WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 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.)
S. S.
Tons
From Hongkong About
KASHMIR MIRZAPORE MANTUA
8,985 11th June 6,715 16th June 10,946 25th June 9.135 9th July 9,144 10th
KHIVA
KALYAN
ALIPOKE
MACEDONIA
NYANZA
KASHGAR
KAWALPINDI
KHYBER
July July 11.120 23rd July
5,278 21st
1
7023 3rd Aug. 1,006
6th Aug.
16.613 20th Aug.
9,114 3rd Sept.
Destination
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London Marseliles & London
MarseBles, London & Antwerp Marseilles, Lundan. Antwerp & Hull Straits & Bambay
Marselles & London
Straits & Bombay
Marseilles. London & Antwerp Marsoilles & London
Marseilles, London & 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.
TALAMBA TALMA TAKLIWA
June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
8,018 10th 19,000 SOLI
7,936 7th July
June
LUXURY LINER.
"NEW" CANADIAN PACIFIC SHIP.
ALTERED "AUSTRALIA."
THE CHINA MAIL.
Liverpool, April 30. The reconditioning of the Cana- dian Pacific liner "Empress of Aus- tralia," which has been carried out by the Fairfield, Shipbuilding and. Engineering Co., is almost complet ed, and on June 26 the vessel will take her firat sailing from Southampton, via Cherbourg, to the St. Lawrence.
The reconditioning was n big undertaking, as besides the replace- ment of her old engines by Parson's geared turbines, extensive altera- tions have been carried out in the passenger accommodation.
The "Empress of Australia" was built in Germany, and was intended to be one of the units of the Ham- burg-America Line under the name of "Tirpitz". She was launched at Stettin in 1913, and was fitting out; there when the war began. A n result she was not completed till 1921, when she was handed over to this country as part of the repara- tion tonnage. Later she was taken over by the C.P.R. and renamed
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD
Canion
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
Destination
Steamer
Salling
.Fri., .Sun., ..Sun.
Wed.,
9th June, at 2am. 9th June, at Noon. 6th June, at 3 pmn. 10th June, at 10a.m. 11th June, at 3 p.m. 12th June, at 7am.
CHIPSHING ...Thurs, Tisin ru' Swatow & S'hai WAISHING Thurs., Straits & Calcutta...... FOOKSANG Thurs., Tina v. Swatow, N'po & S'halKWONGSANG Sandake..
MAUSANG....Sat., Tientsin.
CHIPSHING Tsingtavia Swaton & S'hai HANGSANG Ttau vieSwatow & Shangha! FOOSHING Straits Calcutta
KUMSANG Tinu viaSwatow & Shanghai HOPSANG Straits 4 Calcutta... KUTSANG Straits Calculla.
SUISANG For Freight and Passage apply to:-
12th June, at 7am. 18th June, at 7 a.m. Wed., 15th Juno, at 3 p.m. Sun. 10th June, at 7am. Wed., 22nd June, at 3 p.m. .Sun., 26th June, at 3 p.m.
| JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.,
Telephone Central 215.
General Managers.
ocean travel The pictures in the MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. brochure certnly show that drab- ness has to face on board.
De-
The CF.S., R.M.S. "Empress of
"Empress of Australla," and for signed to tary first, tourist, and Canada" arrived at Kobe yesterday | the past four years, has been run-third-class ssengers, she has at 7 a.m., left in the evening at 7,1
been put on t the Atlantic service Ring on, the company's Pacific ser- vice. Last year the directors of the to cope wh the growing number ad is due at Yokohama to-morrow
morning at 6. company decided on the extensive of travelds Jesiring to take their
The B. I. 8.8. "Talma" left Singa alterations referred to, and a con- | holldayıʼn the form of an Atlanticriore for this port on June 4, p... tract was signed with the Fairfield ruine he day which, as paint with Company, who have also constructed out the special "Tours and ed the new machinery which has Cruises pages of "The Journal of Comme," has much to commend been installed.
Asar as the exterior of the vessel concerned, her appear ance isistinctly pleasing. She is 615 feelong, and her gross ton- She has three nage 21,850. funneland is well fitted to take her pla alongside the magnificent vesselsf the Cunard and White Star Ls which make Southamp ton th terminal port for the Atlantgrossing,
Case and Luxury. The tumber
of
passengers
the outward English mails, and is due here to-morrow.
The following vessels of the Compagnie des Messageries. Mari- times are expected here:-
"Yang Tse." June 20. "Sphinx," June 21. "Paul Lecat," July 5. "Amazone," July 19, "Yalou," July 22. "Chantilly," August 2. "Athos II," Augi 16. "Athos 11," August 16. "D'Artagnan," September 3., The E. & A. Co.'s 8.8. "Tanda' le: Moji for this port on May 27, p.m., and is due here on June 18, at about daylight.
German System Scrapped. The vessel was originally fitted with turbines made in Germany, They operated twin-screws through the Fottinger system of hydraulle transformers, and it is this system The which has been scrapped. following are the details of the new installation: The "Emprcas of Australia will be propelled by twin-screws, each driven by one set of single-reduction geared tur- bines of the latest Parson's type. Both sets will consist of high-pres- carriech the "Empress of Aus-
The m.v. "Benares" (Swedish sure, medium pressure, and tow-tralia" as follows: 400 first- pressure turbines, each unit driv-class, tourist and 632 third- East Asiatic Co., Ltd.) left Antwerp ing its own pinion in the reduction class, pengers. The crew num on May 20, and is due here on or
The first-class about June 28. bers at 600, The ahead turbines are genring.
'described ཐ | all reaction, and the astern partly accomnation is
Without an oppor-¦ The sumptus. impulse and partly reaction. disposition of the three turbines in tunity yet of inspection, un- relation to the main gear wheel is deniabiroof is not available, but such that the arrangement of the machinery permits of easy access to all parts.
The installation develops a total combined shaft horsepower of 20,000 un ordinary service, with propeller revolutions of 125 a minute, a boiler pressure of 220lbs.,
and a cops leads
of 200 mg Mala
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (Soutn) of 21.000 s.h.p.. and the aggregate
&
ST. ALBANS 4,500; 1st July Manila. Sandakan. Thursday Island,
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, ARAFURA 16,000 20th July
Melbourne,
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
of
Provision is made for an overload
astern power is 14,000.
The reduction gearing in of the double propeller. shafts are Siemens-Martin hellical type, the thrust, tunnel, and mild steel, and the propellers are four-bladed. There are one single-ended and six double-ended cylindrical boilers,
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, working at a pressure of 220lbs. per
ENGINE ROOM ACCIDENT.
kerosene blow
CONSIGNEES.
The Chinese third engineer of the the phgraphs in the brochure iss. "Huaming" was yesterday taken leave doubt that her standard to the hospital suffering froni burns of comt, ease and luxury is on to the legs and body. He was in a levelth that of any ship afloat. jured through a The ingroom and drawing-lamp bursting in the engine room. room decorated in Louis XVI. style, ath smokercom is of the oak- Louis V. period, with panellervals and tapestry and
The nig lentele it change
Rogency dining-- room didered to be one of domed the finesima in any C.P.K. ship. There alo upper berths in the stateroo only bedsteads, and there several self-contained suites bed, dining and draw- ing-roof
JERVIODO CONTRACTUELS DDS MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. CONSIGNEE NOTICE,
HE Steamship
"PORTHOS" BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles,
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL 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 TAFT.. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT JACKSON
Tuesday, June 21st
Tuesday, July 5th.
.Tuesday, .Tuesday, .Tuesday,
July 19th.
Aug. 2nd.
Aug. 16th.
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:
Fraille 21 San Francisco
Bestila
Fron
Convecting with
Steam l N. York
July 21
Fron Hongkong
Vis
Arriving at
June 15
Jono
Chen, Washington July 18
Homeria
Trath-Obrg
Ju $3
Chrg-Bhupin July 29
Juha 29
July
5 San Francisco
Leviathan Makatle
Aug. 1
Path-Obry
Aug. 7
Aug.
July 13
Scattle
Obrg-9'himpun Ang. 13 Gorg-amp
Aug. 16
Jaly 19 San Franoitoo
Path-Chrg
Asg. 26
Aquitania Majestic
Ang. 30
Magretania Olympia
July 27 Feattle
2 San Francisco Aog. Ang 10 Ban Francisco Aug. 10 Bentila
Aug. 24 Aug. 30 San Francisco
Beattie
Borsigaris Leviathan
Ang. 10 Ang, 20 Aug 24 Bapt
Sept 6 Fer 17
Barongaria S 21 Homeria
A
Obrg-8 hmptu
Cbrg Shopto Sept. 9 Pmth-Chrg BL 12 Obrg-Shmpin Sept. 23 Obrg-6 kmptz Bejst 27
Сс C*b.g-8 kmptn
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. "THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT JACKSON Wednesday, June 15th 7.30 a.m.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIFCE.
.Wednesday, June 29th. Wednesday, July 13th. Wednesday, July 27th.
Wednesday,, Aug. 10th.
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.
T
Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement square inch under Howden's system lar att has been given to the led that their goods with the PRESIDENT.WILSON.....Tuesday, June 21st 6.00 am;-
offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vla New engine generators, each capable of 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.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Smuthampton and London via Panama Canal.
TALMA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
KALYAN TAKLIWA ALIPORE MACEDONIA * NOVARA ARAFURA
KASHGAR
NYANZA
10,000 10th
Junc June 9,144 16th 7.936 17th June 5,273 18th Juné 11,120 24th June
6.489
0,000 9,005 7,023
20th June Oth July
8th July
Rth July
RAW LPINDI 18,619 22nd July
Amoy, Moji Kobe & Osaka Shanghai, Mol & Kebe
Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Oiaka Shanghai, Kote & Moji
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama Moji. Kobe. Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama
• Will not take passengers northwards.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Parasnger for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses 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. Parcels mensuring not more than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon or the day previous to sailing,
For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
P. & O, 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..
'AND
LELAMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.&. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
S.S. "CITY OF KOBE
8.S. "AGAPENOR"
Via Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal
In retructing the interior of &c. · · the "Ens of Australia," particu- CONSIGNEES are hereby inform of forced draught. The oil-burning tourist cabin accommodation. exception of Opium, Treasure and installation is of the latest type, which been made larger and Valuables are being landed aud more ertable. The staterooms stored into the Godowns of the are Btor two and four people. HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF The k-room. can sent 150 & GODOWN CO., LTD.,. KOW- people there are in addition LOON, whence delivery may be a ladiwing-room, smokemom, obtained immediately after landing. etc. rt, the photographs in the be not incline the reader to regith scepticism the state- ment comfort, up-to-dateness and ee are the Big Three ["of thpress of Australia,'"
GHT COLLISON,
and there are two auxiliary Diesel supplying the whole of the ship's lighting and also the power lead for ventilation and other purposes. The designed service speed is 18 knots.
A Transformation. To herald the appearance of the renovated Empress, the Canadian Pacific has issued a. delightful brochure describing, and illustrat- ing the interior of the ship as she will be when she takes, her first
Thanese The alterations Atlantic sailing. which have been made in the pas-
8.3.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before THURSDAY, 16th instant, or they will not be the
recognized.
DAMAGED PACKAGES will, be examined by the Company's Sur- veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas Fin the presence of the Consignees at 10 am. on MONDAY, the 12th "Tetsazan May, 1927.
Mardarrival, here yesterday
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN FRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD
Tuesday, July 5th 8.00 am. .Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 a.m. .Tuesday, Aug. 16th 8.00 n
Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
ΤΟ MANILA.
June 13th June 21st, ..June 21st
6.00 p.m.
6.00 a.m.
PRESIDENT TAFT PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
.June 27th July 5th
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
0.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
8.00 am:
No Fire Insurance will be effected THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO
senger accommodation make her, I from, reported a slight colli- by us in any case whatever.
sion.
internally at least, an entirely new
Thenin states that his ship. New apartments have been
vesadched the 8.8. "Kwong- made, staterooms transformed, re- furnished and refitted, and smoker-tah'stand her starboard side." rooms and lounges added.
The "Empress of Australia," says the booklet, has come straight from the shipbuilders" hands to satisfy, the modern Eve, who has overthrown the dullness and drab ness formerly associated with
GNEES NOTICE:
Co of Cargo ex 4.8. "Pore reminded to send in their to the Agent before June
REPORT FRO
BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WOR KWANGTUNG
Waterlevels in Englit./
Place of Observation
West River at Shivhing North River at Tsingyues. North River at Samabul East River at Sheklung For the 3rd.
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Highest W.L.
W.L.
W.L.
record
5/0
6/0
+41.0"
+ 0,2"
Lalking
+ 28.7*
+10.0
rising
+ 4.3'
5.4
+0.8
+ GR
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+15'2"
THE EAST ASIAT LTD.
COPENHA
The M.S. "AFF"
will be loading for Rotterdam, Hamburen and other
Scandinavian ports on
21st of Jud
AR
Expected leave homeward.
or about bund on or about:-
12th Juno
5th July!
Further sailings:~~
M.S. "MALAYA"
19th Juna,
3rd July. 17th July..
81st July,
M.S. "DANMARK”. M.S. "JAVA".. M.S. "ASIA": M.B. "AFRIKA"
2nd Aug
5.8. #CITY OF CHESTER" Via Suez Canal-
9.S. "HELENUS":
Via Spez Canal
S.S. "CITY: OF BEDFORD" Via Suez Canal.
14th Aug.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners' Optlen
Subject to change without notico, w.
For Freight and particulars apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., Canton
5th Sept
5th Octo Subject to change wil For further particulare please appl JOHNG
J. LIMAGE,
Hong Kong. 7th June, 1927.
Agent.
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: AI. 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 MÁSTERS, ELECTRICIANS.
“TAIPING.”
Speed 14.77 LH.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons.
Built and englued by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd
address enquiries to the Chief Manager: i
RM. DYER B.Sc., MINA, Kowloon Dock, Hongkong