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Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited.
Hongkong, 5th, Jamary, 1916.
osers. Jardine, Matheson à 09., Ltd.,
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General Managers, Indo-China §.N.Ö..,Ltd.
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▲ circular recently issued by the Board of Trade
ntains the fellowing:-
"Captains, Officers and Engineers will be doing as good service for their country by continuing to man British Steamers as by joining the Army".
The deduction from this official declaration is
the Board of Trade is anxious to afford every assistance to Ship- ora to man their vessels, and that were there any measures on their
rt which they night take to encourage the men to this end, they
uld willingly put them in foros.
I do not hesitate to sạy that we are very serious- pressed for Junior Officers, and that certain regulations of the ard of Trade se far ■ from encouraging them, press very hardly on
In regard to these particular regulations I cannot
I have ever been able to perceive their raison détre, more particu- brly in this time of stress when the Empire needs every certificated ficer it om lay its hands on.
Briefly the gist of them is as follows:❤
That a man servin as Supemunerary Second Vate is
t allowed to sit for his Masters Cartificate, whereas a man serving
Second Mate is permitted to do so.
The reason for this is difficult to find, as both are watch-keeping Officers and their work is practically identical.
The consequences of these regulations are more far
ching then at first sight appear.
It is obvious that a man on joining any Company is
placed