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DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK 'Via SUEZ.
"KENDAL CASTLE”,-
suila hence on or about 17th Aprü.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALE ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS. REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI, VENICE OR TRIESTE "B" Class £66, 0, 0d, "A" Class £72. 10: Od.
London £73 London £80
NEXT SAILINGS. OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL ·
From Hong Kong. M.S. "ESQUILINO" -
aails on or about 2nd April.
S.S. VENEZIA
sails on or about 28th April.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE. ·
M.V. "REMO
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
S.S. VENEZIA”
i
From Hong Kong. safle on or about 8th April. ..suile on or about 3rd May,
sails on or about 31st May,
NATAL LINE OF
STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO...
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMSINGA"
sad from Calcutta 3rd June. Regular Passenger and Cargo Service: to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents. Telephone Central 1030.
NYISLINE
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
*Calle Los Angeles.
SOUTH AMERICA via Japan, Honolula, San Francisco, Los
Monday, TENYO MARU
4th April, at Noon. -KOREA MARU (Calls Keelung)... Sunday, 17th April, at 10 a.m. SHINYO MARU
Sunday, 3rd: May.
....
Angeles, Mexico & Panama.
ANYO MARU
BOKUYO MARU
KAMO MARUJ
KATORI MARU
1;
Tuesday, 3rd May, at Noon. ...... Wednesday. 8th June.
MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via Porta.
TOBA MARU
LISBON MARU
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,
ATSUTA MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Poris.
AKI MARU
MISHIMA HARU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA,
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Sald & Ports.
LIMA MARU
BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durbar & Cape Town
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO,
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON,
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING SECTION.
SHIPPING IN 1926.
NO BENEFIT THROUGH COAL TROUBLES.
る
.
apart from other increases. The whole 4.8 mililon net tone, therefore, represented a loss.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1927.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
BAILINGS 1927.
!!
STEAMERS
H'Kong S'hui
Kobe
Y'hema
Laava
Leave
Leave
· Leave'
Arrive
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA " EMPRESS OF ASIA
Apr. 20
Apr. 23
Apr. 18.
Apr. 29
Mar #
May 11
May 14
May 17
May 30
Mayɑ29
June 1
June
Juna 7 June 18:
June.1
June 22
June 25
June 18
July 1
July 10
July 11
July 15
Duly 19
July 22
July $1
AUF. Aug. 30 Sopt, 20
Aug.12
Aug. 31
Sept. 2. Sept 11
Oct. 3
When the weight of exporbe wast Scompared with the tonnage of ahtpping cleared with ourges, and allowance made for the fact that coal is shipped in full cargols, it' outward barely exceeded 11 per cent... an' was found that in the increase quite insufficient to meet trade from the United Kingdom the the additional costs imposed by the amount of general cargo carried by strike. and notwithstanding re- euch. 100 not tons of shipping fell ferences, which had been made to from 67 cons in 1913 to 42 tona "the little shipping boom" the re- In 1926, and only 38 tons in 1928. sult of the year's work, even for Thus, ships carrying general cargo KU the had a poorer load factoria 1986 A contradiction of the assumption trump shipping, which that the shipping industry has class benefiting by the increase in than in 1925. Iderived
advantagesmarket rates, has been such that On the subject of costs, the rg- exceptional from the misfortunes of the coal few, if any, companies have done port points out that the need for industry is given in, the annual re-more than cover their depreciation ballast voyages out for bringing home sufficient bunkers for the out- port of the Chamber of Shipping of in their earnings. 1 the United Kingdom. An optimals-
It was not surprising, therefore, ward voyage has shut out home-EMPRESS OF ASIA Lie 'note is, however, struck in to find that the Board of Tradeward cargo: this, and the increased refereace to the cedhomie position estimated that the invisible experts delays at foreign coaling ports and of the industry, which, although the gross earnings of British stations abroad, the inferior quality according to the report,"not at the shipa engaged in the foreign trade, of much of the foreign bunkers, re- moment materially better than it less expenditure abroad together sulting in loss of power and steam was a year ago, shows signs of im-with the expenditure of foreigning days, and the higher price of provement. The realisation of ships in United Kingdom ports was Buch coal were factors of grave such hopes must, however, remain lower in 1926 than in 1925, the esti-importance, and went a long way uncertain for some time, and de-mate for 1926 being £120,000,005 as to offset the advantages of higher pends ultimately upon the per-comparedi with $124,000,000, in tramp freights and to involve the
liners in heavy losses... manence of those factors which 1926, make for a general restoration of trade.
•
When it was remembered that ships in linor trades bore the bur "Nevertheless." It is added, the den of the increased oxpenditure iden has gained credence that the and benefited very little, is at all, industry has derived excepsional by the temporary increase in open advantages from the misfortunes of market freights, it might well be the coal industry and that the de- that the Board of Trade had over- mand for tonnage for the importa estimated the freights and under- tion of couk created something skintimated the expenses. However to a boom in shipping freights. No that might be, it must always be such assumption is, justified by the borne in mind that the figure of facts, but its persistence makes it invisible exports was, in fact, no desirable to analyse the situation." indiention that a profit had been [A considerable portion of the re-made.
port is devoted to the general Fatrike and its effects. In this con-
Orders for New Ships.
of
CONSIGNEES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. CONSIGNEE. NOTICE.
TH
HE Steamship.
"AMAZONE" BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles, &c. also carga from Bordeaux ex a.s. "Formigny." cargo from La Pallice & Cognac ex s.a. "Lleut de fnection, it is mentioned that reduc- The Furness Shipbuilding Com-Missiesay and Cargo from Havre tions which took place in outward pany, of Haverton Hill-on-the-Tees,ex s. "Rolion"
CONSIGNEES are hereby inform- cargoes of manufactured goods, which has secured orders for four usually carried by liners. represent- big vessels for American owhers, ed that their goode with the jed a fall in the value of such ex- have now received ordera for two exception of Oplum, Treasure and ports lo 1026 as compared with 1925 other new, ships, one a tanker for Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowne of the jof no less than £78,000,000: To the Imperial Oil Company,
small HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF establish a fair comparison," says Teronto, and the other a the report, "the simplest method to cargo steamer for London owners, & GODOWN CO., LTD. KOW- adopt would be to multiply the The total tonnage of the six skip LOON whence delivery may be. The builders obtained immediately after landing. cargo carried by the average miles about 62,000. covered. The result might be hope to lay the keel of the first called cargo ten-miles! While vessel within a month. sach statisties are not available, it. After being closed down for is possible from the Board of several years Sir William Gray and Trade Navigation Returns to obtain Co's shipbuilding yard at Sunder- a figure showing the loaded ten-land is to be reopened, the firm irniles.' When this is done, it is having booked orders for three found that the total movement of steamers of 8,000 tons each for Bri- shipping to and from the United tish ownerm Kingdom was approximately 365.000 million loaded ton-miles" in 1026, and only 354,000 million tries have made representations toby us in any case whatever. loaded, ton-miles in 1926. Thus it shipping companies in regard to. is seen that the effective carrying actual or proposed increases in service rendered diminished by rates: to various markets, as a re- 11,000 million landed ton-miles insult, of losses incurred during the 1928."
The Rise in Freights, The rise in freights in 1926 over 1925 on the average for the year
AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT LINE.
Operated for
U. S. Shipping Board" By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO &
LOS ANGELES.
S.S. WEST CAJOOT...April 5, S.S. WEST PROSPECT. April 12.. 9.8. BEARPORT... ..April 19.. S.S. MONTAGUE ....May '3. For full information apply to- SWAYNE & HOYT, INC.
"
L. EVERETT, Inc.
9th April, at 11 a.m. 23rd April, at 11 a.m. 7th May.
Saturday, 23rd April, at 11 a.m. Monday, 23rd May, at 11 a.m.
Saturday, 23rd April. Wednesday, 27th April.
Wednesday.. 13th April.
Saturday, 23rd April.
MALACCA MARU 7.
Monday, Saturday,
Friday,
Tith April.
30th April.
1st Floor; Queen's Building.
8th April
PENANG MARU
Monday,
18th April.
NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MARU
Saturday,
23rd April
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
NAGATO MARU (Moji direc!)
Saturday,
2nd April,
KASHIMA MARU
Tuesday,
5th April.
USAKA MARU
Friday,
8th April.
Monday,
18th April.
KANAGAWA MARU
TAMBA MARU
TOTTORI MARU
HAKONE. MARU
For further information apply to—NIFPON YUSEN KAISHA: Tel Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all depts.)
M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES'
LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Boats).
Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:--
8/8. "CAPT. FAURE"
8/ "SI KIANG"
J.
15th April. 15th May,
8.8. "MIN" due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON, HAVRE
about the 22nd April
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mall Service)
General Agenta
Telephone C. 8008.
Shipping Rates. The Federation of British Indus-
All claims must be sent in to me on or before THURSDAY, the 7th April, 1927 or they will not be re- cognized.
DAMAGED PACKAGES will be examined by the Company's Sur- yeyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas
the presence of the Consignees at 10 am on MONDAY morning,! the 4th April, 1927, at 10 am.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
J LIMAGE,
Agent. Hong Kong, 29th March, 1927.
coal stoppage. Some of the impor tant steamship conferences have AMERICAN ORIENTAL abandoned their proposals and while certain lines trading with Continental ports have withdrawn for reduced the aurchages, others have intimated that the position
be carefully reconsidered. The Federation have also made re-
MAIL LIND Operated for
U.S. Shipping Boord by
Aug. 1 “Aug. 5 Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Sept. 14 Sopt, 17
Sept. 23. (E/Agis & B/Russia call Nagasaki day after departure from Shapghal); RAILWAY TRAVEL DE DUXE
THE TRANS-CANADA LIMITED. The longest-dlatance all-sleeping car train on the North American Continent, offers a through unbroken service between the Pacife and Atlantic with no change
of ears:
Vancouver to Toronto 83 hours 10 mina. "Vancouver to Montreal 88 1/2 hours,
THE MOUNTAINEER
A daily solid through train of coaches, standard sleeping cars, dining cars and compartment observation. sleeping car.
Vancouver to Chicago 83 1/2 hours.
CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS
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Passenger Department: Tel. C.752 Freight and: Express: Tel. C.42
0.
Cables: "GACANPAC”: Cables: "NAUTILUS.”
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Vin Singapore,.
Colombo, Bass, and Port Bald ALASKA MARU
Friday, 16th April
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigon, Singaporej.
Colombo, Durban & CapetowW
HAWAII MARU.....
LA PLATA MARU
BOMBAY --Via Singapore and Colombo.
SUMATRA MARU
** HONOLULU MARU
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAT, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
Friday, 8th April.
Friday, 8th May.
Monday, 4th April
nesday, 19th April.
Sunday, 1st May.
Wednesday, 27th April"
Saturday, 30th Aprik
MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo. MEXICO MARU
CALCUTTA-Via Singapore and 'Rangoon.
SEATTLE MARU
BANGKOK-Via Saigon.
KOHSO MARU
Ports.
VICTORIA. SEATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vin Shanghai and Japan
AFRICA MARU... (From Shangha!) Saturday 9th April HAIPHONG-VI HOIHOW & PAKHOL
MENADO MARU TAIKWA MARU
Tuesday, 12th April. .Tuesday, 28th April,
presentations to the Indian lines ADMIRAL ORIENTAL NEW YORK-Vis Japan ports, San Francisco and Panama.
against their proposal to freights.
increase
Yages in Ballast. British tonnage entering and clearing in the United Kingdom with cargoes did not exceed two million net tona, but while the British tonnage entering in ballast fell by 4,6 million net tons, that departing in ballast rose by 7:4 million net tona, a net increase in voyages in ballast of 2.8 million net tona. The reduction of two million net tona in voyages with cargo represented a loss of freight and the increase of 2.8 million net ons in voyages in ballast represent- ed an increase of expenses quite
:1
LINE
S.S. "EDMORE"
will sail on or about April 5th
for
MANILA-ILOILO CEBU
· ZAMBOANGA--DAVAO. „
ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE H.R. & Shanghai Bank Building
Telephone--Nos. C.2477, C2478 & 0.796.
BANK LINE LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD."
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
S.S. "CITY OF WELLINGTON”.......... Havre; L'don, R'dam, 'burg
AUSTRALIA
ARGUN MARU(From Shanghai) Friday, 15th April. TIENTSIN VIA TSINGTAU
JAPAN PORTS
CHUKWA MARU
KINZAN MARU
BORNEO MARU
ANDES, MARU
KEKLUNG VÍ« SWATOW &·AMOT.
HALIO MARU ...................
TAKAO VI SWATOW & AMOT.
KOTSU MARD
TAKAO & KEELUNG
Middle of April.
Beginsing of April. Tuesday, 5th April," Tuesday, 12th April:
Sunday, 3rd April, 10 am..
-Thursday, 7th April, 8. a.m.
KOHOKO MARU..(direct to Takao) Thursday, 14th April. BATAVIA MARU ġ.
DAIREN VI CHEFOO "à TSINGTAO,
NITTO MARU
Wednesday, 20th April.
.Monday, 4th April
For further particulars please apply to:-09ALA SKOSEN KAISHA. Tal. Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090, U'
CHINA
M. TAKEUCHI, Managw.
BORNEO "SHIPPING CO. HONG KONG-BORNEO ROYAL MAIL SERVICE! To Sandakan, Tawau, Semporna and Lahad Datu,
Returning via Sandakan, Jambongan and Jesselton Regular Three-weekly Freight and Passenger Service. S.S. "TA CHUNG.” Departure ..Salled. Arrival
HONG KONG SANDAKAN
Departure
Wednesday March 16 .. 4 p.m. Thursday March 17 5 p. Friday March 18 8 p Saturday .Saturday
March 19
J
ELLERMAN LINE
5th May.
TAWAU
Arrival Departure .SEMPORNA Arrival
Departure LAHAD DATU Arrival
Departure JAMBONGAN Arrival
Departure SANDAKAN Arrival
March 19 11 am.
.Sunday
March 20 5 am.
Sunday
March 20 8 a..
Sunday .Monday
Departure
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
JESSELTON
Arrival
Sunday
Departure
Sunday
March 20 March 21 Wednesday March 23 Wednesday March 28 Saturday March 26 "March 27 March 27
5 p.m.
6 8,71, 2. pizd
5 2.5L
4 p..
Friday April 1
$ 2.
Elermany?
G. METZINGEE
Bailings:
from Marseillos.
Ary at Hong Balling from Kong & Bilingu for Bhangbal
Hong Kong for
alanillos.
and Jopen.
12th April-
2011 April 10th May 24th May 7th June
AMAZONE CHENONDEAUX
B
11th Mar,
ATHOS IL.. D'ABTAGAS
26th Mar.
4th Apr.
1215 April 26th April 10th May
ANGERS
2 Apr
#7th May
211 Juny
'RATES OF PASSAGE: MONEY TO MARSEILLES (including Table Wine and Free Doctor's Attendance),
Chas 1st Class £99. On. Od. B Clit Claas £85, On. Od.
· Stegmers. 2nd
1.2. £70. 06. 04.
Steamers 2nd
Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europa. Accommodation reserved in the Trains at Marseilles. Ballings subject to alteration without notica
For full Particulars, apply to:mi
Cle des MESBAGERIES MARITIMES
Dum-8, Queen's Hallding, CONSIGNATION TRANSIT REPRESENTATION. .
Telephone: Central 720;
Sailings from SINGAPORE on 6th of every month by “CITY OF PALERMO” or “ÇITY OF SPARTA'
to Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice versa. Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Lins
other serviCOM.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE...AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
8.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK”
ཚོ།...ཆེརཝ་
ANDREW WEIR
BOSTON & NEW YORK.
M.V. "FORRESBANK”
Via Suez Canal:
ALSO" AGENTS FOR
00.
SERVICES TO
vía Suez Canal
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
"SS. "TINHOW"
HONG KONG Arrival
Excellent accommodation for Saloon Passingers. Through Bille of Lading lasued to ather B. N. Borneo Ports.
For Freight and passage apply to:-
20th April.
27, Connaught Road West:
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
22nd May.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LIKE
Ma 25th April
from Hong Kong Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay
and Capartowniny
Through Bill of Lading Lassed to Beira, Qullimaine, Tho, Port Amalia, Mosambique
Inhambane, Zanzibar, “ Mombasa,» Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Laderits, Bay, Walvis Bay and
Madagascar)
For freight or passage on any of the above lined soply
„Central 4791,
THE BANK LINE LTD.
W. WATT & COMPANY, Agents.
Phone C 4988.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
COPENHAGEN,
The M/S.ASLA”
will be loading for Le Havre, Rotterdam. Hamburg, Copenhagen urð other Scandinavian ports on or about
Parther" anilings :---
23th April 1927.
Expected on ozbout:-
Will davamaward- bound on or about:-
29th March
4th May
25th: April
MS. "ANNAH” "K.§.""AFRIKA”
Subject to change without not
For further par
planse
JOHN MANNERS & CO. LT