DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ. S.S. "BOLTON CASTLE" ....Sails on/or about 10th Apr. M.V. "TOLEDO"
Salls on/or about 25th Apr.
LOCAL PIRACY.
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, ELACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS. REDUCED PASSAGE RATES.
BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE
LONDON
NEXT SAILINGS.
£72.10.0.
£80.0.0.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.
S.S. "VENEZIA"
M.V. "REMO"
From Hong Kong.
Sails on/or about 29th Mar, .Saila on/or about 26th Apr.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
M.V. "ROMOLO"
S.S. "VENEZIA”
M.V. "REMO"
From Hong Kong.
Sulla on/or about 3rd Apr. Sails on/or about 1st May. ...Sails on/or about 29th May.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S: "UMONA" S.S. "UMVOLOSI"
Sails from Calcutta 1st Apr. Sails from Calcutta 3rd May. Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bill of Lading Issued from Hong Kong,
'r'or Freight or Passage.on any of the above Lines apply to:- DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Telephone Central 1030.
NYISLINE
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 via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,
3rd April.
TENYO MARU
KOREA MANU
*Calle Keelung.
KASHIMA, MARU
Tuesday,
Tuesday, 17th April.
LONDON via Singapore, Succ, Marseilles & Ports.
Saturday,
Saturday, HAKONE MARU SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manita & Porta.
AKI MARU
Wednesday, KOMBAY via Singapore; Penang, & Colombo.
+ GENOA MARU .............
24th March. 7th April.
26th April.
Wednesday, 28th March.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Const) via Japun. Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
BOKUYO MARU
Thursday, 19th April.
10th April.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Paris,
Tuesday, HAKATA MARU NEW YORK and or BOSTON, vla PANAMA,
Tuoadny, †MAYEBASHI MARU
27th March.. LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
LIMA MARU
Saturday, 14th April.
CALCUTTA Fd SINGAPORE, PENANG & RÀNGDON.
TAKITA MARU
Frainy,
30th March.
BAHASAKI ÞARF & YOKOHAMA
MISHIMA MARU
Friday,
20th April.
SILANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
25th March.
FISHING JUNK HELD UP,
NEAR PUTOI ISLAND.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
The police received a report yes- terday of a piracy in local waters,
According to the master of fish- Ing junk No. 889-A, his junk and two others were returning from the fishing grounds, at dusk, when off Putol Island,
his Stanley, craft was approached by a strange 'junk which came from the opposite
direction.
near
It cut across the bows of the
SECTION.
LOCAL SHIPPING.'
TO-DAY'S REPORT AND DEPARTURES,
THIS MORNING'S RETURN.
►
H.K. SHIPBUILDING.
MESSRS. BAILEY'S DOUBLE
LAUNCHING.“.
FOR SOCONY & BANGKOK.
Two new vessels were launched by Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd. from their yard at Kowloon on Tucs- day evening, the second taking the water an hour after the first.
THE "UTAH."
Steel Bulk Oil Lighter For Socony.
The first was the steel bulk oll lighter "Utah," built to order of the Standard Oil Co. of New York, the vessel sliding perfectly down the ways to the usual fusilade of crack- ers for "good josa".
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1928.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER,
STEAMERS
TEMPRESS OF ASIA
EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 'EMPRESS OF ASIA
EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
SAILINGS 1927. Ilong Kong S'hal
Leave Leave
Kobo Leave
Y'hama Leave
Viver Arrive
Mar. 26
Mar. 31 Apr. 1
Apr.
A
Apr. 13
Apr. 18
Apr. 21 Apr. 24
Apr. 27.
May 6
May 9
May 12 May 15
May 18
May 27
May 30
June 2
June 5
June 8
Juno 17
June 13
June 16
·June 19
June 21
June 30
July 4
July 7 July 10
July 12
July 21
July 18
July 24 July 21
July 26 Aug. 8
Aug. 14 Aug. 16 Aug 11 Aug. 29 Sept.1 Sept, 4 Sept. 6 Sept, 15
Aug. Aug. 26
The arrival of vessēls na recorded at the Harbour Office, in the time under review, ending at D'am, this morning include a list of 23 ves- sels, of which the British figure very prominantly with 17 arrivals.
The cargo imported to this Colony, by the above vessels, totals. The "Utah" is 88 ft. Gins, inE/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'hai) 18,616 tons, to which the British length by 18 ft. moulded breadth, contributed 121,369 tons. All the giving a dead weight capacity of 80 cargo imported is general merions.
2,500 tons coal.
ments controlled by a suitable pump
fishing boat and opened fire on her,chandise, with the exception of The oil is carried in four compart- forcing her to heave to. Then the pirate junk lowered a boat contain- Ing nine men who rowed to the fishing junk.
In the meantime the other two fishing junks which formed part of the convoy immediately hurried off, leaving the captured craft to its doom.
The pirates boarded the fishing junk, and after terrorlsing the crew, searched the boat and stole clothing, fishing gear and fish worth $219.
!
Cargo being shipped through Hong Kong for ports beyond, amounts to a total of 20,562 tons, 19,850 tons are being carried by British vessels. Only 9 of the 171 British vessels are shipping the cargo, while 6 other nationalities are shipping no goods at all.
With regard to the above figures, the best return shown by one vés- sel for cargo imported to Hong Kong, was given by the 8.a. "Hinsang" from Sandakan-Messrs. J. M. & Co.-3,928 tons general
cargo.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
The highest figures obtained for North Wall, Cornflower. Magnolia
East Wall, Meth, cargo being shipped through for and Sirdar; Gannet, Seamew and L27; North ports beyond, was registered by 3 Arm, Iroquois and Belgol; West British vessels, whith 5,625 tons, Marazion; Buoy 4, Foxglove; Buoy 4,943 tons, and 5,152 tons respec-
and tively. Petersfield Dock, Serapis,
Wall Dock, Somme and Bruce; In 5, Cumberland; Buoy 6, Hermes; Buoy 7, Titania and Subs.; Buuy 8, Ambrose and Sube.; Buoy 18, Ruthenia; Buoy 20, Thracian; Buoy 23, Sterling; Kowloon Anchorage, Francol; Foreign Men-o'-war, U.S.S. Sacramento and Portuguese,. Patria and Pero de Alenquer.
QUARTERMASTER PASSES AWAY.
The Master of the 8.5. "New Matilde" in a report to the Har- bour Master on arrival to the Colony this morning, states that the vessel's quarter master, Leon Chun died on the 15 inst, of tuberculous pneumonia, at Hongay.
CHRONIC MALARIA.
A Chinese male 'passenger suc- cumbed to chronic malaria on the 19 inst., states the Master of the. "Selstwo" to the Harbour Master in a report, on arrival to the Colony this morning.
8.8.
AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT LINE.
Operated for
U. S. Shippies Board By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES. S.S. "WEST SEQUANA" Apr. 5 S.S. "MONTAGUE" ....Apr. 17
For full information apply, to-
SWAYNE & BOYT, INC. L. EVERETT, Inc. General Agents
Passengers arrived in the Colony yesterday, in the time under review, totals 2,887 persons, which include 2,284 Asiatic deck, 71 Asiatic cabin, 32 European cabin.
. Departures.
For Shanghai:-Teresias; City of Dunkirk, Glengarry; Hupch.
For Swatow:-Yuan. Lee, Yan Hertz.
For Singapore: Indus Maru, Talma.
For Manila-Malayan Prince; Tango Maru.
and pipe arrangement for the filling and emptying of the tanks and for the ready transfer of oil one tank to the other.
A steel deckhouse forward accom-)
men. The steering modates four gear and engine telegraph are fitted above, the crew being housed in a steel house aft.
The "Utah" is fitted with a "Benz"
three cylinder Diesel motor of 195 bruke horse-power for a speed of 71⁄2 knots. Storage tanks of 32 tens capacity at fitted in the engine
room.
Construction of the vessel has been "supervised by the owners' engineer, Mr. Volkoff.
"CHIRM CHOM PHOL"
Steel Tug-Boat For Bangkok Owners.
The second vessel was the steel tug-boat "Chirm Chom Phol" for Bangkok owners and this launch was equally successful.
The "Chirm Chom Phol" is 85 ft. in length by 18 ft. breadth moulded, designed for a speed of 9 knots and built under Lloyd's special survey for classification 100 A..
There is a steel deck-house for- ward with navigation bridge above; also two cabins forward with bunk, actice, bath and wash basin, etc. all For Canton: Sunning, Hopanng. of teak and with cabin linings of For Amoy Seang Bee, Santhia, teak. For Macao: Shui Hing, Poo
Tye.
Crew space for 12 men is fitted under deck. A powerful steam
For K. C. Wan: Tai Poo Sek, steering gear is fitted and also Hanol.
electric lighting throughout of the highest class.
For Whampoa:-Gran.
For Chin Wang tao: Sanyo Maru.
For Bangkok:--Halldor. For Muntok:-Tjisaroea. For Keelung-Unten Maru,
Clearances.
The engines are triple expansion of the most improved type, working at 180 lbs, pressure, and the boller is designed to burn either wood or coal.
The towing frame and slip. hook are of specially heavy make.
The work was supervised through-|
For Swatow:--Ichang, Deli Maru. out by Lloyd's surveyor and for the For Hafhow: Limehow,
owners by Mr. David Harvey,
Norwegian German Fronch
&
Shipping Abstract.
In
Arrivals Departures Port
H.M.S. "Tern" and H.M.S. "Gannet," the new river gunboats! recently assembled at local yards.
British
17
have left for Shanghai for service on
10
24
2
8
the Yangtze River. They aro
escorted by two destroyers.
0
I
3
Portuguese 0
The Hong Kong-Kongmoon river
2
Japanese
steamboat "On Lee" will go into
7
Chinese Dutch
3
18
dock on Sunday, for the replacement
0
5
of a damaged propellor blade. Her
24
60
ship will sail as usual on Monday evening.
SPECIAL FARES TU EUROPE
£120
£112
£83
All first and second class rooms on the "Empress of Canada." Empress of Asia" and "Empress of Russia are fitted with hot and cold running water.
HONG HONG MANILA SERVICE,
Leave Arrive Hong Kong Manila
Apr. 0
Apr. 8 Apr. 27 Apr. 20
Lenve Arrivo Manila Hong Kong
EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
Apr. 14
May 5
Apr. 10 May 7
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Passenger Department: Freight and Express:
Tel. C.752 Tel. C. 42
Cables: "GACANPAC."
Cables: "NAUTILUS.”
O. S. K.
SAILINGS FROM· HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON. HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Słogapore..
Colombo, Suca and Port Bald.
ALASKA MARU
Monday, 9th April.
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Salgon, Singapore..
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town HAWAII MARU *LAPLATA
MARU
BOMBAY--Via Singapore and Colombo.
Saturday, 24th March. Friday, 27th April.
INDUS MARU (Calls at Penang) Wednesday, 21st March. SHUNKO MARU (Calla et Karachi Thursday, 6th April. BORNEO MARU (Galis at Penang) Thursday, 19th April, DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA. DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo, CANADA MARU
Saturday, 31st March.
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
TACOMA MARU SEATTLE MARU
.Sunday, 26th March.
Wednesday, 25th April,
VICTORIA, SEATTLE TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vin Japan Ports.
PARIS MARU (From Shangha!) ...Tuesday, 20th March. HAIPHONG Via HOIHOW & PAKHOY.
MENADO MARU
Thursday, 12th April, 10 a.m.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama. JAPAN PORTS
HONOLULU MARU SOURABAYA MARU ANDES MARU
KEELUNG VI SWATOW & AMOY.
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO-VI SWATOW & AMOY
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG
SOURABAYA MARU
For further particulars please apply Tel. Central No. 4888, 4089, 4090.
Tuesday, 27th March. Wednesday, 28th March. Friday, 13th April.
.Sunday, 25th March, 11 a.m.
.Thursday, 22nd March, 8 a.m.
Wednesday, 28th March. to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
+PENANG MARU (Moji'direct).... Sunday, †TOYOOKA MARU (Calls Moji)..... Saturday.
+Cargo only.
24th March.
Subject to alteration without notice, For-further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
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MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM
MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, Ú.K. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.
From Marseilles
,
·ANDRE LEBON ...27th Mar.
CHENONCEAUX 110th Apr. ATHOS 11......
D'ARTAGNAN
.24th Apr.
8th May.
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London
CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 21st Apr. For Shanghai, Japan and North'
China
CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 21st Apr.
For full Particulars, apply to:-
For Shanghai and Japan ANDRE LEBON ...27th Mar. CHENONCEAUX' ..10th Apr. ATHOS II. D'ARTAGNAN
For Marseilles.
24th Apr. 8th May.
PORTHOS
.27th Mar... PAUL LECAT 10th Apr. ANDRE LEBON
..24th Apr. CHENONCEAUX 8th May. ATHOS IL ......22nd May.
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.24th April. .25th May
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7th May,
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20th April.
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CONSIDERED AT CHAMBER MEETING.
would pass away, and that the future certainly promised steadier conditions.
One of the most important matters which had ever engaged the attentions of the chamber, The annual meeting of the the position of the Birkenhead en- Birkenhead Chamber of Com-trance to the new Mersey vehicle
tunnel, was now within measur merce was held in mail week able distance of being satisfactori- under the chairmanship of Mr.
W. T. Melvor in the absence of ly settled, and the fact that dock and town entrances had both been the President, Viscount Lever- hulme, who is in West Africa, and agreed upon in suitable positions who expects to be back this promised to mark a turning point for the good in the commercial month.
affairs of the borough. The annual report, which was The membership was gradually adopted, stated that the year growing in numbers, but the dir 1927 was remarkable in the sense ectors still felt that the import- that it was a year that did not ance and usefulness of the cham- produce a big strike, and it rather ber would be improved if the proved that the auguries of more many traders and commercial settled conditions in industry men who are not connected with were being fulfilled. Unfortun- the chamber could be induced to ately, however, the volume of apply for membership. trade had not shown any appre- The Chairman, in moving the ciable signs of increase, but with adoption of the report, said the re the measures now being adopted port was a very comprehensive by certain of the industry and and satisfactory compilation of commercial leaders in their endea the activities of the chamber, and vours to arrange an amicable the views taken as to the imme basis and settlement between em diate future and prospects of in- ployer and employee they believed dustry. The chamber was doing that with the advent of an equita useful and necessary work in able understanding the marked the town work that could not be trade depression of recent years done by any other body.