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PASSENGERS FROM HONGKONG.

All hope seems to have been abandoned of discovering the whereabouts of the Hitachi Maru, which, early in Septem- ber lust, sailed from Japan on her 27th voyage out, destined to Europe says the Jamon Uhrende

THE FUTURE OF BRITISH SHIPPING

STATE CONTROL-LORD INCHCAPE'S WARNINGS,

WEATHER REPORT.

February 18th, so 18.10--No"raturan from Japan and Vladivostook. Fressure has decreased moderately at Weibsiwe, and alightly over the Philippines it has increased slightly elms- where. The anti-cyclone remains stationary, and freak monsoon will prevail along the Chins Coast, and over the N. Ohlia Sea,

FORECAST.

(NE winds, trong to fresh;

find

(North winds,

afrong.

South Cost of Chint between (The same me Hengkeng and Lamooku No. I Senth Count of China between { The same as Hongkong and Bainan...) No 1

Lord Lochcane prisided at the meeting of the proprietors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, on Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours suding si December 12th At the outbreak of war, 10 m, to-day, 0.00 Inch, Tomsk vinos: 18%. January, 0.02 Inches, agalart an average of he said, tonnage was freely placed at the 2.47 inches, She carried 44 passengers 18 first disposal of the Government at pre-war The farsouth fer lås 14 hours anding at noon class, 13 Recond class 8 in the inter- and Blue-book rates; the remaining ship-to-day 34 as follows can mediate class and third class Of ping was insufficient for the requirements

DISTRICT these, only five took passage from Japan of trade, and freights rose by simple operation of the law of supply - and they being My A. C. Knight of Johan demand. For the past eight or ten months Hungrong to Gap Rock nesinirg, who boarded at Moji for

the Ministry of Shipping had been in Dolagoa Bay Mr. G. Horton of

complete control of British tonnage and Formon Channal, a te Chicago (USA), from Yokohama to the Chipewnots and their world-wide pati Cape Town Mr. Jiro Ofajií of Tokio, organisation's, working in harmony, haal bound for Cape Town, and Messreplaced themselves at the service of the Kenkichi Shiraishi and Kioshi Konogal nation. These arrangements had required of Tokio, bound for Liverpool

a great deal of friendly and disinterested negotiation and reflected the genius and the of the Shipping Controller, scheme of State insurance of ships and cargo, planned some years before the war and instantly available when war broke out, had been of incalculable advantage. for without it the trade of the country would have been brought to a standstill. But he looked forward, when the war was Dver to the release of the shipowners from the position of civil servants and the resumption of their individual initiative. Although ownere were still precluded from building ships to replace those lost through enemy action, he was confident. that individual effort, if left unfettered, mercantile would rupidly regain for our marine the foremost place in the world. (Applause.)

The others were:-Front Hongkong for Delagor Day Mrs M, E. Long (Natal, SA Mies E Menson (Natal, S.A) Messrs. Yde A. Monteziako A. de N. Branquinho, A. B. Carranhu, do Santos, A. M. Pereira, and M. Carvalho (all bound for Portugal); Mr. and Mrs E. L. C. Joseph (Rhodesia); Mr D P Perera, of Durban, from Singapore to Delagoa Bay; Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Frases, of Siam, and Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Benson of Johannesburg, from Singa pore to Cape Town, Mrs. M. B. Whit taker London from Penang to Cape Town; Mr. V. Doraiswami from Colombo to Cape Town.

The passengers bound for Liverpool were bir A. W. Cross of Surrey, buard- ing at Shanghai; at Singapore, Messrs. C. Dickinson (London), WA. Stopani (London) B de F. Garland (Surrey) B. Dempsey (London) A, Sean2011 (Milan) and T Brocklebank fan- choster); at Malacca, Messrs. B. Bawyer (London) and D. H. Patterson. (Sussex); and at Colombo, Messrs Bartlett, R. A. Corio, Allday C. R. Crawley, AB F. Clarke, Hodges, Purdin, J. P. Divine, Romelekand Ramchand and Belaram Leloomal, Velabdas

GIVEN EF. NO TOKIO, February 9th, The NYK Chikuzen Maru, which was sent to search for the Hitachi art, has returned, her care being

being without

PRESENT, TONNAGE,

The

When the war broke out the P. & O.. and British India Companies, had (iz. steamers afloat and under construction, with a tonnage of 1,247-232 tons. With the companies they had acquired since the outbreak of the war and the ships they now stood had built their combined floots t a 319 steamers aflost and under construc

on, with a tonnage of 1,729,179, tens, so that so far as the 1 & 0 Company wa concerned they had the command of 107 ateaners with a tonango of 472,847 cous more they had at the outbreak of the had, he said that

of disposing From a later raport, received in Japan of their ships and going out of business, it appears that the Japanese steamer provided they were permitted to onery it Zorko Maru, which was reported as on. Despite the shocks, anxieties, and attacked and sunk by an enemr sub-trial, which they had daily to endure, if marine in the Mediterranean, on January perm 9th, is still (February 5thy afloat though CO., LTD. damaged. The steamer was being taken

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THET0380 MARU

to the nearest port by a couple of salvage boats at the time the despatch was sent According to a yet later report all the members of the crew, numbering 33, have been safely landed at Gibraltar

THE PRICE OF BLOOD.

[BY AN OFFICER.]

permitted to do so, they were determined to prosecuts their world-wide enterprise in the interests of the country and they hoped without detriment to the share holders Germany, he went on to say, had it in mind that the subjugation of Britain could best be achieved by the destruction of our mercantile marines we Fere

told that the submarine menace had

its high water mark and was de aining; he honed that this was the case. There

was a disposition on the part of a certain section of the peopl

of this coun try to wrest their business from ships

owners and to work British thi

shipping as There are many curious anomalies in a national affair. He was sanguito the British Army, but the most amazing enough to hope that

that no Government

by

is the fact that the pay of would be an ill-advised as to kill the ship onld for is fixed in inverse ratio: toping industry of the British mpira the hardships and dangers he encounters, trying to work it as a Government con The

Earther the soldier is from the fuchscern for an attempt to interfere with or iag line the fewer risks he runs, the faster control British shipping without the the life he leads, the greater is his pay- | power to control Thus the infantry soldier, whose life istrie

the hardest of all, is the worse pastries would bring it to

2201 from the taxpayer,

that of other coun- Shipowners, seck 110 Government assistance, but bern aromaly bas

no Government interference glaring in the present war in real with their business when the Defence of rays. First of all, by the condition of the Realm Act shall no longer be neces modern warfare, which, while they have

shipping were nationalised multiplied many times the proportion of other industries would inevitably follow, loses in the lighting ranks and added income tax would disappent, and we enormously to the strain which fighting should no longer be root for private on

soon 1 be living on cách other ; thera have decreased very i units have to bestion in an arthy of men terprise, and the Government of that day greatly the propon of actual tuting would surely suffer from an attack of upon whom the

official indigestion. (Laughter.)

Do the British public know that of every six en in khaki only one goes under the enemy's fire, and that this one is almost certain to become casualty Do the British public know that the other

WHAT IS WEALTH

There was a

a curious idea in some quar tors that wealth consisted of money, while, as a matter of fact, money was merely a measure of value a convenience for the settlement of differences transactions,

five men, who run the miniman of sect

of her Ket the bigbest rates of pay abolishing the old syste

DONTRASTS

No praise, f

for example, can be too form of goods, or high and no reward too great for the The wealth of the

ment in the Flying Corps, and the first of among

the flying man a admirers is the infantry

other

sidier in ho es auch of the

Balies, and r

The infantry soldier, however, wants

abroad promiss

the produce of the soil, includ

know why the 20 per cent of the Flying ing that obtained from garden, allot-

Urp, who neither light hor

many cases ever leave England

ments, furniture, clothing, horses and

130 cushyAZITOWS,

the village pig, cocks and hens,

so much better pay than he

bare us

and above all the brains the skill the and the industry of

capacity the thear)

There is a gentleman in the Flying the people

exos called an couipment offer Boo these present there that

wealthy proprietors of

18 a non-combatant.

. Only a limited, nuin-

ber of these gentlemen go out of But O could

many

the sup

land and those who do go to good quarters | 55,000 the pro0,000 395

Pipes and the pay of a first-class some of the very much doubted

10 saf

equipment officer is 215, 6d a day more their than that of

without realising assets or borrowing from

could he Leatenant-colonel who whether any of the directors co leads a thousand men into battle was perfectly sure the Chairman couldn't

The system which 18

(laughter) and if we all became sellers

Bresertraordinary responsible

anoma when the price

turies old, wh

Therd would be no

if we all

Of a man wii- became, bor TOMS US Mande

mgo stand up able to manage com- could not be fed and "no

than that of a

to be ehon at was less eider

factories

missariat and supply and so the pay of

Our soldiers

op on

our sailors

chips,

on bits of on slices of

and even ins would not take the place Socialistic doctrines they heard so much would all ard when they came to be seri-

fored or examined, And

cture,

which

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eight hund men.

go over

the loss

the enough, to death.

system should be change ing mai

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