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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1921

SHIPPING.

LOSSES OF MERCHANT

VESSELS.

FULL STATISTICS.

For the first tim since the ter- mination of the war full statistics of the losses suffered by the merchant vies of the world owing to ordinary. marine risks have now been issued by Lloyd's Register. From these it appears that, during 1920, a total of 561 vessels, making collectively; 646,603 tona were lost from what may Je described as natural causes, in order to distinguish them from the losses due to nemy a tion during the course of the war. The above mentioned figures include 357 steamers of 510,794 gross tons in the aggregate, and 201 sabing vessels, making 134,809 net; tobs together, and they refer only to vessels of 100 tons gross or over in the case of steamers and net in the cuse of smiling vessels. Confining our at- tention for the moment, to steam ressols, we find, as might be expected, that in this class of shipp ng the United Kingdom is the chief sufferer, the British mercantile marine having Lost 80 steamers with a total gross tonnage of 123,863. The latter, figure is, however, only 068 per cent. of the total steam tonnage owned in the United Kingdoin und the pro- portion lost compares quite favou. - ably with that of most other The tonnage maritime countries. lost by the United States 18 proportionately higher than that of the United Kingdom being 112,040 tous, which is 0-30 per cent. of the United States steam toutage. French lo-ses total 50,874 tons, and the pur- centage, in the case of that country, amoris to 1.72, while the correr- ponding figures for Japan are 41,988 tons and 140 per cent. Other in- teresting figures in order of magni- tude, are those for Norway (25,044 tons and 1.31 per cent), Sweden (17.777 tous and 1.78 per cent. British Dominjons (16,174 tons and

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0.89 per cent.) Russia (15,977 tons to Bombay at rates lower than agreed over a barge in the Thames, two and 3.02 per cent.), Italy (13,020 tons and 0.41 per cent), and Spain (10,060n. Thus, the friction and disunion! hundred yards distant, the first shot tons and 1.07 per cent.); no other between these two great shipping fell wide. At the second attempt the country has suffered. losses, exced ing 10,000 tons. The losses of sailing vessels, in proportion, are murli

higher. those of Norway, which amquist to 26,704 net tous, repre senting no less than 11.13 perc cent. of the total sailing tonnage owned in that courry. The United States is, however, the largest owner of railing

companies seems to be increasing.

JAPAN'S SHIPPING.

According to statistics issued by a certain Tokyo firm, there were 817 Japanese ships (over 1,000 tons) of 2.821,000 tons engaging in the ocean and near-sca trades at the beginning

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ATHLETIC EXERCISES IN

CONDEMNED CELL.

Sentenced to death for the murder of a post officeight watchman, two men named Luntz and Fritz were executed atStrasbourg. Special precau tions had to be taken as regards the last few weeks had been assidu- Lunta, who is an athlete, and who for

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FUTAUMUN THIS TIME.

MANILA CARNIVAL.

BUSINESS AND PLEASURE COMBINÉD.

BOOSTIN HONGKONG.

THE TRADE EXHIBITION.

Anked to day about the progress of arrangements for the huge Chinese trade exhibition which, as announced rosently, is to be held in Hongkong, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Beard that stops had been taken to select a suitable site over on the mainland but otherwise, the scheme wofili still very much in the

Mr. prelimininary stage,

Lau sad that the promotors had hoped foliuld the exhibition next March but, personally, in view of the great amount of organising work that had to be done first, he doubted, whether they would be able get it going be fore 1922.

One of the problems that has to be solved is the housing of the crowds of visitors who will doubtless be at- tracted from the Chinese provinces. as well as from other parts of the world, and Mr. Lad thinks that ne- commodation will probably have to be provided for them on the site of the exhibition All this will require a: capital of some millions of do:lars so the premotors will need to make their plans carefully.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVALS.

Szechuen, (B. & S.) from Shanghai, Swatow-B12.

Kucichow, B. & S.) from Tientsin, WeihaiweiC16,

Soochow (B. & S.) from Shanghai, Amoy.-B31,"

John Banderson, (H.M H. Nemazec) from Saigon.-B22

Haichung, (D. L. & Co.) from Swatow-Wharf.

Nylié, (Moller & Co.) from Shang- hai-C14:

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Arratoon Apear. (B. J. S.N. Co.) from Kobe, Moji.

Lahore, (P. & O S N. Co.) from Kobe, Shangbai.-A4.

Mattawa, (C. P. S. Ltd.) from Hongay.---B50.

Chaksung, (J. M. & Co.) from Calentia, Singapore.-Wharf.

Wingsang. (J. M. & Co.) from Hai- phong C37.

Waiabing, (J. M. & Co.) from Shang- hai, Swatow.Wharf.

Empire State, (P. M. S. 8. Co.) from The master of a cargo boat reports that about 9 p... on Sunday, while

San Francisco, Manila.—43. ..... Taking for its slogan

'" Boost

Angkor, his vessel was lying at anchor at

M. M. Cie) from Futaumun, a small rowing boat on Carnival-February to 12-will

business," next year's Manila Marscelles, Haiphong-Wharf. taining six men, three armed with

Kniping, (Sing Kee.) from Hai- revolvers and the others with daggers, include a big commercial and inphong, Pakhi-C13. boarded the junk and after holding of the plans detailed in an interesting care alongside. Three of the pirates dustrial fair. Judging from the scope Canton. Dock.

Providence, (Kwong Mow Tai.) [com

Hermelin, (Thoresen & Co.) from Saigon, Tourane.-18.

ships, and the losses of that country 103 vessels totalling 526,000 tons be- Kaisha and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha ously' training in his cell, remarking up the master and his crew, spent

the most

to his keepers: "It will take at least about half an hour is ransacking the little booklet sent to this office by 20 policemen to drag me to the vessel. They stole from the master's the Philippine Carnival Association, scaffold."

cabin $40 in money, and from the the coming festival should easily When Luntz was awakened by the crew's quarters they took three pieces take first places prison officials he attempted no resist of clothing and a silver watch worth

yet... held' while anec. When he came out of the $9.

The pirates returned to their enjoyable prison with bis companion he was dinghy and rowed away in the dires the exhibition should fully attest smoking, and when the knife fell betion of Sa kung. The junk people Manila's claim as an important com- had still a cigarette in his mouth. immediately set sail for Hongkong mercial centre.

Six minutes passed before Fritz was arriving here early this morning when and exhibitors will find the Associa Intending visitors executed in his turn. During all this they made a report to the police. Ation's booklet, a mine of information time he remained calm, looking at the police launch was Tent out to body of his comrade lying in the investigate. basket.

י.

Lushan Maru (N,Y.K.) from Can- Iton.-C30.

Ganges Maru, (0, $, K) from Osaka, Moji.-Wharf.

Taikwa Maru, (Y. K. K.)from Hai- phong, Hoihow.-C42.

Hsinchang, (C. M. 8.N. Co.) from

Shanghai, Amoy.-Wharf. Canton-C45.

Taishun, (C. M S.N. Co.) from

Tai Lee, (Yer Tai Hong) from Weihaiw 1-C21.

Cheng Lee. (Shun Tai Hong) fron: Chefoo.--B23..

about travel facilities, hotels, inter- esting sights, climatic conditions, native industries, trade figures, etc. Full particulars regarding exhibitio Jade, (Kai Yu & Co.) from Hai arrangements are given together with phong, Pakhoi.--041.

line boopped. But the third shot the line fell beautifully over the object aimed at. It is claimed that landing and firing, which are performed yery rapidly, need no expert knowledge and no particular amount of skill.

According to the Jiji, some con- signors to India have the idea of el October. Classifying these ships, mediating between the Nippon Yusen amount to 47,674 tons. This figure is, however, only 3.44 per cent of the longed to the N.Y.K., 93 vessels who are now at war on the Calcutta total American sailing tonnage and, totalling 388,000 tons to the O.S.K., line, and they will probably work for proportionally, is roughly equivalent and 18 vessels totalling 149 200 tons the O.SK. being admitted into the to the losses of this class of shipping to the T.K.K., while the remaining Conference, as the N.Y.K. is aware of sustained Ly the United Kingdom, the 603 vessels, with a total of 1,756,000 the fact that the competition will figues for this country being 7,620 tons were held by unsubsidised ship- naturally badly affect other lines of ins and 3.47 per cent. The only owners. Regarding idle ships. April ità own. As it is believed that the other figures worth mentioning are closed with a total of 135 vessels 0.8.K. is prepared to participate in thos for Franco and the British totalling 242,000 tons, of which, 59 the Conference even on unfavourable Daininions, the former having lost vessels of 194,000 toss totalled over terme, an early decision may be ex-

Since that month, the 12,992 tons of sailing vessels and the 1,000 tons.

pected. latter 12,448 tons between diet. The number and tonnage have been dwin- Josses of the British Dominions, itdling, but as yet 7 ships (over 1,000

A $900,000 publicity fund has been may be noted, are both actually and tons) of 120,000 tons were calculated proportionally higher than those for at the commencement of October. set aside by the United States Ship- the Mother Country, the proportion The shipping trade both for ocen ping Board for the purpose of adver working out to 5.66 per cent. 8 me and near-sea routes has bettered a tising the steamship services main- interesting figures of the war losses of little since last spring, but never-tained by vessels owned by the board. shipping have also been given by theless the general aspect remains A liberal portion of this lund has been assigned to the Admiral Line, and

A motorman employed by the Lloyd's Register, and fan these it depressed.

will be used in "boosting" the

Tramway Company charged his ser- appears that a total of 4.677 steamers

Seattle-Orient route. with ita fivo. and 984 eailing vezels were lost by

A large hammer and a cold chisel vant before Magistrate Wood this the maritime nations of the world by

liners of the Wenatchee" type. The were produced before Magistrate morning with having pawned two causes arising out of the war. The

An extroardinary meeting of the legend, "Seattle to the Orient," Wood this morning as evidence cotton quilts and a blanket belonging total steam toogage lost was 12,562, Board of Directors of the Nippon heads all the advertising, the plan against a Chinese charged with having to him without permission.

Carnival has become an institution." The defondant admitted the offence 187 gross tons,nd.the sailing vessels Tusen Kaisha was held on Nov. 9 being to make it so familiar that it damaged Beach Road at Youmsti.

Not only will next year's festival account for another 673,485 net tons. when it was decided that dividends will spring at once into the mind of Inspector Browne said that the and said that he had lost heavily in offer a great sample fair but the vast Kum Sang. (J. M. & Co.) for The losses werd most serious in 1917 should be paid to the shareholders at anyone intending to make a trip to defendant was the employee of a gambling and pawned the things to ball room will become a wonderful Singapore, Calcutta Dec. 3. when the German submarine cana-the rate of 20 per cent. per annum

contractor who bad been commission-raise money to pay his debts. He kaleidoscope of colour and life" Java (Manners & Backhouse) for paign was at its light, no less than for the present term. The proposal

ed to break up H..S."Kent," One had meant to redeem them,

where "bright eyes will glean Shanghai, Dalny.-Dec. 3. piece of iron was too large for the The defendant, it was stated, was roguishly through the showers of

Angkor, (M. M. Cio.) for Shanghai, 2,211 steamer, making 5,967,913 gross was to be submitted to an ordinary

defendant to handie in his hut, and he arrested by the complainant in his multi-coloured confetti that float down Yokohama.--Dec. 3. tons, being lost in that year, in ad-shareholders' general meeting to be dition to 523 suiting ships totalling held at the Tokyo Young Men's

took it into Beach Road where he sister-in-law's house where he was above and the endless serpentines Caroillo, (A. P. C.) for Singapore: 392,440 net tons.--Engineering.

flattened it out with the heavy ham pleading for money to redeem to thrown from all sides. Furthermore, Dec. 4. mer. damaging the road in the process, things. The defendant had been in the couples will douce and whirl Taishun, (C. M. 8. N. Co.) for The Inspector asked that a serious the complainant's employ for 7 and spin beneath the multi-coloured Cauton. Dec. d view be taken of the cage as the months, and had been a very good lights, with the carnival spirit of Macassar Mari, (Nanyo Y. K.) for P.W.D. had only recently relaid the servant until now.

mirth, reigning supreme every night Moji. Deo. 4. road at considerable expense.

The pawnbroker who had taken the of the nine days, always until the wee Yue Ying Wa, (Choong Yua) for Fined $10.

things in pawn for $9.50, said that hours of the morning. With the Swatow - Deo. 4. the interest due on the money was arrangements for business and

Hyah, Kun, (Lapicquo & Co.) for 35 cents.

pleasure even more elaborate the Port Parcoval. Des.. 4.

CALCUTTA FREIGHT RATES.

N.Y.K. DIVIDEND.

the Orient.

According to a telegram received by the Osaka Shosen Inisha cu Nov. Association Hall on Nov. 28. Owing 12 the Norddeutscher Lloyd and the to the long-continued shipping depres. Hamburg-American Lipe have decided sion, it was only by recouree to to interest themselves again in the Y22,000,000 out of the dividend re. Far Eastern trade. These companies serve that the company was able to intend to run liners once a month, but as they have not enough bottoms It is worthy of notice, says the distribute this dividend.

whereby to make periodical runs, Mainichi, that the Bombay live

some time will elapse before they eems likely to be affected by the

achieve their desire. With the Ger Oraka Shore Kaisha endeavours to

man companies participating therein, achieve success on the Calcutta linc Sir Joseph Cook, Australian Trea- the Conference (between Germany and in competing against the conference, sured, stated in the House of Repre- the Orient) will have five participants, The Calcutta Conference, represented sentatives that the Commonwealth including the Ellerman Line, N.Y.K. by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Shipping Line had made a profit of and 0.8.K.

£467,000 during 1920.

negotiated some time ago with the Spinning Association in regard to an agreement for the shipment of Indign

GENERAL NOTES.

The "Andunia," a new oil burning

SIMPLY DIDN'T THINK.

THAT ROADS COST MONEY.

TYPHOON WARNING,

A LUCKY GAMBLER.

GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE.

a plan of Carnival City. It is Juno, (A. P. C.) from Pulao, Sumbo. interesting to note that the honorary-Tai Kok Tsui. and administrative officers of the Taiszema, (Yan Fat) from K. C. Association include all the highest Wan, Macao.Wharf...... state officials with the Governor Poo Loe, (Hung Shun) from Fort General himself honorary president. Bayard, Wharf. As the booklet says "the Philippine

CLEARANCES.

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|✨ Asumo Maru, (O.SK.) for Takao.—

Dec. 4.

Kueichow, (B. & S.) for Canton.- Dec. 4.

Lushan Maru, (N.Y.K.) for Swatow, Shanghai.--Deo. 4th..

Conglee, (Shun Tai Hong) for Foochow Dec 5.

Tai Lee, (Yeo Tai Hong) for Foo chow-Deck S

Hin Chang, (C.M.S.N. Co.) for

FosshowDoc, 5.

Inspector Blackman suggested to average daily attendance of 50,000 Szechuen, (B. & S.) for Canton.--- the Magistrate that the defendant maintained for the last fourteen years Dec. 4. The telegram quoted below was should be bound over and should certainly be eclipsed. received by the local American the money for redeeming the Consulate General from the Manila articles be paid by him into Observatory: N

the station by instalments. The 2. p.m. December 5.

complainant did not wish to press for

A huge, yellow tiger has recently Cyclone or typhoon W. of Guam imprisonment and was willing to take appeared on Pak Wan Shan, or White cotton for next term, and the Cunarder of 15,000 tons gross Another shipping collapse is moving NW. of NNW.

the defendant back into his employ, Cloud Mountain. Many cattle in the freight between Calcutta and Japan specially designed for the Cunard reported from Cardiff, the Maindy

Addressing the defendant, the villages of that vicinity have been was consequently, fixed at the Company's Liverpool Canadian ser Shipping Company, whose subscribed

The tiger devoured by the beast. Magistrate said that taking into con low rate of 13, while the

It is now learned that 180 lives sideration that he was a young man, rato vice, was launched in mail werk from capital is £500,000, having ou

usually appears in the afternoon at Letween Bombay and Jupan was the yard of Messrs, Hawthorn, Leslie overdraft of £100,000, a bank holding were lost when the West River motor and had hitherto born good 4 o'clock. A hunting company has Y.23. The Bomliny rate Was no and Co. ut Hiebbum on Tyne. The mortiges on the company's vessels, bout Kwong Hung capsized character, he would not damage his been formed by the villegets there to doubt so fixed through the intention ceremony was performed by Lady The Directors state that they are not following a panic among the passen Life by sending him to fail. In get rid of this dangerous can-eater. Nam Wah (Sob Hing) for Kwong of the N.Y.K. to deter the O.S.K. from Pecloy, wife of Sir Georgo Perley, justified in advising the abareholders gers who rushed to one side to scapa tond, he would give him a chance to

Chow Wan.Dec. big taking homeward cargous from Cal K.C.M.G., the High Commissioner for to dubscribe any further money for lying site from one bank of the

On Saturday afternoon the invita

Sonchow, (B&S) for Canton. cutta, and this simple fact is eloquent, Canada.

the existing company, and advise the rivers, Those saved wore mostly Inspector's suggestion, with which tion of Mr. Rodenfusor, ocalagant for De 5. says the Mainichi of what steps

formation of a fresh one with a capital rescued by pirates.

he understood the complainant agreed. the Messagories Matitimes, to tes. Sui Yile, (Fuk Họi) for Shan Mi are being planned by the Conference Yet another live-throwing gun. of £700,000. Only a week before the

- The defondant would be bound board the Angkor was tukhn Dec. 0. against the new rival. The 0.5.K. This new one is being brought out by Wastorn Countries shipping company.

UNNECESSARY WORDS áver in the sum of $50 to be of advantage of be a number of guests, Taistoma, Kab.) for Kwong however, instead of being frightened | the Birmingham Small Arms Co, of· Cardiff issued a circular VHY waste words and advertising good behaviour for six montis, and including the French consul-general Chow Wan.-Dec. 6,

•Aupaco in many at in the least, to fully determined to Ltd. which, when discharged, throws recommending voluntary winding up points of work to bamberlain's though he would live to redebith cho com- (Mr. Rean) the Rev. Father Robert make its invasion of the Calcutta fine line a distance varying from 70 to and the formation of a new company. Remidri The imbet astidious are plainant property within two and the Hon. Mr. L. Perkins. The a thorough pices of work, even at the 200 yards. The gun is made in two but offering no hope of any return to satisfied when we state the 16 curas months, either by working for the vessel, which was formerly named the risk of its being expelled from the classes, one known as the shoulder the original shareholders, numbering golds sad bought from any on use, and complainant without for two da. "Atlantique Uni torpedoed in

that it contains absolutely no narooties Bombay Conference, and already pattern, and the other as the mounted about 12,000 and ropresenting or Injurious subitat com Poppio tyrell months or by raising the money by 1918 and has not been fitted up very shows signs of almorbing shipments type, · Experimenting with the latter investments of over £2,000,0

handsomely indend

Chom tole and Borekeepers &

pair this lapse of his, and adopt the

Tung Shing (You Woo.) for Holow, Haiphong.-Dec. 0.1

Kaiping, (Sing Kec.) for Pakhol, adiphong, Deu. 6.9

Labores (P. & 0. & N. Co.) for Bingapore. Bombay, Dec. 8.