FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 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.)
From Hongkong About
Destination
Marseilles & London Marseilles & London
S. S.
Tons
RAWALPINDI MOREA
* DEVANHA KHYBER MALWA
KASHMIR
MACEDONIA
15,019 20th Aug. 10,953 3rd Sept. 8,155 17th Sept. 9,114 lat Oct. 10,080
Oct. '8,985
Oct. 11,120
12th Nov.
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marsellies&London
15th
29th
Marseilles & London Marxeliler London. Marseilles & London
MONGOLIA
14,504 26th Nov.
Marseilles & Londen
MANTUA
KASHGAR
10,948 10th Dec. 1,9,005 24th Dec.
Marseilles and London
Marseilles and London
to
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mall Steamship Co.
*-Calls at Port Sudan.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SANTHIA
TALAMBA
7,764
8,018
16th Aug. 1 p.m. † 5th Sept,
* Calls at Rangoon.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
+ From Buoy A1.
CONSIGNEES.
DODWELL-CASTLE LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
M.V. "RABY CASTLE",
From New York, Newport News & Norfolk.
THE CHINA MAIL.
"NONSIGNEES of Cargo are here-
by informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery. may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forward- ed unless notice to the contrary he giyen before 9th instant.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undeliver- ed after the 15th inst., will be sub- ject to rent.
F
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Under-
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION 00 LTI.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
Destination
Canton Tientaln Canton
Ttuu vla Swatow &: S'hai FOOSHING Canton
Ttau via Swator & Tientaln
Steamer CHEONGSHING Sat., YUSANG
Sat., KWAISANG Sun., Sun.j KWONGSANG..Wed S'hai KWAISANG Wed., CHEONGSHING Wed. MINGSANG Thurs.,
.Sun.,
Tientaln
Tian via Swatow & Osaka v. Amoy, Moji-&
Shai KWONGSANG Kobe NAMSANG ...
Ttau via Swator & S'hai YATSHING Straits & Calcutta
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
A Regular Weekly Sailing
TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE. THE“ PRESIDENT LINERS,”
Wed.,
Balling 13th'Aur., at 6a.m. 18th Aug, at 5p.m. 14th Aug., at 6.m, 14th Aug, at 10 a.m... 17th Aug., at 4 a.m. 17th Aug, at 10a.m. 17th Aug., at 5p.m. 18th Aug., at 5p.m. 21st Aug, at 10 a.m. 2nd Aug, at 7 a.m.
24th Aug.. at 10a.m. 24th Aug.. 3 p.m.
.Sat-,
97th Aug.. at 3 p.m.
Sun.,
28th Aug., at. 3 p.m
Straits & Calcutta.
Mon.,
6th Sept, at 3p.m.
FrL
9th Sept, at 70.m.
Telephone Central 215.
For Freight and Passage apply to:- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,
General Managers,
PRESIDENT JACKSON ...Monday, Aug. 15th 10 p.m.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY..
.Tuesday,
Aug. 30th.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN...
Tuesday,
Sept. 13th.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
.Tuesday,
Sept. 27th
PRESIDENT PIERCE
..Tuesday,
Oct. 11th.
Thereafter Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
Sandakana Straits & Calcutta
FOOKSANG
MAUSANG
KUMSANG
KUTSANG
Osaka y. Amoy, Moji & Kobe LAISANG
signed on or before the 26th Inst. CAPTAIN J. GIBSON
or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 16th fast, at 10 am. by our sur- veyors Mesare. Goddard & Douglas. No Fire Insurance has been
effected.
Bills of Lading will be counter.
signed.by
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Hong Kong, August 9th, 1927.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP LONDON, STRAITS & PHILIPPINES..
THE Steamship
THE BENLAWERS
are
CONSIGNEES of Cargo hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk Into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow. loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
*
DEATH AT 94 YEARS OF AGE
TAMPA'S SILENCE.
AMERICAN VESSEL
LATE.
The "Sydney Sun" of July 8 re- portai
'Since the American motor vessel,
Tampa passed Panama on June 6, on her way to Sydney, the agents. Wilhelmsen, have not heard from her.
The death took place on July 5, at 16, Liversidge Road. Birken head, of Captain Joseph Gibson. Captain Gibson; who was in his 94th year, was one of the old type of Merchant Service captains, and The Tampa, from New York on many were the stories he could May 29 scheduled to arrive In Sydney to-morrow, but the agents tell of the early days of the Bri- have been unable to get in touch tish Mercantile Marine. Al-with the vessel by wireless, and it though so advanced in years, and to unlikely that she will put in an Bad weather or en- naturally physically enfeebled-gine trouble are regarded as res- he had been bedridden for over a ponsible for the vessel's delay. year-his mental powers were wonderfully alert. He retained up
appearance.
The B. I. & Apcar Line 8.8. "Santhia" will leave Amoy for this port to-day at p.m., and is due here. to-morrow at p.m.
to his death his Merchant Service MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. mannerisms, and it was woe be- tide the offender if his house was not kept all "ship-shape." His numerous yarns of days of long ago, when as commander of yari- ous Dominion liners he brought off valuable salvages, and saved crews from sinking ships, made fascinating hearing. His last command was that of the famous Dominion liner "Sarnia," which is still remembered by many old
No claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undeliver ed after the 13th inst. will be sub-timers; ject to rent...
The Ben Line 8.8. "Benalder" from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, London and Straits ia due to arrive here on August 16.
The 8.8. "Flume-L". (D. & Co sailed from Colombe on August 2, and is due to arrive in Hong Kong on August 18.
•
The full name of the company All claims against the steamer with which Captain Gibson was must be presented to the Under- connected was the Mississippi and The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of signed on or before the 27th inst., Dominion Steamship Co., manag- Russia" (Capt. A. J. Hocken, or they will not be recognized. ed by Messrs. Finn, Main and R.N.R.) sailed for Manila
All broken, chafed and damaged Montgomery, of 24, James Street, August 10, at pm, and is due hack EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) Goods are to be left in the Godoyne, Liverpoole Older readers can here on Monday, August 22. Sho where they will be examined on the carry their recollections back 40 will leave here for Victoria and 13th inat.. at 10 am
years of more to the great days Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama on Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghai, No Fire Insurance has been of the Seventies and Eighties, Augaat 24 at noon. effected. 15,
when the Dominion and Allan Bills of Lading will be counter-lines were competing for the signed by
Canadian and Gulf trade, while the Guion, Inman and National liners were chasing each other across the Atlantic on the Liver- pool-New York route.
0,066
TANDA ST. ALBANS · 4,500 ARAFURA
6,000
2nd Sept. ( Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, 20th Sept. Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, & 28th Oct. Melbourne.
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., sterners will also call at Shanghai, floilo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Dat win, or other ports en route as inducement uffers.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:—
The Union 9.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New 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 Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
MOREA NAGPORE
KHYBER
10,053 5283
Shanghai
KIDDERPORE 5,334 | 17th Aug. Shanghai, Kobe & Mɔji · 4 p.m. 19th Aug. 30th Aug 9,114 2nd Sept. 4,500 6th Sept. 7,023 15th Sept. 10,986 18th Sept. 3,985 30th Sept. 6,000 4th Oct. 11,120 +15th Oct. 16,504 29th Oct. 10,940 12th Nov.-
ST. ALBANS NYANZA MALWA KASHMIR
ARAFURA MACEDONIA MONGOLIA MANTUA
Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kube, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moll & Kobe Shanghal, Mafi, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Moll, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji,, Kuba & Yokohama
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Hassengers 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.
Parcela measuring not more than 2% ft. 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 8.S. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.N. CO., LTDA
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.)
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
BE "MENTOR”
TVS
S.S. CITY OF NORWICH
Via Suez Canal
Via Buez, Canal
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 7th August, 1927.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE,
THE SHENONCEAUX"
The following vessels of the Compagnie, des Messageries Mari times are experted here:
"Athos II," August 30. "D'Artagnan," September 18. **The M.V. “Esquilino (D. & Co.) from Brindisi, is expected in Hong Kong on September 15.
Captain Gibson sailed in the steamers of the Dominion Line
The .a. "Bolton Castle" (D. & for 21 years four years as chief officer, and 17 years as master-Co.) sailed from New York on July and he started his sea career in 19, and ia due to arrive in Hong 1851, when he shipped "before Kong on September 24. the mast" in the sailing brig "Dykes," of Maryport, previous to which he had worked on the old, Maryport and Carlisle Rail-
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The following warships are in harbour:-
BRINGING CARGO from Marseilles,
&c. also Cargo from La Pallice, way. He was "in safl" for 18 Cognac, Havre, &e. Ex. s.3. years, and served as a junior North Wall Basin, Fortol; South "Commandant Dorise."
· officer in the Guion Line till 1875, Wall Basin, Kharki; East Wall CONSIGNEES are hereby inform-when he joined the Dominion Basin, Tarantula, Moorhen, and
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
"THE SUNSHINE BELT”
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 atop-over privileges for Sightseeing. Aak for information. Following are suggested Itiner aries
From Hongkong
Arriving at
Vin
Connecting with Угвели Бір
From N. York
Aug. 16 San Franolico
Bottle Aug. 23
Olymplo
Sept. 17
Bertugarin
Bapt. 21
Sept. 7 Battle Sept 18 Eu Francisco Sept. 21 Bottl Sept. 7 San Francisco Oct.
Seattle Oct. 11 San Franatoo Oct. 19
Reattle Oct. 25 San Francisco Nov.
Seattle
Ang, 808an Francisco
Homeris
Odt. I
Aquitania
Ock 5
Bijoutin
Oct. 15
Leviathan 7.. Oct. 27
Olymple
Oct. 29
Berengaria
Nov. 2
Leviathan
Nov. 13
brg-9'hmpin
Aquitania
Nov. 16
Obrg-'hmpin Nov: "22
Majestio
Nov. 28
Leviathan
Doc
Obre #hmptu · Sept. Oleg Shupin Sept. brg-hmpin Oct
Obeg-8 hmptn Ort, brg-6' hopin ̈ : that. brg-8 kmpin For. Chrg-#fhmpin
28
Nov. NOT, 18
Obrg-Shmpin Dos, - Gbrg-Ehmpin Deo.
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK. VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES,
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK. PRESIDENT ADAMS Tuesday, Aug. 16th 8,00.á.m.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD. PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT MONROE PRESIDENT WILSON
Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 18th 6.00 ..
Tuesday, Sept. 27th 8.00 am.
.Tuesday, Oct., 11th. 6.00 a.m.- Thereafter. Fortnightly Sailings on Tuesdays.
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
"THE FAST "SHORT ROUTE”
PRESIDENT TAET. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON: PRESIDENT GRANT PRESIDENT MADISON ́PRESIDENT · JACKSON ·
Tuesday, Aug 23rd
Wednesday, Sept. 7th.
Wednesday, Sept. 21st.
Wednesday: Oct. 5th.
Wednesday, Oct. 19th.
Thereafter Fortnightly. Sailings on Wednesday.
TO MANILA.
Aug. 16th-
·8.00 4.m.
Aug. 16th. ..Aug. 22nd
6.00 p.m.
6.60 p.m.
8.00a.m.
PRESIDENT ADAMS PRESIDENT TAFT ... PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT: GARFIELD PRESIDENT JEFFERSON
...Aug. 80th
..Aug. 30th, 6.00 p.m.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
ed that their goods, with the Line, his first command being the Subs, L15 and L19: West Wall THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
exception. of Opium, Trensure and steamer "Teutonia." Before he Dock, Vindictive; In Dock, Bruce; Valuables are being landed and retired he was commodore of the Taikoo Dack, Foxglove; Buoy 1, stored into the Godowns of the Dominion fleet.
Argus; Euoy 2, Seraphie; Buoy 3, HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF.
& GODOWN CO., LTD., HOW ble record in shipping circles, that arrival); Buoy 18, Ruthania.
It is worthy of note, as a possi-Belgol; Buoy 4, Despatch (on ILOON,,whence delivery may be
obtained iramediately after landing in the years 1880-1881 there were All claims must be sent in to me four Gibson brothers employed in on or before FRIDAY, the 12th the Dominion Line, Captain Instant, or they will not be recog- Joseph Gibson, Captain Mitchel. nized.
Gibson, Captain Mark Gibson and DAMAGED PACKAGES will be John Gibson, who was a second examined by the Company's Sur-officer,
veyor, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas To many of this generation in the presence of the Consignees Captain Gibson may be unknown, at 10 a.m. on TUESDAY, the 9th but in the world of marine en- August, 1927
gineering his son, Mr. J. Hamilton
Agent.
J. LIMAGE,
Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1927.
No Fire Insurance will be effected Gibson, is a well-known figure, by us in any caso whatever.
and until his death Captain Gibson took a great interest in his son's doings, and was naturally proud of the success which he gained. By Captain Gibson's death the Mercantile Marine has lost one of Its finest types, who, with the others of his day, helped in no little measure to build up and "maintain our Merchant Service.
POLAR CAKE
ITS QUALITY
THAT COUNT:
-BOARD
25th Aug 11th Septar
Place of Ob
Steamers proceed via Baez Canal or Panama Canal at Gwners Option
Subject to change without
For Freight
BUTTERFIELD 4 SWIRE Hong Kong & Cantons JARDIN
00
The maize crop, in the Argen- tine amounts to: 8,150,000 tons, it is officially announced.
REPORT FROM
CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG.
English Feet.
· GENERAL AGENTS. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building,, Ground Floor
Telephone. Central 2477,-2478 &1705."
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD. ELEGRAPHIC 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.
Built on
TAIPING
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