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LONDON.

NEXT SAILINGS.

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OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL

M.V. "ROMOLO"

S.S. "VENEZIA”.

M.V. "REMO"

From Hong Kong.

Salls on/or about 18th October.

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From Hong Kong.

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FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

Sails from Calcutta 2nd October. S.S. "UMVOLOSI" S.S. "UMZUMB!"

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£120, £112, £118, £102 £83, via San Francisco.

G$440, G420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai. Japan Ports & Honolulu,

• SIBERIA MARU

TAIYO MARU

TENYO MARU

Tuesday, 4th October.

Tuesday, 18th October: Monday, 31st October,

Calls Los Angelea, umilting Honolulu.

LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marscilles & Porta,

KATORI MARU

ATSUTA MARU

KASHIMA MARU

TANGO MARU

AKI MARU

Saturday,

Saturday,

Saturday,

HYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

24th September. 8th October,

LOCAL SHIPPING.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TODAY'S ARRIVALS AND ...

DEPARTURES.

THIS MORNING'S LIST.

British Заранее...

Shipping Abstract.

In Arrivals Departures Port

-20

Norwegian

Chinese

Dutch

French Gorman

"Hop Sang" (1,359) British; from American Swatow, Jardine's 4 passengers, Italian 576 tons general cargo for Hong: Swedish Panama Kong, 287 tons general (through).

"Toucer" (5,762) British, from Portuguese Shanghai, B. and S.-40 tona gen- eral cargo for Hong Kong, 4,553 tons general (through).

"Soochow" (1,594) British, from Swatow,-B. and S.-219 passen- gers, 260 tons general cargo forj Hong Kong 120 tons general (through).

"Hai Hong" (1,270) British, from Swatow-Douglas-444 passengers, 600 tons general cargo for Hong Kong,

"Kanchow" (1,222) British, from Amoy, B. & S45 passengere, 115 tons general cargo for Hong Kong,

tons general (through), "Hydrangea" (561) British, from Swatow, Chiu On S.S. Co.-168 passengers, 95 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.

"West Holbrook" (5,376) Ameri- can, from Legaspi, P.I.-Col. Pacific 4,213 tone general targo (through).

"Song Bo" (720) French, from Haiphong-M.MN-13 passengers, 1,060 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.

"Fiume L (3,890) Italian, from Shanghai, Dodwell & Co.-21 pas- sengers, motor car for Hong Kong, 3,360 tons genera! cargo (through).

"Nurnberg" (3,194) German, from Singapore,Melchers & Co. 740 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 5,389 tons general (through). "Kathe" (906) German, from Dairen, Kwong Mow Tai,-2,300 tons beans for Hong Kong,

"Delhi" (2,606) Swedish, from Shanghai,-Gilman & Co.- 6,220 tons general cargo (through),

"Madoera" (6,042) Dutch, from Manila,—J.C.J.L-1 passenger, 447 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 3,000 tons general (through).

"Svale" (1,354) Norwegian, from Swatow,-Lee Fat & Co.-429 pas,

sengers.

18

19

MISSION TO. SEAMEN.

163,39

WAR TIME CLAIMS.

CONTROVERSY BETWEEN USA & JAPANESE COMPANIES,

Tokyo, August 24.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

STEAMERS

A long-standing controversy be-l tween leading Japanese shipping companies and the American Government over the payment of war time profits taxes reached a new development here on Monday! with the arrival of a group of 57 American accountants to examine

the books of the Japanese firms.

Payment said to be due to the EMPRESS OF CANADA United States from the Nippon EMPRESS OF RUSSIA The following subscriptions have Yen Kaisha, the Osaka Shosen EMPRESS OF ASIA been received by the Missions to Kalshu and the Teye Kison Kaisha EMPRESS OF CANADA

have been claimed since 1916, when EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Seamon since last list published the American government levied a EMPRESS OF ASIA Hong Kong Jockey Club $1,000.00 special tax on excess profits to raise EMPRESS OF CANADA Canadian Pacific Ocean

Services

revenues for carrying on the war. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA The Japanese firms having officea |}/E/Aala and E/Russia call in America and doing business there came under the regulations, which were in effect from 1916 to 1919. Disagreement about the rates and the system of taxation caused irregularity of payment during the period of enforcement. Although a part of the taxes were MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. paid, certain amounts are still out- standing and a basis for their pay- The P. & O. 8.s. ““Nyanza" leftment has not been reached. Singapore for this port on Septem- ber 17 at 7 a.m.. with the outward Mails, and le due here to-day.

The Ben Line 8.5. "Benvenue" | from Leith, Middlebro', Antwerp, London, Straits and Philippines, is

Hong Kong Tramways

Ltd.

Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown: Co., Ltd: St. Andrew's Church .. China. Light & Power Co.

100.00

100.00 100.00 50.00

due to arrive here to-morrow,

The O.S.K. B.8. "Seattle. Maru” is due here to-morrow from Calcutta and will sail on September 24 for Japan ports.

The O.S.K. A.S. "Bingo Maru" is expected here on September 24 from Japan and will sail on September 25 for Calcutta via Singapore, Pen- ang and Rangoon.

The O.S.K. 8.5. "Sourabaya Maru" is expected here on September 26 from Java and will sail for Japan ports via Takao and Keelung on September 27.

It is expected that the account- ants, headed by A. E. Carpenter of Price, Waterhouse and Company of New York, will go through the books of the firms and assist them in making a new statement which may finally prove satisfactory.

"Costs of Service.”

of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, said yesterday that there were now hopes that the question might be cleared up.

Mr. Noboru Otani, vice-president

"The difficulty has been over what exact regulations governed our companies in making payments and what should be the basis of There were several payments.

bases considered at different times

which caused confusion.

The P. and O. a.s. "Lahore" left

"The American Government has Singapore for this port yesterday now hinted that a settlement upon at 11 am, with the outward Mails, the so-called "costs of service" and is due here on September 27 basis will be acceptable. This is at about 5 a.m.

not an official statement but only "Hozan Maru" Japanese, from

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of suggestion. This basis even is Swatow,-0.S.K, and M.B.K-117 Canada" (Capt. S. Robinson, G.B.E., very complicated. Included in the passengers, 685 tons general cargo R.N.R.), from Manila, la due confusion was the passage of a new for Hong Kong.

here at 8. a.m. on October 3, and law in 1921 which relieved "Ikomasan Maru" (1,953) Jap: will berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon firms from payments. It was neces- anese, from Dairen, M.B.K-1,635 Wharf. She will leave here for sary to establish whether this was tons coal for Hong Kong, 2,565 tone, coal (through),

.

"Ryui Maru" (3,390) Japanese, from Yamashita Kisen & Co. 5,401 tons coal for Hong Kong.

"Sunning" (1,670) British, from Canton, B. & S.- passengers.

"Deli Maru" (1,298) Japanese, from Canton,O.S.K.

Departures.

For Salgon-Yuen Jong. For Swatow:- Cheong Shing, Van Overstraten, Yat Shing.

For Autau: Tak Hing. For Hoihow:-Yan On. For Hongay:--Kasugason Maru, Orja, Hanyang-

For Singapore:-Teucer, Fiume L, Delhi, Glengarry,

For Kwong Chow Wan:-Talsze-

22nd October,

ma.

Thursday,

22nd September. Wednesday, 19th October.

BOMBAY vla SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.

† HAKODATE MARU

Tuesday, 27th September.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama. ANYO MARU

Thursday,

29th September.

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Purta.

- KANAGAWA MARU

Saturday, 16th October.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

† MAYEBASHI MARU

Tuesday, 27th September.

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Sald & Porte.

+ LIMA MARU

Thursday, 20th October,

CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON

NAGANO MARU

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

MISHIMA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Saturday, 1st October.

Friday, 21st October.

+ PENANG MARU (Meji direct).... Friday, † DAKAR MARU (Calls Kure) .................. Friday, †RANGOON MARU (Moji direct).... Saturday, SUWA MARU

† Cargo only.

Monday,

23rd September.

23rd September.

24th September.

3rd October.

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'LIGNES COMMERCI ALES (Cargo Boats).

Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK :-

S.S. "DR. P. BENOIT”

S.S: "CAPT. FAURE"

10th October.

due to arrive from DUNKIRK LONDON, HAVRE about the 17th September.:

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mail Service)

Steamers.

For Canton-Soochow. For Manila-Emp. of Canada. For Takao:Madoera. For Kobe:-West Holbrook. For Wei-hai-wal:-Yeijun Maru.

Clearances.

For Swatow:-Deli Maru. For Batavia:-Tikarang. For Milke-Achilles. For Manila Tango Maru,

PAIN IN THE STOMACH.

It is most annoying, as well as dia. agreeable to be troubled with pains in the stomach, and there is no need or It, for one dose of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy will allay the pain. Sold everywhere."

Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., vin Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama on October 5 at noon.

The M.V. B.B. "Japan" (Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Ant- werp on September 2, and is due here on or about October 12.

The M.V. "Romolo" (Dodwell & Co., Ltd.) sailed from Aden on September 12, and is due in Hong Kong on October 13.

Bome

retroactive. A similar difficulty arose over the reciprocal agreement between the United States and Japan in 1923 over the taxation of. foreign firms doing international business under the jurisdiction of the other state. All these and other questions had to be settled.

British Lines Also.

The Mitsui Busan Kaisha made an early settlement but owing to The s.8. "Kendal Castle" (Dod-the fact that some British shipping well & Co., Ltd.) sailed from New lines, notably the Anchor Line, had York on September 20, and is due not paid, the Japanese lines have in Hong Kong on October 14.

made.

The following vessels of the Waited to see what settlement they Compagnie des Messageries Marl- times are expected to arrive in Hong Kong:-

S.S. "D'Artagnan" September 27. 9.9. "Capitaine Faure" Septem- ber 20.

8.3. "General Metzinger" Octo- ber 11.

S.S. "SI-Klang" October 21, S.S. "Sphinx" October 25. S.S. "Porthos" November 9.1

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