DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD.
FOR NEW YORK, AND BOSTON via SUEZ.
M.V. "GREYSTOKÉ CASTLE” Sails on/or about 28th June.
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BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIESTE LONDON
NEXT SAILINGS.
£72.10.0 £80.0.0.
OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI
M.V. "ROMOLO" .S.S. "VENEZIA"
From Hong Kong,
Sails on/or about 19th July, Sails on/or about 16th August.
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI VENICE AND TRIESTE,
·M.V. “ESQUILINO” M.V: "ROMOLO"
From Hong Kong.
.Sails on/or about 24th July. .Sails on/or about 21st August.
NATAL LINE 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.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Lines apply to:--
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Telephone Central 1030,
NYISLINE
THROUGH BOOKING TO EUROPE AT REDUCED RATES, £120, £112, £110, £102. £89, via San Francisco.
G$440, G$420, via Japan and Seattle.
10th July." 24th July.
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
SHINYO MARU (Calls Nagasaki) ... Tuesday, SIBERIA MARU (Calls Keelung) ....Tuesday, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERF, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
HARUNA MARU
KAMO MARU
KATORI MARU ·
Saturday, 30th June.
Saturday, 14th July.
Saturday, 28th July.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
AKI MARU
MISHIMÄ MARU
Wednesday, Wednesday,
25th July, 22nd August. BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
AWA MARU
Wednesday, 11th July.
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MOTOR SHIP.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
S.S. "GREYSTOKE CASTLE" IN HONG KONG HARBOUR.
RECEPTION HELD.
Captain R. L. Hughes, M.B.E., of the Lancashire Shipping Company's new motorship "Greystoke Castle," which is at present in Hong Kong harbour, on her maiden voyage (she was launched on December 9) from New York and back, via the Medi-, terranean, held
a reception on board the ship yesterday afternoon, when a large number of local resi- dents availed themselves of the op- portunity of inspecting the fine new
Vessel.
The guests were met on the gang- way of the ship by Captain Hughes who, with his officers, escorted the visitors around the vessel, giving interesting explanations of the various latest navigation develop ments, and up-to-date life-saving equipment. The Chief Engineer acted as guide for those of a me chanical turn of mind who went down into the engine room.
SECTION:
The electrical power for the ves sol's “auxiliariès, lighting sets, &c., Is provided by four auxillary Diesel engines, made by Mesars. W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.
Other tenders for the line were received from Sir Walter Runel man, 21,250,000; and Sir James Connolly, former Western Austra Han Agent-General In London, £1,575,000. The Government: 'Is calling for tenders for the lease of the State shipbuilding yarda - ON Cockatoo Island.
4
The following is a list of the vessels (all twin-screw) which have, been sold to the White Star Line :
788 738
The other engine-room auxi-
Built, Tons gr. Pangra, Harles' constat of a cooling water Esperance. pump and a ballnat pump, both of Bay.....1922 18,856 738 738 the vertical centrifugal-type, a lub Hobsons Bay 1922 18,839 rication oll pump and oil fuel Jervis Bay. 1922 13,839 · 738 transfer pump, a general service Larga Bay 1921 18,853 pump and emergincy oil fuel trans Morton Bay 1921 13,855 1924 9,670 fer pump, auxillary and emergency Ferndale
1924 0,674 aid compressors and three oil puri Fordadale
*.*Cargo only. flors. All these auxiliaries are electrically driven with the excep tion of the emergency air fuel trans Line of Steamers was founded in The Australian Commonwealth fer pump, the emergency air com 1923 and took over nearly £6,000,- presser and two feed pumpa, which 000 worth of vessels from the are driven by steam at 185 lbs. per Commonwealth Government Line, square inch supplied from an un- which was established in 1916 by usually large-Cochran boiler fired by oil fuel plant of the low-pres- ister of Australia: Much of this Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Min-
tonnage has since been disposed of, The itinerary of the line is from partly to Japanese owners, but New York to pan via the Panama the more recent addition of seven Canal, Shanghai Hong Kong, modern ships is stated to have in- Manila, Java, parts, Colombo, Port volved an expenditure of £8,000,- Said and thence back to New York. 000. The value of those ships was The service will be maintained by recently written down to £3,400,- the "Greystoke Castle" and "Mun 000. The net result of the Com- caster Castle," sister ships of the monwealth's handling of the ship line. The "Muncaator Castle" left ping business has been losses ex- New York this week, she also being on her maiden voyage. Messrs. Dodwells are the local agents.
Bure type.
cooding £12,000,000..
The purchase now announced
Built by Messrs. Cammell, Laird The officers of the "Greystoke makes a substantial addition to the and Co., Birkenhead, to Sir Joseph Castle" are Captain R. L. Hughes, biggest group of ship-owning com- Isherwood's plans, the "Greystoke, M.B.E., Chief Officer Everall, panies in the world, Lord Kyleant- Castle" which is of a strength in Second Officer Lane, Chief En-is either chairman or director of total capital of excess of Lloyd's requirements both gineer Chisholm, Second Engineer companies the in regard to double bottom, decks. Fisher, with a crewof 25 which is over £200,000,000. Among and shell, with some adaptations of Europeans and 30 Asiatics. The them are the White Star Line, the the Transverse system, which time officers all have a long period of Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, the Pacife Steam Navigation Com- and experience have shown to be service with the Company.
pany, Elder Dempster & Co. Ltd., advantageous, has the following dimensions:-Length, 425ft. b.p.;!
the Union Castle Mail Steamship breadth moulded, 56ft.; depth
Company, the Glen Line, Coast moulded, dift. Bin.; displacement,
Lines, Ltd., Lamport & Holt, Ltd., H. & W. Nelson, Ltd., the King load, about 13,200 tons; and an esti- mated speed of about 14 knots.
Line, Harland & Wolff, Ltd., and
MILD STEEL.
She is built of mild steel, under special aurvey, to Lloyd's 100 A1 class and is constructed on the Isherwood combination system of framing. She has a straight stem and an elliptical stern. A cellular double bottom extends all fore and aft and is divided into numerous compartments for oil fuel or water bailast, &c., while the fore and after peaks are fitted as ballast tanka. Two complete steel decks run all fore and aft, and in addi tion there are forecastle, dong bridge and poop decks. Five large holds are available for cargo and also five "tween decks spaces, all with extra large batches. Two deep tanks are fitted amidship for the carriage of oil, &c. Stee! der working the cargo, one being suit- able for 30 ton lifts: 10 for 8-ton
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles.ricks are provided at the masts for
Mexico & Panama. GINYO MARU
Thursday,
12th July,
SOUTH A ERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports and 2 for 5-ton lifts. Powerful
KAMAKURA MARU
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
†TAKAOKA MARU
† KAKO MARU
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
† DURBAN MARU
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penung & Rangoon.
Thursday, 12th July.
Wednesday, 4th July4. Saturday, 14th July,
Wednesday, 11th July.
† RANGOON MARU
† TOKUSHIMA MARU
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MARU
Saturday, Monday,
Friday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+TOTTORI MARU (Moji direct).... Tuesday, † CEYLON MARU (Noj] direct) Monday, Monday, KASHIMA MARU
†Cargo only,
30th June, 9th July.
20th July,
3rd July. 9th July. 9th July.
Subject to alteration without notice.
For further information apply to-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Tel Central No. 292 (Private exchange to all departments. Į
O. S. K.
SAILINGS FROM KONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON,
electric winches are installed, at the masts and special arrangements made for dealing with heavy loads.. A large warping which is electrical- | ly-driven, is fitted on the poop. A powerful electric windlass is pro- vided on the forecastle deck, the motor being installed on the deck below. Electro-hydraulic steering gear le fitted in a house aft and, is controlled by telomotor gear from the navigating bridge forward, and by rods and gearing from the dock ing bridge aft.
"
COMMONWEALTHS.
PURCHASED BY WHITE STAR
LINE.
the London and Thames Haven Oll Wharves, Ltd. **.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
LORD KYLSANT'S PLANS.
As already announced, the The Ben Line 8.8. "Benarty" from Federal Government has accepted Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp, Lon- Lord Kyisant's tender to purchase don, Straits and Philippines is due the Commonwealth Line for the to arrive here to-day. sum of £1,900,000.- -*
THURSDAY, JUNE 28,
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ACROSS THE PACIFIC,
TO VICTORIA & VANCOUVER.
17⋅ Days Hongkong-Vancouver, 14 Days Shanghai-Vancouver.. 11 Daya · Kobe-Vancouver, 9 Days Yokohama-Vancouver.
SAILINGS · 1928.':
Kobe Hong Kong Shat
Leave Leave Leave
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
July 4 July 7: July 10 July-18 July 21 ... July 24... Aug. 8 Aug. 11'. Aug. 14 Aug. 29 Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Oct. 3. Oct. 6 Oct. 9 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 Nov. 10 Nov. 28 Dec. 1
Thama Lenvà
Viver Arrive July 12 July 21 July 26,: Aug.14. Aug. 16"-"Aug. 25 Sept. 6 Sept. 15 Sept. 20 Sept. 29
Oct. 11
Oct 20
Nov.--1
Nov. 10
Nov. 13
Nov. 15
Nov. 24
Dec. 4 Dec. 6
Dec. 15
(E/Asia and E/Russia call at Nagasaki the day after departure from §'ha!)
SPECIAL FARES TO EUROPE.
£120: First class throughout.
£112: First class Paclic and rail, Cabin class Atlantic.
£ 83: Second class Pacific, First class rail·
and Cabin class' Atlantie.
Atlantic sailings from Montreal and Quebec every few days to Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp, Cherbourg and Hamburg.
HONG KONG-MANILA SERVICE.
Leave Arrive Hong Kong. Manila
July 10 July 12, July 31 Aug. 2
Leave Arrive.
Manila Hong Kong
EMPRESS OF ASIA EMPRESS OF CANADA'
July 13 July 15
Aug. 3 Aug.
CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS.
TRAVELLERS CHEQUES AR PAYABLE THE WORLD OVER.
THE SAFEST AND MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO CARRY FUNDS.
Passenger Department: Tel. C.752 Freight and Express: ⠀ Tel. C. 42
Cables: "GACANPAC.”. Cables: "NAUTILUS."
BRITISH WUCHOW LINE
SAILINGS FOR JÚNE AND JULY 1928 (subject to change). DEPARTURE HOURS: Hong Kong 5.30 p.m., Wuchow 2.00 p.m.
S.S. "TAI HING”. (1,068 tons Capt. D. B. Wilks.]
JULY
SUN. Ist FRI 6th WED. 11th
8.STATAI MING”
[649 tons Capt. G. J. Spink.]
JUNE
FEL
29th
JULY
MON. 16th SUN. 22nd
WED.
4th
FRI. 20th
MON. 9th
WED, 25th
FRI. 27th
SUN. 15th.
MON, 20th.
Regular Service of Fast, High Class River Steamers Having Good Ac- commodation for First Class Passengers, Electric Light and Fans in State- rooms and Saloon. The s... "Tal Hing" is fitted with Wireless.
These vessels leave Hong Kong fer Wuchow (via Samahul, Shiching, Takhing & Dosing) and return to Hong Kong (via same Ports) every five days.
The P. & O. a.s. "Novara" lefto In a statement given to a Lloyd's Shanghal for this port on June 28 Liat representative, which appeare at noon with the Malla, and' is dus below, it is learned that the name here on June 80 at about noon.
of the Line will in future be the The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line. Canada" from Hong Kong on Jung 13 left Yokohama on June 21 at Further particulars аге now awaited with regard to the services noon,-and-Is-due-at-Vancouvez-en- which Lord Kylsant has offered to June 80.
The C.P.S. R.M.S. "Empress of provide and which, it was generally
Russia" understood, were to form a part of
(Capt. A. J. Hoaken, Mr. Bruce's atatement in the HouseR.N.R.) will leave here for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghai, of Representatives. It is believed that the Aberdeen and Common Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at
noon on July 4. wealth Line will not form part of the Australian Conference, but, as In the case of the Australian Com monwealth Line, will act in friend ly relationship with the Conference Lines in discussions respecting sailings and rates,
Lord Kylsant's Statement. Lord Kylsant's statement is aG follows:
The C.P.B. R.M.3. "Empress of Asia" left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- hat, on Thursday, June 21, and is due here on July 9.
The sa. "Tricolor" sailed from New York on June 6 and is due in Manila on July 19,
́CONSIGNEES' NOTICE -
"I am naturally gratified to hear
Consignees of Cargo ex M.V. that the tender I put in on behalf "Esquilino" are reminded to take of the White Star Line Ltd., has delivery of their goods which will been accepted by the Australian be subject to rent after June 29. Government, I am already inter- ested in the shipping 'trade of the Commonwealth through my con nection not only with the White Star Line, whose vessels have run to and from Australian ports for many years, but also my associa tion with Messrs. Geo. Thompson and Co., Ltd., whose famous Aber- deen Line was founded over a cen- tury ago. ・・
ON THE LOWER BRIDGE. The captain's rooms, six state rooms and a smoking room are situated on the lower bridge im mediately above the officers' accom |modation, while the wireless opera- tors and W/T Instrument room are on the navigation bridge imme "Those whose memories go back |diately aft of the chart-room.. Ac- to the sailing ship days will remem
commodation for P. O.'s and crew, ber the foremost position which the is provided in the poop. It is fitted Aberdeen Line occupied in the Aus- with separate mess-rooms, &c. A tralian trade at the height of the hospital for the crew is arranged clipper ship era, when
the in a house on the 'poop deck; 'nlso Salamis, Patriarchand, above crew's galley. The officers all, Thermopylae-to mention but a galley is at the forward end of the few-time after time were the first engine casing on the bridge deck home with the new season's wool. and is complete with range, dreas- The Aberdeen Line bas carried.
HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said, ALTAI MARU .............. Wednesday, 11th July. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigon, Singapore,ļa
Colombo, Durban & Capo Town food
MANILA MARU *****........................... Monday, 2nd July.
LOMBAY—Via Singapore & Colombo,
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND ra, troughs and all necessary passengers and cargo to and from
INDUS MARU ....
TORNEO MARU
PANAMA MARU
SHUNKO MARU
MOMBASA—Via Singapore and Colombo,
Friday, 6th July,
Friday, 20th July,
Sunday, 8th July.
Thursday, 5th July.
Wednesday, 25th July.
CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon ',
SEATTLE MARU
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghal
Sæpim perte de A, ON KAUN
ARABIA MARU (From Shangha) Monday, 2nd July.
MELBOURNE Via Manlia, Brisbane & Sydney,
BURMA MARU
BANGKOK = "Via Balron.
HAIPHONG VI TỐI 30W A TAYFO
· MENADO`MARU MAS
Friday, 6th July.
Thursday, 5th July 10 a.id,
NEW YORK--Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panama larga de
HAVANA” MARU
HAMBURG MARU
BATAVIA MARU.
JAPAN PORTSKO
AMAZON MARU
BUMATRA MARU-
KEELUNG-Vis SWATOW & AMOY
DE FOZAN MARU"
MANKISHU, MARU .............
CANTON, WAANZ
DELI STARDARK
TAKAO-AVI BWÁTOW. &
KOBORU MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG:
SHATAVIA MARU TAKAO MARUM For further parts Tel. CentralKA
Thursday, 28th June.
Middle of July,
Saturday, 7th July. Wednesday, 11th July, Friday, 18th July
Sunday, 1st July” Noon;· Sunday, 8th July noon...
Sunday, 8th.
28th June noOEL..
day, 20th Julyzene
uteralls. Six ataterooms are pro the chief Australian ports without 'vided", for passengers; they are interruption ever since, and may tastefully decorated and upholster- fairly claim to have played a longer ed in good style? The dining and more important part in migra. and saloon is in a house at the forward tion than any other line.
end of the bridge deck and has "I look forward to the further | seating · accommodation for 16 opportunity afforded me by the „persons,sly di
Electric light is in purchase of the Commonwealth Installed Government Lina, to assist in the throughout the ship, the current development of the overseas trade being provided by four Diesel of the great Commonwealth, and driven dynamos situated in the the service will be conducted under engine-room, the voltage being 220 the Aberdeen Line flag, and will D. C. and the wiring on the double- be called the Aberdeen & Common- wire system
* wealth Line. I believe. the
~~~ THE ENGINE ROOM. future, still larger quant To demonstrated primary necessaries
.: The two main engines are four-"" markets of them
stroke cycle, single-acting reverel- vast
blo Diesels of the Werkapoor type, tural
and have been supp
North Eastern
Co., Ltd. They are of sign, each eng
by the devi
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M.TAKRUCHI, Manager.
mmi stroke”
chance
of the
the
be obtained on board.
Fares for round trip (not including meals) $20., Meals & Wines ars
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