Ona of the most popular ships on the China Coast, the Shengking was specially built" and designed "at Scotts yard, Greenock, in 1931 for {ce-breaking during the winter months the Shanghal-Tsinglao-Tientsin run, She usually maintains an average speed of 17, knots, but Is capable of doing 19 knots it mecc sary. "Her present record was established at an engine speed some ton revolutions or so below her inaxlmum, Captain Tinson, hor matter, served apprenticeship from 1910'to sailing vessel Bay of Biscay. owned by Messrs. Beynon & Ca, of Newport." Joining the China Naviga~ tion Ca. in February, 1916, as second collier, he was promoted to captain in October, 1922, his first command being the s. Hupeh. He assumed command of the 3,000-ton s. Shengking in Aprit, 1933, ternational" Settlement, pointed out, is not acceptable, as it a universally recognized principal that consular jurisdiction can not interfere with the exercise of the ad= ministrative powers of any country. It is without doubt that factory. inspection is an administrative right of China and can in mo wise be impaired by the consular authorities of any Treaty Powers.
Referring to the suggestion that factory inspection in the Foreign Settlements should be governed by the by the Land Regulations, the note contended that the aforementioned ules, which already have covered many phases of the Council's administrative powers can not be ex-fended to include the question of factory inspection—Central News.
Blected a member of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners in December, 194, Captain 'Tinson is also one of the fow officers at present serving on the China Coast who were torpedoed during the Great War. He was then chief officer of the s Szechuen, which was torpedoed on May 10, 1918, of Port Said, and, together' with the other survivors, he was afloat in one the ship's lifes Boats for four "hours before being picked up by a destroyer hurrying to the scene,
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