SATURDAY, MAY 7, 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 Hongkung About
LAHORE NELLORE
6,252 | 11th May
NYANZA MOREA KASHMIR
MANTUA KALYAN
MACEDONIA
Destination
Marseilles, London & Antwerp 6,850 14th May Marsellies, London & Antwerp 7,823 25th May ! S'pore, Pang, Colbo, B'bay & Karachi
Marseilles & London. 10,053 | 28th May
and London Marseilles, Lendon & Antworp Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles and London Marseilles, London and Antwerp
9,985
Marseilles 11th June 10,046 25th June 9,144 9th July 11.120 23rd July 18,619 8th Aug. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Forts by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
RAWALPINDI
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
TAKLIWA
SANTHIA TALAMRA
7,936 8th Miny Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
2.10 p.m. 7,754 17th May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 8,018 10th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
OCEAN RACE.
THIRTEEN SHIPS TAKING
PART.
THE CHINA MAIL.
REVIVING OLD-TIME MEMORIES.
for
SAILING CHANGES.
DOLLAR BOAT'S REPAIRS AT MANILA.
CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS.
[HE' Steamship'
"BENRINNES". CONSIGNEES of Cargo are The "President Grant" as al-hereby informed that all Goods are ready mentioned, will take the being landed at their risk into the place of the "President Lincoin" hazardous and/or extra hazardous in leaving Hong Kong for. San Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow- Francisco on May '10.
loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.,
The repairs to the President Lincoln" will be completed in time for this ship to take the place of the "President Grant" in sailing from Hong Kong for Seattle on. May 18.
COSTLY SUIT OF PAINT.
No claims will be admitted after the Gooda, have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undeliver led after the 9th Inst. will be sub
ject to rent:
The Dollar.llness. "President Lincoln" which left for Manila on Although there is not a Mersey-Thursday, and was due to return built ship among the thirteen here and sail for San Francisco square-riggers which have anled or are about sail from Australian on May 10, is to remain at Manila for the purpose of undergoing re- ports with grain cargoes Europe, there are two which were pairs. once owned in Liverpool, the "Ger- man Gustav" and the "Lawhill," of Finland. There are certain points of similarity between them which should make their arrival in Bri tish waters a matter of interest to lovers of topsnil-haul, and their port of discharge a pleasant anti. cipation Haya the Liverpool Journal of Commerce." "Gustav," a steel four-masted barque of 2,718 tons, was launched by Russell and Co., of Port Glasgow, on March 28, 1892, under the name of "Aus-
All claims against the steamer tralia," to the order of J. and W.
must be presented to the Under- Goffey, of Liverpool. Her main
signed on or before the 23rd inst!. yard was 106 feet long, the lower
or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged topsail 95, upper topsnil 90, lower
The Cunarder "Berengaria" top gallant 78, upper 66, and her royal yards 50 feet, so that she was sailed from Southampton for New Goods are to be left in the Godoyne,
the a very square ship indeed. On her York on completion of where they will be examined on the maiden voyage she had the bad luck her six weeks' overhaul. Run-9th inst., at 10 a.m.
No Fire Insurance has been to be dismasted somewhere about ning hot water, in addition to lat. 30 S. long. 12 W. She made cold, has been installed In over effected. Rio under courses, lower topsails 400 first state rooms, the decora- and fore and aft canvas. Theretion of the big palm court and Captain Parkes found he could get no auitable spara, so in six weeks he ball-room has been altered, and jury-rigged her and sailed her the main staircase and foyer are home. He made his landfall at now also rodecorated. Larger night, and before daylight disclosed rooms; with wider corridors, are his condition he had patched up a provided by the remodelling and contract with a tugboat skipper to replanning of a whole section of tow him into port. Rumour hath the second-class state it that she sailed on Friday on this During the repainting of the ship eventful voyage, and Friday sail
from stem to stern, 8,000 gallons ings had a much more uncanny significance in the days of sail than they apparently have in these times "Australia" of Diesel engines. was offered for sale in Liverpool in April, 1910, but was withdrawn at a bid of £4,975. However the evil was only postponed, for before the month was out she passed under the
She was on German Nag, and got the name she now bears, "Gustav."
rooms.
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1927.
HONGKONG TIDES.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
(Admiral Oriental Line)
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing
TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
66
THE PRESIDENT LINERS"
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE SUNSHINE BELT"".
PRESIDENT GKANT
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
From
Tuesday, May 10th 5.00 a.m.
..Tuesday, May 24th.
..Tuesday,
.Tuesday,
Tuesday,
June 7th.
June 21st.
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 stop-over privileges for Sightseeing, Ask for information. Following are suggested Itiner aries:-
The tide-table given below has of paint enamel were used in the been obtained by aid of the Tide- Hongkong interior and 800 gallons for the predicting Machine, which in- hull, and a ton of red paint for cludes 40 components for the bet- the funnels. The "Berengaria" ter prediction of tides, from the My has now. four new eighteen-ton result of the analysis of the tidal Ma propellers of new design.
Vis
Connecting with Steamship
From N. York
Arriving at
Hay
18
10ean Franclnco
Beattle 24San Franoison
Brattle
Lovinthan
Juss 11
Geo, Washington June 15
Majestic
June 25
Leviathan
July 2
Inno
16
7 Ban Francisco
Fenille
Mympia
July 9
Gen. Washington July 13
Homerle
Jaly 23
Loviathan
Aug. 1
Majoatia
Aug. 6
Berengaria
Aug. 10
Leviathan
Aug. 20
Aquitants
Aug. 24
P'mih-Chrg Ang. 26 C'big-hmpin Aug.
observations, taken at the June Kaulung tidal observatory under Jase the direction of Dr. Doberck dur-Jana 21 San Francisco
Senttia
ing the years 1887, 1888, & 1889. June 29
July 3 San Francisco
Seattle
Benilio
A SHIPPING WAR.
The times and heights are given July 13 for Kaulung; but they may be Joy 19 San Fransico York "Herald-used for the Victoria Naval yard July - 27 | New Tribune" predicts the outbreak and Aberdeen, the differences. of a international shipping war being very small.
as the result of a gigantic port The times of high-and low- development enterprise sponsored water must not be considered to by British, American, and French coincide with the times of slack- capital at Havre. Havre is de-water and change of current, the phenomena being quite stined to replace Cherbourg as two the port of call of passenger liner distinct. as soon as its great freight and passenger piers are completed.
the nitrate const when war broke out, and wisely remained in Mejil- lones till it was over,
The She fell to France under the ship reparation scheme in 1921, but was promptly sold back to her German -pwners, the Vinnen Company. She sailed for the Channel on February 1 from Sydney and, with luck, she should be round the Horn now and making north towards the Trades.
The Dundee-built "Lawhill," slightly larger by 224 tons, and also a steel four-master barque, was launched in the same year, and almost exact- ly four months later, on August 24, from Thompson's yard, to the order of Charles Barrie, of Dundee. After experience under two London house flags she came under Liverpool ownership, when she was acquired
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) by G. Windham and Co. for £6,000
TANDA
ST. ALBANS ARAFURA
1. 0,956 3rd June | 4,500 | 1st - July
•
6,000 20th July
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, & Melbourne,
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
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The E. & A. 5.8. Co., Ltd.. steamers will also call at Shanghal, Loilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other porte en route as inducement
ußers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
to
A
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom' via New from Geelong for Queenstown on Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P&O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canul.
The P&O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Cape. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
MIRZAPORE KASHMIR TALAMBA MANTUA
ST. ALBANS KALYAN MACEDONIA NOVARA
0,715 13th 8,985 | 14th
.
May
Moy 8,018 10th May 10,046 27th May 4,500 7th Junc 9,144 10th June
11,120 24th June
6,989
Shanghai, Maji & Kobe Shanghal. Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moj. Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Koba.
"But," says the "Tribune," "ita main purpose will be to deflect passenger traffic from Antwerp and Hamburg, and other Con- tinental ports."
May 6 to 12, 1927,
LATE BIGH WATER Lowen Wazz
Standard May
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Obrg-Shipta June 17 P'mtb-Obrg
June 23
Gbrg-Shipth July brg-8'limpin July
Obrg-Shapin. July 16 Math-brg July 21 brg-Shmpin July 20 P'math-Corg
Aug.
brg-limpin Aug.. Obrg-Tampa Aug. 18
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAL-KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE" PRESIDENT LINCOLN Weine-day, May 18th 9 a.m.
PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
Wednesday, June lat.
Wednesday, June 15th."
Wednesday, June 29th.
Wednesday, July 18th.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
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.
* 17 PRESIDENT GARFIELD ... Tuesday, May 10th 8.00 am.
Times
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Fl
Timgs
13.4.1
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3.7
11 3 0,8
7.481.3
Bat.
7. m 3 67 | 4.0
+ 17.3.9
€256.4 A JK b Balaferior W. No, interior W.
May 5, 1927.
Mon
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• 135 2,0
18
W.
11 10 a 1.7
The
10 m. 7 42|3.7.
Mr. A. Ashworth. Messra. S. S. Beltz, F. Barber, Wed. 11 m
5 76 5.4
1:0
81.7
Thurs 18:30 6.2 m
8 12 5.4
7 I 5.3
4
1
Mr. E. J. Carmichael, Mrs. Chau viere. Mr. G. A. Cantoin, Dr. Julio Cruz.
..
44
3.3
in 1911. But her days under the HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS Sco Red Ensign were drawing close, and three years later she was sold to A. Troberg, of Marieham, for £8,500. In 1919, that grand old believer in the efficacy of sail, Erikson, of Marieham, bought her, and it will be the Finnish En-A. D. Box. aign at her gaff when she hoists her number off the first Lloyd's station she makes on the English coast. The "Lawhill," who has never suffered change of name, salled February 8, exactly a week after the "Gustas" left Sydney. This is close enough to draw old-timers from their fireside corners to watch the veering of the weathercocks, to and entice them to plar heads that they
may trace, with pipestem trembling finger, on a moist bollard or a capatan head, the old route by the Horn. If either or both these ships, and more unlikely
thinga have happened, should be ordered to the Mersey to discharge, the warmth of their welcome will be worthy of these two splendid relica of the British shipbuilders' art in sailing ship construction. They are not clippers, but they can sail if they get the wind and are press-
Mr. and Mrs. J. F: Gale, Mr. R. Grimshaw,
Capt. T. P. Hall, Messrs. A. F. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. Henry, J. R. Hooley, S. L. Horrobin, W. Hoegger, Mra, C. J. Hawkins.
Messra. J. E. Joseph, G. G.| The P. & O. s.s. "Macedonia" Jolmaton, Mrs. Journeau.
from Hong Kong arrived London on Mesars. H. A. Keller, Fritz May 5, at 7 a.m. Koenig, E. N. King.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama 20th June Shanghai, 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 steamel.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge.
Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundides."
Parede measuring not more than 2 1.2 ft. x 1ft wil be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon op the day previous to sulling..
For further Information, Passagu Freights, llandbooks, etc, apply to:—
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO..
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG,
Agents.
ed.
or
Miss H. Lille,
The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Merckens, Mr. is due here on Monday morning. She Asia" (Capt. L. D. Douglas, R.N.R.) O. Morgenstein.
Mr. C. Nopper. Mr. T. O'Hare, Mra. Geo. D. Price, Capt. C. A. Pout. Lt. G. B. Parkes, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Polin,
will leave here for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at noon on May 11.
The C.P.S., RM.S. "Empress of Messrs. C. S. Speyer, C. A. Stiebel, Canada" left Vancouver for Hong W. G. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- Stewart.
hai, on April 28, and is due here on May 16.
Dr. E. Stuart, Taylor.
Mr. H. Volker.
Messrs. Wragge,, C. D. Wright.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN..
The M/S. ASIA”
will be loading for Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen and-
other Scandinavien` ports on 'ar about"
3rd May,
Purther sailings.
Experted in
Will leave hefteward
or abuat:-
MS: "ANNAM”.
Chound po ne abo
Dth
PRESIDENT HARRISON:
Tuesday, May 24th 6.00 am.
Tuesday, June 7th 8.00 am. Tuesday, June 21st · 6.00, a‚m.
PRESIDENT MONROE.
PRESIDENT WILSON.
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN...Tuesday, July 6th, 8.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT. HARRISON "PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT PIERCE
.May, 10th · 8.00 'a.m.
May 16th
6.00 pm..
May 24th
6.00 m.
.May 24th
6.00 p.m.
May 30th
6.00 p.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO
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. A.B.C. Fifth Edition: Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watkins.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS,
ELECTRICIANS.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN 8.9, CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL SN. CO., LTD.
AND WE
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.&, CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG,
S.S.EUMAEUST 8.5. “ELPENOR”
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Cärial:
SB. "CITY OF KOBE", 1. Via Suez Canal'
8th May, 6th June.
19th June.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners' Optión.
Bubfect to change without notices
For Freight and particulars apply to:--
ENFIELD & BWIRE or THE HANK LINE LTD., Hong Kong. Hon Kong & Canton: JARDINE MATHESON CO., LTD. Cantbly
M.S. "AFRIKA” M.S. "MALAYA"," 1.S. "DANMARK"
22nd May
12th Juno
10th July
Subject to change without notice. Ffurther particulars please apply to:-
JOHN MANNERS, & CO, 201
Arents
FOR THE BEST SERVICE.
Whether it be developing your dégatives,
printing or enlarging-
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS should go to
LEE FONG.
Wyndham St.
Tel: 0. 4028 THE BIGGEST AND MOST UN LLECTION OF LOCAL AND CHINESE
and Excellent: Qu
S.S. TAIPING.
Speed 14.77 LH.P. 4090 D.W.4216 tons.
engined, by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
thes Chief 2 Manager to
RABS
MINA Kowloon Dock, Ha
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