THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1936.
P. & 0.-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.)
itt
5. S.
Tone
From Hongkong About
DEVANHA KARMALA
DELTA
8,365 25th Nov.
Noan. 9,128 27th Nov.
Noch. 8.007 Oth Dec.
11,089 Vith Dec.
2
..Dec.
Dec.
Brd
24
MACEDONIA
NELLORE KBIVA
MIRZAPORE
MY ANZA
0,963
1,136 Ph 0,715
7029
7,099 6th
MALWA
10.041
KALYAN
0.14
DEVANHA
MOREA
DELTA
KASHMIR NELLORE MANTUA KASHGAR NYANZA
MONGOLIA
MACEDONIA
DEVANHA
KARMALA
DELTA MALWA KHIVA
MOREA
8th
Jan. Jan.
81 Jan.
and Jan
6,360 291 Jón. F10015
Feb.
1,007 18th Fap,
1. 9.00819th
Destination
Bombay
S'pore. Penang, Colombo Margeles, London, Antwerp & Hall
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Bbuy Marseilles und London-
S'pore. Funung, Colombo & Bombay Marseillos, London & Antwerp Marselles, London, Hamburg & R'dam Singapore, Pennsig, Colombo & Bay
and Londen Marseilles, London & Antwerp Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay Marseilles. and London
Sporo. Penang, Colombo & Bombay
Marseilles, London and Antworp Feb.
F 6.8623rd March.
12th March.
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Why One Lad Went to Son. I have experienced, what are called the terrors of the sea-in that
Consignada. of cargo are remind North Atlantic in a small leaky od that goods remaining on the brig of 300 tona in the dead of 9. "Afrika" after to-day will ba winter, and also in larger and more subject to rent. GIVING YOUTH ITS CHANCE. tion yet I would not have my life senworthy craft under alt condi
changed if I could. It may appear Many of the old sailing-ship men remarkable that notwithstanding ridiculed the idea of the vessels all those much talked-of hardships they wore wodded to being ran off and perlis there was navar any [the acas by steam: they even clung searcity of boy recruits (mainly to the boltef that the Almighty Scotch) in my Juvenile sailing days; would never commit such a grown Each of them had his tale, always) error of judgment as to allow the wall rehearsed to tell the mate or sean He had crested and the winds master of any vessel ho might board He controlled for vessels under anilor arrival at a. North East coast! to become diafgured, by Iron tankaþport. Įthat would disgrace the waters that| Ona bright little fallow, it is told, covered the earth. This vna one who had travelled from Scotland of their methods (which I do not und doubtless had been guichet hy Lexaggerate) of expressing illaup an older humorist, had forgotten' moval of a policy they honestly part of his lesson when ho nervous- believed to be an unnatural hy asked the mate of a ship if
ovation: and most of them went wanted a cabin boy: The unsouth Luder "growling and clinging tooder-looked at him aternly, and; "DEVANHA " their grievances,
with an impatient gesture ballow-Captain W. "A. NORMAN, 'carrying Right up to the middle of the fid: "We don't carry/chickens on His Majesty's Malla will be des Sevention the faith in sailing this craft! What do you want to patched from this port on or about vessels was on. obsession with the [go 10'sex for?". Whereupon the boy THURSDAY, the 25th November, older and many of the young stammered nervously, "Well, sir, 11928, at Noon, taking Passengers mon, who had been reared in the was told that sailors had a wife "Inland Cargo for the above Porta belief that nothing could' supersede every part, and I thought I would| Silk. Valuables and Tea for Italy, sall. The design and rig of the like that."Sir Walter Runciman France and London (under arrange. t: a 'and colonial clippers, the East in Ex and West dlamen, and even th Black Sea traders had reached per |fection, and the sellers who manned them were unequalled in their arb.
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The Skill That is Lost.
Every important port in the world
CLYDE SHIPBUILDING.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS, THE Steamship
ment) will be transhipped at Bom- bay into the Mull Steamer proceud- ing direct to Marseilles and Lön- don..
Parcels will be received at this Omee" until 5 p.m. the day befory
The Scottish shipbuilding indus-feniling. The contents and value of at that time towered with the mastery is still virtually paralysed by all packages must be declared.
For further Particulars, Apply and yards of sailing vessels, which the trouble in the coal trade, and Save the impression at a distate, there are few signs at present"?to-
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of a Russian forest. In 1872 i majany substantial improvement. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO, inso Alexandria Harbour, under sail There is plenty of work to do, but
Agents. and had to squeeze my ship inte nuntil the miners return to the pits berth, so overcrowded was the port and the product of steel is resumedį with sailing ships.
no progress is possible." There
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A few more years, and the fleet were launched alt over Scotland that had made Great Britam the during September twelve vessels of preme "maritims nation of the 41,054 tons. Of these eight vessels.
S'pore, Penang, Colombs & Bombayuorid had been swept into oblivion; of 40318 tors were built on the
les & London
Our March Malleson Antwerp & R'dam its crowded picturesque beauty was Clyde, one of 38 tons on the Forth,
17th March
10th March
20:002: 9:006
110,504
11,120
2nd
April
1
DEN
9.128
18th April
10.041 80th April |
8,097 28th April
-10,941
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Spare, Penang, Colombo & Bombay
Marseilles & Lendon
Marseilles & London
Marse Landon & Antwerp
soles.
London & Antwerp.
Singapore. Penang
Colombo &
Muselles and London
91354th May Marsellles, London & Antwerp
T
101019 28th May Marseilles A London. Frequent connection from Part. Said for Passengers and Cargo to ble of all the spirit and the the nine months consisted of 108 Constantinople. Pireaus, Smyrnu Und other Levant Forts by steamurs of the
Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 10,000 20 Nov.
8,018
3rd Dec. Singapore, Penang & Calutta 10,000
16th Dec. Singapore, Fenang & Calcutta 7,341
21th
Brec. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 7,036 2nd Jah. ngapore, Penang & Calcutta 0,949
Oth Jan. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
TILAWA TALAMEA TALMA SHIRALA
TAKLIWA TAKADA
none from the seven seas that two of 150 tons on the Tay, and had adorned..
one of 550 tons on tha Dee. The But that wAB not the worst Clyde output during September Tenture of thế malten. The vast was larger than that of any pre B'bayumber of skilled craftsmen em-vious month this year; but this is iployed in the construction and fit-explained mainly by the launch ht ting gut of this class of vessel was Clydebank of a Blue Star liner of Inwept away too; and, most lament-||14,000 tons. The Clyde total for
!resðurcefulness, and even tho vessels of: 243,785 tons, as com Bunny, inconsequential, coarsenes pared with 170 vessels of 417.880- of our seamen, which had boutons in the corresponding period of handed down from one generation last year, and 156 vessels of nother for centuries, became 489,425 tons in the best correspond- extinet.
ing period on record-that of 1920, A new, unthrilling order of sun There has been therefore a decrease Iffe brought a new order of sea-of 62 vessels and 168,604 tons as men; it would manifestly be compared with last year, and one wrong to think or say that they are of 58 vessels”·ånd | 245,690) with the EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) any degree less intelligent, tons.
compared inferior, or less courageous.. best year 01 record др to Although I have known and date. The output is less than accepted the new order of things half the maximum for the period, and have often gone ahead of it and promises to be lower still' in can claim to have been first in comparison before the end of the introducing the present apprentice- twelve months. The principal con- ship system into steam-personally tracts reported during Septembar I am sure that the extinction of were:-The Ardrossan | Dockyard our fine aailing-ahip feet, and off Limited, to build a motor cargo the incomparable art of handling vessel for Messrs. Elder, Dempster sailing ships in all weathers and and Co., Ltd. Liverpool (not a new In precarious, and non-precarious Forder, however); Messrs. D. and W.:: circumstances, has been a national Henderson and Co., Ltd., Partick, a calamity. Training ships are a fair consting cargo steamer for the cubstitute, but I have never ceased Clyde Shipping Company, Limited,
PANDA
3,056 2nd Dec.
".
ST. ALBANS
4,500 31st Dãe,
0.000 28th Jan.
6,956 14300
4th March
ARAFURA
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA.
1st April 5,000 29th April
Manila. Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville," Brisbane, Sydney, & Melbourne,
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Bongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.3. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Dollo, Cabo, Kolambugan, Tawno, Timer, Darwin, or other porte en route as inducament
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Company's steamere to the United Kingdom vla New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
offore.
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The P. & O. Royal Mail stemmers to Londen via Suez Canal. The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to Londen via the Cape.. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and to advocate the wisdom of each of Glasgow; Messrs. Harland and
London via Panama Canal...
KHIVA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
9,136" 22nd: Nov.
+ p.ra.
27th Nov.
MACEDONIA 11.089 25th Nov,
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Shanghai only.
TALMA
SHIRALA
10.000 7,841
Moji, Kobe & Osaks
2nd Dec.
Shanghai and Kobe
ST. ALBANS
4,500
MALWA
10,941
Dec. 7th 10th Doc.
Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama
NYANZA
'7,023 11th Dec.
7933
8,085 13th Dec. 19th Doc. 6,949 18th Doc.
KASHMIR.
TAKLIWA TAKADA KALYAN
ARAFURA" MOREA"
Shanghai, Noji & Kobe
Shanghai, Meji and Koba
Kobe Kebu 9.114 24th Dea Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Moji. Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama
& Kobe
DEVANHA
6,000 4th JAT. Тот Jan. 7th 10,919
8,155 8th Jan.
KASHGAR
0.005
2167 Jan:
DELTA
8.097
21xt 21st Jun.
MANTUA
10.902
10.000
"dth:
4th
Feb.
0,863
5th
5th
Tab
6,969
Rtb
18 Kod
17th: MOD
17th Feb.
7 DOR
NELLORE
TANDA „MONGOLIA
NYANZA MACEDONIA
ALBANS
DEVANHA
KARMALA
MALWA DELTA ARAFURA
10,604
7,023,
11,120 4,500 8.165
0128
10,980
18th. 18th Tob.
4th March
8th March
184
March
18th March
1st April
8,097 1st. April
Meji & Kobe
Moji and
and Kobe Moji and Kobe, Moji and Kobe. Moji and Kube Moil, Kobe, Danka &
Yokohama Shanghai, Meji and
and Kobe Shanghai, and
Moll and Kobo Shanghai, Moll and Koba
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama
Moji & Koba
Mod & Kobe
Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
4,000 5th April Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohams
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 a Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying, steamer
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are Atted with Laundries. harol measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Compery's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing."
For further Information, Passage. Freights, Handbooks, etc... apply tat
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &
P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Agen
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
*41 BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
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(OCEAN 8.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTU
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AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG."- S.8. "CITY OF CAIRO Via Buez Canal 8.83 "COLORADO".
Via Buer Canal
Bird December, Jiat. December. Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to:----
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. Canton
the leading steamship arms owning Wolff, Ltd., Govan, fourteen dumb wo, three, or four barques or three-barges, from 50ft. to. Goxt. in masted schooners, manned with length, for Messrs. Andrew Welz British, sailors, half of them up and Co., Glasgow and London; and prentices. Although I do not be- Masaza. John Lewis and Sons, Ltd., lieve in any traders being sub Aberdeen, two cargo steamers, each sidised by Government--that is, 9 of 2,000 tons deadweight, for the taxpayer-I think it is in the colonial owners. public interest that supplies of men capable of handling both sail Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt, left and steam should be assured. San Diego, California, on October would certainly cost less than flirt-15 in the yacht "Four Winds" and ing with more nautical nurseries, with a crew of twenty Chinese, and it might cost nothing, while the heading for Cuba. It is said that advantages would be incalcuable, along the San Diego water front For some years I have been giv Sir Guy has been called "tho ing lads the opportunity of getting hermit of the sea." The "Four experience and knowledge on my Winds" contains a glass-domed uxillary three-masted schooner aviary, special quarters for his "Sunbeam," which has square yards bulldog, and a room containing on the orgmast,
These brightrophies and curios gathered in all youths could be fashioned Inta anx-parts of the world. thing but naturally they cannet get the same sailorly tuition on a yacht, that they would on a cATKO "coffee m'! truder without a (engine).
HE. HOTEL RESIDENTE.
Noromber 18.
The sailors of my day learned ia- stinctively how to make, mend and Mr P. Anderson Mr H. Pearman handle a sail, scarf a broken apar Me I. Annott Mrs. Leters make all the different splices fr F. Ayris Mr wod MTR. J ropes, rattle the rigging down. et M. Burke feiffer. and take in sail properly, eniculate Mr C. J. Cinckett Bread Mrs A. H.
Porterfold by rough-and-ready judgment the Mr Mre and d is Porterf
Check önd.
Powell Mr H M lobará amount of strain a mast or jibboom and on Mr and Mrs LE. could stand, awing a ship at each:
Mira *kiss. Rússall turn of the tide clear of her an Mr. Contour
Mr Drampton MH. Fleigh chor or anchors. It is really natan. Mr. Viator Smith ing to find how little certificated Mr. W. Dowley Thibaud
Mr M. Htrider Mr8riphinstones M
men know of these and other forms Me &. Drake of real seamanship.
It would do no harm, to have in Mr W. W. Kvana Mzad Mis 2. H.
Tipadwoll
the Board of Trade examination
Mr and Mrs G
好
ringen
Me FM (laon
papers more that is practical and Mrs Hi E. Go dman Vandiol lusa academic stuff such as is never Mi G, Grodmen Mr. P. R Wargen useful in practice. One of the frat MrMrs. Graham Mr G. things a boy learned when he went Mr. Hal kann Mr A Wedman
C. Hard Mr L&3 Waroler to sea in the old days was to heave Hot MO. D. Wilam the lead and sing out soundings. Keller when beating up a narrow channel: Mr HW Bilby other essentials were the sculling &G D. 6 Laird
Mr. Leathaza and handling of a boat, and run VEGE ning away imopring ropes - single 1. Cui fanded. The use of boats on Mi B-Ma steamers is rare and mechanical Me boat drill teaches little, though it is me to All to the good that the Board of Trade has claded it in the camino, tion of cand detox for certifich tog
Mr and Mrs W, w
Hong Kong 18th Nov., 1926..
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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Jupon Ports, & Honolulu. “
• SIBERIA MARU.
TAIYO MARU
"Calls Los Angeles. SOUTH AMERICA via Japan.
Monday, 29th November.. Sunday, 2nd January
Tanululu. San... ... » Francisco,
100
Angeles, Mexico & Panama, ANYO MARU
DOKUYO MARU
Thursday, 25th Novű at Noon. Friday, 17th December)
MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via Ports.
KATORI MARU
KASHIMA MARU
MISHIMA MARU
Sunday, 21st Nov., at 5 p.m. Saturday, 4th December.
V..................* Saturday, 18th December.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
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BURNOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town..
WAKASA MARU, CA
Saturday
HOMBAY riạ SINGAPORE & COLOMBO,
TOKUSHIMA, MARU SADO MARU
ATSUTA MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU,
Wednesday, 24th Nov., at 11 x.IO Wednesday, 22nd December. „
ATAGO MARU
TAKAOKA MARU
Monday, Tuesday,
29th Noveraber.
14th December.
20th November.
Saturday,.. 27th November. Saturday, 11th Dreamber...
Sunday, 21st November. Wednesday, 1st December.
Friday, 19th November.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TAJIMA MARU
Saturday,
20th November.
LYONS MARU
Monday,
22nd November:
MALAÇGA MARU (Moff direct).
Sunday,
28th Novembor.
SUWA MARU,,
Monday,
29th November,
TAMBA MARU
Monday, 20th November.
CALCUTTA Pia SI VAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON
AKITA MARU
MURORAN MAKU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TANGOMARU
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FARES TO LONDON by above steamers 280.
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ELLERMAN LINE
13th Dec. 13th Jan.
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Sailings from SINGAPORE on 8th of overy month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA":
Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice versa. Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line, or
other services.
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*S:S. "CITY OF CAIRO"
BS. "COLORADO"
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*..... 3rd December. ... 31st December.
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SERVICES TO"
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Loading for Mauritius, Delagen Bay, Durben, East London Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay
and Capetown.
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Inhambane, Zanzibar Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar..
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