THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1927.
P. & 0.-British India STRIKING FIGURES.
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.)
S. S.
Tanx
From y Hongkong About
MOREA
NELLORE
MANTUA
Destination"
10.018 5th Feb, Marseilles and London
Singapore, Penang. Colombo &B'bay Spore, Penang. Colombe & Bumbay Marseilles, Londen, Antwerp & Huff
pore, Penang. Calembu & mombay,
Mireilles & Ladon
KIDDENPORE
5,734 13th
DEUTA
Ir
KALYAN
9,144
8,882
10,902
5,087 1 18th 19th
2nd March, 50. March
Feb. Feby
KASHGAR
9,005
NAGPORE
1th March
NYANZA
Futh March
MONGOLIA
16,501
MACEDONIA
Marsellloy, London, Antwerp &R'dum Sgon,
ng, Colombo & Bombay Spore, Pen
Perming, Co dillon & London "Marseilles & London
KHYBER
DEVANIA
$,356
16
DELTA
301 Abril
t it h My
MALWA NELLORE
KHIVA NYANZA
MOREA
KASHMIN
MANTUA
KALYAN
March 2 Apr
5th Apri
Apri
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AMERICAN SHIPPING BOARD LOSSES.
-5077 CUT IN TWO YEARS. "
The tenth annual report of the US. Shipping Board shows that the losses sustained by the Emergency Fleet Corporation in the opera- ition of Government
year Dur
THE CHINA MAIL.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD,
Canton
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination.
Sandakan Straits & Calcutta
יי
Steamer 'HOPSANG
MAUSANG
FOOKSANG
Salling Sat., 6th Feb. at 7am TUENT
6th Mar,, at
p.m. Mon.. 7th Feb., at 9 5.m. .Wed... ath Feb., at 7a.m.. CHEONGSHING .Thurs., 10th Fob at Ta.. MINGSANG!
Thurs., 10th Feb., ut 10 a.m. KUTSANG .... Fr, HOPSANG
11th Feb., at Sp..
.Sun.
13th Fe.. at 7a.m. .Tues., 15th Feb., at 4.m. į .The.. 18th Feb., at 3 pm
Wed., 10th Feb., at a.m. .Thurs., 17th Feb., at 2p.m. Sat, 19th Feb., at 7am.
Tsingtau vin Swatow & S'hai KWONGSANG Tiantain ships Halphon
Straits and Calcutta ................ than via Swatow & Shal
(Osaka via Moj & Knho LAISANG SUISANG Straite and Calcutta Ttau via Bwatow & S'bal YATSHING Sandakan s
HINSANG Osaka vin Sha), Kobs & Mojt HOSANG
For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.
General Managers.
were reduced, by more 60 par cent. from the sent |1924 to the fiscal year 1928.
ing 1928 the amount of losses was less than £4,000,000, the report atates, while in 1925, they were! about 26,000,000 and in 1924 about 28,200,000. Reduction of these
losses, it is shown by the report. is an important funture of the Ship-i Ring Board's programmi of ligai- dating the large emergency, fleet of which the Government found itself in possession at the close of the
Pwar.
|
of
The congestion, nt Glasgow har- bour owing to the arrival almost daily of thousands of tons American coat is becoming more The berths in Rothesay and Prince's Locks are all occupied. and in some places the vessels are lying two and three deep. Soveral
The Conversion Programme.” When the work on the five Dhese (conversion programme vessels, upon which, installation contracts have been executed, has been completed.serious. [nad tests have been made as con- Improved Cargo 'Operations.
templated, the Shipping Board will Pure of the reduction in losses then be in a position to determine during 1926 and preceding years it initely which types of engines it have been held up at the Tail was the result of savings incident is desirable to install in other red for the Bank daa to, lack of aseom-
i
te the sale of shijfs. This was in sets which may be converted, all of Budation, and six others, with jaccordance with the purpose of the | which vessels will probably be cars
about 80.000 tons of coal;' are ex- Merchant Marine Act of 1920, of go ships, although some of them establishing a permanent merchant | may be sankers, the report states. marine ultimately to be privately!
NY.KLINE
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
Uth Fab., at Noon. KOREA MARU (Calls Keelung)..... Sunday SHINYO MARU"
Tausduy, 2nd February, SIBERIA MARU (Calls Keelung)... Sunday.. 8th March.
**Calla Los Angeles.
SOUTH AMERICA via Japan Honolulu. San Francisco, Los
Angeles. Mexico & Panama,
GINYO MARU
ANYO MARU-
*** Saturviny,
Tuesday,
26th Feb, at Noon. 3rd May, at Noon.
MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via Ports.
• HAKOZAKI MARU
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
12th Feb., at 11 nm.
26th Feb., at 11 a.m.
19th March.
Wednesday, 3rd Feb., at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, 23rd March,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila" & Ports.
HAKUSAN MARU
KITANO MARU
MISHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU
TATSUNO MARE
NEW YORK and or BOSTON yia PANAMA.
.:
1st February.
Wednesday, 9th February. CALCUTTA MARU
Monday, LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
TAJIMA MARU (calls Glasgow)... Saturday. BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town.
Saturday, KAMAKURA, MARU
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO. 1
AWA MARU
5th February,
<1
8th February.
Thursday, 10th February.
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON,
SEIYO MARU
Tuesday, ad February..
NAGATO MARU
OSAKA MARU
Tuesday, Friday,
3th. February, 18th February.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TANGO MARU
Friday, 19th February,
SHANGHAI KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
LIMA MARU (Call Moj}}
Friday,
4th February,
NAGANO MARU (Muž direct
Friday,
4th February.
123
HARUNA MARU KAMO MARU...
Monday,
7th February.
announce
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pected shortly: The contracts to deliver the coal were placed during the strike and cannot be cancelled Towned. A much gemiter part of The Bourth of Trade have award-
the reduction, however, is directed a piece of pinte to Ernest Lilly, The Board of Trade
nerable to improved, operations. En skipper of the SLERTE drifter that vessels passing through the jarticularly in the cargo services Chestnut," of Yarmouth, in re Panama Canal in the fiscal year
Better engnition of his services to the ship-1925-26 increased from 4.673 maintained by the bourd revenues obtained and expenses wrecked grew of the steam drifter 1024-25 to 5;197% General cargo Wes, dun, burg & Ram/Were kept within reasonably limits.) “C'enigmin." of Buckie, whom he carried was greater by more thum the report says, with the result that resend in the North Sea in the million net tons, but tanker average losses on operationa were jourly morning of the 5th November
United States Lonnage declined. hunt. materially mudweed,
vessels carried approximately The benth annual report of the
per gens of the total sonnage, Bri- Shipping Board constitutes largely At its monthly meeting the Com: Ish vessels 25 per cent.
Norwe a review of its work in the esta mittee of Management of the Royal gian vessels 4 per cent.. German Tag: Singapore, Penang. Colombo & B'bay! bishment and maintenance of an National Lifeboat Institution gave Evessels 3% per cent., and Japanese adequate merchant marine and its rewards to its crews for 22 launches and Swedish vessels 24 per cent. 021 25th Mayuritiles & Landun.
Penang, Colombo & Bombayaldation and marine development of lifeboats. Those launches led to
leah. programes. Due to the fact that the rescue of over 40 lives, and took f the muvehant marine planning com- jplace at stations all round the const ndttee of the board is preparing from Stremness in the Orkneys to report in the maintenance of Ameri-Sennen Cove at Land's End. ean shipping, the board's annual re- far this year the institution has port does not contain any new re-given rewards for the resene of 448 commendations to Congress.
lives, 62 more than during the The Government-owned merchans whole of last year, and an average ent was reduced: during the fiscalof nine lives a week, Event ended June 30 1926, by a total
| 10318 | 28tä:
9,006
10,002
B
1970s, bow, Awerp. R'dan & Half ales, London & Antwerp
Ponas, Co
Colombo & R'bay Marseilles und London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp เย
Marsoils and London 3aracles, London & Antwerp Marcilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles and London
W
17th June 2607 June 9th July 100 23nt July Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyran and ather Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
MACEDONIA
TILAWA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TALMA SHIRA LA
- GAMBHIRA
10,000 th Feb. መርን !ትን፡ 18th Feb. 1st March
7,8/1
5.207
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
ngapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Bening & Calcutta
Rue March Singapore. Penang & Calcutta
of 360 ships, representing 1.671,390) dw. tons. the report states. This reduction was accomplished by sell- ing altips to private interesis, both for operation and for scrapping pur-} poses. With these sales, the total
*
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
So
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) [Covernment-owned fleet was redne AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.
.......
TANDA
AKAFURA
4,500! 1st April „6,000 ↑ 20th. April 6,956 3rd June
6,950 4th Mageh
ST. ALBANS
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
| 4,500 let, July 8,000! 20th July
3.
jed to 681: vessels of 6,878,069 tons In the aggregate. Among the 350 shipe disposed of were 199 (letak.
From NEW YORK & SAN 4 Manila. Sundakan, Holl, Thursdaying 813,820 d.w. tons). all practi-
FRANCISCO Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney Feally without market value as com-
Ford THE Motor Vessel merce carriers, sold to the & Melbourne
Motor Company for scrapping pur- poses.
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd, steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawan, Timur, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement
offers.
*
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via
||
Sues Canal
"
The Loan Hund.
T
"ELMBANK" -
Consignees
of
CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO,! ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS & PHILIPPINES.
THE Steamship
"BENLAWERS"
Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazar- dous and/or extra hazardous Go- downa of the Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence. and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 21st February, 1027 or they will not be recognized.
having arrived, Calgo by Her are informed that all The report shows the amount at Goods are being landed at their the goods have left the godowns, present credited to the construction risk into the hazardous and/or and all goods remaining undeliver Ban fund is £12,166,099, including extra-hazardous Godowns of the fed after the 7th February, 1927. Frequent connections Ivom Aurtralin with the following:-
repayments on account of principal Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & will be subject to rent. The Union S.5. Company's "steamers to the United Kingdom via New of outstanding loans, which repay-Godown Co., Ltd, whence delivery
menta amount in the aggregate to may be obtained. Zapland, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
279,090. The amount at present on No Claims will be admitted after hand is Subject to the following the Goods have left the Godowna, commitments- however; namely and all Goods remaining undeliver The New Zealang Shipping Company's" steamers for Southampton and 21,460,000 on loans which have London vin Panama Canal
been assured by the board, and alsoed after 7th February. 1927, will 40 much as the board may transfer be subject to rent. from the construction loan fund to All Claims against the steamer meat obligations, in excess of funds must be presented to the Undee otherwise available for that use, signed on or before 14th February, incident to the Diesel conversion 1927, or they will not be recognized. All broken, chafed and damaged programme of the board authorised
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, London via the Cape,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
MANTUA
NELLORE
TANDA
10,002 1th Feb.
6,863
4 pan.
Feb. 4 p.m.
SHIRALA
NAGPORE
MONGOLIA
6,550 8th. Fab.
7,811!
Feb
5,289 11th Feb. 10,504 18th Feb.
Shanghui, Moji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai & Kobe
GAMBHIRA - 5,257 18th Feb Kobe
NYANZA
TAKLIWA
MACEDONIA
ST.
ALBANS
KHYBER
DEVANHA LAHORE MALWA
DELTA
ASURA
PERIM NELLORE KHIVA NYANZA
MOREA
1 7,823
Fub.:
| 10,000 18 Pub Khunghai, Moji and Kohe
|:11,120
4,500
9314
10,080
4th March
8th March
Simaghai, Moji and Kobe... Muji. Koho, Osaka & Yokohama 11th March Shanghai, Moji and Kabe 18th March Shanghai, Moji and Kobe. 27th March
Shanghai Moji & Kobe
1st April
8,097 1st April
6,000
7.048
Moji & Koba
Shanghai, Moji & Kabo Chang Osaka & Yokohama
12th April et Moli and Kobe
5th April
15th Apr
9,136 15th April
7,023 29th April
Shanghai, Moil and
and Kobe
Shanghai, Moji and Kabe Shanghal, Moji & Koba
10,943 24th April Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Áll ddtes are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
L
by the act of June 6, 1924, which Goods: are to be left in the Godowns, act, however, limits the expendi-where they will be examinad on ures for that purpose to £6,000,000. Monday, 7th February, 1927, at Based on the amount of funds at[10 a.m.
available present
from other
been Now Fire Insurance has sources for this use the amount effected. which may be drawn froin the con-
Bill of Lading will be counter- struction loan fund in connection
signed by with the Diesel conversion pro. gramme is about £3,000,000; hence. the amount available for current loans under possible new apphen tion is about $7,600,000. The total amount credited to this Tund dur ing the five-year period, of accumu- lation from June 3, 1920, to June 5. 1926, was £15,909.860.
Sale of Vessels.
During that period, however, the sum of 22,361,790 was transferred
!H THE BANK LINE, LTD.,
General Agenta.
Hong Kong. 1st Feb., 1927.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
From NEW YORK." from the Tund back to the general HE Steamship
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at fund of the United States TreasuryCITY OF LAHORE"
Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electrle Fans free of charge. Steamers on. London and Australian Lines are Atted with Laundries, Parcels measuring not more than 2%, x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received "at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to salling,
For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd, C., HONGKONG.. Agents.
on the ground that this deposit was
of
not justified by the provision of the having arrived, Consignees
by her Bre informed Act. While ample funds were re- Cargo ceived from sales of vessels and that all Goods are being landed at other property during the five year their risk into the hazardous and/ perlod to have justified the notting or extra-hazardous Godowns "of aaide of the entire sum of £25,000,- Holt's Wharf, whence Delivery may 000, as authorised by the Act, the be obtained." ...
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE ceads of sales to be applied to cur-
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE
FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD" & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. "CO., LTD.
4
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 83. CO., LTD;} SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,
Via Suez Canal
* 3.8. "PELEUS"
8.8. "CITY OF BRISTOL"
8.8. "ATREUS"
8.8. "TEUCER"..
do.
do.
do,
25th February, 5th March. 25th March, 8th April.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulara apply to:-/
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Cantons JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton.
report states that amount was not No Claima will be admitted after set aside, due in large measure to the Goods have left the Godowns, the fact that appropriation acts had and all Goods remaining undeliver- required a large part of the pro-ed after 7th February, 1927, will rent expense of operation, and be subject to Rent.
All Claims against the Steamer funds were, therefore, not always available for the annual allotment must be presented to the Under- signed on or before 14th February. to "the construction-loan fund.
Action on the bills of Mr. Scott, 1927, or they will not be recog of Michigan, in the House, and of nised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Senator, Jones, of Washington, in the Senate, having in view not only Goods are to be left in the Godowns, procuring for the fund the several where they will be examined on any amounts lost to it under technical Tuesdays or Fridays, between the rulings, but also having in view an hours of 10.46 a.m. and Noon Increase of the fund to the amount within the Froe Storage period of originally designed by Congress, One Week. namely, £25,000,000, the report ex
No Fire Insurance has been plains, was not practleable before
effected. the last adjournment of Congress.
Bill of Lading will be counter- but they have been sympathetically! considered and it is the hope of the signed by Shipping Board that they will be passed at the second session of the Bixty-ninth Congress.
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
.: General Agunta- Hong Kong, 1st Feb., 1927.
•
.All broken, chased, and damaged goods are to be left a the Go downs, where they will be examined. on the 7th February, 1927, at 10
.m.
No Fire Insurance has been effected!
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
· GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong 31st January, 1927,
Tuesday. 22nd February.
raw furrtur information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISMA. Tel. Central No," 292 (Frivate exchange to all departs.)
CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING CO. HONG KONG-BORNEO ROYAL MAIL SERVICE To, Sandakan, Tawau, Semporna and Lahad Datu,
Returning, via Sandakan. Jambongan and Jesselton.
"The S.S. "Lok Sun" carrying" His Majesty's Mall will be despatched from, this port to British North Borneo Panta as above
Punta named on or about February 7th at 4-00 p.m.
For Freight. Passage and Parcel Rates apply:-" CARMICHAEL & CLARKE, Agenta, Queon's Building, Phono C.292. .or W. WATT & CO., Agents, 27, Connaught Road West, Phone C.4088.
THE AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD
For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE via Manila, Iloilo, Sandakan, Balikpapan & Rabeul
For Freight & Particulars Apply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Telephone No. Central 1080.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD,
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.
Codes Used: A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watking.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE" AND LAND ENGINEEP-
"MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTE,
-ELECTRICIANS.
T. S. S. "SIANG WO”
BOILER
Passenger & Cargo River Steamer, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong
& Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of he Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.,
for service on the Middle Yangtze, Hankow I-chang
Please address enquiries to the Chief <Manager:
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.
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