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Saturday,

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AKI MARU

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AWA MARU .......

.. Wednesday, 11th April.

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

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BOKUYO MARU

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9th April..

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ON SMUGGLING.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

WEST RIVER SHIPOWNERS' PETITION.

REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT.

On the subject of smuggling, the West River Shipowners Associa- tion of Hong Kong has addressed a petition to HE the Governor, ask ing for the following:

New legislation prohibiting salt to be exported from Hong Kong to the West River ports.

SECTION

The Bignatories~·

LOCAL SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S REPORT AND DEPARTURES.

THIS MORNING'S RETURN.

Twonty-four vessels are record- The petition is signed by a large ed to have arrived in the colony majority of owners of ships plying in the time under review, ending between Hong Kong, Wuchow and 9 a.m. this morning, 8 British, 4 West River ports, as follow:-

-Sal Hing S. 3. Co., agents for the "Kwong Ying," "Kwong Hung," "Kwong Foon," "Chung On" and "Fook On;"

Kwong Wing Co., Ltd., owners of "Tai Ming:"

Kwong We Co., Ltd., owners of "Tei Hing,"

Kwong On Co., Ltd., owners of "Wing Hung:"

Kam Hing S. S. Co., Ltd., owners of "San Ning;"

Tal Hong Co., Ltd., owners of "Ko Chow"

Wo On Coy owners of "Wo

Revenue Officers on board the West River steamers permanently "Kwai;” to supervise search for contraband.

.

Employment of experienced de tectives to travel on the West River steamers to And out who are the real smugglers and their ways and means of smuggling.

Making it a part of the Indian guards' duties to search for salt and opium on the West River steamers.

Transfer of guards from one steamer to another steamer every three months so as to frustrate any arrangement or understanding the guards may have made with the smugglers.

Asking the Chinese Maritime Customs to exercise greater vigil- ance and rigour along the West River ports in searching for opium

Hung Hing-tat, owner of "Kong

Ning.

Japanese and 4 Norwegian, 8 Chinese, 1 French, Dutch, Italian, Danish and German, being includ ed in the list.

The carge Imported to this port by the above vessels, totals 24,893 tons, of which most is general merchandise. The British vessels shipped 4,605 tons.

Cargo being shipped through Hong Kong for ports beyond; amounts to a huge total of 41,687 tons, of which amount the British respectable are transporting a quantity of 10,058 tons..

With regard to the above figures, the best return regiatered, for cargo

imported to the colony, by one ves. sel, was shown by the s.s. "Daishu Maru from Kobe, Mike-Messrs. M.D.K.-4,680 tons goal.

The owners point out that it is entirely against their interest to

The highest figures obtained, for allow emuggling to take place on board their ships, as they are liable goods being shipped through for to be heavily fined and at the ports beyond, was registered by the Chinese ports they run the addi-a.a. "Automedon" from Singapore tional risk of having their ships! Messrs. B. & S.-5,623 tons general detained or confiscated,

COURT OF ENQUIRY.

cargo.

Passengers arrived in the Colony by the above vessels, totals 8,362 persons, which include 3,101 Asiatic deck, 186 Aatatic cabin, 125 Euro. pean cabin.

a

For

The following are to sit, as Marine Court of Enquiry at the Harbour Office to-morrow at 10.30 4.m. to investigate the circum- atances

collision of the

be-

destined for entry into Hong Kong.tween the 8.8. Taming" (Cap-

What Happened Before.

:

The matter arose some months ago in connection with the ss. "Tai Hing" (British flag), owned by the Kwong Wo Co., Ltd.

After a

tain G. E. Mills), and the tug

Standard of the

Oil Com- pany launch "Katonah":-Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., Harbour' Master, (President); Lieut. Comdr. Farrant of HMS, "Hermes"; Captain D. G. Burleigh, of 8.8. Captain W. A: "Chipshing"; Walker, of s.s. "Kwong. Tung" Captain A. Hall, of s.s. "Pheum-

number of seizures of contraband, intimation was con- veyed to the owners that certain steps had to be taken before she could obtain further clearances penh." from Chinese ports.

The shipowners suggest that the authorities in Hong Kong,and at river porte are unacquainted with the full circumstances in holding them to. blame.

The case of the "Tai Hing" is referred to in the petition. The owners say that recently H.B.M.'s Consul in Canton...book measures to stop the said ship from running between Hong Kong and Wuchow which lasted over two months causing the owners to suffer con- siderable loss.

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AUSTRALIA

U.S. FLEET LEAVING."-

Departures. Shanghai Antonedon, Venezia, Hakozaki Maru.

Ching,

For 'Swatow: 'Hui Hydrangea, Svale.

For Manila: Emil Victory, President Madison.

For Canton: Yat Shing, Town Maru.

For Shammel:--Chung On. For Macao-Shui Hing. For Autow:-Tak Hing, For K. C. Wan Sunkong. For Tourane: Chungkong. For Kobe:-West Holbrook. For MojiArajurs.

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Shipping Abstract.

To-day the American Asiatie Flect, under Rear-Admiral · Mark Bristol, leaves. Hong Kong after a British pleasant stay and will sail North, Japanese.

The ships going" include the Norwegian cruiser "Pittsburgh" (flagship), Chinese the "Black Hawk" and a number of French destroyers. The transport Heng Dutch derson" left for Manila this morn Italian ing and will subsequently return to Danish American from Manila.

DIED OF BERI-BERI.

An Asiatic deck passenger died of beriberi while on the 8.8. "Novichen" which was bound for this port from Hol Hin. *

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