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CABLES
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH SHUTEN'S AGENCE.)
MINERS' STRIKE.
ONDON PARKS OPEN AGAIN,
LONDON, April 18th.
The London parks, which were closed for use as distributing centres of milk; and food, have been re-opened.
AMERICAN AND CHINESE COAL PROSPECTS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 19rm, 1991.
LATEST CABLES-
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CARGO PILFERAGE,
INTERIM REPORT OF CHAMBER
OF SHIPPING."
LONDON, April 19th. The interim report of the Committee of the Chamber of Shipping on pilferage of goods in transit emphasises the fact that the average claims paid by seven different steamship companies engaged in the same trade ranged from 1d. to sed. per ton of cargo, and says that there is evidence of divergence, mainly dite to the varying practices aboard in regard to tallying and watching. I recommends efficient control and supervision of lead-
MARTIAL LAW IN IRELAND. FAR EASTERN CABLE
POWERS OF CIVIL COURTS
CURTAILED. ANA
LONDON, April 18th.
Bro Sir Noville Macready has issued a clamation forbidding, for the present, ibland from hearing claims for damages civil: courts in a martial-inw
Waren in
and injury brought against the forces of the Crown, unless specially sanctioned to do so.
NEWS.
[THROUGH BLUTEE'S ADRNOY.)
PROBLEM OF THE PACIFIC.
NEW ZEALAND'S FREMIER'S PROPHECY,
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), April 18th..
JAPAN'S MARINE POLICY.
NEW LOAD LINE.
SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.
A load-line law, subaidization of new shipping lines and the establishment of shipping laboratory are the principal features of the marine policy of the country for the fiscal year 1981, saya the Jupin dcertizer.
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THE "GOLDEN STATE”)
THE PACIFIC MAIL CO.8 NEW STEAMER.
The steamer Golden State, the first one of the new 35ft. U.S. Shipping Board rensela to he run on the San Fran cisco-Orient service by the Pacific Mail S.S. Co.. arrived in port yesterday, on her maiden trip...
Many now features are included in the
ship's equipment. There is a tea garden with open verandah and lobby on the
The question of enacting a load-line Mr. W. F. Massey, the Premier, refer law has been pending since 1917, when ng to the business of the Imperialit was officially taken up for the first Premiers' Conference, said that one of time in this country. There has never
"boat deck," while the bridge' deck is en- EARLIER CABLES. Losbox, April 18th. Coal factors are preparing to import
SHIPPING LUMP.
the most important matters to be din-existed such a law here, and its lack has closed in glass for half its length. Many cussed was naval defence, especially in been keenly folt, especially since Japan's of the first class state rooms are fitted American coal, of which large quantities
DECREASE IN CONSTRUCTION.
the Pacific. He was sure that the Empire shipping made such great development out with bath rooms and other conven are available for shipment. They de
LONDON, April 17th, will have to go through another war, and during the war when many new Japanese inces. The beds are âtted with box clare that, despite the fairly bigh pricing or discharging by ships officers or
shippings lines were opened to various springs. There is accommodation for 250 first class and 300 third class passengers The effects of the shipping slump owing it should be prepared.
parts of the world. As Japanese vessels and two private suites include accom the landed cost of American coal is other members of ship's company, also to the fall in freights are strikingly commit the country to say avoidable have not hitherto been controlled by anymodation for four servants. All the fur- actually less than that of British stricter scrutiny of persons and convey-illustrated by Lloyd's Register returns heavy expense, but the time was thing, like a load-line law, sometimes dis-niture and ttings are of the highest ance entering or leaving dock areas, and showing that mercantile shipping of less approaching when New Zealand must pates have arisen abroad regarding their grade and the suites have mahogany
writing deska besides other furniture. a more exacting system of goods passes than 1,000,000 tons was under construc-
assist in the upkeep of the Imperial shipments, and the law sanctioned by the
Following are particulars of the Diet in the last session is designed to vessel:-, for merchandise removed from the docks.tion in the United Kingdom on March 3rd,
Navy The Government's policy should
prevent both overshipment and undership after deducting 87,000 tons, on which provide for a full share in the mainten- ment and thus to enhance the credit of
coal. Labour and other difficulties are preventing a general acceptance of the offers. Moreover, the Government is at present commandeering all imported DON.İ.
Chinese coal is also offered, but de very will take at least six weeks. Chinese coal regarded as not cheap fuel, but the quality is good.
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FUNERAL OF THE EX- KAISERIN.
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR POTSDAM. Doors, April 18th. Late last night motor-cars drew up out- side the ox-Kaiser's residence and the remains of the ex-Kaiserin were placed in one, and the ex-Kaiser dentered another, The cortege proceeded in darkness to the Maarn railway station, where the ex Crown Prince was present in the uniforme tonnage building abroad amounts, to -- The steamers of the former service will
work has been suspended owing to the
ance of the Navy.
Japanese vessels abroad. lump, or completion postponed owing to FRENCH STEAMSHIP SERVICES TO Diet as translated in the Japan Adver- Though the law has already passed the the joiners' strike, Compared with the
· THE TÄR:EAST,
liser at the time it was first introduced, quarter ending March 31st, 1990, the
PARIS, April 18th... no detailed regulations for its enforce- tonnage launched decreased by 146,000
ment have yet been decided upon. Above (Managing Agents for the United States
The Pacific Mail Steamship tons, and the tonnage
The report concerning the new steamer commenced services shows that the lines from Maraical stipulations. A load-line can not the new passenger and freight steamer 'all, special importance attaches to tech. Shipping Board) announce the arrival of by 113,000 tons while the tonnagoscilles to Shanghai and Yokohama, and be very effective unless it is recognised by invited to visit this vessel between the Golden State. The public are cordially preparing but not commenced has fallen from Mailles to Haiphong will be other countries on the basis of recipre-hours of 3. p.m. and 8 pm on Thursday, 75 per cent..compared with a year ago.maintained, at least provisionally.
EARLIER CABLES.
DIFFICULTIES.
LONDON, April 17th. Reports from the coalfields, where dis- tress is growing owing to the exhaustion of strike funds, indicate that the miners of the Red Hussars, also the Duchess of are staggered and angered at the deci- Brunswick, who was in deep mourning." sion of their partners in the Alliance:. A short funeral service was conducted, The more moderate men are inclined to and the body was placed in ig
special negotiate a wage settlement on the distrain bound for Potsdam. In the train trict basis, and many are said to be were the ex-Kaiserin's younger sons and anxious.to resume work immediately, but several members of the ex-Kaiserin's the extremists are urging a national
Court. The ex-Kaiser and others return ed to Doora. appeal to workers to join in the strike and that steps be taken to prevent even: officials pumping the pits..
SEX DISQUALIFICATION REMOVAL ACT. "
APPOINTMENTS RESERVED FOR
MEN.
LONDON, April 18th.
compared with March 31st, 1920, this 3,998,000 tons. a decrease of 183,000 ton
being due to the continued decrease in the United States.
WRANGEL'S ARMY: FRANCE REFUSES TO MAINTAIN
IT.
Pants, April 17th. General Wrangel's failure to accept France's suggestions as regards the dis- posal of troops has drawn from the Gor. Meanwhile, military and other emer
ernment & stinging Note. It accuses gency arrangements continue, costing
Wrangel of ingratitude in the face £250,000 daily. The Board of Trade an
of France's heavy financial sacrifices, nounces drastic, restrictions in the use
amounting to two hundred million franes of fuel, light and power. The cancella- In consequence of the passing of the and refuses to contiene to feed troops tion of many main line trains on MondayBox Disqualification Removal Act of 1910, who are leading a life of idleness. It is nutised. The coal shortage is result the Civil Service Commissioners have further declares that Wrangel has estab- ing in long queues in London for permits tasued a regulation reserving to men alllished, at Constantinople a kind of Bus the posts in the following servicer over- sian Government, with the object of seas, other than posts for which women
preserving an organised Army, this being may be specially recruited: namely, the
W diplomatic consular services, the Govern
to purchase.
FURTHER COAL RESTRICTIONS. LONDON, April 17th. The Governmcat is further restricting coal consumption. Hitherto, important industries have been allowed no rectorates to which appointments are
ment services of the Colonies and Pro
made in the United Kingdom, and His Majesty's Civil Services in India.
- All posts in the commercial, diplomatic
cent of their normal supplies. Hence forth this can be permitted only in ex- ceptional circumstances Heat light and power undertakings have received and trade commissioner services are also
a violation, of international law.
UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA SECRETARY HUGHES REPLE TO
MR. GOMPERS,
WASHINGTON, April 17th
In a letter replying to an enquiry from Mr. Gompers, Fresident of the Federa
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THE NEW CABLE. COMPLETION OF SINGAPORE- MADRAS CONNECTION.
The Colonia, the largest cable ship in the world arrived at Singapore last week and landed the new direct the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company his put down as part of its present scheme of im provements.
fy, and the recognition of such recipro- for which purpose launches will be avail.
able from Blake Pier. city depends on the technical provisions.
calls, they will make a fixed call at no longer call at "Aden. Besides the old To consider these stipulations, the De-
partment of Communications has convén Penang, and a possible call at Foochow, experts, scholars and officials, which will ed a conference of a number of shipping while for the boats of the line from Martust for the next several days. seilles to Haiphong the call at Singaporo LAW TO OPERATE BÉCIPEDCALLY. will become "facultative."
Under the load-line law all owners of Ultimately, the two lines may be united certain kinds of ships will be under ob-cable from Madras to Singapore, which with a terminus at Shanghai, and with arigation to have load-lines for their branch service from Shanghai to Yoko ships by the Department of Communien hama.
tions or by foreign or Japanese marine corporations recognised by the Govern ment. Of the ships covered by this pro- vision, those engaged in ocean services come first, then those of not less than 300 tons, and then, those of not less than 100 tons. Fishing boats, tug-boats, trawlers, dredgers and other small sraft The cable will run direct from Madras, react subject to the obligation. As to not touching Penang. It will be lunded foreign ships coming to Japanese ports, connected by land line with the office, "at the cable station at Pasir Panjang and of reciprocity. That is to say, the load- they will be specially treated on the basis after which various testa have to be made." The Colonia, which belongs to the Tele line of a foreign ship belonging to a graph Construction and Maintenance Co. ese vessel will be considered as valid as of laying the cable, is a vessol of 8,000 country which recognizes that of a Japan. Ltd., who are responsible for the work that of a Japanese ship, and other pritans, and her arrival hers is interesting vileges and, immunities are to be reri- to all connected with telegraphic work. procated.
She was hera before, we believe, about 1913. The construction of the new cable
SPECIAL CHINESE, ENVOY TO
FRANCE.
PARIS, April 18th: / Chu Chih-chen, Special Envoy of the President of the Chinese Republic, on writing in Paris, lax the purpose of further
strengthening the Franco-
will be an event in the history of cable. The landing, the Straits Timer 'says, laying, and will mark a tremendous im- provement in cable connection between here and England: it in a high spaod. cable with the largest size of conductors. and when it is working cabling, from almost of minutes instead of hours. Singapore to London should be a matter.
Chinese intellectual and commercial bonds, will visit M. Millerand, and confer with a number of distinguished persons and the bodies concerned with the intellectual and commercial advance ment of Chinn. No fewer than three Though no load-line law has so far is a railway vans were needed to transport existed in this country, most of the large ever growingdertaking, nocemitated by the coean-going ships already have their completion of its laying is an important the numerous presents to France which load-lines fixed by corporations recog event for Singupors. Chu Chih-chen is bringing, including also the case with the smaller costing nized under the present law; and this is numerous pieces of valuable embroidery, ships built in Great Britain. The vessels
which must have load-lines fixed consist UNEMPLOYMENT IN STRAITS one of which
peremptory instructions to reduce. their reserved for men, except chief clerkships tion of Labour, Mr. Hughes, Secretan made is reputed to have been of 1,070 ́steamers and 195 sailing ships.
aupplies. Train services will be further in the Trade Commissioners' offices.
reduced to-morrow.
SANITY OF BRITISH WORKER.
LONDON, April 18th.
WORLD'S GREATEST OIL- FIELDS.
AMERICAN AIMS IN COLOMBIA.
LONDON, April 18th. The Times Washington correspondent says that the House of Representatives has passed the Emergency Tarif Bill.
The general conclusion in regard to the strike situation is that, is on previous occasions, it shows that the Communist element, though exceedingly local repre- eents an infinitesimal minority of British Speaking in the Senate, Senator Lodge workers, of whom the great majority are advocated the passage of the treaty, under law-abiding citizens whose voices have which America pays Colombia $25,000,000
not
t been heard in the deliberations of for the cession of the Panama Canal their Unions, but, whose waight in irre Zone.Senator Lodge quoted the ex- sistibly felt in such n crisin as that just Wenator Fall's opinion that the treaty past..
was likely to scoure to American interests
Reports from all parts of the country the chief share in the exploitation of showed a growing reluctance to embark Colombia, which would probably become on a disastrous struggle for what were one of the greatest of the world's oil. regarded as political and not strictly felds. economic ends, The elaborats prepas tions made by the Government to main tain transport of food by volunteers had been largely supported by the working class, many of whom frankly looked for-
of State, says it is unquestionably" desig- able that commercial relations on an 'extensive" scale be established between the United States and Russia. The Gov ernment hopes that there may be adjust-
ments in Russin enabling that country to resume its proper place in the economic
life of the world..
H. B, WARING COMPANY.
SEASON OPENED LAST NIGHT.
At the Theatre Royal, last night, the H. B. Waring Company opened ita season with a powerful rendering of the drama,
The Witness for the Defence,'tr
3,000 years ago,
JAPANESE - OROWN PRINCZ-AT
EL PORT SAID,
PORT SAID, April 17th. The Koshima and the Katori, with the Japanese Crown Prince, have arrived
here.
Local authorition, notable personages and Japanese residenta of Egypt wel. comed the Crown Prince of Japan aboard his cruiser. His Royal Highness proceeds to Cairo on Monday by special train.
JAPAN'S VIGOROUS PROTEST TO
GREEGE.
Losów, April 18th,
Charles Quartermaine played the lending The Daily Telegraph's Paris corres part of the barrister with distinction pondent says that a Japanese steamer as the heroine with a tragic story Miss Jeanette Sherwin revealed great depth conveying one thousand Turkish prison of, feeling and histrionib power. Mrers of war from Siberia to Constantinople Froderick Annerley, as the murdered hus has been stopped by & Greek torpedo hand, had his stage career cut short un bort, and detained at Mitylene timely; he gave a highly skilful perfor The Japanese Government has lodged a
mance in the frat act but was not seen
pas
again. Mr. Wordley Hulse presented vigorous protest, urging that, sa Greece with great ability the part of the old 16 not at war with the regular Turkish gentleman with foibles principallyGovernment, Greece, in not entitled to craze for pamplileteering, and as his son, detain a ship bound for Constantinople. Mr. Frank Vosper raised a comparatively.
COTTON TRADE.
SIGNS OF BEVIVAL
LONDON, April 19th.. There are reliable signs of returning ward to transferring their services dur-Prosperity in the cotton trade. Greater ing the strike from the Unions to the Harwood, which is wholly dépondent on the Indian trade, now has preparation
in full swing. MR. GOMPERS MARRIED.
The minor parta were admirably led New York, April 18th
The play A
Anglo-Indian he President of the life,-with-ma
situations bour who is a septunge, was well-staged and ughly appre
han mar ciated by a large
arming new play
There was no enthusiasm -207- where for anything like a revolution.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. ARRIVAL AT TOULON
TouLow, April 17th. The Australian cricksters have arri here abonrd the Orient liser after an excellent voyage,They are the best of health and are con that they are going to win. Th proceed.overland to England to-morro
riedas
aperst
ompersai
minor part to distinction. Mr. Christian - NEW BISHOP OF SHANTUNG, Morrow was very convincing as a solicitor,
ped-on-Wednesd
The Primate has nomine
oma A, Scott
consecration will take pla
woman*
deputy clerk Th Enumber-lor Now Southgataz
The load-lines for these ships, apart from those to be built in the future, are. to be fixed during the next three years as follows: 300 steamers and 65 sailing ships in 1921; 280 steamers and 63 mail. ing ships in 1929, and 490 steamers and 65 sailing vessels in 1823. It is under stood that one-third of the took will be entrusted to the Japan Marine Corpora
tiga.
SETTLEMENTS,
WISE DIVERSION OF
EXPENDITURE, ·
It is announced that "H.E. the Governor of the Straits Settlements having obtained, through the Secretary of State, His Most Gracious Majesty's permission, has decided to omit the Official Government House Hall from the
the marine expenditure of the Depart customary celebrations in bodown, of His ment of Communications, including ship- Majesty's birthday, and to send a sontri- ping subsidies, will amount to 1.7,260,300,bution of 87,000, representing what would showing a decrease of Y.1,290,851 as com probably have been his personal expendi pared with the figure for the previous ture on the Bali, to the Unemployment year. One of the reasons for the de Fund." crease is the substitution of payment of And the general verdict will be, says mail fees for the shipping subsidy for the the Singapore Free Press, that Els Ez- Antwerp, Puget and Melbourne lince of cellency has acted not only wisely but the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. From the cur- generously, Bir Laurence Guillemard rent fiscal year, this subsidy, which laat hopes that his action, as approved by His year amounted to 1.2,150,000 will he Majesty the King, may furnish an exam. abolished, and Y.1,450,000 will be paid ple and provide an incentive to economy instead for the carrying of mails, are that may result in the contribution to duction of Y.700,000. In some other cases the Unemployment Funds of money which the amount of the subsidy has decreased might otherwise be expended an unprofit automatically, owing to a decrease in the able extravagance, number of shipa operated by the sub- sidized companies
three lines of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha The amount of the mail fees for the was calculated on the basis of the annual lines during the last several years and of average of the mails carried over those the freight rate on silk goods. Of the Antwerp dine, Y420,000 to the Puget Y1,450,000, Y850,000 in allotted to the Saunt Ene and Y.180,000 to the Melbourne
line
NEW LINER BUBSIDIZED UN
No new occan service has been added
to the list of subsidized fines, but some
and those continued from previous years, The following list gives new subsidien which are provided for the budget for the current fiscal your:...
Route. European, Antwerp North America, San Fran
cisco Puget-Hound
West coast of South Ame”
ricar
East coast of South Ame~!
rica ed Maltcuroa... South Seas perta
Coast of Boula China lins
Dairen .....
North China
Mainland-F
coasting or near-sex lines have been newly subsidized. In order to enable the -- compames concerned to operate large ships, the subsidy for the Karafuto line 18th
has been increased by Y:70,000 and that for the Dairen line by T.60,000. In ad-Shanghai the Bordition to the new regular service from Hakodate to Nikolaisvak, -designed to facilitate communication between Japan proband Baghalien and the maritime pro
vinces of Siberie, for which a subsidy of 1.40,000 has been granted, he was-men- tioned yesterday, the present irregular service between Niigata and Sath is to be made regular, and for this purpose the. Government will grant al subsidy?
ung.
Continued of foot of next column:
Japan Sea
Nikolaievsk
· 19-coasting-lines The proposed shi established in: Y,770,000, and the
propriation for u 1.110,000 The Inber
Subsidy
1,166,137
Liborato
is to
969, CAN
648,798
944 225
32,445
370.000
150,000
437,000
180,000
$15,000
040-490
is to
plet The so