DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ.
S.S. "BOWES CASTLE"
.Saila on/or about 15th Febr.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS. REDUCED PASSAGE RATES.
BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
LONDON
NEXT SAILINGS.
£72.10.0. €80.0.0.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
M.V. "ROMOLO"
S.S. "VENEZIA"
From Hong Kong. Sails on/or about 2nd Febr. Salts on/or about 1st Mar. Salla on/or about 29th Mar.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
M.V. "VIMINALE"
M.V. “ESQUILINO"
From Hong Kon .Sails cn/or about 7th Febr. .Sails on/or about 6th Mar.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMVOLOSI"
S.S. "UMSINGA"
S.S. "UMONA"
Salls from Calcutta 2nd Feb. ..Sails from Calcutta 1st. Mar. .Sails from Calcutta 1st Apr.
Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports.
Through Hills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:-- DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Telephone. Central 1030.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SECTION.
in
P. & 0. MEETING. [[favourable, although there are
some directions indications of an Improvement.
THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES REVIEWED.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
The 87th Ordinary Goneral: Meating of the Poninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com- pany was held at the Company's Offices, Leadenhall Street, London, on December 14 last, when the following report was-presented,
The Accounts show that after providing for depreciation there is a credit balance on the year's Account (to September 30, 1927), including £183,156 brought for- ward from last year, of £918.001, against £919,096 in the previous
year.
The Directors propose to deal with the amount as follows:-
$
(1) 5 per cent. Divi-
dend
the Preferred Stock
on
(of which 2
per cent, WAB
(2) 10
paid as an In-
terim Dividend), 152,000
per cent. Dividend on the Deferred Stock
free of Income
Tax (of which 5
per cent. Was
paid as an In-
terim Dividend) 359,251
(3) Reserve for re-
6. d.
0.0
ment cargo. Small insulated chambers. will be fitted in the same way as in vessels of the "Ranch!" clas8,
It is necessary to look forward in regard to the Mall and Fassen- ger Services, and the Board has given much time and thought to ensure that this ship will be on
the most up-to-date lince both as regards speed and the general comi- fort of passengers,
The sinking fund for the de- The Directors contracted at the benture stock of £7,000,000 repay- beginning of the year for a new able at the Company's option be-powerful tug to work in connec- |tween 1930 and 1940 now stands |tion with the Mall Service at Aden. at £1,266,867 and this, together This vessel, the “Lahoj," has a with interest earned, is invested in gross registered tonnage of 283 Government securities.
tons and has 1,000 indicated horse power, and is now at work in Aden.
a
The Fleet. The "Nyanza" has been sold at value, and the difference
price in excess of her book will be tion account for the passed to credit of the deprecia- rest of the feet.
verted from coal to oil, burning, 35 The "Narkunda" has been con- foreshadowed in last year's report, and this ship is now on her first voyage after refitting. The results proved to be entirely satisfactory. of the change from coal to oll have
The opportunity has been taken to make improvements in this vessel to render her more comfort able for the work of the Australian Mail Service.
The "Assayo" was 'again char- tered for Trooping and continues in service, latterly in connection with the Shanghai Defence Force. The "Karmala" has been similar- ly employed.
Mail Service. The Mail Service has been main-
tained with efficiency during the past year.
Insurance Fund. There have been no serious losses since the last report. Ac- cording to the accounts now sub- mitted there is a balance of £3,282,428 at the credit of the Fund. Although the Fund re- mains open, the risks, apart from those on P. & O. steamers, are now all reinsured, but the amount at The "Ranchi" during the sum-credit of the Fund continues to be mer made eight cruising voyagea treated as a liability, as will be to the Mediterranean and North seen in the Company's Accounts, Sen Ports, and the results have induced the Board to decide to again place her on this service next year.
The "Naldera" will be altered from coal to oil burning as soon as possible.
+
16.0tracted with Messrs. Alexander The Directors have recently con- Stephen & Sons of Glasgow for an up-to-date passenger steamer of benture Stock 288,422 5 4 19,000 tons, and they have decided
demption of De-
(4) To carry for
ward to next year
118,926 197
£918,001 ✪ 11
Not Favourable. The state of trade generally, for the past 12 months, has not been
to fit this ship with. Turbo-Electric driven Engines, which it is con- aidered show greater economy than other types of machinery of similar power. The ship will carry a large number of 1st and 2nd saloon passengers, and will have space for about 5,000 tons of measure-
(Continued on Page 5.)
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Operated for
U. S. Shippie Board By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS
ANGELES.
For full information apply 0 SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. L. EVERETT, Inc. General Agents
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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG,
ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP—Via Singapore, Colombo, Suer and Port Sald. ATLAS MARU
Friday, 3rd February.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. MONTEVIDEO MARU ..........
BOMBAY Via Singapore and Colombo.
NYKLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES.
£120, £112, £110, £102 183, via San Francisco..
G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle. SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,
TENYO MARU
Sunday, 29th January,
* SIBERIA MARU (Calls Los Angeles) Tuesday, 6th March. "Calls Keelung,
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Porta,
HARUNA MARU
KAMO MARU
KATORI MARU
Saturday,
Saturday,
Saturday,
BYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU
28th January,
11th February..
25th February.
Wednesday, 22nd February.
... Wednesday, 21st March,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
+ MALACCA MARU
TAMBA MARU
.Monday, 27th January.
Saturday, 11th February.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
GINYO MARU
Monday, 8th February, 1928.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
KAWACHI MARU
Wednesday,
29th February,
Friday 10th February.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
+TATSUNO MARU
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Porte.
DELAGOA MARU ...........
7th February.
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON.
†RANGOON MARU
Tuesday
Tuesday, 31st January.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU
Friday, 17th February,
Tuesday, 24th January.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
ATSUTA MARU
MATSUMOTO MARU
† Cargo only.
Wednesday, 25th January.
For further information apply to--NIPPON YUSEN, KAISHA. ' Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES'
MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, UK. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.
From Marseilles
G. METZINGER SPHINX
PORTHOS PAUL LECAT
1st Feb. .15th Feb. :.29th Feb. ...14th Mar.
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London YANG TSE (Cargo)..27th Jan.' YALOU (Cargo)..26th Feb.
For Shanghai, Japan and North
China
G. METZINGER- SPHINX
For Shanghai and Japan
1st Feb.
.15th Feb.
.29th Feb. .14th Mar.
PORTHOS. PAUL LECAT
For Marseilles
ANGERS -D'ARTAGNAN
G. METZINGER' SPHINX PORTHOS
.81st Jan. .14th. Feb. .28th. Feb. .38th Mar. 27th Mar.
For Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk
LT. ST. LOUBERT BIE.
·(Cargó) ....... 4th Feb.
YANG TSE
(Cargo) 1st week Mar..
YANG TSE (Cargo).‚27th Jan,” YALOU (Cargo)....26th Feb.
For full Particulars, apply to
Cio. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephones: C. 561 and 740.
SHIPBUILDERS, SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS. MECHANICAL, AND
-DRY DOCK-
Length 787 Feet.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONCKUNG, LIMITED.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
Tel Address: "TAIKOODOCK,” HONGKONG. Telephone: Central No. 212.
Call Flag: "C" over “ANS, PENNANT.”
Length on Blocks 750 Feet.
Depth on Centre of
80) (H.W.O.ST.) 84 fl. 6 ins.
-THREE SLIPWAYS-
Capable of Handling Salps Up to 3,000 Tons Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AGENTS. HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN-----
BANK LINE LTD.
ELLERMAN
AGENTS FOR
& BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT...
*
8.8. "CITY OF PEKIN"...... Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hambur S.S. "CITY OF BENARES London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.. 8.9. "CITY OF MADRAS" Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg AUSTRALIA
"CITY OF PALERMO"
SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA
Leaves: Singapore..
ELLERMAN LINE
14th February. 20th February. .26th March.
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
7th February.
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. Through Freight and Passenger bookings froms Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line and.
other services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
•
S.S. "CITY OF KIMBERLEY”.
8.S. "CITY OF ADELAIDE! S.S. "CITY OF DUNKIRK”
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal:
via Buez Canal
ANDREW WEIR
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
ALSO AGENTS FOR:
CO.
BERVICES TO..
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
M.V. "MYRTLEBANK”, MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
8.8. "TINHOW?:
20th February. 23rd March. 20th April,
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
8th February. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
20th April
Loading for Mauritius, Delagoa Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth) Mossel Bay
and Caputowning to Beira, quia o, Fort Amelia, Miskambique, Chinde,
Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Elindini, Port Nolloth, Liderits. Hey, Wairie Bay and Madagascar,
For freight or passage on any of the above lines apply to --
8, QUEEN'S. BUILDING.
Telephone
„Central 4791.
THE BANK LINE. LTD.
....Friday, 10th February,
*HONOLULU MARU ......
..Friday, 3rd February.
(both calls at Karachi).
SHINGO MARU
..........Tuesday, 7th February.
CHICAGO MARU
.....Tuesday, 31st January.
SEATTLE MARU
TACOMA MARU
Wednesday, 25th January. .Saturday, 26th February.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA—Vis Singapore and Colombia.
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan. Ports.
AFRICA MARU (from Shanghai) ............Monday, 23rd January. ELAIPHONG-V HOUROW & FATHOL
. TAIKWA MARU..... NEW YORK—Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama,
HAVANA MARU
JAPAN PORTS
BINGO MARU
KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO VI» SWATOW & AMOY.-
DELI MARU......
TAKAO-Direct,
........Tuesday, 31st January, 10 am.
..Friday, 6th January.
-Tuesday, 24th January,
Sunday, 29th January, 11 a.m.
Thursday, 20th January, 10 a.m.
For further particulare please apply to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Tel Central No. 4688, 4089, 4090.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager,
S.S. "BELGENLAND'
(27,200 Tons.)
RED STAR LINE.
"
LARGEST STEAMER TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE.
LEAVES HONGKONG FEBRUARY 13th.
For Manila, Bangkok, Batavia, Singapore, Calcutta, Colombo, Bombay, Port Sudan, Port Tewik, (for Cairo and Jerusalem), Alexandria, Athens, Naples, Monaco, Gibraltar and New York.
Port-to-port passengers, excursions, booked.
with or without shore
Regular trans-Atlantic services between New York, Boston, Montreal, and principal European ports by White Star, Rod Star and Atlantic Transport Lines. Through bookings from the Orient.
For Particulare apply to:--
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. 4a, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong,
OREGON ORIENTAL LINE.
Operated for
UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD M.F.C. By COLUMBIA, PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANÝ. For PORTLAND via KOBE, OSAKA & YOKOHAMA. · 3.S. "WEST NOMENTUM”
29th January.
FOR MANILA, HOILO & CEBU, .. S.S. "WEST NIGER” S.S. "GAKRIDGE"
.24th January.
8th February,
All sailinga subject to change without notice. - Through Bills of Lading issued to all rail Overland Points in the U.S.A.. also to New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, via Panama Interconstal steamer.
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