THE CHINA MAIL.
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DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ.
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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.
"A" Class £72.10.0d.
5+
"B" Class 566.0.0d. NEXT SAILINGS. QUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL
M.V. "ROMOLO"
.S.S. "VIMINALE"
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From Hong Kong! Salls on or about 6th Jan., 1927.. Safle on or about 3rd Feb., 1927.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE
8.8. "VENEZIA”
M.V. "ROMOLO"
M.V. "VIMINALE"
From Hong Kong..
Salls on or about 7th Jan, 192% Saila on or about 4th Fab., 1927. Sails on or about 4th March 1927.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMZUMBP" S.S. "UMSINGA"". Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bill of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
Bails from Calcutta End of Dec. .... Salls from Calcutta 31st Jan, 1927.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:......
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Telephone Central 1030.
0.
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore,”
Colombe, Bues and Port Said.
نا
ALTAI MARU...................Sunday, 9th January, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Capetown.
MANILA MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore and Colomba.
Monday, 17th January,
INDUS MARU...(Calls at Karachi) Tuesday, 4th
SHINGO MARU
HONOLULU
KOHRYU
DURBAN,
January. Friday 7th January, 1.31 MARU
Saturday, 15th January. MARU (Calle at Pa nohg) Wednesday, 19th January, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo,
CHICAGO MAN
MARU...
CALCUTTA-Via Singapore and Rangoon,
SEATTLE MARU...
BANGKOK-Via Snigon.
Saturday, 22nd January.
.Tuesday, 25th January.
BEKKOW MARU ...................End of January.
ጓን
VICTORIA. SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai, and Japan
Poria.
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AFRICA MARU (From Shanghai) Thursday 6th January,
HAIPHONG YA HOIHOW & PAKHOL
MENADO MARU (Direct to Haiphong) Sunday, 2nd January, 13 a.m. NEW YORK-Via, Japan ports, San Francisco and Panama.
HAVANA MARU (From Kea hung) Monday, 3rd January.
JAPAN PORTS
AMAZON MARU
SANUKI MARU
KEELUNG Vin
SWATOW & AMOY.
HOZAN MARU
KALJO MARU
TAKAO Via SWATOW & AMOY.
KOTSU MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
KOHOKU MARU
BATAVIA MARU
DAIREN Via CHEFOO & TSINGTAO.
RYUKO MARU
Friday, 14th January. Tuesday, 25th January.
Sunday, 2nd Jan., 10a.m. Sunday, 9th January, 10 a...
Saturday, 1st Jappary, 10 am.
Saturday, 8th January, Saturday, 20th January,
.Middle of January.
For further particulars please apply to:OSAKA SKOSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
SHIPPING SECTION.
SHIPPING NOTES,
VESSELS FROM FAR AND NEAR
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
This morning, the following sen going arrivals at Hong Kong were reported:
Empress of Canada (12,811 tons) British, from Manila; C.P.8-308. tona cargo for Hong Kong, 281 tons for ports beyond 87 passengers:
FIRE IN BUNKER.
ST. ALBANS WHEN AT YOKOHAMA,
EXTINGUISHED THERE.
Walle last in Yokohama, the s.a. "St. Albans" of the Eastern and Australian Line had an outbreak of Are In her coal bunkers,
The fire was extinguished in that port, whence she sailed on Dec. 19. Five days later she left Liangchow (1,220) Brit, from Moji and arrived here yesterday. The "St. Albans de well known Shanghal, Amoy; B. & S-550, tona H.K., 50 tons beyond, 72 passen-on the Australia-Manila-Hong Kong-Japan run and is leaving for gers.
the South at 4 p.m. to-morrow.
Captain G. L. Smith is In com- mand of this 4,500 tons boat and Messra. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co, are the local agents.
Autolycus (4,859) Brit., from Chetoo, Shanghai; B. & S-1 tom H.K.. 6,233 tons beyond,. 3 passen
Kingyuan (1,546) Brit. from Bangkok, Swatow; B. & S-1,491. tons H.K., 10 tons beyond, E. pass
:6engers.
Sinklang (1,616) Brit., from Shanghai, Swatow: B., & S-500 tona H.K., 700 tons beyond, 108- passenger's.
Soochow (1,594) Brit., from Canton; B. & S..
Hanoi (739) French, from Has phong. Fort Bayard, M. M.-185 tons H.K., 39 passengers,
Takaoka Maru (4,327) Japanese, frem Kobe, Hollo; N. Y. K-4,578 tons beyond..
PASSENGER LIST.
ARRIVALS!
reläsa Ser
LAND IN A STORM.
Ruby, Dec. 29. Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air Mini @ter, and his party, who are flying to India, landed safely at Malta this. afternoon in stormy weather British Wireless Service.
POLA NEGRI'S CLAIM,
Los Angeles, Dec. 26. It was learned to-day that Pola Negri,, the movie actress, mixed business with love in her affair with the late Rudolph Valentino. She has filed a claim on his estate for a $15,000 loan which she made Calentino a year ago to meet a payment on his Beverly Hills home. Pola, also asks interest,
CHINA TO PAY LEAGUE,
Geneva, Dec. 21. Chinese delegates to the League of Nations notified the secretariat. that China: intended to pay up all back dues and assessments totalling more than $1,000,000. It is pro- Mr. A. Capi, Mr. and Mrs. F.posed that this be done by increas V. Chamberlin, Mr. V. De Rouge, ing the tax on foreign importations Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Everall, Mr. into China.
Among the passengers who arrived at Hong Kong from Manila om board the "Empress of Canada" on Dec. 80 were:--
Haichung (1,267) Brit, from Feochow, Swatow; Douglas Co. 300 tons H.K., 365 passengers.
St. Alban's (2,688) Brit, from Yokohama. Moji, P. and P-10 tona H.K., 1,120 tons beyond, 7.pas-W. Galloway, Mr. L. Gielgud, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, sengers.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Harrison, Mr.. E M. Hawk, Mr. R. Hubert, Miss: H. MacGregor, Mr. H. C. Shrubeole, Mr. A. P. Stoner, Miss J. E. Wilson, Mr. E. Andres, Mrs. M. Andres, Mr. A. L. Clark, Mrs. E. B. Clark, Mr. J. Ferrar, Mrs. "L. Hawkins, Madame Henkins, Sister M. Henne, Mr. Kapiloff, Mr. D. B. B. Munro, Mrs. E. A. Q. Munro, Mrs. MocBee, Mr. D. Naftaly, Mr. W. D. Ramnani and Miss GP. Vernos.
Hozan Maru (1,383) Jap,, from Keelung, Swatow; O.S.K.-814 tone H.K. 82 passengers.
Fingal (1,244) Norwegian, from Keelung: M.S.K.-.000 tons coal
H.K..
J
Corona (953) Nor, from Chin wangtao; Dodwell & Co-4,530 tons coal and 20 tons' general for H.K
Hubro (1,027) Nor., from. Seba- tik; Karsten Larssen & Co.-~2,100 tons coak HK.
Tak Hing (106) Chinese, from Au Tau Fook Hoi- ton H 124 passengers.
Departures.
Flor Canton: Sinkiang, Maru Chipshing,
HARBOUR OFFENCE.
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COSTLY MANILA FIRE.
Between P500,000 and P1,000,000 worth of property was destroyed by fire that broke out early on the morning of December 28 demolish- ing the Folzate Building on Calles Urbiztondo and Eleano, Manila. The building alone, used as a wara- house is said to be insured at about P800,000.”,
PRINCE CAROL..
CANADIAN
ACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
SAILINGS: 1927, 2
STEAMERS
HKong Bhat Kobe Tama Leave Leave Luntant “Leave Be Arrive
| EMPRESS OF ASIA-NAJIR. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jun 28 EMPRESS OF CANADA Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 4-Fab. 13 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Fab. 16 Feb. 19 Feb 22 Feb;25(Mar, $ EMPRESS OF ASIA Mari. 9. Mar, 12 Mar.. 15 Mar. 18 Mar.. 17 EMPRESS OF CANADA - Mar 30 Apr 3 Apr 5 Apr. 8 Apr. 17 EMPRESS OF HUSSLA Apr. 20 Apr. 23. Apr. 28 Apr. 29 May 1 EMPRESS OF ASIA May 11 May 14 May 17 May 20 May 29 EMPRESS OF CANADA. June 1 June 4 June 7 June 10. June 19. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA June 22 June 25 June 28, July 1 July 10 EMPRESS OF ASIA July'11 July It July 19 July 15 July 11 (E/Asia and E/Ruin call Nagnaald day after departure" (rom Shanchal).
addy Connecting saflings: St. John to Liverpool.
MONTROSE February 14. MONTROSE
MONTNAIRN
MONTCALM
February 19
April 2 MONTCLARE April 23 March 12. MINNEDOSA MAY 13 Frequent callings to Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Southampton,
Cherbourg and Antwerp,
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN.
Early application for space is advisable.
SPECIAL FÅRES TO EUROPE:
5112283..
$120
HONG KONG MANILA BERVICE.
LORTO Hong Kong Jan. 15
“Aniva- Manila
Loare.
Manila
Jan. 17
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
Jan 18
Arrive Hun Kos Jan. 20
CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS
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AMERICAN ORIENTAL
MAIL LINE
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ADMIRAL ORIENTAL
LINE
SS. “CITY OF SPOKANE" on or about JANUARY 6th
for
"MANILA ILOILO-CEBU-
Paris, Dec. 26. Former Crown Prince Carol of Roumania, whose disappearance Fines of $10 each were impos- from his villa at Neuilly several motor-boats at the Marine Court lation is now bellaved to be spend ed on the masters of two harbour days ago has caused much specu- this morning. The charge was of ing the holidays on the Riviera going abreast of two other craft Some thought he might have re:[/ already in position alongside the turned to Bucharest to make up For Kwong-chow-wan: Wing Wo. Bs. "Tangistan" and thereby with his family and resume his Poo Sang, Hydrangea.
causing an obstruction to naviga-royal prerogatives renounced by Lt.-Comdr. G. F. Hole, him some months ago. Wherever Kotaution.
R.M, heard the case.
he is he has left behind him Madame Lupescu, his latest love, His departure alone serves to con- firm creditable reports that ha The R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" has broken off his affair with the red-haired charmer who for a from Manila, is due here to-day, while seemed in a fair way to cost and will berth at Buoy A5 TA him his throne. It is stated from The Ben Line s.s. "Benledi" from sources that ought to know that Leith, Middlesbro, Antwerp, Lon- he definitely broke off his affair don, Straits and Philippines, is due with Mme. Lupescu ten days ago. to arrive here on Jan. 1.
For Whampoa: Giyo Maru For Shanghai: Toyohashi Maru Seochow, Yatahing.
For Saigon: Tjiliwong, Shunzan Maru...
For Au Tau: Tnk Hing. For Miri: Kiyo Maru. | For Haiphong: Borneo, For Singapore: Shirala.
Clearances. For Canton: Fooshing, Banshu Maru. No. 17.
For Shanghai: Takaoka Maru. For Singapore: Geneva Maru.: For Muntok: Tilkarang.
SHIPS IN PORT.
At 9 am today the numbers of
vessels port:-
British...
Japanese
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The CP.S. R.M:S. "Empress of
ל
Russia" left Vancouver for Hong A letter of condolence on the Kong, via Japan porte and Shang-death of the Japanese emperor hal, on Dec. 25, and is due bere and was sent to the Japanese consul January 13.
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of of Asia" (Capt. L. D. Douglas, R.N.R., Commander), will leave here for Victoria and Vancouver, BC, followingvin Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and wers in Yokohama at noon on Thursday, January 6. She will proceed along. side Pier No. E, Kowloon Wharf, on Jan. 8 or Jan. 4...
American
1
Panama
Norwegian
6
Danish ..
11
7
11
6.
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1.
BE
Chinese
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Total
Dec. 29 arrivals were 8 British, 2 Japanese, 3 Norwegian, 1 Chineac, 1 French-total 15. Departures 7 British, 5 Japanese, Chinese, I Dutch-total 16...
QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS,
Quarantine restrictions have been imposed against arrivals from Macassar on account of Plague.
The m.v. "Canton" (Swedish Bast Asiatic Co., Ltd.) left Antwerp on December 13, 1926, and is due here
on or about January 21, 1927, 4|
The m.v. "Nanking" (Swedish!
East Asiatic Co., Ltd:), left Ant- werp on Dec 24, and is due here to-morrow..
It was officially announced at contract between Belfast that a Messrs Harland & Wolfe and the King Line for building of nine cargo vessels was signed in London on November 10.
A collision between a "Walls- walla" and the No. 2.Whampoa motor-boat in the immediate neighbourhood of H.M.S. "Hermes resulted in damage to the extent of $10 being incurred by the former craft.
A contract for the deepening of the main channel of Los Angeles. Harbour from its present depth of
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DOLLAR STEAMSHIP
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on or about JANUARY 2nd
SINGAPORE BELAWAN, DELI.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE,
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burg
Fares to LONDON: 1st Class £72, 2nd Class 249-30m. 6.8. “CITY OF CALCUTTA" Marsellies, London, Hayre & H'burg
Fares: 1st Class to MARSEILLES $66; to LONDON £72.-
2nd Class to MARSEILLES 147 to LONDON £49.10
AUSTRALIA
ELLERMAN LINE. ∙10th January,
9th February.
March
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE Ballings from SINGAPORE on 6th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO”, «r "CITY OF SPARTA'
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