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Press that writhin the next two months a definite step would be taken to bring one hundred thousand or more seamen in the National Union of Seamen within the Transport and General Workers' Union, and that a seret meeting of the parties, with authority to speak on behalf of each union, had been postponed until after the General Election.
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London, June 35.. The "Daily Express" has started a campaign to organise manufacturers, shipowners, and merchants, to secure a reduction of deck charges at British ports, and is attempting to induce Gov- ernment to call a conference.--"Singa pore Free Press"
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COMPARISON WITH PRE-WAR
-POSITION ...
American tourist travel to Europe has been showing a steady increase There le no truth whatever in the in the past three years, according to above statement. No negotiations, an analysis prepared by the Bank of
Be secret or otherwise, have taken place American National Association. between the two unions. Neither are tween 1928 and 1923 the total num- such regotiations likely to take place. ber of passengers sailing from North The National Union of Seamen increased about 17 per cent, and the American ports, the review says, in- no intention of amalgamation with the Transport and General Workers' season now beginning is expected to bring the 1929 total well above that Union or any other body." The statement is signed by Mr: W. R. of 1928. Spence, the general secretary, for and on behalf of the executive of the coun- cit of the Seamen's Union.
Ex-Officials' Efforts Mr. Spence, in an interview with a representative of "The Journal of Com- merce," said that for some months efforts had been made to form a marine section of the Transport and General Workers Union. "Several ex-officials of the National Union of Seamen," he said, "who were either discharged or resigned. have joined up with these concerned in the efforts.
"These men are endeavouring to start this section and to win the allegi- ance of Bur members for the Transport and General Workers' Union. The fees and contributions of this new section are a trifle lower than ours, and the promoters are promising the men all heir kinds of spacious improvements in their conditions, wages, and working, which we ourselves know would make it al most impossible for the shipping indus try of the country to be run at a profit land survive.
proper
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WHALE WEALTH
BRITAIN TO SHARE IN A PROFITABLE INDUSTRY
ANOTHER VENTURE
The announcement of yet another whaling vonture backed by British capital gives further indication of Britain's
in the growing interest industry, and, according to a leading whale-oil broker, of
of British deter- mination to share in the big profits involved.
Some idea of the magni tude of these may be gathered from the fact that three Norwegian ves aels recently returned. to their base with more than £1,000,000 worth of oil abroad.
"It seems tragic." said Mr. A. J. D. Smellie (of Messrs. Mcade- King, Robinson and Co.), whose firm was the official British Government agency for whale oil during the war, "That British sailors, who founded
the
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whaling industry. should have dropped out of it just at the begin- ning of its most profitable period.
"Only last year," he said, "Admiral Evans, the Antarctic explorer, stress- ed the importance of the whaling in- dustry
British 'outlet for capital and as
employ- rént not only for our ex-naval offi- cers and men but also for our ship- building trades. He complained that. we had sat still while the Norweglans wreated from us an industry that is now bringing them millions nf pounds.
Science
source
to the credit of the Norwegians that. "On the other hand, I think it is while British seamen were forgetting all they ever know about whaling. the Norwegians themselves were -put- A comparison with pre-war figures, ting the industry on a sound however, shows that the gain has mercial footing." been more apparent than real.
and modern appliances war increases in travel
have been have been
brought to their aid by confined largely Lo-cabin and tourist the Norwegians at every turn, both classes. These gains, moreover, have for "spotting" and killing and treat- been largely at the expense of second ing the whale. Acroplanes are likely purposes and third-class travel and to a less-to be used for observation
of first-class. The total in the near future, and experiments er extent
with apparatus
in- number of passengers carried in 1928 are being made
by was nearly 200,000 smaller than in tended to the whale passing an the years before the war.
electric current along the wire at- "In 1928 rst-class travel was tached to the harpoon. By means of lighter by about 7,000 passengers plant and machinery installed in the than before the war," the review vessel itself,
a modern "floating fac- The extent to continues
which tory" can now extract 1,500 barrels second-class travel has been affected of oil a day, as compared with 60 by the introduction of the cabin class or 10 barrels extracted in three or is seen in the decline from the pre- four days by earlier craft.
war total of 125,000 to less than Since 1918 the Norwegian whaling 49,000 second-class passengers last year.
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S.S, "TAI HING" [1,068 tons Capt. Trott.]
S.S. "TAI MING” [649, tons-Capt. G. J. Spink.] JULY
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FRI, 5th SUN. 21st
10th WED.
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29th FRI. 19th
fleet has increased at a remarkable rate. It now numbers 100 vessels, "As compared with figures for including 33 "floating factories"; and 1913, when eastbound traffic was at 48 additional vessels will be ready its height, and second-class passen- before the beginning of next season. the decline The present tank capacity of the fleet gers numbered 141,200, is even more marked. The total of exceeds 1,000,000 barrels, and, nearly
4,000 Norwegian seamen Dassengers
take part cabin and second-class
WED. 31st combined amounted only to 130,800 in the whaling expeditions. in 1928. Rates for cabin and second- "Increased whaling activities dur Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ae- class passages are
are the same. The ing recent years," said Mr. Smellie,commodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State.
two lies in "have
effect of in- had the curious distinction between the
rooms and Saloon. The su. Tai Hing" is fitted with Wireless. of whales and the fact that in boats which carry creasing the number no first-class, second-class is design-improving the individuals both in ated as cabin class.
quality and size. This is probably due to the killing off of old bull- whales who formerly kept their younger rivals away from the cows. This is only another version of the old sportsman's policy of destroying improve the old cock pleasants to breed,
These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshui, Shishing, 'akhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via game Ports) every five days.
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"There is a joint conciliatory board called the National Maritime Board, Lalf of which represents our shipown ers and the other half curselves and cther affiliated maritime unions. Con- sequently there is no necessity for us to go out and beat the big drum and tell seamen what we are going to do, as all our grievances come before the "The most striking decline has, of board, and by negotiations we general course, been in third-class travel, which has dropped from the pre-war y get what we are after.
"Although we are the largest seafar- average of 461,500 to 170,000 passen- ing union in the world, we have no re- gers in 1928. Even when tourist is presentation whatever. Steps are being included with third-class, in the lat taken to rectify this position, and weter year, bringing the total up to hope that after the General about 275,000, there has been a de- "It certainly looks," Mr. Smellie Election we shall receive.
our cline as compared with pre-war third- concluded, "as though the ideal com recognition and repre- class of a little more than 40 per bination in whaling enterprise must sensation in the forthcoming con- cent.
he Anglo-Norwegian-British capital ference at Geneva. We are non-poli- "That American tourist travel does and British built ships manned by FREIGHTS AND SIZE OF SHIPS.
Whaling will al tical, and have no political levies on not represent as large a movement Norwegian creva. the decision of our members at e ra- as is generally supposed is revealed ways be one of the most arduous and tional ballot. Consequently we are free a further analysis of the total of rigorous of trades, but the adventure agents, and We were disaffiliated
ated 503,000 eastbound passengers carried is great and the reward high." from the T.U.C.
on this ground. in 1928. Of this number only about have no quarrel with the 52 per cent. were Americans, 11 per T.U.C. or anyone else, but we da resent the T.U.C. backing up an at- tempt to disrupt the Seamen's Union." visitors to America.. American tour-
ists "Not Anxious to Sink Identity"
spent $900,000,000 abroad in 1928, as compared with expenditures In the course of an interview with a "Journal of Commerce" representative of $770,000,000 in 1927, and $709,- Mr. B. F. H.
Mollan,
Liverpool 000,000 in 1928." district secretary for the National Union of Seamen, made a categorical denial of any such negotiations. No aecret meetings have taken place, and and none is likely to take place, as the lead- ers of the seamen are not anxious to eink their identity. They do not in tend to amalgamate with any union. The National Unton of Seamen, thanks to the able guidance of the late Mr. Havelock Wilson, C.H., C.B.E., is to day one of the wealthiest unions in the country.
We
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How size affects rates in the coast- ing trade was illustrated the other day in two fixtures from the Tyne
to London-one at 28. 94. for 2.800
tons and the other at 43. 94. for 500
Charterers in the freight market tons, while from Swansea-Llanelly to are again complaining of a shortage London a 500-ton steamer received of handy boats of between 4,000 and $s. 6d., and from Cardiff to London 5,500 tons d.. Such boats are not a 2,000 tonner was booked at 3s. 34. now being bulit in any number, and A similar, distinction in the oversea just lately a good many of that size markets in favour of 4,000-5,000-on have been taken up on time charter.steamers, if, rigorously adhered to, Hence the scarcity, which rather would induce affipowners to build goes to show that the building of vessels of that size. large boats has been overdone, whils
that
of the handier
vessels
has been neglected. There
are certain trades for which vessels-of this medium size only are suitable, but as they are not so economical to run as the larger ships owners require some in- ducement to build them in the form of rates commensurate to their size.
The agreement between the Gov- ernments of France and the United States for a reduction of the pass- port visa fee from $10 to $2 should result in a material gain in tourist traffe between United States and The exploration ship "Discovery" Europe,
according to Mr.
His to pay a visit to Cardiff early in Lachesner-Heuda, general passenger August. manager of the French Line, etate New York advices.
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"Morea" from Hong Kong arrived London on June 29 at 10 am,
The P. &0. 3.5, "Morea" from
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NORWEGIAN WHALING FLEET
In February, 1928, the Norwegian whaling fleet consisted of 28 re fineries of 131,061 gross tons, and 117 whalers- of 22,513 gross tons. In August, 1928, it consisted of 26 refineries of 155,007 gross tons and 125 whalers of 24,560 gross tons.
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renaira They re ceived tenders, from Welsh firms and the lowest was £820.
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