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THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102, £83, via San Francisco.

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

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

SIBERIA MARU

TENYO MARU

Tuesday, 11th Decembor. Wednesday, 23rd January. MONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.

KAMO MARU

KATORI. MARU

Saturday, 15th December. Saturday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

SADO MARU

AKI MARU

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

† MURORAN 'MARÜ

↑ NAGATO MARU

29th December.

19th December. 23rd January.

13th Decomber, Friday, 28th December. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,

Mexico & Panama.

18th December, Tuesday, GINYO MARU SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta.

8th December. Saturday, WAKASA MARU

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

Wednesday, Thursday,

12th December. 27th December.

NEW YORK and BOSTON via PANAMA.

+ ASUKA MARU”

+ TAKAOKA MARU

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.

+ DAKAR MARU

Friday, 21st December.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Perang & Rangoon.

SILANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

† TORUSHIMA MARU (omit S'hai). Friday, + BENGAL MARU

+ CEYLON MARU

+ MORIOKA MARU

KASHIMA MARU

+Cargo 'only.

Monday,

Sunday,

10th December. 18th December.

Saturday, Monday.

7th December,

8th December. 10th December.

Subject to alteration without notice,

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Tel Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments)

O.

8. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

LONDON, HAMBURG, ·ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via

Colombo, Suez and Port Said. ANDES MARU

Monday, 10th December.

Singapore

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,

Saturday, 29th December.

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. MANILA MARU

BOMBAY Yla Singapore & Colombo.

INDUS MARU ...

Thursday, 20th December. DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR

& MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo, MEXICO MARU

Sundiny, 5th January.

CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

CELEBES MARU.

ports.

MADRAS' MARU

BAIGON

HAIPHONG.Via Hoihow & Pakhoh.

MENADO MARU

..... Tuesday, 18th December,

Thursday, 6th December.

MASTERS' STATUS

3RD ANNUAL MEETING OF "HON. CO."

IMPROVEMENT HOPE 7.

sider mys:-

THE CHINA MAIL,.

SHIPPING:

SECTION.

Journal of Commerce" of the third insuperable,

“ANKING" PIRACY

ALLEGED PIRATE TO STAND HIS TRIAL

PRISONER'S PROPERTY

Yesterday afternoon the prelimin-

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1928.

CANADIAN

PACIFIC

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.

17 Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghal-Vancouver, 11 Days Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver.

SAILINGS 1929.

STEAMERS EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

EMPRESS OF ASIA

EMPRESS OF FRANCE

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE

EMPRESS OF ASIA

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA

Leave

Leave Hong Kong S'hai

Leave

Leave

Arrivo

Kobo

T'hama

V'ver

Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Feb, 18 Feb. 16

Jan. 15

Jan. 17.

Jan. 26

Jan. 29

Jan. 31.

Feb. 9

Feb. 19

Feb. 21

Mar.

6 Mar. 9

Mar. 12

Mar. 14

Mar 20 Mar. 23 Apr. 10 Apr. 18 May

Mar. 26

Mar. 28

Mar. 23 Apr.

Apr. 16

Apr. 18

Apr. 27

1 May 4

May 7

May 9

May 18

May 15 May 18 Juno 5 June 8

May 21

May 23

June

June 11

Junia 15

June 22

Juno 26 June 20 July 10 July 12

July 2

July 4

July 13

July 16

July 18

July 27

(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasakl the day after departure from S'hai)

Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec avery few days to Liverpool, ·

Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg

HONG KONG-MANILA SERVICE.

Status may be broadly defined as the position which a person holdsary hearing was concluded in the case in which Yuen Ping-kwan is in the public, estimation in virtue charged, before Major C. Willson, of his merit, calling, or wealth.

(O.B.E., with having been concerned The status of his calling, or pro-in the piracy on board the B. and S. fession, is less caally defined, but

6.5. "Anking." Accused was com- Its relationship to pecuniary re-mitted to stand his trial at the next Writing to the Editor of the wards is undeniable, In the pro-Criminal Sessions. "Journal of Commerce," a Clynefession of a master mariner there "Prisoner was arrested on board a are distinct grades of status, and Hoklo boat which was stopped by a My attention has been drawn to the difficulty of reducing or raising police launch as it was entering Lye the report in a recent issue of "The them to a common level would be moon Pass. When the hold was

Mar. What would be the searched, prisoner was found lying annual meeting of the. Honourable common denominator for the master in it apparently ill. On his person Company of Master Marinera. The of a liner at £1,000 a year, and the was found a quantity of money chairman refers ed, inter alia, to an master of a tramp steamer at (Dutch and other currencies), whilst in a shelf in a corner of the Improvement in the status of ship- £4007

I believe that Adam Smith would hold were discovered some jewell masters as a result of Its activities,

was the ery, all of which the prisoner claim- I would like to belleve that this was have held that the latter 807 but the personal association more indispensible and valuable ed as his property- with shipmasters imposed on me to the community, yet mainly an As he was unable to satisfactorily by my calling leads me to think account of the greater publicity account for the possession of the that in the case of that section, in-received by the former he stands money and property, prisoner was higher in public estimation, and detained at the Tsimshatsui Police comparably the larger, which com

commands a better social status. Station. Then he was put up for tramps mands our

and

cargo

His position in public esteem does identification on the arrival of the steamers, it is little more than a

not explain the difference in re "Anking" in Hong Kong. pious hope.

muneration which is due to the several witnesses identified him as As an examp.c, a friend who

greater value of his vessel, the one of the pirates who had appar at present first officer of a pas greater number of lives. in his ently been sen-sick, and was seen

steamer in the Atlantic

charge, added to the operation of iying on a couch in the ship's saloon service informed me that quite re-freight and passage rings which during the time the ship was in the cently he had been offered com- mand of a tramp steamer of 8,000 enables a higher proportionate rate pirates' hands.

to be paid to him than is possible. None of the jewellery claimed by tons deadweight at a salary of for the owner who has to compete the prisoner has been identified, £26 103. per month. As he is for freights in the open market. however, as having formed part of receiving £38 the offer was not considered.

The latter fact has been used by the loot taken away by the pirates. Perhaps it is un- necessary to explain that under the the owners of these vessels as a This is not surprising, as most of title "Arst officer" is disguised the plea for reducing their shipmasters the passengers on the "Anking" more humble Board of Trade rankwages to a level which bears no real were not for Hong Kong, and have of second mate, and that the re-coromic relation to the value of since returned to their homes. sponsibility of the second mate of their services, and it is for this any vessel, however large, is fu- very considerable and most import significant by comparison with ant section of the masters of the that of the master of an 8,000-ton merchant service that improvement in status and remuneration Is tramp steamer. I daresay someone less fortunately circunstanced took urgently called for. the job. The status of a ship-

Contradictory

The Mercantile Marine Depart- master at such wage might be raise It seems an evasion of the issue ment of the Board. of Trade In- ed by dynamite; it is difficult to for the Company of Master form the Imperial Merchant Ser- figure is admittedly rather below of the matter is properly the buster in Norway has drawn their at think of any other means. This Marinera to declare that this aspect vice Guild that his Majesty's Minis the average, which, as I stated ness of the existing shipmasters' tention to cases in which British

senger

in a former letter, in from £30 to and

officers' protective societies.

BRITISH SEAMEN

THE QUESTION OF REPATRIATION

Leave and

Arrive

Hong Kong Manila

.Dec. 21 Dec. 23

Jan. 11 Jan. 18.

Leave Arrive Manila Hong Kong

EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF FRANCE

Dec. 24 Dec. 20

Jan. 13 Jan. 15

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SAILING DATES FOR DECEMBER, 1923 (subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Bong Kong 5.90 p.m., Wuchow 2.00 p.m.

S.8. "TAI HING"

S.S. "TAI MING" [1,068 tons-Capt. O. B. Wilks.] [649 tone-Capt. G. J. Spink.]

DECEMBER.

DECEMBER, -

21st

SAT. 8th SUN. 23rd

26th

THURS. 13th SAT. 29th

31st TUES. 18th

WED.

5th FRI £40 per month, the inadequacy of The inference to be drawn from this seamen engaged in Britain for which in these days to maintain any declaration is that the company service in Norwegian ships and

MON.

10th WED. but a very humble status is too and these societies are

discharged in Norway, have had to BUN. 16th comple.

MON. evident to merit further comment. mentary, but this could only be so bear the cost of their own re- Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- It should be needless to stress if remuneration was more equitable patriation. Is Majesty's Minis-commodation for First Class Passengers. Electric Light and Fans in State- VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai & Japan the fact that status and remunera. As it is they are contradictory, as ter points out that under Norwe rooms and Saloon. The 25 Tal Hing" & fitted with Wireless.

These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshul, Shlubing, LONDON MARU (From Shanghai) Friday, 7th December.

tion, are interdependent, and it, by concentrating on status without glan law such seamen are not en Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.

therefore, seems fatuous to speak, reference to earnings the Company titled to repatriation at the ex-days. as was done at the meeting referred of Master Mariners will covey an pense of the ship unless a stipula- "Fares for-round irip (not including meals) $20. Meals & Wines are to, of raising the statue of ship impression to the public that ship tion for such repatriation is speci-to be obtained on board, Thursday, 6th December 10 a.m. masters to the level of shipowners masters in the merchant service are fically included in their agree-

Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hol On Wharf. and underwriters, In view of the dis- a well paid body of men who, for ments.

"For Information apply to- parity in their earnings, and parti- some unworthy reason, are boing A case has also come

87, Connaught Road West, to the

Phone: Central 893. cularly so when it is hoped to attain denied the sacial recognition to Board's notice in which a British this ideal without infringing on the which their incomparable services crew was engaged to deliver a fah- question of wages,

to the community entitles them. ing vessel which had been sold to The existing shipmasters' foreign purchasers. The vessel, societies are thus handicapped la which their endeavours to obtain better under a foreign flag, was lost with

Britain NEW DOCK WORKS conditions of pay by an ill-advised all hands, and the Board under- propaganda which will deny them stand that the dependants of the

THE DREDGING OPERATIONS the public sympathy on which the crew have been unable to obtain

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TAKAO & KEELUNG

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Wednesday, 12th December, Thursday, 20th December,

Sunday, 9th December, Noon. Sunday, 16th December Noon. Friday, 14th December 10 am.

Thursday, 20th December.

For further particulars please apply to.-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Tei. Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.

Equality of Status

It is somewhat difficult to under stand what is meant by raising the shipmaster to the level of the ship owner, even if it is agreed that the

sailed

from

Co.,

KWONG WING ..

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M. TAKEUCHI, Masager share of each is of equal importance success of their efforts ultimately any compenaation, liability being In connection with the large will be over 4,000 feet long.

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to ignore the fact that the job of organisations is confusing to ship Workmen's Compensation Act does James

Dredging Towage and gaged upon the work, together with

the one is in the gift of the other, masters who, in view of their rival not apply to a foreign ship. The Transport Co., of Westminster, a large fleet of attendant craft, all and in such relationship equality claims, are at a loss which to sup Board suggest that the Guild may London, are carrying out for the working continuously except week- of stalus is impossible. No een port, and their bargaining power wish to draw the attention of their Southern Railway new dock works ende; and a little later on, when sible shipmaster expects such is dissipated to their disadvant-

Some scheme of federation members to the fact that British at Southampton, it may be men- there is more room for them to pect auch recompense for his rois required as it is only from officers and seamen accepting em- tioned that large quantities of soft work, additional large new dredg sponsibility, skill, risk and hard- such a hody, strongly supported, ployment in a

foreign ship may overburdened mud have already ing plant of the most modern kind ships as will enable him to main that any hope of real improvement not have the same rights as under been removed and deposited at sea; will be engaged upon the opera-

elevation, but he has a right to ex-

age.

tain and rear a family at a suitable in the position of shipmasters can British law standard of comfort and to put by be placed.

a sufficient sum yearly so that he need not remain at sea till he goes over the side with two old firébars | at his feet, As an ex-shipmaster, I can appreciate the ideals by which the Company of Master Marinera were as comparatively well paid as the small section of them which compose ita mebnership it would have my humble blessing and aup- port. Where I joln issue with them is that they pursue a polley which seems, perhaps in Ignorance of them, to disregard the condi- tions prevailing in the greater part of the Merchant Service.

SHIPBUILDERS,

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OF

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Tel Address : "TAIKOODOCK,”. HONG KONG. Telephone : Central No. 212, -- Call: Fing: “C” over “ ANS. PENNANT”

-DRY DOCK-

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Depth on Centre of

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-THREE SLIPWAYS-

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WEAGENTS, HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

A

+

The P. and O. s.s, Khiva," from Hong Kong, arrived in London on Dec. 3 at 5 a.m.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" arrived at Shanghai on Monday at 4.30 p.m. left Shang- hai yesterday at 2 p.m., and is due at Hong Kong to-morrow morning,

The P. & O. 8.5. "Mantua" left Singapore for this port on Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. with, the outward English) Mails, and is due. here to-morrow at about 3 p.m.

The P&O. 5.8, "Melwa" 'left Shanghat for this port yesterday at 5 pm, and is due here on Dec. 7 at about 6 a.

The Be Lines.8. "Benrinnes" from Middlesbro, London and Straits left Singapore for this port on Monday, and is due to arrive here on Sunday, the 9th inst.

The CPS. R.M.S. "Empress of Asia" left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- hel, on Dec. 1, and is, due here on Dec. 20. She will sail for Manila on Dec. 21 at 5p,m,.s

The M.V... "Ceylon" (Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Dunkirk on Nov. 16, and la dua hare on or about Dec. 24,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

Consignees of Cargo ex 8.8. "Ban- cruachan" are reminded to take delivery of their goods, which will be subject to rent after Dec. 8

Consignees of Cargo ex D. "Suveric" are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent. after Dec. 8,

Consignees of Cargo ex es "City of Cheater are, reminded take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after De

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