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BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
LONDON
NEXT SAILINGS.
£72.10.0. £80.0.0.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI
M.V. "VIMINALE"
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
M.V. "ROMOLO"
Frola Hong Kong
Sails hence on/or about 6th Jan. Sails hence on/or about 2nd Febr. Sails hence on/or about 1st March
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S.S. "VENEZIA"
M.V. "REMO"
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:
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Sails on the 16th December. Salls hence on/or about 10th Jan. .Salls hence on/or about 7th Febr.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
5.S. "UMVOLOSI"...Sails from Calcutta 2nd February." 'S.S. "UMZUMBI"
....Sails from Calcutta 3rd May.
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NYUS LINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES.
£120, £112, 110, £102 £B3, via San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seatile. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU....
Tuesday, 10th January, 1928. ...Sunday, 20th January.
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
Calls Keelung.
KAKOZAKI MARU
Saturday,
HAKUSAN MARU
Saturday,
17th December. 31st December.
KITANO MARU
Saturday,
14th January.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO MARU
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 21st December. Wednesday. 18th January, 1928.
+ GENOA MARU
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
AWA MARU
Tuesday, 27th December, Wednesday,
11th January. SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Friday, 23rd December, SOUTH AMERICA (East Coasť) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
Friday,
20th January,
KAMAKURA MARU NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA,
†TAKAOKA MARU
Tuesday,
27th December.. LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Raid & Ports.
Tuesday, 10th January.
† DURBAN MARU
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.
+AKITA MARU
†NAGANO MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
AKI MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ LYONS MARU
+OSAKA MARU (Moji direct)
↑ RANGOON MARU
KAMO MARU
+ SEIYO MARU
Monday, 10th December. Saturday, 81st December.
Saturday, 17th December.
Sunday, 18th December. Monday, 19th December.
Monday, 19th December.
Tuesday, 27th December.
Thursday, 29th December.
†TOTTORI MARU (Mojl direct)..... Saturday, 31st December.
+ Cargo only.
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M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
LIGNES COMMERCIALES (Cargo Boala).
Monthly Sailinga direct to HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, DUNKIRK:-
S.S. "MIN"
1st week January, 1928.
.S.S. "LT. ST. LOUBERT-BIE" due to arrive from DUNKIRK. LONDON, HAVRE about the 23rd December.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS (Mail Service)
Blommor
Bailings
from Marsilica.
Arr. at Hong
Sailings
Kong & Ballings
for Sharghal
from Hong Kong for Marsellies.
and Japan
0th Dec.
PAUL LEGAT...
ANDRE LEBON .... CHENURCEAUX...
3rd Jan. 1923
18th November
atst Des.
ANGERS
... B
“DAETAG (AN
2nd Docuber 10th December
4th Jan.
17th Jan, Bist Jan."
18th Jan,
14th Feb.
(G. METZINGER
... A
8014 December lat Feb.
28th Feb.
(including Table Wine)
... £70. Os. Od. Steamers 2nd
#
SHIP EXPLOSION.
MORE DEAFENING THAN A CANNON,
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SECTION.
P. & O. COMPANY.
SHORTAGE OF EASTERN CARGO.
INCREASED PASSENGERS..
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1927.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
"The noise, caused by the explo
London, Yesterday. sion was more deafening than the
Prosiding at the annual meeting boom of a cannon. The explosion of the Peninsular and Oriental Co.. took place at exactly 2 o'clock in
Viscount Inchcape said that the afternoon of Friday. I was in vanced by £250,000 very few voy- although passage earnings had ad- the lower compartment of the en-ages left a credit balance. There STEAMERS gine room, and my first impression had been for various reasons a The "Manila Bulletin" of Decem-as I heard the loud burst was that shortage of cargo to and from EMPRESS OF RUSSIA ber 6 reports:-
some piping system had been blown India, China and Australia.. The EMPRESS OF ASIA out. I never thought it was as cost of fuel, equipment and wages EMPRESS OF CANADA The steamship "Susana II" will seious as what actually had happen- continued high, and despite of EMPRESS OF RUSSIA bo, taken temporarily off the Amoyed: I noticed that the engine room efforts to reduce the working ex- EMPRESS OF ASIA Manila run in order to have the
was filled with smoke and hot steam, they found it difficult to make enda EMPRESS OF RUSSIA broken cylinder and other damaged and the first thing I did was to meet; but he hoped that next year! EMPRESS OF ASIA
penses without impairing efficiency EMPRESS OF CANADA parts of the vessel's machinery re- shut off the valves in order to stop the Board would be able to recom-E/Asia and E/Russia call paired. This was intimated yester-the engine. day by the new owners of the steam-
mend a moderate dividend.-Reu- or, Kim Chuang Ho company. The
ter. "Susana II" probably will be laid up at least two months.
The accident in which one of the three cylinders of the engine was torn up and other parts of the ma- chinery badly damaged occurred early last Friday afternoon as the steamer was passing the Islas Dog Hermanas, off Cape Bolinao; in
blowing off of a piston rod from "The explosion was caused by the one of the three cylinders of the en- ly two tona. The cylinder gine. The rod alone weighed near-
was blown off also. Fragments of the cylinder were blown clear through the skylight.
cover
death. I was just below the blown "It was miraculous that I escaped
TWO. DERELICTS.
RESCUED BY THE "PRESIDENT
ADAMS."
October 13, the "President Adams" Since leaving New York on
vessels. saving the crews of two derelict
SAILINGS 1927.
Hong Kong Shai Leave Leave Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 16 Mar, Mar. 10
Kobo Y'hama
V'ver
Louro Leava
Arrive
Jan. 10
Jan. 13
Jan. 22
Jan. 31
Feb. 3
Feb. 12
Feb. 15
Feb. 21
Feb. 24
MRT. 4
Mar. 13
Mer, 16
Mar, 20
Mar. 28 Mar. 31. Apr. 3
Apr. 6
Apr. 15
at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'ha!).
Apr. 18 Apr. 21 Apr. 24 May 9 May 12 May 15 May 80 June 2 June 6
Apr. 27
May 6
May 18
May 27
June 8
June 17
SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE
£120
£112
£83
All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Canada," cold running water. "Empress of Asia" and "Empress of Russia" are fitted with hot and
northern Luzon, while en route from cylinder, and the iron network over has had the unusual experience of Hong Kong Manlis
Amoy to Manila, with 600 Chinese passengers and a small amount of general cargo. The explosion put its engine out of commission with the result that the vessel was towed the U.S.S. "Bittern," Asiatic fleet to Manila on Sunday afternoon by mfnesweeper..
The sailing of the "Susana II" for Amoy has been indefinitely postponed, according to information obtained from its owners last night. The vessel was scheduled to leave for Amoy yesterday afternoon.
fragmenta from dropping on me. It my head prevented the flying fron
was a wonder no one was killed.
At 5 pm, on October 18, while "The accident was really a serious en route from Havana to Panama, one, and if nobody in the angine the American four-masted schooner room was killed it was simply be- "William E. Burnham" of Mobile, the bursting cylinder when the exwas learned that the "Burnham" cause no one happened to be near Alabama, was sighted flying the distress signal. Upon approach It plosion occurred,
current storms had become waterlogged during the
and was sinking.
fast
The captain and crew of 12 were: left at Cristobal. taken off the sinking schooner and The schooner was set on fire at abandonment.
On November 22 at 10 am, in Latitude 33:24:0 N. and Longitude 149:19:0 East, 850 miles from the Japanese Coast, the Japanese motor blow off, boat "Heiwa Maru" of Wakayama was sighted, apparently in distress. a load of lumber and safely die-f The vessel had left Wakayama with charged her cargo at Osaka.
"There was nothing in the move ment of the engine to indicate that an accident would happen. The en nothing was noticed that there was gine was running smoothly, and
any defect in the machinery which could cause the explosion.
the
of the piston rod within
"An undetected crack in the base cylinder caused it to believe."
An official examination of the engine of the steamer will be made this morning by an official from the hulls and boilers Inspection division of the bureau of customs and an inspector representing the firm with which the vessel has been insured.detailed report of the accident with Captain Manuel Roco will file a Captain Manuel del Villar, sur the insular collector of customs, veyor of the port, will also conduct this morning, he informed the a preliminary investigation this Bulletin laat night. morning for the purpose, according to him, of determining the neces- sity of conducting a probe of the mishap by the board of marine inquiry of the bureau of customs.
According to information,
an official assessment of the amount of damage in the accident will be made; at the investigation by the inaur- ance inspector. The inspection by the hulls and boilers Inspector of the customs bureau will be for the purpose, among other things, of determining whether the vessel should be officially ordered to be laid up until the damage occasioned to the engine are completely re- paired.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The B. I. s.8. Tawa" will leave Amoy for this port on December 16 at p.m., and in due here on December 17 at p.m.
The "Heiwa Maru" left for the home port with a load of ice on November 3. The next-afternoon when only a few miles from home both her shaft and rudder were she ran into heavy weather and
broken leaving the vessel in a helpless condition.
two others comprising his crew Captain Junichi Tauzawa and kept alive by melting ice for drink- The B. I. 8.8. "Takliwa" Singapore for this port on Decem- rice and fish in small quantities left ing water and eating soft-boiled ber 13 at p.m., and is due here on once a day. When rescued after 18 December 19 at a.m.
days drifting, they had rations for one more day.
Asia" left Vancouver, for Hong The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of
hai, on December 10, and is due Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- hero on December 29,
The 8.8. "Corby Castle" (D. & Co.) sailed from Honolulu on November 26, and is due in Manila on January 1, 1928.
The vessel was abandoned and the crew taken to Kobe.
STOPS CROUP.
It was intimated yesterday that
It stops croup. That's why mothers the repairs of the destroyed cylinder
keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in and other parts of the vessel's ma-
The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of the house. It contains no narcotica chinery will probably be undertaken
Russia" (Capt. A. J. Hosken, and is best for the children. For sale in Hong Kong or Shanghai as the R.N.R.) will leave hero for everywhere. repairs would be difficult to accom-via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., plish here and would entail an ex-Yokohama at noon on January 4, traordinarily large expenditure, The (Wednesday), 1928. ship's engineers estimate the cost
The M.V.."Viminale" (D. & Co.)
of the repairs at approximately sailed from Aden on December 5, P90,000.
and is due here on January 5,
The M.V. 8.a. "Canton" (Swedish
Further details of the explosion, 1928. which caused the "Susana II" to arrive in Manila nearly 36 hours East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Rot- behind its schedule Sunday after-terdam on November 22, and is due
here on or about January 6.
noon,
were reinted yesterday by Pedro Tejada, fourth engineer, who was on duty in the engine room when the explosion occurred.
Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Rotterdam The M.V. "Delhi" (Swedish East
on December 6 and is due here on or about January 18.
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S.S. "CITY OF BENARES.. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg
AUSTRALIA
"CITY OF SPARTA" "CITY OF PALERMO"
SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA
Leaves Singapore Leaves Singapore
..18th January,
.14th February.
.20th February.
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LONDON,
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore, Colombo, Suez and Port Bald. AMUR MARU
Friday, 6th January,
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cap Town. MANILA MARU
BOMBAY-Via Singapore and Colombo.
BORNEO MARU
SHUNKO MARU
KASADO MARU
.Saturday, 31st December,
Saturday, 24th December. Tuesday, 3rd January, ....Friday, 6th January.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo,
MEXICO MARU
CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
BINGO MARU
Thursday, 5th January.
Friday, 23rd December.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports. ALABAMA MARU (From Shanghai). Wednesday, 21st December. HAIPHONG-VIÄ HOIBOW & PAKHOI.
MENADO MARU
TAIKWA MARÜ
.Tuesday, 20th December, 10 a.m.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama. JAPAN PORTS
SUMATRA MARU KOHSHUN MARU KEELINE Va AYATOW & AHOI.
HOZAN MARU TAIKWA MARU
TAKAO Vis SWATOW & AMOT.
DELI MARU
TAKAO-Direct.
KOHSHUN MARU
DAIREN-vis TAKAO.
Tuesday, 3rd Jan., 10 am.
Thursday, 15th December. Tuesday, 20th December,
Sunday, 18th Dec., 11 am. Wednesday, 21st Dec., 10 am.
.Thursday, 15th Dec., 10 a.m.
Tuesday, 20th December.
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RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO MARSEILLES
• 1st Class .. 209. 08. 04. B Clans
lat Class 2nd
19 ... 201. 06. Through Tickets to London and Leading Towns of Europe, Accommodations reserved in the Trains at Marsailles,.. (Sailings subject to alteration, without notice).'
For fall Particulars, apply to:
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..27th December.
..23rd January.
20th February.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
5th February. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE||
1st half April.
Loading for Mauritius, Delagon Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth) Mossel Bay
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Through Bills of Lading fasued to Beira, Quillmaine, Ibo, Fore Amelia, Mocambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar. Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Laderits Bay, Walvis Bay and
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