THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TY
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.)
From
Трив Hongkong
About
18th Feb 10th Feb.
Noon..
2nd March 5th March
3. S.
DELTA KALYAN
NELLORE
i 5.097
1 6,144
G,N52
MANTUA
10,000
KASHGAR
9,000
32th March
NAGPORE
5,283
4th March
NYANZA
7.023
MONGOLIA
10.304
STAVED!
MACEDONIA
KHYBER
DEVANHA
DELTA
MALWA NELLORE KHIVA
NYANZA MOREA
KASHMER
MANTUA
KALYAN
MACEDONIA.
30th March 19th M
11.120 2nd April
0.114
8.16
"8,007
9th April
10th April Ail
#7th 10.9.41 30th
3.253
MAY 0,195 11th May May 7.028 25th May
10.918 B8Ch May 0,006 2103 Jane
10,902 25th June
9244 9th July
Destination
S'pore, Penang, Colombo. & Bombay Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull
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S'pore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay, Marseilles & London Marseilles, London, Antworp &. Rdam 'gon. Alles, Lidon, H'burg & R'dam
Colombo & Bombay Ponang
Mursailles & London
Marsailles & London 21128. Kalea,
Murtion.
A'werp, R'dam & "Full London & Antworp
London
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay Singapore, Penang. Colombo & B'bay
racilles, London & Antwerp
Ponan
Colombo & Bombay Marseilles & London. Marseilles, and London
Marquilles, London & Antwerp Marselles, London & Antwerp 11.120 33rd July Marseilles and London Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople. Fireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
PALMA ·
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SHIRALA
GAMBHIRA
TAKADA
TALAMBA
22nd Feb: Singapore, Penang & Calautta 10.30 a.m.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
| ro,000
7,8414th March 5,257 18th March 0,949 | 24th March 8,01031st March
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING PROSPECTS
MESSRS, MOSS AND CO.S. ANNUAL CIRCULAR.
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HOPES OF EXPANSION OF
TRADE..
GERMAN SHIPPING.
FRESH. LIGHT ON THE NEW COMBINATION,
EFFECT ON HAMBURG.
Puts Hamburg in Lead.
CANADA SHIPPING ACT;
years old one over five yeare ;. sevon over ten years; two over wtanty years; an done over twenty- áve years old, The Hamburg. Americab Line itself owns twenty- three steamers and six motor shipw under Ave years. old; sixteen steamers and two motor ships over The amalgamation of the Him-five years old; eleven steamers over burg-American Line and. the ton years six ship over twenty In their annual "Steam Ship which is regarded as the most years old.
Deutsch-Austral and Keames Lines, yours, and one over twenty-ye lt. ls, tharoforo, to Be, Circular," just issued, Messrs, important event in German ship-een that more than half the ves H, E. Mose and Co., write: "In ping, since the World War. Insels united under the Hamburg
стениев, reviewing the year which has just Line to 879,000 gross tons, as years old, and that almost, one- the Hamburg-American American Line are less than five- closed, we have to record that it compared with a pre-war tonnage quarter of the feet is less than ten has proved a very disappointing of 1,001,885
years old, so that the Hamburg- one, It opened with every In-
American Lino anters the field with dication of an Improvement tak- If the fusion had not taken place, a most modern fest that is excol- ing place in the trade of the Bremen would have had the largest lently equipped to compete auc-
German shipping company, the cessfully in the world's shipping" country when, like a flash, on North German Lloyd, within its trade. May 3 the General Strike was de-walls-a commercial advantage of clared and paralysed almost inestimable value. Such a develop every industry. This strike, ment would have diminished Ham- thanks to the firm attitude of the burg's prestige in the shipping Government and the loyalty and world. The Hamburg business com commonsense of the people, ter-munity, therefore, particularly well minated within a fortnight but the coal atoppage, the original cause of the General Strike, con- tinued for seven months, causing thereby Immense havoc and loss of trade to the country. Many owners of tramp tonnage bena- fited by the employment given to vessels in carrying coal from the near Continental ports, and sti more from the United States, and excellent profits were realised by some of them; but general trade suffered enormously; and millions of sterling went out of the coun- try to Germany, Holland and the United States, it being stated early in November, on credible authority, that the coal stoppage to date had already cost this Country exceeding 250 million sterling.
Improved valugs."
"
It is reported that shipping in- terests at Montreal and Toronto comed the combine, as the fleets are pressing for two important American Line are to remain in ping Act. According to the Incorporated with the Hamburg amendments to the Canada Ship- that city and the Hamburg-AmeriGazette" (Montreal), the Arst. can Line regabes first place in the amendment sought is that the rank of German shipping com-power to suspend the coasting panies,
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The present tonnage, status of regulations by Order in Council should be abolished. The asso- leading German shipping lines, as
result of this fusion, is shown in ciation points out that the prac
tice used to be that the coasting the following table: Gross Tenange of Leading German regulations could not be suspend- Shipping Companies. ed except by an Act of Parlia Line
1918 Hamburg-
1920ment. Only in recent years has suspension by Order in Council American Line 1,001,865 879,000 been possible. The association North German
desires an amendment restoring, Lloyd
013.000 the former practice. Hansa Line
181.173 Jamburg-South Woermann Line. American Line German-Erst
815,535
300,681
112.033 967,842
African Line .. 104,549
The second amendment relates 160,500 to an alleged evasion of the coast- 44.220 ing regulations by United States vessels changing cargoes in an 44,462 American port. It appears that The pre-war tonnage superiority a good deal of grain is carried of the Hamburg-American Line from the head of the lakes to
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"As a result of the increased over the North German Lloyd is Buffalo in United States ships, is
thus seen to have been firmly re- employment of tonnage for thestablished by this action.
there transferred to other United transport of foreign cdali to
States vessels, and then carried United Kingdom ports, values, un-
Dispute Ends in Fusion. The idea of an amalgamation of to Montreal The Marine Ass0 doubtedly improved during the the Hamburg-American Line with ciation considers this an infringe- last three months. In the early the Deutsch-Austral and Kosmos ment of the regulations, and an part of the year 'tween deck Lines arose out of the dispute be- amendment is sought making the steamers of 8,000 tons dw.,tween the two companies in con-trip from the head of the lakes to about eight years old, were re-sequence of the purchase of the Montreal or any other similar ported sold for as low as £32,000, Stinnes fleet by the Deutsch-Austral trip one voyage, notwithstanding but to-day such steamers could ine. At the time of the purchase, a change at an intermediate not be obtained or less than an agreement was in existence be
American port. I such an tweed the. Hamburg-American, the asking, even higher figures. 240/42,000, and many owners are Duesch-Austral and Kosmos Lines amendment was put through, it the other hand, steamers building with each other on specified routes. from this traffic.
On and the Rolland not to compete would exclude United States ships.
of this description were sold in This agreement extended also to February last for about £9 per steamship laes the majority of ton on the dw, whereas at the Whose shares were in the hands of end of October similar vessels to the agreement..
the companies which were parties building were sold at £8 per ton When the Stinnes Lines were on the dow. A good many orders taken over by the Deutsch-Austral for new tonnage have, however, Lines, several of their steamers been placed during the last three were competing with the Hamburg. months, and as many further in-American Line in the East Asiatic
the Deutsch-Austral-Kosmos Lines, FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF; quiries are being made builders trade in violation of the conference are looking forward to an imagreement. The Hamburg-Ameri: N
can Line hereupon filed suit against THROUGH BILLS OF LADING: 1SSUED
but the court of the first instance. decided in favour of the Deutsch
CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS. Austral Line, permitting the con- tinuation of the East Asiatic ser-THE Steamship vice of the Stinnes Lines, which Hamburg-American Line. The Captain F: SUDELL/carrying Hie was in direct competition with the
*DELTA case was subsequently settled out Majesty's Mails will be despatched, of count by the amalgamation, which from this port on or about FRIDAY, Darmstaedter and National Bank taking Passengera and Cargo for waa, strongly supported by the the 18th February, 1927, at 4 p.m.. of Germany, a heavy shareholder iz: the companies..
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) proved condition of things in the
* TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
TAND'A
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
Australia..
8.066 4th arch
4.500 1st Apri 6,000 29th April 8,366 3rd June.. 4,500 1st July 19,000 1 29th July
Calls at Kolambugan.
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Manila, Sandakan, Iloilo, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourno
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Dolla, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
near future, and prices for new tonnage are certain to go higher. Optimism.
"A great impetus to the ship building trade has been given by the large number of orders for tank steaners placed during the last three months-over 50 such chinery, having been contracted vessels, mostly with Diesel ma for with British builders alone, principally to the order of the big oil corporations." This factor.
STEAMER FOR " STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS: AND LONDON:
the above Ports
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The Union 8.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newclearly indicates that an enorm-large shipping companies wil great ment) will be transhipped at Bom",
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
ous increase is expected to take place in the near future in the The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and imports of both fuel oil and moter London via Panama Canal:
spirit.
The P. & Q. Branch Service of steamiera, to London via the Cape,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
MONGOLIA NYANZA GAMBHIRA MACEDONIA TAKADA
ST. ALBANS KEYBER
TALAMBA DEVANHA
LAHORE MALWA
DELTA ARAFURA
JEYPORE
NELLORE KHIVA NYANZA MOREA 'TANDA
16,304 17th Feb. Shanghai & Kobe
1,023 18th Feb.
5,257 21th Feb.
11.120
0,447
4,600
4th March
8th, March
3th March
9,114 11th March
Shanghal, Moj and Kabe Kobe.
Shanghai, Moj and Kobe
Kobo
Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghal, Moji and Kobe
8,038 12th March Kobe
18th March Shanghai, Moli and Kobe
Maren Shanghai, Mɔf & Kobo
8.155 18th March 5.252 5,252 2701 10.080
8.007
1st
1st April
5th April.
Shanghai, Moft & Kebe
Shanghai, Moji & Kabe Moji. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji and
Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
0,135 15th April Shanghai, Moj and Koba
000
0.853
15th Apri
7,023 20th April
0,058 3th May
Shanghai, Moj & Koba Shanghai, Mojl & Kobe Modi, Koba, Osaka and Yokohama
10,953 29th April
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All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notics. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
*Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore whito awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are Atted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. 2 ft. x 1 it will beįrocaived
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to saling
For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc, apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
“BLUE FUNNEL”. LINE.
(OCEAN 8.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.N. CO., LTD.
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AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8S. CO., LTD.)
· SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
Via Suez Canal
8.8. "PELEUS” B.BA “CITY GF BRISTOL”.
8.8. “ATREUS.
8.8. "TEUCER"
25th Februafy
6th March.
Ath Mark
8th April
Steamers proceed via Bus Cazal or Panama Canal at Owners" Option
Subject to change without notice.
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For Freight and particulara, apr by top-S PIDANA BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL or THE BANK LINE, ELD, Hour Long. Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD., Cant
Silk, Valuables. and Tea for Italy, Hapag Reaps Benefit. The amalgamation of the two France and London (under arrange.
ly strengthen the position of the bay into the, Mail Steamer proceed. Hamburg-American Line in world Ing direct to Marseilles and Lon. shipping, according to Mr. Thomas don
H. Bevan, American Consul in Ham- Parcels will be received at this "We do not anticipate any
burg. Competition between the Ofice until 5 p.m. the day before. boom, but we do look for a steady
various lines in the conference will aalling. The contents and value of be immediately eradicated, thus, re- expansion of trade. in the New leasing a considerable number of all packages must be declared., Year, which justifies the ship-steamers for opening up new trade For further Particulars. Apply
owner in regarding the near routes. future with optimism. There is
Ships Old and New,
N
are all
a huge American cotton crop to The vessels of the Deutsch- be moved and the harvesta of the Austral-Kosmos Lines world are reported to be excellent. modren ships of an average of Given industrial peace
6,000 groas registeredd tons, and mutual confidence between em-
large number of them being less than five years old. Of the Stinnes ployer and employed, we believe ships, fourteen are under five years the year 1927 will prove a brighter and more profitable one for shipowners than they have experienced for several years."
Rotterdam dockers have decided to start a new campaign for higher wagea, a holiday and a persion.
old; one over five years; six, over ten years, and four over twenty- years old. The vessels of the Deutsch-Austral and Kosmos Lines are comparatively new. They bring to the Hamburg-American Line twenty years; and one over twenty- are six motor vessels, built between 1922 and 1926, and less thadi five.
1.
CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING CO.
HONG KONGBORNKO ROYAL MAIL. BERVICE
To Bandakan, Tawan, Bemporna, and Lahad Datu, DHE NDODHIANO
Returning via Sandakan, Jambongan and Jesselton.
Ito.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agente Hong Kong, 14th Feb., 1927.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
ANDA
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
(Admiral Oriental Line)
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing. TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE. "THE "PRESIDENT LINERS” TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE SUNSHINE BELT"
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON .... PRESIDENT GRANT....
. PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
Tuesday, Mar. at 10:00a.m.
Tuesday,
Mar 15th 19:00.a.m.
Tuesday,
Mar. 29th 10.00 am..
.Tuesday,
Apr. 12th 10:00a.m.
.Tuesday,
Apr. 28th 10.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.' HONG KONG. TO EUROPE
SPECIAL LOW RATES.
Via San Francisco or Seattle.
£112
£120
DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LINES
Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested itiner- aries:-
From Hongkong
Vin
Connecting with
Frnta N, York
Arriving, at
Majlis
Apr.
C'org-B'hampt Apr. 8. Pres. Roosevelt Apr. 9 Puth-C.Brg wlympia
Obrg-Shimpia Apr. 16
Paathi-O'Brg Apr 27
Mey Gorg-hinta May 7 Organin May 17 trg-Shajan May 20
War
7
{fan. Franeboo
Mar
9
Beatclo
Mar
15 Ban Franeless
Apr. 13 Aja 20:
Mar. 23
Brattle
en, Washington) Apr. 20
Mar. 20
Son Frenchco
Homeria
Apr.
.8
Son flu
Loviathan
Ajir.
Frien
AR 20
Sonitle
Capr. | 39 Apr. 30 May 11 May I
Aqut a Majratio
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
Wednesday, Mar. 9th 10.00 .. Wednesday, Mar. 23rd 10.00 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 6th 10:00 am, Wednesday, Apr. 20th-10.00 mm.
PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON .... Wednesday, May 4th 10:00a.m. Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays.
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA NAPLES
~GENOA—MARSEILLES,
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Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK, PRESIDENT. WILSON
Tuesday,
Mar. at 6.00 a.m.
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN..
.Tuesday,
PRESIDENT HAYES.
.Tuesday,
Mar. 15th 8.00a.m. Mar. 29th 6.00 am,
.Tuesday,
Apr. 12th 8.00 p.m..
Tuesday,
PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS
Apr. 26th 8.00 a.m.·
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdayı.
TO MANILA.
· PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
· PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
Feb. 21st. .Mar. 1st
6.00, p.m. 800 8.00.
.Mar.
Ist
6.00 p.m.
6.00 p..
Mar. 7th
.Mar. 15th 8.00 a.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
GENERAL AGENTS.
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telophones Central 2477, 2478 & 705,
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.........
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Western Union and Watkins.
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MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTER
⠀ ELECTRICIANS.:
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