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,
SIBERIA MARU
TAIYO MARU
*Calls Keelung.
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marnellles & Ports.
FUSHIMI MARU
HAKOZAKI MARU
MISHIMA MANU
THE CHINA MAIL,
SCOTTISH YARDS.
Thursday, 15th May. Tuesday, 29th May.
A
Saturday, 5th May.
Saturday, 10th May.
Wednesday, 23rd May.
Friday, 11th May.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
TAMBA MARU
+ MOJI MARU
Sunday, 27th May."
NEW TONNAGE COMPLETED.
SHIPPING
SECTION.
New Vessels Fitting Out.
46
OPIUM" BANANAS.
LARGE QUANTITY OF DRUG
CONCEALED IN CRATES..
OFFICER'S DILEMMA,
con-
Prepared non-Government oplum There had been a marked decrease amounting to 264 taels and In the number of new vessels fitting | cealed in three crates of bananas, out at Glasgow owing to the fact, was seized by Rovenue Officers on that a good many have been com-board the "Shiu Hing" junk on her further improvement took pleted. The number of ships on arrival here from Macao. An sa- place in shiprepairing on the Clyde the measured mile in mail week sistant of a Chinese firm and A in mail week, when most of the was therefore, exceptionally large cook were arrested and brought larger establishments on the river There were such notable vessels as before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the may be said to have been well em- the new Holt motorship "Eury Central Magistracy yesterday and ployed.. So far as new tonnage bates," built by Messra. Scott, charged with the possession and was concerned the feature was the of Greenock, and the large oil importation of the licit drug. A large number of now vessels, which tank motorship "Victolite," built remand was made until next Mon- have been completed and handed Messrs. Stephen, Glasgow, for the day. C.P.O. Clark applied for the over to their owners.
Imperial Oll, Ltd.
confiscation of the bananas, as it The week before, seven or eight Speed tests were run by a vory and then several more carried out completed and will shortly take up." His Worship decided that his office bocquse they were going
service on the East Coast bewcen SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports. speed tests,
At Elderslie Dockyard Messrs. Leith and London. This is the he could not order the confluention Thursday, NAKATA MARU ..........
10th May.
Barclay, Curle and Co. had, among passenger and cargo ateamer of the fruit, but directed that it NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
other jobs, a couple of "Donaldson" "Royal Archer," which has been be disposed of to the best advan TSUYAMA MARU
Sunday, 13th May.
proceeds retained liners in for repair, The "Gracia" built by Scott's Shipbuilding and tago and the LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
WAS in the firm's dry dock Engineering Co. for the London against the result of the case. Wednesday, 23rd May.
for damage repairs, while the "Cor- and Edinburgh Shipping Co. It is CALCUTTA via Singapore, l'enang & Rangoon,
rients," which was in Rothesay Dock, claimed that the "Royal Archer" is Wednestly, 9th May.
had to be fitted with a new rudder. the finest and most up-to-date vessel Saturday, 13th May.
The firm had also in hand the El- yet built for the British coasting lerman liner "City of Cambridge" services. for deck and engine repairs, and they had completed an overhaul of the Blue Funnel liner "Laertes."
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coas.) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles vessels were on the measured mile, Interesting vessel which has been was impossible to keep them in
Mexico & Panama, RAKUYO MARU
Thursday, 31st May.
TOYOOKA' MARU-
TOTTORI MARU
† CEYLON MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
TANGO MARU
Thursday, 17th May.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ DURBAN MARU
Saturday, 12th May.
+ NAGATO MARU (Mojì direct)... Sunday, 13th May. HARUNA MAHU
+Cargo only.
Monday,
14th May.
Subject to alteration without notlee.
For further information apply to--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
O. S. K
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
BOMBAY—V]s Singapore and Colombo
Thursday, 10th May.
Friday, 25th May.
HONOLULU MARU..............Friday, 4th May. SUMATRA MARU (Calls at Penang) Saturday, 19th May.
Bome-
CHANNEL PORTS.
NEW SERVICE TO CANADA.
WHITE STAR ENTERPRISE.
from
Among the vessels 'which were to be completed and go on trial was the large twin screw motorship "El} Ellerman Liners Overhauling. Argentina," which the Fairgeld
Southampton.-The "Megantic," At the Clydeside Works there Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. which sailed from here, inaugurat- were two vessels of the Ellerman have built for the British and ed a new White Star service which Lines undergoing overhaul. The Argentine Steam Navigation Co should be of great convenience to "City of Canton" went in for ex- This vessel, which was launched at
Canadian-bound passengers tensive repairs to her propelling Fairfield in January last, is machinery, and the "City of what similar in size and design to the South and West of England. In order that such passengers may Mobile" for deck and engine re- the motorship "Dunster Grange, not have to travel North to join pairs. Other jobs at Clydeside which the Fairfeld Co. built last include some work on the Glasgow year for the Houlder Line, steamer "Glenavon" and to the London ateamer "Marslew."
Messrs. A. Stephen and Sons had at their Govan establishment the steamer "Hollypark," belonging to Diessrs.
and Co. Denholm
work carried out.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND fitted out.
MOMBASA-Vin Singapore' and Colombo.
A
Like the company's steamers, a fort- that vessel. "El Argentino" has been nightly service is to be maintained fitted with Sulzer engines construct- from the Channel ports to either ed by the Fairfield Co., the installa- Halifax or Quebec and Montreal. tion being designed to give 6,400 b.h.p.
A Motor Ship Group.
The two cabin boats commission- ed for these sailings are the 15,000- tou "Megantic" and the 19,000-ton
and
The
number of deck plates were, renew- The departure from the yards of Albertic. The latter will be the HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore ed, and also some general survey their respective builders of two large largest liner to enter the St. Law-|
motorships marks the completion, rence as far as Montreal.. Messrs. Henderson had the "Bri-of an important group of motor Leaving London with cargo, the AMUR MARU RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Và Salgon, Singapore, tish Monarch," of Messrs. Raeburn vessels built on the Clyde for the vessels will call at Havre for Con-
Colombo, Durbin & Cape Town
and Verel's fleet, in their dry dock, British and African Steam Naviga-tinental immigrants, afterwards while at the firm's wharf in the tion Co., Ltd. Four of the vessels touching at Southampton SANTOS MARU
River Kelvin there a couple of were built by Messrs. A. McMillan Queenstown before making their vessels in for overhaul, and in ad- and Co.; three of them the "Dunk- voyage across the Atlantic. dition two new ships are being va, the "Dixcove," and the "Daru," Southampton sailing time is to be were launched last year; while the 2.30 p.m., a very valuable facility, last of the group, the "Dagomba," inasmuch as travellers from the counties and Western was launched in January, and she Southern has just been completed.
will be spared the trouble and ex- This
out vessel carried
suc-pense of leaving home a day be- cessful trials. "The vessels have fore the liner's 'departure, been fitted with Harland-B, and W.
cost The trip to Canada will Diesel engines made by Messrs. from £30 for cabin accommodation, Harland and Wolff at Glasgow. £22 5s. or £24 according to the
the "Deido," Another motorship,
season for tourist third cabin, and which has also been completed, £18 15s. third-class. The total has left to take up service for her
passenger, capacity is about 1,200. This vessel was built by
Since the war the "democratisa-
CHICAGO MARU
Friday, 1st June.
.Friday, 25th May/
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
KASADO MARU
Repairing An Oil Tanker. At Govan Messrs. Harland and Wolff put into drydock the oil tanker "Lucigon," on which they had been
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Vin' Shanghai and engaged for some time. A new
Japan ports
ALABAMA MARU (from Shanghai) Thursday, 10th May. HAIPHONG-Viɑ KOBIOW & PAKHOI
MENADO MARU
NEW YORK-Yin Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama
JAPAN PORTS
ALTAI MARU
TACOMA MARU
HEIYO MARU
KEELUNG-Via SWATOW & AMOY
HOZAN MARU
KISHU MARU
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOY
For further particulars please apply Tel. Central No. 4038, 4089, 4090.
Friday, 4th May 10 am.
Sunday, 13th May.
Thursday, 24th May, Friday. 26th May.
Sunday, 6th May noon. Sunray 13th May Noon.
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9th May.
.21st May.
20th May..
For MANILA, ILOILO & CEBU.
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In their fitting out basin at Govan the Ardrossan Dockyard, Ltd. and tion" of ocean travel has certainly Messrs. Harland and Wolff had her Diesel machinery was supplied proceeded apace. In 1927 the pas- saloon in cream-coloured panel-
Lighthouse Motorboat.
two vessels in for repairs. One by Messrs. Kincaid and Co. was the motorship "Pizarro," on which machinery overhaul was be- ing carried out.
COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING CO.
Asiatic Building, 1st floor.
Phone No. C. 4871,
LINE.
sengers carried by all the shipping ling, the acries of small tables be- AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT
what companies in
are called ing overlooked by a musicians* Spaciousness distin- The Clyde Lighthouses Trustees "tourist third cabin" steamers ae-gallery.
the ather public are having a new motor vessel of tually doubled the number of the guishes all There was also much activity at handy size built for their special preceding year. The White Star's saloons, and the use of bedstends the repair works on the lower services to the various lighthouses own fleet of these popular steamers in place of berths, wherever possi- renches of the river. At Port-
on the Firth of Clyde. It has been aggregate 350,000 tons. Glasgow the Clyde Shipbuilding found that a boat of this description The "Megantic" herself; al- the air of an ordinary hotel bed-
.nre ΠΟΥ
ble, in the state-rooms give these
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Ais essential.
The trustees have, though by no means a new boat, room ashore. couple of steamers on their alipof course, their own lighthouse recently underwent
A substantiai In view of the increasing num-S.S. "WEST CALERA"..May 10 for overhaul. Messrs. Lithgow atenmer "Torch," but to commenced the overhaul of the out this vessel at all times has been cabin class, and her appointments nationalities who are flocking to
put conversion to adapt her to the ber of Continental settlers of all S.S. "WEST IVAN"....May 27 coasting steamer "Clymore,"
found to be too expensive, An or-
at least equal to those Canada-the "Megantic" departed S.S. "PAWLET having recently completed work on dinary motorboat was tried, but was when she was catering for the with 450 to-day--it is interesting the Campbeltown trader "Dalriada," found to be unsuitable, and
to note that the White Star Line is the paddle steamer "Isle of Arran" Trustees therefore decided to have more well-to-do type of voyager. went into the Garvel Dry Dock for
Apart from the beautiful Adams erecting a big boarding-house for a boat built to suit their special re- annual overhaul, and Mesars. Scott's
the pride of the their accommodation en route on drawing-room. quirements. This vessel is now! being constructed under the super ship is its big and lofty dining the outskirts of Havre;
have had a large yacht in their dry
dock at Greenock.
A considerable number of the river passenger steamers underwent overhaul preparatory to the open-
the
vision of the Trust's master of works.
Shiprepairing At. Leith.
the following "Britannia,"
ing of the season. Work on the Henry Robb, Lid. Lefth, had L.M.S. steamers was carried out at repair work on Grechock and on the L. and N.E.R. steamers:-"Ayres," steamers at Bowling, where the "Corbank," "Coblenz," "Colinton" "Coast," "Ellind," "Fin- majority of them were laid up for "Elgin” the winter.
"Helder," Apart from the land," "Flotterston," steamers already on service, a num- "Helmond," "Kathe," """Lanrick," ber more were put into commission."Oder," also steam pinnace No. 655, Messrs. Menzies and Co., Ltd,
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** | Leith, had Mesars. Thomson's ELLERMAN &
"Beulomond" hand in the Im- perial Dock, also the Swedish steamer "Temern" in Granton, Har- bour, but the main work was on the steamers "Pharos" and "Lan- rick" the latter vessel being in the Edinburgh Drydock. They had also in hand the "Staffa,” "St. Ninian" and "Royal Scott" along with the "Constance," Tod Hend and sundry other vessels.
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
Warships in port this morning were as follow:-
North wall basin: Wild Swan, Wanderer: South wall basin: Kep- pol, Onslaught, Veteran; East wall baain: Nessus, Moth, L3, 127; North arm of Dockyard: Titania, Witherington, Wivern; West wall Dock: Frangol; In Dockyard: L15, L19,
120, 198; No. 2 buoy: Wishart. No. 8 buoy: Wolverine: No. 4 buoy: Magnolia; No. 6 buoy: War Krishna; No. 7 buoy: Bruce; No. 8 buoy: Belgol: No. 12 buoy: Marazion; No. 18 buoy: Tarantula; No. 18 buoy: Ruthenis; oll fuel Jetty: Khard,
Patria:
Foreign warships: French: Vigilante Portuguese: American: Sacramento (at No. 11 buoy) and Pampanga.
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BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
S.S. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE" S.8. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE”. 8.3. "CITY OF OSAKA"
vin Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
vla Suez Canal
ALSO AGENTS FOR
..24th June. ..25th July.
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ANDREW WEIR & CO,
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
8.9. "CEDARBANK” S.S. "FORRESBANK”
SERVICES TO
via Suez Canal
via Suez Canal
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
8.8. "TINHOW
11th May, 15th June,
18th July..
AMERAN & ORIENTAL LINE
8th May, 6th July.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
End of July..
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