TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 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.).
3. 8.
MOREA
*LAHORE
Froma
Tone Hongkong
About
Destination
THE CHINA MAIL,
| BACKWARD BRITAIN. severe competition, three features of which may hê particularly man- tioned.
COMPETITION WITH FOREIGN PORTS.
NOT ENOUGH MOTORSHIPS.
"The first is the granting of.sub- sidios by foreign Governments to their own shipyards and preferen- tial treatment in the placing of
SEAMEN'S APPEAL.
BROADCAST SPEECH NOT RELEASED.
THE PRINCE.
London. You will be surprised Recently there have been pub-orders, lished some striking figures show. "The second is the slowness with to hear that employers forcibly ing how much higher are the fecs which British shipyards have taken prevented many thousands of mer for discharging ships in British up the motorship as compared with chant seamen from hearing your ports than in Continental ports, Germany and Italy. British ship-speech at the Master Mariners' din- A further comment on the present- builders have felt that design was nor on March 21, although it was and broadcast throughout the world to day competition of foreign ports is immature, that depreciation
un-enable merchantmen to listen," provided by the report of the ather costs of working were Liberal Industrial Inquiry, pub-known, and that the motorship was says the Merchant Navy, the organ ished under the heading at the mercy of the price of of, of the Merchant Navy Reform "Britain's Industrial Future" whereas ships burning oil under Society, in a letter to the Prince (Ernest Bean, Ltd., 2s. 6d. net.). steam bollers can be readily con- of Wales.
The letter says
that the Post- This says:-
verted to coal if oil prices rise too "A growing seaborne traffic high. The result is that while Bri- master refused to license private necessitates measures of port de tish shipyards have built some of receiving apparatus on board be- volopment to keep with, or, better the largest ships in the world cause it was contrary to certain of stili, to forestall, the increased driven by Diesel engines, they, the Company's rules. dock accommodation demanded. have not had as much experience The organ adds that such treat- Any failure to maintain adequate in building matorships as other ment is akin to the solitary con- dock and harbour facilities at the countries.
finement meted out to felons for
re-
Treated Like Felona,
highest degree of efficiency results. "British yards, for example, in offences against prison discipline. in delays in transit, damage and the quarter ended September 30. We are not offended." it anys, deterioration of goods, and econo-1927, were building roughly three- "because Society tries to deprive se mie loss is the consequence, Ports fifths of the world's steam tonnage, of the world's music or news, but then become the "bottle-necks" of but only about two-fifths of the your speech was specially address- Jcean traffic, and congestion
world's motor tonnage. It is ed to us. Such unconscionably sults.
for But the rapid growth of impossible
to harsh treatment was not inflicted traffic gives rise new
to
Therefore it a by all shipowners. increased demand not only for
the cannot be argued that it interferes Jerias and jettes, but also for bet-result of simple conservatism on with the working of the ship's off-
four part, but ao long as the motor-cial wireless.
ship is still in the ascendant as
an
Bay
non-exports whether this ic course of wiedom or
ter storage facilities, larger and better warehouses, sheds amply! provided with rail facilities, and
Widespread Grievance, it is at present, we have given for Yat the prohibition was order-
May Miles, L’'don, A’werp, K'dam & H'burg / above all for the latest and most eign competitors a long start which led by a large number, of owners
10,953 28th Apr. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
5,2827th KASHGAR 19,005 12th May Marsailles, London, Antwerp & full *KIDDERPORE | 6,334 22ad May Straits, Columbo, Bombay & Karachi MALWA
10,uxu Zorn May Bombay, Marseilles & London. +ALIPORE
5.273 31st Bay Straits, Colombo & Bombay. JEYPORE
5,318
M'iles, L'don, A'werp, R'dam & H'burg June 8,097 9th June | Marwities, London & Antwerp. 6,715 19th June Straits & Bombay. 16,601 23rel June Bombay, Marseilles & London.
6,989 30th
DELTA
MIRZAPORE
KANTURA
INOVARA
KNYBER
*NANKIN
9,114
BAWALPINDI 10,619
2nd
Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hall. Bonibag, Marssilles & London.
1'le, I'do, A'werp, R'dam & H'burg
Morales, London & Antwerp. Bombay. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Mursalilas, London & Antwerp.
7th July Slat July 28411. July 7,058 KASHMIR
6,985 4th Aug. RAJPUTANA 16,558 18th Aug. NALDERA
16,088 1st Sept. KALYAN
4144 16th Sept. †Cargo ouly. Frequent connection from Fort Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant rorta by steamers of the Kedival Mail Steamship Co.
TAKADA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
A AMBA TALMA
expeditious methods of handling cargo efficiently.
"Hence it is necessary
war
of
to look
jwe are only slowly overhauling.
and caused widespread grievance. "There remains the question of cost. Wages are higher in Britain such treatment is not likely to pro- "You will readily perceive that than in competitive countries, but mote the standard of professional this has always been the case, and conduct which you, as Master, de- our supremacy has hitherto been sire and it is not likely to make based upon the efficiency of the the Merchant Navy a profession workpeople, of technicians, de- which man will be proud to serve signers, and organisers of the In-in. dustry. An important handleap of the industry has been the restric-officer and man will be able to tive policy of trade unions, and in listen to your
"We carnestly hope that every
next address with
this trade in particular the un-attention and affection under the necessary multiplication and over-constitutional liberty of free born tapping of the unions themselves. Britons."
MONTREAL IN 1927.
"The question, however, is not so much how to accommodate ex. isting capacity, but how to meet the demands which will be made June Marseilles. London, Antwerp, Hull, within a few years. Shipbuilder
Rotterdam & Hamburg.
in recent years have been laying down larger keels; for example, the average size of merchant vessels of 100 tons gross and over launched in Great Britain before the was about 2,500 tons, as against 3.000 during the last four years. The shipbuilding programmes
A notable step forward, however, other countries, especially
has been taken in the joint con- America, show increased construc ferences held in recent years, tion compared with the correspond-which have decided to abolish prac During the navigation season in ing pre-war figures,
tices which are proved to be ob- 1927 a total of 7,798 vesucle dock- ahead and plan for these future re-entage of the new world tonnage presenting an aggregate in ton- stacles to efficiency. Britain'a pored in the harbour of Montreal, re- quirements, both by the reconstruc-
Though the is at the moment rising, and there nage of 17.310,600, tion and "modernising", of old
'is 'no docks and the construction of new
reason why it should not number of vessels that docked in ones. That some of the port au- reach its pre-war proportion. Montreal Harbour was slightly less thorities are alive to the needs of; "But we cannot expect the world than in 1919, the total tonnage for the times is evident by the carry-med to return to its level until 1927 was the largest in the his- ing out of large development the surplus built during the War tory of the port. Of the 7,798 schemes in recent years, for ex. has disappeared. The scrapping Vessels, 1,231 were ocean-going, and 6.188 were inland steamers docks at Liverpool, where the big- not look as if it will be finished for with an aggregate tonnage of zest vessels, built or likely to be some years to come. The outlook 12,327,500. Consting vessels num built in the near future, may be for the shipbuilding industry is a bored 379, with a total tonnage of
ccommodated in ease.
very moderate one, but we may by 740,000. French and Italian Developments. now have passed the worst point,
"But the port trusts finance their and the situation should slowly the port of Montreal is given in An indication of the growth of improvement schemes very largely improve." from revenue, and there is a ten- dency when this declines, as int
6,949 25th: Apr | Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,
.tn.nl.
8,018 Br
May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 110,000 28th May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta
R. L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are fitted with wireless' nad carry a qualified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)ample, the Gladstone system of process is taking place, but it does with a total tonnage of 4,262,000,
*ARAFURA
TANDA
FT. ALBANS
ARAFURA
6.000) 4ciz May 6,9861 June 14,500 | 20th | 6,000 | Brd *Calls at Part Holland.
June Aug.
Manila, Santakan, Thursday Island, Townsville. Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne,
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to
Australia,
T. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamers will also call at Shanghai, Sofia, Ceb, times of trade and industrial de- NEW FERRYBOATS. Kalambagan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en route as inducementpression, for expenditure on deve-
Frequent connections from Australis with the following
lopments to be curtailed, We have The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via Newalready drawn attention in other Eealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
parts of this report to the evils of such so-called "economy," but with-
The F. Q. Kuya, dan bicuriers to Landon via Suez Canal. The P., Branch Service of steamers to London via the Cape,
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
"HATIPARA
MALWA
*ALIPORE
TALMA
TAKLIWA.
TANDA
NOVARA
*DEVANIA
DELTA
SANTHIA
"MIRZAPORE
RANPURA
7,784 25th Apr. Moji,, Kabe & Osaka.
S'hni, Mofl. Kobe & Yokohama. Maji & Kobe.
10.986 27th Ant.
5,273 Int May
10,000 3rd May
Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Onaka.
7,036 7th
0.990 Bria MAV S'hai, Moji. Kobe & Yokohama
8,155 11th Muy Shunghai, Kobe & Osaka. 8,097 [+13th May S'hat, Mofi. Kobe & Yokohama
May Amoy, Mali. Kobe & Osaka.
SAVING OF £2,800 YEARLY IN
COAL
comparative figures for 1867, when [n- total of 464 vessels docked in the|- harbour with a total tonnage of
199,053,
During the season of naviga- tion in 1927 a total not far short of 400,000,000 bushels of grain was received at and delivered from the large grain elevators operated,
out adequate State assistance the "The certified figures in regard by the Montreal Commission. The port authorities in many cases are to the Wallasey Ferry steamers total turnover of grain exceeded not prepared to undertake the fin- 'Marlowe' and 'Wallasey show that of any previous year, and was ancing of the projects other than remarkable and highly creditable more than the combined total of from reserves and revenue.
Į economy in coal consumption all other North American export- "It is true that the Development, which, when compared with previ-ing ports on either the Atlantic Commissioners assist the smaller ous records, as obtained by inde-or Pacific coasts and the Gulf of port and harbour authorities with pendent tests, is most gratifying," Mexico. grants and loans, but the extent of This was a phrase included in a
May Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama.this assistance is strikingly shown report read to Wallasey District
in the seventeenth annual report of Council at their meeting by Mr. States liner "George Washington" A collision between the United 4,956 arth May Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama,
that body, which states that during Atkin, chairman of the Ferries (23,788 tons) and the French liner the year 1926-7 the grants totalled, Committee.
"Ile de France" (43,500 tons) was, £18,000 and loans amounted to
Ho said the report was of such only averted off Plymouth by both £10,000,
a, nature that the committee felt "On the other hand, the French the Council and the public should
vessels going asteṛn. Government, assisted by the Chambe made aware of the contents, ber of Commerce and local authori-which dealt with the results of the ties, have, in recent years, spent
7.754 | 22nd
6,710 | 21th
May
Shaighai, Moji & Kobe.
TILAWA
18,893 ! 25th 10,000
May
S'hai, Kobe Yokohama.
2011
June
*NANKIN
7.958
Fth Jane
ST. ALBANS
4.600
TAKADA
5th June 7th
KHYBER
TALAMBA
Amoy. S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe. Osaka & Yokohama, 8,949
June Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 0.114
June 'hol. Moji Robe & Yokohama, 8,018 17th Junc 1 Amoy, Boji, Kobe & Yokohama. RAWALPINDI 16,619 22nd June S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama *NELLORE 8.853 3rd July S'hai, Moli, Kobe & Yokokama.
S'bni, Mail, Robe & Yokohama Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Shai, Kobe & Yokohama. S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yakohumaa,
KASHMIR
ARAFURA RAJPUTANA
KALYAN TANDA
8.886 Oth
6,000 ገበ
16:58 20th
July Jnly July
Aug.
| 0.144 | 3rd Aug.
6,056 7th
* Cargo onty.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. **Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Bizanpore while awaiting the anonyrying steamer.
A Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge:
amers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries, Parcela measuring not monna than 2% ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft will be reentred
at the Company's Office up to Noon on the day previous to sailing.
For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
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... Via Suez Canal
8,8. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE" Via Suez Cans! *··· S.S. "HELENUS" „..........
Vin Suez Canal
18th May
4th June, 18th Jane 29th June.
Steamers proceed vin Buez Canal or Panama Canal at Ownars' Option.
Subject to change without notice. "
For Freight and particulars apply to:-
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100 to 120 million francs annually first six months' working of the on the great ports to improve and new steamers.
Remarking that it was now an equip them to compete with foreign. ports: assistance has also been established fact that these new rendered by the State to the small-vessels, built from the general des er porta, Italy has been extending sign and under the supervision of and improving her port works, es their own departmental officials, pecially the ports of Genos, Naples, showed an ceonomy of equal to 25 Trieste, and the new harbour works per cent, or well over three tons at Bari, Extension works have of coal, per day.
hoen enrried out at Antwerp. This," said he, "based on the Ghent, Ostend, and other Belgian usual working year of the steam- ports,
ers, 13 equivalent to nearly £1,400 "The development of the nations" docks must be regarded from the per annum per boat at the present
market price of coal.” national point of view, Conflicting The result, and the various claims and interests must be taken, into account, but the whole docks means by which it had been ob system must be the best which can tained, reflected the greatest credit be devised to serve the national in- on those responsible, and he felt terest. We suggest, therefore, that the district might be justly proud the Committee of National Develop of being the owners of two vessels ment shoold examine the question unique in so many respects, and as a whole and should in all cases, which, as he had stated, were prov where desirable development is Ing to be as economical as they hell up by financial difficulties, put were convenient and safe. forward a scheme to the Board of "I have the greatest pleasure,” National Investment.".
said he, "In, making public these British Motorships.
facts, Inasmucli as the committee, The report dwells at length, on relying upon the assurance of the foreign competition with British general manager (Captain Fry), shipbuilding and shipping, and prior to and during the construc naturally urges a policy of free tion of the vessels, are now satis trade, and individual, effort, with fled that their confidence was well no form of Government subsidy | founded.” whatever. It sums up three rea
Bons for the shipbuilding depres
sion as follows Com
"For the last seven years, dur-
SICK MOVEMENT.
Ing which the demand for newBllk forwarded from here by ships has been reduced to very "Empress of Asia" on March 28 small dimensions, British-builders arrived in New York on April 19
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