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FOR NEW YORK AND BOSTON via SUEZ. M.V. "GREYSTOKE CASTLE" Salls on/or about 28th June.
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LONDON
NEXT SAILINGS.
£72.10,0
£80.0.0.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI.
From Hong Kong.. " .Salla on/or about 23rd June. ..Salla on/or about 19th July. ..Salls on/or about 16th August,
M.V. "ESQUILINO"
M.V. "ROMOLO"
S.S. "VENEZIA"
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE.
M.V. "VIMINALE" M.V. "ESQUILINO"
M.V. "ROMOLO"
NATAL LINE
From Hong Kong. .Sails on/or about 26th June. .Sails on/or about 24th July, .Saila on/or about 21st August.
OF STEAMERS
·FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
Regular Passenger and Cargo Service to South African Ports. Through Bills of Lading issued from Hong Kong.
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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.
KOREA MARU (Calls at Keelung) Tuesday, 26th June. Tuesday, 10th July. SHINYO MARU LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez
... Saturday, ..... Saturday,
HARUNA MARU
KAMO MARU
30th June. 14th July,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.
Wednesday, AKI MARU BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
+GENOA MARU
25th July.
Wednesday, 27th June.
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One of the best known vessels on
of Barrow, now
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PORT OF LONDON.
THE ROYAL VICTORIA DOCK,
GREAT TRADE RECORD.'
en".
THE LOAD LINE.
CARRIAGE OF TIMBER QUESTION.
DECK CARGO.
London. As already indicated in "The Journal of Commerce," the Load Line Committee fa now deal- ing with that portion of its invasti- gation which refers to the rlage of timber deck cargoes. committee have met twice
session.
CAY+
The
and
Sir Wil-
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1928.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.:
17 Days Hongkong-Vantnaver, 14 Days Shanghal-Vancouver,"
11 Daya Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver.
SAILINGS 1928.
STEAMERS
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA. EMPRESS OF RUSSIA - EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA
Leave
Leave
Hong Kong Shai Kobe Y'hama
Leave Leave July 4 July, 7. July 18 July 21 Ang. 8 Aug. 11 Aug. 29 Sept. 1 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Oct. 9 Oct. 6 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Nov. 7 Nov, 10 Nov. 28 Dec. 1
V'ver
Arrive
July 21
Aug.
July 10 July 12 July 24 July 26 Aug. 14 Aug. 16 Aug. 25 Sept. 4. Sept. 6 Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 29 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 ·Oct. 20 Oct. 80 Nov. 1 Nov. 10 Nov. 18 Nov. 15 Nov. 24 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 15
SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE.
£120: First class throughout
£112: First class Pacific and rail, Cabin class Atlantic.
83: Second class Pacific, First cines rail.
and Cabin class Atlantic.
Atlantic sailings from"Montreal and Quebec overy tow days to Liverpool," Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg.
HONG KONG-MANILA SERVICE.
Leave Hong Kong
June 27
Arrive Manila
July 10
June 20 July 12
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA EMPRESS OF ASIA
Leave Arrive Manila Hong Kong June 29 July 1 July 19 July 15
I
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London. The main subject dis- at both sassions took evidence the Channel Islands' route has end-cussed at a recent meeting of the on the subject. The well-known ed her days, for the Great Western Port of London Authority was the shipowners Mr. W. R. Souter, of steamer Reindeer is offered for facilities afforded at the Royal Vic-Newcastle-on-Tyne, and
Just toria Dock. A lot of criticism has liam Reardon Smith, Bart, of sale as she lies at Cardift. thirty years old, she has had an in- been passed upon the Authority for Cardiff, gave evidence at the first teresting and very useful career, its attitude on this subject, and It
Mr. Souter has had considerable and has proved an excellent invest looks as if the criticism was about!
experience in the sea transport of They had to bear fruit ment for her owner.
As a result of the western en timber and spoke on the subject at her bullt in 1897 by the Naval Con- struction and Armaments Company, trance to the Royal Victoria Dock the International Shipping: Con- (E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from S'hai)
Mesara. Vickere, having been closed to traffic for ference held in London Last year. and she was a great improvement some months past owing to its bad le also had a good deal to do with have the drawing up of the new proposed on the box of six yours before. condition, representations She and her sister, the "Roebuck," been received, on the one hand from subject which engaged the atten were made as big as was permitted various leading firms and bodies in- tion of the Merchant Shipping Ad- by the harbours at Weymouth and terested in the lighterage trade, visory Committee for some time in Guernsey, and with their passenger millers and waterside manufactur-1825. It is the report of this body accommodation of over 700 apiece ers whose trattic is largely lighter, which the Board of Trade has re- they were regarded as most satised to and from the docks, urging ferred to the Load Line Commit
tee for consideration. factory vessels. The "Reindeer"the necessity for the retention of was a steel twin-screw schooner the western entrance as a barge,
Master and Owner, rigged steamer of 1,193 tons gross, lock, while on the other hand cer
also had considerable experience: with triple expansion engines do- tain shipowners are desirous of Sir William Reardon Smith has signed to give her a steady 20 knots, the permanent closing of the and she has been capable of 17 trance. The Port Authority have of the timber carrying trade bc- dry the lock gate tween ports abroad and his experi- knots until the end. She was orl decided to ginally designed for the night ser. platforms to enable a detailed ex. ence both as master and owner ex--- vice, and in addition to her passen.amination to be made, with the tending over many years must be of
considerable value. ger accommodation had stowage for view of ascertaining the exact con quite a considerable quantity of dition of the entrance below water. No doubt both of these gentle- men spoke of the operation of the high-priced express' cargo. On trial
The Port Authority have ac special timber load line adopted by she made 20% knots, and was im mediately put on the Channel cepted the tender of Biessrs. Worth the Scandinavian countries which Islands run, which she maintained ington Simpson, Ltd., to supply has exercised the mind of the ship- impounding Plug industry for some years. The with the greatest success until Ocot electrically-driven
for existing deeper loading allowed by this ber, 1914, when she was taken up plant in substitute
at the West special load line acts undoubtedly by the Government as a transport.steam-driven plant
She was almost immediately after India Dock. The machinery will to the prejudice of British shipping, wards transferred to the Navy as a be capable of pumping the requir- and the industry awaita with in- with ed amount of water in four hours!terest the report of the Load Line together sweeper, several other railway vessels which cach tide to maintain the dock Committee on this particular inno had the speed necessary to clear a water at T.H.W. level. A contract vation in freeboard assignment. channel before the Fleet. When has also been placed with the Cleve- At the second session the wit- They were Sir the specially designed sloops were land Bridge and Engineering Co, nesses came from the Timber
Ltd., for the supply and erection of Trade Federation. commissioned the "Reindeer" was sent to the Mediterranean," where the lock gates for the new entrance Keith Price and Mr. Charles Gane. is the chairman of she did very useful sweeping and to the South West India Dock. A The former despatch work, but where she got is well known, the West India and Messrs. Price and Pierce, Ltd., who rather badly knocked about when Millwall Docké system is being are amongst the largest importers of timber in this country, and Mr. she ventured. too close inshore completely modernised and interGane, of Messrs. Charles Gane. and commodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in State-
connected. under a Turkish battery. She was also responsible for rescuing the
Floot
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SAILING DATES FOR JUNE, 1928 (subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2.00 pm.
S.S. "TAI HING"
S.S. "TAI MING” · · [1,068 tons Capt. O. B. Wilks.] 1619 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.]
SUN. 24th
FRL 20th MON. 25th
Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- rooms and Saloon.. The "Tai Hing" is atted with Wireless.
These vessels leave Hong Kong for Wuchow (via Samshul, Shiahing,
Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20. Menis, & Wines aro Hong Kong Arrivals and Departures from Hol On Whart. be obtained on board.
For information apply to
87, Counsaght Road West, Phone: Central 893.
KWONG WING
Co.,
Ltd.
Among other important contracts Co., has also very considerable ex- majority of the survivors of H.M.S./ entered into by the Authority re-perience of the timber trade. It la. Takhing. & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (vla sáme Porte) every 5 or "Majestic," when that vessel was cently are:-Renewal of 20 obsolete Perhaps, significant that the com torpedoed off Cape Helles. Imme hydraulic movable quay cranes atmittee is not only taking evidence diately after the Armistice she was the India and Millwall and Royal from those responsible for the car-o sent back to home waters to assist Victoria and Albert Docks; renewal riage of timber, but also from those acquainted with the qualities of in the repatriation of the Army in of roof, floor, platform, quay and who merchant timber and are well France, and she was not ready to permanent way at No. 5 Shed, Royal resume her pre-war service until Albert Dock; reconstruction of loco both light and heavy wood, the two running shed, South Dock, West Categories into which the regula February, 1920.
In May, 1925, it was announced India Dock; necessary alterations tions at present in force divide the that she would be sold, the new at the Canadian Produce Warewood carried as deck cargo. steamers "St. Helier" and "St,house (East), Surrey Commercial! Julien" rendering her surplus to Docks, for the accommodation of
New Zealand cheese, the requirements of the company, but her owners did not consider
The experimental searchlights
·SHIPBUILDING- ORDER,
The Standrad Fruit and Steam- that the offers were satisfactory, fitted at the King George V. Dry and she was refitted at Plymouth Dock having proved advantageous ship Corporation, New Orleans, SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles. for a spare ship, Soon after she for the drydocking of vessela at are stated to have ordered two pas
Mexico & Panama.
GINYO MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via
KAMAKURA MARU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin
†TAKAOKA MARU
Thursday, 12th July.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
+ DURBAN MARU
Wednesday, 4th July.
Tuesday, 10th July.
Saturday, 80th June,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
+ RANGOON. MARÜ
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ BINGO MARU
+ SEIYO MARU (Moji direct)
ATSUTA MARU
MATSUYE MARU
†Cargo only.
+
the
SILK MOVEMENT.
was recommissioned she was used night, the Port Authority have au- senger and cargo vessels from for trying out Mr. D. B. S. Shan-thorised the provision of similar Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham Singapore, Cape Town & Poris mon's patent wireless telephony, searchlights at their dry docks at Richardson, but the builders have
Tuesday, 17th July.
and almost immediately afterwards, Tilbury, Royal Albert and Millwall not confirmed the order. while running in place of the Docks in view of the increasing PANAMA.
damaged "St. Helier," she rammed number of vessels docking after the pier at Jersey and damaged her dark. Mr. J. D. Gilbert, D.L., J.P., bow severely. She was repaired has been appointed the Port Au by Cammell Lairds, on the Mersey, thority's representative on
Silk forwarded from here by the and on the way round picked up the River Wandle Advisory Committee.
A Trade Record.
Empress of Asia" on May 30 ar crew of the ketch "Denbighshire
The Board of Trade shipping ton-rived in New York (St. John's Lass," which had foundered off the
the "Reindeer nage figures for the 12 months end-Park) on June 20 having been 21 Smalls. Had not arrived when she did it is doubtfuled March, 1928, show that the total days in transit.
with and departures whether they would have survived.urriyala The repairs completed, she ran on cargoes and in ballast (foreign and the summer excursion traffic to the coasting trade) for the United islands, and replaced the "St. Kingdom amounted to 330,931,000 lelier" during the winter, carry- net register tons, as compared with ing out further very useful testa 276,078,000. net register tons for with the Marconi direction finder. 1926, an increase of 54,763,000 tons. The figure for the Port of London The decision to give additional ac- commodation to the new "Roebuck" 18 52,577,000 net reglater tons, an and her sister the "Sambur" ren-Increase of 3,299,000 tons as com- ders her surplus to the company's pared with the previous year, and represents 15.9 per cent. of the! present requirements.
total for the United Kingdom. The figures for 1926 were, however, un-
Saturday, 23rd June. Tuesday, 26th June. Tuesday, 26th June, Tuesday, 26th June.
Subject to alteration without notice.
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, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore
Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
ALTAI MARU M......................... ........Wednesday,
11th July. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Vis Saigon, Singapore,
Calombo, Durban & Cape Town MANILA, MARU ...........
BOMBAY-Via Singapore and Colombo
TACOMA MARU
INDUS MARU
BURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND
MOMBABA-Via Bingapore and Colombo, PANAMA MARU
Monday, 2nd July.
Baturday, 23rd June. Thursday, 5th July.
Bunday, 8th July.
Thursday 5th July. .Wednesday, 26th July,`.
fapan ports
CALCUTTA Vla Bingapore, Penang and Rangoon
SHUNKO MARU
BEATTLE HARU
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Vin. Shângbal and
ABADIA MARU (From Shanghal)Monday, 2nd July. BANGKOK-9ia › Balgon,
HAIPHONGYA HOTFOW A PARDI
NEW YORK-Via Japan porte, San Francisco & Panama
JAPAN PORTS CA
HAVANA MARU
‚End· of June.
SEATILE MARURI,
Saturday, 23rd June. Saturday, 7th July.
BATAVIA MARU
KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY MATERNA
SEATTLE MARU (direct to Healing). Saturday, 23rd June.
KEHU MARU
HOZAN MABU:
TAKAO, VL SWATOW & AMOTÍ
KOHOKU MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNGA
BATAVIA MARU
For further particulars please apply Wat, Censtent 274/4988, 4589, 4096.
Sunday, 24th June Noon, Sunday, 1st July. Noon.
Thursday,
Saturday, 7th July, tes-OSAKA BROBEN, KAISHA.
M. TAKEUCHI, Mann geri
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During the 12 months under re closing down their shipyard at view 61.9 per cent. of London's Greenock, and members of the shipping used the Authority's staff received notices terminating docks, the total tonnage being their engagement on June 30.
24,636,791, an increase of 2,149,009
Since purchasing the yard from tons. The total number of vessels Mesers. Caird and Co. several which entered the Authority's years ago, important extensions docks liable to dock dues was 0,515, have been in progress, and are not with a tonnage of 15,544,891, which yet completed
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is a record in the history of the docks. Of this total 11,854,512 tons was in respect of vessels which entered the docks to discharge only, AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT and to discharge and load from overseas ports," which is an in- crease of 51.7 per cent. In the dock shipping overseas trade during the past six years. The foregoing figures do not take into account the 152,015 barges of an estimated ton- nage of 9,608,800 tone which en- tered the Authority's docks during the year ended March, 1928.
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The Authority's dry docks were not used quite so much as during the previous year, the figures being 297. vessels, with a tonnage, of |2,797,440 tons gross.
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Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg Havre, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.
BOSTON, NEW YORK & BALTIMORE
SS. "CITY OF OSAKA" 8.5: "CITY OF EVANSVILLE". S.S. "CITY OF HALIFAX"
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25th July. ..25th Aug.
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