SHIPPING OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
sent time limited in their operations to cer- tain parts of the coast line of the Islands,
The Philippino Telands bave a coast line of over 11,000 miles. more than double that of the - mẹ ¦ BY M.......W. MOCGY, DEPUTY COLLECTO) OF United States. We are without milroads ex-
QUSTOMS FOL THE PHILIPPINE
copt the line between Manila and Dagupan, TELANDS,
unt ne wagon ronda exist over which our trade The title of this article is probably a mison can be transported. For those reasons among aner, for practically the 13.flippine Istawis have others the flow of inter-island trade and travel to shipping. The constriso Heat consists of is controlle by, and dependant upon, euch coast comparatively for vessels, inadequate in num-wise respolo as are available for forrico. Fer to handle the business of the islands at annable rates, expense in operation and lacking to some extent at bust a munning or sonnel of experionen and lastning: There are no vessels of Philippine registry in the carrying trade beliveon the islands and foreign ports: all the commerce, import and export, coming
going
few statinties may illuminate this statomrat malo above Burl establish point from which to view he shipping co-
At this pin batt
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 20rn, 1905.
MANILA, THE TRADE CENTRE
OF THE ORIENT.
CHARIVARIA FROM PUNCH.”
We live in rovatationary times. The reprosentative of the War Office in the Hopso of Lords has declared that a lotter writton by the Duke of Wellington on the subject of nationst defends cannot now be considered ap to-date.
The Army Council, too, in' awple to the danger arising from our shortage of officers. King Alfonso of Spain has been appointed a British General
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[EY MAJOR-GENERAL HENRY C. commisj The importance of Manita as a shipping contra depends not alone on the agricultural and mineral resoures of the country, but on the facilities at this port for handling goods- with the object of transshipping them to America, China, Japan, Coolin Ching, tho Straita Settlements Java, Bornen, India and
Tho prociucial jours! which, the other play the Islands of Oceanien and Austr dia.
The chy's geographical Leation, her great published the following paragraph-Privalo harbour and the new dock system, which, whon letters from Madagascar sale that two enliste completed will permit the largest ocean guing
have visited the istatal, dating the loss of 200 tamer to tis up alone. all indicate that lives and inaanse damage to property," and this will
port will be the trade centre of the Ori- followed is up wi ha leader virulently attacking within the next few years, if sufficient encour-moter cyclists, nox informs us that the ward MARIE
should have been cyclones." The printer hue agement is given to commure I interests.
Manila is two days from Hongkong, five been warned. from
Mr. Balfour has declared the invasion of“ waters wash the shores of
donbly the Altons Bill will be persisted in. Personally, we think it would have been much better fun if Mr. Balfour had not let it be but had allowed the invaders to come, and thon defeated thom.
If these vessels are adequate and transport freight mul passengers at reasonable rates, and if they furnish servies to all parts of this and production will increase, business revive, a conditions boenme botter. If, however, the norvico is not equal to the demands, or if the rates charged ato exorbitant, production dusline or ramain stationery, and business languish. The lack of transportation facilities and the lack of means whereby products may ratardod devolopaul and production, ad ne great progress, commercially or otherwise, can bo hoped for or exp oted vill more rapid and loss
litions and possibilities. During the year 104 readily forwarded to markel kas augue alionably Colombo, and thirteen frem Sydney Eurianil to be impossible; but, to make assurance
at
80 8209 cof this, import tone expensive transportation facilities are provided.and Manila afands at the gateway of this vast known that a successful invasion is impossible,
55 vess, having a pet registered tonnage of 1,005,458 Lens, ont cred the port of Manila, hring; ing froight aggrogating 624,092 sons, valgel
75,96 tous, valued at $415,543 was from the United States, and 2525 tons, valued at 8758,07 was from Hongkong. This longkong tonnage Cass Bot represent.
the quantity actually carried by the Hongkong-Manita steamers, as it does
The Government is apparently willing and anxious to adeste material conditions in every possible way, and is also ready to foster and- protect the interests of the people to every possible extent. The shipping interest is primarily, the interest, of the inhabitants of the and they are the ones who are charged:
net includ foreign transit carnet the responsibility of its devolopment and
at that port for Mail and othor
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194 with a
poris. Of these resale 42 with a lounge of 254,407 tons, "wore of regis, arriving from the United States, and a registered tonnage of 26,527 foss were of foreign registry arriving from Hong - ketig Of the report tonnage brought
Manila, merchandise to the vains of 52,526,425, or less than fifty per cent. of the importation from the United States, uncived in American vessels; and musiciandise to the value of $301,120 (u trifle over one per cent, of the total) was carriet in vessels of the Philippine Islands and consisted mainly of rice cargoes imported from
neutical schools for the training of young men as navigators and ingrown harbours and build. wharves and piors; improve lighthouses; but it probably will not build, own and operate vessels. This must be done by the people..
a thousand cities and towns through which рак
the entire over-nes trufo of the most densely populated portions of the world, trade. In little more than a half century, Hongkong, nourished alone by the trade which passed from ship, to ship in her harbour. Ins grown to be a great commercial city. A large portion of tlist business belongs by natural right to Manila.
At
Another boot strike has Lappily been avoriod. woman fised for drunkenness at Hull made the attempt, and the angistrate just ducked in time, and the boot missed his head by
inch
Answer to a correspondant:Yes, formerly the House of Lords was oue-tinal Court. nt Appen, but now there is the Daily Mail. machine, rumarked a Rusophit, the otlier day. A figing machina?
The Bussi Army has worked like
AMERICAN COMMENT ON LORD- ROBERTS' CRITICISM.
Within a very short time this port will be provided with modern docks. These will make much greater economy in the handling of cargo and this city will be the only one aloug the
Be facilities. Shanghai, the metropolis of Northern China the large steamers cannot approach with fifteen miles of the city, and the cargoes must be transshippet by junks, lannches or river The present laws provide that rousels may steamers. At Hongkong the steamers must lie operate in the coastwise trade provided they out in the harbour, the city sot being provided are owned, I. By a citizen of the United with docks, and coudilipue are the same at:
It is refreshing to read in the cables that States residing in the Philippine Islands or a Singapore. But with the completion of the now Earl Roberts, to foremost soldier of Europe. corporation or company created under the lawa docks here conditions will be materially differ of the United States, or any slate thereof. er of ent. The ships may then go alongside and take says that the British army is unprepared for a uly their freight with the saine facility they could prolonged struggle with a great Power, It "export trade of the islands shorts prae- the Philippine Islands, provided that any duly
took a great man to tell the parliament this. It ally the same conditions and proportions. authorized officer of such corporation or com- in New York or Liverpool.
What is most needed is Fystem is no much easier to play on the patristic During the year there was exported from the pany, or the managing agent or master of the port of Manita, 182,191 tons of merchandise vaseels for which the license is sought, resides of bonded warehouses, the large firms passion by horoics, so much less bothersome to Tolned at $22 5642 gold. Of this 19,556 tons in the Philippine Islands; 2A native inhint of the United States shipping their goals say that our country is invincible, so lega valued at $8,813,742 went to the United States. itant of the Philippine Islands, upon taking to these warehouses, on storage, while their productive of argument to apostrophize the ag and 9.976 tons, vabed at $1,192,292, went to the entir of allegience to the United Bisto; 3. salesmen eultivate the trade of Asia andness-that vay foois a mental brace at
A large stock of goods should be Hongkong. Again the Hongkong tonnage doos A resident of the Philippine Islands before Oceanica.
Earl Roberts. not corroutly represent the shipments to or April 11; 1899, hitherto a subject of Spain, apon kept ex baad here, and should. Hongkong, for the plain words of such a distinguished fighter through that port, us transit cargoes are not abjuring the oath of allegiance to the United merchants of that eity would be able to secure
his allegiance to the crown of Spain example, require a shipment of American goods, and statesman as
And statements of this kind are the fororna ludol- therein U the fotol xports ealy and taking *11.092 was curried in American bottoms, States, provided such vassals are registered a sapply within sixty hours, instead of thirtyners of efferts te strengthen. They are the and none in vessels of the Philippine Islands. and take out the necessary license to engage
ago days, the shortest
of on cable order. The turo the flimsy fabric supposed invincibility reserves to the inhabitants of the Philippine fact that large stocks of American made.goods and make for large and perfect plans. All the
rights to
is to engage
in the inter-island were on storage hero
trade in the Orient.
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From the above exhibit the conclusion is in the coastwire trade. Practically this I had from San Fble time they can now be begetters of work for betterment. Thay pune-
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at the mercy of
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breeds carelessness. And this is what Lord Bat nations degrade. Reliance on strength Roberts would check. He knows that within at the most a decade the Lion must face the Bear on the borders of India. He would have la country ready for the fray; he would keep the forces of Britain at their maximant of preparedness, and Britain will do well to heed this old man who for 50 years has fought for
It is important to further these interests and responsibility of providing a coastwins fleet adoquate to handle the business of the islands to establish in Manila harbour a "free zone," a as it at present exists, and to provide a suficient certain portion of which would bo designated as the Boot as business free port and into which vessels might enter aud adequate increase conditions demand; bearing in mind always with cargo intended for reshipment to parts the fact that increased production and develop places outside of the Philippine Islande, and ment must be encouraged and stimulated by such entrance should be made without payment transportation and communication Facilities. of dues prescribed for vessels entering other Up to the present time, the provisions of the parts of entry. The cargoes carried by these law have not, apparently, had the desired effoot. vessels should be discharged and stored under and no radical change in the commercial or the supervision of customs officials without the material development of the islands will occur forma'ities which now prevail in regard to the till it is encouraged and fostered by improved bonding of merchandise, and its exportation made facilities.
without the payment of the wharfage and harbour charges now sparified, and without the formalities are too confident of our resources. There is which are now prescribed for the exportation fast rising into oversbudowing prominence in of goods stored in band The committee of the Oriont a Power which fate may ordain to which I love the honour to be Chairman, be our rival and perhaps our enemy. Speak
softly and carry a big stick. d by the Governor-General to
But the stick should be of dynamite.-Manila interests of this post, shipping establishment of, this free 2020. This is being delayed only by the time necessary to perfect the plans for the scheme.
The causes of the present shipping conditions tre easy of determination. Up to and including the present moment no facilities for the build ing of modern chips exist in the Philippino falands, and one can exist till a long stop in advancement has been taken as to material con- ditions Commercially speaking, no coal is mined or produced in the Philippine Islands and coal necessary for the operation of steam vessels --as well as all kinds of machinery and manu. If we cannot build vessels in the Philippine facturing plaalais brought from foreign Islands we can at least own thera, and no reason
"Under countries,
the Spanish government exists at the present time why vessels for the majority of the ofloors of coastwise vensals were constwise trade and for that matter, for the Sparish
rather than Philippine foreign trade, cannot be purchased abroad by recently appointed subjecta sitizes. No offort had apparently over beon of the classes of citizens authorized to own consider the made to educate and develer competent ships'
vassals, brought to the Philippins will at of rustwiss vessels are still Spanish subjects who were residing in the Philippine Islands on April 11, 180, and who were then serving as sarps officers in the coastwise trade.
her.
There is a lesson for America here,
Coffeers and engineers, and many of the officers Island and registered therein. This, to my is an early date submit a report favour. "Dablenays,
By an act of Congress approved April 15, 11, it is provided that "On and after July 1, 19, no merchandise except supplies for the Army or Navy shall be transported by sea, nader penalty of forfeiture thereof, between ports of the United States and ports or places in the Philippino Archipelago, directly, or via a for sign port, or for any part of the voyage, in any ather varsels then as vessel of the United Stator;
We
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With the development of Menils into the The completion of this important line of com- shipping centre of the Far East would communication is event of international importance, a great increase in the business of the smaller for it morka a definite period in the construction of a through line that will connect Fun with lines of vessels.
the whole of Europe. The trip from Tokyo to London will then require but a few hours of son travel. The Korean Straits and the Straits of Dover are the Eastern and Western sea barriers which separate the two Inland Empires from the great continent. To think that only to be laid before a few miles of track requirsi almost enough to take one's breath away. A few years ago it was laughed at as being the dream of a fanatie. To-day it is an accomplished fact. The dreams of yesterday are the realities of to-day.-Yokohama C. of C. Report.
mind, would be infinitely better than to allow the present conditions to exet without an effort being made to improve thom. As long as it is necessary to import the immense quantities of food products, especially rice, which ure annually brought into the Philippine Islands there is apparently no reason why such food Legically, Mauilo Bould be the terminus of prodnets should not at least be carried in vessals the big trans-Pacific hoers, which should of the Philippine Islands. This would save come directly here, and would probably do so if to us the immense sum of money which is now Manils was the distributing centre. The trip paid out for carrying charges, and would furnish could be made in from thirteen to sixteen days, employment to a large number of semen. in itself no inconsequential detail, bringing Neither is any reason seen why vessels of the us, as it would, so much nearer the markets of now on the Pacific bringing freight to Manila for distribution to the Asiatic ports, it may readily be seen how the business of the smaller shipping lines would be greatly increased
The improvement of the port of Manila means much for the future commercial prosperity of the Philippine Islands. Experience with the transport service, the system of lighterage in
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all commerce between the United States and the islands must be carried on in America Tessols; it being presumed that vessels of the Philippine Islands registered thereis and aying the American flag will be construed to bo Vessels of the United States. The effect of
this law upon the trade between the islands and
the home country is problematical,
We exported to the United States in the your 1904, $8,813,742 worth of Philippine products, of which $1,506,557 worth, or about 20 por cent., was carried in Americat vessel. These exports consisted mainly of hemp, the value of that articlo shipped to the United, but $8,717,095 United States currency, leaving $96,000 to be accounted for by other articles of Philippian production. Apparently the set of Congress above quoted will not have an injurious effect as far as the exports of the islands to the United States are concerned, unless
of freight can be obtained out of Singapore. than can be obtained out of Manila, and this is one of the best illustrations of the expensive operations of the coastwise trade. It is a con dition that badly neots a remedy, and that remedy, is primarily, increase in the number of ships, increased efficiency in both officers and crows, and a material and decided decrease in the cost of operation.
from ship to shore, showed plainly in the very first months of American occupation that the importantes of this city as a shipping port would remain comparatively low unless modern ducking facilities were provided. The money that has been paid for this great work is hat little compared to the good that will result to the commerco and shipping of the United States The Government is spending immense sms and the Philippine Islands, to say nothing of of famer in the improvement of the ports at savings to the government and revenues result
Iloilo and Cebu, and at all three of ing in the commercial activity here. these port is it building docks and piers and The full development of this harbour, with
pro- riding improved facilities for the lading and reasonable rules for the goverment of ship- discharge of both foreign and coastwise ships, masters, will have a significance of very great affect Unless the people take advantage of these im-importanes and be far reaching in provements the material benefit or these people advantages in the Orient that will take
the both,
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Daily Bulletin Annual... nation or people have become great, prosperous or influential among the nations of the world without first becoming powerful on the seas, and without & merchant marine capable of carrying its products and manufac fares to other countries and
to
it should so increase freight rates on Maulis merchandish received in returning with the
coase
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Our
THE JAPAN SOCIETY.
The 14th annual meeting of the Japan The Dutch Society was held on June 16th at 20, Hanover- hamp se to compel users of hemp in the United Republic was a power in the world because her square, W.. under the presidency of Mr. Charlen States to find-a-substitute therefor. Neither merekane fleat covered the seas and she carried ice. The chairman, in opening the proceed.- can it soriously or injuriously affect the Philip the products of other countries to the world's ings, observed that the meeting could cou- pines in the matter of importa from
the United
markots. She sank almost to insignificance gratulate itself on the success of the society. States, for reason that if freight-rates-nro-after hor fleets were destroyed by the growing during the past year. An increase had taken advanced on articles imported frora the United power of England. Spain and France were place in the outer of members, and the nature States the merchants doing businose here will shora of their influence by the same great ses of the work done had been very satisfactory. buy in the United States and will power, and all three nations were deprived of Mr. Paul Berna, the hon. treasurer, submitted transfer their trado olsewhere, so that it is fair their colonies and almost all their commoroo by the statement of accounts, and said that the to presume that the effects of this law, it felt the English people. Japan within the last 6fty Japan Red Cross Fand at the prosent time by any one, will be felt by the people of the years has risen to prominence in the world's amounted to £2,150. The hous, secretary's re- United States and not by the Philippine affairs primarily on account of her development port stated that daring the past year the society hat lost 31 members, hat 12f new members Islands The wisdom of this act of Congress the soa, and her recent wonderful meness-is is justified by the desire to retain in the hands due to her ability to control the seas as
as against had been slected, bringing the total wumber of of our own people, by those residing in the her enemy, and to transport in her own vessels members on the booke up le 1,246. The last din- United States or in the Philippine Islands.nldiers and supplies. The protection which our ner of the society was the most successful
commerce needs is at haud in the mary of the that had bosa held. Lord Redestale carrying of our own products and manu- the
Unitol States. The only thing which remains elected a vios-president. In conclusion, factarea between our own ports, and it is un- tras that, as the carrying trade
to be done is the development of the carrying report stated that a garden party would be held sit, a, safloient number of vessels will trade, and this rests solely and entirely with Pat the Royal Botanic Gardens on June 27 next be engaged to the traffic between the United people. Will they take advantage of it, or in honour of Prince and Princess Arizagawa States and the Philippine Islands to transport zot Daily Bulletin's Third Annual..
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increasing sad that the number of books taken as the increase in the business demands.
out for reference was very much increased. These porta were adopted. The chairman said that the garden party referred to in the be a brilliant bancretary's raport promised, thering. As to the
exhibition of Japanese armoar, it was probable that it would be opened. or June 29 at 5a, Pail-moll. The officers were re-elected, and voto of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings,
The coastwise flest of the Philippine Islands consists of 510 vessels ranging from 20 to 6001 tous, the greater part of these being stoandara and sailing vessels of comparatively small tan- ange. In addition to these vessels there are several hundred smau vossels under fifteen tons grow which operate under what is known as special constwise license, and which aro at the
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