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AMERICAN SHIPPING
OUTLOOK.
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A remarkable situation has developed an the other side of the Atlantic which suggests that nationalisation of shipping, even fit the modified furm which now obtains in the United States, may prove an extremely costly experiment. Everyone
ne knows how tlie Americans came into possession of a great merchant fleet; it is a story which does hor our alike to their devotion to the Allied capse to their organising ability, and to
the and industry of the workers; for adaptability many of the yards bad to be suddenly created and the men who were to build the ship gives an intensive
ive tranung in the use of their tools.
achievement
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
ANOTHER CLAIMANT,
RECOGNITION ACCORDED BY
WAICHIAOPU.
Another step in the famous dispute over the possession of the Russian Volunteer Fleet has bean taken by the announcement in Shanghai that Mr. L. Fred Patstone, general manager of the Chian Commercial Development Com pany has been appointed agent, of the Russian Volunteer Fleet. in Shanghai.
The controversy, our readers will recall is whether the feet is to be con- trolled by the old original Board, which removed from Petrograd to Constan and whoes representative in Shanghai, arose was all embarrassing rone Mr Goddard is well known: or by the the ships Vladivostock Government, which claims aptrards of $3,000,000,001 1, way £000,000,000
DeArmitstion 400 Broblemtinople, after the downfall of Kerensky,
which had been constructed-
JAPANESE NAVAL
EXPENDITURE.
Y193,000,000
000 INCREASE
NATIONAL STRENGTH THE GUIDING POLICY.
Toxio, December 23rd. The Minister of Finance has announced his Budget Estimates, which comprises the following figures (millions omitted)
Urdinary income ..... Extraordinary income .... Expenditure Army
Yen
1,950
pak, 1,569. Increases 163 50 Navy 490 195
Communications
59 195
those of the last Budget,
The other items correspond closely with
The Minister in presenting these figures to a Commitee of the most our
THE CANTON ARSENAL,
THE STORY OF ITS ATTEMPTED -
DESTRUCTION
The Government Arsenal at Shekcheng. is now running smoothly under Mr. Chan Wing sen, the new Director General of the plant. When the Arsenal was taken over by Mr. Chen, it was somewhat damaged, but since then, necessary repairs have been effected and large extensions are contemplated, equipment to the value of over $3,800,000 being now, on the way to Cantones
The Director General, in eonversation... with a representative of the Canton Times, made the following statement in regard to the attempted destruction of, the Arsenal:
hat should be done with cust of to be the only successor of the united said: Every effort has been made for most of the questions you asked. I am chapishately the present rate of a Russian Government and. therefore, the economy, while the largest possible amounts prepared, however, to give an account "of
The policy WAS worked out by the Shipping Board presided overf:nöt by:
msa versed in commercial affairs, but by an office of the Navy, Admiral William Bensor, whose knowledge of the economics of the sea * is certainly po§ extensive. As is now being increasingly realised in the United States
"grievous nistakes were made
Fimant
400 WOODEN OR CONCRETE SHIPS.
“In spite of all efforts the Shipping Board has-succeeded in selling quly an infinites- “proportion of the fleet of wooden and concrete ships bails under the wat kprogramme, La Action was delayed so long that the bottom felt att of the market, Inow bas on it handanarly 400-of theseTM
and it—sooms I Vessels, with about 7,000,000 tons of steel construction to be completed in the world's shiprardadur ing the next twelve months, that it wil bd possible to realise the vast capital which they represent. An effort was recently made to self 310 of them, and only four bids, ridiculously low,
miral Benson,
were received, suggesting that the bid ders regarded them as good only as scrap timber. It is reported that they cost about 8180 a ton to build, and the best price, so far: offered comes out at less than $15 a ton. Ad- the chairman of the Shipping Board has made an admission which will cauze Americana some disquietude when they recall STOLTZ Ithe delay which has occurred in piatting these
vessels on
the market. Whether the Bhipping Board has brett solely to blame in this mate ter does not; concern us, who are merely spectators-friendly spectators--of events, endeavouring to learn from › American ex perience. །" - i wi °% !k;
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legal controller of the R... within the Enancial capacity of the State The special interest of the present have been allowed for such enterprises as phase lies in the letter (of which a trans are deemed most essential for the develop- lation appears below) from Mr. Hatment of national power and the improve. Yuan, Chinese Commissioner of Foreign ment of social conditions. Affairs, to Mr. Fatstone.
...
! For both political and military reasons. I am not in a position to answer
the attempted destruction of the Kwang tang Arsenal by the departing Kwangsi troups.
In the afternoon of October 9815, 1990, General Ma Chi, of the Kwangsi To this letter Mr. Patstone is said to of the Lower House, said: In compiling with the remnants of bis defeated troops
The Premier, addressing the Committee Army, entered the Arsenal at Chekcheng: have been appointed by the Vladivostock the Budget, the Government's guiding and at once ordered all work in the Government and is recognized as the policy has been to increase the national various departments to be stopped. R.V.F. agent by the Waichiaop. The strength. letter, translated is as follows:--
"The
workmen,, numbering some I have received the following tele- ber of questions. Referring to the waiving bayonet, while the officers and staff were- The Foreign Minister replied to & pum of the Arsenal at the point of the Afteen hundred in all, were herded out graphic order from the Waichiaopu: of Japan's daims to the right of immigra-placed ander guard in their quarters..
Patstone, representative of the Russian Volunteer Fleet resident at holds the mandate, the Minister said the tion into territories over which Australia Shanghai, baving received his appoint Government had only so acted after har ment from the Vladivostock Governing definitely declared its intandion of ment, has applied to the Commissioner insisting on the maintenance of the prime of Foreign Intercourse at Shanghai forciple of equal opportunity, and of the recognition by telegraph, stating that rights and interests already in Japan's this matter is very urgent, as otherwise possession. nothing can be done with the ships and cargoës,' and WLA
7. in
Since Chins is acting in respect of the power and duties of Russian Con salatek, the request by the said copre sentative for recognition may he grant ed. etc.
Apart from notifying the Supervisor of the Shanghai Maritime Customs by letter so that he may inform the Com- missioner of same of this decision, I to you in writing for your information. have the honour to transmit this order
With greetings.
December 20th.d.) HAU YAN
PEKING'S RECOGNITION OF MOSCOW. This letter, the N-0 Daly News 1878, raises one or two rather interesting points.
The Californian question was, he said, tion. A Lew treaty with the United States still the subject of diplomatic considora was expected, which would in some mes- sun rostriot land legislation. He pro mised to reply in the Diet to a request for an explanation as to the differences between the missionary and oficial reports in re gard to Chientao.-Reuter,
The premises were full of soldiers, who lined up on all the walks both inside and outside the gates. General Ma Chi was seen to be in a ferocious but rather impatient mood-he walked back and forth in the enclosure and occasionally mounted his horse and rode in and out.. of the gates, sometimes galloping as far as the railway station.
"It was during these moments, that
ones. the four large bombs, and five small
maliciously prepared some two. months before, were placed into their allotted positions, and the magnificent. plant, on which millions of dollars had been spent, Was destined to total destruction.
"After the bombs were installed, the officers and staff, who were imprisoned AFTER A SEA VOYAGE.
hitherto in their quarters, probably for ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SHIPPING
the reason that they might leake out - formation, were then allowed to loave-. COMPANY WITHDRAWN
the Arsenal; and at 8 p.m., the first bomb was set off by electricity. The The case was mentioned recently before explosion brought volleys of rifle and son has stated. The reason is that they
Mr. William Wadsworth District Judge machine gun bullets from the regiments. of Colombo in which Mr. Thomas Mackie, which were stationed at the surrounding cannot be operated at a profit by Americans The insurance rates are excessively high,
In recognizing Vladivostock's appointee Rs 75,000, as damages from Led Mossageries over to our side. At this juncture, of the 6,0.E., sought to recover a sum of forts and which had previously gone and the American maritime laws requires the Chinese Government implicitly re- large crew at big salaries cognizes the Vladivostock, Government that he travelled as a first-class pesauger General Ma Chi and his troops fed to
Maritimes Company. Plaintiff complained. I cannot see how the board can dispose of But the latter has recently declared its on the 83 Paul Lent from Colombo to the railway station near by and there them unless it sells them to foreign parchs recognition of the Chite Governmentes 8ngapore On the voyage bewaaken lay quiet until the following. laws do not require large crews and who Chits, in turn, is, there appears no food unfit for human consumption. His firing and the Kwangsi troops retreated sers. Foreign operators, whose maritime head of all Far Eastern Russia and seriously ill through his being served with morning, when he cgain returned and sea would not have to pay such high wages might doubt, subordinate to Moscow. So that health-had been permanently impaired
off the second bomb... The forts resumet and it profitable to take them over and oper- the Chinese Government would seem to he had suffered serious loss of income which with their leader in full gallop to the ate them. They could not be sold to foreign have let itself in for tacit recognition of he estimatd at the sum claimed. The de railway station where a train was beard- operators at the present time in any event. Moscow. The Jones Act
the approval of five of it also appears be diff was taken it board but denied thes the fendant-company admitted that the plain- the seven members of the new board and the functionally to aional Bottles nenes de horse bus der alle god. board has not yet been appointed, pment, by thus intervening in a dispute They denied liability.
Wooden
up Jac Various along the sta,"
Admira! Benson added. "At Va there are 192 of them in the James River. The cost of maintain ing them, even when tied up, is large, but is being reduced rapidly. It is costing about 8100 a month for of the woolen vessels in the James River, as compared with between 85,000 and $8,000 a few months ago. The cost will be farther reduced when t the abipe
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that province has decided to establish university at Rangoon
· UNIVERSITY FOB. BANGOON."
ments designed to bring Barma into lino As one of several important develop with the progress achieved in other parts are closed for the winter of the Indian Empire, the Government of
The position is thus an extraordinary one. For, on the one hand, there is no market for these vessels in the United States; and, on the other, the famous Jones Act, which was intended to promote American maritime interests forbids their sale except in circumstances which did not exist when Admiral' Benson spoke. The Board has now been
of
The administration will be in the hands & council, with an executive committee, comprising representative not such bodies as the Burma Chamber of Commerce and the Bangor Trades Association, while fally constituted, but it will be no matters connected with tonching will be in matter of surprise if it is found that the charge of a Senate composed almost exclu Vessels are also unsaleable to foreigners, sively of professors and lecturers
- IDLE SHIPBUILDING WAY
Then turn to another aspect of the
reported,
At
Milure of the Shirich it inherited from ceased to serve as managing agents.for the |
sthet
and
When the case was called Mr. C. E. Shorwin, plaintiff's solicitor, moved that plaintiff's action, bo dismissed without costs plaintiff withdrawing all allegations made against defendant-company
seated.
ed
not set off on account of the lack of
Whether the remaining bombs were“.
time or unexploded on account of inade guste electrical installation could not be ascertained, but these, some weighing as much as three hundred pounds each; were dag up and eventually dismantled.
As to what extent of damage re-. The defendan Company's solicitors consulted, I may state that the power plant, rifle plant, cartridge plant and loading plant have been, affected. With regard to the repairs done, I can only say that the whole plant has been put back into operation some weeks ago,
The Judge allowed the application.
RECORD COCAINE CASE.
BIGGEST HAUL EVER MADE IN INDIA
-The Chief Presidency Kingistrate, Bom- bay, recently convicted B. Tmato, an assis him to one year figorous imprisonment, tant in a Japanese laundry, and nettenced for having cocaine in all possessió.
of
Princess Preventive Offer YA
IS RAUDTG A LUXURY↑
"As to the producing capacity of the arsenal and our plan of increasing the... capacity by the addition of new machi- nery, you will:hävi ta pardon me for holding a reticent attitude in the mattera za oben gelde
EDUCATION IN CANTON. MAJORITY OF CHILDREN
RECEIVING, NONE
and 24,721 gate 32,607 are boys,
Of the 31,077 children 15.445 girls and 12.832 boys, reported as not attending any school, 11,402 giris and 7,776 boys claim that they are too poor to do so; some 97 0,949 girls and 4,759 boyz, other reasons are boys and 94 girls, are defective; and for given.
It was the biggest haul of cocaine bevor American shipping positions Of the steel Board. I am again indebted to the "Journal Imato was charged by the police with 67,328 children of school age, boys and girls
mads at one time in India.
The Canton Times says:-Canton has shipbuilding wave -peo yasds which have details of the recent stages of this movement of cocaine valued at Rs 62,400. The accused the City Superintendent of Police Instruc quite apart from the illo empty, of commers of New York, for interesting
having in his possession as cances from six to fourteen years old, according to Boen turning out wooden and concrete vessels. A few days ago W. B. Grace and Co. restor According to the New York" Journal of Com-ed to the Shipping Board the last vessel which tried to rush & van through the me gate tion. Of these merce there
"there are now: 827" ways in ninety-it was operating for Government sccount.
Bombay when Mr. G. eight shipyards which are capable of turning one time more than forty Shipping Board ped: the van: This cused and the van tours of every hundred, are in school, mostly,
Johnstone,
Among these children, only 24,883, or 45 ont steel ships. The growth of the industry steamers flew the house fing. The Inter- is apparent when it is known that there aristi nitional Mercate Company has the sa. Bura Maru given by foreman of home tuition. Some 5,161 boya and 1,738- contained only dirty clothes brought from however, attending private schools or in ed in the spring of 1917 only 230 building, turned back more than thirty ships during board. The, Customs officer on searching girls are attending -primary schools of berths. On Oct. 1 a careful survey of the in- the past few weeks, and, it is dustry revealed that of the 627 ways 226 ware augment this number with other freighters bundles of the clothes cured pleaded modern type while 18,870 boys and 1,000
the van disclosed 312 ounces of comine in revolveret to be dismantled. The The Barber Steamship Lines, which have not guilty and denied all knowledge of the girare being taught in semi-mod inactivity which has fallen on these been favoured at times with morethan 300,000 establishments is traceable in part to the dead-weight tons of ships; have followed the existence of cocaine in the rep
Board ta sell the great lead of the other old companies and have volume of shipping
comers-American board. The France and Canadie Steamship or foreign. Its wise policy would have been Campakan mimilar action. Some of the A Bombay, wire of Doomber 7th states: "Company) and various other American lines to clear out of the business as soon as pos- sible and at almost any loss before the fail in largest steel freight carriers have been The Bombay Corporation Last evening freights occurred, amounting in the past six returned, the car debated & motion urging the whilisation month to about 50 per cent. Now the future
of the racecourse for building purposes. of an immense amount of tonnage...wooden and steel-is uncertain, and alipowners are tion is that it is slow to react to changed con- Wadia, the Paras millionaires and mill
The defect of all bureaucratic administra In the course of the debate Mr evidently holding book fresh orders until ditions: Fortunately for ng Sir Joseph Mac-owner, said that there were men they know whether they will be able to buy lay the Shipping Controller, realised this were inclined to call racing a public lxury pisethborn. "who any of the
these completed ships at a "knock defect, and, soon after the signing o
of the Arif not a vice, but he considered it a very down price. Hence shipbuilding in the mistice, he determined to realise the shipping great recreation and pleacure He had United
States is teadily declining from which was left the hands of his depart boom going to the racecourse since his month to month
ment without delay, for in the later stage of youth, and he assured them that he had and of opernang American high cost the war the Beth Government, like the derived the greatest enjoyment, by going Convention; (3) Protection of Russian
ships has American Government, also went in for ship there. He had seen there the finest horse made-shipowner nervous.
The
might have decided that the the finest society, and the most agreeable building. He migh ping Board, after deciding on its
Ministry
of Shipping should sell these vessels company, and he had never been out of war policy, made an agreement with them. for the sharing of profits on vessels allos might have turned them over to the pocket, by more than Bs, & at a time the position of the shipowners when there is confidence alike of the Government Mr. Wadia said that he was, but if
els chcape enjoying the
Lord Inc
(Laughter.) of any prospect pront be shared The framers of this modified scheme of national undertake the sale It and of shipowners,
Asked to s not an enviable People chose to gamble on the racecourse or speculate in the sire market and loso accepted it. The eye could not help it. struggle for ships on the profit-sharing terins, of the ships were sold at good prices, the but now that the shipping outlook has chang
The fall into 128
"A BRITISH CONTRAST.
JAPAN CLAIMS PRIVILEGE IN SIBERIA.
The reports that Japan insists on gain- ing special privileges in the Russian Far East, namely: (1) Monopoly of trade along the Russian Pacific const; (9) Con
inuation of the Russo-Japanese Fishing fisheries by
Japanese
armed
forces have been partly confrmed by the memorandum of the Japanese Diplomatic Mission addressed to the Vladivostock Government wherein the former notifies the Russian
cated to them for management: What to Disposals Board" He steered clear of both Mr. Dbondy: You are very lucky authorities that all fiskeries in the lower
to
pa of Amur will be taken charge of by the Japanese military force
ised shipping did not foresee this, dovelop Enak but Lord the whole The motion was rejected by a large The Medical Oficer's health return fori
ment. There war's time when there was a result is
very
that
work being done without foe or
ed there is anxiety to get tid: af greininni then came the slump in freight toward, and majority
tire vessels
That transaction, in contrast with the
the past week shows that five ChinesÄ died from influenza. There were three- diphtheria cases (non-European) but none showed a dean sheet. In the 24 hours ended December 28th, however, two more cases of diphtheria were reported amongst the Chinese population and one was fatal. A fatal case of cerebro-spinal
period
It is stated on authority which th
there is no experiences through which the United reason to doubt, that 76 per cent of the States Shipping Board is passing illustrates has been completely inundated at
Owing to & sudden irruption & mine were fatal. Other notifiable diseases Government-owned vessels are being run by the virtues of individualism as compared the unfortunate shipowners at a lost and with even the nodilled form of nationalis- Bilicos near Tandjong Pandan. Within “American” business, mem are not in the ation which was adopted on the other side ten minutes the mine was full of water habit of watching adverse balances mount of the Atlantic. The same procedure is now and thirty-three workers could not be up So upwards of 200 steel ships-that is belo has been surrender d to this country2ill-pumps are now working day and night fever (Chinese) also occurred in the same
followed with the ex-enemy tonnage saved and have probably been drowned. quita apart from the wooden and concrate Tessela-have been returned to the Shipping under the Peace Treaty Daily Telegraph, in order to drain the ming
Wontinued at foot of next column,),