SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1927.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING PRACTICE. MERCHANT SERVICE.
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PORTS, HARBOURS AND. TRADE.
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AN NTERESTNG SURVEY.
AMERICAN PUBLICITY.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STRAITS advertising programme will be in An extensive cargo soliciting and GUILD.
augurated by the Fleet Corporation, with a view to obtaining additional Singapore. Jan. 28. | | freight' for Government operated, A course of lectures of particular the Straits Merchant Service or the corporation, who made this
The annual general meeting of vessels and reducing losses.
Brig. Gen. A. C. Dalton president inturest to alt confected with ship-Guild was held in the guild rooms, announcement, said he contemplat- ping affairs is being delivered at Meyer Mansions, Singapore, lasted assigning solicitors at the ohlef the City School of Commerce, avening. Capt. F. Caithness was ports of the country and launching Liverpoot, during the present win- ter, by Colonel T I. Hawkins, then the chair and the following a million dollar advertising cam Principal Assistant to the General gentlemen present: Messrs. paign of parallel proportions. Manaker of the Mersey Docks and W. Harries (hon treasurer)', General Dalton said a study was Harbour Board The subject of the H. Watson, A. M. Low, H. Griffith, being made of Shipping Board vor- lectures is shipping practice, and D. M. Hood, F. G. Cudbertson.sela with a viaw to taking them the Arst lecture, which is reported J. B. Harmsworth, G. L. Harris, away from operators who were in a recont issue of the Liverpool R. E. Challenor, G. A. Ryles, unsuccessful and reassigning them.. "Chamber of Commerce Monthly W. A. Baker, R. S. B. Unwin, G. R. He added that no decision had been Journal" deals with ports and harWiseman, Q. Phillips, Dmade as to whether changes would bounty
be made in the home ports of some McCallum, R. Burton, 0. R. In his saray of the purpose of Owens, J. H. Smith, C. Carphin of the board's fleets. parts the lectorer makes particular and J. D. Fraser, Capt. Leughton, refereno to geographical and
secretary. GULF,sical conditions, the demanda ef
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS. TAKING CARGO FOR „STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN
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.)"
A. S.
ITEM
From Hongkong About
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KIDDERPORE DELTA
5.334 3 Feb.
Fab.
KALYAN
Feb.
NELLORE
MANTUA KASHGAR NAGFORE NYANZA MONGOLIA MACEDONIA
ESTA
MORE
2nd Mare
5th March
1211 March
10:002
5.28 14th March
0,005: 1211
18,504 27.1201
19th March
End!
2nd
3rd April
8.156
ath "Ajri
Destination
Officers for Current Year.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
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trade and the nature of districts served. A port, he points out, must The minutes of the last meet-i The P. & O s.8. "Khiva" from be as compact as possible, so that ing were taken as read and were Hong Kong arrived London
uders do not take an inordinate confirmed. time getting from one part of the the result of the ballot for the from Leith, Antwerp, "London and
The Chairman read Feb. 1. at. 9 a.m.
The Ben Line sa. "Benalder" estate to another in the transaction
of their business, bat this policy panel current year, which resultStraits, is, due to arrive here to et, perfection is not always attained-Capt. C. C, Swinton, pre-day..
able. Many porta congist of a num-scent; and Mr. P. B. Bruce as "The B... 2.8. "Tilnwa" will leave ber of sinulles concerns welded into second vice-president; and the Amoy for this port on Feb. 9, p.ml whole under one authority at tohowing inasters and mates is due here on Feb. 10, nt Esome later date. These were often panel:-
about 3 p.m. bull as competitors with ench Masters-Carts. F. W. Charles rapore for this port yesterday. The P&O... "Nagpore" left other, and there was no idea at the F. G. Cudbertson, A. L. Goronat 4 pm and is due here on Feb. time of co-ordination or amalgama
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lone London, now a single vastD. M. Hood, M. Leyne, N. Web 11, at about noon. system, is made up of a number of burn, T. J. Watsh, H. Watson The my. "Delhi Swedish East what were rivalscompanies. Some-R. C. C. Dysan, H. Gregory, Asiatic Co., Ltd) left Antwerp on times the port authority in the past Mates, Messrs. . Faran Jan. 25, and is due here on or about Singapore, Penung, Colombo & B'buy made no brevision for acquiring F. W. Jannings, J. Lyle. R. March 2. Spore, Penang, Colombo &Bombay land for future developments, or Challoner, R. S. B. Unwin A. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull they were unable to do du, or it may Anderson, W. A. Baker, O. 5. Spore, Penang, Colombo & omhybe that change of development Abraham, G. R. Wiseman, E. H. Marseiller & London
schemes, owing to the necessities of Powell.
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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
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Mürseles, London, Antwerp &R'daude or for other reasons, "has ren-"
Consignees of cargo ex 3.5.. S'gon, Miller, L'on, 'burg & R'dam dered construction impossible on Hon. Treasurer's Report. 7,023 19th March; Colombo & Bombay
Benlawers" are reminded that plans previously thought out.
The hon. treasurer (Mr. J. W goods remaning undelivered after Stress is wise lid on the fact Harries) in presenting the state Monday, will be subject to rent. that the sports of the world, trement of accounts for the period" Consignees of cargo ex 8.9, m.v. great national assets. They cannot under review pointed out that in "Elbank" are reminded that goode be improvised. But are the result accordance with the resolution remaining undelivered after Mon- of years of toll and far-seeing en-in August last, the accounts were day will be subject to rent. deavour. The ambit of the great passed at the half-yearly meeting
Localities are! ports is not local.
10th April
8,000 | 27th April 1941 39th April 0,853 11th May
May.
9.135
NYANZA
7,028
25th
MOREA
28th
May
May
KASHMIR
11th June
MANTUA
KALYAN
D34 1th July
MACEDONIA ፣ 1.30.
23rd July
10:002 25th June
& bondon Marseilles & London Mills, Lidon Awerp, R'dam & Hail Marseilles, London & Antwerp Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Bbay Marseilles and London
Feng Singapore
Colombo & B'bay Marseilles, London & Antwerp S'apre, Penang. Colombo & Bombay
Marelles London.
Marseilles and London
Velles, London & Antwerp
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marsellos and Londen
too apt to consider them in the drafted upon revised lines.
Previously they had been more local sense. due largely to locall pride in their greatness, but they (or less in the form of receipts and play a part in the nation's life far expenditure statements, but on removed from local considerations. this occasion the balance sheet!
of Zahore" are reminded that goods Consignees of cargo ews.s. "City
remaining undelivered afte Mon-. day wil be subject to rent.
CONSIGNEES.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo, to They the the doors through, which and income and expenditure ac.. Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the pass the daily needs of the populacount were submitted Khedival Mail Steamship Co
ition and through" which pass the The hon. treasurer drew mem- THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
TILAWA
TALMA: SHIRALA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
GAMBHIRA
10:090 Ith Feb. 10,000 161 h Feb. 78/0 1st March 6.251 8th March
Singapore,, Penang & Calcutta- Sinpore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calenta
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vast overseas exports.
Ownership.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) the hands of the ratepayers and of figures would be more clearly re-
TANDA
k · 8,050 4th March )
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
4.500 1st April
| 6.000
20th April 0,960 1 3rd June..
1st July
| 6,000 | 27th July
14,500
ANTWERP LONDON STRAITS From LEITH. MIDDLESBRO,"
& PHILIPPINES.
THE Steamship
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bera' attention to the fact that the accounts before them included li In regard to control of a port seven months' payments for rent, Colonel Hawking considers that private ownership is probably no bar purchases and repairs, to longer the best form of control for gether with the audit fee of $200. any large port 200cern, owing to and therefore they were in a the vast interests involved. Muni-stronger position than the ac
"BENLAWERS” cipal ownership places control in counts indicated, but which
Consignees of Cargo are hereby municipal bodies, who are not the flected in the next six months informed that all Goods are being. ideal body to deal with "traders accounts. There being no ques landed at their risk into the hazar Mania. Sandakan, Tollo, Thursday often far removed from the munitions, the accounts were passed. dous and/or extra hazardous Go-
falaral, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney tural that the ratepayers should cipality concerned. It is only na-
downs of the Hongkong and Kow- House Committee. "& Melbourne
object to subsidising the docks out The names of Capts. Crichton,loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., of the rates. This attitude must Hewitt, Watson and Cadbertson whence, and/or from the wharves, always have a tendency to cramp were put forward for service on delivery may be obtained. the activities of the undertaking this committee and after discus- There remains the great Trust sion Captains Cudbertson and system, which is probably the beat Dyason were elected for the office and most effective, an undertaking for the current year. which is self-supporting, but which makes no profit, run by shipowners,
Regular monthly sailings from. Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong, to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., Henmers will also call at Shanghai, Rotlo, Cebu. Kolambugan, Tawa, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en routs as inducement
offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom Via New traders, "and merchants, for ship Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal
The P. & 0. Branch Service of steamers. to Landon via the Cape.
Suggestion Book.
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No claims will be admitted-after
the goods have left the godowns, and all goods remaining undeliver
ted after the 7th February, 1927,
will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer It was decided that the sugges must be presented to the Under- owners, traders and merchants: tion book should be abolished and signed on or before the Zist lecture by considering the ideal port that in future any member hay- February, 1927 or they will not be
Colonel Hawkins concludes s
The New Zealand Shipping Company's ateamers for Southampton and from the point of view of the shiping any matter which he desired recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged
London via Panama Canal
TANDA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
SHIRALA
NAGFORE MONGOLIA GAMBHIRA NYANZA TAKLIWA "
APONIA ST. ALBANS KHYBER DEVANHA LAHORE MALWA DELTA
7,841
5,284
Moj. Kobe. Oenka & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojt & Kobo
8.959 .Ath. Feb. Oth Feb. 11th- Feb. Shanghel, Moli, Kaba & Yokohama:
Shanghai & Kobo
16,504 18th Feb,
6,257 18th Feb. Kobe.
IRL
10.000
Feb. 11:120 4th March 4,500 8th March
Shanghai. Moji and Kobe Kobe
Moji and Koba Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 9,114 11th March Shanghai, Moji and Kobo 8.155 18th March Shanghai
Moji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji Kobe Kobe
6,250
10,980
ARAFURA
PERIM
NELLORE
KHIVA
NYANZA MOREA
March 1st April Shanghai, Moll & 8,007 1st April.
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe 0.000 6th April Maji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 7,018, 2th April
Shanghai, Moji" and Kobe 6.858 16th April Shanghai, Moji and Kobe 0,138 16th. Apr
Shanghai, Moji and Koba 20th April 26th April
7.025
10,963
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
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 at Singapore' while awaiting the on-currying steamer,
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All Cabinn are filled with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with hundries. Parcels measuring, not more than 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Office op to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further, Information, Passage Fraights, Handbooks, etc., apply fo:--
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO..
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG. Agents.
owner. That there can be too many to bring to the notice of the com- goods are to be left the Go- ports in a country, he states, admittee should do so by writing to downs, where they will be examined
mits of little doubt, the shipowner the secretary.
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desires so far as possible to All up It was commented that a lot of on the 7th February, 1927, at 10 hig vessel or discharge at one port matter got into the suggestion Fire Insurance has been only, and he would prefer to have book which was mere buffoonery effected. small consignments collected at one
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"Bills of Lading will be counter- big port rather than have to per- and was a waste of the Secretary form constal voyages to a number and Committee's time in going signed by of ports, thereby incurring, expen- through it. Esive charges and lowing ship's time.
Additional Rule.
This holds good particularly in The meeting agreed to adopt | countries which are as yet only in the following rule which would the earlier stages of development, constitute Rule No. 27 of the sach as Australia and New Zealand. Guild:-That five members shall} where land conveyance is over large distances, or where means of inland be elected in January of each year connectioni do not exist, and whereby the guild committee to serva cach locality, having a, perhaps, as an urgent sub-committee to ad- legitimate pride and belief in itsminister the emergency fund, any own future importance, endenvours two members of the five so elect to build up its own ocean port. Ifjed, with one of the three pre- a sea-going vessel has to spend 40sidents whichever may be in port, or 50 days going from port to pertand the secretary shall constitute to discharge or pick up cargo, it is a quorum for this purpose at any obvious that the operation must be time. •
a costly one and that the vessel is losing time which should be spent!
This rule
was proposed and
on the ocean voyage, thereby secur- seconded by Capts. C. Jones and ing more voyages during the year W. Clarke- and reducing freight charges.
CLYDE LAUNCHES SLUMP.
Delegate to Mission to Seamen.
The Chairman read & letter from the Chaplain to the Sea- men's Mission in which the guild were asked to nominate a dele-1 rate to that body." From the Clyde shipbuilding It was unanimously decided. yards the output for 1928 is little that the secretary (Capt. Leigh- more than half that of 1925 and ton) would be the most suitable with the exception of 1923, is the delegate and he was nominated
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE lowest for more than 30 years. to attend.
·JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL LINE
(OCEAN B.S. CO. LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTD.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
26th February.
5th March.
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.).
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG, 8.8. "PELEUS"
Via Buez Canal S.S. "CITY OF BRISTOL" · 8.8. "ATREUS" $8.8. **TEUCER" Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Option
1. Subject to change without notice, of Cornsta
do
* 25th March." 8th April,
• For Freight and particulars apply to: BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON A CO., LTD., Canton,
The total is 147 vessels of a com- On bined tonnage of 293,753, compared
the proposal of Capt. with 514,100 tons in 1925, and Griffiths and seconded by Capt. 766,176. tons in 1913, the record Watson, the meeting closed with year.
a vote of thanks to the chair, Prospects for 1927 are briga There are tonsiderable arrears of work to be proceeded with once steel supplies return to normal, H.M.S. "Thunderer," while being and during the past two months towed into Blyth, Northumberland, there has been' a substantial num-to be broken up, was driven out of ber of new orders,
her course of Christmas. Evo,and ran on to the beach at Blyth
The arrangement entered into The Zeeland Steamship Co. an- with the tug owners for a temnounce that their daily service for porary increase of the towage rates | passengerb;" ́ malis, and, cargo, on the Tyne by 88 1/8 per cent. hitherto running between Flashlig has terminated and the normal and Folkestone, will be run between towage tariff knu again come lato Flushing and. Harwich and Park operation an
ton Quay
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hong Kong 31st January, 1927.
NY.KLINE
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
• KOREA MARU (Cali Kestung).... Sunday, 6th Feb, at 10 năm, SHINYO, MARU
Tuesday, 22nd February, SIBERIA MARU (Calls Keelung), Sunday, 1th Murah, at 10 am.
Calls Los Angeles.
SOUTH "AMERICA. via: Japan, Honolulu. San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Mexico & Panama.. GİNYO MARU
ANYO "MARU
MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vin Ports.
HAKOZAKI MÄRU
HAKUSAN MARE
KITANO MARU
MISHIMA MARU
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Saturday, 28th Feb., at Noon.. Tuesday, 3rd May, at Noon.
Saturday,
12th Fab., at 11 a.m.
Saturday,
Saturday,
28th Feb., at 11a.m. 12th March.
.... Wednesday, 23rd Feb,, at 11 am.
Wednesday... 23rd March,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE. via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA,
TATSUNO MARU CALCUTTA MÁRU
Saturday. 18th February. Monday, 21st February.
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
TAJIMA MARU (calls Glasgow).... "Saturday, 5 February, BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town.
8.... Saturday, . 6th February.. BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO,,
AWA MARU
KAMAKURA MARU
SEIYO MARU
Thursday, 10th February, Tuesday, 22nd February.
Tuesday 9th February. Friday. 18th February.
· CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.
NAGATO MARU
OSAKA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TANGO MARU
„SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
LIMA MARU (Chils Moji) NAGANO MARU (Moji direct) HARUNA MARU
KAMO MARU
Friday, 19th February.
Saturday. 5th February. Sunday. 6th February. Monday, 7th February. Tuesday, 22nd February,
por:further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISLA” Tel. Central No, 292: (Private exchange to all depts.)
CHINA BORNEO" SHIPPING CO.
HONG KONG BORNEO ROYAL MAIL SERVICE To Sandakan, Tawau, Semporna and Lahad Datu,
Returning vin Sandskun, Jambongen and Jesselton.
"The 3.9. "Lok Sun" carrying His Majesty's Mail will be despatched from this port to British North Borneo Ports an above named on or about February 7th at 4-00′ p.m.
For Freight. Passage and Parcel Rates apply:-- CARMICHAEL & CLARKE, Agents, Queen's Building, Phone 0.282. .or W. WATT & CO., Agents, 27, Connaught Road West, Phone C.4988,
THE AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD
For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE via Manila, Iloilo, Sandakan, Bdlikpapan & Rabaul
For Freight & Particulars Apply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
Telephone No. Central 1030.
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 Watkins.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MAKINE AND LAND ENGINEERS
MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTE
ELECTICIANS,
T. S. S. "SIANG WO”
BOILER
Passenger & Carge River Steamer, built and engined at Kowloon, Dock, by the Hongkong Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, to the order of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd,
service on the Middle Zangtze,
Kawlasa Dock, Hongkang.