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G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

KOREA MABU (Calla at Keelung) ..Tuesday, 26th June. Tuesday, 10th July, SHINYO MARU

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

HARUNA MARU

KAMO MARU

Saturday, S0th June. Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

AKI MABU

14th July,

Wednesday, 25th July.

BOMBAY via Singpore, Penang, & Colombo,

↑ GENOA MABU

Merico & Panama. GINYO MARU

1

.... Wednesday, 27th June.

Thursday, 12th July.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

fTAKAOKA MARU

LIVERPOOL via Port Säld, Geneva, Marseilles.

† DURBAN MARU

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SHIPPING

ATLANTIC PROJECT.

SHIPPING BOARD'S: ADVERSE

REPORT:

PENDING LEGISLATION.

Fisheries.

SECTION.

*PIRATE THIEF ?

ECHO OF THE RECENT “TEAN” PIRACY.

SEVERAL ARRESTS.

detained for investigation of the

Last Friday the police raided a Commenting further on the re-seaman's boarding house in Des port recently submitted by the Vaux-road West and arrested three board in response to a Senate re- Chinese on auspicion of having solution, the Rhode Island member been concerned in the recent piracy stated that “after the board pre-on board Messrs. Butterfield and sented its adverse report, ita mem-Swire's s.o. "Tean." One of the bers in charge of drafting it, I am trio was alleged to be the pirate told, refused to permit technical ex-chief. Since the arrests, the local perts of the Transoceanic Corpora- authorities have received repre- Washington. The Shipping tion to appear to refute the charges sentations for the men's release Board's adverse report on the of the board that the plan for the from an official source in the Po-on Trans-Atlantic Corporation's pro-express liners was not feasible." district, Kwangtung. It was also pois to build six four-day passen-

Mr. Monast said that he is con-learned that the claim had been ger liners capable of 33-knot speed vinced that the plan is feasible, put forward for the suspected men SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vla Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles. for the North Atlantic service, re- "Otherwise," he continued, "the that they are Chinese officials. Two cently submitted to the Senate, has Transoceanic Corporation would of the men have, as a result of no bearing whatever upon the

not have such a large financial these representations, been re-i leased, but the man suspected of; SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports. pending shipping legislation sche-backing.".

duled for consideration in the While Mr. Monast admitted the being the pirate chief is still being KAMAKURA MARU

17th July, Tuesday,

House, it is emphatically stated by Board's report may

Cause the Mr. White, chairman of the Com-Jones-White bill to be amended claim put forward in his behalf Wednesday, 4th July.

mittee on Merchant Marine and somewhat, he held that passage of that he was commlestoned by the Po-on Magistrate to organise u the measure is almost certain.

police force for the district and was "The legislation" said Mr. White, "For instance," he pointed out,]

passing through the Colony when "was framed without considoration "the bill possibly will be amended

he was arrested. for the Transoceanic Corporation's to permit only £5,000,000 to be loan- proposal, or any other particular od to any one company by the Gov proposition. The House amendment ernment, of the Shipping Board's to the Jones Bill is general." Mr. construction loan fund or building, White contended that while the bill purposes. This would not stop the is broad enough to cover the Trans-Brown Boveri Co., in my opinion, would have a beneficial effect on ocennie Corporation's project, exe from carrying out its plana." ocean freight rates. Our own mer- cution of its provisions rests entire- Here Mr. Monast pointed out chant marine would foster now and ly with the administrative author- that the Navy Department, under improved liner services, this aiding ity,

the terms of the House amendment, and assisting our foreign trade. A Mr. Lawrence R. Wilder, presid- must approve all plans for ships U. S. merchant marine keeps our ent of the Transoceanic Corpora- to be constructed with the aid of dollars at home. Our maritimo tion, states that plans for the pro-advances from the Government'a' freight bill for the fiscal year posed "blue ribbon line" are being revolving fund, which would be 1926-27 was £152,000,000, of which pushed ahead. "We reiterate," he raised from - £25,000,000 to American.' vessels earned only aid, "that we are ready to satisfy £50,000,000 by the proposed House £45,600,000, any proper department of the Gov-provision. ernment of our ability to carry.out Discounting the charges alleging due to strikes or wars abroad, a our part, and when the time comes the Transoceanic Corporation is U. S. merchant marine would 'tond to definitely apply for a loan. We not financially sound, Mr. Monast not only to stabilise rates, but also.

Tuesday, 10th July. CALCUTTA vla Singapore, Pen ng & Rangoon.

† RANGOON MARU

30th June,

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

AKI MARU

Saturday,

... Friday, 22nd June.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

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↑ SETYO MARU (Moji direct)

·ATSUTA MARU ...

† MATSUYE MARU

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Saturday, 23rd June. Tuesday,

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Subject to alteration without notice,

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Colombo, Suez and Port Said. ALTAI MARU

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MANILA MARU

BOMBAY Via Singapore and Colomb›

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Effect On Freight Rates. "Unquestionably a U. S. marine

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"We propose to proceed at once In reiterating his contention that could be counted on for Inirer when the Jones-White Bill becomes "foreign interests" 'are at work in and more equitable treatment to its law," he added, "although we know an effort to discredit the concern, patrons than a foreign line. that our foreign marine compett- Mr. Monast cited the instance when "A U.S..merchant marine may be tors would like to 800 us out of the | an attachment for more than a mil- reckoned to be of infinitely more lion dollars was placed against the value than foreign ships when it Contentions that the board's re-shipbuilding plant of the Brown- comes to development work in a port on the Wilder proposal would Boveri Co., Mr. Monast believes pioneering trade. American owners have a disastrous effect upon the that move was part of the "'organis- would be much more willing to pending legslation when it reaches ed efforts" to undermine the carry on an unprofitable trade, with VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and the floor of the House, also were Wilder group.

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"Some members of the Shipping Board are prejudiced against the Wilder plan," Mr. Monast went on, "and, therefore, the report can be taken with a grain of salt." Convinced of Scheme's Feasibility.

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