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SHIPPING NOTES SEAMES LAW AND AMERICAN
SEAMEN
The Foreign Trade Department of the Ban Francisco Chamber of Commerco hus. procured from the United States local in spectors at nine of the principal ports statements showing the number of seamen who have received certificates sines the Seamen's Law became effective. The best fit, to American seated is not so strongly apparent from these figitres as some of the dvocates of the Bill evidently anticipated The figures ure-
9.118 1.576-17%
6.775-73%
PROPOSED NEW WHARF AT DESHIMA
Total number passed Native born Americans Naturalized Aliens
STANDARD SHIPS
THE SAFEGUARD COMMITTEE.
VERDUN- AND AFTER.
WE MUST BE PREPARED FOR WHAT IS COMING
[BY STEPHEN PIGEON, FORMER FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER]
TUMULTUOUS SCENES IN THE
PRUSSIAN DIET SOCIALISTS CONDEMN THE GIT STRAFE-ENGLAND ATTITUDE.
REPULSIVE WAR POETRY.
[FROM A SHIPPING CORRESPONDENT-] To those who believe that standardiza tion and organization must be for Boge. time the keynotes of the British mercantile
After nineteen months of effort which has In the Lower House of the Prussian Die shipbuilding the composition of the new Board of Trade Safeguard Committes be brought then nothing conclusive, the the Socialists assaled the scandalous use Shipping and Shipbuilding, announced Germans have at last couse to realise that made of the sex00g by the prophets of the last monta in very interesting the outcome of the war muit nearly Bott-Strafe-England school.
The three shipbuilding members are Pro remain dependent upon the decision on the Herr Hoffmann animadvered on a recent tesao WS, Abel Bir Archibald Donny, Western front. They now perceive and it official circular sent to the inspectors of and Mr Jatuer Readhead Mr. Readhead's is plain aongh to see that their successes firm has always been accustomed to build in Poland and the Orient, and the rallying schools in the Frankfurt district, in which cargo ships on the same lood, for the same to these side of Turkey and Bulgaria can instructions were given to have the children ownere, and Sir Edward Hain's as never lead them to a definite victory. They taught to hate the enem es of the Father- tion with hua as one of the three ship have been brought back, by the force of land. He said it was a disgraceful busi owners on the Committee is particularly events, to their initial concepting; that was, a remark for which he was called to interesting, because every one of the fine to crush France, and thereby to rid them order by the vice president, History, salet fleet of 38 cargo steamery owned by Sir selves of their principal advermory on hand. Herr Hoffmann, will show that in all couns Edward Hain's firm has been built by the strike at England, and after that to tura rics concerned, including Germany, thro are men who bear the guilt of this war, have Banthead Company. The size of the okipe upon Rusia, y tried to do in August, and it is absurd to teach children that The Nagasaki Customs authoritis planned the construction of a wharf at has gradually increased, but the vesselsThat is what Deshion, capable of accommodeling built within the same short periods are 1914; and they were on the point of succeed only one set of nations bears the blame.. 5,900-ten steamer, or if used for smaller practically identical. Thus, the dimensions ing. But at the final moment they found It is wore then absurd; it as criminal. vessels two of 3000 tons or three of 1,000 of 12 tuners of the Hain fleet built by themselves without the time or the means to The speaker amid much applause from tons. The cast is estimated at Y. 1101398 Readhead's between 1912 and 1915 are fuel their plan. The Russian offensive tas Sociali, colleagues, attacked the prac including the dredging operations and almost the same length, about 370ft. bean, in East Prussia, the victorious march oftion of teaching children in public schools. other necessary work. The contruction about 31ft, and depth, 231 on 20ft. wald take two rear. It is stated that the In Professor Abell, the Chief S the Grand Duke Nicholas' army, the songs filled with hatred of England. He
Surveyor establishment of the Franco-British Army Government will be approached by the of Lloyd's Register the committee will along the Ource the Marne, and the quoted one set to the old time of O Custong authorities and also by the probably have a strong supporter of the Aisng; these were the factors that brought Tannenbaum, in which Eng and is describ. Municipality for no appropriation policy of extending the organization of the calculations of the Prasian Grand as a foul liar, that no matter how great Similiar netios has been taken previouslyte shipbuilding end iron and steel in Staff to ruin. Then followed 18 ronths of its crimes always manages to escape the by the local Customs but without success. dustries When once it was decided that wars during which the enemy's effort, gallows, The rest of the effusion is taken builders throughout the country should arrested in Belgium and Flanders and up with low aspersions on the late King concentrate on building ships according to along the whole French front, was directed Edward As Herr Hoffman very per- certain specifications it would be necessary against the Russians and Serbs, forcing tintently observed, had a Socialist in the armage that the different steel minu- the former to fall back and beating the pre-war daya sa'd those foul things about facturers should concentrate on various latter down and yet the "honourable the Kaiser unee, he would have been rection of the ships. Naval archiecta peace," that the Kaiser promised to his sent to prison Now official sanction is The report of the Committee appointed agree that in this way the output of ner subject, did not make its appearance being given to the being sing in schooly
supported by publie money. cantile tonnage could be greatly expedited, above the horizon, LLANY
BARNA FORMIDABLA STROKE-"-- by the Board of Trade in April, 1913, to advise on the load lines of merchant ships Moulders, turners, platers, and riveThus the accessity became clear of strik would always be working on the squre plans, and familiarity would facilitate the working a heavy bow." a formidable stroke" One high authority declares that oure the sad those who knew the Teutonic mind- specifications were agreed upon 500,000 against the Allies in the West. tons of new mercantile tonnage could be The thinkers-out of this strategie theory tanned within a very few months then looked for the point out the boy Attention was called in The Tings last line where an attempt to realise thoir mouth to what was being done by standard dream might be made with the greatest ization in the United States and to what certainty of success. For several reasons Verdun seemed to them to be the place They then set in motion towards that town their finest troops and their heaviest artil lery they brought back from Poland and Serbia all the forces that they thought they could spare; they worked out a pro gramme of attack. like everything Ther devise both methodical and colosta und thegt let loose the furious and bloody offen
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und presided over by Sir Philip Watts, wns issued recently as e Blue-book [Cd. 6201) The report also deals with the carriage of deck cargoes which it was instructed in January, 1914, to consider. The Committee trace the history of the compulsory marking of the load line by what is known as the Plimsoll mark from its introduction in Inte Mr Samuel Pimsoll down to the revision in 1000 of the British tables of freeboned which allowed many vessels to Toad more deeply this under the cd tables. The Committee took evidence from a large number of witnesses and they found that on the whole there was a widesprend dis trust of the alteration, but they say that: After a close examination of the evidence we have arrived at the conclusion that on the whole the freeboard allowed by the revised tables of freeboard is quite sufficient to ensure the safety of vessels,
could be done in this country, and on
March 7th Mr. Runciman stated that the subject was being examined.
Sir Archibald Denny is a partner in the firm of W, Denny & Brothers, which has been accustomed to build passenger ships both for long-distance voyages and cross Channel services of o very high type.
PT DRES
FAR FASTERN MEN AND
THE WAR
Lieutenant Colonel Thommy Louis Leeds,
served with the China expedition in 1900 and was awarded the medal.
In Hanover he dichired, two school
rectors have published and circulated A Schools," in which a set of verses appears War Reading Book for the Use of
written by a lieutenant," The gist of the verses is Over there lies the enemy in his cowardly trenches. We will attack him, and that can is a dog who will give quarter to them. Kill every one of them, even those who beg for mercy Sheet them all dows like dogs! Let your prayer be, More euemes more enemies, in this hone of retribution," The Diet members moved
seals uneasily in their sents the Socialista shunted Shams
Still more effictive were the remarks of Herr Hoffmann in discussing the Estimates for the State Church. He caled the atten- tion of the House to a prominent chaplain
the front - Behcete in cireu ating books among the soldiers in which the following passage occurs: “ It not our fault that we are engaged in the loody work of war, and the work of axecu.
although in some cases it has made the 69th Rifles, wounded in Mesopotamia, ourable enough. As their newspapers put toner as well. The cold iron has been
ships less comfortably in that there is a graster Hability for water to come on board on weather-decks, MA
In considering questions relative to the means of closing openings in the weather deaks of vessels the Committee examined the records of casualties to steamers of, over 100 tons grows and it was found ting the loss of home 10 per ent. of the total number of such of these very founder d during the 14 years ended June 30th, 1913, was due to the entry of water through hatchways and ventilators. It was evident that the means of closing openings is of vital importance. The Committed have, therefore, embodied in a separate sec tion of new proposed rules what are termed Conditions of Assignment of Freeboard, This section in decribed as a considerable and necessary amplification of the present regulations
The Committee suggest that their inves tigation has led them to the conclusion that, for the safety of life and property as sa regu'at ons similar to those which new apply to British ships are necessary for all ships, and they strongly recommend that every endeavour should be made to obtain international agreement on this subject::
FUTURE OF BRITISH TRADE. * SAFEGUARD. COMMITTEES
Major George Newcome 130th King George's Own Baluchis, who was kied in East Africa on March 11th, aged 30 year, Law active service in Chine in 1900, being awarded the medal for the campaign. gesp
Mr. T Fletcher, bits of the International Cation Mill, Shanghai, in undergoing a at Hythe He was musketry course geted in January to the Bedfordshire Regiment and had to put in six weeks trauing at a military school in Bedford:
Leut. J. Bell Irving, of the 1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry, has been lee prizly skewinded for duty as Assistant Railways Transport Officer at Port Said
his pleasure, as the bad hoped at all before long to be back hunting Benussi tribesmen in the desert,
Captain Ernest Hill 22nd Cheshire Regnent, who was well-known in Shang hus as organist of the Union Church, is in hospital, suffering from kiek in the jaw received from his horse, which put its foot in a hole when crossing the
ground and fell
antede b
The contest to the North of Verdus
15
far the vastest, most carefully prepared put into the soldier's hand. Let him use and most powerfully executed undertaking it without fear. He must push his bayonet of the German command on the Western into the ribs of the enemy; he must smash front since the battles of the Yeer their skulls with his musket. It is his The Battles of the Yser hardly astered duty, it is God's service, (Stormy gheerful, reminder this for the Germaniceries of Shame" from the Sogin is 8) troops It recalls the magnificent and "The Almighty, says this book, “bas burolo victories of the Franco-British azuis permitted this war for the purifying of in the autumn of 1914: It recalls the lacas nivo, and all you have to do is to use your loss that the imperial troops experienced weapons with most effect against the Rus in their fruitless efforts to overcome King sians, French, and Belginns but above nit Albert a soldiery escaped from the siege of others against the British cum (Re- Antwerp, and to break through the steel newed crica of "Suzue,''). Hoir Hoffmanu wall of Marshall French and General Foch poilus it really asked the House Is this rel gion?" and wa answered by the Conservatives with the bloody hecatombs which the Kaiser's Yes, and aughter. A Bocialist member General Headquarters reported only in caled out, You would dove Christ out f the Temple The Conservat ver.ply part leaving the German public. kept systematically in ignorance to guess as well sa it cou'd at the truth that it wag desired it should learn,
This time, therefore, nothing was left undong to avoid a repetition of the dig confiture of Ypres and the dash that failed for the Channel and North Sen coast of Fran Never has there beer witmered such an avalanche and hail of shells as that which beat upon the surroundings of Verdun during the first days of the affen- Salas granda Bive for the capture of the fortress, and, after a short fall, during the eary days of this month There is no need to enlarge upon the value of the defence that was offered to this onslaught of projectiles and infantry masses by the diers of France, The readers of The Daily Chronicle have been kept admirably informed ou
phase of this memorabe batile every
La Colonel HM. Souter, who so galantly captured the Turkish commander Gejoral Janny Pasha, with his own band in the brilliant charge of the Dorelshit The President of the Board of Tride hasYcomanry against the bonussis, is brother Souter Mrs Haubury and of Mr. H
decided to appoint couuoitues to consider
to this member was "Go to Eng and 1
As Herr Hoffmans continued his remarks without much regard for the Right and Centre, the majority of these grumps loft the House, shout ng Scandalous,"
Disgusting" Vulgar * In conclusion the speaker, anidst much uproar deo ared the war to be a mockery of God, of Chris- tianity, and of human evilisation,
the position of certain important British Souter of Shanghel HOW WILL IT FINISH come, becane zo long as they hold out the
indu tring after the war, specially in lation to international competition, and to report what measures, if any are necessary or desirabe in order to safeguard that position.
according-
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Sir Clarendon Hyde (Chairman). Mr. A. Balfour.
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moment to be preparing for rither event, whether he has hingelf to take the initia tive in the bits of a definite failure of the attack on Verdun, or whether he ha to reply to s manœuvre threatening his positions PACE
France and England arelo-day for Ger- many ibe two encuity that must be over- Mr. Ernest F Hardman, of Messrs.
How will it finish? All we can war can only be disastrous for the empire Lowe, Binghain & Matthew Shanghai with certainty that has not yielded of William 11 And they must be over- left by the Suknie Mage to offer his ser the Carinans what they hoped for the come as promptly as possib, because lapse vico, to the War Office. He was educated counted on winning the prize by swift of time very important factor in their in the Ching, Luland Mission Bengo) at victory; they meant to convince the word favour. It is quite corta i that the offen- Chrtoo and is the moth old boy of that of the superiority of their arts by estry-tive against Verdun was decided upon in senal wire has voluntested,for the Fronten ing of a ringing success. They have failed mid-winter, depite the rigour of the season Lieut Turray" Crocker, formerly of to do. 2o. The whole world is now cogni and the enormou, resulting difficulties only H.M.S, C, who was well-known in the at of the fact the effect that Berlin was in order to antipate the date on which Far East has been killed by a milway Alung, has not come off. It has become an advance of the French and British
Wits foreseen. track during hunting operations on the necessary as on the Yer, to eck for new Argies was maze of dlugs which the necrsity of party for attack, after their first ses handling war material has caused to spring have been checked, and for a changed up at Fort Said, Livut, Crocker had only tactic that might prove more fortunate arrived at that port a few days previously It will condeus; that is beyond all doubts Caronny, is engaged in an opera- to take up flying duetion of far-reaching sogel and the cannot
Second Lieutenant Frank Lajog
give it ng without conferging her helpless ath Seaforth Highlanders, first reported pess under circumstances that are Full of mising and now ascertained to have been infinite danger for her. At any cost she kiled at the battle of Loos on September will see herself to carry through the plan 26th 1915, was the younger son of dr. and that she has been obliged to sdopt; be Mts. Charles Colin Macrae, 3P of will devote the whole of her time to it Meanstoke House, Hants, and 23. Dustow she wil employ therein the whole force gardens, chairman of the British and of her rerurces and of her inethost; she will be obrtitate despite all the sacriters Chine Corporation
That it will entail; she will not lose hoort not notil the day that she is completely FUTURE OF THE SILK Coniseed of the insufficiency of her weang
TRADE of action.
Иастае,
As moreover, a land campaign, wlafever
the outcome, is not sufficient for the reali sation of Gertnoy's design against Great
Britain, it is equally to be foreseen-and I was not go fainous as to learn nothing on this subject from our friends in London. that there will be a recrudescence of naval warfar by such acts of brigandag as those of which the German Admiralty has provided a spectacle of increasing. unstrosities since the rupture of the peace of Europe Floating in town in the water travened by merchant shipping, wultiplication of submerite, and sabauersi- bles, the employment of pirate shipą, shame- lessly violating at the rules of maritime lay, every means that might be considered. at capable of weakening the power of Great Britain, and thereby of her Allies, will be utilised by the initiatore of assassin piracy who have made futile efforts to assure themselves of the complicity of the United States
Our Allies in Great Britain are no log At the annual general meeting of the Sik interested in the affair than ourselves Association of Great Britain and Ireland Nor our basso we are both engaged in a discussion took place on Trade after the the same strugele, and the stake is none
a bad para desde other than our existence, but also because Such is the forecast that one can build "The President said German and Austriax what is now going on is merely began on the situation as it outlines itself in the
If the German effort runs ap against twentieth month of the war. In France gomis, shoukl not be allowed to come into ing. I t our markets under the same conditions as an insurmountable obstacle, the develop and England proplo must be completely before He bought high daty then 4, bement which would ensuin the case of prepared for what is cooning, and the placed upon the goods, and it had been success would automatica in fall out of the vigomis action necessitated by such perils suggested that there should be for a reckoning. If it succeeded on the con should be taken in common. The two na- periode total prohibition. On the other trary, we should behold events of peculiar tions are strong enough to holl out against hand, no duties should be placed upon gravity for our two countri don this stora, but only on condition that they French in ports, which would injure their know where on that hypothesis the pro know how to make use of their whore trade. Would it be unfair, he asked, tejected offensives of the German army would strength, I may add that if they do all suggest that after the war was over France be launched, but it is certain that they that is necessary, and if they bring to silk gonds in like granner would not slow the Bricsh troops quietly sought the desperate tactics of an enciny skond take oUT C As to our Dominion, they must have the to fortify themselves in their cantonments, who is no longer in a state to keep up a fret entry into our markets in accordance with the Prussian military war of attrition, Germany will have ren- Mr E W Cox (London) thought it was method it would be on the wings of the dered by her precipitate action on the possible to keep ous German and Aus French frontier that the principal blowe banks of the Mouse the greatest service trian goods, but they could put on such would be delivered by the German aray, that it is in her power to render, by bring duty about 40 per cent that would whose objective it is to dislocate our lines ing nearer the date of her defeat, and the
General Douglas Haig ought from this, failing due of her capítulsion, isprove the trade of sun Allies.