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SHIP'S MASTER

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ANOTHER BOOK ON DICKENS.

MR. STRAUS'S NEW BIOGRAPHY,

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DISCUSSION AT CHINESE

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baring arrived. Consigness of Cargo by har are hereby not fod that their Goods are being landed and place at their risk into the hazardous and extra-dasardous Godowns of the Holt's. Wharf, whence

St.-I think. most of your readers will agree with the views expressed in your article this morn- ing on the question of reprisals for Captain H. A. Johnson, master of piracy. For myself, I also agree

Shun Chiá, a Chinese owned with your deprecation of resistance | (Charles Dickens, Golianca, 183), General Chamber of Commerce yes Designoos also are notified that before steamer running between Hong by unarmed men when suddenly and Saigon was beföre Commander faced by a gang of desperado read as a corrective to "Ephesian's Chinese Shipping Guild was read Bill of Lading will be, countersigned,"

the 5.3.

J. B. Newill, D.8.0., R.N., at the Marine Court on a summons for carrying too many passengers.

Mr. M. K. Lo appeared on behalf of the Captain and entered a plea of not guilty:

were

The summons arose out of a visit to the s. Shun Chin by Mr. Thompson the Boarding Officer be fore the vessel had moored to her on her arrival buoy in Harbour from Saigon on September 29th The ship was taken to Stonecutters and there the

passengers counted with the aid of two other Harbour Office Oficials. Only 212 Passengers During Typhoon Season. According to the Hong Kong re gulations the vessel was permitted to carry only 1 passengers dur ing the Typhoon Season. The count ig by the officials revealed that there were 397 adults, es chil- dren and 73 crew, a total of 108

persons on board.

Mr. M. K. Lo intimated that he would not dispute the number counted on board by the official, but the question was raised as to the validity of the certificate held by the ship...

Certificata For 383.

Captain, Johnson giving evidence said that the exact number of known to the passengers Authorities when the vessel left Saigon.

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not only armed, but utterly un- scrupulous. It is, however, not in the blood of the average British sailor to throw his hands up with out show of resistance, and I sup- pose we cannot expect men in the China Coastal service to take things quite so quietly they would be undoubtedly Justika in "doing.

Another book on Charles Dickens has been published. It is a lively and well-written biographical study by Mr. Ralph Straus, and should be

estimate of the novelist.

in many

Considerable discussion took place at the meeting of the Chinese terday, when a letter from the

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For Mr. Straus, on, it seems, at in which protest was made against least equally valid evidence, gives the order issued by the Harbour

more attractive picture of the novelist than any Authorities relative to the periodi дав previously appeared, cal surveying and docking of ships. that Dickens, as he sees him, had faults glaring faults; but hypocrisy close-fistedness, and lack of charity were set among them. Like his characters, he was exaggerated"

He lived a sort of exaggerated novel himself. In a case be may be said to have been living a Dickens novel all his days He saw himself always as character in a book or a' play that he might have written.

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may be obtained.

signature to General Average Bond is required and a depcait of 4% made as contribution to General

after the... No Claims will be Average. Goods have left the Ship's tackles and/or Godowns, and all Goods ramsining uns delivered after Monday 9th October, 1920, will be subject to Rent. be presented to the Undersigned within 10 days of the stemmer's' arrival, other.. wise they will not be recognised,

Ail Olaims against the Steamer must

The general ground of complaint against the order was that Chinese companies, who charged vary low freights, could not afford the ex- peases which would be incurred.

All brokan, chafed and damaged Gooda Further there would be considerare to be left in the Godowns, where they will be framined on any Tuesdays and able loss if a steamer was laid up Fridays, at 10 am, within the Free annually in dock.

Storage period.

No Insurance whatever will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned

THE BANK LINE, LTD.. General Agents. Hong Kong, 2nd Oct., 1998. [6799

Meanwhile, as layman, I wish someone would enlighten me on this point-why is it not possible for some international action to be taken in

The Chairman said that the this matter? If all, the Great

matter had been taken up with the Explaining Eimself, Powers are really as friendly to-

Government and the. Harbour ward one another as we are led himself and his affairs with learned that the order applied to And throughout his life he took Authorities by Mr. Chau and be to believe by speeches at Geneva solemnity which was not always vessels belonging to all nationali and elsewhere, why do they not get accorded to the affairs of other ties, and were not confined to people; at theirs he could laugh, | Chinese owned steamers only. It together" and discuss some joint | but not at his own. He could not was a measure taken to.. ensure the BRITISH INDIA 5.5, CO., LTD. action to protect merchant shipping bear to be misunderstood, and in safety of the passengers It was from piracy? Surely the fact that his efforte to explain himself some British ships are the only victims times out a ridiculous figure.

In marrying Kate Hogarth he docs not

made the greatest mistake of bis life, but there is nothing in the evidence which Mr. Straus has had did not treat his wife with con- before him to suggest that Dickens sideration and a large measure of generosity. He idealised her sister may be mistaken, but it is Mary; he ought to have married The Chairman pointed out that even | Delivery m

her, but to reproach a man because he has married the wrong woman is as absurd as it is unjust.

prevent the French, American and Japanese navies lead ing a hand, and joining forces with the British navy in establishing some sort of patrol along the China Coast?

my opinion that if one Japanese steamer had been seized in the manner that a dozen British ships

As for Kate's other sister, Geor

Sina, Mr. Straus makes it clear that it was she and not their mother who cared for Dickens' children, and that no one did more than she to prevent a separation between the unhappily married pair.

also pointed out that some Chinese vessels were very old, some of which had seen service for about fifty years, and even more. They were still useful but constant docking was necessary.

One interested party pointed out that if the order was only to ensure the safety of passengers lives, why should it also apply to cargo boats.

a cargo boat carried human lives on board

After further discussion, it was decided that in view of the fact

that the order applied to vessels of all nationalities, the Chamber could not very well ask for an exemption in the case of Chinese owned ships. They would, however, plead for it. to be less strictly applied to Chinese

steamers.

TALMA

Fox CALCUTTA, RANGOON PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamabip THE haring arrived from the above Ports. Consignes of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landel : and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and · Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where. be obtained as BOGEL - KS Goods are

Cloods not cleared by 8th Cotober, 1929, will be subject to Bent

No Fire Insurance will be effected by

us in any case whatever.

Damaged Fackages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the and the Company's surveyors, Consignees Memes, Goddard" and "Douglas, at 10-

Mondays and Thursdays.

within All Claims

must be Presented Ten days of the Steamer's arrival heze, after which date they cannot recognised.

be

No Claims will be admitted after the

Hard Bargains. Dickens drove hard bargains with his publishers, as authors who take their work seriously have al- ways done when hard bargains CONSIGNEE NOTICES. Goods have left the Godowns. could be driven; in his impulsive way he sometimes promised mote than, he could fulfil: but there is

with the novelist.

He imposed his own will on the illustrators of his books, and Mr Straus gives a version of the

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THE Steamship

have been now pirated, the Japanese Navy would have been on the job very quickly, and some sort of convoy system or some other scheme of protection devised which would have put a stop to these outrages, Of Each passenger was provided with a pass, the half of which was course, it is primarily the duty of retained by the police at that port the British authorities-the Chinese and the other half by the passenger being admittedly helpless in the It was usual for the ship to be matter to protect British ships, but cleared with an approximate after all pirates are the enemics auraber of passengers, which was of all peaceful mariners, and tono evidence that any publisher clearly defined later. The custom me it seems only right that, all suffered as a result of a transaction of the port was that this approximations interested in keeping the mate definition would be sufficient high seas free from such pests

"TAKADA" for clearing purposes. On this should be not only willing but

having arrived from the above Ports, occasion the "approximate

Baxious to co-operate in some

Consignees af Cargo are hereby in ber had been stated to be 300, but scheme for dealing with piracy. had it been found, on checking up, Perhaps some of your readers who Seymour affair which seems to distormed that their Goods are being pose of Ephesian's suggestion landed and placed at their risk in the that 360 were on board, the Saigon are engaged in the China Coast that on bearing of Seymour's Hong Kong and Kowloor Wharf and authorities would not have allowed trade, and others who know more suicide Dickens thought only that Godown Company's Godowns at Kow-

then I about the technical and “ Pickwick' the ship to proceed.

was ruined...

loon, where Delivery may be obtained As Mr. Micawber Dickens im- as soon as the Goods are landed. Witness then produced the certi-possibly legal-difficulties, will be

Goods not cleared by 9th October, ficate which had been issued by the good enough to explain whether or mortalised his improvideat father. Saigon Authorities and which allow. not this suggestion of mine is

That he did so without one bitter 1929, will be subject to Kent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected ed for 383 passengers. With certain any practical value. If it has none, touch is proof of a generous nature,

| whaterer, modifications as to cargo the num-possibly they can submit a plan for his father's damnable shadow by us in any case

Damaged Packages must be left in the ber could be increased to 106 which would meet the case. Ob haunted most of his life.

viously, the matter is one which father's debts, his brother's debts Godowns for examination by the Con- passengers:

needs action, but discussion - is

Hessrs, Goddard and Douglas, at 10 necessary to ascertain what action he was incessantly called upon to sigues and the Company' would be

Mondays and Thursdays, most effective.-Yours

All Claims must be presented within faithfully,

the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

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Reason For The Crowd. Captain Johnson said that he was well acquainted with the Hong Kong Port Regulations and was aware of the passenger limitations. He said that the greater number of passengers demanding accommoda- tion on that particular day might have beca due to the fact that the sis. Telemachus had been burnt out and was therefore off the run.

Validity Of The Certificate! Mr. Lo remarked that it was a case of a vessel Aying the Chinese Bing, and carrying a French certi- Acate. There was, said Mr. Lo,. a previous finding of the Court, in which a Chinese vessel had carried

observed His Worship, except that they throw them into sam pans."

French Survey Of Vessel. Captain Johnson was then ques

Hong Kong, October 2nd, 1928,

"PHOTOGRAMS."

come to the rescue.

His

He was never really free of these limpets, and time after Ten days D.

time he was driven nearly wild by their extravagant follies.

TRANSMISSION OF FACSI-

MILE MESSAGES.

The Postal Telegraph Company in New York put into commercial operation last month a new tele photo and facsimile message ser-

Another part of the service pro- vides for the transmitting of pie tures, documents, advertisements,

of

surveyors,

It is not pleasant to speak

No Claims will be admitted after these matters, but it is not only the Goods hare left the Godowns. stupid to omit them. It is also MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. unfair to Dickens.

Hong Kong, 2nd Oct., 1928. (6791

**More Kissable.",

REGISTER,

Dickens was the last man to have an exaggerated veneration for solid respectability, and yet it was as the HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL embodiment of solid respectability that he figured in the legend woven round him in his lifetime. He adored the stage and theatrical people, he was a close friend of the novelist Wilkie. Collins, a far from

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE. From October 3 d to 9th, 1929.

a Canton passenger certificate, but vice which it calls photograms, had also a French survey certificate One part of the service permits of which had only just expired, and the sending, between any two of immaculate character, and ata which His Worship's predecessor eight of the largest cities of the dinner party in the United States Barometer... (Commander Hole) has stated country, of telegraph messages he startled the company by the re-Temparstar would have been recognisable had which will be delivered to the ad- mark that of two women one" was Humidity

The charge the more beautiful bat the other, the Wind been current. It would bo pos- dresses in facsimile sible, if an adverse decision were for such messages is one and a half more kissable person." given, that a ship although allowed times the ordinary commercial to leave Saigon with a perfectly rate. Thus, a ten word message by. valid certificate in the eyes of that photogram from New York to local authority, and, carrying a Boston, for example, costa 54c., to certain number of passengers, would Cleveland 7, 109an Francisco uot be allowed to enter Hong Kong 1.80. with those passen gera. The result would be the barbarons expedient of throwing them overboard! ANTWERP, LONDON,

"That is the natural practice," messages in, for example, ceive a free gift of shar worth showers; Q-Squalls; R-Rain; T- STRAITS & PHILIPPINES.

Chinese or Hebresin fact in any more than £14,000,000 at a recent Thunder. thing that can be photographed, market valuation.

It was announced last month in having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are

The charges for sending photogram hereby notified that their Goods are

The Steamship "BENAVON."

pictures, on a plate bin. by Tin., London that the company was pay- being landed and placed at their risk in

ONSIGNEES. of Cargo are hemby

from New York are $15 to Boston ing a final dividend of 35 per cent. for the accounting period of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf &

or Cleveland, 620 to Atlanta or Godown Company's godoras at Kowloomed to go by where Delivery can be obtained as the landed at their risk into the hazardous tioned by the Magistrate and said Chicago, 825 to St. Louis, 845 to fifteen months; also that part of and/or extra hazardons Godowns of the that the ship, had been surveyed in Los Angeles or San Francisco, the reserves would be capitalised, Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Hose KONG AND KOWLOON WEARY AND Hong Kong last January.

These services have been made pos- each shareholder being given one been Notice

given prior to Vossel's Gorowe Omray, L., whenes, and/or be

The passenger certificate which sible by a contract with the Ameri-share for each share now held. the wharves Delivery, may from

he held from the Saigon Authorities can telephone and telegraph com αντίνει.

No Claims will be admitted after the obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after this had been issued after a "look over" pany Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining undelivored after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all the vessel for about 15 minutes. 4th October, 1928, will be subject to Goods remaining undelivered after the This might not be the correct pro- Bent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods 3rd October, 1988, will be anbject to Rent cedure but nevertheless the certi are to be left in the Godowns, whom they he examined on 3rd October, 1995, at 10 am, by our Burveyort, Moears, Goddard and Douglas.

All Claims must reach us before the 17th October, 1938, or they will not be recognised

Ed Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

JEBSEN & CO.

Agents. Hong Kong, 28th Bapt, 1928; 16770

Goods are landed.

All Claims against the Bizamer murt ficate was officially signed by the

be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 17th October, 1928, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, when they will be examined on the 2nd October 1928 10 - by Mocaru Goddard and Douglas,

No Firs Insurance has been affected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GTBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD

Agunta Hong Kong, 26th Sept, 1928, 16758

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Saigon Authoritics

NOT INTERESTED IN THE PRECEDING CASE.

shares issued now is about 800,000.

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A Protest has been noted by the Master against bal weather. MAUKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Hong Kong, 1st Ust., 1928, 16784

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION- Co.'s STEAMER LAHORE."

AB EONG KONG or BOTH SEPTEMBER, 1925. FromANTWERP.LONDON, GIBRAL

TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND TRAITS.

MONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel are hereby informed test their Goods are being landed and

and Kowloon Wharf and Godown placed a TARIK RINK in the Hong Kong Company's Godowan at Kowloon, where each Oonal gainint will be sorted out be Mark by Mark and Delivery can obtained 20 the Goods are landed.

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Goods will be landed hers Tastructions have been given to

the contrary. Sir hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days in aluding date of arrival, will be subject to | Bent.

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No Fire Insurance will be affected by

any case whatever. Damaged Packages must be left in 1 Godewas for examination by the Con signees, and the Company's Surveyors, Mesra, Goppa Thursdays, within the

& Dovelas, at 10 x on Mondays and Free Storage period,

All Claims against the Steamer must, be presented to the Undersigned on or before 20th October, 1923, or they will not be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,

Agents

Hong Kong, 1st Oct., 1928,

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NOTICI! TO CONSIGNEES.

“ELLERMAN” LINE.

FROM EUROPE &SINGAPORE,“

THE SCITY OF GLASGOW"

Steamrhip

having arrived, Consignces of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being: landed at their riak into the hazardous And for

hazardous Godown of when doited after the Wharf, whence Delivery may be No Claims will be

Holt's

Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 5th October, 1928, will be subject to

The number of Ordinary 10%; The current market price of the shares was 215 8s ad. There are Also Preference shares to the value

02250m 5 46-17 All Claims against the Biemmer must of £300,000. 4.

11 407-45848-be presented to the Undersigned on or Profits of the Columbia Company Thar 4 1 336.3m 6:48:18 before 19th October, 1928, ar, they will for the fifteen months were.

broken

66941 not be recognized.

The Marine Magistrate found The summious against the master 2151,000, against £180,000 for the Ph. 5 m 0-24-3-329 be left in the Godowns, that an offence had been committed of a cargo boat for being under prévious year. 2 pang

and imposed a fine of 8100. His way without the proper regulations. The great rise in the value of gat. Worship remarked that it was-con-lights was then proceeded with. The "record" shares has been one of t trary to the Ordinances of Hong defendant, however, had to be the romances of the Stock Ex-Sun, Kong-for-a-foreign ship to have a shaken to answer his name. He had change. Columbin shares were ob- passenger certificate other than that of her own nationality; unless that passenger certificate was of equival ent value to a British certificate. (Continued at foot of nezt column.)

fallen asleep in the bottom of the dock during the earlier part of the preceding case. He pleaded guilty and was fined $10 with the alter native of 10 days' hard labour

tainable at 15% od in 1924 a few Mo days ago they could have been sold for £16 10s. Gramophone Company The £1 shares have risen in the same period from 238, to more than £13.

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chafed and damaged

Where they will be examined on any Tuondays

or Fridays, between the Fours of 10,165 m, and Noon, within the Free Storage period of One. Weak at Co

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No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, ITD;

4. General Agenta.

Fong Kong, Bept., 1928. [6781