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G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle, SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TENYO MARU
Tuesday, 12th June. KOREA MARU (Calls at Keelung) Tuesday, 28th June. LONDON via Singapore, Suez, Marseilles & Ports.
HAKUSAN MARU KITANO MARU
HARUNA MARU
2nd June. ... Saturday, ......................... Saturday, 18th June. Baturday, Both June.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
TANGO:MABU
AKI MARU
Wednesday, 20th June.
Wednesday, 26th Joly,
11th June.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
Monday, SADO MARI.....
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan, Honolulu, Los
Mexico & Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Thursday, 31st May,
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new
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-Reuter's American Service.
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Porta.
WAKASA MARU
Saturday, 9th June.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vla PANAMA.
+ KUMA MARU
† ASUKA MARU
↑ DAKAR MARU
Monday, 11th June.
16th June, Saturday,
LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Port Said & Ports.
Monday, 11th June.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, l'enang & Rangoon,
+ MORIOKA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
AKI MARU
Bunday, 10th June.
... Friday, 22nd June.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
† MALACCA MARU (Moji direct) ..Thursday, KATORI MARU
† DELAGOA MARU
†Cargo only.
7th June,
Monday,
11th June.
Thursday,
14th June.
Subject to alteration without notice.
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel. Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments.)
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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
ANDES MARU
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Sald,
..Sunday, 3rd June.. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town MANILA MARU...........Saturday, 30th June. BOMBAY--Yls Singapore 'and Colombo
CELEBES MARU...
TACOMA MARU
INDUS MARU....
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IN NORWAY.
PROPOSED ASSISTANCE OF THE STATE.
SECTION.
BIAS BAY. DRIVE.
CANTON ADMIRAL DRAWS UP SCHEME:
MARSHAL LI'S APPROVAL.
followed by others, quite other
On account of the frequent conditions would be created for piracies on the China Coast, atates rational working, and intensity on the "Canton Gazette," It is report- the part of the men. During the ed that Admiral Chan Chak, Com- negotiations between the shipown mandant of the Naval Bureau, has ers and the shipbuilders it was drawn up an effective scheme to shown that a difference exists be exterminate the pirates in Blas tween the prices in Norway and
those abroad, but this difference Bay. As previously stated, a re- has been diminished. Moreover, the connoltring party will be sent from Canton, to be followed by gunboats! activity at the yards in Oslo is now
last and marines so that all pirate laira considerably greater than year, and the hope is expressed will be swept out once for all.
This proposed campaign is now that this will continue' gradually
before Marshal Li Chai-sum for also in the case of the other parts
is expected that approval, and it an expedition will be despatched about the country.
at an early date.
at SINGAPORE'S DOCK.
THE TOURING OF THE SECTIONS OUT EAST.
The Question of Credits, Naturally one must be pre-
for pared
disappointments the beginning, and
this in respect Mr. Bygg states that been shown that the It has credit conditionsre a decisive matter. The credit conditions offered abroad are so favourable that orders have been, placed in other countries, notwithstanding that the offers were not so much just been made to cover the voyage At the beginning of last Novem- different from each other as not to of the new floating dock from the ber a Stavanger newspaper made have been surmountable. This Tyne to Singapore. It la
com- posed that the dock leave the Tyne an appeal to the chief director of circumstance brought the the Bank of Norway, asking to mittee to the question as to whe-in June, and be taken out in two
four take the initiative in the direction ther some means could not be "tows," consisting of
CREDIT OBTAINED ABROAD.
THE INSURANCE.
Lendon, Yesterday.
Insurance arrangementa, have
pro-
and
It is understood that the first
of securing co-operation between found during the difficult period of three sections respectively. the parties directly interested, so transition for equalising this in- as, If possible, to get the Norwegian equality. Just at present nego-four sections are valued for lasur. shipbuilding industry on its feet tiations are proceeding about variance at £550,000 sterling, and the again. Mr. Rygg, the director in ous orders which would be placed other three at £350,000. The whole question, acceded to this request, if Norwegian buildere could offer, dock is insured against all risks at a premium of 6 por cent, but re- and the Bank of Norway was the favourable conditions of credit.
During these considerations Mr. Insurances against the risk of total means of bringing about the ap pointment of a committes repre Rygg states that the committee dis- loss have only recently been placed Offers on senting the various branches concussed the question with the Gov- by the underwriters. cerned. As it recently became ernment, which has shown much the risk were at three, four, and known that the committee had just interest in its solution. The com- even five per cent.-Reuter. dealt with an important point, Mr.mittee have not thought of creati
ON THE CLYDE. Rygg was asked to
express his ing any permanent institution, but opinion concerning the presént simply a provisional credit ar-
NEW CONTRACTS rangement. The idea has natur
SCARCE. position of the matter.
Mr. Rygg is reported to have ally fallen upon the State Ship! stated that the shipowners' a880- Fund, which now has at disposal
Complaint is made in Clyde ship- ciation was induced to send a cir-a capital of 17,000,000 kr. It is cular to its members with a re- thought of employing the fund for building circles regarding the quest that those who wanted to lending money on second mortgage scarcity of new contracts. Most enter on ships built in Norway. There of the firms have a fair amount of grant work on hand, but the disturbing into negotiations with Norwegian are institutions which can
is that yards with the object of getting the loans in the first place of 50 features of the situation the price difference equalised. In per cent. of the value of the ship, orders are not being secured in the same way application was and the Ship Fund could then ad-sufficient numbers to fill and made through the shipbuilders' as-vance loans afterwards up to 70 vacant places on the buliding:
sociation to its membra to mani- per cent. for a comparatively short berths:
Nineteen vessels of 28,434 tons feat all possible interest during time for redemption. That rate the negotiations with the shipown of interest must be fixed on a rea- gross were launched in April, as ascer sonable level, and consequently be againat twenty-one ships of $8,700 ers. The question was to tain whether, by means of mutual applied according to individual tons in April last year. The pro- ductivity for the four months of accommodation, it would not be cases..
As the matter is provisional the year comprises sixty, craft, ag possible to reach bullding prices
to gregating 196,800 tons, more than which could be accepted by Nor arrangement the question, is
find the cheapest possible adminis-double that for the corresponding wegian shipowners.
tration, and the Bank of Norway period last year. has expressed' Its readiness to as- gist in this matter. It is con. sidered that such a credit arrange-HONG KONG HEIGHTS ting the industry in, activity again,
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZAŃZIBAR AND contract for ships should
MOMBASA-Via Singapore, and Colombo.
"CHICAGO MARU
SHUNKO MARU
.Sunday, 3rd June.
.Thursday, 21st June.
.Thursday, 5th July,
...Friday, 1st June.
Thursday, 5th July.
Wednesday, 25th July.
CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
SEATTLE MARU
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghat
Зарав parts
AFRICA MARU (From Shanghai)..Thursday, 31st May."" ARIZONA MARU
HAIPHONG-YI HOHOW & PAKHOI
MENADO MARU
Monday, 11th June.
....Friday, 8th June 10 a.m. NEW YORK-Ya Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama
HAVANA MARU
Middle of June.
JAPAN PORTS
ATLAS MARU
SOURABAYA MARU
KEELUNG-Yia SWATOW & AMOY
HOZAN MARU
KISHU MARU
TAKAO-Vin SWATOW & AMOY
DELI MARU
SOCRABAYA MARU
TAKAD & KEELUNG
Tuesday, 5th June. .Friday, 8th June..
.Sunday, 3rd June Noon. .Sunday, 10th June noon
Thursday, 31st June 10 a.m.
Friday, 8th Juno.
:
The director proceeds to say that the main problem is to reduce the costs of production. In this
connection not only are the wages
For further particulars please apply to:-OSAKA BHOSEN KAISHA. of importance, but the question igment will be a good ineans for get
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the
For the information of visitors but at the same time eforte must the following list of some of the bo made to bring down the costs of highest points on the Island and production to a competitive level. Mainland. 18 published:
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Moreover, the chair- man of the Norwegian Ship Mort- gage Bank considers. It gratifying that something is now being done from an authoritative source to help the shipbuilding industry.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.
The P. & O. 8.5. "Jeypore" left Shanghal for this port on May 29 at 1.80 p.m. with the Mails, and is due here to-morrow at about 5 aan.
The-Ben Line a.. "Benlomond from Leith, Middlesbro'- Antwerp, London and Straits leff Singapore for this port on May 29, and is due to arrive here on Sunday.
The P. & 0.8.8. Nankin" left Singapore for this pott yesterday at 6 am. with the Malls, and la due here on, June 6 at about noon.
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