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SHIPPING.

INTERNATIONAË MARITIME

LAW,

PROGRAME OF, UNIFICATION,

THE CHINA MAIL

FAR EASTERN SHIPPING.

NERVY ADVENTURE.

A JAPANÉSIES KEVZEW.S

The Japanese Department Argricultujs ...,and Commerce has Ingoed a statement regarding the coo ditions of wrions teamship lines, of

A special correspondent writes in which the following is a condensed

■ Home paper--

Maritime Committee (whose labours,

CLIFF FACE RESCUES.

MAN AND WOMAN HANGING ON

TO" IVY ROOT.

I

My brother frequently. said can only last ten minutes more, and then help came."

passengers,

third-class

and the accommodation for both classes will be of a very superior character.

CHINA AVIATION

AERIAL MAILS.

AN EXTRAGEDINARY SITUATION.

HE

ANGLICAN CHURCH.

GENERAL SYNOD. -

PRELIMINARY REPORT.

The Bishop of Victoria forwards

meeting

with other

with the

THURSDAY,

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VICTOR SUN

A really extraordinary situation has arisen in connection with, the A'men who was hanging by his proposal to establish a mail and com- us a copy of the preliminary report translation: Although the exchange hands to the ledge at ca 300mercial aeroplane service between of the action of the fourth meeting I understand that the International rites no High have declined and the terroring, trims. Weft reamed at rare ready, the pilots are available, of the General Synod of the Chung Gruyere Cheese-

freight rate on special commodities, were rescued He those of moet: International in have been lowered the European line Lynmouth, Devon. Their plight was the routes has been surveyed, and Hua Sheng Kong Hui held at W

intended to start the chang from April 17 to 25, from stitutions, were interrupted by the with the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, on the seen by the lighthousekeeper, who it was me of unification of, maritime law. Dainm runs, although it manages to Į party climbed up and fastened a ↑ this summer. "The Chinese Govern of the General Synod will be held in war) has taken up again its program, subsidised American, European, and summoned coast guards. One of the service during the early part of which we note that the next

bas・・ authorised: the Ex- The International Maritime Com-ouldistance the NYK. on the Java rope to the man and woman, who want

the top of the periment, and issued instructions that the Diocese of Victoria, Hong mittée offers the great advantage of run, the Robe Yuskin Jearns that, were then bauled

the necessary preparations are to be kong on the third Sunday after confining is labour to maritime law, considering that circumstances do not cliff.

Describing their escape. the made.

It was intended to make†Baster, May 11, 1924. . Kesilutions and has obtained great practical repermit of its continuing the present. salts in the past. It is due to the state of affairs, the O.S.K. has, after woman said: "We thought the cliff Tiental the first stopping place on were passed paving the way for IM.C. that the two codes, the first detailed consideration, decided to path looked easy and world save the journey. But the enlightened negotiators towards unity, as oppor relating to collisions at sea, the open a fire between Kobe and as the journey back over the rough Civil Governor of this Province, for tunity might offer, second to mantime salvage, have Calcutta, via Moj Hongkong, beach. My brother reached the some undisclosed reason, has a churches in China; giving authority Been embodied in all legislations over Singapore, Penang, and Rangoon,ledge, of a rock, which gave way.solutely declined to assist the afficials for alterations to the Canons to the world. These positive achieve which line now obtains more ship He clung with hands to an igy root depated by the Central Govern making clearly permissible the ad- meats are chiefly due to the practicements this other runs, and the freight I was beneath him and heldment. in their task of securing mission of women to the General his and lying out a suitable site Synod; delegating to the Standing always followed by the committee of rates on which are comparatively my hands up to support

serodrome and-land-Committee on the Prayer Book the giving the first place inite meetings and favourable. The staple exports from feet. We shouted, and I waved a for committees to shipowners, machants, Kobe are matches, cotton yarn, plece handkerchief, but despaired of helping ground. Consequently, if the task, in consultation

Bishops, of enrich. underwriters. Also the Bar and the goods, and so forth. The Calcutta ron, Both of us were afraid he would lose project of an aerial mail between the Diocesan Bench have been represented on the states the Kode Yushin, is controlled his hold and fail and drag me down Capital, and Shanghai is not wholly ing the Book of Common Prayer committee by such men as the late by a conference of the N.YK, British with him. He said: I shall only abandoned, it will be necessary to and adapting it to present conditions Lord Alverstone and Lord Gorell India SV, Co, and Indo-China S.N. break my leg but I knew better eliminate Tientsin from the places of and Chinese Ideals; appointing call. ind. make: Tsinanfu the first a Bishop-Designate in Shantung Barnes in England, Mr. Choate, Co. but is these depressed days the that he would be dashed to pieces,

stopping place. There are, we under to take Episcopal oversight of the USA. Mr. A. Beernaert, Belgium, three companies are inclined to com and Hire Autran, France. The pete for shipments at lower rates

stand, numerous suitable spots for Chinese congregations in Japan, an aerodrome in the vicinity of instructing the Synod Standing Com- men belonging to the actual naviga than the Conference scale. The in-

Tientsin, but none of them can be mifee to consult with the Bishops secured without the assistance of most nearly concerned and to con tion trade have been always the vasion of the O.SK. will no doubt leading spirits. The International Produce not a little effect upon the

The NY

the Civil Governor, which is deliber rinue its correspondence with the Maritime Committee had before the present monopolista,

English-speaking congregations in war, formed 17 national associations handled per cent of last year's ship

ately withheld.

Whether an serial mail, between China and Hongkong on the subject in the principal commercial countries.ments for Calcutta, and the blow it

Peking and Shanghai would be * of ̃" their relationship to the The acting president for the time will suffer through the intrusion of

paying proposition remains to be Chong Hua Sheng King Hui; and being is Mr. Louis Franck, Minister the 0.5K, is seedless to say, incom-

In connection with the proposed seen.. Certain it is that the financial | referring the matter of Government of Colonies for Belgium, and the parably greater this that to the two

others. The aty scheme of the grandiose shipping smalgamation, to success of the experiment would inspection of Church schools to the hgn. general secretary Mr. Leslie SK has not so fer matured, but which the Nippon Yusen Kaisha is depend to a very large extent upon Advisory Comcil of the Christian Scott, B.C, M.P., London

I understand that the matter to be if it is decided to consummate it and opposed, a statement has been pub the support received from Tientsin. Educational Association of man put on the agends of the next meeting there is an inclination to compete lished by Mr. Tachikawa, a large There would probably be larger with a request that it be taken up at will be in continuance of the work with the others, the challenged party shareholder of the company, and his letter and parcels mail from here to its forthcoming meeting in Shanghai will have no alternative left but to adherents. Their paint is that it is Shanghai, than from Peking. And with a view to presenting the subject (1) Limitation of shipowners' liability, induce shippers by virtue of the improper for the directorate wilfully it seem preposterous that (2) international code of affreight rebate system or to admit its new to express its opinion against the Provide official, nominally sub ment, (3) negligence clause in bills competiter into the Conference on proposal, without obtaining an exordinate to the Central Government, pression of view from the share- - should have it in his power to carry of lading, with such subjects as were special.tems.

The entry of another subsidised holders, so as to be able to speak unreasoning opposition to the exfest recently dealt with by the line on run where there is already responsibly in the same of the com-of depriving Tientsin of whatever International Shipping Committee.

benefits may accrue from a faster It is clear that the difficulty of hardly sufficient cargo suggests, a pany,

mail service to the South. The Civil arriving at an international agreement good deal more than is set forth by

Governor's military brother has, as on these matters, which are extremely the Fuskin Nippo.

is generally known, stolen several intricate and controversed questions,

British-zeroplanes imported by the can only be overcome by the method

Chinese Government under a definite followed by the International Maritime

pledge that they would be used solely Committee, which has proved so

for commercial purposes. The Civil successful in the past.

Governor himself seems determined to prevent the remaining British acroplanes from being put to the use for which they were intended. He is reported to entertain serious objec, for Cuban parts with 4000 tons efs to aeroplane visits to this city, cargo and 1200 steerage passengers and to be determined to use every She has accommodation for 18 first means in his power to prevent the establishment of an aerodrome in Tientsin. What is behind this op position can only be mortaised. It has been suggested that for some weird reason he fears that the establishment of an aerial centre here will be a menace to his authority. It would surely, as a matter of fact, have the contrary effect. For the aerodrome would be within his jurisdiction, and it would be a simple matter to prevent

began before the outbreak of war-

GENERAL NOTES.

At the meeting of the Southampton Harbour Board. it was stated that the

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A Shanghai paper understands that the Harima Maru" formerly theBorneo and owned by the Shinsen Kishen Kabusbaiki. Kaisha has been said to the Spain and China Navigation Co. the disposal price being £35,000 Stg, and has been grenamed the “New China.” She is a steel screw steamer of 4720 gross tans built by Palmer's of Jarrow. She sailed recently, from. Hongkong

I may add that the British Cor-income for the past year had been a porations and Associations, who, be record, and £20,000 would be spent fore the war, were sending delegates on improvements. to the committee's conférences, are Lloyd's Committee, United Kingdom A proposal by the shipowners to Shipowners Associations, North of reduce wages in the catering depart England Steamship Owners' Associa- ment by £2 10s. in monthly boats and tion, the London Chamber of Com- | 8s. 6d. is weekly boats, was discussed | class passengers also, merce, the Liverpool Chamber of by the catering panel of the National Commerce, the Glasgow Chamber of Maritime Board in London and fail- Commerce, the General Council of the ing agreement the meeting was

adjourned.

Bit, de

The next conference will most pro- bably be held in Brussels this summer,

SHIPPING DEPRESSION.

'500 AMERICAN SHIPS IDLE,

Mr. CE. Harvey, chairman of the Trans-Pacific Freight Tariff Bureau of Kobe, who was elected in January last, has tendered his resignation and will leave a home shortly. The new Chairman will be elected at the next meeting of the Berean, which will be

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to the National Christian Conference.

of 1922.

SUPERSTITIONS, -

HORSEHAIRS.

It is a rather common practice for country boys to place a horsehair in water with the belief that it will turn into a snake. A few years ago this superstition was very prevalent- perhaps it is as common now and though no boy ever saw the expected transformation you could not con- vince the young necromancer that it was not able to take place,

Irth a curious fact that some superstitions engendered in the mind of primitive man, and brought over from his day, are continued through aduk life in the "persisting primitive" in modern man; while others of like origin prevail only during childhood and are dropped as the "repressions of advancing years cause the mind to become less distinctly and generally in harmony with that of the cave- dweller..

The horsehair superstition is one its use for any bat peaceful purposes. of the latter sort. In it the child The obstruction of a single Pro- exhibits a strong atavism. Our

in

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HONGKONG.

PUSSYFOOT IN INDIA.against a nation which he now be

lieved objected to it.

AN ELABORATE CAMPAIGN.

Shipbuilding yards in Japan manage to coatigue business operations, by contracting for war shipments in accordance with the eight-and-eight squadron programme. They are also engaged in repairs, besides which they turn themselves to the manufac- ture of the machinery necessary for hydro-electric work, etc. Shipbuild ing yards can at present hardly pay with construction of vessels at any

· Admiral. Benson, the president of | held on June 8,

thing under Y200 per ton, against|vincial official will not, of course, aboriginal ancestors were firm be which the general quotation is only prevent an attempt being made to lievers the United States Shipping Board, it

the power of is stated, is asking for an appropri An order has been placed by the between Y90 and Y100. Up to the open long-distance mail services by hair to retain some sort of life Severance from the ation of £12,000,000 to meet losses Japanese Naval authorities with a present time from the beginning of aeroplane in China, especially in after its this year.

shipbuilding yard in New York for anthis year, launchings stood at 150,000 those Provinces which suffer from body, and also in the repro- According to Fairplay 536 steel oil ship (or oil-ships) with a displace tons or thereabouts, but in the second lack of railway "facilities." The ductive power of water which was ships owned by the Shipping Boardment in 20,000 tons. The Haral half of the year, they are expected to route between Feking and Sianfu, the yearly, exhibited before their very are at present laid up, the sizes being authorites admit that negotiations decrease rapidly. There is a belief capital of Sheast, has recently been eyes when the rain made the crops as follows:

have been progressing with America

reconnoitred, and the results indicate

grow. The combination cf.a hair for oilships aggregating some 23,000

that there would be every prospect and water ought, naturally, to tons. They have at present no official

of making an serial service between produce some form of life. This is statement ready as to whether the

|that city and Peking a really paying | the stavism which the child has, but negotiations have ended successfully, The South Sea Freight Conference venture. It is to be hoped that the which is unconscious of possessing. London, May 18-Mr. Pussyfoot is now contemplating a rise in the Central Government will not encounter The child's mind is, in essentials the Johnson is paving the way for an A bid for Atlantic passenger traffic rates of shipments. It is supposed petty obstruction, similar to that exprimitive mind and the child coa elaborate campaign in India during

"With Dr. Russell, who is the beist made by the Royal Mail that an increase of some 20 per 'perienced in Tientsin, if the project ducts the rest of his experiment just August and September by despatch- Steam Packet Company. Atlantic cent. will be effected. The of an air line to Sianfu be seriously as his skin-clad ancestor would have ing large batches of prohibitionist president of the World League" Since it costs anything up to £80 shipping companies agreed to a 10 Mainichi says: The Northern Branch taken up. The saving of time done had the idea occurred to him to literature to India. He believes that the against alcohol, I shall content my a day to lay up ships in the United per cent increase on passenger rates, of the Pacific Freight Union, by the transport of mails between try it. Perhaps the skin-clad ances Indian electorates only need to be toki self with a few addresses at ec States, it can be perfectly understood to date from May 1. Fares to the (including the Nippon Yusen, Osaka

tor did try it who knows? A coarse of the happy situation in the United clesiastical May month meetings f how heavy deficiencies will have to United States by the R.M.SP. Com Shosen, Toyo Kisen, the Admiral Line,

horsehair suggests a small snake. States under probibiton to induce London. I don't feel I am ordained be met by the American taxpayer.pany now cost 1st class (minimum) Frank Waterhouse & Co. Struthers &

Therefore the horsehair placed in the them, to influence the Legislative as a prophet, neither have I the In fact, it is thought in some quarters from Southampton to New York. Dixon, and the Pacific Mail Co., and

reproductive element of water will Councils to bring about prohibition. desire to make this country dry st the moment. But it is not up to that a sum nearer £100,000,000 will £56 73.6d; second class, £30; third the Canadian Pacific OS. Ltd.) find

become a snake a cave-man's Ee bases his hopes of saccess on be needed to meet the losses catalled class, £18 15s.; by the Cunard Line-Messrs Butterfield & Swire, who do

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the fact that temperance is a strong me to get off the earth until Eng by Government participation in the £58 5s, £30, and £19.

article of faith with Mahomedans and land is dry. Hindus. He will address over 100 shipping business.

meetings in the course of his tour of India,

5,000 tons deadweight .............. 241. *5,000 tons to 7,000 tons................. 38 - 7,000 tons to 8,000 tons...... 23 8,000 tons to 9,000 tons............ 110 Over 9,000 tons -----

90

In addition there are 26 tank steamers, 6 cattle boats and 2 re- frigerated vessels lying idle.

that this year's aggregate will be some 250,000 tong against last year's figure of 450,000 tons.

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Feking and other important centres, and cities beyond the reach of railways, would, of course, be enox mous. If aerial mail services, how ever, are to be developed on a really comprehensive scale. Hankow would not belong to the conference, a dis- seem to be the most suitable centre. turbing element in their co-operative It is no further from Hankow All the maritime nations are show- The While Star Line twin-screw endeavour to keep up freights to Canton, than from Peking to ing a similar laying up of tonnage, steamer "Doric," 16.300 tons, now Mesars Butterfield & Swire are busily Sianfu. The distance from Hankow as a symptom of the general shipping being constructed by Harland. and engaged in the collection of cargo to to Chengtu is only a little greater. depression. The losses entailed in Wolff, Belfast, for the company's be conveyed by the "Teucer," leaving The day may yet come when Her this country for instance, are borde Liverpool and Canada service, is Kobe for the United States and kow, as the most central of China's by the private shipowner as an offset aiready framed and partially plated. Canada on June 2 next, The srail- big cities, will be connected by ait: to the profits made during more When this vessel is in commission, able cargo consists largely of matting, lines with Peking. Sian and Lan prosperous years. In the case of a she should prove one of the finest and the Conference has lowered its chow: Chingking and Cheugta; nationalised Mercantile Marine the navigating on the St. Lawrence. rate on this particular line from 75 Changsha, Kwellin and Nanning burden falls on the State, that is to Propelled by geared turbines, the sen per 100 pounds to 50 sen until Canton, Foochow, and Shanghai

P. & T. Times. say, on the taxpayer.

"Dorld" will carry 600 cabin and 1,700 the departure of the" Teucer!".

CONT I TELL YOU TO CO TO THE STATION AND MEET THE

NEW BUTLER? HELL BE ON THE NEXT TRAIN -

SINCE WHEN 'HAVE

•1 BEEN PUT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE HELP?

BRINGING.

DO AS I SAY- TM SICK OF TALKING TOW

-YOU-

YOURE NOT SICK!

BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN.

PICTURESQUE STORIES.

"I do not come on a hostile mission I am not going to follow any citizen dos.n the street or bite him in the leg. Nor am I going to break anybody's window, I have. come to spend a good time with my friends and to enjoy myself all I can before I go to the Continent and India, he said.

"It will come in my lifetime: I have faith to the British people and es they are studying the question they will come out all right: Some of your best men tell me the country will be dry in ten years., I leave it

Mr. Pussyfoot Johnson returned to England on April 25. He is in a

should watch for any unstural than be displayed on his last visit. to you. DURING the emmer months mothers more conciliatory and subdued spirit Before landing from the White looseness of the child's bowels When gives prompt attention at this time serious trouble me be a raided. Cham Star Hiner "Cedric which arrived in Berlin's Colic and Distrboss Remedy the Mersey, be desired the Press re can always be depended upon. For ele porter to impress, the public that he by all Chemists apd Storekeepers. did not contemplate a campaign 88,965 being perman

UP FATHER.

YOU ARE THE NEW BUTLER POR MRSUIGGS

1 BELIEVE

·YES AND ACCORDING >TO HER TÈLEPKOŃE!

CONVERSATION ~ I'M TO BE TREATED

AS ONE OF THE,

FAMILY!

In Government offices on March

there were 140,189 ex-Service men, Civil Servants.

THEN TAKE MY ADVICE ANZIT ON THE NEXT TRAIN BACK WHILE YOUVE GOT YOUR HEALTHS

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