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THE CHINA MAIL,

The Calcutta Line has oporated' steadily throughout the year; al- though it is to be regretted that op- position seems to spring up in the most, unexpected quarters and it is dificult to maintain a remunerative scale of rates, on all sections of the route.

The "Laksang."

POLICE TRAP.

SMART CAPTURE OF FOUR DRUG TRAFFICKERS,

DETECTIVE "BUYER."

As the result of a trap, the West Foint police effected the arrest of four Chinese, alleged to be traffick era in morphin,' at the Tai Chung Kwok restaurant, in Des Voeux- road West, on Monday afternoon.

The trap was laid following in- formation received by the police

concerning the activities of the morphia traders, and a Chinese de- tective soon got busy on the trail of the traffickers.

A man named Weng Plu intro- troduced the detective, as a pros- pective buyer to a man named Ng| Ku-wing, who was stated to be the

While shipping conditions be tween here and Hankow are vir- tually normal again, the position still obtaining in the territory of the Upper Yangtsze can only be

As mentioned in the Report, the described as appalling. The area "Laisang," a useful unit of the between Ichang and Wanhsien is Fleet for some 27 years, was last Infested with pirates and ban-February disposed of for breaking dits, and the system, if it can be up purposes, at a figure showing a called a system, of taxation satisfactory profit on

her Book evolved by the Authorities in Value. She is being temporarily charge of the numerous porta is replaced on the Line by the "Yuen iniquitous. Indeed, it would spang" and "Sulaang." pear that these authorities spend

It is eatlofactory to report that most of their time inventing new

no serious casualty has occurred and irregular taxes."

during the year, although from the Owing to the strong anti-foreign Repark you will have learned that feeling in existence on the Upper both the "Hopsang" and "Yatsang" Yangtaze as far up as Wanhsion, were subjected to piratical attack the Company's prospects in this whilst in Southern Chinese Waters, arca are decidedly obscure and a being forcibly taken to the notori-owner of the drug. continal source of anxiety to one pirate stronghold-Blas Bay. your Directors and General Man- In the case of the vessels in ques- agers, but it is the policy of the tion, the Company only suffered to Company to endeavour to continue a very minor extent and there were its efforts in renewing old and fortunately no casualties of any friendly connections and in no way shrt to passengers or crew. Un to appear antagonistic to their sus fortunately, however, steamers of ceptibilities and difficulties. other Companies plrated during You will have gathered there the year did not come off so lightly fore, Gentlemen, that while the and I can only hope that the some management of the River portion what vague reports to the effect of the carrying. trade has been that the Chinese Authorities, are fraught with considerable difficul- engaged in taking active measures ties, the financial result never-in coping with, and eradicating, theless shows a satisfactory this really unnecessary evli in the return for reasons already vicinity of Bias Bay and elsewhere mentioned, and I take this are substantially correct.

Piracy In Chinu Waters. opportunity of thanking the mem-

bers of the Boating Staff for The whole question of piracy in their good services during a state China waters is exceedingly.com- of affairs involving very consider-plicated, but as has often been said, able personal risk. In their An-a determined efforts on the part of at Canton nual Report, the Shanghai Geceral our Chinese friends Managers, who were in close touch would solve the outstanding diff with the situation, Bay-

culty of the problem.

Last year at the Annual General

carried

the

A meeting to fix prices, etc., WAB arranged with the supposed pros- pective buyer at the Ta! Chung Kwok. The police were-informed of the proposed meeting, and party of detectives kept the res. taurant under observation.

LA

A

the

The alleged traffickers arrived at

by 4 pm., the time appointed for the meeting, accompanied "buyer." Inside the restaurant the "buyer" handed over three $100 notes to the man Ng and, in return, received a tin containing about one pound of morphis,

Then the supposed buyer gave a pre-arranged algnal, and the police raided the room, and the alleged traffickers were arrested.

Ng was stated to have fainted from fright at the appearance of the police, and he was removed to the Government Civil Hospital in

HIA

three con- an ambulance. federates were taken to No. 7 Police Station.

so that my remarks as regards our limited to an expression of hope

mercial prosperity. for the early return of normal com-

"Special mention must be thade of the praiseworthy manner in Meeting you were given the assur- which the Company's Floating ance that the most rigid economy Staff serving on the Yangtaze consistent with efficiency of Steamers carried out their duties Fleet would be practiced and this under exceptionally trying condi- can conscientiously say has been prospects for this year must be tions during the first half of the year. Our vessels scarcely per formed a trip during that period without being fired upon by both machine gun and rifle fire and the personal risk involved was by no means alight. Our thanks are due in the first place to H.M. Navy for their very valuable assistance and protection afford-

out. Amongst other things, we are at present investi- gating a new system of insurance for covering the Fleet next year by which it is hoped a considerable cash saving may be effected; the scheme at the moment, however, is merely in its preliminary stages.

Unfortunately, some of our steam- ers are of advanced age, so that the

Staff's Good Work. Before dealing with the Ac- counts, I should like, in addition to what has already been said re- garding the Staff on the Yangtze, to record the Company's apprecia-| tion of the good work performed by its employees generally, both afloat and on shore. It has been a year bristling with complex situa- to the marked devotion which nection I would venture to touch tions and we as General Managers, was cheerfully and willingly upon what is considered a some- speaking for all ports where we shown by all ranks in the Com-what important matter to British are established, also much appre- Shipping. While not wishing in ciate the loyal support afforded us. pany's Service during the anxi

any way to shirk our obligations in Turning to the Statement of Ac- aus Lime under review, and which complying with Board of Trade re- counts it will be seen that after enabled the Company to operate quirements In respect of Surveys, providing for Depreciation, all it's vessels and render valuable it might be opportune to suggest Liabilities, Outgoings, and after help to both the Chinese and For-in the interests of a very depress- transferring £47,000 from Contin eign population of the Yangtazeed trade, that those in authority be geney Account to Revenue Account 'Valley at a time of great emer-as moderate as possible in their de- there remains a balance of £742 is proposed to geney."

mands. My justification for such 13s. Gd, which it

We which views I heartily endorse, and remark being that vessels under cry forward to next year. would add that the Company is also flags of many Countries are keen have also transferred £10,000 from mindful of the valuable work per-competitors in Far Eastern Trades Contingency Account to Special formed by those in charge of hulks and that while those under the Repairs and Renewals Account, to

ed in providing gunboats and cost of repairs and renewals become an increasing factor. In this con- convoys and in no slight measure

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The foregoing remarks deal en-law (in order to obtain necessary connection with special work over tirely with the Yangtaze situation toutes to enter and clear from and above that called for by cus which, however, was also naturally British Ports) to comply with the tomary overhauls including the affected by the tense situation high standard of up-keep set by conversion of certain vessels from existing in Shanghai during March, the Board of Trade, vessels of all to coal.

other Nations, many of which are I trust the. transfers mentioned

Wide und Far-Reaching. Admittedly the subject is very

The amount of freight outstand- ing at the end of the year has all been collected.

as a result of the Southern Nation-undeniably far below Board of have your approval. aliat Forces arriving outside the Trade standard as regards condi- The other items of our Accounts Settlement. A period of anxious tion and sea-worthiness, enter and call for no special comment but it uncertainty ensued, but notwith-

clear from this port with impunity will be seen that Contingency Ac- standing the efforts of certain Chi- thus obtaining equal benefits with count is of course reduced the equi- nese Labour Unions to incite British tonnage at greatly reduced valent of the transfers just refer- trouble by enforcing a General operating costs.

red to, Strike, including Chinese Seamen, this misguided movement, possess- ing distinctly unpleasant features, was, by the joint action of the wide and far-reaching, being cover- ed by International Law. I be- Foreign and Chinese Authorities,

lieve, however, that this very im- in quietly ignoring unreasonable' and uneconomic demands or those portant matter has already been discussed both locally and in other involving political issues, promptly quarters and I hope therefore that and ably suppressed to the un- the present unsatisfactory condi- doubted rellef of residents of all nations are exerclaing the attention tionality, including Chinese.

of the proper authorities.

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Your Directors regret that in the present financial position of the Company, they Rre unable to recommend the payment of a Dividend.

Resolution

I now beg to propose the follow- ing Resolution:

"That the Report and State- While all attention was being The reason, I might add, that the

ment of Accounts as presented focused on the critical happenings anomaly has suddenly become more

be adopted including the trans- in the North, Southern trade pur-pronounced is, in the first place,.

fer of £47,000 and £10,000 from Bued the even tenor of its way and that the Board of Trade have for

Contingency Account to Revenue there are no outstanding features some time past been tightening up

-Account and Special Repairs and to record other than those set out and extending the scope of their

Renewals Account 'respectively, in the Report.

regulations, thus calling for con-.

and that the sum of £742 18a. 6d. Canton, with the oxception of one siderably enhanced outlay on the

be carried to next year,"

as this Resolution has violent political outbreak in Decem- part of British Shipowners. In tho ber, seemed to have resigned it-second place, the number of vessels As soon

in local waters under Alien Flags been seconded I shall be pleased self to the task of meeting the ever has very much increased, probably to reply to the beat of my ability changing conditions of local polities as one of the results of the Boy- to any questions Shareholders may and commerce, as circumstances catt of 1925.

wish to ask,

The Hon. Mr. C G. S. Mackie best allowed. While the trading During the year no new tonnage

ficulties to be overcome by Chi- has been acquired, but tugs and seconded the resolution and there nesc Merchants throughout the lighters have been constructed, being no questions, it was put to year must have been considerable, only when required to meet our the meeting and carried unanim I think one would not be unduly op essential requirements in the way ously.

timistic in saying that there now of feeder craft at Yangtaze Porta. On the proposal of Mr. N. V. A. seems a somewhat better atmos- I have no doubt, Gentlemen, that Croucher seconded by Mr. Ho phere, although the volume of gen-na regards the future you fully reLeung, the meeting confirmed the eral business is still very far below cognise, the futility of expressing appointment of the Hon. Mr. normal. So far as this Company is any views, as the prosperity or C. G. S., Mackle as a Director of concerned its activities at Canton otherwise of this Company, in com the Company in the place of Mr. are more or less confined to the re-mon with many others, la govern-L. J. Davies, DA SE

Sir Robert Ho Tung, the retiring ception into Godowns of Shipments to rent extent by the from Yanglaze ports, Talagtau, march of events in China. During Director, was unanimously re-elect- Chefoo and Tientsin, and in this the past few years we have gone ed on the proposal of Mr. A. Piercy respect the flow of import cargo through a veritable vortex of poll seconded by Mr. W B. Cornsby.

tical changes each having its par Mr. A. B. Stewart proposed and and deliveries from Godowns has ticular affect upon commercial Mr. A. Murdoch seconded the ro trading centres throughout China. election of Mr. John Fleming and Our China Services and the Whether the sensational develop Mr. A. Ritchie us Auditors of the Dorneo Liss: have shown improving ments of the last few months in the Company for the year 1928 at a results and unless something un- North may be regarded as the fore- remuneration of 35,000 foreseen occurs the outlook may runner of a more sattled and, con-This was put to the meeting, and be regarded as hopeful

tented country we have yet to learn, carried unanimously,

been satisfactory.

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