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'M.V. “COL DI LANA”

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For Shanghai

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June 11

July 1

July 17

For Singapore & Europe June 24, July 9 July 24 Aug. 8 Aug. 21

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CHAMBER OF

SHIPPING.

THE

CHINA

MAIL.

SHIPPING

IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFORE COUNCIL.

www

PORT FACILITIES.

The council of the Chamber of Shipping, at their last meeting, dealt with the following mat-

ters:~~

IL

SECTION?

To seamon the whole world was their parish, and the fact that there was an absence of frontier was significant at a time when the international side of things was being much emphasised, said Dr. E. L. Burgin, M.P. We owed $ great debt of gratitude, ho con- tinued, to those who had worked to make the Naval Conference, a suc- therefore a relatively small amount cess. The result had a direct of cargo per ship is loaded or dis-, effect on the Merchant Navy, for charged in the port.

It made the habit of going to sea It follows that the cost of colin ships, a safer one, owing to the lection of such a tax on outward freedom of the seas being ensured freights would be quite out of pre- by means of peace instead of war- portion to the yield. When account ships..

Load-Line.

is taken of the money spent in the Superintendent's Appeal. island by non-resident shipowners

Following an address by the In the purchase of fual, both coal Rev. E. J. T. Bagnall, president of and otl, of ships stores, of paythe Metropolitan Free Church ment of dues and other port Federation, the Rev. W... H. Kel- charges, and of the money which shaw, superintendent of the Sea- is annually spent by passengers men's Mission, made a statement while in port, it is clear that the concerning the work, and described purchasing power of such ships the year na a good year. While It was reported to the council and their passengers must exceed the trade dopression lasted, he that grants had been sanctioned any revenue which could be de- said, the shipping industry was by the Government amounting to rived from the tax. It is, there-bound to feel it as much as any over £6,000,000, of which grants fore, an open question for Ceylon industry. amounting to £5.350,000 were in whether it is worth while diminish-more men had sought their help

During the past year! respect of schemes recommended ing the purchasing power of over than during any year since he had by the Port Facilities Committee. Reas shipping in its ports for the known the Mission. Seamen were Further schemes wore, it was sake of the comparatively small helped in a thousand ways. understood, under consideration, yield from a tax on freights and down-and-out sailor in the port of No and in particular applications fares.

London need be without a meat if were now being submitted by

he turned up at their quarters at number of small porta. This was The council had before them the 12 o'clock midday, when he could welcomed in the interests of a re- results of the recent meeting of be sure of a bowl of soup and a vival of the coasting trade, and the the International Shipping Con chunk of bread. council felt that the Port Facilities ference Committees on the subject

The homes of the men were not Committee had made very good of load-line, and referred the forgotten, and thousands of visits progress, but that more remained whole matter for detailed study had been paid so that the children to be done, and the matter would and report to a committee compos might not be neglected. But the ed as follows:-Sir Ernest Wwork could be doubled if only he The chamber having been asked Glover, Hart, chairman, Mr. T. E had the opportunity. whether they desired

The total to give Brown, Sir R. Burton Chadwick, income of the Seamen's Mission evidence before the Mid-Scotland M.P., Mr. G. P. Christopher, Mr. was £2,501, which, with £200 from Ship Canal Committee, the matter R. Corry, Mr. R. S. Dalgliesh, Mr, the Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest was considered by the council. R. I. Dodsworth, Mr. L. C. Harris, account, made £2,801, while the ex- While ready to give to the commit- Mr. G. J. Innes, Mr. David Jones, penditure was £2,702. There wan tee dealing with this matter any | J.P.. Captain C. S. Penny, Mr. D. now a deficit of £1,019. For the information desired, it was agreed Radcliffe, Major L. Ropner, Mr. R. Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest ac- that the chamber should not give W. Bugg. Mr. W. A. Souter, Sir count the income was £7,085, and evidence one way or another. Arthur Sutherland, Bart, K.B.E the expenditure £7,478. The sum representatives from Liverpool of £3,500 was urgently needed for Steam Ship Owners' Association current accounts and extension Technical advisers Mr. James work, but the provision of extra Montgomerie, D.Sc., Mr. J. Foster beds would not be begun until he King. C.B.E., Mr. W. Watt.

could be sure that the necessary money was forthcoming.

#EDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A. VARYING | be followed up energetically,

FROM £53 TO 1120 ON SALE.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,

TENYO MARU

TATSUTA MARU

MISHIMA MARU

SIBERIA MARU

Thursday, 12th June. Thursday, 19th June.

20th June, 6th July,

SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Friday, Saturday,

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombe, Suez, FUSHIMI MARU'

Income Tax in Ceylon. Attention has recently been call- Saturday, 14th June at 8 am Saturday, 28th June at 7 a.m.ed in the Press to the proposal for the establishment of an income- tax in Ceylon. This matter was considered by the council. of the Consuls in Russian Ports. chamber when representations The council agreed that.if trade both to the British Government is to be developed with Russia it SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and the Government of Ceylon was desirable to have British Con-

Friday,

SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Porte come-tax to non-resident shipping

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

HAKOZAKI MARU

TANGO MARU..

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta

Tuesday, BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colomba.

24th June,

SADO MARU

TOTTORI MARU

Wednesday, 11th June. Friday,

20th June.

Mexico & Panama,

BOKUYO MARU....

20th June.

KAMAKURA MARU

1st July.

25th June.

9th June.

+ HAKODATE MARU

Monday,

† MALACCA MARU

Sunday,

9th June. 15th June.

KITANO MARU

Monday,

AKI MARU (Nagasaki direct) 1.

HARUNA MARU

Wednestiny, Monday,

9th June. 18th June. 23rd June.

+ Cargo only.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

† TATSUNO MARU

LIVERPOOL. via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa,

+ DAKAR MARU (Calls Saigon).. Monday,

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

For further information spply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Telephone 30291.

were approved on the following lines.

The application of Ceylonese in

would be a retrograde step, con trary to the progress which had been made in favour of the prin ciple that shipping should be taxed in the country of residence, a prin- ciple now accepted and acted upon by all countries with only three exceptions. Such a step by Ceylon would, it was feared, also conati-

tute an impediment to the realisa

tion of the policy now interna- tionally recognised of gradually re- moving all double taxation, to wards which the efforts of the In-

(Private exchange to all departments,iternational Chamber of Commerce

S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

LONDON,

HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore

Wednesday, 11th June. Saturday, 12th July.

Colombo, Sues and Port Sald. ANDES MARU ALTAI MARU

Friday, 13th June.

Friday, 18th July,

RIO DE JANEIRO. SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vis Saigon, Blogapore.

Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. RIO DE JANEIRO MARU MONTEVIDEO MARU BOMBAY-Via Singaporn & Colombo

SUMATRA MARU DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,

Thursday, 19th June. BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM. ZANZI- BAR & MOMBASA—VL Singapore & Colombo. PANAMA MARU

Monday, 7th July,

CALCUTTA—Vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

TACOMA MARU

MADRAS MARU

ed in the

mons

suls or Vice-Consuls at Russian ports at which any material trade tection of British interests, and might be anticipated for the pro-

that

the

British Government should, therefore, be naked to con- sider the appointment of Consuls

EASTERN PORTS Details of Epidemic Diseases

The health bulletin of Eastern

at the following ports in order of ports for the week ended May importance as given:-Leningrad, 31, issued by the Director of Odessa, Archangel, Vladivostock, Health, gives the following cases: Novorosslak, Batoum.

SEAMEN'S MISSION.

Ten Thousand Men Helped Annually,

MORE MONEY NEEDED,

The 86th anniversary meeting of the Seamen's Mission was held

and League of Nations have been directed in preparing draft con- ventions, the principle of which has been accepted by the British Government as indicat in London und presided over by House of Com- S Arthur M. Sutherland, Bart., on the 21at

November, K.B.E, president of the Chamber 1929. Great Britain is already of Shipping. subject to frequent criticism by Sir Arthur said the size of the foreign countries by reason of audience showed how great was outstanding cases of double taxa the interest in the sailor. The tion .in the self-governing Seamen's Mission WAS looking dominions, and this country can after the sailor when he most hardly afford to acquiesce in the needed looking after, and "anden- Imposition of a new income-tax on voured to keep him in the right non-resident shipping, which can places and among the right only embarass her in international | people. Like all missions, they negotiations for the removal of were hard up. More money was double taxation of British ship-needed, for there were thousands

of sailors ping.

who required more benefit then could be given at present.

It may be contended that such a tax does not in fact harm British shipowners, as they are entitled to Knit by Sea Carriage. claim rellef from the British Gov- The British prided themselves ernment, but it is pointed out that on possessing an Empire on which

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER—Via Japan Ports from this means that the Government of the sun never set, and on which

Shangbel

HELBOURNE—Vis Manila, Brisbans & Sydney,

AFRICA MARU

MENADO MARU

BAIPHONG-Via Holbow & Pakhol

Wednesday, 18th Juna. Wednesday, 2nd July.

Friday, 1st July, -

Thursday, 12th June,

Monday, 9th June. Friday, 13th June.

NEW YORK-Via Japan porta & Panamą.

JAPAN PORTS,

ATLAS MARU

BORNEO MARU

KEELUNG-Vin Swatow & Amoy,

CANTON MARU

HOZAN MARU

TAKAO-Via Swatow & Amoy,

inho & KEELING

BATAVIA MARU

Tel. 28081.

Sunday, 8th June, 3 p.. Sunday, 15th June, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, 10th June.

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4. DES" VOBUX ROAD CENTRAL,

Ceylon is in effect asking the no other country. dare "sit." British Government to bear the That Empire was knit together tax. Such a contribution by the by-sea carriage and communica- British Government must come out tions, and we had a heritage to of the pockets of British taxpayers, carry on and to hand on to the including the non-residents who next generation enhanced in value are taxed in Ceylon. Further, it and usefulness. The Empire. had was demonstrated to the Imperial grown not merely by the extent Shipping Committee in 1923 that of its possessions, but by the pre- the relief provisions of the British servation of our liberties. The law are in practice frequently in-recret of British success. It had adequate even when combined with been written, has been by combin- a system of ratio certificates from Ing comprehensive attention to the Government of residence on general interests with the most the basis of the ratio of the pro-skilful caro for Individual liberty. fits to gross earnings as recom- The sailor did more than bind the mended by the Imperial Confer Empire; he bound the world. to- ence, 1929,

gether. We obtained only 20, per Not in Colony's Interest.

cent. of our food from the Empire, Nor is the proposed taxation of 40 per cent from foreign coun non-resident shipping in the real tries, and 40 per cent; from home, Interests of Ceylon. It is obvious-production. The sailor connected ly the interest of every-country to us with all the countries of the encourage the fullest and most world.

economical shipping services to The Rev. Thomas Nightingale, and from Its ports, but no country secretary of the National Free can in the long run make the non- Church Council, read extracts resident bear the burden of the from the annual report, which taxes it imposes, and in the case stated that during the year. the of shipping in particular the tax mission had helped in one way or in ao far as it is not reimbursed another about 10,000 men. It was by the generosity of the United further shown that the whole of Kingdom. Government, will inevit-| the social side of the work had ably be reflected in the freights been fully maintained. Over 24,000 and passage moneys from Ceylon. | beds had been found for men, and of The colony is an laland, dependent that number 8,000 were free. Over entirely » upon non-resident ship- 10,000 free meals, had also been ping, for ita foreign trade, and for given to needy men. The mission much of its interval prosperity, required another 100 beds. They and while a large number of ships had #12,000 towards the schems, call annually at Colombo, it is and another £3,000 as required to essentially a port of call, and place the mission beyond debt, vy

Plague

Alexandria: 3 cases, 2 deaths. Bagdad: 12 cases, & deaths. Bombay: 1 case.

Colombo: 1 case, 1 death, Bangkok: 3 cases, 3 deaths. Pnom-Penh: 2 cases.

Cholera Calcutta: 98 cases, 57 deaths. Rangoon: 2 cases. 2 deaths. Bangkok: 3 casca, 1 death.. Pnom-Penh: 1 death. Saigon: 13 cases, 7 deaths. Canton: 1 Case.

Small-pox

Bombay: 40 cases, 35 deaths. Calcutta: 71 cases, 52 deaths. Cochin 9 cases.

}

Karachi: 1 case, 1 death.

Madras: 20 cases.

Rangoon: 1 case. Penang: 5 cases, I'death. Batavia: 1 case, '2 deaths. Pnom-Penh: I case. Salgon: 1 death, Shanghai: 2 deaths,

Cerebro-Spinal Fever. Shanghai: 5 deaths.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1930.

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Empress of Asia' June 25 June 28 July 1 July 3 July 12 Empress of Canada July 10 July 13 July 15 July 17 July 25 Empress of Russia July 23 July 26 July 29 July 31 Aug. 9 14 Aug. 22 Empress of Japan Aug. 7 Aug, 10 Aug. 12 Aug.

20 Aug. 23 Aug. 26 Aug, 20 Empress of Asia"

Aug.

28 Sept. Empress of Canada Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 19

Sept. 25 Oct, Empress of Itussiz Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Empress of Japan Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Empress of Asia* Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Empress of Canada Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 14 Empress of Russia Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov, 18 Nov, 20 Nov. 29

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June 19

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