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HAMBURG.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

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SOCIALIST TYRANNY,

May, 28th.

The tyranny exercised by the socialistic trade autóns over the members, their aggressive conduct towards non uaioulets and the predomi- uance of vague international sentiments over the love of their own country, have prodaned a reaction against their practice amongst the German working olasser. Fatriotic unions have been founded in many places whona nim it is to revive, and foster Couling of loyally Emperor and Country amongst their meimburs, whilst carefully watching over their interests working

In order Lu extend their #trengthen their position, to influence, they decided some

ago, to combing under the name of "Band Vater landieder Arbeiter Vereins" Federation of patriotic working zou's Association). A pro- risional committee was elected for the purpo of patting the scheme jale a workable form and of framing sant of rules. Having completed their late, they convened a meeting of delegates of the different local avansistious to be hold in Hamburg during the Whitmuatids holidays. At the Brat sitting EMI May 18th the chairman in

his opening speed remarked that there were two classes of workers,

time

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27′′¤, 1907.

carpenters in Berlin, who were receiving 6/1 for a nine hours day, demanded an increase of 12% in pay and a reduction of an hour in time the masters offered a progressiva rise daring the next three years, but insisted on nine hours

work, which the men refused and a strike appearing imminent, the employers at once preclaimed a general lockout in the building trade. Although the bricklayers and carpenters `number bat 50,000, about 100,000 men will be thrown out of work, auch sa mesonɛ, joiners plumbers, housó-painters, and others who are dependent upon them for employment,

MOLE TROUBLE AT UAMNURU Here too freeh troubles have broken out.

On

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FUNNELS AND FLAGS.

RIE JONN OLOVER'S SUCCESSOR. On the ground of advancing years, Sir John Glover has intimated to the Committee of Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign

Shipping his intention to retire at the sud

of June from the position of chairman of that lasted Mr. James Dixon to succeed Sir John The Committee has oranimous Y society. Glover. Mr. Dixon has for many years been a member of the committee of the General has occupied the Shipowners' Society, and post of president of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.

VA

TENNIS AT SEA,

Tabris has never yet been played at sea under comfortable conditions, even if it has ever been Last week the loaders of the Hamburg-Altous seriously attempted. But the new ten boat which Mossra. Harland and Wolff are seafaring men's union, without any provecation building for the Hamburg-American Line will and without consulting the members, distribut-bare a founis-coart, as well as a shooting-gallery. and bandhill calling upon sailors, engineers and swimming-bath, and Turkish bulb. This com. pang has born particularly ingenuous in hitling stokers to refuse to engage on board any

upon new dericos for the entertainment of foreign-going vossals belonging to the two pasongarz, and, it is nuderstood, has farther ports and to cancel preșious engagements.

novelties in view. Probably tu tennis tourna Whit Monday they addressed & lotter to ment on sa Atentie liner is destined to become one of the most interesting recreative features Shipowners' Association proposing a conference of the voyage. 11 will sasuredly overshadow which the latter declined on the ples that the deck quoifs and other loss exciting amusements chairman of the men's committes had as egiter A billiard-room has always been a desideratum of the recognized organ of the union for several stand has been discavored whereby the

board the modera liver, bat hitherto no

my years past availed them in hir paper in moat

trends of the ship may bsuflicioully sentralised. abusive and curilous language. They howover

With the aid of gyroscopic apparaits, however, declared their willingness to mest any delegates who knows but that a hundred up" may not lacted by the men from amongst themselves presently he possible on the brond Atlantic after as soon as they should be in possession of clear - those that worked ebielly with their hands and by formulated demands. The committee in their those that, worked with their brains and although il was the 'bject of their organization to afely agreed to this, eacloning a "carif", but guard and promote the interests of the former they must not forget that they owed much to the latter. In his opinion they would best serve the cause by working hand in hand with them. and it had been decided with a view to this that employers should be admitted as members, care to

be taken however that the number of employees and their in fusnee should preponderate, for they mast rely upon themselves, ipon their owa strength and energy to develop and eprend the. movement. They were surrounded by enemies In the and on the eve of a serious contest. first place they would have to encounter the social denwerats who so far had beon content to ridicule their efforts but who would not shrink from the use of any means in their power as as they hagan to feel their growing influence amongst the working glasses, Thug

the forms employed left it doubtful, whether they themselves did not mean to form part of the delegation, the shipowners again refused, where upra a strike was immediately proclaimed, which however is not to include men engaged in the river traffic. If persevered in it will seriously affect the trade of the port which is only slowly getting into working order again The frivolity of

after the recent disturbar Cam.

the proceedings is clearly proved by the explan afion one of the leaders garo to the men at a public meeting. He said that their policy must be to harass the employers by coulianel strikes until they were ready to sabmit to their dietates.

dinner!

B COND-RATE TRAMPH

$6

TANSAN

3

The only genuine TANSAN bears the name of J. CLIFFORD-WILKINSON on the labe

Lord Inverclyde said that steamere, bofore they obtained this limitation of liability, bad lo undergo a number of Board of Trade infpotions Beware of Bogus Imitations! and surveys as to manntag, load-line, and so on. which bargis had not to underge. Therefore, ho did not think it was fair to put bargas on the which only navigated inland water ought not to estuaries pught only to have it when properly get this limitation, and thoss navigating controlled.

same footing as ships. He hell that barges

The Earl of Granord said that a certains. amount of opposition to the Bill had been notified

to the Board of Trade. Complaints were made that these dumb barges had increased so much in size that when, not being indor entral, they een into & veal they did an proper

Therefore, the incalculable amount of barın. question of limiting their liability was a very sarious one and would have to be very carefully considered. He propred that if the BiLwAS read second time the whole matter should be referrel to a Select Committee before the clausa were proceeded with.

Lord Ampthill baring essenter to the proposal of the moble

eart The Bill was read a second time and referred to a Select Committer.

TO FIGHT THE SHIPPING RING.

In opposition to the powerful shipping ring, which practically controls the trade hole Great Britain and Australia, a new service of modern cargo boats has just boop established, auder the namn of the Alliance Line. promotera of the new venture are Messra

THE HALL DIAMOND JUHILEX, In very quiet fashion the Hamburg-Amer- ican Company bus just celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of its foundation. The Germans are naturally very proud of this enterprise, -for it is by far the big

biggest steamship company in

Hard water hardens the arteries; Soft Water helps to keep them onstic and pulse-responsive

TANSAN is entirely free from the obnoxious taste peculiai to salted or other fabricated TANSAN is the Softest of all Drinking Waters,

WATERS.

TANSAN mixed with Milk, Wines, Spirits, etc., neither impairs nor in any way saltors, except

to expand their respectiva natural flavors,

PER CASE OF 48 HALF-BOTTLES

DOZEN

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CASE OF 100 Quarter BOTTLES DOZEN

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8,25 1.10

WINE AND SPIRITMERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

which was ft entirely outside the scope of the, Upjohn, KC, and Mr. A. R. Kirby, for the Bill. After the Bill was introduced there was respondents,

The Lord Chancellor.-In this appeal your

a good deal of feeling excited about its provisions,

the shipowners inging that it went too far and Lordships are asked to refuse your motion r the dochowners that it did not go far onough," a resolution for the reduction of its capital accordingly invited the representatives of which has been passed by the National Bank very pirties interested to a conference, with of Chius. The appellanis represent a the result that an arrangement was arrival as small proportion of the holders of founders which would Mr. Beasley, of

Antifretion to everybody shares. But it is resolution is in fact anfair, probably

of Pouart. This

The even few opponen's will prevail. The only except Bill us it stood did not represent the agreement, question is whether it is unfair, for the but the amendments the Government proposed contention that it contravenes a bargain to introduce would. He ought to state that contained in tha Memorandum and Articles of instead of 60 per cent, it was agreed that 55 per

Association cannot be nude goed; and it is no cent should be the basis, and even years were part of the businees of a Court of Juation to determine the wisdom of a corsa adopted by a given for the law to come into operation,

The Bill was read a second time, and on the company in the rhagemont of its own affairs, your motion of Mr. Lloyd-George it was then referred I can see nothing that ought to induce

Lordships to interfere with the conclusion arrived at by Mr. Justice Farwell and by Court of Appeal And I 1001 the more inclined to agrus with them by the co- sideration that the appellants made no specific proposal in either of the Courta balow, though they maintained here that the scheme for reduction might have an A0 modified as to preserve their interest without thwart ing the polley of the

The conduct. company. of an opposing minority is not without its significance in considering uk questions POOLS AND OTHERS. THE NATIONAL HANES are now before the House. Nor is it an indiferent matter from the Ine point of

to a Select Committee.

-LAW REPORT MAY 28,

HOUSE OF LORISS.

(BEFORE THE LORD CHANCELLOR LORD MAUNAGĦTEN, LORD ROBERTSON, AND LORD ATKINSON]

Gallatly, Harkey, and Co., the end offices in at Dok House, Billiter-street, London k., will branches at Glasgow, Liverasel. Manchester, Antwerp, Hamburg, Marseilles, Jebdal, Port

Sadan,

Monthly services are to Herr Ballin, the managing director of the observed, both from London and Sydney.

Conrides able promises of support have already Bome sensational ataloments on British shipping been made by fires who are desirous of patronis Hamburg-America Shipping Company, makes in an interriow which he has granted to aug a company free from the "ring" system of Frankfurter deferred rebates, ste, and in view of the very per al representative of tho

He declares that the overwhining rapid progress which has lately been made lu the export of Australian products, exceptionally superiority of the British over the German mercantile marine exists only on paper, and tow quotations are being given. adds.The British ships consist for the most part of second-rate tramps, constronted of the cheapest material, and steaming only at the slowest speed. Referring to the subvention of the Cunard Line, Herr Ballin states:- In my opinion, every highly developed country should.

the world. It owns no fewer than 361 sergals content with thosa lines of steamships

which there is

demant, of which 15 are large ocean atomers, and the natural B The British nation seted on his principle foot totale 911,927 fons. Its services ombraca .for many years, and achieved her great practically the whole world, and now threaten

This was an appeal from an order of the view that the appellants deferred their few years since to include Liverpool. The general impression is est Euroes. It is only a

appeal hor old-established that all German stenpship lines have been built Court of Appeal (Lords Justices Vaughan, to this House to the very last day, while England abandoned methods, partly owing to fear of a giganap on subsidios. Whatever may have been the Williams, Remor, and Stirling), dated April the resolution sanctioned by the curt was presumably tin phipping, trust refect by perigos, Aubricant. Confct, cousins top that Fl, kell, otele ging the decision of Mr. Justion luxation, not shares

partly owing to racatment at the progress Hamburg-American Company now boasts that Farwell, dated March 3d 1905. grauting the changing lauds on the footing of its validity.

rudente made by the Gorman mercantile marine in the it does not receica a single penny in this free to obtain confirmation of special resolution of tions, I think this appeal should be dismissed.

Apart, however, from those latter considera- TranEvtlantio shipping tredo. The British of Government aid.

Lord Macnaghton delivered judgment arris up a strangement with the Norddeutscher the respondent

ant company reducing its capital laid to company upon to the charge of receiving Government money. Herr who enjoys the personal friendship oBallin German Emperor, numbers his Majesty among the most able as well as the most inturntial of his supportera.

fot

Hert Ballin throw

OF CHINA (LIMITED).

Company

had other enemies too whom he would rather have put forward fresh demands, threatening to Government would probably reject any prop. Lloyd in respect of a particular service beanum from £1,000,000 divided into 750 ahares of £7 ing at the emo conclusion, Lord Robertson

The movement is extending to Bremen and other German ports and I hear that in Liver. peel too the sailors, engineers and trimmers lay down work unless they are granted. They count on the enpport of the carters and other Lodies Employed in the port affected and urgently solicit the eo spention of all trades in keeping away meu willlug to work.

SINGAPORE CRITICISM.

it

to sacrifice several millionů sterling per sunum“ to establish at express train service of un- precedented speed between London and Edin. Nevertheless, Great Britain consider burgh.

advisable to sacritic many millions yearly in support of two ships in the service between Liverpool and New York, whose speed eunblos them in antsirip the liners of the Nord lentsche Lloyd and the Hamburg-America by one kuot par hour. That appears to be foolish, and gran pot devoid of danger, because experience shows that bighly subventioned companies of all nations have never been able to earn profits.

THE HAMBURG-AMERICA LINE AND

LIVERPOOL,

it

ratification of the intended step by their goaerair will or under false isopressions. The principals of the firm af Messrs. D. and D.strong German Navy is becoming from day to dering the reduction it stood at 1s. 97d., and to Edward L. in 1399, (ne of the original bill

meetings, to cotify their adhesion. In view of this he thought he might venture to say that

bere

DUTCH AND GERMAN COMPETITION.

ouch. Such roduction was to be effected by and Lord Atkinson concurred, and the appeal call opponents, this being a kindlier term

as paid on each of the 753 shares of £l mach for, to their surprise, they had met with

writing off the whole amount paid or credited was dismissed with costs. the part of many on whose

and cancelling those shares and by writing off disapproval ou

£3 per share, part of the sum of £8 per share support they had counted. Thoy, like other

which had been paid or credited as paid on the

600 YEARS INTEREST. A SHIPBUILDING EXIBITION IN 1908, trade unions, desired to improve the condition

40,453 shares of £10 each which had been isonoi, Under the patronage of Frimus Heary, the and by reducing each of the 9,125 shares of of the working classes, but they differed

PAYMENT OF £10,000,000 AYEED FOR from them in this that they stood on national

High Admiral of the German Navy, a ship-£10 each to a share of £7. The appellants were building exhibition is to be held at Berlin uozt together holders of 4-1 foundery elisras of the

Reports reooutly revived that the represen grounds and hoped to attain their object by

year. The German Emperor has shown his ic- company and opposed the petition. The tatives of the ancient Florentine family of terest in the project by ordering that the great company was incorporated in 1891 as a company Peruzzi istoad pressing their claim upon the peaceful moscuros, aot from fear but because

The annual report of the Registrar-General

silver module of ships to him as presents limited by shares under the Companies Acts. English Royal Family for the liquidation of

given. they entertained tos leffly an opinion of their

of Hongkong contains statistics regarding the

on the celebration of his silver wedding by 1862 to 1890, by the registration of a mom immense loana nade to the first thres Kings task, to use any others. They could not foll emigrant traffic between Hongkong and other

According to Renter's Berlin Correspondnet, many selective, commercial, and sporting randam, accompanied by articles of association. Edward bave led the Corriere data Ser whether the future would be bright or gloomy, ports chielly the Straits Sottlements, ter the Thoy must therefore one and all firmly resolvo report states, that 90% of all the emigrante į Nerr Ballin, director of the Hamburg-America encicties shall be exhibited, to show the dave. The objects for which the company was antitute special inquiries in Floronca.

Inpment of the sailing-ship from the days of established were to establish and carry on the

The Marches Vicenze Peruzzi, the present. is about to institute a direct service between the Vikings down to the present time. The business of commercial trading and commission head of the house, is now away in London for to do their best in order that the edifice of mind were coming here. The Assistant Company, denies the report that the company which they were now laying the foundation stone and the fact that the report shows paly 196 Liverpool and New York. He admits that his exhibition will be arranged by the Society of agents and of bankers and financial agents in his marriage with Miss Betty Cos, the daughter

Registrar-General conducts these examinatioza.

company has come to an arrangement with German Shipbuilding Yards, it will be held in the United Kingdom of Great Britain sad Ire- of a d

of a deceased magistrate. The other members might become one of the most glorious in the hours, during the year, to have been spent in

Monere. Maclver, the shipowners, whereby the the Zoological Gardens, and will be open from land, China, Japan, Borneo, the Empire of of the family profess to know nothing at cus country. Ile throught that he could not give conducting such examinations it must be assura-

lattor become the Company's general agents, April to October of next year. The models of India, the British Bonias, and other British revived demand for restitution, but ou inorning but says that it is not intended by the Hamburg-vessels will be foruished by the three Imperial dependencies in the East, Americe, and thelibe particulars remarked that though anpord expression to those sentiments in a batter maurered that the work was conducted somewhat superficially. Considerably less than one par

Philippine Islands, and elsewhere, as night from ing to British law the recovery of both capital than by calling for three cheers for His Majesty cent, of those examined wore detained for fur-

America Line to establish direct steamship shipbuilding yards, and by If private

yards, ip will be exhibited the fittings and general time to time be determined, and other ancillary and interest was new, barred, yet debts of this There communication between Liverpool and New the Emperor. The call Lasing been responded ther inquiries, though on the two occasions on

York.

of the Interviewed by a Liverpool representative models of docks great Atlantic liner with objects contained in the memorandum of associa-kind in the ease of Royal Families remain debts

arrangements to with enthusiasm, he proceeded to say that 27 which migrant ships had been visited a

tion. landingstages, and all the parg- The company's fuzels, with the exception pureber of cases of boys or men who were

Government gnk

honda of our uncauelled by the lapse of ages. The sum of 1,900,000,000F." (£10,000),(9) does not associations had already joined, comprising some being taken abroad under false prelences was regarding the original statement that a direct phernalia connected with the shipping industry, of the Chinese

service of Hamburg-America steamers is to be passenger and cargo alike. This exhibition is boreicafter mentioned, were represented by represent the real total advanced by the man 7000 members who were represented on the pre-discovered. Judging from the report, the

be a striking object-lesson for showing the dollars. The value of the dollar had for some chant brothers, Simon and Bitlo Pornzai, bat sent oce asion by seventy delegaten; thres more, Hongkong authorities, in making these in established between Liverpool and New York,

and Horr Balliu's declarate that the coming industry has become, and how acessary a

Germaus how great an industry the shipbuild-years provions to the year 1902 boen falling in includes interest calculated in respect of the

1 year 1902 it reached its lowest point of 19. odd years that have passed siaro the first loan, and very strong ones, were only waiting for vestigations, sock only to ascertuin hather By

of the emigrarts are being let away against is not coming to the Morsey, one of

and at the date of first moeting for amcunting to 60,000.00 lire (£2,10 3,000), advan suitability of

of the emigrant from the standpoint MacIver, whom the orignal message credits with day.

huving been appointed the permanent Liver-

and had risen, the appellants stated, to 18. 1143. of the employer of labour hora lees up a pool agents of the Germann line, said he decliue Acords of the Royal Notarlands Steamship Farwell was of opinion that he might fairly take ve verillat the peinsins verle of the boast

of exchange is

nge is preserved in the British Mussunt. According to advices from Amsterdam, the On the hearing of the petition Mr. Justice

The researchos of the the federation now numbered 10,000 members.

Coʻriaro della Sora to be a subject with which the Registrar- General or his Assistant is at all concerned But

to enter into any newspaper controversy with The first of their rulos ready ny follows:--

Horr Ballin, whose published reply in the Company stated at the general mooling of the the value of the dollar at 1, 3, as linded to be made in the last century by the Ita ina patriet. legislation which has been enacted The object of the Federation of patriotic within the past eighteen months has done

matter he described as vry diplomatic. You shareholders that relations with the German permanent, but the appellants contended that Ubaidino Peruzzi, then Mayor of Florause, at a rasy tako it said Mr. Mastror, "that the shipping companies wore strained. The mosting such was not the trae result of the evidence, banquet he gave in honour of the then Lord working men is to unite all Germans irrespec- mere to protect the Colony in this respect

statement which has been published as to gare its approval to participation in the soc in accordance with the fact.

On the tearing Mayor of London during the latter's sujɔara in than anything which could be expected from tive of oroe de sud political convictions, who are

the Hongkong ulicials. When the steamship

our position in the matter is bantutaly Nationals Stoombootmaatschappy to the extent of the petition the company alleged that its Florence. The sacient Florentine murchaus accurate. know what the arrangements tre

(over 120,600), and in the financial position at December 31, 1903, was as true to the Emperor and the Empire, and whe

officials earned to understand that they were

of 250,000 gulden (ove which Luvs been entered into with Herr Ballin, Netherlands Lloyd to the extent of 159,000 follows: The capital paid up was £124,376 Bruzzi and Buldi, lent such a sum to English `recsi pt of wages or salaries from private liable to be called upou for damages for the

exclaimed Signor Ubaldin 8191,973 Sovereigns, capital sed I do not care what view the Press my gulden (about £12,100).

WAK reserve fund

Perozzi,

today, perhaps, co

Craira firms or companies and to combat the mislead-unding here of worthless character, and in

take of it. Why, it most be apparent to the The Netherlands South American Line has reserve fund scenmulated out of not profits,

treasures themselves would saline to pay. $11,668-8389,174. ing political and; economic doctrines of they instances were compelled to remove from

that they would

profits, meanest intelligence

$175,55; undivided not again cuscluded its business year with a log Colony, at their own expense, passengers mes tho

the exchange of 18, 84-243-latar alguited to Signori Peruzzi ant Baldi The Lord Mayor, struck by the allusion. Social Democrats. They consider it their special who were refused a landing barn, they begin appoint agents in Liverpool if they did not which this time amounts to 24,000 galdon or

The assets of the bank duty to assist the working classes in their to be much more careful as to the class of pa

contemplate some action in the direction (about £21,000). Or this loss 41,000 gulden total, £356,865.

that

a éosession could be grautod them o It is believed that the vessair, thengl (about 3,30) are upon voyages of steamers. fother than the Chinese Government gold efforts to improve their position, but empha sengers they brought that they had been in

former days. Still there is room for improve-RE

largely belonging to the Hamburg Americo The total loss hitherto sustained thus amounts bonds) amonuled to 4,152,058, 1us the rat their family crest with the English Royal arma, Siguer Baldi accepted the offer. to 910400 gulden (over £71,000). The South Babilities, $2,213.280-82,239.660; or at the as visitors to Florence may sans by noting the tically denounce class warfare and class hatred.

rent along this line, though the lesson is Company, will sail in the name of C. and D. INJURIOUS STRIKE9.

being learned from time to time. As regarde McIver, and will By the British stag, but Mr. American lino has con reconstructed under the excht geld bonds, 4-7,100--421-3,919; showing family tree in the private chupil belonging the emigration from Hongkong of coolies who Maciser on being interrogated as to whether this was not in reality a diplomatic move to the

The participation of the Netherlands Steam loss of capital to the amount of $142,883. It to the Baldis in the Basilica of Santa Croc are brought hilber against their will,

obviate any possibility of British prejudice ship Company in the Nationals Stoombootis- was proposed to write off this loss of £142,80 The Poruzsia, however, declined the quasi- bribs, though the prestige of their house had Hongkong authorities need not give them- weapon excluded from their a rsonut. He hoped selves much concara, The Chiosman who #gzinst Garman slips and German colours, atsohappy and in the Dutch-Lloyd forms a part by appropriating the undivided profits at gadly waned meaawaild, owing to faithless

wishes himself back in China is rera avis in-

ocatented himself with intimating that the near of the policy which aims at a complete December 31, 1993, 321,668; capital reserve debtors. fature would show datinitely what has been amalgamation of all the Dutch steamship fund. 8181,973; part of the profit reserve fund, Brranged.

companies,

and in directed against foreign and 344,413-3246,084, or at the exchange of la. espacially German competition. The Dutch $1-£20,757, by writing of the whole amount ; and £3 per Government has declared its readiness to o support

share of the amonat paid

of the

· Lord Ampthill, in moving the second reading the Dutch-Lloyd, and has kid before Parli paid on the founders' shares, £750; :

10,453 issued ordinary shares, 2121,359— Duke Pompeo Litia, the last member of an between Holland and Argentina sud Brazil. 192. The Bill is opposed by the Rotterdam Chamber of Commero", which is doubtless influspood by the circumstance that the competing German lines call at Rotterdam. If the messure is passed the relations between the Dutch and the Herman steamship lines will doubtless autor upon an acute stage,

Po Austrian-Lloyd intends to place large orders at home for shipbuilding material during the next few years. These, together with wages. will entail an expenditure of 20,000,000 kronen (over 1833,000).

Are

The next speaker laid stress on the injurious ffects of strikes Employers and employed ware natural allies sød l earnestly desired to see that

that the Federation would adapt this view indeed. The trouble with our authorities is to their endeavours to further the welfare of the working cla sees by the extension of social and la- bour legislation and by the strengthening of tras patriotisme.

get the undesirable immigrants away and keep them away. The immigration problem dea not worry Singapore nearly as much as it used to. With the completiva of he now

will he

MEICHANT SHIPPING ACTS AMENDMENT

HILL.

name of the Dutch-Lloyd.

the

ment

up on

on esen

EXPERIMENT IN SOCIALISM.

They all wished to stop the spread Houses of Detention 'next year. Gerorament of this Bill, in the House of Lords on Maya Bill for subsidizing this line, which plins; total, £142,866. This would leave historical Lombard family, settled down sight

0

of internation alism as preached by Qu Sociclista aileh butter grasp of the problem (ba

ing

EL

MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.

NUDE ORISEN BY JAPAN.

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the paid up capital represented by 40-453 shares years ago in the ancient castle of his ancestor of £7 sach, £ paid, 202,265; and the reserva in Milan, baving till then travelled abroad and fund would be reduced to $140,000 £11,674, had frequent intercourse with the chief leaders It was alleged by the company that the retention of Clerman Socialisms, chiefly Herrn Bebel of a reserve fond of at least £11,674 was neces you Wolmar, by whom he was converted to sary to support the credit of the company as a Socialiem. On his retura to his made the duc bank and to meet contingencies; but the appel decided to put his usw ideas into practico. lants did not admit thst sash retention was accordingly withdrew all his large estate sur necessary, and stated that in any case the rounding the mantuu from its formor tenants, fouaders' share capital could not be written off and completely give it up for pultivation until the whole of the reserve fund had been ex- to 137 familling of his pesants, who formel bausted. By special resolution of the company au agricultural solony. The rout nể £1,000 Negotiations between British and German only passed and confirmed at extraordinary

yearly

Was very small for such

vast delegates with regard to the British and German general meetings held respectively on September setate. At first the experiment gave excellent load-lines bare already began in Hamborg. 3, 1904, and September 1, 1901, this proposal results, and the economical condition of the The differences between the two load lines have was accepted. A resolution was passed to the labourers improved greatly. Latterly, however, the matter been reduced to such smail proportions as to same effect at a separate meeting of the holders they grew lazy, and, aeglecting agricultural 1904, work, hegan entling down the woods, which, make

of the ordinary shares hell on September 3, 1904. wor an arrangement sem probablə MERCHANT SHIPPING (TONNAGE DEDUCTION No meeting of the holders of the founders according to the agre-roont, were to be left shares of the company was held pursuant to untouched. Today the experient has come LOWER) BUL FOR PROPELLIN On the order for the second reading of this article 17 of the articles of ssociation. The to complete failure through the pernicious work Bill, Mr. Lloyd George (Carnarvon District, redaction proposed to be effected did not of the Socialist leaders, who lure induced said this was a Bill which was agreed to by involve either the diminution of any liability peasants to claim cwaership and refuse to work. almost all those specially interested in the in respect of unpaid capital or the payment to The duke is deeply affected, and acknowledges subject. It was comp'uired by duchowners and any shareholder of any paid up capital. The that his dream has vanished. He is porsanded pilets that in the matter of tonnage measure appellants contended that the company had not that the peasants' ignorance still mates collecti meut the ingenuity of naval architects was Lost capital to

tribunals to reeums possession of bisontatos, exercised more and more so as to reduce not capital to bat amount unrepresented by availa tri possible. The dake will apply to the tonnage in such a way as to deprive dockowners his assets; if there had been such loss or lock though he is hopeful that his Socialistio ideal rried a pilots of duss and charges alich properly ing up of capital, it should not have been way triumph in the future.

belonged to them. A general foeling having treated as permanent, that the rate of exchange has expressed that the subject ought to be

was not fair or proper, and that for other!

The keystone of England, as well as of dealt with by the Government, this Bill was reasons the orders below ought to be reversed. introduced, and it weat on the principle of The argamonts were heard on February 28 and France, is the middle class. The forces which some from the people and from the lower dednoting 60 per cent. for propelling power in March 4 last, when judgmont was reserved.

Mr. Eve, K.C., Mr. Jenkins, K.C., and Mr. middle olsas, together with determined nobi fixing the net registered tonnage. There was no interference with crow space accommodation, Whiteney appeared for the appellants; Mr. tion, accomplish marvels.

28th, said the abject of it was merely to a in position to deal satisfactorily with andesirable aliens, and is already stain remedy an omission from the existing law. and to arouse in the minds of their fellow work-

introduced no new principle of law and it did men a sense of national ideals. This would of it has ever had previously. We cannot com

not modify any existing griseiple. Its object itself arrest the progress of Socialistio unions med too highly the poling of deportation of was to extend to owners of lighters, barges, and and tend to from the working classes from their undesirable enforced by the Governor. Alike vessels the same protection as to isultation of liability as was now given to shipowners, the tyranny. Subsequent speakers expressed their ready, it has had a salutary effect among

troublesome classer, sud the oriminal statiṛ-

The Merchuut Shipping Acts differentialed, as satisfaction at the definite constitution of the ties of the Colouy are now more satisfactory

ho thought, mafairly between barges curable of being propelted by sails and those which had no foderation and hoped that by silording profec roading.--Straits Times.

sails. Sailing barges were already protected, tiou to all whe now stood in terror of the

but those which had no suits, called dumb socialistic organizations, it might assist in with-

barges, were not. But both classes of vessels dit the same work and were exposed to the same drawing them from their influence. They were

risks. These dumb barges varied in size from all agreed that the interests of capital and

20 to 20 tour, while the average aan of sailing labour were not antagonistic and that employers

barges using the Port of London was about and employed by working burnouiously together

It is announced by the New York World that of sails, the two classes of vessels were very

FO so that, except lu

Lon; were further ing the welfare of bold. The

the Japanee Government has placed 42,40,000 f

The only reason for this differentiation obarian Railway, which it is desired to rush

when limitation of liability was given to forward at the utmost speed. The line, which tracerare 1,500 miles of sparsely settled touri. shipowners there was no association is existence toer, is to the completed in the next two years, for the protection of bargeowners interests. which will be record-breaking time. To ensure A similar Bill was approved by a So'ect Com- quick delivery Japan has bought 50,000 tons of mitee of the House of Commius in 1892, and, at the Carnegie mille for 128.50, consider if the Scasion of that year had been longer, ground of the debalų, but as on the previous day

ably ab vs the market price, and another order he bdieved it would have passed into law. the majority, whikt denouncing the frivolous

for 13,000

tons was placed at $29. Oos fro Lord Maskerry pointel on that thed ference ase of strikes, was of opinion that as an altims has received an order for 1,0 goods trucks. between the two kinds of barges was that the ratio it could not be given ap ontirely

bodies The

f the of cars will be built in Daley soiling barge was under control and Over £10,000 has been spent on American sufletent anmber of mou, whereas a dumb barge BUILDERS STRIKS.

Jocomotives, of which 200 have been sold for might often be seen on the Thames with only the South Manchuris line. From Dalny to one man on board who could not possibly Mukden, says the World, jubilantly, the travel control the casse! alone. He suggested that the ler will ride in American cars pulled by Yan. noble lord should accept, at another stage of the keo locomotives, over United States Steel Trust Bill, en amendmout which would make the Bill applicable only to these barges which bad at least two men on board,

majority however thought that strikes as a last in orders for equipment for the South Man.much of the same cared to be that:

resource could not be dispoused will a ltogether, At a second meeting of the delegates the enles were discussed and accepted, the question whether the right to strike should be eliminated from their programs again stood in the fore-

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In strong contrast with the peaceful policy advocated at these meetings stands the incesenet agitation on the part of the socialist leaders. At their instigation the bricklayers and

rails.

und

the amount stated, nor was

the