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ALL WAITING TO TALK."

(OF JAMES SEXTON, M.P.]

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INCREASED TON- NAGE DUE.

PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST

-AT SHANGHAI.

STRONG ACTION BY THE MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

A round of some of the principal The British Parliament is a vererforeign shipping offices last week

able institution. It is slow to' muy? and slower still, to change. But a new type of member is entering St. Stephen's: all parties are returning members who are no longer concern- ed to be there because it is consider. cd the best club in Europe.

They are anxious to see soune. thing done and contribute their share in making Parliament an elicient working machine,

revealed the fact that the increase of 50 per cent. in tunnage dues, which the Nanking authorities put into affect at Sixnghai as from July 11th, is being paid in regard to the vessels for which tonnage du:s become payable or renewable, bus in every case under protest." There has been en notable exception, this being the case af the Message ries Maritimes stf. Porthos, which sailed for Europe on Satury

THE FLOATING DOCK FOR SINGAPORE.

FIRST SECTIONS LAUNCHED ON THE TYNE.

DETAILS OF A GREAT

UNDERTAKING,“

Swan, Hunter and Co. launched from Wallsend Shipyard on July 16th, the Arst of seven sections of the 50,000 ton pentoon dock for the Naval Base at. Singapore. AD other section was launched the fol- lowing day. It is expected that all sections will be launched by the

end of next January.

Work on the dock has proceeded rapidly, over one hundred thou- sand rivets per week having been used. In the completed deck there will be about 21,000 tons of steel and 3,300,000 rivets, of which total about 1,500,000 have been used in the first three sections. There was about 3,000 tons in the section,

As the machine tunctions at the present time the majority of the members on the back benches might as well stay at home." Try to pic ture a debate in, the House, and under Consular clearance, afte telaunched, and the operation was tengu,dues at the old or "legal" carried through smoothly and in a rate had been tendered and refusimilar way to the launching of a vessel, the dock resting on two launching ways.

you will see that this is no exag- geration.

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We take our places on the benches at 24 An hour is devoted to questions, and the business of the House begins at 3.43.

The Bill before the House may

be a good Bill or a bad one, but except for recording his vote the presence of the back-bencher makes Ettle difference..

Under the system of choosing the speakers from each party it is ob. vious that Front Bench members will be chosen. But in any case it is the rule in the House, that when a Front Bencher rises to speak the Speaker must call on him.

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It seems that the great majority Speaking after the launching of the big ocean liners which have

ceremony, Sir George Hunter visited the port since the increased stated that the whole dock was ex dues were put into operation have pected to be completed in. May not been called upon to pay, as the next year. There would be a can- previous payments in respect of siderable amount of equipment those ships hold good till a period and machinery, including accom- for the crew, The of four montha has passed. In this modation

voyage out to Singapore, through respect, we understand that none of the vessels of the Canadian the Suez Canal would be a heavy Pacific or the Dollar lines have yet undertaking. While wishing the dock success, it would mean there boen affected by the new rates.

Of course, there have inevitably would be plenty of repairs, which been cases where dues have had to would mean war, so that they had lone. Le paid, and in these cases payment better. leave that aspect at the increased rate has been made, Swan, Hunters, he said, had built and a protest made to the Custorns more floating docks than all other authorities and the Consular autho- companies put together. The Med- rities allested. It would appear way Dock, 30,000 tons, was their that shipowners have mostly been last largest. gaided by instructions from their Consular authorities to pay under protest," but, as one local shipping map remarked ruefully, once the Let us assome, however, that enly money has been paid, the protest two Front Benchers speak for the Government, two for the Labour cannot be of much, use, as there is party, and two for the Liberal no earthly chaned of getting back party, and, that at the minimum, the extrà 50 per cent., however, each speaks for 30 minutes. If the debate begins at 2.43 and lasts till 10.30, as the Trade Unions Bill, it will be seen that in all 6 bours, c40 minutes, is the total time.

Let us see now what chance the back bencher has in competition with the array of talent on the two Front Benches. Remember, too, that all the business of the House is carried on by the methods of de- partments. Measures coming, say from the Ministry of Health are bpposed by a former Ministry of Health, and so on with every other. A Front Bencher opens the debate und another closes, with usually some heavyweight in between.

Half-a-Minute Each.

illegal its impesition, once it has passed to the coffers of the Nanking! authorities or whoever eventually gets hold of it."

Not Too Late Now.

The general concensus of opinion among shipping men appears to be that a strong line should have been taken by the foreign powers at the onset, and that action, similar to that taken by the French on Satur- day, might have been taken with advantage hy other powers at the time the imposition, was first put into operation.

But with six Front Benchers absorbing 180 minutes, only 95 minutes are left for the remaining CC members. II, therefore, every member exercised his right to speak he is left with less than half

ninute in which to exercise it.

Many readers will think I am exaggerating, because they will say that back-benchers do speak, and for lenger than half a minute. Every night some back-benchers are called, but by some strange irony of fate they are always called at the dinner hour. At that time all the Front Benchers leave the Cham- Shipowners of all nationalities ber, and it is then the back bencher appear to be very strong in their Those who are anxious to speak contention that even though the keep bobbing up each time a illegal tax has been in operation specker is finished, and in this way and has been paid for nearly a sometimes four or even six may be month, it is not too late even now called. Dat about 8.30 the Captains and the Kings return, and the back for the Powers to show a united bencher either becomes part of the front and instruct their shipping audience or goes out in disgust at not being called.

Then at 10.30 comes the division, and 600 of us who have contributed to be absolutely united in their nothing to the construction of the Bill. or said a word for its improve viewpoint that the tax is illegal and ment, march into the Lobby and unjustifiable, and it appears more vaze as we would have voted, even than probable that they would be

conies into his own.

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SIR HUGH CLIFFORD.

GREAT TRIBUTE TO THE CHINESE OF MALAYA,

KUALA LUMPUR, August 4th. Sir Hugh Clifford was accorded & hearty reception by the Chinese community yesterday evening at

the Confuscian school premises which were elaborately decorated. An address of welcome was read and Sir Hugh Clifford in his re- ply. expressed sorrow at the in- ability of Lady Clifford to attend. He paid a great tribute to the part played by the Chinese, in Malaya, saying that the financial prosperity of the country was due in a grea; measure to the energy, enterprise and business acumen of the Chinese-Straits Times.

The Old Policy of Drift. Mostly, the shipping men to whom our representative spoke, were of opinion that unless united action were taken soon by the Powers to position, which is in direct cut- eause the cancellation of an im- travention to Treaty provisions, matters would drift on and drift men flatly to refuse to pay. The as other matters have drifted ou in China in recent years, till it shipping men themselves are stated was really too late to do anything, and shipowners would be faced with to alternatives of paying regularly in force, or of curtailing or aban- the comparatively huge dues now doning altogether their services to Shanghai Une man was very frunk

if not a single speech had been fully prepared to stand by one in the respect. He stated that if delivered.

Committees...

ether, irrespective of nationality, Now, it may well be asked: in the event of their national autho "Does the back bencher do nothing|ritics instructing there to realet. at all And what about the committees 1 ** The answer is, of One man gave it as his opinion course, that he does work on the that although the case of the Paul cominitters, but most of it is ab Zent may possibly bring matters sclutely valueless. There are three committees of the House, one call.

to a halt to the benefit of shipping

ed Ways and Means, which is that concerns of all nationalities, to

of raising money; one Supply, much reliable should not be placed which is spending... it; and on Public Bills.

in that possibility, French ship

the present rate of tounage. dues were permitted to remain in opera tion indefinitely, many shipowners, who already and that their services to Shanghai are already close to the horderlina which divides the uneconomic, would cut out Shanghai altogether economic from the

for some ships. The loss in ducs about, and the other big losses to which this eventually would bring the port, and to Chinese eeprejally, which would result from fewer ships

The first two are Committees of ping, he pointed out, was in calling here, would not only offset

the whole House, and the "same.

to a large extent the increased re-

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sorry force of 815 members trying Particularly favourable position for venue aceruing from the illegal to take a part in financial discus. Felusing to pay, in that there is dues, but would sooner or later, but sions is carried on year in year out only one French line rasping to inevitable, prove a definite bar to Where the back-bericher gets his Shanghai, and that, in the event of part, which is of even more moment the progress of Shanghai as a great chance is on private members' Bills the Chinese or Customs authorities to the Chinese than to the foreign- Each Friday (at the beginning of a Session) is devoted to private mem- refusing to permit ship to load in the case of the coasting lines bera Bills.

or unload, she could he brought to and small companies, the same pro- Only unimportant Bills as a rule are sent to a Standing Committee; the French Band, where, it matters cedure has been adopted as in fo- ceran-going 'ships-pay all important measures, such as the became serious, she could load and gard to the Trade Disputes Bill are kept in a discharge under the protection of ment and protes The impost bas not affect Chinese shipping circles Committee of the whole House.

The plain fact is that 615 members French forces, and could be issued great deal at present, as com is too large a body for business with n Consular clearance ja auch paratively few Chinese ships are like working. Until the House of a form as would probably be accept owing to seizures of ships by the entering and clearing from the port Commons 'divides itself into Depart- mental Committees, as sensible ed by the authorities of any port military and the fear of using Town Councils do so long, will-the she might be likely to visit after certain ports where conditions for back-bencher be either doing nothing leaving Shanghai

Chinese shipping-are either-doubt- ful or definitely unsafe-Northe China Daily News.

or working on Bills that will never

be passed.

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