SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1927.
P. & 0.-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.)
Destination
Marseilles & London
Marseilles & London
Straits, Colombo & Bombay
Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & London
$. S.
Tona
From Hongkong About
MOREA
10,953
3rd Sept.
Νύση.
+ NOVARA
6,989
10th Sept.
KIDDERPORE
5,334
15th Sept.
• DEVANHA
8,156
17th Sept
KHYBER
0,114 1st Oct.
NYANZA
7,028 12th
Oct
Straits, Colombo & Bombay.
MALWA
10,986
15th
Oct.
Maracules & London
KASHMIR
8.085 29th
Oct.
Marseilles & Lendon.
MACEDONIA
11.120 12th
Nov.
Marscilics & London
MONGOLIA
16,604 26th
Nov,
Marseilles & Landon
10.546
10th
Der.
Marseilles and London
9,005 24th 10,953
Dcc. Јал. 7th { 1928
Marseilles and London Marseilles & London
MANTUA KASHGAR MOREA
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.
* Calls at Port Sudan. Does not carry 2nd class passengers.
+ Does not carry passengers,
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
* TALAMBA
TALMA TAKLIWA
8,018 7th Sept. 10,000 12th Sept. 7,936 Sch Oct. Calls at Rangoon.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ST. ALBANS ARAFURA
STORMY PASSAGE.
TALES OF HARDSHIP ON U.S. SHIP.
Sydney, Aug. 2.
THE CHINA MAIL.
·CAPT. L. RODGER.
·DEATH ANNOUNCED FROM FREMANTLE,
General regret was expressed at Many strange and disturbing Fremantle on the announcement of
CONSIGNEES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
tales are related of the American the death of Captain James HE Steamship
ship "Chillicothe," which rolled Rodger, who for may years was & THE "ATHOS II"
into Sydney Harbour behind the familiar figure in Western Austra- BRINGING CARGO from Marcelles, tug "Champion" to-day, 114 days lian shipping circles, particularly &c. also Cargo from Cognac, Bor out of Astoria (Oregon) with a on the coastal and Singapore trade deaux ex 8.3. "Tetuan,”
of lumber. Decidedly as chief officer and master of a cargo
CONSIGNEES are hereby inform- jed that their goods with the there are two sides to these number of the old traders.
Born in Scotland, Captain Rodger exception of Opium, Treasure and stories, which are in most cases embittered, and all full of pas-spent his youth and early manhood Valuables are being landed and sionate blame for the authorities in sailing the seven seas in wind stored into the Godowns of the who allowed the ship to face the Jammers. He first became known HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF to travellers on the north-west & GODOWN CO., LTD, KOW- long journey with a stock of pro- coast of Western Australia as chief LOON, whence delivery may be visions that ran short after about officer of the Western Australian obtained immediately after landing. 70 or 80 days' sailing. The Steam Navigation Company's ves All claims must be sent in to me captain remarked, after con-sel Australind. In that steamer he siderable prompting, that had served under Captain A. Mills, who on or before TUESDAY, the 6th the journey lasted 70 or 80 days is now in command of the Minderoo, September, 1927, or they will not be (as he had expected), everything and Captain E. Richardson, who recognized.
DAMAGED PACKAGES will be would have been well. The crew recently retired from the sea and say that the provisions were not enough, and that much of them, principally the fish, was so bad that even when, they were starv- ing they could not eat it.
a living at Cottesloe Beach. He examined by the Company's Sur- also served us chief officer in the veyor. Messrs. Goddard & Douglas Paroo and for a short period was in the presence of the Consignees at 10 a.m. on SATURDAY, the 3rd
In command of the Australind.
He wa
Agent.
Hong Kong, 28th August, 1927.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
When the State Shipping Service September, 1927.
No Fire Insurance will be effected was inaugurated Captain Rodger Gale and High Seas.
was appointed master of the by us in any case whatever.
J. LIMAGE, The passage started 'well, Good Kwinana and subsequently to the winds, good food, the captain's command of the Bambra. pretty young wife (Mrs. P. master of the Bambra when he re- tired some five years ago with the Borgman), and her baby three intention of spending the rest of weeks old, made the decks in the his life in Scotland. perfect weather a delightful Neither of Captain Rodger's com-] place. In 72 days-but they are manda in the State Shipping Ser- rather vague about time on this vice are now in commission. The ship-the "Chillicothe" came up, Kwinana is a wreek on the beach with Norfolk Island. That was to the south of Robb's Jetty, Fre approximately six weeks ago.mantle, and the Bambra was re- All her miseries have flooded cently sent abroad and sold to ship. upon her since then. The head breakers. winds came down in a colossal; invincible gale from the west. The seas came over in great, drenching green arches which burst down into the galley into
dried tea leaves in his oven.
IN A GALE.
"ORMONDE" BUFFETED BY TREMENDOUS SEAS.
From MIDDLESERO', ANTWERP, LONDON STRAITS & PHILIPPINES.
THE Steamship
THE
"BENGLOE"
are
No claims will be admitted after
No Fire Insurance has been
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 2nd September, 1927.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the the forecastle, into the cabins Early on July 81 the mail hazardous and/or extra hazardous almost. Men lived in wet clothes, i
which arrived Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow- at Fremantle from the Eastern loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., too tired from sleeplessness to boat. "Ormonde," care very much.
They had little remedy against States, ran into heavy weather whence and/or from the wharves the sea. which battered them in the Australian Right, and a delivery may be obtained. back 60 miles where they had succession of tremendous sens gained 30, tossed them in a few wrought much havoc to fittings the Goods have left the Godowns, Evidence that the seas mounted after the 9th inat: will be sub- hours over water they had con- on the well deck and fo'c'sle head, and all Goods remaining undeliver querred in many days. Worst of
All claims against the steamer a plug of ed right over the vessel was the Ject to rent. all there was not tobacco on board. The cook-asnapping at its base of the small man named Ayrer was to be agstaff at the bow. An iron must be presented to the Under- their saviour before many days companion way was smashed to signed on or before the 23rd inst
All broken, chafed and damaged were out. He does not smoke pieces, two ventilators had the or they will not be recognized. himself, but he sympathised and tops sliced off, two port holes on Goods are to be left in the Godowns, the port side were broken, and where they will be examined on the They grumbled and promised lengths of steel casing protect 9th inst., at 10
ing steam pipes connected with themselves that nothing worse the fo'c'sle galley and for ard effected. could happen now, since they winches were torn from their were so close to land. They were fastenings. A bag of onions dis- disillusioned that very night appeared in the swirling waters The captain, awakening, investi- which raced along the deck, and gated a strange list,, and dis- covered 15 inches of water. That bags of sand, weighing between two and three hundredweight, was about three weeks ago. They were picked up and strewn in have been, at the pumps since, many directions. One of the working at that unimaginably hags was found to have been exhausting task of fighting back carried up to the next deck. In HONGKONG HEIGHTS. the sea which was coming in the galley, the invading water treacherously from some undia- reached a height of 4ft., and the coverable weakness. They have galley hands clambered on to a been working themselves asleep table, where they hung on to and working themselves awake anything solid to prevent them The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New again. They have never let the being thrown on to the stove.
pump rest for five minutes in 24
below Down
water poured hours.
through a smashed port into the Biscuit Ration.
stewards' quarters. With terrific On July 1 the cook scraped up force, the seas even moved from the last of his butter, On July position a 6-ton spare anchor, 5 he brewed the last grains of secured with huge bolts to the coffee. On the same morning he fo'c'sle head: In the main por saw the last of his oatmeal. Hetions of the vessel, the effect of kept them on short but not in- the seas was not so noticeable, convenient rations until July 12, and the passengers said that the when he cooked the last of his trip had not been very unpleù- rice. Then he made a sweeping sant. reduction and cut down their allowance of bread by substitut- ing biscuits. On July 27 he at- tacked even that bill of fare, and kept them alive with three biscuits per day for each man. Then, when the situation was most terrifying, four steamers in succession passed them by heed- less of their frantic appeals for assistance:
Manila. Sandakan Thursday Island, 4,500 20th Sept. Townsville, Erisbare, Sydney, 6,000 ❘ 28th Oct
Melbourne, Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Hollo. Cebu. Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement
offera,
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
Zaaland, 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
BT. ALBANS
TILAWA
TAKLIWA
MALWA NYANZA KASHMIR ARAFURA MACEDONIA MONGOLIA TANDA
MANTUA
KASHGAR MOREA
4,500 6th Sept. Moji, Kobe, Ornka & Yokohama
100 6th Sept. Amoy, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Oanka
Amoy, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama
7,930 15th Sept. 10,980 16th Sept.
7,023 22nd Sept. 8.08530: Sent.
&,000 4th 11.120 -15th
Oct. Oct.
10,504 20th Oct. 3,066 8th Nov. 10,946) 12th Nov.
2,005 26th Nov.
Shanghaji & Kobe
Moji, Kobe Yokohama Moji. Kobe, Osuka and Yokohams
Shanshat de, Kobe & Yokohama
Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe. Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghal, Moj, Kobe & Yokohama 10,953 10th Dec. Shanghal, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama 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 atted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring not more than 2% ft. x 2ft x 1 ft. will be received
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to mailing.
For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:—
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
f. & 0. Bullding, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG, Agents.
About two weeks ago the "Chillicothe" stood only 110 miles out of Sydney, but the winds caught her again and circled her
EVERYBODY USES IT. That's one great thing about Cham- berlain's Cough Remedy; every user
friend, and is glad to tell her neighbour all about it. It is certainly great for coughs, and colds, for croup and any kind of cough that hits either the young or the elderly people. Sold and recommended everywhere.
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
TH
...
From USA.
far out. One vessel passed the AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE. "Chillicothe" in broad daylight, but did not answer her signals, and when the "Harpalyce" came about on July 30, everyone was HE Motor Vessel desperate except the baby, unper- turbed by the feara and the pain having arrived, Consignees of the 19 people about him. The Cargo by her are informed that all "Chillicothe" was 310 miles from Goods are being landed at their Sydney when the tug set out, but risk into the hazardous and/or she moved 50 miles down the extra-hazardous Godowns of the
"OLIVEBANK”
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE, coast and the tug missed her. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf &
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
“BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN S.8. CO., LTD, & CHINA MUTUAL B.N. CO., LTD.)
AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
(ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.3. CO., LTD.) SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG.
8.8. “CIFY OF EVANSVILLE”: Vis Buen Canil
8.8. "GLAUCUE" NAME
ES. CITY OF BOMBAY"!
8.8. "THESEUSTREGU
8th Sept.
Via Sunx Canal
24th Sept.
Via Snex Canut A
Via Suva Canal'
9th Oct. 23rd Oct. 6th Nov.
8.8. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE” VIA Bisex Canal
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Ownera. Option
Bubject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to:- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE OF THE RANK LINE, LTD, Hong Kong,
Kour
HESON & CO. LTD. Ca
After a few hours search, how- Godown Co., Ltd, whence delivery ever, it arrived, with fresh, mut- may be obtained. ton, chops and potatoes.
No Claims will be admitted after The crew asserts that the the Goods have left the Godowns, captain did not want to take the and all Goods remaining undeliver- tug, but did so when he senseded after 9th September, 1927, will their determination to have no be subject to rent. more aimless buffeting up and All Claims against the vessel down the coast.mak
must be presented to the Under- Captain Borgman refused to signed on or before 16th September, make any comment,
1927, 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 Friday, 9th September; 1927, at 10
POLAR
ADU CAKE
ITS QUALITY THAT COUNTS
No Fire Insurance has been. affected
Bills of Lading: will signed by
THE BANK
General A
Hong Kong, Ord Bente
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Island.
Victoria Peak Signal Station Mi. Parker
Feet. 1828 1774
Mountain Lodge
The Eyrie
1725
Peak Hotel
1305
Taikoo Sanatorium
1000
Mt. Davis
877
Bowen Rd. (filterbeds) 297
Stainland.
3124 1971
Caimoshan Kowloon Peak
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The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.
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The
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- To SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
The Sunshine Beit via Honolulu Fortnightly willnga an Tuesdays Pres. Grant ...Sept. 13th. Pres. Cleveland .Sept. 27th. Pres. Pierce.......Oct. 11tk. Pres. Taft.........Oct. 25th.
TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA
The Short, Straight Route to America Fortnightly wings on Wednesdays
Pres. Jefferson Sept. 7th 4.30 u.m. Pres. Lincoln ......Sept. 21st. Pres. Madison....Oct. 5th. 19th. Pres. Jackson....Oct.
Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £120, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines. Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
To EUROPE and NEW YORK BOUND THE WORLD -
Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays via Manila, Strales, Colombe, Suez Cana), Alexandria, Naples, Genos, Marseilles, Boston and New York. Pres. Harrison.Sept. 13th 6 0.m. Pre Monroe..Sept. 27th 8. a.m. Pres. Wilson..Oct. 11th 6 a.m.
Pres. V. Buren. Oct. 25th 8... Pres. Haves...Nov. 8th 6.a.¤. Pres. Polk ....Nov: 22nd 8'am.
TO MANILA
Pres. Grant....Sept. 5th 6 p.m.) Pres. Harrison..Sept. 13th 6 b.m. Pres. Lincoln..Sept. 13th 6 p.m.
[Pres. Cleveland.Sept. 19th 6 p.m. Pres. Monroe Sept. 27th 8 a.m. Pres. Madison ..Sept. 27th 6 p.m.
For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information Apply to ...
·Hong Kong and Shanghal Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address “Dollar""
Dollar Steamship Line
and
American Mail Line
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAFERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can
· seconímodate any craft of 200 feet long. '. Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong, Tel Centrál No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Bul-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong.
Tel. Kowloon No. 9.
Fatimates · furnished on application. Hongkong, April 1, 1926.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "MANIFESTO”. HONGKONG.
Codes Used: A1, A.BC. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Becond Edition;
Western Union and Watkins. A
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER" MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.
S.S.
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Speed 14.77 LE.P. 4090 D.W.4215 tons.
Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
to the Chief
R.M. DYER BS
Hongkong
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