TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1927.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
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(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
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"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..
Tons
I From
Hongkong About
7.023 | 18th March
NYANZA
MONGOLIA
10,500
MACEDONIA 12,120
•1 p...
10th March
Noon.
2nd April
9th April
16th April
Destination
S'perd, Penang, Colombo. & Bombay Marseillas, London.
Marseilles & London.
非
Marseilles, Londen, Dunkirk, Antwerp,
Rotterdam & Hull,
Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hall Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Ebay London Marselles and
Singapore, Pepang Colombo & bay Marseilles, London & Antworp
KHYBER
1334
DEVANHA
8,355
DELTA
8:097
27th April
MALWA
10.9441
80th Apri
NELLORE
0,853
11th. May
KHIVA
135
1th May
NYANZA
1
2023 25th
S'pore, May
MORZA
"28th
Marseilles & London.
KASHMIR
0,006. 11th June
Marseilles and London
MANTUA
Juno.
Marseille, London & Antwerp
KALYAN
9,344 9th
MACEDONIA
10:018
10,902 | 28th
· 11320 | 23rd
Penang
1.
THE CHINA MAIL
FULL STEAM AHEAD.
NAVAL OFFICER AND CHINA
"M/STATION.N
"HONG HONG AT LAST
THREE MOTOR SHIPS FOR
PACIFIC
TO BE BUILT IN JAPAN.
The command of a gunboat on the Yangtzo or Weat River was in Tusen
It is reported that the Nippon pre-wireless days one of the most shortly in Japan the building of Kaisha will commence coveted jobs in the British Navy, three new quadruplo screw trans- aays H.M. in the "Spectator."
Once out of sight of his admiral, Pacific motor passenger liners in the junior officer in the enviable accordance with the highest class position had then simply to order at Lloyd's. "Full, opsed ahead both," and
Those vessels (which will be com- vanish discreetly 'out of the plated by the end of next year) will Supreme Presence,
have an over-all length of about 584 No salute: of guns could recall ft. breadth moulded about 72 fb.j him, no flutter of coloured flags at loaded draft of about 28 ft. 6 in. the masthead or wink of night-and a gross tonnage of about 16.000. Falgnalling lamps could thereaftor tons,
trouble his detached serenity: It is proposed to. at two of the And there was no doubt about it vessels with, four sets of Sulzer' either: the policemen of those re-engines driving four screws and mote and often turbulent water-giving the steamers a speed of 19) ways, the terror of river pirates, knots with a cruising speed of 17 and the only admittedly unpre knots The third vessel will be Judiced arbitrator in international atted with two sets of Burmeister or private feuda, the gunboat cap and Wein engines. tsin was a figure of more than or- dinary significance.
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1.
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Suite & Super Suite.
NGER LIST
ARRIVALS
R & O.KHYBER."
The following Government pas- sangers were on the P&0. "Khyber" which arrived here, yes. terday from London via Singapore. The military officers etc. are and leaves to-day for Shanghai. either routine reliefs, for others. whose period of service is completa, or they are newly posted to units already out here:
From London:-
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
POLAND G
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
{Admiral Oriental Line)
JOINT TRANS PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
Major and Mrs. B. C. Lake, Major THE "PRESIDENT LINERS
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PS. Stewart.
Capt. C. W. Morison, Capt. R.. E: Carew Capt. And Mrs. R. M Campbell.
Lb;;and Mrs." A, Sexton, Lt, J. A. (Crouch, Lt. C. B. C.. Burton. Et, and Mrs. J. R. Sandeman, 2nd Lt. J. W. Maclaren.
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Mrs. Thorps. WFO: M. A. Macdonald. Q.M.Sand Mrs. L. P. Hale and Miss Hale.
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Latham. Mrs. E W. Spencer,
50 non-commissioned officere: and MEN....
From Malta: ".
Major W. 'K. Morrison. 'From Port Said:--
18 N.CO's and men.
From London to Shanghai:-
Lt.-Col. and Mrs. D. F. Anderson, Major C. Armstrong..
Captain T. RH, Smyth,
2nd Lt. T: 8 Knowles, 2nd Lt. F. R. Yorke.
To-day, even if much of the old. The 1st class passenger accom- independence has been lost through modation will be for 209 adults,) the knitting together of "outpost compcaed of single-bed cabins. commands. service on the China Sta-two-bed cabins and large family tion is still exciting and varied cabins of three beds, All cabins enough to be considered quite the will have windows and thore will best thing the Admiralty has to be no inside cabins. offer
There will be one "suits" con- Close Quarters.
sisting of bedroom, sitting room During the troubles the river and private bath and trunk room, gunboats are in the thick of things, and a super "suite" consisting of as they have been lately. When a bedroom, sitting room, private fighting has to be done it is usually verandah, private bath and trunk at close quarters, the little ship room. Most cabins will be opposite sidling up alongside her enemy-public bathrooma or will have pri a pirate junk bristling with fear-vate bathrooms: attached. some cannon, or an armed "Red"
Passenger Accommodation. tramp steamer-and tackling the job as Drake's sailors did on the All 1st class passenger accom-March 15 were:-Miss V. Borger, Spanish Main, by boarding and modation will be amidships on the Mr. F. F. Glass, Mrs. C. Harchner hand-to-hand combat. Tr
"BC" and "D" deeks. The pro-Mrs. W. H. Hannigan, Mr. J P.
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Miss G. R. Glackan.. Miss E Bentley, Miss M. Eyres. 11 N.C..'s and men.
DEPARTURES. First-class passengers on the "President Grant," left Hong Kong for San Francisco via Shanghai on
"A hands regel boarders-nowmenade deck which will be a fea-Heilbronn, Mrs. B. Mund Mrs.. then. stand by for it bey! It ture of these vessels, will extend M. L. Muindy, Mrs. L. I Riedel, Mr. sounds like an anachronism, cry out practically the whole length of the and Mrs. A. Seth, Mr. C. Kokuku, of the romantle, stirring paat; but ship. One this deck provision has Mr. H. R. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. R. the writer has heard that very been made for six extra large Feltman, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Flood order given.
cabins with private bathrooms'; Mrs. A. Billings, Mr. M. E. J. For the more adventurous spirits public lounge, smoking room, veran Cleland, Miss P. Drelel, Mrs. J. W. this ever present possibility of ac
Husted, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Roces,. Colombe & Bombaytive service is doubtless the chief dah cafe and social hall.
The gymnasium and swimming Mr. F. G. Vargara, Miss K. Davis,. attraction of the China Station; but even in normal times or perhaps pool will be situated on "E deck Mr. R. Cort, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. one should call the Fire intervals and apparatus will be installed Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. PH. Suck- of quiet in China abnormal times which will provide running seang Mr. E. Alabaster, Mrs. BA. the kite la far from hum-drum: water when the bath is in 180.. Proulx, Miss Ho Faka, Mr. E. W. and autumn race-meetings at Shang-
There are, for instance, the spring |--"," Superior 2nd Class.
July Marseilles, London. & 'Antwerp.
July ¦ Marseiller and London.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Fireaus, Smyrna and ather Levant Forts by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
TAKADA JANUS: TILAWA
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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
28th March
6:040: 4,824 10th April 10.000 18th April
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang, & Calcutta- Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
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Canton, Mr. H. A. Towne, Miss M. Mead, Miss A. J. Edmunig, Mr.
A superior 2nd class is also pro-C. G. Mackie, Mr. T. G. Wouli, Mr. hat and Hankow, uproarious festivided which will accommodate 100 Edwin Stuparich, Mr. A. G. Suffnd, vals not to be missed for words. adults, cabins, as in the first class, Mr. E. A. Yates, Mr. Mok Kon-sang, Shuttlecock Existence. will also be outside, and will be Major A. O Hills: Rev, J. H Evans, situated on C deck, with public Miss E James, Mies Leung, Mise One may charter a house-boat, rooms on the after promenade Chung, Mr. Lau, MY F. Gregory, go shooting duck and golden phen-which will be unusually spacious, Mrs. J. Anderson, Mins" M. sants in the enchanted country of The fore and aft parts of the the lotus ponde; or, if the after-ship will be given over for 400 3rd EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) patrol duties light, grant oneself a matita made will be superior to any noons are oppressive with heat and class passengers and the arrange few days a leave at some airy moun thing now plying the Pacific for this Manila, Sandakan, Thursday, Island,tain-top resort such as Kuling, the class of passenger
Chinese Simja.
ST. ALBANS 4,600 ARAPURA
PANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
1st April 6,000
29th April 0,963 3rd June 4,800 1st July
8,000 29th July
W
Townsville, Brisband, Sydney, Melbourne,
* Calls Kolambugan, but omits Sandakan. Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
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The E. & A. 8.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as inducement offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
Zealand,Vancouvor, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & D. Royal Mail steamors to London via Suez Canal.
Anderson, Mias M. F. Mackinley, Miss S. C. Ting, Mr. Tom Sing- Andy, Mr. P. Di Cravath Me and chong Mr. Tom Yee-ngok, Mr. U. Endicott, Mr. Chek Wan, Mr. Lu. Mrs. Jupp, Miss Jupp, Mr. Lo Kan, | Mz. M. W.Stavéni, Mr. K. E. Fung,
The river-ports have their night- The Brat vessel of the above type Mr. Shang Tsoon chuen, Mr. S. life too: probably not even Paris will be isid down sometime early Katamura, Mr. O Cuvillier, Mr. Ho can boast so many cabarets as this summer at the Nagasaki Works Yee-sang, Dr Wan Shing-chuan, Shanghal-real, gally lawless of the Mitsubishi Zenson Kalsha, Mr. Frank W, Leo Mro. A Fetroff, cabarete, not the pretentious night and the contract calls for comple-Master G. Petroff, Mior Sonia, Miss club affaira where one merely gets on by the end of next year the Paviena, Mr S Ploris, Mr. and robbed. N
other two steamers will be laid down Mrs. J Floris, Miss L Floris, Miss Nowadays, however, it is the life a few months later, one to be built E. Floris, Mr. P. Floris, Mr. H. 6. of the larger ships, whose cruising by the same firm and the other by Creighton, Mr. V. E. Creighton, Mr. range extends from the Siberian the Kawasaki Zbeenjó at Kübe. H Al Cohen, Mr. Arundel, Mr. E. coast to Borneo, rather than of the
Latest Ideas
Smith, Mr. W Moora, Mr H The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newriver gunboats; that appeals most The N. Y. K. is not sparing any Geisman, Mr. and Mrs G. S Stag-
generally..
dale, Mra, L. "Heymanson, Rey; and To be properly prepared for such these three vessels the very latest weathebee, Miss A Hildreth, expense or effort in embodying in Mrs. E. S. Hilpreth, Miss W a shuttlecock existence es obtains ideas in ship construction. They Master J, Hildreth, Mr. and Mrs. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and in the sea-going cruiser squadron will be the largest passenger carry. B. L, Ruffner, Mr. Gow Yin-hon,
one's kit must include not only the full tropical outfit, solar topee, and ng ships over laid down in Japan Mr. Choy Yoe, Mr. Yip Pul-cho, Mr. sun-gleases, but the warmest of and the largest units of the NYK Toy Tai Mr. Yee Boey, Mr. Lam leet, which on, the completion of Share-yick, Mrs. Johnson, Mra winter gear as well.
these steamers, will total about F. F. G. Donaldson, Miss S. Donald 700,000 gross tons directly operat son, Miss J. Donaldson, Mr. F. F. G. Obviously so, on a station where odoy the company, and with their Donaldson, Master F. Donaldson, it is quite possible to find oneself subsidiary too will-aggregate near Master 3. Donaldson, Dr. and Mrs: bathing in tepid equatorial seas the million mark. “
IC. Wohrley, Master M. Wehrley, scarcely more than a week after ons
Mr. G. F. Sauer, Mrs B. Jauer, had been shivering over a. Are in
Master H. Bauer, Mrs. J.. A. Van Vladivostock Bayl
Leer Mrs, W. B. Van Leer, Mr.
The P. & Q, Branch. Service of stormers, to London via the Capa
London via Panama Canat
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
* KHYBER
0,1M
DEVANHA JANUS TILAWA TEESTA
15th March Shanghel, Moji and Kobe
6 p.m. 8,156 18th March Shanghai, Moj and Ecbe 4,824 20th March Kobe 10,000 22nd March Kobe-
LAHORE
DELTA
ARAFURA JEYPORE NELLORE KHIVA NYANZA MOREA TANDA
8226 24th March Mejl & Kobe
27th March Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
10 KO
Lat
180
5th
8,000
19th April 7.648 7,848 8,853 18th April 9,185 16th April 7,028 29th April 10,953 29th April 6,968 8th May
Does not take passengers.
Soji & Kobe
Moji & Kobo
Shanghai, Moji and Kobe
Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama
Shanghai, Moil and Kobo Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghal, Majl & Koba Shanghai, Moli & Kobe
Moll, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama
Hot and Cold.
"While servhig in the China. Sta-
tion the writer was in the habit of SHANGHAI VISITOR. keeping an intermittent scrap-diary, one or two extracts from which may be found as luminating as any full description of naval life out there' could be:
NETHERLANDS CRACK
-SHIP
Shanghai, March 10, The ship had passed through the
One of thể, most interesting·ad- Inland Sea of Japan at the time of ditions to Shanghai's international the cherry-blossom--surely the feet is the Netherlands armoured nearest approach to Fairyland to cruiser "Sumatra, which arrived
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.be found anywhere on earth with here on February, 19 under the com
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Passongors for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses, Singapore while awuiting the on-carrying steamer.
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those little wooden houses at the mand of Captain Jhr. George: L water's edge, the white sailed fish Schorer. The vessel is the most aiing-vessels, and the clouds of danc modern warship pobasssed by the ing petala--and was on a south Natherlands Navy to whom It was Western course for Wet-hat-wel and delivered by the Netherlands Ship eventually Hong Kong for gunnery bulding, Co. Works at Amsterdam, practice, A CO
the engines being fitted by the A typhoon, however, intervened: Workspoor, Works At her trials And here the diary, though bald, is she attained; a speed of 81.8 knots. perhaps graphite enough,
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Stcamera on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2%1⁄2 ft. 2 2 ft x 1 ft. will be received at the Company's Omeo up to Noon on the day prayions to sailing,
For further Information, Passage, Froights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agenta
P. & O, Bullding, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG..
The vessel's displacement' is, :7,500 Dairy Extracte
tons, length 12-yards," "greatest "Ran siap luto the thing it breadth 18 yards and draught 22:16. reads, "In the morning watch. Two The engines Include three steam cutters smashed to, atoms and for turbines Sfithe Zody type? At the Frard gaz put out, or action Man trials than engines attained fixa lost coverboard Sick as ent capacity 01 82,000 D TA
My steam, a delivered by eight doubl Then, several days later, "Hong endeds of firing boilers.
~~Protaction" is, provided by three inch baltarTOUT AUGU
tive: 2th The
bell
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE Kong at last thank the stars. Three-
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
BLUE FUNNEL” LINE
(OCEAN B.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO. LTL
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & ROCKNALE 8.5. CO. LTD.}.
AMAN BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG"
8:8. "ATREUS":
8.8. TEUCER
8.9. CITY OF DUNKIRE"
8.8. EUMAEUS"
5.3 "CITY OW
Steamers proce
Subject to ch
Fed in and slept for twelve--hours Went ashore in the afternoon and played tennis with the captain daughters.: Swish. In the oveni went into the Chinese quarter and smoked a pipe of
what it fall
and Mr WJ. Hawker, Miss D. Hawker, Mrs. H. Henderson, Mr. P. B. Findlay...
Mar
TO SAN FRANCISCO
HONOLULU,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE SUNSHINE BELT"
PRESIDENT MADISON Tuesday, March 29th
PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT 'McKINLEY. PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
Tuesday, Apr.. ́ ́12th Tuesday,
Apr. 28th Tuesday, May 10th Tuesday, May 24th
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays. HONG KONG TO EUROPE
SPECIAL LOW RATES..
Vin San Francisco or Seattle. £120 £112
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 arloa:
it
Vin
Connecting with
Frony
[N, Türk-
Arriving at
Guo, Washington Apri 20 |. Pimili-Q Brg | Apr. 33
From Hongkeng
Mur. 23
Brestle
29 Sin Fronclado.
Homeris
Apr. 90.
Apr.
Bi | Beattle-
Leviathan
Apr. 30
Apr.
12 | San Francisco
Aqui anla
May 11
Apr.
20
Socitie
Dan Wahington May 18
Apr.
San Francion
Reablia...
MAY 18
| May"
Aquitatis
May 31
May 10
Ban.kranu zoo
Homerlo
fan 11
· Mxy-18.
Mauretanin.
June 14
May 24
Fan Finnalso
Majato
June 25
Jane
Berengaria
June 29
June
78an Francisco
Ulympie
July
1
Henttlu
Seattle
Seattle
Chrg B'hmyta May 48
Cr-Shapin May".
brg limit May
brg-himp May Ph-brg June 6 Corg:Shopin: Jace
brg-Shoo Jona 17 Pith-brg Jane Obrg-Whnipta. · July Org-8pt Juty
brg Bhaji. July
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
THE FAST SHORT ROUTE”
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND Wednesday, Mar. 23rd. ? a.m.
..PRESIDENT PIERCE
PRESIDENT TAFTE” PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT
Wednesday, Apx. 6th Wednesday, ・ Apr. 20th, Wednesday, May 4th dnesday May 18th.
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Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesdays. TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO
PORT SAID-ALEXANDR
*** —GENOA—MARSEILLES, LE Thence to BOSTON and NEW
W YORK:
PRESIDENT HAYES PRESIDENT: POLK.... PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD: PRESIDENT HARRISON
Tuesday, Tuesday,
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
Tuesday,
Mar. 29ff
6.00 m.m.. Apr. 12ih 8.00 dim. Apr. 28th - 8:00 am. May 10th: 8:00 m.
May 24th 6.00 Am..
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays,
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
PRESIDENT: MADISON
· PRESIDENT: HAYES'S PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT JACKSON
Mar 16th. 3.00 p.m... Mar. 21st 6.00 pm Mar 25th 6.00 a.m. 6.00 p.m.
Maz. 29th..
April 4th
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
6.00. p.
ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
GENERAL AGENTS.
Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477; 2475 & 795.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG.
Codes Used: A1. A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;
met de Western Union and Watkin
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS OILER
MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTER,
ELECTRICIANS.”