SATURDAY, OCTOBER
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, FAST 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.)
MANTUA
5,318th Oct. 10,915 16th Oct. 7,023 27th Oqt 0,114 80th Oct.
Destination
S'pore, Pang, Colbo, B'bay & Karachi
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPS TONNAGE NEW AMERICAN SHIP NEW NY.K. VESSELS,
VARIOUS USES OF AMBIGUOUS WORD EXPLAINED.
GROSS AND DEAD WEIGHT:
It is not
surprising thing really, but even seafaring people do find dificulty often in explain. Ing the varieties of tonnage which apply to a ship. To most landsmen as a rule the matter is a complete mystery. The trouble is that the word "tonnage" is ambiguous, and certainly the confusion which arises from the existence of the [con (weight) and the ton (volum
is apt to ho baffing. This basie of ship's tonnage is the "ton of mensurament." a space containing 100 cubic feet.
But complications arise because Shere are quite a number of ways ior dealing with tonnage.For
example: "gross tonnage" indicates the entire Interior capacity of a ship expressed in the tons befor referred to-100 cuble feet.
MALOLO, LARGEST VESSEL
BUILDING IN U.S.
CONVERTIBLE TO CRUISER
Three special features will make the Steamship "Malolo" now being bulls at Cramp's Shipyards for the
Matson Line, of especial interest it was announced by the Bureau of Research of the United States Shipping Board; July 29. „
They are:
(1) The "Malold" when com pleted, will be the largest merchant ship ever built in the United States. having a length over all of 582 foot and 'beam of 88 feet.
ANXIOUS ABOUT COMPETITION ON KOBES'HAI SERVICE,
WANTS TEN SHIPS.
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the Nippon Yusen Directors Kaisha have decided to build twe steamers, each of about 8,200 tons.
to be placed on the Kobe-Shanghai service. The vessels will be of the "Chikaba Mare" type and will cost about 1800.000 each.
There are now eight steamers)
-NYK
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, 55
SAN FRANCISCO via shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolula,
TAITO MARU
TENYO MARU
KOREA MARU
**
day, 5th October,
at Noon.
Monday,
19th Columna. Tuesday, 2nd November:
SOUTH AMERICA vín Japan, donolulu, San Francisco, Loé
Angeles, Mexico & Panama,
ANYO MARU BOKUYO MARU
Saturday, dth Nov,, as Noon, Saturday, 27th November.
alloted to the line, Eut the company MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore & Ferts.
is worried about the increasing competition of the Yamashita Kison
KITANO MARU HARUNA MARU
AKI MARU
MISHIMA MARU
Saturday, 9th October Saturday, 23rd October.
Wednesday, 20th Oct., at 11am, Wednesday, 24th November.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin PANAMA.
TOBA MARU
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Monday, Friday.
4th October. 29th October.
(2) The "Malolo", will be the Kaisha and wishes to improve its SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports fastest ship in the Pacific, cutting service, which it has held exclu- off two days from the round tripalvely for many years. between San Francisco and Hawaii,
It is expected that the Mitsubishi which now requires 12 days.
and Shipbuilding
Engineering (8). The "Malolo" will be con-works and the Yokohama Dockyard,
to naval. structed to conform
which is under N.Y.K. management, specificatione, having gun bases on,
will receive the orders for the new her decks, underwater steering gear and readily convertible into
ships. auxillary cruiser.
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The company also has announced sale of a tract of land along the To Be Ready in February.
Yangtze to a Chinese Arm for The estimates of the shipbuilders Y500,000 and purchase of the Registered Tonnage. now are that the ship will be ready former site of the Shanghai branch *Registered tonnage" or "not re-for use by February 1927. Her hull of the Yokohama Specio Bank for gistered tonnage is calculated was launched at Philadelphia June Y1,000,000. The NYK. will ereet Work is said to be pro-a new building there. It is be from gross tonnage by making cer26, last. tain deductions, such as the space gressing far ahead of the schedule loved that the business results for
by engines, boilers, and ne delays have been encounter the present. term will be leas| occupied bunkers, crew and navigating ad in spite of a $250,000 fire, caused favourable than these for the term
The charges which aby an overheated river early in the which ended in July. quarters. ahip has to bear when such affairs construction work.. S'pore, Penang Colombo & Bombay are considered as dock and har Marseilles, Lendon, Antwerp & Hull Singapore, Panang, Colombu & Bbaybour dues, pilotage dues, and light dues are levied upon registered connage.
Marsuilles & London S'aphre, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marolles, London, Antwerp & Hull Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay Marseilles and London
Marseilles and London
S. S.
Tona
From Hongkong About
JEYPORE MOREA NYANZA KHYBER
ALIPORE
6,273 Ath
Nov.
10,302
10th
Nov
Nov,
DEVANHA
UTEE
8,155
26th 26th NAV
Nov.
KARMALA
0,128
07
Nov,
NELLORE
5,852
nasa OF
Dec..
MACEDONIA
11,089 11th
Dec.
DEJTA
8,097 23rd
Dtc. Dec.
KHIVA
0,136 Afth
20th Dec.
NYANZA MALWA
7,023
U! K
Jan.
10.941
8th
OME
Jan.
KALYAN
9:14-1
22nd Jan.
MOREA
10,918.
Eth
KASHGAR
19th
MANTUA
Fab.. 1 Feb. 6th March
Marseilles and London. Marolles, London & Antworp Marseilles and London
4)
MONGOLIA
MACEDONIA
DEVANHA
KARMALA MALWA
KHIVA
MOREA
0,005
10,003:
16,504 19bh March
11,120 BHAVA
2nd April
8,305 uth April 9,148 10th April
10,941 30th April.
S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles, London & Antwerp Singapore, Poneng, Colombo & B'bay
108, London and Antwerp
& London
Marseilles & London › Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp.
Marseilles and London
0.136
May 14th
Marseilles, Lordoa & Antwerp 10,318 28th May Marsailles & London.
Frequent connection from Port Sald for Passengers and Carge Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of
Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
SHIRALA TALMA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
7,843 11th Det Singapore, Perang & Calcutta 10,000 14th Oes Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
to
the
Because this registered tonning is supposed to represent the freight-earning capabilities of vessel; it is subject of the reatest importance, from the point lof vuonomics, to the ship-owner.
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One of the primary functions of the Shipping Board is the develop. ment of the American merchant marine, it was pointed out, and the board is almost as proud of the "Maloic" as if it were one of the ships of the Government fleet con trolled by them.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The B. L. 8.8. "Benlomond" from Lofth, Middlesbro, Antwerp, Lon- don and Straits is due to arrive here on Monday,
LISBON MARU
BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town,
KANAGAWA MARU
Friday 15th October.
BOMBAY vin SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.
TAMBA MARU TOTTORI MARU
Monday, 11th October. Friday, 20th October,
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON....
MALACCA MARU RANGOON MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MARU
SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
KATORI MARU.... AKITA. MARU (Moji direct); "MURORAN MARU (Moji direct).
ATSUTA MARU
Friday, 8th October, Monday, 18th October
Saturday, 10th October.
Monday, 4th Octobor. Saturday, 9th October. Sunday, 27th October. Tuesday, 19th October.
For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.. Tel. Central Nos. 292 (Private exchanges to all departs.).
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
The CPS. R.M.S.. "Empress of) AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE
Russia" left Yokohama on Septem- her 25, at p.m., and is due at Van- couver on Monday.
The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empresa off
18 due here
from
(ANDREW WEIR & CO., LONDON),.
BOSTON & NEW YORK, SAILINGS, FROM HONG KONG.
capacity will be 693, its shaft horse-Shanghai at 7 am, bn October &
passenger Vancouver via Japan ports at M.V. "FORRESBANK" From Hong Kong vis. Suez Canal 2nd half November, power 25,000 and its spead 27 and will sat for Manila, P... at AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
knots.
The "Matolo," when completed, will have taken 26, months to build and will cost $6,500,000. Its beam No Indication of Size.
of 83. feet, compared to its length Registered tonnage does not give of 582 feet, will give it unusual any idea as to the exact size cf)
stability, it has been declared by One vessel may have marine engineers. It has a draft a ship."
ertain registered tonnage,
Its displacement.. another of identical dimensions of 28 feet 6 inches and 22,000 tons Asia" may have quite a different register ed tonnage heure, despite the fact that the pair may have the same
5 pm, on October 8. She is due back from Manila, PE at 7 a.m. displacement. furnishes no rê
Complete System of Ventilation. between
En October 11 and will sail for liable comparison
There will be 270 state rooms, Vancouver, B.C.. via Shanghai and Pressel and another as to displace-
or deadweight with 160 private baths. There will Japan ports at noon on October 14. ment, dimensions,
The C.P.S., R.M.S.. "Empress of capacity. A ton of cargo usualy also be a swimming pool and elec-
As the vessel will ply. Canada" left Vancouver for Hong Joccupies less than 100 cubic feet,tric bath.
through warm climates a complete Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- system of mechanical ventilation hal, on September 30 and is due will be installed, as well as a re- here on October 18. frigeration plant with a capacity of The M.V. &.. "Sumatra" (Swedish Deadweight Tonnage:"
37 tons daily.
East Asiatic Co., Ltd. left Ant- The "dendweight tonnage" of a!
The vessel, will be a twin-screw (werp on September 10 and is due merchant ship is the weight of
steamer, with turbo-electric drive, here on or about October 29, cargo, gores, and fuel reckoned in
power to be supplied by 12 oil-fired The M.V... "Japan" (Swedish tons of 2,240 be.
water-tube boilers. All auxiliary East Asiatic Co., Ltd.),,left Rotter- "Carko tonnage" is reckoned machinery will be electrically dam on September 19 and is due either by weight or by measure- driven and the galley will be fitted here on or about October 29.
with electric cooking ranges, bake tinent is 2,240 lbs., and hy measure ovens, heating tables and other ment it is, as a rule, 40 cubic feet.accessories.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) that a tramp steamer's cargo
ARAFURA TANDA
ST. ALBANE ..
4.500 31st
ARAFURA TANDA
6,000 29th Oct. 0,966 2nd Vec.
Doc. 6,000 28th Jan,
Manila, Sandakan. Thursday · Igland, Townstille, Brisbane, Sydney, & Melbourne,
6,956 4th March Regular monthly aallings from Hongkong to Jupen and Hongkong: to Australia.
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The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghal; Dollo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement: offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:
tennage may exceed her gross tone
inage.
The Union S.S. Company's stenmors to the United Kingdom vin, Nowment; a ton by weight on the con-
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape.. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and When a cargo rate is quetew, it is Londen via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
ARA FURA
$,000 5th Oct. 10.002
Oct. 10th 6.716 23rd Oct.
Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
1:
Shanghai, Moll & Kobo
0.128 201 Oct
MANTUA MIRZAPORE KARMALA DEVANHA TANDA NELLORE DELTA KHIVA
MACEDONIA
ST. ALBANS MALWA
NYANZA
KASHMIR PERIM RALIAN ARAFURA
KALYAN
MOREA DEVANHA
KASHGAR
19|
8:155 30th Oct. 0,950 2nd Nov, 6,853 13th 8,097 1 11th
0.135
2385
10.018
Nov,
Nov.i 22nd Nov.
Nov.
Doo.
1
11.039
4,500 10,941
21
25th
7th Dec.
10th
7,023
11th
Dec.
13th
Dan
Der.
7,648
18th 18th: Then
Dec.
9114
24th
24th
Деву
dth 4th 6,099
Jan.
7th Jan..
8,155 8th
8.005
213t Уда.
NELLORE
8,809
A 853
10.002
19,202
3,369
6.959
40,000
10.504 17th Feb.
7.023
quen
18th Feb
11.120
4,500
8th March
8.155
13th March
9.128
18th March
10,986
1st April
MÄNTUA
TANDA MONGOLIA
NYANZA
MACEDONIA ST. ALBANS DEVANHA
KARMALA
MALWA ARATURA
JAN. 21at Jan.
4th 4th Feb.
Bth Feb.
AND
4th March
!: 0,000 Eth April
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghal and Kobe
Moji, Kobe, Osaza and Yokohama Shanghai, Moji and Kobe.
Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Moji and Kobe
Maji
Kobe Osaka and Yokohama
Moji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghal
Moji and Kobe
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Moji, Kobe Osaka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai & Robe
Moll and Kobe
Moji
and Kobe
Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama,
Moji and Kobe
Shanghel, Moll and Kobe
Moji, Kob
Sangha Moji and Koba
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
"
Moji, Kobe, Danka & Yokohama
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe,
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe.
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
• WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
*Passengera för Rangoon must defray their own "Hotel expenses at Bingapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Pane free of charge, Steamers 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, Pausage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agenta.
P. & O. Ballding, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Barvice to
SCANDINAVIA & NORTH EŬROPE
The M.S. "ASIA.”
will be loading-Tor Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen and other
Scandinavian poris on or about.
Further sailinga
MAS. "AFRIKA"
M.S. "JAVA"
M.9. "MALAYA”
29th October.
Expected on
or about:
10th November
28th November
8th December
Will love homeward-
bound on or 'about:-
Subject to change without notice.
For further particolars please apply to
JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LTD. COPENHAGEN
The specifications call for 20 life-with naval requirements and have assumed that the rate means either boats. Of these 20 boats 16 will been approved by the Navy Depart- per ton weight or per ton measure-be 28-foot steel boats, two will be ment
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very highest grade of marine con- struction, fittings, equipment, etc.. She will have underwater steering. gear and her decks, will be rein- forced for gun emplacements. time of war or other emergency she would be fully equipped to serve as a troop ship or other naval aid.
ment, at the option of the owner 30-foot power boats and the other The specifications call for the of the vessel. Thus on a heavy two will be 20-foot workboats ready cargo the charge would rest on the to be used as life-boats. The two ton by weight, while on a light but 30-foot borts will be moterised. bulky cargo, the charge would rest powerful enough to tow the other on the measurement ton.
craft, and will be equipped with "A ship's displacement is the radio.. amount of water which she dis places when afcat. This amount, expressed generally in cubic feet, is called the volume of displace- ment, the corresponding weight is termed the weight of displacement; herein is found the explanation of the "displacement "tonnage" of a Vessel:
Conforms With Naval Needs. Aside from her features as a fast passenger liner, with accommoda- tione equal to the Highest standard afloat, the "Malolo" is designed to be converted in a short time into an auxiliary craiger for the "United States Navy in time of national emergency.
In providing these facilities, it "was stated at the offices of the Shipping Board, the designers have been careful to fully observe the limitations of the arms:
The plans conform 'ference.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO". HONGKONG,
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Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition:
Western Union and Watkins,
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS.
T. S. S. "SIANG WO"
Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong Dock Co. Ltd., to the order he Indo-China Steam Navigation Ca. Eid,
the Middle
L-ch
Deck
con-
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.). NEW YORK, BOSTON & BALTIMORE s.s. CITY OF BATH"
October. From Hong Kong via Suez Canal 8th S.S. "CITY OF BARODA" From Hong Kong via Suez Canal 5th November. The above modern passenger steamers will be despatched as above for BOSTON and NEW YORK via PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, STRAITS, COLOMBO and SUEZ CANAL, arriving in NEW YORK on or about 5th January and 2nd February respectively. Fares $100 Single First Class. 4
Single Second Class,
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT. “ELLERMAN ? LINE,
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD:) FOR HAVRE, LONDON; ROTTERDAM & HAMBURG.
· 8.5. "CITY OF WELLINGTON", From Hong Kong 24th October,
FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON & HAVRE. S.S. "CITY, OF PEKIN"
From Eong Kong 12th November.
FARES TO LONDON "A" 1st Class £88. 2nd Class. 280. "B" 1st Class £80. 2nd Class £55.
LINE.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA.
S.S. YUENSANG"
From Hong Kong
15th October. 'Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East Loados Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Capetown.
Through Bills of Lading issued to Beira, Quillmaine, Ibo - Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa) Killindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagaseny ́
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 38; CO., LTDENA Sailings from Singapore on 6th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA" to Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Mel- bourne and Sydney, and Vice Versa.
Through freight and passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line or other services.
FOR FREIGHT OR PASSAGE ON ANT OF THE ABOVE LINES.
APPLY TO
Tel Cent. 4791.
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
'BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTD., AND
.:
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.3. CO., LTD.).
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
8.8. "CITY OF BATH
8.8. TEUCER” ADA
8.3. "CITY OF BARODA
9.8. "NINGCHOW”
ST
Bier Canal
Sner Canal
vis Buns Canal:
via Suez Canal
8th
October 22nd October
5th Novembarys
19th November."
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Option.
Subject to change without notice..
For Freight and particulars apply to:- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE LTD, Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., Cante
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