SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1928.
P. & 0.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)`
B. 8.
Tose
KALYAN
MONGOLIA
From 1 Hongkong About
9,144 7th Apr. 16,604 14th Apr. 5,283 21st Apr. 10.959 28th Apr.
| 5,262 | 7th May 9,005 12 May †KIDDERPORE | 5,334 | 22nd May 10.486 26th May 2nd June 5,318 G,273 6th June
Destination
Marseilles, London & Antwerp Marselites & London
Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London. Marsoilla & London.
Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull. Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Karachi.
Afarseilles & London. Lilles & London
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Marxelles, London, Antwerp & Hell. Marecillen & London.
+NAGPORE
MOREA
+LATIONE
KASHGAR
MALWA
JEYPORE
+ALIPORE
DELTA
8.007
Dth June
INOVARA
0.080
16th June
RANPURA
16,601
23rd June
KHYBER
9.114 7th July
*NAKKIN
7,058 14th
July
RAWALPINDI
26.01091st
July
KASHMIR
ROB 4th
Aug.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Londen & Antwerp.
FA TANA
16,568 18 Aug.
19,144 1 1st Sept.
Bombay. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, London & Antwerp.
KALTAN
†Cargo only.
Marseilles & London, reilles, London, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SHIRALA
SANTHIA
TAKADA.
2nd
7,841 7.754 Tith 6,049 | 24th
Apr. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Apr.. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Apr. | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B. L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers, Ali steamers are fitted with wireless and earry a qualified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
ARAPURA
TANDA
8.000 | 4th May 950 1 1st June 4,500 20th Juns
Manila, Sandakan, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.
ST. ALBANS
Reinlar monthly sultinga from longkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia.
The E. & A. S.2. Co., Ltd., steamiers will also call at Shangbal, Nollo, Ceba, Kolambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other parts en route as inducement pilers.
Frequent connections-from Australia with the following:-
FRANCE'S NEED..
QUESTION OF NEW TONNAGE.
FOREIGN COMPETITION."
THE CHINA MAIL,
SUNK LONG AGO,
WATER TO BE PUMPED FROM LAKE OF NEML
ROMAN SHIPS.
CAPT. HINKLER,
COMMISSION IN AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.
London, Yesterday.
The Australian Federal Govern- ment has conferred on Bert Hinkler Speaking to a representative of Rome. The Roman vessels lying an honorary commission as Squa the Parls journal "L'information," at the bottom of the Lake of Nemi dron Leader in the Royal Austra- in reference to the bill for the are at last to be brought to light. | lian Air Force in recognition of his creation of R maritime eredit, Their existence is no longer skill and intrepidity in his recent which is about to be laid on the matter of speculation and a com-flight from England. British table of the Chamber of Deputies, mission was formed in April last Wireless Service. M. Dal Piaz, chairman of the Coun- year to study the various projects cil of Administration of the Cem-for salvaging the ships, the ex- pagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique, pense of the undertaking, and the mide some interesting observations chances of success. The report of coacorning the present situation this commission was taken up by of the French Mercantile Marine, five engineering, electrical, and a subject on which he is fully hydraulle firms, who on January 3 qualified to speak. The building offered their services free of cost of commercial tonnage in France to the Italian government in order to bring the first of these ships to
SIR ALAN COBHAM.
COMPLETES HALF OF
FLIGHT.
London, Yesterday. Sir Alan Cobham reached Caps-
has slackened down in what Might. The offer has been accepted town this morning, thus complet and the work is to begin imme-ing the outward half of his fight diately.
Dal Pinz describes as a "disquiet ing fashion," in the last two years, and the object of the maritime eredit bill is to encourage and facilitate the construction of more merchant ships.
vice.
CONSIGNEES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
`CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
THE Steamship
An electrical firm of Milan, In over Africa.-British Wireless Ser- conjuction with the Ansaldo Motor Company and the gas and electric companies of Rome and of the Asked if he thought that the Campagna; are to supply the neces French Mercantile Marine was in sary equipment for 200 electric a position to meet the competition pumps that will force the water of foreign flags, M. Dal Plaz re- from the lake into the outlet which plied: "Yes, certainly, in the mat-
WAS originally constructed by ter of quality. As to quantily, Roman engineers is the second however, that is quite a different century A. D. and which leads by thing. But it is only a question | a tunnel to the plain of Ariccia, and of time, so long as public opinion | ultimately to the sea. supports the Government in the The probable precarious con- course which it now seems deter-dition of the ships will make it im-SEILLES, &c., also Cargo from possible to lift them out of the
Cognac and Bordeaux EX sithe lake; it has even been feared that "Rollon." drained too rapidly, and therefore formed that their goods with the they might suffer if the lake were
Are CONSIGNEFS hereby "in- the work is to proceed gradually exception of Oplum, Treasure and The fall in the water is estimated Valuables are being landed and to attain 1.26 meters to 1.50 stored into the Godowns of the meters for every thirty days' pump-HONG KONG KOWLOON WHARF ing. If the work is successful, the & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOW prow of the first ship should be LOON, whence delivery may be visible within six months from the obtained immediately after landing.. time when the pumps get working.
mined to take.
re-
new
|
some
Many Discussions. `
ANDRE LEBONY BRINGING CARGO from MAR-
All claims must be sent in to me on or before THURSDAY, the 5th April, 1928, or they will not be recognized.
a.m. on
Hong Kong, 27th March, 1928.
A Regrettable Exception. "The big French navigation com- panies are fighting in a satisfac- advantageous tory and often an manner on all the great inter- oceanic routes, with the exception, perhaps, of the South American lines an exception which la all the more regrettable because the sympathien upon which We con count in the South American publics would assure for us very
The salvaging of these two ships valuable opportunities for our com- mercial expansion. In this respect, has been awaited for many years
DAMAGED PACKAGES will be with the keenest interest, more examined by the Company'e Surve however, one may anticipate an early improvement after the pass-lake may reveal other Roman re- in the presence of the Consignees especially as the draining of the yor Messrs:-Goddard & Douglas: ing by the Chamber of the
mains of villas and temples that at 10 convention with the Compagnie are known to have been but on its 2nd April, 1928.
MONDAY, the Sub-Atlantique, according to the shores. The ships themselves have No Fire Insurance will be effect terms of which that company can
been the subject of discussion fored by us in any case whatever. order the two passenger liners of
five centuries. Francesco
L. LESDOS, 2,000 tons each which are indis-
Agent. Marchi, a celebrated architect and pensable to enable it to ensure a military engineer of the sixteenth satisfactory service on a route century went down into the lake where the competition is particu- and reported the existence of the larly severe and where the foreign two ships. companies have vied with each For many years the theory other in initiative in a special de- was discountenanced until more gree during the last few years.
attempts were made to reach "On the routes to North America 'the ships, .and .some orna- and the Far and Near East," M. ments and statues were salvag with, Dal Plaz continued, "some new ed which
now stand in
in London and in the Provincial Towns shipa have been taken into opera- National Museum in Rome.
and Industrial Centres of the United tion. The latest of these, the "Ile! Suetonius, in his Life of Julius Kingdom and Ireland, the Continent de France," of 42,050 tona is the Caesar, asserta that Caesar, after of Europe, Africa, America, Asia, only large passenger liner that has, having built a villa on the Lake of Australasia, etc. The names, addresses and other details are classified under been entirely planned and con- Nemi at enormous expense, had more than 3,000 trade, headings; structed since the war, that is to the whole destroyed because it did including
EXPORT MERCHANTS say, for 13 years. The building of not suit his taste. For this reason the "Ile de France" was a daring It was for a long time believed that with detailed particulars of the Goods the wood and iron work at the bot-shipped and the Colonial and Foreign
Markets supplled. such a troubled economic situation tom of the lake were but the re- as ours was a veritable tour de moins of this villa. Nem! was summer resort in The liners "Paris," of undoubtedly a 36,500 tons, built in 1921, and "De, Grasse," 18,000 tons, built in 1924, are also in the New York service." Growth Since The War.
The Union S.S. Company's steamera to the United Kingdom is New work, the realisation of which in Kealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P.&O. Royal Mail steamers to London via Suez Canal.
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape,
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and force. London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
ARAFURA
TALAMBA
11th Apr.
6,000
2nd Apr.
4 p.m.
8,018
KASHGAR
9,005
13th Ajir.
- JEYPORE
6,318 17th
Apr.
HATIPARA
7,704 21st
Apr.
Apr.
MALWA
27th
TALMA
*ALIFORE TANDA
DELTA
*KIDDERPORE 5,331 22nd
*NOVARA
BANPURA
*NANICIN
8,037 17th 16,001
25th
7,058
Moff, Kobe & Yokohama,
Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. S'hal, Maji, Kobe & Yokohama, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe & Osaka, Shunghal, Bloji & Kobe
10,988
Apr.
Shal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 10,000 3rd May Amoy, S'hai, Mojt, Kobe & Osaka.
6,273 Ord May Moji & Kobe.
8th, 0.956
May Aloji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 6,980 8th Mny Shai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama May S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama May S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama. June
Shad, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moj Kobe, Denka & Yokohama. Sha, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Shal, Kobe & Yokohama S'hal, Mojt, Kobe & Yokohama. S'ini, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shal, Kobe & Yokohama,
ST. ALBANS 4,500
KHYBER
RAWALPINDI
NELLORE
5th
5th June 9,114 2 8+ June 36,610
22mal
June A;853 Jrd July 8,085 Gel July G,000 10th July RAJPUTANA 16,608 20th July * Cargo unly.
KASHMIR
ARAFURA
.
the days of the Roman Empire.
the
During a fierce storm which rag-
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In regard to the growth of the ed at. Hamborn a travelling crane, French Mercantile Marine since, with a lifting capacity of five tons, the war, M. Dal Pinz pointed out was blown from the municipal un- that in 1914 it had a total mea- loading embankment into the £2, nett cash with order, aurement of 2,508,000 tons-includ, Rhine. It fell in the most awk 1. ing about 400,000. tons of sailing ward possible spot, and all ship- THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD. ships-and that it had grown to ping was suspended until the ob 3,400,000 tons, with only a very atncle was removed.
small amount of sailing tonnage,
in 1927. "This Increase of nearly
a million tons," said M. Dal Piaz,!
"and the replacement of sailing tion of transports under the French ships by steamers, which yield bet- flag is in some cases as much as 96 ter results, are all the more re- per cent." markable when it is remembered
M. Dal Piaz expressed the' view how severely our Merchant Marine that in any effort directed towards was tried by the war, in which it developing the national Mercantile lost about a million tons, and that Marine it was necessary not only
it was also necessary to replace a
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.very considerable tonnage of old
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMEKS. ·
Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own flotel expenses at Singaporu while awaiting the un-currying, utearacz.
Au Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. ...Camera in Londen and Australian Laries are fitted with Laundries. Farcels measuring 'not more than 24 ft. = 2 ft x 1ft will be received as the Company's Office up to Noon on the any 'previous to bailing.
For further information, Passage Freight, manibooks, etc., apply to:-
►
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
f. & O. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG. Agents.
to have the assistance of the public powers and Parliament, but also ships. Our shipowners have, by to enlist the interest of public their own unaided efforts, acquir opinion. The French man in the ed more than a million tons of new street ought to take more interest ships, in spite of the enormous in the commercial fleet, which was prices charged by the shipbuilders an essential factor in the economic Immediately after the war."
independence of the country. In Asked if this effort, admirable as
this connection, good work was be- It might be, could be regarded as ing done by the Ligue Maritime, sufflelent in view of what had been which, with a membership of bare- done by other maritime nations, ly 30,000 in 1914, had now more K.. Dal Pinz replied:
than G00,000 on its roll.
"Let there be no illusions on this
Another aspect of the maritime point. Our country may be sur problem was the development of passed in the very near future by the touring habit. It was no use the German commercial fleet, having the finest liners in the world
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE, which, starting from nil in 1920, if people were left in ignorance of
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AND
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· 8.8. “CITY OF DUNKIRK" - Via Suez Canal
20th Apr. 18th May. 15th June
BS. CITY OF EASTBOURNE" Via Suez Canal *SLE. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE" Via Suot Canal Bisamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners' Option.
Bubject to change without notice, pavil
For Freight and particulars apply to:----
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE or THE BANK LINE, LTD., Hong Kong. Hong Kóng a Canton; JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD, Canton.
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has now attained 3,300,000 tons. the incomparabla touring resources The Italian Mercantile Marine has of France and the French naviga- has also made considerable pro tion companies were doing a great gress these last few years and has deal to attract wealthy visitors reached a total of 3,400,000 tons.
from abroad, especially from the United States, and they ware 08*, It is, however, pleasing to find sisted in their efforts by the Office. that our merchant navy is taking National du Tourisme. The finan an increasingly important part in cial resources of the latter, how- our foreign. commerce. The per- ever, were far too limited. "Our centage of the French dag has neighbours," M. Dal Plaz conclud- passed from 22 per cent..of the im- ed "know far better than we do ports (weight) in 1918 to 35 per what is the cost and what the yield cent in 1927, and from 59 per of an Intelligent propaganda cent. of the exports to 65 per cent. abroad. Italy last year, devoted These percentages are much higher to that purpose no lesa a sum than in the maritime commerce with 150,000,000 Jire! That is an our colonies, in which the propor- sample worth thinking about.”
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