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M.V. "ROMOLO”
S.S. VENEZIA
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THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
BRAVE SEAMAN.
PRESENTATION AT HARBOUR OFFICE.
At the Harbour Office yester day. Commar. G. F. Hola, R.N., Harbour Master, presented to Lam Pow, seaman of the as. "Bowes Castle" the Board of Trade's silver medal for gallantry at sea in con- nection with the foundering off the Praya on August 18, 1927, of the 3.8. "Loong Sang," when several lives were lost. Lam Fow, with others put out in a small boat, and managed with difficulty to rescue several Chinese from the ill-fated "Loong Sang."
Commdr. G. F. Hole, in present-
ing the medal, commended the sea man in appropriate terms, saying that this was only the fifth medal of its kind to be won locally.
The "Gazette" notifies that fog bell on Lamong Mi is now order.
the
in
SECTION.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.
SHIPPING BOARD.
THREE CARGO LINES TO
BE SOLD. -
COLUMBIA PACIFIC CO.
Washington, Yeatordays The Shipping Board has announc- ed the sale of the three remaining
ΟΠ
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Government-owned cargo lines Australia" arrived at Shanghai on the Pacific Coast, namely, "the February 16, and is due at Chin American, Australian and Orient Uno comprising 21 ships, the wangtao to-morrow.
Oregon and Oriental line and the American Oriental Mail lines of 11 an d'7 respectively-Reuter's Amer- ican Service.
The B. I. "Taima" left Singapore for this port on Feb. 13, at p.m., and la due here to-morrow morn- ing.
The P. & O. 8.a. "Mirzapore" left Singapore for this port on Feb. 14 dt. 6 a.m, and is due here on Tues- day at about 6 a.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1928.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER,
SAILINGS 1927.
STEAMERS
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA
'EMPRESS OF CANADA
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
11 SHIPS BOUGHT. Names of Those for China Trade. EMPRESS OF ASIA
(E/Asia and E/Russia The R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" The Columbia Pacific Steamship arrived at Shanghai on February Co., of No. 6, Des Voeux Road, 17, and is due at Kobe on February Central, have purchased eleven vea- sels for operation between Portland and the Orient, the total cost of
21.
The Ben Line
8.8. "Benlawers"
from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, London, Straits and Philippines, is due to arrive here on Feb. 23.
The C.P.S. .R.M.S. "Empress of Russia" arrived at Yokohama on February 16 at 2.30 p.m. left Yoko- hama yesterday at 7am, and is due at Hong Kong on February 24 in the morning. She will sail for Manila on February 26 at 6 p.m.
•
Hong Kong S'hat
LEAYO
Viver Arrive
Kobe Y'hama
Leave
Loave
LOBYO
Mar. 7 Mar. 10 Mar, 29 Mar. 31 Apr. 18 Apr. 21 May 9 May 12 May 30 June
Mar. 13
Mar. 16
Mar, 25
Apr. 8
Apr. 6
Apr. 15,
Apr. 24 - Apr. 27
May 6,
May 15
May 18
May 27:
June 5
June 8
June 17
June 20 June 23
June 28
June 29
July
July 11. July 14
July 17
July 20
July 29,
Aug. 1 Aug. 4 Aug. T Aug. 10
Aug. 19
call at Nagasak, the day after departure from S'hat).
SPECIAL FARES TÚ EUROPE
£120 : > £112
£83
་
All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Canada," the steamers being G$1,065,000. "Empress of Asia", and "Empress of Russia" are fitted with hot and The local offices of this company: have been established for the past cold ruming water. five or six years.
The United States Shipping Board has accepted their head office (Portland) bid for eleven vessels Hong Kong Manila
¡Continued at foot of next Column.).
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
Leave
Arrive
HONG HONG-MANILA SERVICE.
Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Mar. 16 Mar. 18
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA*
Έσατε Arriva Manila Hong Kong
Mar. 3 Mar. Mar. 24 Mar. 26
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MAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai. Japan l'orts & Honolulu.
- SIBERIA MARU (Calls Los Angeles) Tossday,
Tuesday,
6th March. 20th March.
LONDON via Singapore, Suez Marseilles & Ports.
TAIYO MARU
*Calls Keelung.
KATORI MARU
ATSUTA MARU
MISHIMA MARU
TANGO MARU
† MOJI MARU
Saturday, 25th February.
Saturday, 10th March.
~YDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Wednesday, 22nd February.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang. & Colombo.
SADO MARU
Wodnesday, 21st March
Tuesday, 29th February. Saturday, 10th March.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan. Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
ANYO MARU
Thursday.
16th March. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Parts,
Wednesday, 29th February.
KAWACHI MARU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA
*† CALCUTTA MARU
Thursday, 23rd February,
LIVERPOOL, vín Singapore. Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
+ LYONS MARU
Saturday, 10th March.
CALCUTTA via SINGAPORE, PENANG & RANGOON
+ MORIOKA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
AKI MARU
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA
Wednesday, 22nd February.
Friday, Ifth March.
NAGANO MARU (Moji direct).... Wednesday. 22nd February. KANAGAWA MARU (Kobe direct).. Sunday. 19th February. HAKONE MARU
Monday, 20th February.
†Cargo only.
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Tal. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
CAPTAIN FRITZ Kruse S.S.RESOLUTE
The Wonder World Cruise of:-
S.S. RESOLUTE
The Queen of the Cruising Steamships
Arriving Hong Kong 28th March a.m. Leaving Hong Kong 30th March p.m. Arriving New York 26th May, 1928.
Ports of call:- Keelung, Shanghal, Chinwangtao, (Peking, Tientsin and "The Great Wall", Chemtulpo, Miyajima, Inland Sea of Japan. Kobe, Yokohama, (Tokyo, Nikko, Kamakura) Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Balbon, Colon, Havana, New York,
Offering people a wonderful opportunity for sight seeing and travel.
For passage and particulars apply:-
JEBSEN & CO.
Pedder Bldg.
-7th 1
"els C. 123 or 4754
O.
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore,
Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
AMAZON MARU
........ Friday, 9th March. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
HAWAII MARU
SHINNOH MARU
· BOMBAY—Via Singapore and Colombo.
.Saturday, 24th March.
Monday, 20th February.
CELEBES MARU (Galla on Karachi.) Monday, 6th March. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA. DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo;
PANAMA MARU....
CALCUTTA—Vla Singapore, Penang and Rangoon..
KASADO MARU
.................Friday, 2nd March.
......Saturday, 25th February.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Porta.
ALABAMA MARU (from Shanghai) Monday, 5th March. HAIPHONG VÀ HOMON it PATROL
TAIKWA MARU
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama,
HAVRE MARU
JAPAN PORTSTM
TACOMA MARU
BATAVIA MARU
AMUR MARU
KEKI
.Tuesday, 28th Feb. 10 a.m.
..Sunday, 26th February.
*NE VE SWATON & AMOY. KAIJO MARU.
HOZAN MARU.
TAKAO Via SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
For further particulars please apply Tel Central No. 4088, 4959, 4090.
Wednesday, 22nd February. Wednesday, 22nd February. Monday, 12th March.
Sunday, 19th Feb, 11 .m. Sunday, 26th Feb. 11 am.
„Thursday, 23rd Feb. 10 a.m. to:-OSAKA SHOREN KAISHA.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM
MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, U.K. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.
From Marseilles
PORTHOS
.28th Feb.
PAUL LECAT
18th Mar.
ANDRE LEBON
.27th Mar.
.10th Apr.
CHENONCEAUX
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London
PAYALOU, 2 (Curgo) 28th Feb.
'D. P. BENOIT (Cargo) 24th Mar.
For Shanghai and Japan РОВТ
PORTHOS A PAUL LECAT ANDRE LEBON CHENONCEAUX
For Marseilles
G. METZINGER: SPHINX PAUL LEGAT ANDRE LEBON
.28th Feb.
.13th Mar,
BANK LINE LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S.
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTELLATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT ....
8.S. "CITY OF BENARES.. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg S.S. "CITY OF MADRAS"... Huvre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg 8.8. "CITY OF GLASGOW".. Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg
ELLERMAN LINE 20th February, .25th March. ..24th April
8.8. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE" Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg . 25th May. AUSTRALIA
SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA, ....... AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE
Leaves Singapore .....
7th May.
"KAZEMBE
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. Through Fraight and Pasen zur bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line and
other, services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
.27th Mar.
.10th Apr.
9.6. "CITY OF KIMBERLEY"
8.S. "CITY OF ADELAIDE"
B.S. "CITY OF DUNKIRK"
8.8. "CITY OF CARLISLE"
.28th Feb.
18th Mar. .10th Apr. 24th Apr.
tharvest for Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk
For Shanghai, Japan and North
China
YALOU (Cargo) 28th Feb. D. P. BENOIT (Cargo) 24th Mar,
For full Particulars, apply to:--
Telephones; C. 6G3 and 740,1
LT. ST. LOUBERT BIE
(Cargo) 4th Feb.
•
YANG TSE
(Cargo) 1st 'wook Mar.
Cie. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
LIQUIÉN'S BUILDING,
ANDREW WEIR
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
...20th February.
23rd March.. 20th April.
18th May..
which have been operated by the "IRENE" PIRACY. Oregon Oriental Line,
Mr. K. D. Dawson, who made the
successful negotiations on behalf of the Company, is the Vice-President. Mr. F. H. Kirchhoff, the Oriental Manager, will come to the East shortly to view conditions.
The Company also has offices at Kobe, Yokohama, Hong Kong and Manila.
Two Services." The vessels which the Columbla Pacific Co. have purchased are the following:
West Cadron
Awards have been made, by the Royal Humane Society as follows:- Silver Medals: Engine-room Arti ficer Thomas W. Duckworth, aged 24, Able-Seaman Harry P. Paterson, aged 24, and Stoker 1st Class Ed- ward Wright, aged 23, all of the Submarine L4, who saved. 30 lives jat Blas Bay, South China, on Octo.. ber 20. The submarlie 'sighted the e.s. "Irene" entering the bay, and suspecting she was in the handa of pirates, ordered her to stop, and Gross Nett
as she did not do, so shell had to Tonnage. Tonnage be used. She caught fire, and when 8,564 she was burning the submarine 8,472
went alongside to take off, passen- 8,348*
gers and crow. This was difficolt 8,348
on account of the swell, and four 5,570 8,468
The passengers lost their lives. three above-named men repeatedly dived from the submarine into the sex and rescued drowning Chinese who had jumped overboard. Each man saved about ten Ilves who would otherwise without doubt have been drowned, as there was considerable swell, the night wils
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
via 'Suez Canal"
5724
via Suez Canal
West Cayote.
5,564
West Hixton'...
+5,878
ALSO AGENTS FOR
West Holbrook'... 5,876
CO.
West Kader
West NigerMLA 5,045. West Nomentum. 5,652 AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE West O'Rown
Las Vegas Oakridge ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE! Wawalona
20th April
3,517
8,522
5,876
8,848
6.403
8,882
6,038
3,729
6,076
3,720
HEDOTHER VIDES
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
8.8," "TINHOW!!
Loading for Mauritius, Delagon Bay, Durban, East London, Algon Bay (Port Elizabeth) Mousel Bay,
and Caputowa. Through, Bills "of" Lading" Insted to "Beira," "Quilimaine, - Ibo,^ Port, Amelia, Monambique, Chinda, Inhambane,“ Zanzibar, Morobaan,“ Kilindinf... Port · Nolloth) | Ladarīts: Bay, Walvis Bay - and Madsanscar
For freight or passage on ang of the above lines apply to:-
Central 4791
THE BANK LINE,
LTD.
Total 51,800 38,802
It is understood that half of this dark, and there was only one small number will operate between Portlight to illumbiate the scene. land, Oregon and, North China, call Vellum: John H. C. Read, aged 27, ing at Japanese ports, while the land surveyor, who saved three remainder will ply between Portland men, and attempted, to saxD & and Manila via Japanese ports and fourth from drowning at Panang Hong Kong.
on October 30,