DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ.
S.S. "TOLEDO"
9.S. "BOLTON CASTLE"
.Salls honce on or about 15th April .Salls hence on or about 27th April.
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NEXT SAILINGS.
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OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOHE & MOJI.
M/Y "REMO"
M/V "VIMINALE”
M/V "ESQUILLINO"
From Hong Kong.
Salls on or about 26th April.. .Sails on or about 24th May. .Salla on or about 21st June.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI VENICE AND TRIESTE,
S.S. "VENEZIA"
M/V "REMO"
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From Hong Kong.
1st May, Sails on or about .Sails on or about 29th May." .Sails on or about 26th June.
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FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
S.S. "UMVOLOSI" ........Sails from Calcutta 3rd May, Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:----
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Telephone Central 1030.
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G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
KOREA MARU
SHINYO MARU
Calle Keelung.
HAKONE MARU
SUWA MARU
Tuesday, 17th April.
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Forts,
Tuesday, 1st May.
Saturday, 7th April. Saturday,
21st April.
26th April
11th April.
Thursday, 10th April.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
Wednesday, BOMBAY vis Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
AWA MARU
Mexico & Panama.
... Wednesday,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles.
BOKUYO MARU .......
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
KANAGAWA MARU .....
Tuesday, 10th April.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
TODA MARU
Sunday, 15th April.
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
† LIMA MARU
.Saturday, 11th April.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
NAGANO.MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MARU
Monday, 9th April.
Friday, 20th April..
Thursday, 12th April. Monday, 16th April.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
+TSURUGA MARU
+HAKUSAN MARU
†Cargo only.
Subject to alteration without notice.
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MESSAGERIES
M
MARITIMES
MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM
MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, U.K. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.
From Marseiller
CHENONCEAUX ATHOS II. ́D'ARTAGNAN
For Shanghai and Japan
10th Apr.
..24th Apr. 8th May,
10th Apr. .24th. Apr." 8th May. 22nd May.
G. METZINGER 22nd May,
CHENONCEAUX. ATHOS II ..
D'ARTAGNAN ·
G. METZINGER
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London For Marseilles
CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 24th Apr.
For Shanghai, Japan and North
China
CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 24th Apr.
For full Particulare, apply to:
Telephones; C. 651 and 740.
BAUL LECAT
10th Apr. ANDRE LEBON
.24th Apr. CKENONCEAUX ...、 8th May, ATHOS II.
.22nd May. 'D'ARTAGNAN 5th June. For Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk YALOU (Cargo) 1st week Apr.
Cie, des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
THE CHINA COAST.
LIGHTING SYSTEM-ALSO ON RIVERS.
2,057 ALL TOLD.
Including all types, there are 2,057 lights and other navigation marks in Chinese waters, ander Chinese jurisdiction.
SECTION.
LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S REPORT AND
DEPARTURES. ·
Elevan vessels are recorded to have arrived in the colony by the Harbour Office report in the time under review, ending 9 a.m. this
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1928.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
in Tientsin and the other in morning. The British claim 4 ar- rivals, Japanese and Chinese 8 Newchwang.
cach, and German 1. Index of Navigation,
Cargo imported to the colony to- As in previous issues, there is a day shows a very poor standard, map-plan showing the position of the total. registered being only STEAMERS all light-stations. Full particulars 7,012, of which amount the British are given in the tabulated list claim 2,806 imported by 2 vessels. EMPRESS OF CANADA and, as before, the publication Most of the cargo imported is gen- EMPRESS OF RUSSIA will be very useful for marinere eral merchandise, the exception be-EMPRESS OF ASIA concerned with Chinn.
ing 8,486 tons coal.
EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
SAILINGS. 1928. ;
Kobe Hong Kong S'hal
Leave Leave Leave
Yhama
Vivek
Leave
Arrive
Apr. 18 Apr. 21 May 0 May 12 May 30 June 2 June 13 June 16
Apr. 24
Apr. 27
Yay 6
May 15
May 18
May 27
June 5
June B
June 17
June 19
June 21
Juur 30
July
4 July 7
July 10
July 12
July 21
July 18 July 21 Aug. 8 Aug. 11
July 24
July 28 Aug. 4
Aug. 14
Ang. 16. Aug. 25
Aug. 29 Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sopt. 15 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 201
From the map, a layman can. Still lower figures are register-EMPRESS OF ASIA see that the mouth and estuary of ed for cargo being shipped through EMPRESS OF CANADA the Yangtze River has the most Hong Kong for ports beyond, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA This is the figure given in a
of these stations. All along the amounting to a low total of 3,807 EMPRESS OF ASIA publication, corrected to Dec. 1 coast of the southern half of tons. Only 2 vessels are carrying (E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'hal) 1927, by the Chinese Maritime China, lights are dotted closely, the goods, 3,407 tons by the only Customs, with a list of light-Between the mouth of the Yang- German vessel. houses; light-vessels, buoys, bea- taza and Kiaochau (in the north) With regard to the above figures, cons, etc., on the coast and rivers there is a gap. And then there the best return for cargo import- of China, and summarised under are a number of clusters around ed to Hong Kong by one vessel,
each Customs district.
The total of 2,057 is made up as
follows:-
Light Light-vessels Light-boats Buoys Beacons
275.
6. 53, 322.
Total
1,401.
2,057.
Four of the six light-vessels are in the Shanghai district, one
AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT LINE.
Operated for
U. S. Shipping Board
By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS
ANGELES.
S.S. "WEST SEQUANA” Apr. 6 |S.S. "WEST CAJOOT" ¡Apr. 18 IS.S. "MONTAGUE" ....Apr. 29
For full information apply to---
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L. EVERETT, Inc. General Agents
the Gulf of Chihli.
The foregoing can be taken as an index of navigation require ments and the volume of ship- ping, and therefore of trade.
+
was shown by the s.s. "Halvard"
from Kamta-Messia. P. &‚0.—| 2,436 tona coal.
The highest figures obtained for cargo being shipped through for
Passengers arrived in the colony
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See Canada's Wondera-The Canadian Pacific Rockton-Lovely Lake Louise Banff the beautiful.
The "Trans-Canada Limited" and other daily through Express trains. Stopovers allowed anywhere en route.
Atlantic Ballings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Autwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg.
Arrive
HONG HONG MANILA SERVICE.
Leave
Apr, 10
Apr. 12
Apr. 27
Apr. 29
EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
Leave Arrive Manin Hong Kong Apr. 14 Apr. 18
May 5 May 7
The Yochow district, where the ports beyond, was registered by the Siang River joins the Upper B.8. "Carl Legian" from Manila- Yangtze, has the biggest total Messrs. Jebsen & Co.-8,407 tons Hong Kong Manila of shipping marks of any Cus- general cargo, toms district, with 151. Next comes Shasi, further up the by the above vessels totala 594 Yangtze, with 101-all beacons, persons, which include 413 Asiatic deck. 143 Asiatic cabin; 38 Euro- pean cabin.
Thore Near Hong Kong. Figures of districts nearest Hong Kong are as follow:aian
Canton:-23 lights,.16 buoya, 15 beacons-total 54.
Swatow:-6 lights, 3 buoys, 1 beacon-total 10.
Amoy lights, 10 buoys, 16 beacons-total 30. ..
Fochow:-6 lights, 15 buoys, 14 beacons total 36. Pakhoi-3 buoys-total 3.
Kiungchow (Hainan): -4 lights, 3 buoys, 2 beacons total 9.
Kongmoon: 4 lights, 2 bea- cons--total 6.
Samshui 2 lights. 1 light- boat, 1 beacon-total 4.
14.
SHIPBUILDERS, SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL
Wuchow:-14 buoys-total
Departures. For Canton-Sinking, yang, Foo Shing.
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AUSTRALIA
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O.
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore.
Colombo, Sues and Port Bald.
ALASKA MARU
Monday, 9th April
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Balgon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town. LAPLATA MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore and Colombo,
Friday, 27th April.
SHUNKO MARU (Calls at Karachi) Friday, 6th April BORNEO MARU (Calls at Penang) Thursday, 10th April. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY. BEIKA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, AV MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo, MEXICO MARU,
Thursday, 3rd May..
CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon.
SEATTLE MARU ..............
Friday, 27th April.
VICTORIA, SEATTLE. TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Japan Ports. ARIZONA MARU (From Shanghai) Saturday, 7th April. HAIPHONG.Vin TOHON & PAKHOI,
MENADO MARU
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TAKAO & KEELUNG
BATAVIA MARU
CANTON
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