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MARINER'S CERTIFICATES. formation which, presumably, has led to bis deportment without having to stand trial for his offence. We can not, therefore, comment on that aspect of the case.

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ON THE CHINA COAST.

A SHANGHAI SUGGESTION,

It will be fresh in the memo y of readers eaye Shipping and Engineering (Shanghai) bow, in July laat, after proceedings which had, for various reasons, been drawn out for more than six months, a British subject was found guilty, after an exhaustive trial, of having furged and uttered a document purporting to be

The fart a mariner's certifica'e. brought out in connection with te care, and other information, in our

This case bringe to the fore again the question of the general verification of certificates of mariners en the Coins Const. While in the case of one Company, it is practically im possible for any uncertificated person to secure an appointment calling for n certificate, it has been the case, and is still in some companies (especially the euialler ones) for a man's word to he accepted as to the class of certificate

THE STRAITS SETTLE--

MENTS.

FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE",

COLONY.

In the course of his annual address

THE CHINA-MAIL.

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DIVISION 1.

CHINESE VENDETTA.

MAN SHOT IN CITY TEA HOUSE.

hospital in a sritical condition, and his

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1922.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

a dying deposition has been taken by Just landed ex "EMPRESS OF ASIA”

W. Hamilton, According to formation given to the police by those 7who witnessed the shooting, the

Results to Baturday, Sopt. 23 (Inclusive) The Sag Yuen tenhouse of "Queen's Goals · [Road Central, was the scene of a Liverpool......... 76.82 21 8 10 The wounded man, is now in the P. W. L. D. F. A, Pils. | shooting affray yesterday morning, Chelsea masin 7 4 2 1 18 7 10

74 19 12 8 Newensils Middical mugh...7391 15 A Blackburn Rovers 73 2 2 11 8 W. Bromwich...... 7 3 2.2 0.8 Huddersfiell 7 3 2 50 10 7.3 1 3 14 10 Cardiff City Burnley 73 13 12 91 Tottenham To... 0 3 1 80 8 Oldham Athlete... Sunderland Notta Forest Manchester 73 1 3 0 10 Arsenal

7 a. 1 3 10 10 7 9 2 8 0 Shofield United Everton 6 3 0 3 8 11

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wounded man was on the third floor taking tea with two other men at one of the tables. Presently another man, apparently a stranger to the trio, entered and out at a table op porite them. Shortly afterwarde h quarrel Broze. but nobody know what it about. A fight followed GI WAS 5, in which the new arrival was attack- ed by the other three. In Fell- defes ce, he drew a revolver and fired' point blank at his attackers. The bullet bit the one man in the chest.

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to the Legislative Council at Singa pors H. E. the Governor said:-

The memorandum which has been circulated shows that we expect to do good deal hatter than pay our way this year. It la anticipated that our revenue will exceed the original estimate by about $4 millions, while our expenditure. should be less than our originst estimate by about $11 millions. The rear's working should in fact increase our surplus by come what more than $5 million.

This is an even better result than that of the year 1921, which produced on addition to our surplus of slightly over $4 millione. In view of the Preston N. E. 7. 10 15 fact that the Colony has suffered from stoke 8 02 6.88 a continuance of the depression in two of the principal Malayan industrice.

The man who fired the revolver which was so pronounced a feature of Resulls to Saturday, Sept. 21 (Inclusive.)

P. W. 1. D. F. A Fix: then blew a police whistle and gavu last year, I think we can congratulate

Reisly ....71 18 6 11 bimself up when the polico arrived. ourselves on the result from the

It is true our revenus will be $61 Liter City.... 7 5 1 1 13 At the station it was discovered

Blackpool... 7 4 2 1 3 10 Government point of view.

Manchester .... 0810 that the arrested man is Wen Ko, 7.4 2 1 10 8 10 the master painter, who figured at millions less than in the year 1921

the other hand our

5. 0 2 9 3 10 the last Criminal Sessions in a shoqt- but

ing case in which he was hit by a expenditure for the current year is Notis County......

bullet in the back of the head and almost $8 millions less than that of Fulhan

8aacsped death miraculously, Ilie as

sailant on that orcasi n is now in jail.

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holds. In regard to the Thomson last year. case, we said on August 4 that it

It is estimated that at the end of

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DIVISION 11.

TIRED-OUT WOMEN.

What they Need to Restore Vitality,

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rich blood, arid-stronger-no:VCS,–

was unfortunate that when he was the current year the easets of the possession at the time, caused admitted to membership of the China Colony will exceed its liabilities by Do tee some $5 millions, and owing to thei

Part Val... to suggest that if it were possible Coust Officers' Guild

holding, were taken, apparently, by the fact that the Feciated Malay States Stockport County when for one mag,

of that organization have repaid to us during the current Bradford City..... only a mate's certificate, to be Executive

CHUse him to produce his year a sum of $10 millions, the liquid Suthampton..... 7 14

Chaplon Orient. 712 I placed in command of

a China to

......... Coast vessel in the assumption that certificate. This procedure would, po tim of our surplus Las been conn he was a qualifiul master, it was conducbtless, bave precluded his eve siderably increased. It is anticipated Crystal Palaco ceivable, even probable, that what helug given a command, at least with that at the end of the year after Rotherham... be did, others did also. und that out Collusion." At the same time we earmarking from our surplus a sum there wers on the Chias Crust-those mentioned, and in all fairess wish to adequate to carry to completion the who were filling-appointments to emphasize now, that fur more than New Post Office and the General Ho- Pesults to Saturday, Sept. 22 (inclusive) Williams' pink pills.can give her-now which the certificates in their two years the certificate of aflspital schemes, the Colony will have possession did not entitle them." persons applying for membership have available in caah and readily roolisable Since that time, we bave been able to to be produced before membership is securities somo $271 milions, give particulars of a car in which an granted. The ex-bootswein to whom uncertificated engineer has been for we have been referring join the come considerable time (and is now) loenl Guild, we believe, some the -in-charge-of-the_engine_room_of_a and a half years ago.

steamer engaged on-one of the mos! dangerous run in the world.

This you will agree is a strong posi. tion, but upon a broad view of the situation, we base not, I think, more than is required to meet the calls that

re-likely to be made_upon_08.__

Our estimated revenue for 1923 is $31 247,118 as compared with esti mated-expenditure $25.483,641. It will be observed that we have for Dist gear prepared our budget with the intention of not spending more than we expect to rateiva in the year This is the only sound policy in times like the present.

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NORTHERN SECTIOS.

Although it hay little dircet bearing on the cases on the China Coast wo Another caso atill, and one that-is. have referred to, the altitude of the probably the worst of the three, has Imperial Merchant Service Guild, the recently come to light, without, how organization at House which is prob ever, receiving the publicity the inably the society most representative portance of the case warranted. Th of all of the masters and deck officers person concerund was on ex-boat of the British Merchant Marine, is a swain of the P. & D. Company, man little difficult to comprehend. Accord holding no officers' certificate what-ing to the rules of the Guild, member soever, who for tuore than three years ship is confined early to qualified certificated masters und has successfully hoodwinked all with and whom he has come in contact on the officers, yet there is no regulation

The story of a remarkable fe t China Const, including at least two of under which may intending member the big shipping companies and the may be called on to produce bis certi- of enduranco is told by the master of a fishing junk. The junk tan into a While fiesto as a guarantee of his bona fides. China Coast Officers' Guild. not in possession of all of the inuer While probably the Guild knows its gale on October 29 about 10 tiles Such of Woglan. After a strenuous details of the (aic, we know sufficient own busine a best, it would appear batile with heavy sens, the junke nuk

that it discloses a that in justice to its own members of about 25 miles from land. The mas Rotulic state of affairs such as to call a whole, in fairness to the shipping ter and his crew of six struggled in Palifax Tow...

Selson the verification, in all euses where companies who employ them, and the water for six hours, in an attempt Wigan Barou.h... to the smallest doubt of the a contributory measure to the safely to swim ashore. They were exhaust. Stalybridge....... certificates of mariners on the China of ships, passengers and crew at sea

a sine qua son of membership shoulded and hal almost given up hope Soport

when they were rescued by another Parrow be the production and verification of

junk. certificates. The Imperial Merchant Service Guild is a large and a power- fal bedy, which in many cases recom-

to assert

Coast. There must laceres of men on the Coast who have claimed to possess certificates but have never ac- tually produced them to substantiate their contentions. If such claims are genuine, those concerned.can have ne possible objection to producing the tickats for verification, especially in view of the cases we have cited.

that

The mystery surrounding the

The number of disorders caused by this blood is amazing, and most wonten are careless about the condition of their blood. Their serves are quickly affect 1, and they lenme irritable; they worry evar trilles, and do pot obtain refreshing sleep There may be stormch trochle and bedaches. This is the condition

int calle fur Dr. Williams' pink

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NAPOLEON'S ELBA VILLA- THREATENED.

An epidemic of firs due to the heat wave is ravaging Italy's forests. In the provises of Aquila, in 11 7 8 1 8 1

the Abruzz, seven words are on Sie, 0 3 8 14 4

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1 IVISION L

Gents.

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis., Hibernians... BG 13 HP 11

Hartlepool Ashington....... Accrington .. Bradford ....... mende, for employment by shipping death of Warder Fish, at the Taiping Tranmere Rovers

Lincoln City...... 5033 G companies, officers telonging to the ption quarters, on September 23, was Durban City......

It is not unatural to cleared up at a thagisterial enquiry by Waball.............. 0 2 2 5 13 3 Guild. suppose, therefore,

the Taiping magistrate, when W. 0. Crewe ..... any. officer Breaba hawand a servant named John Wrexham.......... A short review of the case of the Company accepting ex-boatswain may help to bring home recommended by a Guild whose were produced in custody, Several the necessity of this step. Ta marembership is confined to certi witnes es were examined, showing tint Fish picked a quarrel with arrived on the China Coast about three licated men, would accept the recom Bad & ball years ago, fr.m where mendation of that Guild as a defuite Breshatan, with whom he lived. The

guarantee that the officer concerned latter, on coming home from the club easits to Saturdna,Sippi not clear. With an assurance and a sang froid that would have been bettes held a certificate for the rank he saw Fich and the boy. John fighting. employed in a more honourable man. claimed to have qualified in. The endeavoured to separate them. ner, this individual proceeded to make (understood) fact that few if any During the struggle John rushed in himself kuown as a British mast cases of dece, tion by Guild menibors with a chopper and hit Fish on the in

in this respect have ever come to head with the blunt edge, causing mariner, and, we believe, joined the

The magistrate discharged China Coast Officers' Guild as such, light does not do away with the death. With a similar assurance, he secured possibility that such caues could Breshoulan and framed a charge of employment as second officer on occur, and that an unqualified persen culpable homicide against the Tamil

place in charge of many lives and boy John. China Coast veesel, stating that .. possessed

Master's raluable property might conceivably. Extra BL Certificate, white, in the case of an by his own ignorance, place them in other company, Lis claim that 4 position of extreme danger.

While there is a doubt that most to make use of this stolen certificats Faith trees. in posesion' of 1 br.1

of the shipping companies on the imself, or procures it for eomeone Third Lauak 5 0 7 114 mate's ticket

was Jeceived

A remarkable China Coast take steps to ensure that 80 to make use of. As the number Albion Rovers 11-84-619-4 without suspicion.

the officers they employ can cab of certificates which have been stolen Ayr United...6 1.3 6 11 4 stantiate any statements made at the or disappeared on the China Coast Bluthorwall

Hamilton 8 1 1 0 11 18 3 time of application for employment alone within recent times is not, wa

WAS

festurs of the gentleman's deception is that while, as a matiner, he was kaown under one came, bis overeens

se to the class of certificate beld, it is believe, inconsiderable, and as a certi- orrespondence come addressed in a

an unfortunate fact that this is not ficate, once it has gone out of the pos nime entirely different, and his con tention that this was just a privat. the case with all companies, and in sssion of its rightful owner, mrely, arrangement between his wile and many cases an applicant's stat, ment if ever, again finds its way back, some himself appears to have been believe, is admitted without doubt, owing,are must be made of these missing documents by those who obtain or at least accepted. Eventually perhaps to previous employment or

possession of them. other reasons, and there may be no however, by, a means which it is un

reason at all for suspicion in the For the reasons given, for the cessary to go into bere, his decep tion was discovered and, we believe,majority of cases. The fact, how calety of China Coast shipping. ho actually admitted to the British ever, that thers have been defnito generally, and in justice to the great authorities that he held no certificate instances within recent months of majority of mariners on the abadow whatever. His was a glaring ease, delibrate deception in connection with of doubt, it is essential that the "quite as bad in its details as that of employment afloat is quite sufficient certificates of all in "certificate " Thomson who received eighteen in self to call (or 6 general and employ whose documents have n t months' imprisonment, and on in comprehensive checking of all tickets been verified, should be subjected-to which a stern measure of retribution about which there is the sightest this procedure without delay. It will was indicated. As we have already suspicion. Another aspect of the doubtless be found that the great men claiming to tated, beyond the linowledge that situation, and one which is as im-majority of for more than three years the man portant us any other, is that during possess certificates, do po soss them ha successfully masqueraded as a recent years there have been osses of and that they are quite in order, but *master manner, the certainty that ho masters and oicers' certificates we venture to suggest that if a general Haz bark employed as weertificated bazing been stolen-deliberately verificatio le made some...C6524 Fill officer, and the knowledge that be has stolen, and not mislaid. A matiners come to light of men being employed "admitted holding to recognized sertificate would not be stolen without in positions to which the certificat

Certificate, we are not in possession reason and the only reason that has in their possession do not onllle "bf many details, or of any of the in, an imagine is that soy-thief wants them,

anti arditionists] are fighting the fiomes. In Sardinia £600,000 daminge was done by any such fire, and siz more are reported in the island.

Most dangerous of all is the fire an the island of Elba, which ia | rnotient- ly, all wooded. The blaze may be 1oen for mila out at sea and from the maintard. The Villa of San Martino, to which Napoleon retired before Watertio is in danger but co-f firees, troops, and the population have managed to keep the building

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