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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
8. S
Tors
From Bengkonz (about)
"KHYBERTM
"KRIVA "
9,1-00 9.000
*SARDINIA"
6,0
*KARMALA "
9,000
6.440 13th Sept. 16th Sept 14th ct. 18th Oct. 11th Nov.
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YACHT'S ADVENTURES.
STEAMER ASMORE.
WRECK OF THE "SIAM MARU." BACK HOME AFTER 4,000 MILE
HOW SHE WAS LOST OFF CAFE GUARD AFUL.
The story of the wreck of the "Siam Maru." off the coast of Italian Som- aliland not far south of Cape Guarda, fui at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden, of the subsequent exciting | rescue of the officers and crew by the Japanese battleship "Kashima" and of the gracious generosity of His Highness the Crown Prince of Japan was vividly related to a Times of Ceylon representative by Capt. T. Nishimura, the master of the ill-fated vessel.
The "Siam Maru," a vessel of 4,600 tons belonging to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Fleet, has been for
AFLANTIC VOYAGE
Yachtsmen who are assembling at Cowes for regatta week have been greatly interested in the arrival of a little schooner rigged yacht, "Dish- lesse," which is lying in harbour dying the American fag, ays the Daily Naes of July 19.7
The "Diablesse," has accom:lished a wonderfulvoyage acrossthe Antic, She is only 39 feet on the wa: -line and has a displacement of 21ts, as compared with Mr. Washtur. Nut- ting's ketch "Typhooot which is 35 ft. long and of 15 tons displacement. The "Typhoon" last year made the voyage from Nova Sotia to Cowes in a little over 15 days!
The "Diablesse" went much further
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VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE
SHIPPING
SCEEEFT AART MAATSCHAPPI STRUTHERS & DIXON, Inc.
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(United Netaarlanda Navigation Co.)
HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIIN. (Holland-East Asia Line)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From: ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, GENOA LISBON, and MANILA.
THE Steamship
*** ALDERAMIN." having arrived from the above Ports, that all goods are being landed at their Consignees of Cargo by her are notified
risk into the bazardons and/or exti hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd,
some time a regular caller at Hong than the "Typhoon, having travelled whence and/or from the wharges dali-
kong. When on her way from this Port to London, Rotterdam and Ham burg she stranded south of Guardafui, in a heavy sea and on a very dark night at 65 minutes past midnight on August 1st last. Her S.09. wireless signal was answered by the British steamer "Idomeneus." which com- municated with Aden where the Jap- (South), anese Battleship "Katori" with the Crown Prince OR board, and į"Kashima"
`lying. The "Kashima" indicated her intention of proceeding to the assistance of the distressed vessel and the "Idomeneus" then continued on her course.
1 Singapore, Colombo & Bombay. MARSEILLES, LOSTOS & Awerp MARSEILLES, LONDON & A'werp. Maatilles, Los pox & A werp | MARSEILIES, LONDOx & A'werp,
SAILINGS (South)
Calcutta, via Singapore Penang and Rangoon,
Ware
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about 4,000 miles. She was 33 days at sea, without making one stop. Her crew consisted of only four persons, including Mr. John B. Kelley, the owner,, and his wife, who have done many long cruises together.
Mr. Kelley, who states that he has come over to see the yacht race for the British-American Cup, says that but for the galds encountered during the first ten days out they would have reached Cowes much sooner. They only covered about 500 or 600 miles in the last ten days.
"The first ten days carrie us about 250 miles south of our course," The "Kashima" quickly hastened sard Mr. Kelley. We had maple to the spot and the Captain, officers provisions and water, but we lost and crew of the "Siam Maru "--59 | our log. Mrs. Kelley is a good : lor. souls in all-were safely transferred She was a great help, and worth her to the battleship though cot without weight in gold." dicalty.
The seas were running so high that
it was utterly impossible for the men
to save any of their belongings and CHICKS BY ELECTRICITY.
they were landed in Colombo with little more than the clothes they wore.
Prior
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) Captain of the "Siam Maru" was
Manila, Thursday Jsland, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
"BASTERN"
· ARAFURA "
4,001 eco
22nd Sept. 17th Det.
SAILINGS
TO
SHANGHAI
"TAKADA" ARHIVA"
1 7,000
Pth Sept.
9,100
12th Sept
$ 600
"SARDINIA "
& JAPAN
Amoy, Shanghai and Kole. Japan via Shanghai. 28th Sept. 1 Japan via fhanghai.
SPECIAL STEAMER.
The P. & O... EGYFT" is expected to leave Bonskorg on or about the 16th January, 1922, taking passer pers and cargo for MARSEILLES and LONDON calling at Fombay.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STFÁMERS.
1F Saloon Passengers may travel by B.I.S.N. Company's steamers between Singapore and Calcatta or Singapore and Madras in lien of the section of their P.&O. Tickets Singapore sa Colombo.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamer and Failing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without votre Parcela Wesenring not more than 1 ft xil. 11 will be received at the Company's Office up to noon on the day previous to sailing.
For Further information, Passage Farce, Freights, Hazdbonks, etc., apply to-
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to coming ashore the
taken 03 board the "Kalori" and ushered into the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince and through the medium of a member of His Highness' staff. expressed his deep gratitude and the gratitude of his officers and crew for the timely assistance which had been recdered ther by the "Kashima."
The Prince was most gracious and hearing that the shipwrecked men had lost all their belongings later sent ashore by the Japanese Consul General at Calcutta (Mr. Naida) a ed amongst the officers and crew to handsome sum of money to be divid. assist them in paying their way until such time as they were repatriated to Japan.
Captain Nishimura explained that the Siam Maru" left Colomba on July 21 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and, after passing Minnicoy, set a course westward to pass about 150 miles to the south of Socotra, but Captain Nishimura explained that he took the more southerly
Course
in order to avoid a strong Monsoon At noon on July 31st the weather
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. was fine and he was able accurately
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BLINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
SEATTLE & VICTORIA OR VANCOUVER via Manila,
Keelung, Shanghai & Japan ports.
Cargo to Overland Points L. S. in connection with Great Northers, Norther Pacific, and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Cailways. KATORI, MARU (orit. Keelung)... ...Friday, 9th Sept. at 11 am. KASHIMA MARU (Omit,, Marila) ...Tuesday, 4th Oct., at 11am BUWA MARU (Dagasaki direct)... ...Saturday, 29th Oct., at 11 am. LONDON. & ANTWERP vin Singapore, Malacca. Penang
Colombo, Suez, Port Said & Marseilles. KITANO MARU
18th Sept, at 11a.m. AINABA. MART/
30th Sept, at 11 am.
I
... Friday, ...Friday,
HAMBURG, LONDON & ROTTERDAM.
MITO MARU
-Middle of October LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW & MARSEILLES.
-- LISBON... · MARU
....Monday, 3rd October.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboange, Thursday
Inland, Townsville & Brisbane. TANGO MARUL... NIEKU MABU......
...Tuesday, 20th Sept, at 11.m. .......Teeder, 18th Oct., at 11am. NEW YORK & CUBAN PORT via PANAMA
DAKAR HARU
DURBAN HABU
SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Cape
KANAGAWA MARU
KAWACHI, MARU
20th September. -
...Monday, 19th September, ....Middie of November.
BOMBAY & COLOMBO vis Singapore and Penang.
TAMBA MARU Í
TATSUKO MARU...
Wednesday, 7th Sept. Tuesday, 20th Sept.
CALOUTTA & RANGOON vis Singapore & Penang.
UNAGATO MARU....
BAGANO KARU
NIKKO MARU
.......Monday, 19th Sept Saturday, 24th Sept
JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama.
...Friday, 16th Sept at 114.
Thursday,
SHANGHAL KOSE & YOKOHAMA.
BESTEN MARU TYOELRU..
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Telephone Nos. 2924.
to fix his position by observation as Latitude 10.31 North and Longitude 52.26 East, From this point to Cape Guardafui was thus about 105 or 106 nautical miles, and he then set a course to pass the Cape at least five miles out from the shore.
MODERN METHODS OF INCREAS}
ING THE EGG YIELD.
Politic and poultry seem poles apart, but during the war Mr. Linyd George sternly impressed on us the necessity of growing our own food. stuffs. So far as poultry is concerned, the advice of the Prime Minister has been taken to heart, and the result is that to-day we have cot only an in- creased output both of birds and eggs, bat also the application of intensive methods in their production. Yet the country is still far from being self-supporting in this respect. Board of Agriculture for last year, According to the returns of the no less than E11519,056 worth of eggs and £6,307,708 worth of liquid eggs, making a total of £17,836,804. were imported. That is a huge sum which could have been, and should have been, kept in the country.
aeglected, chiefly because of the im Hitherto poultry farming has been
Pression that it cannot be carried on profitably for the reason that laxity and indifference have produced many jaid only intermittently in the spring cross bred and mongrel birds, which and summer. This state of affairs
is rapidly being altered.
The
the engines full astem, but it was too late and the vessel-stranded. wind was blowing South by East and the stern of the vessel was thus forced towards the shore until the ship's head was eventually facing South by East.
were ruaning at the time, the Captain Owing to the heavy seas which added, he was quite unable to devise any means of saving the ship.
There was a strong wind blowing from the S.S.W. with a force of six and there also appeared to be a strong northward current. When the patent log showed 108 miles he altered course West by North. This was at 11 30 p.m, on the night of July 31st. The night was extremely dark and no sign of land was to be seen, It
The vessel was badly boed in the was not until he had every reason fore peak and No 1 hold and it was to believe that he was well past Cape clear that the damage was consider Guardafui that be altered the course able because the fore peak and No 1 He had expected a strong acrthward bold filled within an hour. Water current, but excluding this from bis was making in No 2 hold also. Soon
very may be obtained.
Goods not clasrat by the 14th September, 1921, will be subject to rent. All broken, chifed and damaged packages are to be left in the GodownE, where they will be examined on thei 33th September, 1991, at 10 am. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten daya after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersignad by
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
General Agents.
Hongkong, September 5, 1991,
P. & O. S. N. CO.
STEAMERS FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUS. TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
& LONDON,
Through Bill of Lading issued for Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental, American and South Africa Porta.
THE Steamship "DIWARA.".
Captain BABE, Crying is Majesty's Maila, will be despatched from this Fort on or about TUESDAY, 13th September, 1921, taking Fa gers and Cargo for the above Porte
France and Londen (under arrangement) Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy,
will be transhipped at Bombay into the
arseilles and London, Mail Steamer proceeding direct to
until 3 P.K. the day before sailing. Parcels will be received at this Office The contenta and value of all packages are required.
For further particulars apply to--
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
& CO.,
Agenta Hongkong, September 2, 1821.
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sanchol of sdraia
mring the soly seala Katady Sot deal of
It is precisain kad mild, stpock
Childem
Sold in Bor by all. Druggists.
KEATING'S
WORM
TABLETS.
Frecheter, THOMAS KEATING, London
ions he still should have been after the accident a wireless 5.0S. MITSUBISHI SHOJI
well clear of Guardafui.
signal was sent out and et 2.10 a.m.
KAISHA, LTD.
(Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.) COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS kad EXPORTS.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASHIMA, OCHL MOZARE KISHIDARE YOSHIKUTANI. 8070, NAMAZUTA, BAYD, SHIN- NEW, KANADA. BIRAI, SAMIYA. MADA, and UYUBARI.
It was not until later that he a reply was received from the discovered that the current was not "Idomeneus" which communicated northward, but that Be had a 16 or with Aden as already described. 17 miles current against him.
No far from the spot where the He and the Second Officer were on vessel stranded was a small Arab they were very close to the land that duty at the time and it was not until village and in the morning it was seen that about 200 natives they saw anything. The shore at had gathered on the shore. Four this spot is very lowlying and sandy men actually swam on board, but, of but at the particular point where course, the Arabs and the crew had the vessel went ashore there are no language in common. rocks. When be found he was bead Captain Nishimura sald be under- ing for a surfy besch he at once rang stood from the officers
"Kasbima" that there was salvage ship at Aden and, consequent-Branches and Is, arrangements had to be made for
AWFUL TORTURE OF PIMPLES
On Arms, Chest and Limbs. Lost Sleep. Cuticura Heals.
**I noticed small red pipples on my'arma and chest. They were larkin-| dig and I commenced scratching, and they spread from my arms to my wrists. Small" piples also appeared on my be the tours being awful and they caused loss of sleep.
Cecing Cuticura Soap and Olot- [ment advertiged. I tried a free sample. I bought more, and now I am bealed after three months of terrify- lng skin and scalp trouble." :(Signed) Mrs. E. Taylor, 29 Beaumont Place, Eagle Strom, Horwich, England
COLITIS send for every-day tolm tace Soap to cleanse and parify Ointment to, Booths and best. [Song Tai Chitmant 16, 34, and ta. 68, Bold
2′′ Cadouri Soup theres without pins.
AGENTS FOR SAKITO COAL'
of the ·· Head Office :—-TOKYO,
רית
Representativas :
a salvage ship to be sent from Port. Hagasaki, Karaten, Wakamatay, Mati, Said.
Kurs, Kobe, Osaka, Traruga, Hagoga, The Captain then described the Yokohama, Tokyo, Hakodate, Muroran,, arrival of the "Kashima,” at 11.3010ton Vladivostock, PakiAK FREE, am. on August 2, and the rescue of Dairen. Exingtao, Txinante, Hiskow, the crew. There was a heavy sea Bintars, Boerabaya, London, Paris, Bhanghai, Hongkong, Canton, Manila, running at the time, and waves were New Yorkand Beattle breaking over the stranded vesselj
The work of transferring the crew Gable Address IWASAKISAL was difficult, but, fortunately, succes Opel A. B. G. 5th Ed. fully accomplished. It was not possi~ ble for any of them to save any of their belongings.
Western Union and Bentley, agencies for: „The Mitrubiahi Marine & Fire Insurance Sa The Ossies Marine &
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Although the "Siam Maru" bid} made a lot of water she was not breaking up when he left her. He P. fears, however, that the natives from the shore boarded the vessel as soon as she was abandoned and that pilfer- ing must have taken plate.
Akogether the "Siam Merd” had a cargo of 7500 tons consisting of wheat, hemp, sced, bean off and general merchandise, She had on |board a ́quantity of desiccated co- conut, oil, copra, cinnamon, rubber, tea and coconuts in bags from Colomba
Particular, apply to
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MASSAGE.
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2nd September. FRANCISCO
28th. September,
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PHILADELPHIA,
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· Oct. 30th.
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