1913 - To The Poor House! : Chinamen on British Ships - The periodical 'The Seaman' reported in its June 1913 edition the following statistics and named it 'A steadily growing menace'.
A Clever Cartoon - 'The extent to which Chinamen are being employed on British ships is a steadily growing menace to the interests of British seamen. Mr. Havlock Wilson as our readers know, made this question the leading issue in his gallant fight in Wandsworth. The cartoon we reproduce here was effectively employed on Mr. Wilson's behalf during the contest. It suggests the evils of the system in very telling fashion, and undoubtedly made a big impression on the electors.
In our last issue we published a return showing the increase in the number of Chinamen employed in the last couple of years. The figures are so remarkable that we make no apology in reproducing them here.'
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| Cardiff |
357 |
593 |
| Barry |
796 |
746 |
| Penarth |
137 |
95 |
| Glasgow |
219 |
177 |
| Hull |
261 |
325 |
| Liverpool |
1,357 |
1,751 |
| London - Dock Street |
90 |
274 |
| - Victoria Dock |
232 |
287 |
| - Poplar |
808 |
1,028 |
| - Tilbury |
16 |
74 |
| Middlesbrough |
42 |
83 |
| Newcastle |
15 |
47 |
| Newport |
183 |
263 |
| Shields, North |
504 |
597 |
| South |
99 |
425 |
| Southampton |
61 |
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| Sunderland |
24 |
132 |
| All other ports |
165 |
543 |
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The above was published within 'The Seaman' : Volume 1, No. 18 : on 27th June 1913. It forms part of the Warwick Digital Collections and is part of the archive collection of the National Union of Seamen. [769] [Document Reference : 175A/4/1/2] [20200216]
