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*Tatsu Maru" incident has probably nearly as much to do
with it, and vessels flying foreign flags cannot look
for much business.
An instance of the bias against foreign vessels
occurred recently. The Magistrate of Young Kong wrote to
of the 5.3. Size Youp
the owners informing them that the hull of their vessel
was unseaworthy and that they would not be allowed to carry
passengers or cargo until the necessary repairs had been
carried out. The vessel, which was surveyed by the Govern-
ment surveyor in April and pronounced in good condition,
was detained several days and finally allowed to come
- back to Canton empty. The vessel is being re-surveyed and
if pronounced sound the Magistrate will be presented
with a bill for demurrage which will make him wish he had
been a little less precipitate. The owners of the vessel
state that the real reason for the Magistrate's action
is their refusal to carry his friends at half price. It
serves in any case to illustrate the feeling which
undoubtedly