Hongkong Commission on the Employment of Masters Join the main fine at the for we cannot allow nis export trade tobe ruin Yushan owes its flourishing busland Shang the motor road was so muc Jed to connect the two waterways of long. Some years Jao, comings back from one of our institutions, I counted about five hundred barrows passing me on the main road which 1 only followed for six or seven miles, and a similar number would be taking the small road at the same time. That did Jnot include an even greater number of coolies carrying heavy loads, and big caravans of pack mules, 'Now motor trucks are sooing all day long fvetween Yushan and Changshan, are far from being able to core with the traffic, and coolies and males are as busy' as ever, are anxious to railway through to Hangchow, Soochow,
markets.
hans hal and Ningpo, their special A Communist Scare lad scare from!
Communist bandits a few weel go—one of the worst we have had, though seares are frequent in these parts. One panic. An emerz yam 1 eophe things to safer qui dite were reported to be doctor return kong, MIN The report of the River mission has been issued, commissioners are of the that the ireeyulrit certain clays of river steamers arg direct result of the employment of unsuitable masters and that there is no doubt that the employment of such masters is advantageous to oth parties.
Tt is apparent, the report con tinues, that owners exist who prefer waster who will countenance any seularity that increases the earn ings of a ship. At the same
axe, misfortune or other causes, meters are obtalonbl wh, they impelled to accept whatever offered them. Masters. in circumstances are probably required to refund a considerable of the agreed salary and practice can only be attrac: five {0 an undesirable type of mas: ter. To find a remedy for this state Of affairs is clearly not easy. Some form of coercion appears necessary, Three possible lines were considered:
legislation with regard to the ment of masters; secondly, action by His Majesty's Consul:
eral at Canton: and, thirdly, the ity of action by the Chiny
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