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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4th, 1928.

THE PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING.

DIFFICULTIES OF THE WEST RIVER TRADE.

of Your Petitioners' ships are up- posed to be searched at Hong Kong by the Revenue Officers and at the Chinese Parts by Customs Officials. Your Petitioners have given strict instructions which they have taken great pains to ses carried out, that

COMPLAINT OF A "LARGE NUMBER OF SHIPOWNERS. before any, of the ships leaves any

PETITION TO THE GOVERNMENT WITH SUGGESTIONS.

The owners of a large number of steamers trading on the West River are in a dilemma. A great deal of smuggling takes place and the owners of the vessels are held to blame whereas they con- tend that they have done everything in their power to prevent this smuggling.

Recently, the Tai Hing was prevented from running between Hong Kong and Wuchow for over two months owing to the fre quency with which sauggling was detected on board and saturally there was "very considerable loss to the Company as a consequence. The West River Ship Owners Association, therefore, have drawn up a petition to the Governor-in-Council, outlining their difficulties and suggesting certain remedies. The petition is signed by the agents of the ss. Krong Vĩày. Krung Hung, Kreng Fooù, Chung On and Foul Ay and by the owners of the Tai Ming, Tapi Hing, Wing Hung, Sau Ning, Ko Chur, Wo Kwai and Kong Niùy, all boats registered, in Hong Kong,

The trouble arises chiefly over salt and opium. The law of.. Hong Kong does not prohibit the exportation of salt but it is considered contraband by the Chinese Authorities. The sale of *. opium is legalised in Wuchow had as its price is much cheaper there than in Hong Kong a successful smuggler is sure of making great profits.

The owners point out that they cannot depend on their Chinese crews who often work hand in glove with the smugglers. They " suggest that the searches made by the Maritime Customs are not as effective .ns in former years. Theré remain only the Indian Guards and the European Officers The Indian Guards are un- reliable and obviously the few European Officers cannot guaranter that no contraband is brought on board.

They, therefore, suggest among other things that the export of salt from Hong Kong should be prohibited and that Reyanue Officers and experienced detectives should travel no the West River" steamers to search for smugglers

Whether these suggestions are practicable or not they seem to suggest that the Shipping Companies are strongly "aversé from smuggling being carried on through the agency of their reszéls

THE PETITION.

In

port she is to be independently searched for contraband and such scarches are

always conducted

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KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPY.

(BOYAL PAQEET NAVIGATION Co. of BATAVIA),

under the supervision of one of it THE MOTOR VESSEL European Officers unless none of them can be available on account

of their navigation duties. An ex-

"CREMER"

ra search will also be ordered if Due to sail to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN.DEL! "and

there is any suspicion of contra- band on board. Your Petitioners are however of the humble opinion

that having regard to the facts and Offers various circumstances Herein set forth no independent search made under their own authority can really be thorough or effective.

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Torx Buriants, Cistaa Boan,

The shipowners have at present to depend on the Officers and crew and the Indian guards to carry out the independent searches but of these persons only the European Officers can be relied upon. There arg however only three European Olicers on board each ship namely: -the Master, the Chief Officer and the Chief Engineer. They bare all received strict instructions to exer cise the greatest vigilance in the prevention of smuggling and Your Petitioners fully and confidently believe that

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS. there has been. no laxity од their

part. They

however, seriously The RM.S. Empress of Asia ar handicapped in the performance of rived at Robe yesterday at 9 p.m. their duty. The Chief Engineer is She leaves that port to-day at noon, mostly confined to his duties in the and is due at Yokohama to-morrow Engine Room and there are really at 0 .m only two Officers left to see to the searches being done They

are.

The MS. Empress of Cauažu

have havigation duties to perfor/Arrived at Kobe yesterday at noon.

She is due to leave to-day at 5.20.

and they cannot devote much time am, and is due at Shanghai en to the supervision of searches. The Friday at 1 p.m. stoppages at the intermediate parts The

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOW

BREMEN.

NEE Steamor

THE ANSOTR "

sar Legiru (Hugo having arrived from BREMEN, HAM. are short and no search by them Stinnes Linie) left Manila on Mon- BORG and Ports, Consignees of Cargo Juring such stoppage can be expect day at noon, and is due at Hong we hereby notified that their Cargo

d to be thorough. As soon as the Kong to-morrow (Thursday), morn-being landed at their risk into the Go- hip is under way they have to be ing. onfined behind grilles under the cgulations for prevention of piracy.

With regard to the Compradore Staff very little help can be ex- pected of them for prevention of smuggling. Although they very seldom get mixed up with smug gling or aver are in league with the smugglers, they are too timid to come forward to give any in- formation and are very lath to in- terfere with what they call other people's business,

more money will

downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloom Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained.

All Goods

the 10th of April, 1929, will be remaining undelivered after subject to Rent

No Fire Insurance will be effected by damaged Packages must be left in the in any case whatever.

for examination by the Con. sigues and the Company's Surveyors, on the 5th of April, 1928, Anderron

a Ashio, st 10 km,

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Goods dave left the Godown and all. Claims amat be presented within. Two Weaks of the Ship's arrival herd, after which date they will not be recognised. their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned Consignees are requested to marrtador for Countersignatara

No Claim will be mimitted after the

MELCHERS & CO.

Agentsi NARDDAUTSCHER LLOYD. Baxxır. Hong Kong, 3rd Apr., 1999. [6076

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. FROM UNITED KINGDOM VA SINGAPORE MONDIGNEES per Co.'s Risamer

AUTOMEDON

CO

discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, hereby notified that the Cargo will be where it will lie at Consignees risk and Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will rabject to Terms and Conditions of be ready for Delivery from Godown on

April

Beamer's arrival, but carried on from Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notics has been given prior to

and after 2nd

tried to win the loyalty of the crew by increasing their, wages, hoping that when they have a better in come they will not be tempted to smuggle. But this has proved to to escape detection and it would

have the contrary effect. The crew be removed from place to place

when they get The petition, inter aliu, says: --- should a search be ordered to be

smuggle the more. Most of the Your Petitioners are of humble carried out by the Captain or the

crews seem to be never contented opinion that the indirect penalty owners of the ship. Unless detect

with their legitimate income. They suffered by the owners of the 6.4. nnd stopped by the owners or

consider it to be a special privilege Tai Hing was undeserved and being the European. Officers the contra

of crews to make some extra money apprehensive of similar, mcusute band is sure to be carried out of With regard to the Chinese Crew by smuggling and it is difficult to being adopted against the other Colony up to the West River the owners have now practically persuade them to realise that suug chips they beg most respectfully to It will be seen that unless the ship- very little control over them as they gling is a criminal offence. Jay before Your Excellency

owners and the European Officers are placed on board by the Labour Another method tried by the Council their Base in relation to should personally keep watch on

Unions and some of the ships are shipowners is offer rewards for smuggling on board their vessels, the ship at all hours it is absolutely forced by the Caions to change detections. This also proved to be whereby it is hoped to show that possible to prevent this form of their crew every six months. They a failure. Those implicated no notwithstanding all they can do smuggling..,

are continually cautioned not to doubt, will not come forward whilst and have done it is impossible for The Chine cren de hat consider bring or allow to be brought any those who are not involved, are them to find effective means to pre-it an unlawful practice but rather contraband on board the ships, but either too timid to give informa- vent smuggling and that the mesa legitimate trade to smuggle salt they never secrn to treat such can- tion for fear of danger to them- sures at present adopted by the into the Interior and they indulge tion with any seriousness. They selves or deem it wise not to inter- Authorities for the prevention of lat a great deal because the cou- are usually in league with the emug, fere with other people's business."

muggling are inadequate.

modity is cheap to

sometimes procure and glers and

are actual. The shipowners have also rekort- Your Petitioners desire first. of heavy poft can be made out of offenders themselves. Even when aed to the measure of dismissal it all to point out that it is entirely it Your Petitioners are informed European Officer is directing any member of the crew is found against their interest to allow and we believe that certain dealers search they sometimes will not al implicated in any case of smug. sauggling to take place on board salt in Hong Kong do a great low their own quarters to be search gling. This step however cannot be their ships, as they are liable to

dest of business by encouraging

ed and cases have occurred where easily and must be very carefully be heavily ford and at the Chinese smuggling and that they undertake the crew threatened the master carried out, for in most cases it Ports they run the additional risk to pack the salt in suitable sizes with a strike when the latter order is very difficult to fix the guilt on of having their ships detained or

to meet the requirements of the ed their quarters to be thoroughly any particular person. When there is absolute proof, the owners will confiscated. Your Petitioners are smugglers and also undertake, to searched. therefore just sanxious as the carry the goods on board the ships: With regard to the Indian guards not hesitate to resort to dismissal, Authorities to discover effective

It is not unusual for one member they are not so trustworthy as they but if there is the least doubt dis means for the prevention of such the crew to carry several paesearch in personally directed and bring disaster to the owners. The are supposed to be. Unless amissal of any crew will usually unlawful practice.

kets containing one or two piculs "To the best of Your Petitioners' on board.

of salt as part of his belongings supervised by a European Oficer Unions will step in and make ati they will only do it half-heartedis. sorts of uneascuable demands at knowledge information and belief Even when alt detected on

Some of the guarda maintain that only the reinstatement of the dia- the contraband now usually smug beard the owners, and the master they are placed on board only for missed man, but such as apology gled into the interior is salt and very often find themselves in dif-

the purpose of complying with the from the owners, dismissal of the that usually smuggled by the River culty as what to do with it. None that their duties are clearly defined pradore, compensation, contribu- boats into Hong Kong is opium. of the crew, naturally, will come

Piracy Prevention Ordinance and master, or other officers or com- Occasionally arms are smuggled out forward to acknowledge the owner-

in Clause No. 32 of the Piracy Pre- tion or fine to the Unions. Even port to port to the final port of call to of Hong Kong, but the cases are ship of the goods, and if the ship vention Regulations, which do not when the case against the culprit which the option extends. rare owing probably to the fact owners or the master should take inerade auch extra work as the stop is perfectly clear still the owners All broken, chafed and damaged Goods that arms are difficult to procure the drastic measure of throwing the ping of salt and opiuni from com- are sometimes not free from inter-ars to be left in the Updawas, where they and they cannot so easily be dis-salt overboard, some outsider will ing on board, and they therefore ference from the Unions. In most will be examined on any Tuesdays and posed of as the other two commodi appear the owner of the salt and refuse to help to stop the smug cases they will require the owners Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM.

claim the value of it.

gling of suit and opinm even when to employ their nominee to replace and Noor within the Free Storage period, With regard to salt, the Law in As regards opium the sale there they are directed by the master to the dismissed man and the man to No Claims will be admitted after the this Colony does not prohibit its of is legalized in Wuchow under a

de sa They have even made com placed is generally found to be Goods have left the Steamer's Godawn, exportation. Neither the Police Monopoly and it is therefore not plaint to the Inspector who super Hence the owners are very relue after the 8th April, will be subject to worse than the one dismissed and all Goods remaining undelivered nor the Revenue Officers will pre- unlawful for any person to carry

risas the guards that they have been

Bent vent its being carried on board the opium about so long as it bears a given extra work to do by the tant to resort to dismissal. ships. It is however, considered Government stamp. It only be

master. It is quite true that opium contraband by the Chiners Authori- comes contraband when it is placed but the cases are very rare and are Excellency in Council that without before the 22nd April, or they will not is ocasionally found by the guards, Petitioners hope to show to Your be presented to the Undersigned on or ties, and the entire onus falls upon on board a ship for exportation.

be recogniasd those who own or control ships run- The sale of opium being legalized generally from passengers and further Government assistance, pre- ning to a Chinese port to see that at Wuchow, it can be easily pro search opnan from the passengers River Steamers is practically impos- seldom from the crew. They vention of smuggling on the West no salt is stowed on board their cared there and the smugglers have ships Your Petitioners have beca, only to wait for an opportunity to in order to get rewards but with sible and Your Petitioners most exceedingly vigilant in this respect, tow at on board a ship. As the the crew they usually have a secret respectfully beg to submit the fol for not only have they given strict price of opium at Wuchow is much knowledge to the owners and Euro-ed may in their humble opinion go understanding Is is a coMMON, owing suggestions which if adopt- instructions to the ships officers deaper than that in Hong Kong, pean Officers of the West River come way in curbing the growing and crew and also the Indian successful smuggler is sure of

Stenniere that the guards receive a prevent enlt being making great profits. Numerous bounty from the crew for the salt guards to

Your Petitioners beg most-re- rought on board, they themselves ingenious methods and means have they bring on board, but of course and their managers frequently been devised to evade detection. make tours round, the ships before On account of the huge profits to it is difficult to detect any actual they sail for the purpose of detect he made, a large number of persons payment, ing contraband,

it is believed are tempted to engage seen that searches initiated by the From the foregoing it will he Neither the Chinese crew nor the in this illicit trade. Some may be. Indian guards however, can be re-casual cases but Your Petitioners checking smuggling particularly of owners have practically no effect of lied upon for the prevention of salt are informed and believe, that there salt or opium smuggling. The Chinese trew are are several bands of regular amug- either in league with the smugglers glers in Wuchow who are either point out that searches made by Your Petitionera beg "also to or they are the smugglers them backed up by the soldiers or by the the Chinese Maritime Customs are velves and the Indian guards are Labour Unions. These smugglers not of the same effect as in former generally known to be paid for con are mostly desperate characters who years. Notwithstanding the fact niving at the irregularity. The will not hesitate to use force and that on each trip either from Hong Indian guards do not consider part violence when their contraband gets Kong to Wuchow or vice vera all of their duty to search for salt on seized The Chinese craw it is behips are subject to three searches bourd the ships and on many oc-lieved are sometimes implicated in by the Customs and when in port easons some of the guards refused the smuggling, but whether they Customs men are placed on board to search even when commanded by are or not, they never dare for fear the ship's master to do so of revenge to expost, the desperate seldom detected by the Customs keep watch,contrabandie Salt is usually brought on board | smugglers.

acarchars Your Petitioners fully It is alleged against Your Peti- believe that this is due to the con- the skips at night. It is packed in various quantities and sizes, but tioners that they do not co-operate staat interference of the Customs more usually in small packets of with and assist the Authorities on service by various Chinese Authori 10 or 20 cattles so as to be easily ducting independent end thorough tics and to throats, sometimes portable. With the collusion, of the searches on board their ships. As violence, used by the smugglers to crew and the connivance of the In a matter of fact Your Petitioners the searchers in the Customs ser- diag guards, and subject to no ta in their eagerness to prevent sung vice. ** terference on the part of the Police gling on the ships bave in conjunc. In their eagerness to

tien.

or the lleven te dileers the conization with various mence paid gargling on their ships You Peti nnd can be easily placed on board ticular attention to the subject of fioners have adopted various other Once placed on board the contra searching their own ships. All pas means than searching. They have band is stowed in different places' sengers before they embark on my (Continued on next Column),

By the above statements Your All Chims against the bitsamer must:

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spectfully to pray that Your Excel- excy in Council may see fit

(a) To introduce new legislation prohibiting anit to be export- ed from Hong Kong to the West River Ports.

(b) To place Revenue One

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No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE.

Agents. 2nd April, 1928.

[6099

CONSIGNEES NOTICE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED.

FM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS & PHILIPPINES.

The Steamship

Godowa Oo

"BERVENUE

and

board the West River Steam- ers permanently to supervise search for contraband. The te). To employ experienced detecONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby tives to travel on the West informed that all Goods are being River Steamers to find out landed at their risk into the hazardeur who are the reat smugglers and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the and their ways and means of Hong

Kong

Kowloon

Wharf smuggling.

whence and/or from part of the the harve (d) To make it a part?

ves, Delivery may be o

obtained. Indian garde duties [66] No Claims will be admitted after the search for salt and opium on Goods have left, the Godowns, and i the West River Steamers:

Goods

resining undelivered after the (9). To transfer the guards from 9th instant, will be subject to Rent.

oze steamer to another All Claims against the Steamer must steamer every three monthe presented to the Undersigned on or

before the 23rd ** 60 **as" to "frustrate any are

mafant. or they will rangement or understanding not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and

and damaged the guards may have made to be left in the Godowns, where they with the muggler

will be mamined on the 7th Smatant, at 10am by Mesara, Goddard & Douglas, Fa Fire Insurance has been stooled Bills of Ling will be countersigned by GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.

Agenta

(6090.

(f) To ask the Chinese Maritime Customs to exercise, greater

•*vigilance", and rigour along the West River Portsm eearching for opium destined for entry into Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, Zad Apr., 1929,

Gooda