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446 firm in Singapore. The Government had to meet urgent demands for coal and it was necessary to obtain tonnage. The s.
s. "Glen- falloch", of Singapore registry, had been lying at the Taikoo Dockyard since the end of January awaiting repairs, which the owners were unwilling to carry out. The matter was taken up by the Commodore who telegraphed on the 14th March to the Commander Chief in Singapore, suggesting that in view of the shortage of tonnage something should be done. The Commander- in Chief telegraph
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ed on the 21st April that the Singapore Government were dealing with the matter; the Commodore telegraphed on the 1st May that nothing was being done; and on the 25th May the Hong Kong Government telegraphed to the Government of the Straits Settlements offering to repair the ship and to tun her under the Hong Kong Scheme, the intention being that she should carry coal. The Government of the Straits Settlements were unable to accept the offer, and it was therefore necessary to look for tonnage elsewhere. The Shipping Control Committee considered the matter very carefully and they decided that the s. S. "Telemachus” was the only vessel suitable for the purpose that could be spared. accordingly broke the charter, which was bringing in Straits $115,000 a month, and let the vessel to the Kailan Mining Association at $55,000 a month for the express purpose of bringing coal to Hong Kong for specified industries. It may be mentioned that shortly after this arrangement was completed Colonel Thomson telegraphed to the effect that London was asking whether assistance could be given to the Kailan Association, and that the Admiralty were pressing for an early reply. In November the ship was employed to bring rice to Hong Kong.
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They
The s. 8. "Castlefield", "Manapouri, and "Brisbane were chartered prior to the commencement of the control scheme, to run within the usual coast trade limits, The customary runs for these vessels are Bangkok, Saigon, Singapore, HongKong
as trade offere, and the Control Committee considered it advisable
that
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