DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD. FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUTEZ.
S.S. "BOLTON CASTLE"
Sails hence on or about 27th April
THE CLAN LINE.
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 & MOJI
M/V "REMO"
M/V "VIMINALE"
M/V "ESQUILLINO"
From Hong Kong.
Sails on or about 26th April. .Sails on or about 24th May.
Salls on or about 21st June.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE,
S.S. "VENEZIA"
M/V REMO"
M/V "VIMINALE"
From Hong Kong. ..Sails on or about 1st May. Sails on or about 29th May. Sails on or about 26th June.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO to SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
Sails from Calcutta 3rd May, S.S. "UMVOLOSI" Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading wued from Hong Kong.
for Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:- DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Ielephone Central 1030.
NYIKLINE
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. Wednesday, 18th April.
1st May. Tuesday,
KOREA MARU
· SHINYO MARU
*Calls Keelung.
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
SUWA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday,
21st April. Saturday, 6th May.
Wednesday, 25th April. BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
17th April. +HAKODATE MARU (Omits Penang) Tuesday, SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
BOKUYO MARU
.......Thursday, 19th April.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
HAKATA MARU
Thursday, 10th May.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
TOBA MARU
+ TOYOOKA MARU
Friday. 20th April.
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Fort Snid & Ports. Tuesday, 15th May. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
20th April. ... Friday,
MALACCA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
MISHIMA MARU
Friday, 20th April.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
HAKUSAN MARU-
TSUSHIMA MARU
†YAMAGATA MARU (Moji direct)
+ MOJI MARU
+ MURORAN MARU (Moji direct)
†Cargo only.
Monday, 16th April.
Friday, 20th April.
Friday, 20th April.
Saturday, 21st April,
Saturday, 21st April.
Subject to alteration without notice.
For further information apply to--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
M
MESSAGERIES
M
MARITIMES
MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK,' U,K. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.
From Marseilles
ATHOS 11. D'ARTAGNAN G. METZINGER
.24th Apr. 8th May. .:22nd May.
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London CAPT. FAURE (Cargo). 24th Apr. For Shanghai, Japan and North
China
CAPT. FAURE (Cargo) 24th Apr.
Por full Particulars, apply
For Shanghai and Japan
ATHOS II. ... .24th Apr.
D'ARTAGNAN 8th May. G. METZINGER...22nd May,
For Marseilles
ANDRE LEBON...24th Apr. CHENONCEAUX, 8th May. ATHOS II.
.22nd May. D'ARTAGNAN ... 5th Juna For Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk YALOU (Cargo) 1st week Apr.
Cie des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
8 QUEEN'S BUILDING
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
FIRST MOTORSHIP OF THE FLEET.
THE "MACDONALD,"
SECTION.
NEW ARRIVAL.
EXPERIMENTAL CARGO STEAMER
AN ELLERMAN SHIP.
LONGER HOURS.
WORKERS ACCEPT OFFER OF THEIR EMPLOYER.
INTERESTING PACT.
SATURDAY,
·APRIL 14, 1928.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
SAILINGS 1928.
Hong Kong S'hai Leave Leave
Apr. 18 Apr. 21
Kobe
Y'hama
V'vor
Leave
Leave
Arriva
Apr. 24
Apr. 27
Yay 61
May 9 June 2 May 30
June 5
June. 7
June 16
June 2
June G
June 8
June 17
June 13 June 16 July 4 July 7
June 19
June 21
June 30
July 10
July 12
July 21
July 18 July 21
July 24
July 20
Aug. 4
Aug. 8 Aug. 11
Aug. 14
Aug. 16
Aug, 25
Aug. 29 Sept. 1
Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 15
$120
Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 29 at. Nagasaki the day after departure from S'hai)
SPECIAL FARES TU EUROPE,
£112
LM3
Sir Frederick Milla, chairman of the Ebbw Vale Iron and Coal Com- pany, stated recently that during the past few weeks he had met certain sections of his workpeople and asked them to agree to "an on-
STEAMERS largement of their working week," and he was delighted to say that
EMPRESS OF CANADA these men had been patriotic EMPRESS OF RUSSIA The second of the three experi-enough to their fellow-workmen to EMPRESS OF ASIA In choosing the name "Clarr Mac-
He had not asked EMPRESS OF CANADA
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA donald" for the first motorship that mental high speed cargo liners for agree to that. is being added to the Clan fleet the "Ellerman" Lines arrived on for a reduction of wages or a gen-EMPRESS OF ASIA
This is the "City eral extension of hours,
EMPRESS OF CANADA Mesara, Cayzer, Irvine and Co. Thursday last.
In connection with this an-EMPRESS OF RUSSIA have had a very happy inspiration, of Roubaix," which left Newcastle- for both of the two former ships on-Tyne, where she was bullt, on nouncement it is learned that men EMPRESS OF ASIA that have borne the name have February 2 under the command of employed in a section of the works (E/Asia and E/Russia call
Hor which have been idle for years-- been well worthy of attention, and Captain A. V. Radcliffe. have been mostly satisfactory ves. Gross Tonnage la 7,108 tons, and the Siemens furnaces-met to con- sels from the owners' point of 4,555 tons net, while she has a sensider the offer, and unanimously agreed to accept the conditions, in- view. The first "Clan Macdonald" speed of 14 knots,
As already announced. the "El-timating that they were prepared was built in 1882. and was an iron single-screw, ship of 2,650 tone, lerman" Lines have constructed to start at once.
The men decided to with compound engines, driving three experimental vessels of the her at a speed of 12 knots. She same size, and speed, with a viewpoint in the terms with which they was then considered to be a most to determining whether reciprocat- were not in entire agreement to and asked Sir up-to-date cargo carrier. She was ing steam engines, turbino steam arbitration,
engines or Diesel Oil engines pro- Frederick Mills himself to act as vide the most economical means of arbitrator.
The "City of marine propulsion. Roubaix" is propelled by single re- duetion geared steam turbines, and the "City of Canberra" is the re- ciprocating engined vessel while the "City of Lille" is the Diesel Motor Ship.
a moat satisfactory dividend earn- er, particularly on the Indian trade, but the requirements of the Clan Line soon grow out of such small tonnage, and in February, 1897, she was sold to Newcastle and renamed "Briar owners denc," Under the new owner-
she ahip cording to Clan
WES
not
run Ideas,
ac- for
i
the next appeared in the news in November, 1898, in an extraordin- ary story, which created some- thing of a sensation in the ship- their boats ping world of that day.
Arrested for Debt.
bombs.
was, destroyed by
Her Successor.
In the meantime the Clan Line
built another "Clan
refer one
CONSIGNEES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON & STRAITS:
Steamship
THE BENMACDHUI
are
CONSIGNEES of Cargo bereby informed that all Godda are being landed at their risk into the Mac-hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.. whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
She had just finished discharg- ing a cargo of grain at Cork, and was ander orders to proceed to had Delaware again, when the Marshal donaid" as soon as she was out of the High Court of Admiralty ar- of their fleet, placing the order rested her for a debt of £610 in. with lessrs. William Doxford and curred in Hull, and left a bailiff Sons. At the time of her launch
No claims will be admitted after on board, the usual blister being she was the biggest of the thirty attached to the mast. When the turret-deck steamers that the firm the Goods have left the Godowns. captain arrived back on board he had launched a steel screw ship and all Goeds remaining undeliver. was furious, and immediately gave of nearly 5,000 tons, with triple-ed after the 21st instant will be orders to cast off the hawsers. expansion engines und a speed of subject to rent. The unhappy bailiff could do no 13 knots.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Hong Kong 14th April, 1928.
With а deadweight All claims against the steamer more than despatch a messenger to capacity of 7,000, she was specially must be presented to the Under- the Eastern trade, signed on or before the 5th May, Queenstown to beg the assistance designed for of the naval authorities there, and and had a remarkably fine instal. (1928, or they will not be recognis-
ed. in the meanwhile the river pilot lation of deck machinery.
Unfortunately, she began her All broken, chafed and damaged on board refused to who was handle the vessel. So the captain career with an accident, damaging Goods are to be left in the Godowns. took her out himself, but she went herself in a collision with the Bri- where they will be examined on the instant, nt 10 a.m., by ashore near Haulbowline, where tish India line "Obra" at Calcut-20th she stayed for nearly two hours, ta, but after that she settled her Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. until she was reloated on the flood self down to be a most successful When she came off it was dividend earner. During the war tide.
Bills of Lading will be counter- a naval launch from her big cargo capacity was most sean that
in pursuit, but useful, carrying rails from the signed by Queenstown was
for the strategic GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., the captain took not the lenat United States,
Agerits. France, large quan. notice, and soon left her hull down railways in astern, much to the delight of the tities of munitions coal for the cheering crowd who lined the fleet, rice from Burma, and wheat wharf at Queenstown. After that from the River Plate and Canada, it was not altogether surprising After the war she was returned to that she was transferred to new her usual trades to Calcutta, Chit- owner and retransferred in 1899, tagong and Bombay. 1900, and 1904, when she settled new and very much bigger units down for a spell under the flag of were added to the Clan Line after a firm in Nova Scotia, who gave the war she was sold to Japanese her new boilers in the same year, owners, who renamed her "Hokuyo and registered her at After tramping all over the seven Maru," seas she was aald in 1916 to the Dairen for the sake of the privi Overseas Shipping Company, but leges that that port, held out to they did not retain ownership for former-built tonnage. Under this very long, for she was intercept name she has tramped all over the ed by a German submarine near world, and is a frequent visitor to the Bishop Rock on the 1st of De-the Indian ports to which she for- cember,. 1916, and after the crewmerly ran regularly on, the Clan had been given time to leave in service.
When the AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT
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U. S. Shippi- Board By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES.
S.S. "WEST CAJOOT" .Apr. 18 S.S. "MONTAGUE" ....Apr. 29
For full information apply to-
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General Agents.
BANK LINE LTD.
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AGENTS FOR
BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE. UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT...
S.S. "CITY OF GLASGOW"..Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg S.S. "CITY OF BOMBAY" ..Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg AUSTRALIA
"KAZEMBE"
SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA Leaves Singapore
ELLERMAN LINE!
.24th April.
25th May
AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE|
7th May,
For FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY. Through Fraight and Pazzenger bookings from Hong Kong in conjunction with "Ellerman" Line and
other .services.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
S.S.. "CITY OF DUNKIRK" 5.S. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE' 8.S. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE"
See Canada's Wonders The Canadian Pacific Rockies -Lovely 'Lake Louise Banff the beautiful.
The "Trans-Canada Limited" and other daily through Express trains. Stopovois allowed anywhere on route. Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Haniburg..
HONG HONG-MANILA SERVICE.
Leave Hong Kong
Apr. 27 May 15
Αντίνο Manila
Apr. 20
Leave Arrive
Manila Hong Kong
May 17
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA
May May 7
May 28 May 28
CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS
TRAVELLERS CHEQUES
PAYABLE THE WORLD OVER.
THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS.
Passenger Department: Freight and Express:
Tel. C.762 Tel C, 42
Cables: "GACANPAC.”
Cables: "NAUTILUS.”
O. S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore, Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
.Friday, 11th May. AMUR MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vía Salgon, Sługapore
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town.
LAPLATA MARU
Friday, 27th April.
SANTOS MARU
Friday, 25th May.
BOMBAY Vis Singapore and Colombo.
BORNEO MARU (Calls at Penang) Thursday, 19th April.
.Friday, 4th May, HONOLULU MARU
SUMATRA MARU (Calls at Penang) Saturday, 19th May. DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBASA—Via Blagapore and Colombo.
MEXICO MARU ................... ..........Thursday, 3rd May. CALCUTTA Vis Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
SEATTLE MARU:
.Friday, 27th April. VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER V Japan Ports.
MARU (from Shangbai) Monday, 30th April. MAMA MARU (Irom Shanghai) Thursday, 10th May. HAIPHONG VÀ Hamow & PAEHOI.
MENADO MARU...
.Tuesday, 18th April.
NEW YORK-Vie Japan ports, San Francisco & Panamu.
HAGUE MARU
·JAPAN PORTS
SHINNOH MARU
ANDES MARU
KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY.
KISHU MARU
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO-VI SWATOW & AMOY
DELI MARU TAKAO & KEELUNG
BATAVIA MARU
CANTON
For further particulars please apply Tel. Central No. 4688, 4089, 4090.
Thursday, 20th April.
Friday, 13th April. Tuesday, 17th April.
Sunday, 15th April 10 am. Sunday, 22nd April 11 a.m. Thursday, 10th April 10 am.
Monday, 30th April. to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA
M. TAKEUCHI, Manager.
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via Manila, Sandakan & Rabaul, For Freight and Passage apply to:-
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Queen's Building.
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vla Suez Canal
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SERVICES TO
via Suez Canal
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
S.8: "CEDARBANK”. MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
SS. TINHOW"
:17th April
18th May. ..15th June
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE
8th May. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
20th April,
Loading for Mauritius, Delagon Bay, Durban, East London, Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth) Mossel Bay
and Capetown. Through Bins of Lading issued to Beira, Quilimaine, Ibo, Port Amelia, Mozambique, Chinde, Inhambane, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kilindini, Port Nolloth, Luderitz Bay, Walvis Bay and Madagascar.
For freight or passage on any of the above linen apply to
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LTD.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.
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The M.V. "Toronto" (D. & Co.) sailed from New York on March 17, and is due in Manila on April 80.. The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of The s.8. Kendal Castle" (D. & Asta" from Hong Kong on March Co.) sailed from New York ou 28 la due at Vancouver to-morrow. March 6, and is due here on May
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of 7. Canada" arrived at Manila on April
12 at 8 a.m., leaves Manila to-day. The leading Atlantic passenger at 4 p.m., and is due at Hong Kong line for the year 1027 was the on Monday at 6 am. She will "Cunard," with about 21 per cent. berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon Wharf, of the total.
and will leave here for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghai, The Cunarders "Caronia" and Kobe and Yokohama on March 18 "Carmania,” built in 1905, are being at Noon.
extensively overhauled at Birken head, their first large repairs since 1924, when they were converted to all
The M.V. Remo" (D. & Co.) sailed from Aden on March 26, and is duc here on April 26
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