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MASTERY OF THE SEA.

FRENCH TRIBUTE TO GREAT BRITAIN

Le Temps in d leading article, pays tribute to the part played in the war by Great Britain. The journal says:—

support

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1915.

THE AMERICAN SEAMEN'S

ACT.

MOVEMENT FOR REPEAL

The Maritime Association of America A great English journal lately wrote membership.consists of 300 representatives that the British public must not, by the of domestic steamship companies and heroic deeds of the British Army, he led to forget the preponderant part played foreign steamship companies using Ameri- by the French on land.

This frankuens can ports, are preparing for an appeal must be mutual. If tho of our British Allies on land for a special session of Congress to report the recently passed Seamen's Act. limited, it must not be forgotten hub at sea-on all the seas it is they who have Simultaneously with the despatch of the by far the heaviest task to fulfit.

appeal there will begin a campaign to From the very first day of the war the secure public support, based in the argu- British Flest gained such absolute conmuat that the Act will drive the America wrol of the ocean roads and so evident gag from the seas, and that in effect it naval superiority that the public has coms discriminates against the vessels of certain take this state of things for granted foreign nations to the great advantage of We must not lose sight of the advantage others. we gain by this uncontested supremacyVENSIEST ACCUSED OF ILL-ADVISED ACTION, This cannot be repeated too often; if ut

It is not improbable, says the New the beginning of the war we were able to complete the equipment of our Army with York Maritime Register of 23rd June that rapidity which was not among the least the shipping question will become an taste of the surprises of the German Staff, we in the next national campaign if when dwe it to the Flects which rendered us Congress meets it does not enact legislu- masters of the seas.

tion that will relieve our merchant vex- Under present conditions the mastery of sels of the many burdens imposed on them the sea is not only an advantage but by our navigation laws which handicap necessity. The greater part of our coal-thes in competition with foreign vessels producing districts being in the hands of in the ocean carrying trade. In order to the onemy, the loss of this mastery would increase our commerce, particularly with not only reduce Great Britain to a state reference ze trade development with South

- ;; : tr of famine and foros-her to capitulate,- France and her new Ally, Italy, would American countries, it is necessary that there shoul be American vessels to en be unable to continue to supply their

The importance of this was fadtories with coal and to assure their gage in it military transports. They, too, would given expression to in a resolution passed by the Pan-American financial conference. soon be at the mercy of their adversaries.

Mastery of the sou is a vital condition The burdens put upon American vessels in of success for the Allies. In the Mediter the ocean carrying trade by our shipping ranean it is assured by the Franco-Italian laws make it impossible to operate them flects, and in the channels by our flotillas with profit. The present condition of the But the critical point is the North Sea.ocran-carrying trade brought about by the We cannot know what incasures have been taken by the British Admiralty to combat the perpetual menace. The mobilization of the huge [British] Fleet naturally neces sitates a very great industrial effort The British ships do not, like the German, remain safely at anchor in the ports A large number of them are continually on duty, and this results, especially for the lighter craft, in continual repairs.

Le Temps than cites figures which give an iden of the work done in the shipbuild ing yards and the enormous effort neces

OUR INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION.

way in Europe, as the result of which rates of freight have greatly increased, would apparently stimulate enterprise in this country to engage in shipping to a con- siderable degree, surely as to how long the present shipping When the war conditions will continue crds a great amount of tonnage that is now tied up or employed by the belligeront nations for war purposes will be free

There is, however, no

Whereas, there is nothing to be gained and everything to be lost by maintaining the present discriminatory and unreasonable laws and regulations, thereby depriving-the- farmers, producers, manufacturers and ex- porters from reaching markets they other- wise could, now therefore be it

VISITORS AT HOTELS.

HONGROKO MOTET,

Mr C, Inyecs Mr C. auriisan

Mr & Mrs F, X. d

Alsmeds e Castro Mind Almada Castro Master d Almada e

Castro

Mr G. E. Anderson

Mrs E. R. Balilios Mr G. 0 Bouman Mr H. Bridges

and child Mr & Mrs R. D. Bana Mr B. Cheethan Mr & Mrs F. 8. Chien MMM. Court Mr & Mrs F. E. Davis,

Mr J. H. Bacing Mr H. Murmy Bain

Resolved, That this organization urge the appointment of a commission to consist of practical men, engaged in the steamship and shipping business in the various sections of the United States, to draw up a bill which, in their opinion, would afford the necessary relief and which would be modeled largely maritime powers of the world, sucht bill to poal all conflicting legislation and regula on the laws and regulations of the principal repeal tions and add such additional rules and requirements as might be necessary to

917 make the laws

regulations of the more burdensome on United States no the owners and operators of American vos sols than the laws and regulations of the principal maritime lowers impose upon the owners and operators of vessels in their respective countries: that when such bill has been drawn up, ample opportunity be afford ed all interests to be heard for or against it with a view to giving them a chance to show cular interests, or to make such suggestions wherein it might adversely affect their partit as they might deem for the public good, and be it further

Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be sent to the commercial bodies in all cities. interested urging them to adopt similar re- solutions and request their Congressional delegation to give them favourable action, and be it further

Rosalved, That copies be also sent to the President of the United States and the Secretary of Commerce urging them in the interest of prosperity of the country al of its citizens to lend their assistance in ling ing the desired results about.

JA PAN AND THE RAISING OF FOREIGN LOANS.

AN INCOME-TAX PROBLEM."-

AFPEAL BY YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK IN LONDON.

In

London,

-INTERESTING DECISION..

On

the King's Bench Division, June 24th, Mr. Justice an appeal Rowlatt had before him from the decision of the Income-tax by the Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd.,

Industrial Bank of Japan and being in the pellants to the income-tax, as agents of the receipt of profits in respect of trading by the industrial Bank of Japan in this country,

sry to the upkeep of the Fleet, and pre- and competition, in the ocean-carrying. Commissioners, who had assessed the ap

coeds ***

To this capital support on the seas the British Empire has added the assistance of ita industrial and financial resources, ind its military effort on land has ane passed all possible forecasts. Voluntary enlistment has up to the present produced au infinitely greater number of inen than Great Britain has ever before sent beyond her frontiers, a greater number, even than could be equipped by a country prepared only for naval war and home defence. If lied fresh units have not always been no war-hardened as our own their heroism and contempt of death have never been inferior to that of their brothers at arms.

to

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Falconer Mr & Mrs P. Dr Fitzwilliams

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Mr E. M.

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bils & Filing from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY DURBAN (Nata), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Stemma of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

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ard child Mr W. T. Tanter

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again to enter the merchant service. This energy displayed in the prosecution of the war will then be employed in fall force to regain the hold upon the world's commerce trade will then assuras more nearly the normal conditions that prevailed before the outbreak of the war, and American vessels hampered by our burdensome ship

Mr. Dickens, in support of the appeal, ping laws would not be able to compete successfully with the vessels of other.

The Administration it is evid said the Industrial Bank was established in nations. ent does not fully appreciate this situaJapan and enjoyed special privileges in tion, The controlling idea seems to matters relating to the Japaneso Govern- The Industrial Bank of Japan las that of increasing our commerce with the ment South American countries and American been authorised on several occasions by enterprise apparently stands condemned municipalities, railways, and other bodies In each case the Indus and the threat is made that unless it comes in Japan to issue loans in Europe and the with forward to hela along this purpose the United States. Government will take the matter in strial Bank made arrangements of munitions paralysed the dash of the the inerchant servies without regard to the Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the And then it was discovered that inck hands and purchase and operate vessels in Parr's Bänk. Ltd., the Hongkong and British troops, the Government and the cost to this country. To this end Secretary appellants to issue prospectuses and col country resolved without hesitating to McAdoo has saked the Latin American lect subscriptions, The appellants collect carry through to the end all measures countries to state what favouring Lawsed the money received for subscriptions by the two other banks, and the proceeds, less necessary

remedy this deficiency, Industrial mobilization, Jabour conscrip your government is willing to enact or tion, the organization of the armaments what encouragement your government is the commission due to the three banke. and munition factories, even of work willing to give te a steamship company or were either remitted to the Industrial Bank shops not intended for that purpose, will companies which will establish improved in Japan or handed over to the account of steamship facilities between your leading the Japanese Government in this country. not be long before they produce a result.

The Cabines, which contains representa ports and the ending pert or ports of the The appellants, Parr's Bank and the The determination at Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- tives of all parties, will complete these United States' measures so that the strength of the new the Administration to engage in the ship-poration, had fully accounted for income-

It of work done on behalf of the Industrial Mrs R. Almond Armies may correspond with the power ping business is a clumsy makeshift for the tax on the profits they had made in respect

The Commissioners of Mr A. Black upbuilding of our merchant marine. and the population of the Empire.

The Trues and the whole Press pay would involve a large expenditure of the Bank of Japan, unanimous tribute to the enormous public money, and the entering of the Income-tax were of opinion that the Indus Mr T. C. Frasham Mreale & child II. Cadman French efford, Great Britain desires her Government into competition with indivi-trial Bank of Japan, on the occasions when Mr W.Budge effort to be in no way inferior. The duni vessel owners would deter private the loans were rained, traded or made pro- Empire shows admirable unity in its enterprise from engaging in shipping to in the United Kingdom, that the appel-Mr & Mrs T. S. Cheng

Mra. L. Cooke determination to participata fally, wil. There is no good reason why our Govern lants were agents of the Industrial Bank all the living resources of the country,ment should resort to this expedient. If of Japan within the meaning of the Miss J. F. Cocke

instead the Administration would advise Income-tax Acts, and that the Industrial Master G. M. J. F. in the French and Belgian offensive.

The United Kingdom has played with our leading shipowners as to what Bank were liable to pay income-tax in re-

spect of the profits earned by raising Mr A. Course capital part in all struggles for the

Mr & Mrs independence and liberty of nations. In laws should be modified or repealed in

Dutton this war, on which depends the fate of the order to rediere our shipping of its burdens money in this country. Counsel submitted Mr F. Z. Duckworth

carry on business in this country, anel

Mr W. Dryčun world, its sacrifies will remain worthy and shape legislation accordingly, the re-that the Industrial Hank of Japan did not of the aims pursued in common by all thevival of our merchant marine would be ac-

complished in a comparatively short time. therefore was not liable to pay income tax.

Sir F. E. Smith, for the Commissioners Mr J. Elopers Allies.

NEW C. S. SHIPPING LAWS URGED, of Income-tax, contended that, though the Mr W. Y. Elzon

Industrial Bank of Japan had to office in Mall Foland

Mr C. Fritz London, they carried on business here when Mrs A. Foy raising loans by employing the appellants agents, and to the extent of the less. A. Gr Mr T. Gun and the two other banks to act as their Mr F. Gardner Whereas, the United States Ims reached a issued and the profits earned in the Unitet Mr T. M. Gregory point in its development where it has become Kingdon they were liable to be assessed Mr & Mrs Hammes and necessary to find new and increased foreign to the income-tax.

Mr. Justice Bowlatt, in delivering markets for its products and manufactures

CROQUET IN WAR TIME. HOW A JAPANESE GENERAL STEADIED HIS NERVES.

In an article on General Alexrieft, the commander of the Russian Norther Armies, which aro twice the size of these commanded by Field-Marshal French, a of the Temes special correspondent emphasises the detached atmosphere in which operations are conducted,

Following is the text of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce resolutions, which have been sent to President Wilson and 100 commercial bodies of the United States:

to insure the prosperity of the country, the judgment, said, in his opinion, the Indus the manufacturer and the people attrial Bank of Japan had done nothing in the way of carrying on business in this. Whereas, the opening of the Panama canal country. The work of issuing the pros and the European war have furnished op pectuses and of collecting the subscriptions was performed by the appellants and the They received comtals portunities for maching such markets and establishing profitable openings for the two other banks.

sions for what they did, and in respect of disposal of our surplus products and manu factures, which would enable our mills to those commissions they had paid income in continuously and give steady employment to hundreds of thousands of our citizens who tax. Op these grounds the appeal would

farmer, I recall, he says, a conversation I once large, and had I with hajor (now Lieutenant-General) Tanaka, Field Marshal Oyama's personal A.D.C. I should have liked to be with the General Staff, I remarked to him, during the Battle of Mukden, It must have been an exciting time with you."

My friend laughed and answered: You would have had a great surprise,

THE WORK OF THE FRENCH

I imagine. There was no excitement aut are not at present employed or not continu-s allowed, with costs. all.. How do you suppose Field-Marshal Oyamal spent much of his time during the ously employed, thus contributing enor mously to the prosperity of the country as battle! One naturally imagined that it whole and its citizens as individuals, and was spent scrutinising maps and making plains, and I-said this to Tanaka

when the Not at all, he replied,

was largely battle began our work autocasional change in the line hers and there, and this tout but a few minutes, Most of the time the Field-Marshal and Kodame (Chief of the General Staff) were playing croquet."

Whereas, to reach such markets and bring about the above results it is necessary to have American ships to transport such available which, by reason of adverse laws and regulations, are not at present available. being unable to compete with the ships of other nations, and

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Buit... MrA. B. Crew A letter by an officer at the front in E. D'orward France notes the work of the French. He MA, von Dyke the Loretto area has been appalling. In Mrs G. dart our engagements there is plenty of sclcier Mr Groowe!! ly spirit, and no lack of real heroism, ir B Jaeses. but we tread a foreign soil and we seMr W. Jobanton Whereas, capital cannot be induced-to-in-in the Hun merely an enemy. He is not Mr W. H. Lacey

to us, the invader, the destroyer, ther G, Tom Leur vest in the construction or purchase of such

To our French Mr P. J. Lobo ships to be operated under the American flag pillager of our homes.

Hendy W. B. Lookey by reason of such discrimination against comrades he is all this and more.

In Englund Mr R. Lownen American vessels, and in consequence our the fury of the onslaught. farmers, producers and manufacturers are unable to reach profitable markets on account you may be tempted to think that our outsoldiers are bearing the heaviest burden of the lack of such sitips, and MR. ASANO'S VISIT TO AMERICA.

Whereas, other countries in Europe and of the war. I confers myself to having thought so sometimes, but never shall The Tokyn Amhi has a paragraph Asia have vastly increased their foreign make tho mistake again. The last spell

consequent prosperity of stating that Mr. Asano, President of the smrkets and the

House to house and Toya Kisen Kaisha, who recently proceed their people by encouraging the building and of duty has been passed in a place which

against German ed to San Francisco to attend the purchase of ships by the enactment of equit for five weeks was contested by Fiocch Panema-Pacifio Exposition, will, socordable laws and regulations, and

yhewan, there is every reason to believe ing to rumour, approach Mr. Harriman, proprietor of the Southern Pacific Rail that the United States could successfully road, with a proposal to effect ortain compete with such foreign countries in the anrangements for the promotion of the operation and construction of American mutual interests of the two companies on vessels in the event of its lawsand regulations the Pacific Mr. Asano will exted his being placed on an even basis with the laws

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SHIPPING IN PORT.

STEAMERS.

BroDON, British str., 2,505, G. Wilson, 2nd August-Marseilles 22nd June, General.Dodwell & Co.

CHIPSHINO, British str., 1,199, H. G. Walker, 29th July--Weihaiwei 23rd July, General Jardino, Matheson & Co.

DACFIN, Norwegian str., 807, A. Salvesen

30th July-Bangkok 23rd July, Rice

Chinose.

FOOLEE, Chinese stri, 853, B. Miyaoka,

31st July-Bangkok 26th July, Rice Chinese.

GLENFALLOOR, British str

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ONBANG, British str., 1,987, Tough, -29th July-Chingwantao 22nd July, Coal.

Jardine, Matheson & Co. ORIENTAL, British str., 3,850, Valentini, 28th July-Shanghai 23rd July, Gen- erai.-P. & O. S.N. Co. PAKHOI, British str., 1,228, 29th July-- Swatow 28th July, Ballast-Butter- fiold & Swire. RADNORSKIBE, British str. 2,619, E

Tibbites,

1st August Indon 26th May, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. SEATTLE MARU, Japanese sb., 2,812, M.

Nemoto, let August-Manila, Goa- eral-Order.

SELUN,

Norwegian etr., 885. Hovbrinder, 31st JulyBangkok 23d July, Rico. Thoresen & Co.

SDANI, British str., 1,238, E, 3 mons. 30th July-Saigon 26th July, Rice.--But- ferfield & Swire..

FEROI MANU, Japanese str., 2,067, H. Chesaki, 1st Augustin July Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,

1,434, Mel Kenzie 4th July-Singapore Rod July General--Chinese. HELIOS, Norwegian str., 860, A. Kundsen, |

31st July-Bargkok 20th July, Rice. SINGAPOREAN, British 1,800. R. H. P. -Chinese. HONGKONG,

str., French

738,

A.!

SODO MARU, Japanese str., 1,250, F. Hashimoto, 29th July-Bangkok 20th July, Rice and General. Chinese.

Saunderson, 29th July-Bangkok 23rd- July, Rice-Order," Marguerite, 1st August Haiphong TAKSANG, British Str. 877. R. A. Mat-

30th July, General.-A. R. Marty. HONGMON, British str., 2,555, Kinghorn, 14th July-Amoy 13th July, Rice

thews, 29th July

Haiphong 24th July, General-Jardice, Matheson & Co.

Chinesery, British str., 3.179. M. A. TELEMACHT'S, British 3,00, Fraser. 29th

Starkey, 30th July-Saigon 26th July, Rice, Chinese.

NICHIROW MARU, Janatere str., 1,400. S. Suzaki, 9th July Tourada 25.1 July, Ceara Chinese.

July-Saigon 3rd July, Rice and General-Urder.

TAKEMBANG, Dutch tr.. 1:028 Jurriaanse, let Augns-Kuhe 25th July, General.

Java-China Japon Lija.