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The Government of India have asked the opinions of the (Chambers of Commineren, of the Dependency as to, the suggestion of the Imperial Shipping Committee that uniform legislation, on the lines of the United States Harter Act, should be passed throughout the Empire. Under the Harter Act it is unlawful to insert, {{ngny bill of lading, my "clause relieving the owner; or master, of a Temel carrying merchandise between. parts of the United States-er-from schports to foreign ports, from

LONDON, June 9. Rability for loss or damage arising

The prospects for a prolonged parliamentary wssion are increased by from negligence, fault or failure, in proper loading, stowage, custody, the Government's introduction of bills repealing the agriculture act, and care, or poper delivery of uierchan-amending the unemployment insurance act, as both are. Mkely to be most dise. Legislation on similar lines controversial. Crides of the government declare the introduction of these has been passed in Canada, in the measures was inspired by panic, in the hope of appeasing those opposed to Commonwealth of Australia and in

GOVERNMENT'S PANIC MEASURES TO APPEASE OUTCRY.

GENSKAL BLSCHION MOST UNLIKELY THIS YEAR.

New Zealand. From the Proceed waste. They believe that Erskine's expture of the supposedly safe seat of ings" of the Bengal Chamber we Westminster indicates that the electors are sick of the government's extra- learn that the Iodian Chambers, in-vagance.. The parlous condition of the country's finances is cluding the Bengal Chamber, have the theme of articles in the opposition journals, including a letter expressed themselves in agreement from Sir Godfrey Collins who recently crossed the foor of the House. Į with the proposal that legislation on

the lines of the Harter Act should te The figures they quote include the following: Revenue to June 5, 1920, adopted throughout the Empire ** £256,000,000; June 4, 1921, £155,000,000; floating debt compared with last year increase of £61,500,000; Expenditure decreased only £17,500,000 in two mantha, the revenue simultaneously decreasing $100,750,000," "The ten- dency of the floating debt to increase is regarded as a very serious factor impeding national financial recovery, Critics-express the opinion that the Government is so scared by the growth of the demand for economy that a general election this year is most unlikely as the Premier would defer an

GENERAL NOTES,

The Japanese sa "Faki Mara 2,451 tons, belonging to the Kishimoto Kisen Krisha, and the OSK. "Konan Maru collided off Mutsure, in the western entrance

AUSTRALIAN.ORIOKETERS.

of the Shimonoseki appeal to the country until a more favourable occasion. Straits, on May 24, Both vessels were proceeding to Moji: they came. into contact at the bows and were damaged, the "Fuki Maria" rather considerably.

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AN UNPOPULAR DECISION.

LONDON, June 9,

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One of the questions to be brought This line has a breaking strain of before the conference of the pre Mach dissatisfaction bas been aroused by the Australiana” decision not. 4,000 Its, and will hold an Intersidents of the meteorological obsex to play on the day preceding the tests. The Australians wrote to the mediate line, to which the heaviest vatories in Japan which is in session type of hawser for towing or live now, is a proposal to install a wire Yorkshire County Club asking it to eliminate the third day's play on July saving purposes can be attached. less telegraph at the marine meteoro-22 in view of the fourth test at Manchester on July 23. The committee of The great value of the intention is logical observatory in Kobe which the Sheffield United Football and Cricket Club whose ground at Bramall Lane that the pistol can be fired from any will enable the navigators to receive was the venue of the match has decided to intimate to the Yorkshire Club position, even by a man standing Up the wireless communications on the to his chest in the water or clinging meteorological conditions of the in- that if the tourists insist on their attitude the Club must request the county "I am glad to note that your to a life-buoy. So many lives have stalment. The observatory will re-authorities to declare the match off or arrange to have it played elsewhere. capital life-saving apparatus is surely been lost in wrecks close for the lack port three times a day the changes. if slowly, making its way in public of such a device as this, and so many of meteorological phenomena to ships appreciation. The British Admiralty ships, have gone to pieces within reach and vessels on the sea. would count itself disloyal to its of help because small boats could not traditions if it did not studiously helaunched in heavy seas, that experts overlook the merits of a new inven- say the invention will be the means tion. Otherwise I should have of saving not only millions of pounds thought that by this time the grand worth of ships and cargoes every mothers who are nicknamed 'My year, but countless valuable lives. Lavs would have adopted your It makes the carrying of a line bet rocket scheme for such coastal workween ship and ship or ship and shore as the coastguards and adjacent men- comparatively easy. That means of-war of small displacement are re that many a vessel may be towed to peatedly being called upon to dis-safety with her cargo and human charge. The Trinity House also lags freight, whereas otherwise she must intolerably in the rear of things. But become a total wreck... the papers are just now so filled with beer and religion that there is no room to discuss ti salvation of human life, at sea."

This is a characteristic letter write ten a good many years ago by that famous sea author, the late Mr. W. Clark Russell (father of Sir Herbert Russell, of Plymouth). It was one of many sent to Mr. Wm. Schermanly by the novelist, who, took the liveliest interest in all new Bie-saving devices and improvements.

The interest to-day lies in the fact that Mr. W. Schermuly is still invent ing, and that the path of the inventor is not quite such a thorny and di ficult one as it was in Mr. Clark Russell's day'

Mr. Schermuly's first rocket inver tion was away back in 1887. It has taken him years to evolve the princi- ple of adapting the rocket to the for table pistol. The problem is now solved, and the invention is being taken up very keenly by the Board of Trade, the Lifeboat Institution, and various shipping authorities.

been have

The Shanghai Customs revenue cruiser "Liuksing" was lying at her moorings down the river a few days age, with a strong tide running, when a sailor who was working in the rigging lost his bold and fell over board. The shout for aid was mediately answered from different parts of the ship by two officers, Second Engineers A. S. Russell and V. B. Glover, who, each crknown to the ether, immediately dived "overboard, fully dessed, and swam to the man's aid.

Between the two, the sailor was soon got back to safety, not much the worse for his experience. »

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IRISH AGITATOR IN U.58,4.

DEPARTMENT KNOWS BUT NEWSPAPERS MUSTNT ·

WASHINGTON June 9. .- The lawyers of O'Callaghan, an Irish agitator mentioned in messages in January, have given the labour départment information as regards his whereabouts and plans but in the interests of justice the department regards the information as confidential. With the exception of a single appearance in March, O'Callaghan bad completely disappeared since be landed.

TENNIS AT BEUKENHAM.

THE JAPANESE WAS BEATEN.

LONDON, June 9. A correction of yesterday's wire about tennis at Beckenham say! Shimadzu was beaten by Hunter.

LONDON, June 9.

In the third round of the all-comers championship, Kingscote beat Kleinman of Singapore 6-2 6-2-

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LONDON, June 9.

Few ships have had their design altered-so many times as have the bigger class of the Shipping Board "State" liners, yet even now they THE PACIFIC CONFERENCS.

seem to be a very long way from According to the Mainichi, the satisfactory. The latest trouble is in Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Osaka Shosen the matter of ventilation, which was Kaisha, and other shipping companies, proved in the voyage out to the taking seriously the inevitable col-Pacific of the "Golden State to be to- lapse of the Pacific Homeward Contally inefficient, and it is now neces ference in which they were formerly sary to remodel it from beginning to holding end. Many of the original faults of participants, meetings to discuss steps for main these ships were pat right during the taining the Conference, and have now course of construction, but there seem A London representative of The arrived at a decision. This decision to be still some awaiting discovery. Naval and Military Record had an provides that each of the members At any rate, they are not likely interesting chat with Mr. Schermoly should mortgage a proper security in the machinery department, for the other day. The inventor now to the Conference, so that its founda-ships which were designed for 17

As he tions may be made firm and freight koots and do 20 on trial, can feel lives at Sutton, in Surrey.

kept up. The Mainichi well satisfied with themselves. spent his early manhood serving be- rates. fore the mast in the old sailing ships, says that the rebate system which he has many yarns to tell. If he exists in other lines is prohibited on In the Cunard report, which has has long ago degenerated into a the North American line by the been well received in the city despite land-imbber, the sea still has its old American law, and that the basis of the drop of over half a million in the pull, and he has devoted a number the Conference is therefore very profits for 1920 as compared with of his years ashore to inventing, flimsy and can readily be overturned. 1919, there is an interesting reference developing, and perfecting life-saving. There is some room to doubt whether to the competition which had to be apparatus for the benefit of those the Conference can be maintained by faced in the North-Attactic trade luckless or adventurous mortals who the present security mortage system during the last half of 1920. The still go down to the sea in ships. so strongly as by deferred rebates. French companies were the greatest: He has recently devised a new But the real trouble on the Pacific is offenders, and certain American-lines line-throwing pistol of immense im- not the lack of a deferred rebate also took a share in the depressing- portance to the maritime world." It system. Complaints are made that tactics. At one time it was cheaper is a rocket apparatus in portable, certain shipping companies deli to ship, goods to a Continental port City Hall. The President of the Council and the Frefect of the Seine convenient shape and size, and is berately accept cargo at a lower rate and reship them to the United district delivered addresses to which the Prince replied expressing admir. the very thing that the Board of than that agreed upon, the method Kingdom. Any old boat was berth-ation of the City and its mortamenta-Hawas. Trade and the shipping community being, of course, that of giving, ed and advertised as open to load

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at large have been hunting after for secret rebate. Nothing can be cargo for the German and Dutch

half a century.

Mr. Schermuly's proved, but the practice threatens to ports, grain at one time being shipped smash up the conference-by which, to the latter as low as 10 to 12 cents no doubt, shippers would benefit for per 100 ths. There is now a better

latest contrivance has been tested and approved by experts. and in a Httle while we may expect that all ships going to sea will be equipped with the pistol.

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Pressmen's questions. He declined to respond except in the case of the Mr. Hughes on arrival at Paddington was assailed by a torrent of

query whether he anticipated solid and lasting results to be forthcoming from the premiers conference. He replied "Yes.. I think I can go as far as that."

JAPANESE OROWN PRINCE.

ADMIRATION FOR PARIS,

PARIS, June 4.

The Municipal Council welcomed the Japanese Crown Prince at the

COST OF LIVING IN FRANCE.

-FOREIGNERS' COMPLAINTS OF OVERCHARGE TO BE HEARD.

PARIS, June 4.

a time at least. Of course a deferred understanding between the various rebate system might help, because companies, and an agreement as re- there is always just a chance of the gards rates has been come to, but the facts coming to light and then ship threat of competition is not finished Following energetic steps taken by the Government for reducing the pers would not care to run the risk with by any manner of means. Of cost of living the Minister for Food stated that any complaint by foreign of losing a big rebate, and so might course, the general slump in trade

The pistol is abour two feet in length, and remarkably light, con sidering its purpose. It fires a steel be deaf to the charms of the "freight also hit the Canard rather badly, but visitors of overcharge by hotels or restaurants would receive immediate at rocket and carries a line 350 yards. solicitor."

the result is a good one all the same. tention from the authorities. Havas

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