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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920.
AMERICAN SHIPPING BILL.
WHY DO YOU DO IT?
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13–
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THE FIRMEST FRIENDSHIPS
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CHINESE ENGINEER
mush load the animal will stand MARINE COURT CASE” before it cracks wg or kicks oruzi the traces. Aya it's a “tricky business silogallur. Of coursS there's been a lot o' `will talk at meetings and conferences all over the country. I so that at a recent
Commander C.W. Beckwith, meeting o the National Union of RN. Marine Magistrate, this Manufacturers a bright duck got
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7th July, 1920. Dear 3 - -
Haro, this is the latest one- up and asked why lawyers and morning had before him the ad- One fatal case of osrabro-spinal]
Ministar (basy drinking tea the like shouldn't be taxed. Now journed ouse of Leung Fuk, the fever was notified yesterday, the and shifting scenes wholesale) that sort o' gallery talk is just the engineer of the steam launch Loo Aye, Jannt, it's been a sore war right kind o red herring to drawing, who was prosecuted at the victim being a Chinese.
instance of Lance-Sergeant Elston this, a soru war!"
Moroas the track to rivet the for placing on his safety valva 29
of Labour.
Now
It was just about the timin- HAVE BEEN FARMED IN MUTTAL bour, when, simultaneously with ADVERSITY, AS TRON 13 MOST UNITED BY THE the ferry-boat leaving the Hong-STRONGLY
PIERCEST FLAME—Chica – kang aide, a T.EE. liner began to leave her moarings and com- mence her trip to the States. Midway across the barbour, a couple of Kowloonites on the ferryboat left their sexts and stood np for practically the rest of the
Janet (provider and dispenser attention run so as to get a good view of
of the aforementioned)—“Aye, but if I a lawyer I could be more pressure than was allow Booking for the Black Cats there's two things that's ayG|BDSWST the departing liner. Then the
of thinged by his licence.
It will be remembered that question arose amongst another performance closes at I p.m. on abeered one up since the army-easy. What I would do would group of Kowloon people as to why Saturday. In the event of it steece. Ans's the tocht that we bo to read the speech of yan when L. S. Eleton boarded the folk who see big boats coming and being a wet evening the per-got the better o' thum; the ither's pestilent fellow four or five times, team launch he found the steam going every day of their lives formance will be held on the fine way they English backit devote a couple o
hours to age registering 154 lbs, when should show such a marked in following Saturday, when all
Hallam's" Middle Ages, take it the pressure allowed on his cer- ne up!"
only 125 terest in the fact that this liner tickets will be available.
I wouldns like the late Pre-home wi' me over the week-end tificate
The defence was that the was under way. In was not a
sident of the St. George's Society and after a couple o' rough drafts valve springs were weak question of having friends on board, because, even if they bad, the distance between the liner'
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morning:This is not the first to put on the extra pressure. He and the ferry-boat was too greatment will include a photo taken
time that such a remark bawas first charged for haviDE DO to permit them being identified on the recent visit of H. E the
Man, sport had a grand innings been made in conjunction with lights, and fined, the incident No: it was generally agreed Governor and Lady Stubbs to the
last week. What wi' the golf the Excess Profite Duty. The occurring on July 29th. The present charge was preferred ob versationalists that there must be Civil Service taunis team, winners championship, the tennis cham-answer is obvious, and ought to the 9th instant. In the meantime amongst the little group of con-Po Leung Kuk, a group of the
fof the Second Division League pionship matches, the Henley be stated-The reward of prothe steam launch was dismantled. some other explanation. One man
Championship picture of the Regatta, and said that even if he were en bride and bridegroom at the Athletic Championships added to directly personal to the individual and it was therefore difficult to ed in reading whilst crossing the barbour he usually dropped wedding of Mr. Liang Pui-waithe ordinary programme, it's been and is entirely das to his ora know what pressure there was in
Lawn tennis personal skill. The excess profits
Commander Beckwith. in dis- (son of the ex-Minister of Finance grand time. proaching a big steamer lying at for China) and Miss Cheng, and is coming awfully to the fore in which are the subject of con anchor and had a good look at scenes in connection with the the old country the now. Time tribution to the public revenue missing the case against the was when most folks thought itars intended to touch the engineer, said:After bearing the Government Marine Surveyor her, despite the fact that he recent fighting in North China
was just a lassie's game but the profits from trade or business might have seen the same boat
tune is fast beginning to change. which has benefited from in-t some length, and in view of the fact that this steam launch is bundreds of times before. He
In fact it seems to me that in the Ouences arising from cirçam We learn that the aviators schools nowadays cricket said everybody did
is stances over which the owner now open for survey, it is impos- others agreed. Another asted Lieutenants Masiero and Far- taking a back place com-thereof bad no control, and which sible to verify ber guage as it then was I dismiss the case why it was that nine people out rarini (who made the Romepared to tennis. Of course this he could not in spite of himself.
the defendant, and of ten. when walking in the Tokyo flight) were passengers on championship business helps avoid enjoying the advantages of gaines countryside at Home, would the .. Pilans, homeward bound. lot. They make all sports seem The wages of workmen, which take this opportunity to say stop, turn round and gaze at an As regards the Rome-Tokyo easy: but what a difference there form the reward of personal lebens that I consider Lance Sergeant Elston showed considerable express train if one happened to flight vis Altantic, over America always is between the champion are not sought to bear any Excess rush by, though there could be no and across the Pacific, no decision and the ordinary amateur. They Profits Duty. Why then shouldergy and intelligence in bandi- possible novelty iD the has yet been taken and although sya seem to me to be playing a the skill personally exercised by ing this case. In future, I want all such cases, where there is a the reply sight. And
was the Italian Consul in Hongkong different game wi the same the surgeon, the medical practi that the impulse which animated is being kept well informed on the implements.
tioner, the lawyer or the artist be difference of over five pounds allowed by the certificate of the the same subject he is at present ignorant
io Take the Open Golf Champion-laxed these people was
ship nowadays.
the as that which impelled these of the kind of machines which
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manufacturer whose surveyor, to be reported to the Government Marine Survey of two ferry-boat passengers to get may be used if the fight takes come from Gear and far and profits are many times in- up and watch the departing liner place
interest in this event seems to creased out of one of the cal- before the case is brought to the
Court. till they could see her no more.
grow steadier avery year. I can amities of a nation's extremities Quite so, but what was that!
mind ɓne when it used to be or as a shopkeeper or a publican impulse? Curiosity? Hardly' so, Rum as a cure for a cold was decided on the nine-bole course boss premises happen to be in seeing that both were everyday recommended to Mr. E.B. Barker on Musselburgh Links. Now-a district when soldiers and then the fat will be in the occurrences and nothing unto-who on the night of Saturday last, adays the same course is given sailors and the public generally fire wi vengeance. What's. ward was expected. What. then? adopted the prescription. not over to small boys and old men, no' | brought into the aforesaid area more forby, when the price But the ferry trip was over by because he liked it, se according to speak of the toddlers wi's jam through such a calamity bave is officially fixed the consumer is this time and the point remained to his statement he had never piece in their band. Aye, since perforce to frequent? The public entitled to some kind of guarantee It is a pity that because of its really wonderful performance unsettled.
takeo the spirit
before. the old day, golf has increased and public conditions, not the that he is going to get coal.
fold The effect produced was what ten during the war the British mercantile marine should have aroused
popularity manufacturer or the merchant per- Shopkeepers and others are fined до had
reckoned the jealousy of other nations. Yet that is a facs, as can be seen by
the Championship seemaconally have contributed to those for adulterating food or selling Apparently it got into his head, to legislative efforts in some other countries to bring about an altera-
open gains the public revenue is weak and watery milk, bot up to and the person who suffered in every
And tion in the position. More particularly are we referring to the MORE SQUEEZE.
between entitled to raise taxation from now I've never heard of We had something to
and We and the bed them.
A case against coalmerchant afforts of America and to the Mercantile Mariae Act-so widely
With the object of the measure about squeeze the other day. From consequence was his boy who you known as the Jones Shipping Bill.
sustained a broken bead. In post that's the finest thing that "Further, the tax, as no doubt for rending coal adulterated the provision for the United States of a mercantile marine com Canton paper comes another explanation of bis conduct its could happen, for the more life always is, can be passed on wi whinstone, siste
ilem showing ho
the customer OF the shale. It's the devil's mensurate with her position in the world, and to carry the greater little
feather their cause and effects. Mr. Barker and competition there is in sport, to portion of her foreign trade-there can be no objection on the part of Chinese officials
A corresponding tax job to keep a fire alight at all, let- this morning told the Magistrate like everything else, the greater consumer. We are told that that he knew nothing of what will be its vitality.
on the professional man's fees or alone get some heat off it. But Ray other country, for it is quite legitimate for America to take her own nests.
But the manner in which the Bill-the Province of Kwangtung he did when under the spell proper place on the high seas.
So far as sitracting the crowd a workman's wages could not be let us get back to the strange of rather act now-seeks to achieve this object bas aroused con- should have a receipt of nearly of the spirit. He was informed is concerned horse racing is an redeemed."
place, the House of Commons siderable opposition, not only on the part of British shippers and four million dollars a year from that he had assaulted his "boy" easy first Of course football's Phew-gh! I'd rather work which so many now view wi
nippers of other countries, but also on the part of many Americans the various likin stations but that fr. V. L. Smith decided that Ms. having a rest the now, but they then bave to make a living by distrust and indifference. themselves. The only fair way for America to gain a better place the present income from this
Anybody reading the debate among the mercantile nations of the world, is in the realm of open source to the Canton Government Barker should pay a sum of $5 tell on me that as a crowd writing like that. It's anongh to
gatherer it's close on its heels. give a chap intellectual lockjaw could see that the Government At almost every racing event forby causing the typist to be were between two fires. Nearly competition. If American ships can be buil: and operated on more does not amount to $1,800,000. compensation to the "boy".
Merely that attractive lines than others, then America will get all the foreign And the reason?
this season there seems to have subject to premature corrugations all the discussion was against record " crowds. All of the forebead. Besides, look at the Bill, sams being supplied by carrying trade she desires. Bot America has gone to work along the Commissioner of Finance is
unable to remove ineficient or Stones and other missiles were beeo other lines lines that have aroused a feeling of bitterness.
Both represent To certain clauses in the Act there can be not the slightest dishonest collectors who are being used yesterday in a fight which classes now go to horse races the wear and tear on the diction the Miners Federation and b possible objection, but there are other clauses which have been backed by influential military was indulged in by a number of and the women folks are as keen ary. But never mind, if I was a coalmasters. described as unjustly discriminating against Britain and Japan. commanders of the districts in boatmen and women. The bone as say. This is one of the effects lawyer that's the stoff I'd band forms of vested interest. The Amongst them may be mentioned those which authorise preferential which they have practical control of contention was the privilege of women's war work. Associ-out to them and chance the result rotes would seem to hara been It doesn't of getting alongside the Prassation wi men must have caused What's more forby it's the right applied by the smoke room, for treatment of American vessels in American ports: those which grant and
to imbibe way to look at the thing ony way despits all the frenzy from both interests the first reading of proferential railway rates to American cargoes exported in American greatly matter to the taxpayers. of wall at West Point, and as this the
the measure was carried com- vessels; and those which prohibit the transit trade vis a foreign course, for they pay whether the necessitated the dislodgement of a sporting ideas and they must to the Provincial certain junk, which was unload bave got their heads full of all port or country, of goods conveyed between America or any of her money goes colonial possessions. To take a look at these first is to find much Government or to specifc dis- ing cargo, objection was raised by sorts of fabulous tales about
Anyway they this week right enough. It's fortably. The mirers' represent- stives have told us, though not The point her crew. Whilst the feelings of dazzling coups. that is objectionable. When a vessel reaches London. Liverpool or bonest individuals. Hongkong it matters not what flag she is Dying when it comes to of interest to us, leaving aside the the disputants were given a free now seem to have gone to the queer the things ye can get used in the same language, tha: social
course to make personal to when ye canna' help yourself.
result if the handling ber cargoes or according her all the various services of the general question of official cor display in the fight described, a race
measure comes into operation. port To do otherwise would not be to indulge in competition, but ruption in Chins of which this is tramcar had to cease operation experiments. That'll mean more That reminds me aye, but upheaval will to indulge in irksome discrimination. But the Jones' Act provides a typical example, is that such aon account of the crowd that hard work and longer bours for that I have to keep till another The other side said-but what it matter what they said enough these days of 2/92 cw that for folks who make and from the manufacturing centres at the same rates, no malter¦a province which is governed by The arrival of the Police mark-to go out on strike, you mark myfing next, and that's serious anyhow 7-all I've got lo say is
ed the arrest of four men words.
That our sport doessa depend delivered free, ex-lorry, and no whether they have been or are to be carried in British bottoms.ja body whose leaders are for ever
of out mines the coal-owners 276 There has been no discrimination and, until this Act, there was talking about their righteousness and three women, who were duly none in America. But all that is changed, and American cargoes and their wonderful adminis- charged at the Police Court this a betting is maybe best proved extra charge for knocking your
It really morning. Only three responded by the fact that the great game of best Sunday, bat off the peg in wonderfully fond of their job. will now be carried cheaper in the States if they are shipped by trative capabilities. American steamers than they will be if they are shipped by British, doesn't matter whether North- to the charge, the others having cricket is flourishing as never the front lobby forby dirtying the Whatever was wrong in the old ple, taken advantage of the fact that before. The best type of sports- newly whitened front doorstep. daye, and undoubtedly there was Japanese. Scandinavian or any other nationality's shipping. Under erners this Act it will be illegal for an American firm to ship goods to the whether there be a Republic they were on bail to make them-men, are always to be found in Ase, se my friend Buzz Fuzz plenty to be going on with, the people got coal. The question of Putting aside the sport that versy bave become indissolubly supply and price seemed to be "Philippines by any other ship than an American ship. It is not alors Monarchy-it's the same old selves scarce. Of the three men association wi' this fine old sport, would say, coal
who appeared, two were dis squeeze, question of which Company can provide the better service:story
charged on account of the in-needs a field, course or a court, linked. All the King's horses and lost sight of last week. The fact evidence, the revival of cycling and the all the King's men canna divorce that gas can be made in quantity sufficiency of the
Westminster without coal similarly objectionable in fact they
whilst the third
was development of motoring that is them. The Government are very EX
of the pleasure-seeking variety much on the defensive these days. shouldns be taken go so far as to waire in favour of American insurance
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are two of the festures of the Very rarely is a measure brought ing that other places are Law. MOTOR ACCIDENTS. Another clause of the bill demands free passage through the
present time. The cyclist is much in that is not kicked all over the easily suited. The threat of the Panama Canal for American ships. This issue was fought out years ments on motor accidents. Since in one year. Io Itochester, N. Y more about nowadays than before House like's it was a football miners' leaders that the Mines ago and it was decided that the ships of all nations must pay tolls. then, we happened across & New as many deaths were caused by the war. In this of course we That was the fate of the Mines Bill will ensure the folks in this The U. S. levied idil charges upon its own ships rather than face York comment stating that the automobile accidents as by street-see the action of cause and effect. Bill in Parliament last week. The country "Chaos, disorder and a the alternatives which other astions presented at that time. Com- automobile has become the most care, railroads, and industrial due to the rising cost of railway miners' M. P.'s hang on to nation-series of strikes such as we bare merce & Finance terms the Jones Bill a triumph for the subsidy deadly machine in America. And accidents combined. Even more travelling. When sli's sald and alieation; mineowners and others never had before is no the bogie honters." The Journal of Commerce of New York, an authority on that has set us thinking whether alarming than these statistics is done, to see our fine countryside distrust the jacks in office and it was eighteen months ago. As wants coal said before, ye can get used shipping and other commerce matters, commenting on the bill. emphasized that it was passed with but little publicity, that "the not, after all, we in Hongtong the fact that in almost every is no that least of contributions the average man
able rate. It adds: The legislation is have any real cause for complaint. case a comparison, year by year, that can be made to personal regularly delivered at a reason to anything in time. people did not know much about it."
The Bill discussed more folk get o' that kind o' staff Here is what the New York paper of the number of automobile recreation. against the spirit of the times, opposed to all sound economic says: "The mortality report of deaths and the number of auto-
last week waste to set up the less they like it. Soon the doctrine, and essentially inequitable. Meanwhile the State De- the Census Bureat and statistics mobiles in use indicates that the
ministry of mines to control and easy-going Briton will be a legend partment bas protested against the Act and the Inter-state Com being received daily by the deaths are increasing in almost Aya, Chamberlain's having a look after the industry wi! the of the past and all concerned will merce Commission has had to ask that certain clauses be not National Safety Council indicate exact mathematical ratio with pretty rough time of it over his belp p' local pit committees, ares have good reason to note the that during recent years auto the increase in number of auto pet chield, the Excess Profits boards and the like. Control is mental change, No, lad, one Perhaps it is unnecessary to say much further. Shipping mobile accidente have resulted mobiles. This year 9,000,000 Duty. Its opponente bave striven to be maintained so far as export ever cheery Ministers from the countries, other than America, are disappointed at the direction in in approximately one-half the automobiles and trucks will be hard to obtain some modification prices and pit head figures Ar Mark Tapley Political Academy which efforts have gone to build up a big Accerican mercantile number of deaths caused by in use. How many thousand but their efforts have been in concerned. Aye it's true that have exhausted, their luck and marine, but there are shippers optimistic enough to think that the industrial accidents of sil sorts, persons will be killed?" Any-vain. Of course money must be some sort of control is still needed "Act will defect its own ends, that America must be prepared to pay In Chicago 420 persons were how, with the development of found from somewhere and it but it's noʻso`much the content things are now going badly
considerably higher freights and insurance charges, and that she killed in automobile accidents motoring-we suppose that it's must be expected that such a 'selling prices that's needed s I was going to tell yə shout our · must be willing to forego profits on her shipping enterprises for during 1919; in Cleveland, 136; inevitable that the ratio of productive source of revenus the control of the mulders by their railways, put right Ireland for yo many years. The British mercantile marine has been built up in St. Louis, 97; in the Borough accidental deaths must increase, should be fully tapped. That's leaders and the control of the and a few other things, but I ses through many years and will make a hard fight to maintain its of Manhattan, New York, 191 In other words, the number meet his job onyway: whether he's go mine owners by Government, and the rain's of now, so I think I'll supremacy, even in face of discriminating legislation such as that children under fifteen years of ing a violent end must growing to overburden the national the introduction of up-to-date leave them fall next week trader review. If Britain can still operate sound ships, can continue her supply of unrivalled master mariners, and can keep alive thee were killed by automobiles; whilst the number dying in bed horse is another question. The machinery. Otherwise wi the low and in Greater New York 677 must correspondingly decline. worse of all this sort of business output as it is there'll be no cont spirit of fair competition she will long maintain her envied hold on persons were killed by automobiles Swift days merit swift ends. in that no one just knows how available for export at all And
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