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TELEGRAPH.

SHIPPING CONTROL

PROFITS.

FRIDAY, AUGUST

$1922.

AS. "Haimun" Hongkong Re- of the said moneys by your Petiton- | per gister.

jers Separate actions have now 8.S. "Brisbane Hongkong Re-en commenced in the Supreme gister.

Court of Hongkong on behalf of all (Hongkong ships concerned,

"Wollowrs"

SS-Manapouri ister.

S.S. "Castlefield gister.

as floatinen? frm Page 21"

Register.

IA Your Petitioners are aware SS. "Manapouri" Shanghai Re that it is not unusual after wars for other legislation not referred to

Acts to be passed protecting persons Lia-this letter or merely

On the rister,

clients: basis of negotiation our

Shanghai Re she have acted in good faith and in le supposed execution of their feel further justified in suggesting that His Excellency might possibly

Shanghai Re-duties frare pains, penalues and punishment for action" hot warrant. see his way to communicate with the Home Authorities and obtain Therealter the said Steamed by the law, but your Petitioners the necessary power to appoint a hips were taken under the said con-Point us that your Petitioners Beard of Arbitration here for the trol and the Hongkong Government as have never been for damages purpose of fixing the remunera- tion and compensation to be paid received in respect of their earnings are merely for the return to the owners under the above ge sums of monerswhich sums thecarys standing to the credit of the scheme, and in the event of such Government still retain against the Shipping Control Account which a Board being appointed, our ill and consent of your Petitioners were not required for the purposes clients consider that their interest, urther your Petitioners know that of the war and which were obtained should be fully represented on the Home Government do not reby the use of their ships They! desire respectfully to point out that such a Board, and that they shouldfquire the said moneys and have 30 the effect of the Bill it passed would

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of

be to authurise the seizure in the

have a full opportunity of placing formed the Hongkong "Govern- their views before such Board. nent In connection with this

5. The said sums were not requir. year, 19 at a time when shipping tion, our clients desire to state ed in aid of or in connection with is depressed and freights are low of that they do not consider that the ho defence of the Colony or of the the moneys of British Companies present members of the Sub-Com- Empire or used for the purposes of who are competing with alien com- mittee here of the London Ship the prosecution of the war now Janies which were enabled to build ping Controller are in a position!

up Reserves during the war,

to fully or adequately represent happily ended.

our clients' interest or that ther

2. In the Financial Statement for through not being financially con Your Petitioners state

to

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should be called upon to do he month of February 1921 publish trolled

80. Furthermore car clients feel that fed in the Gazette of the 27th May, that not only is shipping now. a lccal Board of Arbitration is 921, under the heading "Liabilities" depressed and freights low but that essential as local conditions must is the item "Shipping Control as it is practically impossible

operate their ships at a profit. The be taken into consideration. count $2,931,90411.”

**Castlefeld" 10. The retention of the said sum Steamships Our clients desire us to state that it is not their desire or inten- the Government is not warranted "Manapouri" have already been tion to oppose or blader the Gov-by any Act of Parliament, Ordin-laid up and unless some financial ernment in any way but to secure ance, Order-in-Council, Royal Pre-assistance for themselves a just, reasonable gatire or other lawful authority. inore will have to be laid up. and adequate remuneration and

circun compensation under the stances.

This letter is written without prejudice. to the owners right in every respect and must not be construed as an admission in any

way.

We have the honour to be. Your obedient servants, (S4; Dracos, Lookiz, DEACON

HARTON.

The Honourable Colonial Secre- tary.

Hotel, Flats and University,

1. In these circumstances and

fortheoring HDF

16. The result of the centre vanced a substantial ñnancial loss in the case of several of the con- ships and the othrially

a test case a statement of claim trolled was filed on the 5th December, 1015.udited accounts showing this loss) by the Ship Owners Protection As have been submitted to the Hong.

ociation through the owners of the one Governorat and Steamship Wollowra" for the re-flows: Lowers of $106.sten the profit_re. rated by the mechgment 20

spers of the use of that ship

12 On the 19th day of January, the tien Honourable thir 4.On the 1st day of May 1918oonial Serretary. being aware our said Solicitors addressed the this was

claim following letter to the Honourable! Colonial Secretary:

Encl.

1st May. 1918. re The Hongkong Shipping Control Scheme.

We have the honour to enclose hatewith copy of a letter which was received, on the 25th April last by the Secretary of the Shipj Owners Protection Association of Hongkong from the Secretary of the Shipping Control Committee.) The enclosed letter received the consideration of the Committee of the Ship Owners Protection Asso ciation of Hongkong this morning! Who have instructed us to state that in view of your letter of the 24th April last No. 2,185/1918 they prefer to address any communica- tion which they may desire to make either to Mr. Fletcher or to Mr. Carey because unless they have a representative

the Shipping Control Committee they cannot see their way to make any communica- tion to such Committee as they do not consider their interests are ad. equately represented or protected in regard...to..commanications made to

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en Committee at the moment and they are of opinion having regard to! what has recently taken place that they are justified in the position now taken up by them.

The Ship Owners Protection As sociation of Hongkong desire to again pat forward a request for re- presentation on the Shipping Coo- rol Committee which the Ship wners Protection Association of Hongkong venture to think now has

e sympathetic. support of certain" embers of the present Shipping Control Committee.

Wo have the honour to be Sir,

Your obedient servants, (Sd) DEACON, Looker, DEACON & HARSTON.

The Hos. COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Retention Not Legal

5. The Ship Owners Protection Association of Hongkong which was and is an Association for thei protection of our interests with re- rence to the aforesaid Govern nient control scheme were Dever

but

Tot-an Tandat

trst claim

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S.S.. Telemachus

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189,017.54

110,450.55. 38,319 .12,007.06.

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"With regard to the uropean large proportion of whose shart- Communty, I will deal first with hulders are resident elsewhere than the proposal I Ind dean before the Colony. It appears to your "the Comwell for building a lotel Petitioners that the Government of and Hats in Kosken We had | Houzking are attempting to FAI mory for the work, or thought fa small branch of the community of we had, and things had reached this Colony for social improvements į 1 stage of architects bug on indirect legislation, many of the the point of making prehunary contributors being entirely uncon flame, when the owners of vessels/nected with the Colony of Hong requisi-tuned under the oral kong

bethought therosive "Cajast, Inequitable, Unfair." that there was no reason why the

Your Petitioners desire い profits made under this sebemeint, out that the only commercial somuld be devoted to improve-and industrial interests in this ments, beneficial to the Colony, Colony which were pat under Gov. | such as providing hotel andernment Central and whose profits Cheusing accommodation and alg

were impounded by the Gurern extending facilities for educationment during the war were the ship. "among the various classts of the

ping interests; whilst all other Community. They saw no reason commercial and industrial interests: why the money should be devi? funcluding Ducks and Marine Insur- "ed tu those purposes, butį ance Companies, both of which. "thought that the money should made large profits From shipping

to

back into their own operated under Blue Book, rates, "pockets. I must leave the com were permitted to take and retai "munity of this Colony To judge their profits.

which is the better way of dis 19. Your Petitioners desire poung of profits, which may be wotest against the competition tes considered

prosta. Bodiered by the proposed Ordinance which would have gone at humeating that the same is wholly "into the Imperial Exchequer. nadequate.

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The Government in view of the 20. Your Petitioners desire to "action taken, which may "is timeļurther point out that negotiations Prome before the Courts, do not have for some time, past been pro- frel in a position to spend any ceeding with the Government of of those profits on the proposals Hongkong and a tentative proposal "until the Courts have finally made to your Petitioners which "dealt with the matter. There-met with Tour Petitioners' appro- *fore the Colony has been deprival, but notwithstanding suchĮ ed of what it urgently needs-approval the Government have, "hotel accommodation and money fter consulting the Unofficial Mem. "which might have been advanced bers of the Council, withdrawn "for the parpose of building their proposal. "houses when the scheme of build-

21 Your Petitioners therefore "ing flats was given up. The arge that the Bill be an modified as "University also has been depriv to save the rights of all your Peti. Agent for Moller and Co. (Shang-petition from speech by the a Ted of a quarter of a million of tioners to prosecute their claims "dollars and education, generally impaired in the Courts or in the For The Brisbane B. S. Co., Ltd., Government, Mir. Alabaster said: "of a sum of five lakhs of dollars.” Alternative to distribute the afore-

Actions Commenced.

said sum of $2,231,204.11 rateably

For in Luen

permitted to have a representative 13. Subsequently on the 25th mongst four Petitioners. on the Shipping Control Committee August, 1920, the Government conts present form the Bill is in the nor were we the individual shipowa-sented to the case being postponed opinion of your Petitioners nowa -s represented whereas the Com- the return of the then Acting ranted, unjust, inequitable and m mittee in question Was sub- Colnoul Secretary-Mr. Fletcher-lair and represents an attempt to stantially composed of representa to the Colony. On the stl June, tax ships not registered in this

ves of Shipping Companies in 1921, the Crown Solicitor by letter Colony. direct opposition to us.

your Petitioners' Solicitors stat

And your Petitioners will ever 8. The said steamships were thened that the condition of postpone pray etc. and are now on the Hongkong or ment until Mr. Fletcher's return was

Dated this Third day of August, Shanghai registers. The position hen still insisted on by the Govern

eing as follows:

Douglas Lapraiz and Co., 3.S. "Telemachus" Hongkong 14 Your Petitioners learn that it

General Managers, Register.

ment.

the intention of the Government Dangles Steamship Co., Ltd. 8.8. "Pheampenb" Hongkong Retroduce a Bill into the Legisls For Loter word Co. (Hongkong),

tive Council to prevent the recovery

gister.

T. Orton,

Director,

hai), Ltd

•

Carmichael and Clarke,

Managers. Hing-S. S. Co., Ltd,

Li Koon Chun,

Managing Director. Lai Hing S. 8. Co., Ltd.,

Li Koon,

Managing Director. Chap of The Fo Shun S. S. Co.,

Lid.. Hongkong, Pang Kok-sui, Secretary. Wollowra & S. Ca Líf,

By Attorney,

8. Williamson.

Man Chuen,

By Attomey

Laa Hi-nam

Mr. Alabaster's Spetch. Referring to the quotation in the

present Officer Administering the

That speech shows that after the war, in 1920, the Goverment was still retaining these profits, made out of shipping control, and that they were proposing to spend them un purposes in no way connected with the war." He continued:

On the first reading of the B the lesmed Attorney General pointed out that at the time when the ships were brought under con. trol the whole Empire was fighting for its national existence and that (Continued on Paye 5)

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THE VICTROLA.

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