NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES.
£120, $112, £110 £102 £83, via San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghal. Japan Ports & Honolulu,
SHINYO MARU
Tuesday, 20th November,
• SIBERIA MARU Calls Los Angeles) Sunday,
TAIYO MARU
*Calls Keelung.
Tuesday,
11th December.
10th January.
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
FUSHIMI MARU
HAKOZAKI MARU
Saturday, 3rd December. Saturday, 17th December.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports. ́
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 21st December. Wednesday, 18th January, 1928.
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
† MURORAN MARU
'Sunday, 27th November.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vla Japun, Honolulu, Lou Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Friday, 23rd December.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
KAWACHI MARU
Wednesday, 21st December.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
† ASUKA MARU
Saturday, 10th December, LIVERPOOL vis Singapore, Colombo, Port Sald & Ports.
Friday, † DAKAR MARU-
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.
YAMAGATA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU
SHANGHAL. KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
† HAKODATE MARU
+ MITO MARU
†AWA MARU (Moji direct)
KITANO MARU
†' Carge only.
Thursday,
9th December.
1st December.
Friday, 16th December.
Thursday, 24th November.
Sunday,
28th November.
Sunday,
27th November.
Tuesday,
29th November.
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 HAMB URG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:-
S.S. "SI-KIANG"
4th December.
SIS. "LT.. ST, LOUBERT-BIE" due to arrive from DUNKIRK. LONDON, HAVRE about the 23rd December. -
PORT HOS
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mall Service)
Steamers.
Ballings
from Marsailler.
Are, at Hong Kong & Sailing for Blinnghat
and Japan.
7th Dec.
PAUL LECAT.
ANDRE LEBON ...
4th November
CHENONGEAUX
18th November
21st Dea.
ANGERS.
2nd December
4th Jan.
DABTAG AN
16th December
13th Jan
Sallings from Hong Kong for
Marseilles.
8th Dec. 20th Dec.
3rd Jan. 1928 17th Jan. Slat Jan: 14th Feb.
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
(including Table Wine)
A Class 1st Class .. £90, 0s. Od. B Class Steamers
"
1st Class .. 285. Ou. Och 2nd
£70. 08. Od. Steamers 2nd .. £61. On. Od. Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe.
Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles.
(Sailings subject to alteration without notice).
For full Particulars, apply to:-
Cie. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
Telephone Central 740..
3, Queen's Building. CONSIGNATION-TRAN SIT-REPRESENTATION.
MAN LOONG PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER. Best quality-Prompt attention to Exporters. Office:-231, Queen's Road Central. Tel. C. 2580.
Factory:-2 Godown, Praya, Dundas St., Mongkok. Tel. K. 88.
BANK LINE
AGENTS FOR
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
LUMPERS' STRIKE.
ANOTHER THREAT BY THE FEDERATION.
A
Melbourne, Yesterday. The Waterside Workers' Federa- tion has decided that, unless pence nove la. made, vessels, in- eluding mail boats, would be de clared black at unexpected times and places all over Australia.
The Postal Department has ar. ranged with the waterside workers to handle mails aboard the P. & O. 8.3. "Maloja," which is due at Freemantle to-day.
steamer
The Commonwealth "Ferdsdale" is Balling without transhipped cargo of zinc from the Kakariki" from Hobart.-Reuter.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
S
SECTION.
LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND . DEPARTURES..
THIS MORNING'S LIST.
Phemius (4,751) British, from
tons of (through).
SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL. Kobe, Yokohama,--B. & S.-765
NOW COMPLETED AT MARSEILLES.
from
Kaying (1,572) British, Bangkok, Swatow,-B. and S-1 passenger, 810 tona general cargo for Hong Kong.
Chenan (1,355) British,
from
The North of England Protce ting and Indemnity Association Shanghai, Amoy, B. & S.-243 have received the following letter passengers, 620 tons general cargo from their Marseilles agents for Hong Kong, 560 tons (Messrs. L. Thos. Budd), and express the hope that
and Geo. (through).
general
Tilawa (6,153) British, from full advantage will be taken to Calcutta, Singapore, - Mackinnon use the hospital mentioned in Mackenzie-1,425 passengers, 2,308 cases of sickness and/or accident tons general cargo for Hong Kong. to members of the crews of mem- 6,019 tons general (through), bers' vessels:-
Empress of Canada (12,811) Bri- tish, from Vancouver, Shanghai,— C.P.R-819 passengers, 1,815 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 904 tons general (through).
"It is now with great pleasure that we have to advise you that the Queen Alexandra Memorial Hospital which has, as you know, Euryades (3,620) British, from been under construction in this Swanson, Singaporo,-B. & S.-500 port, is now entirely complete, tons general cargo for Hong Kong, The Marine Office of the Mari-fully equipped and ready to re- 3,000 tons general (through.
Kwai Sang (1,436) British, from ceive patients. The charges for time Customs, Shanghai, issues the
seamen, as proposed by the local Canton,Jardine's-2 passengers, following:-
Notice is given that on Novem-committee, and at any rate for 184 tons general cargo through).
Hydrangea (561) British, from ber 24 the buoyage of the eastern the present, will be based on Swatow, Chiu On. S.E. Co.-233 approaches to the Tungchow Chan- those ruling in the municipal hos- passengers, 8 tons general cargo nel, and the buoyage of the Tung-pitals of this town, whilst should for Hong Kong. chow Channel, Yangtze River, will operations or special treatment Song Bo (720) French, from Hai- be readjusted as follows:- be required, the cost of same will phong, M. M.4 passengers, Knuckle Buoy will be moved be ruled by the tariff applicable 16 tons general cargo for Hong S. 50 degrees E, about 1 mile under the French Workmen's Kong, 404 tons general (through). From the new position of the Compensation Act.
Sphinx (6,724) French, from buoy, Centaur Beacon will bear
"It is needless for us to draw 16 tons general cargo for Hong Yokohama, M.M.-129 passengers; S. 16 degrees W., distant 2.06 miles. The characteristics will your attention to the fact that Kong, 404 tons genera! (through).
the hospital is equipped and fitted
Paul Lecat (7,546) French, from
not be changed.
Corner Buoy will be moved out on the latest plans, whilst the Marseilles, Saigon, M. M. 296 S. 31 degrees E. about 1.1 miles patients will be attended to by passengers, 109 tons general cargo and its colour changed from red British Nurses, and there is a for Hong Kong, 995 tone general to black. From the new posi- British house surgeon who will (through), tion of the buoy, Plover Point act under the direction of local Blin (4,848) French, from Saigon, Beacon will bear S. 81 degress English-speaking doctors. Might-M.M837 tons general cargo for W., distant 2.28 miles.
Bank Buoy will be withdrawn, that you should advise all mem from Shanghat, N.Y.K-223 PAR-
we take the liberty of suggesting Hong Kong.
Shinyo Maru (6,408) Japanese, Turning, Buoy will be moved bers of your association of the songers, 766 tons general carge for S. 14 degrees E. about 9 cables. existence of the hospital, and re- Hong Kong.
Tayohiko Maru (3,826) Japanese,
From the new position of the buoy, Fashan Pagoda will bear quest them that they should in- S. 60 degrees W., distant 4.8 struct the masters of their vessels from Miike-Kume Yoko--631 tons miles. The characteristics will that cases in which your associa- general cargo for Hong Kong. not be changed.
tion is interested should be sent! Wakasa Maru (3,777) Japanese, Pagoda Buoy will be moved to the hospital for treatment. from Yokohama, Moji,-N.Y.K.- S. 3 degrees E. about 5 cables. The hospital is on the Telephone 798 passengers, 1,582 tons general From the new position of the (No. 72-46), while it also has ar- cargo (through). buoy, Langshan Pagoda will bearrangements for an up-to-date um- N. 29 iegrees E., distant 4 miles. bulance for cases requiring same. The characteristics will apt be changed.
The following buoys now mark- ing the temporary eastern en- trance to the Tungchow Chan nel will be withdrawn: Mason Buoy, East Buoy, Branch Buoy, Elbow Buoy. Niu Buoy, Straight Buoy, and Bend Buoy.
All bearings given are magnetic Charts affected: Marine Depart- ment Charts Nos. 2 and 3,
Charged with stealing brass hose cap from the Kowloon ferry launch "Solar Star" which was undergoing repairs at the Kow. loon Docks, a Chinese youth was yesterday fined $25 or three weeks' jail by Mr. W. Scholleld at the Kowloon Magistracy.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of Asia" arrived yesterday at 8 a.m. left Kobe same day at 4 p.m., and is due at Yokohama to-morrow at a.m.
Tho a.. "Lancaster Castle" (D.
Bingo Maru" (9,724) Japanese, from Calcutta, Singapore,-O.S.K.
186 passengers, 188 tons generall cargo for Hong Kong, 4,691 tons general (through).
Mishima Maru (4,916) Japanese, from Yokohama, Nagasaki, N.Y.K. -383 passengers, 507 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 3,052 tons general (through).
Devawongee
(1,022) Chinese, from Macao, Chau Yue Teng.
Shiu Hing (114) Chinese, from Macao, Hoo Hing-45 tons gen. & Co.) sailed from Manila on Nov-eral cargo for Hong Kong. ember 14, for Hong Kong via Iloilo and Cebu. She: Is expected here to-day.
The O.S.K. 6.8. "Ganges Maru" is expected here to-morrow from Java and will leave Japan ports via Takao and Keelung.
The P. O. 8.8. "Kashgar" left Singapore for this port on Novem- ber 20 at 4 p.m. with the outward
AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT English Mails, and is due here on
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November 25 at about 6 am.
The P. & O. 8.a. "Mongolia" left Shanghai for this port yesterday at 2 p.m. with the Mails, and is due: here on November 25 st about 71
a.m.
for
The O.S.K. 5.s. "Skinnch Maru" is expected to arrive here from Moji to-morrow, and will___sall_ Bombay via Singapore, Colombo on November 25,
on
The O.S.K. 8.8. "Tacoma Maru"} is expected here from Moji November 24, and will sail for Calcutta via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon on November 25.
The O.S.K. 88. "Hamburg Maru" 14 expected here to-day from Shanghai and will sail for Newi York on November 29.
Yuan On (1,116) Chinese, from Swatow-Thoresen & Co.-10 pas-
aengers.
For
Departures.
Holhow: Menado Maru,
Soon Ann.
For Saigon:-Sphinx.
For Shanghai Paul Lecat, Pres. Lincoln, Khiva.
For Amoy-Tjibodas. For Swatow:-Kwai Sang, Hong Peng, Hai Ching.
For Tourane: Chung Kong. 'For Canton:-Chenan, Kuechow.
For Manila-Pres. Cleveland. For K. C. Wan:-Yanon, Wing Wo.
For Moji: Bingo Maru, For Macao: Shiu Hing. For Hongay: Harunaeum Maru,
Clearances.
For Jesselton:-Fuk Tai. For Shanghai:-Min, Euryades. For Swatow:-Taikwa Maru. For Singapore:-Norviken. For Manila:-Mishima Maru.
Shipping Abstract.
Arrivals Departures Port
British Japanese The 8.8. Wray Castle" (D. & Chinese Co.) sailed from New York on Octo- Dutch ber 15, and is expected here
on French December 9.
0
American
The E. & A. Company's s.8. "St. Norwegian Albans" left Sydney for this port Panama on November 12 at a.m, with the
German outward Australian Mails, and is Danish due here on December 5.
Portuguese
The C.P.S., R.M.S.. "Empress of Russia" left Vancouver for Hong Kong via Japan ports and Shang- hai, on November 19, and is due
ELLERMAN LINE here on December 7.
.23rd November.
3rd January....
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
Sailings from SINGAPORE on 7th of every month by "CITY OF PALERMO" or "CITY OF SPARTA"
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Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman” Line or
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BOSTON, NEW YORK, PH’PHIA & HAVANA.
M.Y. "FORRESBANK”--
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
.29th December.
"AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
27th November.
· ORIENTAL'AFRICAN LINE,
Loading for Mauritius, Delagon Bay, Durban, East London, Aigos. Bay, Port Elisabeth, Mossel Bay
and CapetownL Through Bills of Lading Issued to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo, Part Amelia, Mozam Chinde, Inhambane; Zanzibar," Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderits Bay, Walvis Bay and
Madagascar,
For freight or passage oz any of the above lines apply to
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The m.v. "Remo" (D. & Co.) sall- ed from Karachi on Nov. 17, and is due here on December 8.
The s.5. "Calulu” (D. & Co.) safl- ed from Newcastle (Australia); on: Nov. 16, and is expected here on December 18,
The s.s. "Corby Castle" (D. & Co.) sailed from New York on Octo- ber 29, and is due to arrive here on January 1, 1928,
DESTROYERS COLLIDE:
San Diego, Calif., Nov. 16., The destroyers "Zeilin" and "Somera" collided off Point Loma at 8.80 to-night while en route to manœuvres. Nobody was Injured The "Zeilin's bow was smashed and the "Somera's" port side was |'damaged.--United, Press, ***
CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
Consignees of Cargoes ex 8.8. "Min" and "Paul Lecat" are re- quested to send in all claims to the Agent before December 1.
H.M.S"Moorhen", of the British gunboat flotilla' on the West River was at Pakdai, the port of Kong moon," on Monday, O writes the "China Mall correspondent.
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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore, Colombo, Buer and Port Said. ANDES MARU .....
Thursday, 8th December.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vía Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo,Durban & Cape Town.
SANTOS MARU
MANILA MARU
BOMBAY-Via Singapore and Colombo.
SHINNOH MARU
.Friday, 2nd December.
Saturday, 31st December.
...Friday, 25th November.
CELEBES MARU (calls at Karnch!). Sunday, 4th December,
' ISHIKARI MARU
INDUS MARU
...Thursday, 8th December.
Thursday, 15th December,
Wednesday, 30th November.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR ANE
MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo. CANADA MARU
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
TACOMA MARU
..Friday, 25th November,
VICTORIA. SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta.
AFRICA MARU (From Kobe)
HAIPHONG-Via ̈HOIHOW & PAKHOY.
TAIKWA MARU
MENADO MARU
.Tuesday, 22nd November,
.Tuesday, 6th December, 10 a.m. Tuesday, 20th December, 10 am.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & PanMINS.
HAMBURG MARU
GANGES MARU
JAPAN PORTS
SHUNKO MARU ATLAS MARU
KEELUNG VI SWATOW & AMOY.
KAIJO MARU
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO Viɑ SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
TAKAO-Direct.
GANGES MARU
.Tuesday, 29th November,
.Friday, 25th November.
Tuesday, 29th November,
.Sunday, 18th December.
Sunday, 27th Nov., it a.m. .Sunday, 4th December, 11 a.m.
Thursday, 1st Decomber, 10 a.m.
Saturday, 28th November.
DAIREN via SWATOW AMOY & TAKAO.
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