MONDAY, MAY 7, 1928.
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING CARGO FOR
BTRAITS, 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.)
9,005 12th May 5,252 19th
Muy
5,334 22nd May
May June
8. s.
Tons
From Hongkong Abusi
KASHGAR
+LAHORE
KIDDERPORE
MALWA
+ALIPORE
HEYPORE
10,980 26th May
5,273 31st
6,318 2nd
DELTA
8,097 Oth
KIRZAPORE
6,715 19th
Juar Juno
HANPURA
10,601 23rd June
NOVARA
0,089 30th
June
KKYBER
0.114 7th
RAWALPINDI
16,619
21st
July July
INANKIN
* KASHMIR
RAJPUTANA
NALDERA
KALYAN
Destination
Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Halt, M'tles, L'oon, A'werp, R'dam & I'burg Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Karachi. Bombay, Marseilles & Lendon. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Af'ilen, L'on, A'werp, R'dam & H'burg Honibay, Marseilles, L'oon & A'werp Straits & Bonbay. Bombay, Marseilles & Lendon. Marseilles, London, Antwerp,
THE CHINA MAIL,
YANGTSZE SHIPS..
B. & S. "KINTANG" LEAVES ICHANG.
THE UPPER RIVER.
Ichang, Yesterday.
The first river steamer, Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire's s.s. "Kin- tang," sailed from Ichang-Bri- tish Naval Wireless.
British Ship Fired On.
Hankow, Saturday.
A boycott brought about by Chinese vested interests is con- tinuing against the British. The 8.6. "Kingwo," which had been threatened by the Boycott So- ciety, has, however, completed her loading and sailed on Sunday, morning. Another British steam- and Ichang by unknown assail- er was fired upon between Skusi ants.-British Naval Wireless.
DOCK STRIKE.
THE AFFAIR AT. KIANGNAN.
GUARDS FIGHT.
C
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO' ALTERATION. Destination
Steamer
Ttan via Swatow & Shal KWONGSANG ..Wed, Tau via Swatow & Shal HOPSANG
Soiling
9th May at Noon
Sun.,
13th May at Noon
Tues,
20th May at Noon 15th May at Noon
19th May at 7.a.m.
.Mon.,
Ttau via Swatow & S'hai KWAISANG T'tau via Swatow & S'hai HANGSANG ...Sun., Osaka via Amay, Shangbal
Moji & Kobe
KUTSANG.....Sat, Canton
Straits & Calcutta Stratis & Calcutta Sandakan Tiontein
HOPSANG
SUISANG
YUENSANG
MAUSANG .CHIPSHING
7th May at 8 pm. .Tues., 8th May at 3 p.m. .Men., 14th May at 3 p.nt. Wed., 5th May at 8 pm. .Thurs., 10th May at
4 p.m.
For Freight and Passage apply to:--
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
Telephone Central 215.
2,000 B.H.P.
OBTAINED FROM ONE CYLINDER.
INCREASED LOADS.
As the result of a fight between an armed guard and a labourer nt the Kiangnan Shipbuilding Works, more than 10,000 employees went! out on strike on April 22. The two-cycle men were ordered to report at work was
A single-cylinder, double-action experimentál engine completed last year
General Managers.
MARRIAGE AT SEA. ANNULMENT POSSIBLE UNDER U.S. LAW.
New York-A Chinese Court has held that weddings perform- ed by a ship's captain can be de- either of the contracting parties. clared void on application by
The decision was reached in a by case heard before Judge Joseph at Winter-Sabath in the Superior Court.
Mr. David Maynard, a college
on April 23 by the officials of the Mears. Sulzer Bros. union, who have been in negotin- tion with the dock authorities for thur, since when it has undergone professor, who married Miss a settlement of the causes of the lengthy and successful trials. The Willa Evans, who is also a profes- conflict. It appears that, Mr. Ma Ta-chi took charge of in, with a stroke of 1,400 mm, or plied for the annulment of the when bore is 900 mm., or nearly 34 7-16-sor, on board the United States the shipbuilding works, he
liner, "President Roosevelt," ap- Hall,ganised an armed patrol for duty.h.p. is developed when running
01- close upon
55%-in, and 2,000 marriage.
Rotterdam
& Haneburg. Marseilles, London, Antwerp & Hull, Bombay, Marsefiles & London.
Marseilles, London & Antwerp.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Bombar, Marseilles & London, Marseilles, London & Antwerp.
7,058 28th July 8,085 4th Aug. 18.508 18th Aug. 16,088 1st Sept. 9,144 15 Sept. †Cargo only. Frequent connection from Port Said for. Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of thi Ihedival Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
HATIPARA TALMA TAKLIWA
7,784 17th 10,900 26th 7,030 2nd
*Cargo only..
May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. May Singapore,, Penang & Calcutta. June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta,
•
The judge held that marriage
in addition to the regular force, at 100 r.p.m., with a consumption laws on board a vessel on the high and the former have been on guardi
a
M'es, Idon, A 'werp, R'dam & Hburg day and night. Mr. Ma also issued of fuel oil of 0.385 ib. to 6.396 lb. seas were governed by the laws of new list of regulations, amonger hp. hour. The engine is its place of registration, and Pro- which was one that changed the complete with its own scavenge fessor Maynard's lawyers point- old system under which labourer pumpa and injection air compressed out that no State in the union could go to the factory and obtain and to these a special super-authorises a shipmaster to per- materials without the proper safe. These pumps are exactly similar to judge upheld this view.
charging pump has been fitted. form the wedding ceremony. The guard of an authorised order. Consequently, a rule was enforced
those which would be employed on The judge's decision in this a standard stationary single act-case suggests that any wedding that all labourers must first obtain a requisition from the person in
ing engine, and the arrangement performed by the captain in a charge of the repair or
vertical double vessel registered in the United comprises two construe- tion job for the necessary mute-cylinders, of which are incorporat- against the wish of either party, acting scavenge pumps below the States can be declared invalid rials to enable them to obtain deed the low-pressure stages of the and that a woman who is married livery from the factory.
The new regulation had been
injection air compressor.
in this fashion to an American carried out successfully for the land high-pressure stages of
The pistons of the intermediate citizen might find herself in an past few months, but, on Sunday, a pression are driven from a separate
unpleasant predicament. inbourer from the gunboat "Ying-crank on the crank shaft, which is jui went to the factory on instruc-arranged away an lions from his foreman and took scavenge pump cranks.. Above the vice from Southampton to Canada,
between the two
In connection with their new ser- Before he cylinders of each scavenge pump to be operated by the R.M.S. reached his ship, however, an arm-there is a supercharging pump, the "Albertic," 19,000 tons, and the 6,956 1st June Monila, Sandakan, Thursday Island,ed patrolman stopped him and ask function of which is to raise the R.M.S. "Megantic," 14,878 fons, the
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & ed
for Melbourne.
his requisition. labourer said that, owing to the air to about 11 lb. per square inch. special arrangements have been
The normal pressure of the scavenge White Star Line person in charge not being there When that is done the engine will, made for these ships to sail from. because of it beg Sunday, and as we are informed, give an increas-Southampton at 2.30 ship repaired, he came to the face cent. The main object of this ar- South the captain was anxious to get the ed output of from 15 to 20 per enabling passengers tory without the requisition. and rangement is primarily to provide a leave their homes on the morning ofered to hand the guard his num-means of meeting peak loads in of sailing. The White Star Line West of England to ber tag so that he could exchange power station works, Bo
B. I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Ist and 2nd class passengers. All steamers are filted with wireless and carry a qualified surgeon.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)
TANDA ST. ALBANS 4,500 20th June ARAFURA
0,000 d Aug.
Regular monthly sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia,
The E. & A. S.S. Co., Ltd., steamera will also.call at Shanghai, Hollo, Cebu, Kolambugan, Tawau, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route sa taducement ǝfèrr,
Frequent connections from Australia with the following-
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. O. Koyal Hall steamers to London vin 'Suez Canal, The P. & O. Branch Service of atcamera to London via the Cape, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
TAKLIWA
TANDA
DELTA
•NOVARA *DEVANHA
7,936 8th
6,956 Sth
8,097
11th
6,980
12th
May
8,155 17th
May
*MIRZAPORE
-6,715 21st
May
0.715 24th 10,601
SANTHIA RANPURA THAWA
*NANKIN
ST. ALBANS TAKADA
KHYBER
TALANBA
May Amoy, Moji, Kobe, Oraka & Yhamn. May
Maji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 4 p.m.
May S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. S'hai, Moji. Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe, Osaka & Y'hams, Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. Amoy, Moli, Kobe & Osala." Shal, Kobe & Yokohama. Antor, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. S'hai, Maji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobo & Osaka, Shai, Hoji. Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama
May 25th. MAY 10,000
2nd June 7,058 5th June 4,500 6th June 8,040 7th 9,114 8th
Jun
June
8,018 17th
June
RAWALPINDI
16,019 22nd
June
*NELLORE
6,553
3rd
KASHMIR
ARAFURA RAJPUTANA
KALYAN PANDA
July S'hai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 8,985 8th July S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama 6,000
10th July
Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. 16,568 20th July S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama.
8,144 3rd
Aug. S'hai, Meji, Kobe & Yokohama, 0,955 7th
Aug. Mo, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Cargo only.
All dates are approximate and subject so alteration without notice. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
Passengera for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel expenses at Angapore while awaiting the on-carrying steamer.
All Cablas are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Teamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries,
iron tub.
com-
WHITE STAR LINE.
and
announce that
p.m., thus from the
that a b.h.p. unit will deal representatives, wearing the com- main-pany's badge, meet all travellers
2,400 b.h.p. and
will
con-
it for the certificate when he had 2,000 obtained it the next day from his with fareman. But the soldier insisted tain that output without addi-on their arrival at Southampton upon the observance of the regula- tional stress being imposed on tion. A quarrel enaued
Town or Weat Station, and and number of other labourers
aits working parts. In addition to arrange, if desired, for the soon such a regular increased load, the veyance of passengers baggage. the excitement. The soldier then a further 20 per cent. overload, or, gathered round the pair, adding to supercharged engine will deal with from the station to the steamer. aimed his gun at the men, who say, a total of 2,880 b.h.p., which neeing his action mobbed him and can safely be carried for about took away his rifle and ammuni-two hours. tion. In the affray, the soldier
Parcela measuring một more than 24 ft. x 8 ft. x 1⋅ft. will be receivoded to fulfil all the requirements of can be operated by hand.
at the Company's Office up: to Noon on the day previous to safling.
For further Information, Passage Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents.
4. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., HONGKONG.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE
"BLUE FUNNEL" LINE.
(OCEAN SS. CO., LTD. & CHINA MUTUAL 8.8. CO., LTD.) AND
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.). SAILINGS FROM `HONG KONG." 8.9. "CITY OF EastbournE" Via Suez Canal
S.S. ADRASTUS"...
Vis Suez Canal
Via Suez Canal
9.8. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE". Via Suez Canal 5.8. "HELENUS”
11th May. 4th Jane. 15th June 29th June.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at Owners" Option.
Bubject to change without notice.
For Freight and particulars apply to:--
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE oF THE BANK, LINE, LTD, Hong Kong Hong Kong & Canton: JARDINE, MATHESON. a.
the
Asia" left Vancouver for Hong MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS. The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of
hai, on April 27 and is due here Kong via Japan ports and Shang- Ex-on May 14.
servo-
on or
ULLAR STEAMSHIP LIR JERICAN MAIL LING
"Do I think I'm going to have a good trip and a good time? Why, my dear, your question is quite out of order. I'm traveling on the President Liners and that should be sufficient to dispel any concern you might have about my comfort or time hanging heavily on my hands. May I suggest that you try the President Liners and *** learn what traveling really is!”.
Weekly Trans-Pacific Service
To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Bell via Honolulu Postaightly sailings on Tuesdays
To Seattle and Victoria The Short, Straight Route to America Corriginiy silings on Wednesdays
Pres. McKinley May 8th 11 am, Pres. Grant
Pres. Jefferson .May 22nd Pres. Lincoln Pres. Cleveland
June 5th Pres: Madison Pres. Pierce ....June 19th Fres, Jackson
.May, 16th .May 20th
..June 12th Jane 26th
£120, 112 Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connection with all Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines ACROSS United States and Canada, liberal atop-over privileges for sight-seeing
Europe and New York Direct
ROUND THE WORLD
Formightly callings on Sunday vio Manila. Survits, Colombo, Sues Comal, Alamadzia Naples, Genos, farseilles, New York and Boo Pres. Wilson...May 20th 8 a.m Pres-Van Buren June 3rd 8 a.m1. Pres. Huyen...June 17th 8 a.m.
Pres. Polk .....July Ist 8 a.. Pres. Adoma...July 15th 8 a.m. Pres. Garfield July 29th 8am. To Manila -
Pres. Jefferson May 8th Gp.m. Pres. Grant ....May 12th 6 p.in, Pres. Wilson...May 20th 6 a.m.
Pres. Lincoln .May 22nd 6 p.m. Pres. Cleveland May 26th 6 p. Pres. Van Buren June 3rd Ba.m.
For Bookings, Passenger and Freight Information apply to Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 791 Cable Address "Dollar"
American Mail Line
and
Dollar Steamship Line
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERY, BOILER MAKENS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS, AB work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We here over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Office: $4, Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Bel-Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel. Kowloon Na. #. Estimates furnished on application,
Hong Kong, April 1, 1924.
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: “MANIFESTO” HONGKONG.
· Codes Used; A1, A.B.C. Fifth Edition; Engineering: First and Second Edition;
Western Union and Watkina.
DOCK OWNERS, SHIP BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, ELECTRICIANS.
An interesting feature of the was slightly injured, but he man-arrangement adopted on aged to escape and repart to his perimental engine is the servo- leader. The Intter at once
The Swedish East Asiatic Co. pro-motor mechanism which allows the M.V. "Rankine" left Hamburg on ceeded to the scene and requested supercharging pump to come into April 4 and is due here the labourers to go back to their operation automatically when the about May 25.. work, and also sent men to report load on the engine rises to Mr. Ma,
to more than, say, 75 per cent, of Ita normal The labourers reported the mat-rated capacity. The servo-motor ter to the Labour Union and three operating the throttle valve, which members of the Executive Com-admits the high supercharged air mittes called upon Mr. Ma with the to the main cylinder, is couple demand that the following condi- so as to work in connection with tions should be carried out before the low pressure stage of the in- a settlement could be reached: justion air compressor. considered as a delinquency on the load on the engine, when it The captain of the guard should be pressure in this stage varies with Ав the
the part of his superior officer; sol-rises to above 75 per cent, of the diers on patrol duty during the day normal rated output, the should not carry arms; and a motor immediately comes into ac- guarantee must be given that no tion and opens the supercharged recurrence of such action will take air throttle valve. Provision is place in future. Mr. Ma promis-also made whereby the same valve the labourers with the exception of the first, but this was considered the engine is the use of hydrauli- Another outstanding feature of unsatisfactory, and a meeting of cally-operated labourers was called to consider fuel valves in the lower cylinder. airless, infection the question. Pending a satis- These valves are four in number, factory settlement, a general strike and it has been found that a fuel negotiations between was declared. In the meantime, pump pressure of about 6,400 lbs. tives of the Union and the works atomisation of Oghter oils, such as representa per square inch serves for the are being carried on. In the gas oil, while a pressure of 8,500 course of an interview with a re- lbs. per square inch has been found presentative of the North-China to be more suited to the heavy fuel Daily News," Mr. Ma said that oils. Trials have also been çar- the trouble up to 4.30, April 23, ried out with the bottom cylinder had not been settled. He feared arranged for air injection, and that there were undesirables who comparative figures for the two were attempting to create trouble systems have thereby been obtain- among the workers and he had ed. A decision has yet to be come taken the matter up. If he found to with regard to the actual sys that outsiders were trying to cause tem which will be employed with. unrest, he would take every step to Sulzer double-acting motors, but punish them.
it is felt by the builders that both systems will be available, and will be applied to meet the differing re- quirements of actual service, and the particular styna able in a giver case.
Hong Kong has been declared plagae infected by the authorities
DUTCH FREE Tadleg.
SS. "TAIPING.”
Speed 14.77 LILP. 4090 D.W. 4215 tons.
Built and engined by the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager:
R. M. DYER, B.Sc., M.J.N.A., Kowloon Dock, Hongkong,