DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ.
LLOYD
TRIESTINO
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE
FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME),' TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS.
REDUCED PASSAGE RATES.
BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON
$72.10.0. £80.0.0.
NEXT SAILINGS.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL
S.S. "FIUME-L”
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
From Hong Kong.
Sails on or about 18th Aug. Sails on or about 15th Sept.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE. ·
From Hong Kong.
M.V. "REMO" S.S. "FIUME-L" M.V. "ESQUILINO"
Sails on or about 23rd Aug. ..Sails on or about 20th Sept. .Sails on or about 18th Oct.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO, TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
Sails from Calcutta 31st July. ..Sails from Calcutta 3rd Sept.
S.S. "UMZUMBI" S.S. "UMSINGA" Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:- DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents,
Telephone Central 1030.
NYISLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES. £120. £112, £110. £102 £83, vix San Francisco.
G$440, G420, via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO víà Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU
KOREA MARU
Friday, 12th Aug., at Noon, Monday, 22nd August, at Noon. Tuesday, 6th Sept.
* Calla Los Angeles, omitting Honolulu. LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
KITANO MARU
HARUNA MARU
KAMO MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.
MISHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING
WITHOUT A RUDDER.
STEAMER WALLOWS IN HEAVY SEAS.
SECTION.
that
CARDIFF DOCK.
OWNERS' PLEA FOR CONCESSION.
DEPUTATION TO G.W.R.
the
Nearly
effect
SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1927.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
STEAMERS
EMPRESS OF CANADA
EMPRESS OF GANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA
| EMPRESS OF CANADA
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA"
BAILINGS 1927.
H'Kong Shal Kobe Y'hama
Leave Leave Leare
V'ver
Leave Arrire
9 Ang. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. Aug. 12 Aug, 21 Aug. 24 Aug. 17 Aug. 30 Sept. 2 Sept. 11 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Oct. 3 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Ort. 23
Oct. 5
Oct. 26
Oct. 29 Nov. 1
Nov. 16
Nov. 19 –Nov. 22
Nov. 4 Nor. 13 Nov. 25 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 16
Dec. Dec. 7
Dec. 25 Joo. 4 Jan. 1 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 22
(E/Asin and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after doparture from S'hai),
SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE
£129
$112
FAS
́All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Canada," "Empress of Asia" and "Empress of Russia" are fitted with hot and cold running water.
London. A matter of much im. portance to the shipping community the Australian coast. The engines of the Custom port of Cardiff was were kept going to keep the ship discussed by Sir Felix Pole, general stendy but she was just allowed to manager of the Great Western Rail-
t. On June 13 the "Crosskeys,"
way Company, and representatives a United States ateamer, was sight of the Cardiff and Bristol Channel ed and by night fall a line had Shipowners' Association in London. EXPERIENCES ON THE PROTEUS. been got on board the "Proteus." Sir Felix, when he received the When the "Crosskeys" start deputation, was accompanied by Brisbane, June 17. ed 10 pull, however, the Mr. C. S. Page, chief docks mana- With a broken rudder, battered strain Was 80
great
ger, while the association was re and rusty blades, a grant gaplug it tore the puller to which presented by Mr. J. W. Duncan, Mr. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA rent in her starboard bow and her the line was attached from its fas. Leighton Seager, and Mr. W. R.PRESS OF ASIA atarboard rall torn from the deck tenings. At the same time the "Pro Hawkins.
The question at lasue was for a distance of 20ft, the Nor- teus" swung round into the wind wegian steamer "Proteus" was tow-and a steel hawser ripped through ed up the river to Pinkemba Wharf the eye in the starboard bow, tore Paynent of single tonnage rate for this afternoon.
a great jagged rent through the vessels changing docks. On arrival officers told a story solid steel plates of the vessel's two years ago the Great Western of persistent and heroic efforts un-side, levelled the starboard rail for Railway Company decided that vea- sels changing docks within the der terrible difculties to rig the the whole length of the forecastle Custom port of Cardiit (including jury rudder. that steering might be and dragged the starboard rigging | Cardiff, Penarth, and Barry) should kept up, but all efforts were un- from its fastenings on the deck. be subject to one tonnage rate only, availing. Captain Oakland gave Next morning another line was put an emphatic denial to the statement aboard and the tow to Brisbane be- plus a docking fee. Prior to this that there had been any trouble
gan. The vessels arrived off Cape arrangement coming into with the Chinese crew during the Moreton late on Thursday after sessels were obliged to pay their dues at each of the ducks, although time the vessel was helpless. The noon,
they might simply have moved Proteus, of 1,678 tons, left Port
The troubles of the "Proteus" were Kentbla an May 30 for New Cale not yet over, however. The vessels from the one to the other for load. ing or discharging purposes. When donia. She was manned by 28 stopped to allow the plot on board it was made this concession WUS Chinese coolies.
and when the "Crosskeys" started Mate's Story.
again the sudden wrench smashed greatly appreciated by the Mr. Larsen, first officer, told the the forward winch of the "Proteus."mercial interests of Cardiff and the immediate district, but some diff- story of the happenings during the The tug "Forceful" took her in hand; ten days when the vessel wallowed In the seas awaiting reacue. When 275 miles from Noumea they ran into rough weather and the rudder stem snapped and the vessel imme. diately became
uncontrollable. Owing to the heavy sens running at the time repairs were impossible. That night the weather grew worse and the vessel at times wallowed perilously in the waves. Next day they decided to ration the water never any supply but there was real shortage of water and when herthed there were still 13 inches in the tanks. On Sunday afternoon an attempt was made to rig the jury rudder.
..
answer.
There was no timber on board so the starboard hoat-deck was pulled down and timber bolted together to make a rudder. This was fitted with great difficulty and at con- siderable risk in the rough seas that were still running, but again the
to ship refused Finally, on June 19, an attempt was made to attach chains to the old rudder and by carrying these round the side of the ship to steer by this meana, but owing to the heavy sea running it was impossible to fasten the chains sufficiently low down on the rudder to give proper control, and this attempt ended in failure.
Towards Australia.
cemi.
at Cape Moreton but owing to the culty arose at other ports, with the rough state of the bay it was deem result that the Great Western Rail- ed advisable to secure another tug, way gave notice for the termination of the arrangement. The alr and the "Coringa" was sent down early this morning. The two tugs, months' notice served expired some one on each side, started to take me ago, and the deputation, dur her in. The seas were too rough ing the course of the interview, for this method of travel and the expressed the hope that the com "Proteus" still bears on her plates pany would be able to restore the A friendly discussion concession. several deep dints made by bump- took place, and the conversation ing against the tugs in rough sea was adjourned, and will be resunied The "Forceful" again took the ves at a later date to be arranged. Bel in tow and with the other tug in attendance the bay was croased and i the vessel safely berthed at Pinkem- ba.
DOLLAR LINE MOVEMENTS.
་
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following warships are in The "Proteus" will possibly be a port:--North Wall Basin, Delhi; fortnight in port undergoing re- pairs, and she will then continue South Wall Basin, Wild Swan and Nessus; East Wall Basin, Subs her voyage to New Caledonia.
L15 and L19; In Dock, Moorhen and Fortol; Taikoo Dock, Fox- glove; Kowloon Dock, Sterling; Buoy 6, Emerald; Baoy 7, Daunt less; Buoy 10, U (Japanese)
(French); Buoy 12, Vigilante Buoy 18, Ruthenis; Buoy 26, The Dollar Line steamer 8.8. "Pre-Kharki; other foreign men-o'-war, sident Polk" (round the world) sail U.S.S. Helena and U.S.S. Ashville, from Shanghai yesterday and will arrive in Hong Kong on Monday morning, August 1. This steamer will continue on her journey around Twelve lunk. mistresses were the world on Tuesday morning at 8 charged at the Marine Court this o'clock, at which time she will sail morning with lying inshore during for New York calling at Manila, dark hours at Wing Lok street Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, yesterday.
In fining them $10 each or ten Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genon, Marseilles and Boston. days' hard labour in default. His From New York the 8.5. "President Worship Lieyt.-Condr. G. F. Hole. Polk" will sail for the Orient again, R.N., indated that he was deter AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT making the following regular calls mined to stop the practice and
In the meantime the "Proteus" had been drifting steadily towards
LINE. Operated for
U. S. Shipping Board By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. For SAN FRANCISCO &
Saturday, 13th August, at 11 a.m.
27th August Saturday, Saturday, 10th Sept.
Wednesday, 24th Aug., at 11 am. Wednesday, 21st September,
Tuesday,
$.5 S.
LOS ANGELES, EST FARALON" Aug. 9. WEST CALERA" .Aug. 23. FOR MANILA, ZAMBOANGA & CEBU
BOMBAY via SINGAPORE & COLOMBO.
SEIYO MARU...
16th August. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
Saturday, 20th August, at Noon. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
Wednesday, 10th August.
NEW YORK'and/or BOSTON ‹la PANAMA,
GINGO MARU
KAMAKURA MARU
TATSUNO MARU
CALCUTTA MARU
LYONS MARU
PENANG MARU....
Thursday, Thursday,
18th August.
25th August,
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Forts.
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & BANGOON,
TOTTORI MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TANGO MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TOKUSHIMA MARU
KATORI MARU
AKITA MARU
LIMA MARU
ATSUTA MARU
Friday, 8th August,
Monday, 1st August, Monday, 8th August.
Friday, 10th August.
Thursday,
4th August,
Monday,
Thursday,
8th August.
11th August.
Thursday, 18th August. Tuesday, 23rd August.
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA..
Fel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
MM
LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Bata).
Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:—
S.S. "YANG TSE"
5th August
5.8. "YALOU" due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON,
HAVRE about the 26th July,
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Moll Service)
Steamers.
PAUL LEGAT...
AMAZONE
CHENO. CEAUX
ATHUS I...
DARFAGNAN
S.S. "WEST CHOPAKA" July 31. For full Information apply to— SWAYNE & HOYT, INC.
L. EVERETT, Inc.
General Agente Telephone G. 8008
1st Floor, Queen's Building.
LYING INSHORE
en route: Havana, Cristobal, Bal would increase the fines to $15 if boa, Port of Los Angeles, San more eases were brought in the Francisco, Honolulu Kobe, Shang near future. hai and Hong Kong.
The cruiser Conquest and the The American Mail Line 8.8 First Submarine Flotilla of the "President Madison" sailed from Atlantic Fleet has left Portsmouth Manila yesterday and will arrive to join the Fleet at Gibraltar. In- in Hong Kong to-morrow morning cluded in the flotilla is Submarine She will sail for San Francisco via XI, which now joins the Fleet for Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and the first time on the conclusion of Honolulu on Monday, August 1, at a long series of trial. 10 p.m.
EVERY USER B A FRIEND. The Dollar Steamship Line 1.8,
The personal recommendations of "Prealdont Pierce" arrived in
people who have been cured by Cham- Shanghai yesterday. The s.8. "Pres. berlain's Cough Remedy, have donc Pierce is scheduled to sail from more than all else to increase the sale Shanghai to-day and will arrive and use of this preparation, until in Hong Kong on Monday morning, there are now more bottles of it sold August 1. She will sail for Manila each year than of any other cough on Tuesday, August 2, at 6 p.n. medicine. It is for sale everywhere.
BANK LINE
AGENTS FOR
LTD.
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE..
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT .................
S.B. "CITY OF GLASGOW”
S.S. "KABINGA".
.....
..Havre, L'don, N'dam & H'burg. ..Havre, L'don, R'dam & H'burg..
ELLERMAN LINE ***. 14th August, 29th August AUSTRAL-EAST, INDIES LINE> Sallings from SINGAPORE on 7th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA”
to Jars, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice veron.. Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellormia" Line or
other services.
AUSTRALIA
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.....AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
S.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD" 9.8. "CITY OF NORWICH"
vía Suez Canal
vin Suez Canal
ANDREW WEIR
9th August .11th September
HONG HONG MANILA SERVICE.
Leave Arrive Hong Kong Mandin
Aug. 9 Aug. 11 Aug. 30 Sept. 1
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA
Leave Arrive Marils Hong Kong Aug. 20 Aug. 22 Sept. 10 Sept. 12
CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS
TRAVELLERS CHEQUES
PAYABLE THE WORLD 'OVER.
THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO JARRY FUNDS.
Passenger Department: Freight and Express:
O.
Tel. C.762 Tel. C. 42
Cables: "GACANPAC" Cables: "NAUTILUS."
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP.-Via Singapore,
Colombo, Bues and Port Bald. ATLAS MARU ...................
.....Wednesday, 10th August,
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape TownL MONTEVIDEO MARU
BOMBAY—VI« Singapore and Colombo.
"HONOLULU MARU
„Tuesday, 23rd August.
Wednesday, 3rd August. '. *(calling at Karachi).
CELEBES MARU (Calls at Penang). ‚Friday, 19th August. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA-Yin Bingapore and Colombo. CANADA MARU
MEXICO MARU
.....Sunday, 81st July.
Wednesday, 31st August
...Thursday, 25th August.
CALCUTTA-Yin Aingapore and Bangom.
TACOMA MARU BANGKOK-Via Salgon,
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and Japane
Parts.
ARIZONA MARU
HAIPHONG-YA HOIHOW & PAKHOL.
MENADO MARU
TAIKWA MARU
Thursday, 18th August.
Tuesday, 2nd August. „Tuesday, 16th August.
NEW YORK-Via Japan poets, San Francisco and Panama...
HAVRE MARU
JAPAN PORTS
KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.
'HOZAN 'MARU
TAIKWA MARU KOTSU MARU
TAKAO Vi■ SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU TAKAO & KEELUNG.
GANGES MARU, DAIREN Via CHEFOO & TSINGTAO.
NITTO MARU
BUSHO MARU
For further particulars picaso apply Tel Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.
Friday, 29th July,
Sunday, 31st July.
Wednesday 3rd August, 11 am, Sunday, 7th August,. 2 p.m.
„Thursday, 11th August, 10 am.
Wednesday, 24th August. '
Beginning of August, .Middle of August. to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
S.S. CALULU”
will sal hence on the 4th August
for
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE
via
Haiphong, Manila, Sandakan, Balikpapan, Rabaul, Samarai & Noumea
For Freight & Particulars Apply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Queen's Building. Tel. C.1080.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
COPENHAGEN.
The M.S. "DANMARK”
will be loading for Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen and other· Scandinavian Ports on or about
Further sailings:
M.S. "JAVA"
M.S. "ASIA" M.S. "AFRIKA"
10th August.
Expected on or about:- 29th August
5th September 6th October
Subject to change without notice. For further particulars plosao apply to:-
Will leave hemsward-
beund on or about:-
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD,
Agezte.
REPORT FROM
ALSO AGENTS FOR
calling
Marseilles.
Arr. et Hosp Kong Bilingu for Bhanthal and Japan
Sallinge 'from Hong Kong the
& CO.
Marseilles.
SERVICES TO
1st July
2011. Jule
12th August 26th August
PORTHOS......
2nd Auguri 30th August 18th Sept 27th Sept***
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES (including Table Wine and Free Doctor's Attendance).
· "A Cluse ; Ist Class .. 209. Os. D. B Clamo Steamers 2nd *. £70. 08. 04. ̈ ̈8tbmers
Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe. Accommodation reserved in the Trains at Marseilles, (Bailings, subject to alteration without notice). For full Particolars, apply to: - car kun en voeg in p
Cle. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephone: Central 740.
8. Queen's Building CONSIGNATION TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION;
"ni Aug. 18th Aug. 30th Aug. .7th Sapt. 11th Let
BOSTON & NEW YORK.
M.V. "OLIVEBANK”.
via Suez Canal
16th Uchi
8.S. "TINHOW".
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
1st October ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
...th August
1st Class £85. COL·
Zod
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
From Hong Kong
Loading for Mauritius, Delagon Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay
and Capetown. Through Bills of, Lading, fasued to Beira, Quillmaine, The, Port Amalla, Mosambique, Chlade, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mumbasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderits Bay, Walvis Bay - and
Madagascar,
For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to:-
Telephone
„Central 4791,
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGHUNG
Waterlevels in English Feet.
Highest WL Lowest W.L
Plate of Observation
on
record
28/T!!!! 29/7
$224.
+22.0
11.0
rising
∙18.0 rising
+10.2
+10.5
West River at Shinhing North River, at Thingyven North Liver at Sanahui lua East River at Sheklung
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