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complété failure of the Cantonese agitatoes to securs intervention of the Ningpo and northern men on their [side of the sizuggle. While Ningpo men may have been intimidated
On
PROTESTS AGAINST PASSPORT COSTS.
FEES FOR 1921 RBACEISE A-TOTAL OF $1,300,000 AND VISE CHARGES
WERE $7,000,000..
Washington, April 18-Proteste
into leaving their "ships are received almost daily by the ival in Hongkong, the efforts government against the high cost of made by agents despatched to passports. A man leaving the United Shanghai and other ports to induce States this week for a tour which the seamen there to join the strike takes him into many countries has were in every respect unavailing. So paid the State Department $70 before little is there in common between the starting. An American woman psid different groups of men that the more for her passports than for her Ningpo people, for instance, did notio fred. the last regard it as their "pidgin,” and while ready to accept any benefits which might ultimately sccrue to them, they decidedly declined to join the fray. Even sympathy was largely
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The State Department is blamed for the burdensome impost, but it it Congress that made the law under which it is laid, and the fact that it
TENNIS LEAGUE,
DIVISION.
ARCY CLUB DE EWORKIÒ.
USRC defeated the Cnb de Recreio on the latter's ground by 70 gamer to 29. Bearer --
Major Lloyd and Mr. Raworth best Yvangritab and Finns 7-4, beat Soasa and Marques 6-5, bea: Soares and Hyndman 11-0
beat Franovitch and Pins 7-4, loat Major Coats and Capt. Forsyth to Sons and Marques 5-6, beat Soares and Hyndman 10-1.
beat Tranovitch and Finns 6-5, Major Tomlinson and Capt. Dods
beat Sona and Marques 10-1, beat' Soars and Hyndman 8-3-
USRC. v. "CRC
Hair Bagnall and Captain Forsyth j lost to Wang Fo keng and Wong Fo hong 1-10, best Wong and Lo 6-5, best Law and Kock 3-3.-
lacking, and attempts at intimidation has produced so large a revenue makes The U.SRC. beat the Chinese Re here were a failure. The news now congressmen reluctant to reduce it-creation Club by 51 gawen ta 48 on cates from Canton that the onion The State Department is not orging the U.S.R.C. ground Scores:- there hopes to organite the whole of the retention of so large a fee, bes Major Lloyd and Mr. Raworth beat the seamen of China into one gigantic would have the present $10 for Wong Po-keang and Wong Po-boug union, comprising 300,000 men, and reduced to $5. Wilbur J. Carr, 1-4, best Wore and Lo 2-4 and best for this purpose a delegation is on its tector of the consular service, Law and Kock 7- way to Shanghai. There is no very good told the Hour subcommittee on
Major Tomlinson and Capt. Dods means of judging of its chances of appropriations that.
there has lost to Wong Po keong and Wong Po- success or otherwise, for the conditions a great deal of agitation in bang 3-8, beat Wong and Lo 7-4, lost are changed, and while the local men various circles against the $10 fee to law and Kock 5-6. might not have been willing at the for passports and against the whole "beginning of the year to throw up their rise system, because it is an incum. jobs to help those strangers of Canton, brance and hardship upon the people it is just. possible that they might who travel abroad. I suppose the consider some manner of affiliation in only real manner in which to settle times of peace, the more so as Canton this question is by an international will be able to place before them the arrangement to which all the govern- picture of success already achieved ments would agree. At any rate this It is impossible to repress the thought government has done nothing abent that such a delegation may mean it. As far as the present fers for mischief here, especially as we know visting are concerned, they were in- the influences at work during the paced solely on the initiative of Con C.R.C... Hongkong strike, and it is only to be gress and Congress took that action U.S. &. C. hoped that the common sense of the for reasons of its own, which were, as K. C. C... I understod at the time, reasons of H. K.C.C. local people will prevent their being
M. B. K. carried away by the efforts of frothy revenue."
orstors.
NEW B.I STEAMER.
L. R. C.
TABLE OF POINTS.
Mr. Carr stated that by reason of Club de R. the visé of aliens coming to this C. S. C. C. country the State Department paid into the Treasury last year something like $7,000.000, which covered the C. R.C. coet of the entire consular service and L. R C. The steamer "Malda," built for the most of the cost of the diplomatic M. B. K. British Indie Steam Navigation Ca, service in addition. The passport C. c. c. Ltd., by Messrs, Barclay, Curle and fees amounted to $1,300,000 which | Q.C ... Co. Ltd., at their Clydeholm Yand paid for the expenses of the bureau K. C.-C. Best United. White-inch, carried out successful in Washington and left a
balance. trials on March 23, when. & speed equal to a ses speed of 14 knows was attained The vessa's dimensions are 1851t. by 58it. 3in. by 36ft., and gross tonnage 8,970. The vessel is of the intermediate cargo and passenger type, and has twin screw turbine engines of the Brown Curtis double reduction geared type. The boilers and bunkers are so arranged that the
vessel can work either on coal or on ail frei.
The bulkhead sub division is in accordance with the recommendation of the Bulkhead Committee, and all
"When
Police
other governments no ab de R. longer see any necessity for requirC. B. C. 0. ing passports for the admission of persons to their territories, then, in
probability there will be no great demand for passports," said Mr. Carr to the committee, "but they have not yet found it feasible to dispense with passports and so we have to
jaste them."
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The first part of a project for the
of Kobe harbour, į improvement mooted as far back as 1897, has now been completed. Operations on this section were started in 1906, and 845 result four extensive additional quaya and 18 large sheds have been provided. Up to the present a sum of 15,000,000 has been expended pon undertaking, which, however, only covers the first section of the contemplated improvement.
The State Department records show Americans are going abroad in greater number this year than
the at any time since 1919. Owing to convention requirements, such as the prospects for a heavy tourist power-operated W. T. doors, fireproof season, the State Department has balkheads, emergency plant and bilgeged the filing of applications in ample time to give the passport office pump, etc., have been embodied so that the vessel is in a position to opportunity to act upon and ise obtain the safety certificate when proper credential. same comes into force.
Accommodation is provided for 105 first-class and 41 second class passenger, the Inches, e system of in ner room being adopted so as to give the maximum lighting to living space. Large public rooms are provided for both classes, all public rooms being on the promenade deck, and a special
TO KEEP "FIT" IN THE EAST
The pasport office reports the daily regularity is of the first import number of passports issued in Feb-comtipation, bile or firerianness take Lace troublet with sick headache, ruary as 7465, March 15,825 and for little dose of Pinksties to night. the first week in April 4489. It is You'll feel better in the morning. estimated that 19,000 passports will be issued by the end of April.- Christian Science Monitor.
feature of this deck is the large extent very complete, and holds are left clear of clear deck space for games and for stowage by the adoption of wide recreation. Cargo arrangements are spaced pillars and girders.
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Pinkettes are laxative perfection, tiny but thorough, as gentle as nature.
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