CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7] — Page 387

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and will have no other vocation, what steps will be taken

to permit him to obtain an honourable living?

It would appear that it is the intention of the Hongkong Government that Officers of the Merchant Service who were, during the War, ranked with and next to Officers of the Royal Navy are now to be treated with less considera- tion than the "ratings" in that Service.

This attitude is preposterous, and the Officers

of His Majesty's Mercantile Marine serving on the China Coast demand fair treatment and the recognition of their status which is nowhere evinced in the document under review,

Section 5.

"The Master shall have complete control of the ship "and all on board".

Without discrimination no man can control, without discretion no man can discriminate, hence it is impossible for the master to have complete control and a paradox is disclosed which places the master in a position of being unable to avoid the violation of some part of the Regulations.

Section 7.

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any

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"When the master "believe or to consider

cause whatever to

But by Section 1 he has no discretion !

Further, we are directed to say that the officers

of the Mercantile Marine on the China Coast will be delight-

ed to assist in any measure which will tend to the extinction of piracy, or to consider any practical suggestions which may be advanced by their professional brethren. They do not, however, propose to allow their duty to be dictated or criticised by any person or persons who are not professionally connected with the active duties of the Mercantile Marine.

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