MONDAY, MAY 16, 1927.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
THE CH
MAIL.
FIGHTING PIRATES.
COMPLETE PATROL PRO- TECTION IMPOSSIBLE.
AN OUTSIDE VIEW:
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD,
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
Steamer
Salling Destination Straits & Calcutta
LAISANG
Mon., 10th May, at 3p.m. Some time ago we "Straits Shanghai via Swatow & N'po CHEONGSHING.Mon., 16th May, at 5p.m., Times") urged the Imperial Gov-Tlen sitt
CHIPSHING ... ed., 18th May, at 7a.m. ernment to take the initiative in Tau via Swatow & Shanghal KWONGSANG..Wed., 18th May, at 7am.
Straits & Chicutla
CHAKSANG ... Wed. 18th May, at 3p.m. routing out piratical nests in
Bangkok.
KWAISANG Thurs., 19th May, at 7am. Cantonese waters and coastal Amoy, Shanghai, Moll, Kobe
KUMSANG .Sun., 22nd May, at 7am. territory. Shortly afterwards & Osake
Wed., 25th May, at 7am. Leame the Sunning" piracy. This Tau via 8watow & Shanghai FOOSHING
„Thura,, 20th May, at 3pm. seems to have proved the last traits & Calcutia
Sandakan
Fri. straw on the Imperial camel's Tsingtau via Swatow & Shel HANGSANG ..Sun., back. Result-Bias Bay sent up Kobe via Amey & Moji KUTSANG Mon, Wed.. in smoke by a Royal Navy expedi-Tsingtau via Swatow & Shel MINGSANG
FOOKBANG .Sat., tionary force. Since the Bias Straits & Calcutta........
For Freight and Passage apply to:- Bay raid there has been a lull in piratical activities, but it would
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., be going too far to take it for
Telephone Centrul 215.
General Managers. granted that it is more than a lull. And day we may expect to hear of
a British steamer being captured from
a
HOSANG HINSANG
complete undefended
27th May, at 3 p.m. 29th May, at 7am. 30th May, at 7am.
1st June, at 7 a.m.
4th June, at 3p.m.
CONSIGNEES.
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, Are we taking all the steps rea- This unfortified bridge, on re- SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
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
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE,
"D'ARTAGNAN”
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
Admiral Oriental Linë)
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 CLEVELAND..
PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TÄFT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT
by Chinese buccaneers and looted. bridge, very lightly manned. sonably possible to prevent this capture, proved itself impregn- occurring? Are existing Piracy able; and failing control of only Prevention regulations adequate, this part of the ship, the whole or can they be improved? There plan of the pirates was complete- seems to be only three ways open by defeated. Given then a forti-THE Steamship by which we can prevent Chinese fed bridge with guards at the en- piracy on the open seas being a trances under the eye of the offi-BRINGING CARGO from Marsellles, profitable industry: Naval patrol cer of the watch, a surprise is &c. also Cargo from Nantes, La Pal- of the affected areas; effective hardly possible. It may be safely lice ex s.s. "Formigny" cargo from Bordeaux 8x+, 8,8. "Ville de search of passengers for arms surmised that pirates, whose Verdun." &c. and ammunition at the port of only object is to get away with embarkation; the fortifying of the booty, would even hesitate to ed that their goods with the the navigating bridge of ships plan an attack if they saw such exception of Opium, Treasure and liable to be threatened when on a serious obstacle in the way of Valuables are being landed and the open seas. There is un success.
Even if they gained stored into the Godowns of the
From in the ontrol of the engine room HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF Hongkong erroneous assumption rainds of many people that the it would be difficult for them to & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW. duty of defending a merchant direct the ship to their lair; and LOON, whence delivery may be 18 ship against attack lies primarily if they grounded the ship, they obtained immediately after landing. May with the Royal Navy, whereas the would be under fire from the true position is that such defence bridge in attempting to escape. to the rests primarily with the owners. It would also be open Even if it was otherwise, it must officers to send out wireless sign-
CONSIGNEES are hereby inform-
Juca
Tuesday, May 24th
..Tuesday. June 7th.
.Tuesday,
June 21st.
Tuesday, July 6th. .Tuesday, July 19th.
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 rallway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for Information. Following are suggested itiner- aries
on or before THURSDAY, the 19th 16
May Spore, Pang, Colbo, B'bny & Karnehi/be borne in mind that the affect- als, if wireless was provided and examined by the Company's Sur-
S. S.
Ton#'
From Hongkong About
LAHORE NYANZA MOREA KASHMIR
5,252 17th 7,023 25th 10,058 8,985
May
28th
KHIVA
MANTUA
KALYAN
9.185 20th June 10,946 25th June 9.144 9th July 11,120 23rd July
9,00
0th Aug.
18th
Миу June
Mayscilies & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
MACEDONIA
KASHGAR
Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London
inrselles, Lannion & Antwerp Marseilles & London
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Parts by steamers of the Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SANTHIA TALAMDA
7,754 20th May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta 8.018 10th June Singapore. Penang & Calcutta
Sonttle
San Francisco..
Leviathan
Via
Connecting with From
Brownship X. York
Goo, Washington June 15
Matric
Tqua 25
July 2
Dympic
July 9
[Geo. Washington July 13
Homeric
July 23
Tevinthan
Aug. 1
Majestio.
Aug. Aug. 10
Aug." Aug. 24
All claims must be sent in to me May 24
Senitie Голе
Batt Franelsco
Seattla instant, or they will not be re- June cognized:
Jane 21San Francisco
20
Sentila DAMAGED PACKAGES will be Jane
Jaly 5 San Francisco
SeaLtla July 19 ed areas of the China seas are so installed within.the fortified aren. veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Dougins July extensive that it is impracticable A properly organised and co-in the presence of the Consignees July 27 for the Navy to give complete ordinated scheme, which included at 10 am. on MONDAY, the 16th Aug, 2 San Francison | Mijutte patrol protection. From Singa- fortified navigation areas, reason- instaut pore to Bias Bay is nearly 1.490 able official searchings and naval miles and from Bins Bay onwards
No Fire Insurance will be effected
J. LIMAGE.
Hong Kong, 10th May, 1927.
Agent.
HONGKONG TIDES
end to piracy. But before such a most the Navy can do for us is to scheme could be formulated, it to Taku another 1,300 miles. The Patrols, should go far to put an by us in any case whatever. assist us by patrolling the sea-would be necessary for the ad- wards' approaches to known miniatrations of the countries pirate strongholds. There is an- directly affected, the British Ad- other very important point also miralty and the shipping com- to be considered. This point is wonde plain by Lieut. Commander panies to get together and agree definite regulations, which Pitcairn Jones, R.N., in could be enforced by a recognised memorandum forwarded to the body appointed for that purpose. "Sunning" Piracy Commission, whose report has now been pre- sented to the Government of
'to
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) Hong Kong-the danger in which MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS,
TANDA.
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,
&
6,958 3rd June ST. ALBANS 4,500 1st July ARAYURA | 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 Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement
offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:
the lives of officers and passen- gers on pirated boats would be!
placed by the approach of naval! The P. & O. ss. "Devanha" from patrols in view of the threats of Hong Kong arrived Marseillies on murder on any such approach. May 14, at 7 am.
As to effective search at ports. of The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of embarkation, it is doubtful if it Canada" arrived at Shanghai on can be ever made really effective May 13, at 11.30 a.m., left that port if the shipping trade is not to be on May 14, at 10 u.m., and is due at The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of adversely affected, possibly des-Hong Kong to-day. troyed. In Singapore we have a Asia" arrived at Nagasaki yesterday system of official search provided at 3 p.m., left Nagasaki to-day, at The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New reasonable suspicion is reported 2 a.m., and is due at Kobe to-mor- Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
that arms have been, or are being row, at 8 a.m. amuggled on to a particular ship, The P. & O. s.s. "Mirzapore" left otherwise there is no official Singapore for this port on May 9, scarch. Some of the shipping at 4 p.m., with the outward mails, was due here to-day, at
The P. & D. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers, to London via the Capo.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and companies and agencies attempt and
about 7 a.m.
London vin Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
TALAMBA
MIRZAPORE TRIBARTHA MANTUA ST. ALBANS KALYAN MACEDONIA
• NOVARA
8,018 18th
The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide- predicting Machine, which in- cludes 40 components for the bet- ter prediction of tides, from the result of the analysis of the tidal observations, taken at the Kaulung tidal observatory under the direction of Dr. Doberck dur ing the years 1887, 1888, & 1889.
The times and heights are given for Kaulung; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very small.
The times of high-and low- water must not be considered to coincide with the times of slack. I water and change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct.
DATE
May
to protect themselves by a sort of The B. I. 8.8. "Santhia" will leave guarantee for every Chinese pas- Amoy for this port this evening. Fri. senger, but.the guarantee appears and is due here on May 18. p.m. to be of very little real value. The Ben Line 8.a." "Beniomond" Bat Even if any one port is thorough from Leith, Middlesbro. Antwerp: in its searching methods, there London, Straits and Philippines, is an easy matter for pirates to get Jon board and we do not see how
this can
May Amor, Moji, Kobe, Yokohama & Osaka are other ports of call where it is due to arrive here on May 20.
A.M.
6,715 17th May 24th May 27th May 10,940
4,500 7th June 9.141 10th June 11,320 24th June 0,989 20th June
Shanghai, Moll & Robe
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe
Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama Shanghal. Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
• Will not take passengers northwards.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
· WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Fassengera for Rangeen must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fana free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries.
be prevented unless a
common level of inspection can be CAR DROPS INTO HARBOUR. introduced throughout the affect- ed fields. The general attitude A car containing five people adopted by those Chambers of plunged into St. Heller Harbour, Commerce mostly concerned may Jersey, after crashing through the be taken us summed up by the protecting chain.
Luckily the tide was out. Apart from the driver, Mr. Cecil Hong Kong Chamber...... “if official searching can be made to Hotton, who had a fractured col- dovetail into existing shipping lar bone, no one was seriously in- organisations without, injuring jured. Two of the occupants were economic working it would be pinned under the car and were got valuable."
out with difficulty. They were all This brings us to the third taken to the general hospital for The car was smashed point. The pirates depend for treatment.
was also seriously success on getting control of the and, a pant
Parcels measuring not more than 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft, will be received ship by surprise. It would not be damaged.
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Pastage Freights, Hundbooks, etc., apply to:
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Agents.
overstepping the mark of fairness
if we stated that the execution of
the pirates' carefully prepared TERRIFIC GALE OFF GUTALA.
plans is facilitated by a certain
amount of precautionary laxity
on the part of shipping owners--
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE. thought they had it securely in 2
JOINT ARRO
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL” LINE.
(OCEAN 8.8; CO., LTD. & CHINA' MUTUAL 8.N. CO., LTDJ
AND
Madras, May 14...
It is reported from Rajahmun- and on the part of officers on ships. In the case of the "Sun-dry that nearly fifty-persons were ning, it is true the officers, by drowned through the sinking of a a deed of great courage, re-took launch which was proceeding to the vessel after the pirates Polavaram when it was caught in terrific gale off; Gutala.. their grasp, yet, if we give that Reuter, Importarice which is due to the findings of the “Sunning” inquiry, we realise that the precautionary measures taken were inadequate The officers did not carry At 10.30 a.m., on Wednesday a volvers; the main deck grilles Marine Court of Inquiry will sit were continously open the to examine the circumstances at-
“LEUNG KWONG" INQUIRY..
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE guards quarters were; situated tending the "Leung Kwong disas
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S. CO., LTD.)
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
#ELPENOR">
“CITY OF KOBE"
Via, Suez Canal
Via Suce Canal
outside the grilled area; further, ter
made them sufficiently easy to
the grilles were of a nature that
It's Jane.
19th June.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners, Option
Subject to change without noticed A
For Freight and particulars apply to
ELU & BWIRE OF THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong
Cantont: JARDINE, MATHESON #CO.LTD. Cantad
scale, and the "Sunning," at the
time of the piracy, had no CONSIGNEES NOTICE. authoritative scheme of de [fence." The "Sunning" Piraty
Consignees Commission points out that the D'Artagnan recové
the "Suming *Al claims must plete charge of the Agent before
effected entirely not be recogni
read
May 13 to 19, 1927.
HIGH WATER} Lower WATER
Standard -te dard B+
BL Time:
Timas
13 m 7 49 1,8 m 1,18 | 1,8 7 428 0,2 1 313.0 14 35.8 m 1.40.2.0 2182.3
Bat. 16 m 8 20 6.1m 12 9.1
५ 16 0.1 Mon. 16, 8 406
228 9 41 4.9
$341,4 Then. 17 s alm 36 (±5 124,7 17.1 Wed. 1997.1 33
11 8844 Thurs 10 m: 9 9 7.3 m 3 Di 8,0
8
4,59
Berengarin Levintlum Festile Aquitania
19 San Francisco
Sept is
Arriving st
Pouth-Curg
Jitne 23
Chrg-hopin July Cbrg-8 hmjiin July Gbrg-Shoptn July 15 14th-Gbg
July 21 Corg-Shapin July 29 Path-Chrg
Aug. 7
Aug. 16
Cbrg-mptn Ang 12 C'brg-S'impen Pinth-C'brg Aug. 28 Chrg-Shrapto Aug. 30
C'brg Shmin Sept.
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Wednesday, May 18th 9 a.m.
PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT LINCOLN
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 HARRISON ...Tuesday, May 24th 6.00 a.m,
PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT POLK
Tuesday, June 7th 8.00 a.m. .Tuesday, June 21st 6.00 am, Tuesday, July 5th 8.00 am. Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 a‚m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT MONROE
May 16th
6.00 p.m...
May 24th
6.00 sm.
.May 24th
6.00 p.m.
.May 30th
6.00 p.m.
.June 7th
8.00 a.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO
GENERAL AGENTS.
Hong Kong and Shanghat Dank Building, Ground Floor Telephone. 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.
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TAIPING.
Speed 14.77 1.H.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons.
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enquiries to the Chief” Mait
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Dock, Hongkong.
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