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OPINION IN L.S.A. FINANCIAL CIRCLES.
London, August 2nd. It is stated that representatives of American financial interests at present in Loaden have expressed the view that had Britain's readiness to cancel the debts owing her been carried out, the United States would have been morally compelled zo follow Britain's lead, probably not
immediately, but after a general elec tion. Its pointed out, however, that there is the political as well as financial side of the matter to be considered by the United States
THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
INTERNATIONAL SEAMENS HONGKONG
CONFERENCE DEMANDS.
MILITANT ACTION"
REJECTED.
PROPOSAL
PARIS. August 2nd. "The Internatioal Seamen's Conference has decided to issue a manifesto demand ing a forty-eight hour week, with a fixed minimum wage, but it rejected the French proposal of militant action to enforce the
demand.
GOLD RUSH IN THE TRANSVAAL.
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
(Continued from page 4),
11. In these circumstances and as a test case a statement of claim was filed on the 5th December, 1919, by the Shipowners Protection Association through the owu ers of the Steamship Wollowra for the recovery of $308,872.34 the profit retained by the Government in respect of the ush: of that ship.
12--On the 19th day of January, 1920, the then Honourable the Colonial Score tary, being aware that this was not an REPORTED DISCOVERY OF A NEW isolated claim but a test claim brought by one only of your Petitioners to test the Igality or otherwise of the action of the Government of Hongkong made the following statement in the Legislative Council (1920 Hansard p._B):--|
GOLU-BELT.
JOHANNESBURG, August End,' A sensation has been caused by the re- ported discovery of a gold-belt in the Transvaal, stretchitig from the border of Bechuanaland to Nylstroom. Something like a rush is proceeding.
The opinion is held in well-informed foreign and Allied financial quarters. that the Ballour Note will mean that the foreign Governments concerned who have no foreign credits available, except those from Germany, will have to obtain the money needed for payment from Germany herself. If the latter is unable to pay, obviously the Allied debtors concerned will not be in a position, to produce the Bunis recessary, and the moratorium, re- | 'U.S.A. TARIFF BILL LIKELY quested by Germany will have to be given in other caus. The view is generally ex pressed that the British standpoint is strictly honest and fair, but that it does not rejuve the present difficulty and does not bring solution of the European economic chaos any nearer,
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GRAVE EUROPEAN CRISIS THREATENED.
LONDON, August god. While the American response to the Balfour Note seems to be summed up in the declaration that Great Britain 1 solvent, and wust hay. the upshot of French comment is reflected in the fresh ultimatum by Premier Poincare to Ger
mentioned maty,
yesterday: which threatens to produce another"grave crisis in Europe.
GERMANY PROTESTS AGAINST
COERCIVE MEASURES.
It is reported that prospective French coercive measures include the expulsion of German subjects from Alance Lorrain the seizure of their property and whole, Bale confiscations in the Rhineland, Meanwhile, Berlin advices say the Gov. ernment is drafting a reply to M. Poin- care, wontending that the threatened ane tions aro illegal, as it cannot be known before August 15th, whether Germany
rently default.
An unparalleled Bourse panic occurred in the chief German cities yesterday, and consternation among the German public, with a great rush to convert the mark
TO PASS.
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AGREEMENT.
Washtixoros. August 2nd. As the result of agreements between the Republions and Democratic lenders, it is considered nimest certain the Tarif Bill will pass this month.
EARLTER CABLES, THE EGYPT* İNQUIRY, CONDUCT OF INDIAN CREW DENOUNCED.
LONDON, August 2nd. On the resumption of the Boaril of Trade inquiry into the loss of the P. & O. liner Eyupt, passenger. Captain-Carr, of the Indian Army, give evidence that he jumped into a boat full of Indians which was pushing off. He fired his re- volver overhead, making the Indians make room for sixteen passengers, Capt. Carr was of opinion that "sericus attempt to restore order would have been successful. He said that, as far as he saw, the British officers did their best.
said a boat containing a number of ladies Lient-Colonel Franklin, in an affidavit, Capsized owing to Indians jumping into
it. The women were drowned.
-Robert Bevan, in an affidavit, declared that he saw three bouts filled with Indians lowered and moved away immediately..
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FRIDAY, ATGUST 4TH, 1983
19-Your Petitioners desire to protesti Againal the compensation tendered by the proposed Ordinâncă stating that the same is wholly inadequate.
The owners have come to the con. clusion that the remuneration offered by the Government is not only wholly inadequate but must result in a heavy loss to the owners."
: leave the adjustment thereof to & later dats as your Petitionêre considered that their ships were required for furthering the interests of the British Empire in the late war and understood that mobeys received by the Hongkong Government by reason of such action would after making adequate compensa. "tion to the owners be remitted to Eng land and used in 'connection with the fate war.
20-Your Petitioners desire to further. point out that negotiations have for some The use of the word "Government" in time past heen proceeding with the Goy this letter is somewhat equivocal, and in erament of Hongkong and a tentative our reply we made it, quite clear the Imperial Govern- proposal was made to your Petitioners that it was which met with Your Petitioners apment, and not the Hongkong Government, proval but notwithstanding such approval which was fresponsible for this scheme.
In clause 1 of the Petition it is stated! the Government have after consulting the The Government's reply, which was dated Unofficial Members of the Councils with- | April 13th, said:—–—
that on the 19th January, 1920, the then drawn. their proposal.
You were informed at the meeting Colonial. Secretary made a statement as held on the 8th March that this Govern put. I would point out that there is
to the use to which the money should be ment bas definite instructions to enrge gap between the two dates. that remuneration of colonial register- vessels is not appreciably higher or lower than that of competing vessels egistered in the United Kingdom,' The remuneration payable in respect of the latter class of vessel is, it is understood, under discussion; but this Government is advised that the rato actually in force is appreciably lower than that now offered to your clients. In the circumstances this Government is precluded, by its instructions, from offering more favourable terms than those which have been put before your but it will watch closely the progress of negotiations in the United Kingdom, in order than any concession made there may be introduced also in the, local - scheme."
21.-Your Petitioners therefore urge that the Bill be so modified as to save the rights of all your Petitioners to prosecute, their claims unimpaired in the Courta or in the alternative to distribute the afore- said sum of $2,231,204.11 rateably amongst For in its present your Petitioners. form the Bill is in the opinion of your Petitioners unwarranted, unjust, inequit With regard to the European Com-able and unfair and represents an attempt munity. I will deal first with the pro-to tax ships not registered in this Colony. posnt. I tuid down before the Council
And your Petitioners will ever for building a hotel and fats in Kew-
"pray, ole. loon. We had money for the work, or Dated this third day of August,, 1929, " thought we had, and things had reach
OBSERVATIONS BY COUNCIL. ed the stage of architects being on the
Mr. ALABASTER.. in one of his comments, point of making preliminary' plats, when the owners of vessels requisitioned referred to the quotation in, the petition under the local scheme bethought them from a speech by the present Officer Ad selves that there was no reason why the ministering the Government, and said: profits made under this scheme should
The speech show that after the war,
tions new.
The next paragraph discussed the losses
the scheme, and in our reply we said:
When the scheme came into force this Government stated quite clearly that we were merely agents and any money that accrued was going to the Imperial. Government. We then began to look into the details of the scheme and there was a nothing at the time to show what the out- come would be. It was aot merely a question of war risk. That was quite a minor point. The total sum we spent on wat risk was $44,000. As a matter of fach it was a question of the whola liability; anything might have happened; it was a question which way the war went, and the Government did not see why as agents it should take on this responsibility unless it was covered. We put the point. to the Home Government and the Home risk. We accepted that and in the circum Government naked us to take the whole
be devoted to improvements beneficial 1920, the Government was still retain. to the Colony, such as providing hotel in these profits, made out of shipping and housing" accommodation and also contrel, and that they were proposing to which they said would be incurred under stances we could not pay over the receipts extending facilities for educationpend them on purposes in no way on among the various classes of the com- Dected with the was" He continued:
"On the first reading of the Bill the munity. They saw no reason why the
learned Attorney-General pointed out money should be devoted to those pur poses, but thought that the money brought under control the whole Empire that at the time when the ships were first should come back into their own pockets was fighting for its national existence. I must deave the community of this Colony to judge which is the better Many things had to be done for which no way of disposing of profits, which may strict legal justification could be found, be considered war profits, and which the cension being urgent and the condi
The comment of your peti- would have gone at ham into the 1m-
tioners on that is that the monies which Derin Exchequer. The Government in view of the notion taken, which may you now held have not been used for the in' time come before the Courts, do not purpose of protecting cur national exist ence. They are not asking for damages, feel in a position to spend any of those profits on the proposals until the Courts they are not asking for the monies you have finally dealt with the matter.
have spent, but they are making to have Therefore the Colony has been deprived back the monies you have left over and of what it urgently needs--hotel accom.which they say you illegally took. modation and money which might have been advanced for the purpose of build- ing houses when the scheme of building flats was given up. The University also has been deprived of a quarter of a million of dollars and education generally of a sum of five lakhs of dollars."
13.-Subsequently on the 28th August,
The
from the ships until we were out of the "This Government will, however, wood until the result of the control closely watch the working of the requisi- scheme were known. We did not finally tion scheme, and I am to assure you wind up the scheme anti! March, 1819. that the interests of the owners will Wo then put the position before the Home receive its sympathetio consideration." Government and they allowed us to re We then received the letters of Aprittain the profits which had been made. T 19th and 1st May, 1918 (reproduced in want that point to be quite clear. The the petition). In the first we were asked scheme was not run with any intention among other things under what legisla of using the money acoruing from it for. tive authority we were acting. We - the purposes of the Colony.” plied on May 14th as follows:-
The COLONIAL SECRETARY added: The GENTLEMEN,-I am directed to aepetition to the Council "was received by knowledge the receipt of your letters me only shortly before one o'clock to-day of the 19th April and the 1st May, I do not propose to go through it in any regarding the Hongkong Shipping Con- sense in detail. I mentioned that the trol Scheme, and at the same time to Government was in entire sympathy with express regret that they have remained the owners and open to assist them as so long unanswered.
far as possible and I should like to take. With regard to the question of rethis opportunity to read the penultimate owners, this Govern paragraph of my final report informing ment, as you are aware, ia acting under the Government of the conclusion of the the instructions of His Majesty's Goy work under the scheme. ernment. His Excellency has made re- presentations by telegram on the sub- ject.
learned Attorney-General stated that the great majority of shipowners in the
muneration to United Kingdom accepted the terms which the Government offered, which were Blue Book rates. That was not so. They were compelled to accept those rates as the result of a Bill passed through both Houses of Parliament early in the war, and not as any part of post-war legisla cut, and he made a great point of this the risk of any dangers in his speech, that the Government took,
the ships due
into a more reliable form of wealth, with despite protests by passengers and white 1920, the Government consented to the tion. The Attorney-General also pointed
fifteen
a
the resuls that marks" were penny Hope centres in the coming Anglo-French Conference.
PREMIER POINCARE'S LONDON PROGRAMME.
PARIS, August Bril, The Petit Parisien forecasts that Pre
stewards who called them to return to rake the women and children. →
Mr. Cotter, for the Marine Workers' Union in a speech denounced the conduct of the Indian crew and declared that the disaster would never, have occurred with a'proper, qualified British crew.
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case being postponed until the return of the then Acting Colonial Secretary-M1 Fletcher to the Colony. On the oth June, 1921, the Crown Solicitor by letter to your Petitioners. Solicitors stated that the condition of postponement until Mr. Fletcher's return was then still insisted
on by the Government.
wiry. Poincare's London programme in ANOTHER BRITISH WORLD the intention of the Government to intro-refura of those premiums; we are only
FLIGHT.
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AIR MINISTERY GIVES SUPPORT.
cludes a willingness to reduce the tota! Gesman debt, caditionally, on Germany's domousbration of good faith by paying up the first fifty milliard gold marks, and conditionally that the common cancella tion of inter-Allied debts and all in- demnity payments should be devoted
In the House of Commons, Major purely to reparations. Thus, with the Guest, replying to Col. Moore Brabazon, exception of Belgium's ten per cent. and said that he understood that a proposal is not inusual after wars for Acts to he Why? The Imperial Government obvi-
con.
Italy's one per cent., France will receive the whole amount
Premier Poincare will probably out- line more "stringent measures for trolling German finances, including the stabilisation of currency and compelling Germany to hand over a percentage of the capital of industrial concerns, which will sorve as a pledge for Joans, or be express ly devoted to reparations.
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LONDON, August end.
was afoot to attempt a world fight by an all-English teaplane next year.
The participators had approached the Air Ministry, which was satisfied that the project was sound and had a reasonable chance of success. The Ministry was pre pared to assist when the time came.
It is understood that the Air League of Empire is also helping.
NO AIRCRAFT DEFENCES FOR HONGKONG & SINGAPORE.
A DISGRACEFUL STATE OF
3-as to the question of legal authority, the ships have been requisi- tioned on behalf of, and under instrue- tions from, His Majesty's Government, who have instructed this Government to superintend their management. la these circumstances this Government must refer you to His Majesty's Gor- ernment on the point of legal authority For the requisitioning.
4-With regard to the request for a local Board of Arbitration, this "Gow ernment has definite instructions that the remuneration to vessels under the local scheme is to approximate to that paid to the larger and more important class of vessels on the China Coast, which are under the Imperial Liner Requisition Scheme. It would, in the opinion of this Government, be inadvis able to suggest that the two classes of yessely should be dealt with separately. As 1 have atated above, representations have already been made, to the Eome Authorities on the question of remune- ration.
"The thanks of the Government are above all due to the owners of the ships, upon whose loyal and patriotic co-ope ration it has been able to roly from the beginning to the end. It must be re- membered that the owners found them- selves deprived of a very large part of their earnings, at a time of marium freights when their competitors wore making enormous profits; and there has been not ope complaint. The Ship owners' Protection 'Amexiation, whose title explains its object, has maintained most cordial relations" with the Govern ment throughout, and has given very great assistance. The Association's Chairman, Mr. S. T. Williamson, put his experience and advice wholly at the Government's service, and he did. much to solve difficulties and to smoothTM away misunderstandings. It may be. recorded that, in spite of the many points of law which arose, and the in- evitable differences of opinion, every question in dispute was invariably settled in a spirit of friendly compro mise..
All I wish to do is to emphasise the 5.It would, seem that the owners, in point that this Government has been pressing their request for a representa- merely an agent in the matter; that it tive on the Shipping Control Committee, asted under the instructions of the are under a misapprehension as to tho Imperial Government, which it has not functions of that Committee. The Com-been able to vary one jot or tittle. As mittee have been chosen, as an inde-you are all aware the Imperial Govern- pendent body having no connection with meat has, passed an Indemnity Act and the requisitioned ships to advise the the question was put to us whether we Government on technical matters in should come under that Act, or have a connection with the ships; the Govern-local ordinance to fit the local conditions ment having no one in its. service whoIt was decided that, on the whole, is conversant with the details of the local ordinance would be the better shipping business. The Government is method.
to the operations of war. Our reply to that is this: that the Government very Wisely insured our ships with under writers and paid, as premiums, part of the fipofits that they obtained by running 14.-Your Petitioners learn that it ships. We are not asking for the. The duce a Bill into the legislative Council asking for the money left over.
learned Attorney-General stated that at to prevent the recovery of the quid moneys
one time the Government did offer the by your Petitioners. Separate actions Imperial Government the whole of the have now been commenced in the Supreme collections from this requisition fund if Court of Hongkong on behalf of all ships they would accept the war risk, and the concerned.
33.-Your Petitioners are aware that it Imperial Government refused to do so. pussed protecting persons who have acted ously did not wish to accept responsibility for an action which was in its inception tion of their duties from pains, penalties cal and unjustified. The Government at in good faith and in the supposed execu-
and throughout its career, entirely illogi and punishment for actions not warrant Home would have accepted no further ed 'bỷ the law,' but your Petitioners point out that you. Petitioners' claims have risks than the Government did here, for they would have insured their ships and for the return of moneys standing to the profits they made. It is now proposed, we never been for damages but are merely paid the premiums out of the very large credit of the Shipping Control Account
learn from the learned Attorney-General's which were not required for the purposes speech on the first reading of the Ordin-, of the war and which were obtained by ance, not to spend this money as was OPINION IN AMERICA..
WASHINGTON, August 2nd.
the use of their ships. They desire res originally intended on hotels, flats, Official comment on the British Note.
pectfully to point out that the effect of naiversities and other schemes but to to the Allies has been withheld, but the
the Bill if passed would be to authorise, redeem part of the war loan: The money přivate view of the financial officials "in-
AFFAIRS.
the seizure in the year 1022 at a tinc
was not collected by the Government for clines to the belief that the Note was
when shipping is depressed and freights that purpose and to state now that we will framed mainly with a view to influencing
LONDON, August £nd. are low of the moneys of British Comuse this money instead of other money he approaching negotiations between
In the House of Commons, Viscount panies who are competing with alien com- which would have been allocated to the
always ready to consider sympatheti I do not quite know the point in the Mr. Lloyd George and Premier Poincare. Curzon asked whether there were any panies which were enabled to build up redemption of war loan in order to make
cally any representations that the petition about myself but it was in the It is suggested that the Note will pos aircraft defences in any British dock Reserves during the war, through not it appear as if this money will in some
owners may wish to make; but it does summer of 1920, when I was acting sibly confirm the inclination of the Ameyards, fuelling stations, or naval stabbeing financially controlled. Your Peti-way-be connected with the war, is,
not consider that any useful purpose Colonial Secretary, that the followra rican Debt Commission to recommend fishments abroad other than at Malta. tioners state that not only is shipping now submit, window dressing. It does not
"would be served by "putting fri owner action was filed. It suited both sides not Legislation, during the next session of Colonel Amery said he understood that depressed and freights low but that it is
on the Committee. The question of the to go on at the time. 1 was going on Parliament, reducing the cate of interest aircraft would be available if required practically impossible to operate their
alter the character of the goods at all if
employment of the ships for the needs leave in 1921 and as I was the only person ud extending the repayment period of for the defence of Port Said, Suez, and ships at a profit.. The Steamships Castle-order to make them appear more attrac you re-arrange them in your window in
of the Colony is one on which, the Gov- who had intimate knowledge of the the British debt. Some Congressional Aden.
erament is advised by the Vital Reworking of the scheme, it was agreed by Leaders are outspokenly opposed to any
field and Manapouri have already been ve Asked whether that meant that there laid up and unless some financial assist these people remains.
The wrong that has been done to
quirements. Committee, and Mr.. H. P. | both sides to defer action till my returb Acheme for the cellation of debts. were no aircraft defeuces at Singaporeance is forthcoming many more will have taken, the Government made profits and
Their ships were. White has been invited to accept a seat The Indemnity Ordinance was introduced or Hongkong, Colonel Ainery replied in to be laid up.
upon that body."
while I was away and the point was raised. LATEST CABLES.
the affirmative.
the owners have been reduced to very dire Com. Kenworthy remarked that this substantial financial loss in the case of ask that, either they be given these moneys ment were quite definite. We made repre- senge, and the Bill was accordingly held 16.-The result of the control caused a straits as a result of that and they do instructions from the Imperial Govern money had been delayed owing to my b On the subject of remuneration our that action in this matter of the shipping was disgraceful.
several of the controlled ships and the back, or else that they, at any rate, bo sentations about the rate of exchange and over until my return. We had been officially audited accounts showing this allowed to prove their right to the return the cost and age of these vessels which negotiating and now the Government finds loss have been submitted to the Hongkong of these moneys by action in the Courts.
were between. 27 and 43 years old, but our it necessary to bring forward this Bill. EASTERN CABLE Government and are as follows:
6.8. Manapouri $42,050.07
COMMENT BY THE COLONIAL idstructions remained the same. We wern NEWS.
S.S. Castlefield 19,134.44.
SECRETARY.
to treat them on the same lines as the 89,017.54
The COLONIAL SECRETARY: I would ask vessels of the Indo-China Co. and the 8.S. Pheumpanh 10,488.55.
permission to comment briefly on this China Navigation Co... With regard to
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thereupon mov- *36,810.09 petition, in no spirit of hostility to the the point of the representation of the ed that the Council go into Committee to 13,887.38 petitioners, but simply to make clear the owners on the Shipping Committee, consider the Bill clause by clause.
Government's position in the inatter. It which I was Chairman, there were two Committee the Attorney General may, perhaps, be most simply explained members, Mr. Sutherland, of Messrs moved verbal amendments to clauses 2 by reading the Government's replies to Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Mr. and which had been printed on the the letters which appear in the petition. Young, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. margin of the new print, of the Bill and The first is that of 11th April, 1918, in They were appointed by the Shipping these were agreed to which it is said
Control, not by this Government, and-it: On the passage of the Bill through Com- "The owners have now had the was thonght inadvisable to have the matce being reported to the Council, H19 advantage of considering the informa owners of these ships on the Committee ExENCY Enounced that it was pro tion which was imparted by the Assist which was a purely advisory Committee; posed to take the third reading of the at Colonial Secretary at the meeting but I think the owners will agree that Bill on August 17th. at the Sanitary Board Office held on the consulted them on every possible detail. 28th March last, when they were in- Our most remunerative charter the formed that the Government propose to Wollowra was made on the advice of pay tramp Blue Book rates, as to one Mr. Williamson, Chairman of the Ship-was afterwards held. The report of the third thereof at an exchange of 2/- to owners' Protection Association. In the proceedings will be published in to the pound, and as to the balance at the first paragraph of the petition it is said morre rate of exchange of the day of payment, that plus 2/8 per ton for Eastern service, 'and 5 per cent. on the net profits in consideration of the services of the
AMERICAS STRIKES.
PRESIDENT HARDING'S. PROPOSAL LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTED.
Cuicado, August 2nd.
A meeting of the leading strikers voted in favour of accepting President Harding's proposals for settling the railway srtike. Some opposition developed later, and 'a fight may be made against the note em bodying acceptance, when it is drafted. MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED IN SOME DISTRICTS.
INDIANAPOLIB, August Smil The Governor of Indiana is sending two hundred and fifty National Guardsmen to the coalfields, and is proclaiming martial law in the districts where it is proposed to mine coal under military protection
THE INDIAN TEA CROP. BELOW THE AVERAGE.
FÅR
(THBODOH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
ILLEGAL IMPOSTS ON BRITISH TRADERS IN CHINA. QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
8.S. Brisbane
S.S. Telemachus 8.S.; Haimun 17.-Your Petitioners desire also to point out that the needs of the Govern. ment for housing and education should be met by the community at large and not by what amounts to a special levy on LONDON, August 2nd.
certain small shipowning Companies In the House of Commons, fr, C. B. large proportion of whoss shareholders Harmsworth asked Mr. J. H Hannon are resident elsewhere than in the Colony to be more specific in his information as It appears to your Petitioners that the regards his question whether protests Government of Hongkong are attempt were made to the Chinese Government ing to tax a small branch of the com- concerning numerous illegal Imßests on munity of this Colony for social improve- British river traders, by unauthorised ments by indirect legislation, many of the bodies in undisturbed parts of Chios contributors-being entirely unconnected
with the Colony of Hongkong
THE BOXER INDEMNITY BALANCE.
LONDON, August 2nd. " Owing to practically all members of the Indian Tea Association instructing their garden managers to guard against coarse BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOT YET plucking, and to sim at quality, not quan ily, it is now thought probable that this year's crop will not be more than 85 per cont of the average production for the five years 1916-19
London-Tea imports from January 1st to July 28th, were 194,000,000 lbs., against 105,750,000 168, for the same period in 1961 Exports mounted to 19,750,000 lbs against 15,500,000 lbs.
-REACHED DECISION.
LONDON, Angust 2nd. Mr. C. B. Harmaworth replied in the negative to a question by Lieut.-Col: C. J. Lestrange Malone, as to whether a deci- sion had yet been reached regarding the communtation and allocation of the balance of the Boxer Indemnity:
18. Your Petitioners desire to point out that the only commercial and indus-.) trial interests in this Colony which were put under Government Control and whose profits were impounded by the Govern ment during the war were the shipping.owsers in running the ships on behalf interests; whilst all other commercial and industrial interests including Docks and Marine Insurance Companies both of which made large profits from shipping operated under Blue Book rates were permitted to take and retain their profita
of the Governments
The owners instructus they have also had a number of moetings amongst themselves, at which the Government's proposals have been most carefully con- sidered and discussed.
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In or about the month of March, 1018, the Government of Hongkong notified your Petitioners of their deci sion to bring the said Steamships under Hongkong Government control. Your petitioners whilst protesting in every possible way did not opposs the action
·H18 EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMIKIÐ. TEEING THE GOVERNMENT put the motion for the second reading of the Bill and declared it passed.
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The Council then adjourned until that date.
A meeting of the Finance Committee
OBITUARY:
DEATH OF DE. ALEXANDER
BELL
SYDNEY (NOVA SCOTIA), Aug. 2ad.
of the Government of Hongkong at the The death is announced of Dr. Alexander time, being contented, having paid Graham Bell, the inventor of the tele. under protest the moneys demanded, to phone