DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ.
B.S. "KENDAL CASTLE”
Sails on or about 19th April
LLOYD TRIESTINO
14
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK ̧
SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.
'REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI, VENİCK OR TRIESTE. Brindisi, Von ce & Trieste. £72. 10. Od.
London EBO
NEXT SAILINGS..
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI
S.S. "VENEZIA”
M.V. "ROMOLO“
From Hong Kong.
Sails on, or about 28th April. Salls on or about 26th May,
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE,
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
SS. "VENEZIA”
M.V. "ROMOLO"
From Hong Kong,
Salls on or about 3rd May, Sella on or about 31st May. Sails on or about 28th June.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
8.8. "UMSINGA"
S.S: "UMVOLOST""
.Sails from "Calcutta. 3rd June..
Sails from Calcutta 30th 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.
NYKLINE
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU
2
· Monday, 18th April, at Noon,,
Sunday, 3rd May, at Noon.
- SIBERIA MARU (eslls Koolung).... Sunday, 15th May, at 10a.m..
• Calls Los Angeles.
F
THE CHINA MAIL
SHIPPING SECTION.
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
”
MEMBERS OF SPANISH CREW. MISSING.
NAVAL TUG STANDING BY.
London April 1, Gibraltar, The British steamer "Author bound for Calcutta from Liverpool collided with Spanish
steamor in a fog:
The "Author is making water in the forepeak and a naval tug is standing by it the spot.
Half the crew of the Spanish steamer have saved, and a search la being made for the remainder.
The Author** WAS entering Gibraltar at the time of the col-
alon.
Sank in Ten Minutes.
→
*
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London, April 1. The Spanish steamer with which. the "Author" collided was the i "Yacinto," which sank in ten minutes. The Captain and six of the crew were rescued..
CHINA SQUADRON.
PRESENT CRUISERS TO BE REPLACED,
ין
The Navy Estimates for 1927 note a decision to reorganise the China Squadron,
con- sisting at present of five cruisers of various types, all dating from the war period.
ITALIAN SHIP.
STORM SIGNALS
A NEW LOCAL CODE
PUBLISHED.
A revisedator signal code (local) in published in the "Gov- ernment Gazette:!!!?
The object of the code le to give at least 24 hours warning of a NEW AUXILIARY SENT TOle (Force 8 by Beaufort Scale.
CHINA.
or 40-60 m.p.h., mean velocity by Dines Anemometer) and also The Italian auxiliary ship warnings of expected changes in "Alessandro Volta” left Taranto the direction and force of the for China or March 10, with a dewind Owing, however to the tachment of marines from the uncertain movements of typhoons Regiment of San Marco, of which and to insufficient telegraphic ob- one battalion, which was sent to servations, it will occasionally the Far East some time ago, has happen that signals 2 to 5 may be already been landed at Tientsin. displayed without a gale occur
ring at Hong Kong, or even Gap Rock, but the reverse is not like ly to happen, except in the case of typhoons forming in the vicin ity and travelling rapidly to- wards Hong Kong, or should the direction of motion of a located typhoon alter, or, its rate of pro-| gression increase, abnormally.
The "Alessandro Volta" was specially built to carry supplies
JAPAN'S NEW CRUISERS.
Emperor Attends' Launching Ceremony.
THIRTY-THREE KNOTS.
Tokyo, April 18. The Emperor is proceeding to Yokosuka tala afternoon to at- tend the launching ceremony of the Myoko, Japan's first ten thou sand ton cruiser. The second cruiser of the same class will be launched. next month. Both will do thirty-three knots.--Reuter
for submarines and aeroplanes. and to be used generally for land- ing operations. She displaces In the course of 1927 these are 3,000 tons, has a speed of 19 to be relieved by five ships of the knots, and is armed with two guns. new "Kent" class, each of 10,000 of 180 mm, and two anti-air guns tons, 31% knots speed, and an of 76 mm. She was put into ser- armament of eight 8-in. guns.vice only a little over a year ago, When this transfer has been and is commanded by Capt. effected there will be in Chinese Mengotti... waters a cruiser squadron of un- rivalled, power and homogeneity, Which in case of need could be promptly reinforced by the three formidable cruisers now on the East Indies station.
(The above, of course, is exclu- sive of the reinforcements now on the Station.]
The death occurred on March 9, at the age of 63, of Mr. John L. Leslie who joined the British India S.N. Co. in 1885 as a junior engineer and, therefore, had 42 years service with the company.
BANK
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AGENTS FOR
Signal No. 1 la intended as a warning to "Stand By" and watch for the next sighall When it is. hoisted after a black signal has been displayed it will mean that, on account of a change in the track of the typhoon, or for some other reason, a gale is no longer expected from the direction in- dicated by the last signal, and that another black signal may possibly be holsted later..
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ANYO MARU
Thursday, 28th April, at Noon.: Wednesday. 8th June.
MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via Porta.
BOKUYO MARU
KATORI MARU
ATSUTA MARU
TOBA MARU
LISBON MARU
"SAILINGS SUBJECT" TO "ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE. “ UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
AUSTRALIA
ELLERMAN UNE
Saturday, 23rd Apr, at 11 am, Saturday, 7th May, Saturday,
21st May,
Saturday, 23rd April, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, 25th May.
S.S. “CITY OF WELLINGTON”........... Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg S.S. "CITY OF PEKIN"
Havre, London & Hamburg.
5th May. 5th June.
"
Saturday, 23rd April.
Thursday, 5th May.
Sunday, 15th May.
Saturday, 23rd April
Wednesday, 27th April.
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE Sallings from BINGAPORE on 8th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO” or “CITY OF SPARTA”
to Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice versa. Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Elerman” Line or
other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE...AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
8.S. "CITY OF DUNKIRK”.
Vis Suez Canal
9th April.
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MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1927.
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May 20
May
June 10
June 19
July 1
July 10
July 22
July DEI
Aug. 12
Aug. 31'
Sept. 2
Sept. 11
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EMPRESS OF RUSSLA Apr. 20 Apr. 23. Apr. 28 EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA
May 11 May 14 May 17 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
June Juns June June 23. June 20. June 28 EMPRESS OF ASIA
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BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
3
LONDON, HAMBURG; BOTTERDAM "♣ ANTWERP Via Singapore,
Colombo, Sue and Port Saidi, ALASKA MARU
Monday 18th April,
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Balyon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Capetown. manat LA PLATA MARU
*(calling Port Elizabeth).
BOMBAY-YL Singapore and Colombo.
HONOLULU MARU
CELEBES MARU
INDO MARU
Friday, 6th May."
Wednesday, 20th April.
Wednesday, 4th May,
Thursday; 6th May,
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-BALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
CNN HOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo,
CAMEXICO MARU NIWISAT
CALCUTTA,Via Singapore and Hangoou.
SEATTLE MARU
BANGKOK-Via Saigon
KONSO MARU
Sunday, 1st May,
Friday, 29th April
Saturday, 30th April
VICTORIA, SEATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghal and Japan
Porte
ÁLABAMA MARU (From Shanghat) Friday, 6th May. KAIPHONG. Ya HOIHOW & PAKI
- TAIKWA MARU
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco and Panama. TIENTSIN VIA TSINGTAU
CHUKWA MARU
JAPAN PORTE:
SUMMALTAI MARU
KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.
- TAKAO: VI- SWATOW & AMOT,
KOTSU MASU
TAKAO & KEELUNG
· BATAVIA MARU-
DAIREN-Via CHEF 00 & TSINGTAO.
Tuesday, 28th April
Middle of April,
Friday, 13th May.
Thursday, 21st April, 10 am,
Wednesday, 20th April
For further particulars please apply tos-0BAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.. Tel. Central Not 4085,, 4089, 4990,-/
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager,
KASHIMA MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
MISHIMA MARU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Combo, Port Said & Ports.
DAKAR MAZU (Calls Saigon)
BUENOS AIRES via Singapore, Durban & Cape Town
KANAGAWA MARU
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO,
TOTTORI MARU...
BANGOON MARU....
Saturday, 80th April
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.
MORIOKA MARU
-PENANG MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TSUSHIMA MARU
Sunday, Fat May. Thursday, 21ht April.
Saturday, 23rd April
Sunday 24th April
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tal. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all depts.)
17th April...
6th May.
ANDREW WEIR
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BOSTON & NEW YORK..
via Suez Canal
MY. “YORRESBANK”
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE"
22nd May, MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE ́ ́8.8. “TINHOW≫
from Hong Kong
25th April. Loading for Mauritius, Delagos Bay; Durban, East London, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay
and Capetown. Through Bills of Lading fasted to Befra, Gallimaine, bo, Fort Amalia, Mosambique, Ch
Nolloth, Ludarits Bay and
Madagascar.
For freight or passage on any of the above lines, apply to:-
.Central 4791,
Telophoné
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES"
LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Boats)..
Monthly Sallings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNEIKA:
8/8 "CAPT. FAURE"!-
8/8 "SI KIANG"
8.5. “MIN” due to artive from DUNKIRK, LONDON, HAVRË
Stempor
AMAZONE
about the 22nd April.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mall Service)
Ballinge from Marsailles
Art, Houg Kong Ballings for Shanghai wad. Ispart
CHENUNUEAUX
ATHUS I...
Fith Mar. 26th Diar
FANTAG SAN
Ste Apr.
2nd Apr
∙18th April 26th Apell Juth Mar 24th May
FORTE
Quli May
7th an
ARGERS
Sailing from Hong Kong, för
Maselles
Mik April 105 May
7th June List Jane
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
(including Table Wine and From Doctor's Atten
A Class 1st Class 99. Ou. Od. B Classyuk
$70. 08, od: Steamers Rad
Through Tickets to London and Leading. Towns Accommodations reserved in the Trainm at (Ballings walfect to alteration without.
For full Partienises apply to:-
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8th July
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
THRE
HONGKONG
Lifting
CHINA BORNEO SHIPPING
CO.
Hong Kong-Boi leo Line.
S. S. "TA CHUNG".
For
Sandakan, Jambongan, Lahad Datu, Semporna & Tawau returning
Sandakan & Jesselton.
Excellent accommodation for Saloon Passengers. Through Bills of Lading issued to other B. N. Borneo Poría: For Freight, passage and other informations apply to
WATT & COMPANY,
Agents,
27, Coon, ight Road West.
Phone C. 4968.
DRY DOCK
787 Foot
750 Feet:
OREGON ORIENTAL LINE.
UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD MEC
COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY "FOR PORTLAND VIA KOBE "Z YOKOHAMA 98 OAKRIDGEVIL
19th April
FOR MANILA ILOI