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SALE OF PRESIDENT" LINERS. STATEMENT BY DOLLAR INTERESTS.
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY,
£5,000,000 ORDERS FOR BRITISH SHIPYARDS.
"A Sydney cable to London last month said:-
Both the two modern 10,000-ton cruisers and the two modern cruiser subinariues which form part of the Commonwealth Government's defence programme will be constructed in Great Britain. The Government has placed the order for the Clyde- Cruisers with John Brown & Co., Cloy hank, and the cost of the vestris, quipped and ready for wa, with spare parts, will be approximately 450.000, The submarines will be buill by Vickers. at Barrow, nt a cost of £18,310, the tender being accepted on the advice of the Admiralty and the Commonwealth Navy Board The Government propors to employ the £500,000 which has been, saved by placing the order in Great' Britain in building a modern 8,000 topa seaplane carrier in Australia.
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HOPSANG "HOSANG
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16th Apr, 10
18th Apr. Noom.
13th Apr. 19
Woomesday, 29th Apr,
YUENHANG.Friday, FOOKSANG Baneday,
Sunday, Monday,
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Wednesday, 'MAURANG"
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3rd May, 10 4th May
6,12%
5th May, 10MG 6th May, Noon
6th May. Noen
REGULAR SAILINGS ARE MAINTAINED AS FOLLOWS = CALOUTTA HONGKONG-JAPAN LINE EVERY TEN DAYS" SHANGHAI HONGKONG LINE HONGKONG➡MANILA LINE 2 HONGKONG-HAIPHONG LINE ... HONGKONG-BORNEO LINE
In view of conflicting rumours which bare been in circulation in Shanghai for several days pertaining to bids which were submitted to United States Shipping Board on March 18th, by the Dollar. ship ping interests and Pacific Mail Steam ship Co. Mr. J. Harold Dollar, repre sentative of the Dollar interests in the Fan Bant, received recently front the Head Office of the Compune in San Fran eisen the following statement regarding the two hids which were submitted for the purchase of the five Presidente boats now operated between San Francisco and the Orient by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. As a preliminary it should be stated that these five boats, as well as the fiye similar boats now being operated by the Admiral Oriental Line, were assigned to the Praise trade by the United States Shipping Board in 1991; from that time up to the present these boats have been owned by the Taited States Government hat have been operated under contrast with the Faited States Shipping Board by these two companies, the Admiral striction of one cruiser in Great Britain iriental Line operating between Seattie and one in Australia. Tenders were also and the Orient, and Parife Mail operat-received from the Commonwealth Ship- San Francisco and Orient. ping Board and the New South Wales In accordance with the economy pro Government Dockyard for the construc gramme instituted during the Harding tion of a cruiser in the Cockatoo Island administration, the United States Govern and Walsh Island dockyartis respective ment has been endeavouring to disposely. of these ships to private operators. Early this year the Shipping Board advertised for bids for these 10 steamers and the trade routes which they ever, the spess fentions requiring companies interested in purchasing the vessels to hid for the hoats in blocks of Eve: When hits opened on March 19th, it was found only the two bits were submitted, one by Dollar interests and the other by the Paci fe Mail Steamship Co. The lid submitted by the Dollar interests was for $5,625,000 and. in accordance" with "the Board's specificatious in making this bid, thei Dollar interests agreed to the other con ditions set forth by the Shiping Board in its formal notification, one of which was that the ships must be continued on the route between San Francisco and Oriental ports for a period of five years and to agree to make 17 round trips per the Pacific
Ten traders were received from British shipbuilders for the construction of Bas or two of the cruisers in Great Britain, HONGKONG-TIENISIN LINE and there was one tender for the con-
between
were
year. The kid submitted, accord-}
The tenders for construction in Great Britain showed a narrow margin. The three tenders for ectstruction in The Australia varied substantially“. difference in the cost of construction in (feat Britain and Australia, based on the lowest Australian tender, is approxi
The following, are the rately £13,000, percentage increases over the lowest British tender
Commonwealth Shipping British-
1
!
Board, with
built machinery 8 per cent. Ditto with Australian
machinery
Walsh Island, with British
machinery
Rritish tenderer, for build-
T3
98.8
ing in Australia over 100
The additional cost of construction in Australia would be:
By Commonwealth Shipping
Board
Walsh Isla
British traderer.
£818,108
1,075,646
....... 1,178,48
The Government is con&dent that its
Mail Steamship Co. was as ing to advices received in mail week from Washington. The Pacific Mail Steamship The British teaders were firm.. The Co. made its bid in the form of a pro Australian were dependent on variations. posal to organise a corporation with of wages and hours of work. The Ship- capital of G.$5,500,000, consisting of 4ping Board's tender was also dependent per cent cumulative preferred stock and on variations in the cost of materials and 50,000 shares of common stock without freight. The amount of Australian mate- par value, the Pacific Mail agreeing to rial that would have been used in the purchase all common stock for $1,250,000. construction of a cruiser completed in The Shipping Board would then sell to Australia is approximately 15 per cent. this new corporation the 3 ships, the new corporation paying down $1,200.00 and decision will commerd itself to the people giving preferred stock for balance of par of Australia, a witout additional cost
rice.. price. This new corporation to the tax-payer two cruisers and one posed to make a contract with the lasise Staif Steamship Co.
to operate the boats plane carrier will be provided for similar to the present arrangement be Australian defence, instead of two cruisera tween the Pacific Mail and the Shipping only. Employment and experience will Board the total price for each vessel toe afforded to Australian workmen by be $1.350,000: in other words they would he construction of the seaplane carrier
in Australi pay in actual cash 2230.000 for each vessel nad give the Shipping Board $1,100,000 on each vessel in preferred stock in the
company;
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It may easily be seen that this bid did nof accord with the Government's speci fication when the ships were offered for sale. siger it would merely mean "that the Government would indirectly remainin partial ownership of the vessels for a considerable number of years. As HOOD the decision of the United States Shipping Board to award the vessels to Dollar interests
the หร announced Pacific Mail Steamship Co. instituted in- junction proceedings to prevent the Ship- ping Board carrying out the sale, notwith- standing the fact that the Dollar interests bid conformed to the legal requirements of the Board. These proceedings were instituted in one of the district courts of the District of Colombia and according to to be handed latest advices decision
Waste down on April 29th.
It is not known, of course, what the result will be laat in view of the general interest of both Chinese and foreigners in China in the outentie of the matter. the Dollar Company considera "it of general interest that complete facts of the situation he known.
SHIPPING NOTES.
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The Department of Overseas Trade recently published.
comprehen. Aive notes regarding
the landing of At Shanghai Cargo At all tanding charges are paid by the steamship company. If the consignee does not take delivery within ten daya
of the arrival Uste of the steamer-the of free storage allowed by the company-storage is charged as prescribed rates (based on size of package, &c.), which include coolie hire for storing
Transportation charges for Cargo
bring- ing the cargo from the Pootung water- froat to the Shanghai waterfront aro borne by the shipping company, but are
debited to the consignee, who also pays for coolie hire from the waterfront to godown. Marine and fire insurance are covered by the consignor and expire ten days after arrival date of the steamer, after which period fire insurance is covered by the consignez.
VESSELS EXPECTED,
Automedon (Blue Funnel), due on
about April 30th..
Cyclops (Blue Fanel), due on or aboa
May 12th.
Diomed (Blus Funnel), dus on or about
April 27th..
Empress of in. (C.P.R.), die to-day. Empresa of Canada (C.P.R.), duo May
5th
Takuan Maru (NY.K.), due May 4th. Neleus (Blue Funnel), due on or about
May 3rd..
President Jefferson: (Admiral Oriental),
due April 30th.
President Harrison (Dollar), due April]
7th Talthybius (Blue Funnel), due to-zapr
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