-FRIDAY, "APRIL 22, 1927.
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.
Tons
From Hongkong About
10,941
30th April Noon. 8,007 3rd May
5,252
11th
MALWA
May
Destination
Marcilles and London
SHORT NOTICE?
LAST YEAR'S TYPHOON WARNING."'
**NO JUDGMENT. ERROR.'
THE CHINA MAIL.
The "apparently short notice given of the September 27 typhoon last year" is the subject of reference in the Chamber of Commerce annual report (issued: yesterday)..
According to arguments adduc- ed by the Chamber in correspond- ence with the Government, the | Chamber was of opinion "that an error of judgment was made by the Director on this occasion and that he attached too great weight te an infinitesimal rise of the | barometer when the instrument's tendency was undoubtedly in a downward direction"
The Director of the Royal Ob- servatory, in the course of cor- respondence, refers to the pheno-
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION, Destination
Steamer
Salting Tiau via Swatow & Shanghat KWONGBANG.Mon, 26th April, at 7am. Straits & Calcutta „van SUISANG
Mon., 25th April, at ̈ ́3 p.m. Tiau vin Swatow & Shanghol LEESANG Wod., 27th April, at 7am. Sandakan
HINSANG Thurs., 28th April, at, 3 p.m. Tientsin
CHEONGSHING.Sun, tau via Swatow & Shanghai FOOSHING ...Sun., Straits & Calcutta. ||Onaka via Moji, Yokohama & Tati via Swatow & S'hal ....
Kebe.......
Straits & Calcutta
NAMSANG . Mon.
HOBANG
1st May, at 7a.m.
1st May, at 7am. 2nd May, at 3 pan.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
"
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
JOINT
{Admiral Oriental Line)
SERVICE
TRANS-PACIFIC A Regular Weekly Sailing TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
THE .Tucs.,
ard May, at 7am. HANGSANG....Wed., 4th May, at 7am. -LAISANG .... Tues., 10th May, at 3p.m. For Freight and Pasenge apply to: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.. Telephone Central 215.
General Managers.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VIEWS:
CHINESE OR LASCARS?
menal rate of travel attained by PIRACY PREVENTION the typhoon in question after passing Pratas. As a rule the rate of travel decreased when the typhoon curved but in this case there was no evidence of a de- crense, even during curvature. The relatively short warning of this gale was due in his opinion to the typhoon's change of track on the evening of September 26 and to its abnormally high rate of travel.
end.
K'chiflows:-
Singapore, Colombo & London, Marseilles, London & Antwerp 6,853 11th May S'pore, P'ang, Colombo, B'bay & 9,135 14th
Marseilles, Landon & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp S'apore, Penang, Colombo & Bombay Marseilles & London.,
DELTA LAHORE
NELLORE
KIIVA
JEYPORE
NYANZA.
MOREA
KASHMIR
MANTUA
KALYAN
5,318 20th 25th 7,023 10,918 28th May 9.005 11th June 10,002 28th Jume 9,144 Oth July
May May May
Marseilles and London
Marselles, London & Antwerp
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles and London
MACEDONIA 11,120 23rd July
to
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Forts by steamers of the
Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
of
Are Asiatic crews composed of non-Chinese any "better defence in the event of attempted piracy. than crews of Chinese?
.
crews
Alexander F. Kerensky, who was head of the first revolu- tionary government set up in Russia in 1917, after the over-
throw of the Romanoff dynasty.
CONSIGNEES.
The point arises out of corres- pondence appearing in the Chamber) Typhoon Vagaries.
of Commerce Annual Report as to Owing to the vagaries of proposed regulation to grant typhoons, change of direction, exemption from the provisions of change of speed and the forma ship carrying a non-Chinese crew,
the Ordinance to every sea-going | tion "secondaries," twenty-four The proposed regulation provided hours warning could not in every for the abolition of the exemption case be guaranteed wrote the from the provisions of the Ordin director who also referred to thelance which has hitherto been grant- hoisting of the signal under the ed to ocean-going ships carrying China Sous Storm Signal Code. Chinese crews. Regarding the Hong Kong Storm The Shipping Committee of the Signal Code (Local), the Director Chamber of Commerce thought it suggested an amendment of the doubtful whether, in the event of explanatory note appearing at the attempted piracy. Asiatic
This note reads as fol. composed of non-Chinese, such as Lascars, Javanese and Japanese, would be any better defence than "The object of the code is to crews consisting of Chinese. give at least 24 hours warning
the provision.. Regarding
for of a gale (Force 8 by Beauforts abolition of exemption from the Scale-or 40-45 m.p.h: mean Piracy Prevention Ordinance of velocity by Dines Añenometer) ocean-going vessels carrying Chi and also warnings of expected nese crews, the Chamber states that changes in the direction and force these restrictions were primarily intended to cover comparatively of the wind. Owing, however, to small boats plying in the Cantor delta and were inapplicable to the uncertain movements typhoon and to insufficient tele-ocean-going vessels which merely graph observations, it will occa- touched at one part of the "danger. sionally happen that Signals 2 to zone" and did not regularly - ply 5 may be displayed without a gale with it. occurring at Hong Kong, or even! Gap Rock, but the reverse is not Regarding the Sunning" piracy, · likely to happen except in the case the Chamber places on record an of warm appreciation of typhoons forming in the vici- expression nity and travelling rapidly to- of the courageous conduct and
THE Steamship re- resource of the officers, and, wards Hong Kong, or of a located
"CITY OF DUNKIRK". suggestions for the improvement of having arrived, Consignees of Cargo progression abnormally."
The Director suggested that The Chamber would welconic the by her are informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the words in italic should read:-- practical development of the pre- the hazardous and/or extra-hazar- should the direction posal for checking piracy by means dous Godowns of Holt'a Wharf¡
of -a passenger depot scheme of motion of a located typhoon through which passengers would whence delivery may be obtained. alter, or its rate of progression pass in the presence of detectives. No Claima will be admitted after Increase, abnormally."
The ideal arrangement, it was stat- the Goods have left the Godowna, ed, would be for passengers to go and all-Goods remaining undeliver- In the course of further cor- through a depot at all ports of emed after 25th April, 1927, will be respondence, the Chamber of barkation in a similar way to that subject to rent Commerce expressed the opinion which he was suggesting for Hong All Claims against the Steamer under the China Seas Storm Sign. the Crown Colony should set the signed on or before 3rd May, example to China Coast Ports, al Code was not a sufficient warn-where it is not unlikely the Author. 1927, or they will not be recognized:; ing to Hong Kong. The Codeities, with the assistance of the was not under review in the pre Consul and Customs. Authorities, sent case and they were of opin-would fall inte line in the general The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and ion that reference to it only con- improvement for the safety of the
fused the issue.
TALMA
TILAWA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
10,000 26th April Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
·10,000 20th April Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) typhoon increasing its rate of
ARAFURA.
TANDA
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA
6,000 29th April Manila, Sandakan,Thursday Island, 6,956
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, & Srd June 4,500 1st July
6,000 29th July
Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement
offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
14
Not Suficient.
"Sunning Officers.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
gording pirney
ney generally makes THE
Piracy. Prevention regulations."
From: NEW YORK.
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newthat the hoisting of the signal Kong, and it would be fitting that must be presented to the Under-
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & D. Royal Mail steamiers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape,
London viu Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
SANTIIA
NYANZA
· MOREA
TANDA MIRZAPORE KASHMIR
25th April Amoy, Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Osaka Shanghal, Maji & Kobe
7,764
6 a.m. 7,023 29th April 29th April 10,953
4,958 8th May 8,716 10th May 3,986 12th May
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama
Shanghai, Moll & Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kebo
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS: -
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses - at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying stonmer.
- All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fana free of charge.
Steamers on London and Australian Lines are Atted with Laundries. Farcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2ft x 1ft. 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
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG,
Agenta
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORI
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
“BLUE FUNNEL" LINE
•
(OCEAN SS. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL SN, CO. LTD
AND
AMERICAN& MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.5. CO., LTD)); SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,
travelling public.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and Noon, with- In the Free Storage period of one week.
EPRESIDENT LINERS
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA, HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE "SUNSHINE BELT”.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY-
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
PRESIDENT. PIERCE
PRESIDENT TAFT
Tuesday, April 26th, 9 a.m.
„Tuesday, May 10th.
Tuesday,
.Tuesday,
.:Tuesday,
Mny 24th.
June 7th.
June 21st,
Thereafter Fortnightly Sallings on Tuesdays.
HONG KONG TO EUROPE
SPECIAL LOW RATES.
Via San Francisco or Seattle.
£120 £112
DIRECT CONNECTIONS WITH ALL ATLANTIC LİNES
-Chotee of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information.. Following are suggested Itiner- aries:-
lg-un an
Goo. Washington June 15th-brg
From *ongkong
Vla
Connecting with
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From N. York
Arriving at
May
4
:6 Đan Franz DO
Fenito INJ. 10 San FraICIEDO
Repablie
May 18
jith: brg
Jons, 6
Aquitania
May 31
Cbg-3 min
Ji
Lavinhan
Jun 11
6 June 17
May
18
May
Foaltie 24 Fan Fro Na
Jun 23
Majevic
June 25
Berengarin June 29
June -7 San Francisco
uple
July -
June 25
Aquitanis
July 13
Juzo
21 San Francisco
Jary 23
Seattle
Ban Francisco
Majatic
1 Berengurin
11220 ] Brattle
Oรรม
"J. 20 Juy 5 July 13 Beastie
Hontoric Mauretania
Chrg-Sinajat
Jule- 1
Cbrg-8 lumpin July 6 brg-8 pt July 18 brg-Shopta July 19 brg- hmpin July 20 Pmth-Cbrg- Aug. 3 Chrg min Aug. 12 Aug. 10 (big-hmptn. Ang...,”
July 2744 Aug. 1
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT WEFFERSON
PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON ... PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT, MCKINLEY:
Wednesday, May 4th
Wednesday, May 18th.
Wednesday, June 1st,
Wednesday, June 15th.
Wednesday, June 29th,
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesday
TO EUROPE AND NEW Y
YORK
VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT ADAMS
PRESIDENT GARFIELD
PRESIDENT HARRISON
PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT WILSON:
Tuesday, Apr. 26th 8.00a.m.
Tuesday, May 10th 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 24th 6.00 a.m.
Tuesday, June 7th 8.00 a.m.
Tucaday, June 21st 8.00.a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT JEFFERSON. PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT. GRANT
April 26th
8.00 a.m.
April 26th
6.00 p.m.
May 2nd.
6.00 p.m.
May 10th
8.00 a.m.
May 10th
6.00 p.m.
For, Passenger and Freight Rates, apply to
Bills of Lading will be counter. THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO
Finally, the Government, whilst Conficting Regulations. expressing regret at the short On the Piracy Prevention Regu. notice given in respect of the lations generally, the Chamber de typhoon in question. wrote to the sired to emphasize the conflict that No Fire Insurance has been Chamber that they considered existed, in reference to the grilles, effected. that it was due to the typhoon's between the Piracy Prevention Re- change of track and to its abnor-gulations and the Board of Trade signed by
Regulations for Safety of Life at mally high rate of travel; not Sen. A grave responsibility would. to an error of judgment. They accrue in the event of a shipping. also considered that footnote to disaster in which the presence of the Local Storm Signal Code grilles "prevented passengers from should be amended in accordance reaching the boats. At present tha. with the proposal of the Director of the Royal Observatory.
AGED MERCHANT SEAMEN.
anomalous condition existed that shipping companies were compelled by the Piracy Prevention Rogala tions to take measures which the Board of Trade surveyor ought, strictly speaking, to refuse sanction."
At the sixtieth annual meeting of The Chamber-endorsed the aug- the Royal Alfred Aged Merchant gastion that, within the dangar Seamen's Institution, held at the zone, ships, fitted with Wireless Mansion House, the Lord Mayor, Telegraphy should send out wire who presided, said that he hoped less messages at routine times- more support would be given to the any every two hours-non-receipt institution. Men who carried on of these, messages affording an in- such an important national and ar-dication that something was wrong. duous calling as our merchant and that a piracy might have been sailors, deserved the whole-hearted committed. Muste sympathy of every British citizen, sto
Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C., M.P.
sea were
the Solicitor-General, moving the Wales had honoured the institution adoption of the annual report; hy becoming ita vice-patron. Bald that the men of the The report, which showed a de
in truth and in ficit on the year's working of over had 4500, was carried. fact
our pensioners ther worn themselves out in our service. Mr. Carleton F: Tufnell (chair- As an island nation we might feel man of the Committee of Manage hankful that there were men who ment), Viscount Inchcape, Mr. E felt the call of the sea and under- Cathery (secretary, National Union took these dangers and privations of Saliera), Vice Admiral George R. in order that the people of this Mansell (Depaty Master of Trinity country might be provided with the House) and Mr. E A. Harney, KC.. necessities of life. The Prince of M.P., also spoke,
AUSTRAL CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CALULU
THE BANK LINE LTD., General Agents. Hong Kong, 20th April, 1927,
GENERAL AGENTS.-
Hong Kong and Shanghal Bank Building, Ground Floor
Telephones Central 2477, 2478 & 795.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO HONGKONG.
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DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS; ELECTRICIANS.
5.8. "CITY OF DUNKIRK, Via Suez Canal
"Via Bues' Canal”
88: "ELFENORLISM Vial Buer-Canal,
26th April.
8th May:
5th June,
Steamers proceed vis Buss Canal or Fanama Canal at Owners Option
Bubject to change without notice,
N
- For Freight and particulars apply to:—- TTERFIELD & SWIRE OF THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong ong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Canton
on or about the 20th
MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE
mtilk, Balikpapan,
and pur
LTD.
S.S. TAIPING"
Speed 14.77 LIEP. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons.
by
Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd
Kowloon Dock, Hongkong