OCEANIC & ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO.
TACOMA, WASHINGTON.
STATES STEAMSHIP CO.、
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Direct Weekly Freight Service to
S.S. "CRISFIELD
DUTCH YARDS.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
EXISTENCE OF PRECARIOUS SITUATION.
OVER-EXTENSION.
soon became practically impossible
SECTION.
even a bare living. The Rotter damacho Droogdok Maatschappij has no fewer than 18 building silps, and could by itself alone construct all the new mercantile tonnage re- quired by Holland.
Repair Competition Heen. The only profits which the ship building yards have realised, apart from warship construction, hava
from come
reasoning. Thus the Dutch ship- building yarda are now displaying
tondency to reject orders by which they have nothing to gain. Forty-Eight-Hour Week Blamed.
Never-
The main fact which emerges from this brief aurvey is that the demand for new tonnage stands in no sort of proportion to the capa- elty for production which the Dutch shipbuilding yards had ac quired during the war. On the other hand a certain number of orders have come from abroad-a submarine for Turkey, three steam- ers for Belgium, and a few orders for English account. These offer some slight compensation for the According to a special report is
Dutch contracts which have been sued in the "Bulletin d'Informa-
orders given out sent out of the country. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver. tion" of the Central Committee of a long time ago or from repairs theless, the prospects for maritime French Shipowners, the general necessitating drydocking. In this construction in Holland are far Sails about situation of the Dutch shipbuilding respect the Amsterdamsche Droog- from satisfactory, and even admit- Direct to San Francisco, Portland July 3rd yards is anything but satisfactory.dok Maatschappij has shown good ting that the ten or a dozen orders S.S." "OREGON" ...
For this state of affairs there are progress as compared with 1925 for new tonnage which are antici- S.S. "BEARPORT" Direct to San Francisco, Los Angeles July 10th various causes, some general and and 1926, although in this field pated for this year are all placed
The S.S. "WEST GAYOTE" Direct to San Franelsco, Portland July 18th others special.
numerous also competition is becoming very in the Netherlands, they will still shipbuilding yards which wara
bitter. English shipowners, the be inadequate for the productive S.S. "WEST HIMROD" Direct to San Francisco, Seattle, Tacoma,
Vancouver July 25th created immediately after the war "Bulletin" anys, are endeavouring, capacity of the industry.
in all maritime countries, when as far as possible, to have their "In maritime circles," the "Bul- 5.S. "WEST KADER" Direct to San Francisco, Portland July 30th there were expectations of large ships repaired in their own coun- letin" concludes, "there is no Direct to San Francisco, Los Angeles Aug. 9th orders for new tonnage, gave rise try; German ships no longer go to hesitation in attributing the da S.S. "WEST HOLBROOK" Direct to San Francisco, Portland Aug. 14th to such severe competition that it Amsterdam, while a large number cline of the Dutch shipbuilding in- S.S. “EDMORE“ ...... Direct to San Francisco, Tacoma Aug. 24th to secure contracts which would of Dutch vessels are sent for re-dustry to the 48-hour week and a
The Dutch shipbuilders, it is de- tion of the machinery. S.S. "WEST NIGER" .Direct to San Francisco, Portland Aug. 20th yield even a moderate profit. On pair to Hamburg or to the Baltic. not sufficiently intensive explolta- the other hand, the price of plates 'clared, prefer to let an order slip order to be entirely just it is neces- and shipbuilding steel in general through their fingers so as to be sary to add to these
causes the Through Bills of lading issued to United States and Canadian Common has increased to Overland Points and to Gulf and Atlantic Seaboard in prompt connection since the formation of the steel sure of not incurring a loss by acwell-known slowness of the Dutch
cepting it, as has been the case in workman," "cartel" as to become a real with fast steamers from San Francisco via Panama,
menace to the shipbuilding indus the course of the last few years. Occasionally there circum- try, which formerly was often able stances which the submission of a to proft by the bitter rivalry which tender at a low price as, for ex- prevailed between the English and ample, when the bullders happen to German steel producers.
be holding a large stock of the Since 1928 it would appear, ac-prime materials, (or when it is a cording to the report mentioned, question of a type of ships which
North wall basin: Wild Swan, that it has been impossible to con- has already been built at the yard Keppel; South wall basin: Kharki; struct in Holland any merchant and of which the plans and model East wall busin: Moth, LS, 127, of Dockyard: COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY. ship on which the builders could are still in existence, these all be- 133; North arm
realiae a profit. It is only from ing circumstances which make it Wanderer, Witherington, Wivern, warship construction that any re-possible. to effect considerable, Verity; West wall Dock: Veteran; muneration has been obtained. economies.
in Dockyard: Tarantula, Francol, The reason for this is that in Hol-¡ In the absence of these favour, B.P.T.; No. 2 buoy: Wishart: No. land, as in other countries, there able factors, however, any tender 3. buoy: Wolverine; No. 6 buoy: are too many shipyards in proporat a low price will inevitably bring Berwick; No. 8 buoy Titania, L20, tion to the needs of the shipown-about a loss of money. Sometimes L33; No. 10 buoy: Thracian; No. ers, who already have more ton one will find shipbuilders who are 12 buoy: Marazion; No. 13 buoy: nage than they require. These es- willing to work at reduced prices L15, L19; No. 18 buoy: Ruthenia.
Foreign warships: French: tablishments, especially those of in the hope that an intensive ex-
Portuguese: Rotterdam, underwent an extraor-ploitation of their building slips Vigilante;
Patria; dinary extension during the war, will enable them to realize a profit. but the present day orders are in- Facts, however, have invariably sufficient to enable them to earn shown, the fallaciousness of-such buoy),
FOR MANILA, ILOILO & CEBU.
S.S. "OREGON"
S.S. "BEARPORT"
S.S. "WEST CAYOTE"
General Oriental Agenti,
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June 9th. June 14th.
June 22nd.
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N.Y.IK LINE
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G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
SIBERIA MARU
TAIYO MARU
TENYO MARU
*Calls Keelung.
HAKOZAKI MARU
HAKUSAN MARU
Thursday, 15th May. Tuesday, 20th May. Tuesday, 12th June.
LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Porta.
KITANO MARU
Saturday, 19th May. Saturday,
2nd June. Saturday, 10th June.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
MISHIMA MARU
Wednesday, 23rd May. Wednesday,
20th June.
Friday, 11th May,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
TANGO MARU
ТЛИВА МARU
† MOJI MARU
Mexico & Panama.
Sunday, 27th May.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
RAKUYO MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via
HAKATA MARU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via
+TSUYAMA MARU
Thursday, 31st May.
Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
Wednesday, 9th May. PANAMA.
Sunday, 13th May.
Wednesday, 13th June.
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Fort Said & Ports.
觱
FUJI MARU
TOYOOKA MARU
TOTTORI MARU
Wednesday, 23rd May.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
+ CEYLON MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
TANGO MARU
Wednesday, 9th May.
Saturday, 19th May.
Friday, 18th May.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
† DURBAN MARU (Calls Nagasaki) Sunday, 13th May.
+ NAGATO MARU (Moji direct)... Sunday, 18th May. HARUNA MARU
Monday,
14th. May.
+Cargo only, Subject to alteration without notice.
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O. S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-Via Singapore
Colombo, Buez and Port Eald.
ANDES MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Salgon, Singapore,
AMUR MARU
Sunday, 13th May:
Tuesday, 5th June.
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town
SANTOS MARU
MANILA MARU
Friday, 25th May. Saturday, 20th June:
BOMBAY Via Singapore and Colombo
SUMATRA MARU (Calls at Penang) Saturday, 19th May.
Sunday, 3rd-June... ..... Wednesday, 20th June.
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR ANDĮ
MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo,
CELEBES MARU
INDUS MARU
CHICAGO MARU
..Friday. 1st June.
KASADO MARU
..Friday, 25th May.
TACOMA MARU
..Monday, 25th Juna.
Japan ports
CALCUTTA Yla Singapore, Penang and Rangoor
VICTORIA. SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Vie 'Shanghai' and
ALABAMA MARU (from Bhanghri) Thursday, 10th May." AFRICA MARU (from Shangha).:Thursday, 21st May. HAIPHONG VIS HOIHOW & PAKHOI
Friday, 8th Jane 10 s.m
MENADO MARU
NEW YORK Via Japan ports, San Francisco & PADAR
JAPAN PORTS
ALTAI MARU...
TACOMA MARU
HEIYO MARU
EELING_Via SWATCH - AMOT
KISHU MARU
HOZAN MARU
TAKAO-Via AWATOW. & AMOY
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG“
SOURABAYA MARU
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Sunday, 13th May..
„Thursday. 24th May.
Friday, 25th May.
Fundiny, 18th May Noon.
Sunday, 28th May noon
Thursday,
ursday, 17th May noon Wednesday 6th June, to:-OSAKA SHOSEN KÄISHA
M. TAKBUCHI, Manager.
such an extent
are
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
And in
Warships in port. this morning were as follow:-
American: Sacramento (at No. 11 buoy) and Chaumont (at No. 1
BANK LINE LTD.
AGENTS FOR
ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL S.S. CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE.
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT.:
ELLERMAN LINE
88. "CITY OF BOMBAY" .Havre, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Huil..... 25th May, S.S. "CITY OF CARLISLE” Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg S.S. "CITY OF BEDFORD" Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE.
S.S. "CITY OF EASTBOURNE" S.S. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE". S.S. "CITY OF OSAKA"
via Suez Canal
vla Suez Canal
vla Suez Canal
ALSO AGENTS FOR.
.24th June. 1.25th July.
11th May.
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SWEDISH SHIPPING.
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IN FOREIGNERS' BIG SHARE IN
FAVOUR.
INCREASED TRADE.
A special general meeting of the According to a report in Cairn Line Steamships was held in the "Kommersiella Meddelanden," Sweden's foreign shipping was Newcastle, to confirm the resolu considerably larger in 1927 than tions approving of the reduction of in 1926, amounting to 18.7 per AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE capital passed at an extraordinary cent. This increase, however, falls mainly on foreign vessels. meeting on March 20.
The increase for Swedish is only Sir William Noble, Bart, was in 1,061,862 tons, whilst that for the chair, and the resolutions were foreign vessels is 4,059,234 tons. passed by an overwhelming major- A change has thus taken place in the extent of the participation of Mr. R. S. Tate, of Trimdon, Swedish vessels in foreign ship- The share of Swedish again led the opposition to the pro- ping. posals. He attacked them as be- vessels, which in 1926 was 50,8 ing unnecessary in view of the ex-¡ per cent., was only 46.1 per cent.
ANDREW WEIR & CO.
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
S.S. "FORRESBANH"
SERVICES TO
via Suez Canal
MAURITIUS & SOUTH AFRICA
S.S. "TINHOW"
15th June. 13th July.
ity.
AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE cellent state of the fleet, and oug-in 1927.
6th July. ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE
End of July.
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THE BANK LINE, LTD.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
Call Flag:
-DRY DOCK-
Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Feet, Depth on Centre of
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
STAIKOO»OCK," HONGKONG:
No: 212;
WANE. PENNANT."
SI (H.W.OST.) 34 ft. 6 ins THREE SLIPWAYS Capable of Handling Salps
to 3,000 Tons Displacement. Electric Crane at Sen Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AGENTS, HONGKONG. CHINA & JAPAN
gested that the shareholders had In comparing the cargo-carry- nover given the details to which ing and non-cargo-carrying, ton- they were entitled on the matter. He nage it is found that the percent- also suggested that it was strange age in ballast was increased as re. that_proposals for reduced capital gards arrivals from 24.7 per cent.
1926 should coincide with the arrange-in
to 28.9. per ment between Cairns Noble and cent. in 1927, but de- ¡Co., the managing firm, and creased for outgoing tonnage per Furness Withy and Co. He moved cent. in 1927. The total increase that the meeting be adjourned, and in the former instance falls on a committee of shareholders be up-foreign vessels. The ballast per- pointed. He said that he and those centage has decreased for outgo who agreed with him were preparing Swedish vessels from 16,2 in ed to carry their opposition to 1926 to 15.4 in 1927, but increased Court when the application was for foreign vessels from 15.8 to 15.7. It thus appears that with Sir William Noble ruled the mo- regard to cargo the position for tlon out of order, and said that Swedish vessels, showed improve- much of Mr. Tate's speech was irment: relevant to the questions before the The total tonnage of vessels ar- meeting, but permitted him to read riving in Sweden in 1927 was in- the long statement he had prepar- creased for all the more import
ant nations. German-vessels
made.
ed.
Of this
Replying to Mr. Tate, the Chair, show the largest increase, which man said that the coincidence re- is probably connected with the ferred to by Mr. Tate was a, coin-large increase of the iron ore ex- cidence and nothing else. Some ports, amounting to more than 3 shareholders failed to appreciate million tons, as compared with the difference between physical de 1926.
increase the preciation and fall in values, main part arises, from ex- They had built ships and they had ports from Swedish harbours. to build to carry on their trade at The greater part of the iron ore a time when ships plates were 819 exports is shipped on foreign per ton, and now they were about vessels, mainly German. 28. They had one ship which cost. £280,000, which could now be built| AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT for less than half that amount: Neither their company nor any other could carry on meeting such reduced values out of profits. - The
By SWAYNE & HOYT, INC. proposals would put the company. on sound: financial basis, and he FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS was pleased to say that the proxies
ANGELES E showed that they bad an over-g.g. "WEST CALERA" May 10 whelming body of shareholders 3.8. "WEST IVAN". May 27 with them,mur
For MANILA & CEBU PAWLET May For full Information apply
SWAYNE HOYTYINCA LEVERETTINGS
At the close, several of the old bhareholders expressed their con- 5.8. fidence in Sir Wm. Noble and his directors, and a vote of thanks was carried with acclamation. F
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