NYIKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES.
£120, £112, 110, £102 £83. vin San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal. Japan Ports & Honolulu.
* SIBERIA MÄRU Calls Los Angeles) Sunday,
11th December.
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARŲ
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
"SUNNING" ECHO.
... Tuesday; Tuesday,
19th January, 1928. 24th Januaryì
LONDON via Singapore, Suc, Marseilles & Ports.
*Calle Keelung.
HAKOZAKI MARU
HAKUSAN MARU
KITANO MARU
3
17th December.
Saturday,
Saturday,
31st December.
Saturday,
14th January.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
SADO MARU
Wednesday, 21st December. Wednesday, 18th January, 1928. BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
11th Decembor. Sunday, Tuesday, 27th December.. BOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
Friday, 23rd December.
¡GENOA MARU
RAKUYO MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coust) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
Friday, KAMAKURA MAKU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
TAKAOKA MARU
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
CALCUTTA vin SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON
+AKITA MARU
20th January.
Tuosday, 27th December.
DURBAN MARU
Tuesday, 10th January.
Monday,
19th December.
†TOKUSHIMA MARU
Monday,
12th Decomber.
NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU
Friday,
10th December.
SHANGHAI, KORE & YOKOHAMA,
+ CEYLON MARU (Maji direct).
Sunday,
11th December.
KARUNA MARU
OSAKA MARU (Mojt direct)
+ RANGOON MARU
Tuesday. 13th December. Wednesday,
15th December. Wednesday, 21st December.
13th December.
KAMAKURA MARU (Kobe direct).. Tuesday,
† 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:
-SS, "MIN"
Ist week January, 1928.
S.S. "LT. ST. LOUBERT-BIE" due to arrive from DUNKIRK.
LONDON, HAVRE abo ut the 23rd December.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mail Service)
Storment.
Sailings
from Maroilles.
Arr. at Hong Kong & Sailings for Bhaghai snd Japan.
Baitinga from Hong Kong for Marseille.
PAUL LEGAT...
... A
ANDRE LEBON ...
A
CHEN NORAUX ... ANOERS...
18th November
21st Dec
B
2nd Docornber
447) Ju
DAHTAG AN
18th December
14th Jan,
O. METZINGEI ...
30th December ...A
1st Feb.
20th Doc.
31 Гид. 1928 17th Jan.
Sint Ja
14th Feb.
28th Feb,
RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
(including Table Wine)
A Cines 1st Class .. £99, O. Od. B Class 1st Class £85. á. Od. Steamers
2nd
.. £70. Ok. Od. Steamers 2nd .. E01, 98, ed. Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe. Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marseilles.
(Sallings subject to alteration without notice).
For full Particulars, apply to:
Cie. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephone Central 740.
3, Queen's Building.
CONSIGNATION-TRANSIT-REPRESENTATION.
MAN LOONG
PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER. Best quality Prompt attention to Exporters. Office: 231, Queen's Roud Central. Tel. C. 2630, Factory-2 Godown, Praya. Dundas St., Mongkok. Tel. K. 88.
BANK
ELLERMAN
INVESTITURE OF MR.
BEATTY.
0.8.E. DECORATION.
There will be an investiture at Government House on Wednesday next
at & p.m. when Mr. T. P. Beatty, formerly Chief Officer of the 8.8. "Sunning" will be decorated
It is understood that Mr. Cor- mack (Chief Engineer) and Mr. Hurst (Second Officer) of the same ship at the time of the piracy, will be invested with the O.B.E. and M.B.E. respectively, at Shanghai by the British Consul-General, Sir Sid- ney Barton.
SECTION.
·LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
THIS MORNING'S LIST.
Yangchow (1,216) British), from Shanghai, Amoy, B. & S.-71
|AIDS TO NAVIGATION. passengers, 150 tons general carge
ALTERATION IN THE YANGTSZE AREA.. :
for Hong Kong, 130 tons general (through).
from
Empress of Russia (8,789) Bri- tish, from Shanghai, Canadian Pacific Co.:772 passengers; .1,271. A notice from the Marine Depart-tons general cargo for Hong Kong,
470 tons general (through). ment of the Maritime Customa,
British Moren (5,976) Shanghai, atates that on December London,
Singapore,-Mackinnon, 28 the following alterations will be Mackenzie:-220 passengers, 818 made in the floating aids to naviga-tone general cargo for Hong Kong, tion marking the South Channel en- 832 tona general (through).
Antung (2,107) British, from trance to the Yangtze River.
Light buoy painted red, and to be Singapore, Amoy, B. & S.-400 with the O.B.E. by H.E, the Gov-known as Clump Buoy, and showing tons firewood for Hong Kong, 50 ernor, Sir Cecil Clement!.
tons general cargo (through). an occulting white light for 8Mantua seconds, light four seconds, eclipse
(5,994) British, from four sceonds, will be established to Mackenzie:-525
Yokohama, Shanghai-Mackinnon, mark the Northern side of the Fair tons general cargo for Hong Kong,
passengers,
way. From the buoy, House Island 2,300 tons general (through). Beacon will bear N. 7 deg, and
Remo
from (6.015) Italian, distant 6 miles.
Co.:-36 Singapore,-Dodwell & The Middle Ground Light Buoy passengers. 330 tons general cargo will be moved N. 3% dog. W. about for Hong Kong, 2,700 tons general 1.5 miles, and its colour changed, (through), from black to red. Character of the Hight will remain the same. From the new position of the buoy, House Island Beacon will bear N. 75% deg. E., distant 39.9 miles. This buoy! Afrika (5.469) Danish, from A notice to mariners at the Har-will mark the Northern side of the Copenhagen, Shanghai,-John Man- bour Office states that on and after Fairway.
ner & Co.:-0,500 tons general to-day und until further notice
cargo (through). dredging operations will be carried out off Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Point, in an area bounded as fol-
DREDGING WORK.
WARNING TO MASTERS OF VESSELS.
lows
North Boundary: Lat. 22 deg. 18' 02" North.
South Boundary: Lat, 22 deg, 17' 43" North.
Enst Boundary: Long. 114 deg. 9' 59" East.
West Boundary: Long. 114 deg. 9' 40" East,
Masters of all vessels are to pro- ceed at a speed not greater than five knots when approaching and in the vicinity of this area, and aro not to pass between the dredger and her anchor buoys.
Warning is given that survey operations will be carried out from time to time in connection with the dredging of this area.
Masters of vessels are warned to keep clear of all sampane, motor boats and buoys used on this work, which shall carry a red flag and they are asked to keep a good look out for all craft so employed.
NEW SERVICE.
TENDERS INVITED FOR MACAO-TIMOR RUN.
In a Government announcement from Macao, tenders are invited for the establishment of a steamer Ber- vice between Macao and Timor.
All bearings given are magnetic.
"FATSHAN" MISHAP.
Tjikembang (5,028) Dutch, from Batavia, Tandjong Pandem.-J. C. J. L.389 passengers. 2,655 tona general cargo for Hong Kong, 2,584 tons general (through).
Kasagison Maru (1,428) Japan- ese. from Keelung.-M. B. K:- 2.000 tons coal for Hong Kong. 1,500 tons, coal (through),
Kaitau Maru (906) Japanese, LOST PROPELLER LEADS TO from Keclung, Mitsubushi Shoji: -650 tons con! for Hong Kong, 091 tone coal (through).
DELAY. ་-་
The 3.8. "Fatshan" arrived from Canton two hours late yesterday evening owing to the loss of a pro- pellor off Tiger Island. The "Fat- shan" beriked at her wharf and dis-
charged cargo and this morning was towed into dock for repairs.
BOTH ON ONE SIDE.
COXSWAIN OF "STAR" FERRY
J
LAUNCH FINED.
For carrying both navigation lights on the one side, the coxswain "Golden Star" was fined $15 of the "Star" ferry launch the
two weeks at the Marine Court this morning.
A similar penalty was imposed on the mistress of a passenger boat.
SINGAPORE DOCK.
FOURTH SECTION LAUNCHED AT WALLSEND.
London, Yesterday.
A further section of the Singa- pore floating dock has been launch
ed at Wallsend.
The remaining two sections of the seven in which the dock is be-)
AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENTing built will be launched in a few
י
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SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA
Leaves Singapore
"CITY-OF-PALERMO”....... ....... Leaves Singapore
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY.
7th January, 7th February, ··
Through Freight and Passenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellorman" Lino and
* miner barvices."
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
S.S. "CITY OF LAHORE"
8.5. “CITY OF BEDFORD"
9.8. "CITY OF KIMBERLEY”
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
"via" Suez Canal
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
SERVICES TO
BOSTON AND NEW YORK.
M.V. "MYRTLEBANK”
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
• 3.8. “TINHOW"
27th December. 23rd January. ..20th February.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
5th February. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE)
1st half April.
Loading for Mauritius, Delagos Bay, Durban, East Londen, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth) Mossel Bay ng and Capetown.
Through Bills of Lading Issued to Boira, Quilimaine, Ibo, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chiado, Inhambane, Zanzibar. Momhu Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderits Day, Walvis Bay and
Madaguackr.
For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to Telephone
.Central 4791.
THE BANK LINE, LTD.
days,
The sections will then be tested
and joined into two main parts for a tow to Singapore.-Reuter.
Tak Hing (106) Chinese, from Autnu-Fook Hoi Co.:-118 pas- sengers, 3,720 cattics general cargo for Hong Kong,
Shlu Hing (114) Chinese, from Macao, Hoo Hing S. N. Co: 85 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.
Tai Lee (1,479) Chinese, from Paracels Ilds..-Tung On Co.:- 600 tons general cargo for Hong Kong.
from Kobe, Iloilo P. IN. Y. K
Asuka Maru (4.538) Japanese,
passengers. 28 tons general cargo for Hong Kong, 3800 tons (through).
Departures.
For Manila:Edenton, Emp. of Russia..
For Macao: Shiu Hing. For Keelung:-Hwa Tni. For, Swatow:-Hydranges. For Tourane: Chung Kong.
Singapore: Talma,
For Heutaz.
For Canton:Sinkiang, Chow.
Van
Ying
For Hongay:-J. Ludo Mowin- ekel.
For Hothow:-Borneo. For Muntok:-Tiltaroem.
Clearances.
For Saigon: Halvard, Hain Foo Sing, Tai Fook Sing.
For Shanghai: Tai Lee No. 1.. For Swatow:-Fungshan Maru.
Shipping Abstract.
In Arrivals Departures Fort
5
26 3
British
Japanese
Norwegian 0
Chinese
NEW CRUISER.
"CUMBERLAND" PUT INTO
Danish Dutch
3 1
.
American Italian
Рапата
COMMISSION.
London, Yesterday. The now 10,000 ton cruiser "Cum- berland" was commissioned to-day. She 'carries eight eight-inch guns.- Reuter.
French Portuguese
9
3
17
13
68
14
HELPS THOSE HARD COUGHS.
The danger of influenza is its ten- dency to develop into pleurisy and pneumonia. Stop your cold before it reaches this danger point and for the cough and painful, wheezy breathing, The following warships and auxi- take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. liaries were in harbour this morn- It is for sale everywhere,
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
Ing: North Wall Basin, Withering-
ton, Bruce, Francol, Peterel and Tern; South Wall Basin, Subs. L4, L15, and L19; East Wall Basin, Argus; Wost Wall Dock, Sterling; Stormcloud, Nessus and Cicala; Buoy 2, Carliale; Buoy 3,, Bluebell; Buoy 4, Herald; Buoy 5, Iroquois; Buoy 6, Titania; Buoy 7, Castor; Buoy 8, Ambrose and L5 and L27; Buoy 9, Petersfield; Buoy 10, Seraph, and Sepoy; Buoy 11, Sera- pis and Sirdar; Buoy 12, Thracian;; Buoy 18, Wolverine; Buoy 19, Bel- gol; Buoy 26, Kharki; Buoy A28, Ruthenia
LIGHT BUOY WITHDRAWN.
A notice from the Marine De- partment of the Maritime Customs at Shanghal, states that on Decem- ber 12, owing to shoal water, the West Spit Light-buoy, marking the western approach to the old Taung- ming Crossing Yangtze River, will be withdrawn.
DEATH OF PASSENGER.
The master of, the Norwegian steamer "Prosper,” reported on ar rival yesterday that a Chinese pas- senger had died.
CHINESE DEČK PASSENGERS.
Chinese deck, passengers to the number of 1,778 were brought into the Colony during the 24 hours end- en at 9 a.in. yesterday.
“FOOK HONG" ' UNDOCKED.
The as. ***Fook: Hong” (undocked from Taikoo yesterday, and anchor- ad at Sham Shui Po
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'Colombo, Suez and Port Sald. ANDES MARU AMUR MARU
Monday, 12th December. .Friday, 8th January.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & RUENOS AIRES-Via Balgon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town MANILA MARU
BOMBAY-Viz Singapore and Colombo.
BORNEO MARU
SHUNKO MARU
KASADO MARU
Saturday, 31st December.
.Saturday, 24th December.
Tuesday, 3rd January. Friday, 6th January,
....Thursday, 5th January.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR ANH
MOMBASA Vis Singapore und Colombo. MEXICO MARU
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
BINGO MARU
...Friday, 23rd December. VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports.
LONDON MARU (From Shangkai)..Tuesday, 18th December. ALABAMA MARU (From Shanghai), Wednesday, 21st December, HAIPHONG Via HO!HOW & PAKHOL.
MENADO MABU
TAIKWA. MARU
..Tuesday, 20th December, 10-a.m.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, Son Francisco & Panama, JAPAN PORTS
ATLAS MARU
SUMATRA MARU KOHSHUN MARU KEELING VE SWATOW & AMOY.
KAIJO MARU
HOZAN MARU
TAIKWA MARU
TAKAO VU SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
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Tuesday, 3rd Jan, 20 a.m.
.Tuesday, 13th December. .Thursday, 15th December. Tuesday, 20th December.
Sunday, 11th Dec., 11 a.m. .Sunday, 18th Dec., 11 a.m.
Wednesday, 21st Dec., 10 a.m.
Thursday, 15th Dec., 10 am.
.Friday, 9th December.
Tuesday, 20th December.
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