MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1927,

P. & 0.-British India Apear 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.

From:

Tons Hongkong

Destination

NAVAL BASE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LAND ACQUIRED FOR,MILITARY

PURPOSES; e

STRAITS GOVERNMENT'S PURCHASE.

--

Singapore, Feb. D.

The Straits Government have notified their intention to acquire. three large areas of land, total-

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION 00, LTD.

Sailing.

BAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination

Steamer Straits and Calcutta NAMSANG Oruka via Amoy, Shanghai,

* EOSANG Moll & Kobe...

Canton

ling 355 acres, in the Changi andrtain via Stow, S'hai & Co TINGSANG Bedoh districts for military, par- poses.

While the nature of the works to be put in hand on these areas is still a secret, it is known that they will be in connection with the defence of the eastern ap- proach to the Straits of Johore, on the Singapore side of which the naval base and aerodrome will be situated, and the military authorities have also taken small areas on Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong" and Pulau Tekong Ket- chil, all of which are islands in the eastern entrance to the Straits.

the south.

Mon, 21st Feb., at 8pm. Tues.,' 22nd Feb., 7am.

Tues., 22nd Feb., at 7 a.m. HANGSANG Tuos., 22nd Feb., ata.. Ttan via Swatow & Shal HANGSANG .Sua.

27th Feb.; at 7.10. Tiau via Swatow & S'hal HOPSANG. Wod 2nd May, at 7am. Tientsin

CHEONGSHING Thurs., Sed Mar, at Nook, Sandakan

MALSANG .Tue.,. 8th Mar, at p.m. Btralia and Calcutta) .......... LAISANG

.Tues.

8th Mar, at 8p.m. Danka 7. Molla Y'hamin & Kobo KUMSAN... Tuos., 15th Mar, at 7am. Sandakan

AAAAA HINSANG- .Sat., 10th Mar. at Noon. Tientsin.

CHIPSHING. Sun, 20th Mar, at 7.m. For Freight and Passage apply to: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.

HEAVY BURDENS ON THE SHIPOWNER.

WAGE INCREASES DEMANDED

The

Dominion,

General Managers."

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The present demands of the Merchant Service Guild are parently being considered by the Several months ago the mill-i

Commercial Court of Conciliation: tary were granted survey rights

and Arbitration What the out- over the whole eastern corner of

come will be remains to be seen. the island; or, in other words, the whole area cast of a line drawn

It is possible, of course, that the The details of the latest de-present agitation, like not a few from the Sungei Tampenis, mands of the Merchant Service predecessors, is merely intended the northern side, to Bedoh on Guild of Australasia, on behalf of for advertisement, in order to Its members, which have now.

зecure more members for the Public Anxiety.

reached England are a surprising Guild. But it does illustrate the The public were somewhat an example on the wage difficulties gravity of wage questions in the xlous lest large stretches of the that shipowners have to face in sea frontage would be required. Australia. The new demands re- as the Changi, and Bedoh dis- late only to ship's officers.

Some of the appendages to the wage demands illustrate another tricts, though entirely agricul increases demanded are between side of the labour problem. For tural in hand, contain numerous 25 and 60 per cent. on the al-example, not only is the demand bungalows along the beaches ready high scale of wage ruling made that employment contracts 2nd March Spare, Penang, Colombo & Berabay which are very popular for sen- in the Commonwealth. In addi-should run on the basis of 12

Marseilles & London

side holidays.

tion, the demand is made for em- months' notice instead of the nor The official notification has re-ployment contracts to be on the mal notice of one" month, but it. Heved that alarm to a great ex-basis of yearly notice instead of is also insisted that in the event Itent, however, as the only sea monthly notice.

of a shipowner giving employ-. frontage to be taken is a stretch

member of the Guild a penalty be imposed of five guineas plus an equivalent sum to the annual membership fee. It is not stat ed if the equivalent sum" will cover the subscription of the non-member for the 12 months in which he is working out his noticet

About

6th March

Nou.

ath i

March

2nd Apri

33,1 14 Dth. Aprill

NELLORE MANTUA

6,852

10,90%

-- KASHGAR

9,006

12th March

NAPORD

5,293

1-4th March

NYANZA

7.6298

28th

March

MONGOLIA

34,504

MACEDONIA

1,320

KHYBER

DEVANHA

8,155.

DELTA

8.007

MALWA

10,541

NELLORE

1,53

AKB 21%

KHIVA

81286

9.135.

14th

NYANZA

# ລາ

4,02% 2068

MORDA

KASHMIR

0.005

MANTUA

May June

ກ 11.902 25th June

HLA

KALYAN

9,344 9th July .320: 23rd July

MACEDONIA

16th. April 2743 April 8015 April May

Mavanilles, kandon. Antwerp & R'dam

S'gon, Mlies, 'di, 'burg &R'dam Spur, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marselies & London

il

Under the new scale of wages

unton 'dam. & Hull of less. than a mile from the the salaries of shipmasters would ment to an officer who is not a

Mareilly & Loudon Lidon,

& Antwerp Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Ebay Marscilies and

and London Singaper

Ponang. Colombo & bay Marseilles, London Antwerp Supore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles & London.

Marseilles and London

Marseilles, London & Antwerp;

Marseilles, London & Antwerp Adursgilles and London

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Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo "to Caristantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Sternship. Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

PALMA

A

SHIRALA

#

TAKADA

4.

CAMBRIRA

TALAMBA

| 10,000 | 22nd Feb. | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

19.30 n.m.

7,841 8th March

6,267 18th March

6,949 | 24th March

Singapore, Penang & Calcutze Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

8,010 | 31st March | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta

mouth of the Changi river to range from $45 78, 10d. to 2134 Fairy Point. This is a beautiful 175. 6d. per month, and of first beach, and the owners of the officers from £33.9s. 2d. to £51 7. bungalows on it, who include Mr.2d., with no deductions for food. E. S. Manasseh, are unlucky, but Increases are demanded for other the public will be relieved that navigating and engineering of the inroad upon Singapore'acers to bring their wayes up to a limited seaside areas is no great-contmensurate scale. er than that.

This block runs inland about rent in England is difficult to Comparison with wages cur- half a mile, and includes 90 acres make, but if can be taken that if of Government forest reserve. the increases are brought about. There are also several parcels of ships officers in Australia will be Government land in the other ac-receiving something more than quisitions.

Two Blocks Of Changi Rezd. The two other areas consist of rubber and coconut land, and are situated on the seaward side of the Changi Road but neither takes in the sea frontage. One area of 115 acres starts just short

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) of 13th mile and is roughly half

*TANDA

'ST. ALBANS

ARAFURA.

4th. 25rch

6.960 4,500 19 April 6,000 | 29th April 4,068 Sr4 June 4.500 18: July ARAFURA | 0.000 20th July

JANDA

ST. ALBANS

Manila, Sandakan. Iloilo, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne

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*Calls at Kolambugan. Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.

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double what equivalent officers are earning in England. English wages are by no means low. Only, Australia are higher wages paid indeed, in the United States and But the disparity with Australia is astounding. Able bodied sea- men are paid $16 12s. a month in Australia, whereas the equival ent wage is only £9 a month on British ships.

A Fool's Paradise.

a mile long and deep. The last block contains 162 acres and is in the Bedoh district, the aren starting from the 10th mile, but

Of course, there is not the its seaward boundary is no slightest doubt that the Austra where near the beach. The sec-lian Merchant Marine is living in ond block runs close to the beach, a fool's paradise. These im- but leaves a strip of sea frontage." mense wages are killing the goose There have been many rumours that lays the golden eggs. It is as to the strengthening of the

no secret that the Australian garrison in Singapore in the Commonwealth Line the only future, and although no official important, ocean line cannot statement has been made it seems continue to carry on against such reasonable to suppose that the odds. Mr. Bruce has confessed garriaon will not be limited to

that the Commonwealth Govern- The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal"

"the one infantry battalion sta-ment is compelled to offer its The P. & D. Branch Service of steamors, to 'London via the Capo,

tioned at present, while it has fleet for sale, on account of the The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and always been known that the labour difficulties. London via Panama Canal

offers.

The B. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawan. Timor, Darwin, or other ports on route as inducement

Frequent connections from Australia with the following The Union 5.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, Saa Francisco, ete.

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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAL & JAPAN

GAMBHIRA

MACEDONIA TAKADA

ST. ALBANS KHYDER TALAMBA DEVANHA

LAHORE

MALWA DELTA ARAK ARAFURA JEYPORE

NELLORE

KNIVA

NYANZA MOREA TANDA

i

5.257 | 28th Feb.

Muji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

11,130

4th March

Shanghai,"Moji and Koba

8,047

6th March

Meji, Kobe & Deoka

1 4,500

8th March

9,124

18,018

3,156

5,262

20,080

3,00

8,000 7,648

11th March

Maji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji and Kobe

12th March Kobe

18th Mur

2701

1st April 1st April 6th April

12th April

6.853 15th April

0.135 15th April 7,023 29th April 10,963 20th April 9th May 5,968

Shanghai, Moli and Kobe

Shanghai, Moji & Koba

Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

Moji, Kube, Osaka & Yokohama

and Kobe

Shanghal, Moj and

Shanghai, Moji and Keba

Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghal, Moji & Kobo

Shanghai, Moli & Kobe

Moji, Kobe,. Osaka and Yokohama

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL. STEAMERS; »

* Passengers for Rangeen must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge,

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Steamers on London and Australiah Lines are Atted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not..more than 2% ft. x 2-ft, x 1 ft. will be received

at the Company's Office' up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.

For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:

Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers would pay careful at- tention to, the eastern approaches to the naval base. "Straits Times."

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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

.

I think it was some time last year that the Australian Comon- wealth Line provoked an outery by chartering British vessels and laying up its own ships in order to avoid paying wages on the im- possible scale demanded in Aus- tralia,

This state of affairs has its reaction on British ships. Ie is only necessary to recall the

Un-

The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Asia" arrived at Kobe, on Feb. 18," at 2.30 p.m., left that port on Fab. 19. at 4 a.m., and was due official strike of seamen in Aus- Nagasaki yesterday, at Ga.m.

The B. I. s.a. Gambhira" left Singapore for this port on Feb, 18, p.m., and is due here on Feb. 26, at about 7 a.m.

tralia a year ago, although it is fortunately obvious to seamen on British ships that if wages, any thing like the Australian scale The Ben Line 8.8." "Benayan" were to be paid, the shipping in- from Middlesbro, Antwerp. Lan-dustry would be out of business don, Straits and Philippines, is due in a twinkling. The only way to arrive here on March 2.

The m.v. "Delhi" (Swedish East Australian ships are kept in ex- Asiatic Co. Ltd.) left Antwerp on istence is by allotting them Jan. 25, and is due here on or shoutun exclusive preverve in the March 2.

constal trade.

CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING CO.

HONG KONG––BORNEO ROYAL MAIL SERVICE To Sandakan, Tawau, Semporna and Lekad Datu,

Returning via Sandakan, Jambongan and Jesselton.

HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS

February 17, 1927.

Mr. C. P. Anderson, Mr. und Mrs. G. S. Archbutt, Mr. J. Apfel- baum, Mr. A. Adler.

Mrs. W. A. Beasley, Mr. F. Baumann.

berston, E. J. Carmichael, H. P. Messrs. D. E. Clark, C, D. Cul-

Crane..

Donaldson, Miss C. E. Dowell, Messrs. W. A. Dowley, WA. Miss I. E. Dowall, Messrs. A. Ditishelm, FA Deen.

$

Misi L. A. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. A. Griener. Capt. T. Po all, Messrs. A. F: Henry, F. H. Hill, J. R. Hooley, Hope, Mr. and Mrs. and B. Henderson, I Hupedon, J. E. Hereford, Mr. H, E. Hyde.

Mr. A. Jenkins.

Mr. H A., Keller Mr. W. E. Lilbetran,

H.

Miss H.

Lillie, Mrs. A. Lewis, Messrs. B. Long, Lescadron.

Mrs. J. Masseburg, Mesars. N. E Magnusson. Mr. and Mrs. A. C.. Midgby.

Mr. E. H. Newton.

Messrs. F. S. Odom, J. E. Ogle. Mr. H. Pearman, Miss M., E. Pipkin, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Priestly, Mr. A. C. Pritchard.

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Mr. Geo. Richwood, Mr. and Mrs. Roaling. Messrs. T. W. Smith, H. L. Sherman, Messrs. W. Stead, M..M. Sokoloff, S. Schopfochor.

Mr. and Mrs, A, Vannini, Mra. G, G, S. Venner.

Messrs. E. Warbrick, G. Wragge, Mr. and Mrs J. E. Watkins.

Mr. E. A. Yates.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

AND

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

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.Tuesday, Mar. 1st 7.00 a.m..

Tuesday,

Mar. 15th

.Tuesday,

Mar. 29th

.Tuesday,

Apr. 12th

Tuesday,

Apr: 26th

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

HONG KONG TO EUROPE

SPECIAL LOW RATES.

Via San Francisco or Seattle, £120 £112

DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LINES

Choice of railway lines acroes United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing.. Ask for information Following are suggested Itiner aries:--

Frotu

Hongkong Vi

יד

Conventing with

Four X. York

Arriving at

"I

Mar

Mar 3. Fun Francison | „Minjustic Apr. Mar. 0:

Saltlo

Pre Bonusreli, Apr. 段 Mnr. 15. AS Francisen. lympio

Aj R Henculti Gen. Washington Apr. 20

Miu

ก. Apr.

20 Hans Frachro | Hansarie

Pontili

Apr. 30

av attan

· Ajr..

San Fransika

qai ani

Air

25

Filip

Minha

May W May 14

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6beg-Shampir Play Br

Apr. 8 Ar 13

-Simpt Apr. 22 P'mch-Brg.

Apr. 27.

Obre-Shimom - May

Cheek humptu May Chrg-humpty May 17

Curg 5′bogatu May 20

TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

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"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE”

PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON

Wednesday, Mar. 9th.

Wednesday, Mar. 23rd.

Wednesday, Apr. 6th.

:Wednesday, Apr. 20th.

..Wednesday, May 4th.

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays.

TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK... VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ-

PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA NAPLES

-GENOA-MARSEILLES,

Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK, PRESIDENT WILSON

PRESIDENT VAN BUREN.

PRESIDENT HAYES.....

. PRESIDENT POLK

PRESIDENT ADAMS

.Tuesday,

Mar. 1st 6.00 a.m.

.Tuesday,

Mar, 15th 8.00 a.m..

Tuesday,

Mar. 29th 6:00 am.

Tuesday,

Apr. 12th 8.00a.m.

Tuesday,

Apr. 20th 8.00 ́ú.m

Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.

TO MANILA.

PRESIDENT. JEFFERSON PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT VAN BUREN.

6.00 p.m. 6:00a.m.

6.00 p.m.

Feb. 21st .Mar. .Mar. 1st

1st.

Mar. 7th

6.00 p.m.

.Mar. 15th

For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to a

8,000.01.

ROBERT DOLLAR CO.

"GENERAL AGENTS.

Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank Building. Ground Floor

Telephones Central 2177, 2478 & 705.

1.

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, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTEL, ELECTRICIANS,

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.

Agents.

BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE

JOINT SERVICE OF THE..........

"BLUE FUNNEL'

LINE.

(OCEAN S.S! CO, LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL BN. CO. LTD.

AND

AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE

(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.)

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

8.8. "CITY OF BRISTOL"

5.8. "PELEUS"

8.8. "ATREUS"

8.9. **TEUCER”-

Via Suez Canal

do.

do..

», de,

25th February,

6th: March, 25th March: 8th April

Steamers proceod via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option

Subject to change without notice.

For Freight and particulars apply to:—— BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE. LTD., Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., Canten.

The 8.8. Lok Sux” carrying His Majesty's Mail will be despatched from this port to Britia North Borneo Ports as above, named on or about 5th March, $1927-299 (N

For Freight, Passage and Parcel Rates applyi CARMICHAEL CLARKE, Artentu, Queen's Building, Phone, C.288: or W. WATT 004 Agenta, 37, Connaught Road West, Phone 0,4888,

T. S. S. "SIANG WO”

senger & 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 - 1-chann

Plisse address enquiries to the Chief Manager:

R. M. DIER, B3e MIKA, Kowloon Dock,

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