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G$440, G$120, vla Japan and Seattle,
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu. - SIBERIA MARU (Calls Keelung) ..... Tuesday, 24th July.
TAIYO MARU (Calla Los Angeles), Wednesday, 8th August, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
KATORI MARU
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday, 28th July, Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports,
AKI MARU.
MISHIMA MARU
11th August.
Wednesday, 25th July, Wednesday, 22nd August.
Friday, 27th July,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
+ SEIYO MARU
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama. ANYO MARU
***... Saturday, 18th August,
SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Ports.
BINGO MARU
Wednesday, 1st August.
NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.
+ TATSUNO MARU
Monday, 30th July,
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Geneva, Marseilles.
† DELAGOA MARU (Cails Glasgow). Friday, 17th August. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
+ HAKODATE MARU
NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
MISHIMA MARU
:
Wednesday, 18th July.
..... Friday, 20th July..
23rd July.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
+ MURORAN MARU (Moji direct) .. Wednesday. 18th July, HAKONE MARU .......
†Cargo only.
Monday,
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SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore
....... Thursday, 9th August.
Colombo, Baez and Port Said.
ATLAS MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore,
Colombo, Durban & Cape Town MONTEVIDEO MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.
BORNEO MARU...
HONOLULU MARU
SUMATRA MARU
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SECTION
TIMBER LOADS.
MEETINGS OF LOAD LINE COMMITTEE.
ON THE “ ADAMS." PASSENGERS' DREAM shipping circles some weeks ago
PROMINENT PEOPLE NOW
HERE.
BIG MAIL CARGO.
The ss. "President Adams," with Captain W. C. Morris in command arrived this morning from San Francisco via Honolulu, Kobe and Shanghai.
There was a large passenger list and a heavy cargo. Fair weather was experienced throughout the trip.
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The new vessel will be the last word in sea comforts:
FOREIGN WITNESSES.
London. It was rumoured In
that the Load Lind Committee had finished taking evidence on the question of timber deck loads, but this was not the case, as it is under- stood that the committed has hold two meetings at which a consider- able body of further evidence on the subject was taken. The wit- nesses heard were nominated by the Mercantile Marine Service A3- sociation and the Imperial Mer- chant Service Guild. Captain M. Anderson, Captain A. McMichael, and Captain C. H. Empson. Captain J. McBride, of Mossrs. Andrew Weir and Co., also gave evidence.
They were
An outstanding feature will be For Hong Kong. there were 44 single-berth cabins provided for all
It is evident from the number of first-class passengers, 550 tons of the 415 first-class passengers. master mariners examined by the cargo and 227 bags of mail. Family arrangements will be met committee that great importance is Prominent passengers aboard by linking up inter-communicating attached to obtaining information
are!'.
room, Italian
cabine into groups.
from those who are responsible for Dr. Herman J. Boldt, M.D., of First-class passengers will have New York City, for many years five decks connected by twin eleva-atowage and stability, and for the Professor of Gymecology and con- tors, a magnificent lounge, card deck cargoes of timber. It is hoped |navigation of vessels laden with nected with a number of large hos-room, smoking pitals. Dr. Boldt is on a pleasure verandah, Pompeian swimming bath that before the inquiry is ended op- trip around the world.
and two spacious promenade decks.portunity will be sought to obtain Mr. Goorge D. Hart and Mr.
evidence from Scandinavian mas- The 258 second-class passengers James W. McDougal, sons of pro-will be provided with a number of ters who have had experience in minent. San Francisco families, are single-berth cabins, large public loading and handling ships loaded making the world tour.
rooms and two promonade decks, to the special timber load Mr. and Mrs. John McClintock of The children in each class will line which permits deeper immer- Altadena, California, are on a have playrooms.
sion than is allowed by the normal pleasure trip. They are accom-
The "Viceroy of India's" propul- load line. panied by their sons, John and sion is designed to eliminate any Foreign Authorities. Robert, and their daughter Betty. vibration. The Miner will be
Dr. and Mrs. John Carr, of Mur- ventilated by the punkah louvre kept, in close touch with the work The Chamber of Shipping has
ray, Kentucky, are en route to system throughout. Suez, having stopped over in Japan. Mrs. Evelyn Bohannon and her daughter, Mios Alberta Bohannon
are on a pleasure tour of the world. Mr. Frederic Grant, the Chicago artist, is making a trip to various Oriental ports for the purpose of gathering local colour. He expects. to spend sometime in Java.
Mr. and Mrs, E. Daniel Mather, of Liverpool, England, are stopping|
DURBAN, DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND route to England.
MOMBASA-Via Singapore and Colombo.
CALCUTTA—Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon
SEATTLE MARU
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Via Shanghai and Mrs. Heim's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Japan ports
McCudden.
Friday, 10th August.
Thursday, 19th July,
Friday, 3rd August. Sunday, 19th August,
CANADA MARU
Sunday, 5th August.
.......................... Wednesday, 25th July.
Monday, 23rd July,
.... Saturday, 4th August.
Thursday, 19th July 10 am.
Friday, 20th July,
Friday, 20th July.
Sunday, 22nd July.
LONDON MÁRU (from Shanghai)
MELBOURNE-Yin Manila, Brisbane & Sydney,
HIMALAYA MARU
BANGKOK-Vis Saigon.
HAIPHONG_Via TGHOW & FAKHOI
MENADO MARU
NEW YORK-Via Japan porta, San Francisco & Panama
HAMBURG MARU
TAKAO MANU
JAPAN PORTS
KASADO MARU
KEELUNG Via SWATOW & AMOY
KISHU MARU
HOZAN MANU
TAKAO-Via SWATOW & AMOT
DELI MATU
TAKAO & KEELUNG
TAKAO MARU
BOURABAYA MARU
For further particulars please apply Tel, Central No. 4088, 4089, 4090.
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The "Viceroy of India" will be of the committee and therefore it launched hext September.
is no wonder that they have seized upon the meeting of the Interna-
for range
well-known foreign
the committee. authorities to give evidence before Dr. Bruhn, head of the technical staff of the Norske Veritas, was before the com- mittes, and no doubt was able to furnish valuable information as to the deeper loading permitted by the special timber lead line assigned under the rules in operation in the short summer holiday. Take a trip to A new economical way to spend a
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8.8. "TAI HING" -
[1,088 tons Capt. C. B. Wilks.]
JULY
MON. 16th SUN.
22nd
JULY
FRI 27th
8.8. "TAI MING"
[649 tona-Capt. G. J. Spink.]
JULY
Passage for round trip....$20.00 Meals on board Lodging on board
18.40 2.00
.$40.40
FRI. 20th WED. 25th
MON.
JULY
30th
Total
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
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BIG FALLING OFF.
The returns for the first quarter over in Hong Kong. They expect of 1928 relating to the passenger to leave shortly for Canada en traffic of all classes, including per-
Commander S. F. Heim, U.S.N., sons travelling on business or for Scandinavian and Mrs. Heim ara en route to pleasure, as well as emigrants and amongst shipowners interested in between the United the subject there is very little know- Kingdom and places outside Europe, ledge of the reasons which have led Naples. They are accompanied by immigrante,
and not within Mediterranean to the deepr loading or of the con- Sea, show a considerable falling off ditions which must be fulfilled be in the net outward movement com fore the concession of deeper load- pared with a year ago, The num-ing is granted. Dr. Bruhn has been ber of persons of British nationality an advocate of the deeper landire who left the United Kingdom for of timber-laden ships for son such countries during three months years, and has followed the subject ended March, 1928, exceeded the with close attention. number who arrived as passengers Other important witnesses includ. from such countries by 27,080, comed Captain Nordborg, director of Having passed the twentieth .pared with an outward balance of the Swedish Shipowners' Associa
The C.P.8. R.M.S. "Empress of year, after which she is $4,629 in the first quarter of 1927.tion and Messrs. Van Ommeren, a
Canada" left Vancouver for Hong not permitted by Italian law Outward balances of 96,054 and shipowner, and Van Driel, technical
The C.F.S. R.M.S. "Empress of Kong, via Japan ports and Shang- to carry emigrants, the N.G.I. 120,970 respectively were recorded chief of the Inspection Department, Asia," Capt. A. J. Hailey, R.N.R., hai, on July 12, and is due here on steamer "Duca Degli Abruzzi," during the twelve months ended Holland, who were able to give in-toria and Vancouver, B.C... via
will leave here for Vie-July '30. formerly one of the best-known of March, 1928 and 1927.
formation as to experience gained Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and their ships on the North Atlantic, The outward balance to countries by the deeper loading of Dutch Yokohama on July 18 at noon, has been sold to the scrappers in- within the British Empire was ships. The committee also had be stead of being converted into a 20,318 in the March 1928 quarter fore them Mr. J. Kennedy, cargo ship, as was expected. She compared with 26,610 a year earlier, chairman of the Tanker Committee, from Lelth, Middlebro, Antwerp, The Ben Line as. "Benmohr" was built at Spezia in 1907, her sis- the balance outward to British American Steamship Owners' Asso- London, Straits and Phillipines is ters being the "Duca df South Africa alone showing a small ciation, who was able to speak of due arrive here on July 18. Genova" and the "Duca d'Aosta," Increase (362), while decrease of American experience in respect of twin-screw ships of 7,800 tons 1,746, 3,295 and 1,308 were shown the deeper loading of oil tankers The F. & O. s.s. "Rajputana" left apiece, with quadruple ex- in the case of, the respective out- which has been practised in the Singapore for this port yesterday pansion engine giving them award balances to British North United States for some years with at 9 a.m. with the outward Eng- comfortable speed of 17 knots. She America, Australia and New Zea-out, it is claimed, increasing the lish Mails, and isdue here on July was employed both on the River land. The outward balance to the risk to life and property. No doubt 19 at about 6 a.m. Plate and the New York service, group "Other, Foreign. Countries" he was able also to inform the com- and was a most successful passen- shows ກາ
increase of 582, while mittee of the progress made with The 8. "Tricolor" sailed from ger carrier for years, doing a cer- there was a decrease of 1,889 in the proposal to mark American Now York on June 6 and is dus in tain amount of trooping during the the net movement to the United ships with load lines, war, but being employed principal | States.
ly for munitions, Since the war
The outward balance of British)
she has been principally on the subjects during the twelve months River Plate service with occasional ended March, 1928, states the diversions to New York, but since "Board of Trade Journal," shows last November she has been laid a decrease of nearly 25,000, ascom- up at Naples. It is understood pared with the figures for the that the price paid for her by twelve months ended March, 1927, Italian shipbreakers was in the the movement to the British Empire neighbourhood of 1,600,000 lire. accounting for about 20,000 of this
reduction.
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