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M.Y. "PENRITH CASTLE" .Salla on or about 16th November.

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LONDON

£75.0.0. £83.0.0.

NEXT SAILINGS. OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.

M.V. "HIMALAYA”

M.V. "VIMINALE"

From Hong Kong,

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M.V. "ROMOLO"

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REGISTRATION PROBLEM

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHIPPING

SECTION.

EVADING THE OPPRESSION OF THE TAX-GATHERER

OWNERS' WORRIES WHY ARGENTINA CANNOT HAVE A MERCHANT NAVY ·

of the majority of the The cry peoples of the world to-day, anys "Syren," is against the crushing bur

texution which has den of

to be horne. Their own Governments squeeze them as much us they dare. and then turn to foreigners for the rest of the revenue they require. And among the communities thus afflicted in many countries one al the worst off in that section of the trading populace which deals

with hipping. In our own country mat- tera are not, perhaps, as bad as they might be; they are bad enough, but at least our shipments manage to truggle along, protesting but still existing. In the United States the Government takes

Away with

with the other, hand what it gives

that all its efforts to develop a national mercantile marine seem fat- to cat in flascos, and many American owners evade the oppres sion of the tax gatherer by charter- ing freign vessels or registering their ships abroad and lerving them in the managerial hands of a foreign subsidiary. No way affords another example, and one of the most pro- minent of Norweging owners -Mr. Wilhelm Wilhelmsen-has exhausted his patience and is registering his new vessels, as they are built under the flag of Panuma, a small country which is not cursed with over many regulations.

Now we learn that in

one

Argentina a similar state of affairs is to be found. The Times of Ar-

gentina" states: "What he describes By the

enormous expense connected

with crews, the exigencies of the

REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING not be said of the underlying motives

FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Saturday, 16th November. Saturday, 30th November.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KOREA MARU ...

SHINYO MARU

Wednesday, 13th November. Wednesday, 27th November.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA vin Shanghai & Japan Ports.

SHIDZUOKA MARU

Monday,

YOKOHAMA MARU

Monday,

2nd December, 18th December.

Singapore, l'enang, Colombo, Suez.

ATSUTA MARU

KASHIMA MARU

KAGA MARU

TANGO MARU

TAMBA MARU

† TOKIWA MARU

Mexico & Panama. ANYO MARU

WAKASA MARU

+ TSUYAMA MARU

† ASUKA MARU

Wednesday, Zuth November. Wednesday, 25th December.

14th November,

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

Thursday, Wednesday,

27th November.

CHINESE SHIPPING SHORTAGE

FOREIGN LINES COLLECTING INCREASED FREIGHT RATES

MERCHANTS AFFECTED

A CAPTAIN OF THE OLD SCHOOL

DEATH OF CAPT. CHAS, JONES

IN NURSING HOME

FORMERLY ON CHINA RUN

The death is announced in a nurs ing home at Paignton, Devonshire, of Captain Charles Jones, a well-known Liverpool shipinaster, who had spent many years in, command on the China coust. The deceased gentleman, who was in his 57th year, retired from ac- tive sea service about 4 years ago, on his return from China, owing to ill-health, and went to settle at Paignton. ile entered a nursing home and underwent operation no little concern in Chinese circles which, unfortunately, he never

apponlicitia,

covered, and the interment took place at Paignton Cemetery.

He was the youngest son of the pool, tate Captain Robert Jones, of Liver

who

commanded scme of early days, notably the

fine

ships sailing

in

conman-

The scarcity of tonnage is causing and local merchants are already two- ing the pinch.

China's shipping industry has been crippled through constant deering of native-owned vessels and the sinking of others. Services have been dislocated and merchants is Shanghal are finding it impossible to despatch their goods to her ports, whilst those in the interior and the coast are facing equat difficulties in trying to ship their wares to Shang-

hal,

At the present time, we learn from the Chinese press, there are no few er than 60 Vessels commandeered for the transportation of troops, in spite of a recent order of the National Government that they should be re turned at once to their owners. Only

the

man,"

for

an

from

FC-

+1 the "Norge.

and the Bon, following the footsteps of the father, Sherwin, of Liverpool, and served his was bound as apprentice to Captain

time on the barque "Frimera": After passing for second officer he joined Messrs. Frederick Leyland and Co., and served as a junior officer in the stoumer "Darien," but Anding promotion slow he decided to

από Enst,

being

at that time member of

Mer- the cantile Marine Service Association, he

go

Shipbuilders Admit They Paid Shearer

Homer L. Ferguson (left), president of the Newport News Ship- building Co., and Frederick It. Palem, vice-president of the same con- cern, admitted before the Senate Investigating committee that they employed William B. Shearer more than a year after the Geneva Arnament Conference. The ante in this case was $6,000.

Prefecture, fiscul taxation.

And the demands of labour unions, have in- duced an Argentinue owner, Sr. Epifanio Mora Ölmeds, to change the registry of his 5.5. "Son Luls" from Argentine to Honduras. Recently the "Sun Luis," which is of 692 ton gross, sailed from Argentine ports for Santos with general cargo, that being her last trip under the national flag. The vessel in herself is not of sufficient importance to merit more than casual mention. but this can.

which caused her

owner to haul down the Sag of his country and sub- stitute for it another. The matter in grave, as are also the charges laid against all and sundry of Sr. Olmeda, who explains in a few words that the conditions, under which ship-five vessels which were seized some ping labours in Argentina preclud time ago have so far been returned the possibility of a national mercan. and the Government has failed to pay tile marine. Coming as it does on anything in the way of "charter the heels of a plen by a national de- fees," as promised. puty for State ai for local shipping, the trifling fact attains a significance beyond all relation to its Intrinsic value, for it demonstrates the prac tical impossibility of Argentina achieving a merchant marine of her own."

five

secured an appointment through that body as chief officer in the China Merchants and Mining Co.

He im mediately went out to the coast, and WHR appointed in that capacity on Services Suspended

board the steamer "Quang-Ping." Dealing with the tonnage searcity whic

which vessel eventually be was up- question, the "Shunpao" says that, as pointed to command. During a holl- a result of the various Chinese ship day in England the vessel was lost, ping hongs suspending their Yang Chinn he was appointed to the com- on Captain Jones's return to tsze servicus, foreign firms have in-

mand of creased their freight rates for Han

the "Karping." Some kow by 25 per cent, whilst, for goods

years ago, white serving shipped to Hunan, a freight rate of in command of the vessel he 55 per cent. over the usual, is being moved to a nursing home, where the

taken Was Such charges are far in docter advised him to return to Eng collected. excess of any that have been charg ed in the past. The same journal

land to undergo treatment. This he did, and then decided to retire from the sea and settle in Paignton, shipping companies are negotiating for an

an increase in the transportation Europe, which, of course, will tend charges for Chinese sik shipped to

PASSENGER LIST to affect the gilk industry, though, in this respect, Chinese shippers will not. be hit

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, be the most-staffed in the world, for Bays that the British and French

Sunday,

22nd December.

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

Friday,

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

Friday,

Wednesday,

Friday,

6th December.

8th November. 20th November.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa.

+ TOYOOKA MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

+ BENGAL MARU

+ MALACCA MARU

15th November.

Tuesday, 12th November. Saturday, 16th November.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

SUWA MARUJ

TOTTORI MARU

+ Cargo only.

Monday, Sunday,

11th November. 17th November.

Reduced 1st Class Excurdin Fates quoted between Manila and Australia.

For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Tel. Central No. 202, 3807 and 8821. (Private exchange to all departments.)

S. K 0.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON, HAMBURG.

tat

not

even

"Apart from the fiscal taxes, our contemporary continues, "there is the question of trade unions with which an owner has to centend in this part of the world. If we had anything of merchant marine it would probably Australla requires more men for the most trivial jobs aboard about by the manifold strikes and ship than Argentina, a result brought subversive alovements which have not had the Betterment of the aca man's lot as their aim, bat merely the placing of the greatest number of men on board the ships. In this country the Unions start from

om, the angle of the employers as the no- tural enemy of the working-man-Shanghai Badgered all sides by States taxea, by Prefecture demands and by Union Impositions, the owner of the "San Lule" has adopted the only pos sible course, that of changing his re- gistry and thus escaping both exces- taxation and Union demands.

alve

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It is not a practice that ene would unpatriotle and prejudicial to the wish to see developed, for it is both

State; but it is impossible to see the alternative from the owner's point of

ada

Cargo Botting up North Continuingy the "Shunpao" says that, because of the suspension of the Chinese shipping services between Manchurian ports, and

large quantities of flour, soya beans, ste are lying rotting at Newchwang and Antung awaiting shipment. Bris tish and Japanese arms are taking advantage of China's weakness in this respect so they have placed more vessels on service and, during the past few weeks, over 200,000 bags of by the four have been brought to Shanghai steamers China Navigation

alone, view. Most modern countries further vessels being placed on military ser Whilst on the question of China's the building up of a national mer vice, it is interesting to know that chant service by all means in their General Chiang Kai-shek has tele power, und in the wake of ships graphed to Mri Chao Tieh-chino, come shipbuilding, employment for director-generall of the China Mer certain numbers of men, and benefit for the national offers. But in

chants SCo.. Ar-

extolling him far

ill

And

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for

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NOVEMBER.

SUN, FRI.

10th

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WED. 20th

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gonting the reverse seems to be the Bisping the company's vesels at the ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO.,

case, it being obvious that with the transportation of treena and mention

disposal the Government for the present laws, rules, ordinances, etc.,

ing that, as soon as the Government from the State side, plus the impos! troops have been mobilised, these tions of the men on the other, any vessels will be released. ships able to change their registry

ot

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

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.. BUENOS AIRES MABU

ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore will eventually do so, to the detrit Colombo, Suez and Port Said,· ANDES MARU-.

ment not only, of the State but .... Wednesday, 11th December.

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BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo,

SHINNOR KARU ......

• (Caila at· Karachi),

Friday, 22nd Novembor.

Wednesday, 20th November.

DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,' BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI-t

BAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapers & Colombo.

CANADA MARU

Monday, 2nd December.

...Monday, 18th November.

CALCUTTA VI Singapore, Pung & Rangoon

KASADO MARU

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Vla Japan Poris from

Shanghai,

ARIZONA MARU (From Shanghai) Monday, 25th November, MELBOURNE--Via Maulia, Brisbane & Sydney.

HIMALAYA MARU

HAIPHONG-Via Hollow & Pakhol.

MENADO MARU........................***

Friday, 8th November.

Thursday, 14th Nov., 10 am.

NEW YORK-Yia Jupen ports, San Francisco & Pannian. - JAPAN PORTAZZAN

INDUS MARIJ

TACOMA MARU

KEELUNG Vin Bwatow di Amor."

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Thursday 7th November. Sunday, 24th November.. Sunday, 10th November, Noon. Sunday, 17th November, Noon

Sunday, 10th Noverabor. 16-OSAKA BHOSEN KAISHÄ.

M. TASBUCHI Manager

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

CONSIGNEES. NOTICES

Consignees of cargo ax M.V. "Malaya"

ars reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after November 8.

Cooalgnees

of cargo ex E.S. "Benvorlich are reminded to take delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after November 12,

Consignees of cargo "Venezia-Lare reminded to take dellvery of their goods which will be subject to rent after Novem er 12.

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The .. "British Princa" from New York sailed from Shanghai on Novem ber 6, and is expected to arrive here 4 pm, and is due back at Hong on November 8.

Kongyon Mòntný) November 11 at 7 The C.P.8. R.M.S. "Empress of m She will anil Dn Tuesday, Asin" arrived at Kobe on November November 12 at 6.a. for Victoria {6 (Wed.) at 1 pm, left Kobe on

and Seattle, via-Shanghai and Japan.. November (Wed.) at 8 pm, and The Dollar Liner. "President Mon- is due at Yokohams on November 8 ros," from San Francisco on October (FTL) at 6 am. She leaves Yoko 16, is due in Koba to-morrow and hama on November 9. (fat) at noon. will sail on November 8 for Shang

The Dollar Liner "President Taft" hal; arriving there on November 11. is due to sail from Shanghai to She will sail from Shanghal on morrow and will arrive at this port November 18 and will arrive at atam. on Saturday, November 9 Hong Kong at 7 am on November This, atsamer will sali the same day 16

12 6 pm for Manila, pada trading The American Mail Liner "Prest- The American Mail Liner "President McKinley from San Francisco dont Jackson" is scheduled to leave, on October: 2b, is scheduled to arrive Manila on Saturday, November at here on November 18,

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3rd December. .31st December.

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...27th November. { ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

..28th November.

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