FRIDAY, MARCH
P. & 0.-British India 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.
14
From Hongkong
About
11,120 2nd “April
Noon DEM 13th April
8,1.56 16th April 2nd April 5,273
MACEDONIA
KHYBER
DEVANHA
ALIPORE
DELTA
3,097
MALWA
10,941
27th April 30th April
NELLORE
8,863
KHIVA
NYANZA
MOREM
KASHMIR MANTUA
KALYAN
MACEDONIA
11th May May May
2,135 : 144H 7,023 25th
10.918 28th May* 1.005 11th June
J 10,002 25th June
9.244.9th July
17,120: 23rd July
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Destmation
Marseilles & London
"
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Marieilles, London, Dunkirk, Antwerp,
Rotterdam & Huil Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull
apore, Penang, Colomb & Bbay Singapore, Singapore, Penang, Colombo & B'bay Singapore, Penang. Colombo & Bbay Marseilles. London & Antwerp Sapore. Penang. Colombo & Bombay
Marseilles, and London
MAT
Marseilles & London, Marseilles and: London
Maraeilles, London & Antwerp
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles and London
"
to
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Carge Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Stoomahip Co.
TAKADA JANUS TILAWA TALMA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
3,949 1st April
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 4,824 17th April
Singapore. Penang & Calcutta 10,000 25th April Singapore, Penang & Calcutta" 10,000 28th April Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
*ST: ALBANS
"ARAFURA
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
0,000
1st April
4,500 20th Apelle Marila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,
6.956 3rd June
4,500 1st July
6,000 || 29th July
* Cafia Kolambugan, but omits Sandakan.'
Regular monthly aallings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
GREAT LINER.
THE CHINALM
REFITTING OF "MAURETANIA”
COMPLETEDE
"THE QUEEN OF THE SEAS
With a record of service unchal longed by any of the great ships which cross the Atlantio, the [“Mauretanie"" has re-entered the Cunard salling list after an elab
INDO-CHINA
STEA
Destination
JUA MUN 00 (TI
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION:
Steamer
Oaks vis Amay, Maji & Kobe KUTSANG Straite and Calcutta ANG Hangkok via Singapore. Tlau sia Byatow & S'hal
Tientsin
BOOKSANG ... Sun, HOPSANGVIL. Took. KWONGSANG - Wed.,
Solling
27th Max, at 102.m.. 29th Mar. at 10a.m. 30th Mar. at 7am. at. 7'ara,
Swatow Shal HANGSANG Brd Alat d'light
Bangkok' via. Singapore (Sandakan
·Strølta, and; Calculta Tentain
Sandakan
CHEONGSHING TO
CHARSANG WA
Oth April, Noon 5th April, at d Jemen – at
Thurs, 7th April, at 8p.m. Mon., 11th April, at 8 pan.. Sun, 17th April, atd'light Sat, 23rd April, at Noon
MAUSANG KUMSANG
CHIPSHING HINSANG
orate When she left, the Marsey Klung, Mdji & Kobe UISANG Tues,
rent in her old port of Liver
many citizens. stood on the land ing-stage to see her depart, Big liners come and go every day in Liverpool, but there is an affection for the "Mauretania" on Mersey- side, for she won back for Britain the first place for merchant ship speed on the high sean, and nothing. yet built can take the record from her. On the trip to Southampton it was made clear that the reorgan- isation of the passenger ascom- |modation had not affected her fine a two Sea-going qualities, and hours' full-speed test satisfied every-i bedy on board that the "Maure tania" is quite as fast as she was when she averaged more than 26 knots an hour throughout a West- bound voyage. During mall week she ran wall over 52 knots in two hours steaming at the entrance to the Channel, and it seems very im probable that in 1927 the "Maire- Stania" will lose hor fame ks Queen
of the Seas.
For Freight and Passage apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.
General Managers.
ANNUAL REVIEWS..
EARNINGS AND BUILDING PROSPECTS.
FLEETS OF THE WORLD..
com-
17
SOCIALISM IN SHIPPING.
carry
London, Feb. 17. The Hon. Alexander Shaw in his presidential address at the Jubilee meeting of the Chamber of Shipping said that shipowners had seen with some intarest the actual operation In the shipping, world of those theories of public ownership and Special annual review numbers control which were so widely ad are published by "Fairplay," the vocated to-day. We challenge. To enable her to maintain her "Shipbuilding and Shipping Re-those who urge them," he said, "to proud title the Cunard Company cord," and "Syren and Shipping."point to one corner of the earth have given the "Mauretania" a com- One of the most interesting fen- where socialism has ever been ap-". plete overhaul. Two new propertures of "Fairplay is the analysts piled in practice to shipping under Ters and a new shaft have been âx- ed, 192 of her furnaces are as clean the curnings of Britial shipping normal conditions without a storilis- as new, and six turbines, with their companies. With the figures issueding effect, the inflation of expenses, hundreds of thousands of blades, in 1926 the earnings of cargo ves- and an increasing loss added to the have been reconditioned to enable sels during 28 years are shown, burden which the taxpayer has to the ship to develop her full 70,000 while the results of Haer horse-power. All the auxiliary panies are given for 21 years. machinery has also received atten- For the 12 months tho accounts for tion, and by the addition of a new which appeared last year oil fuel bunker to hold 670 tons the average dividend of the cargo ship. fuel capacity is increased to more companies is shown to have been than 7,000 tons of oil. It is not only only 2.56 per cent, while for the her speed that makes the "Maure whole period of 20 years the aver tania a favourite ship among those are dividend was 7.23 per cent. who pasa scross the Atlantio. The The last annual average dividend handsome apartments, which are of the liner companies was B.50 per more like rooms in a stately home, cent, and the average for the 21
the famous years was 8.10 per cent, are unchanged, and panelling, which for nearly twenty The Special Number of the Ship years has been the eavy of other building and Shipping Record is shipowners, still stands unequalled entitled "Annual Review, Design in the decorative schemes of larger and Equipment." The journal and newer ships. But to bring this writes, that "Looking forward popular ship into line with her rather than looking backward we younger sisters the Cunard Combelieve that, subject to there being pany have replanned one hundred of o more labour troubles, the ship-
the staterooms, which
have been
the
made larger and lighter. In every ping and shipbuilding industries first-class stateroom there is now are in for a period of prosperity
LUXURY LINER.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE AMERICAN MAIL LINE
(Admiral Oriental Line),
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing
TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
THE
PRESIDENT LINERS
ניו... יוי!.
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
""THE SUNSHINE: BELT”””
PRESIDENT MADISON Tuesday, March 29th. 6 am.
PRESIDENT JACKSON
Tuesday,
Apr. 12th
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
Tuesday,
Apr. 26th
PRESIDENT LINCOLN ... Tuesday, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
May 10th „Tuesday, May 24th-.
Thereafter. I 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 across, United States and Canada, with liberal top-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested itiner-
From
aries:-
Eongkong
Connecting with Sonship
From N. York
Arriving at
Apr. 30.
Obig B'hopin
Apr. 30 May 11
beg-8 hmpta May
Homarla L'aviathan Agafanta
May
Obrgib limpta: -May May Obrg;Alimp a May, rā, V Puttalibig;...... June
Gen, Vaahington] May 183)
Chngatlanpin Jacu Chagesthaben. Jäne
"Re, a bllo Aquapia
May 83
Honisme Mauretanin
Jans 17
June 15
June 23
Wai-Obrg June: Org-Shopin: : July
Borenguria
June 29
ymplo
July
Cheg-8 to July Chrg-Fimpin' July
July 18
Grg-Shuipt July
Mar. 29 Bin-Francisco
Sentile The Almeda," the new 14,000 Apr 6
Apri J2SFrancisco: bons vessel of the Blue Star Line, Apr. 201 Beattie left London to inaugurate a service | Apr.168 Frang too to South America via Madeira. || Miy
Heattle Only Arst-class passengers were “My 10: |||Ban Franc'ser:
May 18 Sattle carried. Black compartment is | May | 24 |||San Francisos | Mejestio cabin de luxe, and the fare, includ- ing food, is about. 2d. per mile..
The vessel has cold-storage ac- and it is the first of five vessels commodation for 5,000 tons of meat, which will be used by British f porters of chilled meat from the Argentine.
CONSIGNEES.
MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
hot and cold running water. Beds hot the prosperity of 1919 which COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES have superseded bunke, and elec-turned everybody's head-but a tris fans and radiators, blg eup-reasonable measure of activity."; iboards, and many other conven-Hence the number has been devised iences have been introduced in to assist those who wish to take every room.
advantage of the general improve-
HE Steamship Anyone inspecting the "Maure-ment tania" for the first time will find it "Syren and Shipping" again la
**SI-KIANG” hard to believe that she has car- cludes in a large issue a table show- BRINGING CARGO from Dunkirk; ried more passengers than any othering British fleets of over 50,000 tons Antwerp, Middlesbrough, London,. ship in commission, and that she has gross, with an interesting introduc&c.
THE
& steamed a greater distance. She tory article. This year first place Also Cargo from Cognac, La
is still young and fresh in appear is taken by the Ellerman Lines, and Pallice &c. Ex' s... "PEL-HO." ance, and in power she is in her associated companies with 200 ves- CONSIGNEES are hereby, in- prime. Her fastest run over the aels of 1,008,118 tons gross, the com-formed that their goods with the Western waters was timed at 4 days pantes including the Bucknall Hall, exception of Opium, Treasure and 10hr. 41min. Given proper condi-City, and Wilson Lines. Second Valuables "are being landed and The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Toilo, Cebu, tions there is not an engineer sery place is given to the Furness Withyatored into the Godowns of the Rolambugan, Tawae, Timer, Darwin, or other ports on route as inducementing in her to-day who does not think Company, with the Prince Line, the HONG KONG WHARF & GODOWN
her capable of even greater per" formance.
consolidation representing 143 vea Co., Ltd., KOWLOON, whence deli- sels of 777,648 tons. The British very may be obtained immediately India and P. & O. Companies are after landing- shown separately, although the F. & O. has a controlling interest in the British India, es Mesars, Fur- ess Withy control the Prince Line.
offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal. The P. & Q. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal:
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN"
LAHORE
GOGRA
TEESTA
MALWA DELTA
TILAWA ARAFURA TALMA JEYPORE
NELLORE KEIVA NYANZA MOREA
TANDA
6,252 27th March Shanghai, Moji & Kobu
5.381 27th March Shanghai
8,206 28th March Moji, Kobe & Oaska
10,980
4 pm,
1st April 1 8.007
1st April 10,000. 2nd April 3,000 6th April 10,000 8th April 7,648 12th April 6,863 15th April 9,135 15th April 7,023 20th April 10,968 29th April 6.958 8th May
Shanghai,
Mofi
& Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Koba Shanghai, Moji, Kobe and Osaka S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Moji, Kobe & Osaka,
Shanghai,
Maji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghai, Moji and Kobe Shanghai, Moit & Robo Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Moji. Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Paasengers for Rangoon must defray their own Ratel expenses ni Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamor...
*
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are atted with Laundries. Parcela mensuring not more than 24 ft. x 2, x 1 ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to saling
For further Information, Fassage Fraghi, Handbooks, qc, apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZJE & CO.
P. & O. Buliding, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Agents
GUN PRACTICES...
Naval gunnery practices will be fired near the North face of Sharp Peak on Wednesday next.
The Naval field gun practice to have been held
·ON
All claims must be sent in to me on or before MONDAY, the 4th APRIL, 1925, "or" they will not be recognized..."
the P. & O. embraces. over 2,000,000 examined by the Company's Surve- The whole group assoclated with DAMAGED PACKAGES will be tons of shipping while it is pointed yor Messra: Goddard & Douglas. Stonecutters out that the Royal Mail group, within the presence of the Consignees the White Star, the control of which at 10.00 a.m. on WEDNESDAY, the ****passed from the International Mer- 30th MARCH, 1927,
Jaland yesterday was postponed t
this afternoon.
HARBOUR OFFENCE.
cantile Marine as from January 1, represents about 2,500,000 tons...
For causing an obstruction in the HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS. southern fairway of the Harbour,
the licences of a cargo junk was Anod $5 at the Marine Court this morning."
· MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.,
The C.P.S., RMS. "Empress of Asta" left Yokohama on March 18, and is due at Vancouver on March 27.
The P. & 0.8.8. "Gogra" left Singapore for this port or March 20 at 5 p.m., and is, due here on March 27, at about 7 a.m.
The C.P.8, R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" (Capt. S. Robinson, O.B.E., R.N.R.) will leave here för Victoria | and Vancouver, B.G., vla Manila,. Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama, at 5 p.m. on March 30,
The C:P.S., RM8. "Empress of Russia" left, Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang hai, on March 19, and is due here.
"March 28, 1927.
Messrs. T. Adair, G. Adair, Mrs. J. D. Alexander.
Messrs. E. J. Carmichael, RT. Crowe, Mrs. F. M. Coulbourne; Mr." and Mrs. JN. Creed, Mrs, Claxton.
Mr. W. A. Dawley
Mr. R Greenwood, Messrs. A F. Henry James Hunter,
Douglas Hunter, Capt. T. P. Hall,
the
Mr. J. E. Joseph Messrs. H.A. Keller, ST: King. Mr. B. Long, Miss H. Lille,
Mrs. J. Maaseburg, Messra, H. Muller, F. G. McCann, K. E. Mag- nusson, Lt Col W. F. McCowen,
ME. W. A Vander Noordaa. Mr. H. Pearman, Mrs. G. Palmer. Messrs WE Rogers, J. J. Rochell
Mr. W. G. Simpson, Mr JM. Sheel, Messrs. C... Speyer, A. Strok
Mr. G. Van Tlenhaven.i
on April 8 Mr and Mrs A Warner
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE The Japan (Swedish Bast Mr. G. Wrazzo Miss HW Watts
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL LINE
(OCEAN 8.8. CO, LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL SN. CO. LTL
AMERICAN & MANCHUKIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.5. CO., LTD.Y
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,
8.8. "ATREUB
99. "TEUCERY-
5.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK
GRE, CITY. Steamers
Via Bass Caña
Via Bias Canal
Vin Rue Car
in Blues Canal
25th March,
Apell
Bra
Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Antwerp on Mr. and Mr. B. E.. Winkworth, March 17, and la dug hare, on or. Mrland Mrs. about, April 29,
AUSTRAL CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
No Fire Insurance will be effect- ed by us in any case whatever.
7. LIMAGE,
Agent. Hong Kong, 24th March, 1927:
June
Jans
June:
Brattle San Franelaco
„Pratilos. Aonitaniy
TO "SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE”
PRESIDENT PIERCE Wednesday, April 8th 2 m.
PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
PRESIDENT GRANT
PRESIDENT MADISON
Wednesday, Apr. 20th,
Wednesday, May 4th. Wednesday,
„Wednesday,
May 18th June 1st.
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 HAYES" PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT) ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT HARRISON
Tuesday,
Tuesday, .Tuesday, .Tuesday, Tuesday,
Mar. 29th 6.00 am Apr. 12th 8.00a.m. Apr. 26th 8.00 a.m.
May 10th. 8.00 man..
May 24thả 6.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT HAYES PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT. TAFT
Mar 29th 6.09 a.m. Mar 29th 6.00 pan April 4th 6.00 p.m.. April 12th
April 12th
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
8.00 8.m
6:00p.m.
ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
GENERAL AGENTS, FE
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor
Telephones Central 2477, 2478 & 795.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO HONGKONG
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Western Union and Watkinaz
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEER 30ILER
MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTEL
ELECTRICIANS.
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