this year the total imports of wool were about

126,000 piculs, while in year the

the Rome total Was

period of last 280,000.

However, the decrease in export is not solely due to the restriction of raw materials from import for the export of the products made of home materials has declined greatly.

even more

Was

For example, the total export of raw silk, canned foods, silk goods, porcelains, toys and timbers valued at Yen 100,200,000 in the first four months of this year, or about Y-10,500,000 less than that of the

be

Hongkong Women

To Learn Anti- Raid Precautions

Lady members and subscribers of the Kowloon Cricket Club are invited to attend a series of lectures on air raid precautions commencing on Wednesday, June 15, at 10 am. The object is to teach the women of Hongkong all there is to know about raid precautions so that they can apply this knowledge in their own homes.

Air

Planes Over Canton

IN KOWLOON

OLD WOMEN USUALLY VICTIMS SELECTED

For the past eight months, Kow Joon, especially in the Yaumati, Shamshulpo and Kowloon City districts, has been over-run by carring snatchers who mostly pick old women for their victims.

Arrests were made almost daily and heavy prison sentences, with caninga, were imposed on the culprits by the Kowloon Police Court Magistrates.

Another such offence was alleged against a man named Wong Sun, 24, before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

carring from a 66-year-old widow, at Sa Po Road, Kowloon City yester- day

MORE EARTH Wong denied having stolen" gold

TREMORS

IN BRITAIN

London, June 12. Two further earth tremors, less

with

His

7.30 London Relay The First

| Cricket Test Match-England บ

Australia.

A commentary during play by Howard Marshall from Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

7.40 Closing local Stock Quota- tions.

7.42 Walton-Facade Sulte. Played by the London Philhar- monic Orchestra conducted by Wil- liam Walton.

8.0, Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Orchestral Selections. Invitation To The Waltz (Weber, arr. Weingartner and Woodhouse) .London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr.

8.10 Studio-Tho Development of the Polonaise by Raya Glouberman (Piano).

8.35 London Belas--Empiro

The victim, Cheng Kum, stated de-change". finitely that the defendant was the

thief.

The defendant denied this, but was convicted and sentenced to three months hard labour and 10 strokes of the cane. He had a previous con-

Ex-

Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies,

8.55 Fritz Kreisler (Violin ANO Elizabeth Schumann (Soprano).

Was 'Hub Bavárlon Folk Song (Carl

Der Vogel Im Wald

severe than yesterday's, were felt inviction for burglary, and was warn (Taubered by Karl Alwin).

London to-day.

Shocks were also reported to have been fell at Deal, where they were described as being more violent, al though less prolonged than day's tremors.-Reuter,

Sotur-

ed by Mr. Barnett that he would be put under police supervision if hu should appear before the Magistrate again,

FILM OF NAZIS’ HISTORY COMING

FELT IN FRANCE

London, June 12. Another slight curth tremor was felt to-day in the north of France and Belgium, but there was no dam-

"Time Marches On," this time to age.

occupying will Paul's

he Nazi Germany, which is Cathedral St.

at the examined Monday to see whether the the attention of the world

had tramor

effect

the moment. The film deals with life in Germany, what Hitler hos done during structure-Reuter.

the Ave years he has been ruling the country and what he and his col- leagues are still doing.

any

on

Flandin Keeps Cool Head

over

purts

to

of

The Editors, at the outset of the lm, disclaim that it is a sensational expose," as it has been branded; it claims to be merely another chapter

Elizabeth Schumann; Liebesteid (Kreisler); Liebesfreud (Kreisler).

Fritz Kini

Kreisler, plano accomp. by C. Lamson; Imiper Leiser Wird Mein Schlummer, Op. 105, No. 2 (Lingg- Brahms); Wiegenlled, Op. 40, No. 4 (Brahms). Elizabeth Schumann. 9.15 London clay-First Cricket Test Mulch--England v. Australia.

commentary during play by Howard Marshall from Trent Bridge. Nollingham.

9.30 Landon Helay-The News. 9.50 Selection of Latest Variety Records.

Organ Solo--Dixon Hits-No. 19 ....Reginald Dixon (The Famous Blackpool Organist); Vocal All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (From A Day at the Races'); To-morrow Is Another Day (From 'A Day at the aces)....Sung by Turner Layton and Male Quartette; Piano Solo---

In the pictorial record of the signi-Snow White And The Seven Dwaris ficant events of our time.

the

Whether one agrees or disagrees Paris, June 12.

with Nazi doctrines, the alm is more It is hypocritical to grow indignant than ordinarily interesting because of iis pictures of the swift changes made pseudo- the bombing Canton, June 13. At 8.45 n.m. to-day an raid merchantinen going into Spanish in the country during the last few

air

deliver illelt cargoes, years, the training of the young, the alarm was sounded in Conton.

At 9.10 a.m. planes were heard declared M. Pierre Fiandin, former expansion of the Army and flying over the city at a great height Prime Minister, addressing the Con- work performed by German women. The film, which takes about 20 minutes to show, contains a few short Federation to-night. but nothing was seen of them and no gress of the Democratic Alliance bombs were released. That

He urged the abolition of transit scenes of tie spread of Nazism in same

will United States. It It is believed the planes are head- 15

of drop

19.5

ecnt, a

per

of the of war materials to Barcelona and the In

by the ing for the railways north

Valencia allowed

successive shown shortly at local theatres. decrease while export of rotton cloths, cotton yarns, city-Reuter.

Popular Front governments and from which fortunes had been

amassed woollen goods and knitting work is only 8.2 per cent.

Jast period

the

year.

PRIMARY CAUSES

cost of production has been gradu-and the civil war in Spain prolonged.

M.

Referring to the talk of war, cost of production has been graudu Flandin declared that conflict was ully increasing with the growth of impossible while France herself was The writer gives the following domestic prices since the outbreak not attacked and white all attempts three primary reasons for the general of the Sino-Japanese hostliltics. at concilation had not been tried decrease

the besides in export, restriction on raw materials from im-

PRICES RISING 01

tho

port; firstly, the recrudescence

"In the past twelve months the economic depression in the U.S.A. and Great Britain; secondly, the price index in Japan has already in- world-wide spread of anti-Japanese creased by 6.5 per cent, and it will boycott movement; and thirdly, the unavoidably continues to increase in the future with the expansion of war increase of the

of production cost

of the expenses and the restriction on im-. resulting from

growth

nys the paper. porta prices of domestic goods.

the The exports to America

Touching on anti-Japuneso in the first three months of this year are boycott the article states that in the taken as an example of how foreign past several months exports to Slam, economic depression has influenced Brilah Malaya, Straits Settlements, Japan's export. The total including the Philippine Islands, and Indo-

slik, alik

various knitted China, where business is more or lesa knitting, goods, porcelains and toys, was Yen 88,010,000, an amount representing only 54 per cent, of the total in the same period last year.

raw

Reutor.

New Empire Air Mail To Operate Soon

London, June '12. The Air Ministry announces that

in the hands of the Overseas Chinese, the last section of the new Empire has dropped sharply. In the previous Flying Float Route from England to boycotts, the article says, the Over Australia will be Inaugurated on July Beas Chinese were finally conquered 2 when the first Quantos by the low prices of Japanese goods Airways flying

bont

HANDKERCHIEF

THIEF CAUGHT ·

be

A Chinese dressed in n gray palm- beech European-cut suit stood in the dock at the Central Magistracy this morning before Mr. W. J. Lockhart Smith, charged with the theft of 14 handkerchiefs from a stall at Queen's

Rond Central.

It was stated that the man, Ho King, had $60 in his possession when the theft was committed and had two previous convictions for larcentes.

He was sentenced to six months' hard labour.

REFUGEE A BANISHEE; GOES TO PRISON

-Selection; Soiling Along-Selection

Patricia

Guitar Roseborough; Solo-Arabia-Danza (Cyangullo Andalucia (Oyanguren)......

Orch. Martinez Oyanguren (Guitar); rles....Anton and the Paramount with Organ Shirley Temple Memo- Theatre Orchestra,

ΑΙ London. Bollington at the Organ (vocal re- frain by Baby Terry); Orchestra with Vocalists-Gershwin Medley ....New Mayfair Orchestra; Vocal- Robert ists: Elizabeth Welch and Ashley).

10.30 London Relay-In Town Tó- Night',

5th Senson; 163rd Edition; Pro- duced by C. F. Mechan.

11.0 Close Down.

TEMPERATURE DROPS

Tho

maximum temperature in Hongkong yesterday tell to 80 de grees, while the minimum last night was 82. This morning the temperat- ture was 85.

With 13 inch of rain falling dur- Ing the past 24 hours, the rainfall for the year is at considerably below the average, being 22.45 inches against 20.34,

Local foreenst 18:-South and south-west winds, moderate to fresh; fair to showery.

!

"I cumio here to escape the bomb-

20 GERMANS TO Emptroings," Bald Joseph Danro, 32, un- will leave employed, born in Saigon, when he W. J.

LEAVE CHINA The trump card of the Japanese

but with the growth of the cost of Singapore for Sydney. It arrives in was charged before Mr. manufacturer in the competition for

Lockhart Smith at the Central Magia-

Military authorities bere have con- world markets is, the article says, production the effect this time might sydney July 5.

At feat only surcharge mail will tracy this morning with returning to the low cost of production. With be formidable. this advantage, Japan could defy the In concludalon the artlelo admits be carried but within a few weeks the Colony before the expiration offirmed that 20 German advisers are They are ex-regulars of the German widespread anti-Japanese boycott that a passing setback to Japan's the "All up" mail to Australia will be his ten years banishment term ira- leaving China.

composed in July, 10932; and the general economic depression foreign trade is inevitable and ground entrusted to this service, 50

Six months hard labour was in- army, and are under orders to leave.

United Press. abroad, but unfortunately this ad- cannot easily be recovered so long as pleting the Empire air mail scheme vantage has been diminishing as tho the war goes on.

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VOLUNTEERS FIGHT

FOREST FIRE

Port Townsend, Wash., June 12, More then 1,000 volunteers, in- North China front, was charged on cluding members of the C.C.C., are two counts of breaches of the Fass-fighting a are threatening to sweep port

the Ordinance at

Central the eastern portion of the Olymple National Forest, one of the nation's Magistracy this morning.

The man, N. L. Galkin, 27, un-richest stands of timber. employed, was charged with enter- Some 2,000 acres are blazing on a ing the Colony without a valid pass- two and a half mile front-United

Press. port and with being a vagrant here.

It was stated that the defendunt

was In the Chinese army in North China, and the section of the army Mr. W. J. Loackbart Smith-made to which he was attached was de- an expulsion order against the do- and fented and disbanded..

fondant on the first charge, The defendant managed to get to commitied him to the House of Canton, and arrived here Saturday. Detention on the second charge.