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by stating that many of the Encie
my speech wers untrue.
Quito apart from the controversy "now"on, I have the greatest respect
for Mr. AG M. Fletcher.
Messrs. Moller and Burkill fair action in dealing with many
Reply to Colonial Secretary
und varied shipping problems, 1 which we were brought together during the course of the War are The N. C. D. News of Juno aut forgotten by me, nor am I for contained the following correspon getful of his genuine sympathy, ex- donco-
tended to me over my very"unfor. Bir,In your issue of the linnale position, and his unbunded instant you quote from The South approxil and athetion given to a China Morning Port a letter writ | proposal, su lato as June last year, ten by one of the shipowners who whereby an attempt was made to suffered and I would like to make settle the present claims and de one point. quite clear.
putes, by a 30 per cent. division Under Paragraphs "A" and "B" between the Colony of Hongkong the Attorney General laboured the and the shipowners concerned, of point as to the risk the Hongkong the appropriated profits now retain, Government took and tried to get led in the hands of the Colony, the Imperial Government to inke now again repeat and stand by the over in accepting the war risk on whole of the contents of my speech, the steamers.
and I further sot sut "defnite The most amusing feature of th's facts,as a reply to Mr. Fletcher's is that while the Hongkong Govern contention that some of my state ment were apparcully carrying auchments were untrue. war risk, they kept the secret 80 Profiteering.—I again repeat; well that shipowners were not in That my steamers were never used, formed, that war tisk was covered nor intended to be used for war and I defy any Government servant purposes, or in aid and defenes of in Hongkong to produce any docu- the colony of Hongkong, or in any ment showing thus the owners of connection therewith; and, who can the str. Wollowra were notified vouch for this better than myself;"
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spreific sum under Government every Hixture of my vòssels during war risk policy or any other war the whole period that my vessels risk policy. Further as the Honour were under the Hongkong Control able Mr. A. Q. M. Fleteber is still Scheme, were entered into, „signed trailing the red herring to Imperial for, and, the froights collected from Govermnent and the Naval Commo- the Chinese charterers and handed dore, ete, being responsible-mayover to the Colonial Government 1 remind him that, this also was a' by my own firmi. We were brought Government aceret and if he will into direct contact with the Chinese Hook up a certain notice of Requisi- charterers and 'they were the tion and Control dated March 13, ordinary Chinese merchants doing 1918, and headed “Colonin) Seere-trade on this coast, and the fixtures tary's Office, Hongkong" he will were the usual constal clarters that see that it was signed by the were fixed befoto the War, have Honourable Clande Sevein and again been fixed after the War, and stated that the Governor of Hong will continue to be fixed for all kong ele, etc.
time.
The whole, of the profits earned re-by these fixtures were enormous,
Under this document, how "dpès he make out that the actual quisition was carried out by the Naval Commodore--I am, etc,,
CR. BURKILL Shanghai, Jane 91; 1083. -
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and in every instance the whole of the terms of such charter-party, but the surplus of such freights were no signature was ever forthcoming handed over and paid to the local, or attached to such charter-party. |Hongkong. Control Scheme, but into show with whom we were deal- each instance uniter a written proing; and so it regains even so to test from ourselves.
this day, leaving it a binding docu-
ስነ
I would remind Mr. A. G., M. Fletcher of the following three statements made by the Attorney. General in September, 1921, in intro ducing the Bill at its first rending before the Legislative Council
As stated" in "my speech, L. doment on tie, but with no one named ed since the publication of my speechaintain that, the appropriation of on the other side to shoulder the surrounding the enforced liquida-these funds was illegal and unjusti-responsibility of the commandeering tion of my Shanghai office, and Suble, as such act was not warrant of our vessels, to which we naturally as anticipated it caused ed by any Act of Parliament, carnestly protestęd. - considerable comment both here and Ordinance, Order-in Council, Royal at the port of Hongkong.
Perogative, or other lawful, author Recent publications have appeared ity; and, that it did eventually in the local press of extracts from necessitate the Hongkong. Gever Hongkong papers, and I have also menit to call to their aid, the before nie several cuttings at my effective-and-syre-step of the In disposal, from which I find that, the deninity Ordinance of 1922, to see Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. Athem safely through The Profiteer G. M. Fletcher, has seen fit to reing figures mentioned by me in my mark to the Press that many of my statements are untrue, to wit:
Thai wyrossels were wok pro
ûtecred.
A "It would also like to remind the ship-owners concerned that the
That risk,
speech were gathered through the Government, in carrying out this median of my Grm acting as col-shipping scheme, accepted, the war- lectors and agents for the Hongkong risks on these ships. Control Scheme, and are substantias it happened, was not serious, but the possibility, of raider find- ally correct.
ing its way into these waters was not an impossible one. There was also lie danger of explosions amongst the cargoes, explosions en- gineered by encimy agents in the east The Government took The
At no time were we brought into touch or connection with the Ad
That the money was not or has not been used for the benefit of the Colony of Hongkong.
That the "Hongkong Coveramentntrality, the Commodore of Hong- was simply acting as agents
kong, or anyone responsible for the That my steamers" were, trented genuine requisition of British ves alike similar to vessels of the Indo- sels, moccssary for war purposeH, "OT
rinn ss. Co. and the China. Nari-for the defence and aid of the Colony risk of any damage due to uns operations of War. If a raider had gation Co. and other British r of Hongkong. quisitioned vessels.
Claim as acting as Agents for appeared in these waters and Ind And, finally closes with the Home Government. I am not at all sunk even half the ships, the re voluntary information that the desirous of passing an "emmenting loss would, at a time of very unnuts secured through the run-whatsoever on this point, I am not high value of shipping, have been ning, of our vessels, are considered entitled to. But, the simple facts most crippling. It was a risk con- templated with considerable anxiety and liability by the Hongkong as they were represented to us, Government."
were that we were requested to at the time by the Government, place our ships at the disposal of and if the loss had occured it would Ar the Hongkong Government by com
munication direct from the local the Colony, from which it would not have recovered for a long time. authorities, and later guided by a certain form of chattor. Are we then, to get nothing in. return for the risk the Colony ast party, to wit, T. 9 form.
I ain not desirous of exciting far ther public sympathy, but I determined that I shall not allow Dry worldly possessions to be appro- priated by an illegal and unjustifi- able scheme without disclosing the
on were
have bech a most-severe one for
fact. Nor am I prepared to permit We were requested to consider whole took
anyone to call me down, publicly, our vessels as bound down under
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