CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3] — Page 61

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Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited.

Hongkong, 8th. January, 1917.

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My dear Fletcher,

With regard to the attached memorandum I think you will agree that our Company has done its share to assist the

War.

The loss of the "Lovat", our largest carrier with a deadweight of Tons 8,600 was a very severe blow to us and we have been hard pressed to it to keep the Calcutta Line going. I am not going to enlarge upon this perticular trade as I think you are fully aware of the importance of some, not only to India but to the Straits and Hongkong. The British IndiaCompany, in pre-war days, supplied half the tonnage required, but owing to the heavy calls of the Government on their ships we have practically had the shoulder the burden single-handed. This has meant the employment of nearly all our chartered tonnage in the Line and while others have been in a position of running in the remunerative rice trades from Bangkok/Swatow and Seigon/Hangkong, we have had, to a large extent, to confine ourselves to helding together the Calcutta

connection,

Since the outbreak of war I have had to proceed to India and also to Canada and Americs to endeavour to consolidate matters as there was grave danger of the trade slipping into the hands of Companies not flying the British flag. The whole question at the moment is that of temnege and we therefore look to you to assist us as much as possible in this direction. From first to last we have always endeavoured to take a broad minded view of the position and to run our steamers not only where freights are tu most remunerative, but where from a national point of view, they will be of the most service. For instance we have placed steamers to run regularly on the Haiphong/Hongkong run to permanently, we hope, replace those of Jebsen & Co. In like manner we are keeping the "Hinsang" and "Vausang" on the run between British North Borneo

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