THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1927..
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TÄKING 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, grecce, leVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
S. S.
Tons
Froni Hongkung About
MALWA
DELTA LAHORE
NELLORE
. JEYPORE NYANZA MOREA KASHMIR
MANTUA
KALYAN
10,941 30th April
Noon. 8,097 3rd May 6,252 11th May 6,853 14th May 5318:20th
| 9,005
y
Dentination
Masellies and London
Singapore. Columbin & London.
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marselies, London & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp S'pore, Pang, Celbs, B'bay & Karachi
Marseilles & London.
Marseites arul Lundan Marseilles, Landon & Antwerp Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles and London
7,023 25th May 10.018 28th May 11th June 10,002 25th June. 0,3-14 9th July [1,120 23rd July, Frequent contection from Port Said for, Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steaners of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
MACEDONIA
THE CHINA MAIL.
5
JAPANËSE SHIPPING. PERIL OF WHALING. CLUB FOR U.S.M.PS. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
1926 A VERY SATISFACTORY YEAR.
STORM AND GIGANTIC ICEBERGS.
PING-PONG AND THINNING EXERCISES.
Reports in the Japanese press
The following detalls have been The United States House of Re- show that during the whole of last received with regard to the Rosa presentatives has decided to emu- Company's Whaling Fleet inte in its own way the reputation year there was slow but steady Sen improvement in the shipping situa- which returned to Patterson's Inlet, of the House of Commons as the the "Sir best club in the world. It proposes tion as compared with 1925. The Stewart Island. When
(the good yields of the two main articles James Clark Roas"
facto spend £700,000 on the erection of ship) and the other a new office building for its mem of production, namely rice and silk, tory
of the feet left bers, to be equipped with Turkish chasin about an increased pur-vessels
Bower, which, in its turn, New Zealand In November they had baths, swimming pools, ping-pong, causo! a brisker exchange of com- good weather until the pack-ice and other table games, as well as modities. The previously exlating was reached, after, the icebergs flesh-reducing and muscle-develop depression in the shipping trade be- were encountered continually and ing devices.
came less pronounced, and freight progress was slow. Once forty- The consent of the Senate, whose. rates were maintained at a satisfac-one enormous icebergs, some members at present enjoy vastly tory level. Thus at the beginning them miles long, were sighted in better office quarters than the mem- of 1926 the signs of a good ship the space of an hour. Twenty-one Lers of the Lower House, must, ping year were present. The hopes days after entering the ice open however, be obtained before the which were based on these indica- water was reached off Victoria new project is put into execution. tions, however, were not entirely Land..
The House is optimistic on the sub- fulfilled, and there was, indeed, a Until the second week in Decem-ject of the Senate's eventual ac
ber whales were temporary setback.
comparatively Coastwise freight rates began to scarce, although one of the chasers quiescence. fall, and in the overseas trade the secured a whale 118ft. In length, strong demand for tonnage in the On Dec. 10 a westerly gale rose to completion of the heavy wheat ship-ing away the whales lashed to the Pacific ceased entirely after the a blizzard, tremendous scas carry- ments, while there was little oppor-mother ship. The "Star," which! tonity of employment in the Atlan- was towing two whales, was com; tie owing to the low grain freightspelled to cast them adrift, and the
seas were so high that for from Argentine to Europe.
tonnage.
was
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.
THE
From NEW YORK.
•
of
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
(Admiral Oriental Line)
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing
TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
THE "PRESIDENT LINERS
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE SUNSHINE BELT”
PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
.Tuesday, .Tuesday, .Tuesday,
May 10th.
May 24th.
Juno 7th.
Tuesday,
June 21st.
Tuesday,
July 5th.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays,
HONG KONG TO EUROPE
I
·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 stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested Itiner- arica:-
Majestie
From Jongkong
Vix
Gnecting with
kiz
From N. York
18 May
1
16
Jane
20
4 Fenille Aquitanta Lavintima 10 San Frativisoo
Sentile 24 San Finnaisa ·
Beattie 7 Ran Francisco
Peattlo 919an Franolsce
Seattle
May 31
Jun 11-
Guo, Washington June 16
June 24
Leviathan
July 2
dempic
July 9
[¤«i Wadsington | July 19 |
Homeric
July 2
Lovint luna
Aug. 1
Jar
5 San Francl.co
Maesatie
Aug.
33
Rentio
Berengaria
Ang. 10
10
San Frano' co
Levint lim
Aug. 20
As a result of these conditions few minutes there was grave dan- many Japanese ships returned to ger of one of the abandoned whales the home coasting trade, thus caus-being thrown on top of the little ing an over-supply of tonnage and vessel. While the tremendous aca
HE Motor Vessel a further depression of freight broke over the "Clark Ross" the
"FORRESBANK" rates,
This reaction, however, did plight of the fleet of small chasers
Consignees not last very long. The Chinese gave much anxiety, but on the 13th having arrived, rice crop failed and Japanese ships the gale moderated, and most of the Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed at their secured goods rates for shipment of abandoned whales were recovered. rice from their own country to The feet then visited Discovery risk into the hazardous and/or China. These conditions held good Inlet, near the Bay of Whales, extra-hazardous Godowns of the
plentiful. until the autumn, when there was where fish
The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & a general revival of overseas ship-largest whale of the cruise was Godown Co., Ltd., whence. delivery ping.
taken here, and measured 125ft., Imported Ships.
realising 176 barrels of oil, valued may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after Ever since the earthquake of at £1,070. Huge icebergs constant- 1923, the Japanese shipbuilding in-ly breaking away from the barrier the Goods have left the Godowns, dustry has had to suffer very here made the weather intensely and all Goods remaining undeliver- May aed after 3rd May, 1927, will be g severely from the Importation of cold. The largest iceberg was old ships from abroad. As counter-literal mountain of ice, rising subject to rent."
All Claims against the vessel May June measures the breaking up of in- 3,000ft, out of the water, and being
must be presented to the Under- June ferior tonnage and the basing of several miles in length.
On Feb. 13 the temperature was signed on or before 10th May, Juno the import tax on the age of tho
The heaters 1927, or they will not be recognized. June imported ship were proposed. The 27deg, below zero. rise in the exchange value of the were frozen, and all the gear cout- All broken, chafed and damaged yen and the high building costs in cd with ice several inches thick. Japan only served to encourage the Another huge ice-break from the Goods are to be left in the Godowns, falf purchase of second-hand föreign Burrier froze the fleet out of the whore they will be examined on July
Inlet. The weather from then on-3rd May, 1927, at 10 a.m.
No Fire Insurance has been From January to September, wards was bad until the 'Clark
effected. 1026, those imports comprised 35 Ross" sailed for New Zealand: ships with a total of 250,000 tons. During the same period only 39,000! QUALIFYING TIME FOR
MASTER. tons were constructed at Japanese yards, so that the import was about six times as large as the product- It would
that some íon. The state of affairs is view-considerable doubt exists as re- ed with a certain amount of anxiety gards qualifying time for master, in Japan, and the more so because when service completed by can- the average value of the Japanese didate has been partly as third commercial fleet is much reduced officer, holding a first mate's by the inclusion of such more or less heavily used vessels. For the certificate (in accordance with moment, however, it seems impossi the regulations laid down by the ble to find a remedy.
Board of Trade), and partly as second officer.. Having received inquiries on the matter from inembers, the Imperial Merchant Service Guild has sought an off- Consignees of Cargo are hereby cial ruling on the point, which is informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the bazar- to the following effect:-
"Where the service of an ap- dous and/or extra hazarus Go! plicant for examination does not downs of the Hongkong and Kow- conform exactly to the Board's loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., regulations as they stand, it is whence, and/or from the wharyes, the practice to consider his case delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after ¦ on merits, having regard to his Norway has published statistics service taken as a whole. As a the goods have left the godowns, showing the routes in which the rule, however, in the case of an and all goods remaining undeliver.! merchant fleet was engaged during applicant who has served both as ed after the 3rd May, 1927, will be
subject to rent. two periods in 1926, the figures third officer and as second officer
All claims against the steamer, complementing, those which were while in possession of a first must be presented to the Under- The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Now laid before a general meeting of the mate's certificate, one half of the signed on or before the 17th May, association in December 1925. time served as third officer is 1927 or they will not be recognized. The first position is occupied by accepted as a 'set-off' against the All broken, chafed, and damaged the ships engaged in the services period of service as second officer, goods are to be left in the Go between the United States east
TALMA
TILAWA
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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR_SAILINGS.
1 ..
| 10,000
10,000 28th April
29th April
Singapore, Penang & Calcatta
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ARAFURA
TANDA
ST. ALBANS ARAFURA
6,000 29th April
.4 p.m. 6,954 3rd- June 4,500 1st July 6,000 | 29th July
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townnville, Brisbane, Sydney, & Melbourne,
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australin.
The 3. & A. 5.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawau, Timor. Darwin, or other ports on route as inducement
offers,
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
NORWEGIAN SHIPPING..
DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN SERVICE.
THE ROUTES TO CHINA.
The Shipowners' Association of
seem
THE BANK LINE, LTD., General Agents. Hong Kong, 27th April, 1927.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH. MIDDLESBRO,' ANTWERP, LONDON STRAITS & PHILIPPINES. THE Steamship
"BENMOHR”
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and coast and the Gulf to and from which will be required to qualify downs, where they will by examined
London vin Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
NYANZA
MOREA
TANDA
MIRZAPORE KASHMIR
6,258 6,715 8,986
7,023 28th April
4 p.m. 10,953 29th April
Daylight 8th May 10th May 12th May
Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moļi & Kobe
Maji. Kobe. Osaka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
All dates are approximate and subject to alleration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
* Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenros at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.
Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries,
Europe; on February 1, 1926, the the applicant for examination on the 3rd May, 1927, at 10 a.m. number was 81, of a total of 543,000 under paragraph 38 (c) of the N. Fire Insuran has been deadweight tons, and on August 1, Board's regulations."
effected.
173 ships of 496,000 tons. In the As regards cases where can- Bills of Lading will be counter-
West Indian route, which is the didates are in doubt as to their sigrað þv second group, 111 ships of 365,000 qualifying time, it is as well, to GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., . tons, and 130, of 416,000 tons, were draw attention to the regulations"
Apanie employed on the two dates respec laid down whereby "applicants
Hong Kong, 26th April, 1927. tively. The third place is taken by for examination and persons in- the North Sen, which was repre-
Bented by 295,000 tons in February, quiring as to their eligibility wil and 280,000 tons in August. Next be required, in making their to this group is the services be-application on Form Examination tween North and South America 2, to pay the examination fee be (North America's east coast to the fore any step is taken in the way east and west coast of South of inquiring into their services or America or in the opposite direct- testing their qualifications. If lou), these having found occupa the candidate is found not to be! tion for 350,000 tons and 207,000 eligible the fee will either be tons on the two dates respectively, returned to him or placed to his
The fifth place is held by the sor- vlees between the Mediterranean credit until he is eligible," and the United Kingdom, the Con- tinent and Scandinavia, and vice versu, the tonnage having been 386,-
Parcels measuring not more than 25% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received 000 tons and 115,000 tons in the two
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Pasinge Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Agents
[
respective months. The routes toi China rank next with 218,000 tons) and 237,000 tons; and the seventhi is the Baltic services, with 59,000
CONSIGNEES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.".
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
tons and 318,000 tons in the two THE Steamship periods respectively. Then follow the routes to the east coast of South
"ATHOS IP*.
America to Europe and back, with BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles, 215,000 tons and 152,000 tons; the &c.
Pacific services, with 110,000 tons CONSIGNEES are hereby inform and 207,000 tons; the coast of ed that their goods with the
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE Africa and the Islands to the Unit exception of. Opium, Trengure and
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE. (OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL SN. CO., LTU AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & HUCHNALL SS. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
Via Suez Canal
Vin Suez Canal
8th May... 6th Jane.
8.3. "EUMAEUS". $.8. "ELPENOR Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option
Bubject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to →→ BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON A. CO., LTD., Canton,
ed Kingdom, the Continent and Valuables are being landed and Scandinavia, with 172,000 tons and stored into the Godowns of the 91,000 tona; the White Sea, which HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF employed no tonnage in February, & GODOWN CO., LTD., - 'KOW- occupied - 211,000 tona In August. LOON, whence delivery may be The remainder of the tonnage en- obtained immediately after landing, gaged in the foreign trade was oc- All claims must be sent in to me cupied between Australia and on or before THURSDAY, the 6th Europe, and in groups to India, the May, 1927, or they will not be re- East Indies and the East to Europe, cognized, SAAN MAS or in the opposite direction. DAMAGED PACKAGES will be The total tonnage engaged in examined by the Company's Sur- the foreign services is returned as veyor Messrs. Goddard & Douglas having amounted to 8,610,000 tons in the presence of the Consignees In February, and 3,680,000 tons in at 10 am, 2 MONDAY, the 2nd August, 1926,
May, 1927,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any caas-
Economy by the Government is co more than overdue Earl Beaus champ
Agont. Hong Kong, 26th April, 1927
TO SEATTLE AND
Arriving at
June 17 Juna 20
Chrg ptn Joe Chng Shann Path-forg Uhrg-Skupin
July
Chrg Shmpin' July Chrg-Shajan July 15 Puth-Furg July 21 brg-Shapin July 20
nuk-Chrg Aug. Chrgebimpin Aug. 13 'brg-Shmpto Aug. 16 Path-org Aug. 28
VICTORIA VIA
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT McKINLEY
Wednesday, May 4th 9 a.m.
Wednesday, May 18th.
Wednesday, June 1st..
Wednesday, June 15th.
..Wednesday, June 29th.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Wednesday.
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ
PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA NAPLES
-GENOA-MARSEILLES,.
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MONROE
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
Tuesday, May 10th 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, May. 24th 6.00 a.m.
.Tuesday, June 7th 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, June 21st. 6.00 a.m. ..Tuesday, July 5th 8.00 am:
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MADISON
May 4th May 10th May 16th
8.00 a.m.
May 24th
6.00 a.m.
.May. 24th
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
6.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO
GENERAL AGENTS.
Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone, Central 2477. 2476 & 795.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO” HONGKONG. -Codes Used: A1. A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watkins.
LOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.
Please
S.S.
TAIPING.”
Speed 14.77 1.H.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons.
Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
enquiries to the Chief Managers
R. M. DYER B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.