SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1927.
P. & O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
CARGO FOR
TAKING STRAITS, JAVÁ, 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 Hengkong About
Destination
Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull
KRIVA
tit July
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
ALIPORE
5.273 21st
July
Straits & Boly
MACEDONIA
11,120 23rd
July
Marseilles & Laindon
KALYAN
9.144 27th
July
NYANZA
7.020
red
Aug.
Straits & Bombay
1 9,000
@th AUK.
RAWALPINDI
! 16,819
20th Aug.
KASHGAR
DEVANHA
MOREA
KHYBER
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
Marseilles & London
815 Sept, Marseilles, London & Antwerp
i 10,953 17th Sept. i Marseilles & London
,114 at Oct. Marseilles & London
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SOVIET TRADERS.
ORDERS FOR GERMAN YARDS.
MERCANTILE FLEET.
The Soviet Government is con-
LIFEBOAT GEAR.
NEW HAND-PROPELLING MACHINERY.
LIVERPOOL MAN'S PATENT.
2
of
CONSIGNEES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE. NOTICE.
THE Steamship
THE
"SPHINX"
The change from sailing vessels. tinuing its efforts to add to its which were small and carried large BRINGING CARGO from Marnellles, mercantile fleet, which is under the crews consisting entirely of train &c. also Cargo from Bordeaux La management of the "Sovtorfot." seamen and very few passengers,
DOUBLET and Cargo from La Its ultimate object is to have, ir to the huge steam-driven vessels of Paliice, Cognac &c. ex 3.8. "JEAN
thousands not the whole, at any rate the to-day, carrying greater part of Russia's foreign people but very few true seamen in Pallice, Cognac &c. ex H.3. "MEI- CONSIGNEES are hereby inform commerce carried in Russian bat-the old sense among the crew, de- NAM".
manded a drastic change in the toma, but from year to year this equipment of the lifeboat, which ed that their goods with the nchievement #eems to become
by not progressed
any means exception of Opium, Treasure und more and more remote.
stored into the Godowns of the The fact is that the 422 vessels so rapidly as the evolution of pus-Valuables are being landed and
senger-carrying vessels. of various-sizes which compose the It was for this reason that Mr. HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF Russian mercantile marine are. R. Fleming, a,Liverpool master & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- mostly of advanced age and worn mariner and a member of the firm LOON, whence delivery may be out, and hence unable to compete of Messrs. I. Rt. Fleming a Co obtained immediately after landing, with the ships of west European 227/8, Towerbuilding, Liverpool, All claims must be sent in to nie
or before THURSDAY, countries. One of the basic prin- England, brought into existence on
recognized. limit the employment of foreignnection with ships lifebosts and iples of Soviet economics is to three important inventions in con- 30th instant, or the will not the DAMAGED PACKAGES will be ships to an absolute minimum, and other small craft, consisting accordingly, since the national ship hand-propelling gear, a collapsible yards are unable to turn out new sliding hood, and a folding sea an-jexamined by the Company's Sur- tonnage with the requisite celerity, chor, all of which are fully ap-veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas In the presence of the Consignees the Moscow authorities have proved by the Board of Trade.
Experience had proved to Mr. at 10 am. on MONDAY, the 27th| adopted the principle of ordering new vessels from foreign shipbuild-Fleming that the bout itself could June, 1927.
No Fire Insurance will be effected not be improved upon, and it was ing establishments.
for this reason that he devoted by us in any case whatever. himself to the question of the
J. LIMAGE,
Long Credit Demands. Negotiations to this end are known to have been proceeding for some time, the chief point at issue having been the demands for tong
of H
upment of the lifeboat and its practical use in case of emergency and under the very varied candi- tions prevailing at sen.
Simple Propulsion.
understand
Agent.
Ilong Kong, 21st June, 1927.
5
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 JEFFERSON
PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT. MADISON
PRESIDENT JACKSON PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
Tuesday, July 5th
.Tuesday, .Tuesday,
July 19th.
Aug. 2nd,
Tuesday,
Aug. 16th.
..Tuesday,
Aug. 30th.
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 aeross United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Ask for information. Following are suggested Itiner- aries:-
MARITIMES.
From:
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
Hongkong
Vis
Usar ecting with Steamships
From
N. York
June 29
Bottle
July
13
July 10 July 27
5 Ban Franchico
. Bottle San Franciaco
Peattle
Leviathan Majestic
Aug.
1
Aug.
Ang.
10
3 San Francisco
Sonitlo
10
San Francisco
Seattle
Berengarin Leviathan Aquitania Majoric Mauretania Olympiq Barangaria
Ang. 10
Aug. 20
Aug. 24
Bapt. 9
Sept. 6
Eopt. 17
Bejt. 21
Homeric Aquitania Majestic
Del,
I
credit which came from the Russian side. It is now announced that
To be efficient for its duty of COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES contracts for a certain amount of
the maximum num- new tonnage have been placed saving with Germany. The "Berlin Tag- ber of lives in the event of au Intt" states that five passenger accident at sea, the lifebont must total be got away from the ship's side steamers, representing a value of 12,000,000 marks, have immediately it is waterborne, the
TH "YANG-TSE" been placed with German yards, matter of propulsion must be aim-THE Steamship while the Lehe Unterweser yard ple and depend on manual power has been commissioned to build six owing to the possibility of those in FRINGING CARGO from Dunkirk, July
the boat failing to motor power or it being impossible Antwerp. London, &c.
CONSIGNEES are hereby in- to start the motor immediately formed that their goods with the Aug.
The device used must be so sim- In the fiscal year 1926-27, it is ple, foolproof and ready for in-exception of Onlum; Treasure and Aug. stated, 20 ships of 37,600 tons cant use under all weather cond-Valuables are being landed and Aug. 24
Sept. Russian yardations that it can be handled by the stored into the Godowns of the Aug. 30 Ban Francisco built at While this production very largely most inexperienced people, includ- HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF pt. 13 San Francisco exereds that of the year 1925-26, iting women and children; it must & CODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- nevertheless is very far behind the require no attention to keep it in LOON, whence delivery may be amount inid down in the Govern-order, and it must not reduce the obtained immediately after landing. All claims must be sent in to me ment's original shipbuilding pro- carrying capacity of the boat and
It is
barges for Black Sen ports. understood that the contracts are to be completed by 1928.
were
gramme.
Beattle
Arriving at
Pmth-Obrg
Ang. 7
Chrg-Shmptn Aug, 12 (brg-Shmptn Aug. 16 F'auth-O'br
Aug. 26
brg hapin Aug. 30 C'org-S'hmpin Sept. 9 Imth-Obrg Sept 12 Cbrg-Shimpin Sept. 23 Chrg-Sampin Sept 27 Ohrg-hmptn Oot. Oct. 6 Chrg-hapin Oct. Oct. 15 Cbrg-S'hajtu Oct.
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT GRANT
The productive capacity must make the boat entirely self- on or before THURSDAY, the 30th be or they will not Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople. Pirenus, Smyrna and ether Levant Ports by steamers of thenf works which manufacture ship-contained, so that it can live in a instant
building materials in Russia is very sea way without assistance from recognized.
DAMAGED PACKAGES will be Khedical Mail Steamship Co.
low, and delayed deliveries have other boats until picked up by the
jexamined by the Company's Surve- the effect of causing further delays rescuing vessel.
Oars Not Suitable. yor Messrs:Goddard & Dougins PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.Tuesday, June 28th Midnight at the shipyards, which, in their
The whole bont must be capable in the presence of the Consignees tarn, are by no means up-to-date,
very small at 10.00 a.ra. on MONDAY, the 27th either in their methods or their of being handled by
of experienced persons, June, 1927. equipment. The average building number
No Fire Insurance will be effect- period at the Russian yards is, in owing to the minority of true sea- fact, very considerably longer than men now available of making ed by us in any case whatever.
while
J. LIMAGE, in any other European country, and long passage if necessary,
protection must be provided to save
Agent, possibly in the world.
the occupants from exposure and
Hong Kong, 22nd June, 1927. to collect water. Means should be provided, if possible, for additional freeboard in cases where boats are
TALMA TAKLIWA TILAWA
i0,000 3rd July 7,036 12th July 10,006 22nd July
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ST. ALBANS
ARAFURA TANDA
| 4,500!
! 0.000 1 6,956
༡
1st July (Manila. Sandakan. Thursday Island. FAST NAVAL BOATS. carrying more than their fuil com-
20th July Townsville. Brisbane, Sydney, &
2nd Sept.!
Melbourne,
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The F, & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., siemers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kelambugan, Tawao, Timur. Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement offers.
BRITISH HIGH SPEED CRAFT.
plement of passengers, and when MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. lying head-on to the sea the boat should not drift too far from the The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of scene of the disaster.
Russia" arrived at Shanghai yester- Oars are, not a suitable method day, at 8 a.m., left that port to-day Fifty years ago a new weapon of propulsion because they are too at 5 a.m., and is due at Nagasaki was introduced into naval warfare heavy to handle in a crowded boat, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. in the various types of torpedo, but and they do not allow the boat to is the it was primarily to pleasure craft clear immediately away from the
They cannot to the United Kingdom yle New that the authorities owed the means side of the vessel, which
of utilising it effectively. How the danger area, success of the launches "Miranda" handled by inexperienced. passen
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Prequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union SS. Commany's steamers Zealand. Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
London, vis Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
be
The following vessels of the Compagnie des Messageries Mari- times are expected hero:- "Paul Lecat," July 5. "Amazone." July 19. "Yalou," July 22. "Chenonceaux," August 2. "Athos II." August 30. "D'Artagnan," September 13.
The F. & O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
and "Gitana," built by his firm in gers and women and chlidren, and 1870-1, contributed to the develop they do not allow for central con- The P.&O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape.
They are also liable to cribed by Sir J. E. Thornycroft in is a sen. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and ment of the torpedo boat, was destrol, which is important when there the annual lecture to the Graduates get lost or broken. A more efficient Section of the Institution of Me-sa anchor is also required.
To overcome all these disabili chanical Engineers.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. The adoption of locomotive prae-ties Fleming's patent hand-propel tice in these high-speed boats, by ing gear has been invented, to-
Consignees of Cargo enabling weights to be cut down gether with the patient sliding col- and boiler pressures to be increas-lapsible hood, which protects the Sphinx" are advised to send in not be ed, provided the experience neces-occupants from exposure and makes their clans to the Agent before
they will sary to produce the first British a collecting aren for water and pro- June 30, or torpedo boat, H.M.S. "Lightning," vides additional freeboard, while recognised.
Consignées of Cargo
their which, with her speed of 1814 knots the patent folding ses anchor en-
"Yang-Tse" must send in and boiler pressure of 120 lb., was sures that the host wil! not a great advance on anything that drifted too far away from the rescu- claims to the Compagnie des Mes- sageries Maritimes (J. Limage. had been done before. The speeding ships.
Agent), before June 30,
TILAWA. ARAFURA
10,006 2nd July Amoy, Moji, Kebe & Osaka
• NOVARA
KASHGAR
5th 6,000
7th 0,089 9,005 8th 1,023 8th
July July July
Juls
July
*IYANZA TARA
RAWALPINDI
DEVANHA
TANDA MOREA KHYBER
Moji. Kahe, Osaka & Yokohama Sharghal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moj Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal. Moj! & Kobe Shanghai. Kobe & Osaka 10,013 22nd July Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama
6,322 13th
8,150
6th Aug.
6,956
9th Aug.
10,953
9,114 1
2nd Sept.
19th Aug.
Shanghai, Meji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kohe, Osake & Yokohame Shanghai, Moj, Kobo & 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.
-Passengers 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 measuring not more than 2% it. 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.
Agents.
P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL"
LINE.
(OCEAN 3.8. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S.N, CO., LTD.. AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL SS. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
S.S. "AGAPENOR"
Via Suez Canal
5.9. "CITY OF QUESTER" 'Via Suez Canal Via Suez Canal
S.S. "HELENUS"
S.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD" Via Suez Canal
LINE
14th July, 31st July.
14th Aug.
of auccessive boats crept up to 22 knots, but in 1885 water-tube boil- ers were substituted for locomotive
be
boilers and the speed advanced to direct-coupled turbines by three 26 knots. Continental nations had geared turbines.
been quick to learn from us, and by These changes raised the shaft 1890 it was thought advisable to horse-power from 18,000 to 20,000, create a superior class of vessel and the radius of action, at 24 which came to be known as the tor-knots, from 1,500 to 2,400 miles. The lecture was illustrated by lan nedo-boat destroyer.
H.M.S. "Daring" was one of the tern slides and cinematograph, the first of these vessels. Developing latter showing some of the Thorny- about 4,000 h.p., she had a speed of croft coastal motor-beala travalling of 29 knots. By 1917, the destroyer at 40 knots. At the conclusion had grown to 33,000 h.p the weight the lecture, Sir Fortescue Flannery of propelling machinery with boll- pointed out that the secret of the ers and water being between 30 lb. success of the modern water-tube and 31 lb. per horse-power, as com- boiler, which with oil firing were pared with 58 lb. In H.N.S. "Light- the two great factors in develop- in ment of power and speed, lay ning."
The steady growth of the boiler the effective separation of the up- in size and pressure, the introduc- ward and downward currents. The tion of oil fuel, and the develop-earlier water-tube bollers, such as ment of the turbine were traced by those of a.. "Montana," of Sir John in his lecture, and the years ago, had failed for want of effect obtained by gearing the lat this positive circulation. In ac- ter so as to gain improved efficiency knowledging a vote of thanks, Sir from lower propeller revolutions John E. Thornycroft paid a tribute was illustrated by a reference to to the excellent work in develop the re-engining of two destroyers ment of high speed craft by other for a foreign government. In this engineers and naval architects,
of France.- case, 10 coal-fired boilers were re- particularly those placed by six fired with oil, and fivel "Engineering,"
REPORT FROM
many
BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG
Waterlovels in English Feet.
zocord
}
3rd July."
Highest W.L..
Lowest W.L
Place of Observation
un. record
of
V.L.
23/6
W.L.
24/6
West River at Shlubing
+12.0
+287.7*
&
+0.2.
+ 8.9
+27,3
-5′′
+ 0.5
falling
+15'2
8'
+ 0.0
+ 5.4
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: JANDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Cauton.
....+41.0"
North River at Taingyuet North River at Samshul East River at Sheklang
+14.3
CX B.S.
Ex 5.A-
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT
Wednesday, July 18th,
.Wednesday, July 27th.
.Wednesday, Aug. 10th,
.Wednesday, Aug. 24th
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailinga on Wednesday,
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES
-GENOA-MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK. FRESIDENT VAN BUREN...Tuesday, July 5th 8.00 a.m.
PRESIDENT POLK PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD PRESIDENT HARRISON
Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 am Tuesday, Aug. 16th 8.00 a .Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13th 6.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
PRESIDENT GRANT
PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT HAYES
June 27th
6.00 p.m.
.July 5th
8.00 a.m.
July 5th
6.00 p.m.
..July 11th
6.00 pm.
..July 19th
6.00 a.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.
S.S. "TAIPING.”
Speed 14.77 LH.P. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons.
Ballt and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager;
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.IN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.