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SHIPPING.

HOW PILFERAGE MAY· BE CHECKED.

REPORT OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

COMMITTEE.

THE CHINA MAIL..

for the offiours, whist, the tally clerics the nefarious practices of "pilferage do the wurk Where" tallying" is and theft should have such great Low customarily done by tally clarks rogue to-day

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SOVIET FIASCO.

VOROVSKY'S ADMISSION.

COMMUNISM A FAILURE. :

or others it is not desirable to revert In conclusion the committee wish to the practice of requiring the officers to emphasise the paramount import- actually to do the tallying, but they ance for ships officers of cargo duties must take responsibility for it, as under present-day conditions aver effectively as for the safe navigation all other duties in port. They believe, Vorursky, the emissary of Lenin of the ship, and officers should be from experience already acquired, in Italy, who is endeavouring to so made to feel that good or bad outturns that if generally adopted their re-

will weigh with owners in considering commendations will speedily reduce complish the same success as Krassin promotion as well as good or bad the pilferage evil to small dimensions has apparently achieved in England, navigation

as affecting steamship owners, and has made what may be regarded as With reference to (b): in home they look forward to a time in the a damaging statement about the porta, where it is a common practice near future when less strict practices present state of Bolshevism in Russia to allow officers to be away on leave, will be necessary by reason of the interviewed at Rome by a represent care should be taken that a sufficient improved public sentiment an this ative of the Journal, who, on pointing number of officers are left to perform subject. The quicker the action out that the Soviets had brought cargo duties and that the duties of taken, the quicker and more complete Rusia to ruin, since industňal activity had practically ceased, those absent are devolved upon the result achieved. officers remaining or substitutes. They strongly recommend that the practice of supplying relieving officers should

be extended.

The report is signed by L. C. Harris, Yorovsky replied, that it was the chairman di Committee (Ellerman and fanit of the terrible blockade imposed Bucknall SS. Co., Ltd.) E. F. Abbott by the Allies. On being reminded (Urion-Castle Hail SS. Co., Ltd), W. that Communism was not suitable The committee also recommend G. Inglis (Anderson, Green and Co., to the present conditions of economic that the wireless operators and watch Ltd); H. R. Miller (United Kingdom development of countries, and that ers should be employed in addition to Mutual S.S., Assurance Association); Lenin himself had given a striking the officers in connection with the G. H. Neakes (New Zealand Shipping proof of this by modifying his action, work of tallying, supervising and Co., Ltd.); A. Woods, (Lamport and Voronky made the following ad- watching, and it is desirable that they Hols, Ltd.): C. Dance (Atlantic Transmission:

It is true The time for complete should eventually be regarded as an port Co., Led H. M. Cleminson integral part of the ship's personnel (General Manager, Chamber of Ship Communism, not even that of which for performing cargo-duties-in-port,ping of the United Kingdom); CVS Kari Marx dreamed. has not yet under the supervision of the master. Potts, Secretary of Committee. (b) PILFERAGE REPORTS TO OWNERS. The committee wish to make the following recommendations concern ing pilferage reports to owners

1. That prompt reports should bej sent direct to the owners at the time when the pilferage is discovered.

2. That the reports should divide the claims showing specifically which claims arise from pilferage.

(c) SPECIAL GOODS. The committee wish to point out mless they that "special goods are under bars and keys invite the attention of pilferers.

(d) LEGAL, MAGISTÉRIAL AND

POLICE ACTION.

GENERAL NOTES.

come. Our experience has shown

it. The concessions that we have had to make to the peasants in giving them liberty to sell the greater part of their produce constitute a step A conference to fix tates for the backwards. There is no doubt about steamships doing business between that. These concessions have been San Francisco, Hawai and the Far imposed by circumstances. Com- East has been formed in San Francisco munism would like to nationalise all to take the place of the Pacific West- the means of production and exchange bound Conference, which was recently That is to say, the State, by reciprocity be in the position to dis interrupted through withdrawal of ought two lines. The China Mail has tribute on its side to the producer declined to enter the conference, but all that is necessary to him for his has announced that it will abide by existance and for his work. Now, the rates established. A similar con- in Russia at the present moment the ference will be formed a: Seattle for State has nothing, or almost nothing, the northwestern ports.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE“

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

JUST RECEIVED

consignment of Staked Fish direct from the

SCOTTISH FISHERIES

Fillets, #. Haddocks, Kippers.

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Rector's Sevice to the China Mail)

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

GOVERNMENT TO CONSULT DOMINIONS PREMIERS.

THE TREATY AND THE LEAGUE,

LONDON, June 7.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Neil Maclean (Labour), who repeated his question with regard to the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, Mr. Austen Chamberlain said that he had nothing to add to his previous reply. He pointed out that Kores was annexed, to Japan under the Treaty between Japan and Korea in 1910 and that the independence and territorial Integrity to distribute; it has nothing but sait of Korea were not mentioned in the present Anglo-Japanese agreement. and petrol. We have made an ex- The Treaty would undoubtedly be consistent with our obligations He reiterated that the Government periment on too vast a scale. It to the League of Nations.

affects 150,000,000 inhabitants. We

Government was anxious to have the advantage of their advice before

especially important that this should be done when discharging (a) into open quays or (b) into Fighters, and it is also of the first importance when discharging on to the quays of dock and warehouse authorities.

Frequently the dock authorities discourage tallies on discharge. This is natural and understandable, since the responsibility for the safe custody In regard to legal, magisterial and The committee which was appointed of goods between discharge from the police action, the committee wish Two more of the 535 boste will by the council for the purpose of ship and delivery to the consignees to recommend that:

soon be on the Seattle run for the are going to retum to the limits of world come to no decision until it had consulted the Dominions prime investigation of the question of pil- on the quay or warehouse rests with (1) Shipowners should prosecute Admiral Lane. The "Silver State" the possibilities of the moment. The ministers, as the Dominions were greatly interested in the matter and the ferage has conducted an extensive them. During that time goods are every detected case of pilferage completed her trials on May 8, steam-rest will come by degrees. inquiry, and is now in a position to often lost. If a tally has not been There is a certain chariness about ing 18 knots. She was delivered at Vorovsky was next-asked why the coming to a decision. The Government would make an announcement submit an interim report. The evil kept the ship it is impossible instituting legal proceedings, but such New York on May 15 and was to Soviets were attempting by every in the House of Commons as soon as it could. No doubt the Commons of pilferage has reached very grave to prove delivery to the dock authority proceedings are imperative if pilferage have sailed on June 4. dimensions, and the following instand claims for goods so lost are passed is to be stopped.

Seattle for Yokohama and Kobe on ances will show that" strong action on to the ship and the shipowners (2) The magistrates should be June 9. The "Keystone State" will is necessary if the growing practice are powerless to repudiate them. urged to set their faces against merely sail from Seattle on June 18. The is to be counteracted.

The dock companies urge that inflicting fines, often paid out of "Wenatchee," which developed engine One company estimated, when this tallies involve delay to the ship. The subscriptions by the offender's troubles on the way out greatly question first came into prominence, committee is of opinion, however, associates. Fines are generally in upsetting her schedule, will be laid that upon each round voyage of two that there need rarely be any material adequate, and they should award op for repairs in Seattle, and delayed cargoes made in a wide variety of delay, and further, that shortage imprisonment to persons convicted about 30 days, railing on her next trades the shortage claims-believed claims are now so grave that the gain of larceny.

trip on July 30. to be due almost wholly to pilferage from tallying would in general out- and theft-svenged £2,500 per weigh rare cases where actual loss voyage. A second company with might arise from delay. less varied trade estimated that every cargo out and home costs an average of £1,000 in claime paid; say £2,000 for the round voyage.

(3) The magistrates' power of

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means in other countries where cir- would be able to discuss the matter if they wished. cumstances were less favourable than

they seem to be in Russia to bring about the same costly experiment. Visibly inconvenienced by the ques tion, he made this reply

You are mixing up the Government of Moscow with the Third Inter- nationale. The two things are abso- lutely different. The second is an organisation essentially political, dealing with persons convicted of The Asahi feels inclined to think which uses its natural right to make unlawful possession should be enlarged that the reported invasion of the propaganda Further, the committee considers and the maximum fine should be Calcutta line by the Osaka Shosen He denied that the commercia that even where shipping companies increased from £5 to £20. use their own wharves it is desirable (4) Further, the River and Dock Kaisha has not come true yet, and missions had received instructions that careful tallies should be kept. Police Forces should be strengthened says that there are traces of a tacit to profit from their stay abroad to agreement having been concluded prepare the countries to which they A third company produced statistics

Where proper tallies are not kept and encouraged in vigilance. showing that whereas before the war it is impossible as a rule for the ship (e) DOCK AND HARBOUR AUTHORITIES. between it and the Nippon Yusen were sent for the social revolution.

Kaisha when it forced its way into "These instructions do not exist,” claims averaged 144d per ten of owner, or even those in charge of The committee wish to make the the Australian line, not to touch the he said. "It is a faked doctiment cargo handled, they recently averaged the warehouse, to know whether a following recommendations in regard Calcutta line, and if it wishes to open that has been published. We believe 26.91d. per ton of cargo handled, anh has arisen in the warehouse orto dock and harbour authorities -- increase of nearly 2,000 per rent., not, the goods being tallied only on (1) That the authorities should be lice to Calcutta it would first seek we represent the majority of Russian as understanding with the other public opinion. We desire to resume and they are still increasing. A delivery from the warehouse. Amore strict in the scrutiny of persons fourth instance gives statistics of shortage may have arisen in the ware allowed to enter and leave dock and party. Entrance into the Indian commercial relations with Europe."

line will lead to bitter competition an outward trade served by some house, on the ship, or even before harbour premises.

and arouse serious disturbances in

seven or eight steamship companies in which the average for the first nine months of last year was 3s. per ton of cargo handled.

ACTION BY SHIPOWNERS.

marine circles. Accordingly, the observation prevails that it is stil

the ship loaded. Tallies at the rail (2) That a system of triplicate would, therefore, assist those in passes should be adopted in all ports charge of the wharf, the master, and for goods taken out of docks (called the shipowners to trace any losses," Goods Passes"), one to be retained premature especially as the Allied and the responsibilities of the ships in the pass book of ship, and two to officers on the one hand and of the be handed to the person in charge of wharf officials on the other would be the goods to be given up at the dock defined.

companies stick together very firmly,

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GOLF."

CAPTAIN'S CUP WINNER.

The committee feels that a very

The Captain's Cup of the Royal great deal can be done by the ship

The shipping companies participat-Hongkong Golf Club was played over owners themselves eradicate the evil

gates. The dock authority shoulding in the Hongkong Conference, in Main Course at Fanling, during week for the period during which the goods 2. That in all cases when holds are retain one of these two for their consideration of the present depressed end June 4, 5, and 6. The winner

the conditions, have asuited to the was Mr. A. E. Crapnell, 91-9-82. are in their charge, and it is thought open, whether loading or discharging purposes, and send the other.

The Main Course at Fan Ling is proposal by the NYK to lower that the pivot of the situation is the (a) there should be efficient control ship's agent. system of tallies and watching. Inst and supervision by the officers of the (3) That there should be stricter the freight rates, which were fixed closed for play until further notice ances were quoted to the committee ship, and (b) where officers cannot examination of conveyances by road at the beginning of last November to enable Green Committee to have of the claims paid by seret separate be present at all holds they should and water-carts, lighters, etc.)by Beer, fertiliser, isinglass, glazed paper, the Greens etc., top-dressed. with the same agents where the averaPpoint their own substitutes from those who are charged with the duty timber for the manufacture of match companies all running in the same trace

among the petty officers, apprentices, of doing so.

cases, news print, strawboard, sulphur,

to pay only Y6, which sm is equal steamers, coal transporte, and Cus

age cost per ton of cargo varied from wireless operators (vide infra) and (4) That where received by the etc., to which was applied the rate steamers now under construction are Is. 9d. to 5s. 28., and there was sub-other members of the crew. It is not dock or harbour authorities they on drygoods (7 per ton), will have all under 100 tons, including ferry- stantial evidence that this notable proposed that officers should be re- should always give receipts for goods divergence in the figures by different cuired to take the tallies themselves which are tallied by the ship at the steaners was in the main due to where it is not customary, but the ship's rail varying practices on board in the committee desires to emphasise the ** matter of tallying and watching.

(a) TALLIES AND WATCHING, The question of tallies and watching

has, therefore, received special atten- tion and the committee wishes to submit the folowing recommenda- tions:-

{f} PUBLIC OPINION.

to the rate on low-priced commodi toms house launches. Repairs are ties. They have all agreed to put now by no means despised and there the proposal ja force at once. The is considerable competition to secure ultimate responsibility of the officers. The committee wishes to recom. N.YK. adapted it to the "Nagato them. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha With reference to (a): the commend that the co-operation of the Maru" which departed from Kobe and Osaka Shoeen Kaisha "have

nnions should be on May, 17. mittee wishes strongly to urge that labour

In the House of Commons on June 10, Mr. Neil Maclean raked whether

the Government intended to renew the Anglo-Japanese Treaty; whether the terms of the Treaty would be submitted to the House of Commons for ratifications whether the Government would insist on Japan recognising her obligations to maintain the independence and territorial intergrity of Korea and Chias, whether restoration would be made of Korea's national institu- tions; and whether the cancellation of the Chinese and Japanem tiraty resulting in Japan's ultimatum to China in May of 1915 would be made conditions of the Treaty. Mr. "Austen Chamberlain replied that the ques tion of renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance would be considered at the forthcoming meeting of the Imperial Cabinet. He was unable at present to make a statement on the matter. Commdr. Kenworthy: Will there be an opportunity for discussion in the House of Commons before final ratification? Mr. Austen Chamberlain replied that he would not make pledges hampering the treaty powers of the Crown but the Government would give information to the House of Commons as soon as it properly

could.)

JAPANESE CROWN PRINUÉ.

PARIS, June 3

Public opinion greatly appreciates the act of the Japanese Crown unknown French warrior. The Prince will give a dinner in honour of the Prince in personally laying a magnificent wreath on the grave of the Ambassadors of the Allied powers-Haves.

ANTI-DUMPING LEGISLATION.

BILL PASSES READING DESPITE OPPOSITION.

LONDON, June 7. In the House of Commons, in spite of considerable opposition in the course of the debate, the Safeguarding of Industries Bill to prevent dumping passed the second reading by a substantial majority.

COUNTY CRICKIT.

LONDON, June 7. Hampshire beat Somerset by eight wickets; Surrey beat Easex by an innings and 32 runs: Lancashire beat Leicester by 284 rus, and Sussex beat Notts by five wickets,

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TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SHIMIDZU SUCCESSFUL IN OPENING ROUNDS.

LONDON, Jane 8. "The chief interest in the opening rounds of the Kent tennis champion- hitherto given their repair work ships at Beckenham yesterday was the appearance of Shinids who in the mostly to the Yokohama Dock and first round beat Uber 6-0, 6-4 and in the second round beat Johnstone 6, 60. His forehand play is considered as effective u ever, and his backhand has apparently been considerably strengthened. In the second round Botsford beat Wu 6-1, 6-3, In the men's doubles first round the South African Wheatley and Major Hartwell beat Wu and Martin 6-1, 6-1. Shimizu partnera C. P. Dixon, and Deane Jacob in the doubles champion- ship at Wimbledon.

the supervision, if not the actual sought in encouraging a strong and tallying is the province of the officers' healthy pablic opinion on the moral The Japanese shipbuilding yards the Osaka Ironworks, with which responsibility. In small ships the aspect of the evil, and it should be are now living from hand to mouth they are connected. They now show tally is conveniently taken by the brought home to employers and em on the construction of Government a disposition to invite tenders from I. That tallies should be taken officers; in large ships the super-ployed that it is a stigma on the great ships of small size and on the refitting all dockyards for the lowest possible both in and out of the ship. It is intendence of the tally is a matter body of those engaged in trade thas of old shipe The Government! charge.

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