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THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
PIRATES CHASED.
PURSUED BY SWATOW BOLDIERS.
SMALL SHIP RELEASED.
SECTION.
NAVAL BUOYS.
YEARLY EXAMINATION IN SHANGHAI.
THROUGH. OVERHAUL.
H.M.S.
Shanghai, June 28. "Berwick" arrived in
SHIPPING TAX.
CANADA REJECTS U. 8 EXEMPTION PROPOSALS.
QUESTION OF INCOME.
Negotiations in an effort to bring about a reelprocal arrangement be- tween Canada and the United States: whereby the earnings of ships docu- mented in the other country would be exempted from Income-tax have! broken down and the tax will be assessed by each Government (statos a Washington message).
CANADIAN
TUESDAY, JULY
PACIFIC
· SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO. VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
17 Days Hoogkong-Vancouver, 14 Daya Shanghai-Vancouver.
11 Days Kobe-Yancouver, 0 Days Yokohama-Vancouver............
SAILINGS 1928.
STEAMERS.
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
Kabe Yhama Vver'
Leave
Leave
Arrive
July 10
July 12
July 20
July 24 Aug. 14
July 26
Aug.
Aug, 16
Aug. 23
Sept. 4 Sapt. 6 Sept. 15
Hong Kong S'hai
Leave Leave July 4 July 7 July 18 July 21 Aug. 8 Aug. 11 Aug. 29 Sept. 1 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 79
Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 9 Oct. 11
Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Ocl. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 101. Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 15 (E/Asia and E/Rusel call at Nagasaki the day after departure from 8'hai)
EMPRESS OF ABIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA
SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE,
£120: First class throughout
£112: First clean Pacific and rail, Cabin class Atlantic. £83: Second clasa Pacific, Firet class rail
and Cabin cines Atlantic.
A small ship plying between
This situation was disclosed at Swatow and Wong Kong was at-
the Treasury Department in the tacked by pirates just outside Swa- Shanghai during yesterday morning issue of an amendment to existing tow. harbour, says the "Canton and took her place at the P. & Oregulations "to includo Canada in Gazette." The pirates gained com- Buoy in Wayside. H.M.S: "Camber the list of countries which do not plete control and the crew were land" will leave this morning for exempt from tax so much of the compelled to head the ship off her Wel-hat-wel, but for the time being citizens of the United States non- usual course and steer for Tea-mel, the latter ship'e place at the British resident in such foreign countries, Some soldiers on patrol discover: Bentor Naval Buoy, opposite the and of corporations organised in ed that something was amies and a Bund, will not be taken by the the United States as consists of chase was at once organised. The "Berwick." which belongs to the earnings derived from the operation attentions of the soldiers became same class of new ships as the of a ship or ships documented un- so hot that the pirates were forced "Cumberland.". The "Berwick it der the laws of the United States." to leave the ship in an attempt to will be recalled, acted as transport
Officials explained that Canada escape overland, but the soldiers for the battalion of the Bedford- followed hard on their heels and shire & Hertfordshire Regiment has taken the position that an the desperadoos had to discard all which selled last Sunday from amendment to Ite tax laws in 1926 Is broader and more comprehensive their prisoners in the race for Wei-hai-wel for Tangshan. safety.
The reason for the "Berwick's" in scope than similar provisions in tieing up to the buoy down river the American revenue acts pertain-Hong Kong Maniin ja believed to be because ing to exemption of foreign ship- July 2, the British Senior Naval Ping. For this reason Canada re- Buoys will undergo their annual fused to exempt from its taxation examination by the harbour a documented in the United States. the earnings of owners of ships one week will be DENthorities, and
required to completo their over-
Similar action was taken by the hauling.
|U.S. Goverament on receipt of the notice from the Canadian authori-
One passenger was reported to have been killed by the bandits.
MONTHS' CAPTIVITY.
·
on
ties that the exemption provision
could not be extended.
:
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IN A PIRATES'
BOATMAN RETURNS AFTER SIX. The two buoys have their chains Inosed from their, anchors in the Whangpoo mud, and thoroughly examined for weakening parts once Considerable pressure had been. RESCUED BY SOLDIERS.
a year. Replacements are made, brought to bear upon both Govern- After spending, six months as a when necessary. by the British ment by shipping interests to ob prisoner in the hands of pirates in naval authorities, the actual work tain the reciprocal exemption ar- Chinese territory, a boatman, be, being in the charge of the Harbour rangement. American shipping is probably more affected than that of tonging to a local junk, returned to Master's office hore.
In this connection, it is interest- Canada, owing to the fact that the Colony during the week-end, lucky to be still alive to tell the ing to note that the buoy which can there are more U.S. ships doing
be seen floating on the water is business in the Dominion porta. story of his experience.
Gross Revenue. At the time of the piracy on only a small portion of the massive December 3, 1927, the junk, which weights which exist beneath the
Officials said that, while the board a carge of 1,700 surface to provide an adequate
of ships operating' picule of salt, worth $1,000, was anchorage, for men-of-war in the gross revenues
and on a voyage from Choungchau to river. The same lay-out under the between the United States
water is found for all the men-of- Canada amount to millions of dol- Heungshan. -The
You haven't been up the Went pirates appeared whilst the junk war anchorages along the line, the lars a year, it is not likely that a
River? Then let us tell you that you was still in British waters and ap-French, American, Japanese, otc. large amount of income-taxes is Involved In the case of either coun
have in store one of the most inter proaching Shek-ku-chau, where it visible from the Bund.
Fathoms of China,
try.
esting trips you can possibly take, was intended to anchor for the
Each of the British naval buoys The Revenue Acts of 1921, 1924
The s.a. "Tai Ming" and "Tai Hing," night,
floating on the water has an iron and 1926, it was stated in the after leaving Hong Kong, call at chain 21 feet long and three and a Treasury decision, provide that Samshui, Shivhlag, Takhing, Dosing quarter inches thick to link them there shall be exempted from taxa-and stop at Wuchow. Theac steamers with an iron ring in This iron ring holds two chains, allen.
the water. tion the income of a non-resident are admirably suited to this service
foreign branching off in opposite directions which
corporation and you will enjoy the five-days' round exclusively of trip immensely. and each 35 fathoms long and three earnings derived from the opera- fnches thick. Making a triangle, tion of a ship or ships
had on
Loming, in
The junk was taken by the pirates to an island called Lokam, in Chinese territory, west of Macao, where the cargo of salt and the crew of 27 were taken ashore. The returned boatman, Chun Ting (28) and another foki were taken by a party of pirates to one part of the island, whilst the others were marched off in another diree tion, and he did not know what subsequently happened to them.
Chan and his companion even- tually found themselves in the pirates', den, where they had to do
or
consists
the branching chains not being per- documented under the laws pendicular, but, slanting in the of a foreign country which grants water, the distance between their an equivalent exemption to citizens spread at the base is 60 feet and and corporations of the United two inches. At each end of this States. In 1926 the Canadian In. distance, is another iron ring in the come War Tax Act of 1917 was water which in turn holds two amended in a similar manner. other branching stud
chains, the
The Canadian Government has
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, all manner of hard work for the set on one side measuring 62 advised that the terms of the Re
paltry food which they received fathoms long by two and 11 11/16 On June 15 Chinese soldiers raid-inches thick, and the set on the venue Act of 1926 are not regarded Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.ca the den, and Chan was rescu- other side measuring 50 fathoms as satisfying the equivalent exemp. ed. He was first taken to Canton, long and two and 11/16 inches tion provision of the Dominion where the authorities gave him a thick.
clause, for the reason that the Re- free passage to Hong Kong. The
The work of yearly examination venue Act of 1926 does not extend escaping pirates succeeded in get done by the Harbour Master's office United States citizens resident in relief from income tax to the ting away with Chan's companion. comprises unleosing the various Canada and to corporations organ- cables to within a short distance ised in the United States, which of the anchors. Divers then go
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin PANAMA.
†TAKAOKA MARU
KAKO MARU
Tacnday, Saturday, LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
+ DURBAN MARU
3rd July.
14th July.
Wednesday, 11th July. CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
† TOKUSHIMA MARU
...... Monday, 5th July. NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
MISHIMA MARU SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
†TOTTORI MARU (Moji direct).... Tuesday, + CEYLON MARU (Moji direct).... Friday, KASHIMA MARU
Monday, KAWACHI MARU (Kobo direct)... Tuesday,
*Cargo caly.
Friday,
20th July.
3rd July. Uth July.
9th July.
10th July.
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SAILINGS FROM 'HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Vin Singapore
Colombo, Suez and Pert Said.
ALTAI MARU
Wednesday, 11th July
SWEDISH BOOM.
down and look at the anchors, the have ships registered in Canada. wear on which is not appreciable Prior to 1920 there was no provi- during long periods, owing to their sion in the Canadian law in regard The Swedish shipyards are at being sunken 17 feet in the mud. to exemption of income derived present enjoying a boom in ship. The chains are carefully overhauled from operations of ships document- building, according to the "Journal and notes made of the portion which ed under laws of a foreign country. of the Swedish Chamber of Com-will need replacing in the next year merce for the United Kingdom." so that the material may come out The Gotaverken are employing from England during ensuing about 2,800 men working both day months.
3-
and night shifts, which is about Following the examination of the 400 more than during the post-war British. buoys, the work will be has had to employ a number of continued on the buoys of other foreign workmen in this branch be- country's anchors opposite the Bund Ing. insufficient, the yard has had as a part of the regular service to employ a number of foreign carried out by the harbour workmen. The orders held by the thorities,"N. C. D. News," Gotaverken comprise thirteen ships aggregating about 45,000 gross registered tons for delivery at latest in the summer of 1929. The Eriksberg shipyard has orders for nine ships totalling. 40,000 gross tons. The Kockum. shipyard "at
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Salzon, Singapore, Malmo is at present employing a
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town MANILA MARU
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Monday, 2nd July.
Friday, 6th July,
Friday, 20th July,
.Sunday, 8th July,
................ Friday, 6th July,
Wednesday, 26th July.
Japan, porta
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
PANAMA, MARU-
SHUNKO. MARU
SEATTLE MARU
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Via Shanghai
ARABIA MARU (From Shangha) Monday, 2nd July.
MELBOURNE Vin Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
BURMA MARU.......
BANGKOK-Vin Saigon
HAIPHONG.
VA HOIHOW & PAUDI
MENADO MARU
Friday, 6th July,
Thursday, 6th July 10 a.m.
NEW YORK Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panams
HAVANA. MARU
Thursday, 28th June.
BAMBURG.MARU
Middia of July.
BATAVIA MARU
JAPAN PORTS
AMAZON MARU
SUMATRA MARU
KHEUNG Vi Swarow 2 HOT
KISHU, MABUJ...
CANTON,
DELI MARU.....
TAKAO—Via SWATOW & AMOY
DELI MARU ...
~TAKAO & KEELUNG.
·BATAVIA MARU "TAKAO MARU. M
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Saturday, 7th July. Wednesday, 11th July, Friday, 19th July,
Sunday,, 8th July noon.
Sunday, 8th July.
THE FUTURE OF THE
HAYRE. 1.
www.c
A notable, remark on the first staff of over 2,000 men, and has Channel port" problem was drop- orders for many motor tankers and ped by Lord Kylaant at the "annual other vessels: The Lindholmen | meeting of the London and Thames Oil Whorves, and he de- orders, and good orders have also finitely drew attention to the baen received by the smallar yards, future value of Le Havre when During 1927, the Gotaverken speaking of the new oil storage launched 40,000 groastons, the facilities offered by his associate and Eriksberg shipyard 10,000, and the company in that port the Com- Kockum yard 20,000 tons. At pre- pagala Industrialle Maritime.. Lord sent these three yards have about Kylsant has a firm bellef in the |100,000 gross tons under construc-future of this great French port.
tion to he launched this year.
the His remarks show how close .competition between it and South- ampton and Cherbourg, especially when he said: "There is little doubt
Thursday, 12th July noon.
Saturday, 7th July, Friday, 20th July, to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
1. TAKBUCHI, Manager.
AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT that an ocean terminal only three
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