NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EURUPE AT REDUCED RATES.
£120, £112, 110, £102 £88, via San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
18th November. * KOREA MARU (Calla Los Angeles) Sunday, SHINYO MARU
20th November. SIBERIA MARU Calla Los Angeles) Sunday, 11th December.
*Calls Keelung.
Tuesday,
LONDON vía Singapore, Sue, Marseilles & Ports.
SUWA MARU
Saturday,
FUBRIMI MARU
Saturday.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports
MISHIMA MARU
Wednesday,
TANGO MARU
Wednesday,
10th November 3rd December.
23rd, November. 21st December.
........ Sunday, 13th November.
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
↑ PENANG MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. BOKUYO MARU
Wednesday,
16th November. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports."
WAKASA MARU
.... Thursday, 24th November.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
Saturday,
TSUYAMA MARU
19th 'November, LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
Friday, 9th December.
+ DAKAR MARU ROI
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE,~PENANG & RANGOON.
† MORIOKA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TANCO MARU
Friday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
† AKITA MARU (Moji direct)
Sunday,
HAKUSAN MARU
Monday,
Friday, 18th November.
18th November.
13th Novombor. 14th November.
+ DELAGOA MARU
Thursday,
17th November.
Saturday, 19th November.
+ NAGANO MARU (Moji direct)..
+ Cargo only.
For further information apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 (Private, exchange to all departments.)
M.M
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
·LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Boats). Monthly Sailings direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:-
S.S. "SI-KIANG"
. 1st Week December.
due to arrive from DUNKIRK, LONDON, HAVRE about the 25th November,
S.S. MIN*
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mall Service)
Hiers.
Ballinge from Marsoillon.
Arr. at Hong
Kong & Sailing.
for Bhanghai
SPHINX ...
PORTHOS
A
PAUL LEGAT... Jou
21st October
ANDRE LEBON
... B
4th November 18th November 2nd December
OHEN NGBAUK ... A ANGERS....
ant Japan.
*ard Nor.
- 7th Dec. 21st Dos.
4th Jan.
} Sailings from Hong Kong for Marseilles.
2nd Nov,
6th Dec.
20th Dec.
3rd Jan. 1928 17th Jan. +3int Jan,
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
(including Table Wine)
31
++
17
£35, 0s, Od, £81. 08. Od.
A Class 1st Class £99. Os, Od. B Class 1st Class Steamers 2nd
£70. Ca. Od. Steamers 2nd Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe.
Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marsailles,
(Sailings subject to alteration without notice),
For full Particulars, apply to:-
Cle, des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES;-
3, Queen's Building. Telephone Central 740.
CONSIGNATION-TRANSIT REPRESENTATION.
MAN LOONG
PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER, Best quality-Prompt attention to Exporters. Office: 231, Queen's Road Central. Tel. C. 2530, Factory:
Godown, Praya. Dundas St., Mongkok. Tel. K. 88..
BANK LINE
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING.
CHANGE IN TIME.
SECTION.
JAPANESE CAPTAIN.
RELEASED AFTER TIENTSIŅ ARREST.
While Captafa Iwalchiro Idaka, the manager of the Japanese ship ping firm of Mesars. Tung Shing
PIRACY SUSPECTED. and Co., Ltd., was on his way back
carry away
from the golf Inks on Friday morning at about half past savèn, RIVER STEAMBOATS TO FALLACIOUS REPORT BY S.Sand on nearing the Hotung side of
CANTON.
"TAI SZE-MA:””
the old International Bridge he saw the Japanese steamer "Yachiyo Sailing hours approximately
On the arrival of s.s. "Tai Sze-Maru," for which his firm are the more to those of pre-strike times ma" yesterday, it was reported agents, getting into difficulties have been adopted by the river that the s.s. "Yan On," from while shifting from the Hotung steamboats "Tung On' 'and "Sa Kwong Chau-wan was sighted in side of the rivor to the French On," which run between Hong suspicious circumstances off St. Bund as her head line which was Kong and Canton under the Bri-John's Island, with a number of close
up to the International tish flag.
small craft in the vicinity, adduc- Bridge was likely to The change in scheduled is posing the suspicion that the vessel the floating pontoon belonging to sible as the Canton military had been pirated.
the Taku Naval Dock. He, there- modified the "martial law" regulations at to render any assistance and re- yachiyo Maru" to drop anchor and The Tai Szo-ma" was unable fore, alighted from his riceha and' authorities have
Whampoa.
ported to the local authorities Hitherto most of the boats (ex-immediately on arrival. cept the fleet of the Steamboat The "Yan On" arrived during damage to the pontoon. Co.) left Hong Kong at night and the afternoon and in reply to Wind Stops Order. sailed from Canton in the morn-those boarding stated that at no Unfortunately, owing to ing.
time was there any suspicion of strong wind Captain Idaka's shouts Now the Tung On" and "Sai piracy and the vessel had not were not heard by the mon on On" leave Hong Kong at 11 pm. been delayed in any way. and Canton at 5 p.m. The Steam- boat Co.'s night boats leave Hong Kong at 12 midnight and Canton at 4 p.m. The other river steam- ers leave Hong Kong between 10 and 11 p.m.
SURVEY BEACONS.
POSITIONS OF MARKS LAID' BY NAVY.
The following notice to marin- ers has been issued by the local authorities on the instruction of the Navy, dated November 9:-
It is hereby notified that be- cause for survey purposes have been laid in the following posi- tions:-
(a) Lat. 21° 52′ 5′′ N. Long.
119° 44′ E.
(b) Lat. 21° 52' N. Long, 113
49' E.
CHINESE DECK PASSENGERS
The total number of Chinese deck passengers entering into Colony during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday was 1,711.
MARINE COURT.
At the Marine Court yesterday before Commdr. G. F. Hole, Kwok Fo-kan, the master of a passen. ger boat, was charged with a breach of licence in carrying 12 boxes of gramophone records, not being passengers' luggage. Ac cused pleaded guilty and was fined $10 with the alternative of 10 days' imprisonment.
NEW REGISTRATION. A change of name is registered in the arrival from Macao in ballast of the as. "Hangchow," under the Chinese flag, late "Kwong Fat Yuen,"
SINGAPORE DOCK.
FOURTH SECTION
LAUNCHED.
shouted out to the
crew of the
slack the wire so as to avoid any
the
board the "Yachiyo Maru," but when the men on the pontoon heard the houting they came over to the Captain, and commenced to argue and abuse him. He, therefore, got into his ricsha with the Inten- tion of returning to his office which was close by, but one of the men London, Nov. 10.
from the pontoon dressed in the The fourth of the seven sections uniform of an employee of the of the Singapore floating dock Taku Naval Dock prevented him has been launched at Wallsend from going away and called the (on the Tyne). It is expected police." that the remaining three will be launched this year.-Reuter.
DANISH BUILDING.
IMPORTANT HOME AND FOREIGN ORDERS.
Taken to Police Station. As Captain Idaka speaks Chin- ese he explained what he was doing and that he was giving the neces sary orders to the crow, on the "Yachiyo Maru" to slack the wire ropes and thus prevent any damage to the pontoon. His explanations, Danish shipyards have secured however, proved of no avail, and a considerable number of new or he was forcibly taken to the police ders during the présent year and station in the Third Special Area the consequent great activity has where he immediately got into com- been steadily increasings During
year these
the first spring months a great manication with the Japanese au- Many repair orders were put thorities, and at ten o'clock Japan- through, the yards working at high ese palice officers arrived on the pressure and, as soon as the vessels scene, but it was only after strong of the mercantile marine had thus protestations had been made by the completed their annual survey, the Japanese Consulate that Captain yarda turned their full attention to Idaka was allowed to go free. the orders on hand, in the first
No. Apologies. · · three months of the already represented more than No charge WAS made against 12,000 gross tons and, at the begin- Captain Idaka, and after the ar- the Japanese officials the ning of the second quarter, over rival of 44,500 gross tons.. This latter chief of the police of the Third figure included 10 tank motor ships, Special Aren said that this was a 14 cargo motor ships, one meter matter for the harbour authorities trawler and five steamships, states to deal with and not the police. No the Danish Foreign Office Journal. apology for wrongful arrest was, Some of the ships ordered were of however, tendered. "N. C. Star." large dimensions, varying from 7,000 or 8.000 to over 10,000 tons.
Foreign Orders.
By no means all, the orders were from Danish shipowners; many of
WOMAN PIERMASTER.
them have been placed by foreign Women have taken up so many companies, Norway especially hav-occupations that used to be regard- Ing placed not a few contracts, ed as purely men's jobs that one whilst bath France and Australia could hardly be surprised to find are among the customers of Danish one of the fair sex acting as pier- During the course master at a Clyde pier lately. "She shipbuilders, of 1926-27 Denmark has built bossed the handy man, slung on several large, modern vessels for the gangways, and flang eft ropes the latter continent. Burmeister in great style. And she can deal & Wain Engineering and Shipbuild- with pursers and their carriers ing Company of Copenhagen, who notes for Incoming goods in a busi- not only build ships but also the nesslike way. But it requires a Dangerous goods manifested Diesel engines which are being hefty woman to get through the yesterday included 2,273 petro- used as propelling power to an multifarious duties in a busy sea- leum products for Hong Kong and increasing degree, have naturally son. 5,678 for ports beyond, by the secured a large part of the many American
are otherwise dis- steamer "Pawlet" orders, which from Los Angeles and San Fran-tributed, among most of the large cisco. The vessel is discharging Danish yards, such as the Copen- AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT at the Laichikok installation of hagen Floating Dock and Ship- the Standard Oil Company.
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AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT..........
88. "CITY OF DUNDER" ....L'de, R'dam, Hull & Avonmouth.
ELLERMAN-LINE]| 23rd November."
S.S. "CITY OF TOKIO"...... Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg ... 3rd January. AUSTRALIA
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
Ballings from SINGAPORE on 7th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO” or “CITY OF SPARTA”
to Java, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and vice versa. Through Freight and Fassenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerthan” Lins or
other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE........... AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
8.5. "CITY OF WELLINGTON”. 8.8. "CITY OF LAHORE"
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
ALSO AGENTE FOR..
00.
ANDREW WEIR
SERVICES. TO
BOSTON, NEW YORK, PH'PHIA & HAVANAC
M.V. "FORRESBANK”
via Suez Canal
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
8.8. "TINHOW!
17th November. 29th December.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
27th November ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE"
14th November,
From Hong Kong Loading for Mauritius, Delagos Bay, Durban, East London, Algon Bay, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay billy and Caputowo. Through Bills of Lading larued to Beira, Quilimaine Ibo, Fort Amalia, Mozambique, Chinds, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindial, Fort Nolloth, Luderitz, Bay, Walvis Bay and
Madagascar.
For freight or pastage on any of the above lines apply to:--
#elephënd
‚ Central 4701.
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
building Company which, bofore it was recently absorbed. by Burmeis ter & Wain, had orders on hand for several Diesel motor ships and steamers, and also the shipyards at Odense, Nakskov and Elsinore.
LINE. Operated for
U. S. Shipping Board
By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC.. FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS.
ANGELES.
The leading Danish yarda have thus reached a degree of occupa-S.S. WEST CARMONA ....Nov, 12 tion this year which has made auch S.S. WEST SEQUANA ..Nov. 29
a utilisation of plant, capital and labour possible that shipbuilding is not only pofitable but has been in
a position to cheapen production; in this industrial branch Denmark is thus improving her competitive ability on the international market.
increasing Trade.
That Denmark has already won a good position among the coun- tries who supply the world with tonhage is to be seen from the latest statistics published by Lloyd's: Register, these statistics comprise the first two quarters of 1927 and give the following figures! of the tonnage commenced or or dered in the various countries:--
1927
· 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter
.:Gross Tone.../. 579,839 487,113 183,669 109,889,
12,075 44,6304 21,446 41,110 Sweden.. ... 81,920 19,500 Other countries 117,916 121,474-
England
Germany
Denmark
Holland
Total
946,865 778,615
Under "Other countries" In the largest: U.S.A. with 26,770 tons, second quarter are included as the
Italy with 22,420 tons and France |with": 20,644 tonny Bak
Thus, Denmark occupies a lead- ing position in the world of ship- building with her 44,580 tons, only yielding pride of place to England and Germany. Furthermore, Den mark and Holland are the only countries shown in the summary who can point to an increase in the tonnage ordered from the frat to the second quarter. "And what La more, as far as Denmark is;con- cerned it is already established that the third quarter too will be Babisfactory as regards new orders:
For full information apply o-
SWAYNE & HOYT, INC.
L. EVERETT, Inc.
General Agents Telephone C. 3008.
1st Floor, Queen's Building.
SHIPBUILDERS,
•
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1927.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
R.M.S. "EMPRESS OF ASIA"
will sail from Hong Kong
for
VICTORIA and VANCOUVER, B.C.,
via Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe and Yokohama,
at
DAYLIGHT
WEDNESDAY, November 16th, 1927.
CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS
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Cables: "GACANPAC.”
Cables: "NAUTILUS.”
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-VL Singapore, Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Satgon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town._ SANTOS MARU ........................¡y BOMBAY—Viɛ Singapore and Colombe.
INDO MARU
---་་ན་
SHINNOH MARU
CELEBES MARU
.Friday, 2nd December...
Sunday, 20th November.
Wednesday, 23rd November,
.Sunday, 4th December.
Thursday, 1st December.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombe. CANADA MARU
CALCUTTA—Via. Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
TACOMA MARU
.Friday, 25th November. VICTORIA, SEATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta.
PARIS MARU (from Shanghai)...............¡Friday, 11th November, HAIPHONG_Vua HOIHOW & FAKHOI.
MENADO MARU
·TAIKWA MARU
.Tuesday, 22nd Noveraber, 10 am „Tuesday, 6th Decomber,' 10 a.m.
NEW YORK-Via Japin ports, San Francisco & Panama.
HAMBURG MARU-
JAPAN PORTS ·
ALTAI MARU
INDUS MARU
KEELUNG Vía #WATOW & AMOY.
KAIJO MARU
TAKAO Vín SWATOW & AMOT.
DELI MARU TAKAO-Direct.
GANGES MARU DAIREN Via TAKAO. BUSHO MARU
SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS
Tuesday, 29th November.
.Sunday, 18th November.
Tuesday, 17th November.
Sunday, 18th Nov., 11 am.
Thursday, 17th Nov., 10 am.
..Saturday, 26th November.
.Thursday, 10th November.
For further particulars please apply to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.. Tel. Central No. 4088, 4099, 4090.
- M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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