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S.S. “KENDAL. CASTLE"
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"B" Class £66.0.0d. NEXT SAILINGS.
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Salla on or about 30th October.s
OF STEAMERS
'FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMZUMBT'
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Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports.. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
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LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM 2.ANTWERP-Via Singapore, Colombo
Suez and Port Said.
ALASKA MARU
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......Monday, 11th October.
RIO DE JANEIRO, CANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vis Solgvo, Singapore,
'Calambo, Durban & Capetown.
HAWAII MARU Colombo.
BOMBAY Via Singare
CELEBES MARU
Monday, 5th October. ........... Thursday, 14th October..
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR ES SALAAM, ZANZIBAR &
MOMBASA VIA Singapore & Colombo.
CALCUTTA—Via Singapore and Rangcon
PANAMA MARU
BINGO MARU
BANGKOK-Via Salgón
SEKKOW MARU
Wednesday, 20th October.
Monday 27th September.
.Tuesday, 28th September.
.Tuesday, 28th September.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE TACOMA & YANCOUVER-Japan Ports from
Shanghai.
ARIZONA, MARU
NEW Japan porta, San Francisco and Panama.
MARU... (From Keelung) End of September.. '
JAPAN PORTS
BORNEO MARU
ANDES MARU
KEMLUNG H GATOW & AMDY
KAIJO MARU-
MAKAO via SWATOW & AMOY.
KOTSU MARU
TAKAO and KEELUNG.
DAIREN vla CHEFOO and TSINGTAU.
NITTO MARU”.
Friday 1st October.
.Friday, 15th October.
Sunday, 3rd October noom
Wednesday, 6th October noon.
Monday, 4th October.
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NAVAL TANKER'S RESCUE AT TAIPO,
JUNKMAN'S STORY......
THE CHINA MAIL
A Chinese senman of trading
LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES.
THE MORNING LIST:
Arrivals."
"WE ARE FOUR." ·
ANOTHER SAILING. SHIP-
PASSES. t
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CONVERTED FOR STORAGE,
It is a very sad sight to see the ships, which were once tha. pride. "wonderful fest of British sailing
of the Seven Seas, dwindling down to nothing, says, the "Journal of
For a long time lovers of the 'old ships. Have elung
junk No. 8130H/A reported this sea-going arrivals at Hongkong This morning, the following morning at the Harbour office, were reported:— that yesterday, while the typhoon was at its height. his junk was Scoctio.. (1594) Br from Commerce." wrecked' off Tai Po, New Terri-Shanghai and Amoy; B. & S. tory, in about 20 fathoms of water,
President Garfield .. (6200) American, from New York and The crew consisted of 27 per-Shanghai; Dollar Line, Bons in all of which 21 were male adults, 4 women, and 2 giris,
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He saw 20 of them drowning while 4 drifted ashore, and one clung to the wrecked junk.
A foki and himself, were pick- ed up by the Naval oil tanker "Blanco."
He appealed to the Harbour Master this morning, that instruc tions may be given to all Govern- ment launches to search for the missing ones. He had nothing to eat this morning, and both the re- fugees were injured in. the wreck.
SHIPPING NOTES.
VESSELS FROM FAR AND NEAR
TYPHOON DELAY.
The round-the world liner "Pre- sident Garfield" arrived this morning, a day behind her schedule. The delay was caused by late departure from Shanghai due to the low tide at Woosung, hund also due to the typhoon which was avoided by changing course. Nevertheless, the "Garfield?" ex- perienced a rough sea, heavy squalls and strong winds. She brought 957 tons of general cargo,
Van Cloon (2368) Dutch, from Swatow and Amoy;.J.C.J.L.
Samarang Maru (2500) Jap, from Kobe and Karatsu: NY.K Clearances.
For Singapore: Bingo Maru. For Amey: Kwangchow.
Departures..
For Swabow: Hozan Maru. For Haiphong: Song Bo. For Shanghai: President Taft. For Takav: Sourabaya Maru.
SHIPS IN PORT.
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to the last five survivors, and now one of these is to become a grain store ship at Adelälde.
That is a more kindly way of re-
ferring to the paasing of a famous
sailing ship, than to say that, the "Gaithnelll" has been bulked. Sha was originally the "Inverneill," "a steel barque, built in 1806, by
· Mensis, · Russell and Co., of Port Glasgow, for Messrs. George Milne and Co., of Aberdeen, the owners. of the famous "Inver" sailing ships.
These ships will be remembered, for many years in the British Merchant Service, for it was in them that some of the smartest. sailormen of to-day were trained,
and unlike so many sailing ship firme at that time, they took parti- At 9 am: to-day the followingcular pains that the apprentices, numbers of vessels port
IN!
British
American
Panama...
were
18
1
1
Portuguese
Japanese
4
Chinese. A
.13
Dutch
5
.45
Total
AIR OR SEA.?
TREND OF MODERN
· TRANSPORT.
TOURISTS FAVOUR AIR?
Bee a distant Oge begins to
whose parents had paid big pre- miums, should have a chance of
learning their job..
Two Sister Ships.
The "Inverneill," and her sister ship the "Inverlochy," which' were the biggest units of the feet, were particularly well-known in this way,! and always carried a number of youngsters. The "Invernell" had gross tonnage of 1,470, and although he was not possessed of clipper Haes, she has latterly ap- peared a magnificent ship to those who are hungering for the sight of tapering spara and canvas.
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Ehe carried a large cargo, and ran, for many years to the satisfac- tion of her owners, snatching a] living when the finer-lined wind-i jammers were being forced off the seas, or into the hands of owners
the steamers. extent that they could compete with kept her until 1917, when she was Her original owners
21 bags of American mail and 457rlimmer of that. strong competition who cut down. expenses to such an [ bags from Shanghai. She also has on board over 8,200 tons of merchandise for through ports.
The "Garneld" is scheduled to dail for Manila to-day at 5 pm
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which ships will one day have to face with regular passenger air [services (and, cargo) remarks the
Journal of Commerce."
sold to the Marine Navigation Co... Two facts From the current bulletin of Im-S William Garthwaite, a real lover of Canada. whose president was perial Airways
from
drive this home.
London
to
Under her new ownership she was
From Swatow and Amor, the Their new 20-seater express "The of the old ships. Dutch Steamer Van Cloon" ar- Argosy" (this by the way, is new rived this morning, after encoun--giving aeroplanes names) made principally on the Western side of tering the "tail" of the typhoon her "maiden voyage" two weeks the Atlantic, and during the sub- which passed near Hong Kong. ago
marine blockade, the authorities "Paris
took every care to keep her there. However, there was nothing un-as 130 miles an hour. She is asual por was any damage done the first of a large fleet of big After the war she went down to aither to the cargo or to the aeroplanes for the Continental and steamer. She brought cargo and | Egypt-India al routes, mail from Swatow and Amcy.
With a cargo of, 1.500 of coal, and 8,110 tons, of general cargo. for Hong Kong, the Japanese steamer "Samarang Maru" of the Nanyo Yusen Kaisha arrived this morning from Kobe. She will sail for Batavia on September 30 after loading, cargo from here.
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Sydney. New South Wales, then went to Bunbury, Western The next Australia, to lead for South Africa.
Unfortunately, she
Next sea-
theta heavy
fact concerns" tourists. sons tours round the world are to southwesterly gale, and being in he made in air liners.
These uir tours will surely ap-
peal to the modern "rush" tourist
But I do not agree with the "pro- moters when they declare that the air tourist will get a much better general idea of the countries visit ed than the land tourist. Manking is not a bird yet. He likes to have
ballast she had to run for it, with
the result that she was soon many
miles out of her course.
Turn of Speed.
After a good deal of discussion. her captain decided to go by way of Cape Horn, and finally arrived at Bunbury in 76 days. It seemed
For Calcutta via Singapore and his feet on the ground and meet his long way to go round from New Rangoon, the Osaka
fellows in their own cities if he is South Wales to Western Australia, but it certainly gave her a chance Kaisha steamer "Bingo Maru" examining a new country. Several of showing that in her own wind of my aeroplane trips have been sailed to-day at noon with cargo made over a layer of low clouds, the "Inverneill" ad a very nice turn and mail from Hong Kong. The
and I must admit my knowledge of of speed, for her average day's run Bingo Maru' was scheduled to sail yesterday, but due to the in the country covered then was slight was nearly 200, and her best day just over 300 At the time there clement weather, she was unable
by "hazy." to load her cargo.
The trick tour record will cer- was a good deal of anxiety for her lainly make the heart of the "rush safety,
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21.000 miles, and visited 28 coun-
arivals were watched in South
The local office of the C.P.R. Lourist beat faster. This was made In the farly summer of 1920 she has been advised that the R.M.S. by Major L. D. Gardner, director of was reamed "Garthneill," in keep- the Aeramatical Chamber of Coming with the rest of the fleet, but "Empress of Russia" left Yoko hama for Vancouver on Septem-merce of America, who started his she was still kept very busy all over ber 25 and is due there on Octo-tour from Croydon in an Imperia the Seven Seas. By that time sail- ber 4. The R.M.S. "Empress of Airways liner. Major Gardner flew ships were scarce, and her Asia" left Yokohama. yesterday tries. During the first 15,000 miles Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the afternoon for Hong Kong and is visited 81 cities, the intermediate West Coast of South America, due here on October 4.
journeys occupying a total of 170 Mauritius, and frally. Falmouth and From London she went, The Japanese
hours instead of 737 hours by boat London. liner Taiyo and train, he a saving of 47 days up to Grangemouth in the summer Maru" which was scheduled to ar-travelling. When we think of an- of last year, and on the 7th July rive yesterday, arrived at 9 this other historic tour-fifty years ago salled for Melbourne on what was morning. To escape the typhhon, how Mr. Pickwick must turn in to be her last voyage with cargo. she had to change her course. his grave: I must be getting very She arrived there on November 6, She encountered a very rough sea cid, because I think I would rather and has been laid up ever since. near Hong Kong. The Taiyo have been with Mr. Pickwick than Maru" brought over 500 tons of with Major Gardner. general cargo, mail, and passen- gers for Hong Kong.
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NAVIGATING ART.
ENCOURAGING. FURTHER
IMPROVEMENTS.
CUSTOMS LAUNCH.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]. Pakkal, Kongmoon, Sept. 24. At daybreak on September 22 the Chinese Customs launch "Kong As previously mentioned, oppor.moon" left here for Macao and is tunity is afforded navigating. off-suspected to have been spirited cers of the Mercantile Marine of away by piratex. proving their knowledge of the The regular Canton towboat science or practice of navigation sighted her at Holchow. under the term of the Thomas Gray Memorial Trust.
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A British boarding officer was on the launche
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(Note: This incident was fully reported in the "China Maft" last
Under the terms of the Trust, the Council of the Royal Society of Arts offer a prize of £50 to any week.] person who may bring to their On September 23, the local Com notice a valuable improvement in missioner of Customs cabled, th the science or practice of naviga- Canton asking for an extensive tion, proposed or invented by him- search for the Kongmoon.". self in the year 1926 or in the years
1921-6. Preference will, be given,
to an invertion of 1926,
In the event of more than auch! improvement being approved, "the Council reserve the right of divid ing the ancunt into two or more prizes at their discretion.
Full particulars of the competi tion can be obtained on application tion to the secretary of the Mey cantile Marine Bervice Associa tion.
UP-COUNTRY NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.]
Pakkal, Kongmoon, Sept. 24... The Kongmoon/Shekk towboat in again on they run Y
Now she is to be taken round to Adelaide for the purposes indiented above, and no doubt many of the liner officers who call into the port will point her out to their passen gers, and tell how she was one of the last five British square-rigged-i ships to carry the Red Ensign at
Net.
According to Chinese reports nine river steamers belonging to the China Merchant S. N. Co. are now In the hands of the military. while the captains of two of the San Poh S.. S. Company's: honte Klukiang have been warned by the military that they will shortly he required for the transportation of troops.
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