FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1927.
P.&O.-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.)
Destination
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marselles, London & Antwerp Spore. Pang; Calho, B'bay & Karachi
6. S.
Tuns
From Hongkong About
LAHORE NELLORE
NYANZA
5,283 ; fith May 0853 14th May 7,023 26th May
MORRA
14,059 28th May
KASHMIR
RONG 11th June
MANTUA
KALYAN
MACEDONIA
RAWALPINDI
9,144 9th July 1140 23 July 16,619 oth Aug.
& Antwerp Arseilles and London.
25th June
Marseilles & London. Marseilles und London Marseilles, Lomion & Antwerp Marseilles, London
Marseilles, London and Antwerp
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople. Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKLIWA SANTHIA TALAMBA
7,930 8th May 7.754 17th May 8,018 10th June
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcatta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
THE CHINA MAIL,
GERMAN SHIPPING.
CAPITAL INCREASE FOR NEW SHIPS..
HAMBURG-AMERICA FLEET,
Hamburg, March 8,
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. Destination
Canton Tientsin....
Steamer
Saillag
MINGSANG
...Sat...
WAISHING
MAUSANG YUENSANG
.SUN. .Sun., ..Mon.
7th May, at 7 a.m. 8th May, at 7a.m. 8th May, at 7am.
Ttau 'v. Stow, N'po & S'hal HANGSANG Sandakan.
Bangkok via Singapore Tiou via Swatow & Kohe via Amoy & Moji Shanghal.
At the meeting of the board of directors of the Hamburg-America Linie, held to-day at Hamburg, it
9th May, at 3p.m. S'hal MINGSANG
Tues, 10th May, at -3 p.m. was unanimously decided to lay be-
Wed, 11th May, at ? a.m., FOOKSANG fore the general meeting, which has
Thurs., 12th May. at 7 a.m. CHEONGSHING.Sat., 14th May, at 7am. been called for March 28, #
Straits & Colcuito
AISANG .Sat., 13th May, at 3pm. Ttau vin Swalow & Shanghal YUSANG .....Sun., 15th May, at fa.m.) posal to increase the company's Tiau via Swatow & Shanghal KWONGSANG..Wed., 18th May, nt 76.m. capital by M.30,000,000, thus bring-ny, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe KUMSANG.Run., 22nd May, at 7am.
pro-
ing the total share capital up to M.100,000,000. With the new funds that will thus become available the, company intends to embark upon an extensive building programme. Two new motor passenger ships of the Cleveland type of 17,000 tons each, and with a speed of 16 knots, are to be built, as well as six motor freight ships of 10,000 tons each, and six freight ships with a ton- nago of from 5,500 to 6,000 each,
The two new motor liners, it is Interesting to note; will be the first German motor passenger vessels to be specially built for the North Atlantic service. On this route the "Hapag" has hitherto had seven big passenger ships running, If one includes the New York, which is to start on her maiden trip on April 1. As soon as the two. new liners are completed the com- pany intends to withdraw the
& Osaka.... Straits & Calcutta
HOSANG .. Tues., 24th May, at 3 p.m. For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Telephone Central 215.
General Managers.
LONDON via the RIVIERA
The New Motor-Vessel
"ESQUILINO"
of 8,657 tons
with excellent passenger accommodation will sail hence on
SATURDAY, 7th Mảỷ, 1927, a1 6 p.m.
for Singapure, Colombo, Port Said, Brindisi, Venice and Trieste, taking through passengers to LONDON.
DODWELL & CO, LTD.
4g20s
Queen's Building, Tel. No C. 1030.
TANKER BOOM.
SUPERFLUITY ANTICIPATED IN THE FUTURE.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
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
ANSHINE BELT"
PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON -
.Tuesday, May 10th. .Tuesday, blay 24th.. .Tuesday,
June 7th. Tuesday, June 21st .Tuesday,
July 5th,
Thereafter 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 atop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested Itiner- aries:-
CONSIGNEES.
Fron
Hongkong
Vik
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
May 10 San Francisca
18 May
Benitto
LONDON & STRAITS..
Discussing the subject of the From MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, MAY 24 San Francisco
Thuringia" and Westphalia" from the North American route, two ships which were originally in- tended for another line, and which will now become available for the South America route, for which they are better adapted. With the completion of those 14 new vessels, the Hamburg-America Line will again possess a feet of ships with a tonnage not far short of the pre-boom in the construction of oil tan- war figures, a most remarkable kers, of which the latest instance achievement within the short space in Scandinavia is the ordering of of seven years. It has not yet been a 13,000-tonner at the Gotaverken decided with what yards the orders by a new Norwegian company, the for the new tonnage will be placed. Goteborgs Handels og Sjofartstid- As It is desirable that the new ning remarka that in recent years orders shall benefit from the
there has been found a certain Government subsidy, it will be
new
THE Steamship
From
Connecting with
Stenship N. York
Leviathan
June 11
Geo, Washington June 16
Majestic
Leviathan
yaple
Leviathan
Juno 1
June 15
Jape
Juno 20 July
Seattle Jugo 7 Ban Francisco
Peattle 218an Francisco
Bentle
Juna, 25. July 2
July 9
Gen. Washington July 13
Harterie
July 23
Aug.
are July
13
5 San Francisco
Seattle
Majestic
Ang. B
10 San Francisco
Bentile
Berengaria Leviathna Ayaitania
Aug, 10
Aug. 20
Aug. 24
TO SEATTLE
." HENRINNES hereby informed that all Goods are Jaly
CONSIGNEES of Cargo being landed at their risk into the | July | 27 | hazardous and/or extra hazardous
necessary for the directors to comecarcity of tonnage for the tran- Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow- to a decision in this matter without port of oil, and as soon as it was delay.
shown to be possible to get ships
loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., chartered for years in advance,
whence and/or from the wharves Previous Capital Increases.
beginning was made with the plac-delivery may be obtained. The proposed new increase of ing of new orders.
No claims will be admitted after capital will be the third under Already at the beginning of this the Goeds have left the Godowns, taken by the "Hapag" within the year no fewer than 57 tankers were and all goods remaining undeliver. past nine months. The last in under construction in England and led after the 9th inst, will be sub- crease of M.55,000,000 took place on the Continent. of a combined ject to rent. in November, 1926, and was made tonnage of 371,500 gross tons. All claims against the steamer necessary by the fusion of the Since then the number of new ships must be presented to the Under- "Hapag with the Austral and ordered has increased in an appre-signed on or before the 23rd inst. Kosmos Linien.. The previous in-
or they will not be recognized."
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th inst.. at 19 a.m.
No. Fire Insurance has been
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
it
creuse of capital took place in Julyciable degree, and at the same time of last year, and amounted
ems that the construction of Ito EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) the re-purchase of three ships from barked upon. It is not possible to somewhat larger ships has been em- M.21,000,000, und was applied for, the United American Line under 2y how many ships of 13,000 tons the Harriman agreement.
or about this size are under con- That the "Hapag" intended to struction for the transport of all increase its fleet of ships has been as any statistics will not become known for some time past. It is available on the question' until the natural corollary to the re-after the close of the present quar- covery of its former network ofter,
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, & Melbourne,
TANDA
6,000. 3rd June ST. ALBANS . 4,500 1st July ARAFURA
6,000 29th July Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd.. steamers will also call at Shanghal, lolla, Cebu Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement
offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S; Company's stoomers to the United Kingdom via
trade routes. Competition with the As a result of the boom in the Deutscher Lloyd has, of course, to foresee the rapid arrival of a reinforced activities of the Nord building of tankers it is obvious strongly influenced the directors in stage of superfluity of this special their decision. As will be remem-type of cargo ships, thus leading bered, the "Hapag". at the begin- in a slack season in the oil market Newing of this year placed orders for to the laying up of such ships in ten new freight vessels, which were place of their being sent out for primarily intended to take the place other purposes. As against this of ageing tonnage, and not actual-danger stands the circumstance ly to increase the fleet. It is in that the progress of motorships is The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and "Hapag," which before the war was need of transport of oll will, in- teresting, too, to note that the in constant growth, so that the London via Panama Canal
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.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
TANDA
MIRZAPOKE KASHMIR
TALAMDA
MANTUA ST ALBANS KALYAN MACEDONIA
6,960 8th May
5 p.m. 6,715 13th May 8,995 13th May, R018 16th May 10,940 27th May 4,500 7th June 2,144 10th June 11,120 24th June
Moj, Kobe & Yokohama
Shanghai, Moli & Kobe Shanghat, Moji & Kobe
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Moll, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
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 steamor.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft, 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. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Agents,
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE. (OCEAN 8.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N. CO., LTD.
AMERICAN &
AND
MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.S. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
∙S.S. “EUMAEUS"
5.S. "ELPENOR"
S.S. “CITY OF KOBE”
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal
Via Buez Canal
8th May, 5th June
10th June.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners Option
Subject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD, Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. Canton.
the
new
up
the only German shipping company crease in the same measure. to employ really big liners, nowa- days, as is clear from
Moreover, the newspaper states building programme; has given that a large part of the existing all idea of repeating this experi- tank tonnage is not of a modern ment, and, in contrast to the Nord type, and is therefore condemned Deutscher Lloyd, thinks it safer to to be broken up. The old steamers confine itself to passenger vessels with comparatively small cargo
effected.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1927.
Arriving at
Ghrg-S'hmptn
June 17 Puth Gurg June 23 Cory-Slupta July
brg-8 hjstT July Gbg-8 hmpin July 15 rath-beg July 21 G'brg-6'hmtn July 20
'mih-Obrg Aug. Chrg Wimpin Aug.
brghmpta Aug. 16 Puth 'brg
Ang. Obrg-Shupto Aug 30
AND VICTORIA VIA
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT GRANT
PRESIDENT MADISON
PRESIDENT JACKSON
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Wednesday, May 19th.
Wednesday, June 1st.
Wednesday, June 15th..
.Wednesday, June 29th."
..Wednesday, July 13th.
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,
Tuesday, May 10th 8.00 am. ..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.
PRESIDENT HARRISON
PRESIDENT MONROE
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
66 in
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays,
SHIPS IN PORT.
This morning there were ocean-going merchant vessels Hong Kong harbour, of which num- ber 21 fy the British flag.
During the 24 hours ended at 9. a.m. to-day there were 11 arrivals; (4 British) and 17 departures (8 British).
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
Consignees of Cargo ex a §. "Min” are reminded by the Agent that all
May 9,
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT PIERCE
May, 10th
8.00 a.m.
May 16th .May 24th .May 24th .May 30th
6.00 p.m.
6.00 a.m.
6.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
of medium size driven by motor capacity, for instance, cannot com- claims will not be recognised after THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO
power.
pete with the large modern motor- With regard to the freight steam-ships on the oil routes, and mast ers, too, the difference between the consequently be superseded by building policy of the "Hapag" and ships of the later type. This cir- the Lloyd is manifest, as the form- cumstance can have the effect er's programme contains no record provided that further new con- ships of this class. The Hamburg struction is now carried out on too company is, in other words, inclin- large a scale of causing the ships ed to be very conservative and to learn good profits in the coming averse from risking experiments in
years, untried ftelds.
"BLACK SWAN.”
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide predicting Machine, which In- cludes 40 components for the bet- SINGAPORE YACHT'S WORLD ter prediction of tides, from the
CRUISE.
result of the analysis of the tidal observations, taken at the The yacht "Black Swan," Kaulung tidal observatory under which has been built at Singa- the direction of Dr. Doberek dur pore for Messrs. T. J. B. Wearneing the years 1887, 1888, & 1889. and C. F. F. Wearne, was taken The times and heights are given out on trial by Captain Bain- for Kaulung; but they may be bridge, who will command her used for the Victoria Naval yard during her long cruise which will and Aberdeen, the differences commence in the near future. being very small.
After a short run the vessel The times of high-and low returned to the Harbour Board water must not be considered to premises and every satisfaction coincide with the times of slack- was expressed with the way she water and change of current, the behaved. When the vessel leaves two phenomena being quite Singapore on the first stages of distinct.AAA. the cruise, a visit will first bo paid to Bali Bueling and then the run to Australia will follow. After calling at, Western Austra lian ports the winter will be spent at Fremantle.
Bian WATSE LOWER WATIA.
May 6 to 12, 1927.
∙DATN
Standard
MBY
Fri.
It is proposed to make a visit to the South Sea Islands about dat October and then the party cross the Pacific, sail through the Panama canal and make for Mon Cowes The Mediterranean will then be visited. It is expected Tam that the voyage will last about eighteen months and the crew has been signed on for this period.
Than it
At sta'dard' Times Re
Timeo
Cm #13- 4.1m to 3.7 (m3): 43108 227 49 m 13
71 m 2_674,9 m2 6 17 3,9,
B. No lafestor (U W. No inferior LW, 9 is inferior W. Weinturier
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Consignees of Cargo ex B.J. "Benrinnes" are notified that goods remaining undelivered after May 9 will be subject to rent.
GENERAL AGENTS.
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor
Telephone. Central 2477, 2478 & 795.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO" HONGKONG,
Codes Used: A1, ABC. 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.
S.S.
“TAIPING."
Speed 14.77 LHP 4090 D.W. 4215 tons....
Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
ease address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
RM. DYER BS MINA
dan Kawloon Deck, Hongkong.
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