TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1926.
P. & O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS," JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN" GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS. EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA. INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS., (Under Contract with H.M. Government:)
1 S.
Tors
From Hongkong About
NAGPORE
MALWA
KIDDERPORE
NELLORE
KASHGAR JEYPORE MOREA
NYANZA XHYDER MANTUA DEVANHA KARMALA NELLORE
MACEDONIA
6,283 | 1013 Sept
Noor 10,941
18th Sept. Kopit 5,334 20th Sept. 0.852 20th Sept. 0.007
Be Oct.
5.318
: 10.18
17.023
Oct.
Oct,
Oct.
0.114 30th Det. 30,502 13th Nov, -8,155 26th Nov. 9.324 27th Noy.
Dec.
18,6077 23
9.136 26th
Dec.
Dec.
th
Fa.
249-420 KUN.
J
KALYAN
Jass.
18th
Feb.
KIPPVA NYANZA MALWA
MOREA
KASHGAR
MANTUA,
MONGOLIA
MACEDONIA DEVANHA
4,005 19th 10,802
Feb. 5th March 19th March
210
9th April
16,50-1
11.720
155
KARMALA
İ 10,949
ahh April
Fith Mag
MALWA
KHIVA
MORGA
10th April
Destination
Saigon. "Marseilles, Lonciem, Antwerp,
Rolfeslam, Hamburg & Hill Marseilles and London
Spore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Sade. Penang. Colombo & Bombay Mamelles, London, Antwerp,á Hell Singapore, Penang. Colombo & Pay Marseilles & Lendon
Penang, Colombo. & Bombay
London
1116
Sille, London & Antwerp Sapore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marselies, Tanden & Antwerp
Penang. Colombo & Bay and London
Penung
London
Colombo & Bambay In the Antwerp Penang Colombo & Ray Murses ! Eondon Museilles,
Randon & Antwerp
une
Marseilles London Marseilles, London and Antwerp Marcilles &
€1
Mures, Longon & Antwerp
Marseilles, Lundor & Antwerp Marsodies and Loadon
ANTWERP.
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their employment, have no per- sonal relationship with an in- dividual employer, and are
PROGRESSIVE IMPORTANCE AS posed to such. cosmopolitan ton-
A GREAT PORT.
tacts, it is impossible to say; but work is too steady and pay too FACILITIES FOR SHIPPING, Food for Communism or unrest to have much chance at present, Even the lowress of the franc is not altogether to Antwerp's dis-i advantage. 19 makes it a chenp port for foreign ships to call at. and all kinds of exporters and for export are manufacturers busy..
August 31.-Antwerp to-aay is extremely busy and, subject al ways to the uncertainties of the exchange, very, prosperous. 1 has now some 20.000,000 tons of shipping a year, as compared with 14,000,000 tons in 1913. At the moment it is, of course, getting an extra' impulso of prosperity from the heavy coal shipments to Eng- land... But its rapid growth since the war is independent of any Such incidental or temporary ad
vantages,
I have just spent the great part of an afternoon in.mäking a sour of the docks under excellent motor nupch. guidance in n says the "Times" special cor respondant, impressive experience. In the
various
and it was an
basins there were
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LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES.
THE MORNING LIST.
NYK
BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, This morning, the following SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu. sea-going arrivals at Hongkong were reported:-
Empress of Russia (8789) Br.. from Vancouver, Shanghai; C.P.S.
Chinese Prince (3656) Br.. from New York Reslung: Furness Far
East Line,
Yuensang (1983) Er., from Chin- kiang, Shanghai: J. A. & Co.
SIBERIA MARU..
TAIYO MARU TENYO MARU
6th October,
Monday, 21st September, at Noon, Tuesday, Monday,
SOUTH AMERICA yla Japan, lonolulu, San
Angeles, Mexico &. Panama.. ANYO MARU...
18th October,
Francisco. Low
Friday 5th November, at Noon, Saturday, 27th November.
Sarpedon (6921) Br.. rom Tsing- MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Porta. »` tuo, Shangbai; B. & S.,
Kwangtang (1572) Br..
Saturday, 11th September. Saturday, 25th September.
BOKUYO MARU
HAKOZAKI-MARU,
HAKUSAN MARUS
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
from
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
from
MISHIMA MARU
Sunning (1870) Br., from Shang-i hai, Amey; B. & S. Sourabaya. Posuruan; B. & S. Hydrungen (661) Br.. Kwong-chow-wan: Chiv On.
Tascalusn (4062) Br. from San Pedro; Standard Oil Co..
Java Arrow (6176) Am., from San Pedre, Sourabaya; Standard G
Co.
Hanoi (780) Fr., from Haiphong, Ft. Bayard: M.M.
Tjikarang (0004) Dutch, from Sonrabaya, Shanghai, J.C.J.L.
indus Maru (2701) Jap., from Rombay, Singapore; D.S.K.
Departures.
Wednesday, 22nd September.
Wednesday,
20th October,
Wednesday,
24th November.
*** Saturday,
18th September...
Saturday; 2nd October.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
MAYEDASHI MARU
„TOBA. MARU
BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town,
Friday, 15th Octuber.
KANAGAWA MARU
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.
SADO MARU
Saturday,
11th September.
CALCUTTA via.. SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.
GENOA MARU
Tuesday,
21st September.
AKI MARU
Saturday,
18th September.
|
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MORIOKA MARU
Saturday,
11th Septembur.
RANGOON MARU (Kobe direct!. KAMO MARU
The population of the city pro-about 280 seagoing ships, besides per is about 350,000; but in some hundreds of barges and Greater Antwerp are some 200-small eraf 1t was only by 000 more who are as much a part chance that in the outermost of the town as if they lived in the basin of all, as we started, seven Place de Meir. which is the com- ships which lay close side by side bined Regent Street and Piccadil were flying the age of seven dif. in ly of Antwerp and has to-day an ferent countries; but it gave air of metropolitan activity and impression of the world-wide con- sumptuousness not surpassed by Rections of the port. Thereafter. many streets in the world. of throughout the tour, the Red the 25.000 workers in the docks Ensign was much the commonest. alone, about 17,000 live in the Bag, shown by half of all the ships
in the port. the villages and towns across
New Docks.
Chung Hing (249) Chi, from NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. Scheldt, whence they come to Work in the morning: and the The mooring front on the RiverKwong-chow-wan; Hong On.
as they Scheldt is about 6,050 yards, and: sight in the evening.
For Shanghai: Haruna Maru, crowd down to the water-front to that in the docka 24,200 yards-a
Albert Voegler, Tjisaroen. be carried home, recalls the total of 30,250 yards, or some-
For Chinwangtao: Tonjer. scenes in the rush hours at the thing less than 18 miles. Nearly
For Kwong-chow-wan: Wing Wo Jersey ferry-boats in New York, one-third of this frontage, or
For Amoy: Szechuen. They are. almest in entirety, a some 9,000 yards, has only been Flemish, and a Flemish-speaking, available since the war for population; and, se little is though the four great basins com- French the language of the people posing the New North Docks were that in the windows of restaur-partially opened in 1913, they ants along the river-front one were only really completed and likely to see the sign "Ici on parle equipped in 1919. Already their Francais" as commonly as capacity is taxed to the utter- most. The 20.000,000 tons is Bakliab spoker."
practically the limit 05. the Antwerp docks to-day. As we'l shreaded our way through basing after basip between the unbroken lines of towering shipping on either hand, it was difficult to see port how one more ship could have been worked in or where a berth could have been found for her, ".
The Bock Strike. That there has been trouble re- reatly with the dock workers the world knows; but Antwerp is not much perturbed, thereby. The dispute was a legitimate one on the subject of wages, which, when a currency is depreciating rankly inevitably have a tendency to adjust themselves.
į 1,985
Magselfless. Banden & Antwerp 2ti May Marseilles & London. Freghent game fo from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo, to Constantinople, Pruus, Sayma arab other Levant Forls by steamers of the slowly to the increased cost of Karval Mail Steamship Co.
TAKADA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS,
SANTREA TILAWA TALAMBA
SHIRALA
TALMA
7
7th Sept.
1 jam. 10th Sept. | 41004 Blaby Sept. 8,1918 20th Sept. 7,8/1 10,000 11h
Sungupore, Penang & Calcutta.
Singojores Penung & Calcutta Slagmpore, Poung & Caleutia Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore. Pennng & Caleutia
L Singapore, Penang & Cuicultu »
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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ST. ALBANS ARAFUKA TANDA
ST. ALBANS ARAFURA TANDA
4,000 1st Out.
6,000 29th Oct. 6.54 and Dec.
4.500 Bist Dec.
6,000 | 28th Jan.
8056 4th March
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong tu Japan and Hongkong to Australia,
For San Francisco: Java Arrow, „For Maji: St. Albans.
For Keelung Taketoyo Maru. For Keelung: Taketoro iaru. Clearances
For Saigon: Pheumpanh. For Sipgpore Sydney Marù. For Quinhon: Phranang, For Sandakan: Mausang.
SHIPS IN PORT.
At 9 am. to-day the following
vessels were cumbers of
British American Panama
in
28
1
1
Belgian.. Japanese Chinese Dutch
1
3
13
5
Porturaese French,
3
2
67
On every side were the tall hydraulic cranes" (one floating living. Both parties showed a monster of 150 tons) and great reasonable spirit in the desire to pneumatic grain elevators with reach agreement and they did so their suction pipes, all Busy; and without much difficulty That beyond, in glimpses between the there is a certain amount of ex- shipping, through an air alive ternal political propagandism at with swinging crates and bales, work probably some Russian stretched the vision, mile after money being spent is taken for mile, of endless sheds and ware-- granted. The enemies or good houses, puffing engines, railway promising a field. But the work and wharves heaped with piled of 450 taels of raw opium, dece order could hardly overlook soslations and swinging bridges, in connection with the seizure
ers are toe prosperous to make Manila, Seniakan. Thursday Island oil for the seeds of discon- ten. They are a commonsense kind of folk these Flemings; and" there is no unemployment. The wages of the ordinary deck labourers average about 40f. a exchangeable for a little more than 48. in English money. is an excellent income for an inhabitant of a village of East Flanders.
It is a curious commentary on the so-called "Flamingant" ques- the andtion that Antwerp, which is
The F. & A. S.S. qu., Lte, steamers wil also call at Shanghai, Loilo, Cebu,day, which, though it may be only
Kulambugup, Tawa, Timor, barwin, or other parts en route as inducement
Frequent connectione from Australia with the following:-
offer.
To The Union S.S. Compnay's camera to the United Kingdom vin New Zealand, Vanesaver, Sute Frasusub, ete-,, "
The P. & U. Royal Miti steamers to. London via Saez Canal The 2. & Branch Service of stemmers, to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shuppug Company's steamers for 'Southampton
Labadon vin" Panama, Vanni
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
TALAMEA
MOREA
SIRALA TALMA. NYANZA KIMBER
ARAPURA
DEVANHA
8,01 th Sept.
7 a.m.
10:18 Ja Sept
7,211
Sest. 10,000 2nd Sept. Bith Sept.
Any, Kobe and Oseku
#
Shanghai, Moji and Koby Shanghai, Mo & Kobe Kabe Shangha Moji & Kobe
and Kobe Chunghat, Moji
Kobe, Osaku, and Yokohama
Moj and Kobe M&Kobe hal, Moji and Kabe Shanghai, 30th Del. Shanghai and Kobe 2nd Nov.. Mozi, Kobe, Osaka
Nov..
Shunka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moi and Kobe Nov. Shanghai, Moji & Kebe
26th Nov.
22nil Nov. Shanghai
Ma & Robe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Mali
ST. ALBANS 4,500 7th Dec
JSL
6,000 Sch Oct.
14ch
MIRZAPORE
Det
KARMALA
euth
Oct.
8155 6.966
17
DELTA
8,007
14th
KHIVA
9.135
MACEDONIA
11,089
MALWA
NYANZA
KALYAN
MOREA
10.941 100k Dec. 7.027 13th Dec. 24th Dec. 6,000 ith ·Jan. 10,918 7th Jan. 9,006 21 at Jan. 10,0021
0,969
8th
Feb.
13,504
17th
Feb.
11,120
4.500
8th March
8,155. 13th March
0,128 18th March
** 10,980
0,000
ARAFURA
ARAQUI
'KASHGAR
MANTUA MANI
TANDA
MONGOLIA
MACEDONIA
ST. ALBANI
DEVANHA
KARMALA
MALWA
ARAFURA
واعها
4th Fub.
4th March
1st April 5th April
Moji, Kobe, Osaka ari Yokohama Shanghai, and Kobe Shanghai, Moll & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Kaji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama' Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Moli
&
Kobe
Si and Kebe
Noli, Kobe, Danku
Tokobara
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Shanghai, Moji and Koba
Moji, Kobe, Daaka & Yokohama
Shinghal, 36 & Kobe
Shanghal, Mel & Kobe
Shanghal, Moji & Kobe
Moj, Kobe, Oanka & Yokohama
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at
Singaporn while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Fassage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & O. Bulding, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Agents.
timber, with barrels and, cases and sacks, the traffic of half the
world.
Total
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
tives on the "Empress of Canada," prior to her departure for Vancou ver last Friday, at order was made yesterday by Mr. J. 'H. E. Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy, for the confiscation of the drug. which was worth over $1,000, No arrest was made.
Already work is well advanced on yet a new series of basins which will more than double the whole capacity of the port; and beyond that again are schemes for more docks, more miles of, quay walls on the river, new canals from Antwerp to the Rhine, addi- accessibility; by railway and tinonal railway stations and yarda canal. to the densely populated with some hundred more miles of arens, of Northern and Central sidings. It is all colossal Four Europe and in its proximity to hundred years ago Antwerp was the great industrial region. most. Flemish city in Belgium, the leading port of Eusope. Antwerp is nearer to the Ruhr prides itself also on being the Political conditions robbed it of than is Hamburg; and German most loyal. The present Burgo- that'pre-eminence; but fortune is ships come here to load with pro- master of Antwerp, M. Cau- now returning to it on a scale far duels of the Ruhr. welwerts, is one of the best known exceeding anything it can have men in the country: a Fleming dreamed of in the past. In grasp and a "Flamingant," but a con-jing its opportunities, it has to servative by instinct and a leader compete conspicuously with Rot- of the Christian-Democratic terdam and Hamburg; but it be- section of the Catholic Party. lieves itself to have great natural What might happen under pres- advantages over either of those sure of bad times among a mass ports-in the shelter and ealm of of workers who, by the nature of the Scheidt in all weathers. in its
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To one who knew Antwerp in those days, in October 12 years) ago, when the docks were silent and empty when the population had fled and German guns were pounding the deserted streets, the contrast of the crowded port and thronging life of the city to-day is a bewildering thing.
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TOTTORI MARU
Friday, 17th September. Tuesday, 21 September.
Tuesday, 28th September.
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BOSTON & NEW YORK.
SAILINGS. FROM HONGKONG, -
M.V. "SPRINGBANK" From Hongkong vla Suez Canal 30th September.
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AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S CO., LTD.) NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE
S.S. "CITY OF ENVANSVILLE" From Hongkong via Suez Canal 24th Sept. 8th October.
8.S. "CITY OF BATH" From Hongkong.vin Suez Canal
:
& CONTINENT. "ELLERMAN" LINE.
UNITED KINGDOM
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.)
FOR LONDON AND HAVRE, S.S. KENTUCKY""
From Hongkong 30th Sept. FOR MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LONDON" & HAMBURG. S.$. "CITY OF RANGOON". From Hongkong 24th October.
FARES TO LONDON "A" 1st Class 188. 2nd Class £60. "B" 1st Class £80. 2nd Class £55.
ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE. MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.
STEAMER
From HONGKONG. OCTOBER. Londing for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East Londo Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Capetown.
Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, bo Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa Killindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.) Sallings from Singapore on 6th of every month by "CITY O PALERMO" or "MALATIAN" to Java, Fremantle, Adelaide Melbourne and Sydney, and Vice Versa...
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do...
10th September.
24th September. 8th October.
·8.8. "CITY OF EVANSVILLE" do, S.S. "CITY OF BATH". Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Optio
Subject to change without notice.
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