FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 19ál.
31.PP N
P. & O.-BRITISH INDIA
APCAR AND
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES
STRAITS, JAYA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN OULF, WEAT INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED KEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, de.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS (South)
5. S.
Tous
*mm Bongkong (about)
** MANELA *
7,200
29th Aug.
at Soon.
"KASHMIR *
9,400
6th Sept.
* DILWARA "
"KHYBEK*
5,450 2,00
*KAIVA"
13th Sepe 16th Sept. 8,00 14th
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR
Destination
And London.
SHIPPING.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE "NALDERA” COLLISION,
EXCITING INCIDENT IN BOMBAY
HARBOVE.
80
inside was fixed in position and we and Kobe during the first ball of the resumed the voyage on Sunday. current year, compared with the To get away so soon after the accident corresponding period of last year- was a stat piece of work.”
Yokohama:
Number. Tonnage. SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.
SOME NOVEL PROPOSALS.
A representative of the Times nf Ceylon who went on board the
Some important novel proposals "Naldera" was given a few details
for increasing the safety of ships. of the accident by
officer
at sea have been made by Messrs. on board the vessel. The "Naldera"
Harland and Wolff. The Arm have while entering Bombay harbour, collided with the "Clan Lamont" taken steps to protect the ideas which had anchored in the stream. little hesitation in saying that they underlying them, and we have no The P. and O. beat suffered a very may become of fairly general applic slight rent on the starboard side of
473 3,233,027
929,822
Japanese British American
125
111
700,209
Others
42
253,584
Total
751 4,126,835
Kobe:
Japanese British American Others
.1,108 4,188,204
177 1,283,476 ... 110 697,139 64 346,066 .1,449 6,502,885 in Yokohama decreased in number. The reason why the Japanese ships
Total
height of the Clan vessel. The fof the shelter-deck type, says the the fact that larger-sized ships entered
the
8
ELDER DEMPSTER & CO.
her bow, which was, it was stated, the ation in passenger ships and ships bat increased in tonnage is due to
Journal of CommLETTE. damage sustained by the latter was
the port. The total shows an increase The first proposal relates to negligible, bat the collision gave her
severe shock, naturally, since the 45ster of closing from a central 43 per cent. in tonnage over the of 15 per cent. in number and of Nalders" is a much bigger boat. The position the stormi vaires or scupper corresponding period of last year. mail boat'a plates were strained. and Valves, situated in the neighbourhood The fact that the British ships in to ascertain what damage had been valves are of the pulinary tap type to a decrease in tonnage shows that caused. Although there was very and are not watertight, so that in larger ships have been replaced by little need for it a few boards were the event of damage and the con-smaller ships. Bath American and | fixed where the plates had been sentimersion of the valves water Japanese ships suffered a considerable will pass the valve and enter the ship decrease. The aggregate tonnage and damaged for safety's sake.
The Saldera." which is a sister-ship through the scupper pipes when the number indicate a decrease of between of the Narkunda," is one of the two UFPer end of the pipe immersed. It
8 and 17 per cent. biggest P. and 1. vessels to call at is generally believed that the sinking of the Audacious" was hastene i by Colombo and is incidentally one of the two biggest frequent callers hire, the admission of water inside the She is 15,50 tons gross, 605 feet in shipte means of the scupper pins, Singapore Panang. Colomba, length, 67 feet 2 ins, in breadth, and which terminated at the deck blow Aden, Fort Said, Marseilles driven by 2 sets of quadriple ex-
This shipping.company at the end lipper deck.
of 1920 had an issued capital of Messrs. Harland and Wolf have £6.135,000, an increase of £2,000,000 - MARSEILLER LONDON & A'werp. pansion reciprocating engines, which Singapore, Colombo & Bon hay develop 18,000 horsepower and 181 devised a system which is suple on the year, of which £1,500,000 was MARSEILLES, LONDON & A werp knots sea speed. Owing to the in the extreme, and therefore min 6 per cent. preference and the MARSEILLES, LONDON & A'wer exigencies of war she was temporarily bodies one of the essential require other £500,000 in 61 per cent. A SAILINGS
fitted oct as a cargo steaner. and nents of a ship's fitting. By rears of preference shares. The capital also (South)
was subsequently converted for use a plunger. not mechanically attached includes £10,000 in management first as an aeroplane carrier and then to the flap of the valve, operated shares, which the figures show will as an armed merchantraan. She was hydraulically from a hand pump again have 240 per cent. paid on then, finally entirely re-conditioned for placed on the bridge, the flap may although the fact is not specifically the Colombo-Australian mail service he pressed bome against its seating, mentioned. These shares were taken (South)
for which she was originally intended. and so rendered watertight. The up by Lord Pirrie and Sir Owen The "Clan Lamout" is a vessel be pressure in the system is maintained Philipps. The directors propose ta Manila. Thursday Island! Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney longing to the Clan Line and is now on by air vessel on the delivery side of pay a dividend making 10 per cent. and Melbourne.
the London-Bon.hay run. She is the pump. and is indicated by a for the fifth consecutive year on the under the command of Capt. Last, pressure gauge. The plunger is thus ordinary shares, and bring the general A Ceylon man, who was a passenger maintained in position, even if there reserve up to £1,250,000. Details] on board the P. and O. Naldera" and be slight leakages in the delivery for three years an eye-witness of the accident, gave system. By means of & change & Times of Ceylon representative his cock the plunger can be withdrawn, thus allowing the valve to operate impressions of the collision.
in the usual way. The liquid used in the system is one which is not affected by frost.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
**BASTERN" **ĀRAEURA “
4,000 e.co
¡ 22nd Sept-
17th Oct.
SAILINGS ΤΟ
"XAGPORE"
5,200
"DILWARA '
1 5.400
** EASTERN "
4,000
"TAKADA"
i 7,000
SHANGHAI
& JAPAN
29th Aug. | Shanghai and Kobe.
lat Sept Shanghai.
at 10m.
3rd Sept.
Inkobama direct Pub Sept. | Japan via Shanghai.
All dates are approximate and eobject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED OF ALL STEAMERS.
Ticket Interchangeable.
Jat Saloon Pavengers may travel by B.I.S.N. Company's stemmers between Fingerpare And Aimite Singapore and Madre in lien of the section of their T. 4.0. Tickets Sitze pore to Colombo.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steam re are Failing fiates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice Parcels Measuring not more than si ft. x x 1 will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Cocsikbees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agent regarding arrival of consignments expected of which they bare received documents or advice.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Gadows for examination hy te Consignee and the Company's Furrerus, Meers. Goddam are Douglas, : 10m. on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All is most be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot he recorised. No claims will be admitted after the goods bave left the Godowns
For Ferber Information, Passage Farm, Preights, sed hegte, at apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Des Voeux Road Central, HONGKONG.
Agents.
E. HING
LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, vix. Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bars. Also Shipchandlery Articles,
Telephone No. 1118.
25, Wing Woo Street, Central,
N. Y. K.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTELATION,
SEATTLE & VICTORIA OR VANCOUVER via Manila,
Keelung, Shanghai & Japan ports,
turge to Overland Paints 1. F. in connection with Great Northern, Northern
Pacific, and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railways.
KATORI MARU......
KASHIMA MARU (Omit., Maršia)
BUWA MARU (Nagasaki dirset)...
...Friday,
...Tuesday,
...Saturday,
9th Sept. at 11. 12.
At about $.30 p.m. on the Friday, hesaid, the "Naldera" was in the act of leaving Bombay. There was, of course, a pilot on board at the time
The second proposal is a travelling and full lights were being shown.carriage for transporting boats from I was on the upper deck for'ard with an inboard stowing position to a about 14 or 15 other passengers. position directly under the boat's As a matter of fact I was thinking davits. Here, again, simplicity is of going below when I suddenly saw the feature of the device, which the "Clan Lamont" straight ahead of consists of a carriage travelling on ns, and, to my mind, a collision rails and on an endless wire operated appeared inevitable. The Clar boat by a hand winch of a compact form was at anchor in the stream and was placed on the inboard side of the brightly illuminated and we ap-boat or in any convenient position. peared to be making straight at her The boat is always under control, and looked like cutting her in two. because the carriage cannot over Suddenly the "Naldera" swung hard haul" the winch, even if the ship is) round to port. but a collision could rolling considerably, the winch being not be avoided. I felt only a slight self holding. jar and was very surprised later when I saw the size of the hole which had importance, and plainly indicate that, These two devices are of great been made in our starboard side. although there is a slump in ship The damage, I understand, was building, those interested in the ectirely above water and the hole shipping industry are assiduously was made at a spot occupied by the devoting their attention to effecting cabins of some of the stewards improvements for securing safety of The bed of one steward was very life at sea. badly twisted.
The bow of the "Clan Lamont” appeared to be slightly bucked: but, SHIPPING AT YOKOHAMAAND apparently, the damage was not
serious.
KOBE.
The "Naldera" weat back on the The following table shows parti Saturday and straight into dock. Aculars of the Japanese, British, and temporary wooden patch, with cement American ships entering Yokohama
SHIPPING.
JAVA-PACIFIC LINE
OF THE
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN
LIJN
Expected Will leave!
on or about or about
Prost.....****
1040 1930 Lis
3
53,630
SHIPPING
STRUTHERS & DIXON, Inc.
GREEN STAR LINE.
Operating Für Baaten verriem for account of the ' UNITED STATES KITTING 30 AKD
TO VANCOUVER AND SEATTLE (Via SHANGHAI & JAPAN,)
* Wast 'Ison,"
20h Angut.
To L08 ANGELES & SAN FRANCIS00
`(Vis` SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU.)
** West Jana.”
30ch Angust *Also, cargo accepted for Transhipment at San Francisco andjor Seattle to weekly sailings for NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH, NORFOLK, BALTIMORE,
PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, BOSTON.
Through Bill of Lading issued to all C.B. Canadian Overland Common Padre. HONGKONG OFFICE-lat four Purify Building, 12, Des Voeux Ed., Tal. 3008.
T. K. K.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO.
VIA SHANGHAI, THE INLAND SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU, **THE PATHWAY OF THE SUx.”
STEAMERS.
TONE,
ŞIBERIA MARU TENTO MARU...
.20,000
22,000
*KOREA MARU
20,000
SHINYO MARUS 230000
PERSIA MARU
2,000
8,000 ......22,010
TAIYO MARU
Calling at Evelios.
LALTIA HOYGIENG,
Ang. 17th
..............Sept. gib,
Sept. 19th.
Oct. 2nd.
...... 15th at 10.30 aur.
.... Juth.
Calling at Dairen and omitting call at Shan: bai. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. HONGKONG TO VALPARAISO,
VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU, HILO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO BALINA CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO, MOLIENDO, ARICA & IQUIQUE, Thanos by Than-ANDRAX BOUTE TO BUENOS ÁTTIR,
SVELYREL
GINYO MARU... ANYO MARU
TOXI
LEAVE HONGKONG, 16,500ugust 30+b 18,700.Sapt 15th. Fer full information regarding passengers freight and sailings, apply to F. TSUTSUMI, Hanager: King's Building. Tel. Non. 1374 & 2375
Arents at Cinton Masars. T. E. GRIFFITA, LID,
Brought forward 162,692 118,788
671.491-522,031 4080 VEREENIGDE Available 931,053 842916 492,160 Deb. interest.... 100,000 100,000 100.000
Pred dividends.. 267,731 116,224 63,375 O dividend.. 120,000 120,000 120,000
To reserve ...... 100,000 100,000 50,000
10,000 20,000 10,0 162,592 119,765
Management do. 24,000 224,000 24,000 Pension fund Caned forward.. 212,352
(TIA).....
MITSUBISHI SHOJI
KAISHA, LTD. (Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.) 0OAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and
EXPORTS
SOLE PROPRIETORS 119
KIKHIDARE. YOSHINOTANI,
TARASHIMA, OCHI, MUTASK ROJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHIN- NEW KANALA BIRAI KAMIYA- MADA, and OTUBARI,
AGENTE JO? SAKITU COAL
Head Office:-TOKYO,
Branches and
Representatives :—- Nagasaki, Karaton. Wakamatsu, Moji, Kare, Kobe, Ossics. Tearugs, Nagoya, | Yokohama, Tokyo. Hakodate. MuroFAD, Otars. Visdivostock, Faking. Viestain, Dabran, Txingtao, Trinanti, Hankow, Bhanghai, Hongkong, Canton, Manila, Bingapore, Boerabaya, London, Paris, New York and exttle.
Cable Address :—1 WASALIBAL Cola:—-A.1, A. B. 0. 6th Ed.,
Wabern Union and Bonilny, Agencies for: The Mitsubishi Marine &
Fire Insurance Co. The Osaks Macine &
Fire Insurance Co.
Fo. Particulars, spply to-
S. KOMURA, Manager.
Na 14, Pudder Street, Hoxuzona,
NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (United Netherlands Navigation Company.)
HOLLAND-008T AZIE ́ LIJN (Holland East Asia Line)
(Members of the Straits, China & Japan Conferences)
Regular monthly service between
YOKOHAMA, KOBE, DAIREN, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA
AND
AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, BREMEN.
Steamers.
BATJA... TJIMANGEK
Loading.
For
Syiling
September... Austerdam & Bamburg... 4th Sept. Uctober Rotterdam & Samburg... 3rd Oct.
***
For full particulars please apply to :--
JAVA CHINA JAPAN LYN,
Telephone No 1574
General Agents,
York Building.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD,
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BUILER-MAKERS, BKASS and IBUN FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishmenă fe guazazized. We are over thirty years' izenagos. We own two Flipwage and own socommodate szy craft of 100 feet long.
Telephone No. 8.
Town Off: 64, CONFATURE BOLD ORAL, Hongkong. Telephone No. 45v. Shipyard; Shum-Sul-Pv, Kowloon, Hongkong, Estima'ee furulsbad on application.
Hongkong, April 1, 1912.
4th Oct., at 11 & ♫ 29th Oct., at 11a.m.
LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore, Malacca. Perang
Colombo, Suez, Port Said & Marseilles.
+
Friday, ......Friday,
HAMBURG, LONDON & ROTTERDAM.
SADO MARU...... KETANO MĀRU ...
TOTTORI MARU...
LISBON MARŲ
4
LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW & MARSEILLES.
***
Sizamer.
The steamers are all fitted throughout with slectric light and, Dươn
wocommodation for a limited number of saloon-passengers.
From
FOL
2nd Sept., at 11 am. 16th Sept, at ii a.m.
"SIMALOER "
Java.
18th Aug 2nd Sept.
SAN FCISCO. direct
Friday, 26th August.
Monday, 3rd October.
ར་ ་
Tuesday, 10th Sept., at 11 am. Tuesday,
18th Oct., at 11 am.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboang, Thursday
Island, Townsville & Brisbane.
TANGO MARU NIKKO MARU
NEW YORK via PANAMA,
TAKAOKA MARU (via Buez)...
Monday, 29th August. DAKAR MARU (ria Panama)...... ..Bunday, 18th September SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Cape.
KANAGAWA MARU *** -KAWACHI MARU
***
А
...Monday, 19th September. ...Middle of November.
BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore and Penang
TAMBA MARU...
.....Monday, -6th Sept. CALCUTTA & RANGOON vis Singapore & Penang.
YEBUSHI MARU
NAGATO MAHU..............
......Tuesday, 20th August
...Monday. 18th Sept
JAPAN POETS-Nagasaki, Kobe Yokohama.
SBANGĦAI, KOBE & YOROHAMA
NIKKO MARU
KAMO MARC
BENTEN MARO
For further information) soply: to-
Telephone Nos. 292.
...Friday;
Thorsday, Tuesday.
́14th Sept; at 11 a.10.
let Septy at Il 8th Bept.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
All steamers carry a duly qualified surgeon.
Carge taken on through Bills of Lading to all. Ovariand Points truly Uulted States of Americs and Canada. -
For Farticulars of Freight and Paongo apply to the
Telephone No. 1874.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
GENERAL MASAGTEN
York Buildings.
THOS, COOK & SON.
Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers, etc
TICKETS SUPPLIED 10 ALL PAKTS of the WORLD at Tariff Rater. LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and
CASHED.
BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates
COOK'S" "TAB" EASTERN TRAVELLERB. GAZETTE,” containing,
Sailings and Farts from the Far East to all parts of the Wold, will be forwarded free on application
Telephone Na 696.
Telegraphic Adres COUPON." TH08, 000K & SON,"
Hongkong Hotel Buildings, Hongkong. ALG SHARQUÁI, PEKING, YOKOHAMA, MANILA Quar. “Onnon 20-LUIXIATE GIROUS, LONDON, MO,
SHIPBUILDERS.
SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC - WELDERS.
MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRILOA
LIMITED.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
ENGINEERS.
TEL. ADDRESS27
Terra No. 124,
CALL PLAG: *0 ^OTER ANS. PENKANT.
OF HONGKONG,
-DRY DOCK-
Length 78% Test.
Length on Blocks 750 Feet
Depth on Centre of
·BLI' (H.W.0.8.7.) 24 ft. 8 ins.į THERE BLIPWAYB
Capable of Bandling Shizu. Up
to 3,047 Tons Displacement. Elsetrie Crane at Ben Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons, at-70° Test Rading.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS “HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN,
*