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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 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.
From
Tons Hongkong
About
9.135 9th July
Noon. 31st July 23rd July
Destination
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
Straits & Bombay Marseilles & London - Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Straits & Bombay
SKIVA
ALIPORE
MACEDONIA
KALYAN
6,273 11.120
9.144 27th July
NYANZA
KASHGAR
RAWALPINDI
7,023 3rd Aug.
6th 9,006
Aug. 20th Aug. 16,0190
Marseilles & London
DEVANHA
| 8,155
3rd Sept.
I 19,953 17th Sept. 9,114 let Oct.
MOREA
KHYBER
Marseilles, London & Antwerp
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marseilles & London Marseilles & London
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 TILAWA SANTHIA
ARA FURA TANDA
7,936 13th July 20,000 22nd July 7,74 12th Aug.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, & Melbourne.
BIGGEST IN SAIL,
THE FIVE-MASTED BARQUE "KOBENHAVN."
BRITISH BUILT VESSEL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
building fine sailing ships is not
dead; it can still be exercised when wanted.
A few old shellbacks in Aus- tralia will still remember that famous clipper the "Lightning."/ The Lightning Rock at Port Phillip Heads was named after her. She hit it in going out on
PASSENGER LIST.
ARRIVAL.
5
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
Passengers arrived in Hong AMERICAN
a homeward voyage, and knock-Kong by the P. and O. "Kashgar" ed the pinnacle off the top of it. from London and ports on July The pinnacle of the rock pierced 6 were:-
Harbour and destroyed,
It
Even-
THE “MODAVIA.”
NEW CATTLE-CARRYING VESSEL
J. O'Sullivan, Mr. W. R. Wallis,
On her last voyage to Aus- tralia, the Danish five-masted a hole in the ship's bottom, but
remained stuck in the hole Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Grigor, barque. "Kobenhavn," which is the largest square-rigged sailing throughout the voyage to Eng Mr. and Mrs. R. Baker, Miss ship in the world, arrived at land, captain, crew and passen Baker, Mr. T. G. Jeffery, Mr. Port Adelaide 67 days out from gers being blissfully ignorant of D. C. Finch, Comdr. H. D. Byron, their danger. If the piece of Lieut. C. S. Chamberlain, Pay- the Lizard. and 74 days from rock had dropped out the ship Lieut. McNiel-Smith, Mr. N.. A. Copenhagon. This performance, must have foundered. says a writer in "The Bluctually she caught fire in Geelong Mr. H. E. Peard, Mr. E. G. Drury, Mr. W. H. Green, Mr. J. Peter," is worthy to rank with the records of the fastest of the
was completely Canniford, Lieut.-Comdr. C. B. old time clippers. Though owned
Marsden, Mr. Wang Ting-ham, and manned by the Danes, the
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Layton, "Kobenhavn" was built at Leith
Surg-Lieut. J. Patrick, Mr. F. A. by Ramage and Ferguson in
Paddon, Eng.-Lieut. H. Lang, 1921, showing that the art of
Mr. and Mrs. V. Thomas, Mr. R. Elliott, Mr. A. C. Watkins, Surg.- Ward, Mr. A. R. Jarondi, Mrs. Comdr. Hefferman, Mrs. B. The Danes are now among the
E. R. Hemming, Mrs. L. Brown, last of the nations to cling to the
last Mr. A. G. Webb, Mr. F. C. was briefly recorded tradition of training their future month that the trials of the motor Condoffer, Mr. J. A. Maskel, Mr. seamen in sail. Running before vessel "Modavia" had been carried L. E. Brumage, Mr. L. de the gales of the "roaring forties," out. This ship has been built to Gelder, Mr. and Mrs. Lo Shin- the Kobenhavn". raced from the order of the Canadian trade of pang, Mr. C. H. Pickworth, Mr. | Capetown to the Semaphore, the Donaldson Line by Vickers, R. Hollis, Mrs. H. V. Percy, Mr. Adelaide, a distance of more than Ltd., at Barrow, and is designed for Oei Tiang-hin, Mr. Chen Hoi- 6,500 miles, in 21 days. The the carriage of general cargo, chil: hsien, Mr. H. G. Gardner, Mr. German s.s. "Dessau" passed the led meat and cattle, as well Cape on the same day as the fruit. In general details. also in S. Malikhan, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. and Mrs. W. H. Hutchins, Mr. K. "Kobenhavn," and reached Port machinery arrangement and type, Blackman, Mr. J. McLean, Mr. A. Adelaide only half a day ahead of the owners "overin," which was B. Moir and Mr. and Mrs. G. she is practically identical with her. The Kobenhavn" was built also built by Vickers two or three Weaver. of steel for the East Asiatic Co. of years ago for the same trade. Copenhagen. Her gross tonnage is 3,901 tons; length, 369-ft. 9-in. beam, 49-ft. 3-in.; depth of hold, 26-ft. 9in. She is used as a training ship, paying her way by carriage of freight. She has auxiliary Diesel engines, 4-stroke, single-acting 4-cylinder, by Burmeister and Wain
The Crew.
The following are the leading de- tails:-
Length overallı-398 ft: Length b.p.:-386 ft.
DEPARTURES.
Passengers: departed from
Breadth, moulded:-5 ft. G Hong Kong by the "Porthos"
ins.
Depth, moulded:-38 ft.
Draught, loaded:-26 ft. 4 ins. Speed: 11 kaots.
Machinery power:-2,700 b.h.p.
on July 5 for Europe were:-—
Mr. Malbrancq, Mr. M. Hen- nessy, Mlle. L. Rondon, Mr. L. Rondon, Mr. H. Ivy, Mr. G.
1
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE.
"PRESIDENT THE
LINERS
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
"THE SUNSHINE BELT'
PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
Tuesday, July 19th
PRESIDENT MADISON
.Tuesday,
Aug. 2nd.
PRESIDENT JACKSON
..Tuesday,
Aug. 16th.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
.Tuesday,
Aug. 30th,
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
...Tuesday,
Sept. 13th,
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- arles:-
Front
Arriving at
Hongkong
Via
Connecting with Steamship
From N. York
July 13
Seattle
Barengaria
Aug. 10
July 27
July 10 San Francisco
Leviathan
Aug. 20
Sextile
Aquitanis
Aug. 24
Agg.
28 Francisco
Majestic
Верг, я
Seattle
Mauretania
Верь 6
Ang-
Aog. 16 Ban Francisco
24
Olymple
Sopt. 17
Seattle
Berengarin
Sept. 21
Ang.
Bapt. 7
30 San Francisco
Seattle
Homerio
Oct.
1.
Cbrg-8'hmpin Oct.
Ayaftaria
Sopt. 13 (San Francisco
Mijentic
Loristban Olympic
Qoi.
Oct. 茄 Oct. Vol. 22 29
brg-Shapin Oct. brg-B'hapin Oct. Obrg-9lmpta let. Chrg-'hmptn Nov.
Aug. 10
Bojit, 21 Scattle
Corg #bmpto Aug. 10 P'mik-big Ang. 26 Chry-8hmpin Aug. 30
brg-S'hmpin Sept. 9 Pmib-Obrg Sept. 12 Übrg-S'hmpta Besh. 23 Gbrg-B'hmpta Set. I 7
21
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
In all, about 600 cattle stalls are Pratt, Mr. C. G. Fuson, Mr. B. these occupying the and N. Fuson, Master W. Fuson, The engines are only used for arranged,
whole of the upper 'tween decks, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Trapeo, going in or out of harbour, or in whilst there are six cattle doors in Mr. C. M. Larsen, Mr. M. M. A. Sept. 37 San Francisco a flat calm with no swell. They the ship's side. Nos. I and 5 holds Genty, Mr. Baudet, Rev. Fa. are not powerful enough to drive are for general cargo and Nos. 2, E. J. Whalen, Rev. Fa. F. J. her against any head wind. Her 3 and 4 holda for chilled meat, ns Toolin, Rev. Fa. J. F. X. crew consists of Captain Christ-are also the 'tween decks above Sweeney, Rev. Fa. P. O'Bairne, jansen, chief mate Mr. Anderson, these holds. second mate and third mate; a
Rev. Fa. J. C. Mullen, Rev. Fr. Double Bottom.
J. E. C. McKleney, Rev., Fa. Royal naval lieutenant as instruc-
The double bottom is built on the J. M. Gutherie, Rev. Fa. E. A. tor, a sailmaker; 60 boys, two Vickers-Wingate longitudinal-frame Gisel, Rev. Fa. J. A. Hutchison, engineers, and the usual com systems, and, is arranged for the Rev. Fa. W. J. Dow, Rev. Fa. plement of cooks, etc.
carriage of water ballast, oil fuel, B. F. Doucette, Miss A. Jeffer, She carries no bo'sun and no fresh water, cattle water and feed Miss E. Grasso and Mr. H. able seamen; all the work is done water. The quantity of water bal- by the boys. The boys are last which it is possible to carry housed amidship, and the officers is 818.8 tona, whilst fuel for the have excellent quarters aft. The engines to the extent of 413.2 tons
Camus.
Passengers departed from EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) "Kobenhavn" is well found and can be accommodated, in addition Hong Kong by the "Paul Lecat"
to 512 tons of boiler, oil. kept up in a style worthy of the fresh-water capacity is 397.8 tons.
The on July 5 for Shanghai were:- best traditions of the old Black-comprising water for cattle, feed Shoeshine, Mrs. H. Warren, Mrs. Mr. J. G. Hudson, Miss B. A magnificent water and fresh water for general Walle and two children, Miss wall frigates. Agurehead adorns her bow, and drinking purposes. the badge of the company is cargo space in Nos. 2, 3 and 4 holds and Mrs. M. H. Hutton, Miss The insulated Zaharoff, Mr. A. S. Braga, Mr. painted on her fore lower topsail. totals 173.470 cubic ft. (grain); Praget, Mr. A. Hayman, Miss F. This feature recalls the "ball" of whilst the non-insulated space, in the Black Ball liners and the Nos. 1 and 5 holds amounts. to Hutton, Messrs. T. and D, Hay- further back, the decorative de carried and there is accommodation Mr. P. Buzinsky. cross of the "Dreadnought," and, 254,950 cubic ft. (grain).
man, Miss W. Hayman, Mr. C. M. Two veterinary surgeons are da Rosa, Mr. S. S. Grigoriev and vices carried on the sails of the in all for 51 officers and crew and medieval ships down to Eliza- for 34 cattlemen, all the berths:
6,000 29th July 6,956 | 2nd Sept. ST. ALBANS | 4,500 | 20th Sept.
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australin. Kolambagan, Tawau, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as inducement The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd, atenders will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu,
offers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Ney heth's day. Hail to the Vikings. being arranged amidships. 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,
Loudon vin Panama Canal.
·
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
The
DEATHS IN A TUNNEL.
A labourer named Herbert
The Danes and the Germana crew and the cattlemen are quar- are the only nations that still tered on the bridge deck, and the insist upon training in sail for officers and engineers in a large the officers of their mercantile deckhouse around the engine casing Sharp aged 40, gave his life at The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and marine. British sailing ships are on the same deck, the officers to Sydney, in a vain attempt to save
fast vanishing from the seas of starboard and the engineers to port. the world.
The captain's rooms are on
that of a fellow workman over- the boat deck.
come by gas fumes. Three men Highest Speed.
The deck equipment is steam- had descended into the tunnel of A discussion has been raised driven, the winches being built by a water main, into which gas Mesars. Robert Roger and Co., had been penetrating for some In "The Blue Peter" as to the whilst the windlass is a Clarke, time. Two of them returned highest authentically recorded Chapman machine and the steering unable to go farther but the third speed attained by a sailing ship. gear of the Wilson-Pirrie type. An instance is given of the
did not reappear. Sharp at once Eight Cylinders.
entered the tunnel but was seen Boston clipper "Sovereign of the Seas," having logged 19 knots. "Modavia" is generally similar to before the two bodies were re- The propelling motor of the to collapse, as did six other men The record was doubted by an that in the "Moveria." It has
Covered, Sharp and the first man
NYANZA
• NOVARA
TARA
1: 7,023 8th July Shanghai. Moji & Kobs
Neon
6,322 SANTIA
7.764 RAWALPINDI 10.619 22nd July
DEVANHA
TANDA
MOREA
KHYBER
6,983
12th July
8.
13th July
18th July
8,155
6th Aug.
0,956
9th Aug.
10,953
19th Aug. 9,114 2nd Sept.
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
Shanghai, Kobe & Osaka
Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kabo & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 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.
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Singapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
411 Cabins are fitted with Electric Fana free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries.
old sailing ship captain, who as-eight cylinders, 30, ins. diameter serted that no sailing ship could with a piston stroke of 45 ins., and exceed 15 or 16 knots. In reply develops its normal power of 2,700 to this an article by Mr. Basil b.h.p. at 110 r.p.m. One of the Lubbock on the "Lightning" is somewhat unusual features of the referred to. The captain of the design is that most of the auxillary "Lightning" c'aimed to have pumps are driven off the main run 430 knots in twenty-three water, lubricating oil and bilge engines, comprising the circulating- and a half hours.
CONSIGNEES.
pumps. The drive is taken through spur gearing off the cam shaft drive. The engine is of the uaunl Vickers airloss-Injection type, the fuel being delivered to the valves through a series of pumpa-at a pressure of about 4,000
Parcels measuring not more than 24 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft will be received SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES lb. per aq. in.
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. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
Agents.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
At the after-end of the engine- room are the two large bollers, which are utilised for supplying steam to all the auxiliaries. These are 11 ft 9 ins. in diameter and have double furnaces, oll-firing being, of course, utilised. Two BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles.] 20 kw, steam-driven electric gen- &c. also Cargo from Bordeaux exerators are installed and a standby: {s.s. "Ville d'Amiens.”
set of 121⁄2 kw, and there are two
THE
HE Steamship
"PAUL LECAT".
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE. CONSIGNEES are hereby inform-air compressors.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL
" LINE.
(OCEAN 9.9. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL S‚N. CO., LTD..
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
3.9. "CITY OF CHESTER" Via Suez Canal
S.S.. "HELENUS"
Via Suez Canal
3.3. "CITY OF BEDFORD" Via Suez Canal
14th July. 31st July.
14th
Aug.
ed that their goods with the For the purification both of the exception of Opium, Treasure and lubricating ell and the fuel oil, Valuables are being landed and two Vickcen centrifugal separators stored into the Godowns of the are installed, and there Are HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF steam-driven fuel-oil transfer & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW- pump and a large carbon-dioxide LOON, whence delivery may be refrigerating plant of the Hall type obtained immediately after landing. with steam-engine-driven gas com- All claims must be sent in to mo pressors. Other engine-room au- before THURSDAY, the xiliaries include two steam-driven 14th instant, or they will not be ballast pumps, a general-service recognized. :
pump, and a lubricating-oil pump -DAMAGED PACKAGES will be an a standby. examined by the Company's Sur-
on
veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas
in the presence of the Consignees
at 10 am. on MONDAY, the 11th
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option. July, 1927.
Bubject 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.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.. J. LIMAGE,
Hong Kong, 6th July, 1927.
Agent..
POLAR CAKE
ITS QUALITY THAT COUNTS ·
being dead,
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT GRANT.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT PIERCE PRESIDENT TAFT 'PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
.Wednesday, July 18th 7 a m.
.Wednesday, July 27th.
Wednesday, Aug. 10th.
Wednesday, Aug. 24th
.Wednesday, Sept. 7th.
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 HAYES.............. Tuesday, July 19th 6.00 a.m.
*PRESIDENT POLK
PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT GARFIELD
PRESIDENT HARRISON
Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00. a.
Tuesday, Aug. 16th 8.00 a.. in Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 a.m. ..Tuesday, Sept. 13th 6.00 a.m.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN PRESIDENT HAYES ..... PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRESIDENT MADISON PRESIDENT POLK
July 11th.
$.00 p.m.
July 19th
6.00 a.mL
July 19th
6.00 p.m.
July 25th
6.00 p.
.Aug. 2nd
8.00 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: AI, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watking,
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. Bulit and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., MIN.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong.