DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ.
S.S. "CORBY CASTLE" SS, BOLTON, CASTLE"
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Salls on/or about 19th August. on or about 19th September.
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REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE. (FIUME), TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.
REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI, VENICE OR TRIESTE.
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"A" Class £72.10.08.
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"B" Class £66.0.0d. NEXT SAILINGS.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAL, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL
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S.S. FIUME-L"
M.V. VIMINALE"
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From Hongkong. on/or about 4th September. .on/or about 5th October,
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI VENICE AND TRIESTE.
S.S. ROSANDRA"
S.S. FIUME-L"
M.V, "VIMINALE"
From Hongkong.
onger, about 7th September. on or about 30th September.
on or about 30th October.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
* FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMVOLOSI” S.S. "UMZEYBF"
Sails from Calcutta 31st August. Sails from Calcutta 30th September. Regular Passenger and "Cargo Service to South African Parts. Through Bill of Lading issued from Hongkong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-
"DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents. Telephone Central 1030,
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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Yin Singapore, Colombe,
...............................................Tuesday 31st August.
Suez and Port Said. AMAZON MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES--Via Saigon, Singapore
Colombo, Durban & Capetown. MONTEVIDEO MARU
BOMBAY -Vis Singapore and Colombo,
HAMBURG MARU
TACOMA MARE
CALCUTTA Via Singapote and Bangupa.
SANUKI MARU
BANGKOK-Via Saigon
KONSO MARIT
Friday 3rd Soptember.
Thursday, 19th. August.
Friday, 3rd September.
Wednesday, 26th August.
............ Monday, 30th August.
"MEAT SHIPS.
BIG INCREASE IN REFRIGER- ATED TONNAGE.
HOME PORT HANDLING METHODS.
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Meat during Transport by Chill- ing."
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THE CHINA MAIL.
PASSENGER LIST.
ARRIVALS.
List of passengers arrive! per D. L. s. "President Hayes" from New York and San Francisco via Ports on August 16:-
TRIAL TRIP.
TANKER FOR VACUUM OIL CO
FIRST OF TWO
The "Plume,” an oil tank vessel,
Mr. O. R. Buhler, Mr. R. Cobbold. The general manager of the Nelson Line, Mr. A. R. T. Woods, Mr. E. Clark, Mrs. H. Clark, Miss the first of two building by Messrs. M.I.N.A., M.1.Mech. E., M.I.M.E., W. Deck, Miss K. Grant, Mr. H. Lithgows, of Port Glasgow," and revealed the enormous increase in Laffond. Mr. Lee Ping-chin. Mr.engined by Messrs. David Rowan. refrigerated tonnage, and critic-and Mrs. Li Yuk Tong, Mr. and Co., Ltd.. of Glasgow, to the ised some ports' methods of handi-MeMichan, Mrs. D. MeMichan, Mr. order of the Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., ing chilled meat, during a lecture P. Moller, Mr. A. Ross, Mrs, from the specifications and under supervision ..of Mexers. he gave at the jubilee and con- Rous, Mr. J. H. Suckling. Mrs. the
P. Wearan aht Flannery, Baggallay and Johnson, gress of the Royal Sanitary In-Chan Ju-sze, Mr.
Ltd., of Lordon. Liverpool, and Rotterdam, stitute, at Central Hal, West Miss H. E.. Yates.
» WILA successfully minster, on "The Preservation of
launched from the builders' yard on June 24. after which she pro- ceeded to the engine builders for the installation of the, machinery.
The vessel is an addition to the feet already owned by the Vacuum Oil Co.. Ladi, and is designed for the carriage of petroleum oils in bulk of a total deadweight of 12,300 The C.P.S.. R.M.S. "Empress of tons on 28 feet draft. Her prin Canada" arrived at Yokohama yes-cipal dimensions are:-Length b.p.. The terday at 8 am. left Yokohama 400ft breadth moulded. 62ft. Gin.; on the sherwood Vessel is built yesterday at 6 p.m. and is due at depth moulded 36ft. 3in. Hongkong on August 22.
The E. & A. 8.4. "St. Albans" left aystem to the highest class at also compiles with Sydney for this port on August 14 Lloyd's and
In the course of an admirable MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. paper, strated by unique làæ-
The P. & O. 8. "Malwa" left tern slides. Mr. Woods said:
In 1893 the Highland Lassie Singapore for this port on Augus A.m. with the outward brought the first, or one of the 15 at 9 drst, shipments of chilled meat English Mails, and is due here on from the Argentine. This ar-August 19 at about 8 n.m. rived chiked. bus had other de- fects. According to records of numbers published, in 1900 2.300 were carried, and in quarters 1925. 3.290,406 quarters, or 180 tons as against 111,700 tons re spectively.
The refrigerated business has enormously developed as from 1890 with 15 vessels, and in 1925 there were 337 vessels, giving 5,180,000 cubic feet and 71.766,- 300 cubic feet respectively.
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Humane Killing.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1926.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
EMPRESS EXPRESS
QUICKEST TIME "ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
17 Days from Hongkong to Vancouver
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STEAMERS
LARGEST & FASTEST
STEAMSHIPS.
Special FARES to EUROPE
£120 £112
£83
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER
Empress of Asia: Empress of Canada, Empress of Russia, Empresa of Asia, Empress of Canada, Empress of Russia,
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Via Shanghai & Japan Porta.
Bemarcara. RANORAL Koti YOKOHAMA VANVI
Lave
LEAVI
LEAVE
1926. Aug. 19 Aug.22 Sept 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 16 Sept. 10 Oct. 14 Oct.. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 31
Aug. 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22
Aug.28 Sept. 6
Sept. TT Sept. 2o
Sept. 25 Oct. 4 Oct. 20 Oct. 23. Nov. I Nov. 3 Nov. 6 Nov. 15. Nov. 1 Nov. 14 Nov..17 Nov. 20 Nov. 29 (H/Asla and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day
after departure from Shanghai).
HONGKONG MANILA-HONGKONG SERVICE.
LORVO" HONGKONG
Aug. 25
Arrive
MANILA,
Aug, 27
Loave
MANILA
Arrive HONGKON
E/Canada
Aug. 28
Aug. 30
proximate to the condition of an To begin with. the beasts exact science. Nothing is left to destined for export as chilled chance, man-handling in the later ment must he well bred, soundstages of the work is minimised healthy and absolutely free from and the chilled meat presented for disease. More attention is now shipment should be, if the various
Summer tanks are provided on pale to securing good stock than precautions have been faithfully formerly, bai though the result carried out, above suspicion.
The next hink in the chain of each side in way of main all tanks. ans quality of the beef has im- proved during recent years, there communication between the pro- The pump room, situated between is siit! room for betterment inducer and the overseas market is Nos."6 and 7 main tanks, is extend- some of the sources. of supply. the ship, which, besides carrying ed to the upper deck. There is some 6,400 athwart-ship oil fpet bänker aft. the precious earge In the case of Argentine cattle the mujority of these are raised at miles, and incidentally through and also a large fuel tank is ar- less than 150 miles or so from the the tropics, has also to maintain ranged at fore end of vessel be- freezing works, and great care is a constant temperature in her teen forehold and forward cofer- taken ruspecting their transport.cole chambers and deliver her, these compartments are fitted On arrival at the camp of the three or four thousand tons of with the usual heating coil. Double freezing works animals meat in the same condition as re-bottom tanks are arranged under
the
ceived. She undergoes maticul boilers and under engizes for either and fed! upon
load her cargo. The tank is also provided under the grass, if possible, until they ous préparation before commenc- feed or ballast water, and a balast are moved to the corrafes where ing to they are fed, watered and rested chambers in which her meat will forehold. The bridge space will be be carried are first thoroughly fitted out with steel store rooms and
· hospital. for 48 hours. They are now,
cooling which cleaned, after
Arcommodation is provided for having passed under the super operations are commenced, the vision of the local Inspector, |
three officers on bridge deck, also, temperature being reduced to ready for slaughter, immediately about 24 deg, or 25 deg. Fahlon, pantry, bathroom, stewards wireless-room. operating- prior to which they are put under which is lower than the tempera- a spray bath, A process which
of the chilled meat to room, and also room, for Sperry On. upper Master Compass, "etel cools the animals, alleviates their mental distress and incidentally be shipped. While being cooled bridge deck above, a steel house
each chamber should be down improves the post mortem ap- sterilised with some non-odorous accommodation for the captain and :peararte of their fesh,
captain will be provided. This actual killing is humanely carried and effective disinfectant. which pilot, and a seperate cifice for the will destroy..zny mould spores neck extends to the side of the out in a "knocking box." holding:
fungus, bacteria, etc., which may se to troi A hoạt phalform one beast, the lethal weapon em- ployed being a special fat ham have survived the cleaning pro-Above the captain's accommoda- mer which does not prejudice the cess. These precautionary meation the usual wheel and chart- sures are very essential, for if The procedure followed at the chamber which is absolutely clean freezing works thus carefully and the atmosphere of which is eliminates by suspicion of
pure, the conditions are certainly
The machinery, placed in the cruelty and reduces the sufferings favourable to the shipment reach after part of the vessel, consists of of animals to the minimum, which
ing its destination in the best pos- an inverted direct-acting triple cx- has been gradually evolved from sible condition.
pansion engine working at a steam the teachings of experience and The loading completed, and the pressure of 220 lbs. per square has certainly aided in enhancing anal instructions as to the tem-inch, taking steam from three- the reputation of chilled meatperatures at which various con- single-ended cylindrical "multitu-
at a.m. with the outward Australian Board of Trade requirements for
installation will also comply with |||| Mails, and is due here on Septem-this class of vessel. The electrient ber 6
the Havre and Rouen regulations.
Har cargo compartments consist of nine main cargo tanks "sub- dividad by a continuous longitu- dinal oil-tight bulkhead extending to the upper deck; a cofferdam, is provided between Nos. 3 and 4 cargo tanks; cufferdams are also arranged at the after enda of the cargo cumpartments,
The
ture
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghal and Japan commercial value of the brain. the meat is received into
Porta
APRICA MARU (From Shanghai) Wednesday 18th August. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR &
MOMBASA -Via Singapore &. Colombo, CHICACO MARU
Friday, 10th September.
NEW YORK-Via Japan-ports, Sag, Francisco and Panama.
ARGUM MARU(From Keelung) End of September,
JAPAN PORTS
ALASKA - MARU
. BINGO MARU
KEELUNG via SWATOW & AMOY.
KANO MARU
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO via SWATOW & AMOY.
KOTSU MARU
TAKAQ and KEELUNG.
KOHOKU MARI
GANGES MARU
DAIREN via CHEFOO and TSINGTAU.
KINZAN MARU.....
For further particulars please apply Tel: Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090,
Thursday, 10th August. .Tuesday, 24th August,
Sunday, 22nd August noon. Sunday, 29th August Noon.
Wednesday, 25th Aug. 10 M.
Wednesday, 18th August. .Wednesday 25th August."
..Monday, 23rd Augur to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD., AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
"CITY OF BARODA"
(9670 tons d.w.) |
THE above steamer having accommodation for over 100 First Class passengers will be despatched Via Philippines, Straits, Colombo and Suez Canal on 5th November, 1928, for New York where she is due to arrive on 3rd January, 1927.
For Freight or Passage, apply to--
THE BANK LINE, LTD.,
KAIPING COAL
HOME
FACTORY
AND
BUNKERS
FOR ALL PURPOSES
POWER
HOUSE,
TUGS &
LOCOS
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
Head Office:-TIENTSIN.
Agents: DOWELL & CO., LTD., Hongkong.
Air
Room.
house is provided. Engineers will be accommodated aft in a steel house on poop deck, the sailors and
renien in poop space below,
From the dressing hall the sides
are to signments
be carried, bular boilers fitted with corrugated are run by rails to the chilling which will probably range be-furnaces of Deighton make of the rooms. which are sufficiently tween 28 deg. and 291% deg. withdrawable type. The boilers spacious and lofty to allow cold Fah, the ship commences her are fitted for burning liquid fuel to circulate all round the voyage and the anxiety of the on the Todd oil-burning system, meat. It cannot be too strongly engineer commences. emphasised that the gradual and. natural method of chilling gives the best results, and should be followed wherever possible."
combined with Howden's forced With regard to the system of draught. The vessel is also pro- brine circulation, which is nowvided with the usual feed, circula- adopted on all chilled meat car- ting machinery and large cold stere riers, I favour the closed in pre-provision chambers are arranged ference to the open circuit system, in poop space. The next step in the preparation as the former is more effective in Two horizontal duplex cargo of the meat for its ocean journey its working, ensures better control pi
pumps of Hayward Tyler
The Ocean Journey.
and
is the quartering of the sides into of brine temperatures and lends make of 500 tona per hour hinds and fores, which is followed itself to the easy application of a capacity are provided, by grading, as only the best qual-simple type of flow-meter which so arranged that they will ity is selected for chilling. The registers the brine flow through pump from any oil compartment picked quarters are "shirted" and :each circuit and indicates any to any other and also deliver simul- their temperature gradually re- choke or leakage which may arise. taneously to connections on
deck duced to 33 deg. Fah., an opera- London Docks' Example. through separate discharge pipes. tion which requires the utmost
In conclusion I would like to One "duplex horizontal oil transfer! care to ensure that no freezing say a few words concerning the fump of Haywood Tyler make will takes place, for if it does the mar-methods of handling and distribu-be fitted in forward pumproom for ket value of the meat may be tion of chilled meat as practised filling after bunkers, and a similar affected. Then comes the work in our home ports. In many size pump for transferring, etc., sil of transferring the meat to the cases they are in strong contrast fuel in after bunker is also provid- hold of the waiting ship. The to the care and attention bestowed...One horizontal duplex ballast maintenance of a practically in-ed upon it by the producer and pump is also fitted to draw from variable temperature from the the shipowner. Man-handling is ballast tank, fore tank, and sea frigorifico to the ship is a sine still rife, both in removing meat and discharge overboard and on qua non of success. A temporary from the ship and loading it into jdeck.
failure such as the exposure of railway cars or road vehicles. The fresh water tanks of 20 tons the chilled meat to the warm ex- This is an objectionable feature, capacity each will be fitted in poon ternal atmosphere, causes a preci- which, it is only fair to point out, space. The deck machinery con- pitation of moisture favourable is being dealt with in some of asists of steam and hand windlass, to the creation of mould spores, the London docks, specially equip-three, steam winches of large size. which, under congenial condi-ped for the discharge of chilled a Brown Bros, combined steam and tions, may develop very rapidly meat. Then, in the case of river hand tiller, the engine being con- and thus effect untold damage. barges, railway waggons and road trolled by the Sperry Gyro system Thus it will be seen that the vehicles used for meat transport, as well as by a telemotor operated various phases of preparation ap- the insulation is often imperfect, from wheelhouse.
A mechanical
and pre-cooling seldomi is or can control is also fitted on after boat be used, with the result that the deck. On the vessel leaving the
AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE work of preparation and the ways she was christened by Mrs.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES.
United States Shippin Board STRUTHERS & BARRY, Managing Operators.
L. EVERETT, INC. General Agents. ¡Phone C. 3008. 1st Boor, Duren's Bldg.
efforts of the shipowner are Wilson-Cross. jeopardised. The latter spares
За
A FAMILY NECESSITY."
no expense to ensure that his vehicle of transportation thoroughly equipped for the task entrusted it. Why should not the other carrier concerned be com- EVERY family should be provided with Chamberlain's. Pain Balm at pelled to adopt equally efficient all tirans. Sprains may be cured in methods? If they were the ship- much less time when promptly treated. per and consumer would both Lame back, lamo shoulders, pains in beneft, waste would be prevent the side and chest and rheumatic pains ed, and a very serious blot en is especially valuable. It can he pur- are some of the diseases for which it our distribution system removed. chased everywhere.
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CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING CO.
HONGKONG BORNEO LINE.
To Bandokan thence to Lahad Datu, Tawau and Semporna calling at
Jounalton on Return VOJAZD --------
Regular Three-weekly Freight and Passenger Service.
PROJECTED SAILINGS
of the
S.S. "LOK SUN ”
Hongkong
Departato Sandakan Arrival
Departure
THURSDAY MONDAY Aug, 30 TUESDAY
Aug. 26.
Aug. 31
Lahad Datu Arrival
TAWBU
Semporna Arrival
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Departure Departure
Sandakan Arrival
Departure
Jesselton
Arrival.
Hongkong
Departure Arrival
WEDNESDAY Sept. 1 THURSDAY Sept.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY SATURL
Sop 3
Sect. Sept.
SUNDAY Sept. 5
TUESDAY Sept
7 THURSDAY Sept. ↑ THURSDAY Sept 9 MONDAY Sept. 13
Excellent accommodation for Saloon, Second class and Steerage passengers.
All cabins (1st and 2nd class) Atted with Blectric, Fans, Hotel reservations arranged at Sandakan if desired. Through Bills of Lading issued to other B. N. Borneo Ports, Sailings are subject to alteration.
For Froight, Passage and other Information please apply to-
CARMICHAEL & CLARKE, Agents.
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THE
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W. WATT & CO., Agents.
Phone C. 232
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