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J. ULLMANN & Co.

Alexandra Building Chater Road,

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Proprietroas

“PISTOL AT OUR HEADS."

(Continued from Page 1). meeting we were informed that at meetings of Members in Hongkong and Shanghai it had been decided

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1926.

1/94, and half at 2/08. Further, don the scheme for reducing the

the following additional Floating pay

In our various interviews with Staff expenses wore borne by the Company during 1925: Home the Guild Representatives and I leave & passages, £20,086 7. Gd.; nota in articles in the public Press, Safe Navigation Bonus, £1,664. 1. the question of high cost of beun put forward Gd.; Wives Passages, £3,232, 10. living has 3d M. M, Shore Allowance, as the principal consideration for 24,482. 1. 5d.: Pensions, £5,093. not reducing pay. This I ventura to any fa somewhat specious 14. 6d.

́argument inasmuch as all members of the Floating Staff are messed by the Company, the amount spent last year being $209,592,05. The incrensed

.

. NO COMMENT.

not to accept a 20 per cent, re- At our meetings with the staff

duction... We therefore enquired If a less reduction would be agreed to, and after further meetings of the members to dig cuss it, we were informed that they would not agree to any reduction,

MEETINGS WITH EMPLOYEES,

cost of essentials of

it will of course, be understood that only compuratively few could attend. We invited discussion but were very disappointed that there living really only applies to the was no camment except that ne familles of married men, say 25% gotiations must be carried on of the Staff, and these enjoy a through the Guilds; so another special grant of 10% of their consultation took place with the salaries as a Married Allowance. As this decision had been made loont Guild Officials on February The position as it has developed by the members of the Guilds as 12th, when we asked what action is now exercising the attention of a whole, that is to say, those four men would take if the propo-your Directors and apart from the voting theluded members of other sals were made effective, on 1st pay question, various schemes Companies as well as our own, we March; bearing in mind the ex- throughout the year have been considered it essential to convene tremely bad effect of a' strike un devised with the object of reducing meetings of our own employeesder the conditions then existing. overhead charges and running ex explain the position to them fully In reply we were told that the penses as far as a state of d ourselves. After.. nacertaining question would have to be sub- ciency permits.

1st February

OLD VESSELS SOLD.

As regard the Fleet, opportuni”

the from the Guild local Secretaries mitted to the Members of that they would put no obstacle Guilds, and the local Oficials in the way of such meetings, these promised to convene meetings as ty was taken during the year of were held in Hongkong and soon as possible to consider the disposing of some of the older Shanghai on the 13th January and matter. What we had been all steamers which had passed their respectively. At along trying to obtain was an ex- period of usefulness, viz. The the meetings in question. after pression of opinion from our own Taksang, built 1892, Loksang, 1891, dealing in full, detail with the men but this we were unable to Esang, 1891, Wosang, 1891 and necessity of cutting down ex-do and the matter had therefore Chunsang, 1896, all being sold at penses as much as possible during again to be voted on by the Guild prices showing a satisfactory pro-. the very bad times the Company members as a whole although our fit over their book value. was passing through, a proposal contention was that it was a mat-It was explained at the last was put forward in the following ter that reated solely between this

Company and its employees.

REFUSAL TO ACCEPT.

form:-

the

pay.

of all

1-Reduce

Foreign employees 20 per The reply came in the form of cent. This is estimated to a letter dated 26th February, sign effect a saving to the Camed by the Assistant Secretary, pany of £30,000 per annurn.China Coast Officers' Guild, and 2-Tho general" managers

Branch Secretary, Marine Engin. realize that in many

eases cers Guild of China. The letter this may

produce a great reads as follows: hardship on married men with families and they there- fore have decided to share this sacrifice equally "with the Staff. That is to Bay they themselves, i.e. "Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. will pay the staff. 10% less then at present instead of 20%, but the saving to the Company will still be the

sunie.

3.In order to assist married men below the rank of Mas- ter or Chief Engineer, the reduction for them will be only General 10% of which the Managers will refund to the men, 5%--this making, a re- duction to the married men" of only 5%.

4.-The other conditions of ser- vice will remain unaltered except as a temporary mea- sure we will be prepared to pay in cash to employees when due for Home Leave the equivalent of the passages they are entitled to and

them to make what rangements they wish for ho-- lidays. 5-Finally, I may say that the Directors have decided to ac cept almost nominal fees while this reduced scale of

ceive altogether £500 be

between them £1,500 normally.

as

"We are directed to hand you a reply to the question asked by your Mr. Bernard at the inter- view of the 12th instant, as to what action your Floating Staff "will take when the Circular, an- nouncing a reduction of their salaries, is made effective on the 1st March, 1926,

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annual General Meeting. that contract had been entered into with the Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works at Shanghai for the construction of an Upper River steamer to act as a feeder to the Yangtsze Fleet generally, and the vessel which has been named the Kiawo was taken over from builders in October last. It was also found necessary during the year to acquire a further two boats and four lighters for river. work All the new craft have Froved satisfactory and given nor- mal trading conditions should prove a valuable asset to the Com- pany's Yangtsze organization.

the 11th

LOSS OF TUNGSILING.. While several casualties of a "The answer is, that, having received all the correspondence minor nature occurred during the which has passed between the period under review, no serious Company and both Guilds, as mishap has to be recorded;' but I well as a report of the interview regret to say that since the eloše of the 12th instant, if the salary of the year, owing to a collision in reduction announced in the the Whangpoa River on Circular is not cancelled in its January last, the 3.8. Tangshing Our thanks entirety on or before the 1st became a total loss. March, and the Guilds notified are due to the Floating and Shore before дооп

27th Staf for their good work during the on

the year, particularly during the time of the general strike in Hong- kong and Shanghai when work. was carried out under exceptional difficulties.

February that this is being done, there will be no alternative but for the Company's Floating Staff to cease work immediately their respective vesesls are safely berthed, docked or moored at their next port of call after the 1st March, 1926."

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I feel it only just, to mention the patience and zeal which has been displayed by those in PISTOL AT OUR HEADS..

charge of vessels operating in the With reference to what I have vicinity of the Upper Yangtze, Home Leave pay, and leave just read, I would explain no cir- where lawlessness and disorder acular such as referred to had been would seem to be the rule rather issued. Notwithstanding our than the exception. The Company earnest endeavours to bring about appreciates that employment in co-operation between the Company these waters carries with it "con- and its employees during bad times, siderable personal risk. Apart the reply was presented in the from the dangers of navigation, form of a pistol at our heads." the indiscriminate firing on V09. pay is in force. They will re- I submit that there were various sels by irresponsible native troopa ways in which an answer might created a state of affairs well nigh against been given. Obviously the rate of intolerable. This and the con- pay in respect of men actually on tinued enforcement of illegal taxn- It is proposed to issue. circu- Articles could not be altered ex- tion'on vessels of all flags, has lara announcing these reductions cept by mutual consent, and it repeatedly been represented to the with effect from fat March, 1926. seems inexplicable to me why a Officials of His Majesty's Govern- ACTUAL AMOUNT OF SACRIFICE. mere statement that our Floating ment, and although the most sym- It will be noted that this pro- Staff were not prepared to renew pathotic hearing has been given posal instead of being a flat 20 existing Articles at a reduced rate to our representations the abuses per cent. reduction, is based on of pay would not have met the unfortunately still continue. a co-operative principle and the case, unless of course, the Guilds Turning to the Statement of has in store for us would be simply normal times eventuates tonnagé actual amount of sacrifice we ask desired to make a demonstration. Accounts you will note the Building guesswork or at the best a mere for a time will be in excess of ed the Staff to make, stated in dol-

Commerce and demand." The presence of large As it was, however, the reply Reserve Account shows un increase personal opinion. lars and cents, was as follows:

of cheaply operated stated that unless the Company of £22,337, 6.108. due to profit on politics are so indelibly wrapped up numbers Married Men-Senior Master, continued to pay the same rate of steamers sold during the year and together in China, and 'at no time steamera with comparatively $665.89, contributes $66.58; Sen-wages, the European Staff would to which I have already referred. much as at present, that it be-speaking, no overhead charges, iór Chief Engineers, $577.50, con- cease work, and it would seem, Contincency Account has been comies impossible to forecast what introduces a new and disturbing tributes 357.75; Senior Chief Off- abandon the vessels, not at their decreased by the transfer of £335, the outcome of the present state feature of competition, and the cer, $377.14, contributes $18.85; operating base, such as Hongkong 000 to Revenue Account. The of affairs may be. It is generally position is being watched closely I now beg to propose the follow Senior Second Officer, $282.86, and Shanghai or terminal port of loss on running steamers shown thought however, and I personally contributes $14.14; Senior Third their voyage, but at any way-port in Revenue Account includes, share the view, that we have nowing reaolution: That the Report Officer, $282.85, contributes $14. they might touch at after the 1st in addition to the items seen the worst.ns regarda upheavale and Statement of Accounts as presented including the transfer March. I hesitate to comment mentioned in connection with the in China, and the people, especially of £335,000 from Contingency Single men: Senior Master, upon such an organized movement fleating staff, £58,253.19. Od. for bona fide traders are heartily tired Account to Revenue Account be $605.36, contributes $60.53; Sen- which could not but have caused insurance of the Fleet and 243,815 of the never ending interference adopted and that, the sum of for Chief Engineer, $525.00, con- incalculable loss not only to the in respect of pool adjustment, ex-with, and unjust taxation in their £669.168. 2d. bo carried, forward to tributes $62.50; Senior Chief Ofi- Company but to Shippers of cargo. penses of wharves, godowns and business.

next year's account." cer, $342.86, contributes $34.28; both foreign and native, to say general charges in China.

The long imposed boycott must

As soon as this resolution has. Senior Second Engineer, $342.86, nothing of possible suffering to

have denuded the Southern pro- been.seconded, I shall be pleased. contributes $34.28; Senior Second large numbers of native passengers

vinces of essential Imports while to reply to the beat of my ability Officer, $257.14, contributes $25.71; who patronize our vessels, confi

exports have only been moved un- to any questions Shareholders may Senior Third Engineer, $257.14, dent of the safety and intergrity

der great difficulty Military wish to aak. contributes $25.71; Senior Third associated with the British fing.

taxation has proved a heavy Mr. G. M. Shaw seconded, and Officer, $257.14, contributes $25,71.

ABRUPT AND UNPLEASANT.

In the present financial position, drag on trading and it la there being no questions, the re- This would have amounted in

The termination of the negotia- and with the future so uncertain, anticipated that given even a more solution was put to the moating all to $10,642 per month and the tions in such an abrupt and un- the Directors naturally do not pro or less stable Government there and unanimously carried. General Managers wore prepared pleasant manner after the friendly pose to recommend a dividend on will be a large increase in trade,

nature of the discussions was either the Preferred or Deferred* EXCESS TONNAGE, to contribute a similar amount. The Directors also wore willing Breat surprise and disappointment Shares and a note of the Ilability in

The re-election to the Board of The anti-British movement, as Directors of Sir Robert Ho Tung to accept one-third of the ordin and I cannot believe that the respect of the former duly appears ary fees; that is 2500 to be divided threatened action had the consider in the Balance-sheet. I trust this is only to be expected, has been was proposed by Capt. Rolfe, c

ed support of the majority of our action will be approved by you.. amongst them, instead of £1,500 employees, who have proved them-

many years. But we could not

14.

The transfer from Contingency Account will leave the Revenue Account with a balance of £669.16: 2d. which it is proposed to carry forward to next year..

In this connection it must be gélves loyal and good Officers for BEEN THE WORST.

remembered that our prosent rate

It is customary at these Meetings

the means of attracting consider-

DUSINESS MATTERS,

able numbers of vessels of foreign onded by Mr. Tod and carried. flags to enjoy the fruits of trade Mr. John Fleming and Mr. A. but up by Companies such as Ritchie were re-appointed auditors

in vogue during war years and is, of the Flest under those condiference to future prospects. How increase of steamers under the Leung, seconded by Mr. D. B. C of pay is still on the highest scale risk the lay-up of even a portion for the Chairman to make some ra- ours, and there is also a great on the proposition of Mr. Ho Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK paid at the favourable exchango tions and had to accept the altua evor, under present conditions, any Chinese flag, I fear therefore Hornell.

in the City that even when the

Victoria, Hongkong...

return

to

There was no further business."